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CHIROMANCY

1 6 3
W h a t a f i n e o p p o r t u n i t y t h i s g a v e t o Oc c u l t i s m , a n d t h e t h r e e p a r t s
o f t h e b o d y - t h e h e a d f o r m e n t a l i t y , t h e c h e s t f o r e m o t i o n ( s e n s i t i v e -
n e s s ) , t h e b o d y f o r v e g e t a t i o n ( n o u r i s h m e n t ) .
W e h a v e s t u d i e d t h e g e n e r a l s h a p e o f t h e f i n g e r s d i v i d e d i n t o
p o i n t e d , c o n i c a l , s q u a r e , s p a t u l a t e
. L e t u s n o w e x a m i n e e a c h o f t h e m
m o r e i n d e t a i l , a n d f o r t h e s a k e o f s p e e d , i n t h e f o r m o f t a b l e s .
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w h o h a s l o s t h i s w i l l - p o w e r , d o e s t h e
s a m e , a s a l s o t h e p a t i e n t w h o i s
g r i e v o u s l y i l l , t h e p a r a l y t i c , t h e d y i n g .
Th e j o i n t s o f t h e t h u m b r e p r e s e n t
t h e f i r s t e n e r g y , t h e s e c o n d l o g i c ,
t h e t h i r d a f f e c t i o n . W e m a y t h e r e f o r e d r a w u p t h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e :-
F i r s t j o i n t t o o l o n g - p r i d e , o b s t i n a c y .
F i r s t j o i n t l o n g a n d s t r o n g - s t r o n g w i l l - p o w e r .
F i r s t j o i n t s h o r t - i n d e c i s i o n , s e l f - d i s t r u s t , w e a k n e s s ( u n l e s s i t i s b r o a d ) .
F i r s t j o i n t v e r y s h o r t - p a s s i v i t y .
F i r s t j o i n t b r o a d , s t r o n g , s w o l l e n - s t u b b o r n n e s s ( f o r i n s t a n c e P r o u d h o n ) .
F i r s t j o i n t b a l l - s h a p e d - p i g h e a d e d n e s s ,
e v e n b r u t i s h n e s s
.
F i r s t j o i n t p o i n t e d - p o e t i c s e n s i t i v e n e s s ( V i c t o r Hu g o ) .
F i r s t j o i n t c o n i c a l o r r o u n d - v a r i e d b u t s l i g h t a b i l i t i e s .
F i r s t j o i n t s q u a r e - p r a c t i c a l a n d r e a s o n e d w i l l - p o w e r .
F i r s t j o i n t s p a t u l a t e - i m p u l s i v e w i l l - p o w e r .
THE F INOEES AND THE MOUNTS
OF THE HAND
.
1 6 4

THE OCCUL T SCIENCES

Se c o n d j o i n t l o n g a n d s t r o n g - j u s t i c e , c l a r i t y , l o g i c .
Se c o n d j o i n t d e p r e s s e d o r s h o r t = l a c k o f j u d g m e n t .
Th i r d j o i n t ( r o o t o f t h e t h u m b - s e e Mo u n t o f V e n u s ) .
Bu t i t i s n o t e n o u g h t o c o n s i d e r t h e j o i n t s b y t h e m s e l v e s . Th e i r
r e l a t i o n s a m o n g s t e a c h o t h e r a r e a l s o o f v a l u e . F o r i n s t a n c e :-
Th e t w o f i r s t j o i n t s e q u a l - g o o d b a l a n c e ( F
. d e L e s s e p s )
.
F i r s t t h i c k a n d l o n g , s e c o n d s h o r t - e n e r g y w i t h o u t l o g i c .
F i r s t s h o r t , s e c o n d l o n g - m o r e l o g i c t h a n w i l l - p o w e r
.
Th e d e b a u c h e d a n d p r o s t i t u t e s o f t e n h a v e t h e r o o t o f t h e t h u m b
d e v e l o p e d a n d t h e r e m a i n i n g t w o j o i n t s s h o r t .
Ac c o r d i n g t o d ' Ar p e n t i g n y :-
Th u m b s h o r t - m o r e f e e l i n g s t h a n i d e a s ; m o r e h e a r t t h a n r e a s o n a n d e n e r g y
.
Th u m b l o n g - t h e h e a d p r e d o m i n a t e s , w i l l - p o w e r , p e r s o n a l i t y , f i r m n e s s ,
p e r s e v e r a n c e .
Th u m b v e r y l o n g - d o m i n a t i n g w i l l - p o w e r o f t h e l e a d e r s , t h e a m b i t i o u s , t h e
a r r i v i s t s . 1
Th u m b t h i n - o r g a n i c w e a k n e s s .
Th u m b n a r r o w - g u i l e a n d s u b t l e t y .
Th u m b t h i c k - s o l i d t e m p e r a m e n t .
Di s t r u s t t h e t h u m b w h i c h i s b e n t b a c k ( c o w a r d i c e ) . Ch o o s e y o u r
s e r v a n t s a m o n g t h e s h o r t t h u m b s . A t h u m b n o t v e r y l o o s e i n d i c a t e s
f r a n k n e s s a n d d i s d a i n o f p r e j u d i c e s . De s b a r o l l e s c l a i m s t h a t h e h a s
s e v e r a l t i m e s s e e n t h e s i g n o f e r o t i c i s m i n a h a n d w h e r e t h e t h u m b ,
i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e p a l m , m a y t a k e a k i n d o f p h a l l i c s h a p e ( a s i n t h e
c a s e o f t h e m u r d e r e r Ca s t e x , e t c ) .
Av o i d p e r s o n s w h o h a v e t h e h a b i t
o f e n c l o s i n g t h e i r t h u m b i n t h e i r h a n d , a n d t h u s s u p p r e s s t h e i r o w n
w i l l - p o w e r
.
2 . THE F IRST F ING ER
It i s t h e f i n g e r w h i c h p o i n t s , o r d e r s , t h r e a t e n s , d e c i d e s , a t t a c k s .
It i s t h e f i n g e r o f J u p i t e r .
P o i n t e d - c o n t r a d i c t s i t s r o l e . Te n d e n c y t o c o n t e m p l a t i o n l e a n i n g s t o a r t .
Co n i c a l - i t
i s s a i d t h a t
i n t h i s c a s e i t p r e d i s p o s e s t o r e a d i n g a n d g e n t l e s i m p l i c i t y .
Sq u a r e - b o u r g e o i s , o r d e r l y , r e g u l a r l e a n i n g s .
Sp a t u l a t e ( r a r e ) - e x a g g e r a t e d m y s t i c i s m .
St r a i g h t , u p r i g h t - l o v e o f i n d e p e n d e n c e a n d
f i g h t i n g ( t h e Ir i s h p a t r i o t Ma u d
G o n n e ) .
Sh o r t - t e m p e r e d a m b i t i o n ( u n l e s s i t
i s h a r d , t h i c k , s p a t u l a t e )
.
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Ma n y g r e a t
m e n h a d l a r g e t h u m b s - De s c a r t e s , Ne w t o n , G a l i l e o ,
L e i b n i t z , Da n t o n ,
L u t h e r , Co r o t . V o l t a i r e h a d e n o r m o u s t h u m b s . Mo n t a i g n e , L a F o n t a i n e h a d t h e n a i l j o i n t
o f t h e t h u m b r a t h e r s h o r t , b e c a u s e t h e y w e r e r u l e d b y d o u b t o r b y a n a i v e t e w h i c h f o r m e d
t h e c h a r m o f t h e i r g e n i u s .
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As i n t h e t h u m b , l e t u s r a p i d l y s t u d y t h e j o i n t s
:-
F i r s t , l o n g - i n t u i t i o n , r e l i g i o u s n e s s .
F i r s t ,
s h o r t - s c e p t i c i s m , u n b e l i e f ( e s p e c i a l l y i f i t i s s q u a r e )
.
F i r s t , f l e s h y - s e n s u a l p l e a s u r e s .
F i r s t , d r y - - s t e r n r e l i g i o n
.
F i r s t , b r o a d ,
w i t h n a i l b e n t b a c k - p h t h i s i s a n d s c r o f u l a ( m e d i c a l o b s e r v a t i o n ) .
Se c o n d ,
l o n g - a m b i t i o n d e t e r m i n e d t o s u c c e e d .
Se c o n d , s h o r t - e f f o r t s w i t h o u t s u c c e s s
.
Se c o n d ,
d r y - a m b i t i o n , l o v e o f g l o r y .
Th i r d , l o n g , s t r o n g - l o v e o f d o m i n a t i o n .
Th i r d , s h o r t - r e t i r e m e n t
.
Th i r d ,
d r y - d i s d a i n o f t h e j o y s o f l i f e , a s c e t i c i s m .
8 . THE MIDDL E F ING ER
Th e f i n g e r o f t h e c e n t r e
. Th e a x i s o f l i f e . Re p r e s e n t s d e s t i n y .
Be s i d e s d e r i v e s f r o m t h e Mo u n t o f Sa t u r n .
P o i n t e d - l o s e s i t s s a t u r n i a n c h a r a c t e r . In t u i t i o n . St u d y o f g r e a t p r o b l e m s
e a s y .
Sq u a r e - r i g o u r , i n t o l e r a n c e , d i s c i p l i n e .
Sp a t u l a t e , f l a t t o p p e d , s w o l l e n - s o m b r e s a d n e s s , t a s t e f o r p r o f o u n d s t u d i e s
l o v e o f t h e s o i l a n d o f m i n e s .
L o n g - g l o o m y p r i d e , d o u b t o f s e l f , f a t a l i s m .
Th i c k - p h i l o s o p h i c a l m a t e r i a l i s m .
Na i l j o i n t l o n g , b r o a d - p r u d e n c e , m o r b i d n e s s .
Na i l j o i n t s h o r t - g e n t l e r e s i g n a t i o n .
Na i l j o i n t t h i n , d r y - s c e p t i c i s m a n d f u n e r e a l s i m p l i c i t y .
Se c o n d j o i n t l o n g - l o v e o f a g r i c u l t u r e , a n d , w i t h k n o t , o f o c c u l t i s m .
Se c o n d j o i n t s h o r t - u s e l e s s n e s s o f a l l e x p e r i e n c e o f l i f e .
Th i r d l o n g - a v a r i c e , l o v e o f m o r t i f i c a t i o n .
Sh o r t - w e l l t h o u g h t o u t e c o n o m y .
4
. THE RING F ING ER
F i n g e r o f t h e s u n , o f t h e r i n g
In s y m p a t h y w i t h t h e h e a r t . F i n g e r
o f a r t a n d t h e i d e a l .
P o i n t e d - f o r t u n a t e a e s t h e t i c l e a n i n g s
.
Co n i c a l - m o r e d i s p o s e d t o c o m m e r c e
.
Sq u a r e - l o v e o f r i c h e s , o f a r t i s t i c t r u t h f o u n d i n r e a s o n
.
Sp a t u l a t e - a r t a p p l i e d t o m o v e m e n t ( p a i n t i n g o f b a t t l e s , m i l i t a r y m a r c h e s , t h e
d a n c e , t h e t h e a t r e ) .
Sh o r t - i n d i f f e r e n c e t o g l o r y , a n d i f v e r y s h o r t , l o w i n s t i n c t s
.
L o n g - l o v e o f s h o w , o f s p e n d i n g , o f f a m e
.
K n o t t y - r e a s o n e d l o v e o f b e a u t y
.
Ba d l y
s h a p e d - s h a m e f u l
c e l e b r i t y ( o f c r i m i n a l s ) .
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F i r s t j o i n t l o n g - n o b l e l o v e o f a r t , o f
i n t e l l e c t u a l a s c e t i c i s m ( l e s s n o b l e i f i t i s
s h o r t ) .
F i r s t j o i n t f l e s h y - d e f i n i t e a n d s e n s u a l
s e e k i n g a f t e r b e a u t y .
F i r s t j o i n t d r y - s p i r i t u a l s e e k i n g
a f t e r b e a u t y .
Se c o n d l o n g - r e a s o n i n a r t , t a l e n t , o r i g i n a l i t y .
Se c o n d s h o r t - i m p o s s i b i l i t y o f s u c c e s s ( t h e f a i l u r e s )
.
Se c o n d f l e s h y - r e a l i s t i c a r t .
Se c o n d d r y - i d e a l i s t i c a r t .
Th i r d - l o n g i n p r o p o r t i o n t o t h e p r o b a b i l i t y o f s u c c e s s
.
5
. THE L ITTL E F ING ER
Th e c h a t t e r i n g f i n g e r .
Th e m e r c u r i a n f i n g e r o f s k i l l , o f i n t u i t i o n ,
o f e l o q u e n c e , o f n o u s .
P o i n t e d o r c o n i c a l - n a t u r a l e l o q u e n c e , p e r s p i c a c i t y .
Sq u a r e o r s p a t u l a t e - p r a c t i c a l a n d r e a s o n e d s c i e n c e , p h y s i c a l s k i l l .
Sh o r t - q u i c k a s s i m i l a t i o n .
L o n g - r e f l e c t i o n , k n o w l e d g e o f l i f e , p e r f e c t i b i l i t y .
K n o t t y - p r o n o u n c e d c o m m e r c i a l a b i l i t i e s
.
Ba d l y s h a p e d b a d l u c k , l a c k o f s k i l l
.
F o l d e d i n w a r d - s i g n o f a r t h r i t i c i s m ( a c c o r d i n g t o P r o f e s s o r L a n d o u z y ) .
F i r s t j o i n t l o n g - t a s t e f o r s t u d y .
F i r s t j o i n t s h o r t - m e n t a l l a z i n e s s .
Se c o n d - s h o r t o r l o n g a c c o r d i n g t o c l e v e r n e s s i n s p e c u l a t i o n .
Th i r d - l o n g o r s h o r t a c c o r d i n g t o g u i l e o r s i m p l i c i t y .
So m e t i m e s t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r h a s , o r s e e m s t o h a v e , o n l y t w o j o i n t s
.
If t h e n a i l j o i n t i s t h e l o n g e r - l a c k o f g u i l e a n d i n t e l l e c t u a l q u a l i t i e s .
If i t i s t h e s h o r t e r - t h e p r a c t i c a l s e n s e d o m i n a t e s t h e a e s t h e t i c s e n s e .
V I
Th e K n o t s
Th e k n o t s a r e t h e p r o m i n a n t a r t i c u l a t i o n s w h i c h c o n n e c t t h e
j o i n t s .
Th e k n o t c a l l e d p h i l o s o p h i c a l b i n d s t h e n a i l j o i n t t o t h e s e c o n d .
Th e k n o t c a l l e d m a t e r i a l b i n d s t h e s e c o n d j o i n t t o t h e t h i r d .
Sm o o t h f i n g e r s m a y b e c o m e k n o t t y . Th e c o n t r a r y n e v e r o c c u r s .
Ex a g g e r a t e d k n o t s d e n o t e e x c e s s , h e n c e d i s o r d e r o f t h e f a c u l t i e s
.
Th e p h i l o s o p h i c k n o t i s t h e i n d e x o f t h e n e e d t o k n o w , t o c o m p a r e ,
t o d i s c u s s , s o m e t i m e s t o d e p r e c a t e o t h e r s , t o d o u b t e v e r y t h i n g .
F e w w o m e n h a v e i t . De s b a r o l l e s s a y s t h a t i t i s o f t e n s e e n a m o n g
P a r i s i a n s , a s w e l l a s t h e s q u a r e f i n g e r a n d t h e s m o o t h f i n g e r .
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Th e k n o t o f m a t e r i a l o r d e r d e n o t e s t h e p r a c t i c a l q u a l i t i e s , t h e l o v e
o f o r d e r , o f w e l l - b e i n g , o f w e a l t h . It i s u s e f u l f o r c o m m e r c i a l m e n ,
b u s i n e s s m e n , c a l c u l a t o r s .
If t h e s e t w o k i n d s o f k n o t e x i s t , t h e y s p o i l t h e b e a u t y o f t h e h a n d ,
b u t a r e a b e n e f i t t o t h e p o s s e s s o r . K n o t s a r e u s e f u l t o p o i n t e d o r
s p a t u l a t e h a n d s . Th e y g i v e r e f l e c t i o n a n d p a t i e n c e .
V II
Th e Ha n d s h a k e
Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e Da g u e s a h , t h i s a l s o g i v e s i n f o r m a t i o n . It h a s
b e e n p o s s i b l e t o d r a w u p t h e f o l l o w i n g l i t t l e t a b l e a s t o t h i s
Or d i n a r y w i t h g o o d - n a t u r e :- Su p e r f i c i a l o r c u n n i n g m e n .
Sh o r t :- Me n a v a r i c i o u s o r a f r a i d o f e m o t i o n .
Dr a g g i n g
:- Th e s i m p l e f o r m a l i t y o f t h e i n d i f f e r e n t .
Br u t a l :- Th a t o f a b u l l y o r a r u d e m a n
.
Br o a d a n d f r a n k :- Of a f r i e n d , a g o o d - h e a r t e d m a n .
He a v y :- Of t h e i n d o l e n t t o w h o m a l l m o v e m e n t i s a t a s k .
F r o m t h e t i p s o f t h e f i n g e r s :- Of t h e d i s d a i n f u l ( i n s o l e n t g e s t u r e ) .
Ca r e s s i n g a n d l a s t i n g :- Of a v o l u p t u a r y .
Ca r e s s i n g w i t h p r e s s u r e :- Ca r n a l d e s i r e .
V III
Th e Mo u n t s
Ho w e v e r m u c h t h e
" s c i e n t i f i c c h i r o l o g i s t s " d i s c l a i m t h e i r i n t e r e s t
i n As t r o l o g y , t h e y a r e c o m p e l l e d t o a d m i t t h a t t h e p r o t u b e r a n c e s a t
t h e r o o t s o f t h e f i n g e r s a n d a t t h e p e r c u s s i o n ( t h e o u t e r p a r t o f t h e
h a n d o p p o s i t e t o t h e t h u m b w h i c h i s u s e d w h e n b a n g i n g w i t h t h e
f i s t ) a r e t h e s y n t h e s i s o f t h e a b i l i t i e s a n d i n s t i n c t s g i v e n t o e a c h o f
t h e s e f i n g e r s .
At t h e s e p o i n t s t h e r e a r e h e a p s o f p a c i n i c c o r p u s c l e s
w h i c h a r e a s i t w e r e t h e c o n d e n s e r s o f t h e n e r v e s o f t h e h a n d , r e s e r v o i r s
o f m a g n e t i c e l e c t r i c i t y , o f r i s i n g s a p .
P e r h a p s i t i s n o t f o o l i s h t o
t h i n k t h a t t h e a s t r a l s i g n - m a n u a l
i s t h e r e , a n d e x p l a i n s , t o g e t h e r
w i t h t h e n a m e s w h i c h t h e s c i e n t i f i c s h a v e h a d t o p r e s e r v e , t h e c o r r e s -
p o n d i n g p l a n e t a r y i n f l u e n c e .
Ho w e v e r t h i s m a y b e , h e r e i s t h e l i s t a n d t h e p l a c e
1 o f t h e s e
p r o t u b e r a n c e s :-
At t h e r o o t o f t h e t h u m b
:- Th e m o u n t o f V e n u s .
At t h e r o o t o f t h e f i r s t f i n g e r
:- Th e m o u n t o f J u p i t e r .
Se e p . 1 6 3
: t h e d r a w i n g o f t h e f i n g e r s a n d t h e m o u n t s o f t h e h a n d .
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At
t h e r o o t o f t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r
:- Th e m o u n t o f Sa t u r n .
At t h e r o o t o f t h e r i n g f i n g e r :- Th e m o u n t o f t h e Su n .
At t h e r o o t o f t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r
:- Th e m o u n t o f Me r c u r y .
Be l o w
t h e m o u n t
o f
Me r c u r y :- Th e m o u n t o f Ma r s .
Be l o w t h e m o u n t
o f
Ma r s :- Th e m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n .
Be t w e e n t h e s e s e v e n m o u n t s , t h e r e m a i n i n g s p a c e i s c a l l e d t h e P l a i n o f Ma r s .
P r e - e m i n e n t m o u n t s a l w a y s d e n o t e a n a b u n d a n c e , e v e n a p l e t h o r a
o f f l u i d .
W h e n f l a t , t h e y d e n o t e a r e l a t i v e a b s e n c e o f p o w e r , o f s a p ,
o f p a s s i o n .
W h e n h o l l o w , t h e y s h o w t h e c o n t r a r y o f t h e a b i l i t i e s
i n d i c a t e d .
L i n e s o n t h e m o u n t s i n d i c a t e i n c r e a s e d n e r v o u s p o w e r
. On e
m o u n t l a r g e r t h a n a l l t h e o t h e r s s h o w s t h e d o m i n a n t i n f l u e n c e o n t h e
l i f e .
If i t i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d b e y o n d a l l o t h e r s , t h i s e x c e s s i s p r o b a b l y
