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The Mystic Test Book OR THE
MAGIC OF THE CARDS,
Giving the Mystic Meaning of these Wonderful and Ancient Emblems in their Relationship to the Heavenly Bodies, Under all Conditions; With Bules
and Processes for Reading
or Delineating the Emblems,
COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED. Written and Compiled Under the Authority of the Mystic Brotherhood,
Bl
OLNEY
RICHMOND,
H.
GRAND MASTER OF THE INNER TEMPLE OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THE MAGI. Author of "Temple Lectures. "
"
Religion of the Staes," Etc.
1910 Washington Boulevard, Chicago,
III.,
U. S. A.
1893.
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Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year
1893,
by
Olney H. Richmond, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
[All rights reserved.]'
Published by
THE TEMPLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1910
Washington Boulevaed, Chicago, 1893.
A. L.
FYFE, PRINTER, 334
DEARBORN STREET, CHICAGO.
Jm|tortafit JVotice* This work
by copyright according to Every table, illustration and definition is copyrighted, and all persons are warned against re-printing them or any part of them, under penalty of the law, which will be strictly enforced. is
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law, No. 4723 Y, issued January 23d, 1893.
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gathering of deleterious influences and magnetism by the promiscuous handling and loaning about the neighborhood that most books on occult subjects receive.
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If your friend or acquaintance wishes to
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OLNEY 1910 Washington Boulevard,
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RICHMOND, Chicago, III.
l^edlcattoft^ To the friends of our secret order, within the sacred
and without. To those who are regular attendants at our Grand Temple and untothose whose duties fold
call thein elsewhere.
and kindness in
To all those who, having charity
their hearts
and harmony
in their
souls, are willing to yield themselves to the worJc of
and advancement, with that energy To those who have an affinity for the good, the pure and the true, as well as the spiritual advancement and development which regeneration
characteristic of true mystics.
enables them, to comprehend the mysteries of the infinite
and majestic
universe.
To the faithful ones in Temple or Court, faithful
through
through water, through earth, through air, to the East, to the West, to the South and to the North, with all and through all. This volume is respectfully dedicated by the author^ fire,
Jtttrodttctioit* The publication of this work was, we might say, forced upon us by the demand, before even a page of manuscript was prepared for the press. The demand was caused by members of the Temple, who recognized the necessity of a printed text book, from which they could study the meanings of the cards and their indications under the seven planets. These brothers and sisters naturally wished to perfect themselves in emblem reading as rapidly as possible, and they could not so perfect themselves, without a full and complete set of tables that tney could study and refer to at will. The next trouble that arose was the question of expense, as, aside from the printing, engraving, binding, electrotyping and matters of that kind, the author's time was, and is now so vabiable that the item far overbalances "those mentioned. It was finally decided that the most feasible plan, was to get out enough copies to supply more than our immediate membership and to sell them to outsiders under certain restrictions. only intended, at first, to get out a book of about one hundred and sixty pages to be bound in cloth. But the generous subscriptions forwarded to us caused us to change our mind and we began writing additional copy. are so occupied with Temple work, that this extra labor, together with superintending the publication and proof reading, has caused considerable delay beyond the time first set. are sorry for this, but it could not well be avoided. Please remember, friends, that the price charged for this book is not for the size^ nor the binding, nor the number of pages, but for
We
We
We
The emblem delineation department is alone itself. worth more than the price charged for the entire work. We have placed much other information in the book in addition to the tables of readings, in order to compensate our kind friends for the patient waiting and the numerous subscriptions they have the matter
procured for us. We certainly undertook the work at a time when the conditions were extremely unfavorable. We have been overrun with work in the Grand Temple, and down town shops engaged in the lines connected with book making are all full of World's Fair work. At last we have overcome the obstacles and here is the book which we hope will please you. Respectfully and fraternally yours,
THE AUTHOR.
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The Book of the Seven Thunders The Origin of Playing Cards
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The Sacred Trident The Original
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22,000
Years Ago
Sacred Seven
The Xumber of the
"
Xumber
An Astronomical Measure The
Spirit of
Xumbers
Emblem Value
The Solar Value
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Astral Powers of the Months and Days
Eecapitulation of the
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Quadration of the Test Book
Definition of the Mystic
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How to Prepare for Reading the Emblems
of Mystic Crosses
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Example
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Power, Development and Success
Drawing the Emblems
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Divine Soul
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The Joker and His Value
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Infinite, or the
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The Temple of Wisdom on Atlantis
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Farther Explanation of Delineating
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Characteristic Effect of the Planets
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Wonderful Peculiarity Eegarding the Effect of the Moon
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The Planet Jupiter, Millions of Years Hence
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The Wonderful Properties of the Test Book Tarots The Quadrated Astral Test Book The Double
The Mystic Star
Triangle.
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Example
Names
of the Tarots
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Female and Male Lines
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The Wonderful
The Lost Word
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Spirit Co-ordinations
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Can This Be Chance ? Order of the Magi.
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A final
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Characteristics
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The Astro-phrenological Head Calculations of Potencies
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Planetary Transformations
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Kules for Finding the JSTegative Spirit of Cards
Examples of Double Astrals
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CHAPTER
I.
IHE BOOK OF THE SEVEif THUNDEES.
"And when the Seven Thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, seal up those things, uttered by the Seven Thunders, and write them
not."
"And
I took the little hook out of the Angel's hand and devoured and to my taste it was sweet as honey; but as soon as I had devoured it, it became bitter unto my inside." "And he said unto me, you must prophesy again before many peoples and nations and tongues and kings." it;
{Correct translation of Rev.
X,
i,
10
and
11.)
Deak Reader: S a text to this work read and consider the above,
and
it
would be
as well to read the entire tenth
chapter of Revelations, for the whole book
is
a
mystic one. If will
you
are able to " read
comprehend that the
between the "little
book
lines " ""
that was
capable of voicing the " 7 thunders," that voices of the seven planets,
ever
know
is,
was the only and original
book of the mystic brotherhood.
you
the
test-
Did you or did anyone
of another book that was
always made small
enough to "hold in the hand?''
At
last the utterances of
the
little
book which was sealed
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its
wonders are to be unfolded partially that we
many
esy before
No
may
proph-
peoples.
V
Read Chapter
At last
unto the gaze of men.
for a time, are to be opened
of Revela,tions.
other book that ever had an existence upon our planet^
has within
itself
the wonderful properties that are indubita-
bly attached to this
little
It is the oldest
its
other "book" has been
emblematic meanings as to defy
so "sealed" with hidden
attempts to " open"
No
book.
all
pages.
book known and
it
existed long before the
modern written languages were thought
of.
extends so far back into the dim recesses of
Its history
we must
the past, that
j^er/orce
circumstantial evidence as to
its
ask our readers to take
early history and uses.
THE ORIGIN OF PLAYIXG CARDS.
The ancient the
origin and uses of "playing cai'ds,"
name they have been
called
XIY
by since the
which is Century
has been shrouded in mystery, and their invention has been
claimed by nearly every civilized nation upon the globe. The Chinese, Persians, Egyptians and several other ancient nations, claim the
A pack
honor of their invention.
of cards, said to be
served in the
Museum
also claimed that they
immemorial.
When we
— {Cyc.
a thousand years old,
is
of the Royal Asiatic Society.
preIt is
have been known in India from time
Brit., Art.
Cards.)
find a certain invention claimed
by a large num-
ber of Nations, scattered over our globe, in widely separated localities,
we must conclude
that none of
them were the
ventors, but on the contrary, obtained the inventions of
nation preceding them by
many
years.
in-
some
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many
is
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actually the case with our test book, as well as with
other things used in modern times.
In addition to the great length of time that has elapsed since
its
invention,
we have the
fact
to
contend with, that
the ancient and secret order that alone understood and used this
mystic book, sedulously guarded the sacred emblems from
the knowledge of the outside world.
every one of write
them sworn not
They were each and
to "cut, carve, paint,
them" upon any substance whatever, except
mark or
for use in
the Temples of the Mystic Brotherhood.
MYSTIC EMBLEMS.
The test book has been called by various names, among which the " Tarot Cards" appears in many ancient and modern works.
come
Why
they are tarot cards, will be seen
to the the tarot or
modern
when we
magic square department.
Many
writers however, have been misled, by supposing that
some of the many substitutes for the old genuine book are the real tarot cards. "
For instance; we
find in a
work
called
The Tarot of the Bohemians,'" by "Papus," a large number
of allusions to the test book, but strange to say, the writer
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substitutes a pack of 78 cards containing Jewish
and Catho-
Symbols, Popes and Devils, for the genuine cards.
lic
I
quote from him a few passages. "
The Tarot pack of cards, transmitted by the Gypsies from
generation to generation,
ume
the primitive book of ancient
is
This has been clearly demonstrated by
initiation.
Griiilla-
Postel, Court de Gebelin, Etteila, Eliphas, Levi
The key
A, Vaillant.
to its construction
and
J.
and application
has not yet been revealed, as far as I know."
(Preface to
work.) All very well, and true,
may
Magi
I ask, did the
But what,
applied to the book.
if
of Egypt, or the
Grypsies
who
in-
herited knowledge from them, have to do with Popes, Devils
and "Angels of judgement" used in the bogus
On
pages 8 and
9,
Papus
Bible,
which has proved
for
enables
it
them
called the Tarot,
— " The says:
their
to tell fortunes; yes; the
the book of
Adam, the book
is
a livelihood,
game
possess,
is
of cards
the Bible
Hermes Trismegistus,
the book of Thoth
It
book?
Gypsies possess a
means of gaining
which the Gypsies
of Bibles.
test
of primitive Revelations of An-
cient Civilizations. *'
Thus whilst the Freemason, an
man, has
lost the tradition;
and virtuous, has
lost his
intelligent
while the
and virtuous
priest, also intelligent
esoterism; the Gypsy, although
both ignorant and vicious, has given us the key which enables us to explain all the
symbolism of the ages."
The work from which the above quotations handed
to
chapters, I
me by
a friend, and
was
upon reading the headings
was delighted, thinking that a
for I found such head lines
are made,
as
"
feast
was in
of
store,
The Astronomic Tarot;
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IS
Egyptian Astronomy; The Four Seasons; Application of the Tarot to Astronomy; Astronomy and Astrology; Fortune Telling by the Tarot," etc.
under these head
lines
But a perusal
of the chapters
gave no light whatever upon occult-
ism.
The
a
hook and wholly useless as a tarot hook.
test
cards recognized by the author, being worthless as
Reader, do not be misled by any of the so-called occult
works upon the subject.
They
are very
quote and re-quote from each other, but ''
the es,
blind leading the blind," and
behind
all this
numerous and
it is
we can
all
the old story of
see without glass-
dust throwing, the secret hand of the great
enemy of our order, and the enemy of science. The Egyptians were not the originators of the sacred Test Book. possess the
The only people that were
ever so situated as to
knowledge and acquirements necessary for such
a work, lived long anterior to the Egyptians,
That nation was the Atlantians.
This test book was
upon ages
of observation of the
the crystalization of ages stars
and planets, coupled with observations of the actions of
mankind
as
known
in that day.
Atlantis had an old and a grand civilization. last
remaining portion of
isted for
more than four hundred thousand
great Atlantic Ocean
now
She was the
a vast continent, that had exyears,
where the
tosses its waves.
The engraving shows the remnant
left, after
untold thou-
sands of years of wear and tear of the elements had degraded the continent and cast a great part of the detritus upon what
afterwards became the Continent of America.
Upon
a certain portion of this land, somewhat to the
South-East of the geographical center thereof, existed high-
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lands from which the land sloped in
undulations unto the sea.
much
directions
On this highland
by gentle
there were other
higher elevations in the shape of mountains, between
which a most beautiful and
In
all
fruitful valley reposed.
the center of this valley, a small, nearly round lake re-
flected
on
its
mirrored surface the mountain tops and the
pinnacles of palaces and temples.
THE FINAL KINGDOM OF ATLANTIS,
Upon
a large rock in the middle of the lake, the Atlanti-
ans build ed the palaces of her Kings, gorgeous with costly stones and metals. built entirely S. E.
Grrand bridges lead to an
embankment
around the lake, except at four places to the N.
and West, reserved for entrances by water.
Upon
this
ring resided the Nobles of the Court and their families.
Outside the ring of land was a canal, used for purposes of pleasure,
and from
this,
canals branched outward to a "belt-
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. canal" surrounding the entire capitol.
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From the
belt canal,
other canals were cut between the mountains, North, South,
East and West, where the water found
by four
rivers, as
These
rivers
by the copious
its
way
to the sea
shown upon the map.
were kept constantly supplied with water rain-fall attracted
by the mountain group
about the capitol, and the good people residing in the four quarters of the island of Atlantis, used the four rivers as
highways
to their capitol
and
to transport their products
thither.
Reader, Atlantis was the only place on this earth where
The only place where The " Garden of Atlan-
four rivers flowed from one source.
four Kings reigned in one capitol. tis," as
the island was called, for the inhabitants took rich
earth and covered the rock
many
feet deep therewith,
was
planted with every tree and fruit to delight the palate or the
eye of man. In the midst of this garden stood the palace of the Kings,
and the grand Temple
of
Wisdom, the Temple
of her
Priesthood, where the " Religion of the Stars" was the only religion
known
or practiced.
knowledge," against which
This temple was the " tree of the
champions of revealed
religion have cast their church thunderbolts
mas
for ages
and
ages.
"
and anathe-
In the day that thou eatest
thereof thou shalt surely die,"
is
a formula
church endeavored for ages and ages to make
that
true.
the
Thou-
sands and millions of poor devoted followers of the truth
who have ventured ished for
The
to taste the "forbidden fruit" have per-
it.
first
"Grarden of Eden" was at the North Pole; the
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16 last, built in
commemoration
of the
first,
was on the island
of Atlantis.
We have
only given a rough sketch, of what could be ex-
panded into a large book, but
it is
enough
to start the
mys-
making a study of the various proofs given upon this subject. About fifteen thousand years ago, Atlantis was in the
tic
mind
into
in other works
height of her glory, with her colonies planted in of the world, accessible to her
commerce.
Her
all
parts
strongest
possessions, however, were situated in
Egypt and South
America, although she had
north as the great
lake that covered what
is
cities as far
now Michigan and
the chain of
lakes surrounding that state.
For instance, the great
city of Bab, stood 14,600 years
ago, nearly where her modern representative, Chicago, now stands.
Only the
river,
which
is
a small affair in this age,
was then a wide and beautiful stream, fiowing /rom the "
Great-Lake-of-the-Northland" to the ocean, nearly 300
miles farther north than where
New
Orleans
now.
is
Nearly fourteen thousand nine hundred years ago, or about B. first
C. 13,000, the order of the
Temple
in Egypt; the country
become the theater
Magi dedicated
their
which was destined to
of the future exploits of the mystic
brotherhood for thousands of years.
As long tion over
as Atlantis stood, she held the
all
parts of the earth,
supreme
and Egypt was of course,
subordinate to her in the occult and spiritual
But the time came
a
few hundred years
rible catastrophe hurled the
jurisdic-
line.
later,
when
a ter-
rocky foundations from be-
neath Atlantis and in a day and night of the most heart-
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rending and appalling crashes of earthquakes and thunders
and lightenings, the doomed country sank beneath the waves of the Atlantic.
Nothing was
left
but a few mountain tops, to mark the
place where a grand civilization had reigned. tain tops are
now
tral cluster of
These moun-
small islands, called the Azores, the cen-
which mark the
site of
the ancient Capital.
CHAPTEK
II.
.
Tfte Xleftgion of tfte Stars* THE SACEED TRIDENT OF ATLANTIS AS THE HEAVENS 22,000 YEARS
IT
APPEARED
IN
AGO.
RELIGION based upon the stars of heaven, which men had gazed upon for thousands upon thousands of years, was the most natural one that could be conceived.
Their knowledge of the planetary system was very great, for they had, by patient labor and striving,
and by
prolonged
calculation, not only gained a large
observation
and
amount of knowledge
but they had, through their spiritual development, became possessed of
means of gaining occult knowledge not obtain-
able through the physical, even with the aid of the best in-
struments of modern times. Therefore the Ancient Magi taught a good, pure, scientific
and rational
religion,
with symbolism of the grandest
kind and a system of morals not surpassed by any modern svstem.
.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK The world made thereof,
a
a poor
man-made
hells; requiring
exchange when
it
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accepted in lieu
religion of gods, devils, heavens
and
an endless chain of rank absurdities to sup-
port the structure.
A BOOK OF SYMBOLS.
Any book in
written in a language other than symbolic, must
the course
of time become nearly non-understandable
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through changes of language and meaning of words, to say nothing of
loss
through translations from translations,
etc.
among
all
But symbols are the same in
all
tongues and
peoples.
The G-erman maiden understands
the meaning of a kiss
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and gives
it
the same interpretation as does the English or
Spanish maiden.
Thus the heart
an emlolem of love the world over.
is
diamond an emblem
The Ancient Magi understood
and thev also
this principle
understood the deeper hidden principle that underlies
symbolism, that
is
The
of -wealth.
that there
thing that exists: that the
is
a spirit force
all
back of every-
spiidt force or astral light of a
symbolic thing becomes ajixed principle through the mind
and
A
spirit force of
man acting upon
for ages and ages.
it
materialist cannot understand this, for his
mmd
cannot
grasp the meaning of spirit or mind.
When
the wi-iter was young, the coffin was stained and
varnished usually only a few hours before being used, so
came
that the peculiar smell
be closely associated with
to
death and funeral sermons. I
have conversed with
many
tions experienced by myself
and
I find that nearly all
people regarding the sensa-
whenever
whom
I smell fresh varnish,
I have compared notes with
have recognized the same thing.
A
shudder and peculiar
sinking of vibration connected with death.
mere association for
a
few generations we have erected a
symbol of death appealing
Emblems appealing
Thus, by the
to
to only one sense, smelling.
the eye have more power because
they appeal by a higher vibration.
The
vibrations
coming
to the retina of the eye to produce the sensation of sight,
run into hundreds of
trillions per second,
than those producing smell or are cpite powerful in
ple have observed.
some
taste.
many
times higher
The symbols
directions, however, as
of taste
most peo-
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SYMBOLISM OF NUMBEKS.
At the very foundatiou and geometry.
In
symbolism
of all
the smallest particle seen under the to the largest
lie
mathematics
fact, the universe itself is built up,
from
compound microscope,
sun or even Nebula, on exact geometrical and
mathematical principles.
Men
have simply followed Nature's lead in the symbolic
The number seven
use of numbers.
interwoven through-
is
out the very warp and woof of Nature's handiwork. ancient books
we
find a
tlirough the pages. a
number
plan.
Genesis
is
written from
The great pyramids
throughout with a wonderful
In
all
plan of sevens extending
divine
first
Egypt
of
to last
on
are bristling
mathematical and
plan of
geometrical calculation, based upon knowledge of the grandest kind.
The one.
But
basis of all
The this
numbers
one.
is
basis of all that exists
number must be
infinite
number
number end
countless
number
Universal Ego.
say, that there is
number
is
For
an
of uninhabited
of inhabited worlds;
of satellites, in the universe.
to space,
is
or entities, each in itself in-
Thus we can
of suns, an infinite
worlds; an infinite
one^ the
In fact the Universal Ego
made up of a countless number ways.
basis of all life
infinite, for the universe is infinite
both in duration and extent.
finite in certain
is
The
an
infinite
there can he
no
and the same law that peoples one portion with
numbers
of heavenly bodies,
must operate
to pro-
duce them everywhere.
The Ancient Magi
adopted, as their representation of
infinity, a circle; for the very significant reason that a circle lias
no besrinninor or end and thus
fulfills
two of the con-
.
THE
22 ditions.
infinite
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They reasoned
number
that the
of circles
number
would be a
one followed by an
symbolical and
fit
mathematical representation of the Injinife One.
XUMBEE OF THE IXFrSlTE.
lOO'OOOOOOOOOOOO + co Later discoveries have proved that this
a wise thought
is
and leads to many wonderful demonstrations of truth.
THE DITINE OR SOUL The number
>fi:i£BEE
SETEX.
7 represents the soul in nature,
becomes the center of
all
symboKc numbers,
and therefore
so to speak.
TTe find the sacred number interwoven into religious systems
known on
and woof of Creation seem to
The known
sacred
number
the
our planet, and the very warp bristle
with sevens.
of the Magi, and one that has been
in our svmbolism as the strangest of
all. is
142 857
Composed of twice
all
7:
4 times
7: ^
this
times 7 with the
Ego
added to the last figure. It is a wonderful
and
is
number, in a hundred
used in our temple work a great deal.
some of the strange properties
in
various
different
ways
TTe shall give parts
of this
book. It is
Soul
evolved by dividing the
number
Keep up the
7.
get nothing but the sacred
The wonders
number
of the Infinite
and you
division to all eternity
number 142857 over and
are best illustrated however with the
by the
over.
emblems
of the "test book, as the reader will see further alonof.
The number as
7
is
the center of each suit of the test book.
can be best exemplified by the following
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
23
ILLUSTRATION IN SUIT OF HEAETS.
9 V
OS) 6 6
9 9 9 ^ 6 9 9
9 9 9ep9
6 6
9^9 9^9 6^^
6 6 9 9 6
c??
9 9 6
Id
The mystic number can be represented knowledge
as follows:
4 «
Change any card from right product by some number.
V V to left
in the
emblems
of
V and you get a true
THE MYSTIC TE>T BOOK.
24
Change
tlie
of Clubs to the other end
Ace
the product of the sacred left and.
number by
you have the product by
and you have
Place die 7 to the
3.
5.
Suppose you wish to multiply the sacred number by Set
down
the
number
142857
Take half of the 14. or 7 to be^n. thus
Add which
is
714285
2142855
together
14 times the number.
But you could have taken and by placing
same
14.
it
2
at the left
from the right hand
figure
you would have obtained the
result.
Multiply the sacred number by 7 and you obtain a product all in nines.
THE OCCULT PROPERTIES OF THE
The number nine
is
XO.
9.
the representative of another jphase of
symbolism representing the duality of the physical, plus the deific seven.
Therefore we find in tarotology a wonderful blending of these
two numbers
harmonious
in
relations
thou-
in
sands of ways.
So much has been written concerning the mystic of the
number
the subject at
number by is
nine, that
Many
qualities
will be unnecessary to go into
much length
nine, or
always divisible
j^th j.Qot
it
in this
work.
Multiply any
by any multiple of nine, and the product
by nine.
and that root
is
Reduce the number
to
its
invariably a nine.
occult demonstrations have been given
by means
of a knowledge of the properties of this mystic nine.
Take any number, large sal of itself
or small,
and place with
it
a rever-
and subtract one number from the other and the
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. difference will always reduce to ?une^
and
25
always a multi-
is
ple of that number.
Example
— 356781
Keversed— 187653 Difference=169128=N 9 Take any number and subtract from digits
it
the
sum
and the difference always has an N*^ root
THE MYSTIC STAB TAKOT.
of its
— nine.
own
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
26
One of the most wonderful combinations
of the 7 and 9
properties
is
found in the Star Tarot of the Ancient Magi.
This Star
is
composed of 2 equilateral
and
one
Darkness
representing
light,
triangles, one dark
and
Light
astronomy or the body and soul or physical and
of
spiritual
in nature.
Each
from
triangle represents 3
its
geometrical quality.
United by multiplication, 3 times 3 or
Magic Square
in the center
is
The
9.
tarot, or
a 3 times 3 tarot with nine as
central figure.
its
Upon each pomt
of the star
is
seen an
emblem card from the
Mystic Test Book, which taken by spot values represents the
number 142857
sacred
in regular order as the earth
moves
about the sun
The
spot values of any two opposite
gether x^roduce
The Quarter
9,
emblems added
to-
the Central Card spot value.
values added in the same
manner make
5,
or
the 9 minus the quadrature or 4 in the square.
The Solar values and which
The and of
will be
taken up
later.
finds
new wonders upon
The combinations
show the product
We
values have like properties
writer has spent days in study of this Mystic Chart
still
it.
spirit
shall again
nearly every examination
of 7 and 9 are truly wonderful, and
of a master mind.
produce
it
under the head of tarotology
and perhaps a third time to illustrate the spirit of
and the
numbers
spirit of potentials in medicine.
All this leads us to an intelligent consideration o£ the true
nature and meaning of the symbolism used in the test book.
We
find
that
it
consists
of a union
of
the symbols of
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. time, of numbers, of trical
forms
human
27
relations, of spirituality,
and astronomy,
all
geome-
within a small compact
space without words to be misconstrued, misunderstood or mistranslated.
