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CARD-READING
A PRACTICAL GUIDE
By MINETTA
THIRD IMPRESSION
LONDON
WILLIAM RIDER AND SON, LTD.
1918
First published November 1913
Reprinted November 1915
Reprinted October 1918
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INTRODUCTION - - ° - . I
I. PRELIMINARIES - - . - q
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INTRODUCTION
Tue idea that there can be no natural basis for the
scientific examination of Cartomancy is one that is
liable to instant dissipation at the hands of an
experienced Cartomante. For if it be a fact that
events not within the apprehension of normal faculty
are accurately predicted by this means of divination,
then we have to include the fact in the category
of things natural, since it is by the exercise of a
natural, although perhaps supernormal, faculty that
the Cartomante is enabled to vaticinate.
Now,it is undoubtedly the fact that such prediction
is possible, and it has been certified on many occasions.
The author of this manual was on one occasion
tested by Mr. Holt Schooling, the well-known statis-
ticilan, who was then collecting information and
evidence for the purpose of publication. ‘‘ Being little
versed in mathematics and comparative values, and
quite without interest in such subjects, I had not
even made acquaintance with the name of my visitor.
PRELIMINARIES
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CARTOMANCY has this reputation to its credit, that,
whereas it was in existence 3,000 years before Christ,
it still persists, and is, perhaps, more in vogue to-day
than ever before, because of the recrudescence of
interest in psychic phenomena, and all that tends to
establish the fact of the exercise in certain individuals
of a supernormal faculty.
In ancient China, the Emperors, presiding over
the destinies of a vast populace, consulted the oracles
and diviners before embarking on any new enterprise.
They regulated their administration according to the
agreement or disagreement of the exterior council
and the forecasts of the interior diviners. They used
to engrave copper and silver discs with designs of
similar import to those in modern use. The Hebrews
engraved plates of gold and copper with the symbols
of the Tarot, and these were afterwards copied and
interpreted by the Kabalists, such as Simeon ben
Jochai, Rosenrath, L’Abbé Constant (Eliphas Levi),
and others. The tradition has been preserved
through the ages during forty centuries, showing at
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least that in the estimation of certain persons, who
had made a study of the matter, the art, of Carto-
mancy was worthy of preservation.
Beginners who wish to excel in the art of fortune-
telling, which is, of course, the popular expression of
this subject, must not be discouraged by preliminary
failures. One does not learn a foreign language in
a day or a month, nor even to read one’s own lan-
guage with facility under several months of constant
study. So why should we expect proficiency in a
universal language of symbolism without study and
practice? Nothing that is worth having at all, nor
any subject that is worth study, can be mastered
without some difficulty.
A prevalent cause of disappointment is that tyros
in the art expect all their predictions to be fulfilled
in a day, or, at most, in a few days. The law of
causation forbids any such precipitant realization of
events. Time is the womb of Nature, from which
events are born, and of the three factors—time,
place, and circumstance—the former is the most
difficult to predict. The reason is obvious. All
events that are subject to prediction stand in the
same present relations to one another in the con-
sciousness of the Seer. There is no past or future.
The events predicted are in the same category as
events that are present.
Another prevalent mistake of inexperienced persons
is one that arises out of the foregoing: It is that of
connecting all events that are indicated by the cards
PRELIMINARIES 9
“.
.. By-the-by, those cards of yours are wonderful.
When
you were here last time you were good enough
to tell Mr. his fortune. You said that he would
have a billet offered him, which he would do well to
accept, and that in all probability he would be on
the seas within three weeks. The very next day he
was surprised at having a billet offered him, and in
a fortnight’s time he sails off. Several things you
told me have happened. Of course, we all swear by
your prophecies.”
It would be a matter of some interest to psycho-
logists if it could be shown that the success of
predictions depended entirely on the degree of
expectancy in the mind of the Consultant, or that
events within the consciousness of the latter were
alone those which formed the subject of successful
prediction. Such, however, isnot the case. Scepti-
cism is no barrier to correct prognosis. Events
outside the range of conscious anticipation are those
which are most frequent and certainly most remark-
able. Here is a case in point :
“ LINCOLN’s INN FIELDS,
“ Fune 14, 1895.
