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Welcome to the Clow Card Fortune Book page!

Just payin' the bills...

 

An Explanation

This was once a fancy Webpress-run blog used to update my translation progress on CLAMP's Clow Card Fortune Book. When I was finished, there wasn't much else to say, so the site basically died. I have turned this blog into a regular ol' HTML file. It has all the information presented from my old site. Read it as if it were a book!

I have also decided to keep the forums. You can still access them here.

 
And now, a plug to the Clow Card Tarot chat group:

CONTENTS

1. What You'll Need
2. The Clow Card Fortune Book and Other Translations
3. Articles and Guides
4. Images and Scans
5. Video Tutorials / Demonstrations
6. FAQ

 
 
 

What You'll Need

You will need the following:
* A quiet room, where you can focus.
* A large table or surface.
* A Clow Card Set OR a Sakura Card Set — or a regular deck of playing cards with the jokers removed!
 
If you are looking for a Clow Card deck, there are two places you can find them:
* eBay
* Yahoo! JP Auctions (through Rinkya or another similar service)
 
Many of the sets on eBay are Chinese bootlegs though, so make sure what you're getting is official. Otherwise, you may end up with a really cheap quality set (although I'm not sure, I don't own any of the bootleg sets). In any case, only get one that has the card form images, no character (such as Sakura or Tomoyo) images.
 
Here's a quick synopsis of the official versions that are out there (click on the link for a picture) in order of quality:
 
The Japanese Deluxe Clow Card Set (Kodansha), the Sakura Card Set (Bandai) and Sakura Cards + Pouch Set (Bandai), the Japanese Regular Clow Card Set, and the American Clow Card Set.
 
Basically, anything with an official Bandai label / sticker on it.

 
 
 

The Clow Card Fortune Book

Here you can download printable versions of the translations I've done.
Version 2 is here! Now offered in two options, with Clow Card images or no Clow Card images in the Card Dictionary chapter. (Saves on ink! :D )
Clow Card Fortune Book (English) - Version 2.0.a - No Clow Card Images - 71 pages - 1.0 MB - .pdf
Clow Card Fortune Book (English) - Version 2.0.b - Clow Card Images - 97 pages - 2.42 MB - .pdf
Clow Card Deluxe Set Information (English) - 134 kb - .pdf
You need a password to open the .pdf files. Nothing too hard to remember though:
 
moonlitunderground.org
 
Just don't distribute the file please. Refer people to my site instead. :)

 
 
 

Articles and Guides

Here you can download the articles I have written.
Sakura as The Magician - 2 pages - 165 kb - .pdf
Clow Reed = Aleister Crowley? - 1 page - 102 kb - .pdf
"Yes / No" Question Spread - 1 page - 52.8 kb - .pdf
Clow Card Reversals - 1 page - 52.3 kb - .pdf
Clow Card Shuffling - 1 page - 53 kb - .pdf
Asking Questions - 2 pages - 61.7 kb - .pdf

 
 
 

Images and Scans

Here you can download or view the images I've scanned.
Low-quality scans are offered here for viewing / download.
All high-quality scans are offered as .zip format downloads through rapidshare. They are password protected. The password for all zip files is given at the end of this page. The images are in high quality jpeg format, scanned in at 600dpi.
Clow Card Backing Design - 2.67 MB
Red Card Group - 32.8 MB
Green Card Group - 33.8 MB
Blue Card Group - 32.9 MB
Purple Card Group - 35 MB
 
Password: moonlitunderground.org
 
If you use MacOS X or Linux and you are having problems opening the zip files due to the password protection...

I zipped up all the images with 7zip, and they have several different “unofficial” packages available for download for MacOS X and various flavors of Linux.

http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

With this program installed you should be able to unzip them without any problems using the supplied password.

 
 
 

Video Tutorials / Demonstrations

 
 
 

FAQ

Q: Where can I buy a Deluxe Card Set or other Set?

A: As said in the What You'll Need section, there's really only two places where you can reliably find Deluxe Card Sets, or other Clow / Sakura Card Sets, and that's:
1. eBay
2. Yahoo! JP Auctions (through Rinkya or another similar service)
You MIGHT be able to find one at your local anime store, but these items have been out of print for a long time, so I really doubt it. You can't find them at Wal-mart or Kmart or Target or what have you! (You don't want to know how many times I've been asked this question.)

 
Have a question that wasn't answered here? Send me an email at: earthboundwish [at] gmail (dot) com.