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The Mystic Test Book OR THE

MAGIC OF THE CARDS,

Giving the Mystic Meaning of these Wonderful and Ancient Emblems in their Relationship to the Heavenly Bodies, Under all Conditions; With Bules

and Processes for Reading

or Delineating the Emblems,

COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED. Written and Compiled Under the Authority of the Mystic Brotherhood,

Bl

OLNEY

RICHMOND,

H.

GRAND MASTER OF THE INNER TEMPLE OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THE MAGI. Author of "Temple Lectures. "

"

Religion of the Staes," Etc.

1910 Washington Boulevard, Chicago,

III.,

U. S. A.

1893.

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Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year

1893,

by

Olney H. Richmond, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

[All rights reserved.]'

Published by

THE TEMPLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1910

Washington Boulevaed, Chicago, 1893.

A. L.

FYFE, PRINTER, 334

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OLNEY 1910 Washington Boulevard,

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RICHMOND, Chicago, III.

l^edlcattoft^ To the friends of our secret order, within the sacred

and without. To those who are regular attendants at our Grand Temple and untothose whose duties fold

call thein elsewhere.

and kindness in

To all those who, having charity

their hearts

and harmony

in their

souls, are willing to yield themselves to the worJc of

and advancement, with that energy To those who have an affinity for the good, the pure and the true, as well as the spiritual advancement and development which regeneration

characteristic of true mystics.

enables them, to comprehend the mysteries of the infinite

and majestic

universe.

To the faithful ones in Temple or Court, faithful

through

through water, through earth, through air, to the East, to the West, to the South and to the North, with all and through all. This volume is respectfully dedicated by the author^ fire,

Jtttrodttctioit* The publication of this work was, we might say, forced upon us by the demand, before even a page of manuscript was prepared for the press. The demand was caused by members of the Temple, who recognized the necessity of a printed text book, from which they could study the meanings of the cards and their indications under the seven planets. These brothers and sisters naturally wished to perfect themselves in emblem reading as rapidly as possible, and they could not so perfect themselves, without a full and complete set of tables that tney could study and refer to at will. The next trouble that arose was the question of expense, as, aside from the printing, engraving, binding, electrotyping and matters of that kind, the author's time was, and is now so vabiable that the item far overbalances "those mentioned. It was finally decided that the most feasible plan, was to get out enough copies to supply more than our immediate membership and to sell them to outsiders under certain restrictions. only intended, at first, to get out a book of about one hundred and sixty pages to be bound in cloth. But the generous subscriptions forwarded to us caused us to change our mind and we began writing additional copy. are so occupied with Temple work, that this extra labor, together with superintending the publication and proof reading, has caused considerable delay beyond the time first set. are sorry for this, but it could not well be avoided. Please remember, friends, that the price charged for this book is not for the size^ nor the binding, nor the number of pages, but for

We

We

We

The emblem delineation department is alone itself. worth more than the price charged for the entire work. We have placed much other information in the book in addition to the tables of readings, in order to compensate our kind friends for the patient waiting and the numerous subscriptions they have the matter

procured for us. We certainly undertook the work at a time when the conditions were extremely unfavorable. We have been overrun with work in the Grand Temple, and down town shops engaged in the lines connected with book making are all full of World's Fair work. At last we have overcome the obstacles and here is the book which we hope will please you. Respectfully and fraternally yours,

THE AUTHOR.

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The Book of the Seven Thunders The Origin of Playing Cards

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The Sacred Trident The Original

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22,000

Years Ago

Sacred Seven

The Xumber of the

"

Xumber

An Astronomical Measure The

Spirit of

Xumbers

Emblem Value

The Solar Value

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Astral Powers of the Months and Days

Eecapitulation of the

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Quadration of the Test Book

Definition of the Mystic

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How to Prepare for Reading the Emblems

of Mystic Crosses

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of the Cards

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Example

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Drawing the Emblems

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and the Mystic Star

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The Joker and His Value

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The Temple of Wisdom on Atlantis

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Farther Explanation of Delineating

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Characteristic Effect of the Planets

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Wonderful Peculiarity Eegarding the Effect of the Moon

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The Planet Jupiter, Millions of Years Hence

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The Wonderful Properties of the Test Book Tarots The Quadrated Astral Test Book The Double

The Mystic Star

Triangle.

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Example

Names

of the Tarots

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Female and Male Lines

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The Wonderful

The Lost Word

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Spirit Co-ordinations

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Can This Be Chance ? Order of the Magi.

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A final

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Planetary Transformations

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With Negative Astrals

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Kules for Finding the JSTegative Spirit of Cards

Examples of Double Astrals

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CHAPTER

I.

IHE BOOK OF THE SEVEif THUNDEES.

"And when the Seven Thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, seal up those things, uttered by the Seven Thunders, and write them

not."

"And

I took the little hook out of the Angel's hand and devoured and to my taste it was sweet as honey; but as soon as I had devoured it, it became bitter unto my inside." "And he said unto me, you must prophesy again before many peoples and nations and tongues and kings." it;

{Correct translation of Rev.

X,

i,

10

and

11.)

Deak Reader: S a text to this work read and consider the above,

and

it

would be

as well to read the entire tenth

chapter of Revelations, for the whole book

is

a

mystic one. If will

you

are able to " read

comprehend that the

between the "little

book

lines " ""

that was

capable of voicing the " 7 thunders," that voices of the seven planets,

ever

know

is,

was the only and original

book of the mystic brotherhood.

you

the

test-

Did you or did anyone

of another book that was

always made small

enough to "hold in the hand?''

At

last the utterances of

the

little

book which was sealed

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its

wonders are to be unfolded partially that we

many

esy before

No

may

proph-

peoples.

V

Read Chapter

At last

unto the gaze of men.

for a time, are to be opened

of Revela,tions.

other book that ever had an existence upon our planet^

has within

itself

the wonderful properties that are indubita-

bly attached to this

little

It is the oldest

its

other "book" has been

emblematic meanings as to defy

so "sealed" with hidden

attempts to " open"

No

book.

all

pages.

book known and

it

existed long before the

modern written languages were thought

of.

extends so far back into the dim recesses of

Its history

we must

the past, that

j^er/orce

circumstantial evidence as to

its

ask our readers to take

early history and uses.

THE ORIGIN OF PLAYIXG CARDS.

The ancient the

origin and uses of "playing cai'ds,"

name they have been

called

XIY

by since the

which is Century

has been shrouded in mystery, and their invention has been

claimed by nearly every civilized nation upon the globe. The Chinese, Persians, Egyptians and several other ancient nations, claim the

A pack

honor of their invention.

of cards, said to be

served in the

Museum

also claimed that they

immemorial.

When we

— {Cyc.

a thousand years old,

is

of the Royal Asiatic Society.

preIt is

have been known in India from time

Brit., Art.

Cards.)

find a certain invention claimed

by a large num-

ber of Nations, scattered over our globe, in widely separated localities,

we must conclude

that none of

them were the

ventors, but on the contrary, obtained the inventions of

nation preceding them by

many

years.

in-

some

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. This

many

is

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actually the case with our test book, as well as with

other things used in modern times.

In addition to the great length of time that has elapsed since

its

invention,

we have the

fact

to

contend with, that

the ancient and secret order that alone understood and used this

mystic book, sedulously guarded the sacred emblems from

the knowledge of the outside world.

every one of write

them sworn not

They were each and

to "cut, carve, paint,

them" upon any substance whatever, except

mark or

for use in

the Temples of the Mystic Brotherhood.

MYSTIC EMBLEMS.

The test book has been called by various names, among which the " Tarot Cards" appears in many ancient and modern works.

come

Why

they are tarot cards, will be seen

to the the tarot or

modern

when we

magic square department.

Many

writers however, have been misled, by supposing that

some of the many substitutes for the old genuine book are the real tarot cards. "

For instance; we

find in a

work

called

The Tarot of the Bohemians,'" by "Papus," a large number

of allusions to the test book, but strange to say, the writer

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substitutes a pack of 78 cards containing Jewish

and Catho-

Symbols, Popes and Devils, for the genuine cards.

lic

I

quote from him a few passages. "

The Tarot pack of cards, transmitted by the Gypsies from

generation to generation,

ume

the primitive book of ancient

is

This has been clearly demonstrated by

initiation.

Griiilla-

Postel, Court de Gebelin, Etteila, Eliphas, Levi

The key

A, Vaillant.

to its construction

and

J.

and application

has not yet been revealed, as far as I know."

(Preface to

work.) All very well, and true,

may

Magi

I ask, did the

But what,

applied to the book.

if

of Egypt, or the

Grypsies

who

in-

herited knowledge from them, have to do with Popes, Devils

and "Angels of judgement" used in the bogus

On

pages 8 and

9,

Papus

Bible,

which has proved

for

enables

it

them

called the Tarot,

— " The says:

their

to tell fortunes; yes; the

the book of

Adam, the book

is

a livelihood,

game

possess,

is

of cards

the Bible

Hermes Trismegistus,

the book of Thoth

It

book?

Gypsies possess a

means of gaining

which the Gypsies

of Bibles.

test

of primitive Revelations of An-

cient Civilizations. *'

Thus whilst the Freemason, an

man, has

lost the tradition;

and virtuous, has

lost his

intelligent

while the

and virtuous

priest, also intelligent

esoterism; the Gypsy, although

both ignorant and vicious, has given us the key which enables us to explain all the

symbolism of the ages."

