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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 Rules
and Processes for Reading or Delineating
the
Emblems.
COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED. Written and Compiled Under the Authority of the Mystic Brotherhood,
BY
OIvNEY H. RICHMOND, GRAND MASTER OF THE INNER TEMPLE OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THE MAGI. Author of "Temple Lectures."
Chicago,
"
Religion op the Stars," Etc.
III.,
U. S. A.
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Third Edition Revised and Enlarged. Copyrighted 1919
By
OLNET
H.
RICHMOND
(g)GI.A52589l
JUN I6ly!9
Important JVottce* This work
fully protected by copyright according to
is
law. No. 4723 Y, issued January 23d, 1893. illustration
and
definition
is
Every
copyrighted, and
all
table,
persons are
warned against re-printing them or any part of them, under penalty of the law, which will be strictly enforced.
•
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•
The owner of this book has signed an agreement whereby said owner is bound to not lend the work, or allow the use of the same to extend to persons outside his
own immediate
family, nor to allow any person to copy, nor obtain a copy of any of the rules, processes or engravings therein.
• This rule
is
•
•
designed as a protection to said owner, as well
and the good of the Order. It is intended and soiling of the book and the gathering of deleterious influences and magnetism by the promiscuous handling and loaning about the neighborhood that most books on occult subjects receive.
as to the author
to prevent the wearing out
•
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•
This prohibition need not be construed so strictly as to prevent outsiders seeing the book, or even reading it in your
home
or presence.
If j^our friend or acquaintance wishes to
procure a copy, an order blank will always be sent, on application to us.
OLNEY
H.
RICHMOND, Chicago,
III.
To the friends of owr secret order, within the sacred
and
who are regular attendants at our Grand Temple and unto those whose duties call them elsewhere. To all those who, having charity and hindness in their hearts and harmony in their souls, are willing to yield themselves to the worh of regeneration and advancement, with that energy characteristic of true mystics. To those who have an affinity fof the good, the pure and the true, as well as the spiritual advancement and development which enables them to comprehend the mysteries of the infinite and majestic universe. fold
without.
To those
To the faithful ones in Temple or Court, faithful
through water, through earth, through air, to the East, to the West, to the South and to the J^orth, with all and through all. through
fire,
This volume
is
respectfully ded^icated by the author.
Intr oduct torn 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 valuable 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. We 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. We 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. We are sorry for this, but it could not well be avoided. Please remember, friends, that the price charged for this book is not f07' the size, nor the binding, nor the number of pages, but for the matter itself. The emblem delineation department is alone 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 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 v/hich 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
The Temple of Wisdom on Atlantis The Sacred Trident The Original
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22,000
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Number
An Astronomical Measure The
Spirit of
Numbers
Emblem Value The
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Prepare for Reading the Emblems
Quadration of the Test Book
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Astral Powers of the Months and Days of Mystic Crosses
Recapitulation of the
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Work
Definition of the Mystic
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Clubs
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Diamonds
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Spades
The Solar Quadrate and the Cross
of Christ
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Emblems, Hearts "
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Planetary Life and Time Lines
Example
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Solar Value of the Cards
Drawing the Emblems
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Power, Development and Success
How to
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and the Mystic Star
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of the Cards
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Divine Soul
9,
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The Joker and His Value
9
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Infinite, or the
Occult Properties of the
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Years Ago
Sacred Seven
The Number of the
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3ndi&x* Page.
Farther Explanation of Delineating
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Characteristic Effect of the Planets
182
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Wonderful Peculiarity Regarding the Effect of the Moon
194
The Planet
193
Jupiter, Millions of Years
Hence
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The Wonderful Properties of the Test Book Tarots The Quadrated Astral Test Book
The Double
Triangle.
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The Mystic Star
Example
Names
of the Tarots
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Planetary Transformations
The Wonderful
36 Tarots
1.
Characteristics
The Lost Word
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of Oriental Mysticism
Spirit Co-ordinations
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Order of the Magi.
A final
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Word
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The Explanations of the Magic Chart Can This Be Chance?
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Strange Co-ordinations of the Mystic Triangle
Unique 3x3 Court Tarot
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The Astro -phrenological Head Calculations of Potencies
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and Frames
220 221
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The Tarot and the Zodiac, Birth Tarots Formation of Tarot Number
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of the 5 Points of the Tarot
Female and Male Lines
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With Negative Astrals
205
210
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Rules for Finding the Negative Spirit of Cards
Examples of Double Astrals
200
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INDEX Layout ....
Page
the Seven Planets
258
The Quadratic Delineation Under
257
Quadration of Tarots
Diagram
264
of the Vibrators
269
Parallelograms of Birth Tarots
271
.
Chart of Magic Cross and Cubes
274
General Birth Tarot Transformers
276
Charts of Zedoic Coordinates
278
The Great Mystic Triangle The Shadow of the Cross
286
Chart of Minute Cards
Chart of
284 .
290
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Normal Hour Rulers
The Zodiac Naturals The Mystic Story of Atlantis The Grand Cross of CM .
Astral-Phrenology.
294 297 298 302
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304
AVith Chart
Rulings of the Zodiac
306
The Four Test Book
313
Crosses
Altar Cloth Used in Tarotology and Altars of
OM
318
With Emblems
320
Tanot Value and Souls of Tarots
321
Transformation of Pyramid Tarots
322
Marvelous Birth Element Tarot
324
Diagrams of Twelve Month Diagrams The Great Electric and Diamond Groups
327
Soruls of Other Wonderful Tarots
334
Four Birth Card Zodiacs and Directions The Twelve Lights of OM and Colors
338
Inspired Tarots.
331
336
CHAPTER
I.
Tfte l^tttfe ISooft* IHE BOOK OF THE SEVEN THUNDERS.
"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. JT,
4,
10
and
11.)
Dear Reader: S a text to and
it
this
work read and consider the above,
would be
as well to read the entire tenth
chapter of Revelations, for the whole book
is
a
mystic one. If
you are able
to " read
between the
will comprehend that the "
little
book
lines "
you
" that
was
capable of voicing the " 7 thunders," that
book of the mystic brotherhood. ever
know
At
in
the test-
Did you or did anyone
of another book that was
enough to "hold
is,
only and original
voices of the seven planets, Avas the
always made small
the hand?"
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
last
proph-
peoples.
V
Read Chapter
At
unto the gaze of men.
for a time, are to be opened
of Revelations.
other book that ever had an existence upon our planet,
has within
itself
the wonderful properties that are indubita-
bly attached to this
so "sealed" with hidden
attempts to " open" It is the oldest
book.
little
its
No
other "book" has been
emblematic meanings
as to defy 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
the past, that
vdw&t per force
circumstantial evidence as to
its
ask our readers to take
early history and uses.
THE ORIGIN OF PLATIIfG CARDS.
The ancient
origin and uses of "playing cards,"
the name they have been called by since the
XIV
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
a thousand years
old, is pre-
of the Royal Asiatic Society.
It
is
have been known in India from time
— {Cyc. 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 contrar}^, obtained the inventions of
nation preceding them by
many
years.
in-
some
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. This
many
is
11
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
They were each and
the knowledge of the outside world.
mark
or
them" upon any substance whatever, except for use
in
every one of them sworn not to "cut, carve, paint, write
the Temples of the Mystic Brotherhood.
MYSTIO EMBLEMS.
The
test
book has been called by various names, among
which the " Tarot Cards" appears ern works.
come
Why
in
many
they are tarot cards, will be seen
to the the tarot or
The
For instance; we
Tarot of the Bohemians,^''
Many
misled, by supposing that
some of the many substitutes for the the real tarot cards.
when we
magic square department.
modern writers however, have been
"
ancient and mod-
old genuine find in a
book are
work
called
by "Papus," a large number
of allusions to the test book, but strange to say, the writer
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
12
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 Guilla-
initiation.
Postal, 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
if
from them, have
herited knowledge
Gypsies
On
pages 8 and
9,
Papus
which has proved
for
enables
it
them
called the Tarot,
means
the book of Thoth
It
Adam, the book
test
book?
