{"product_id":"oracular-cards-of-change","title":"Oracular Cards of Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOracular Cards of Change\u003c\/strong\u003e, from Lo Scarabeo's Old Cartomancy line\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one's got some real history behind it — the deck originally dates back to 1818, when Rudolph Ackerman published a small collection of the images, and Caleb Bartlett's 1833 New York edition brought the full 40-card format to life, making it one of the older transformation-style decks still in circulation today. Commonly called Transformational Playing Cards, the deck is built around the four classic suits — hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades — with card artwork that weaves the suit symbols directly into the imagery rather than treating them as an afterthought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighly detailed and rendered in stippling with splashes of color drawing attention to key symbolism, this Lo Scarabeo reproduction gives modern readers a chance to work with genuinely antique-inspired cartomancy rather than a contemporary reinterpretation. The exotic, dreamlike settings and unusual symbol placement lend themselves naturally to divination, and a compact guide booklet walks you through how to actually read them. A great pick for anyone into the history of fortune-telling as much as the practice itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40-card deck + guide booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Lo Scarabeo (distributed by Llewellyn), 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bradley's Book Clearance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46119847231686,"sku":"9780738773162","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0497\/3461\/5198\/files\/7901834a83c8e87ccdc7e5c23478953a4a1dab34412b1cbf110af380d5684d1d.jpg?v=1784848910","url":"https:\/\/madamemeerkat.com\/products\/oracular-cards-of-change","provider":"Madame Meerkat's Cabinet of Curiosities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}