The work from which the above quotations handed

to

chapters, I

me by

a friend, and

was

upon reading the headings

was delighted, thinking that a

for I found such head lines

are made,

as

"

feast

was in

of

store,

The Astronomic Tarot;

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK

IS

Egyptian Astronomy; The Four Seasons; Application of the Tarot to Astronomy; Astronomy and Astrology; Fortune Telling by the Tarot," etc.

under these head

lines

But a perusal

of the chapters

gave no light whatever upon occult-

ism.

The

a

hook and wholly useless as a tarot hook.

test

cards recognized by the author, being worthless as

Reader, do not be misled by any of the so-called occult

works upon the subject.

They

are very

quote and re-quote from each other, but ''

the es,

blind leading the blind," and

behind

all this

numerous and

it is

we can

all

the old story of

see without glass-

dust throwing, the secret hand of the great

enemy of our order, and the enemy of science. The Egyptians were not the originators of the sacred Test Book. possess the

The only people that were

ever so situated as to

knowledge and acquirements necessary for such

a work, lived long anterior to the Egyptians,

That nation was the Atlantians.

This test book was

upon ages

of observation of the

the crystalization of ages stars

and planets, coupled with observations of the actions of

mankind

as

known

in that day.

Atlantis had an old and a grand civilization. last

remaining portion of

isted for

more than four hundred thousand

great Atlantic Ocean

now

She was the

a vast continent, that had exyears,

where the

tosses its waves.

The engraving shows the remnant

left, after

untold thou-

sands of years of wear and tear of the elements had degraded the continent and cast a great part of the detritus upon what

afterwards became the Continent of America.

Upon

a certain portion of this land, somewhat to the

South-East of the geographical center thereof, existed high-

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lands from which the land sloped in

undulations unto the sea.

much

directions

On this highland

by gentle

there were other

higher elevations in the shape of mountains, between

which a most beautiful and

In

all

fruitful valley reposed.

the center of this valley, a small, nearly round lake re-

flected

on

its

mirrored surface the mountain tops and the

pinnacles of palaces and temples.

THE FINAL KINGDOM OF ATLANTIS,

Upon

a large rock in the middle of the lake, the Atlanti-

ans build ed the palaces of her Kings, gorgeous with costly stones and metals. built entirely S. E.

Grrand bridges lead to an

embankment

around the lake, except at four places to the N.

and West, reserved for entrances by water.

Upon

this

ring resided the Nobles of the Court and their families.

Outside the ring of land was a canal, used for purposes of pleasure,

and from

this,

canals branched outward to a "belt-

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. canal" surrounding the entire capitol.

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From the

belt canal,

other canals were cut between the mountains, North, South,

East and West, where the water found

by four

rivers, as

These

rivers

by the copious

its

way

to the sea

shown upon the map.

were kept constantly supplied with water rain-fall attracted

by the mountain group

about the capitol, and the good people residing in the four quarters of the island of Atlantis, used the four rivers as

highways

to their capitol

and

to transport their products

thither.

Reader, Atlantis was the only place on this earth where

The only place where The " Garden of Atlan-

four rivers flowed from one source.

four Kings reigned in one capitol. tis," as

the island was called, for the inhabitants took rich

earth and covered the rock

many

feet deep therewith,

was

planted with every tree and fruit to delight the palate or the

eye of man. In the midst of this garden stood the palace of the Kings,

and the grand Temple

of

Wisdom, the Temple

of her

Priesthood, where the " Religion of the Stars" was the only religion

known

or practiced.

knowledge," against which

This temple was the " tree of the

champions of revealed

religion have cast their church thunderbolts

mas

for ages

and

ages.

"

and anathe-

In the day that thou eatest

thereof thou shalt surely die,"

is

a formula

church endeavored for ages and ages to make

that

true.

the

Thou-

sands and millions of poor devoted followers of the truth

who have ventured ished for

The

to taste the "forbidden fruit" have per-

it.

first

"Grarden of Eden" was at the North Pole; the

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

16 last, built in

commemoration

of the

first,

was on the island

of Atlantis.

We have

only given a rough sketch, of what could be ex-

panded into a large book, but

it is

enough

to start the

mys-

making a study of the various proofs given upon this subject. About fifteen thousand years ago, Atlantis was in the

tic

mind

into

in other works

height of her glory, with her colonies planted in of the world, accessible to her

commerce.

Her

all

parts

strongest

possessions, however, were situated in

Egypt and South

America, although she had

north as the great

lake that covered what

is

cities as far

now Michigan and

the chain of

lakes surrounding that state.

For instance, the great

city of Bab, stood 14,600 years

ago, nearly where her modern representative, Chicago, now stands.

Only the

river,

which

is

a small affair in this age,

was then a wide and beautiful stream, fiowing /rom the "

Great-Lake-of-the-Northland" to the ocean, nearly 300

miles farther north than where

New

Orleans

now.

is

Nearly fourteen thousand nine hundred years ago, or about B. first

C. 13,000, the order of the

Temple

in Egypt; the country

become the theater

Magi dedicated

their

which was destined to

of the future exploits of the mystic

brotherhood for thousands of years.

As long tion over

as Atlantis stood, she held the

all

parts of the earth,

supreme

and Egypt was of course,

subordinate to her in the occult and spiritual

But the time came

a

few hundred years

rible catastrophe hurled the

jurisdic-

line.

later,

when

a ter-

rocky foundations from be-

neath Atlantis and in a day and night of the most heart-

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rending and appalling crashes of earthquakes and thunders

and lightenings, the doomed country sank beneath the waves of the Atlantic.

Nothing was

left

but a few mountain tops, to mark the

place where a grand civilization had reigned. tain tops are

now

tral cluster of

These moun-

small islands, called the Azores, the cen-

which mark the

site of

the ancient Capital.

CHAPTEK

II.

.

Tfte Xleftgion of tfte Stars* THE SACEED TRIDENT OF ATLANTIS AS THE HEAVENS 22,000 YEARS

IT

APPEARED

IN

AGO.

RELIGION based upon the stars of heaven, which men had gazed upon for thousands upon thousands of years, was the most natural one that could be conceived.

Their knowledge of the planetary system was very great, for they had, by patient labor and striving,

and by

prolonged

calculation, not only gained a large

observation

and

amount of knowledge

but they had, through their spiritual development, became possessed of

means of gaining occult knowledge not obtain-

able through the physical, even with the aid of the best in-

struments of modern times. Therefore the Ancient Magi taught a good, pure, scientific

and rational

religion,

with symbolism of the grandest

kind and a system of morals not surpassed by any modern svstem.

.

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK The world made thereof,

a

a poor

man-made

hells; requiring

exchange when

it

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accepted in lieu

religion of gods, devils, heavens

and

an endless chain of rank absurdities to sup-

port the structure.

A BOOK OF SYMBOLS.

Any book in

written in a language other than symbolic, must

the course

of time become nearly non-understandable

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through changes of language and meaning of words, to say nothing of

loss

through translations from translations,

etc.

among

all

But symbols are the same in

all

tongues and

peoples.

The G-erman maiden understands

the meaning of a kiss

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and gives

it

the same interpretation as does the English or

Spanish maiden.

Thus the heart

an emlolem of love the world over.

is

diamond an emblem

The Ancient Magi understood

and thev also

this principle

understood the deeper hidden principle that underlies

symbolism, that

is

The

of -wealth.

that there

thing that exists: that the

is

a spirit force

all

back of every-

spiidt force or astral light of a

symbolic thing becomes ajixed principle through the mind

and

A

spirit force of

man acting upon

for ages and ages.

it

materialist cannot understand this, for his

mmd

cannot

grasp the meaning of spirit or mind.

When

the wi-iter was young, the coffin was stained and

varnished usually only a few hours before being used, so

came

that the peculiar smell

be closely associated with

to

death and funeral sermons. I

have conversed with

many

tions experienced by myself

and

I find that nearly all

people regarding the sensa-

whenever

whom

I smell fresh varnish,

I have compared notes with

have recognized the same thing.

A

shudder and peculiar

sinking of vibration connected with death.

mere association for

a

few generations we have erected a

symbol of death appealing

Emblems appealing

Thus, by the

to

to only one sense, smelling.

the eye have more power because

they appeal by a higher vibration.

The

vibrations

coming

to the retina of the eye to produce the sensation of sight,

run into hundreds of

trillions per second,

than those producing smell or are cpite powerful in

ple have observed.

some

taste.

many

times higher

The symbols

directions, however, as

of taste

most peo-

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SYMBOLISM OF NUMBEKS.

At the very foundatiou and geometry.

In

symbolism

of all

the smallest particle seen under the to the largest

lie

mathematics

fact, the universe itself is built up,

from

compound microscope,

sun or even Nebula, on exact geometrical and

mathematical principles.

Men

have simply followed Nature's lead in the symbolic

The number seven

use of numbers.

interwoven through-

is

out the very warp and woof of Nature's handiwork. ancient books

we

find a

tlirough the pages. a

number

plan.

Genesis

is

written from

The great pyramids

throughout with a wonderful

In

all

plan of sevens extending

divine

first

Egypt

of

to last

on

are bristling

mathematical and

plan of

geometrical calculation, based upon knowledge of the grandest kind.

The one.

But

basis of all

The this

numbers

one.

is

basis of all that exists

number must be

infinite

number

number end

countless

number

Universal Ego.

say, that there is

number

is

For

an

of uninhabited

of inhabited worlds;

of satellites, in the universe.

to space,

is

or entities, each in itself in-

Thus we can

of suns, an infinite

worlds; an infinite

one^ the

In fact the Universal Ego

made up of a countless number ways.

basis of all life

infinite, for the universe is infinite

both in duration and extent.

finite in certain

is

The

an

infinite

there can he

no

and the same law that peoples one portion with

numbers

of heavenly bodies,

must operate

to pro-

duce them everywhere.