VALUES OF SUITS.
Diamonds—Things that are hazardous and pre-
carious, dominated chiefly by surrounding cards.
Finance, speed, celerity.
Clubs—Success, position, authority, good luck,
business.
Hearts—Domestic affairs, the affections and appe-
tites, peace and plenty.
Spades—Misfortunes, distance, darkness, termina-
tion, undoing.
COMBINATIONS.
Diamonds and Hearts together augur success,
ardour, zeal.
Diamonds and Clubs show business success, large
transactions, and prosperity.
Diamonds and Spades are dangerous, accidental,
and sometimes fatal.
Clubs and hearts show sincerity, constancy, fidelity,
requited affections, a well-regulated life, and kindly-
disposed nature.
Clubs and Spades denote despondency, delays,
things remote and hard to be got at, thwartings and
losses.
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tegrity, generally intellectual, or following pursuits
that are mental.
Diamonds indicate light, superficial, buoyant,
vivacious minds, very fickle and uncertain, hardly
to be depended upon, yet often inspiring to others.
Hearts denote persons of affectionate disposition,
home-loving and genial, fond of entertaining, given
to hospitality, sympathetic, and sometimes weak and
pliable. ee
Cartomantes who are not yet expert or gifted with
clairvoyant perception should mark such cards as are
the same both ways, such as the Nines and Eights
and Tens of each suit, as their meanings are changed
when reversed.
Knaves in a general way are indicative of the
thoughts of the Kings and Queens of
the same suit.
But also they have the following significations:
Clubs, students and scholars; Diamonds, soldiers;
Hearts, lovers; Spades, traitors.
The significance of the various suits and Court
Cards should be thoroughly learned before going
further. The following significations of the other
cards of each suit can then be noted and committed
to memory.
CLUBS.
Right. Reversed.
Ace — Letters, papers, Delayed letters, unpleas-
luck, riches. ant communications.
Ten —A journey, good Going across water.
fortune.
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Right. Reversed.
Nine—A will or legacy. Troubled journeys, de-
lays.
Right — Affection of a Papers and documents.
Club man. A good
friend or ally.
Seven — Victory, attain- Financial worries.
ment.
-The King reversed shows that he is worried and
perplexed.
The Queen reversed denotes some set-back and
disappointment.
Hearts.
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Right. Reversed.
Ace—A house. A love- A change of residence.
letter.
Ten — Great affection, Birth, change.
happiness. Corrects
bad cards,
Nine—Wish Card, suc- Love.
cess. Desires fulfilled.
Eight—Love and mar- Jealousy of men.
riage. New clothes.
Furniture.
Seven—Inconstancy. A Jealousy of women.
small success.
The King reversed shows
a
fickle man.
The Queen reversed denotes a revengeful woman.
The Knave is without sex, and denotes always a
lover or one beloved. ‘The closest friend of the Con-
sultant.
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SPADES.
Right. Reversed.
Ace—Business. A high Death, annoyance.
building.
Ten — Distance, across Sickness, trouble,
water. Voyages. mourning.
Nine—Failure, loss, un- Death.
doing.
Eight—Night, illness. Deceit, plots, immor-
ality.
Seven—Determination, a Accident, upset.
change.
The King reversed shows an enemy.
The Queen reversed shows plots and scandal.
DIAMONDS.
Right. Reversed.
Ace—A ring, paper A letter of finance.
money.
Ten—Money. Journey.
Nine — Sharp instru- Operation, danger.
ments, sword.
WithMHearts or With Spades, death.
Clubs, speed.
With Spades, grave A coffin.
danger.
Eight — Short journey. Spite, rebuff, insult.
Roadway. Walk.
Seven—Child or pet. Small money.
The King reversed shows a treacherous man.
The Queen reversed denotes a coquette.
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VALUES OF SUITS AND CARDS a1
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Fours.
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THREES.