r a t h e r f a t a l , a r e a l t y r a n n y e x e r c i s e d o v e r t h e p e r s o n
.
L e t u s n o w c o n s i d e r e a c h o f t h e s e l i t t l e m o u n t s , s o r e m a r k a b l e a n d
s o e x p r e s s i v e .
1 . MOUNT OF J UP ITER
Be l o w t h e f i r s t f i n g e r , a n d l i k e i t , i t r e f e r s t o a m b i t i o n , t o d o m i n a n c e ,
t o h o n o u r s .
W e l l p r o p o r t i o n e d , i t g i v e s t h e j u p i t e r i a n q u a l i t i e s o f r e w a r d w e l l
e a r n e d , o f t h e j o y o f l i v i n g , o f n o r m a l r e c o m p e n s e
. It f o r e t e l l s h a p p y
m a r r i a g e s , l o v i n g u n i o n s .
In e x c e s s
:- P r i d e , t h e d e s i r e t o s h i n e , t o c o m m a n d , e x a l t a t i o n , s u p e r s t i t i o n .
De p r e s s e d :- - L a c k o f d i g n i t y , c o m m o n l e a n i n g s
.
L e a n i n g t o w a r d s t h e m o u n t o f Sa t u r n :- Re l i g i o u s a s p i r a t i o n s
. If i t a b s o r b s
t h e l a t t e r :- Su c c e s s a t a n y p r i c e .
If t h e r e a r e t o b e s e e n :-
St r a i g h t u p w a r d l i n e s :- G o o d p r o s p e c t o f s u c c e s s
.
Cr o s s l i n e s :- Do m e s t i c s o r r o w s ( V i c t o r Hu g o h a d t h i s f a t i d i c s i g n ; h i s t e r r i b l e
l o s s e s a r e w e l l k n o w n )
.
Do t s
:- P o s i t i o n i n d a n g e r , d i s a p p o i n t e d a m b i t i o n .
A b a r :- De l a y e d o p p o r t u n i t i e s .
A t r i a n g l e :- Ap t i t u d e f o r d i p l o m a t i c s c i e n c e s .
Ac r o s s :- Ha p p y o m e n o f l o v e .
A s t a r :- Th e b e s t o f a l l s i g n s . Co m p l e t e s a t i s f a c t i o n
. Th i s s i g n n e v e r l i e s
( Re m ) .
2 . MOUNT OF SATURN
Be l o w t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r a n d i t s s y m b o l o f d e s t i n y .
P l a i n , f u l l , s m o o t h - q u i e t l i f e :- P o s s i b l e s u c c e s s i f o t h e r u n l u c k y s i g n s a r e
a b s e n t .
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P r e - e m i n e n t ( r a r e )
:- Se r i o u s , b i t t e r , s p l e n e t i c c h a r a c t e r
.
L e a n i n g t o w a r d s J u p i t e r
:- Am b i t i o n i s v i c t o r i o u s o v e r
s c i e n c e . Ba d r e p u t a -
t i o n .
L e a n i n g t o w a r d s t h e Su n :- Ar t i s t i c t a s t e s , b u t
l e a n i n g
t o w a r d s m e l a n c h o l y .
On e o r m o r e d o t s o n i t
:- F a t a l i t y , u n h a p p i n e s s .
A t r i a n g l e
:- Ap t i t u d e t o m y s t i c a l o r o c c u l t
s c i e n c e s .
A c r o s s
:- F a t a l m y s t i c i s m .
A s t a r
:- Th r e a t o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s , p a r a l y s i s , p a i n f u l d e a t h , m u r d e r
.
3 . MOUNT OF THE SUN
Be l o w t h e r i n g f i n g e r - g l o r y , w e a l t h , a r t i s t i c l e a n i n g s
. Th e r e f o r e
i f n o r m a l i t i s a g o o d s i g n
.
If e x c e s s i v e , i t d r a w s b e y o n d t h e s e n o b l e
q u a l i t i e s t o t h e i r o p p o s i t e d e f e c t s .
De p r e s s e d i t c a n c e l s t h e s e t e n d e n c i e s
.
Sl i g h t a n d p l a i n :- Qu i e t l i f e , w i t h o u t f a m e
.
As c e n d i n g l i n e s
:- Ar e a s u s u a l s i g n s o f g o o d p r o s p e c t s
.
Di s o r d e r e d l i n e s :- Ex u b e r a n c e ,
p r e s u m p t i o n , l i g h t h e a r t e d n e s s
.
Cr o s s l i n e s
:- St r u g g l e s , o b s t a c l e s , c h a n g e s .
A s t a r
:- P o s s i b l y d a n g e r o u s s u c c e s s e s
( e . g . G e n e r a l Bo u l a n g e r ) .
A b a r :- V a n i t y , f a l s e g l o r y , l a c k o f p o w e r ,
h i n d r a n c e s .
A t r i a n g l e
:- G r e a t a r t i s t i c a p t i t u d e s .
A s m a l l i s l a n d a t t h e b o t t o m a n d o n t h e l i n e o f t h e Su n
:- Su c c e s s , p e r h a p s a s
t h e r e s u l t o f a d u l t e r y .
Ho l e s o r p i t s :- Di s e a s e s o f t h e k i d n e y s .
4 . MOUNT OF MERCURY
Be l o w t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r
. In t e l l i g e n c e , a b i l i t i e s , e l o q u e n c e , m e d i c i n e ,
c o m m e r c e .
No r m a l
:- P o s s i b i l i t y o f s u c c e s s i n t h e Me r c u r i a n b r a n c h e s
o f a c t i v i t y .
Ab n o r m a l :- Th e f t , c u n n i n g ,
l i e s , b a n k r u p t c y , d i s c r e d i t , p r e t e n t i o u s i g n o r a n c e .
De p r e s s e d o r a b s e n t
:- No n e o f t h e a b i l i t i e s r e s u l t i n g f r o m t h e m o u n t .
Sw o l l e n , l e a n i n g t o w a r d s t h e p e r c u s s i o n :- Ex t r e m e c u n n i n g , g r e e d
f o r g a i n .
L e a n i n g t o w a r d s t h e Su n :- Un i o n o f a r t t o
e l o q u e n c e a n d t o s c i e n c e .
It h a s b e e n o b s e r v e d t h a t p e o p l e w i t h l e a n i n g s t o w a r d s m e d i c a l o r
n a t u r a l s c i e n c e s , t h e w i v e s , d a u g h t e r s o r m i s t r e s s e s o f d o c t o r s , n u r s e s ,
h o s p i t a l s i s t e r s , e t c
. , h a v e o n Me r c u r y r i s i n g l i n e s . If a t t h e s a m e t i m e
t h e m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n i s s t r o n g l y d e v e l o p e d t h e y t a k e c a r e o f t h e m -
s e l v e s a n d d r u g m u c h .
Th e y a r e t h e t y p e o f t h e i m a g i n a r y p a t i e n t .
Un i o n s , m a r r i a g e s , w i d o w h o o d s , c h i l d r e n , a r e w r i t t e n o n t h e
p e r c u s s i o n o f t h e m o u n t o f Me r c u r y .
Cr o s s o r b a r o n t h i s m o u n t
:- K l e p t o m a n i a ( l e a n i n g t o t h e f t ) .
Tr i a n g l e
:- Di p l o m a t i c o r p o l i t i c a l a b i l i t i e s .
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5 . MOUNT OF MARS
It r e p r e s e n t s s t r u g g l e , r e s i s t a n c e . No r m a l i t g i v e s c o u r a g e , c a l m ,
s e l f - r e s t r a i n t . Ev e n i t s e x c e s s i s f a v o u r a b l e , e s p e c i a l l y i f t h e t h u m b
i s l a r g e ( w i l l - p o w e r ) . Bi g a n d p l a i n i t i n d i c a t e s f i r m n e s s , t e n a c i t y
.
Ab s e n t o r f l a t , t h e c o n t r a r y - f l a b b y , c o w a r d l y b e i n g s w i t h o u t c h a r a c t e r
.
Un i t e d w i t h t h e Mo o n i n o n e s i n g l e s w e l l i n g , i t b e t o k e n s r e s i g n e d
h e e d l e s s n e s s .
On Ma r s l i n e s a r e a b a d s i g n ; t h e y m a k e v i o l e n t , f o r e t e l l b r o n c h i t i s ,
l a r y n g i t i s . A s t a r t h r e a t e n s a s e r i o u s w o u n d ( m a n y h a d i t w h o d i e d
i n t h e w a r ) . A b a r m e a n s p o s s i b l e v i o l e n t d e a t h . A t r i a n g l e - m i l i t a r y
s c i e n c e .
Th e p l a i n o f Ma r s o f t e n c o n t a i n s t h e s i g n s o f t h e s t r u g g l e s o f l i f e .
Sm o o t h , w i t h o u t w r i n k l e s , i t m e a n s p e a c e . Ho l l o w , i t m e a n s n o n -
r e s i s t a n c e . W i t h m a n y l i n e s , i t i n d i c a t e s c o n s t a n t f i g h t i n g . Bu t t h e
f i g h t i n g o f t e n c o m e s f r o m t h e Ma r t i a n h i m s e l f ; a c r o s s o n t h e p l a i n
s h o w s h i m v i o l e n t a n d q u a r r e l s o m e . If i n a d d i t i o n t h e h e a d l i n e i s
s h o r t , t h e n a l l t h e w i l d p a s s i o n s a r e l e t l o o s e
. A t r i a n g l e t h e r e p r o m i s e s
m i l i t a r y g l o r y
. A l a r g e c r o s s u n i t e d t o a V e n u s l i n e l e a d s t o t h e d a t e
o f a c a t a s t r o p h e
;
a s w i t n e s s t h e Em p r e s s Eu g e n i e w h o w i t h t h i s
s i g n b o r e t h e p r e d i c t i o n o f t h e F r a n c o - G e r m a n w a r f o r a b o u t h e r f o r t y -
f i f t h y e a r ; i n i t s h e l o s t h e r c r o w n a n d s o o n a f t e r h e r h u s b a n d .
6 . MOUNT OF THE MOON
If n o r m a l i t g i v e s , a c c o r d i n g t o De s b a r o l l e s , a g e n t l e m e l a n c h o l y
a n d p o e t i c i m a g i n a t i o n , l o v e o f d r e a m i n g a n d o f s i l e n c e , o f h a r m o n y
a n d m y s t e r y . Bu t i f e x a g g e r a t e d , t h e c a p r i c e s o f t h e Ma d w o m a n o f
t h e Ho u s e , m o b i l i t y , s a d n e s s , f a n a t i c i s m , v a p o u r s a n d m e g r i m s .
If a b s e n t o r d e p r e s s e d , n o s e n s e o f b e a u t y , o f e n t h u s i a s m , o f i l l u s i o n ,
b u t a c o l d , d r y , h a r d c h a r a c t e r . If t h i n a n d l i n e d , i t b e t o k e n s l a s c i v i o u s
c u r i o s i t y
. St r i a t e d , i t i s a s i g n o f m a d n e s s , o f i r r i t a t i o n , o f e f f e r v e s c e n c e ,
o f t h e d r e a d o f c h i r n a e r a s , o f t h e l o v e o f t h e o d d . Th e s e t r o u b l e s c o m e
f r o m t h e h e a r t i f t h a t l i n e i s p r e d o m i n a n t , f r o m p r i d e w i t h a s t r o n g
j u p i t e r i a n m o u n t , f r o m b u s i n e s s w i t h a p r o m i n e n t Me r c u r y , f r o m l o v e
i f V e n u s i s m i s t r e s s .
L u n a r l i n e s i n c l i n e t o f o r e b o d i n g s , t o p r e m o n i t o r y d r e a m s , t o
h a l l u c i n a t i o n s . To g e t h e r w i t h l a r g e e y e s a n d a g o o d h e a d l i n e , g o o d
m e m o r y a n d a p t n e s s f o r l a n g u a g e s a r e f o r e t o l d . A s t a r o n t h e Mo o n
m o u n t f o r e t e l l s a d a n g e r o n t h e w a t e r , a n d p o o r L a n t e l m e w h o d i e d
d r o w n e d , h a d i t , v e r y s t r o n g l y m a r k e d o n a l i n e o f t r a v e l o n t h e p e r -
c u s s i o n o f t h e h a n d . An i s l a n d o n t h e m o u n t m a k e s t h e s o m n a m b u l i s t ,
t h e s e e r , g i v e s t h e d i v i n i n g s e n s e ( e . g . , t h e y o u n g e r Du m a s ) . A t r i a n g l e
m e a n s c o m m o n s e n s e , i n t u i t i o n , m a r i t i m e s c i e n c e ; a b a r s o r r o w , r e s t -
l e s s n e s s , e x a l t a t i o n , i n t h e w o m a n s h a m e l e s s n e s s . On t h e p e r c u s s i o n
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a r e f o u n d i m a g i n a t i o n ( m o r e o r l e s s n u m e r o u s s m a l l l i n e s ) a n d j o u r n e y s
( h o r i z o n t a l l i n e s g o i n g t o w a r d s t h e b a c k o f t h e h a n d )
.
7 . MOUNT OF V ENUS
It i s t h e r o o t o f t h e t h u m b , t h e l a r g e s t o f t h e m o u n t s o f t h e h a n d .
Th e l i n e o f l i f e s u r r o u n d s i t . It i s t h e s e a t n o t s o m u c h o f l o v e a s o f
v i t a l e s s e n c e , t h e m o v e m e n t s o f t h e s o u l , a f f e c t i b i l i t y , a t t r a c t i o n s
t o w a r d s j o y a n d v o l u p t u o u s n e s s .
Ne v e r t h e l e s s i f s e n t i m e n t a l l o v e i s e s p e c i a l l y w r i t t e n o n t h e h e a r t
l i n e , i t i s o n t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s t h a t s e n s u a l l o v e i s i n s c r i b e d . If
t h e r e f o r e i t i s h a r m o n i o u s , n o r m a l l y s t r i a t e d , t h e p l e a s u r e s o f t h e
s e n s e s w i l l a t t r a c t n o r m a l l y , a n d a l s o t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l p l e a s u r e s , m u s i c ,
t h e d a n c e , b e a u t y , l u x u r y . If i t i s w e a k a n d s m o o t h - s m a l l a t t r a c t i o n
t o l u s t . On t h e c o n t r a r y t h e l a t t e r i s v i c t o r i o u s t o g e t h e r w i t h i t s
u n h a p p y t r a i n o n a n e x a g g e r a t e d l i n e d m o u n t , e s p e c i a l l y i f t h i c k a n d
h a r d . Th e t r u e l i b e r t i n e , s a y s De s b a r o l l e s , i s s h e w n b y t h e m a n i f o l d
l i n e s w h i c h a r e a c c e n t u a t e d b y a r i n g o f V e n u s ( s e e b e l o w ) . Mo s t o f t h e
g a l l a n t w o m e n h a v e t h i s , t o g e t h e r w i t h a s h o r t t h u m b ( l a c k o f w i l l -
p o w e r ) . Bu t a c u r i o u s t h i n g i s t h a t p e r s o n s w i t h t h e s a m e s i g n , i f
t h e y h a v e a p o i n t e d f i r s t f i n g e r , m a y a l s o i n c l i n e t o w a r d s m y s t i c i s m ,
i n t h e i r t r o u b l e d n e e d t o l o v e s o m e t h i n g - t h e f l e s h o r a G o d . Y
So m e t i m e s w e s e e o n t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s d o t s , s i g n s o f a c c i d e n t s ;
a t r i a n g l e , s i g n o f b a s e c a l c u l a t i o n i n l o v e ; a b a r , s i g n o f l a s c i v i o u s n e s s ,
o f s e x u a l p e r v e r s i o n ; a c r o s s , s i g n o f a s o l e a n d u n h a p p y l o v e ( u n l e s s
a f u r t h e r c r o s s , o n J u p i t e r , t r a n s f o r m s t h i s u n h a p p i n e s s i n t o h a p p i n e s s ) ;
a s t a r , p o s s i b l e s i g n o f u n h a p p i n e s s i n l o v e ( i f t h e s t a r i s c o n n e c t e d w i t h
t h e h e a d l i n e , d i v o r c e o r s e p a r a t i o n ) .
It i s s a i d t h a t f o u r e q u i d i s t a n t l i n e s g o i n g f r o m t h e r o o t o f t h e
t h u m b t o t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s d e n o t e i n h e r i t a n c e s a t a r i p e a g e ( Re m ) ;
t h a t i f t h e s e l i n e s a r e p l a c e d t o w a r d s t h e e n d o f t h e l i f e l i n e i t m e a n s
t h a t t h e l e g a c y w i l l c o m e i n y o u t h ; t h a t i f t h e r e a r e o n l y t w o o r t h r e e
i t m e a n s t h a t t h e l e g a c y w i l l n o t b e s o c o n s i d e r a b l e ; f i n a l l y t h a t i f
t h e s e l i n e s c r o s s e a c h o t h e r a t t h e e n d , i t m e a n s a l a w s u i t o n t h i s m a t t e r .
It i s s a i d t h a t s e v e r a l l i n e s c r o s s i n g o n t h e t o p o f t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s
t o w a r d s t h e j o i n t u r e o f t h e t h u m b m e a n f a l l f r o m a h o r s e , f r o m a v e h i c l e ,
o r a c c i d e n t i n t h e m o u n t a i n s . It i s s a i d t h a t t h e r o o t o f t h e t h u m b c u t
i n s e v e r a l p l a c e s f o r e t e l l s d e a t h b y d r o w n i n g o r b y s t r a n g l i n g , t h a t
o n e o r t w o t h i c k l i n e s c r o s s i n g t h e t h u m b t h r e a t e n m u r d e r o r b e h e a d i n g .
Bu t l e t u s l e a v e t h e s e f u n e r e a l p r e s a g e s a n d c o m e t o m o r e c h e e r f u l o n e s
- n u m e r o u s a n d r a t h e r s h a l l o w s m a l l l i n e s t e l l o f l i t t l e l o v e a f f a i r s ;
n o t v e r y n u m e r o u s t h i c k l i n e s p r o c l a i m t h e s e r i o u s p a s s i o n s ; l i n e s
g o i n g f r o m t h e r o o t o f t h e t h u m b t o t h e l i f e . l i n e a n d m e e t i n g o n t h e
m o u n t r e v e a l a d o u b l e l o v e .
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Th e L i n e s o f t h e Ha n d
Th e s e a r e t h e g r e a t r e v e a l e r s , t h e p y t h o n e s s e s w h o a r e m o s t e a s i l y
q u e s t i o n e d a n d w h o r e p l y m o s t o b e d i e n t l y . Th e y a r e t h e v a r y i n g s i g n s
o f v i t a l i t y , o f e n e r g y , o f s e n s i t i v e n e s s , w h i c h t h e a s t r a l i n f l u e n c e s i g n e d
f r o m t h e d a y o f b i r t h
. Th e i r d e c r e e s m o d i f y t h o s e o f t h e m o u n t s a n d
t h e f i n g e r s . Th e y r e f l e c t t h e w i l l o f t h e b r a i n , i t s i m p u l s e s , i t s s t a r t s ,
i t s w e a k n e s s e s , e v e n i t s o r g a n i c b l e m i s h e s , a n d t h e w h o l e o f t h e p a s t ,
p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e e x i s t e n c e o f t h e
s u b j e c t . Th e y i n s o m e w a y a u t o m a t i c -
a l l y r e c o r d o u r d e e d s , a n d e v e n f o r e -
w a r n u s , t h e y t e l l u s m u t e l y o f o u r
f a t e . 1
Th e l i n e s o f t h e h a n d , a t l e a s t t h e
c h i e f o n e s , a r e f o r m e d i n t h e m a t e r n a l
w o m b , a t t h e s a m e t i m e a s t h e f e a t u r e s
o f t h e f a c e . " G o d p l a c e d s i g n s i n t h e
h a n d s o f m e n , " s a y t h e Sa c r e d Bo o k s ,
" s o t h a t a l l m i g h t k n o w t h e i r f a t e . "
Th e s e l i n e s c h a n g e d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f
l i f e a n d d i s a p p e a r a t d e a t h .
Th e d i v e r s i t y o f t e m p e r a m e n t s a n d
o f v i t a l i t i e s c a u s e s t h e i r v a r i e t y . Th e r e
a r e n o t w o p e r s o n s w i t h t h e s a m e l i n e s
.
Th e l i n e s a r e t h e m o r e n u m e r o u s a c c o r d -
i n g t o w h e t h e r w e h a v e a c o m p l i c a t e d
o r s e n s i t i v e s o u l . Th e w o r k i n g c l a s s e s
h a v e m u c h m o r e s i m p l e l i n e s t h a n m e n
a n d w o m e n o f t h e w o r l d o r t h e e l e c t .
Th e y c h a n g e , w e r e p e a t , u n d e r t h e
- F ' = ~ - -