We its
find that everything about these mystic
particular
meaning even
to the fornj in
emblems has
which the spots
are arranged.
ASTEONOMICAL AERANGEMENT.
The 52 emblems
or pages represent
the 52 weeks in a
year.
The 12 court emblems The 13
represent the 12
months
in a year.
cards in each suit represent the sun and the 12
signs of the Zodiac.
THE
28
The four
:MTSTIC TEST
BOOK
4 seasons.
suits represent tlie
Chart showing the emblems arranged to illustrate the
above arrangement will be found on preceding page.
In the spring-
In the spring of the year the birds mate. time of
life
or the first quarter, love
The heart was C[uarter
and the
first
the master passion.
emblem
of the first
season.
The next stage of
life is
summer
represented by the trefoil or
Knowledge
clorer leaf of summer. tained in the
is
therefore chosen as the
of
life,
Therefore the shamrock or
is
best gained
and
re-
the second period. '•
club/"
became the emblem of
knowledge, intelligence, heat, argument, or even
c^uarrels
and
lawsuits under some planets.
The
third
diamond,
man's
In the
season,
autumn,
representative of
life is
has
for its
The
wealth.
the one in which he
is
emblem the
third period of
best able to gain wealth.
the year the crops are sold and the wealth of
fall of
the harvest realized.
Winter or the fourth quarter of the Zodiac, resented by
the spade
or acorn.
By
is
rep-
and yet
a strange
natural transformation, the acorn, which represented the
symbolism
of the death
and burial of the physical form was
among some nations to the spade which represented But the acorn, when planted in the soil, sends forth a life principle which becomes a new tree in <;hanged
the same thing.
time.
So
it
had
a deeper signification
than the spade, which
symbolizes death without resurrection.
But the spade being an instrument of
labor,
it
becomes
a symbol of labor and death combined.
In addition
to the
c^uadratic division
of the
test
book
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. there
is
a two-fold
becoming black and
man.
applied to
dark and ligbt, finally These symbolize night and day as-
division into red.
The
tronomically.
2&
darkness
and light
The 52 emblems being
7 planets under which they rule in
days in the year, less
of
life
etc.,
as
multiplied by the
succession,
make
the
There being no ruling card
one.
for the 31st of December.
The Ancient
therefore used the 365th day of the year as a
holiday, or festival day, doing
A very
no work upon that day.
few years ago quite a
radical
change was made
in the style of the Court Cards by the manufacturers, by
making them Knaves had
" double headers."
legs
and
feet
Before this the Kings and
showing below their Court
But the mystic emblems were preserved
robes.
as far as possible
and yet appear as of yore.
The "winged globe" with mercury,
is
its
seven balls,
emblem
of
yet borne by the king of wisdom, and each of his
brothers bear secret emblems that have survived the changes of centuries.
Their hair and beards yet curl as in the olden time as they hold up the sword of justice or the battle axe of power.
The Queens look from the same Egyptian eyes, wear their hand the secret
the same garb, and hold modestly in lotus flower of innocence
and
virtue.
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30
The good and industrious queen laid aside her
And
emblem
of spades has not even
of labor, in all the ages past.
our good friends,
called
"Jacks" by some, em-
blematic of the younger and unmarried portion of the male persuasion,
still
bear their
emblems.
little
mystic leaf
seen in the hand of one; but few persons could guess
is
its
They
meaning.
young and two upon
still
wear the curled
older, the difference
locks.
Two
being
can usually be seen
their faces.
They were
originally honest
men
Royal Couple, the accceptance of
And Knaves
but, being next the
them
modern
times,
by
into "Knaves.^'
they remain to this day.
Now, good
friends,
some of you may
that these characteristics,
none other in
world where
all,
bribes, in
those in like position, transformed
to
A
existence,
everything
ask,
why
it
is
appertaining to this book and
else
have has
been preserved in a changed.
Why
have
not the engravers and printers changed them entirely out of their original
form
as they
have everything else?
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
Why
31
have they kept them confined to the same number,
52, as of yore?
There could have been no law to compel this wonderful thing.
Why of
is
cards,
known
it
then,
that, as one authority states, " a
pack
the same, as those in
now,
substantially
to be over a thousand years old,
The only anathema
is
use
in existence."
ever pronounced against those
who
should change, by taking away or adding to this book, was
promulgated only to the members of the order and has come
down the
to us only as
mystic book
an attachment, fastened upon the end of of Revelations,
one of the few books
written by " inspiration " in the entire Bible.
That could have possessed no protected that ancient
it
has not even
work from thousands
of changes,
terrors, for
interpolations and errors.
Reader, you
may
The answer
well ask these questions.
this: Manufacturers, interested church
men and
is
inventors
have attempted time and time again to change the figures, the emblems, the faces, and even the
book.
number
of cards in this
During and after the war of the Rebellion a heavy
tax was placed upon cards containing 52
pack, or having the well
emblems
known emblems,
hearts,
to the clubs,
diamonds and spades upon them.
emblems
Manufacturers attempted
to
change
the
war emblems, such
as
crossed
swords,
certain etc; the
Court cards were changed to high
to
cannons,
army
officers.
One ambitious inventor had beautifully engraved modern Queen Victoria kings and queens upon his make of cards herself appearing as the queen of hearts.
TRE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
32
But The
in rain.
all
peojjle
Fortunes were squandered
would not have them at any price.
to
no purpose.
Soldiers
would
"hang on" to the old, well worn and greasy "test book." and when that could no longer be used, would pay a dollar for a new one. while the gaudy new style cai-ds were cast contemptuously into the ditch
by the
road-side.
These changes hare been attempted in other countries.
In Italy and several other Catholic countries, interested
away with
parties hare thought to do
they
the
call
"devil's
picture
this little book,
which
book," by introducing a
highly colored lot of cards with cups and virgins and bells
and other devices upon the
But you cannot get even
faces.
an Irishman to use them, and in tising they have fallen
spite of extensive adver-
flat.
In the meantime, the manufacturers magic book, have grown wealthy and
of the genuine old
sell at
present gnly
in 100 gross lots, to dealers.
They change the backs over and over to every imaginable But the faces must remain the same, or
figure or design.
they are
There
'"'no
is
go." as one manufacturer Cjuaintly remarks.
no question, whatever, in
the magic and mystic
my
mind, but that
symbolism attached
to.
and con-
nected with the pages of this book, has been the means, the occult means of preserving
it
intact as shown.
Underneath the physical senses of mankind, there psychic recognition of the hidden
who think but
very
little
thmgs
in nature.
is
a
Those
of such matters, apparently, really
recognize the principles of law and the manifestations of the " soul
in
spiritual
thmgs."
Hard-headed business men,
development,
that
can
be
discerned,
with
no
recognize
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. the reign of law, and notice what If "luck," so-called,
bad.
is
called
w^s not a
33
"luck" good and
state
brought about
through regularly acting laws, there could be no constancy to
Instead of a man's bad luck pursuing him
it.
hours, days or weeks at a time, he should be just as likely to
have splendid luck one minute after the worst kind.
Although everything in nature exemplifies the there
is
no other thing that
illustrates it to
law,
such a nicety as
Magic Test Book.
does our
" Gypsies," those lineal descendants of Egyptian races of
olden time, recognize
human
and
fact
this
are noted
as
"card
They have the knowledge
readers"
of
through
natural
educated
mystic of the order of the Magi can discount
the
work
destiny.
descent
and intuitive power.
But an
of the most expert gypsy in that line.
Nearly any old card player will
tell
you wonderful
stories
of "runs of luck" with cards.
Not one perience
During
in
fifty,
who
has
had any amount of ex-
with them, will deny the mysterious properties.
my
two years experience in the Temple work I
have learned that the only persons who do not understand these occult properties, to
some
extent, even before en-
tering the house of Libra, are those
who never handled know the names of
the cards in their lives and do not even the emblems.
Many
such persons quickly discern the
occult powers, however,
when opportunity
offers.
.
CHAPTEK
WHAT
THE
IS CHAliTCE?
"
JOKER
III.
"
AND
THE
VALUE.
ITS
SOLAR YEAR.
HANCE
is
defined as
accident, or
pen without assignable cause."
men supposed
of years
" to
hap-
For thousands
that the elements com-
bined in chance proportions, and they never
dreamed that chemistry was an exact
The
stars of
about or stand
But at
it is
least
know
now known in
still
(?) as " chance " directed.
that no such thing exists as chance,
regard to
that nothing
A true
science.
heaven were supposed to move
the majority of things, and
we
comes by chance.
mystic recognizes this at a glance.
are not mystics have
no use
Those who
for this book, or the " re-
ligion of the stars.''
THE JESTER OR JOKER.
A
strange fact
has been found out
by the mystic
brotherhood within a few months regarding the as
it is called.
''
Joker,"
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
A few years ago some the
evidently
object
games.
The
first
unknown genius invented
it
adding
of
interest
inventor placed
emblems, hearts, clubs, card and made
35
all
to
with
it
certain
the four quarter
diamonds and spades upon the
a universal
THE KING
trump
S
card.
JESTEE.
It really " took " but little with the general public,
usually thrown away.
is
every calculation
will invalidate
be
all
right, as
and queens
to
In serious
presence in
a
test
it
was the custom
keep a
jester.
affairs
this joker
and
book
and render an emblem
Emblematically speaking,
reading null and void. to
Its
of
it
seems
ancient kings
counted as nothing, and
emblem it counted But the brotherhidden meaning to this court fool,
strange to say, as an astronomical
the same.
His
hood begins after all the
He
solar value being zero.
to see a
"throwing out" he has been subjected
to.
represents the /owr quarters by virtue of his four suits
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
36
and the center or place of kings by his court value^
making what
is
resents five quarters, in
number symbolism.
such should be a
If
This really rep-
called the five points.
fact, the test
book would repre-
motion of the earth about the sun, or
sent the entire
the astronomical year, 52 weeks, plus one and one-fourth
Then from another
days.
standpoint, which seems to
we have the reckoning
bear out the view already taken, the spot values of
all
the cards as follows:
The four Kings 4x13 " " Queens 4x12 " " Knaves 4x11
-
-
-
=
.
"
"
"
-
-
Tens 4x10
-
-
.
32 other spot cards
The Joker
-
-
Nines 4x9
.
-
= = =
44 40 35
=144
-
-
-
52
=48
-
'
"
of
-
Total
=
11
=3j65i
Exactly the days in a solar year. If
this
Kepler, "
is it
'•
chance
"
remarked by the immortal
as
comes so near
a law as to set
one thinking."
Again, we have the rulings of each card under each of the planets; 7 times 52, plus 5 quarters
making up the year
complete.
We
have now considered
the various
properties
of
the test book, and before proceeding to deeper studies will
simply explain that the word "test," means to prove, measure, weigh and
try.
All dictionaries agree in saying that the word "test"
comes from the root observe
how
" taste,"
and the reader
is
requested to
occultly the writer of Revelations brings
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. out the fact that he alluded to the "
he
little
37
book " when
speaks of the " taste " being " sweet as honey."
Looked
at
from
ordinary point of
the
view,
it
is
of " tasting " a book, but
when we underit when he " devoured " it, as so many others have done since then, we see the very beautiful manner in which he concealed his absurd to speak stand that
the
Mystic Brother
" tested "
language.
The Bible
is
full
of
can only be read by the
The word root,
these
sealed
messages, which
initiated.
" testament "
was taken from
same
this
and the Christian regards his new testament as
a tes-
ter of the truth.
Candid reader, which book has the best right In
my humble
opinion the answer
is
to the
an easy one
name ?
to give.
ASTRAL NUMBERS OF THINGS.
Everything that
exists, large or small, possesses a
num-
ber that exactly gives a mathematical expression of the
thing
itself.
If the constitution of the thing is is
complex, the number
complex. If
it
be simple in constitution, the astral number
is
simple.
AS AN ILLUSTRATION. 1030 Oxygen has for its number 212 Hydrogen has for its number 1969 Nitrogen has for its number 1050 Carbon has for its number These numbers are nearly simples, except that the combining force numbers are included.
Water
is
a
compound
of
hydrogen 2 equations, oxygen
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
38
one.
Its
number
is
This
is
constituents.
1010, being less even than one of its
caused
tlirougli the
suppression of
the combining force numbers.
Of
course, a
subject
is
general treatment of this branch of the
out of place here, as
will require a large
it
book
to treat astro-chemistry alone, as it requires.
Not only physical things have these numbers, but abstracts, such as certain dates or periods of time have, their expressions in
numbers.
Thus we have the numbers, and the
nativity numbers, the environment
astral
numbers
of persons.
These numbers are useful in many mathematical
cal-
culations in the occult line.
The one,
writer's nativity
by the way,
number
644699; a very peculiar
is
upon
as will be seen
close examination.
THE SPIRIT OF NUMBEES. Every number, however root,
which brings the expression bounds,
certain tables
much The
within
number
of the
powers
number down
to
expression
in
of
of the physical is small, the spirit
larger than the spirit
'consist of
several
number
The
9,
figures, is
of one-ninth of the
high scale and so
but the one
number
used
by the
by some. is
equal to the N^^ root
number, plus ten times the enumer-
any fraction that may
number by
a
the one found by means of
called the N*^ root
spirit root of a
ator of
may be
number.
numbers may be taken on
Brotherhood of Magic
of the
the
occult
and books.
If the
the
large, has its spirit or
nine.
arise
from the division
:
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
39
To obtain this spirit by an easy method, simply divide the number by nine, reduce the quotient to the N*^ root and place the remainder,
What
Example.
Found
is
any, to the left of
if
the spirit root of 1844?
it.
Ans.
86,
9 1844( 204=6 18
as follows
)
44 86 86
The N*^ root is found by adding the figures composing a number together, continuously until but one figure remains.
The N*^
root
has by
which I may speak of and
work
is
number,
else the "
its spirit root
this,
but each
and
which
is
constant, like
solar value;
number so
spirits
earth changes
every
environment number. its
individual
Not
number,
solar value
person.
the spirit
is
a
But
constant. all
all
other
the time as the
its polarity.
values from day to day, from hour
from minute
to minute,
and one value changes
five seconds.
THE EMBLEM VALUE OF CARDS.
Hearts=0
its
or root of a card is obtained from the
and numbers change
Emblems change to hour,
Mystic Test Book " has
Each card has its the astral number of a
and environment.
spirit
its
card has
spirit
values,
illustrate further, before this
AND NUMBERS OP THE MYSTIC EMBLEMS.
SPIRITS
The
wonderful- qualities,
ended.
Like everything
only
many
itself
Clubs=13
Diamonds=26
Spades=39.
"
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
40
" suit values."
These values are called
The
" quarter values " of the
same
are:
1:2:3:4
The "spot values"
the numbers of
are
the spots on
each card. But, Knaves count as 11, Queens as 12 and Kings as 13.
These spot values added together for the whole
book^364.
This
is
equal
to
the
cards in
test
the book
multiplied by the 7 planets.
52=364.
7 times
Add
the "Joker " or " Jester " which
represents the four quarters and the sun, and to five-fourths, It is a
and we
equal
remarkable fact that on the 31st of December the
Jester rules supreme, even the "
bow
is
get 365^, the days in a year.
Members
of the Court
to him.
When we
take out 52 weeks from our year,
we have
the same " day " left on our hands.
THE SOLAR VALUE OF THE CAEDS is
found by adding the spot value to the
The
spirit
root
of this
solar value
suit value. is
the "spirit of
the emblem."
TAKE FOR EXAMPLE THE FOLLOWING
9 V 6 6 Spot value
5
Suit value Solar value Spirit value
r
CARDS*.
V V 8
12
10
26
13
39
5
34
25
49
50
73
72
7
4 26 30 33
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. Observe how
veyij different the spirits
are from the other
have some strange facts
I
as
values,
41
to
present
in
relation to this later on.
SYMBOLISM OF THE
Now, each emblem
SUITS.
in the Mystic Test
nature, or characteristic,
Book has
a
corresponding to one of the
planets in both the suit and spots.
Venus and Mercury rule hearts. Mars and Earth rule clubs. Jupiter and Neptune rule diamonds. Saturn and Uranus rule spades.
But these couplets characteristic to the
While Yenus and
love,
Mars
rules an
Mercury
rules
of planets do not give
the same
same emblem.
rules
emblem from it
a point of friendship
from a point of passion.
clubs mainly from
the point of lawsuits,
quarrels and heat; while Terra rules in clubs from, the
standpoint of knowledge. Jupiter cards, diamonds, indicate wealth.
Neptune
cards, diamonds, indicate
commerce.
Saturn cards, spades, from a standpoint of death.
Uranus
cards, spades,
from a point of
labor.
GEOMETEICAL SYMBOLISM.
We or spot
We
have
briefly
glanced at the symbolism of the
suits,
emblems and the numbers in the foregoing remarks.
will
now
consider
the occult
meanings
of
the
geometrical form of the single •cards and co-ordinates.
The
co-ordinate of any card in
taining an equal
in
spirit, is
number
one having a
of spots.
spot value
The
is
one con-
co-ordinate card
spirit value equal to the solar
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
42
value of the
other.
The followiug
couplets
are co-ordi-
nate in spirit and solar values. Solar value card leading in each couple.
The in
the
two being double
tirst
Book.
Test
common: the second
co-ordinates, the
Co-ordinates in spirit
only such
and
suit are
couplet being an example.
ILLrSTflATIOX OP GEOMETBIC SYMBOLISM.
o o o « » »Y « D D O o o o JU
D D
»
O^
[d>
o
"C?
o o
Trouble. Change. Emhlems of Monotoiiij. " This row of cards represent a personal path of life."
By
laying out the actual emblems from the Test
Book
as
represented here, one can observe the symbolism to better
advantage.
The
sixes
show
a
life,
for a time,
moving
with nothing out of the usual routine.
in straight lines,
But
at the fourth
card an obstacle comes in the way. trouble comes.
shows a change, as lines
it
change in ones
The
five
represents a cross. X. in one's path; the life
and a journey perhaps removes the
person from the preceding monotony.
These are the general characteristics of those cards, the variations
coming from the planets they rule under at the
time
The twos
indicate unions or joininors: bargains between
two persons.
Co-partnership
person to person.
and
letters
passing
from
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
45
Threes indicate indecision, or a place where two ways open before one, as
if
the spot in the center was the person
ILLUSTKATION OF UNIONS AND INDECISIONS.
9
o o o
'
6
and the other spots the two ways eading in two directions. POAVEE,
X
DEVELOPEMENT AND
SUCCESS.
9^9 9 9
O/vO
OoO OoO
This entire row represents symmetrical fullness or round•
ing out, just as the spots are arranged on the emblems.
The
eights indicate
power
to
overcome obstacles, spiritual
advancement and numbers of persons,
congregations or
gatherings of people.
The tens represent
success, as if one stood in the open
space between the spots, surrounded with success upon
all
sides.
The geometrical form on the nines
is
a representation of a
path with a disappointing obstacle in the center.
from either end and
it
bars your progress.
Approach
You
are dis-
appointed and turned back.
The seven
is
a trouble,
from one ivay only.
Approach
it
from another direction and trouble disappears.
By
these few illustrations,
studied
by the student of card
which should be carefully delineation,
that the geometrical forms have a
we have shown
meaning of
their
own.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
44
THE COUET OF
DISAPP0I2^"TME]S"T
AND TROUBLE.
'9 9|
4 « 0
0^0
.
]
J
00
6
0,
9 C ^
6 6 6 Ci
Some liow
could be, that seven, a sacred
it
spirit,
The
of our students liave been at a loss to understand
should
indicate trouble.
and material
spiritual
Some
but material. spiritual
are, as
Sevens do not
of each other.
of the
number representing
The explanation
is
this:
one might say, antipodes
indicate
trouble,
spiritual
most advanced persons, in a
way, have the most trouble from material sur-
roundings and environments, being antagonistic to their natures.
This
my own
is
a natural law,
and
can advise
experience, that, if they wish to
this world's goods, they
had better
his treasure in
become
A
''
mystic "
from
rich in
nature
lays
up
heaven and not upon earth.
in coin that can be taken out with
deals
the grander
all,
let their spiritual
remain undeveloped and dwai-fed.
He
I
life
beyond the grave, and he knows
that " shrouds have no pockets
THE TEST BOOK IX
ITS
him
into
full well
''
EELATIOXS TO TIME
A2v'D
MAGITETIC
FORCES.
The
first
form of the Test Book
is
known
" as the " solar
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
45
In
this
book each emblem
occupies a place corresponding to its
own
value.
book or the natural order book.
'
TO FOEM A NATUKAL TEST BOOK. Pile the first quarter cards, hearts, face
king.
Do
the same with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter
emblems, ending with king of spades.
now
up from ace to
The emblems
are
in the natural order according to the Zodiac.
RULING EMBLEMS. by
whom
cut, there are seven cards that rule
under
In every pack of cards, no matter shuffled,
mixed or
how much
or
These rulers change in accordance with
the seven planets.
the occult principles of time and the magnetism of the
person or persons handling them.
There
ways
several
are
of
finding
these
ruling
emblems by mathematical process and psychic powers, but
means
the most ready
is
to find
them by the following
easy"
mechanical process.
When
the book
is
fully prepared by
begin at the top of the book, which cards and deal them
each pile as you go.
Mer.
Ven.
c>
9 9
a
6 6
2
The
7 figures
-
into
7
Begin
at
Mars
piles
is
any process required, always the hack of the
one by one, finishing
Mercury.
Jup.
Sat.
V V 2
3
7
Ura.
Nep.
o o 12
19
under each card show how many cards are
to be placed in that pile.
The
cards given are the rulers in a natural order, or solar
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
46
The
book.
cards on
top of each
represented as
pile are
turned over face up.
Lay
off
each ruling card to the right of the
on top of
pile
it
and
them
pile
pile; place
on Neptune
all
the
pile in
regular order from Uranus to Mercury.
Now
quadrate the book as per instructions given else-
where, and as
many
find that unless the
times as you please, and you will
book
shuffled
is
or cut, these rulers
always come under the seven planets when spread again.
Not
same planets, but they are
alivaijs the
By
all there.
an examination of the cards in each
pile
you
will find
that every card, other than these 7 rulers, have been scattered to the " four
winds of heaven," symbolically speaking, by
the quadration. rules
By
Make
2 quadrates and each of these rulers
under same planet
as in a solar book.
keeping up the quadrating until you have covered the
degree in one quarter of the Zodiac, that will find every
So
,
far,
emblem
in
its
90 quadrates, you
original solar place.
we have only the
principles; but the
is
results of pure
mathematical
moment we introduce ^;ersowa? magnetism
and the actions of individuals under the
astral forces prevail-
ing at the time, we have new elements which must be taken into consideration.
Let a person " cut ^' the Test Book, which
taking a portion of the book
upon the
table
off
from the
emblems
performed by
top, placing it
and placing the remaining part upon
change takes place along the whole of
is
line,
it,
and a
with a new set
in the ruling places.
Let a person shuffle or mix the cards up for a period of 60
seconds and the place of every emblem corresponds to his
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
47
Let him cut the book so prepared,
personal magnetism.
B times in succession, with just 20 seconds interval between,
and the ruling places are occupied by the cards ruling
at the
time, under the seven planets.
Now, quadrate
the book and lay
and every card in where
it
rules
Test
the
with
out in the grand spread
it
Book comes under the planet person
that
at
the
time,
past,
present or future, according to whether the planetary effect
represented by
The
it is
at
maximum, waxing
tions of actual quadrates
from time
my own
magnetism;
by one person, of
and
shuffles
They
regular order on selected minutes.
from
or waning.
lay outs or " grand sj)reads " in this book are illustra-
are
cuts, in
nearly
have a
as it is necessary to
at least 52 lay outs in order to
all
set all
make
a ^
study of the subject.
At
first
sight any lay out seems to have no particular plan
or form, illustrating the action of fixed laws.
But the more
you study these lay outs the greater will your wonder be an
at the evidences of
occult force
Examine the spreads
in
back of the emblems.
book and compare them
this
one by one, and you will soon begin to observe the peculiar
movements of
in spirit
Then spread
certain ruling cards of co-ordinate values
and solar values, shuffle a it
as
book,
hereinafter
as well as spots.
cut
it
The
and
observe
light
life,
will
soon begin to see that there
make
it,
same
and dark shades in your
the couplets of co-ordinating emblems,
cards " that can and does
the
Notice the peculiar group-
evidences of law with yourself.
ing of the colors.
instructed, quadrate
as
taught
itself
is
et.c, etc.