Gypsies possess a
to tell fortunes; yes; the
the book of
in-
of gaining a livelihood,
which the Gypsies
of Bibles.
is
—" The says:
their
who
to do with Popes, Devils
and "Angels of judgement" used in the bogus
Bible,
But what,
applied to the book.
of Egypt, or the
game
possess,
Hermes
is
of cards
the Bible
Trismegistus,
of primitive Revelations of An-
cient Civilizations.
"Thus
whilst the Freemason, an intelligent and virtuous
man, has
lost the tradition; while the priest, also intelligent
and virtuous, has
lost his
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
are
made, was
upon reading the headings
was delighted, thinking that a
fori found such headlines as
feast
was in
"The Astronomic
of
store,
Tarot;
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
13
Egyptian Astronomy; The Four Seasons; Application of the Tarot to Astronomy; Astronomy and Astrology; Fortune
But a perusal of the chapters
Telling by the Tarot," etc.
under these head
lines
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
They
subject.
are very
quote and re-quote from each other, but the " blind leading the blind," and es,
behind
all this
enemy of our
possess the
it is
we can
all
the old story of
see without glass-
dust throwing, the secret hand of the great
order,
and
the
enemy of
The Egyptians were not the Test Book.
numerous and
The only people
science.
originators of the sacred
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 Atlantiaks.
This test book was
the crystalization of ages upon ages of observation of the 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
a vast continent, that had ex-
more than four hundred thousand
great Atlantic Ocean
now
She was the
years,
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
all directions
On this highland
by gentle
there were other
higher elevations in the shape of mountains, between
which a most beautiful and In the center of flected
on
its
fruitful valley reposed.
this valley, a small, nearly
round lake
re-
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 builded the palaces of her Kings, gorgeous with costly stones and metals. built entirely S.
Grand bridges lead
to an
embankment
around the lake, except at four places to the N.
E. 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.
15
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
"Garden
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 tic
mind
into
in other works
About
it is
making a study
fifteen
upon
enough
to start the
mys-
of the various proofs given
this subject.
thousand years ago, Atlantis was in the
height of her glory, with her colonies planted in
commerce.
of the world, accessible to her
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 ago, nearly where her stands.
Only the
city of Bab, stood 14,600 years
modern
river,
representative, Chicago,
which
is
now
a small affair in this age,
was then a wide and beautiful stream, flowing_/rom the " Gfeat-Lake-of-the-Northland" to
miles farther north than where
New
the ocean, nearly 300
Orleans
now.
is
Nearly fourteen thousand nine hundred years ago, or about B.
C. 13,000, the order of the
Magi dedicated
their
Temple in Egypt; the country which was destined to become the theater of the future exploits of the mystic
first
brotherhood for thousands of years.
As long tion over
as Atlantis stood, she held the
all
parts of the earth,
supreme
subordinate to her in the occult and spiritual
But the time came
a few
hundred years
rible catastrophe hurled the
neath Atlantis and in
a
jurisdic-
and Egypt was of courseline.
later,
when
a ter-
rocky foundations from be-
day and night of the most heart-
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17
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.
CHAPTER
II.
Tfte Xletigton of tfte Stars* THE SACRED 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 aiarge
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 system.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. The world made thereof,
a
a poor
man-made
hells; requiring
exchange when
it
19
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.
and among
all
But symbols are the same
in all tongues
peoples.
The German 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
is
an emblem of love the world over.
The
diamond an emblem of wealth.
The Ancient Magi understood
and they
this principle
understood the deeper hidden principle that underlies
symbolism, that
is
that there
thing that exists; that the
i§
also all
a spirit force back of every-
spirit 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 writer was young, the coffin was stained and
varnished usually only a few hours before being used, so that the peculiar smell came to be closely associated with
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.
Thus, by the
mere association for a few generations we have erected a symbol of death appealing
Emblems appealing
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 quite 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 NUMBERS,
At the very foundation of and geometry.
In
symbolism
all
the smallest particle seen under the to the largest
lie
mathematics
from
fact, the universe itself is built up,
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
a
number
Genesis
The
plan.
is
all
plan of sevens extending
find a divine
through the pages.
In
written from
great pyramids of
first to last
Egypt
on
are bristling
plan of mathematical and
throughout with a wonderful
geometrical calculation, based upon knowledge of the grandest kind.
The one.
But
basis of all
The this
numbers
number must be
is
infinite
number
number end
number
each in
itself in-
say, that there is
number
is
an
of uninhabited
of inhabited worlds; an infinite
of satellites, in the universe.
to space,
countless
entities,
Thus we can
of suns, an infinite
worlds; an infinite
is
Ego.
In fact the Universal Ego
made up of a countless number or ways.
basis of all life
one, the Universal
infinite, for the universe is infinite
both in duration and extent.
finite in certain
The
one.
is
basis of all that exists
For
there can be
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
has no beginning or end and thus
fulfills
two of the con-
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
22 ditions.
infinite
They reasoned that the number one followed by an
number
of circles would be a
symbolical and
fit
mathematical representation of the Infinite One.
KUMBER OF THE
INFINITE.
100000000,000000 + CO Later discoveries have proved that this
a wise thought
is
and leads to many wonderful demonstrations of truth.
THE DIVINE OR SOUL NUMBER SEVEN. The number
7 represents the soul in nature,
becomes the center of
We
all
the sacred
find
religious systems
number interwoven
known on our planet, and
and woof of Creation seem to
The
sacred
known
number
and therefore
symbolic numbers, so to speak.
bristle
of the Magi,
into all the
the very warp
with sevens.
and one that has been
in our symbolism as the strangest of
all, is
14 2857
Composed
this
of twice 7: 4 times 7: 8 times 7 with the
Ego
added to the last figure. It
and
is
is
a wonderful
number, in a hundred
used in our temple work a great deal.
some of the strange properties
in
various
different
We
ways
shall give
parts
of this
book. It is
evolved by dividing the
Soul number
Keep up the
7.
get nothing but the sacred
The wonders
number
of the Infinite by the
division to all eternity
and you
number 142857 over and
are best illustrated
over.
however with the emblems
of the test book, as the reader will see further along.
The number
7
is
the center of each suit of the test book,
as can be best exemplified
by the following.
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23
ILLUSTRATION IN SUIT OF HEARTS.
o
__,
V 6 The mystic number can be represented in the emblems krjowledge as follows:
«
Change any card from right product by some number.
V V to left
of
V and you get a true
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24
Change the Ace of Clubs the product of the sacred left
to the other end
number by
and you have the product by
3.
and you have
Place the 7 to the
5.
Suppose you wish to multiply the sacred number by 15, Set
down
Take 7
the
is
142857
714285
to begin, thus
Add which
number
together
2142855
15 times the number.
But you could have taken 2 from the right hand and by placing
same
it
at the left
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 NO.
The number nine
is
9.
the representative of another phase of
symbolism representing the duality of the physical, plus the deific seven.
we find in tarotology a wonderful blending of two numbers in harmonious relations in thou-
Therefore these
sands of ways.
So much has been written concerning the mystic qualities of the
number
the subject at
nine, that
much
it
will
be unnecessary to go into
length in this work.
All products of
nine and sums of products as well as products of sums have
an
N**^ root of nine.
Many of a
occult demonstrations have been given by
means
knowledge of the properties of this mystic nine.
Take any number, large or small, and place with sal of itself
it
a rever-
and subtract one number from the other and the
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. difEerence will always reduce to nine,
ple of that
and
is
25
always a multi-
number.
Example— 356781 Reversed— 187653 Difference=169128=N 9 Take any numljer and subtract from digits
it
the
sum
and the difference always has an N*^ root
THE MYSTIC STAR TAROT.
of its
—nine.
own
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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
representing
light,
one dark
triangles,
Darkness
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
9.
The
tarot, or
a 3 times 3 tarot with niiie 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 produce
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 which
The and of
will be
values and spirit values have like properties
taken up
later.
writer has spent days in study of this Mystic Chart
still
finds
new wonders upon
The combinations
it.
show the product
We
of a master mind.
shall again produce
it
and perhaps a third time to and the
nearly every examination
of 7 and 9 are truly wonderful, and
under the head of tarotology illustrate the spirit of
numbers
spirit of potentials in medicine.
