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A unique divination deck based on the authentic backwoods traditions, folklore, and superstitions of Appalachia.

For centuries, people living in Appalachia have used homemade playing cards for fortune-telling and dream interpretation. This tradition has arisen over many generations of backwoods conjurers, grannie witches, and yarb doctors.

The Conjure Cards fortune-telling deck was created by Jake Richards (author of Backwoods Witchcraft) and fashioned after the folklore, superstitions, and dream symbols that he grew up with in western North Carolina. Jake offers these common Appalachian methods of divination paired with the honored pastime of sharing and interpreting dreams.

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The Nine of Diamonds shows a headless rooster; to dream of a headless animal is a sign of a haint or plat-eye, which is a spirit who didn’t have proper burial.
The Ace of Spades, usually named the death card, is an old-fashioned baby cradle because to dream of a birth predicts a death.
The “little joker” is a witch or enemy and is represented by the folkloric black cat, while the “big joker” is the devil and is symbolized by one of the devil’s forms in Appalachia: the black dog. The black dog represents evil spirits, so if it is paired with the black cat and the Ten of Spades (a grave stone), it could mean a family haint is haunting you or an enemy has conjured the dead against you.
The Ace of Diamonds shows two wedding ring, ands predicts news, luck, and proposal. If shown with the Five of Hearts (a chapel with a stained-glass window) and the Ten of Diamonds (sunflowers), it would predict a happy marriage or undertaking.

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64 pages
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English
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Weiser Books
Publication date

May 1 2021
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8.38 x 3.56 x 11.43 cm
ISBN-10

1578637449
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978-1578637447
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spades; clovers; diamonds; moth; cards; conjure; playing cards; backwoods witchcraft; appalachia;

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This Conjure Cards deck is fashioned to honor both traditions of dream interpretation and fortunetelling as they arose and grew in Appalachia and other “frontier” American regions. Many folks in Appalachia and elsewhere have grown up hearing and learning these dream meanings and likewise learning various forms of divination, by reading tea leaves, coffee grounds, playing cards, or throwing bones. I learned how to read playing cards from my mother when I was thirteen and have been reading the cards for over a decade.

In Appalachia, to dream of a death is a sign of a birth, so the Ace of Spades, the dreaded death card of American folklore, is dressed with an old baby cradle, which is also empty because “to rock an empty cradle brings death,” as the old saying goes. The card and image are matched together to help in memorizing their meanings by using symbols that may already be familiar to the majority of folks and can ease the task of reading them. Even after reading the cards for a full decade, I still sometimes need to refer back to my notes my mother wrote down for me. (These notes served as the basis of the booklet accompanying the deck.) But often enough, in using these cards myself, the image on the cards recall the meaning on their own.

My hope is that this time-honored form of divination will be more broadly accepted and—whether you’re just starting out or have been cutting the deck for years—that your ability to read and interpret the cards will be strengthened by it. The cards will aid you in general situations as well as in the magical realm, as some cards will recommend workings and spells to be done for a particular situation if that is what you’re after.

-Jake Richards


Rattlesnake Rattle The Rattlesnake has been used in many ways throughout the South in folk magic and conjuration. But dream wise, the meanings are generally consistent across the area: they are a sign of envy, jealousy, and an enemy. If shown with the Five or Nine of Spades, whether upright or reversed, it shows danger and violence. The meaning is the same upright or reversed, with only the outcome changing. Upright, you’re in for a battle. Reversed, it’s nothing to worry about now but don’t let your guard down. Even after a snake’s head has been severed from its body, it still has the ability to bite!	Cedar As the cedar litters the forests up the mountain, the Six of Clubs speaks of a long journey on land. To dream of a cedar tree predicts success in business or whatever undertaking you go through. Reversed, it shows failed attempts and stagnation, no movement or journey.	Gravestone The graveyard is the end of things. Especially worries, doubts, and troubles. This card signifies that the worst of a situation is over. However, in some instances it does foretell a loss, but not an extreme one. Lastly, depend ing on surrounding cards, the Ten of Spades can show witchcraft or evil forces at work. If paired with the Six of Clubs (Cedar) it represents a loss of faith. Reversed, this card implies more trouble ahead or enemies plotting against you.	Rings A happy card, the Ace of Diamonds denotes a marriage when paired with the Two or Ten of Hearts. Otherwise, the golden rings tell of a change in luck and good news. Reversed, the card represents bad news or shows secrets, whether a secret that should be kept or one that is hidden.

spades; clovers; diamonds; ace; cards; conjure; playing cards; backwoods witchcraft; appalachia;