You
a "spirit behind the
manifest.^
THE
48
AirSTIC TEST BOOK.
The quadrations used
work
are
made
seconds and then
hours, minutes and
certain selected
at
as illustrations in this
assorted according to the magnetic eSects.
No
other person would produce spreads exactly lihe these,
bnt the general
effect is
the same and from these spreads
calculations and prognostications can be
made
for any person
or persons.
One
spread
given for the culmination of each minute,
is
with the sun card progressing according
The fuUovring
to the solar values.
plate shows the arrangement of a grand
spread with particular reference to the planetary rulings and the lines denoting the three periods of time. past, present and
The two perpendicular
future.
part
of
the
and part of each
effect
of
which
cover's a
and
left of it
line
belongs
few days of time, or
tlt^
the present aspect upon the person.
The rows
diamond row
refer to the
of hearts and clubs, and part of the
future.
The center
past.
line to the right
in the present effect,
upon the right and
lines
denoting the
third
This
layout
arranged to show the
is
not
first
7
a
quadrate,
being
simply
spot value cards under the
planets of same number, in order to familiarise the student
with the number and rotation of the planets. right the cards are partly arranged in a
form
planets they each rule under the strongest. are
under Jupiter denoting power and
Tens under Uranus denoting
Upon
the
to indicate the
Thus the kings
rule.
success,
Fives under Saturn
indicating disappointment.
Queens under Yenus the female planet and ruler of love.
Of course
Tiew only.
this
is
all
from
a
symbolical point of
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK PRESENT.
**•* FUTUEE.
49
• ••• PAST.
V 9 O 9 6 6 9 9 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 9 9
Jt»
4k
4k
4k
O
6 ^
o
9 9 4k 9 *4k O 6 6 PLANET4RT, LIFE AN"D TIME LINES OP GRAND SPREAD. Perpendicular rows are life lines; horizontal, planetary ; top line, sun cards; the middle one being the solar time card.
THE MY6T1C TEST BOOK.
50
The student
advised though,
is
make
to
a study
of
become perfectly familiar with the
this plate in order to
The
planetary lines and other items mentioned.
suits
upon
the right indicate the characteristic suits of the planets at the
other end of the horizontal lines, an explanation
of which has been heretofore given.
DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARING THE TEST BOOK.
The person who
The one who
C.
to receive the reading
is
is to
give the reading
we
we
will call
will call B.
1st. C thoroughly shuffles and mixes the cards, in any way most natural to him, for just one minute; B holding
on an even minute 2nd.
the
which should be started
and keeping the time,
a watch
if possible.
At the end of one minute C and
sun
cuts
it
performed by taking
them upon
the
once
places the
immediately.
book upon
The cut
is
off a portion of the emblems, laying
cloth
and placing
the balance
of the
book thereon. 3rd.
At
just 20 seconds later
again, which results.
and
C
is
directed by
must be done exactly on time
At the end
of 20 seconds more
The book
last time.
is
now
C
B
to cut
to secure correct
cuts for the third
ready for
THE PLANETARY CUTTING. Although a reading can be given upon an ordinary experts
always
obtainable.
use
When
a
Zodiac table cloth,
the Zodiac
is
table,
when one
is
not used, the piles of cards
are laid about the table in as near a circle about the central pile as is convenient.
4th. pile
C cuts
a
few cards from the top of the center or sun
and places them in the house of the Zodiac corresponding
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. to his
montli of birth.
If
no Zodiac
is
51
used C must
fix
a point on the table as his birth month. 5th.
He
then cuts
any house he
off
some more cards and places them
impressed to put them
in
in.
C
repeats this operation until he has 7 piles around
circle,
the last pile consuming the last of the sun cards.
6th.
the
feels
If the cards in the sun pile run out before the seven piles
C must cut some off from the make up the number.
are completed,
in the circle to
pile already
MX^i ^^^J?>\*
"^^<^ ^^x^^X^ THE ZODIAC TABLE CLOTH USED There must always for each of the seven DEAWIIS^G 7th.
he a distinct pile
i^lanets^
Aries, or the
first pile
upon a paper or
to the right of the lower Celestial
tablet
He
MARRIED MALES.
at the pile of cards nearest to
Meridian, select one card from the
upon the sun.
READINGS.
or the results are worthless.
THE RULIIfG EMBLEMS.
C must now begin
IN"
of two or more cards
pile,
make
a record of
it
and place the card face down
then passes on in the direction the
THE MYSTIC TEST
52
months run and does the same until he has seven cards piled
8th.
If the person
is
BOOE:.
for each pile in succession^
upon the
sun.
unmarried, he must begin at exactly
the ojDposite polarity, or the house of Libra, September, and
proceed as directed in section
7.
EXCEPTIONS TO THIS OEDEK. Females,
draw
if single,
should begin at Virgo, or August, and
in retrograde to the months.
Married females should
begin at Pisces, February, and draw in retrograde order, but in all other respects in the section
same manner
as set forth in
7,
CUT SH0TM:XG zodiac houses and months. WITH
CARDS AS PLACED.
PILE OF
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. 9th. start
In case the Zodiac cloth
from any
pile
personal intuition
C is
feels
is
53
not used, the draw must
impressed to start with.
strong, the results will be excellent,
but with persons of low intuitive powers phatically
recommend the
a sheet of white paper the illustration
shown
If the
Zodiac,
if it is
marked
ofE
I
would em-
nothing more than with a pencil like
above.
*/#\
^
'
1
THE WALL ZODIAC OR TEESTLE-BOARD. use, the signs and figures other than the months and names of houses may be omitted. Our For actual
Chicago mystics use a table
cloth
of
blue broadcloth
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
54
silk,
and most of them have in
addition, a wall trestle-board
where the movable planets
embroidered with yellow
are kept set up to their exact place in the
from day
to day, as
Grand Temple
Those who make an exact
science of
this
are
art,
thus enabled to better determiue the effect of a given combination of cards under certain planets, by knowing exact-
where those planets are
ly
make
this
book useful
But our aim
at the time.
is
to others besides those versed in as-
and astronomical science; so we say that
trological
to
all
these accessories, although useful to the expert, can be
dispensed with by the amateur astral card reader.
THE EMBLEMS.
PILI^'G
10th.
When
drawn and
the T x^lanetary ruling cards are
recorded by C, as heretofore directed, he must take them
from the sun, or center, and place theui upon the pile of cards in the house or division of the Zodiac containing
his hirth month. it
He
then
upon another, where he
continues
this
until
and places
lifts
that entire pile
feels
impressed to place
all
the
cards
in
are
it.
He
one
pile
(always faces down) which he places upon the sun, 11th.
book
B now
holds the time and directs
at the exact beginning of a minute
difference what minute of the hour first
the
same time
piece.
seconds and minutes is
to cut
it
the
makes no
except that
if
the
cutting was on an even minute of time by the time piece
used, this second cutting
by
it is,
C
and
minutes
solar time.
or
it
must be on an even minute If
the watch keeps
correct
makes no difference whether
hours out of
the
way on standard
If the first cut, that is the cut in
it
or
preparing
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. the packs as directed in section
55
started at
2, is
an odd
minute the one mentioned herein must be on an odd one.
C cuts three times
12th. just
at
impressed to ask
C
intervals
of ten
used before.
the time interval
half
to shuffle the
book before
feels
this last
C
he should inform C; in which case
triple cut
seconds,
B
If
should
take the book entirely up from the table and shuffle
B
hand until
in
it
gives the time to start the cutting as per
sec f ion eleven.
You may
not think
assure ;^ou that ivhy
all this
No
care
important; but
is
corresponding to the
first
are of the greatest value,
I
matter whether you understand
The time elements and
or not.
is
it
it is.
the triplex cut
or triplex deal of the quadrature
and
a careful observance of these
small particulars has been the basis of the writer's success in the occult demonstrations with the Mystic Test Book. I
have heard a careless student remark " what
15 seconds, that they should
you know,
moved
friends,
how
far
amount this
and
has,
at
the
same
?
time,
has moved
changed
its
polar
Its axial rotation
the equator has been about four miles during that
insignificant quarter of a minute.
Do
upon has
live
It
10 or
? "
twenty-Jive miles in its
angle accordingly, relative to the sun. at
we
in that little time of 15 seconds
ahead more than two hundred and orbit
anything
to
ball
is
But we
are
little
now ready
for the next step.
QUADEATION OF THE TEST BOOK. 13th.
B
takes
three top cards,
hand and removes the without disturbing the order in which the book
in
they come, and places them in the
first
or heart quarter of
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
56
the Zodiac. in the
The next three he places
club
in the
same manner
then three in the diamond and
quarter,
three in the spade quarter, and so on, until
all
but four
These four cards are
cards are j)iled in the quarters.
to
be
placed singly around the four quarters.
EXPLANATION OF THIS DEAL.
The
three cards to each quarter, at the four
iirst
rounds,
are emblematic of the three houses in each quarter of the Celestial Circle.
Three times four making twelve, the
months in a year and the number
of cards in each
When
before the last four are placed thereon. is
i^ile
the deal
finished there are thirteen cards in each quarter; the
thirteen being the figure of knovrledge and equal to the
parts of the Zodiac,
namely the twelve houses and the sun
or center.
THE SINGLE QUADEATE. lith.
B now piles the cards upon the first quarter. or heart
quarter, in the order of the
months and signs and makes
a
deal of one card at a time from the top of the book around
and around the Zodiac from the has thirteen cards again
jDiled
first
quarter until he
in each quarter
the deal must end at the spade quarter, or in the deal in
15th,
it
Of
course,
shows an error
some manner.
Gather the emblems on
to the heart quarter pile,
as in previous sections.
LAYING THE GEAND SPREAD. 16th.
To perform
and begins
at
this work.
B
takes the book in
the top and lays
one, face up, beginning at the right
off
hand
the cards one
hand end
by
of the table,
one card space from that end, until he has laid seven
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. when
cards;
and
57
begins again at the side nearest himself
lie
starts the nest
row and proceeds thus until he has
laid
rows, one for each of the 7 planets.
off 7
He
then deals the next card to the right hand end
opposite the 8d perpendicular row, the next beyond
it
and
next beyond that, thus ending the spread.
row are the
"
This last short sun cards " so called, because they do not rule
under any of the planets.
On
a succeeding page will be found a quadratic grand
spread from a " iiatural order," or what Test Book.
Pile the
called Solar
is
cards from the ace of hearts to
the king of spades, face up, turn the book over and
quadrate
as heretofore directed.
it
the preceding
in
the aspect
This
and
is
shown what
is
it
as instructed
in illustration.
is
called an " independent solar spread,"
devoid of personal or magnetic qualities and wholly
But the quadrate has thrown the
arbitrary in formation.
emblems
into their respective planetary places, relative to
abstract position, in the tion
Spread
sections and the lay-out will present
was
a
magnetic one.
The grand spread
is
same manner So
it is
as
worthy
now ready
if
the forma-
of study.
for
reading
and
I
and
delineating.
This
is
the most important part of
right here before
who
all,
wish to say
going any farther, that any person
expects or supposes that he or she can master the
intricate
art
of
emblem
delineation
few days or even in a few months,
may
in
a
few hours, a
as well
change his
mind upon the subject at once. Such is the infinite variety of the combinations and
or her
Iht ^fstlc GEAND SPREAD, SOLAE.
flit BQok%
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
coming up, that great judgment
interpretations constantly
and
are needed to
intuitive poAvers
have taken the utmost pains-
this work, I
and
the correct
give
In the lay-outs and tables of definitions used in
meanings.
clear
59
to
make them
easily understood, but I constantly realize froni
letters received daily that a large
try to understand.
They seem
number
of people do not
to hate to think,
and therefore
ask a hundred questions regarding matters that are before
them
in print.
I
have had dozens, yes hundreds of
letters
covering page after page of manuscript, Mn'itten by people
who admit
that
they have " Temjple Lectures, or the
Religion of the Stars," and our O. O. M. paper, as well as bulletins,
they ask
yet
'^
are
this sit
work?" and so on ad
down and pour
out
pages
to 35
to get into
Some good
infinitum.
25
"Do
admitted?"
ladies
''How came you
you believe in evolution?"
souls
foolscap
of
manuscript giving their private views on such subjects as re-incarnation, evolution of the soul, astral so on through
all
magnetism and
the subjects treated upon by
me
in
my
lectures.
Now, my feelings
dear good friends, while actuate most of you
that
remember that
I
am
a vei'y bus}^
appreciate the kind
I
in
man,
this,
my
I beg you to
time
is
exceed-
ingly valuable, compared with most people's, and further-
more, that your privaie views are useless to me.
have to say
is
or as little of
in print. it
like it or hate
treated, give if
as it,
them
Read
you are if
it,
able.
digest It
it,
and make
What as
I
much
matters not whether you
you have any views upon the subjects
to the world in print.
I assure
you that
they are worth considering, editors will gladly print them.
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-60
Pray excuse
this digression,
my
friends; I do not complain
or want to complain, and I acknowledge the receipt of thous-
ands of such good, kind and appreciative letters as would
But I
expand the heart of any one.
foresee that the publi-
cation of this book will bring forth a host of questions unless I
warn the public that
If I find that stood,
and
it
cannot answer them personally.
I
some particular points is
are not generally under-
them more
possible to elucidate
I shall issue a printed bulletin
perfectly,
containing the explanations.
Before going on with the directions for reading,
it
will
be well perhaps to give instructions for finding the card of
day and the birth card, for these cards frequently have an important bearing upon the delineations of the astral spread.
The mode
of finding the day card or birth card
is
precisely
the same, for the day card ruling upon any particular date
the birth card of any person born at that time. has a part to play say, a type or -earth
all
through the
emblem
and planets
life,
as it
of the effects of the
This card
as
one might
magnetism of the
time of the person's birth.
at the
the signs and letters X,
is,
Y
is
What
and Z are to algebra, the symbols
composing the Mystic Test Book
are to our astral calcula-
tions.
We
" test " our
work
at
every point.
The
writer
dis-
covered the error in the tables of Herschel and other astronomers, as to the motion of Jupiter, through the failure of the accepted tables to bring that planet to the point where his magnetic effect
would correspond to that found by
ual trial with the Test
of each planet
Book
in 1887.,
The
tables of
act-
motion
were then tested separately before being
used in our books, as an error in
such expensive works
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. would have been serious indeed.
We
of motion were correct.
61
The other planetary
tables
have in this Grand Temple a
set of tables that are so correct, that
one hundred years
motion of any planet, carried back by the law of multiple cycles, will not
vary one second of arc in
There are only two
cost almost an infinite
all
that long period.
such tables in existence and they
sets of
amount
of
labor to calculate
and
showing the
rul-
record.
Upon page 63 ing cards of time.
will be
found a
In the
left
plate,
hand column
figures indicating the tens, while the top
numbers composing the
units of the
are a
row
row of
indicates the
spirit of the
powers
used.
The following
They
planets according to the latest data.
from the tables published by intelligence can
powers of the
tables give the numerical
Lillie,
differ slightly
being as correct as
human
make them.
ASTEAL POWEES OP THE MONTHS. '
491281
Jan., 161623
Jul.,
Feb., 266435
Aug., 324824
Mar., 334149
Sep., 353658
Apr., 498658
Oct.,
May, 597719
Nov., 217412
Jun., 693378
Dec, 188169
227944
EULE FOE FINDING DAY OE BIETH CAEDS. This
is
a very simple mathematical operation.
Take, the astral power of the month.
The
astral
power
Add them Find the
spirit of the
the card ruling.
of the day.
together.
sum, which indicates in the
table,
THE
62
3.IYSTIC
TEST BOOK
EXAMPLE FOB PEACTICE. Find what card rules on the 2Bd day Astral power for July
Astral power for 23d
-
-
of July.
4912S1
-
3S6139
-
677420
The
spirit of this last
number
See directions for
is 13.
finding spirits of numbers.
This indicates row Xo. 1, 3d card from the left in the plate of
of
day
cards,
many
which
rules for
the five of clubs.
is fi
emblems
Tiding
This
is
only one
of various diTisions
of time.
ASTEAI.
POWZES OP IHE DATS.
a
157741 213] 44 256SS3 358942 461973 533S19 616519 656370
9.
7224*54
20,
10.
881872 719547
22,
1,
2. 3^
4, 5, 67,
11.
12. 13.
14,
15, 16.
17. IS, 19,
21.
622346 491125 361S43 236459 186886 169389 154727 221S75 233538 274361 376420
386139 4e>75S 25. 683569 26, 524160 "27, 362S07 28. 269494 29, 246165 30. 198536 31. 163543 23, 24.
.
POSITION OP THE BIBTH CARD.
In a grand
spread,
from one
i)erson"s
magnetism,
that person's birth card occupies a petition in the spread
where
the
strongest
and
nearest
ejects
concenti-ate.
Therefore the emblem reader should notice particularly the position of the birth card, and, for the purpose of avoiding error,
it
piece of
is
well in practice, to lay a counter or a small
money upon
that card to designate
it.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
64 If
card
this
tions around
it
thing recent.
the past,
in
is
it
shows that the indica-
for a distance of 2 cards, point to
If in the futnre XDart of the spread,
something to come soon. But shown near the birth card apply
the
it
some-
shows
indications
iJersonaUy,
so
while the
general indications point to the usual events and to other
same
person's lives connected with C's, just the
was not in that
C's birth card
frequently
doubly,
indicate
and those near
at
So emblems
cj^uarter.
showing events
hand simultaneously,
as if
long
j)ast
as well as those far
in the future, co-ordinating with the present.
When
the birth card comes in the exact center of
"sun
the lay-out, where the Jupiter,
it
is
an excellent
line" crosses the line of
indication and
shows that
the planetary influences are well in balance and pre-
good
dicts
But
fortune.
the
nature
of
this
good
fortune depends upon the nature of the birth card. this is a
"power
and power.
If
card"' is
it
If
indicates well-balanced strength
it
a nine,
come his disappointment. Approximate positions
to
it
shows that C
will over-
center of lay-out are pro-
portionately fortunate.
THE MYSTIC This
is
some hidden thing
upon
CEOSS.
considered an important factor, and indicates in C's
life.
But the nature depends
the direction of the cross and whether the greater
portion comes under Saturn or the minor planets, Mars,
Mercury and Venus. THE HORIZONTAL CROSS OF MAES. This cross
is
shown
in face
cards in order to
make
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. it
more
conspicuous,
usually nearly
all
and
crosses
65
of
all
kinds
are
But they frequently
in court cards.
occur in colors.
9 d 6
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4^
For instance, the cross may be
its
by black
all
in red cards
ones, or vice versa.
upright under Saturn.
very exceptional.
When
4k
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year a lady had an " eight emblem " cross
come with
#
t
111!
pletely surrounded
4k
I delineated
Of it
all
com-
Once in
last
hearts^
course, this
was
to her she burst
into tears and admitted the cross was only too true in its signification.
Crosses
may
occur in
all sorts
of positions with indica-
tions according to the planets in the cross.
more or
less cards in the cross.
There may be
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
66
EXAMPLES OF MYSTIC CROSSES, ^
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o OOOO
u
*
*l
oooo
o
(
<>WT<*
V V * *
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9 9 o
^ 6 PERPENDICULAR CROSS
The reason is
these forms are
IN"
COURT CARDS,
called " Mystic " Crosses,
because they show evidences of "mind force" back
of the work.
some outside
An
intellectuality
jDower,
present.
acting uifJiin the law,
That
is,
that
however,
is
present and acting upon the person.
As forces
a
scientist,
some two
upon investigating these mysterious or three years ago, suggested that this
peculiarity might be accounted for under the so-called " laws
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. of chance," we, together, find, if possible, that
made
67
elaborate calculations, to
such was the
We
case.
grand spreads within twelve hours,
strictly
made seven
on time, and
found three crosses, two solid squares and a perfect triangle in
court
cards,
besides
a
number
of
minor mystic
combinations.
9
9„9 9 9 * 9 6"^ 9 «
«
« it
a
J
'
4 « «
«
4k
[ .
k
PERPENDICULAR CROSS
We then
A
9
4^
IIS"
calculated that the chances
HEARTS.
upon such
a series of
events transpiring in a " world of chance," were about one to 375,000,000.
So a person might spread lay-outs
all his life
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK
68
long, day and niglit, without a gliost of a chance to
such manifestations of law.
But our proof
make
of the action of
law and intellectuality combined, upon everything in nature, including the Mystic Test Book, does not rest upon such evi-
dence as this alone, fortunately.
The sample spreads
in this "work are purposely freed
from
mystic symbols, being simply the result of time and planetary laws.
HOEIZOlJrrAL
The reason
GEEEK CE05S IX COrET CAEDS.
for this
is,
that the
emblems have general
positions at certain times, called culminations,
which apply
to the general characteristics of all persons.
That
emblems
rulinof
with
B
at
is,
the
a certain time in certain griven
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. positions, will rule with
C
at
69
another certain time.
There
is
but one way to find which spread in this work gives this general position, and that
is,
by finding what spread has a
ruling sun card, the same as the one in the spread under consideration occupying
the
same
This position
position.
directly under the sun in the short
row
EULE POR PIN"DIN"G THE LAY-OUT. Take the sun card in table spread. Set down the suit value. Put under it the spot Put under this the number 7.
Add Add
all
sum by
Multiply the
together.
to the product, the
number
is
at the top.
value.
2.
61.
This gives the page of the book where that sun card rules
under the sun.
In the grand spread thus found, the emblems are in their
normal position
You table
relative to their planetary effects at the time.
can then readily determine by a comparison with the
where the variations from the normal are
spread,
greater or
less.
For instance; suppose the normal position
of the ten of diamonds, under the ruling,
But, in the table spread
it is
is
under Saturn.
under Jupiter.
You can then
confidently predict that a pecuniar}^ success Avhich should
€ome
to the person
under the normal
effects of the planets
has been counteracted by environments.
Ordinary emblem readers do not usually go into these calculations, being guided a great deal
finer
by intuitiou, but
I
wish to give these directions for the benefit of students who wish to
make
When
a deep study of the subject.
the spread
is
completed,
planetary cards drawn
Ijy
it
is
usual to designate the
the person, by turning them at
right aijgles to their former positions.
THE 3ITSTIC TEST BOuX.
70
CUT SHOWTNG Tr£2m> CAEDS.
C The
'i*
c,
tens with
10 h. and 10c being
I;ic pair of
ciid^.
r:ie aiiiTri^
an ace between constitute a parr of ''mystic bars,"
They
as they are called.
are qnite often seen in spreads and
have oeeult meanings in accordance with the characteristics of the cards forming the bars.
The
cards thus turned in
the spread are called " signincators," as they are significant of
many
to
what they would "be
affect
things.
In the first place they if
are double in
not da^wn cards.
power
Secondly, they
the combinations connected with them in immediate
contact. GKSTERAI, LLSHES OF
DAKEXESS
A^T> LIGHT.
Independent of the individual definitions of the cards, the reader should look particularly after the lines of light and
dark as they hare a particular signification apart from the
The dark
suits or spot values.
in one's
life.
The
cards indicate the darkness
red cards (originally white, in ancient
In some
times) indicate the light or happy portions.
you
will trace these lines of red diagonally across
When this is
cury in the past, up to Neptune in the future. the case,
it indicates
that
C
did, for
many
years, find his hap-
piness under the planets of love and passion.
Later, military
and pecuniary feelings swayed him, or perhaps cises,
boating, fishing,
etc., as
Mars
lives
from Mer-
athletic exer-
rules matters appertain-
ing to power and strength in the physical. Later, culture.
he has his pleasure in
spiritual
unfoldment and soul
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK If
it
travel
reaches into Neptune, he will
and sight seeing.
71
take great delight in
Dark bands covering diagonal
lines
reaching through the life lines (perpendicular lines) indicate
an antagonistic influence running
all
through C's
life.
Isolated patches of dark or light, cut off entirely
emblems
A
of the
same
all
color, are very interesting.
remarkable case of this kind came up in a reading given
to a stranger in 1891,
that I light
from
''
made as I
by the author.
It
was so remarkable
a record of the part containing the "island of
term such positions.
THE ISLAND OF LIGHT. 4k
it
9^9
9
6^0
6
9 9
O 9 9
o
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o
6 6
I delineated it as a beautiful,
tented spot in his past
life,
V
9 9
6 a
happy, successful and con-
that Avas preceded and surrounded
—
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
72
upon
all sides
•
But
by darkness, trouble and disappointment.
the 4 d and 7 d reaching up to the middle or present indicated that this bright spot in his
life
was
just
life line
drawing to
a close.