i n f l u e n c e o f o u r o c c u p a t i o n s a n d p r e -
THE L INES OF THE HAND.

o c c u p a t i o n s .
Ea c h h a n d c o r r e s p o n d s t o t h e
o p p o s i t e b r a i n , t h e r i g h t t o t h e l e f t h e m i s p h e r e , t h e l e f t t o t h e r i g h t
h e m i s p h e r e , a s i s p r o v e d b y h e m i p l e g i a .
" Tr o u b l e s , s o r r o w s , t h e g r e a t m o r a l s h o c k s , r e v e r s e s o f f o r t u n e s , i l l n e s s e s , a c c i d e n t s ,
l e a v e t r a c e s o n t h e f a c e , o n t h e p h y s i o g n o m y , e n g r a v e l i n e s o n i t w h i c h e v e n c h a n g e i t s f e a t u r e s
a n d i t s e x p r e s s i o n .
Th e s e e v e n t s o f a l i f e , t h e s e r e v e a l i n g r e f l e x e s , i n s c r i b e t h e m s e l v e s b y
c o r r e s p o n d i n g s t i g m a t a o n t h e h a n d a s o n t h e f a c e
. It i s t h e s a m e w i t h a l l i m p o r t a n t e v e n t s ,
w i t h a c c i d e n t s t o b e w a r e o f , w i t h m o r b i d g e r m s w h i c h m u s t o p e n a n d b l o s s o m a t a m o r e o r l e s s
e a r l y t i m e
. Th e d a t e o f t h e e v e n t a n d t h a t o f t h e b l o s s o m i n g i n s c r i b e t h e m s e l v e s a l s o i n t h e
h a n d . V i o l e n t i m p r e s s i o n s , e v e n i f r e c e i v e d i n c h i l d h o o d , p r o d u c e a n d l e a v e t h e i r s t i g m a t a
a n d t h e i r t r a c e i n t h e h a n d . " ( He n r i Re m , o p . c i t . p .
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Th e n u m b e r o f t h e l i n e s o f t h e h a n d i s c o n s i d e r a b l e . Th e y m a y b e
d i v i d e d i n t o :-
Th r e e p r i n c i p a l o n e s ( l i n e s o f l i f e , h e a d , h e a r t ) .
F o u r s e c o n d a r y o n e s ( l i n e s o f f a t e , s u n , h e a l t h , i n t u i t i o n ) .
El e v e n a n c i l l a r y o n e s , o f w h i c h t h e r i n g s r o u n d t h e w r i s t , t h e r i n g o f V e n u s
e t c
. , a r e d e s c r i b e d l a t e r .
L e t u s g i v e a f e w g e n e r a l r e m a r k s o n t h e l i n e s .
Th e p r i n c i p a l a n d s e c o n d a r y l i n e s a r e s o m e t i m e s a c c o m p a n i e d b y
a s i s t e r - l i n e w h i c h m e n d s t h e i r b a d e f f e c t i n c a s e o f b r e a k s , b u t i n c r e a s e s
t h i s b a d e f f e c t i f t h e l i n e i t s e l f i s n o t g o o d , o r d o u b l e s t h e g o o d e f f e c t
i f b o t h a r e g o o d .
Th e c o l o u r s o f t h e l i n e s m u s t b e c o n s i d e r e d . P a l e o r l i g h t y e l l o w
t h e y b e t o k e n l y m p h a t i c i s m , t h e r e f o r e c a l m
.
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o f s a n g u i n e n e s s , t h e r e f o r e o f p o w e r , o f p a s s i o n , e v e n o f v i o l e n c e .
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t h e y a r e a s i g n o f b i l e , h e n c e o f p e s s i m i s m , o f s a d n e s s . L i v i d , d a r k
b l u e , t h e y s h o w m a t e r i a l i s m , d i s o r d e r , g r u d g e , e s p e c i a l l y i f t h e f i n g e r s
c o r r o b o r a t e t h e s e d e f e c t s .
G o o d l i n e s , t h a t i s t o s a y t h o s e w h i c h a r e c o m p l e t e , c l e a r , f a i r l y
b r o a d a n d d e e p , a r e a s i g n o f g o o d c h a r a c t e r , o f n o r m a l f a t e
; t h e i r
p r e d i c t i o n s i n t h i s c a s e a r e v e r y s u r e
.
Im p e r f e c t l i n e s , c o n f u s e d , t w i s t e d , d e n o t e a b i z a r r e b e i n g , l a c u n a e ,
d a n g e r s . If t o o s t r o n g , t h i s s i g n i s e x c e s s i v e . V e r y d e e p t h e y i n t e n s i f y
i t
. F i n e a n d n u m e r o u s t h e y m e a n n e r v o u s n e s s , a c t i v i t y . Br o a d , n o t
v e r y d e e p , n o t v e r y n u m e r o u s , t h e y s h o w c a l m a n d p o w e r o f r e s i s t a n c e .
Br o k e n , c u t , t h e y m e a n s t o p s , c h a n g e s , d a n g e r s , r e s t l e s s f a t e . Re g u l a r
a n d n u m e r o u s t h e y i n d i c a t e a n o b l e l i f e , i n t e l l e c t , s e n s i t i v e n e s s .
Th e s e l i n e s a n d s i g n s a r e n o t t h e s a m e i n t h e t w o h a n d s w h i c h s u p p l e -
m e n t e a c h o t h e r . If t h e t w o h a n d s a r e a p p r e c i a b l y a l i k e , t h e i r p r e -
d i c t i o n s a r e t h e s u r e r . If n o t , t h e y m u s t b o t h b e l o o k e d a t , r e m e m b e r i n g
t h a t t h e r i g h t h a n d i s t h a t o f a c t i v i t y , t h e l e f t t h a t o f p a s s i v i t y . Th e
h a n d w h i c h h a s t h e g r e a t e r n u m b e r o f l i n e s i s t h e d o m i n a n t o f t h e
s u b j e c t , t h a t i s t o s a y s h o w s w h e t h e r h e i s m o r e a c t i v e o r p a s s i v e .
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. He w i l l h a v e
t h e l u c k o f c h a n c e
. He w h o s e r i g h t h a n d i s m o r e l i n e d h a s o n l y h i m s e l f
t o r e l y u p o n .
Ap a r t f r o m t h e l i n e s , t h e h a n d c o n t a i n s v a r i o u s s i g n s , s t a r s , c r o s s e s ,
t r i a n g l e s , b a r s , i s l e s , c h a i n s , e t c . , w h i c h w e s h a l l l o o k a t i n t h e f o l l o w i n g
p a g e s .
Th e L i n e o f L i f e . - It i s t h e o n e w h i c h r u n s l i k e a r i v u l e t o f s a p r o u n d
t h e v a s t p r o m o n t o r y o f V e n u s . It i s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t , t h e o n e
w h i c h i n d i c a t e s t h e a m o u n t o f v i t a l e n e r g y , t h e p r o b a b i l i t i e s o f l o n g
l i f e , o f s e r i o u s a c c i d e n t s . W e m u s t t h e r e f o r e s t u d y i t c a r e f u l l y .
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t o t h e o p i n i o n o f F r a y a , i t w o u l d b e b e t t e r t o n a m e i t t h e l i n e o f v i t a l i t y ,
f o r i t s l e n g t h i s n o t , a s t h e m a n i n t h e s t r e e t ( o r t h e s i b y l o f l o w d e g r e e )
g e n e r a l l y c l a i m s , n e c e s s a r i l y i n a c c o r d w i t h . t h e n u m b e r o f y e a r s w e
h a v e t o l i v e . If i t w e r e , i t w o u l d b e c r i m i n a l o r a t l e a s t d a n g e r o u s t o
t e l l t h e c l i e n t e x a c t l y h i s e a r l y o r d i s t a n t e n d , t h u s i m p l a n t i n g i n h i m
a f i x e d i d e a w h i c h w o u l d b e c a p a b l e , a s t h e f a t a l h o u r a p p r o a c h e d , o f
p u t t i n g h i m i n t o s u c h a s t a t e o f m o r a l a n d p h y s i c a l i n f e r i o r i t y t h a t h e
w o u l d r u n t h e r i s k o f h i m s e l f
a d v a n c i n g t h e h o u r o f h i s d e a t h .
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t a k i n g t h e n e c e s s a r y c a r e o f h i s
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p r o b a b l e c h a r a c t e r .
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" d i f f i c u l t a g e " ( a d o l e s c e n c e ) .
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i t b y 7 , b a s i n g t h e m 3 e l v e s o n t h e d o c t r i n e o f t h e p h y s i o l o g i s t F l o u r e n s w h o t e a c h e s t h a t t h e
t o t a l r e n e w a l o f t h e c e l l s o f t h e b o d y t a k e s p l a c e i n 7 y e a r s . W e h a v e a d o p t e d t h i s l a t t e r m e t h o d
w h i c h a d m i t s o f a m o r e r a t i o n a l d i v i s i o n o f t h e "
a g e s " o f l i f e . An d w h o d o e s n o t s e e t h a t h e r e
w e a d o p t o n c e m o r e t h e o c c u l t l a w o f t h e s e p t e n a r y Y
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F r o m 1 4 t o 2 1 y e a r s ( t h a t i s t o s a y t h e t i m e o f p u b e r t y ) , Il l u s i o n s
a n d h o p e s .
F r o m 2 1 t o 2 8 y e a r s , t h e p e r i o d o f s e n s u a l p l e a s u r e s ( y o u t h ) . P h y s i c a l
l o v e , e n t h u s i a s m s , i n c o n s t a n c y .
F r o m 2 8 t o 8 5 y e a r s ( m a n l y a g e ) . P h y s i c a l a n d i n t e l l e c t u a l p l e a s u r e s .
Th e b e s t t i m e o f l i f e .
F r o m 8 5 t o 4 2 y e a r s ( m i d d l e a g e ) . Co n s i s t e n t d e s i r e f o r w e a l t h
o r h o n o u r .
F r o m 4 2 t o 4 9 y e a r s ( r i p e a g e ) . W i s d o m , r e a s o n , c u l m i n a t i n g p o i n t
o f l i f e .
F r o m 4 9 t o 5 6 y e a r s ( c r i t i c a l a g e ) . P r u d e n c e , f o r e s i g h t , c a r e o f t h e
h e a l t h s o a s t o " r o u n d t h e c a p e . "
F r o m 5 6 t o 6 3 y e a r s ( a u t u m n ) . Re f l e c t i o n s a n d f i r s t r e g r e t s .
F r o m 6 3 t o 7 0 y e a r s ( f i r s t o l d a g e ) . In f i r m i t i e s , p a i n s , t r o u b l e o r
q u i e t i n t h e h o m e .
F r o m 7 0 t o 7 7 y e a r s ( s e c o n d o l d a g e )
. Th e f i n g e r s b e c o m e k n o t t y ,
t h e h e a r t a l s o . Th e c h a r a c t e r i s a p t t o b e c o m e b i t t e r .
F r o m 7 7 t o 8 4 o r 9 1 y e a r s ( s e n i l i t y ) . Di s t r u s t , t h e g r a v e y a w n s .
Af t e r t h e a g e o f 9 1 , i f m a n s t i l l l i v e s , h e b e c o m e s a g a i n a c h i l d ,
i n d i f f e r e n t , v e g e t a t i n g , i n e r t , g h o s t l y .
In o r d e r t o c l a s s i f y e v e n t s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r d a t e s , t h e s c a l e o f t h e
s t a g e s o f l i f e w i l l t h e r e f o r e b e c o n s u l t e d . W e n o w g i v e a t a b l e o f t h e
c h i e f p e c u l i a r i t i e s o f t h e l i n e o f l i f e :-
G o o d l i n e , l o n g , p i n k , f r e e o f s i g n s , o r b r e a k s - g o o d a n d l o n g l i f e .
P a l e a n d n o t v e r y b r o a d - d e l i c a t e h e a l t h , l y m p h a t i c i s m .
P a l e a n d b r o a d - l i t t l e s t r e n g t h i n m u c h s a p . V e r y b r o a d - b a d
h e a l t h ( v a l e t u d i n a r i a n i s m ) .
Re d - s t r o n g h e a l t h ; r e d a n d b r o a d - v i o l e n c e ; l i v i d a n d v e r y
b r o a d - s p i t e f u l n e s s , b r u t a l i t y .
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. Da r k b l u e - m a r t i a n c h a r a c t e r ( b a d
t e m p e r ) .
L o n g - p o s s i b i l i t y o f l o n g l i f e . L o n g a n d t h i n - b u t l i t t l e s a p ,
t i m i d i t y , n e r v e s .
L i k e a c h a i n , b r o k e n - s i c k l y a n d t r o u b l e d l i f e .
Br o k e n a t b i r t h - i l l n e s s i n e a r l y c h i l d h o o d . ' Of t e n i n t e r r u p t e d -
m a n y i l l n e s s e s .
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h e a l t h .
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In t w o p i e c e s - m o r t a l d a n g e r ( u n l e s s i n t h e o t h e r h a n d t h e l i n e i s
n o t c u t ) .
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1 Br o k e n i n o n e h a n d , c o n t i n u o u s i n t h e o t h e r i n d i c a t e s t h e c e r t a i n t y o f a n i l l n e s s w h i c h
h a s p l a c e d o r w i l l p l a c e i n d a n g e r o f d e a t h ( De s b a r o l l e s ) .
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r e s t r a i n t ( e . g . Cl a r a W a r d , w h o m a r r i e d a p r i n c e , t h e n t h e G i p s y Ri g o ,
t h e n t h e u n d i s t i n g u i s h e d It a l i a n Ri c c i a r d o , a n d l o w e r s t i l l a m a n n a m e d
Ca s s a l o t a ) . V i c t o r Hu g o h a d t h e r a r i t y o f a t r i p l e l i f e l i n e . Hi s e n o r -
m o u s v i t a l i t y i s w e l l k n o w n .
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. At t h e e n d , t o w a r d s
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.
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l i n e - s u c c e s s . To w a r d s t h e Mo o n - r h e u m a t i s m
. To w a r d s t h e p l a i n
o f Ma r s - f u l l s u c c e s s b u t a f t e r t r i a l s . To w a r d s Sa t u r n o r t h e Su n -
f a m e , w e a l t h .
A l i n e a t t h e s t a r t g o i n g t o w a r d s J u p i t e r - a m b i t i o n , s u c c e s s
. '
L i f e l i n e f o r k e d t o w a r d s t h e b o t t o m - w e a k e n i n g o n t h e t u r n o f
l i f e . Re s t n e c e s s a r y w h e n t h e t i m e c o m e s ( L a m a r t i n e h a d t h i s m a r k ,
t o w h i c h w e o w e a f i n e m e l a n c h o l y p a g e w r i t t e n b y Ar s e n e Ho u s s a y e )
.
Cl e a n l i n e s p r o c e e d i n g f r o m t h e l i f e l i n e - s u c c e s s d u e t o p e r s o n a l
m e r i t .
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s u c c e s s e s i n b u s i n e s s o r i n l o v e .
L i n e s c r o s s i n g t h e l i f e , h e a d o r h e a r t l i n e - c h a n g e s o f p o s i t i o n , o f
f o r t u n e o r o f f a t e .
L i n e s g o i n g f r o m V e n u s t o t h e p l a i n o f Ma r s , c a l l e d l i n e s o f s o r r o w
- i l l n e s s , b a d l u c k .
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i s f o u n d i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e h a n d , s t a r t s
b e t w e e n t h e t h u m b a n d t h e f i r s t f i n g e r , f o r m s w i t h t h e l i f e l i n e " t h e
s u p r e m e a n g l e , " a n d t r a v e r s i n g t h e p l a i n o f Ma r s , e n d s b y t h e p e r -
c u s s i o n . It i s t h e l i n e o f m e n t a l a c t i v i t y .
On i t a r e i n s c r i b e d w o u n d s
o f t h e h e a d , n e u r a s t h e n i a , m a d n e s s , a l l t h e m e n t a l d i s e a s e s , a n d a l s o
q u a l i t i e s o f i n i t i a t i v e a n d r e a s o n i n g
. It s a b s e n c e i n a h a n d i s a s i g n o f
d e a t h b y a c c i d e n t .
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b y i t , i t i s d i v i d e d b y p e r p e n d i c u l a r l i n e s d r a w n o n t o i t f r o m t h e m i d d l e
o f e a c h f i n g e r , f r o m t h e f i r s t f i n g e r t o t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r , w h i c h g i v e s f i v e
d i v i s i o n s , f r o m 0 t o 1 0 y e a r s , f r o m 1 0 t o 1 5 , f r o m 1 5 t o 2 5 , f r o m 2 5 t o
5 0 a n d f r o m 5 0 t o 7 5 .
If c l e a r , l o n g , s t r a i g h t , s l i g h t l y s l o p i n g , i t i n d i c a t e s b a l a n c e o f
f a c u l t i e s a n d f i r m w i l l - p o w e r .
If v e r y l o n g , g o i n g t o t h e p e r c u s s i o n , s t r a i g h t , d r y , i t m e a n s e x c e s s i v e
r e a s o n i n g , t h e r e f o r e s o m e e g o i s m , p o s i t i v i s m , c a l c u l a t i o n i n e v e r y t h i n g ,
a r r i v i s m , s e l f - r e s t r a i n t . It w a s l i k e t h i s i n Co r o t ' s h a n d , a n d n o d o u b t
i n F o n t e n e l l e ' s t o w h o m Te n s i n s a i d t h a t h e h a d a b r a i n i n s t e a d o f a
h e a r t . If i n a d d i t i o n s u c h a l i n e c u r v e s t o w a r d s Me r c u r y o r s e n d s a
' It s o m e t i m e s c o m e s u p s u d d e n l y b e f o r e a f u t u r e s u c c e s s ( Re m ) .
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b r a n c h i n t h a t d i r e c t i o n , i t m e a n s t h a t c a l c u l a t i o n t u r n s t o c u n n i n g ,
t o a g e n i u s f o r a f f a i r s e v e n s o m e w h a t u n s c r u p u l o u s
.
W h e n i t i s f o r k e d a n d o n e b r a n c h g o e s t o w a r d s t h e Mo o n , i t i n d i c a t e s
a n a p t i t u d e t o i n v e n t o p p o r t u n e l i e s ( s o p h i s t s , a d v o c a t e s , s o l i c i t o r s ,
a n d a l s o a c t o r s w h o d r o p t h e i r o w n p e r s o n a l i t y a t w i l l s o a s t o r e p r e s e n t
t h e i r p a r t , a n d w o m e n w h o a r e c l e v e r a t g e t t i n g o u t o f d i f f i c u l t i e s )
.
If t h e l i n e p l a i n l y s l o p e s t o w a r d s t h e m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n , i t m e a n s
a l e a n i n g t o w a r d s i m a g i n a t i o n , t o w a r d s p o e t r y
. If i t i s g o e s l o w e r
d o w n , i t m e a n s t a s t e f o r s i m p l i c i t y , f o r o c c u l t i s m , f o r s p i r i t u a l i s m
.
If d o u b l e , t h e h e a d l i n e f o r e t e l l s p r o b a -
b i l i t y o f m o n e y i n m i d d l e l i f e
.
If i t l e a v e s t h e l i f e l i n e l a t e , i t i s a s i g n
o f l a t e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e i n t e l l e c t .
If i t
b e g i n s w i t h o u t t o u c h i n g t h e l i f e l i n e i t
i n d i c a t e s s e r i o u s e y e t r o u b l e i n y o u t h . If
s t a r t i n g b e n e a t h t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r , t h e
d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e i n t e l l e c t i s c o n s i d e r a b l y
h i n d e r e d .
If s h o r t , t h e c h a r a c t e r i s w e a k . En d i n g
b e n e a t h t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r s h e w s d a n g e r o f
d e a t h i n y o u t h
. St o p p i n g b e l o w t h e r i n g
f i n g e r m e a n s i n w o m e n c o q u e t r y , i n m e n
u n f a i t h f u l n e s s , o f t e n a s p o i l t l i f e
.
Cu t n e a r t h e s t a r t - w o u n d s o r d i s e a s e o f
t h e l o w e r `l i m b s , w o u n d s t o t h e h e a d
g e n e r a l l y a s t h e r e s u l t o f a f a l l .
Cu t i n p i e c e s - t e n d e n c y t o h e a d a c h e s ,
l a c k o f m e m o r y o r s t u p i d i t y . If i n t w o
p i e c e s - s e r i o u s w o u n d o r m a d n e s s . If t h e
p i e c e s c r o s s e a c h o t h e r u n d e r Sa t u r n - s e v e r e
a c c i d e n t ( i t i s f o u n d i n m a n y c r i m i n a l s
c o n d e m n e d t o e x e c u t i o n ) .
W i l l - p o w e r , c o u r a g e a r e i n p r o p o r t i o n t o i t s d e p t h
. If t h i n a n d
f e e b l e - l a s s i t u d e , l y m p h a t i c i s m
.
P a l e a n d b r o a d i t i n d i c a t e s m e n t a l i n a c t i v i t y ; r e d , e n e r g y ; t o o r e d ,
d a n g e r o f a p o p l e x y o r e p i l e p s y .
l i f e .

a n d c u r v e d i s a b a d s i g n - a g r e a t m i s f o r t u n e t h r e a t e n s
e .
To r t u o u s i t m e a n s l i v e r t r o u b l e , s p i t e , l i e s , i n c o n s t a n t w i l l
.
Ba d l y f o r m e d , c o n f u s e d , s c a t t e r e d - w e a k n e s s o f t h e b r a i n , m a d n e s s ,
i l l n e s s e s
.
In c l i n e d t o w a r d s t h e l i f e l i n e - c e r t a i n h a p p i n e s s
. Ne a r t o t h e
h e a r t l i n e - p a l p i t a t i o n s , a s t h m a , s u f f o c a t i o n
. Ri s i n g a n d j o i n i n g t h e
h e a r t l i n e - t h e h e a r t g o v e r n s t h e h e a d
. Bu t i f a b r a n c h g o e s t o w a r d s
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t h e h e a r t l i n e , i t i s o n t h e c o n t r a r y t h e h e a d w h i c h g o v e r n s t h e h e a r t
.
A b r a n c h t o w a r d s J u p i t e r a n d e n d i n g o n a s t a r m e a n s g r e a t s u c c e s s
;
b u t w i t h o u t a s t a r a n d r i s i n g t o w a r d s t h e f i r s t f i n g e r , s i m p l e p r i d e .
Th e L i n e o f He a r t . - It r u n s f r o m

