Cartomancy is a form of
fortune-telling or
divination using a deck of cards. The practice of cartomancy has been observed since
playing cards first came into use in
Europe in the
14th century. Practitioners of cartomancy are generally known as cartomancers, card readers or, simply, readers. Some practitioners have claimed that cartomancy's origins date back to
ancient Egyptian times, the art being derived from wisdom given to the ancient Egyptians by the scribe-god
Thoth, although this belief is by no means common today.
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