Three Aces—Good news; arise in position. Re-
versed, feasting. 4
Three Kings—Successful undertaking. Reversed,
an introduction.
Three Queens—Society; convention. Reversed,
scandal; jealousy.
Three Knaves—Disputes; affronts; plans frus-
trated. Reversed, indifference.
Three Tens—A happy future. Reversed, loss.
Three Nines—Delay to projects. Reversed, greed
of gain.
Three Eights.—Marriage. Reversed, amusements
revelry. ;
Three Sevens—An upset; disturbance. Reversed,
domestic worries.
Pairs.
Two Aces—New plans. Reversed, jealousy; in-
decision.
Two Kings—Friendship. Reversed, new projects.
Two Queens—Friendly consultation. Reversed,
trouble.
Two Knaves—A_ bill; demand. Reversed,
treachery; false friends.
Two Tens—Lucky surprise. Reversed, excesses.
Two Nines—(Red) riches; (Black) disappointment.
Reversed, loss.
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MIxED COMBINATIONS.
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The cards having been shuffled, they should be
cut into three by the Consultant. The Cartomante
will then take each of the three divisions in hand
and observe what card is exposed. By combining
the three cards a prediction is made concerning what
is uppermostin the life or interests of the Consultant.
Let us suppose that the Consultant has brown eyes
and hair. She is represented by the Queen of Clubs.
Suppose she has cut the Ten of Hearts, Knave of
Clubs, and Ace of Diamonds. The Cartomante
knows that she will have an offer of marriage from a
sincere lover. The cut is shown in coloured Plate I,
Here the Knave shows the sincere man, since
a Club. The Ten of Hearts shows his affection and
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Direct.
A card above the head of the Significator has
relation to the near future. At the foot, the present.
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OBLIQUE.
To the right above is what helps the Consultant or
the person signified. To the right below, what has
already done so and what has been done towards
the realization of the wishes. To the left above,
what obstacles will arise to retard or prevent success.
To the left below, obstacles that have already arisen.
Thus it is seen that the places above have relation
to things and events not yet realized, while those
below denote events that have already had place.
The right hand denotes things and persons that are
helpful, and the left hand those that are detrimental
and obstructive.
These position values can be set out in tabular
form, as shown on page 39.
The cards immediately touching either the Signifi-
cator, or the Wish Card, or the House Card, are of
more immediate significance than others which are
distant from it. The time element is similarly
affected in the proportion of distance. Those cards
that count to nine and thirteen from the Significator,
whether of the person, the wish, or the home, are
nearer to it than those that do not so count. But
those that are nearest of all are such as actually
touch the Significator from any of the eight positions
defined above, and of these the more significant are
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Although at first it may be found extremely diffi-
cult to define the bearing of all these indications on
the general fortune, yet, as the student of Cartomancy
becomes more expert, they will be found not only
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inquiry to shuffle the cards. If the Cartomante is
sufficiently sympathetic and fully grasps the nature
and importance of the inquiry, she may equally well
shuffle the cards for a distant Consultant, and the
divination will be in all respects as effectual as if he
were present.
CHAPTER VII
THE WEEK’S EVENTS
news.
2. Ace of Diamonds, Eight of Hearts.—A letter of
‘invitation.
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nee Sig.
ANOTHER METHOD.
Shuffle the thirty-two cards; cut into three, take
the cards up in the order they are cut.
Deal them out into eight packs of four each,
putting one to each of such packs at a time, as if
dealing a hand to each of eight persons in rotation.
Now take the packs in their order
The
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first pack is for yourself.
The second for your house.
The third for your friends.
The fourth for your wish.
The fifth what you expect.
The sixth what you do not expect.
The seventh for the night.
The eighth for what is sure to come true.
The packs are now taken one at a time and inter-
preted according to their combined meanings in
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to
relation to the significance attaching their position.
Thus, when picking up the first four on the left, you
say for yourself:
Ace of Hearts.
Nine of Diamonds.
King of Clubs.
Ten of Hearts. ‘
METHOD.