The Ancient Magi

adopted, as their representation of

infinity, a circle; for the very significant reason that a circle lias

no besrinninor or end and thus

fulfills

two of the con-

.

THE

22 ditions.

infinite

:MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

They reasoned

number

that the

of circles

number

would be a

one followed by an

symbolical and

fit

mathematical representation of the Injinife One.

XUMBEE OF THE IXFrSlTE.

lOO'OOOOOOOOOOOO + co Later discoveries have proved that this

a wise thought

is

and leads to many wonderful demonstrations of truth.

THE DITINE OR SOUL The number

>fi:i£BEE

SETEX.

7 represents the soul in nature,

becomes the center of

all

symboKc numbers,

and therefore

so to speak.

TTe find the sacred number interwoven into religious systems

known on

and woof of Creation seem to

The known

sacred

number

the

our planet, and the very warp bristle

with sevens.

of the Magi, and one that has been

in our svmbolism as the strangest of

all. is

142 857

Composed of twice

all

7:

4 times

7: ^

this

times 7 with the

Ego

added to the last figure. It is a wonderful

and

is

number, in a hundred

used in our temple work a great deal.

some of the strange properties

in

various

different

ways

TTe shall give parts

of this

book. It is

Soul

evolved by dividing the

number

Keep up the

7.

get nothing but the sacred

The wonders

number

of the Infinite

and you

division to all eternity

number 142857 over and

are best illustrated however with the

by the

over.

emblems

of the "test book, as the reader will see further alonof.

The number as

7

is

the center of each suit of the test book.

can be best exemplified by the following

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

23

ILLUSTRATION IN SUIT OF HEAETS.

9 V

OS) 6 6

9 9 9 ^ 6 9 9

9 9 9ep9

6 6

9^9 9^9 6^^

6 6 9 9 6

c??

9 9 6

Id

The mystic number can be represented knowledge

as follows:

4 «

Change any card from right product by some number.

V V to left

in the

emblems

of

V and you get a true

THE MYSTIC TE>T BOOK.

24

Change

tlie

of Clubs to the other end

Ace

the product of the sacred left and.

number by

you have the product by

and you have

Place die 7 to the

3.

5.

Suppose you wish to multiply the sacred number by Set

down

the

number

142857

Take half of the 14. or 7 to be^n. thus

Add which

is

714285

2142855

together

14 times the number.

But you could have taken and by placing

same

14.

it

2

at the left

from the right hand

figure

you would have obtained the

result.

Multiply the sacred number by 7 and you obtain a product all in nines.

THE OCCULT PROPERTIES OF THE

The number nine

is

XO.

9.

the representative of another jphase of

symbolism representing the duality of the physical, plus the deific seven.

Therefore we find in tarotology a wonderful blending of these

two numbers

harmonious

in

relations

thou-

in

sands of ways.

So much has been written concerning the mystic of the

number

the subject at

number by is

nine, that

Many

qualities

will be unnecessary to go into

much length

nine, or

always divisible

j^th j.Qot

it

in this

work.

Multiply any

by any multiple of nine, and the product

by nine.

and that root

is

Reduce the number

to

its

invariably a nine.

occult demonstrations have been given

by means

of a knowledge of the properties of this mystic nine.

Take any number, large sal of itself

or small,

and place with

it

a rever-

and subtract one number from the other and the

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. difference will always reduce to ?une^

and

25

always a multi-

is

ple of that number.

Example

— 356781

Keversed— 187653 Difference=169128=N 9 Take any number and subtract from digits

it

the

sum

and the difference always has an N*^ root

THE MYSTIC STAB TAKOT.

of its

— nine.

own

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

26

One of the most wonderful combinations

of the 7 and 9

properties

is

found in the Star Tarot of the Ancient Magi.

This Star

is

composed of 2 equilateral

and

one

Darkness

representing

light,

triangles, one dark

and

Light

astronomy or the body and soul or physical and

of

spiritual

in nature.

Each

from

triangle represents 3

its

geometrical quality.

United by multiplication, 3 times 3 or

Magic Square

in the center

is

The

9.

tarot, or

a 3 times 3 tarot with nine as

central figure.

its

Upon each pomt

of the star

is

seen an

emblem card from the

Mystic Test Book, which taken by spot values represents the

number 142857

sacred

in regular order as the earth

moves

about the sun

The

spot values of any two opposite

gether x^roduce

The Quarter

9,

emblems added

to-

the Central Card spot value.

values added in the same

manner make

5,

or

the 9 minus the quadrature or 4 in the square.

The Solar values and which

The and of

will be

taken up

later.

finds

new wonders upon

The combinations

show the product

We

values have like properties

writer has spent days in study of this Mystic Chart

still

it.

spirit

shall again

nearly every examination

of 7 and 9 are truly wonderful, and

of a master mind.

produce

it

under the head of tarotology

and perhaps a third time to illustrate the spirit of

and the

numbers

spirit of potentials in medicine.

All this leads us to an intelligent consideration o£ the true

nature and meaning of the symbolism used in the test book.

We

find

that

it

consists

of a union

of

the symbols of

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. time, of numbers, of trical

forms

human

27

relations, of spirituality,

and astronomy,

all

geome-

within a small compact

space without words to be misconstrued, misunderstood or mistranslated.

We its

find that everything about these mystic

particular

meaning even

to the fornj in

emblems has

which the spots

are arranged.

ASTEONOMICAL AERANGEMENT.

The 52 emblems

or pages represent

the 52 weeks in a

year.

The 12 court emblems The 13

represent the 12

months

in a year.

cards in each suit represent the sun and the 12

signs of the Zodiac.

THE

28

The four

:MTSTIC TEST

BOOK

4 seasons.

suits represent tlie

Chart showing the emblems arranged to illustrate the

above arrangement will be found on preceding page.

In the spring-

In the spring of the year the birds mate. time of

life

or the first quarter, love

The heart was C[uarter

and the

first

the master passion.

emblem

of the first

season.

The next stage of

life is

summer

represented by the trefoil or

Knowledge

clorer leaf of summer. tained in the

is

therefore chosen as the

of

life,

Therefore the shamrock or

is

best gained

and

re-

the second period. '•

club/"

became the emblem of

knowledge, intelligence, heat, argument, or even

c^uarrels

and

lawsuits under some planets.

The

third

diamond,

man's

In the

season,

autumn,

representative of

life is

has

for its

The

wealth.

the one in which he

is

emblem the

third period of

best able to gain wealth.

the year the crops are sold and the wealth of

fall of

the harvest realized.

Winter or the fourth quarter of the Zodiac, resented by

the spade

or acorn.

By

is

rep-

and yet

a strange

natural transformation, the acorn, which represented the

symbolism

of the death

and burial of the physical form was

among some nations to the spade which represented But the acorn, when planted in the soil, sends forth a life principle which becomes a new tree in 75S 25. 683569 26, 524160 "27, 362S07 28. 269494 29, 246165 30. 198536 31. 163543 23, 24.

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POSITION OP THE BIBTH CARD.

In a grand

spread,

from one

i)erson"s

magnetism,

that person's birth card occupies a petition in the spread

where

the

strongest

and

nearest

ejects

concenti-ate.

Therefore the emblem reader should notice particularly the position of the birth card, and, for the purpose of avoiding error,

it

piece of

is

well in practice, to lay a counter or a small

money upon

that card to designate

it.

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

64 If

card

this

tions around

it

thing recent.

the past,

in

is

it

shows that the indica-

for a distance of 2 cards, point to

If in the futnre XDart of the spread,

something to come soon. But shown near the birth card apply

the

it

some-

shows

indications

iJersonaUy,

so

while the

general indications point to the usual events and to other

same

person's lives connected with C's, just the

was not in that

C's birth card

frequently

doubly,

indicate

and those near

at

So emblems

cj^uarter.

showing events

hand simultaneously,

as if

long

j)ast

as well as those far

in the future, co-ordinating with the present.

When

the birth card comes in the exact center of

"sun

the lay-out, where the Jupiter,

it

is

an excellent

line" crosses the line of

indication and

shows that

the planetary influences are well in balance and pre-

good

dicts

But

fortune.

the

nature

of

this

good

fortune depends upon the nature of the birth card. this is a

"power

and power.

If

card"' is

it

If

indicates well-balanced strength

it

a nine,

come his disappointment. Approximate positions

to

it

shows that C

will over-

center of lay-out are pro-

portionately fortunate.

THE MYSTIC This

is

some hidden thing

upon

CEOSS.

considered an important factor, and indicates in C's

life.

But the nature depends

the direction of the cross and whether the greater

portion comes under Saturn or the minor planets, Mars,

Mercury and Venus. THE HORIZONTAL CROSS OF MAES. This cross

is

shown

in face

cards in order to

make

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. it

more

conspicuous,

usually nearly

all

and

crosses

65

of

all

kinds

are

But they frequently

in court cards.

occur in colors.

9 d 6

% %

4^

For instance, the cross may be

its

by black

all

in red cards

ones, or vice versa.

upright under Saturn.

very exceptional.

When

4k

4k

4k^4k

year a lady had an " eight emblem " cross

come with

#

t

111!

pletely surrounded

4k

I delineated

Of it

all

com-

Once in

last

hearts^

course, this

was

to her she burst

into tears and admitted the cross was only too true in its signification.

Crosses

may

occur in

all sorts

of positions with indica-

tions according to the planets in the cross.

more or

less cards in the cross.

There may be

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

66

EXAMPLES OF MYSTIC CROSSES, ^

-'

o OOOO

u

*

*l

oooo

o

(

WT LIGHT.