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About the Author

Jake Richards holds his Appalachian heritage close in his blood and bones. His family legacy in Appalachia goes back generations. Jake has practiced Appalachian folk magic for almost a decade and teaches classes on the subject in Jonesborough, Tennessee, where he owns Little Chicago Conjure, a supplier of Appalachian folk magic supplies and ingredients.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Weiser Books (May 1 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1578637449
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1578637447
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 272 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.38 x 3.56 x 11.43 cm

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Jake Richards holds his Appalachian heritage close in his blood and bones. His family legacy in Appalachia goes back generations. Jake has practiced Appalachian folk magic for over a decade now. Jake has written three books (Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure & Folk Magic from Appalachia, Doctoring the Devil: Notebooks of an Appalachian Conjure Man, and Ossman and Steel’s Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing), a deck of cards (Conjure Cards) as well as contributions to Mat Auryn’s Mastering Magick, Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic: A Landscape of Magic, Mystery, and Tradition by Cory Hutcheson; article in Witchology Magazine, Samhain issue 2022.

It is his hope that this work resurrects these traditions as they were, not as history as recorded them in broken pieces of “superstition”, but as a cohesive system by which mountain folk have lived for centuries. If your folks are from Appalachia, this is apart of your heritage, life, and culture, regardless of your gender, race, or sexual orientation.

We are all heirs to the Mountain.

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Note from Author: My shop LCC is closed. Has been since Covid began, and there is not eta for it reopening at the moment. If you have any inquiries or needs, please send me an email.

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Conjure Cards

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 1, 2022

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I absolutely love this deck. The book that comes with is great too. The box that the deck comes in is really unique. I highly recommend these cards.

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G.A.Wallace

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 31, 2021

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A quirky and unique pack of fortune telling playing cards.
The packaging is quite distinctive, a playing card sized cigarbox facsimile, containing the cards and a very thorough LWB (although the book actually has a cover to match the cardstock).
The cards are a fine cardstock printed to look like brown paper, they have a matt finish and shuffle well.
The artwork is all hand drawn to go with the folk art mood of the cards, the drawing is similar to Oracle Belline art.
Your buying something with a handmade feel to it and this is very down to earth.
I found using the cards was very accurate, they give quite intuitive answers that a broad range of people can use quite well.
Impressive stuff, buy the books of Jake Richards to fully understand the background to the deck and do some readings around the kitchen table!

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TSeven

Bad Quality

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on December 10, 2021

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The cards have nice design but I really don't like the energy, only bad cards :(

Donna Sue

There's magic in these cards!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 4, 2021

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I'm still getting to know these cards but straight away felt a familiar energy with them. I'm in the Ozarks region and we share a great deal of the folk wisdom and traditions found in Appalachia.
I have several cartomancy decks that I use from time to time but this particular deck feels as thought it will be a constant reader for me. I don't see it sitting on a shelf gathering any dust for sure!

The card stock as well as card size are perfect for both riffle or overhand shuffling. They feel like cards that will hold up well for years. The box the cards are in is great too. I love that it resembles an old worn out wooden cigar box. It would have been nice to have had a magnetic closer though as the lid doesn't stay down flat. That's okay though. I don't buy a deck for the box it's in. I buy a deck because I want to use the cards, and these cards will no doubt be like an old friend in short order.

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Laura

Slightly Disappointed ** SEE EDIT / RETURNING

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2021

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The Deck Box is probably one of the best designed and executed I have ever received. That being said, I was very disappointed to find that the cards themselves were not "standard" playing card size - but a larger "oracle" size. This is where the "concept" does not work for me - I feel that his choice of card design would be more fitting on a traditional card deck. The card stock itself is not good quality. It is obvious it took the author a good deal of time to design this deck - as each card is drawn by hand (as are most all decks). Unfortunately, due to size of cards and quality of stock, I don't see myself using them often - **EDIT: After seeing the "3 of hearts" card that apparently started as the "3 of diamonds" but author did not even care enough to clean up his "error" (see black outlines inside of red hearts) I am lowering rating and returning deck.

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Folk Art and Mountain Charm.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 16, 2021

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This my second time I bought this deck. That is how impressed I was with the first one. People were saying that the cards were too wide or that the art was done poorly. Don't let that dissuade you from buying this deck. The art was meant to looked as if someone was drawing each and every one of the cards by hand. To give that folk art feel to it. As for the cards being too wide? Well that's all a matter of personal taste, that's all. Again if you can't shuffle them, "wash" them. I would def recommend this deck.

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