When
I
had
quietly explained his
life.
little
the
finished
how
The student
exactly the
is
emblems had
illustrated
advised to look particularly for these
much information
points and indicators, as they afford
regarding the person's
gentleman
delineation, the
life
and surroundings.
For the purpose of convenience, the tables of indications in this
work
are placed opposite the plate containing the
grand spread, where the card defined rules as a sun card. If the student will learn thoroughly the
solar natural
book runs, he can very soon
way
m which the
find the
page con-
taining the definitions of any particular card wanted with-
The
out reference to the page or rule for finding same. is
given, only because other spreads
same cards under the sun.
But the defining
52 in number and consecutively arranged.
HEARTS:
The
CLUBS:
DIAMONDS:
rule
the book with
are in
tables are just
The
suits
run
SPADES.
spots under each suit run in regular order
from ace
to king.
The
definitions given are not intended to be inflexibly cor-
rect or unchangeable.
Such
is
the almost infinite
of combinations of the 52 emblems, that foresee and record
all
it is
the various meanings.
number
impossible to Besides this,
the delineator must bear in mind that the personal environ-
ment
of the person represented in the spread has
with meanings of the emblems.
monds following
much
to do
For instance; a 9 of
dia-
a seven under Saturn, or with a 7 of dia-
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. monds under Jupiter
man
in the
a loss of a large
sum
the same proportionate "
same
life line,
73
indicates for a rich
man
of money, but a poor luck," so-called,
ill
with
might only
lose
In the same manner, the environment of
a few dollars.
marriage makes an immense difference in the meanings of
Where
the emblems.
the
2h
8h and 4h
followed by the
under Venus, indicates an engagement and marriage for single persons,
it
indicates spiritual advancement, union of
contentment of heart and
forces,
It is confidently asserted
no
single
"environment"
soul, for the married.
by the Mystic Brotherhood, that
exists, that so
completely changes
the magnetic respondences of individuals as that of marriage. This
is
the secret of
for the better and
why it
is,
that some people are changed
some for the worse by
this union.
Per-
haps the very planetary influences that were favorable to you
when
single
became adverse
as
soon as you were united to
another being. I
believe the time will come,
when
these forces will be
taken into consideration before marriage, instead of
after^
and many unhappy alliances obviated thereby. Before going on with the
tables- of indications I
manner
say a few words regarding the time and receiving First.
in the full
emblem
wish to
of giving or
readings.
No person
should ever attempt more than one spread
same day. There are certain magnetic forces used in the
work, which become changed or exhausted so that a sec-
ond spread for that person
That
is,
will
carried through.
I do not
:should delineate
for others
give but partial results. first
one given
mean by
this, that
always providing that the
more than
once,
is
correctly
no person
but, that he
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
74
should not attempt to read for hi msel/hnt once in a day.
Some persons
are so constituted that once a
week
is
fully
often enough.
The manner
Second
of going about
One who wishes
it.
correct results, should go about the preparation of the
same
in the
careful, painstaking,
book
and as one might almost
say '^devout "frame of mind that the churchman experiences
when opening that occult idle
the book he regards as sacred.
emblems very
I
have noticed
rarely have anything to give to the
and curious seekers after sensations.
The power back meaning
Book knows well the
of the Mystic Test
of the expression once used
by a teacher in olden
time, relative to ''pearls " and certain domestic animals. It is
not expected that every owner of this book will
become an expert card reader initiate of the Grrand
astronomer.
Some
Temple
any more than that every
;
will
become an astrologer and
Some can comprehend but
will think that
the best.
a hurried glance at these pages, in
the intervals of business, ought to give
they seek, or else the whole thiug will fail to get
little at
what they
seek;
is
a
them the knowledge
humbug.
and
But
all
such
cannot be helped.
it
Those who seek for light and wish to know the secret and order of the universe,
must make
a regular
and careful study
as far as their other duties will permit, or they will
plish but
accom-
little.
We shall now proceed
to give the lay-outs
tions, leaving the other matters to
come
and card
In order, however, that the student
may have
summarized within
compass
directions
here a review.
a small
defini-
after.
the entire I will give
)
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
75
'
A RECAPITULATION" OF WORK. 1.
Arrangement of cloth upon
2.
Tablet and pencil for recording cards.
3.
C
shuffles the
4.
B
keeping account of the time.
5.
C
cuts 3 times at intervals of 20 seconds, starting
table.
book one minute.
on
any even minute selected by B. 6.
C
cuts the book into 7 piles, as
.
7.
C
more
fully explained
former sections.
in
selects
one
card from each pile under rules given
heretofore. 8.
C makes
a careful record of the 7 cards and places
them upon the 9.
C
sun.
places sun pile
on any chosen
cards as directed heretofore. 10.
C cuts
pile
and
piles all
the
(See page 54.
3 times as directed in Sec. 12, 10 seconds apart^
on even time 11. 12. 13. 14.
B B B B
quadrates the book as directed in See's 13 and 14. gathers the emblems as per Sec. 15. spreads the grand lay out. finds the ruling
See Sec.
16.
grand spread in order
to
determine
the general effect of the time. 15.
Turn the
16.
Delineate as instructed in the following tables of
7 planetary cards.
effects.
Page 76
starts the
department of card emblems, definitions
and quadratic lay-outs which cover one hundred and four pages of this work.
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76
V
SOLAR VALUE,
L
SPIRIT VALUE,
10.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
44722.
MERCURY. A
warm love. Longing for affection from opsex. News from a friend near at hand. A tele-
wish for posite
gram
or telephone message.
VENUS.
A
A
love letter.
letter of friendship.
Proposal of marriage by
party.
and
love, friendship
affection.
A
'
Invitation to
a
A
wish for desire for harmony. letter.
MARS.
A wish
be of help to a friend. News of a friend in trouble. Desire to stand well with some person of strong mind and disposition. to
JUPITER. money
an unselfish use. Wish to help Letter from a friend regarding some pecuniary favor. A telegram regarding money.
Desire for
for
friends pecuniarily.
SATURN. Wish
to help
afflicted.
some friend in
News
sickness.
Desire to aid the
of the sickness of a friend.
announcing the death
Letter
of a friend.
URANUS. Wish
to obtain
employment
of a friendly person.
wish regarding labor of some
k.ind.
Wish
Strong and
for
love of the occult.
NEPTUNE. Wish
go upon a journey of friendship. Longing to travel with a friend. Love of the unseen things of nature. Longing for messao-e from a distance. to
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78
SOLAR VALUE,
2.
SPIRIT VALUE,
20.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
36623.
MERCURY. A
sudden passion for one of the opposite
A
old friend unexpectedly.
sex.
Meeting an
friendly offer or proposal.
Invitation to a party.
VENUS. Meeting of dear friends or lovers. Q h, 2h, Jli indicate an engagement of marriage. 81i a wedding. A union of hearts.
MARS. Meeting of
by a coolness or quarrel. Soon Followed by a Jack, from a male friend.
lovers, followed
ended, however, and
indicating a
visit
all is serene.
JUPITER.
Two
old friends meet. visit
from a
A happy If a
lady.
visit
King
or
soon ended.
Knave
2 h,
a visit
Qh
from
a gentleman.
SATURN. If 7
Visit to a sick friend.
s,
9
s,
2
h a meeting
2 h, 8 c influence f)-om an unseen friend.
an
ace, a letter
from
a friend
who
at a funeral.
Followed by
is ill.
URANUS. Union in labor. Work with a Engagement to labor. A bargain between two With ace of hearts, a letter regarding work.
Co-partnership in labor. friend.
persons.
NEPTUNE. Meeting of friends distance.
men
after a
2h, Ih
a
or sailors meet.
Letter from a Between J-J young
long journey.
love letter.
GRAND SPREAD,
QUADRATED TO
SOLAR.
TIME.
E»-A.ST.
O 9 9 6 6
00
V 9^9 9^9 6^6
9 9 6 6
0^0 0^0
(v
V
fir
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80
SOLAR VALUE,
9 ^
3.
SPIRIT VALUE,
30.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
C^
15645.
MERCURY. Indecision of mind
regarding love or matrimony.
Two
Perplexity regarding your friends.
lovers at one time.
Indecision regarding a
visit.
VENUS. Two
lovers at once.
Indecision regarding love.
as to attending a
place of
amusement
Indecision
or instruction.
Perplexity of the heart.
MARS.
A proposal
Trouble to make up your
of marriage perplexes.
mind.
Two
friends quarrel regarding something con-
nected with yourself.
JUPITER. Perplexity regarding a
you esteem or
love.
money matter connected with one
Two ways open
at once.
Help to a
friend, regretted ^afterwards.
SATURN. Trouble and concern, worry and indecision, causad by illness Wish to leave home but can not of self or friends. do
so.
URANUS. Trouble and perplexity with work. Two jobs pressing at Two roads open to you and you know not which once. to take.
NEPTUNE. at once.
Wish
to be in
two places
Perplexing trouble at a distance.
Followed
Indecision relative to a journey.
by a Jack, a
man you
trust causes
it.
|li ^fstl GEAND SPREAD, SOLAR.
9
V
QUADRATED TO TIME.
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SOLAR VALUE,
4.
SPIRIT VALUE,
40.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
54526.
MERCURY. Satisfaction
new
and
success
in
love.
Pleasure
in
Sudden and unexpected happiness. ure and happiness at home. friends.
making Pleas-
VENUS. Contentment with friendship and love. -Satisfaction in love and a happy home. 4h, 8 c, 10 h satisfaction and success in unseen friends and influences.
MARS. Satisfaction in friendly conversation sex.
Avith
person of same
Satisfaction gained through law,
shown
if
law-suit
is
elsewhere.
JUPITER. Satisfaction in costly furniture. hotne.
Love
In fine dresses and a fine
lOh, 4h a love for 4h, 10 d pleasure in money making.
of fine surroundings.
your new work.
SATURN. Recovery from illness by self or friends. Satisfaction with visits of unseen friends. Pleasure derived from kindness to the sick.
URANUS.
m
your employment. Kindness of a friend regarding labor of some kind. Happiness in working for
Satisfaction
others.
NEPTUNE. Satisfaction
in
travel
by water and land.
Good luck
fishing or anything connected with the water. of pleasant friends
from
afar.
in
A visit
fit ^fstli GRAND SPEEAD,
QUADRATED TO
SOLAR.
TIME, o
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9 V
SOLAR VALUE,
6 6
ASTRAL NUMBER,
5.
SPIRIT VALUE,
50.
32333,
MERCURY. Sudden change in life. C-hange in feelings. Removal of home somewhat unexpected. Short journey to home of friends.
VENUS. Change in love
Parting from friends.
or friendship.
ney to another
or
city
tovrn.
K h,
5h,
Qh
Jourdivorce
or separation.
MARS. Parting from male friends. A journey with a male. Removal for reasons connected with some man. Change of feelings towards a
man.
JUPITER.
A business journey. a near relative.
Change
in circumstances of a friend or
5 h, 1
2 c
c,
news
of a
change comes by
letter.
SATURN, Change 9
s,
of surroundings caused 5
h death
caused by
ill
is
by sickness of
friends.
the cause of the change.
7
s,
Journey
health.
URANUS. Journey by land. Change of residence. Removal of home and business. Visit of friends from a distance. With an ace, a letter.
NEPTUNE. Journey by water. Change of home or removal to a place near a body of water. A change connected with transportation and travel.
rh( GRAND SPREAD,
QUADRATED TO
SOLAR.
TIME.
4
4
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SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
9 V V 9 6 ^,
6.
60.
43593.
MERCURY. Even temper and dispassionate qualities. Smooth running life. But few changes. Contra-indicates the five of hearts under same planet.
VENUS. Love and friendship running smoothly and without much variety. Married happiness. Contentment for a season.
MARS. Monotony cases
of
life
this
and male forces or strength. In some indicates a long engagement of
emblem
marriage.
JUPITER. Monotony
or long continuation of existing pecujiiary affairs.
If a co-partnership
Slow moving
is
shown,
will be
it
long continued.
life.
SATURN. Sickness of friends or relatives or any other condition under
Saturn remains the same.
Change,
if
any, slight under
this ruling.
URANUS. Matters appertaining to real estate. One's labor, home and friends remain in a monotonous condition for some time. .
Contra-indicates
NEPTUNE.
journeys
dinating therewith. the indication
is
under
same planet
If business of person
reversed.
or is
co-or-
traveling
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SOLAR VALUE.
7.
SPIEIT TALFE. ASTEAL XOIBEB,
6 ^ ^ 6
70.
13ia8.
MEECUBY.
A
5
:_
^
generally
an unexpected
-ing of a
friendsliip.
trouble. so:»n past.
A
ferer of
short
TEXTS.
An
unfaithful friend or lover.
a friend.
A
A
heart ache caused by
trouble easily overcome.
Illness of
some
friend.
MAES.
A
broken marria^ engagement in some cases. A trouble that lasts some weeks. A friend in trouble or a lawsuit.
.JTPITEE.
A
Loss through a friend. friend in some pecuniary trouble. Anxiety caused by money trouble. Dlness caused by anxiety.
SAirEX. Ubiess caused by overworfc.
Illness of
deep and lasting trouble,
some dear friend. A Concealment of a
A secret.
bodily infirmity.
FEAST'S.
A
warning to be cautious. Trouble with labor. Tse care in dealings with a friend. A psychic experience. If with a Queen, it is with a lady.
XEPTUXE. Trouble
connected
friend.
with
a
Journey.
Inability of self or
certain journey.
new
Parting friend
to
from
a
make
a
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
90
SOLAR VALUE. SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL XUMBER,
8.
80.
63147.
MERCURY. Sadden power, soon expended. Opera and dancing parties. Gathering of friends and societies. Power and develop-
ment
of love.
VEXUS. Social
and
religious gatherings.
development.
Spiritual force,
Advancement
in soul force.
power and Increase in
friendship and love.
MAES. Gratlieriugs or
power.
music
is
meetings where males predominate.
Will force. Martial music. by brass bauds.
Parties
Strong where
.JUPITER. Meetings of friends or fraternal Consideration
of
financial
societies.
Financial power.
questions.
Strength
or
power of expression.
SATUEN. and meetiugs for psychic investigation. Physicians meetings or societies of like nature. Power in overcoming disease.
Circles
UEANUS. Friends working together. Spiritual Labor of love. development and power. Psychic force in coujunction Avith friends.
XEPTL^NE. Boating parties. Excursions by -water. Power in line of something connected with travel. With 1 h and 2
\
good news from
afar.
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SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
9 V 6 6
9. 1.
11471.
MERCURY.
A sudden disappointment soon of plans
over and gone. Overturning by the action of a trusted friend or employee.
A love disappointment. VENUS. Disappointment in love. Disappointment in some friend. A heart longing unsatisfied. A misunderstanding. Disaprobation with the conduct of a friend.
MARS.
A
lovers' misunderstanding.
male friend.
Disappointment caused by a
Jealousy of another person.
Injury to a
friend or relative.
JUPITER. Loss of time in pursuit of love. Disappointment of strong hopes connected with pecuniary affairs of self or near friends..
SATURN. Misfortune, trouble and disappointment caused by either imprudence, jealousy, lovers' quarrel or illness of self or friends.
URANUS. Want
of success in your labors.
Disappointment connected
with your work. A labor of love. disappoints you in some work.
A friend
or relative
NEPTUNE.
A
fruitless journey.
Disappointment regarding a
some cases regarding pointing visit from a distance.
friends, or in
a journey.
visit to
A disap-
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TIME.
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SOLAR VALUE.
10.
SPIRIT VALUE.
11.
ASTRAL NUMBER.
65418.
MERCURY.
A
sudden success. Success in love and friendship. Rapid gaining of friends. Strong affection. If Tvith a Queen, success of a lady friend.
VEXUS. and happiness in friendship and lore. A True love from one of the successful love affair.
Success, triumph
opposite sex for vourself.
MARS. Reunion of old friends. Success in In some cases triumphs of a
a friendly negotiation.
friend,
in
some a law
case.
JUPITER. Power, success, triumph and happiness. Strength of love and friendship. Help and confidence of friends. Business success based on friendly influences.
SATURX, Power over
sicKness. sorrow, death, trouble, disappointment,
machinations of enemies, scandals and heartburnings.
Overcoming
or evil influences.
URAXUS. Power, success, and good results flowing from your efforts connected with labor and business affairs. Overcoming of some bad influence, by psychic power.
XEPTUXE. Success in a journey.
Success in fishing, boating or any-
thing connected with the water. illness caused by dampness.
Recovery from any
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
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SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE. ASTRAL XUMBER.
A lover
or very close
21.
27268.
MERCURY. friend. An affectionate
A friend in sudden need.
young man.
may
11.
and impulsive
In some cases
it
indicate a son or brother.
VEXUS.
A warm friend
or lover.
A kind-hearted
young man.
amiable gentleman and a true fidend.
young
An
Sometimes a
relative.
MARS.
An
amiable and good-hearted young man.
married in some
cases.
Engaged
Deeply religious or
to
be
spiritual
Strong feelings.
nature.
•JUPITER.
A
kind friend, a man pecuniary way. A
who
man
is
of assistance to you in a
of strong affection and
soul
powers.
SATURX.
A good
conscientious and true-hearted man. but in trouble and overcome by bad influences. In some cases ill
health
is
the cause.
URAXUS.
A
kind-hearted and industrious young man. helpful.
He
is
usually
Sometimes a young
strong
in
Friendly and
psychic
powers.
lover.
XEPTUXE.
A gentleman of experience, who has traveled and seen much Sailors of the world. A lover who has traveled much. and traveling men are represented by
this card.
GRAND SPREAD,
QUADRATED TO
SOLAR.
TIME.
4
* *
*
6 6 6 6
THE MYOTIC TEST BOOK.
98
SOLAR A'ALVE.
12.
SPIRIT VALUE.
31.
ASTRAL XUMBER.
44516.
MERCURY.
A
merry, light-hearted maiden,
flighty,
who
lores parties
Sometimes indicates a female
picnics, balls, etc.
flirt.
In other cases a sweetheart.
VEXUS.
A
TT arm-hearted,
kindness
woman.
loving, faithful
and
self-sacrifice.
An
Disposition of
affectionate
sweet-
heart.
MARS.
A
warm-hearted wife or mother. Lady who has some male characteristics regarding business matters. Sometimes a strong and healthy young girl.
faithful,
JUPITER.
A warm-hearted lady of some pecuniary ability and power. A good friend. If matched or co-ordinated with a King, she
is
married.
SATURX.
An
affectionate
Au
industrious, good
/
warm-hearted widow lady. lu some eases a divorced woman, but not through her own fault. Usually, unless contra-indicated, in poor health. and
URAXUS. May
and faithful woman.
sister or friend only.
A
loving mother.
be wife,
Gentle disposi-
tion and strong psychic powers sometimes.
XEPTUXE.
A
good-natured and kindly disposed lady a
gi'eat
general.
A
who
good talker. Loves Sometimes rather visionarv.
deal.
has traveled
humanity in
flit
liik
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THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
100
SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
13.
41.
44518.
MERCURY.
A
Quick witted but good tempered and kindly dispositioned. A friend to
middle-aged or elderly gentleman. you.
VENUS.
A
warm-hearted man. A good a near relative by blood or kind and ajBlectionate husband.
mild mannered, friend,
or in
marriage.
A
kindly,
some
cases
MARS.
A
good-hearted man. talker
and reasoner.
but soon over
it.
Usually a married man. A great Sometimes a little quick in temper,
An old military man JUPITER.
in
some
cases.
A professional man or merchant of much power and force character. A friend to you. A man of much power
of in
gaining friends.
SATURN. A
good,
kindly
dispositioned
physician, or in
and death.
friend,
some manner
who
is
usually
a^
associated with sickness
Strong psychic powers under Saturn.
URANUS. A
who
good-hearted, hard working man, for the benefit forces about
of others.
He
him and with him.
NEPTUNE. A kind-hearted man who has traveled story teller. sailor.
has always worked
has powerful psychic
Sometimes
this
a great deal.
card
indicates
A
great
an
old
Ik
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SOLAR VALUE,
14.
SPIRIT VALUE,
51.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
44731.
MERCURY.
A
wish suddenly formed. letter containing a
An
aspiration for knowledge.
A
seci'et.
piece
of
A
news from a
short distance.
VENUS. Letter,
when
A wish gratified.
edge.
A love
in conjunction with deuces.
Good news
of
in a letter.
knowl-
A
tele-
gram with good news.
MARS. Desire for mucli knowledge. occult communication. a gentleman,
when with
Inquisitiveness.
Love of power. a deuce.
JUPITER. may lead
Desire for knowledge that
Money
Desire for Letter from
to
or property possessions.
power or preferment.
With
2 or
5,
indicates
a business proposition.
SATURN. Letter containing bad news, especially with 2 s and 7
wish which will not be attainable.
gratified.
Bad news from
A
s.
A
longing for the un-
a sick persou.
URANUS.
A
knowledge regarding some kind of work. Aspirations for advancement in work. Hunger for
wish
for
occult manifestations.
NEPTUNE.
A
wish to gain knowledge and experience through travel. If followed by a 2 ifc indicates a letter from a distance. With Jh, news from a traveler far away.
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104
SOLAR VALUE,
jjT]
15.
SPIRIT VALUE,
61.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
^
36632.
MERCURY. Dispute with a hot-headecl person. Sudden meeting with a person whom you have had dealings with. With the ace, it
means a
letter or telegraoi.
VENUS. Joining in study, of two persons* of acquaintances. Information regarding a subject of study. Introduction
Unions to
an intelligent lady.
MARS. Interview with a gentleman of business. reporter.
A
Interview with a
dispute between two males.
some
lawsuit, under
A
C|uarrel or
aspects.
JUPITER. Interview with a gentleman on pecuniary or business affair. A business proposition. Introduction to business man. Joinings and co-partnerships.
SATURN. Conversation with a
Interview with a physician or lawyer. person
who
is
A
ill.
quarrel, under
some
aspects.
A
bargain with a professional man.
URANUS. Labor with a person not related to you. job of work. to use
Dispute regarding a
Co-partnership in labor.
your knowledge for another's
A
proposition
benefit.
NEPTUNE. Introduction to a traveled person.
from another
place.
A
letter,
Study with a person Avith an ace. With
when
a personal card, news from person represented.
GRAND SPREAD, SOLAR.
4»
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16.
71.
16545.
MERCURY. Indecision relative to
short
a
journey.
same time. L'ndecided Two ways open to you.
places at the study.
Xeecled in as to
two
two
lines of
YEXUS. Indecision or doubt in an affair of friendship with a lady.
L'ndecided news or doubt regarding a lady friend.
ways open
Two
at once.
MARS. Indecision
regarding
transaction
a
with
a
gentleman.
Knowledge of an undecided character. followed by an ace. the news comes by letter.
Douljtful news. If
.JUPITER.
Knowledge regarding doubt.
financial
a
m
Undecided
mind
transaction,
relative to a
is
held in
certain bar-
gain or proposition.
SATURX. Indecision, doubt and distrust as to the future, caused by bad
influences
or
ill
health.
Knowledge
of
a
doubtful
character from two places.
URAXUS. Doubt and line of
a state of unrest and indecision regarding
work
some
or appertaining to a real estate transaction.
Doubtful psychic experiences.
XEPTUXE. DoubtUneasy feeling regarding a
Indecision relating to a journey to some distance. ful
news from far away.
distant transaction.
GRAND SPREAD,
4t
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TIME.
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BOOK
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in^i
17. SI.
ASTRAL XUAIEER,
^ ^
5i211.
MERCUKT. Happiness lasting but a short time. A pleasant companion or an interesting book in yonr company or possession for a short time only.
VEXU5. Happy home forting
Knowledge of a com-
comfort and joy.
life,
Enjoyment of
nature.
spiritual
mental
or
privileges.
MARS. Pleasant and improving conversations with others, especially gentlemen. Happy married life or pleasant home surroundings.
Good news from home.
•JUPITER. Business contentment. Satisfactory
Satisfactory state of
knowledge
of
pecuniary
money
matters.
affairs.
Good
transaction of a financial character.
SATUBX. Good news
from a peison who
received
contented person, although in
Goodn^s and
ill
is
ill.
A happy and
health, is indicated.
virtue.
UEASU'S. Contentment with labor performed. Satisfaction regarding work done by others. Home life and enjoyment. With 10 d. a satisfactory real estate deal.
XEPTUXE.