Independent of the individual definitions of the cards, the reader should look particularly after the lines of light and

dark as they hare a particular signification apart from the

The dark

suits or spot values.

in one's

life.

The

cards indicate the darkness

red cards (originally white, in ancient

In some

times) indicate the light or happy portions.

you

will trace these lines of red diagonally across

When this is

cury in the past, up to Neptune in the future. the case,

it indicates

that

C

did, for

many

years, find his hap-

piness under the planets of love and passion.

Later, military

and pecuniary feelings swayed him, or perhaps cises,

boating, fishing,

etc., as

Mars

lives

from Mer-

athletic exer-

rules matters appertain-

ing to power and strength in the physical. Later, culture.

he has his pleasure in

spiritual

unfoldment and soul

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK If

it

travel

reaches into Neptune, he will

and sight seeing.

71

take great delight in

Dark bands covering diagonal

lines

reaching through the life lines (perpendicular lines) indicate

an antagonistic influence running

all

through C's

life.

Isolated patches of dark or light, cut off entirely

emblems

A

of the

same

all

color, are very interesting.

remarkable case of this kind came up in a reading given

to a stranger in 1891,

that I light

from

''

made as I

by the author.

It

was so remarkable

a record of the part containing the "island of

term such positions.

THE ISLAND OF LIGHT. 4k

it

9^9

9

6^0

6

9 9

O 9 9

o

9r)9 oooo

OOOO

o

6 6

I delineated it as a beautiful,

tented spot in his past

life,

V

9 9

6 a

happy, successful and con-

that Avas preceded and surrounded

—

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

72

upon

all sides

•

But

by darkness, trouble and disappointment.

the 4 d and 7 d reaching up to the middle or present indicated that this bright spot in his

life

was

just

life line

drawing to

a close.

When

I

had

quietly explained his

life.

little

the

finished

how

The student

exactly the

is

emblems had

illustrated

advised to look particularly for these

much information

points and indicators, as they afford

regarding the person's

gentleman

delineation, the

life

and surroundings.

For the purpose of convenience, the tables of indications in this

work

are placed opposite the plate containing the

grand spread, where the card defined rules as a sun card. If the student will learn thoroughly the

solar natural

book runs, he can very soon

way

m which the

find the

page con-

taining the definitions of any particular card wanted with-

The

out reference to the page or rule for finding same. is

given, only because other spreads

same cards under the sun.

But the defining

52 in number and consecutively arranged.

HEARTS:

The

CLUBS:

DIAMONDS:

rule

the book with

are in

tables are just

The

suits

run

SPADES.

spots under each suit run in regular order

from ace

to king.

The

definitions given are not intended to be inflexibly cor-

rect or unchangeable.

Such

is

the almost infinite

of combinations of the 52 emblems, that foresee and record

all

it is

the various meanings.

number

impossible to Besides this,

the delineator must bear in mind that the personal environ-

ment

of the person represented in the spread has

with meanings of the emblems.

monds following

much

to do

For instance; a 9 of

dia-

a seven under Saturn, or with a 7 of dia-

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. monds under Jupiter

man

in the

a loss of a large

sum

the same proportionate "

same

life line,

73

indicates for a rich

man

of money, but a poor luck," so-called,

ill

with

might only

lose

In the same manner, the environment of

a few dollars.

marriage makes an immense difference in the meanings of

Where

the emblems.

the

2h

8h and 4h

followed by the

under Venus, indicates an engagement and marriage for single persons,

it

indicates spiritual advancement, union of

contentment of heart and

forces,

It is confidently asserted

no

single

"environment"

soul, for the married.

by the Mystic Brotherhood, that

exists, that so

completely changes

the magnetic respondences of individuals as that of marriage. This

is

the secret of

for the better and

why it

is,

that some people are changed

some for the worse by

this union.

Per-

haps the very planetary influences that were favorable to you

when

single

became adverse

as

soon as you were united to

another being. I

believe the time will come,

when

these forces will be

taken into consideration before marriage, instead of

after^

and many unhappy alliances obviated thereby. Before going on with the

tables- of indications I

manner

say a few words regarding the time and receiving First.

in the full

emblem

wish to

of giving or

readings.

No person

should ever attempt more than one spread

same day. There are certain magnetic forces used in the

work, which become changed or exhausted so that a sec-

ond spread for that person

That

is,

will

carried through.

I do not

:should delineate

for others

give but partial results. first

one given

mean by

this, that

always providing that the

more than

once,

is

correctly

no person

but, that he

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

74

should not attempt to read for hi msel/hnt once in a day.

Some persons

are so constituted that once a

week

is

fully

often enough.

The manner

Second

of going about

One who wishes

it.

correct results, should go about the preparation of the

same

in the

careful, painstaking,

book

and as one might almost

say '^devout "frame of mind that the churchman experiences

when opening that occult idle

the book he regards as sacred.

emblems very

I

have noticed

rarely have anything to give to the

and curious seekers after sensations.

The power back meaning

Book knows well the

of the Mystic Test

of the expression once used

by a teacher in olden

time, relative to ''pearls " and certain domestic animals. It is

not expected that every owner of this book will

become an expert card reader initiate of the Grrand

astronomer.

Some

Temple

any more than that every

;

will

become an astrologer and

Some can comprehend but

will think that

the best.

a hurried glance at these pages, in

the intervals of business, ought to give

they seek, or else the whole thiug will fail to get

little at

what they

seek;

is

a

them the knowledge

humbug.

and

But

all

such

cannot be helped.

it

Those who seek for light and wish to know the secret and order of the universe,

must make

a regular

and careful study

as far as their other duties will permit, or they will

plish but

accom-

little.

We shall now proceed

to give the lay-outs

tions, leaving the other matters to

come

and card

In order, however, that the student

may have

summarized within

compass

directions

here a review.

a small

defini-

after.

the entire I will give

)

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

75

'

A RECAPITULATION" OF WORK. 1.

Arrangement of cloth upon

2.

Tablet and pencil for recording cards.

3.

C

shuffles the

4.

B

keeping account of the time.

5.

C

cuts 3 times at intervals of 20 seconds, starting

table.

book one minute.

on

any even minute selected by B. 6.

C

cuts the book into 7 piles, as

.

7.

C

more

fully explained

former sections.

in

selects

one

card from each pile under rules given

heretofore. 8.

C makes

a careful record of the 7 cards and places

them upon the 9.

C

sun.

places sun pile

on any chosen

cards as directed heretofore. 10.

C cuts

pile

and

piles all

the

(See page 54.

3 times as directed in Sec. 12, 10 seconds apart^

on even time 11. 12. 13. 14.

B B B B

quadrates the book as directed in See's 13 and 14. gathers the emblems as per Sec. 15. spreads the grand lay out. finds the ruling

See Sec.

16.

grand spread in order

to

determine

the general effect of the time. 15.

Turn the

16.

Delineate as instructed in the following tables of

7 planetary cards.

effects.

Page 76

starts the

department of card emblems, definitions

and quadratic lay-outs which cover one hundred and four pages of this work.

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

76

V

SOLAR VALUE,

L

SPIRIT VALUE,

10.

ASTRAL NUMBER,

44722.

MERCURY. A

warm love. Longing for affection from opsex. News from a friend near at hand. A tele-

wish for posite

gram

or telephone message.

VENUS.

A

A

love letter.

letter of friendship.

Proposal of marriage by

party.

and

love, friendship

affection.

A

'

Invitation to

a

A

wish for desire for harmony. letter.

MARS.

A wish

be of help to a friend. News of a friend in trouble. Desire to stand well with some person of strong mind and disposition. to

JUPITER. money

an unselfish use. Wish to help Letter from a friend regarding some pecuniary favor. A telegram regarding money.

Desire for

for

friends pecuniarily.

SATURN. Wish

to help

afflicted.

some friend in

News

sickness.

Desire to aid the

of the sickness of a friend.

announcing the death

Letter

of a friend.

URANUS. Wish

to obtain

employment

of a friendly person.

wish regarding labor of some

k.ind.

Wish

Strong and

for

love of the occult.

NEPTUNE. Wish

go upon a journey of friendship. Longing to travel with a friend. Love of the unseen things of nature. Longing for messao-e from a distance. to

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136

SOLAR VALUE,

31.

SPIRIT VALUE,

43.

ASTRAL NUMBER.

34133.

MERCURY.

A

sudden or unexpected change, affecting the pecuniary status or arrangements of person, or one connected iu a business way.

VENUS. Change

by some pecuniary con-

in love or friendship, caused

Financial change connected with a lady or

siderations.

dear friend.

Followed by 10 d, the change

Change happening

money

MARS. male. A

to a

is

a good one.

journey on business.

A

transaction changes iu cousecjuence of the inter-

ference of a gentleman in same business.

JUPITER.

A

business journey.

Change iu some

Change of

of an investment.

business.

A

Financial change.

pecuniary cross to bear,

cases.

SATURN. Change of

business, location or advantage through sickness,

misfortune or death.

This card

is

counteracted by the

6 d under Saturn.

URANUS. of one's labor. A change of home. A long journey by land. A real estate transaction. This card represents a pecuniary change of some sort.

Change of location

NEPTUNE.

A change

of a pecuniary character, appearing sometimes at a

distance.

A

long journey on business.

counteracted by 6d or 6

s

This card

under planet Neptune.

is

itt

Mmk,

GEAND SPEEAD,

QUADEATED TO

SOLAE.

TIME.

J

1

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138

TE.^T

BOOK.

SOLAR VALUE. SPIRIT VALUE. ASTRAL XUMBER.