All this leads us to an intelligent consideration of 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
human
27
relations, of spirituality,
forms 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 forni in
emblems has
which the spots
are arranged.
ASTRONOMICAL AERANGEMENT.
The 52 emblems
or pages represent the 52 Aveeks 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.
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The four
suits represent the 4 seasons.
Chart showing the emblems arranged to
the
illustrate
above arrangement will be found on preceding page.
In the spring-
In the spring of the year the birds mate. time of
or the first quarter, love
life
is
The heart was
therefore chosen as the
quarter and the
first
The next
clover leaf of
of the
first
season.
stage of
life is
represented by the trefoil or
Knowledge
summer.
summer
tained in the
the master passion.
emblem
of
life,
and
best gained
is
re-
the second period.
Therefore the shamrock or " club," became the emblem of
knowledge, intelligence, heat, argument, or even quarrels and
law suits under some planets.
The
season,
third
diamond,
autumn,
representative of
man's
life is
In the
fall
has
for its
wealth.
the one in which he
is
The
emblem
the
third period of
best able to gain wealth.
of the year the crops are sold and the wealth 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
changed among some nations to the spade which represented the same thing.
sends forth a time.
So
it
But the
acorn,
life principle
when
planted in the
which becomes a new
soil,
tree in
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 quadratic division of the
test
book
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. there
is
a two-fold
becoming black and
The
tronomically. applied to
man.
7 planets under
29
dark and light, finally These symbolize night and day as-
division into red.
darkness
and light
The 52 emblems being
of
life
etc.,
as
multiplied by the
which they rule in succession, make the
days in the year, less
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
no work upon that day.
very few years ago quite a radical change was made
in the style of the Court Cards
making them
" double headers."
by the manufacturers, by Before this the Kings and
Knaves had legs and feet showing below But the mystic emblems were preserved
their Court 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
the same garb, and hold modestly in their hand the secret lotus flower of innocence
and
virtue.
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30
The good and laid aside
her
industrious queen of spades has not even
emblem
of labor, in all the ages past.
i And
our good friends,
called
"Jacks" by some, em-
blematic of the younger and unmarried portion of the male persuasion,
still
bear their
emblems.
little
its
They
meaning.
young and two upon
mystic leaf
still
wear the curled
older, the difference
locks.
Two
being
can usually be seen
their faces.
They were
originally honest
men
Koyal Couple, the accceptance of
And Knaves
friends,
them
modern
times, by
into "Knaves."
some of you may
that these characteristics,
none other in
ask,
why
it
is
appertaining to this book and
existence,
everything
not. the engravers their original
but, being next the
they remain to this day.
Now, good
world where
all,
bribes, in
those in like position, transformed
to
A
seen in the hand of one; but few persons could guess
is
else
have has
been
preserved
changed.
Why
in
a
have
and printers changed them entirely out of
form
as they
have everything else?
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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,
it
then,
that, as
one authority
the same
substantially
as
"a pack
states,
those in
now,
use
known to be over a thousand years old, is in existence." The only anathema 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 an attachment, fastened
mystic book
of Revelations, one
upon the end of
of the
few books
written by " inspiration " in the entire Bible.
That could have possessed no protected that ancient
terrors, for it has not
work from thousands
even
of changes,
interpolations and errors.
Reader, you this:
may
The answer
well ask these questions.
Manufacturers, interested church
men and
is
inventors
have attempted time and time again to change the figures, the emblems, the faces, and even the
number
of cards in this
During and after the war of the Rebellion a heavy
book.
tax was placed upon cards containing 52 emblems to th© pack, or having the well
known emblems,
hearts,
clubs,
diamonds and spades upon them.
emblems
Manufacturers attempted
to
change
the
war emblems,
as
crossed
swords,
certain etc; the
One
such
Court cards were changed to high
to
cannons,
army
oflScers.
ambitious inventor had beautifully engraved modern
kings and queens upon his
make
of cards
herself appearing as the queen of hearts.
Queen Victoria
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But
Fortunes were squandered to no purpose.
all in vain.
The people
ivould not have them at anij price.
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 cards were cast contemptuously into the ditch by the road-side.
These changes have been attempted in other countries. In Italy and several other Catholic countries, interested parties have
they
call
thought to do away with this
the
picture
"devil's
book,"
little
book, which
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 spite of extensive advertising they have fallen
flat.
In the meantime, the manufacturers of the genuine old magic book, have grown wealthy and in
100 gross
sell at
present only
lots, to dealers.
They change the backs over and over figure or design.
But the
faces
to every imaginable
must remain the same, or
they are " no go," as one manufacturer quaintly remarks.
There the
is
no question, whatever,
in
my
mind, but that
magic and mystic symbolism attached
nected with the pages of this book, the occult means of preserving
it
to,
and con-
has been the means,
intact as shown.
Underneath the physical senses of mankind, there psychic recognition of the hidden things in nature.
who think but
very
little
is
a
Those
of such matters, apparently, really
recognize the principles of law and the manifestations of the " soul
in
things,"
Hard-headed business men,
spiritual 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
33
called " luck "
was not a
state
good and
brought about
through regularly acting laws, there could be no conInstead of a man's bad luck pursuing him
stancy to.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 law, there
is
no other thing that
illustrates it to
such a nicety as
does our Magic Test Book. " Gypsies," those lineal descendants of Egyptian races of
olden time, recognize
human
readers"
of
through
natural
work
They have the knowledge
and intuitive
Nearly any old card player will
Not one During
as "card
power.
But an
of the most expert gypsy in that line.
of "runs of
perience
are noted
mystic of the order of the Magi can discount
educated the
destiny.
descent
and
fact
this
luck" with in
fifty,
tell
you wonderful
stories
cards.
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,
whan opportunity
offers.
CHAPTER
An WHAT
IS
III.
Measure^
^strofiottitcar CHANCE?
THE
"
JOKER
AND
"
THE
VALUE.
ITS
SOLAR YEAR.
HANCE
is
defined as
accident, or
pen without assignable cause." of years
men supposed
" to
hap-
For thousands
that the elements com-
bined in chance proportions, and they never
dreamed that chemistry was an exact
The
stars of
heaven were supposed to move
about or stand
But at
it is
least
know
A
now known in
science.
still
(?) as " chance " directed.
that no such thing exists as chance,
regard to the majority of things, and
that nothing comes
by chance.
true mystic recognizes this at a glance.
are not mystics have
we
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 " Joker," as
it is
called.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
A few years ago some
unknown genius invented
evidently
object
the
The
games.
first
made
it
adding
of
interest
inventor placed
emblems, hearts, clubs, card and
35
all
to
it
with
certain
the four quarter
diamonds and spades upon the
a universal
THE KING
trump
S
card.
JESTER.
It really " took " but little with the general public,
usually thrown away.
is
will
be
all
right, as
and queens
to
In serious
presence in a test book
and render an emblem
Emblematically speaking,
reading null and void. to
Its
calculation
invalidate every
it
and
it
seems
was the custom of ancient kings
keep a
jester.
aflPairs
this joker
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
to see a
after all the "
He
solar value being zero.
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.
sent the entire
fact, the test
book would
repre-
motion of the earth about the sun, or
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 four Kings 4x18 " " Queens 4x12 "
"
"
"
"
-
Tens 4x10
-
-
-
32 other spot cards
The Joker
-
-
-
-
-
= =
40 36
=144
-
= H
-
-
52
=48 =44
-
-
-
Nines 4x9
=
.
.
-
Knaves 4x11
"
of
the cards as follows:
=3651
Total
Exactly the days in a solar year. If
this
Kepler, "
Again,
is it
" chance "
remarked by the immortal
as
comes so near a law
we have the
as to set
one thinking."
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 " measure, weigh and
test,"
means
to
prove,
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.
37
alluded to the " little
out the fact that he book " when he speaks of the " taste " being " sweet as honey."
