Card manufacturers simply follow a traditional design. The exact shape of the pip or the design of the face cards’ colorful wardrobe may differ, but the essential elements remain the same. These designs have pretty much stayed the same, following an original pattern, regardless of the maker. The modern deck is based on the French design, or as we know it today the English deck. 13 cards in each suit match the 13 lunar months.There are commonly recognized correspondences with playing cards: And they are powerful symbolic representations for numerology. In cartomancy they are sparks for the intuition and may even foretell the future. They are used for amazing magic tricks, pretending supernatural powers. Gambling with cards can be either a blessing or ruin lives.
Playing cards are used for games and gambling, where one interacts directly with chance (or fate). Yet, I believe there exists unrecognized symbolism hidden in plain sight in our everyday playing card. Standard playing cards are a poor symbolic cousin compared to the tarot. Is there any secret, esoteric symbolism in our common playing cards? Occult significance is known to be found in tarot cards.