32.

53.

445S3.

MERCURY. Matters will soon

You

settle

dovm

not make

will

sraoothly in a financial way.

a business

journey at present.

Counteracts the five of diamonds.

VEXUS. move strongly in a monotonous way. Xo parchange with friends. Coutra-indicates the five of hearts and diamonds under Venus.

Money

affairs

ticular

MARS. Affects

money matters

financial

of males principally.

Settlement of

Smooth moving of financial Counteracts theSd and 7d under Mars.

difficulties.

arrangements.

•lUPITER. Settlement of accounts. along.

Business matters running slowly

Remain unchanged whether good

Ex-

or bad.

presses general lack of excitement.

SATl'RX. which is quite apt to lead to ennui or illness. want of change in pecuniary affairs. Counteracts the 5 and 7 of diamonds.

Monotonous

life

Sameness

or

URAXUS. Location of work remains the same.

Real estate matters in

stafit

quo.

Monotonous

labor.

Counteracts the

five

of diamonds and the five of spades.

XEPTUXE. Chances for travel very poor. this planet.

With two

Counteracts one

fives, it indicates

and long journey on business.

a

five under monotonous

QUADRATED TO

GKAND SPREAD. SOLAR.

O

TIME,

FJ^&T.

C 9 6 6

V

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

140

o O

SOLAR VALUE,

33.

SPIRIT VALUE,

63.

ASTRAL NUMBER,

13818.

MERCURY. L'nexpected call for money. matter.

Trouble regarding a pecuniaryand unexpected loss of money or

Sudden

property of some kind.

VENUS. Money paid or money and

Trouble connected with

given to a lady.

With 8h, money

a friend, or near relative.

paid out for some pleasure.

MARS. Loss of

money through

the law.

Money

paid out to a man.

In some cases a lawsuit, when with 7 c, especiall}". dicates trouble connected with money, generally..

In-

JUPITER. Investment of money in some place where you will not see again soon. this card

Loss of

money

in a trade.

it

Use care when

comes under Jupiter.

SATURN. Loss of

money through

illness of self or

Misfortune or bad acts of another. and 10 s it is by death of some one.

some other person. If followed by 7 s

URANUS. Money for

paid out for labor.

Investment in land. Paid but Loss of moue}" for

some psychic manifestation.

labor done.

NEPTUNE. Money

paid out or entirely lost through something connect-

ed with travel or

some operation

acts the eiofht of

diamonds.

at a distance.

Counter-

THE

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MYSSTIG TEST BOOK.

SOLAE VALUE,

84

SPIEIT TALUE. ASTPwAL XTMBEPi.

73.

63651.

MEPtCUPiT. Sudden

accession, of power.

when related

to

Rapid gaining of ends sought, Meetings forpecnniarr

money matteis.

Orercoming of trouhle shown by 7 d.

purposes.

TEXTS. Power

make Money

of gaining property through the ahiKty to

friends.

female financial

Indicates

made through psychic

ability.

gifts.

MAPvS.

Power gained through numbers.

Meetings of males for

financial consideration of questions. cially

Strength, finan-

and commereiaUy.

.JTPITER. Meetings of stockholders and companies, corporations and societies. Power and ability to make money. Sometime represents quite large pecuniary transactions.

SATTPiX. Meetings of physicians. Power and financial ability connected with illne^ or death. In most cases represents gain by what is a loss to others.

URAXUS. of making money through labor. Power gained through psychic gifts. To make money through power of foresight.

Lal>or meetings.

Power

XEPTUXE.

p

,— JT- xo

gain

money through

trarel.

Sale of goods or

a distance. Financial power concerns extending to far-away plac^

property

at

in

large

4k

9 9 ^ 6 ,

9 9 9 6 6

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

144

O

SOLAR VALUE, SPIRIT VALUE, ASTRAL NUMBER,

35.

83.

14486.

MERCURY. Financial disappointment,

generally coming suddenly or

connected with some speculation.

Disappointment

re-

garding a short journey.

VENUS. Disappointment of a lady, connected in some way with money. Love affair goes wrong on account of finances. Counteracted by 8 d or 10 d under Venus.

MARS. Disappointment of a gentleman in some financial way. Pecuniary dissatisfaction and trouble. Loss of money by a lawsuit in certain aspects.

JUPITER. Loss of money through some mercantile transaction. Investment of money that will bring no return in cash or property.

SATURN. Investment in some losing enterprise.

Disappointment of hopes regarding financial matters, caused by illness and

in

some aspects by death.

URANUS. Disappointment connected with a deal in real estate. of

money on

labor.

tion where labor

is

Loss

In some cases loss of a job or posi-

employed.

NEPTUNE. Disappointment connected with travel or a long journey, caused by financial trouble. Money paid out for travel, sometimes.

GRAND SPREAD, SOLAR.

QUADRATED TO

i

TIME.

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

146

SOLAR VALUE,

36.

4

SPIRIT VALUE. 0

*i

TIME. oooo

o

FTJTXJI4E3.

V V

QUADRATED TO

o

SOLAR.

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9

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9 9 9 6 6

Solar value 54: spirit value 184:

number

of tarots, 13,632.

Strange to say, every class and series have their peculiarities

theirs.

in the

same way that people and animals have

Yet, like animals, and even vegetables, there

law that runs through

all,

that is manifest to us

is

a

upon

examination in a certain geometrical form that exists with all tarots.

We

will next give

an example of a large

that belong in solar 96,

same

class as the

class of tarots

one given a few

pages back, that has a constant spirit of 248, positive. But, strange to say, this one, although of same solar is

not spiritually perfect at

all;

some

lines

adding

70,

class,

some

THE MYOTIC TEST BOOK.

226

248 and some 159. There are a large number of tarots, there series.

being no

less

'" •'

off spirit

than a hand red thousand

in

one

Persons who are born under the rulings of one of

these species, are of changeable,

and cannot be taught

mixed

astral

development

spiritual things scarcely at

all.

SATURN. FEMALE TAROT, CLASS 108. SERIES 136. Solar 103: spirit 142:

number

in class 27.264.

4

0^0

cPc^

4 «

4t

4 4

But there members of

is a

wide diversity in even the component

the same class, for some of

perfect in spirit and some can be

made

them

are nearly

perfect by one or

two negatives.

Another peculiar thing about

this

tarots is the fact that a transformation

particular class of

from one planet

to

another often changes certain squares to negatives and at the same time changes negatives to positives.

In other

words, the changes of the environment of the tarot changes

its

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. spiritual nature.

change in

spirit

Other

227

given heretefore, do not

tarots,

under environment.

MERCUKY MALE TAEOT FROM CLASS

96, SERIES 268.

9 9

c d 6

9 9 9 6 ft

9 9 ft 6 d ft

ft '

A ft

H i^*^^^

ft

L

\)

9 9

^ 1

ft ft

ft

9 9

9

ft

ft

ft

-

This would seem to be in perfect harmony with nature, as

we understand

it,

for

correspond to these two classes of

we

tarots.

One

class always

remaining uniform in spiritual growth as well inner

life;

spirit

and

the

same

human who

often see people

as in the

the other class changing under environment, in life,

class.

so to be scarcely recognized as belonging to

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

228

By

the use of the negative of the 3 of spades the hori-

zontal and perpendicular lines are brought to 159, but the cross lines

X are each 248 and cannot

SAMPLE FEOM CLASS

V V

he

changed

hij

negatives.

96, SERIES 268.

«

* *' * * *

4 « •

Oj

)

-

V V

'

foo

* *

.0 0. This

is

a sample of the

third quarter emblems.

sions of spirits, like

its

''

It

off spirit " class, in

has no

less

second and

than three expres-

male mate above, in same

class.

CHAPTER Tfiie

WHY THE

Tarot and

X.

tfte

^odtcic*

SIXTEEN SQUARE TAROTS ARE BIRTE TAROTS.

CALCULATIONS REGARDING THEM.

HE

reason

why

the 4x4 tarots are considered, as

I

birth tarots, are many. of

them

We

will give a

few

here, so that the reader can compre-

hend in a measure what

lies

bejond our ordinary

grasp.

In the

first

workers in the occult

place,

line,

anything that

should have within

is

used by

itself

con-

formity to the motions of the heavenly bodies and time

Time is only an abstract, however, and does not really exist, for we can have no conception of time only as it measures the motion of something we are familiar with. Thus we say " day " to express the fact that the earth lias revolved once upon its axis. We say year," as a convenient way of stating that the earth has performed a ^'

THE

230

TEST BOOK.

]VIYSTIC

Of course

revolution about the sun.

vre

can divide and

sub-divide these expressions for convenience sake; but fractions partake of the

We

same quality

all

as the vrhole.

have shown how the Test Book conforms to time,

which

is

really motion,

we

so

will

now show how

the

sixteen tarot conforms to time and motion. -^:

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ILLUSTEATION OF A 4x4 TAROT FEAME.

The

tarot

frame given here

will be

the owner of this book to enter his

when he becomes

possessed of

it,

au excellent place for

own mathematical

thereby having

it

tarot

for pur-

pose of study and permanent record.

The perpendicular, middle

line, is

the horizontal line that crosses

it

the celestial meridian;

midway,

is

the line of the

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

231

Apsides, both lines corresponding to the same ones used

on the

These

celestial sphere or the Zodiac.

the "Celestial Cross,"

(

+

)

lines, called

divide the tarot into four grand

and the four

quarters, corresponding to the four seasons

quarters of the Zodiac, as well as the four chapters of the

Test Book.

Beginning

at the lower celestial

meridian the houses of

the Zodiac run around the outside in regular order as

shown in cut.

y

No. 10.