A pleasant journey. to
something
Good news or knowledge appertaining at
with a traveler.
a distance.
Instructive conveisation
GRAND SPREAD,
«
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^
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*
0.
t
QUADRATED TO TIME.
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SOLAR TALUE. SPIRIT TALUE, ASTRAL XUMBER,
18. 2.
32342.
MERCURY.
A
sudden and unexpected change of feelings. A change in knowledge and mentality. Sudden news received. Journey to place near Ijy.
YEXUS. Sudden change in friendship, which may he either way. Change of mind regarding a certain lady friend. The company of an entertaining friend. ]*IARS.
A
misunderstanding, causing a change in one's of opinion regai'ding a gentleman.
With 2 c, news
A
life.
Change
slight C[uarrel.
of a change in affairs.
.JUPITER.
A change in
pecuniary
affairs.
a ten. the
change
Change in the circumstances
change in your calculations.
of a debtor causes a
With
will he for the better.
SATURN. Change
of plans caused
by
ill
health of self or others.
Jour-
ney, or short trip, for health, or to see a sick friend.
Discontent.
L'RAXUS.
A journey,
Change in one's home life. Sale Change in mental or psychic powers.
by land only.
of real estate.
Change in knowledge, regarding
real estate.
XEPTUXE,
A
long journey orer laud and water. A trip by water, liews or knowledge of events that are transpiring at a distauce.
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TIME.
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SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER.
19.
12.
44736.
MERCURY. Unchangeableness or monotony, lasting for a few days only. Steadfast confidence and esteem for friends. Remaining quiet at home.
VENUS. Uniform and unchanging
friendship.
roundings remain the same Quiet monotony of life.
Knowledge and surLack of news.
as heretofore.
MARS. Absence of trouble, quarrels and changes, affecting males principally. Study and improvement goes on steadily and uniformly.
JUPITER. Monotony
in
standstill,
business
Pecuniary
matters.
affairs
no matter whether good or bad.
news regarding
at
a
A lack of
a business transaction.
SATURN, Uniform health or the contrary, according to preceding conditions. Lack of change in the sick. With physicians this card indicates
uniformity in business.
URANUS. Unchangeableness in home roundings.
Monotony
life,
physical and mental sur-
in study
and labor.
This card
neutralizes the 5 of clubs.
NEPTUNE. Lack of change relative to travel. Contra-indicates journeys under same or co-ordinate planets. Neutralizes a five under Mercury in same life line.
GRAND SPREAD,
4>
4>
SOLAR.
4k
4k
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4k
TIME.
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9 9
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4k
4k
4k
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SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
20.
22.
15253.
MERCURY.
A
trouble that comes suddenly.
Inharmony
An
of
Bad news from
Opposition to
feelings.
a distance.
your projects.
obstacle to gaining knowledge.
VENUS. Unfulfilled hopes.
woman.
Some kind
of trouble or quarrel with a
Opposition to some belief held by you.
A
rejected favor or request.
MARS.
A
Opposition from a male. in
quarrel or a lawsuit.
gaining certain knowledge.
Antagonism
Trouble to your
wishes and projects.
JUPITER. Trouble on account of some business transaction. Bad news regarding a merchantile firm or corporation. Antagonism from some business firm.
SATURN.
A
remarks regarding the person. Overthrowing of your plans for advancement in knowledge.
scandal.
Illness
Backbiting.
Ill
caused by worry or overstud3^
URANUS. Misinformation regarding a piece of work. job of work. Trouble regarding real
Trouble with a estate.
Antago-
nizing influences of a psychic nature.
NEPTUNE. Bad news from
Trouble with some matter at a letter. Antagonizing influences, that come from some one far away.
distance.
far away.
An
important
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SOLAR VALUE,
21.
SPIRIT VALUE,
32.
ASTRAL NUMBER, .
63642.
MERCURY.
Rapid gaining of knowledge. A rapid development. Meetings for purposes of advancement. Strength and courage. Overcoming of obstacles to advancement.
VENUS. advancement in favor of gaining knowledge. Represents Spiritual development or psychic powers.
Feminine
female schools or gatherings.
MARS. Debates.
Male strength and power.
Psychic unfoldment
Represents male schools or gather-
and advancement.
ings sometimes, of men, for political or other purposes.
JUPITER. Councils and meetings for financial consideration of ques-
Power and knowledge, making scheme or business. tions.
applied to
some money
SATURN. Power
or trouble, through knowledge and development. Recovery of a friend who has been ill. Good news from a sick acquaintance. to overcome illness
URANUS. Meetings and gatherings of persons for the consideration Power and knowlof questions connected with labor. edge of business or labor.
News
regarding real estate.
NEPTUNE. Knowledge of
matters
connected
with
travel
Ability to succeed in such avocations as that head.
or water.
come under
ist
Mmh
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118
SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
22.
42.
24926.
MERCURY.
A
sudden disappointment and bad news. Knowledge of a dissatisfying nature. A sudden dislike. Discouragement caused by antagonism to you.
VENUS. Disappointment regarding a personal friend; usually a female, under this planet. Disappointment in gaining knowledge. Friendly antagonism to your projects. '
MARS.
some person or thing you are brought into contact with. In some cases a lawsuit. Disappointment caused by lack of knowledge.
Dislike, distaste, disbelief of
JUPITER. Discontent with one's pecuniary matters, that
is
affairs.
disappointing to you.
News With
of
money
7d, loss of
property by the disappointment.
SATURN. Disappointment, discontent or some disquieting feeling caused by illness of self or some one connected with you.
Disappointment in gaining knowledge; caused by
illness.
URANUS. Disappointment connected with one's business or labor. In some cases a wish to change avocation. Psychic experience of a disappointing character.
NEPTUNE. Disappointment regarding a journey. Generally a long journey, all or partly by water. Discontent with resiThis card neutralizes the 10, of same suit. dence.
GEAND 8PBEAD,
QUADRATED TO
80LAB.
TIME.
o
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120
SOLAR VALUE,
23.
SPIRIT VALUE,
52.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
65751.
MERCURY.
A sudden
and sometimes unexpected success. Good news. Success in gaining knowledge. This card neutralizes a 7 c or 9 c next to it.
VENUS. Success in uniting with others in
Success in friendship.
gaining some kind of knowledge or mental growth. Indicates or predicts good news.
MARS. Success in
married
Also in study at home. Applies General success in
life.
more particularly
to males, however.
professional avocations.
JUPITER. Success and contentment in merchantile or business avoca-
Advanced knowledge in your business. through learning and miod force.
tions.
Success
SATURN. Strength, power and
success
against
the
evil
effects
of
Overcomes bad influences through knowledge of men and things.
Saturn.
URANUS. Contentment in
success, connected with labor.
real estate transaction.
Success in a
General success in agriculture
and kindred pursuits.
NEPTUNE. Success on the travel or
water.
some
Successful knowledge relating to
affair at a distance.
necessary for success in traveling.
Indicates knowledge
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MERCURY. A
young man. In some cases a In some cases a lawyer friend.
quick-witted and intelligent rival
to the
person.
With odd diamonds
at
each
side, a
business rival.
VEXUS.
A
jealous
A
young man.
Represents one
hold eyed man.
shaiT),
With
who
is full
of
life.
females, this card in-
dicates a suitor.
MARS.
A
A
quarrelsome man. persons
nearly
plotter
against some person or
connected with
you.
Sometimes an
attorney at law.
JUPITER.
A man
who
is
making money through
knowlSometimes
his peculiar
edge regarding a certain line of business. indicates a business rival.
SATURX. A
rather dissolute
young man.
Keeps
late hours.
In some
man you should beware of. With 7 c and 8 c, a studious young man who is in poor health. LTiAXUS. An industrious young man who has a good knowledge of his cases
it
indicates a
business.
aspects
it
In some cases a real estate dealer.
In certain
represents an intelligent farmer.
XEPTL^XE.
A
A traveling man. In some cases a sailor, and full of fun. A young man who possesses knowledge of a wide range.
jolly rover.
lively
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43472.
MERCURY.
A
smart, lively lady, intelligent and quick witted.
Loves
and plays. A rapid reader. Represents possessing knowledge of an unusual character.
a lady.
parties
VEXUS.
An
accomplished lady, of strong religious or
intelligent,
Sometimes a beautiful singer or
psychic proclivities.
musician.
MARS,
A smart
woman, but
rather quick tempered.
In some cases
she presents a rather masculine disposition or appearance.
A
lady of strong will force and power.
JUPITER.
A lady
powers and force of character. one who makes her own way in the world. of strong
G-enerally
A
business
woman.
SATURX.
An
intelligent lady, but one
ness
and
who
has experienced
Sometimes
trouble.
indicates
much a
sick-
jealous
woman.
URAXUS.
A
hardworking, industrious lady, who brings knowledge to One who earns money for herself bear in her work. In some cases, a farmer's wife.
XEPTUXE.
A traveled lady.
One who has
has profited thereby. that
fits
her for a
much of the world and who possesses knowledge
seen
A lady
stirring: life.
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26.
SPIRIT VALUE,
82.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
43474.
MERCURY.
A
quick tempered man.
lively and witty man. Kings generally represent mar-
Smart,
Quick to grasp a point.
men or men of middle or advanced
ried
age.
VENUS.
A
kind-hearted and even tempered gentleman.
who
is
Represents a
man
Usually one
some learned
learned, or following
profession.
of middle age.
MARS.
A
loud talking overbearing man.
Sometimes a military man, or one who leads or commands. A smart, active office
holder or politician.
JUPITER.
An
intelligent reasoner
and pQ,werful speaker.
"power,"
With diamonds
Usually a physician, but one who old gentleman
a
man
is
.
not sympathetic. Rather
Inclined to be cross and exacting.
who
of
strong, a merchant.
SATURN. hard-hearted.
In some
Shows generally
cases a physician or lawyer.
An
has been a learned man.
URANUS. One who has has
much
studied hard and read a great deal. will
power and psychic
force.
An
One who" intelligent
worker.
An
NEPTUNE. A smart
old sailor or sea captain.
traveling man.
lover of out door sports, boating, fishing, etc. cases a learned
man from
a distant place.
A
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MERCURY. A
wish to make money rapidly. garding pecuniary matters.
A
23113.
telegram or letter resudden aspiration con-
nected with money.
VENUS. Desire for
money
to be used for a kindly purpose.
Wish to With
Unselfish wish for wealth.
do good with wealth. a ten., the wish will be
gratified.
MARS. Wish
for
money connected
piration to succeed in
in some way with the law. 2iSsome branch of law. Money letter
from a man.
JUPITER. Important message on business. large
business
transaction.
Wish, connected with a Strong aspiration for
success in business.
SATURN. Wish
to succeed,
which
is
destined to be disappointed, unless
strong indications point the other way.
gram regarding
illness of
Letter or tele-
some person.
URANUS. Wish
for chance to
money by
labor.
Aspiration to
succeed in some work to be undertaken.
Letter regard-
earn
ing labor matters,
when
followed by a 2
s
or 2 d.
NEPTUNE. Message from a distance.
Wish
for success connected with
travel or business at a distance.
A
News from
far away.
wish for money to be used in making a journey.
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32348.
MERCURY.
A
arrangement
business
suddenly
very
unexpected pecuniary
A
offer.
concluded.
An
business interview.
A
telegram on business.
VENUS. Introduction to a lady of means.
wherein at least one party with a friend.
is
Business arrangement
a female.
Co-partnership
MARS. Pecuniary bargain with a
Consultation with a lawyer.
Union
male. ing.
A
letter
A
of business interests.
business meet-
regarding money.
JUPITER. Business
A
consultation.
Union
combination.
pecuniary
monied
of
co-partnership. interests.
A
Business
meeting.
SATURN. Interview with
dunning
With
a
physician.
sevens of
A
A bill. An
letter.
any
suit,
demand for money. A unlucky pecuniary affair.
bad news of some kind.
URANUS. Consultation regarding labor. terests.
nership.
Profitable union of labor in-
Business and labor combined.
A real
Labor
co-part-
estate transaction.
NEPTUNE. Consultation regarding a business journey. travel for another. ly
when followed by
Money from
Engagement
to
a distance, particular-
a 4 d or 10 d.
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29.
SPIRIT VALUE,
23.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
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16311.
MERCURY.
A
sudden indecision arrises regarding a pecuniary matter. Two business ways open at once. A feeling of uneasy Doubt and distrust regarding business. insecurity.
VENUS. Indecision relating to
money aifairs and a money matter.
lady.
a certain friend and a
Regarding
Choice between
two propositions.
MARS.
An
undecided pecuniary of
state
affair
uncertainty.
Doubt regarding
A lawsuit in
with a male.
An
uncertain
trouble
a
arises.
a pecuniary transaction.
JUPITER.
An
undecided business investment.
with a large transaction. pecuniary
affairs.
Indecision connected
Two ways
U^jicertainty
open and doubt.
at once in
SATURN. Uncertainty caused by death, or perhaps only illness. A feeling of insecurity regarding future pecuniary transaction.
URANUS.
A
real estate transaction held in suspense.
come
to
a labor
matter.
Uncertain out-
Two ways open
Choice of two kinds of labor, both
at
once.
fair.
NEPTUNE. Uncertainty and indecision connected with money, a journey Doubt and general indeor some matter at a distance. cision regarding future home and business.
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30. 33.
43771.
MERCURY. Your hopes
Avill
pecuniary receipt of
be suddeuly realized.
Satisfaction in
Indecision comes to an end.
aliair.
money when hardly
a
Sudden
expected.
VEXUS. money affair and a lady. In come Adjustment of pecuniary difficulties. General satisfaction of mind as regards money.
Satisfaction regarding a cases a dear friend.
MARS. Termination of a law case. Satisfaction regarding money and a certam man. Happy ending of a trouble. This card counteracts the 5 and 7 of diamonds.
JUPITER.
An
turns out satisfactorily.
investment tained connected with money.
Satisfaction
A good
business.
ob-
Ex-
presses general good business.
SATURN. Lost
money
restored.
A
recovery of health causes satis-
faction in a pecuniary way.
when
it
A
will in person's favor,
follows a seven of spades, especially.
URANUS. Work -
prospers.
Satisfaction in your labor.
Pleasant busi-
Money
gained by labor.
ness prospects.
Happy work.
A satisfactory real estate
deal.
NEPTUNE.
A satisfactory journey. "
Satisfaction
Monev
Matters turn out well at a distance.
regarding business connected with travel.
chained bv travel.
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SPIRIT VALUE,
43.
ASTRAL NUMBER.
34133.
MERCURY.
A
sudden or unexpected change, affecting the pecuniary status or arrangements of person, or one connected iu a business way.
VENUS. Change
by some pecuniary con-
in love or friendship, caused
Financial change connected with a lady or
siderations.
dear friend.
Followed by 10 d, the change
Change happening
money
MARS. male. A
to a
is
a good one.
journey on business.
A
transaction changes iu cousecjuence of the inter-
ference of a gentleman in same business.
JUPITER.
A
business journey.
Change iu some
Change of
of an investment.
business.
A
Financial change.
pecuniary cross to bear,
cases.
SATURN. Change of
business, location or advantage through sickness,
misfortune or death.
This card
is
counteracted by the
6 d under Saturn.
URANUS. of one's labor. A change of home. A long journey by land. A real estate transaction. This card represents a pecuniary change of some sort.
Change of location
NEPTUNE.
A change
of a pecuniary character, appearing sometimes at a
distance.
A
long journey on business.
counteracted by 6d or 6
s
This card
under planet Neptune.
is
itt
Mmk,
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53.
445S3.
MERCURY. Matters will soon
You
settle
dovm
not make
will
sraoothly in a financial way.
a business
journey at present.
Counteracts the five of diamonds.
VEXUS. move strongly in a monotonous way. Xo parchange with friends. Coutra-indicates the five of hearts and diamonds under Venus.
Money
affairs
ticular
MARS. Affects
money matters
financial
of males principally.
Settlement of
Smooth moving of financial Counteracts theSd and 7d under Mars.
difficulties.
arrangements.
•lUPITER. Settlement of accounts. along.
Business matters running slowly
Remain unchanged whether good
Ex-
or bad.
presses general lack of excitement.
SATl'RX. which is quite apt to lead to ennui or illness. want of change in pecuniary affairs. Counteracts the 5 and 7 of diamonds.
Monotonous
life
Sameness
or
URAXUS. Location of work remains the same.
Real estate matters in
stafit
quo.
Monotonous
labor.
Counteracts the
five
of diamonds and the five of spades.
XEPTUXE. Chances for travel very poor. this planet.
With two
Counteracts one
fives, it indicates
and long journey on business.
a
five under monotonous
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33.
SPIRIT VALUE,
63.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
13818.
MERCURY. L'nexpected call for money. matter.
Trouble regarding a pecuniaryand unexpected loss of money or
Sudden
property of some kind.
VENUS. Money paid or money and
Trouble connected with
given to a lady.
With 8h, money
a friend, or near relative.
paid out for some pleasure.
MARS. Loss of
money through
the law.
Money
paid out to a man.
In some cases a lawsuit, when with 7 c, especiall}". dicates trouble connected with money, generally..
In-
JUPITER. Investment of money in some place where you will not see again soon. this card
Loss of
money
in a trade.
it
Use care when
comes under Jupiter.
SATURN. Loss of
money through
illness of self or
Misfortune or bad acts of another. and 10 s it is by death of some one.
some other person. If followed by 7 s
URANUS. Money for
paid out for labor.
Investment in land. Paid but Loss of moue}" for
some psychic manifestation.
labor done.
NEPTUNE. Money
paid out or entirely lost through something connect-
ed with travel or
some operation
acts the eiofht of
diamonds.
at a distance.
Counter-
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73.
63651.
MEPtCUPiT. Sudden
accession, of power.
when related
to
Rapid gaining of ends sought, Meetings forpecnniarr
money matteis.
Orercoming of trouhle shown by 7 d.
purposes.
TEXTS. Power
make Money
of gaining property through the ahiKty to
friends.
female financial
Indicates
made through psychic
ability.
gifts.
MAPvS.
Power gained through numbers.
Meetings of males for
financial consideration of questions. cially
Strength, finan-
and commereiaUy.
.JTPITER. Meetings of stockholders and companies, corporations and societies. Power and ability to make money. Sometime represents quite large pecuniary transactions.
SATTPiX. Meetings of physicians. Power and financial ability connected with illne^ or death. In most cases represents gain by what is a loss to others.
URAXUS. of making money through labor. Power gained through psychic gifts. To make money through power of foresight.
Lal>or meetings.
Power
XEPTUXE.
p
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gain
money through
trarel.
Sale of goods or
a distance. Financial power concerns extending to far-away plac^
property
at
in
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35.
83.
14486.
MERCURY. Financial disappointment,
generally coming suddenly or
connected with some speculation.
Disappointment
re-
garding a short journey.
VENUS. Disappointment of a lady, connected in some way with money. Love affair goes wrong on account of finances. Counteracted by 8 d or 10 d under Venus.
MARS. Disappointment of a gentleman in some financial way. Pecuniary dissatisfaction and trouble. Loss of money by a lawsuit in certain aspects.
JUPITER. Loss of money through some mercantile transaction. Investment of money that will bring no return in cash or property.
SATURN. Investment in some losing enterprise.
Disappointment of hopes regarding financial matters, caused by illness and
in
some aspects by death.
URANUS. Disappointment connected with a deal in real estate. of
money on
labor.
tion where labor
is
Loss
In some cases loss of a job or posi-
employed.
NEPTUNE. Disappointment connected with travel or a long journey, caused by financial trouble. Money paid out for travel, sometimes.
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SOLAR VALUE,
36.
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SPIRIT VALUE. 0
ASTRAL NUMBER,
43647.
MERCURY. Financial success coming sudden-
Success in a speculation.
Success of a short journey.
ly.
A
" streak of
good
fortune."
VENUS. In some aspects a wealthy marriage. A wealthy acquaintSuccess in friends and money. Kind help of ance. a friend in
some
cases.
MARS. Financial success of a male connected In some cases represents money gained by
Success in a lawsuit.
with person.
matrimony.
JUPITER. success
Greneral
in financial
matters.
Shows the
to
be favorable for pecuniary enterprises
all
kinds, unless the card
is
of
planets
any or
aspected against.
SATURN. Success in raoneyfmatters, but will not long continue. cess
impeded through
ill
health, or death of
Suc-
some other
person.
URANUS. General success in a pecuniary way with labor, business
and
Success in selling property.
real property.
cess in occult matters
Suc-
and those connected with land.
NEPTUNE. Success in
gaining money by
the road by sample.
travel. Selling goods on Also in business connected with
the water, such as shipping.
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SOLAR VALUE,
37.
SPIRIT VALUE,
14.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
25261.
MERCURY.
A
youiig
man who
spends
money
freely
and makes money
In some cases a railroad man, or connected with
easily.
something
rapid.
VENUS.
A
gentleman with a good income. free-hearted lover or
young
A
generous man.
A
In some cases a
friend.
clerk in a business house.
MARS. Usually a young married man. single
man.
An
Sometimes a middle aged A law clerk. A bank
attorney at law.
clerk or cashier.
JUPITER.
A well-to-do man. A
merchant, salesman, banker, cashier, broker or something of that nature. One who handles considerable money.
SATURN.
A man ill
who
is hampered by In some cases this emblem indicates a wild
has fine business qualities, but
health.
dissipated
man.
URANUS. An
industrious 3^oung
man who makes
by his own exertions. In some makes money by his pen.
considerable
money who
aspects, a writer
NEPTUNE.
A man a
who makes money by traveling
concern.
salesman
or
traveling.
agent
In general terms for
some
monied
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38.
SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
24.
33842.
MERCURY.
A lady
who
loves excitement; parties, operas
wealth
Avhere
is
She
displayed.
and every place money and
loves
luxury.
VENUS.
A
warm-hearted, charitable lady
who has
considerable means.
In some cases a wealthy lady friend of person.
In some
aspects an actress or singer.
MARS. Usuail}'
She
a is
married lady. One who spends money freely. fond of dress and generally quite pleased with the
admiration of the opposite sex.
JUPITER.
A
wealthy lady, or one who is closely connected with Such as a business a gentleman who handles money. man or banker.
SATURN.
A lady
with money or business
health.
In some cases she
ability, is
but hampered by ill This card is
a physician.
an excellent one for physicians, under Saturn.
URANUS. An
who makes money by her In some cases she has strong psychic or
industrious and energetic lady
own
exertions.
occult gifts which she utilizes.
NEPTUNE.
A traveled lady;
one
who
seeing the world. singer.
has spent a great deal of
money
in
In some cases an actress or opera
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37651.
MERCURY.
A sharp,
money-making business man. Somespeculator. One who makes money fluctuat-
quick, actire,
times a iugly.
VEXUS.
A wealthy lover. A wealthy friend. An actor or musician. A business man with kind heart, who makes much money.
MARS. In some
cases a wealthy
or one
man
who owns
of strong
husband.
A
or controls mines
well-to-do lawyer,
and minerals.
A
money-making power.
JUPITER.
A
wealthy, money-making, proud, ''self-made" man. who, as has
been
"loves his maker."
said,
In some cases
a banker, wholesale dealer or manufacturer.
SATURN
A
rich
man who
cases
who
is
in
In some
very close with his money.
Under some
miserly man.
a
wealth
is
ill
aspects a
man
of
health.
URANUS.
A
wealthy
man who
labors
In some cases a large of
much
hard to make more money.
real estate dealer.
A
gentleman
XDsychic power.
NEPTUNE.
A man
who has
spent
much money
in travel.
merchant or seafaring man who has made of monev.
Sometimes a a great deal
fill itti, GEAND SPREAD,
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TIME.
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40. 44.
56575.
MERCURY.
A
A
secret wish.
A
secret
A
secret resolution.
Witli
society.
mystics
knowledge.
secret
represents
it
the
Order of the Magi.
VEXUS.
A
letter
A
A
containing a secret.
A
secret friend.
A secret present
order,
A
secret love.
secret wish.
secret or occult society or secret to person.
MARS.
A
secret shared
A
wish.
news
in
by
some
A marriage communication. A
a male.
secret
A
cases.
A
secret.
secret
with had
letter
conspiracy or plot.
JUPITER.
A
secret mercantile business or speculative transaction.
An
secret personal business letter.
important
letter.
A A
secret order.
SATURN. Bad news by
letter.
A
secret
communication.
cases a secret disease or a concealed
cealed disappointment.
In some
A
trouble.
A secret kept from
con-
you.
URANUS.
A
secret journey
by land.