Looked at from the ordinary point of view, it is absurd to speak of " tasting " a book, but when we understand that
the
"
it,
devoured "
Mystic Brother
as so
many
see the very beautiful
" tested "
it
when he we
others have done since then,
manner
in
which he concealed his
language.
The Bible
is
full
of
can only be read by the
The word root,
these sealed
messages, which
initiated.
" testament "
was taken from
this
and the Christian regards his new testament
same
as a tes-
ter of the truth.
Candid reader, which book has the best right to the name ? In
my humble
opinion the answer
is
an easy one
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 is
thing
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 Hydrogen has for its number 212 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 through the suppression of
the combining force numbers.
Of
course, a general treatment of this branch of the
subject
is
out of place here, as
it
to treat astro-chemistry alone, as
will require a large
book
requires.
it
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
as will be seen
upon
close examination.
THE SPIRIT OF NUMBERS. Every number, however
large,
has
its spirit
root, which brings the expression of the
tables
within
bounds,
certain
the
number down
powers of expression
to in
and books.
If the
number
of the physical is small, the spirit
much larger than the number. The spirit numbers may be taken on consist of
several
figures,
Brotherhood of Magic the
or occult
number
The
9,
is
but
high scale and so
the one
used
the one found by
called the N*^ root
spirit root of a
a
number
may be
by the
means of
by some. is
equal to the N*^ root
of one-ninth of the number, plus ten times the enumer-
ator of of the
any fraction that may
number by
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
if
any, to the left of
the spirit root of 1844?
it.
Ans. 86.
9)1844(204=6
as follows:
18
36 86
The N**! root is found by adding the figures composing a number together, continuously until but one figure remains.
The N*^
has by
root
work
is
AND IfUMBERS OF THE MYSTIC EMBLEMS.
Like everything
number,
its spirit
only this,
else the "
root
but each
and
which
is
constant, like
solar value;
number so
values, spirits
earth changes
environment number. its
individual
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
Not
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
every
qualities,
illustrate further, before thi?
ended.
SPIRITS
The
many wonderful
itself
which I may speak of and
Clubs=13
Diamonds=26
Spades=39.
"
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40
" suit values."
These values are called
The
"quarter values " of the
same
are:
1:2:3:4
The "spot
the numbers of
valyies" 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
and we get 365^, the days a remarkable fact that on the 31st
to five-fourths, It is
Jester rules supreme, even the "
bow
is
equal
in a year. of
Members
December the of the Court
to him.
When we the same
"
take out 52 weeks from our year,
we have
day " left on our hands.
THE SOLAR VALUE OF THE CARDS is
found by adding the spot value to the suit value.
The
spirit
root
of this solar value
is
the "spirit of
the emblem."
TAKE FOR EXAMPLE THE FOLLOWING CARDS: r
V
0^0 Spot value
5
Suit value Solar value Spirit value
O
8
12
10
26
13
39
49 45
5
34
25
50
73
72
4 26 30 33
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. Observe how very as
values,
different the spirits are from the other
have some strange facts
I
41
present
to
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
of planets
do not give the same
characteristic to the same emblem.
While Yenus and
love.
Mars
rules an
Mercury
rules
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.
GEOMETKICAL 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 tcards and co-ordinates.
The
co-ordinate of any card in
taining an equal in
sijirit,
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 following couplets
are co-ordi-
nate in spirit and solar values. Solar value card leading in each couple.
4
a* -1
,
The in
two being double
first
Book.
Test
the
common
:
V
4 4 4^4 4 4 t co-ordinates, the
Co-ordinates in spirit
only such
and
suit are
the second couplet being an example.
ILLUSTRATION OF GEOMETEIC SYMBOLISM.
D D O o o o « » » « » D D O o o o « » » Trouble. Change. Emblems of Monotomj. 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 one's
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 Joinings; bargains between
two persons.
Co-partnership
person to person.
and
letters
passing
from
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43
Threes indicate indecision, or a place where two ways open before one,
as
if
the spot in the center was the person
ILLUSTRATION OF UNIONS AND INDECISIONS.
«
9 6 6 ,
and the other spots the two ways leading
in
two
directions.
POWER, DEVELOPEMENT AND SUCCESS.
V 6^6
0^0
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This entire row represents symmetrical fullness or rounding 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 ivmj only.
Approach
it
from another direction and trouble disappears.
By
these few illustrations,
studied
which should be carefully
by the student of card delineation, we have shown
that the geometrical forms have a
meaning
of their own.
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44
THE COURT OF DISAPPOIJS'TMENT AND TROUBLE.
9
4
4k
0^0
Some
how The
6 ^
of our students have been at a loss to understand
could be, that seven, a sacred
it
spirit,
6"6
)
A
9l
should
of each other.
are, as
Sevens do not
Some
but mateuial. spiritual
The explanation
indicate trouble.
and material
spiritual
number representing is
this:
one might say, antipodes
indicate
trouble,
spiritual
of the 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
this world's goods, they
had better
can advise
all,
let their spiritual
A
remain undeveloped and dwarfed. his treasure in
He
I
from
experience, that, if they wish to become rich in
" mystic "
up
heaven and not upon earth.
in coin that can be taken out with
deals
nature
lays
life beyond the grave, and he " that " shrouds have no pockets
the grander
THE TEST BOOK IN
ITS
knows
RELATION'S TO TIME
him
into
full well
AND MAGNETIC
FORCES.
The
first
form
of the Test
Book
is
known
as the
"solar"
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45
book or the natural order book.
In
this
book each emblem
occupies a place corresponding to
its
own
value.
TO FOKM A NATURAL TEST BOOK.
up from ace to
Pile the first quarter cards, hearts, face
king.
Do
the same with the 2nd, 3rd
emblems, ending with king of spades.
now
and 4th quarter
The emblems
are
in the natural order according to the Zodiac.
RULING EMBLEMS.
shuffled,
mixed or
how much
or by
Avhom
cut, there are seven cards that rule
under
In every pack of cards, no matter
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
are
ways
several
of
finding
these
ruling
emblems by mathematical process and psychic powers, but the most ready means
is
them by the following easy
to find
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
Mer.
Ven.
9
9 9
a
6 6
2.7 The
go.
into
Begin
Mars
2
is
any process required, alwaijs the hack of the
7 piles one by one, finishing at
Mercury.
Jup.
3
figures under each card
7
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 pile
each ruling card to the right of the
off
on top of
it
and
pile
them
pile; place
on Neptune
all
the
pile in
regular order from Uranus to Mercury.
Now vrhere,
quadrate the book as per instructions given else-
and
many
as
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 always
By
same planets, but they are
the
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
Make
2 quadrates and each of these rulers
under same planet
By keeping up
as in a solar book.
the quadrating until you have covered the
degree in one quarter of the Zodiac, that will find every
So
far,
emblem
in
its
is
90 quadrates, you
original solar place.
we have only the results of pure mathematical moment we introduce persona/ magyietism
principles; but the
and the actions of individuals under the ing at the time, we have
astral forces prevail-
new elements which must be taken
into consideration.
Let a person ^'cut" the Test Book, which taking a portion of the book
upon the
off
from the
emblems in the ruling
line,
performed by
top, placing it
table and placing the remaining part
change takes place along the whole of
is
upon
it,
and a
with a new set
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. personal magnetism.
47
Let liim cut the book so prepared,
8 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 it out in the grand spread and every card in the Test Book comes under the planet where
it
rules
with
person
that
the
at
time,
present or future, according to whether the planetary
represented by
The
it is
at
maximum, waxing from time
from
my own
magnetism;
by one person, of
as
book are
illustra-
and
cuts, in
shuffles
They
regular order on selected minutes.
efiEect
or waning.
lay outs or " grand spreads " in this
tions of actual quadrates
past,
are nearly
necessary to have a set
it is
at least 52 lay outs in order to
all all
make
a
study of the subject.
At
first
sight any lay out seems to have
no particular plan
But the more
or form, illustrating the action of fixed laws.
you study these lay outs the greater an
at the evidences of
occult force
Examine the spreads
in
will
your wonder be
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,
as well as spots.
cut
it
hereinafter taught
The
and
observe
light
the couplets of co-ordinating emblems,
will
soon begin to see that there
make
same
and dark shades in your
life,
cards " that can and does
the
it,
Notice the peculiar group-
evidences of law with yourself.
ing of the colors.
instructed, quadrate
as
itself
is
et.c, etc.
