14/08/2026
A Long Journey
Can you ask a deck of cards a personal question? A personal question about the cards themselves, that is. That's precisely what I did today when I received a set of old Kipper cards from Germany. The cards date from somewhere between the late 1940s and early 1950s. Kipper cards are an old German card oracle system whose history most likely originates in Bavaria. The deck consists of 36 cards and can be astonishingly precise in describing everyday situations and how they might unfold. But what I wanted to ask the cards about was something else entirely. Namely: "Tell me your story." And this is what came up:
Ein langer Weg (A Long Road), Gerichtsperson (A Person of Judgment/Authority), Eine Reise (A Journey), and the bottom card, Zusammenkunft (A Meeting/Reunion).
The answer is quite interesting: "For a very long time, I have given answers to people, and now I am on a journey and have arrived with you."
The answer sounds very plausible. In any case, this meeting with the new cards couldn't have turned out more positively.