#

SIGNS OP THE ZODIAC ON TAEOT.

The

central part

is

the "place of the

sun,''''

and represents

power and glory in the ancient symbolism. divided

into

four

quarters,

so

that

the

It too, is

larot

really

expresses, not only the twelve houses of the Zodiac, but the

four quarters at the same time.

The seven

planets and the earth constitute with their

satellites eight

grand centers of vibratory

magnetism, in our solar system. circle of planets in the

male

line,

The 4x4

female line and

force, or astral

tarot with its

its cross, X,

in the

represents them in their two-fold qualities, cor-

responding to the positive and negative in nature.

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

232

Birth tarot No.

numbers one to

1,

mathematical,

formed from the

to sixteen joined together under a certain

form a complete and perfect

From

is

original

this

law

tarot.

MercOry

tarot

all

the six thousand

eight hundred and sixteen mathematical 4x4 birth tarots are constructed. FORMATIOiir OF TAROT

Begiu

at the upper left

NUMBER ONE.

hand corner of the

and enter the numbers in regular order from

tarot

frame

left to right,

but only those which fall in the male cross Secondly, begin at the lower right hand corner and enter the

numbers

in the

same manner from right

to left, except

that you only enter them in the vacant female circle

We

1

15

14

4

12

6

7

9

8

10

11

5

13

3

2

16

illustrate the tarot thus produced,

numbers

showing the male

in black faced figures, the female in light.

this basic tarot all the Test

Book

From

tarots can be made.

Every perfect mathematical 16 tarot has the following peculiar properties: 1.

which sacred

The is

characteristic number,

composed of 3 and

number

4,

found by addition,

which, in turn, add

is

34,

7,

the

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. 2.

Every perpendicular and horizontal

233

line,

8 in number

add up 34 each. 3.

The diagonal

4. 5.

The four sun squares in the center add just The four corner squares add exactly 34.

6.

The two middle top squares

lines

each add up 34.

+

34.

the two middle bottom

squares equal 34. 7.

The

side squares, corresponding to the last, add

up

84.

V V V V r

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o

9 V V d 6

6^6

^r^^

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THE WONDERFUL 36 TAR0T3.

THE

"

QUEEN

" TAROT.

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

234

Many lar in

form, and they are

Queen 117,

millions of these tarots are very beautiful and regu-

tarot

all interesting.

The

solar value of the

171, spirit value 286, spot value 54, suit value

is

quarter value 15.

All

making

perfect tarots when,

placed in frames by themselves.

The numbers

of these tarots are simply beyond the

comprehension.

number is

human

can be demonstrated by mathematics

number

that a certain

the

It

them could be constructed, but

of

so great that they never can be all constructed.

They have the same

peculiar properties belonging to the

other tarots, only the powers are greatly enhanced from the fact that a

6x6 tarot combines the properties of the 9 and 16

tarots together.

Thus, we can form a 36 tarot by combining four 3xB tarots in a proper

manner, or we can make one by means of

the tarot frame of card emblems as

The following cut exhibits a 4x4 tarot. ,The one

shown

a 36 tarot "

shown belongs

in the engraving.

frame" for holding

to the "

Century tarots."

In the vacant square we produce an engraving which will be found useful to the student of phrenology and astrology

combined, but we will not enter into an explanation here. It speaks for itself however.

Any

one of the millions of century tarots will

inside of this

frame and form a perfect 36

the 16 tarots are

made

fit

into the

tarot, provided

of cards not in the frame.

But mil-

lions of these frames can be formed, fitting around all sorts

and

classes of 16 tarots,

One

brother,

number

making the permutations enormous.

who makes

that can be

sea for multitude."

made

a study of 36 tarots, said: " of them,

is

like the sands of

The the

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK Let us

see if this is

23&

One pound

an exaggeration.

of fine

sand contains about 700,000 "grains," or particles of sand, as

found by counting and computation some years

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4k

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6 6

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jivatvR^X vj/

v...}i^

6^6

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4k

4k

r

'

i

9 9

\

6 6

9

9 9

o

6 6

4k

4k

9 9 9 6 6

4k

4k

6x6 FEAME FOE CENTURY TAEOTS.

One ton

contains,

on that

basis,

fourteen billion grains.

Our earth would contain, provided all

made

its

immense bulk was

of sand, 84,966 septillions of grains.

But the number

of 36 tarots that can be constructed

from

TKE

S36

>.irSTIC

the Mvstic Test Book tion,

which

is

TZ-I

BOOK

equal to the thirfys'^-iond permuta-

is

exactly:

263,130,836,933,693,530,167,218,012,160,000,000 or to express

it

more than fico hundred and

in words,

th ree tJwusand millions

of septillions.

number

to the conelnsion that the actnallj

more than equal

sixty-

Therefore we are forced

of these tarots possible

,

is

would

to the particles of sand that

be contained in three miUions of such globes as our earth. If

we look at it from another standpoint, we are none the we find that for all of the enormous

astonished, for

less

number of perfect tarots, the number of ways that the Test Book can be placed in the square without forming a tarof, is

so perfectlj enormous, that the

encompa^ one I

it.

mind of man cannot

There being more than a

billion non-tarots to

tarot.

am

from

aware that these figures will lay

superficial thinkers, as did

my

me open to

criticism

statement in " Religion

of the Stars," relating to homeopathic attenuations.

any person wishes to take herein, let

him be

But. if

me up on my statement contained

sure of his figures before hand.

Several persons wrote to

"homeopathic statement

''

me upon

the subject of the

I made on page 128 of the Temple

Lectures, where I said that the thousandth potency of natrum

muriaticum contained le^ than a grain of

salt to ten

thousand tons of sugar of milk, and a grain of that triturated with a million tons more of the sugar.

Some contended that the statement was " wild and untenable."" To satisfy myself as t: ^iirrlrr I did make a ••

wild " statement or a

'•

mild

'"

one, I began a careful

einatieal examiriatioD of tte question.

Friends, as I

math-

am

a

—

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. living

man, I did not dare publish

the results.

astounded at the truth when I found

Why, my of

sand., the truth

would

if

m

the truth

statement one grain

the entire space covered by our

cluster of over sixteen million suns; is

it.

my

one called

fill

was utterly

I

much under

statement was so

regard to quantity, that,

237

which

is

so large that

it

estimated that light consumes fifteen thousand years in

crossing from one side to the other.

Not only

there would be enough sand left over to

more than fourteen thousand times

fill

this,

but

the same space

! !

CALCULATIONS OF POTENCIES. This

as

is

good a place

as

we

shall have to introduce the

rules for the calculations of potencies

The reason

for introducing

it

here

on the decimal system. is

for the purpose of

showing the connection between the mystic

star

and the

sources, that of the

pyramid

units of measure. It

has been found from

measure being a but are

all

many

prolific one, that

measures are not arbitrary,

based upon some fact in nature.

It

is

that the repetend that occupies the points of triangle, being as

it is,

a repetend of the sacred

should have some such connection.

Let

it

The

not strange the double

number

seven,

on page 25. be required, to find how many pounds of sugar star

is

of milk there would be, to one grain's weight of the drug, in

Let

a decimal trituration.

P

represent any required potency.

Then begin on the top point of the star Then P and set down the number of spots on each card, passing %=x.

to the left on the star

of the seven.

Keep

and making your figures to the right

this

figures as will be equal

going until you have made as

to x.

many

THE MTSTIC TEST BOOK.

238

This

a solution of the

is

problem which

What

one by ordinary mathematics. Avoirdupois "weight

correct.

is

is

indeed a tedious

more,

absolutely

it is

is used, as that is the

one for

large weights.

EXAMPLE FOR PRACTICE.

How many pounds grain of

of sugar of milk

would there

in a potency of 20, of

salt,

natrum

Ans. 14,285,714.285.7U,285,714,28o over fourteen

RULE NUMBER

To

find

how many

P

potency, or

Begin to the

one

sextillions.

II.

tons of a trituration would contain one

Subtract eight from the

grain of the drug.

be, to

7ni(riaticiim?

number

of the

— 8=x.

at the 7 point

amount of

Example:

and

set

down

the figures as in rule 1

This gives the answer in tons.

x.

How many

tons of sugar of milk would con-

tain a grain of the active principle, at the 32d trituration, or

potency? Ans.

hundred

714.285,714,285,714,285,714,285,

over seven

or

sextillions of tons.

The statement made by me

in

'"

Temple Lectures" was equiv-

alent to less than 20 sextillions of tons, so that

if I

the thirty-second potency, instead of the thousandth,

ment would then have been five I tice,

had said

my state-

far below the truth, or thirty-

times too small.

do not intend to throw a straw in the

however.

In

used none other in

fact, I

my

am

way

of that prac-

a full believer in

family for years.

But

I

it

and have

do want to

impress upon the minds of our readers the great truth that the unseen astral potencies are stronger than the seen.

I

firmly believe that the potency of high homeopathic dilutions

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. and triturations are

in reality spirit potentials^

heal through spirit power.

them or leave them

as

than two

and therefore

conclusions; take

you choose.

Our sun, together with less

my

These are

239

all his

planets and satellites, weigh

octillions of tons.

Less than one-third of the

sugar of milk in the 36th potency, containing one grain of drug.

Our

entire system of suns are estimated at sixteen

and a half millions in number and would weigh about

thirty-

three million octillions of tons at the average weight of our

own

This vast weight

solar system.

is less

than the amount

of the forty-third decimal trituration.

So many people

fail

to

through their inability to

grasp the wonders of

nature,

by

realize the cold facts revealed

mathematical demonstration.