Draw from the pack at hazard nine cards, and
place them as drawn in a semi-circle, face down-
wards, on the table. Then draw nine other cards at
hazard, and cover each of those already drawn in
any order you choose. Should another person be
consulting the cards, that person must draw and
place the cards. The Cartomante will then read
them as follows :
Beginning with the pair on the left, the significance
of each of the positions is
this:
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is near to me?
Who
Who
is dear to me?
betrays me?
What follows me?
What gives me trouble ?
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Wisu fervently while shuffling the cards, keeping in
mind a single project or desire.
Cut the cards once, and notice the card that is
cut.
Draw from the pack twenty-one cards, wishing all
the time.
Deal the cards out into three equal packs in
rotation.
Choose which pack you will have to represent
yourself. Next that which is to represent your wish.
The remaining pack will denote your consolation.
Lay out the cards in each pack separately, and
interpret them in relation to yourself, your wish, and
your consolation.
Gather up the three sets of cards in the same
order, and lay them out continuously in the form of
a horseshoe.
Count every seventh card from the Significator,
counting it as one, and so on until you return to
ee it. Read the combined meanings of the several
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If the Significator is drawn from the pack it is
a sign of a positive attitude of mind, which tends to
success. If it is not drawn, then look for the Wish
Card (Nine of Hearts). In default of this, look to
the House Card (Ace of Hearts), and count from
that. Should the Wish Card be absent, it is a
bad augury, and shows some difficulty in attaining
the thing desired. In the event of all three cards—
Significator, Wish Card, and House Card—being
absent, the desire will not be attained. But what
hinders may be known by counting from the first
card to every seventh from it.
Should the Nine of Spades appear next to the
Wish Card, the Consultant will abandon his project
or desire. If the Nine of Spades appears without
the Wish Card, the project will be thwarted.
If the Nine of Hearts counts to your Significator,
and is within the first thirteen cards drawn, then
you will gain your wish for a certainty. It is also
good if the Wish Card comes in the Consolation
pack, as it denotes some compensation, even if the
actual wish should fail of fulfilment.
The Nine of Spades always delays, and frequently
thwarts, the wish, and if it touches either the Signifi-
cator, the Wish Card, or the House Card, it will
cause failure of the project. A count by sevens from
the Nine of Spades will indicate the source of disap-
pointment or cause of failure.
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ANOTHER METHOD.
Place the Significator on the table. Shuffle the
cards while wishing. Draw five cards and place
them as drawn in the order as follows:
The first at the head, the second at the feet, the
third on the right, the fourth on the left, and the
fifth on the Significator.
If the Nine of Hearts is one of the cards, you will
obtain your wish. If the Nine of Spades is there,
you will meet with disappointment.
The obstacle is on the left of the Significator, the
assistant on the right, if at all. Present hopes are at
the head, present condition at the foot, and the result
is in the lap of the Significator.
This method is commended for its simplicity, and
will be found useful when a short decision is re-
quired, without regard to details.
THE FIFTEEN.
Shuffle the cards, after placing the Significator
on the table. Take three cards from the top of
pack, and place them at the head; three at the feet,
three at the right, three at the left, and three on the
Significator. Those at the head are for luck in the
present, those at the feet for the past; on the right
for the future; those on the left for the obstacle;
‘and those on the Significator for what is crossing his
path.
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Read the cards in combinations of three in relation
to the several positions.
It is a good augury if the Nine of Hearts or Ace
of Clubs, not reversed, crowns your Significator.
You will get your wish if good cards are at the head,
or right, or on top of the Significator. All is spoiled,
however, if the Nine of Spades holds any of these
positions.
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CHAPTER XI
THE FOUR ACES
Take the four aces from the pack of thirty-two cards.
Place them at the four angles, thus:
Ace
Diam |
Ace
Hearts
THE DESTINY.
Place the Significator of the Consultant on the
table. Let him shuffle the cards, and cut as usual.
Read the cut. Place two cards face downwards on
the Significator, one at the head, one at the foot,
one on the left, and one on the right of it. Place
one also aside near the card at its foot. Repeat this
operation until the pack is exhausted. You will
then find five cards at the head, ten on the Signifi-
cator, and four in each of the other packs.