A
secret real estate transaction.
Secret or occult psychic power.
hidden
A
secret present.
A
will.
NEPTUNE.
A
journey by water on secret business. nature from a distance. Yisit of a person on
some
A letter
News
of a private
on private
secret mission.
business..
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SOLAR VALUE,
41.
SPIRIT VALUE,
54.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
36731.
MERCURY.
A
An
pressing engagement.
An
other.
unexpected
agreement to work for ana piece of work. A
ofEer of
sudden union.
VENUS.
A
union with a lady in some kind of work. of
A
forces.
A
proposal of a business nature.
joining •
A
co-
partnership with a relative or near friend.
MARS. Work
in conjunction with a
yer.
A combination
man.
or plot.
Consultation with a law-
A letter from
a male.
A
union of male forces in some kind of labor.
Interview with a
JUPITER. business man relating
garding a piece of work.
A
to work.
Letter re-
transaction between two
persons.
SATURN.
.
Letter announcing the illness of a person you are interested in.
News
physician.
regarding a sick friend.
A
Consultation with a
business call on the sick.
URANUS. Work
done by two persons
of work.
by land.
News
jointly.
Letter regarding a piece
of the illness of a person at a distance,
Plan of work between two.
NEPTUNE. Interview with a person regarding travel on business.
from
a distance over water
tance from vour residence.
and laud.
A work
News at a dis-
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SOLAR VALUE,
42.
SPIRIT VALUE,
64.
ASTRAL XUMBER,
13161.
MERCURY. A
case arrises suddenly
where you mast decide between two
Two ways open
courses.
at
Two
once.
offers of
some
kind, relating to work.
VEXUS. 'Indecision regarding a matter of
with a woman.
work
or health, connected
L'ndecided bargain with a friend.
In-
decision regarding a home.
MARS. Undecided business matter. Business indecision. ways open in business, both requiring much work. decision regarding a law case.
Two In-
JUPITER. Indecision
regarding a cash
business, both requiring at
Two
transaction.
much
kinds of
cash to conduct, open up
once for the person.
SATURN. Indecision caused by a death or illness. of illness.
ing
An
unsettled
bill,
in
An
some
undecided case
cases.
A
linger-
illness.
URAXUS. Indecision
relative
to
a
psychic experience,
a real estate
transaction, a job of work, a laud journey or the con-
duct of some employee.
XEPTUXE. Indecision regarding a journey by water, a business at a distance.
The
visit of a friend, a
job of
or connected with transportation.
work on the water,
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SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE,
ASTRAL NUMBER,
43. 74.
54472.
MERCURY. coming suddenly. Unlocked some piece of work. A case decided sud-
Realizations of expectations for success in
Satisfaction, of limited duration.
denly.
VENUS. Work for
Love for your work. others through love for them. Satisfaction in your labors. A happy home Contentment of soul. life.
MARS. Married happiness for females. Satisfactory labor
males. five of
Strength in labor of love for at home. Counteracts the
spades and seven of spades.
JUPITER. Satisfactory
labor.
Grood
pecuniary
returns
therefor.
Reasonable compensation for labor performed and '
satis-
faction gained thereby.
SATURN. Recovery from
illness.
disappointment.
same
Satisfactory ending of a trouble or
Counteracts the seven of spades under
planet.
URANUS. from one's business or labor. Satisfacnews received from a distance. Labor con-
Satisfaction derived
tion from
nected with the farm.
NEPTUNE. Success in travel connected with business or labor. Satisfactory journey by water, when a five comes under the
same or a co-ordinate planet.
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SOLAR VALUE,
44.
SPIRIT VALUE,
84.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
27824.
MERCURY.
A
A
sudden journey. business
in
change of employment.
methods.
News
regarding
A
change
a
distant
transaction.
VENUS. Change in the labor of a female. Journey of a lady by land. Removal of home or habitation. Visit of a female.
A short journey. MARS. Change
employment of
in
A
city.
Visit of a male
a male.
from
a
journey connected with business or one's labor.
A change
in one's usual life
and home surroundings.
JUPITER. Change
pecuniary
in
Journey
labor.
affairs.
on
Pecuniary change in one's
News
business.
of
a
business
nature.
SATURN. Change
A
of
employment caused by
illness of self or friends.
journey or removal caused by an
cases
it
illness.
In some
represents an unfortunate journey.
URANUS. Journey
connected
Change in
with
business,
profession
one's profession or work.
A
or
labor.
change, rou-
nected with real estate or agriculture.
NEPTUNE. Journe}^ to a distance, professional or connected with some
kind
of
change.
work.
News from
a
distance
regarding
a
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45. 5.
ASTRAL XUAIBER.
44754.
MERCURY. Counteracts changes shown under same planet.
Settlement of
worry.
difficulties.
End
to
Steady and satisfac-
tory employment.
VEXUS. Quiet, uneventful life as regards self
and surroundings.
Matters
and intimate friends
move smoothly.
This
card indicates quiet and comfort for females.
3IARS. Settlement of lawsuits, quarrels or anything of the kind
shown under this ment generally.
planet.
Absence of change or excite-
JUPITER. Monorony
in busiuess or professional
smoothly.
Counteracts
fives
life.
Business moving
and sevens under same
planet.
SATURX. Recovery from illness when same is shown. Counteracts changes and troubles showu under this planet. Followed ed by 4 d, satisfactory and steady employment.
URANUS. Prosperity in profession or labor, or the contrary, remains
without change for some time.
Monotony
in profession
or labor.
XEPTUXE. showu it is a long and dreary one. In general this emblem indicates '* no iournev will be made."
If a journey
is
Contra-indicates the five and seven of same suit.
GRAND SPREAD,
QUADRATED TO
SOLAR.
TIME.
166
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SOLAR YALUE.
i6.
SPIRIT VALUE.
15.
ASTRAL XTMBER.
17782.
MERCrEY. Headache, seTere throbbing. Trouble in some matter connected with Tonr work. Sudden accident or illness. Counteracts the eight of spades.
YExrs. Illness
caused hj overdoing, late hours or excitement.
love, trouble or illne5=5 of a dear friend.
A
Counteracts the
seven of hearts.
MARS. by excitement, drink, late hours, passion or Represents severe labor. Chills, cold feet and hands. trouble for males and for females trouble caused by males.
Illness caused
JtTITER. Illness
caused by business worry.
trouble and care. loins
Indicates considerable
Sleeplessness, headache, pain in the
and back.
SATURX. Illness and trouble connected with the rulings under Scorpio. This class of diseases need not be particularized here. Followed by a 4 d, a will in your favor.
URAXIIS. Trouble with one's work or profession. An obstacle to overcome. Illness caused by overwork. Some work is not satisfactoiy.
XEPirXE. Illness similar
diseases
some
to sea
caused
by
sickness.
Rheumatism and
dampness.
obstacle, to a journey.
Dropsy.
.other
Trouble, or
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SOLAPi VALUE,
47.
SPIRIT VALUE.
25.
ASTEAL XUMBER.
633S8.
MERCUPiY. Power
and carry on profession or labor. Rapid accomplishment of work. Overcoming of an oljstacle. to control
Ability to succeed against antagonistic circnmstances,
VEXUS. Power in oTercomiag
Female power and strength Female organizations. Meetings of females for purposes of work in some cause. of wUl.
obstacles.
A labor of love.
MARS. Power gained through concentraDevelopment of power. Overcoming
Organizations of males. tion ol forces.
of obstacles.
JUPITER. Power represented by organizations such
as manufacturing
companies, railroad corporations and labor organizations.
Power and strength
in numbers.
SATURX. Po^er in overcoming illness and oljstacles to advancement. Recovery from illness, when such exists at the time of the delineating.
URAXUS. Strength and power in professional or other labor. Ability Organized labor. Concento overcome all obstacles. tration of forces.
XEPTUXE. TraTel that affects numbers of people and business interests Concentrated effort at a distance. Conat a distance. trol of laborei"S in larse
numbers.
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4k
SOLAR VALUE,
48.
SPIRIT VALUE,
35.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
12772.
MERCURY. an accident. Injury to some person, A bitter disappointment, but one that will soon pass. Dissatisfaction with labor.
Sudden
illness or
Illness
caused by powerful emotions.
VENUS. friend, or relative
by marriage.
A
of a lady
Illness
disappointment of a
wish or aspiration to succeed.
MARS.
A
Disappointment caused by a man. in some undertaking. Loss caused through
lawsuit.
some
Ill
success
In
illness.
cases a secret disclosure.
JUPITER. Financial
loss,
disappointment, trouble, failure, bankruptcy^
default of employee and kindred troubles, according to
other indications in same lay-out.
SATURN. An
illness of self, or a
If with 7 s, your birth card,
near friend.
fatal termination.
If near
it
indicates a
it
warns you
to be extremely careful of yourself.
URANUS. Disappointment in one's labor. formed.
A
A
disagreeable labor per-
disappointing occurrence at a distance.
missed opportunity.
Disappointment in a real estate
A
deal.
NEPTUNE. An
accident by water.
Illness caused
appointment regarding a journey. distance.
by dampness. DisBad news from a
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SOLAR VALUE,
49.
SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
7.
65413.
MERCURY. Successful
labor.
A
quick
return for labor performed.
Sucwith rapid transportation.
Success in a speculation.
Professional success.
cess in a business connected
VENUS. Success and happiness in one's labor,
surroundings.
home
life
and general
Indications especially strong for females.
Success in business where females are largely employed.
MARS. Strength to bear trouble and to labor for some great good. General success, especially for males. In some cases predicts success in a lawsuit.
JUPITER. General pecuniary success in mercantile pursuits, professional undertakings, and manufacturing enterprises. A strong card under Jupiter.
SATURN. Success in the practice of medicine, healing and kindred pursuits.
shown
Indicates recovery
elsewhere.
from
illness
when such
is
Counteracts the nine of spades.
URANUS. Good and increasing success labor.
in all pursuits connected with
Success in real estate transactions.
Overcoming
of troubles.
NEPTUNE. Success in pursuit of various kinds connected with travel, especially travel
with
by water.
the
water.
Fishing,
boating
and
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SOLAE TALCE.
50.
SPIRIT VALUE.
55.
ASTRAL
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:mercury. An industrious young man. A man who ful
man in most
engaged in some
is
work requiring quickness and
line of
A success-
skill.
eases.
VEXUS.
An indusrrious is
mari
who
engaged in some occupation that
is
clean and light, requiring keen perceptions and ability
to.
make and keep friends.
MARS.
A gentleman connected with
the law. or some trade requir-
ing strong will force and power,
manlr
or.
in
some
cases,
strength.
JUPITER.
An
active
voung man. engaged
in
A powerful
fessional pursuit.
some mercantile or proworker. Steady and in-
dustrious.
SATURX.
A young or
man engaged
middle aged
in
some pursuit con-
nected with medicine, such as a physician, dru^isfc, or
something of the kind.
URAXU5.
A hard-working young or a dealer in real farmer or laborer.
In some cases In some aspects indicates a
middle aged man.
estate.
XEPTUXE. Usually indicates a transportation:
sailor,
but
or one connected with water
may
salesman or tradesman.
also represent
a
traveling
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SOLAR VALUE,
51.
SPIRIT VALUE,
65.
ASTRAL NUMBER.
44576.
MERCURY. An
indastrious lady,
about her work.
who
is
quick of motion and liurries
Greuerally quite nervous in temper-
ament.
VENUS.
An
and industrious wife and mother. In some cases, however, it indicates a single lady of
affectionate, faithful
same
disposition.
JVIARS.
A
hard-working woman, inclined to a masculine bearing. Sometimes shows a quarrelsome woman and one who talks against her neighbors.
JUPITER.
A
business lady.
One who
handle money.
and to employed in a
loves to transact business
In some cases one
who
is
mercantile institution.
SATURN. Sometimes indicates a female physician. A lady who is ill. A lady employed in some place where the sick are treated.
URANUS.
A
hard-working woman, who delights in running things. She cannot bear to see a speck of dirt about the house. Kindly disposition.
NEPTUNE.
A lady who
a worker in some line affecting or connected with tra.vel. In some cases the wife of a man who traveled lady, a worker. travels. is
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SOLAR VALUE.
52.
SPIRIT VALUE.
75.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
445S5.
MEECLTiT.
A
quick-tempered, hard-woikiug. rushing man.
employes
many workmen,
in some cases.
One who
An energetic
business man.
VEXUS.
A man of kindly disposition, not very wealthy, usually one who is a hard worker. Kind to his family. In some employing females.
cas^i the head of a concern
MAKS. Usually denotes an industrious, professional gentleman. An attorney at law, a judge, or some office holder. In some cases, the head of a concern employing male help.
JUPITER.
A
manufacturer or a gentleman who employs a great deal of labor.
A
self-made man.
A man
of influence.
A
business rusher.
SATUKX. An
old and experienced physician.
In some
worked man who has bad health.
cases a
hard-
Usually represents an
over-worked person.
URAXUS.
A
sober, industrious, business
that employs others.
man who
A
carries
on a business
controller of labor.
A
real
estate dealer.
XEPTI'^^fE.
A
gentleman connected with travel and taansportation. In some cases an officer, a captain of a vessel or a superintendent of some company employed in water traffic.
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So far Quadrate.
Tfiie
THE CEOSS OF CHEIST.
FURTHEE INSTEUCTION IN
DELINEATING.
'N page 58 we gave an "Independent Solar Spread,''
Now,
which
there are
is
explained upon page 57.
many
strange properties con-
nected with this solar spread, or quadrate from the solar test book.
We
have explained on
pages 45 to 47 some of these properties, but we will give here "
Grand
something more.
On
page 181 we give the
Cross," which represents the Cross of Christ, with
Jesus, the Teacher of Nazareth,
upon the center
of the
cross, represented
by the emblem which in mystic language
indicates a single
man
ing under Venus.
But
with a kind and loving heart, rulin the solar test
book he comes
under Mars, representing the male principal.
The two Marys
are seen at the foot of the cross, the
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182
emblem at the top with the emblems each side. The eight at the right hand end secret
represents power in knowledge.
of
power on
of the cross
I will not give all the
emblematic meanings here, leaving much for our mystic friends to study out.
But ws
will call the attention of the student to the fact
that the quadration from the solar test book, endlessly
produces Christ iq^on
king
of-
the
same place in
The
this cross.
spades, a representative of the kingly power, and
the 8 of clubs before spoken
of,
quadrates in the same positions. the sun line.
same time
In order to
remain throughout
The king
at the
illustrate this fully,
all
the
head of
and
at the
to give our readers the first 12 solar quadrates
complete, we will give upon the next alternating pages
from 183 to 203 inclusive, the other eleven solar quadratic
They
spreads.
are all well worthy of study as independent
quadrates.
Following this
series,
we
will give
and 209 samples of quadrated
nomical time, with the deal in fours. of these, so
With
we
upon pages
astral test book,
205, 207
upon
astro-
There are thousands
give only three for purposes of study.
this explanation,
we
are prepared to go on with our
work.
FARTHEE EXPLANATIONS OF DELINEATING. Combinations of cards, either under one planet or side
by
side in
materially.
same That
direction, either
life is,
lines,
change the indications very
combinations tending in a certain
good or bad, favorable or unfavorable, are
stronger than the indications of their component parts
would be
if
in separated positions.
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V
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'For instance, take the following: <
f
"^JO
^^
JUPT.
6^6 .^ 6 6
This combination indicates that the person will gain
many power
friends
and through that power he
of gaining wealth; that he will
in applying his
knowledge
have great success
to business matters
succeed in making money.
have the
will
and he
will
The two tens not only double show a blending influence
the effect by being together, but
in the shape of a double success in wealth
The same of
is
same spot
true of all doubles,
and knowledge.
and three or four cards
value, together, increase
the power in like
proportion.
On
the other hand take the foUowins::
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4k
4k
4k
4k«4» SAT.
* *
This combination
J
V is
a very
bad
one
and
trouble, worry, illness, loss of a friend, loss of
indicates
money
or
property, disappointment in labor and in business, and a
double disappointment besides. NEUTRALIZING INFLUENCES. When cards of opposing qualities come together they neutralize each other in such a
ing cf each cannot be taken.
manner that the
full
mean-
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TIME.
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V
f
«
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4k
9 9 9^9
4k
9^9
9 9
6 6 In this illustration the
five of spades, indicating a
by the
or a journey, is contra-indicated
six,
change
which shows
that the change or journey contemplated will be postponed
This will cause a disappointment, but the ten
for a time.
of hearts following the nine, or
by
the disappointment will be slight.
money
matter,
its side,
The trouble with some
shown by the seven
partially neutralized
indicates that
of diamonds, is only
by the ten, because the
suit
is
different-
THE GENEKAL EULE.
Emblems
of the
same
suit, that
indicate opposite, or
nearly opposite, qualities, strongly neutralize each other. Tf the suits are different they only partly neutralize
other.
each
'^
PLAIS'ETARY NEUTRALIZATIONS.
When .
a
good card comes under
a
bad planet, or a bad
card comes under a good planet, the indications are neutralized to a certain extent, ings.
As an
dependant upon the surround-
illustration take the following::
O
9 OOOO
VENUS.
O
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9 9
OOOO
6
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QUADEATED TO
SOLAE.
TIME.
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Here the seven four of hearts of
diamonds
Venus
by The
of hearts is neutralized in its effect
ruling under Venus, and so also
is
is
augmented by
is
slightly lowered
its
the nine of clubs.
position, while the ten
in its power, because
antagonistic to Jupiter, the principal ruler in
is
diamonds. In short, the student should constantly bear in
mind
the suits ruling naturally under each planet and give due force to the changes produced
by emblems appearing under
different aspects.
These various changes in indications are provided for as far as possible in the tables of indications preceding, but
the almost infinite combinations and meanings cannot
be provided
all
for.
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POSITION OF THE PLANETS AT THE TIME.
The
professional expert,
who wishes
naturally to give as
perfect a delineation as xDOSsible, will need a "trestle-
board" upon the
wall,
exhibiting the planets in their
proper positions for the time.
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-*IHTlie
Planets, Earth
and Moon.Ȥ-
numerous students of astralism "who have the necessary knowledge and means of For the
benefit of
•
tracing these bodies in their revolution about the sun we give a very brief synopsis of their characteristic effects.
Planet of impulse. Passion, sex love, activity, sudden changes. Stimulator of magnetism. Accidents. Quickener of effects of other planets. Rules fevers and all infiamma,-
H
tory diseases.
Planet of
love.
Beauty, purity, devotion, harmony,
ideality, spirituality, affection, esteem, kindness, blandness, music, poetry, art, grace, connubial love, honor and truth. Rules emotional diseases.
Planet of ivar. Inharmony, quarrels, law suits, combativeness, antagonism, strength, vitality, sex force, restlessness under restraint. Rules liver and bilious diseases,
H C
headache and dyspepsia. Planet of ivealth. Power, avariciousness, pride, congoverning force, greatness, elegance, order, ascendancy, love of money, strength of will, selfish instinct, memory of events, firmness. Rules appoplexy and many diseases of trol,
D
the brain.
Planet of inharmony.
Sickness, death, enmity, anger, intoxication, gluttony, poverty, disgrace, ill luck, hardship. Rules diseases of all kinds, in each house of the Zodiac.
selfishness,
S
Planet of Labor. Domesticity, love of nature and the young, life force high, veneration, justice, foresight, frugality, ingenuity Appertains to the ground. Rules weakness and all diseases caused by a low vibratory force.
s
Planet of ivater. Locality, or power to remember places, bibativeness, sailing, traveling, sublimity or love of the marvelous, intuition, application, eventuality, self cortrtrol. Rules rheumatism and all diseases made worse by
D
.
dampness.
MOON. Satellite of earth. Rules all forms of insanity Effect constant upon inhabitants of earth but varied by polar changes. and crankiness.
EARTH.
Planet of selfishness.
•
Grasping, greed, ac-
quisitiveness, tyranny, love of money and power, effect constant uj^on the inhabitants thereof, but changed accord ing to polarity of earth in the various houses.
C
GRAND SPEEAD,
QUADEATED TO
SOLAE.
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We year,
BOOP:.
Keep a pamphlet for sale at the Grand Temple each which gives the position of the planets for the year.
When
Sent postpaid for 25 cents, to any address.
certain
planets are in strong aspect to each other; for instance in
conjunction or opposition; or
same aspect
in the
when two
relative to the
rature or sextile; the
emblems ruling
in the
and under those co-ordinating planets
augment
manner
planets are each
earth, such as quad-
same
life line
act together, so as to
their effect or neutralize each other in the
as
In order
when such appear to aid the
same
together under one planet.
student in understanding the plane-
tary effects, so that he can calculate as nearly as possible
whether the
as to
antagonize or are
effects co-ordinate,
neutral in any given condition.
We
give a condensed,
general table of planetary effects on page 190.
The suits
letters at the side are the ones
used to indicate the
and are always used in recording the names of emblems,
instead of writing the
The
earth and
names out
moon both
in full.
.
and rule
act together
in clubs,
but the card lay-outs do not spread cards for those bodies because the earthly and lunarian magnetism ed for in the planetary calculations.
a " constant," that distance,
The
is
is
already account-
The earth
effect is
a force constantly acting at the
same
upon the inhabitants.
effects of
the
moon
is
nearly a constant as to distance^
but constitutes a changeable force as to polarity.
While the brains state,
of a
Luna has but
human
being are in a good normal
little effect
upon that person except
in the physical condition.
But the moment that the brain becomes
diseased, the rate
GRAND SPREAD,
QUADRATED TO
SOLAR.
TIME.
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power of the moon to
of psychic vibration comes wifciiin the
co-ordinate therewith and just in proportion to the extent of
the cerebral unbalancing or derangement the moon's effect takes the place of the normal planetary effects.
A WONDERFUL PECULIARITY. It is a strange fact,
but
it
has been determined by observa-
tions, that a lay-out of cards, spread
mixing of a ings and
all
from the handling and
lunatic, actually become reversed in
rule under the
Bad
moon.
the normal indication, while good ones
tlieir
mean-
cards are better than
become
bad.
Success becomes disappointment, love becomes hate, virtue and goodness
become immorality and
weakness are no longer indicated Predictions
b}^
made regarding the
sin.
Trouble and
sevens but by eights.
action of insane persons,
under given conditions, must be more or
less reversed accord-
ing to the extent of the mental aberation.
THE EFFECT INDICATED BY SUN CARDS. There are always three cards called lay-out.
'•
sun cards " in each
These cards are the ones that do not rule under
any one of the planets
at the time,
and they are usually
regarded as emblems of effects that are not life at the time.
By some
masters,
in the person's
they are considered as
events or conditions passed and gone out of the person's
From my own observations,
I
am inclined
life.
to the belief that
the sun cards simply indicate that those conditions are not at present in force in the planetary aspects prevailing at the
time.
Heliocentric astrology does not take the apparent motion of the sun into consideration, for the sun
about the same and
is
effect is
called the " solar constant."
always
flit
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MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
THE EFFECT OF THE
But the manner the earth
is
in
which
SU^ST.
this solar effect
very important and
calculations of polarity relative to the earth.
changes are
all
calculated on
received hy
is
fully considered in the
is
These polar
a time basis, for " time "
is
nothing but a measure of motion of the heavenly bodies, particularly the earth.
If the earth stood perpendicular to the plain of tion about the sun, the polar changes
scarcely be worth calculating, and orbit of the earth
was perfectly
of the sun zero,
a person
The student
if,
at the
its
revolu-
so slight as to
same time, the
and the inclination
circular
there would be no change to calculate
through polarity and
when
would be
it
would make no possible
was born, whether Avill
it
was
difference
January or July.
iu
understand by this explanation that the
"signs of the Zodiac " are nothing but points of measure-
ment dividing the heavens these signs are only
into twelve portions and that
emblems and tokens of the twelve grand
polarities of the earth as that
body moves around Old Sol in
his yearly journey.
The signs themselves have no magnetic
effect
whatever, the
mass of suns in each sign being too numerous and too far
away
to be calculated or considered
by mathematics.
MILLIONS OF YEARS HENCE. After the lapse of an enormous time, comparatively speaking, the planet Jupiter will have cleared its
atmosphere of
its
Jkt lllltl
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198
loads of carbon and nietalic vapors
by
power of beat vibrations, and
tlie
abode of liuniau beings. ever acting laws a high
At and
now
lie
will
surface
its
become the
There, under the ever present and those beings will arrive at
of evolution
state of civilization,
growth and
spii-itual
power.
they will be obliged to pass through the errors
first
follies incident to all early
allow kings
Human
held from
and self-appointed
growths.
