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El Pajaro Using the traditional masks of the medicine birds, two figures are hunched over a patient.  While there are many examples of bird symbolism in Native American artwork, it is likely that the masks represented here derive from none of them.  The title of this loteria card is singular, so the pair should be considered one unit.  
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La Meurte This card points out the differences between the Western loteria divination interpretations and Elizabethan based tarot.  The Death card for this deck indicates death.  Not change, not the end of something, but the (singular and final) death.  Unavoidable and eternal.   
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El Arbol As completely as death snuffs out life, life is tenacious in it's grip on the world. "El Arbol" illustrates this by showing a tree flourishing on a barren and precarious spine of rock.  Life is sheltered in its branches and its leaves mirror the colors of the heavens.  
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El Barril "El Barril" is commonly considered to be the card signifying excess of the senses. Although modern interpretations put a negative spin on these qualities, it should be taken as a positive state of affairs.  Although excess can later lead to problems and catastrophe, in the short term they revive and renew the force of life itself.  
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La Botella The lead glass bottle shows a talisman in the form of a bluebird of happiness floating in the murky liquid.  This practical form of magic, the creation of charms and physical circuits to the spiritual world, is often depicted in the Loteria images.  
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The Pope's Cards


Identifying the Holy
loteria deck blessed by Pope Pius VI

Divination



Using loteria to reveal
the past and future,
A beginners guide.

Assumption

 
Rules for standard and elimination play.
Warnings and Disclaimer.
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Order Loteria Cards
Ordering the Pope's Deck for Divination and Fortune Telling
Information about how to order your deck of loteria divination cards online.
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A Guide Through The Loteria
Downloadable guides for the novice loteria card reader.
Resources for beginners and advanced card readers alike.  Our comprehensive collection of interpretation manuals will give you everything you need to immediately start your loteria journey.
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The Cards of Loss and Regret
An unusual deck of cards suitable for poker, gin and ennui
Ordering information for the Cards of Loss.
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