Javascript Tarot

The source is available here (601K) Note: this file only includes the default images.

I could not begin to tell you why I created this, but it is a nice bit of programming and I am more than a little proud of it. But credit where credit is due, I took an idea (css-based cards and Javascript Object decks and cards) from Mike Hall of Brainjar and ran with it.

This is 100% OOP Javascript no callbacks to a server*. There are three objects, a Reading Object, a Stack object and a card object. Each of these are combined to make a reading. The spreads and interpretations are easy to do and can be customized.

This is based on the classic Rider-Waite style of tarot, but can be easily modified to handle just about any type of deck/layout divination system (see the Egyptian Cartouche system in v1.1). Have fun, and let me know if you like it!

* Okay I did add an Ajax callback to determine if a file exists, but it does not have a server component, it uses the HEAD function to see if it receives a 200 response from the server. I'm still within my 'browser-only' rule.

Standard Decks: Default Deck (Playing Cards+ R-W Arcana), Golden Dawn, X-Tarot, Bota Tarot

Version History

Version 1.1 (18Mb)

Bugs Fixed
- Clicking reaading link did not show interpretations
New layouts
- 5-Card Star
- 2-Card
Card Options
- Configurable Arcana Names
- Configurable Suit Options (name, color, symbol)
- Configurable Rank Names and Abbreviations
- Customizable createNode function
Deck Options
- Customizable makeDeck function
Support for reversed images and Minor arcana images
Included a sample custom deck with custom interpretations (Cartouche)
New Deck Images
Added 'imageExists' internal function
Added progress-delay image during readings.
Removed obsolete deckCombine function

Version 1.0 (326k)

Includes Rider-Waite images for major Arcana
Flexible layouts
Has 28 Layouts Included
- Five Card Spread
- One Card
- Ellipse Spread
- The Celtic Cross
- The Mirror
- Magic Seven Spread
- Mandala Spread
- Relationships
- Zodiac
- Three Card Spread:Past, Present, Future
- Three Card Spread: Around the Corner
- Four Card Spread: Priorities(Layout Cheryl Lynne Bradley 2001-2006)
- T-A-R-O-T(Layout Cheryl Lynne Bradley 2001-2006)
- F-A-I-T-H(Layout Cheryl Lynne Bradley 2001-2006)
- C-H-A-O-S(Layout Cheryl Lynne Bradley 2001-2006)
- World Peace (Layout Cheryl Lynne Bradley 2001-2006)
- Social Navigator (Layout Cheryl Lynne Bradley 2001-2006)
- The Story of my Soul. (Layout Cheryl Lynne Bradley 2001-2006)
- Asteres Planetai
- The Tree of Life
- 5-Card Horseshoe
- Project and Ideas EGG (copyright Dragon's Moon)
- Relationship EGG (copyright Dragon's Moon)
- The Spiral (copyright 2008 Maya Britan - I am One Tarot)
- Newton Spread (copyright 1998-2008 Big Old Raven http://www.corax.com)
- The Four Knights Defense (copyright 1998-2008 Big Old Raven http://www.corax.com)
- The Raven's Bridge (copyright 1998-2008 Big Old Raven http://www.corax.com)
- The Raven's Tree (copyright 1998-2008 Big Old Raven http://www.corax.com)
Configurable Card Options
- images
- Width & Height of cards

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