t h e

f i r s t

f i n g e r

t o t h e p e r c u s s i o n ,
a t t h e b a s e o f t h e m o u n t s .
It i s t h e v o i c e o f t h e j o y s a n d t h e s o r r o w s
o f l i f e , o f e m o t i o n , o f h e a r t t r o u b l e s , m o r e e l o q u e n t i n w o m e n a n d
m o r e e x p l a n a t o r y i n t h e m t h a n i n m e n
. It s o r a c l e s a r e s u p p l e m e n t e d
b y t h e s t u d y o f t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s a n d b y t h e l i t t l e l i n e s o f p a s s i o n
o f w h i c h w e s h a l l s p e a k p r e s e n t l y .
Th e h e a r t l i n e i s d i v i d e d , l i k e t h e h e a d
l i n e , b y s t r a i g h t l i n e s d r a w n f r o m t h e m i d d l e
o f t h e f i n g e r s s t a r t i n g w i t h t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r ,
b u t c o u n t i n g i s i n t h e r e v e r s e d i r e c t i o n , 1 0
( y e a r s ) b e i n g b e l o w t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r , a n d 2 5 ,
5 0 a n d 7 5 b e l o w t h e o t h e r s
.
A g o o d h e a r t l i n e , w i t h o u t a c c i d e n t s ,
w e l l c o l o u r e d , s t r a i g h t , n o r m a l l y d e e p f o r e -
t e l l s a n o r m a l l o v e , m a d e u p o f s e r i o u s
a f f e c t i o n , g o o d n e s s , c o n j u g a l h a p p i n e s s ,
s a n e f r i e n d s h i p s , a w e l l b a l a n c e d s o u l . It i s
g e n e r a l l y l i k e t h i s i n F r e n c h w o m e n o f a l l
s o c i a l c l a s s e s ; i t i s f o u n d i n t h e h e r o i n e s
o f t h e
Re v o l u t i o n :- Ma d a m e Ta l l i e n ,
Ma d a m e d e Mo u c h y , Ma d a m e Ro l a n d , Ml l e .
d e So m b r e u i l , Ma d a m e d e Ro s a m b o w h o o n
m e e t i n g t h e l a t t e r w h e n g o i n g t o t h e
s c a f f o l d s a i d t o h e r : " Yo u h a v e h a d
t h e h a p p i n e s s o f s a v i n g y o u r f a t h e r , I h a v e
t h e c o n s o l a t i o n o f d y i n g w i t h m i n e . "
Ac c o r d i n g t o Re m i t i s f o u n d i n t r u e a n d
s y m p a t h e t i c o r a t o r s , e a r n e s t l a w y e r s , g r e a t
p r e a c h e r s , g r e a t d r a m a t i c a r t i s t s .
A v e r y l a r g e l i n e , e s p e c i a l l y w i t h b r a n c h e s a t t h e t w o e n d s , s h o w s
a n e x c e s s o f s e n s i t i v e n e s s . Th o s e o f L a m a r t i n e , o f Su l l y - P r u d h o m m e ,
w e r e o f t h i s k i n d .
P a l e , i t d e n o t e s m o r e c a l m , a n d r e d , a n a r d o u r w h i c h s o m e t i m e s
t u r n s t o v i o l e n c e .
Sl i g h t , t h i n , f i n e , i t m e a n s d r y n e s s . To o h o l l o w , c r u e l t y ( p a r r i c i d e s ) .
Do u b l e , g r e a t e x p a n s i v e n e s s ( De j a z e t ) .
A l a r g e l i n e , i f t h e m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n i s s t r i a t e d , b e t o k e n s j e a l o u s y ,
w h i c h i s a l s o s h e w n b y t h e r i n g o f V e n u s .
If b e g i n n i n g i n t h e f i r s t f i n g e r - w e a l t h ; i f u n d e r J u p i t e r , i d e a l i s m ;
i n b o t h c a s e s h o n o u r s a n d r i c h e s a r e p o s s i b l e . On t h e c o n t r a r y m i s -
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f o r t u n e a n d l o s s o f p r o p e r t y i s f o r e t o l d i f t h e l i n e s t a r t s a t t h e r o o t
o f t h e f i r s t f i n g e r ; h a r d w o r k a n d l u c k i f i t s t a r t s b e t w e e n t h e f i r s t
a n d m i d d l e f i n g e r s
; t r o u b l e d l i f e i f i t b e g i n s u n d e r t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r
;
p o v e r t y o f h e a r t a n d o f m i n d i f i t s t a r t s u n d e r t h e r i n g f i n g e r
.
If s t o p p i n g u n d e r t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r , d a n g e r o f s h o r t l i f e
; i f u n d e r
t h e r i n g f i n g e r , c o n c e i t ;
i f u n d e r t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r , c l e v e r n e s s r a t h e r
t h a n s i n c e r e l o v e .
Sl o p i n g t o w a r d s t h e h e a d l i n e - h y p o c r i s y o r d o m i n a t i o n
h e a r t b y t h e h e a d
. J o i n i n g i t u n d e r t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r , r i s k o f
d e a t h .
Ac c o r d i n g t o Re m , i f i t s l o p e s
t o w a r d s a n d j o i n s t h e h e a d l i n e a n d t h e l i f e
l i n e a n d f o r m s a St
. An d r e w ' s c r o s s o n t h e
m o u n t o f J u p i t e r i t i n d i c a t e s a u n i o n o r a
m a r r i a g e e n t a i l i n g s u f f e r i n g a n d l o s s o f
m o n e y .
A c o n f u s e d c h a i n - l i k e h e a r t l i n e i n d i c a t e s
m o r a l p r o d i g a l i t y o f t h e h e a r t , p h y s i c a l l y
a t e n d e n c y t o p a l p i t a t i o n s
. Th i s i s t h e c a s e
w i t h t h o s e w h o a r e p i c t u r e s q u e l y c a l l e d
" a r t i c h o k e h e a r t s
. " If t o r t u o u s a t t h e
e n d s - h e a r t t r o u b l e . Cu t o r i n t e r s e c t e d b y
o t h e r l i n e s - i n c o n s t a n c y .
F o r k e d , b a d
c i r c u l a t i o n .
Th r o w i n g a t t h e s t a r t a b r a n c h t o w a r d s
J u p i t e r - s t r o n g a n d t e n d e r p a s s i o n ;
t h r e e
b r a n c h e s , w e a l t h .
So m e a u t h o r s p l a c e t h e l i n e o f F a t e
a m o n g t h e p r i n c i p a l , o t h e r s a m o n g t h e
s e c o n d a r y l i n e s . It d o e s n o t m a t t e r
. W e
w i l l n o w d e a l w i t h i t , a n d w i t h t h r e e o t h e r
l i n e s , t h o s e o f t h e s u n , o f h e a l t h a n d o f
i n t u i t i o n .
o f t h e
v i o l e n t
Th e L i n e o f F a t e . - Al s o
c a l l e d t h e l i n e o f l u c k , o f f o r t u n e , o f f a t a l i t y ,
o r s a t u r n i a n
. It i s t h e o n e w h i c h s t a r t s f r o m t h e r i n g r o u n d t h e w r i s t
( o r f r o m t h e l i f e l i n e o r f r o m t h e p l a i n o r t h e m o u n t o f Ma r s o r t h e
m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n ) a n d w h i c h e n d s a t t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r
. Th e An c i e n t s
c a l l e d i t t h e l i n e o f f a t e o r o f f o r t u n e , b u t g a v e t o t h e s e w o r d s t n e i r
e t y m o l o g i c a l m e a n i n g - t h a t w h i c h h a p p e n s , t h a t w h i c h c o m e s
. It
m u s t t h e r e f o r e n o t b e t r a n s l a t e d i n t h e s e n s e t h a t t h e l i n e d e n o t e s
" g o o d l u c k " o r w e a l t h
. In o u r o p i n i o n , w h i c h w e o f f e r t o c h i r o m a n c e r s ,
i t m u s t b e c o n s i d e r e d a s i n d i c a t i n g t h e r e a l i s a t i o n
o r o t h e r w i s e o f t h e
i n d i v i d u a l i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h h i s a b i l i t i e s
. It c a n t h e r e f o r e b e g o o d
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i n a p e a s a n t , a r i c h m a n , a p o o r m a n , a m a n o f s m a l l p o s i t i o n , a n o b l e -
m a n , a m a i d s e r v a n t , a p r i e s t , e t c
. , i f t h e y h a v e , " r e a l i s e d " t h e i r l i v e s
a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e a b i l i t i e s
.
It i s a c u r i o u s l i n e , c h a n g e a b l e e v e n d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f l i f e , r i c h
i n c o m b i n a t i o n s
. It s d i r e c t i o n t o w a r d s o n e m o u n t o r t h e o t h e r d e n o t e s
t h e t e n d e n c y o f t h e p o w e r s o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l - h e r e t o w a r d s t h e a r t s ,
t h e r e t o w a r d s p o s i t i o n , e l s e w h e r e t o w a r d s c o m m e r c e
. Th o s e i n w h o m
i t i s a b s e n t o r w e a k m a y p o s s i b l y s u c c e e d , b u t t h e y h a v e o n l y t h e m s e l v e s
t o r e l y u p o n .
In o r d e r t o k n o w t h e a p p r o x i m a t e d a t e s o f t h e e v e n t s , i t i s d i v i d e d
l i k e t h e o t h e r s , b y p l a c i n g 3 0 ( y e a r s ) w h e r e i t c r o s s e s t h e h e a d l i n e ,
a n d n o r m a l l y 1 5 a t t h e e n d , b y t h e m o u n t o f Sa t u r n
.
If g o o d i n b o t h h a n d s i t m e a n s a s s u r e d s u c c e s s
.
If b e t t e r a t t h e b e g i n n i n g t h a n a t t h e e n d , h a r d t i m e s i n o l d a g e
.
If i r r e g u l a r i n a h a n d w i t h m a n y l i n e s - e x c e s s i v e s e n s i t i v e n e s s
m a k i n g s u c c e s s d i f f i c u l t
.
Ac c o m p a n i e d b y s m a l l l i n e s - g o o d o m e n , o b s t a c l e s o v e r c o m e
.
Ma d e u p o f s m a l l l i n e s - i l l n e s s e s , i n d e c i s i o n .
Co n f u s e d - c h a n g e a b l e f a t e , c a p r i c i o u s ;
a l s o i f i t i s b r o k e n , c u t ,
r e c o n n e c t i n g a t e a c h i n s t a n t
.
If i t h a s a s c e n d i n g b r a n c h e s - d e s t i n y i m p r o v e s l i t t l e b y l i t t l e
( t o w a r d s t h e s i g n o f t h e m o u n t a t t a i n e d ) .
It s b e g i n n i n g s a r e i m p o r t a n t
. If a t t h e r i n g r o u n d t h e w r i s t , a n d
s t r a i g h t t o t h e e n d - h a p p y c a l m f a t e
. If a t t h e l i f e l i n e , h a p p i n e s s
a c q u i r e d b y m e r i t
. At t h e m o u n t o f Ma r s - p o w e r o f r e s i s t a n c e t o
a t t a c k s
. At t h e p l a i n o f Ma r s - d i f f i c u l t i e s , e s p e c i a l l y a t t h e s t a r t ,
d i s c o u r a g e m e n t , b l a c k t h o u g h t s
. At t h e m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n - g o o d
f o r t u n e b y c h a n c e o r b y o t h e r p e o p l e .
St o p p i n g a t t h e h e a d l i n e
: Ra s h a c t o r b r a i n t r o u b l e At t h e
h e a r t l i n e - h e a r t t r o u b l e o r c h a n g e o f p o s i t i o n o w i n g t o a n a f f a i r o f
t h e h e a r t
. At t h e m o u n t /o f Sa t u r n - h a p p y o l d a g e
. If f o r k e d ,
d i f f i c u l t o l d a g e .
If c u t o n Sa t u r n b y c r o s s l i n e s - o b s t a c l e s , m i s f o r t u n e s
. Ri s i n g
t o w a r d s t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r - g r e a t d e s t i n y f o r g o o d o r f o r e v i l
. Ri s i n g
t o w a r d s J u p i t e r - s u c c e s s
.
V e r y r e d , p o s s i b i l i t y o f c a t a s t r o p h e s .
L e n g t h e n e d a c r o s s t h e l i n e s o f t h e w r i s t - t r a g i c d e s t i n y .
Th e L i n e o f
Su n . - Th i s l i n e r i s e s f r o m v a r i o u s p o i n t s o f t h e h a n d ,
b u t m o s t f r e q u e n t l y f r o m t h e r i n g r o u n d t h e w r i s t o r t h e h e a d o r h e a r t
l i n e t o w a r d s t h e r o o t o f t h e r i n g f i n g e r w h e r e t h e m o u n t o f t h e Su n i s ,
w h i c h i t d e n t s w i t h a m o r e o r l e s s p r o n o u n c e d g r o o v e
. It s h o w s t h e
e n t h u s i a s m o f t h e b e i n g ( f o r t h e Su n m e a n s e x p a n s i o n ) a n d i t i s v e r y
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l u c k y . He w h o h a s i t w e l l m a r k e d m a y e x p e c t r e n o w n . It i s i n s h o r t
t h e t r u e l i n e o f l u c k . He i n w h o m i t i s l a c k i n g m a y f e a r t h a t h e w i l l
n e v e r s u c c e e d . Al l c h o s e n p e o p l e o r t h o s e w h o h a v e a r r i v e d p o s s e s s i t .
F o r t h e d i v i s i o n o f t h e a g e s w e c o u n t 3 0 ( f r o m t h e b o t t o m ) u p t o
t h e h e a d l i n e , 4 0 t o t h e c r o s s i n g w i t h t h e h e a r t l i n e . Th e Su n l i n e
d o e s n o t g e n e r a l l y s t a r t b e f o r e t h e h e a d o r t h e h e a r t l i n e , b e c a u s e i t i s
t o w a r d s t h e a g e o f 3 0
t h a t t h e f u t u r e u n f o l d s i t s e l f .
St a r t i n g f r o m t h e h e a r t l i n e , i f t h e s o l a r f u r r o w r u n s b e a u t i f u l l y
t o w a r d s t h e m o u n t b y t h e r i n g f i n g e r i t i n d i c a t e s t a l e n t , s u c c e s s , n o b i l i t y
o f s o u l ( Su l l y - P r u d h o m m e , Se v e r i n e ) .
If f r o m t h e h e a d l i n e - t h e w i l l
t o a r r i v e b y m e a n s o f t h e a r t s o r l i t e r a t u r e ( G y p )
. If f r o m t h e i n t u i t i o n
l i n e - g o o d q u a l i t i e s w h i c h a r e s o m e w h a t s p o i l t b y e x c e s s i v e i m a g i n a t i o n .
F r o m t h e l i n e o f Sa t u r n - s u c c e s s a n d i n t e l l e c t u a l f a m e ( t h e e l d e r Du m a s ,
G o u n o d , De j a z e t )
. F r o m t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s o r t h e l i f e l i n e - b r i l l i a n t
o m e n ( Me i s s o n n i e r , V i c t o r Hu g o , Ma r c e l i n Be r t h e l o t )
. F r o m t h e
m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n - s u c c e s s f o r p o e t s , a r t i s t s , c o m e d i a n s . F r o m t h e
p l a i n o f Ma r s - a g i t a t e d f i g h t i n g , s u c c e s s t h r o u g h s t r u g g l e ( Ro d i n ,
Re j a n e , Cl e m e n c e a u )
. F r o m t h e m o u n t o f Ma r s , i t e x c i t e s t o a m b i t i o n ,
d a r i n g ( G o t , t h e y o u n g e r Du m a s , F . L a b o r i , Sa r a h Be r n h a r d t ) .
Do u b l e d o r t r i p l e d - g r e a t r e p u t a t i o n ( L a m a r t i n e , Au b e r t , Co r o t ) .
If t h e s o l a r l i n e e n d s a t Me r c u r y , l o v e o f m o n e y
; i f o n Sa t u r n -
m i s s e d v o c a t i o n .
Cr o s s e d b y s m a l l l i n e s - o b s t a c l e s ( t h e p a i n t e r Di a z ) .
Th e L i n e o f In t u i t i o n r u n s t o t h e m o u n t o f Me r c u r y , s t a r t i n g f r o m t h e
l i f e , f a t e o r s u n l i n e . Cl e a n , l o n g , r e g u l a r , i t m e a n s g o o d h e a l t h , g o o d
m e m o r y , e l o q u e n c e , i n t u i t i o n
.
It s a p p e a r a n c e a s i n a l l o t h e r l i n e s
i n d i c a t e s t h e i n t e n s i t y o f t h e s e q u a l i t i e s .
Th e He p a t i c ( o r h e a l t h ) L i n e g o e s f r o m t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s t o t h e
l i n e o f L i f e . H. Re m d e n i e s t h e t r a d i t i o n c o n c e r n i n g i t , d e c l a r e s t h a t
i t s t r a d i t i o n a l q u a l i t i e s a r e v e r y d o u b t f u l , a n d s a y s t h a t f u r t h e r i t i s
o f t e n m i x e d u p w i t h t h e m e r c u r i a n l i n e
.
Ot h e r l i n e s a n d s i g n s i n t h e h a n d :-
Th e Ri n g o f V e n u s . - Ha l f c i r c l e s u r r o u n d i n g t h e m i d d l e a n d r i n g
f i n g e r s . Th e a n c i e n t c h i r o l o g i s t s c a l l e d i t a s i g n o f v i o l e n t p a s s i o n ,
o f l a s c i v i o u s n e s s . H. Re m b e l i e v e s i n t h i s s i g n o n l y i f i t i s d o u b l e ,
t r i p l e , b a d l y d r a w n , b r o k e n . Ot h e r w i s e i t i s m e r e l y a s i g n o f i n c r e a s e d
v i t a l i t y , i n c r e a s e d f o r t u n e .
Th e L a s c i v i o u s L i n e . - Th i s l i n e , s i s t e r o f t h e i n t u i t i o n l i n e , r e s e m b l i n g
t h e m i l k y w a y , m a d e o f a l l k i n d s o f l i t t l e p a r a l l e l l i n e s , s e e m s t o b e t o k e n
e x c e s s i v e a r d o u r i n l o v e , v o l u p t u o u s n e s s .
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Ri n g s Ro u n d t h e W r i s t . - Th e s e a r e s m a l l l i n e s w h i c h f o r m a k i n d
o f b r a c e l e t r o u n d t h e w r i s t . Th e r e a r e t w o o r t h r e e , r a r e l y m o r e
.
It i s s a i d t h a t e a c h d e n o t e s 3 0 y e a r s o f l i f e . Bu t c e r t a i n r e s e r v a t i o n s
m u s t b e m a d e o n t h i s s u b j e c t . Th e d a t a o f t h e l i n e o f l i f e a r e s u f f i c i e n t
a n d m o r e s u r e . L e t u s c o n f i n e o u r s e l v e s t o t h e f o l l o w i n g n o t e s :-
Ba d l y m a r k e d , m u c h i n t e r r u p t e d - n o t v e r y g o o d h e a l t h , l o n g
i l l n e s s e s .
Sh o r t - a c c i d e n t s w h i c h m a y p r o v e f a t a l .
Si n g l e - b a d h e a l t h a n d s h o r t l i f e .
Bu t i t m a y b e t h a t t o w a r d s t h e a g e o f t w e n t y t h e s e l i n e s b e c o m e
m o r e n u m e r o u s , d e e p e r , l o n g e r . Th e r e f o r e l e t u s n o t m a k e t h i s p r e -
d i c t i o n u n l e s s w e k n o w m o r e .
Qu a d r a n g l e . - Th i s i s t h e r e c t a n g u l a r s p a c e , a l s o c a l l e d t h e Ta b l e
o f t h e h a n d , s i t u a t e b e t w e e n t h e h e a r t a n d h e a d l i n e s .
A r e g u l a r s p a c i o u s q u a d r a n g l e i n d i c a t e s b a l a n c e , l o y a l t y , b e n e v o -
l e n c e . If i t i s m i s s i n g i n o n e h a n d i t i s a b a d s i g n . If i t i s n a r r o w i t
b e t o k e n s i r r e s o l u t i o n , l a c k o f g o , o f s p o n t a n e i t y , a n d t h i s o m e n i s
s t r e n g t h e n e d i f t h e r e a r e m a n y s m a l l l i n e s i n i t .
G r e a t Tr i a n g l e . - F o r m e d b y t h e h e a d , h e a r t a n d i n t u i t i o n l i n e s
i n t h e i n s i d e o f t h e h a n d . W e l l m a r k e d i t i n d i c a t e s m e n t a l b a l a n c e .
Th e c o n t r a r y , i n d i c a t e s o p p o s i t e q u a l i t i e s . If n a r r o w i t p o i n t s t o
n a r r o w - m i n d e d n e s s
. If i t g e t s s t r o n g e r d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f l i f e , i t
m e a n s t h a t t h e l a t t e r i m p r o v e s .
Sm a l l Tr i a n g l e . - Th e m e e t i n g o f t h e h e p a t i c ( o r i n t u i t i o n ) l i n e w i t h
t h e h e a r t a n d f a t e l i n e s
. W e l l f o r m e d i t d e n o t e s a t a s t e f o r t h e l i b e r a l
p r o f e s s i o n s . Ar c h e o l o g i s t s a n d c o l l e c t o r s h a v e i t s t r o n g l y m a r k e d .
A f a i r l y c o n s i d e r a b l e n u m b e r o f s m a l l s i g n s f u r t h e r o c c u r i n t h e
g r a p h i c o f t h e h a n d s , a n d f u r t h e r i n t e r p r e t t h e l i n e s a n d t h e m o u n t s .
Th e y a r e a s f o l l o w s w i t h t h e i r m e a n i n g s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r p o s i t i o n :-
St a r s . - De s b a r o l l e s s a y s t h a t t h e y a n n o u n c e i n e s c a p a b l e e v e n t s
d e r i v i n g f r o m t h e p l a c e t h e y o c c u p y . Ac c o r d i n g t o H. Re m t h e
f o l l o w i n g l i s t m a y b e d r a w n u p :-
A s t a r o n J u p i t e r - s u c c e s s , w e a l t h ; o n Sa t u r n ( a l w a y s b a d )
p a r a l y s i s , d i s a s t r o u s d e a t h ; o n t h e Su n , w e a l t h n o t b r i n g i n g h a p p i n e s s ,
p e r i l s ; o n Me r c u r y , u n s c r u p u l o u s n e s s ; o n Ma r s , s e r i o u s w o u n d ,