The cards at the head of Significator show what
will immediately happen. Those on the right show
what will soon happen. ‘Those on the left stand for
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what is overcome, thrown away, or abandoned.
Those at the feet denote present obstacles and plans
now in the mind.
Should the Wish Card come in any of these
packs unattended by Spades, it shows the accom-
plishment of the projects, the attainment of the
desires, success.
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HEARTS.
Right. Reversed.
Six—The Past. Future.
Five—Marriage. Arrival.
Four—Messenger. Discontent.
Three—Success. Dispatches.
Two—Love. Opposition.
CLUBS.
Right. Reversed.
Six—Presents, gifts. Ambition.
Five—A lover. Profligacy.
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Right. Reversed.
Four—Pleasure. Delays.
Three—Economy. Position.
Two—Children. Letters.
SPADES.
Right. Reversed.
Six—A voyage. A surprise.
Five—Mourning. A loss.
Four—Solitude. A proposal.
Three—A quarrel. Confusion.
Two—A friend. An Enemy.
COMBINATIONS.
Right. Reversed.
Four Sixes—Good Council. Division.
Four Fives—Caution. Unfaithfulness.
Four Fours—Restraint. Cleverness.
Four Threes—Strategy. Disappointment.
Four Twos—News. Indifference,
Three Sixes—Generosity. Doubt.
Three Fives—Power. Wealth.
Three Fours-—Catastrophe. Suspicion.
Three Threes—Success. Imposture.
Three Twos—Treachery. Alarm.
Two Sixes—Gain. Joy.
Two Fives—Anxiety. Speed.
Two Fours—Extravagance. Speculation.
Two Threes—Victory. Loss, obstacles.
Two Twos—A small wish. Self-control.
Although most certainly all the principal events of
life may be correctly divined by means of
the thirty-
two cards, yet the reader is sure to come across other
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Seventh House, the sixteenth to the Fourth House,
and the seventeenth in the centre.
The seventeenth card is the Key Card, and domin-
ates the whole scheme. It is significant of the
person or subject that will finally control the destiny
of the subject in question.
The eighteenth card is then placed on the First
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House, the nineteenth on the Second House, and
so on.
Eventually there will be three cards left over.
Lay them out on the table above the horoscope.
That on the right is the witness in favour; that on
the left is the witness against; the middle card is the
judge. If the judge is of the same suit as either
witness, the verdict will go to that side, being in
favour of or against the Consultant, as the case
may be.
Looking over the horoscope, it will be seen that
there are two cards to each House. These must be
read together as affecting the affairs of the Con-
sultant that are governed by that House in which
the cards are found.
The four cards holding the corners of the horo-
scope in the inner circle—namely, the thirteenth,
fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth cards—are to be
read in connection with the cards they touch. If
they are of the same suit as that which is proper to
the angle they occupy—viz., Diamonds for the First
House, Clubs for the Tenth, Hearts for the Seventh,
and Spades for the Fourth—then they are said to
strengthen the fortune. But good cards only are
capable of doing good—z.e., Hearts and Clubs, or
Diamonds touched by Hearts or Clubs. Spades are
uniformly evil, and Diamonds are very evil when
touched by Spades.
Read the horoscope round, and then take any
special question the Consultant may wish to know
THE HOROSCOPE "7
about—as health, voyages, position, change of home,
finance, etc.
For this look to the cards occupying the House
which governs that question, and if there be any
doubt, refer to the Witnesses and Judge. The Judge
will coincide with the Consultant or either Witness
or the Key Card, by being of the same suit. The
testimony being in favour of the Consultant, he will
get his wish concerning the question, but otherwise
he will not.
The Aces are good when falling in the First, Tenth,
Seventh, or Fourth Houses, providing they are in
their right quarters, as indicated above; and Kings
are rendered powerful for good when occupying
these places.
The scheme is particularly useful as applicable to
all sorts of questions, and admits of easy resolution
by reading in pairs for each House, final reference
being made to the Judge and Key Card.