Such persons cannot under-

stand the wonders of the Mystic Test.

Book and the tremen-

dous co-ordinations that exist with

emblems.

Some think

"

its

chance" brings about

thie

wonders,

when

the

results cannot by any possibility be attributed to chance.

In the same way, dividuals,

common

many

erronious opinions are held by in-

which opinions would be

dispelled

sense resort to mathematics.

of people take up

I

by a

little

have had numbers

some statement of mine, such

as the

one

regarding the ''curve of the earth's orbit," and show from their treatment of the subject that they

knew nothing about

the mathematical laws governing curves. the foregoing facts, the reader need not " wonder that the author regards the "Religion of the Stars

In view of

all

as the divine religion of its priest

and interpreter.

man, and mathematical science

as

CHAPTER

Tfte

Word*

l:.ost

XI.

©tfter

Won-

der fui Figures* THE STRAXGE CO-OEDIXATIOXS OF THE TRIANGLE.

IE have glanced briefly at the wonderful tian tarots,

and we have but to

Egyp-

finish our

book

with a few other exemplifications of the mathematical co-ordinations of the

little

Mystic

Test Book.

We how

the book

fits

have already shown, in former pages, the Zodiac; one particular arrangement .

being upon page 27.

Another arrangement

own

quarter,

in each house.

indicate

is

such that each suit

is

spread in

its

and the spot values are just equal to the degrees

The four

aces appear at the four corners

and

the four quarters by suits; hearts, clubs, diamonds

and spades.

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. The

illustration,

on this page, shows

241

emblems

the

in

Twelve times thirty equals

the twelve signs of the Zodiac. 360, the degrees in the circle.

So the Test Book not only represents the days but the degrees of the

in

each house

two

add

celestial circle.

nine,

inside ones add 21, that

The two

in a year

outside cards

the golden number, while the is,

three sevens.

THE WORD OF ORIENTAL MYSTICISM. " In the

word has

beginning was the word."

its

That

is,

the long-lost

foundations in the very beginning of

fundamental principles of nature.

life,

in the

THE MYSTIC TEST

242

iiOOK.

Thousands and millions of human students of magic and occult knowledge,

have searched for this word in vain.

Thousands have claimed the possession of or

with no power

it,

knowledge to back their pretentions.

Tho whole world has word; but few can It is

beauty and

'''

known on

round nor square, yet

man

abideth with

two in one,

whole world knows

it is

for

all

earthly

three in one, and

this planet.

a thing of

it is

it

time.'"*

four in one.

is

Its principles " abideth eternal in the heavens."

God, yet

The

"

word

"

for

It is of

man, and by man.

must not only be

lived

m

its

component

but each and every mystic syllable and even each

parts,

must be

letter

man,

it is of

the

word.

the most peculiar thing ever

It is neither oblong,

It is

the word; the

live the

use

its

I

am

lived

by the mystic who hopes

be able to

to

wondrous power. permitted by the higher brotherhood, to give one

of the expressions of the

"Word," the

three, four

and

five

expressed in mystic emblems, forming the sacred triangle. It is

in

generally

known

that

Europe and Asia, regard

all

ancient secret orders both

this triangle as a significant

portion of their teachings. It is a basic, right-angled triangle,

with

its

sides in such

a proportion to each other that the smallest possible whole

numbers can represent each being

three, four

of the sides.

These numbers

and Jive.

all right-angled triangles have The sides known mathematical property, that the square of

of

j)lus

the

square of the

square of the hypotenuse.

perpendicular, will

the well the base,

equal the

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. To

find

numbers with these mathematical

not very easy, except by actual

trial

243

relations is

with figures.

If

take the base, haphazard, and perpendicular also,

you come

you

when

square them and add them together, the

to

chances are very great that no root can be found to the

number produced by For example, take 3.

The sum

third side

for the base, 2, for the perpendicular,

of their squares is equal to 13, therefore, the

equal to the square root of thirteen.

is

no such number

Any

1st.

the addition.

There

is

really in existence, in the universe.

fraction, squared,

must on pure mathematical

principles produce a fractional number.

Two whole numbers added must produce

2d.

number.

a whole

Therefore a right triangle, such that the base

and perpendicular each squared and added together forms a whole number, cannot have a hypotenuse that can he

founds unless

We

know

it

be in whole numbers.

that the squares of 9 and 16 have for their

number root. As we have shown heretofore, that a whole number cannot have a fractional root, because no fractional number in

roots 3

and

4,

therefore 13 can have no whole

existence can be squared so as to produce a whole number, it

follows that 13 can have no numerical square root.

root thereof

Our

is

readers

forever hidden from man.

may wonder why we

introduce this explana-

who are not may thereby wonders connected with the word in its

tion here.

The reason

practical, or

even theoretical mathematicians,

understand the relations to the

they

may

The

fully

is this,

that those

emblems from the Magic Test Book.

That

understand that the wonderful co-ordina-

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK.

244

tions that exist in the one phase given here, could not exist

by any system

of chance,

by any arbitrary arrangement

of

the emblems, or by any species of occult necromancy

known

to

human

beings.

MYSTIC TKIANGLE OF THE MAGI.

We gle, as

will

now

explain the symbolism of the mystic trian-

spread upon a diagram of the celestial

circle.

THE INNEK AND OUTER CIRCLES. The inmost circle, or " Circle of Mercury," is drawn about the sun and just impinges upon the hypotenuse of the triangle. The " Venus Circle " touches the perpen-

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. "

The

dicular.

Mars

Circle " touches the base.

Saturn Circle

comes

to the intersection of the base

and

" strikes the third in-

hypotenuse. "

tersection.

"

That of

and perpendicular.

Jupiter, the intersection of the base "

245

The "Circle of Uranus Neptune Circle " encloses

all

and represents

the outer darkness.

Thus we have the

six points of this triangle represented,

although the relative distances of the

spond

circles

do not corre-

to the physical distances of the orbits of the planets

named.

These

circles all

have fixed mathematical princi-

ples and proportions, wholly separate and apart from

mere

physical or concrete distance.

This being the

case, the triangle

can be conceived, of

any dimension whatsoever and the one actually given has the same qualities both mathematical and geometrical, as

one would have, that should extend from the orbit of Saturn on the second meridian to the orbit of Uranus,

where In

it

cuts the upper celestial meridian.

fact,

the same proportional triangle can be construct-

ed so as to impinge

at the points

shown on the diagram,

with the actual orbits of any two planets that

may be

selected at one time.

The

triangle

composing

it

is

shown

in the illustration with the cards

placed so as to show the actual proportions

3: 4: 5, the cards

thus forming by their number, the

first

or

shown from the Q values

of

primary representation of the sides of the triangle.

The next

co-ordination

is

the cards, which are as follows:

one heart=l, making

9.

Base, two spades=8.

Perpendicular, one spade=4, two

diamonds=6, one club^2,

total

12.

Hypotenuse, two

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246

spades=8, two clubs=4, one diamond=3,

The

total 15.

square of 9+tlie square of 12 equals the square of

That

Next construct the

we

space,

15.

81+144=225.

is,

triangle

from

and

suit values,

will use the initial letter of each of the

to save

names

of

the sides in place of the full name.

Suit

and we

B=39+39+0=78. P=39+26+26+ H=78+26+26=l30. Now we apply the test

values.

13=104.

find that 78, 104

and 130 form a perfect

triangle.

TRIANGLE FROM SOLAR VALUES.

B=l+48+41, total 90. P=20+31+29+40, total 120. H=19+18+43+42+28, total 150. Now we square these totals

and find that the square

of 90 plus that of 120, just

equals the square of 150, which

is

Another per-

22,500.

fect co-ordination.

Remember what we have

said about the difficulty of

forming perfect triangles with perfect

roots,

and then con-

sider the wonderful character of the above.

But exists.

add up

this

is

That

not

is,

all,

for another strange co-ordination

that the sides of the solar value triangle

exactly 360, the degrees in the circle.

either, for the triangle covers the

number

That of

is

not

alt

houses with

each side that corresponds to the length of the sides and the solar values of each of these divisions exactly equals the degrees in the houses covered.

THE FINAL GRAND All of the above to a higher

is

TEST.

wonderful enough; but

and grander

test still,

one that

now we come is

enough

to

almost take the breath away from a student of the occult,

and

to

make him bow down in awe before

the "little book"

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. that possesses so

many mysterious and

247

divine attributes.

won-

I confess that I should be afraid to give this final der,

were

not that

it

it is

mathematically demonstrable, so

that no skeptic can dispute

THE Take the

SPIKITS OF

it.

THE MYSTIC TRIANGLE.

The spirit

base.

of the ace of hearts

10, of the

is

nine of spades 35, of the two of spades 54, a total of 99.

The

Take the perpendicular. is

22, of the five of

diamonds

and of the ace of spades 44,

Take the hypotenuse. is

spirit of the

seven of clubs

diamonds 23

43, of the three of

total 132.

The

spirit of

the two of diamonds

18, of the three of spades 64, of the four of spades 74, of

the five of clubs 2 and of the six of clubs 12, which together

add up one hundred and

sixty-five.

Now, 99 squared=

9801. 182 squared=17424. 165 squared=27225.

17424^27225,

The

latter

last figures,

The reader

the

number and

will

As 9801+

numbers again represent a perfect

triangle.

represents the square of 15 in

27, the 8

times

remember the

9,

in its

two

first

relations of these

its

3

figures.

numbers

in the 8x8 tarot heretofore given.

Aside from the overpowering proofs furnished by the absolute demonstration by mathematics,

we

notice

many

other peculiarities about the mystic triangle, which can be best appreciated by those persons journey " around the Zodiac."