d e a t h i n w a r ; o n t h e Mo o n , p e r i l f r o m w a t e r ( s h i p w r e c k o r o t h e r w i s e ) ;
o n V e n u s , p r o b a b l e d i s a p p o i n t m e n t s ; i n t h e q u a d r a n g l e , g o o d d i s p o s i -
t i o n ; o n t h e h e a d l i n e , w o u n d i n t h e h e a d o r m a d n e s s
; a t t h e e n d o f
t h e h e a d l i n e - h e a d w o u n d o r r a s h a c t ; o n t h e l i f e l i n e , m i s f o r t u n e s
;
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o n t h e Su n l i n e - c a t a s t r o p h e i f t h a t l i n e i s b r o k e n ; o n t h e r i n g o f
V e n u s , c r i m e o f p a s s i o n , v e n e r e a l d i s e a s e .
On t h e r i n g r o u n d t h e w r i s t - l e g a c y . At t h e t i p o f t h e t h u m b ,
e x c e s s i v e g a l l a n t r y
. On t h e b a c k o f t h e t h u m b , v o l u p t u o u s n e s s
. On
t h e t i p o f t h e f i n g e r s - p e r i l .
Cr o s s e s
. - Si g n o f m i n o r f a t a l i t i e s ( e x c e p t o n t h e m o u n t o f Me r c u r y ) ,
e s p e c i a l l y i f w e l l s h a p e d .
STARS AND CROSSES
As t r i d e o n t h e r o o t o f t h e f i r s t f i n g e r - h a p p i n e s s ; o n J u p i t e r -
l o v e m a r r i a g e ; o n Sa t u r n - m y s t i c i s m ; o n t h e Su n - m i s s e d f a m e ;
o n Me r c u r y - t e n d e n c y t o t h e f t ; o n t h e l u n a r m o u n t - d a n g e r o n t h e
w a t e r ; o n t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s - s i n g l e a n d f a t a l l o v e ; i n t h e q u a d -
r a n g l e , b e l o w t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r - m y s t i c i s m ; a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e l i f e
l i n e - a c c i d e n t i n c h i l d h o o d
; i n t h e l i f e l i n e - u n f o r t u n a t e e v e n t ; i n
t h e m i d d l e o f t h e h e a d l i n e - b r a i n t r o u b l e
; o n t h e h e a r t l i n e - a c c i d e n t ;
o n t h e F a t e l i n e - a l t e r a t i o n o f p o s i t i o n ; o n t h e s o l a r l i n e - s t o p p a g e
o f l u c k ;
o n Me r c u r y - a p t i t u d e f o r s c i e n c e , e s p e c i a l l y o c c u l t s c i e n c e ;
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o n t h e Su n - l e a n i n g t o w a r d s r e l i g i o n ( w i t h o u t m y s t i c i s m )
; o n t h e
r i n g r o u n d t h e w r i s t - u n e x p e c t e d w e a l t h .
Do t s
. - Th e i r
c o l o u r i s a s i m p o r t a n t a s t h e i r p o s i t i o n
.
Da r k - b a d o m e n ; r e d - t r o u b l e w i t h h e a l t h ;
w h i t e o r p i n k - g o o d
s i g n ; r e d o n t h e h e a r t l i n e - l o v e t r o u b l e s
; w h i t e o n t h e s a m e l i n e -
s e n t i m e n t a l l i g h t h e a r t e d n e s s
; o n t h e l i n e o f f a t e - o b s t a c l e s ;
o n t h e
l i n e o f l i f e - i l l n e s s e s o r w o u n d s ; o n t h e h e a d l i n e - w o u n d s
; o n t h e
Su n - s o r r o w s ; o n Sa t u r n - a c c i d e n t v e r y s o o n ;
o n Me r c u r y - b u s i n e s s
g o n e w r o n g ; o n t h e n a i l s - n e r v e s .
Ch a i n s . - Th e y
i n d i c a t e a s u c c e s s i o n o f o b s t a c l e s o n t h e l i n e s - f e t t e r s .
On t h e l i n e o f L i f e - b r o k e n h e a l t h .
On t h e l i n e o f He a r t - s l i g h t a n d n u m e r o u s p a s s i o n s
.
On t h e l i n e o f F a t e - r e v e r s e s
.
On t h e l i n e o f F a m e - b a d s i g n .
On t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r - c o n f u s e d i m a g i n a t i o n n o t v e r y a p t a t d i s -
e n t a n g l i n g i t s e l f .
Br a n c h e s . - L e a d i n g t o t h e m i d d l e f i n g e r - e f f o r t n e e d e d
.
L e a d i n g t o t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r - p r a c t i c a l t e n d e n c i e s
.
On t h e l i n e o f F a t e - d a n g e r s .
On t h e l i n e o f He a r t - a f f e c t i o n i d e a l ( i f r i s i n g ) o r l o w ( i f f a l l i n g )
.
On t h e l i n e o f L i f e - h e a l t h , s u c c e s s , w e a l t h
.
Is l e s . - Tw o
l i t t l e c u r v e s t o u c h i n g a t t h e e n d s - b a d s i g n
.
On t h e l i n e o f L i f e - c l a n d e s t i n e c h i l d
.
On t h e l i n e o f He a r t - a d u l t e r y
.
On t h e l i n e o f F a t e - l i f e r u i n e d a s t h e r e s u l t o f a d u l t e r y
.
On t h e l i n e o f F a m e - l i f e r u i n e d .
At t h e b a s e o f t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r - b e w a r e o f t h e f t a n d b a n k r u p t c y
.
F i g u r e s
. - Ap p r o x i m a t e f i g u r e 5 - s e r i o u s a n d s a d e v e n t s
.
F o r m o f 4 o n t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s - m a r r i a g e o f i n c l i n a t i o n
.
Si g n
o f V e n u s - ( a
l i t t l e c i r c l e s u r m o u n t e d b y a c r o s s ) g r e a t l o v e
s h a r e d .
If t h e c r o s s i s b e l o w , t h i s l o v e i s t h e s o u r c e o f s o r r o w
.
Si g n o f Ma r s
( c i r c l e s u r m o u n t e d b y a n a r r o w ) - s t r e n g t h
. L o v e
o f f i g h t i n g . Du e l s .
On t h e l i n e o f L i f e - s u c c e s s d u e t o c o u r a g e o r t o d e c i s i o n
.
On t h e l i n e o f He a r t - g e n e s i c s t r e n g t h
.
On t h e l i n e o f F a t e - f a v o u r a b l e s u d d e n e v e n t
.
At t h e b a s e o f t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r - s u c c e s s d u e t o g o o d p o l i c y
.
Cr e s c e n t s
. - In c o n s t a n c y , r e m o v a l s .
On t h e l i n e o f F a m e - l e a n i n g s t o w a r d s m u s i c
.
On t h e r i n g f i n g e r - l i t e r a r y v o c a t i o n .
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Ba r s . - At
t h e t o p a n d c l o s e t o g e t h e r o n t h e m o u n t o f Me r c u r y
t h e y i n d i c a t e i n d o c t o r s m e d i c a l i n t u i t i o n ( r e m a r k o f De s b a r o l l e s )
.
Ho r i z o n t a l g o i n g f r o m t h e Mo o n t o t h e o u t e r s e a m - t r a v e l s .
F o r k s . - Th e s e a r e t w o p o i n t e d b r a n c h e s d e p a r t i n g f r o m a p r i n c i p a l
l i n e .
As c e n d i n g - g o o d o m e n . De s c e n d i n g t o w a r d s t h e u p p e r p a r t o f
t h e h a n d - r e v e r s e i n f o r t u n e a n d l a c k o f s u c c e s s i n c u r r e n t e n t e r p r i s e s .
Ra i l s . - Th e i r n a m e s h o w s t o w h a t t h e s e s i g n s r e s e m b l e .
If p l a c e d
o n a l i n e t h e y h i n d e r i t s e f f e c t .
Su n s . - Ci r c l e s w i t h r a y s . , At t h e r o o t o f t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r - s u c c e s s
i n s c i e n c e ; o n t h e r i n g f i n g e r - p r e d i c t i o n o f f a m e ; i n t h e h o l l o w o f
t h e h a n d - v i c t o r y o v e r d i f f i c u l t i e s ;
a t t h e r o o t o f t h e t h u m b - g a l l a n t
s u c c e s s e s ; o n t h e Mo o n - j o u r n e y s .
Sq u a r e s . - To k e n s o f e n e r g y . If n u m e r o u s - l u c k a b r o a d .
Sm a l l t r i a n g l e s . - If n u m e r o u s - a b i l i t i e s .
W e w a n t t o d r a w a t t e n t i o n a g a i n t o t h e v e r y r e m a r k a b l e w o r k o f
G . Mu c h e r y o n t h e s i g n s , v i s i b l e i n t h e h a n d , o f h e r e d i t y , o f i l l n e s s e s
a n d o f d e a t h w h i c h t h e v e r y l e a r n e d o r g a n i s e r o f t h e In t e r n a t i o n a l
Co n g r e s s e s o f P s y c h o l o g y h a s o b s e r v e d d u r i n g y e a r s o f e x p e r i m e n t s
o n h u n d r e d s o f h a n d s o f s c h o l a r s , o f a r t i s t s , o f p a t i e n t s , o f m a d m e n ,
o f c e n t e n a r i a n s , e t c .
It i s a m e d i c a l c h i r o m a n c y i n t o w h i c h o u r s c h e m e d o e s n o t a l l o w
u s t o g o i n d e t a i l , b u t w h i c h i s o f t h e h i g h e s t i n t e r e s t . W e a r e c o n -
v i n c e d t h a t i n t h e v e r y n e a r f u t u r e Me d i c i n e w i l l t a k e o f f i c i a l n o t e o f i t ,
f o r i n t h e o p i n i o n o f t h e a u t h o r i t i s p o s s i b l e t o d i s c o v e r i n t h e h a n d
v e r y c l e a r s y m p t o m s o f a l l k i n d s o f p e r t u r b a t i o n s o f t h e o r g a n i s m ,
s u c h a s p o o r c i r c u l a t i o n o f t h e b l o o d , a l b u m i n u r i a , c a n c e r , d i a b e t e s ,
e p i l e p s y , t r o u b l e s o f t h e s t o m a c h , t h e k i d n e y s , t h e e y e s , t h e l e g s , t h e
t h r o a t , t h e b o w e l s , g o u t , h y s t e r i a , p r e m a t u r e i m p o t e n c e , r h e u m a t i s m ,
p a r a l y s i s , t u b e r c u l o s i s , e t c
. Al s o s u d d e n a n d a c c i d e n t a l d e a t h , t e n d e n c y
t o s u i c i d e , m a d n e s s , a n d s o o n .
In t h e s a m e b o o k a v e r y c u r i o u s c h a p t e r d e a l s w i t h t h e s i g n s o f
i n t e l l e c t , a n d a n a n a l y s i s i s g i v e n o f a g r e a t n u m b e r o f e m i n e n t p e o p l e .
X
Se e m i n g Co n t r a d i c t i o n s a n d Co m b i n a t i o n s
It m a y h a p p e n t h a t a n a n a l y s i s m a d e w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e a b o v e
d e t a i l s l e a d s t o c o n t r a d i c t i o n s o f p r e d i c t i o n s
. Th e r e a s o n f o r t h i s
w i l l b e t h a t o b s e r v a t i o n w a s d e f e c t i v e
. F u r t h e r , c e r t a i n c o m b i n a t i o n s
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o r j u n c t i o n s o f t h e l i n e s m o d i f y t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l s i g n i f i c a n c e . An d
b e s i d e s n o o n e h a s a c h a r a c t e r a l l o f o n e p i e c e . A m a n h a v i n g a c e r t a i n
d e f e c t m a y a t c e r t a i n t i m e s s h o w a r e a c t i o n , a m o v e t o w a r d s t h e
o p p o s i t e d i r e c t i o n
. L e t u s t a k e o n e b y o n e t h e l i n e s
o f
w h i c h w e h a v e
s p o k e n .
L i n e o f L i f e . - Cl e a n l y s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e He a d l i n e , i t d e n o t e s a
l i g h t f a n t a s t i c i n d i v i d u a l , n o t v e r y s u r e i n h i s d e a l i n g s , b u t s u c c e e d i n g
b y h i s s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e .
If i t j o i n s t h a t l i n e b e t w e e n t h e t h u m b a n d t h e f i r s t f i n g e r , i t d e n o t e s
o n t h e o t h e r h a n d a w e l l - b a l a n c e d m i n d w h i c h d o e s n o t g i v e i n t o
f a n c i e s .
If t h e t h r e e l i n e s ( l i f e , h e a d a n d h e a r t ) j o i n , b e w a r e o f f a n c i e s .
Th e s e p e o p l e a r e n o t v e r y m u c h m a s t e r s
o f
t h e m s e l v e s . Th e y m u s t
b e w a r e o f a c c i d e n t s a n d c a t a s t r o p h e s
.
Th e l i n e o f
L i f e i n t e r r u p t e d b y s m a l l l i n e s i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e l i v e r
m u s t b e l o o k e d a f t e r .
If t h e l i n e s o f L i f e , He a r t a n d He a d f o r m a s q u a r e w e l l d e s i g n e d ,
i t i s a t o k e n o f a n e q u a b l e c h a r a c t e r a n d a g o o d c o n s t i t u t i o n .
If t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s e x t e n d s a s f a r a s J u p i t e r , i t i s a s i g n o f v i o l e n t
p a s s i o n s , a n d s o m e t i m e s o f s u d d e n d e a t h .
L i n e o f He a r t . - If m i x e d u p w i t h t h e He a d l i n e - t e n d e n c y t o a
"
t h u n d e r c l a p
"
i n l o v e .
If t h e j o i n i s t o w a r d s t h e m i d d l e
o f
t h e p a l m - d i s a p p o i n t m e n t s i n
l o v e m a y c a u s e v i o l e n t a c t i o n s
.
If t h e He a r t l i n e s u r r o u n d s Me r c u r y u p t o t h e f o l d i n g o f t h e h a n d -
s e l f - i n t e r e s t p u r s u e d i n s e n t i m e n t a l a f f a i r s - i n f i d e l i t y
.
L i n e o f He a r t d e s c e n d i n g t o w a r d s t h e l i n e o f He a d - l e a n i n g t o w a r d s
p l a t o n i c l o v e .
L i n e o f He a r t e n d i n g i n a c u r v e t o w a r d s t h e r o o t o f t h e f i r s t f i n g e r -
e x a g g e r a t e d m y s t i c i s m .
L i n e o f He a r t t r a v e r s i n g t h e w h o l e h a n d c u t t i n g t h r o u g h t h e m o u n t s
- i n c o n s t a n t f e e l i n g s .
L i n e o f He a r t v e r y n e a r t o t h e l i n e o f He a d - h y p o c r i s y .
L i n e o f F a t e . - V e r y s t r a i g h t f r o m t h e r i n g r o u n d t h e w r i s t t o Sa t u r n ,
t o u c h i n g t h e l i n e o f L i f e - e x i s t e n c e w i t h o u t t r o u b l e s , h e a l t h a n d
w e a l t h .
Mi x e d u p w i t h t h e l i n e o f L i f e - f o u n d i n t h o s e w h o h a v e r i s e n t h r o u g h
t h e i r o w n m e r i t
.
J o i n e d t o t h e s m a l l l i n e w h i c h t r a v e r s e s t h e m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n -
v a r i a t i o n s o f f o r t u n e d u e t o v a r i a t i o n s o f t e m p e r a m e n t .
J o i n e d t o t h e l i n e o f t h e Su n - s u c c e s s i n t h e a r t s .
St a r t i n g o b l i q u e l y f r o m t h e m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n - f a t e u p s e t b y
d r e a m s .
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St a r t i n g f r o m t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s - l o v e w i l l b e t h e g r e a t p r e -
o c c u p a t i o n o f l i f e .
En d i n g i n a c r o s s t o w a r d s t h e m o u n t o f t h e Su n - m e n t a l d e r a n g e -
m e n t t h r o u g h c r a s h i n g o f e x p e c t a t i o n s .
En d i n g b e f o r e t h e m o u n t o f Sa t u r n - m e l a n c h o l y d u e t o l a c k o f
m e n t a l b a l a n c e .
Ri n g o f V e n u s . - J o i n e d t o t h e L i n e o f He a r t - r i s k o f s t u p i d a c t s
o w i n g t o b a s e l o v e .
To u c h i n g t h e l i n e o f t h e Su n - p r o p e n s i t y t o v o l u p t u o u s n e s s .
L i n e o f t h e Su n
. - J o i n e d t o t h e l i n e o f Me r c u r y - a b i l i t i e s t h w a r t e d
b y e x c e s s o f i m a g i n a t i o n
.
En d i n g a t t h e l i n e o f Me r c u r y - e l o q u e n c e u s e f u l i n g o o d t h i n g s
.
Di r e c t e d t o w a r d s Ma r s b y c r o s s i n g Me r c u r y - l o w a e s t h e t i c i s m .
Di r e c t e d t o w a r d s t h e m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n - t e n d e n c y t o w a r d s
m y s t i c o r b a r o q u e a r t
.
Mi x e d u p w i t h t h e l i n e s o f L i f e a n d o f Me r c u r y - s a n e , b a l a n c e d
a n d p r o f i t a b l e a r t .
Mo u n t s o f t h e Su n a n d o f Ma r s m i x e d u p - l o w a r t i m p o s i n g i t s e l f
b y b l u f f .
L i n e o f Me r c u r y . - Tr a v e r s i n g t h e He a d l i n e - s u r e j u d g m e n t .
Tr a v e r s i n g t h e He a r t l i n e - f e e l i n g d o m i n a t i n g t h e p r a c t i c a l s i d e .
En d i n g o n t h e m o u n t o f t h e Mo o n - c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f i n v e n t o r s
w i t h o u t t h e m e a n s f o r a c t i o n .
En d i n g o n Me r c u r y - p r a c t i c a l i n t e l l e c t .
J o i n i n g t h e l i f e l i n e - s i g n o f p r e p a r a t i o n s a l o n g w a y a h e a d .
En d i n g o n t h e m o u n t o f t h e Su n - i n v e n t i v e i m a g i n a t i o n .
Th e m o u n t s o f Me r c u r y a n d o f Ma r s j o i n e d - l a b o r i o u s a n d p r a c t i c a l
t e m p e r a m e n t .
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L u c k , Ad u l t e r y a n d t h e Ha n d
Ac c o r d i n g t o P a p u s i :-
A s p a t u l a t e f i n g e r d e n o t e s l u c k i n m a t e r i a l e n t e r p r i s e s .
A s q u a r e f i n g e r d e n o t e s l u c k i n s c i e n t i f i c e n t e r p r i s e s .
A p o i n t e d f i n g e r i n d i c a t e s l u c k i n a r t a n d d i p l o m a c y .
F i n e l i n e s u n d e r t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r d e n o t e a p t i t u d e f o r g r e a t c o m m e r c i a l a f f a i r s
.
A f o r k b e l o w t h e r i n g f i n g e r d e n o t e s t h e p r o b a b i l i t y o f b e c o m i n g r i c h .
A c r o s s b e l o w t h e f i r s t f i n g e r ( m o u n t o f J u p i t e r l - s i g n o f l u c k i n l o v e .
3 Th e Bo o k o f L u c k
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If y o u p u t y o u r l e f t h a n d f l a t o n a s h e e t o f w h i t e p a p e r s o a s t o
s e e i t s c o l o u r p r o p e r l y , c o n c l u d e a s f o l l o w s
:-
A h a n d w i t h f r a n k l y w h i t e g r o u n d - l u c k i n b u s i n e s s
.
A h a n d o f b r o w n c o l o u r - l u c k i n d a r i n g e n t e r p r i s e s
.
A h a n d o f r e d c o l o u r - l u c k i n p o l i t i c s .
A h a n d o f y e l l o w i s h c o l o u r - l u c k i n a r t
.
Mr
. G e o r g e s Mu c h e r y o n t h e o t h e r h a n d h a s w r i t t e n a m o s t c u r i o u s
l i t t l e b o o k 1
f r o m w h i c h w e g a t h e r t h e f o l l o w i n g d e t a i l s w h i c h a r e b u t
a n a p p l i c a t i o n o f c h i r o l o g i c a l i d e a s t o a g i v e n p s y c h o l o g i c a l c a s e
:-
1
. W h e n t h e p a l m o f t h e h a n d i s m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n t h e f i n g e r s ,
t h e o w n e r h a s m o r e m a t e r i a l t a s t e s
;
i f i t i s l e s s s o , h i s t a s t e s a r e m o r e
i d e a l i s t i c o r i n t e l l e c t u a l
. Th e r e f o r e , i f a d u l t e r y i s c o m m i t t e d , a c c o r d i n g
t o t h e h a n d s i t w i l l b e e i t h e r s e n s u a l o r m e n t a l ( b e t r a y a l o f t h e h e a r t
r a t h e r t h a n o f t h e f l e s h )
.
2
. Th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s h a p e o f
t h e h a n d s a n d t h e f i n g e r s , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e m o u n t s a n d t h e l i n e s ,
a d j u s t t h e i r i n d i c a t i o n s , i n t h e c a s e o f a d u l t e r y , t o t h e k i n d o f a d u l t e r y
i n q u e s t i o n
. F o r i n s t a n c e - d i s t r u s t i n l o v e , s a y s Mr
. Mu c h e r y , t h o s e
p e o p l e i n w h o s e h a n d a l i n e g o e s f r o m t h e l i n e o f L i f e t o t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r ,
e s p e c i a l l y i f t h e l i n e o f L i f e i s t o r t u o u s
; y o u w i l l b e d e c e i v e d a l l t h r o u g h
y o u r l i f e b y t h e s e p e o p l e w h o w i l l p l a y a t l o v e w h i l s t t h i n k i n g o n l y
o f t h e i r o w n i n t e r e s t
. St u d y w e l l t h e l i n e o f He a r t , w h i c h d e n o t e s