CHAPTER XV
TO DETERMINE A PROJECT
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when falling in a restricted radius. When, therefore,
the four Aces, the Wish, and the Significator are all
drawn within a carton of nine, the result is highly
favourable, and the wish will be obtained if the Nine
of Spades is not present. The following is the
method employed by me to include the Aces, the
Wish Card, and the Significator
:
Shuffle the cards thoroughly, with the desired
object in mind. Turn the cards face downwards in
the left hand, and with the right take up the three
top cards in a fan, so that they may be inspected
together. If the Wish Card, the Significator, or an
Ace is among them, place the three cards in a row
face upwards. If, however, none of these cards
appear, the three must be thrown aside.
Now take the next three cards from the top of the
pack, and deal similarly with them, so proceeding
throughout, until all the Aces, the Wish Card, and
the Significator have appeared. Every three cards
that embrace any of these six significant cards must
be put together in line.
In effect you will have several lines of three cards
each. They will contain the four Aces, the Wish
Card, and the Significator. If they do not, then you
have misdealt, and the process must be gone through
again ab initio. If, however, you find all the required
cards in your carton, and there be no more than
nine cards in all, you will get your wish without
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delay, and with great facility. But if there be
two or more cards drawn, they must be gathered
together, shuffled, and so dealt with again, so that
all the Aces, ‘the Wish Card, and the Significator
are drawn in the first nine, or three rows of three each.
If you effect this in three deals you will surely
gain your wish, but should it require a fourth or fifth
deal to effect the drawing, then you will have but
slender hope of attainment. Nothing is more satis-
factory than when all the desired cards come out in
the first nine cards of the firstsdeal. Thereaifter the
wish is attained with increasing difficulty, but yet
you will get it if the drawing is effected in three
deals and no more.
It will further enhance the value of the reading if
after each deal you take the cards composing the
carton, coupling the first of the top row and the last
of the bottom row, and so proceeding until all had
been read in pairs.
But observe that even in a carton of nine at the
first deal, should you obtain the four Aces, the Wish
Card, and the Significator, and one of the other
three cards be the Nine of Spades, the whole wish
is frustrated, and will never be realized.
ANOTHER METHOD,
Take out the four Aces and place them at the
points of a cross, the Ace of Diamonds to the left,
the Ace of Clubs at the head, the Ace of Hearts to
the right, and the Ace of Spades at the foot,
TO DETERMINE A PROJECT 81
importance.
Bring the cards together into a single pack in the
same order as before cutting, and, placing them face
downwards in the left hand, effect the following deal
with the right.
Place the first card to the left of the table, and
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THe READING.
Count from the first card, which call ‘‘ one,” te
the fifth card, then to the ninth, and then to the
thirteenth. This will exhaust the first row. Read
cards one and five, five and nine, nine and thirteen
together.
Deal similarly with the second, third, and fourth
rows, making three separate readings frem each row.
Note that the first row is pertinent to the Con-
sultant, his projects and thoughts.
The second row has relation to his finance,
property, and general interests.
The third row relates to his associates, friends,
relatives, and those with whom he corresponds.
The fourth and bottom row shows the finality of
things, how things will result, the end of projects, etc.
Should any question arise from the reading, it
may be resolved by counting from the Significator
to the fifth, ninth, and thirteenth cards, reading from
left to right as the cards fall; and this holds good in
regard to all questions pertaining to the person of
the Consultant or his thoughts and projects. But
should the question concern his business, property,
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or finance generally, the reading must be made from
the Wish Card—i.e., the Nine of Hearts. Changes,
removals, journeys, and affairs involving rearrange-
ment of existing conditions should be read from the
House Card—the Ace of Hearts.
These various readings being duly effected, the
cards are now to be taken up and read in pairs by—
COUPLING.
The first card of the first row and the last of the
fourth row are taken up together, one with the left
hand, the other with the right, brought together, and
read. Then the second card in the first row and the
twelfth in the fourth row are taken together in the
same way and read. Thus with the fifty-two cards
we shall have the following combinations: 1 and 52,
2and 51, 3 and 50, 4 and 49, etc, giving twenty-six
different events. This method of coupling has |
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11. The Muzzled Lion.—A woman closes the mouth
of a lion by the force of her grace. It signifies power,
dignity, authority, bravery.