You
a "spirit behind the
manifest.
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48
The quadrations used at
certain
as illustrations in this
hours, minutes and
selected
work
are
made
seconds and then
assorted according to the magnetic effects.
No
other person would produce spreads exactly like these,
but 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 to the solar values.
The following
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 future.
part
The two perpendicular
of the
third
and part of each
effect
The
past.
line to the right
in the present effect,
upon the right and
lines
denoting the
and
left of it
of the present aspect
This
belongs
which covers a few days of time, or the
upon the person.
The rows
row
refer to the
of hearts and clubs, and part of the diamond future.
center line
layout
arranged to show the
is
not
first
a
quadrate,
being
simply
7 spot value cards under the
planets of same number, in order to familiarise the student
with the number and rotation of the planets.
Upon
the
right the cards are partly arranged in a form to indicate the
planets they each rule under the strongest. are under Jupiter denoting
power and
Thus the kings
rule.
Tens under Uranus denoting success.
Nines under Saturn
indicating disappointment.
Queens under Venus the female planet and ruler of love.
Of course
view only.
this
is
all
from a symbolical point of
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49
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PLANETARY, LIFE AND TIME LINES OF GRAND SPREAD. Perpendicular rows are life lines; horizontal, planet a r if ; top line, sun cards; the middle one being the solar time card.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
50
The student this
advised though,
is
to
make
a study
of
become perfectly familiar with the
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,
way most natural a watch
2nd.
shuffles
and
will call B. cards, in
B
any
holding
which should be started
of one minute
cuts
it
off
the
will call
if possible.
performed by taking
them upon
we
to him, for just one minute;
At the end
sun
we
and mixes the
and keeping the time,
on an even minute
the
to give the reading
is
C thoroughly
1st.
to receive the reading
is
cloth
once
C places the book upon
immediately.
The cut
is
a portion of the emblems, laying
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 C
last time.
The book
is
now
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
month
of birth.
no Zodiac
If
is
51
used
C must
fix
a point on the table as his birth month. 5th.
He
then cuts
any house he 6th.
C
feels
off
some more cards and places them in
impressed to put them
in.
repeats this operation until he has 7 piles around
the circle, the last pile consuming the last of the sun cards.
sun
If the cards in the
are completed,
in the circle to
run out before the seven
pile
C must cut some off from make up the number.
piles
the pile already
^%* /v/^\ \
^^
PI
jvlV^;^>^
^
THE ZODIAC TABLE CLOTH USED IN HEADINGS. There must always be a distinct pile of two or more cards
for each of the seven planets, or the results are
DEAWING THE RULING EMBLEMS. 7th.
C must now begin
loorthless.
MARRIED MALES.
at the pile of cards nearest to
Aries, or the first pile to the right of the lower Celestial
Meridian, select one card from the
upon a paper or upon the sun.
tablet
He
and
pile,
make a
place the
card
record of face
it
down
then passes on in the direction the
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
52
months run and does the same until
for each pile in succession,
he has seven cards piled upon the sun.
8th.
If the person
is
unmarried, he must begin at exactly
the opposite polarity, or the house of Libra, September, and
proceed as directed in section
7.
EXCEPTIONS TO THIS ORDER. 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
section
other respects in the same
manner
as set forth in
7.
CUT SHOWING ZODIAC HOUSES AND MONTHS, WITH PILE OF
CARDS AS PLACED.
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. 9tli.
start
Ill
case the Zodiac cloth
from any
pile
personal intuition
C is
feels
is
not used, the draw must
impressed to start with.
recommend the
a sheet of white
the illustration
paper
shown
If the
strong, the results will be excellent,
but with persons of low intuitive powers phatically
53
Zodiac,
if it is
marked
off
I
would em-
nothing more than with a pencil like '
above.
ll^^*^^ THE WALL ZODIAC OR TRESTLE-BOARD. use, the signs and figures other than
For actual
months and names of
houses
Chicago mystics use a table
may be
cloth
omitted.
the
Our
of blue broadcloth
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
54
embroidered with yellow
silk,
and most of them have in
addition, a wall trestle-board where the are kept set in the
up
to their exact place
movable planets
from day
to day, as
Grand Temple
Those who make an exact science of
this
are
art,
thus enabled to better determine the effect of a given combination of cards under certain planets, by knowing exact-
where those planets are
ly
make
this
book useful
trological
But our aim
at the time.
is
to
to others besides those versed in as-
and astronomical science; so we say that
all
these accessories, although useful to the expert, can be
dispensed with by the amateur astral card reader. PILING THE EMBLEMS. 10th.
When
the 7 planetary ruling cards are drawn and
recorded by C, as heretofore directed, he must take them
from the sun, or center, and place them upon the
pile
of cards in the house or division of the Zodiac containing
He
then
lifts
that entire pile and places
upon another, where he
feels
impressed to place
his it
hirtli
month.
continues
this
until
all
the
cards
are
in
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
this
it
makes no if
the
the
second cutting must be on an even minute
same time
piece.
seconds and minutes is
and
except that
cutting was on an even minute of time by the time piece
used,
by
it is,
to cut the
minutes or
solar time.
it
If
the watch keeps correct
makes no difference whether
hours out of
the
If the first cut, that
is
way on standard
it
or
the cut in preparing
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. the packs as directed in section
55
an odd
started at
2, is
minute the one mentioned herein must be on an odd one.
C cuts three times
12th.
at
the time interval
half
just
impressed to ask
C
intervals
of ten
used before.
to shuffle the
B
If
book before
feels
this last
C
he should inform C; in which case
triple cut
seconds,
should
take the book entirely up from the table and shuffle
hand
B
until
in
it
gives the time to start the cutting as per
section eleven.
You may assure
why
not think
you that
it is.
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
all this
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
ball
and
has,
at
the
same
"
Do
upon has
live
It
?
has moved
twenty-five miles in its
time,
angle accordingly, relative to the sun. at the
we
10 or
is
anything
in that little time of 15 seconds ?
ahead more than two hundred and orbit
to
changed
its
polar
Its axial rotation
equator has been about four miles during that
little
But we are now ready
insignificant quarter of a minute. for the next step.
QUADRATION OF THE TEST BOdK. 13th.
B
takes
the book
in
hand and removes the
three top cards, without disturbing the order in which
they come, and places them in the
first
or heart quarter of
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
56
the Zodiac.
The next three he
in the club
quarter,
places in the same
then three in
three in the spade quarter, and so on, until
cards are piled in the quarters.
manner
the diamond and all
but four
These four cards are
to
be
placed singly around the four quarters.
EXPLANATION OF THIS DEAL.
The
three cards to each quarter, at the four
first
rounds,
are emblematic of the three houses in each quarter of the
Three times four making twelve, the
Celestial Circle.
months
in a year
and the number of cards in each
When
before the last four are placed thereon. is
pile
the deal
finished there are thirteen cards in each quarter; the
thirteen being the figure of knowledge
and equal
to the
parts of the Zodiac, namely the twelve houses and the sun or center.
THE SINGLE QUADEATE. 14th.
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
first
quarter until he
Of
has thirteen cards again piled in each quarter the deal must end at the spade quarter, or in the deal in
15th.
it
course,
shows an error
some manner.
Gather the emblems on to the heart quarter
and have them cut twice,
five
pile,
seconds apart.
LAYING THE GEAND SPEEAD. 16th.
To perform
and begins
at
this work,
B
takes the book in
hand
the top and lays off the cards one by
one, face up, beginning at the right
hand end
of the table,
one card space from that end, until he has
laid
seven
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. when he begins again
cards;
and off
starts the next
57
at the side nearest himself
row and proceeds thus until he has
laid
7 rows, one for each of the 7 planets.
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 " natural order," or what Test Book.