t h e n a t u r e a n d t h e s t r e n g t h o f t h e a f f e c t i o n s
. If c o n f u s e d a n d l i k e
a c h a i n , i t d e n o t e s n u m e r o u s a n d i n c o n s t a n t l o v e a f f a i r s
. If c o n -
n e c t e d w i t h t h e He a d l i n e t h e n l o v e i s g o v e r n e d b y t h e b r a i n , t h e r e f o r e
l e s s f r a n k , l e s s f r e e t h a n i n t h e o p p o s i t e c a s e
. F o r k s b e l o w t h e f i r s t
f i n g e r a n d e n d i n g t h e l i n e a r e a h a p p y o m e n
.
3
. Am o n g t h e s i g n s o f t h e h a n d r e l a t i n g t o a d u l t e r y m u s t
b e n o t i c e d :-
An i s l e i n t h e l i n e o f F a t e o r ( a n d s o m e t i m e s i n a d d i t i o n ) i n t h e l i n e o f t h e Su n
.
A c r o s s o n t h e m o u n t o f V e n u s o n t h e o t h e r h a n d u s u a l l y d e n o t e s
o n e l o v e o n l y .
4
. Th e l i n e s o f u n i o n ( o n t h e f l a t o f t h e h a n d , b y t h e l i t t l e f i n g e r )
d e n o t e b y t h e i r n u m b e r t h e n u m b e r o f f r e e o r l e g a l u n i o n s i n a l i f e , a n d
b y t h e i r l e n g t h t h e d u r a t i o n o f s u c h u n i o n s .
Ch a i n s i n t h e s e l i n e s o f u n i o n a r e a s i g n o f i n f i d e l i t y
.
An i s l e m e a n s u n i o n w i t h a r e l a t i v e , a n d s o m e t i m e s e v e n i n c e s t
.
Th u s a l i n e o f u n i o n w i t h a n i s l e a n d j o i n i n g t h e r i n g o f V e n u s
w h i c h w a s b r o k e n ( s i g n o f l i c e n t i o u s n e s s ) a n d , i n a d d i t i o n , a n i s l e i n
t h e l i n e o f F a t e i n f o r m e d t h e a u t h o r ( t o w h o m i t w a s a d m i t t e d ) t h a t
1 Co n j u g a l Ha p p i n e Bs .
Ad u l t e r y Un v e i l e d t o a l l b y t h e Ha n d
( As t r a l e , p u b l i s h e r ) .
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t h e m a n i n q u e s t i o n , m a r r i e d t o a w i d o w , h a d a s h i s m i s t r e s s a d a u g h t e r
o f t h e l a t t e r .
5 . Ta k i n g t h e i n d i c a t i o n s o f t h e m o u n t s i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n , Mr
.
Mu c h e r y g i v e s t h e f o l l o w i n g a d v i c e
:-
Yo u n g l a d i e s , c h o o s e a h u s b a n d w h o h a s :-
A l a r g e t h u m b ( s i g n o f a c t i v i t y - h e w i l l a l w a y s b e a b l e t o e a r n y o u r b r e a d ) .
A s i n g l e l i n e o f u n i o n
.
No n e o f t h e s i g n s o f a d u l t e r y .
A h a n d a l i t t l e t h i c k ( s u c c e s s ) w i t h l o n g a n d s m o o t h f i n g e r s ( p a t i e n c e ,
p r e c i s e n e s s ) .
If y o u a r e s e n s u a l :-
A l o n g a n d g o o d l i n e o f He a r t .
A t h i c k a n d f i r m m o u n t o f V e n u s .
A s i m p l e r i n g o f V e n u s .
Co l o u r e d l i n e s .
If y o u a r e s e n t i m e n t a l r a t h e r t h a n s e n s u a l :-
A l o n g a n d s o m e w h a t s o f t h a n d .
A l o n g a n d s t r a i g h t l i n e o f He a d .
A s t r a i g h t a n d p l a i n l i n e o f He a r t
.
A l o w a n d s o f t m o u n t o f V e n u s .
If y o u w a n t t o r u l e h i m
A s m a l l t h u m b .
A s h o r t He a d l i n e .
Sm o o t h a n d s q u a r e f i n g e r s
.
Si g n s o f j e a l o u s y :- Ba l l s h a p e d t h u m b . He a r t l i n e g o i n g f r o m Ma r s b e t w e e n
t h e f i r s t a n d m i d d l e f i n g e r s .
Si g n s o f k i n d n e s s
:- He a r t l i n e l o n g , s t r a i g h t , w i t h o u t c h a i n o r b r e a k s .
Co n s t a n c y i s n e v e r f o u n d i n a m a n w h o h a s a t t h e s a m e t i m e :-
A c h a i n - l i k e He a r t l i n e .
A r i n g o f V e n u s .
A s m a l l He a d l i n e .
F o l l o w i n g u p t h e s e g e n e r a l d a t a , Mr . Mu c h e r y g i v e s t h e p r i n t s
o f a c e r t a i n n u m b e r o f t y p e s o f h a n d s o f a d u l t e r e r s , f r o m w h i c h w e
s e l e c t t h e f o l l o w i n g :-
1
. Ty p e o f u n f a i t h f u l h a n d :- Nu m e r o u s l i n e s . Ri n g o f V e n u s
w e l l d e f i n e d
. He a r t l i n e t o o l o n g . Mo u n t o f V e n u s t o o l a r g e a n d
n o t h i g h e n o u g h . F i r s t f i n g e r p o i n t e d ( c u r i o s i t y ) . Is l e o f a d u l t e r y
o n t h e l i n e o f F a t e .
2 . Ty p e o f h a n d o f a d u l t e r o u s a n d j e a l o u s w o m a n :- De e p a n d s t r o n g
l i n e s . Th u m b b a l l - s h a p e d ( c h a n g e a b l e t e m p e r ) . A l i n e g o e s f r o m
V e n u s , d i v i d e s , f o r m s a n i s l e a n d e n d s a t t h e He a d l i n e :- t h i s s h o w s
t h a t t h e d e a t h o f a p e r s o n w h o w a s l o v e d w a s f o l l o w e d b y n e u r a s t h e n i a
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i n t h e s u b j e c t , a n d b y a f r e s h l o v e . An o t h e r l i n e g o e s f r o m t h e L i f e
l i n e , c r o s s e s t h e p l a i n o f Ma r s a n d e n d s a t Me r c u r y - t o w a r d s t h e a g e
o f 3 0 a f r e s h l i a i s o n w i t h o u t g i v i n g u p t h e f i r s t ( i s l e i n t h e Sa t u r n l i n e ) ,
h e n c e a d u l t e r y .
3 . Ty p e o f h a n d o f w o m a n b o r n t o d e c e i v e m e n :- He a d l i n e f o r k e d
( l i e s a n d c u n n i n g i n g e t t i n g o u t o f
a l l
d i f f i c u l t i e s ) . Mo u n t o f V e n u s
h i g h a n d b r o a d ( s e n s u a l p a s s i o n ) . L i n e o f a d u l t e r y g i v i n g r i s e t o t w o
o t h e r s g o i n g t o w a r d s Me r c u r y a n d t h e Su n ( p r a c t i c a l u s e o f h e r l o v e r s ) .
4
. Ty p e o f a d u l t e r y w i t h o u t k n o w i n g i t :- Sh o r t , b r o a d , f i r m , m a t e r i a l
h a n d
. He a d l i n e s t r a i g h t ( f r a n k n e s s )
. Mo u n t o f V e n u s l i n e d ( s o l i d
a p p e t i t e s ) . No l i n e o f a d u l t e r y . Th i s w o m a n h a d a l o v e r o f w h o m
s h e d i d n o t k n o w t h a t h e w a s m a r r i e d .
5 . Ty p e o f a d u l t e r o u s m a n . s u c c e e d i n g t h r o u g h w o m e n :- Si g n o f
u n h a p p y m a r r i a g e - He a r t l i n e j o i n i n g t h e L i f e l i n e a n d f o r m i n g a
c r o s s o n J u p i t e r . Si g n o f t h e d i v o r c e w h i c h f o l l o w e d :- l i n e s t a r t i n g
f r o m V e n u s , c r o s s i n g t h e L i f e l i n e a n d j o i n i n g t h e He a d l i n e b y a c r o s s .
Si g n o f a l i a i s o n w h i c h b r o u g h t h i m m o n e y i n t h e l i n e o f t h e Su n .
Si g n o f l i c e n t i o u s n e s s - d o u b l e r i n g o f V e n u s .
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As a p r a c t i c a l c o n c l u s i o n o f t h i s c h a p t e r w e g i v e h e r e t h e p h o t o -
g r a p h o f a p r i n t o f a h a n d m a d e b y Mr . Mu c h e r y w h o w i l l h i m s e l f
i n a s h o r t a n a l y s i s t e l l u s w h a t h e t h i n k s o f i t :-
Ha n d s i g n e d b y t h e Mo o n a n d Ma r s , h e n c e h a n d o f a n a c t i v e a n d
i m a g i n a t i v e t y p e g i v i n g f o r t h i s r e a s o n c o n t r a d i c t i o n s o r r a t h e r a
s u c c e s s i o n o f s e l e n i a n a n d m a r t i a n i m p u l s e s w h i c h m a y a l s o a t t i m e s
b e c o m b i n e d .
Th i s i m a g i n a t i o n o f t h e s u b j e c t w i l l n o t b e s t e r i l e d r e a m i n g , a s
Ma r s w i l l a l w a y s t r y t o c a r r y i t i n t o e f f e c t ; b u t a c t i o n s a r e s o m e t i m e s
p r e c i p i t a t e , w h i l s t c e r t a i n p e r i o d s a r e c a l m , e v e n t a c i t u r n a n d m e l a n -
c h o l y . Th e s u b j e c t w i l l h a v e t o p a s s t h r o u g h c r i s e s o f p e s s i m i s m ,
e v e n n e u r a s t h e n i a , b u t t h e r e i s t h e p r o b a b i l i t y t h a t h i s d i s c o u r a g e m e n t s
w i l l n o t l a s t l o n g a n d w i l l b e f o l l o w e d b y f r e s h f l a s h e s o f e f f o r t a n d
e n t h u s i a s m .
By i t s s h a p e t h e h a n d i s a r t i s t i c a n d s e n s u a l , d e n o t i n g t h e t a s t e f o r
t h e b e a u t i f u l a n d t h e g o o d . W h e t h e r h e h o l d s a p e n o r a b r u s h ,
t h e s u b j e c t w i l l d o s t r o n g a e s t h e t i c w o r k w h i c h w i l l b e s u r r o u n d e d b y
c h a r m i n g d e t a i l s , f o r t h e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e Mo o n w i l l s o f t e n e v e r y t h i n g
h e t o u c h e s .
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In t e l l e c t m i x e d , a t o n c e s y n t h e t i c a n d a n a l y t i c , f o n d o f d e t a i l s
a n d a l s o o f t h e w h o l e , j u d g i n g s a n e l y a n d w i t h o u t s p i t e w h e n h e b e c o m e s
c r i t i c a l .
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Th e h e a l t h d o e s n o t s e e m v e r y s t r o n g , b u t h a s i m p r o v e d , f o r p h y s i c a l
r e s i s t a n c e i s w r i t t e n o n a g o o d l i t t l e m o u n t o f V e n u s
.
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s e n s i t i v e n e s s c o m e t h r o u g h t h e b r a n c h e s f r o m t h e h e a r t r a t h e r t h a n
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t h e b r a i n ;
p a t i e n c e f o r a t a s k o f l o n g d u r a t i o n , a n d c o n s t a n t d e s i r e
t o l e a r n ( f i r s t f i n g e r p o i n t e d , s i g n o f i n t e l l e c t u a l c u r i o s i t y )
.
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a n d a l s o d e f e c t i v e c i r c u l a t i o n o f t h e b l o o d ( f o r k s , b a r s o n Ma r s w h i c h
m a y c a u s e h e m o p t y s i s )
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t h e He a r t l i n e - w e a k n e s s o f t h e l e g s t o b e f e a r e d i n t h e f u t u r e
.
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( i n w h i c h h e w o u l d c e r t a i n l y h a v e s u c c e e d e d )
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a w r i t e r ( s o m e o f t h e f i n g e r s s p a t u l a t e ) .
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w o r k .
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s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e , p h y s i c a l c r i s i s t o w a r d s t h e 2 0 t h y e a r , w h i c h w i l l r e c u r
t o w a r d s t h e a g e o f 5 5 u n d e r t h e s h a p e o f a l o s s o f v i t a l i t y w h i c h , h o w -
e v e r , m a y b e a v o i d e d b y p r e v e n t i v e m e a n s
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a c c o u n t o f t h e e x i s t e n c e o f a l i n e o f t h e Su n ) .
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t h e a b o v e p s y c h o - m e d i c a l p o r t r a i t , i s t h a t o f t h e w r i t e r o f o u r
In t r o d u c t i o n .
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n e v e r b e f o r e s e e n t h e w r i t e r o f t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h i s En c y c l o p a e d i a
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a t s u c h a c o r r e c t n e s s d o w n t o t h e s m a l l e s t d e t a i l s
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Co n g r e s s o f Ex p e r i m e n t a l P s y c h o l o g y ( 1 9 2 3 ) , o f w h i c h Mr
. Mu c h e r y
h i m s e l f w a s o n e o f t h e o r g a n i s e r s , t h a t Ch i r o l o g y s h o u l d b e a p p l i e d b y
h e a d s o f i n s t i t u t i o n s a n d b y d o c t o r s , f o r i t w o u l d i n t h e m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g
m a n n e r g i v e t h e m i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e p e r s o n s c o m m i t t e d t o t h e i r
c a r e .
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i s t h e s t u d y o f t h e r e l a t i o n s e x i s t i n g b e t w e e n t h e h a n d -
w r i t i n g o f a p e r s o n a n d h i s c h a r a c t e r . It i s s u p p o r t e d b y o b s e r v a t i o n s
m o r e s l e n d e r t h a n t h o s e o f P h y s i o g n o m o n y . It s c o n c l u s i o n s a r e
t h e r e f o r e l e s s r a d i c a l , b u t t h a n k s t o t h e p r o g r e s s m a d e , t h e y a r e n e v e r -
t h e l e s s s u f f i c i e n t l y s u r e f o r i t t o b e c l a s s e d h e n c e f o r t h a m o n g s t t h e
s c i e n c e s , a n d t o b e s t u d i e d b y p e o p l e w h o m a k e a l l p o s s i b l e r e s e r v e s
c o n c e r n i n g t h e d i v i n a t o r y a r t s . An d y e t i t h a s a c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e s e
i n t h e s e n s e t h a t , b y d e t e r m i n i n g t h e t e n d e n c i e s w h i c h a r e s u b t l y i n -
s c r i b e d i n t h e w r i t t e n f o r m s , i t j o i n s w i t h t h e m i n t h e l o g i c a l f o r e t e l l i n g
o f f a t e a n d c a n c o n s e q u e n t l y a s s i s t i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a p s y c h o -
p r e d i c t i v e o r p s y c h o - d i a g n o s t i c p o r t r a i t .
J u s t a s t h e r e a r e a s m a n y p h y s i o g n o m i e s a s t h e r e a r e i n d i v i d u a l s ,
s o t h e r e a r e a s m a n y k i n d s o f w r i t i n g a s t h e r e a r e k i n d s o f p e o p l e .
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i f t h e p h y s i o g n o m y , " s a i d P a u l Ba r b e ,
1 "
w h i c h i s s o v e r y i n s t r u c t i v e ,
d e c e i v e s u s s o m e t i m e s , b e c a u s e i t i s e a s y t o m a k e u p o n e ' s f a c e a c c o r d i n g
t o t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , y e t t h e m o v e m e n t s , w h i c h a r e i n s t i n c t i v e a n d
e n t i r e l y s p o n t a n e o u s , c a n n o t l e a d u s i n t o e r r o r . "
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w r i t i n g w h i c h i t s e l f i s
n o t d i s g u i s e d . L e t u s t h e r e f o r e s a y a t o n c e t h a t
i n o r d e r t o b e a b l e t o f o r m a n o p i n i o n i t i s a b s o l u t e l y n e c e s s a r y t o h a v e
b e f o r e u s a s i n c e r e w r i t i n g , n o t a d r a f t o r a f e w w o r d s h a s t i l y w r i t t e n ,
n o t s o m e w r i t i n g i n p e n c i l ( t h e p e n c i l h a s n o t t h e s e n s i t i v e n e s s o f t h e
p e n ) , n o t a p o s t c a r d w h e r e o n e i s c o m p e l l e d t o w r i t e t h e l i n e s c l o s e
t o g e t h e r ( t h e s p a c i n g b e t w e e n t h e l i n e s , a s w i l l b e s e e n , i s o f i n t e r e s t
i n g r a p h o l o g y ) , n o t a l a b o u r e d a n d c o n s t r a i n e d l e t t e r , s e n t p e r h a p s
t o a s u p e r i o r , n o t t h e c o p y o f a d o c u m e n t , w h e r e t h e f e e l i n g s o f t h e
c o p y i s t a r e o f n e c e s s i t y a l i e n t o i t s c o n t e x t . Th e b e s t t h i n g i s t o h a v e
a l e t t e r w r i t t e n o n
u n l i n e d p a p e r , w r i t t e n w i t h o u t t h e a u t h o r k n o w i n g
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t h a t i t w o u l d b e s t u d i e d f r o m t h e p o i n t o f v i e w w i t h w h i c h w e a r e
d e a l i n g , a l e t t e r w r i t t e n s p o n t a n e o u s l y a n d i n s u c h a m a n n e r t h a t i t
t r u l y r e f l e c t s t h e n a t u r a l s t a t e o f m i n d o f i t s a u t h o r .
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a c u t e e x p e r t . F o r e v e n i f t h e s h a p e h a b i t u a l l y g i v e n t o t h e l e t t e r s
i s f a l s i f i e d , o r t h e i r s l o p e ( b y m a k i n g u p r i g h t a u s u a l l y s l a n t i n g w r i t i n g )
i s a l t e r e d , y e t s o m e d e t a i l s w i l l s o o n d i s c l o s e t h e f r a u d t o t h e p r a c t i s e d
g r a p h o l o g i s t , a n d h e w i l l , a n d w i t h g o o d r e a s o n , n o t e x p r e s s a n o p i n i o n
o n t h i s d i s h o n e s t d i s g u i s e , a n y m o r e t h a n a p h y s i o g n o m i s t w o u l d g i v e
a n o p i n i o n a s t o t h e t r u e e x p r e s s i o n o f a n a c t o r o n t h e s t a g e .
W h a t i s t h e u s e o f G r a p h o l o g y ? Ev e n i f i t w e r e o n l y t o g i v e y o u
i n f o r m a t i o n a s t o t h e p e r s o n f r o m w h o m y o u r e c e i v e a l e t t e r , w h e t h e r
o n b u s i n e s s , f r o m a n e w f r i e n d , d i s t a n t r e l a t i v e , o r d e s i r e d o b j e c t o f o u r
l o v e , w o u l d i t n o t b e a g r e a t b o o n t o k n o w s o m e t h i n g o f h i s t e m p e r a -
m e n t , t o g u e s s h i s t e n d e n c i e s , s o a s t o b e p u t o n o u r g u a r d o r t o
a c c e p t h i s s y m p a t h y ? Bu t t h e r e i s m o r e t h a n t h i s , w e r e p e a t - t o
g u e s s t h e t e m p e r a m e n t o f a p e r s o n , d o e s i t n o t m e a n f o r e s e e i n g w h a t
h e w i l l d o , w h a t m a y h a p p e n t o h i m , w h a t t h e f u t u r e h a s i n s t o r e f o r
h i m ?
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t i m e s t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e h a n d w r i t i n g s t r u c k p r u d e n t p e o p l e
. W i t h
t h e m i t w a s b u t i n t u i t i o n , a n d t h e r e a s o n e d s t u d y o f w r i t i n g w a s n o t
t o b e s t a r t e d t i l l o u r c e n t u r y . Bu t Ar i s t o t l e a l r e a d y c l a i m e d t h a t h e
c o u l d d e f i n e t h e s o u l o f p e o p l e b y t h e i r w a y o f w r i t i n g , a n d w h e n
Su e t o n i u s n o t i c e d t h a t t h e Em p e r o r Au g u s t u s d i d n o t s e p a r a t e h i s
w o r d s , h e c a m e t o t h e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t h e n e g l e c t e d t h e d e t a i l f o r t h e
s a k e o f t h e v a s t w h o l e . L a t e r G o e t h e b e c a m e m u c h i n t e r e s t e d ( i n
w h a t s u b j e c t w a s t h i s g r e a t g e n i u s n o t i n t e r e s t e d ?)
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g i c a l c u r i o s i t i e s . As e a r l y a s 1 6 2 2 Ca m i l l o Ba l d i w r o t e a s m a l l
L a t i n b o o k a b o u t t h e m c a l l e d De Si g n i s e x Ep i s t o l i s
. L a v a t e r s t u d i e d
t h e m . Th e G e r m a n He u z e e r e c t e d a s y s t e m o n w h i c h u n f o r t u n a t e l y
h e c o m m i t t e d n o t h i n g t o w r i t i n g
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2
a p r e a c h e r a n d n o v e l i s t o f Co r r 6 z e ( 1 8 0 6 t o 1 8 8 1 ) ,
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Th e Ar t o f J u d g i n g Ch a r a c t e r s o f Me n ! . y t h e i r W r i t i n g , f u l l o f o r i g i n a l s k e t c h e s .