The people
will
them.
priests to rule over
liberty will be trampled in the dust for ages and
ages.
But the time
will
come when the
will be the religion of Jupiter,
" "•
Religion of the Stars
and kings and
priests will be
no more forever on that planet. There are many reasons for Jupiter
which
is
this prediction.
One
is
that
inclined but slightly to the plane of the ecliptic,
will
make
the seasons uniform and the effects from
magnetic conditions very constant.
While the enormous
length of time that the planet will be in a condition to sustain life, will give
ample scope for the work of evolution to
advance the people to a high state of unf oldment.
But our business
is
with our own.
of a planet, at present, so
awav« again.
we
little insignificant
will endeavor to not
speck
wander
CHAPTER
IX.
Tarotofogg. THE WOXDEEFUL PROPERTIES OF THE TEST BOOK TAE0T3.
[HE
Book
strange properties of the Mystic Test
by means of the
are beautifully illustrated
made from
tarots
cients
its
magic pages.
called these tarots
"Magi"
"
Magic
squares, and they are
"'
The an-
squares
or
found canned upon
stone upon ancient monuments.
The squares thus found, however, are those made of ary numerals, because the ones made of the symbols Test
Book
are
much more
ditiicult to
represent
besides being held as too sacred to be thus
But the sacred
quality
ent standpoint now. all
is
made
ordinof the
upon
stone,
public.
looked upon quite from a
differ-
The Order regards the Test Book and
the other matters connected with our religion and
as "sacred."" oulv in the sense that all
knowledge
is
work
sacred.
fhf Jtfi GEAND SPEEAD,
QUADEATED TO
SOLAE.
TIME.
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We
no longer look upon anything with that superstitious
reverence that belongs to the childhood of races,
saw a God or demon out of the
in everything that
when men
was the
least bit
common.
It will be impossible, in this
prehensive treatise
upon the
work, to give a full and comsubject, that will enable the
student to find individual tarots for any and
all
birth dates,
because the key birth tarots alone, from which the test book tarot sare constructed,
number
six
thousand eight hundred
and sixteen.
The key
number
tarots
from which these 6,816
are constructed,
hundred and forty-four, and they are only to be
six
found in two books upon
this planet.
Therefore we only
intend to give, in this work, elementary instruction upon a subject that
is
practically infinite in extent.
The simplest form
of tarot
tarot.
8
known
is
the 3x3
number
16
3 5
7
4 9 2 The horizontal from corner
all
We
perpendicular lines and the diagonals
up 15, which is equal to the row multiplied by the center figure, five.
to corner each add
figures in one
In
lines,
odd numbered magic squares this law holds good.
will
now produce
the same from leaves of the Mystic
Test Book.
The
spot value of the emblems, being the
same
as in the
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QUADEATED TO
SOLAE.
TIME.
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number
tarot,
forms a perfect tarot
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as in the preceding,
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but
«
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V
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we
find that the solar values of the cards
form
the following tarot:
34
19
1
3 18 33
17 35 2 This
That is
is
"perfect," because
is, it is
not a perfect
the
first line at
line 95
all
the eight lines add up 54.
a perfect solar tarot, or physical tarot.
and the
spirit tarot in
But
it
any manner whatsoever, for
the left adds up 184, the next perpendicular last 54.
The
spirit results are
mixed.
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206
:MYSTIC TEST
Let ui take another one
now and
BOOK
note the difference.
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THE SOLAR VALUE
:POT VALUE.
38 5 23 7 22 37
12 5 10 9 11
7
2139
8 13 6 The
forming
first
The second This
is
spirit
central
all its
number.
up
6
27, or 3 times 9.
adding up 66, or 3 times
22.
values of the same cards, found below.
a perfect " spirit
and twenty-six on its
a perfect tarot addincr
]>eing a perfect tarot
Now take the
^
tarot " adding
eight liues.
That
up cue hundred is.
three times 42.
ASTEAL
TIME.
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Why made
is it.
think you, that the same tarot of cards,
of different emblems, changes its properties?
more have
why
this property,
If
when
one or
not all?
34 50 52 70 43 14 33 34 60 Again,
when we
ly different
from the
they ever form
The reason ties,
find the spirit of these cards so completesolar values
and spot values, uhy should.
a perfect tarot? is this,
because these cards have divine proper-
or occult properties not possessed by
ever existed
other book that
illustration of this point
we
produce the sacred star and examine into
its
For the purpose of further will again
any
upon our planet.
properties.
The
tarot in the center
shows the emblems of wisdom, run-
ning from the quarter of labor
The queen
of love rules
to the quarter of knowledge.
upon the point of the
star
where
the four of hearts represents satisfaction in love and friend-
The knave
ship.
love
that
""
and
is,
of hearts
is
in the point of '"power in
his position corresponds to the
male birth house,
Aries.
The king of
hearts
is
in the place of marriage, that
is,
the
house of Gremini.
Upon
the points, the seven of hearts, with the double
signification, spiritually
good; physically bad; rules with Leo,
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the
emblem
of the Infinite Power, and Cancer,
tlie
emblem
of the retrogression of the physical.
The
ace of spades, the secret emblem, representative of the
secret order, stands
between the balances of Libra, and the
Virgin of the sixth house upon one of the dark or " occult points of the star.
The 2
of spades on another dark point represents " union
in labor."
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. All the points from the the sacred number that
Magi card around
211
to the left,
we gave on page 23
in the
of wisdom, which represents one-seventh of the
form
emblems
number
of
the Infinite.
9 9 6 6 The spot value or 27, the same
6 6
of this
number
row
is
equal to 3 times
just
that constitutes the
But the
in the central tarot. occult
6 6 6 6
number 12x12 used
sum of
up 144, the
solar values add
so
much
9,
each row
in the mystic books
of the Bible.
But,
now
observe the vast difference between the spirit
values of the sacred
number and the
former=44+40+54+80+84+70, which times 31, the
latter,
While the
tarot.
equal
372 or 12
or tarot lines are but 126.
TAROT SOLAR VALUES
TAROT SPIRIT VALUES.
12 33 21
31 63 32
31 22 13
43 42 41 52 21 53
23 11 32 The
solar values add 66 against 144
the spot values are the same.
two opposite
points, light plus dark, positive
and they invariably add up the same on
we
on the
points, while
Again, take the cards on any
all
and negative,
the points, thus
find that as different as the various values are, the co-
ordinations are so perfect that each opposite pair of points
Ifilifi
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213
balance with eacn of the others as shown in the following table:
Quarter values add up
Spot values add up Suit values add up Solar values add up Spirit values add up
-
-
5
.
9
_
.
-
-
39
-
48 124
-
-
31=372.
The
three triangles together=12 times
We
wish to particularly impress upon the minds of our
readers the fact that these
which
numbers
are not like
mere words
and invented by human beings, but on
are arbitrary
the contrary, these wonderful and astonishing mathematical relations, connected with the Test
Book, are divine attributes
inherent in the very laws of the Infinite.
upon
fixed facts, not only
Therefore they are
this particular earth;
but upon
all
the planets that exist throughout the vast realms of space.
THE
The next
MAGIC TAROT.
SIXTEE]Sr
tarot to the one
we have been
by far the most important, squares or 4 times
is
considering, and
the one containing sixteen
4.
These are called
''
birth tarots,''
from the fact that every
person born into the world has one as his or her ruling tarot.
In
all,
there are
belonging
to
many
any
millions of these tarots, and the one
individual
can
only
be
found by
a
mathematical calculation.
Some
person's tarots are perfect in spirit as well as the
solar values.
Others are very imperfect, while some are
partly perfect in spirit and in
The
tarot of
some cases almost wholly
any person shows how well the
balanced to the mentality and physical.
so.
astral or spirit
is
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
214
In some the solar values are low, while the In others the law
are high.
peculiarity spirits
or
of all
what
is
is,
is
reversed.
that some of
the
spirit
values
But the strangest cards have
minus
called "double astrals," while there are
persons to correspond.
known
It is not generally
who
persons that one
that there are, here and there,
actually have a double inner self or astral
is positive,
the other negative.
and
I hesitate to put
forth such facts without going into details
which support
the claim, but I will be obliged to only give the mathematical side of the
tarot to
question in this work, or the relations of the
man.
EULE FOR FINDING THE NEGATIVE SPIRIT OF A CARD. " Subtract the positive spirit of the card eighty-nine,
and give
the
remainder
the
from
minus
the
number
sign.'"'
EXAMPLES OF DOUBLE ASTRALS. Five of spades: positive 84, negative
Seven of hearts: positive
Nine of diamonds: positive
-
negative
70,
-
83, negative
-
King of clubs: positive 82, negative As a matter of fact every card has a negative I
am even
spirit that
6 7
and
astral,
inclined to believe that each and every
being has a negative
5
19
-
human
comes uppermost under
certain conditions, but the negatives of nearly all the cards
do not appear to assert themselves only under very extraordinary circumstances. In the same manner, the negative spirit of
human
beings
some
certain
generally keeps back, except in the case of
ones to
who
act
appear, at least from a mathematical standpoint,
under the negative
astral nearly all the time.
I
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215
have found several persons during our temple worK of the past three years, ivho act under the negative magnetic astral
number and calculations must be made accordingly cases.
This extends to planetary affects
The "Strange Case
of
Dr.
in their
too.
Jekyl and Mr.
Hyde,"
although written as a novel only, seems to be founded upon a fact in
The
human
nature.
following examples of birth tarots are
the Test
Book
at
one time and they
all
taken from
illustrate the various
phases mentioned heretofore.
9 C5
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6
V V V V
V
4k
4k
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One called
line of tarots, "
Century
values add
up
'•
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c?
6 6
CENTURY
" TAROT.
comprising 354,43b in number, are
tarots,"
just 100
on
from the all
wonderful examples of high
fact
the lines.
that their solar
But they are
spirit tarots, the astrals
also
adding
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216
199 on
all lines,
thus showing them to be perfect in spirit on
the positive astrals.
THE
THE SPOT VALUE.
SGLAiR
VALUE
4643 8 3015 74 80 34172029 73 8122 23 21303316 3233 6371 42 7 4 47 64 70 4025 3
Adds 100.
Adds 199.
This line of tarots has a spirit value almost double the solar value.
Lack but
a unit.
9 9 6 6 01
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EXAMPLE OF A SOLAE 122 TAROT FROM THE SAME BOOK.
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217
Class 122^ spot values add 44: solar values add 122: spirit values
add
52+100, the
152;
or
exactly
solar value of its
the
Test
Book number
mate given above.
There
are 54,528 of these tarots.
SPIRIT VALUES,
SHOWING ONE NEGATIVE ASTRAL.
65 45 41 34 52 72 -6 82 4 24 42 35 31 11 75 1
In
adding the
lines,
you should add the positives
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TAEOT FROM CLASS NUMBER. 92 SOLAR, FROM SAME BOOK.
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218
together and subtract the negative from this instance the
diamonds. line
negative used
75+42+41=158.
adds in same manner 152.
perfect,
is
the sum.
that of the nine of
158—6=152. In
In
The
cross
class 92 the spirits are
adding 119, but using the negative
spirit of the 5
—
which is 5. This series contains 27,564 tarots. This entire " book," which means 48 cards, 4x12, exclusive of spades
of the knaves, contains 436,224 tarots.
TAEOT FROM CLASS NUMBER 96 SOLAR: SERIES
^ 9 C) 6 6 6
V V 9 9 6 6 6 Another
*
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.
^
842.
.0 0,
4k
series
is still
more remarkable
for the
wide
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
219
divergence between the solar and spirit values, also from the fact that the astrals are is class
272,448.
96,
number
Spirits
of
all
positive
tarots
and
109,056.
This
perfect.
Entire
series
add up 248; more than two and one-half
times the solar values.
One
peculiar series are called " Court Tarots " from the
fact that they are
composed
of all the court cards.
EXAMPLE OF SOLAK COURT TAROTS NUMBER
124.
0
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9 9
a* Up class
to the present time but 27,264 are
number
124, but
it is
known
of the
quite probable that this will be
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
220
exceded.
belongs to a very large series, containing
It
nearly half a million in number.
The
solar values
and
spirit values of class
124 are very
nearly balanced, 124 to 172.
NAMES OF THE FIVE All tarots, of whatever
"
POINTS
number
"
points, consisting of the four corners
odd numbered square
is
tarots,
one of the
such as the 16 or
OF A TAROT.
of squares, have five
and the
center.
In
such as 9 or 25 square, the center
" points."
But
in even square tarots
36, the center point is
where the middle
lines cross.
The names
of these points are as follows, being the ones
used in ancient times:
The word " Tot " means small, and denotes the place of the Ego or 1, in a tarot of first position. "Ana " signifies " over, opposite to another." "
from which points corner '
Tau "
is
ruled
radiate. "
Rad " signifies a root or center
Orb " means the
by the earth in the male
signifies " over,
and that
line of a 16 tarot.
beyond, to a point beyond another."
HOW TAROT SQUARES COME UNDER THE The male squares
earth,
in a tarot are those
PLANETS. forming a " Saint
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. Anthony Cross,"
or the letter X,
221
and the planets rule
as
follows therein: -*'
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%oX.
jvler.
Yexv:-\JYa.
^^ $cxt.
"Met.
lira.
Ycw^a.
Ter
3Mep.
T,et.
JiL>
3yie|).-^^,
julp. IMlolV^
The female squares and form
of a tarot
fill
a circle.
THE FEMALE CIRCLE OF This held
the remaining squares
line differs
PLAIfETS.
somewhat from the former conceptions
regarding the
Later
female squares.
discoveries
changing the rulings on some squares.
We
see here illustrated the very original conception of
the cross X, and circle
Any
as
emblems
of sex.
be changed or transposed from a Mercury
tarot can
tarot to that of
O?
any other planet, by crossing the cards over
uniformly in such a manner as to bring the place of to the
the
Ego
square ruled hy the planet; but this change revolves
the ego in the female circle constantly,
feminine
tarot,
X, if the tarot is a
the ego from the its
imperfect one.
the tarot
is a
male one.
If the changes are
changed in
if
and on the contrary the ego remains in the
O
made
in such a
manner
as to
throw
to the X, or vice versa, the tarot will be
entire nature
At the
and in many cases rendered an
least it will
be thrown into another
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
222
series or class, very different
The following
series of
manner the way changes
Mercury
tarot, to
from
its
former solar rank.
seven cuts, exhibits in a graphic are
made from
the primary, or
The lines the emblems
each of the other planets.
drawn from one dot
to another, signify that
or figures in those squares are to be
exchanged one with
another.
In the illustration of Jupiter the crossing from corner to corner
is
indicated by
arrows
to
save
the
confusion
of lines.
*•*«
'Scx.W^^yv.
»»••»•'»-
Any
sixteen tarot that exists, can be changed thus, with-
out spoiling
its characteristics.
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223
There are many other changes that could be shown upon diagrams, illustrating the movement of the numbers, in
changing from -
^-
-*•
-« — !»
series to series ift-
\JXCk
»
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jfe-
and
class to class, but
it is
i\
l
X\.\X.%.
not intended to give a complete description of
made
plex changes that are
all
the com-
in this branch of occult sym-
bolism, because the reader could not well understand
anyway,
it
Besides this he could not carry on the calculations ••*•*•*• * * -^ ^-
•
-*'
•
-*•
•
EavtVv without the elaborate keys and tables necessary.
Should
my
time permit, I intend to get out a special
work on tarotology, with directions,
some time
require much time and
all
in the labor.
the key tarots, tables and future.
Such
a
work
will
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
224
In an impersonal card the one which
is
tarot. the
ego square "
''
is
always
occupied by the card having the smallest
solar value.
But
The following
called the "
is
tarot, class
from the fact that the alike.
by the
in a personal tarot, the square occupied
card of the person,
The
spirit
158 solar,
and
birth
Ego Square." is
very remarkable
solar values are so nearly
solar value, 158, being actually greater than
the spirit value, which
is
but 156.
MEECrEY TAEOT. CLASS ^
158, 6EEIES 621.
m
V 0%
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V
4k
Oj
^
t
,0
:*^i 1^^^
W Class 153
is
entirely in
diamonds and
spades, but the
other classes in same series are in other suits and are
devoid of the peculiarity mentioned. Class 158 contains 13.632 tarots. series 621
is
One
class
belonging to
somewhat remarkable for just the opposite
quality, as its spirit is
more than three times its
solar value.
'
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. There are other members of
One of
in various directions. o-iven
225
this series that are peculiar
the tarots in another class
below as a sample from same
is
series.
A MAES MALE TAROT, CLASS 54, SEEIES 136.
9 6 Ci d 6
9 V 9 9 c> a
c>
9 d 6
o 9 9
1 V V
9
1
6 6
V
9 9 9 6 6
Solar value 54: spirit value 184:
number
of tarots, 13,632.
Strange to say, every class and series have their peculiarities
theirs.
in the
same way that people and animals have
Yet, like animals, and even vegetables, there
law that runs through
all,
that is manifest to us
is
a
upon
examination in a certain geometrical form that exists with all tarots.
We
will next give
an example of a large
that belong in solar 96,
same
class as the
class of tarots
one given a few
pages back, that has a constant spirit of 248, positive. But, strange to say, this one, although of same solar is
not spiritually perfect at
all;
some
lines
adding
70,
class,
some
THE MYOTIC TEST BOOK.
226
248 and some 159. There are a large number of tarots, there series.
being no
less
'" •'
off spirit
than a hand red thousand
in
one
Persons who are born under the rulings of one of
these species, are of changeable,
and cannot be taught
mixed
astral
development
spiritual things scarcely at
all.
SATURN. FEMALE TAROT, CLASS 108. SERIES 136. Solar 103: spirit 142:
number
in class 27.264.
4
0^0
cPc^
4 «
4t
4 4
But there members of
is a
wide diversity in even the component
the same class, for some of
perfect in spirit and some can be
made
them
are nearly
perfect by one or
two negatives.
Another peculiar thing about
this
tarots is the fact that a transformation
particular class of
from one planet
to
another often changes certain squares to negatives and at the same time changes negatives to positives.
In other
words, the changes of the environment of the tarot changes
its
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. spiritual nature.
change in
spirit
Other
227
given heretefore, do not
tarots,
under environment.
MERCUKY MALE TAEOT FROM CLASS
96, SERIES 268.
9 9
c d 6
9 9 9 6 ft
9 9 ft 6 d ft
ft '
A ft
H i^*^^^
ft
L
\)
9 9
^ 1
ft ft
ft
9 9
9
ft
ft
ft
-
This would seem to be in perfect harmony with nature, as
we understand
it,
for
correspond to these two classes of
we
tarots.
One
class always
remaining uniform in spiritual growth as well inner
life;
spirit
and
the
same
human who
often see people
as in the
the other class changing under environment, in life,
class.
so to be scarcely recognized as belonging to
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
228
By
the use of the negative of the 3 of spades the hori-
zontal and perpendicular lines are brought to 159, but the cross lines
X are each 248 and cannot
SAMPLE FEOM CLASS
V V
he
changed
hij
negatives.
96, SERIES 268.
«
* *' * * *
4 « •
Oj
)
-
V V
'
foo
* *
.0 0. This
is
a sample of the
third quarter emblems.
sions of spirits, like
its
''
It
off spirit " class, in
has no
less
second and
than three expres-
male mate above, in same
class.
CHAPTER Tfiie
WHY THE
Tarot and
X.
tfte
^odtcic*
SIXTEEN SQUARE TAROTS ARE BIRTE TAROTS.
CALCULATIONS REGARDING THEM.
HE
reason
why
the 4x4 tarots are considered, as
I
birth tarots, are many. of
them
We
will give a
few
here, so that the reader can compre-
hend in a measure what
lies
bejond our ordinary
grasp.
In the
first
workers in the occult
place,
line,
anything that
should have within
is
used by
itself
con-
formity to the motions of the heavenly bodies and time
Time is only an abstract, however, and does not really exist, for we can have no conception of time only as it measures the motion of something we are familiar with. Thus we say " day " to express the fact that the earth lias revolved once upon its axis. We say year," as a convenient way of stating that the earth has performed a ^'
THE
230
TEST BOOK.
]VIYSTIC
Of course
revolution about the sun.
vre
can divide and
sub-divide these expressions for convenience sake; but fractions partake of the
We
same quality
all
as the vrhole.
have shown how the Test Book conforms to time,
which
is
really motion,
we
so
will
now show how
the
sixteen tarot conforms to time and motion. -^:
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ILLUSTEATION OF A 4x4 TAROT FEAME.
The
tarot
frame given here
will be
the owner of this book to enter his
when he becomes
possessed of
it,
au excellent place for
own mathematical
thereby having
it
tarot
for pur-
pose of study and permanent record.
The perpendicular, middle
line, is
the horizontal line that crosses
it
the celestial meridian;
midway,
is
the line of the
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
231
Apsides, both lines corresponding to the same ones used
on the
These
celestial sphere or the Zodiac.
the "Celestial Cross,"
(
+
)
lines, called
divide the tarot into four grand
and the four
quarters, corresponding to the four seasons
quarters of the Zodiac, as well as the four chapters of the
Test Book.
Beginning
at the lower celestial
meridian the houses of
the Zodiac run around the outside in regular order as
shown in cut.
y
No. 10.
#
SIGNS OP THE ZODIAC ON TAEOT.
The
central part
is
the "place of the
sun,''''
and represents
power and glory in the ancient symbolism. divided
into
four
quarters,
so
that
the
It too, is
larot
really
expresses, not only the twelve houses of the Zodiac, but the
four quarters at the same time.
The seven
planets and the earth constitute with their
satellites eight
grand centers of vibratory
magnetism, in our solar system. circle of planets in the
male
line,
The 4x4
female line and
force, or astral
tarot with its
its cross, X,
in the
represents them in their two-fold qualities, cor-
responding to the positive and negative in nature.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
232
Birth tarot No.
numbers one to
1,
mathematical,
formed from the
to sixteen joined together under a certain
form a complete and perfect
From
is
original
this
law
tarot.
MercOry
tarot
all
the six thousand
eight hundred and sixteen mathematical 4x4 birth tarots are constructed. FORMATIOiir OF TAROT
Begiu
at the upper left
NUMBER ONE.
hand corner of the
and enter the numbers in regular order from
tarot
frame
left to right,
but only those which fall in the male cross Secondly, begin at the lower right hand corner and enter the
numbers
in the
same manner from right
to left, except
that you only enter them in the vacant female circle
We
1
15
14
4
12
6
7
9
8
10
11
5
13
3
2
16
illustrate the tarot thus produced,
numbers
showing the male
in black faced figures, the female in light.
this basic tarot all the Test
Book
From
tarots can be made.
Every perfect mathematical 16 tarot has the following peculiar properties: 1.
which sacred
The is
characteristic number,
composed of 3 and
number
4,
found by addition,
which, in turn, add
is
34,
7,
the
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. 2.
Every perpendicular and horizontal
233
line,
8 in number
add up 34 each. 3.
The diagonal
4. 5.
The four sun squares in the center add just The four corner squares add exactly 34.
6.
The two middle top squares
lines
each add up 34.
+
34.
the two middle bottom
squares equal 34. 7.
The
side squares, corresponding to the last, add
up
84.
V V V V r
o o
o
9 V V d 6
6^6
^r^^
^ 6 6 6 C^
THE WONDERFUL 36 TAR0T3.
THE
"
QUEEN
" TAROT.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
234
Many lar in
form, and they are
Queen 117,
millions of these tarots are very beautiful and regu-
tarot
all interesting.
The
solar value of the
171, spirit value 286, spot value 54, suit value
is
quarter value 15.
All
making
perfect tarots when,
placed in frames by themselves.
The numbers
of these tarots are simply beyond the
comprehension.
number is
human
can be demonstrated by mathematics
number
that a certain
the
It
them could be constructed, but
of
so great that they never can be all constructed.
They have the same
peculiar properties belonging to the
other tarots, only the powers are greatly enhanced from the fact that a
6x6 tarot combines the properties of the 9 and 16
tarots together.
Thus, we can form a 36 tarot by combining four 3xB tarots in a proper
manner, or we can make one by means of
the tarot frame of card emblems as
The following cut exhibits a 4x4 tarot. ,The one
shown
a 36 tarot "
shown belongs
in the engraving.
frame" for holding
to the "
Century tarots."
In the vacant square we produce an engraving which will be found useful to the student of phrenology and astrology
combined, but we will not enter into an explanation here. It speaks for itself however.