Pile the cards
called Solar
is
from the ace of hearts to
the king of spades, face up, turn the book over and
quadrate
as heretofore directed.
it
in the preceding
the aspect
This
and
shown what
is
sections
it
as instructed
and the lay-out
will present
in illustration.
is
called
an
"
independent solar spread,"
devoid of personal or magnetic qualities and wholly
is
But the quadrate has thrown the
arbitrary in formation.
emblems
into their respective planetary places, relative to
abstract position, in the tion
Spread
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 in a few hours, a
few days or even in a few months, or her
mind upon
Such
is
the
may
as well change his
the subject at once.
infinite variety of the
combinations and
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—
PERPENDICULAR CROSS
IN"
COURT CARDS,
The reason these forms are called " Mystic " Crosses, is
because they show evidences of "mind force" back
of the work.
An
intellectuality
present.
some outside power, acting within
the
law,
That
is,
that
however,
is
present and acting upon the person.
As
a
scientist,
upon investigating these mysterious
forces some two or three years ago, suggested that
peculiarity might be accounted for under
this
the so-called " laws
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. of chance,'' we, together, find, if possible, that
made
67
elaborate calculations, to
We
such was the 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
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«
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4
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PERPENDICULAR CROSS
We
IN"
HEARTS.
then calculated that the chances 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 lifd
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
68
long, day and niglit, without a ghost of a chance to
But our proof
such manifestations of law.
law and
intellectuality combined,
make
of the action of
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.
=V"
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'
L|;
i
.
"
J
HORIZONTAL GREEK CROSS IN COURT CARDS.
The reason
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 ruling with
B
is,
the
at a certain time in certain given
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,
bj finding what spread has a
ruling sun card, the same as the one in the spread under consideration occupying directly under the
the
same
i)osition.
sun in the short row
This position
KULE FOK FISTDIlirG 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
together.
sum by
Multiply the
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
relative to their planetary effects at the time.
You can then
readily determine
table
where the variations from the normal are
spread,
greater or
less.
by a comparison with the
For instance; suppose the normal position
of the ten of diamonds, under the ruling, is under Jupiter.
But, in the table spread
it is
under Saturn.
confidently predict that a pecuniary success
come
to the person
under the normal
You can then which should
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 intuition, 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,
it
is
usual to designate the
planetary cards drawn by the person, by turning them at right angles to their former positions.
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ASTRAL NUMBER,
0^0
43647.
MERCURY. Financial success coming sudden-
Success in a speculation.
Success of a short journey.
ly.
A
" streak of
good
fortune."
VENUS.
A wealthy acquaintand money. Kind help of
In some aspects a wealthy marriage. Success in
ance.
friends
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. General success in financial matters.
Shows the planets
to
be favorable for pecuniary enterprises of any or
all
kinds, unless the card
is
aspected against.
SATURN. Success in cess
money matters, but
impeded through
ill
will not
long continue.
health, or death of
Suc-
some other
person,
URANUS. General success in a pecuniary way with labor, business
and
Success in selling property.
real propert3^
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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SPIRIT VALUE,
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25261,
MERCURY. A
young man who spends money freely and makes money easily. In some cases a railroad man, or connected with something
rapid.
VENUS. A
A
gentleman with a good income. free-hearted lover or
young
friend.
generous man.
A'
In some cases a
clerk in a husiness house,
MARS. Usually a young married man. single
An
man.
Sometimes a middle aged A law clerk. A bank
attorney at law.
clerk or cashier.
JUPITER.
A well-to-do
A
man.
merchant, salesman, banker, cashier,
broker or something of that nature.
One who handles
considerable money.
SATURN.
A
man who ill
has fine business qualities, but
In some cases this
health.
dissipated
emblem
is
hampered by
indicates a wild
man.
URANUS. An
young man who makes considerable money by his own exertions. In some aspects, a writer who makes money by his pen.
industrious
NEPTUNE.
A man who a
makes money by
traveling
concern.
salesman
or
traveling.
agent
In general terms for
some
monied
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SOLAR VALUE,
38.
SPIRIT VALUE,
24.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
33842.
MERCURY.
A lady
who
where
loves excitement; parties, operas and every place
wealth
is
She
displayed.
loves
money and
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. One who spends money freely. fond of dress and generally quite pleased with the
Usually a married lady.
She
is
admiration of the opposite sex.
JUPITER.
A
wealthy lady, or one who is closely connected with a gentleman who handles money. Such as a business man or banker.
SATURN.
A lady
with money or business
health.
In some cases she
ability, is
but hampered by
a physician.
This card
ill
is
an excellent one for physicians, under Saturn.
URANUS. An
industrious and energetic lady
own
exertions.
who makes money by
her
In some cases she has strong psychic or
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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SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
39.
34.
37651.
MERCURY. A
sharp, quick, active, moiiey-inaking business
man.
One who makes money
times a speculator.
Somefluctuat-
ingly.
VENUS.
A
A
wealthy friend. An actor or musician. business man with kind heart, who makes much
wealthy lover.
A
money.
MARS. In some cases a wealthy husband. A well-to-do lawyer, A or one who owns or controls mines and minerals.
man
of strong
money-making power.
JUPITER.
A
wealthy, money-making, proud, "self-made" inan, who, as has
been
said,
"loves his maker.''
In some cases
a banker, wholesale dealer or manufacturer.
SATURN A
rich
man who
cases
is
wealth
who
is
in
In some
very close with his money.
a miserly man. ill
Under some
aspects a
man
of
health.
URANUS.
A
wealthy
man who
labors
hard to make more money.
In some cases a large real estate dealer. of much psychic power.
A
gentleman
NEPTUNE.
A man who
has spent much money in travel. Sometimes a merchant or seafaring man who has made a great deal of money.
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SOLAR VALUE,
40.
SPIRIT VALUE,
44.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
56575.
MERCURY. A
A
secret wish.
A
secret
A
secret resolution.
With
society.
mystics
secret knowledge.
represents
it
the
Order of the Magi.
VENUS.
A
letter
A
A
containing a secret.
A
secret friend.
A
order.
A
secret love.
secret wish.
secret or occult society or secret
secret present to person.
MARS.
A
by a male. A marriage secret communication. A
secret shared
A
wish.
news
in
some
A
cases.
A
secret.
secret
with bad
letter
conspiracy or plot.
JUPITER.
A
secret mercantile business or speculative transaction.
An
secret personal business letter. 1
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
trouble.
A secret kept from
A
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. Visit of a person
on some
A letter
News
of a private
on private business.
secret mission.
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SOLAR VALUE,
45.
SPIRIT VALUE,
5.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
44754.
MERCURY. End
Counteracts changes shown under same planet.
Settlement of
worry.
difficulties.
to
Steady and satisfac-
tory employment.
VENUS. Quiet, uneventful life as regards self
and
surroundings.
Matters
and intimate friends
move smoothly.
This
card indicates quiet and comfort for females.
MARS. Settlement of lawsuits, quarrels or anything of the kind
shown under this ment generally.
planet.
Absence of change or excite-
JUPITER. Monotony
in business or professional
Counteracts
smoothly.
fives
life.
Business moving
and sevens under same
planet.
SATURN. Recovery from illness when same is shown. Counteracts changes and troubles shown under this planet. FoUoAved ed by 4d, satisfactory and steady employment.
URANUS. Prosperity in profession or labor, or the contrary, remains
without change for some time.
Monotony
in profession
or labor.
NEPTUNE. If a
journey
is
general this
shown it is a long and drear}^ emblem indicates " no journey will
one.
In
be made."
Contra-indicates the five and seven of same suit.
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SOLAR VALUE,
46.
SPIRIT VALUE,
15.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
17782.
MERCURY. Trouble in some matter con-
Headache, severe throbbing. nected with your work.
Sudden accident or
illness.
Counteracts the eight of spades.
VENUS. Illness
caused by overdoing, late hours or excitement.
love, trouble or illness of a dear friend.
A
Counteracts the
seven of hearts.
MARS. by excitement, drink, late hours, passion or Represents Chills, cold feet and hands. trouble for males and for females trouble caused by males.
Illness caused
severe labor.