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g y a f t e r l o n g s t u d i e s i n t h e L i b r a r y o f Au t o g r a p h s .

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. - W r i t i n g a n d Ch a r a c t e r .

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e t c . , a n d n u m e r o u s p o p u l a r w o r k s . G r a p h o l o g i c a l s t u d i e s a r e l i k e w i s e
f o u n d i n t h e g e n e r a l b o o k s o n t h e d i v i n a t o r y a r t s , s u c h a s t h e o n e b y
J u l e s d e G r a n d p r e . 1
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d i f f e r e n t p a r t s o f t h e b o d y , t h a t t h e y a r e a n i m a t e d b y t h e s a m e m i n d
.
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. Al l m o v e m e n t s r e c e i v e t h e i r i m p u l s e f r o m t h e m i n d ( w e m e a n
b y t h i s f o r t h e m o m e n t t e m p e r a m e n t , c h a r a c t e r ) , a n d i t f o l l o w s t h a t
t h e m i n d r e v e a l s i t s e l f i n t h e m o v e m e n t
. An d a m o n g a l l m o v e m e n t s
t h e r e a r e n o n e s o v a r i e d a s t h o s e o f t h e h a n d a n d t h e f i n g e r s .
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i n a r t ?
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p i c t u r e s o f a p a i n t e r n o t o n l y h i s c h a r a c t e r b u t a l s o h i s p h y s i q u e ,
t h a t t h e e l e g a n c e o f Ra p h a e l , t h e s t r e n g t h o f Ru b e n s , t h e c l e a r b r o w n
c o m p l e x i o n o f Ho l b e i n , t h e r u d d y f a c e o f L a r g i l l e r e a r e f o u n d i n t h e i r
w o r k . Th e b r u s h a l s o i s a p e n w h i c h i n d i c a t e s t h e m a n .
An d a f t e r a l l w h a t i s w r i t i n g b u t a d r a w i n g ? A d r a w i n g w h i c h
s p e a k s . An d w h a t i t s a y s h a s t w o m e a n i n g s , t h e m e a n i n g d e l i b e r a t e l y
p u t i n t o t h e c o n t e x t , a n d t h e m e a n i n g u n c o n s c i o u s l y p u t i n t o t h e
o u t w a r d s h a p e o f t h e c o n t e x t , t h a t i s t o s a y t h e g r a p h i s m .
Be f o r e p a s s i n g o n t o p r a c t i c a l g r a p h o l o g y , l e t u s r e l a t e s o m e
a n e c d o t e s w h i c h s h o w t h e u s e f u l n e s s o f t h i s b e a u t i f u l s c i e n c e .
He r e i s o n e w h i c h c o m e s f r o m t h e Me m o i r s o f t h e Co m t e Ho r a c e
d e V i e l Ca s t e l , t h a t e v i l b u t w i t t y t o n g u e o f t h e r e i g n o f Na p o l e o n III .
At t h e t i m e o f t h e b e t r o t h a l o f Ml l e . d e Du r a s w i t h t h e Ma r q u i s
d e Cu s t i n e , t h e Du c h e s s d e Du r a s h a d o n e d a y i n h e r d r a w i n g r o o m
t h e y o u n g c o u p l e , t h e Co m t e d e Ni e u w e r k e r k e , Ba r o n Hu m b o l d t a n d
a f e w o t h e r g u e s t s . G r a p h o l o g y w a s t a l k e d a b o u t , a n d Hu m b o l d t
c l a i m e d t h a t h e c o u l d f r o m t h e w r i t i n g o f p e o p l e r e c o g n i s e t h e i r
c h a r a c t e r . Th e Du c h e s s s u d d e n l y h a n d e d h i m a l e t t e r a n d a s k e d
w h a t h e t h o u g h t o f t h e w r i t e r .
Ou r s c i e n t i s t l o o k s , e x a m i n e s , t h i n k s , a n d b e g i n s t o h o l d f o r t h .
He s h o w s p o i n t b y p o i n t t h a t t h e a u t h o r o f t h e l e t t e r c a n o n l y b e
b i z a r r e , c o r r u p t , o f w h o m i n s h o r t h e d r e w a n a t r o c i o u s p o r t r a i t w i t h o u t
n o t i c i n g t h a t t h e Du c h e s s , m u c h a n n o y e d , t r i e d a l l s h e c o u l d t o i n t e r r u p t ,
o r a t l e a s t t o s o f t e n t h e m e r c i l e s s v e r d i c t w h i c h d e a l t w i t h t h e a s p i r i n g
Ma r q u i s h i m s e l f - w h o w a s p r e s e n t a t t h e c h a r g e 1
Th e m a r r i a g e w a s b r o k e n o f f . Cu s t i n e m a r r i e d Ml l e . d e Co u r t o m e r
a n d b e c a m e t h e s a d t y p e w h o m e v e r y o n e k n o w s . Th e s o l e m n G e r m a n
h a d n o t m a d e a m i s t a k e .
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Th e Ar t o f P r e d i c t i n g t h e F u t u r e ( F a y a r d , p u b l i s h e r ) . An y d e s i r e d d o c u m e n t a t i o n o n t h i s
p a r t i c u l a r a r t w i l l a l s o b e f o u n d i n t h e Hi s t o r y o f G r a p h o l o g y o f Em i l i e d e V a r s .
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. Mi c h o n t e l l s h o w h e w a s a s k e d b y a w o r t h y m a n a g e d 4 0 t o
e x a m i n e h i s w r i t i n g , i n w h i c h t h e f a m o u s Ab b d d i s c o v e r e d a n e x c e s s i v e
m e l a n c h o l y , o b v i o u s l o y a l t y , b u t a l s o a h e a r t r e n d i n g l a c k o f e n e r g y .
Hi s c o r r e s p o n d e n t w a n t e d h i s o p i n i o n , b e i n g o n t h e o n e h a n d a b a c h e l o r
v e r y a n x i o u s t o m a r r y a c e r t a i n y o u n g l a d y o f 2 5 w i t h w h o m h e w a s
m u c h i n l o v e , a n d b e i n g o n t h e o t h e r h a n d o b s e s s e d w i t h t h e d e s i r e
t o g o t o P a r i s a n d s t a r t i n b u s i n e s s . Th e g r a p h o l o g i s t d i d n o t f a i l
t o a d v i s e h i m t o g i v e u p h i s c o m m e r c i a l i n t e n t i o n s , a s h e w a s t o o n a i f
a n d n o t s u f f i c i e n t l y s t r o n g w i l l e d , a n d a l s o t o a b a n d o n h i s m a t r i m o n i a l
p l a n s r e l a t i n g t o a w o m a n w h o w a s t o o y o u n g a n d w h o m h e w o u l d
m a k e u n h a p p y . Th e g o o d m a n t o o k t h e a d v i c e , b e i n g t h u s s a v e d
f r o m t h e d o u b l e r i s k o f c o m p r o m i s i n g h i s f o r t u n e a n d h i s d o m e s t i c
h a p p i n e s s
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s u c c e s s e s o f h i s c a r e e r . So m e m o n e y h a d b e e n s t o l e n i n a h o u s e , a n d
n o c l u e m a d e t h e f i n d i n g o f t h e c u l p r i t p o s s i b l e . Ha v i n g h o w e v e r
n o t i c e d s o m e b l o t t i n g p a p e r o n w h i c h a n o t e , n o t s i g n e d , h a d b e e n
b l o t t e d , a n d t h e m a s t e r a n d m i s t r e s s o f t h e h o u s e h a v i n g s t a t e d t h a t
t h e y h a d h a d n o o p p o r t u n i t y o f w r i t i n g f o r t h r e e d a y s , h e e x a m i n e d
t h e f e w l i n e s w r i t t e n b y r e a d i n g t h e m o n t h e s p o t i n a l o o k i n g - g l a s s ,
a n d d e s c r i b e d t h e p r o b a b l e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e w r i t e r ; t h e d e s c r i p t i o n
c o r r e s p o n d e d w i t h t h e s o n w h o , o n b e i n g q u e s t i o n e d , b e c a m e t r o u b l e d
a n d f i n a l l y w i t h t e a r s a d m i t t e d h i s t h e f t a n d t h e n a m e o f t h e y o u n g
w o m a n f o r w h o s e p l e a s u r e h e h a d c o m m i t t e d i t , a n d w i t h w h o m h e
h a d j u s t f i x e d u p a m e e t i n g t o b r i n g h e r t h e p r o c e e d s .
In c o n c l u s i o n l e t u s b e u l t r a - m o d e r n a n d c o p y t h i s e x t r a c t f r o m a
n e w s p a p e r o f t h e 1 5 t h Ap r i l , 1 9 2 5 :-
" L e t u s w a t c h o u r w r i t i n g ! Th i s o b v i o u s l y b e c o m e s n e c e s s a r y n o w t h a t
s e v e r a l Am e r i c a n L i f e As s u r a n c e So c i e t i e s r e f u s e t o d e c i d e t h e p r e m i u m t o
b e p a i d o n d e a t h b e f o r e h a v i n g a s p e c i m e n o f t h e w r i t i n g o f t h e a s s u r e d .
Dr . Br o u d K u r t , w h o w a s t h e p r o m o t e r o f t h i s n e w d e c i s i o n , c l a i m s t h a t
t h e i r c l i e n t s m u s t b e d i v i d e d i n t o t h r e e c l a s s e s , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s i z e o f t h e
l e t t e r s w h i c h t h e y w r i t e .
Th o s e i n g r o u p 1 w i l l d i s a p p e a r n i n e y e a r s a f t e r t h e s i g n i n g o f t h e i r
p o l i c i e s , t h o s e o f t h e s e c o n d g r o u p 2 5 y e a r s a f t e r , a n d t h o s e o f t h e t h i r d g r o u p
5 0 y e a r s a f t e r .
F i g u r e s g i v e n h a p h a z a r d , y o u s a y ? In p r i n c i p l e o n e m i g h t b e i n c l i n e d
t o b e l i e v e i t . Bu t w h a t i s e x c e e d i n g l y d i s t u r b i n g i s t h a t s t a t i s t i c s d r a w n u p
f r o m t h e a s s u r e d w h o h a v e d i e d p r o v e d Dr . K u r t e n t i r e l y r i g h t
. "
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So m e g r a p h o l o g i s t s h a v e t r i e d t o a n a l y s e t h e w h o l e o f t h e a l p h a b e t
l e t t e r b y l e t t e r , b o t h a s t o t h e c a p i t a l s a n d t h e s m a l l l e t t e r s
. Th i s
m e t h o d h a s t h e d o u b l e d e f e c t o f b e i n g t o o f a s t i d i o u s a n d t o o d e t a i l e d .
It p r o v e s b a d l y b y w a n t i n g t o p r o v e t o o m u c h . Th e m o r e s o a s t h e
s a m e p e r s o n , e v e n s i n c e r e l y , f o r m s t h e s a m e l e t t e r s d i f f e r e n t l y i n t h e
c o u r s e o f a p a g e . In t h i s En c y c l o p a e d i a w h e r e w e g u a r d a g a i n s t
c h a r l a t a n i s m , g i v i n g f a c t s a n d i d e a s o n l y b y w a y o f r e f e r e n c e a n d
w i t h a l l r e s e r v e , w e m a i n t a i n t h a t i n G r a p h o l o g y a s i n
a l l t h e o t h e r
a r t s c a l l e d d i v i n a t o r y w e m u s t e x a g g e r a t e n o t h i n g ; t h a t i t i s b e t t e r
t o f i n d i n i t o n l y h i n t s , s o m e t i m e s v e r y s u r e , b u t s o m e t i m e s a l s o s o m e -
w h a t v a g u e , w h i c h m u s t b e t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n o n l y s o f a r a s
t h e y a p p e a r t o c o r r o b o r a t e e a c h o t h e r .
W e t h i n k t h e r e f o r e t h a t i n G r a p h o l o g y i t i s n e c e s s a r y a n d s u f f i c i e n t
t o s t u d y :-
1 . Th e g e n e r a l a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e w r i t i n g .
2 . Th e a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e l e t t e r s .
3 . Th e s e c o n d a r y a p p e a r a n c e s ( d o t s , l i n e s , t e r m i n a t i o n s , p a r a g r a p h s , e t c . ) .
4 . Th e i n f l u e n c e s w h i c h m a y m o d i f y t h e w r i t i n g ( h e a l t h , a g e , n a t i o n a l i t y ,
e t c . ) .
It i s u n d e r t h e s e f o u r h e a d s t h a t w e s h a l l d i v i d e o u r r e m a r k s , g i v i n g
o r a d d i n g t o t h e m s y n o p t i c f o r m s . An d i n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a l s o l e t
u s n o t e t h a t i f t h e s e t a b l e s a r e c o n v e n i e n t , t h e y r u n t h e r i s k o f h a v i n g
a k i n d o f d o g m a t i c l o o k a g a i n s t w h i c h w e w a r n t h e r e a d e r . He m u s t
r e m e m b e r t h a t o t h e r s i g n s m a y s e e m t o c o n t r a d i c t t h e m ; h e r e a l s o ,
t h e r e f o r e , i t i s a n a v e r a g e
w h i c h w e h a v e t o l o o k f o r , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e
g r e a t o c c u l t l a w o f r e s u l t s
.
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g r a p h i c s i g n s a n d a s t o t h e s t y l e o f
t h e w r i t e r .
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. It m a y a l s o b e c o m p l e x , i f f o r i n s t a n c e t h i s h o o k , a l r e a d y s i g n i f i c a n t ,
i s i n a d d i t i o n c l u b s h a p e d .
Th e m o r e f r e q u e n t a n d w e l l d e f i n e d a s i g n i s , t h e m o r e i n t e n s i t y
i t r e v e a l s i n t h e q u a l i t y o r t h e d e f e c t w h i c h i t e x p r e s s e s .
G e n e r a l l y s p e a k i n g , e a c h w r i t i n g h a s o n e o r m o r e d o m i n a n t s . It
i s w e l l t o b e a b l e t o a s c e r t a i n t h e m . Of t e n t h e y j u m p t o t h e e y e
a n d f o r m a g u i d e f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e r e s e a r c h e s
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o r r e t i c e n t , t h e s y n t a x , t h e s p e l l i n g , e n a b l e u s a t o n c e t o s e e i f w e a r e
d e a l i n g w i t h a n i g n o r a n t o r a n e d u c a t e d p e r s o n , a f r a n k o r a n i n s i n c e r e
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t h e l e g i b i l i t y o f t h e w r i t i n g ;
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; a n o r m a l a n d r e g u l a r
m a r g i n o n o n e s i d e o n l y d e n o t e s e c o n o m y ;
a v e r y w i d e o n e , g e n e r o s i t y ;
a n i n c r e a s i n g o n e ,
e x t r a v a g a n c e o v e r c o m i n g e c o n o m y ;
a d e c r e a s i n g
o n e , e c o n o m y o v e r c o m i n g
e x t r a v a g a n c e .
Bu t w e m u s t n o t e x a g g e r a t e ,
a n d a b o v e a l l w e m u s t a v o i d s o m e w h a t
t o o e a s y d e d u c t i o n s . W e s e e p e o p l e w r i t i n g
n o w w i t h a m a r g i n ,
n o w w i t h o u t , a c c o r d i n g t o w h e t h e r t h e y h a v e l i t t l e
o r m u c h t o s a y .
W e p r e f e r p u t t i n g o u r f a i t h i n t h e a p p e a r a n c e ,
w h e t h e r c l e a n o r
n e g l e c t e d , s o m e t i m e s d i r t y ,
o f t h e p a p e r a n d t h e e n v e l o p e .
Th i s
c e r t a i n l y i n d i c a t e s
t h e c a r e o r o t h e r w i s e w h i c h t h e w r i t e r b e s t o w s
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RESUL TS
Qu i e t w r i t i n g . .
Ro u n d e d w r i t i n g
Qu i e t m i n d
G e n t l e n e s s
: : P a t i e n c e .
L i g h t a n d g r a c e f u l w r i t i n g
Sl o p i n g w r i t i n g .
" T " w e a k l y c r o s s e d
De l i c a c y
Se n s i t i v e n e s s . .
W e a k w i l l - p o w e r
V i v a c i t y
Se n s i t i v e n e s s
Im p o t e n c e
: :
Ti m i d i t y .
Sp i t e f u l n e s s
.
" T " c r o s s e d l o n g
Sl o p i n g w r i t i n g
F i n e w r i t i n g
" T " c r o s s e d l o n g
Sl o p i n g w r i t i n g
He a v y w r i t i n g o r
s t r o k e s . .
w i t h t h i c k
Im p o t e n c e
V i v a c i t y
St r e n g t h

. .
De l i c a c y
Su p p l e n e s s o f m i n d
V e r y b a d t e m p e r .
:
: } Di p l o m a c y .
W o r d s g e t t i n g s m a l l e r
Se r p e n t i n e w r i t i n g . . .
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o n w h a t h e d o e s
. Sp o t s , b l o t c h e s , a s h e e t w i t h a c o r n e r t u r n e d d o w n
a r e n o t v e r y f l a t t e r i n g s i g n s .
On e o b s e r v a t i o n :
l o o k r a t h e r a t t h e e n d o f t h e l e t t e r t h a n a t i t s
b e g i n n i n g o n w h i c h g e n e r a l l y m o r e c a r e i s b e s t o w e d
. Th e e n d g i v e s
a c l o s e r k n o w l e d g e o f t h e w r i t e r
; a n d i f t h e w r i t i n g , g o o d a t t h e s t a r t ,
b e c o m e s s c r a w l i n g , y o u m a y b e s u r e t h a t y o u a r e d e a l i n g w i t h a n e r v y
o r i m p a t i e n t p e r s o n , w h o i s a p t t o l a c k a n o r d e r l y m i n d a n d p e r s e v e r -
a n c e .
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( b ) Th e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e l i n e s i s m u c h s t u d i e d b y g r a p h o l o g i s t s .
1
. A h o r i z o n t a l , r i g i d , s t r a i g h t w r i t i n g d e n o t e s w i l l - p o w e r , i n f l e x i -
b i l i t y .
Th e s a m e , w i t h o u t t o o m u c h r i g i d i t y - u p r i g h t n e s s a n d p e r s e v e r -
a n c e .
Th e s a m e , s o f t - w e a k w i l l - p o w e r , h e s i t a t i o n , i r r e s o l u t i o n .
2 . A w r i t i n g s l o p i n g u p w a r d s b e l o n g s t o h i m w h o h a s d a s h a n d
a m b i t i o n .
Sl o p i n g u p w a r d s b u t s l o p p y , i t m e a n s s t u p i d v a n i t y .
If i t c l i m b s , i t i s n o l o n g e r a m b i t i o n , b u t e x a l t a t i o n .
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3
. A w r i t i n g s l o p i n g d o w n w a r d s i s a s i g n o f p e s s i m i s m , o f m e l a n -
c h o l y . 1
If i t t o p p l e s d o w n i n s o m e w a y , t h e p e s s i m i s m b e c o m e s m o u r n -
f u l n e s s , g l o o m i n e s s .
An d i f , s l o p i n g d o w n w a r d s , i t y e t s h e w s s o m e s i g n s o f s t r e n g t h ,
t h e r e i s d a n g e r o f d i s c o u r a g e m e n t , e v e n o f s u i c i d e
.
4
. A w r i t i n g w i t h c o n c a v e l i n e s d e n o t e s r e a c t i o n a g a i n s t a d v e r s i t y ,
a n e f f o r t t o f i g h t a g a i n s t f a t e
.
A w r i t i n g w i t h c o n v e x l i n e s s h e w s p r e s u m p t i o n , w i t h e a s y u p s a n d
d o w n s . '
A s i n u o u s s e r p e n t i n e w r i t i n g - s u p p l e n e s s o f m i n d , d i p l o m a c y . 8
Bu t o f c o u r s e i t i s p o s s i b l e f o r t h e s e v a r i o u s s i g n s t o b e c o m b i n e d
.
Th e s p a c e s b e t w e e n t h e l i n e s a l s o h a v e t h e i r v a l u e
Cl e a r a n d r e g u l a r - s a n e j u d g m e n t
.
Ir r e g u l a r - i m a g i n a t i o n p r e d o m i n a t i n g .
V e r y c l o s e - a v a r i c e .
V e r y w i d e - l i b e r a l i t y
.
F o r o u r s e l v e s w e d o n o t t h i n k i t n e c e s s a r y t o p l a c e t o o m u c h r e l i a n c e
o n t h i s .
Na r r o w s p a c e s b e t w e e n l i n e s m a y m e a n a n a b u n d a n c e o f
i d e a s d e s i r e d t o b e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n o n e p a g e .
W i d e s p a c e s m e a n
n o t s o m u c h l i b e r a l i t y o f t h e p u r s e a s l i b e r a l i t y o f t h e m i n d .
( c ) Th e s a m e r e m a r k a p p l i e s t o t h e s p a c i n g o f t h e l e t t e r s
. It
m a y b e t h a t a c l o s e w r i t i n g d e n o t e s a v a r i c e ; b u t i n t h e e n d i f t h i s
s i g n i s t o b e f o u n d , i t m u s t b e a s t h e r e s u l t o f a l l t h e g r a p h i c c l o s e
s p a c i n g s - l e t t e r s , l i n e s a n d s p a c e s b e t w e e n l i n e s
. An d e v e n t h e n d o
n o t l e t u s b e t o o m u c h i n a h u r r y 1
Ac c o r d i n g t o t h i s m e a n s o f o b s e r v a t i o n w e f i n d
W i d e l y s p a c e d l e t t e r s - p r o d i g a l i n s t i n c t s .
W i d e s p a c e s w i t h l o n g e n d l e t t e r s - g e n e r o s i t y .
W i d e l y s p a c e d l e t t e r s w i t h o u t h o o k s ( a s i g n o f e g o i s m ) - d i s i n t e r e s t e d -
n e s s .
W i d e l y s p a c e d l e t t e r s w i t h h o o k s - i n t e r e s t e d g e n e r o s i t y .
W i d e l y s p a c e d l e t t e r s w i t h l a r g e s t r o k e s o f t h e p e n - e x t r a v a g a n c e
.
No r m a l l y s p a c e d l e t t e r s - w i s e e c o n o m y .
Cl o s e w r i t i n g m u s t n o t b e m i s t a k e n f o r s m a l l w r i t i n g
. Be s i d e s
i t i s p o s s i b l e t o m a k e s m a l l w r i t i n g w i t h l a r g e l e t t e r s
.
' Dr
. Sc h w i e d l a n d g i v e s t h e f o l l o w i n g p h y s i o l o g i c a l r e a s o n , Be i n g d i s c o u r a g e d , t i r e d , w e
l e a n t o w a r d s l e s s f a t i g u i n g m o v e m e n t s , t o w a r d s l e t t i n g t h e a r m d r o p , On t h e o t h e r h a n d t h e
o p t i m i s t i s b r a v e , a n d n o t a f r a i d o f t h e e f f o r t w h i c h
"
i n s o m e w a y r a i s e s h i s h a n d a n d m a k e s
t h e w r i t i n g s l o p e u p w a r d s . "

F o r i n s t a n c e Mm e
. d e P o m p a d o u r - c o n s t a n t b u t i n e f f e c t u a l e f f o r t
. An d s h e d i e d y o u n g .

