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"No one question has been considered, in all ages of the world, as of such vast importance to man as that of the human soul, its origin, its destiny, its status in the future, and everything connected therewith.  What can be of greater importance to man?"


~ Olney Hawkins Richmond, Father of Cardology

Int'l Assoc of Cardology Directory of Articles

About Cardologers

About Olney H. Richmond

About Cardologers

Articles about/by Cardologers and how they learned abour Cardology

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About Cardology

About Olney H. Richmond

About Cardologers

Articles about Cardology written by online and other media sources

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About Playing Cards

About Olney H. Richmond

About Olney H. Richmond

Articles about Playing Cards and their historical backgrounds

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Articles about/by Olney Richmond and the Order of the Magi

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Articles about and by Cardologers

My Journey with Sacred Symbols

My Journey with Sacred Symbols

My Journey with Sacred Symbols

My Journey with Sacred Symbols 

By Helmar Rudolph, Speaker and Master Cardologer, Founder of Sacred Symbols.de

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Stories from Infinity

My Journey with Sacred Symbols

My Journey with Sacred Symbols

Stories from Infinity

Written by Guilhem Morera, Author, Master Cardologer, Founder of AstroCartomancie.com 

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Parenting with Cardology

My Journey with Sacred Symbols

Parenting with Cardology

Parenting with Cardology  

By Donna Webb,  MS, EdD 

Teacher, author, and Cardologer

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True Purpose of the Deck of 52 Cards

True Purpose of the Deck of 52 Cards

True Purpose of the Deck of 52 Cards

Written by Viki and Alexander Dunlop, Author, Master Cardologers, Founder of the Source Cards

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Cardology and Me

True Purpose of the Deck of 52 Cards

Cardology and Me

Written by Naafie Jolley, Cardologist, Hip-Hop Artist, Founder of Everything Over Perception

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Cardology - Become My Own Guru

Cardology Helped Me to Become My Own Guru

Written by Laura Haehl, Cardologer, Intuitive Coach and Co-Founder of It's You, Guru

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How Valuable are Cardology Books?

How Valuable are Cardology Books?

cardology.org - How Valuable are Cardology Books? A Contractor's Find Provides a Clue by Gina Jones

How Valuable are Cardology Books? 

A Contractor's Find Provides a Clue

Written by Gina E. Jones, author and IAC Founder

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Conscious Co-Creation

How Valuable are Cardology Books?

There are NO Accidents

cardology.org - Conscious Co-Creation: DeBorah Bellony's Approach to Cardology, Cardologer

Conscious Co-Creation:  

DeBorah Bellony's Approach to Cardology

Written by DeBorah Bellony, MS, MMT

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There are NO Accidents

How Valuable are Cardology Books?

There are NO Accidents

cardology.org - There are NO Accidents: Everything Happens for a Reason by June Edward, Cardologer

There are NO Accidents

Written by June Edward, Cardologer, Relationship Coach/Medium and Psychic

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My Introduction to Destiny Cards

My Introduction to Destiny Cards

My Introduction to Destiny Cards:

 This Knowledge Truly Resonated Within Me 

Written by Paul (aka Ray of Light), Cardologer


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Your Card is Your Destiny

My Introduction to Destiny Cards

Your Card is Your Destiny - Life as a Young Joker - Beverly Barrett Flintom, IAC Founding Member

 Your Card is Your Destiny:  Life as a Young Joker

Written by Beverly Barrett Flintom, author and IAC Founding Member

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The Secret Mystical History

cardology.org - The Secret Mystical History of Playing Cards - Alexander Dunlop, IAC Founding Member

The Secret Mystical History of Playing Cards

Written by Alexander Dunlop, author and IAC Founding Member

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The Sacred Book of Destiny

The Sacred Book of Destiny

Written by Gina E. Jones, Author, Master Cardologer, Founder of The Cards of Life

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Olney Richmond's Footsteps

cardology.org - Walking in Olney Richmond's Footsteps Bringing Cardology to the World - Gina E Jones

Walking in Olney Richmond's Footsteps: 

Bringing Cardology to the World  

Written by Gina E. Jones, author and IAC Founder

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Your Career is in the Cards

cardology.org - AOL article Your Career is in the Cards (Destiny Cards) Lisa Osborn, IAC Member

Your Career is In the Cards (of Destiny)   

By Lisa Johnson Mandell for AOL.com

Submitted by Lisa Osborn, IAC Founding Member

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Articles about Cardology

ELLE: Cardology is the Lesser-Known Form of Astrology That's About To Be Everywhere

ELLE: Cardology is the Lesser-Known Form of Astrology That's About To Be Everywhere

ELLE: Cardology is the Lesser-Known Form of Astrology That's About To Be Everywhere

Posted on elle.com on July 25, 2024, written by Naomi May

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TAROT UP: Cardology vs Cartomancy: A Comprehensive Guide to Card Divination Systems

ELLE: Cardology is the Lesser-Known Form of Astrology That's About To Be Everywhere

ELLE: Cardology is the Lesser-Known Form of Astrology That's About To Be Everywhere

Posted on tarotup.com blog in January 2024,  written by Martha Roberts

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SHUFFLED INK.com: Cardology: The Science in Playing Cards

GAIA: Can Ordinary Playing Cards Reveal Our Purpose and Destiny?

GAIA: Can Ordinary Playing Cards Reveal Our Purpose and Destiny?