Any
one of the millions of century tarots will
inside of this
frame and form a perfect 36
the 16 tarots are
made
fit
into the
tarot, provided
of cards not in the frame.
But mil-
lions of these frames can be formed, fitting around all sorts
and
classes of 16 tarots,
One
brother,
number
making the permutations enormous.
who makes
that can be
sea for multitude."
made
a study of 36 tarots, said: " of them,
is
like the sands of
The the
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK Let us
see if this is
23&
One pound
an exaggeration.
of fine
sand contains about 700,000 "grains," or particles of sand, as
found by counting and computation some years
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9 9
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9 9
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6 6
4k
4k
9 9 9 6 6
4k
4k
6x6 FEAME FOE CENTURY TAEOTS.
One ton
contains,
on that
basis,
fourteen billion grains.
Our earth would contain, provided all
made
its
immense bulk was
of sand, 84,966 septillions of grains.
But the number
of 36 tarots that can be constructed
from
TKE
S36
>.irSTIC
the Mvstic Test Book tion,
which
is
TZ-I
BOOK
equal to the thirfys'^-iond permuta-
is
exactly:
263,130,836,933,693,530,167,218,012,160,000,000 or to express
it
more than fico hundred and
in words,
th ree tJwusand millions
of septillions.
number
to the conelnsion that the actnallj
more than equal
sixty-
Therefore we are forced
of these tarots possible
,
is
would
to the particles of sand that
be contained in three miUions of such globes as our earth. If
we look at it from another standpoint, we are none the we find that for all of the enormous
astonished, for
less
number of perfect tarots, the number of ways that the Test Book can be placed in the square without forming a tarof, is
so perfectlj enormous, that the
encompa^ one I
it.
mind of man cannot
There being more than a
billion non-tarots to
tarot.
am
from
aware that these figures will lay
superficial thinkers, as did
my
me open to
criticism
statement in " Religion
of the Stars," relating to homeopathic attenuations.
any person wishes to take herein, let
him be
But. if
me up on my statement contained
sure of his figures before hand.
Several persons wrote to
"homeopathic statement
''
me upon
the subject of the
I made on page 128 of the Temple
Lectures, where I said that the thousandth potency of natrum
muriaticum contained le^ than a grain of
salt to ten
thousand tons of sugar of milk, and a grain of that triturated with a million tons more of the sugar.
Some contended that the statement was " wild and untenable."" To satisfy myself as t: ^iirrlrr I did make a ••
wild " statement or a
'•
mild
'"
one, I began a careful
einatieal examiriatioD of tte question.
Friends, as I
math-
am
a
—
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. living
man, I did not dare publish
the results.
astounded at the truth when I found
Why, my of
sand., the truth
would
if
m
the truth
statement one grain
the entire space covered by our
cluster of over sixteen million suns; is
it.
my
one called
fill
was utterly
I
much under
statement was so
regard to quantity, that,
237
which
is
so large that
it
estimated that light consumes fifteen thousand years in
crossing from one side to the other.
Not only
there would be enough sand left over to
more than fourteen thousand times
fill
this,
but
the same space
! !
CALCULATIONS OF POTENCIES. This
as
is
good a place
as
we
shall have to introduce the
rules for the calculations of potencies
The reason
for introducing
it
here
on the decimal system. is
for the purpose of
showing the connection between the mystic
star
and the
sources, that of the
pyramid
units of measure. It
has been found from
measure being a but are
all
many
prolific one, that
measures are not arbitrary,
based upon some fact in nature.
It
is
that the repetend that occupies the points of triangle, being as
it is,
a repetend of the sacred
should have some such connection.
Let
it
The
not strange the double
number
seven,
on page 25. be required, to find how many pounds of sugar star
is
of milk there would be, to one grain's weight of the drug, in
Let
a decimal trituration.
P
represent any required potency.
Then begin on the top point of the star Then P and set down the number of spots on each card, passing %=x.
to the left on the star
of the seven.
Keep
and making your figures to the right
this
figures as will be equal
going until you have made as
to x.
many
THE MTSTIC TEST BOOK.
238
This
a solution of the
is
problem which
What
one by ordinary mathematics. Avoirdupois "weight
correct.
is
is
indeed a tedious
more,
absolutely
it is
is used, as that is the
one for
large weights.
EXAMPLE FOR PRACTICE.
How many pounds grain of
of sugar of milk
would there
in a potency of 20, of
salt,
natrum
Ans. 14,285,714.285.7U,285,714,28o over fourteen
RULE NUMBER
To
find
how many
P
potency, or
Begin to the
one
sextillions.
II.
tons of a trituration would contain one
Subtract eight from the
grain of the drug.
be, to
7ni(riaticiim?
number
of the
— 8=x.
at the 7 point
amount of
Example:
and
set
down
the figures as in rule 1
This gives the answer in tons.
x.
How many
tons of sugar of milk would con-
tain a grain of the active principle, at the 32d trituration, or
potency? Ans.
hundred
714.285,714,285,714,285,714,285,
over seven
or
sextillions of tons.
The statement made by me
in
'"
Temple Lectures" was equiv-
alent to less than 20 sextillions of tons, so that
if I
the thirty-second potency, instead of the thousandth,
ment would then have been five I tice,
had said
my state-
far below the truth, or thirty-
times too small.
do not intend to throw a straw in the
however.
In
used none other in
fact, I
my
am
way
of that prac-
a full believer in
family for years.
But
I
it
and have
do want to
impress upon the minds of our readers the great truth that the unseen astral potencies are stronger than the seen.
I
firmly believe that the potency of high homeopathic dilutions
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. and triturations are
in reality spirit potentials^
heal through spirit power.
them or leave them
as
than two
and therefore
conclusions; take
you choose.
Our sun, together with less
my
These are
239
all his
planets and satellites, weigh
octillions of tons.
Less than one-third of the
sugar of milk in the 36th potency, containing one grain of drug.
Our
entire system of suns are estimated at sixteen
and a half millions in number and would weigh about
thirty-
three million octillions of tons at the average weight of our
own
This vast weight
solar system.
is less
than the amount
of the forty-third decimal trituration.
So many people
fail
to
through their inability to
grasp the wonders of
nature,
by
realize the cold facts revealed
mathematical demonstration.
Such persons cannot under-
stand the wonders of the Mystic Test.
Book and the tremen-
dous co-ordinations that exist with
emblems.
Some think
"
its
chance" brings about
thie
wonders,
when
the
results cannot by any possibility be attributed to chance.
In the same way, dividuals,
common
many
erronious opinions are held by in-
which opinions would be
dispelled
sense resort to mathematics.
of people take up
I
by a
little
have had numbers
some statement of mine, such
as the
one
regarding the ''curve of the earth's orbit," and show from their treatment of the subject that they
knew nothing about
the mathematical laws governing curves. the foregoing facts, the reader need not " wonder that the author regards the "Religion of the Stars
In view of
all
as the divine religion of its priest
and interpreter.
man, and mathematical science
as
CHAPTER
Tfte
Word*
l:.ost
XI.
©tfter
Won-
der fui Figures* THE STRAXGE CO-OEDIXATIOXS OF THE TRIANGLE.
IE have glanced briefly at the wonderful tian tarots,
and we have but to
Egyp-
finish our
book
with a few other exemplifications of the mathematical co-ordinations of the
little
Mystic
Test Book.
We how
the book
fits
have already shown, in former pages, the Zodiac; one particular arrangement .
being upon page 27.
Another arrangement
own
quarter,
in each house.
indicate
is
such that each suit
is
spread in
its
and the spot values are just equal to the degrees
The four
aces appear at the four corners
and
the four quarters by suits; hearts, clubs, diamonds
and spades.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. The
illustration,
on this page, shows
241
emblems
the
in
Twelve times thirty equals
the twelve signs of the Zodiac. 360, the degrees in the circle.
So the Test Book not only represents the days but the degrees of the
in
each house
two
add
celestial circle.
nine,
inside ones add 21, that
The two
in a year
outside cards
the golden number, while the is,
three sevens.
THE WORD OF ORIENTAL MYSTICISM. " In the
word has
beginning was the word."
its
That
is,
the long-lost
foundations in the very beginning of
fundamental principles of nature.
life,
in the
THE MYSTIC TEST
242
iiOOK.
Thousands and millions of human students of magic and occult knowledge,
have searched for this word in vain.
Thousands have claimed the possession of or
with no power
it,
knowledge to back their pretentions.
Tho whole world has word; but few can It is
beauty and
'''
known on
round nor square, yet
man
abideth with
two in one,
whole world knows
it is
for
all
earthly
three in one, and
this planet.
a thing of
it is
it
time.'"*
four in one.
is
Its principles " abideth eternal in the heavens."
God, yet
The
"
word
"
for
It is of
man, and by man.
must not only be
lived
m
its
component
but each and every mystic syllable and even each
parts,
must be
letter
man,
it is of
the
word.
the most peculiar thing ever
It is neither oblong,
It is
the word; the
live the
use
its
I
am
lived
by the mystic who hopes
be able to
to
wondrous power. permitted by the higher brotherhood, to give one
of the expressions of the
"Word," the
three, four
and
five
expressed in mystic emblems, forming the sacred triangle. It is
in
generally
known
that
Europe and Asia, regard
all
ancient secret orders both
this triangle as a significant
portion of their teachings. It is a basic, right-angled triangle,
with
its
sides in such
a proportion to each other that the smallest possible whole
numbers can represent each being
three, four
of the sides.
These numbers
and Jive.
all right-angled triangles have The sides known mathematical property, that the square of
of
j)lus
the
square of the
square of the hypotenuse.
perpendicular, will
the well the base,
equal the
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. To
find
numbers with these mathematical
not very easy, except by actual
trial
243
relations is
with figures.
If
take the base, haphazard, and perpendicular also,
you come
you
when
square them and add them together, the
to
chances are very great that no root can be found to the
number produced by For example, take 3.
The sum
third side
for the base, 2, for the perpendicular,
of their squares is equal to 13, therefore, the
equal to the square root of thirteen.
is
no such number
Any
1st.
the addition.
There
is
really in existence, in the universe.
fraction, squared,
must on pure mathematical
principles produce a fractional number.
Two whole numbers added must produce
2d.
number.
a whole
Therefore a right triangle, such that the base
and perpendicular each squared and added together forms a whole number, cannot have a hypotenuse that can he
founds unless
We
know
it
be in whole numbers.
that the squares of 9 and 16 have for their
number root. As we have shown heretofore, that a whole number cannot have a fractional root, because no fractional number in
roots 3
and
4,
therefore 13 can have no whole
existence can be squared so as to produce a whole number, it
follows that 13 can have no numerical square root.
root thereof
Our
is
readers
forever hidden from man.
may wonder why we
introduce this explana-
who are not may thereby wonders connected with the word in its
tion here.
The reason
practical, or
even theoretical mathematicians,
understand the relations to the
they
may
The
fully
is this,
that those
emblems from the Magic Test Book.
That
understand that the wonderful co-ordina-
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
244
tions that exist in the one phase given here, could not exist
by any system
of chance,
by any arbitrary arrangement
of
the emblems, or by any species of occult necromancy
known
to
human
beings.
MYSTIC TKIANGLE OF THE MAGI.
We gle, as
will
now
explain the symbolism of the mystic trian-
spread upon a diagram of the celestial
circle.
THE INNEK AND OUTER CIRCLES. The inmost circle, or " Circle of Mercury," is drawn about the sun and just impinges upon the hypotenuse of the triangle. The " Venus Circle " touches the perpen-
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. "
The
dicular.
Mars
Circle " touches the base.
Saturn Circle
comes
to the intersection of the base
and
" strikes the third in-
hypotenuse. "
tersection.
"
That of
and perpendicular.
Jupiter, the intersection of the base "
245
The "Circle of Uranus Neptune Circle " encloses
all
and represents
the outer darkness.
Thus we have the
six points of this triangle represented,
although the relative distances of the
spond
circles
do not corre-
to the physical distances of the orbits of the planets
named.
These
circles all
have fixed mathematical princi-
ples and proportions, wholly separate and apart from
mere
physical or concrete distance.
This being the
case, the triangle
can be conceived, of
any dimension whatsoever and the one actually given has the same qualities both mathematical and geometrical, as
one would have, that should extend from the orbit of Saturn on the second meridian to the orbit of Uranus,
where In
it
cuts the upper celestial meridian.
fact,
the same proportional triangle can be construct-
ed so as to impinge
at the points
shown on the diagram,
with the actual orbits of any two planets that
may be
selected at one time.
The
triangle
composing
it
is
shown
in the illustration with the cards
placed so as to show the actual proportions
3: 4: 5, the cards
thus forming by their number, the
first
or
shown from the Q values
of
primary representation of the sides of the triangle.
The next
co-ordination
is
the cards, which are as follows:
one heart=l, making
9.
Base, two spades=8.
Perpendicular, one spade=4, two
diamonds=6, one club^2,
total
12.
Hypotenuse, two
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spades=8, two clubs=4, one diamond=3,
The
total 15.
square of 9+tlie square of 12 equals the square of
That
Next construct the
we
space,
15.
81+144=225.
is,
triangle
from
and
suit values,
will use the initial letter of each of the
to save
names
of
the sides in place of the full name.
Suit
and we
B=39+39+0=78. P=39+26+26+ H=78+26+26=l30. Now we apply the test
values.
13=104.
find that 78, 104
and 130 form a perfect
triangle.
TRIANGLE FROM SOLAR VALUES.
B=l+48+41, total 90. P=20+31+29+40, total 120. H=19+18+43+42+28, total 150. Now we square these totals
and find that the square
of 90 plus that of 120, just
equals the square of 150, which
is
Another per-
22,500.
fect co-ordination.
Remember what we have
said about the difficulty of
forming perfect triangles with perfect
roots,
and then con-
sider the wonderful character of the above.
But exists.
add up
this
is
That
not
is,
all,
for another strange co-ordination
that the sides of the solar value triangle
exactly 360, the degrees in the circle.
either, for the triangle covers the
number
That of
is
not
alt
houses with
each side that corresponds to the length of the sides and the solar values of each of these divisions exactly equals the degrees in the houses covered.
THE FINAL GRAND All of the above to a higher
is
TEST.
wonderful enough; but
and grander
test still,
one that
now we come is
enough
to
almost take the breath away from a student of the occult,
and
to
make him bow down in awe before
the "little book"
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many mysterious and
247
divine attributes.
won-
I confess that I should be afraid to give this final der,
were
not that
it
it is
mathematically demonstrable, so
that no skeptic can dispute
THE Take the
SPIKITS OF
it.
THE MYSTIC TRIANGLE.
The spirit
base.
of the ace of hearts
10, of the
is
nine of spades 35, of the two of spades 54, a total of 99.
The
Take the perpendicular. is
22, of the five of
diamonds
and of the ace of spades 44,
Take the hypotenuse. is
spirit of the
seven of clubs
diamonds 23
43, of the three of
total 132.
The
spirit of
the two of diamonds
18, of the three of spades 64, of the four of spades 74, of
the five of clubs 2 and of the six of clubs 12, which together
add up one hundred and
sixty-five.
Now, 99 squared=
9801. 182 squared=17424. 165 squared=27225.
17424^27225,
The
latter
last figures,
The reader
the
number and
will
As 9801+
numbers again represent a perfect
triangle.
represents the square of 15 in
27, the 8
times
remember the
9,
in its
two
first
relations of these
its
3
figures.
numbers
in the 8x8 tarot heretofore given.
Aside from the overpowering proofs furnished by the absolute demonstration by mathematics,
we
notice
many
other peculiarities about the mystic triangle, which can be best appreciated by those persons journey " around the Zodiac."
For instance, as
it
it is
who have made
" eternal in the heavens,"
the
inasmuch
geometrically covers a given circle in the heavens in
any and planet, to cold
all cases.
It always did;
as well as our sun,
barren masses, the "
it
always
will.
was annihilated,
woed " would
still,
If every
or turned
in the
form
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248
grand triangle, cover
of this
heavens; would
We also
hold
still
its
majestic sweep of the
its
mystic sway forever and ever.
notice in some minute particulars, such as the
place of the Secret
Magi emblem
in the house of Libra
that the cards themselves occupy emblematic places. of spades occupies the " house of death."
The nine
The
ace of hearts begins the quarter of love, with a heart
From
single to the labor of love.
that house
upward
to
the house of Virgo, each card corresponds in spot value to
the house
occupies.
it
Coming down one, three,
five,
the line of the perpendicular,
each spot value to that of
ginning
at
the
we have the
seven, steps of the Mijstic Temple. its
Add
mate on the hypotenuse, be-
apex of the triangle, and we produce
numbers which give the numbers of the house where the emblems are placed on the perpendicular line. The sacred
triangle
constantly showing itself in a multi-
is
tude of ways in tarotology. card
emblem
It
is
truly wonderful to analyze
tarots in all their manifestations
under various
conditions and to observe the peculiar triangular formations that manifest themselves.
On
the next page
Shafer,
Grand
we
give the birth tarot of Mrs. L. J.
Sentinel of the
Temple
at Chicago.
this particular tarot for the reason that
peculiar features,
among which
it
We
select
exhibits several
the " word " appears, exhibit-
ed in suits, in a variety of ways.
It is a " mystic tarot " in
every sense of the word.
The reader
will first be
apt to notice the row of mystic
sevens running through the tarot.
and the strange part of
it is,
This
is
a peculiar feature
that in all this line, those four
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249
sevens stay together, sometimes running from corner to corner; again forming a group of four in the center of the
But they invariably appear
tarot or in one corner.
in
one of
the sixteen characteristic positions which add 84 in the numerical birth tarot.
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The one given 132, series 231,
is
a
Venus
and the
series
tarot; solar
number
106, spirit
contains 74,976 tarots.
THE TRIANGULAR FORMATION. All through the tarot the right-angled triangle appears,
both in
suits
and spot co-ordinates.
For instance, the
7,
8
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250
and 10 of spades
as well as the
On
each group.
each suit forms in
So that what
itself a
8 and 9 form a triangle in it
will be observed that
counterpart of each of the others^
true of one,
is
7,
close examination
is
true of
all.
So we have eight
perfect right-angled triangles, in suits, in this tarot.
Next we observe that the three triangle
sixes are in the
form of a
on the right hand upper corner while the three
eights balance
them
in a like triangle in the
lower corner on
the same side.
SOLAR TAROT NO. 116, SERIES 861.
0^0
V V i strange to say, ing
all
through
1 this series these
two co-ordinat-
keep their positions relative to each other
triangles
except that they revolve at
all
angles and sometimes form
larger triangles.
The number
of tarots having the triangular peculiarity of
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numbers all
in the century series
the other lines.
computed, but
We this
it
They appear
enormous.
is
251
in great
and likewise extend through
Their exact number has not yet been
extends into millions.
give a few isolated examples from various lines, on
and contiguous pages.
6 6 6 6
V t
O 0]
9 9
0/vO
0^0 OoO 0^0
6 6
9^9
9 9
SOLAR TAROT NO. 112.
Number
116
SPOT VALUE 34.
solar, illustrates a peculiar feature of certain
The reader
lines of tarots.
will notice in
number 88
a peculiar shape
which appears
shape in the light suits.
form
also reversed in the
same
The dark
suits also
part, or negative to the light ones.
only has
this
peculiarity
horizontally, but
it
also
in the
solar,
suits
also in the tarot given on page 249, that the light
form a counter-
Now, number 116 not suits,
crossing the tarot
shows the same identical form, in
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252
court cards and
As
a curiosity,
common
we
cards alternated, perpendicularly.
will give a
wonderful court tarot in nine
squares, that enjoys the distinction of being the
of all tarots, inasmuch as but few of is
them
most unique
exist.
The same
true also of one co-ordinating tarot in clubs, diamonds,
and spades, the only
rival to the
notice that the three Queens
make
The
one given.
reader will
form one diagonal in order to
the spot values 36, correct, while the other diagonal
contains the three clubs that are necessary to give the solar
and
suit values.
In no other way can a tarot be formed in
three suits.
On
the following page
we give
a mystic chart that has
been in the archives of the Order for ages. sents a
magic square of words in the
the letters are so arranged that a
first
number
It
repre-
square, where
of the symbolic
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. words used by the Order are
be found in the readings
to
up, down, across and diagonally.
Like
other produc-
all
emanating from the Ancient Brotherhood, the word
tions "
253
Magic " appears across the middle and the sacred
G
occupies the place of light in the center.
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magic square appears, that has
a
a " sphinx " to all
far.
1^
who have attempted
its
solution
was evidently constructed by a brother of the
It
Order, as appears in the diagonal line, but what the mean-
ing can be no one knows.
Some think
nection with our Temple at
Memphis, while others
see to
At any
that way.
it
moderns and
will
come down. to us with Order, the key to
We
it, is
that
it
that has survived and
contained a secret of the
It
is
a "brother
was placed in the mystic chart in
mystics might have a chance to study
have only given a few points
subject that
coji-
fail to
remain so until some person solves
which was thrown away by
of the sacred line." all
has some
words are unintelligible
The only explanation
the riddle.
order that
rate the
it
practically infinite.
in this
We
it.
work, upon a
have given enough,
however, to lead any mystic mind forward in a search for
more for
it
sands
light.
The
light will be found, too,
in the right spirit.
who
We
by those Avho seek
know, of course, that thou-
read this book will feel an ambition to be able to
exhibit the mystic powers that they have read of.
To
all
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254
such
we would
respectfully say, that the secret source of
knowledge, from whence comes the astonishing prognosticahave bewildered sages and philosophers and
tions that
all
classes of people, are not open to but a few.
The world had receive the
to wait
two thousand years for even one
to
mantle and be invested with the tremendous
He who
responsibility.
hope to aspire
is
not
fit
to be a student,
cannot
to be a teacher.
Again, the truth should be able to stand alone, regardless of he
who
utters
You
it.
do not need a commission from on
high to enable you to help in spreading the Friends,
we
light.
are nearly at the end of our present edition.
"Weigh well the proofs given here of a divine purpose, a divine plan; not the arbitrary wish or thought of one being, one soul, but the concensus of all
soul, all being.
Consider the mathematical demonstrations exnibitea this
work and
in other
works upon co-ordinating
lines,
m
and
then ask yourselves the question:
COULD ALL THIS COME BY CHANCE?
We
should emphatically say not.
mere words, which of ideas.
We
Men may
juggle with
are at best but arbitrary representatives
see this done in the pulpit
and upon the
rostrum, as well as in the press.
figures
toill
not
lie.
But figures are facts. They have the habit of speaking
truth in tones of thunder.
up against the dogmas
All the arguments ever brought of the
church, would not have
shaken her hold upon the minds of the people
But the
cold, sharp,
in
an age.
unyielding and glittering blade of the
sword of truth, has been wielded by the mailed hand of mathematical law, and the props of superstition are gradually
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. but surely yielding and falling before
The
first
its
255
tremendous sweep.
chapter of Genesis has been smashed by the
The story of Joshua and the Sun, has
figures of geology.
been knocked to atoms by the figures of astronomy.
The man-made Jehovah of his place in Siderial
of the Bible has been driven out
the heavens,
The
investigation.
by the wondrous figures ridiculous
ascending
idea of
into heaven bodily, being resurrected in the flesh to
of
and going
heaven in that form, together with hundreds of other
childish conceptions of the past, are gradually being wiped
out by the figures belonging to philosophy, chemistry and other scientific branches. Last, but not least, the old conception of
the
numan
soul
and body existing by some act of special creation; or the grandest product of the earth, the
human mind,
the entity,
being the growth of a few weeks; or a few months, together with the erroneous belief that " tiny," or, in fact, all
must
in
turn
is
anything
fall,
man
else
controls his
own
des-
but a creature of the Law,
before the sublime demonstrations
furnished by the figures of mysticism.
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^mmmm mw "mm Mi^m^ This Order word.
is
a true Secret Order
\i\
the fullest sense of the
existence, its importance
Its very cause of
and
its
foundation principles are strictly secret and are obliged to be so
from the very nature of things. But the Religion of the Stars, which
Order, is not secret. to
all
who can
Its
appreciate
it.
The
the religion of the
is
preachings and
practice is open machinery of the
its
secret
Order is simply the vehicle by which the religion is taught and exploited in its various degrees according to the universal law of evolution. Those who would know more regarding this ancient Order, can obtain information in the form of bulletins, circulars, papers, etc., at any time in the future, by sending address and stamps to O. H. RICHMOND, Centkal Park, III.
The Grand Temple is located Washington Boulevard, Chicago.
tMy'12
at this date, 1893, at
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