The book will debut at the 8th Annual Hoodoo Heritage Festival in Forestville, California, May 16th-17th, 2015, and a copy will be included in the admission package for the event, because Charles will be teaching a workshop on how to do this work. We are taking pre-orders now. "A Deck of Spells" ships on May 18, 2015. Pre-ordered copies will be signed by the author.
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A Deck of Spells by Charles Porterfield
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CONTENTS
Dedication and Acknowledgements ..... 4
Preface ..... 5
Ante Up
Hoodoo, Conjure, and Rootwork ..... 7
A Curiosity to Open: The Bible in a Deck of Cards ..... 8
A Brief History of Playing Cards ..... 10
Many Cards, Many Uses ..... 17
Many Decks, Many Nations ..... 18
Painted Ladies and the Man with the Axe
A Paire of Cards ..... 25
..... Interpreting the Colours ..... 26
..... Interpreting the Suits ..... 27
..... Interpreting the Ranks ..... 28
..... Interpreting the Royals ..... 31
..... Interpreting the Jokers ..... 32
..... Interpreting Time by Colours and Suits ..... 33
Divination Inspiration ..... 34
..... A Single Card for the New Year ..... 35
..... Lucky Lady Lenormand ..... 36
..... A Way from Ol’ Kentucky ..... 38
..... An Old Method from Illinois ..... 40
..... The Professor’s Own ..... 42
..... Combined Card Meanings ..... 44
..... Layouts and Spreads ..... 47
Call, Raise, or Fold
Care and Handling of Your Cards ..... 48
Stamping, Folding, and Mutilating ..... 51
A Deck of Spells by Single Cards ..... 54
..... The Hearts ..... 56
..... The Clubs ..... 61
..... The Diamonds ..... 66
..... The Spades ..... 71
..... The Jokers ..... 76
A Trick of Tarot Card Spells ..... 78
Playing Card Spells by Condition ..... 83
..... Work, Money, Success, and Gambling Spells ..... 84
..... Love, Family, and Reconciliation Spells ..... 87
..... Helping, Blessing, and Healing Spells ..... 90
..... Harming and Cursing Spells ..... 92
..... Protection and Jinx–Breaking Spells ..... 94
Bibliography 96