Posted on ShuffledInk.com on September 21, 2020, written by Charles Levin 

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GAIA: Can Ordinary Playing Cards Reveal Our Purpose and Destiny?

GAIA: Can Ordinary Playing Cards Reveal Our Purpose and Destiny?

GAIA: Can Ordinary Playing Cards Reveal Our Purpose and Destiny?

Posted on Gaia.com on June 4, 2018, written by Gaia Staff

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Articles about Playing Cards

Versailles and the Jack of Clubs

Versailles and the Jack of Clubs

Versailles and the Jack of Clubs

Versailles and the Jack of Clubs

By Guilhem Morera, Founder of Astro-Cartomancie,

Author and Master Cardologer

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Strange Ballet of Playing Cards

Versailles and the Jack of Clubs

Versailles and the Jack of Clubs

The Strange Ballet of Playing Cards at the Court of France

at the Château de Marly near Versailles on 19 February 1700 

Written by  Claude Ferradou, French Writer and Historian

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About Claude Ferradou, French Writer and Historian

The Soul of Things


Playing cards tell us about our present and sometimes our future. Can they also reveal our past?


For six and a half centuries of the history of our civilization, these small rectangles of cardboard so light and fragile carry in reality on their painted figures, the weight of our representations of the destiny and mystery of the world: strange rebus, looks, gestures and objects held in hand, every detail of the drawing, like a little living soul of the card, expresses a message often lost, that must be found today, all the more precious as it speaks of us. These symbols almost always hide the message or testimony of those who have preceded us and that they wanted to leave us.


Claude Ferradou (Four of Spades♠) is a French writer and historian who has been passionate about the history of objects and their symbols for years, as well as the search and discovery of the true meaning behind the appearance, the signifier behind the signified. 


Ferradou's articles presented in this section, on history and the ancient symbols of playing cards, attempt to rediscover their richness and teaching.


(FRENCH VERSION)

  

L’âme des choses

Les cartes à jouer nous parlent à chacun de notre présent et quelquefois de notre avenir. Peuvent-elles aussi découvrir notre passé ?


Depuis six siècles et demi de l’histoire de notre civilisation, ces petits rectangles de carton si légers et fragiles portent en réalité sur leurs figures peintes, le poids de nos représentations du destin et du mystère du Monde : rébus étranges, attitudes, regards, gestes et objets tenus en main, chaque détail du dessin, comme une petite âme vivante de la carte, exprime un message bien souvent perdu, qu’il faut retrouver aujourd’hui, d’autant plus précieux qu’il parle de nous. Ces symboles cachent presque toujours le message ou le témoignage de ceux qui nous ont précédés et qu’ils ont voulu nous laisser.


Claude Ferradou (quatre de Pique) est un écrivain-historien passionné depuis des années par l’histoire des objets et de leurs symboles, comme de la recherche et de la découverte du vrai derrière l’apparence, du signifiant derrière le signifié. 


Les articles présentés çi-après, sur l’histoire et les anciens symboles des cartes à jouer tentent pour nous d’en redécouvrir la richesse et l’enseignement.


[DISCLAIMER:  Any explanation, information, opinion, terminology, theory, and/or any cardological method or reference provided are not necessarily approved of or endorsed by the International Association of Cardology. THE IAC is not responsible for any mistranslations and/or misinterpretations. All publications on the IAC website are purely for entertainment and informational purposes only.]

Image: Claude Ferradou (Four of Spades♠)

Symbolism of Two Jacks

Symbolism of Two Jacks

Symbolism of Two Jacks

Engraving of workshop of maker of playing cards (17th century, Dauphine in Paris)

Symbolism of the Jacks of Diamonds and Hearts in the Old Portrait of the Dauphiné in France

Written by  Claude Ferradou, French Writer and Historian

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Sign of Silence

Symbolism of Two Jacks

Symbolism of Two Jacks

The Sign of Silence: 

The Jack of Hearts Riddle

Written by  Claude Ferradou, French Writer and Historian

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Ancient Initiatory Rebus

Valet de carreau 1650 1750 au portrait du Dauphiné Gallica

An Ancient Initiatory Rebus: 

The Mystery of the Jack of Diamonds

Written by  Claude Ferradou, French Writer and Historian

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The Mystery of the Jack of Diamonds

The Mystery of the Jack of Diamonds 

(continued from previous Ancient Initiatory Rebus article)

Written by  Claude Ferradou, French Writer and Historian

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Articles about or by Olney H. Richmond

A Mysterious Tale

Outer Court-Inner Temple

Magnetism of Stars

Olney H. Richmond Tells How He Became a Member of The Magi. 

Article from the Grand Rapids Daily Democrat

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Magnetism of Stars

Outer Court-Inner Temple

Magnetism of Stars

Magnetism of Stars

Student Reveals an Ancient Mystery

Article from the Grand Rapids Daily Democrat 

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Outer Court-Inner Temple

Outer Court-Inner Temple

Outer Court-Inner Temple

The Outer Court and the Inner Temple

Article about Olney Richmond and His Ancient Order of the Magi

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The Mysterious Stranger

Outer Court-Inner Temple

Outer Court-Inner Temple

Who was the Mysterious French Stranger?

Article about Olney Richmond and Stranger Who Passed Secrets to Him

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    Learn more about the extraordinary life of Olney H. Richmond, Grand Master of the Order of the Magi and Father of Cardology, his books and writings.

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