For instance, as

it

it is

who have made

" eternal in the heavens,"

the

inasmuch

geometrically covers a given circle in the heavens in

any and planet, to cold

all cases.

It always did;

as well as our sun,

barren masses, the "

it

always

will.

was annihilated,

woed " would

still,

If every

or turned

in the

form

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248

grand triangle, cover

of this

heavens; would

We also

hold

still

its

majestic sweep of the

its

mystic sway forever and ever.

notice in some minute particulars, such as the

place of the Secret

Magi emblem

in the house of Libra

that the cards themselves occupy emblematic places. of spades occupies the " house of death."

The nine

The

ace of hearts begins the quarter of love, with a heart

From

single to the labor of love.

that house

upward

to

the house of Virgo, each card corresponds in spot value to

the house

occupies.

it

Coming down one, three,

five,

the line of the perpendicular,

each spot value to that of

ginning

at

the

we have the

seven, steps of the Mijstic Temple. its

Add

mate on the hypotenuse, be-

apex of the triangle, and we produce

numbers which give the numbers of the house where the emblems are placed on the perpendicular line. The sacred

triangle

constantly showing itself in a multi-

is

tude of ways in tarotology. card

emblem

It

is

truly wonderful to analyze

tarots in all their manifestations

under various

conditions and to observe the peculiar triangular formations that manifest themselves.

On

the next page

Shafer,

Grand

we

give the birth tarot of Mrs. L. J.

Sentinel of the

Temple

at Chicago.

this particular tarot for the reason that

peculiar features,

among which

it

We

select

exhibits several

the " word " appears, exhibit-

ed in suits, in a variety of ways.

It is a " mystic tarot " in

every sense of the word.

The reader

will first be

apt to notice the row of mystic

sevens running through the tarot.

and the strange part of

it is,

This

is

a peculiar feature

that in all this line, those four

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249

sevens stay together, sometimes running from corner to corner; again forming a group of four in the center of the

But they invariably appear

tarot or in one corner.

in

one of

the sixteen characteristic positions which add 84 in the numerical birth tarot.

w

0^

6 6 6 Cs

*

V

^ z> 9 9 C)

[o o1

f*-*)

9

c?

k>

Ci

0 '

% %l

>

The one given 132, series 231,

is

a

Venus

and the

series

tarot; solar

number

106, spirit

contains 74,976 tarots.

THE TRIANGULAR FORMATION. All through the tarot the right-angled triangle appears,

both in

suits

and spot co-ordinates.

For instance, the

7,

8

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250

and 10 of spades

as well as the

On

each group.

each suit forms in

So that what

itself a

8 and 9 form a triangle in it

will be observed that

counterpart of each of the others^

true of one,

is

7,

close examination

is

true of

all.

So we have eight

perfect right-angled triangles, in suits, in this tarot.

Next we observe that the three triangle

sixes are in the

form of a

on the right hand upper corner while the three

eights balance

them

in a like triangle in the

lower corner on

the same side.

SOLAR TAROT NO. 116, SERIES 861.

0^0

V V i strange to say, ing

all

through

1 this series these

two co-ordinat-

keep their positions relative to each other

triangles

except that they revolve at

all

angles and sometimes form

larger triangles.

The number

of tarots having the triangular peculiarity of

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. their suit arrangement

numbers all

in the century series

the other lines.

computed, but

We this

it

They appear

enormous.

is

251

in great

and likewise extend through

Their exact number has not yet been

extends into millions.

give a few isolated examples from various lines, on

and contiguous pages.

6 6 6 6

V t

O 0]

9 9

0/vO

0^0 OoO 0^0

6 6

9^9

9 9

SOLAR TAROT NO. 112.

Number

116

SPOT VALUE 34.

solar, illustrates a peculiar feature of certain

The reader

lines of tarots.

will notice in

number 88

a peculiar shape

which appears

shape in the light suits.

form

also reversed in the

same

The dark

suits also

part, or negative to the light ones.

only has

this

peculiarity

horizontally, but

it

also

in the

solar,

suits

also in the tarot given on page 249, that the light

form a counter-

Now, number 116 not suits,

crossing the tarot

shows the same identical form, in

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252

court cards and

As

a curiosity,

common

we

cards alternated, perpendicularly.

will give a

wonderful court tarot in nine

squares, that enjoys the distinction of being the

of all tarots, inasmuch as but few of is

them

most unique

exist.

The same

true also of one co-ordinating tarot in clubs, diamonds,

and spades, the only

rival to the

notice that the three Queens

make

The

one given.

reader will

form one diagonal in order to

the spot values 36, correct, while the other diagonal

contains the three clubs that are necessary to give the solar

and

suit values.

In no other way can a tarot be formed in

three suits.

On

the following page

we give

a mystic chart that has

been in the archives of the Order for ages. sents a

magic square of words in the

the letters are so arranged that a

first

number

It

repre-

square, where

of the symbolic

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. words used by the Order are

be found in the readings

to

up, down, across and diagonally.

Like

other produc-

all

emanating from the Ancient Brotherhood, the word

tions "

253

Magic " appears across the middle and the sacred

G

occupies the place of light in the center.

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S J

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K

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1

L E V E L At the other proved thus

4 3

C

1

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4 2 8 5 7J M E M P E 1 2 Y A P 5 Y

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13 14

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9

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magic square appears, that has

a

a " sphinx " to all

far.

1^

who have attempted

its

solution

was evidently constructed by a brother of the

It

Order, as appears in the diagonal line, but what the mean-

ing can be no one knows.

Some think

nection with our Temple at

Memphis, while others

see to

At any

that way.

it

moderns and

will

come down. to us with Order, the key to

We

it, is

that

it

that has survived and

contained a secret of the

It

is

a "brother

was placed in the mystic chart in

mystics might have a chance to study

have only given a few points

subject that

coji-

fail to

remain so until some person solves

which was thrown away by

of the sacred line." all

has some

words are unintelligible

The only explanation

the riddle.

order that

rate the

it

practically infinite.

in this

We

it.

work, upon a

have given enough,

however, to lead any mystic mind forward in a search for

more for

it

sands

light.

The

light will be found, too,

in the right spirit.

who

We

by those Avho seek

know, of course, that thou-

read this book will feel an ambition to be able to

exhibit the mystic powers that they have read of.

To

all

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254

such

we would

respectfully say, that the secret source of

knowledge, from whence comes the astonishing prognosticahave bewildered sages and philosophers and

tions that

all

classes of people, are not open to but a few.

The world had receive the

to wait

two thousand years for even one

to

mantle and be invested with the tremendous

He who

responsibility.

hope to aspire

is

not

fit

to be a student,

cannot

to be a teacher.

Again, the truth should be able to stand alone, regardless of he

who

utters

You

it.

do not need a commission from on

high to enable you to help in spreading the Friends,

we

light.

are nearly at the end of our present edition.

"Weigh well the proofs given here of a divine purpose, a divine plan; not the arbitrary wish or thought of one being, one soul, but the concensus of all

soul, all being.

Consider the mathematical demonstrations exnibitea this

work and

in other

works upon co-ordinating

lines,

m

and

then ask yourselves the question:

COULD ALL THIS COME BY CHANCE?

We

should emphatically say not.

mere words, which of ideas.

We

Men may

juggle with

are at best but arbitrary representatives

see this done in the pulpit

and upon the

rostrum, as well as in the press.

figures

toill

not

lie.

But figures are facts. They have the habit of speaking

truth in tones of thunder.

up against the dogmas

All the arguments ever brought of the

church, would not have

shaken her hold upon the minds of the people

But the

cold, sharp,

in

an age.

unyielding and glittering blade of the

sword of truth, has been wielded by the mailed hand of mathematical law, and the props of superstition are gradually

THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK. but surely yielding and falling before

The

first

its

255

tremendous sweep.

chapter of Genesis has been smashed by the

The story of Joshua and the Sun, has

figures of geology.

been knocked to atoms by the figures of astronomy.

The man-made Jehovah of his place in Siderial

of the Bible has been driven out

the heavens,

The

investigation.

by the wondrous figures ridiculous

ascending

idea of

into heaven bodily, being resurrected in the flesh to

of

and going

heaven in that form, together with hundreds of other

childish conceptions of the past, are gradually being wiped

out by the figures belonging to philosophy, chemistry and other scientific branches. Last, but not least, the old conception of

the

numan

soul

and body existing by some act of special creation; or the grandest product of the earth, the

human mind,

the entity,

being the growth of a few weeks; or a few months, together with the erroneous belief that " tiny," or, in fact, all

must

in

turn

is

anything

fall,

man

else

controls his

own

des-

but a creature of the Law,

before the sublime demonstrations

furnished by the figures of mysticism.

':^

/

J' "^^7 7 3

^mmmm mw "mm Mi^m^ This Order word.

is

a true Secret Order

\i\

the fullest sense of the

existence, its importance

Its very cause of

and

its

foundation principles are strictly secret and are obliged to be so

from the very nature of things. But the Religion of the Stars, which

Order, is not secret. to

all

who can

Its

appreciate

it.

The

the religion of the

is

preachings and

practice is open machinery of the

its

secret

Order is simply the vehicle by which the religion is taught and exploited in its various degrees according to the universal law of evolution. Those who would know more regarding this ancient Order, can obtain information in the form of bulletins, circulars, papers, etc., at any time in the future, by sending address and stamps to O. H. RICHMOND, Centkal Park, III.

The Grand Temple is located Washington Boulevard, Chicago.

tMy'12

at this date, 1893, at

1910