JUPITER. Illness
caused by business
trouble and care. loins
worry.
Indicates considerable
Sleeplessness, headache, pain in the
and back.
,
SATURN. 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.
URANUS. Trouble with one's work or profession. An obstacle to overcome. Illness caused by overwork. Some work is not satisfactory.
NEPTUNE. Illness similar
diseases
some
to sea
caused
by
sickness.
Rheumatism
dampness.
obstacle, to a journey.
Dropsy.
and
other
Trouble, or
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SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
47.
25.
63388.
MERCURY. Power
and carry on profession or labor. Rapid accomplishment of work. Overcoming of an obstacle. to control
Ability to succeed against antagonistic circumstances.
VENUS. Power
Female power and strength Female organizations. Meetings of females for purposes of work in some cause. in
overcoming
of will.
A
obstacles.
labor of love.
MARS. Power gained through concentraDevelopment of power. Overcoming
Organizations of males. tion
of forces.
of obstacles.
JUPITER. Power represented by organizations such
as
manufacturing
companies, railroad corporations and labor organizations.
Power and strength
in
numbers.
SATURN. Power
in overcoming illness and obstacles to advancement. Recovery from illness, when such exists at the time of
the delineating.
URANUS. Strength and power in professional or other labor. Ability Organized labor. Concento overcome all obstacles. tration of forces.
NEPTUNE. Travel that affects numbers of people and business interests at a distance.
Concentrated
trol of laborers in large
effort at a distance.
numbers.
Con-
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SOLAR VALUE,
48.
SPIRIT VALUE,
35.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
12772.
MERCURY. Sudden
illness or
Injury to some person.
an accident.
disappointment, but
bitter
one
A
that will soon pass.
Dissatisfaction with labor.
VENUS. Illness
caused by powerful emotions.
friend, or relative
by marriage.
A
of
Illness
a lady
disappointment of a
wish or aspiration to succeed.
MARS.
A
Disappointment caused by a man. some undertaking. Loss caused through some cases a secret disclosure.
lawsuit.
in
Ill
success
illness.
In
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
A
in a real estate deal.
NEPTUNE. An
accident by water.
Illness caused
appointment regarding a journey. distance.
by dampness. DisBad news from a
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172
SOLAR VALUE,
jT^l
49.
SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
45.
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 sional undertakings,
mercantile pursuits, profes-
A
and manufacturing enterprises.
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,
with by water.
especially travel
the
water.
Fishing,
boating
and
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174
SOLAK VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
50. 55.
26666.
MERCURY. An
young man. A man who is engaged in some work requiring quickness and skill. A successman in most cases.
industrious line of
ful
VENUS.
An
industrious is
to
man who
engaged in some occupation that
is
clean and light, requiring keen perceptions and ability
make and keep
friends.
MARS.
A
gentleman connected with the law. or some trade requiring strong will force and power, or, in some cases,
manly strength.
JUPITER.
An
active
young man, engaged
in
A powerful
fessional pursuit.
some mercantile or proworker. Steady and in-
dustrious.
SATURN.
A
young
man engaged
or middle aged
in
some pursuit con-
nected with medicine, such as a physician, druggist, or
something of the kind.
URANUS.
A
hard-working young or middle aged man. a dealer in
real
estate.
In some cases
In some aspects indicates a
farmer or laborer.
NEPTUNE. Usually indicates a transportation;
sailor,
but
or one
may
salesman or tradesman.
also
connected
with water
represent
a traveling
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
176
SOLAR VALUE,
51.
SPIRIT VALUE,
65.
ASTRAL NUMBER,
44576.
MERCURY. An
industrious lady,
about her work.
who
is
quick of motion and hurries
Generally quite nervous in temper-
ament.
VENUS.
An
affectionate, faithful and industrious wife and mother.
In some cases, however,
same
it
indicates a single lady of
disposition.
MARS.
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. mercantile institution.
and to employed in a
loves to transact business
In some
cases one
who
is
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 Kindly disposition.
dirt
about the house.
NEPTUNE.
A lady who
a worker in some line affecting or connected with travel. In some cases the wife of a man who traveled lady, a worker. travels. is
A
GEAND SPREAD,
QUADEATED TO
SOLAE.
TIME.
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178
SOLAR VALUE,
52.
SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,
75.
44585.
MEKCURY.
A
One who
quick-tempered, hard-working, rushing man.
employes many workmen, in some business man.
An
cases.
energetic
VENUS.
A man
of kindly disposition, not very wealthy, usually one
who
is
a hard
Kind to his family. In some employing females.
worker.
cases the head of a concern
MARS. Usually denotes an industrious, professional gentleman. attorney at law, a judge, or some
some
cases, the
An
In head of a concern employing male help. office
holder.
JUPITER.
A
manufacturer or a gentleman who employs a great deal of A self-made man. A man of influence. A labor. business rusher.
SATUEN. An
and experienced physician. In some cases a hardworked man who has bad health. L^sually represents an
old
over-worked person.
URANUS. A
sober, industrious, business
that employs others.
A
man who
carries
on a business
controller of labor.
A
real
estate dealer.
NEPTUNE. 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.
CHAPTER
So far
Tfiie
VIII.
^ttcidrcite* FUETHEE INSTRUCTION
THE CEOSS OF CHRIST.
IN
DELINEATING.
'N page 58 we gave an "Independent Solar Spread," which
Now,
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 will give "
Grand
here something more.
On
w^e
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. in the
same place in
But
with a kind and loving heart, rulin the solar test
all its
book he comes
quadrations.
The two Marys are seen
at the foot of the cross, the
THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.
182
emblem at the top with the emblems each side. The eight at the right hand end secret
represents power in knowledge.
emblematic meanings
of
power on
of the cross
I will not give all the
here, leaving
much
for our mystic
friends to study out.
But we
will call the attention of the student to the fact
that the quadration from the solar test book, endlessly
produces Christ
the
iipo7i
same place
The
in this cross.
king of spades, a representative of the kingly power, and the 8 of clubs before spoken
of,
remain throughout
quadrates in the same positions. the sun line.
same time complete,
from 183
In order
The king
at the
to illustrate this fully,
all
the
head of
and
at the
to give our readers the first 12 solar quadrates
we
upon the next alternating pages
will give
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
astral test book,
nomical time, with the deal in fours. of these, so
With
we give only three
this explanation,
upon pages
205, 207
upon
astro-
There are thousands
for purposes of study.
we are prepared to go on with our
work.
FAETHEE 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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Planets, Earth ajid Moon.#For the benefit of numerous students of astralism who have the necessary knowledge and means 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 inflamma-
H
tory diseases.
Planet of
love.
Beauty, purity, devotion, harmony,
ideality, spirituality, affection, esteem, kindness, blandness, and truth,
H
Planet of ivar. Inharmony, quarrels, law suits, combativeness, antagonism, strength, vitality, sex force, restRules liver and bilious diseases, lessness under restraint.
C
music, poetry, art, grace, connubial love, honor Eules emotional diseases.
headache and dyspepsia. Planet of luealth. 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 houseof 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 tveakness and all diseases caused by a low vibratory force.
S
Planet of ivater. Locality, or poiver to remember places, bibativeness, sailing, traveling,' sublimity or love of the marvelous, intuition, application, eventuality, self control. Rules rheumatism and all diseases made worse by
D
dampness.
MOON.
Satellite of earth. Rules all forms of insanity crankiness. Effect constant upon inhabitants of earth but varied by polar changes.
and
EARTH.
Planet of selfishness.
•
Grasping, greed, ac-
quisitiveness, tyranny, love of money and power, effect coiistant upon the inhabitants thereof, but changed according to polarity of earth in the various houses.
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We
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.
year.
certain
planets are in strong aspect to each other; for instance in
conjunction or oj)position; or when two planets are each
same aspect
in the
relative to the
rature or sextile; the
earth, such as
emblems ruling
in the
and under those co-ordinating planets
augment
manner
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
quad-
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
and are always used
instead of writing the
The
earth and
used to indicate the
in recording the
names out
moon both
names
of emblems,
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
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power of the moon
of psychic vibration comes within the
to
co-ordinate therewith and just in proportion to the extent of
the cerebral unbalancino; 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 their
rule
under the moon.
