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THE OCCULT CLASSIC
MANUAL

These instructions are designed to be printed on a standard 8.5" x11" (A4 equivalent) letter sheet of paper. Includes Instructions on Numen games, tarot reading, playing card history and more!

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Cover of the Instruction Manual. Features a design similar to the backs of the cards with the twelve zodiac symbols in a circle, containing a smaller circle of planetary symbols. At the center a lockup of the four suits is interlocked by a starburst behind it. Everything looks like it is set in ancient mosaic tile works, although the graphics feature the bright colors of the four elements: red, blue, green, and yellow. The Little Red and LOGOS DIVINÆ logos. beneath the illustration, it lists the website www.logos-divinae.com/how-to and the author's name, Colin Snyder.

For OCCULT CLASSIC 
Court Cards

Use the Zodiac Arcana as traditional court cards when needed in the OCCULT CLASSIC deck. Look for these symbols:

Sulfur Modality
Fixed Modality
Mutable Modality

Look for the little series numbers on the top of each card. They are for Clubs: 60, 64, 70 / Hearts: 63, 69, 74 / Spades: 67, 73, 62 / Diamonds: 71, 61, 65.

OCCULT CLASSIC
Deck Formats

SPREADSHEET GUIDE

Use your deck as traditional playing cards

Build out your LOGOS DIVINÆ deck by removing or adding cards to fit the desired international deck format.

40 Card Deck
The 40 cards from the OCCULT CLASSIC that are used in a traditional Italian/Spanish deck, like the kind used for Scopa.

This format is especially popular in Italy and Spain, using decks with the suits of Swords, Coins, Cups, and Batons. Popular games include Scopa, Briscola, and Tresette. Use cards 1-40 to play this format. (Optional: 8,9,10s can be replaced with JQK)

78 Card Deck
The 78 cards from the OCCULT CLASSIC that are used in a traditional tarot deck.

The standard tarot deck typically contains 4 minor suits similar to the Spanish format, plus 22 major trump cards. While the minor pips and courts are very similar to the 52 card format, they also contain a 4th court card. Use cards 1-78 for this format.

52 Card Deck

The 52 cards from the OCCULT CLASSIC that are used in a traditional standard English/French "poker" deck.

A popular deck world-wide, the 52 card format is used in many games and is responsible for the ubiquity of French suits like Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs. Most decks include optional Joker cards. Popular games include Crazy 8s, Rummy, & Klondike Solitaire. Use cards 1-40, plus the Zodiac Arcana as your court cards (pictured in the middle rows)

Numen-Enhanced Games

The uniqueness of LOGOS DIVINÆ can modify your favorite games

By doubling the potential ways of matching cards in trick-taking games and fishing games, you can revitalize old favorites with new ways to play. Try using the Numen in these games to create something entirely new.

More games featured in the instruction manual!

Scopa-Deverra

Scopa is a very popular game in Italy. It is simple to learn and difficult to master, but is a favorite all-ages game you can play with your friends and family. Scopa means "to sweep" and Deverra is the ancient Roman goddess of housekeeping. Scopa-Deverra combines traditional card Ranks and the LOGOS DIVINÆ Numen to create new methods for capturing cards, as well as new ways to earn Primero points– a complicated scoring mechanic that is hundreds of years old! Learn to play by clicking the link below.

SCOPA-DEVERRA INSTRUCTIONS