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'''Page of Coins''' (or Jack/Knave of Coins/Pentacles) is a card used in Latin suited playing cards which include [[tarot|tarot decks]]. It is part of what [[tarot reading|tarot card readers]] call the "[[Minor Arcana]]". |
'''Page of Coins''' (or Jack/Knave of Coins/Pentacles) is a card used in Latin suited playing cards which include [[tarot|tarot decks]]. It is part of what [[tarot reading|tarot card readers]] call the "[[Minor Arcana]]". |
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Tarot cards are used throughout much of [[Europe]] to play [[tarot card games]]<ref name="DummettGame"> |
Tarot cards are used throughout much of [[Europe]] to play [[tarot card games]].<ref name="DummettGame"> |
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In [[English language|English]]-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for [[Tarot reading|divinatory]] purposes<ref name="DummettGame" /><ref> [[Paul Huson|Huson, Paul]], (2004) ''Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage'', Vermont: Destiny Books, ISBN 0-89281-190-0 |
In [[English language|English]]-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for [[Tarot reading|divinatory]] purposes.<ref name="DummettGame" /><ref> [[Paul Huson|Huson, Paul]], (2004) ''Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage'', Vermont: Destiny Books, ISBN 0-89281-190-0 |
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==Divination usage== |
==Divination usage== |
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Revision as of 19:00, 18 July 2012
Page of Coins (or Jack/Knave of Coins/Pentacles) is a card used in Latin suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games.[1]
In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.[1][2]
Divination usage
Often used to represent a young person. Can mean a changing of your line of work and/or taking on more responsibility. But primarily, this is the card for students.
References
- ^ a b Dummett, Michael (1980). The Game of Tarot. Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7156-1014-7.
- ^ Huson, Paul, (2004) Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage, Vermont: Destiny Books, ISBN 0-89281-190-0 Mystical Origins of the Tarot
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