Bad
the normal indication, while good ones
mean-
cards are better than
become
bad.
Success becomes disappointment, love becomes hate, virtue and goodness
become immorality and
sin.
Trouble and
weakness are no longer indicated by sevens but by eights. Predictions
made regarding the
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 " sun cards" in each lay-out.
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 in the person's life
at the time.
By some
masters,
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
Ihi
J^fitte
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196
THE EFFECT OF THE But the manner tlie
earth
is
in
which
SUJST.
this solar effect
very important and
is
fully considered in the
calculations of polarity relative to the earth.
changes are
all
calculated on
received hy
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
of the sun
there Avould be it
at the
same time, the
will
no change to calculate
would make no possible
a person was born, whether
The student
if,
was perfectly circular and the inclination
zero,
through polarity and
when
revolu-
changes would be so slight as to
scarcely be worth calculating, and orbit of the earth
its
it
was
difference
January or July.
in
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 ivhatever,
the
mass of suns in each sign being too numerous and too far awa}^ to be calculated or considered by mathematics.
MILLIONS OF TEAKS HENCE. After the lapse of an enormous time, comparatively Speaking, the planet Jupiter will have cleared its
atmosphere of
its
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198
loads of carbon and metalic vapors
now
held from
by the power of heat vibrations, and he abode of
human
beings.
ever acting laws
will
its
surface
become the
There, under the ever present and those beings
of evolution
will arrive at
a high state of civilization, growth and spiritual power. I
At
and
they will be obliged to pass through the errors
first
follies incident to all early
allow kings
Human
and self-appointed
growths.
The people
priests to rule over
will
them.
be trampled in the dust for ages and
liberty will
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 unfoldment.
But our business
is
with our
of a planet, at present, so
away
again.
we
own
little
will
endeavor to not wander
insignificant speck
GEAND SPEEAD, SOLAE.
CHAPTER
IX.
Tcirotofocjg< THE WONDERFUL PROPERTIES OF THE TEST BOOK TAROTS.
HE
Book
strange properties of the Mystic Test are beautifully illustrated by
made from
tarots cients
its
called these tarots
"Magi"
means of the
magic pages. "
Magic
The an-
" squares
squares, and they are found carved
or
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
difficult to represent
besides being held as too sacred to be thus
But the sacred quality ent standpoint now. all
is
made
ordin-
of 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," only in the sense that all
knowledge
is
work
sacred.
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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
in everything that
when men
was the
least bit
out o£ the 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 Avhich 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
Therefore we only
this planet.
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 lines, perpendicular lines and the diagonals
from corner
to corner each add
figures in one
In
all
We
up
15,
which
row multiplied by the center
is
equal to the
figure, five.
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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number
tarot,
forms a perfect tarot
as in the preceding,
but
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in addition
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 line
all
the eight lines add up 54.
a perfect solar tarot, or physical tarot.
first line at
95 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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the
emblem
of the Infinite Power, and Cancer, the
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."
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211
All the points from the Magi card around to the the sacred number that
we gave on page 23
left,
in the
form
emblems
number
of
equal to 3 times
9,
of wisdom, which represents one-seventh of the
the Infinite.
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spot value of this
or 27, the
in the central tarot.
occult
row
is
just
same number that constitutes
But the
number 12x12 used
the
sum of
solar values add
so
much
each row
up 144, the
in the mystic books
of the Bible.
But,
now
observe the vast difference between the spirit
values of the sacred
number and
the tarot.
forraer=44+40+54+80+84+70, which
While the
equal 872 or 12
times 31, the latter, 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
Again, take the cards on any
points, light plus dark, positive
and they invariably add up the same on
we
on the points, while
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
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Another
series
is still
more remarkable
for the
wide
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divergence between the solar and spirit values, also from the fact that the astrals are is
class
272,448.
96,
number
Spirits add
of
all
positive
tarots
and
109,056.
This
perfect.
Entire
up 248; more than two mid
series
one-half
times the solar values.
One
peculiar series are called " Court Tarots " from the
composed of all the court cards. EXAMPLE OF SOLAR COURT TAROTS NUMBER 124.
fact that they are
Up class
to the present time but 27,264 are
number
124, but
it is
known
of the
quite probable that this will be
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exceded.
It
belongs to a very large
series,
containing
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 " OF A TAROT.
number
of squares, have five
points, consisting of the four corners
odd numbered square
is
such as the 16 or
center.
In
such as 9 or 25 square, the center
tarots,
one of the
and the
" 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: -^.
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-*
*•**-*
*Tot.
*
#i
3\na.
*
¥
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1
Tau. J
¥ Ot\).
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•*-
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in
-
* *
*
m
The word "Tot" means small, and denotes the place of the Ego or 1, in a tarot of first position. "Ana " signifies
Rad " signifies a root or center Orb " means the earth, and that
" over, opposite to another.'' "
from which points corner '
Tau "
is
radiate. "
ruled by the earth in the male line of a 16 tarot,
signifies " over,
beyond, to a point beyond another."
HOW TAROT SQUARES COME UNDER THE The male squares
PLANETS.
in a tarot are those forming a " Saint
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Cross," or the letter X, and the planets rule as
Anthony
follows therein: -*
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The female squares of a tarot fill the remaining squares and form a circle. THE FEMALE CIRCLE OF PLAifETS. This line differs somewhat from the former conceptions held
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
tarot to that of
O;
as
emblems
of sex.
be changed or transposed from a Mercury
tarot can
any other planet, by crossing the cards over
uniformly in such a manner as to bring the place of the Ego to the
square ruled hy the planet; but this change revolves
the ego in the female circle constantly,
feminine
tarot,
is
a
male one.
If the changes are
the ego from the
O
made
in
such a manner as to throw
^o the X, or vice versa, the tarot will
in its entire nature
imperfect one.
the tarot
and on the contrary the ego remains in the
X, if the tarot is a
changed
if
At the
be
and in many cases rendered an
least it will
be thrown into another
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222
from
series or class, very different
its
former solar rank.
The following series of seven cuts, exhibits in a graphic manner the way changes are made from the primary, or
Mercury
tarot, to
The lines emblems
each of the other planets.
drawn from one dot
to another, signify that the
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
save
to
confusion
the
of lines. *f-^
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-
Hi-
•
a-
•
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•
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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
movement
diagrams, illustrating the
changing from
and
series to series
of the
numbers, in
class to class, but
it is
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ILLUSTRATION OF A 4x4 TAROT FRAME.
The
tarot
frame given here
will be
the owner of this book to enter his
when he becomes
possessed of
it,
an 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
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231
Apsides, both lines corresponding to the same ones used
on the
celestial
These
sphere or the Zodiac.
the "Celestial Cross,"
(
+
quarters, corresponding
)
lines, called
divide the tarot into four grand
and the four
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 incut. -»
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SIGNS OP THE ZODIAC ON TAROT.
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
tarot
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
The 4x4
female line and
force, or astral
tarot with its
its cross, X,
in the
male line, represents them in their two-fold qualities, corresponding to the positive and negative in nature.
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232
Birth tarot No.
numbers one to
1,
mathematical,
to sixteen joined together
form a complete and perfect
From
is
original
this
formed from the
under a certain law
tarot.
Mercury
tarot
all
the six thousand
eight hundred and sixteen mathematical 4x4 birth tarots are constructed.
FOKMATION OF TAROT NUMBER ONE. Begin at the upper
left
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
that you only enter
We
same manner from right
them
1
15
14
4
12
6
7
9
8
10
11
5
13
3
2
16
illustrate the tarot thus produced,
numbers
to left, except
in the vacant female circle
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, found by addition,
is
34,
which, in turn, add
7,
the
composed of 3 and
number
4,
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2.
line,
233
8 in
number
add up 34 each. each add up 34.
3.
The diagonal
4.
The four sun squares
5.
The
6.
The two middle top squares
lines
in the center add just 34.
four corner squares add exactly 34.
+
the two middle bottom
squares equal 34. 7.
The
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