12. The Victim.—A man suspended by one foot
from a cross-tree, his head being surrounded by a
solar disc. It signifies misrepresentation, undoing,
scandal, injustice, sacrifice, endurance. It is the
symbol of tribulation followed by victory and a
great reward.
13. Death—A skeleton rider upon a white steed,
carrying a scythe. On all sides of him are fallen
victims. It signifies change, undoing, loss, reversal
of fortune, sometimes death. It is an unfortunate
card.
14. Temperance.—An angel is shown pouring water
of life from one urn or ewer to another. It signifies
probity, economy, social intercourse, friendship,
combination of forces, circulation, good news.
15. Typhon.—Baphomet is seated on a cube, to
which are chained a she-devil and a satan. Under-
neath are the fires of hell. It signifies deception,
trouble, loss of virtue, lying, sedition, and temptation.
The card is presented as a warning.
16. The Blasted Towerv.—The edifice is seen in
flames, and from its capitel a crown is seen to be
falling, and also two men, one of whom is crowned.
A lightning flash completes the picture of destruction.
It signifies catastrophe, accidents, reversal of position,
loss and total undoing, defeat, chastisement.
17. The Star of the Magi.—A blazing star sur-
THE ANCIENT TAROT oi
rounded by seven lesser stars in a clear vault,
beneath which a virgin is pouring fire and water
upon the earth from two urns. It denotes peace,
attainment, clearness of vision, intelligence, con-
quest by love and devotion, reward of well-doing,
promotion, happiness.
18. The Moon.—From a radiant moon a shower
of blood-red dew is falling to the earth. Beneath it
are figures of a dog, a wolf, and acrab. It signifies
the dissipation of psychic force, insanity, sickness,
treachery, deception, uncertainty, error, and false
friends.
1g. The Sun.—A naked child on a white charger
unfurls a scarlet banner, while above him shines a
brilliant sun. It denotes achievement, subjugation
of material to intellectual interests, power, victory,
understanding, success by the use of the faculties,
good fortune, a rising destiny.
20. The Judgment.—An angel blowing a trumpet
to which is attached the banner of the Red Cross,
while from below there rise up man, woman, and
child from their graves. It signifies the effort to
overcome difficulties, the desire for success, aspira-
tion, duty, response to conscience, exaltation, new
enterprises, and a change in the sphere of life and
work.
ai. The World.—A woman swathed in a scarf,
holding a distaff or wand in either hand. The four
symbols of the universe are set at the four corners
of the card, while the womanis encircled by a wreath
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of green leaves. It signifies truth, honesty, virtue,
advancement, elevation, honours, and success. It is
the crown of the Magi, and the wreath is of laurel
leaf, symbolic of perfect achievement.
22. Folly:—A blind man in fool’s dress, carrying
a bundle and holding a flower in one hand, followed
by a fawning dog. His bundle contains errors and
vanities; the flower is that of dalliance. His eyes
are blinded by prejudice and ignorance, while his
feet lead him to the verge of a precipice. It signifies
illusion, folly, false judgment, limitation, restriction,
and catastrophe.
CHAPTER XVIII
THE MINOR ARCANA
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RULES OF CARTOMANCY.
It is not advisable to consult the cards upon
matters of a trivial nature.
The faculty of divination should only be used
when all ordinary means of judgment have been
exhausted without success.
Things that are outside the normal power of the
mind to discover are fit subjects for inquiry by
means of Cartomancy.
The cards should never be forced so as to produce
a favourable result. If you want the truth you must
be honest with yourself.
It is not fair to oneself or to the Cartomante to
assume a position or status that is not true.
The study of Cartomancy requires patience, con-
centration, imaginative faculty, sympathy, cheerful-
ness, self-effacement, and accuracy. If you cannot
guarantee these qualities, do not rely on your cards.
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