We’re talking tarot, folks. Humans have been dancing with divination since time immemorial, but the oldest surviving set of tarot cards, known as the Visconti-Sforza deck, dates to 16th-century Italy.

In this installment of Practical Magic, Lisa Stardust explains reading tarot with playing cards, or cartomancy. Always remember that magic is for believers, but this column can also simply serve as a ...