Di p l o m a c y , a c c o r d i n g t o Cr e p i e u x - J a m i n , i s t h e r e s u l t , r a t h e r t h a n t h e s i g n , o f d e l i c a c y
a n d s u p p l e n e s s .
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( d ) In c h i l d r e n ' s w r i t i n g t h e l e t t e r s u s u a l l y g e t l a r g e r t o w a r d s
t h e e n d o f t h e w o r d ; i t h a s b e e n n o t i c e d t h a t i n t h e m , a n d a l s o i n
g r o w n - u p s , i t i s a s i g n o f c h i l d i s h n e s s .
It f o l l o w s t h a t a g l a d i o l a t e d w r i t i n g ( s w o r d - s h a p e d , t h a t i s t o s a y
g e t t i n g s m a l l e r t o w a r d s t h e e n d o f t h e w o r d ) i s a s i g n o f t h e o p p o s i t e
- c u n n i n g
. An d i f t h e e n d o f t h e w o r d s i s s o m e t i m e s i l l e g i b l e b e c a u s e
s o s m a l l , o r i s m e r e l y a w a v y l i n e , w e a r e e n t i t l e d t o t h i n k t h a t t h e
c u n n i n g b e c o m e s d i s s i m u l a t i o n , e v e n p e r f i d y .
W r i t i n g o f m e d i u m h e i g h t a n d r e g u l a r i n t h i s r e s p e c t d e n o t e s
i n t e g r i t y , l o y a l t y .
Ir r e g u l a r m e d i u m w r i t i n g - v e r s a t i l i t y .
W r i t i n g g e t t i n g l a r g e r a n d h e a v y - o b s t i n a c y , e x a g g e r a t i o n .
W r i t i n g g e t t i n g l a r g e r , b u t l i g h t - s i m p l i c i t y , c r e d u l i t y .
W r i t i n g g e t t i n g l a r g e r a n d i n h a r m o n i o u s - s t u p i d i t y .
( e ) Th e
m o v e m e n t o f t h e w r i t i n g i s i n o u r o p i n i o n a s u b t l e b u t s u r e
i n d i c a t i o n .
An e x c i t e d p e r s o n w r i t e s q u i c k l y , f o r v i v a c i t y i s o f t h e e s s e n c e o f
h i s m o v e m e n t s
.
A c a l m m a n w r i t e s s t e a d i l y . An d t h i s i s r e c o g n i s e d a t o n c e .
A h a s t y a n d v e r y q u i c k w r i t i n g - e x t r e m e a c t i v i t y
.
If i t i s o n l y q u i c k , l a c k o f r e f l e c t i o n m a y b e f e a r e d .
If i t i s m e r e l y b r i s k , i t r e s e m b l e s t h e m i n d , a c t i v e a n d r e a d y .
Th e w r i t i n g m a y a l s o b r e a t h e s t r e n g t h , h e a l t h . Th e n i t i s c a l l e d
d y n a m o g e n i o u s .
Th e c a l m w r i t i n g o f w h i c h w e s p o k e a b o v e m a y b e s o f t l i k e t h e
w r i t e r .
Ca r e l e s s w r i t i n g i n d i c a t e s t h o u g h t l e s s n e s s ; i f h e s i t a t i n g , i n d e c i s i o n ;
i f t r e m b l i n g , f a t i g u e
. Bu t h e r e w e f a l l i n t o t o o e a s y a s s i m i l a t i o n s .
Mu c h t o b e p r e f e r r e d i s t h e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n v e y e d b y a c l e a r a n d
d i s t i n c t w r i t i n g , t h e d a u g h t e r o f m e n t a l b a l a n c e , t o t h a t c o n v e y e d b y
a c o n f u s e d , t a n g l e d , i n o n e w o r d b i z a r r e , w r i t i n g , t h e d a u g h t e r o f a n
o d d m i n d .
L e g i b i l i t y m a y b e r a p i d a n d e a s y i n f r a n k , b r i s k a n d h o n e s t
c h a r a c t e r s .
It m a y a l s o e x i s t , b u t s l o w l i k e t h e i r t h o u g h t , w h i c h a c c e n t u a t e s
t h e s i g n o f h o n e s t y
.
Il l e g i b l e b u t e q u a l - a n a r d e n t , p r e c i p i t a t e , i m p u l s i v e n a t u r e .
Il l e g i b l e b u t p o i n t e d , t h e w o r d s g e t t i n g s m a l l e r - c u n n i n g , d i s s i m u -
l a t i o n , i n s c r u t a b i l i t y .
( f ) Th e j o i n i n g o f l e t t e r s a n d w o r d s g i v e s i n f o r m a t i o n t o t h e
g r a p h o l o g i s t f r o m t h e p s y c h o l o g i c a l s t a n d p o i n t t h a t t h e i n t u i t i v e
c r e a t o r o f i d e a s p u t s t h e s e d o w n w i t h o u t c o n n e c t i o n , w h e r e a s t h e
d e d u c t i v e t y p e c a r r i e s o u t , d e d u c e s , r e a s o n s , h e n c e c o n n e c t s
.
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F r o m t h i s p o i n t o f v i e w w e t h e r e f o r e h a v e t w o k i n d s o f w r i t i n g ,
t h e d e t a c h e d , c u t , a n d t h e c o n n e c t e d . If w e r a i s e t h i s o b s e r v a t i o n
t o t h e e t h n o g r a p h i c a l l e v e l , s o a s t o g i v e i t a s t r i k i n g c o n f i r m a t i o n , w e
f i n d t h a t t h e Or i e n t a l w h o i s c o n t e m p l a t i v e , h a s a d e t a c h e d w r i t i n g ,
a n d t h a t t h e Oc c i d e n t a l , w h o i s p r a c t i c a l , a n d a c t s , h a s a c o n n e c t e d
w r i t i n g .
Th e f o l l o w i n g a r e t h e m a i n d i f f e r e n c e s i n t h i s g r a p h o l o g i c a l s c h e m e
A w r i t i n g e n t i r e l y d i s c o n n e c t e d d e n o t e s a t a s t e f o r p a r a d o x - i f
l e s s s o , a t a s t e f o r t h e o r i s i n g , i n t u i t i o n
.
If o n l y t h e f i r s t l e t t e r o f t h e w o r d i s d i s c o n n e c t e d - i n t u i t i o n f o l l o w e d
b y r e a l i s a t i o n . '
Th e c o n n e c t e d w r i t i n g , a s w e h a v e s a i d , b e l o n g s t o t h e d e d u c t i v e
t y p e .
If e v e n t h e w o r d s a r e j o i n e d t o g e t h e r - e x c e s s o f d e d u c t i v e n e s s ,
s o p h i s t r y .
W r i t i n g w i t h a n e q u a l n u m b e r o f l e t t e r s d i s c o n n e c t e d a n d a n e q u a l
n u m b e r c o n n e c t e d - g o o d m e n t a l b a l a n c e .
Mo r e l e t t e r s d e t a c h e d t h a n c o n n e c t e d - i d e a s p r e d o m i n a t e .
L e s s l e t t e r s d e t a c h e d t h a n c o n n e c t e d - r e a l i s a t i o n p r e d o m i n a t e s .
IV
Ap p e a r a n c e o f t h e L e t t e r s ( Ca p i t a l s )
Th e s i m p l e s t m e a n s o f m a k i n g o u r s e l v e s u n d e r s t o o d w o u l d s e e m
t o b e t o d r a w u p a t a b l e :-
1 . Si m p l e c a p i t a l s , w e l l t r a c e d , o r r e s e m b l i n g s m a l l l e t t e r s - - w e l l
d e v e l o p e d i n t e l l e c t
.
2
. Un g r a c e f u l a n d a w k w a r d c a p i t a l s - p o o r i n t e l l e c t .
3
. G r a c e f u l c a p i t a l s , w i t h h a r m o n i o u s c u r v e s d e s c e n d i n g b e l o w
t h e l i n e - t a s t e , e l e g a n c e , a e s t h e t i c s e n s e
.
4
. Ca p i t a l s r e s e m b l i n g p r i n t - a e s t h e t i c s e n s e , l o v e o f f o r m .
5
. Ca p i t a l s w i t h m a n y f l o u r i s h e s a n d c u r v e s - p r e t e n s i o n , o s t e n t a -
t i o n .
6 . Ca p i t a l s r e s e m b l i n g f i g u r e s - m e t h o d i c a l p e o p l e w h o r e a s o n
f r o m e x a c t p r e m i s e s .
7 . Da s h i n g c a p i t a l s - t r e n c h a n t c h a r a c t e r s
.
8
. Ca p i t a l s v e r y l o n g a s c o m p a r e d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g s m a l l l e t t e r s
- p r i d e . Ca p i t a l s l o w a n d s m a l l - m o d e s t y o r d i s s i m u l a t i o n .
_ " In w r i t i n g s w h i c h h a v e a l l t h e l e t t e r s c o n n e c t e d , t h e r e a r e s o m e w h i c h h a v e t h e f i r s t
l e t t e r c l e a n l y d i s c o n n e c t e d , a n d I h a v e f o u n d t h a t t h i s s i g n c o r r e s p o n d e d w i t h b r a i n s r i c h i n
d e d u c t i v e n e s s , b u t w h i c h y e t h a d a n i n i t i a l m o v e m e n t t o w a r d s i n t u i t i o n " ( Ab b e Mi c h o n ) .
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9
. Ca p i t a l s c l o s e l y w r i t t e n - t i m i d i t y . Ca p i t a l s v e r y l a r g e a n d o p e n
- b l u f f .
1 0 . Ca p i t a l s l a r g e a t f o o t - p r a c t i c a l s e n s e
. Ca p i t a l s l a r g e o n t h e
t o p - i d e a l i s m o r v a n i t y .
1 1
. Ca p i t a l s h i g h u p " a s i f o n s t i l t s " - s e l f - s u f f i c i e n c y , v a n i t y .
1 2
. Ca p i t a l u n d e r l i n i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r s - s e l f - c o m p l a c e n c y .
Ca p i t a l c o v e r i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r s - p r o t e c t i n g p r i d e .
1 3
. Ca p i t a l e n d i n g t o w a r d s t h e l e f t - f i g h t w i t h o n e s e l f . Ca p i t a l
e n d i n g t o w a r d s t h e r i g h t - i n d e p e n d e n t s p i r i t .
1 4 . V e r y l a r g e c a p i t a l s - p r e t e n t i o u s n e s s
. Ab s e n c e o f c a p i t a l s ,
m o d e s t y o r m a t e r i a l m i n d .
1 5 . Ho o k a t b e g i n n i n g - a c q u i s i t i v e n e s s
. Ho o k a t b o t h e n d s -
a v a r i c e .
1 6
. Ca p i t a l e n d i n g i n b a c k w a r d h o o k - e g o i s m . Ca p i t a l c o n n e c t e d
w i t h t h e s m a l l l e t t e r f o l l o w i n g - s e l f - f o r g e t f u l n e s s .
Th e l e t t e r M i n p a r t i c u l a r a t t r a c t s a t t e n t i o n b y i t s v a r i a t i o n s :-
1 7 . Th e M w i t h t h r e e d o w n s t r o k e s , c a l l e d a r i s t o c r a t i c , d e n o t e s
a p e r s o n o f t h e c u l t u r e d w o r l d . Th e M w i t h t w o d o w n s t r o k e s , c a l l e d
p o p u l a r , d e n o t e s t h e c o n t r a r y , o r i f i t i s f o u n d a m o n g . i n t e l l e c t u a l s ,
a l l f a i l u r e s w r i t e i t t h u s . If v e r y h i g h a n d v e r y b r o a d - b o a s t i n g ,
s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e
.
1 8
. Th e f i r s t d o w n s t r o k e h i g h e r t h a n t h e o t h e r s - p r i d e o f c o m -
p a r i s o n . Do w n s t r o k e s e q u a l s i z e - n o a m b i t i o n . If l i k e t h e l a s t -
d e s i r e f o r a p p r o v a l .
1 9
. L i k e a d o w n s t a i r c a s e - p e s s i m i s m . L i k e a n u p w a r d s t a i r c a s e
- v u l g a r a m b i t i o n .
2 0 . J o i n i n g o f s t r o k e s r o u n d e d , a n g u l a r , o r h a l f - w a y u p :- 1 ,
G e n t l e n e s s ; 2 , Ob s t i n a c y ; 3 , K e e n a c q u i s i t i v e n e s s .
V
Ap p e a r a n c e o f t h e L e t t e r s - Sm a l l
W e p r o p o s e t o s t u d y t h e m f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g p o i n t s o f v i e w :-
Di m e n s i o n s , d i r e c t i o n , s h a p e , a r r a n g e m e n t a n d p l a s t i c , o p e n n e s s ,
s o b e r n e s s , s l o p e , u p s t r o k e s a n d d o w n s t r o k e s .
A
. W r i t i n g w i d e - c o u r a g e , o p e n n e s s , d a r i n g .

s i n u o u s a n d s u p p l e - t h e p a r v e n u
.

r i g i d a n d f i r m - g r e a t d a r i n g .

h i g h a n d u p r i g h t - p r i d e , e v e n a r r o g a n c e .

h i g h a n d s l o p i n g - c o m p a s s i o n a t e p r i d e .

h i g h w i t h b a c k w a r d h o o k s - p r i d e , d i s d a i n .

n a r r o w - t i m i d i t y i f i t i s h i g h ; o r a v a r i c e i f i t i s s m a l l a n d
c o m p a c t .
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W r i t i n g n o t w i d e b u t h i g h - l a r g e n e s s o f v i e w s , k n o w l e d g e o f o n e ' s
o w n s t r e n g t h .

h i g h a n d w i d e - l o v e o f d i s p l a y .

h i g h a n d n a r r o w - c o n s t r a i n t .

h i g h a n d a l e r t - g r e a t i m a g i n a t i o n .

h i g h a n d s l o w - p r o u d a s p i r a t i o n s .

s m a l l - c u n n i n g , m i n u t i a , s o m e t i m e s a v a r i c e .

s m a l l a n d h a r m o n i o u s - d e l i c a c y o f m i n d .

s m a l l a n d h a r m o n i o u s , t h e c r o s s i n g o f t h e " T " e n d i n g i n a
p o i n t - - - c a u s t i c c h a r a c t e r .

s m a l l a n d h a r m o n i o u s w i t h l a s t l e t t e r e n d i n g i n a p o i n t -
c u n n i n g .

s m a l l a n d i n h a r m o n i o u s - s t i n g i n e s s .

s m a l l a n d i n h a r m o n i o u s w i t h r e g u l a r p o i n t i n g - m a n i a
.

s m a l l a n d i n h a r m o n i o u s , c l o s e a n d c o m p a c t - a v a r i c e .

s m a l l , l o w a n d f l a t - t i m i d h u m i l i t y , n o b r e a d t h o f m i n d .
Bu t i t m u s t n o t b e f o r g o t t e n t h a t l o n g - s i g h t e d p e o p l e w r i t e l a r g e
a n d s h o r t - s i g h t e d p e o p l e s m a l l . Th e r e f o r e , b e f o r e c o m i n g t o a d e c i s i o n ,
w e m u s t s t u d y o t h e r g r a p h o l o g i c a l e l e m e n t s .
A t h i c k w r i t i n g d e n o t e s m a t e r i a l i n s t i n c t s , g r e e d i n e s s , s e n s u a l i t y .
A t h i n w r i t i n g d e n o t e s a n a b s e n c e o f v o l u p t u o u s n e s s .
A f i r m w r i t i n g s h o w s e n e r g y a n d t e m p e r a m e n t .
Bu t f i r m a n d d e f a c e d - c o a r s e n e s s , b r u t a l i t y .
A l i g h t w r i t i n g ( l e s s f i r m t h a n t h e t h i n ) d e n o t e s d e l i c a c y , w e a k n e s s ,
a s o m e w h a t s i c k l y n a t u r e
.
B
. L e t u s p a s s o n t o t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e l e t t e r s . It i s b a s e d o n t h e
d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e s t r o n g , t h e a c t i v e , t h e g o - a h e a d a n d t h e h e s i t a t -
i n g , t h e d e l a y i n g i n e v e r y t h i n g . Th e f o r m e r h a v e b e e n c a l l e d
d e x t r o g y r o u s a n d t h e l a t t e r s i n i s t r o g y r o u s , b e c a u s e t h e f o r m e r s l o p e
t h e i r w r i t i n g t o w a r d s t h e r i g h t , t h e o t h e r s t o w a r d s t h e l e f t o r b a c k w a r d s .
If a d e x t r o g y r o u s w r i t i n g s l o p e s t o w a r d s t h e r i g h t s t r o k e s w h i c h
s h o u l d n o r m a l l y s l o p e t o w a r d s t h e l e f t , t h i s d e n o t e s i n i t s a u t h o r
a c t i v i t y , i n t e l l i g e n c e , a l t r u i s m .
If o n t h e o t h e r h a n d a s i n i s t r o g y r o u s w r i t i n g s l o p e s t o w a r d s t h e
l e f t s t r o k e s i n t e n d e d f o r t h e r i g h t , w e i n f e r f r o m t h i s t h a t i t s a u t h o r
i s s l o w , h e s i t a t i n g , i n a c t i v e . Th u s t h e h e a d o f a b u s i n e s s w i l l k n o w
b e f o r e h a n d t h e c h a r a c t e r o f h i m w h o a p p l i e s f o r a p o s t b y l e t t e r .
C
. Sh a p e . Th i s i s e i t h e r r o u n d e d o r a n g u l a r .
A r o u n d e d w r i t i n g d e n o t e s a n e a s y t e m p e r , g e n t l e n e s s , s o m e t i m e s
s o f t n e s s a n d i n d e c i s i o n .
Ro u n d e d a n d v e r y s l o p i n g - p a s s i o n l e a d i n g p e r h a p s t o a l a c k o f
c o n s c i e n c e .
Ro u n d e d , s l o p i n g a n d c o n n e c t e d - s e l f - a b a n d o n m e n t
.
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Ro u n d e d , s l o p i n g a n d u p w a r d - d e v o t i o n .
Ro u n d e d , s l o p i n g a n d c a l m - p a t i e n c e , a n d i n t h e c a s e o f s o f t w r i t i n g ,
l a z i n e s s .
An a n g u l a r w r i t i n g i n d i c a t e s a p e e v i s h o b s t i n a t e c h a r a c t e r .
If i t i s a n g u l a r a n d s l o p i n g - w e a k s e n t i m e n t a l i t y .
An g u l a r , e r e c t a n d a l e r t - q u a r r e l s o m e m i n d .
An g u l a r , e r e c t a n d s t i f f - m a l e v o l e n c e .
Th e r e a r e w r i t i n g s w h i c h a r e s o t o s p e a k s q u a r e - t h e y c a n b e n d ,
b u t r u l e i f n e c e s s a r y .
D. Th e r e a r e a l s o o r d e r l y c a r e f u l w r i t i n g s . Ot h e r s a r e d i s o r d e r l y
a n d s c r a w l i n g . An d t h e y a r e s o c o n s i s t e n t l y o r i n t e r m i t t e n t l y , i n d i -
c a t i n g c o n s t a n c y o r i n c o n s t a n c y o f i n s t i n c t .
Ne e d l e s s t o s a y a " m a d e " h a n d w r i t i n g h a s n o g r a p h o l o g i c a l v a l u e .
Bu t t h e r e a r e p l e a s i n g , b e a u t i f u l , h a r m o n i o u s w r i t i n g s , i n d i c a t i n g g o o d
t a s t e , a n d u n p l e a s a n t , u g l y i n h a r m o n i o u s w r i t i n g s w h i c h i n d i c a t e t h e
c o n t r a r y .
E. W e d o n o t t h i n k t o o m u c h o u g h t t o b e m a d e o f t h e o p e n n e s s
o f l e t t e r s ( a , o , g , q , e t c . ) , o f w h i c h t h e g a m u t i s a s f o l l o w s :-
L e t t e r s v e r y o p e n - t h o u g h t l e s s c o n f i d e n c e , i n d i s c r e t i o n
.

o p e n a t t h e t o p - e x p a n s i v e n e s s , f r a n k n e s s .

o p e n b a c k w a r d - e x p a n s i v e n e s s t o w a r d s s t r a n g e r s .

o p e n a t t h e b o t t o m - h y p o c r i s y , d i s h o n e s t y .
o p e n i r r e g u l a r l y - d i s c r e t i o n .
g e n e r a l l y c l o s e d - r e s e r v e .
h e r m e t i c a l l y c l o s e d - i n s c r u t a b i l i t y .
w i t h c u r v e s - c o n c e n t r a t i o n .
w i t h c u r v e s a b o v e - o p e n b a c k w a r d s - h y p o c r i t i c a l e x p a n s i v e n e s s
.
F . G r a p h o l o g i s t s a l s o c l a i m t o r e a d i n t h e s o b e r n e s s o r t h e f l o u r i s h e s ,
i n t h e o n e a s i g n o f g r a v i t y , i n t h e o t h e r a s i g n o f v a n i t y , g o i n g a s f a r
a s c o q u e t r y o r s i l l i n e s s . A d r y w r i t i n g d e n o t e s a s e n s e o f t r u t h a n d t h e
a b s t r a c t . Se v e r i t y m a k e s a w r i t i n g d r y , a n g u l a r a n d r i g i d .
G . Th e s l o p e o f t h e w r i t i n g g i v e s t h e f o l l o w i n g s h a d e s :-
Sl o p i n g b a c k w a r d s - d i s s i m u l a t i o n , r e s e r v e , d i s t r u s t .
Up r i g h t - s t r e n g t h o f c h a r a c t e r a n d j u d g m e n t .
Sl o p i n g v e r y s l i g h t - s e n s i t i v e n e s s o f t h e h e a r t , b u t c a l m m a i n t a i n e d .
W e l l s l o p i n g - t e n d e r n e s s , t h e h e a r t d o m i n a t i n g t h e h e a d .
V e r y s l o p i n g - a l m o s t l y i n g d o w n - e x c e s s i v e s e n s i t i v e n e s s .
V a r i e d s l o p i n g - s t r u g g l e b e t w e e n t h e h e a r t a n d t h e h e a d .
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H. Th e d o w n s t r o k e s a n d u p s t r o k e s h a v e b e e n t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r
o f v a r i o u s o b s e r v a t i o n s :-
Ro u n d e d a n d s l i g h t - t e n d e r n e s s .
Ro u n d e d a n d t h i c k - d e v o t i o n .
An g u l a r a n d l i g h t - e g o i s m , d r y n e s s o f h e a r t .
An g u l a r a n d t h i c k - c o a r s e p a s s i o n .
Up p e r d o w n s t r o k e l a r g e r t h a n l o w e r - i n t e l l e c t u a l a c t i v i t y .
L o w e r d o w n s t r o k e l a r g e r t h a n u p p e r - p h y s i c a l a c t i v i t y .
Do w n s t r o k e s w e l l p r o p o r t i o n e d - m e n t a l a n d p h y s i c a l b a l a n c e .
Ta i l o f d o w n s t r o k e c u r v e d

r i g h t l i n e s s .
Do w n s t r o k e s s h o r t - c l e a r m i n d

s a n e j u d g m e n t .

l o n g - l i v e l y i m a g i n a t i o n .

e x c e s s i v e l y l o n g - e x a l t e d i m a g i n a t i o n .

c r o s s e d - o b s t i n a c y .

w i t h c u r v e s o r l i t t l e h o o k s a t b o t t o m - v e r b i a g e .
Do w n s t r o k e c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e s m a l l l e t t e r f o l l o w i n g - s o c i a b i l i t y .
Th e s m a l l D, l i k e t h e c a p i t a l M, h a s a t t r a c t e d s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n .
It h a s a l l s o r t s o f s h a p e s , o f w h i c h t h e f o l l o w i n g a r e t h e p r i n c i p a l :-
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1 . Co p y b o o k t y p e - s i m p l i c i t y , e v e n i n s i g n i f i c a n c e .
2
. G o i n g s t r a i g h t u p - i d e a l a s p i r a t i o n s .
3 . In c l i n e d t o t h e l e f t - i n t e l l e c t u a l i t y .
4
. Co v e r i n g t h e p r e c e d i n g l e t t e r s - s t r u g g l e a g a i n s t i m a g i n a t i o n .
5
. G o i n g b e l o w t h e l i n e - e g o i s m .
6 . Th r o w n f o r w a r d t o t h e r i g h t - i n d e p e n d e n c e .
7 . W i t h r i g h t h a n d c u r v e - i m a g i n a t i o n .
8 . Cu r v e d w i t h s t r o k e a c r o s s - l i v e l y i m a g i n a t i o n .
9 . W i t h r e p e a t e d c u r v e s - e x a l t a t i o n .
1 0
. W i t h f l o u r i s h e s - c o q u e t r y , p r e t e n t i o u s n e s s .
1 1
. Co n n e c t e d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g s m a l l l e t t e r - s e q u e n c e o f i d e a s
.
W e r e p e a t o n c e m o r e w i t h Mr . Ba r b e h i m s e l f - g r a p h o l o g i s t s h a v e
m u l t i p l i e d t h e s i g n s t o s u c h a n e x t e n t t h a t i n t h e e n d t h e y h a v e s p o i l t
t h e i n t e r e s t i n t h e s i g n s
. Ea c h n e w e x p e r t t r i e s t o f i n d s o m e t h i n g
f r e s h .
L e t u s b e c a r e f u l . W e w i l l , h o w e v e r , g i v e t h e c h i e f d i s c o v e r i e s
r e c e n t l y m a d e o r c l a i m e d t o h a v e b e e n m a d e , a n d w e s h a l l c l o s e o u r
s t u d y o f t h e s m a l l l e t t e r s
. He r e a g a i n a t a b l e w o u l d b e c o n v e n i e n t :-
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1 . G r e e k l e t t e r s - s o m e v a n i t y
.
2 . Sm a l l " b " w i t h c o n v e x b a c k - b e n e v o l e n c e .
3
. L e t t e r s f i n i s h e d a f t e r w a r d s - l o v e o f d e t a i l .
4 . Cu r v e s d e s c e n d i n g b e l o w t h e l i n e - k e e n n e s s f o r m o n e y
.
5 . Th e " m " a n d t h e " n " c u r v e d a t t o p - f i r m c h a r a c t e r
.
6 . Th e s a m e l e t t e r s c u r v e d a t t h e b o t t o m - g e n t l e n e s s , a m i a b i l i t y .
7 . Th e l e t t e r s " p , " " j "
e t c . , t a l l e r t h a n t h e o t h e r l e t t e r s - c l e a r i m a g i n a t i o n .
8
. Th e " j , " " g , " e t c . , c r o s s e d i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e d o w n s t r o k e - d o m e s t i c
9 . Th e
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v " g o n g u p a l i t t l e h i g h e r t h a n t h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r - - s e n s e o f d u t y
.
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. An d r e w ' s c r o s s , w i t h s t r a i g h t l i n e s - f i g h t i n g s p i r i t .
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L e t u s s t o p h e r e s o a s n o t t o g e t f a n c i f u l .
An d r a t h e r , r e t u r n i n g
t o t h e m a i n l i n e o f o u r o b s e r v a t i o n s , l e t u s s a y t h a t t h e g e n e r a l a p p e a r -
a n c e g i v e s e x c e l l e n t i n d i c a t i o n s , m u c h b e t t e r t h a n t h e s e t o o p r e c i s e
d e t a i l s .
Ye s , i t i s c o r r e c t t h a t t h e c o u r a g e o u s m a n , w i t h b r o a d a n d d a r i n g
g e s t u r e s , w i l l h a v e a w r i t i n g o f t h e s a m e k i n d , t h a t t h e t i m i d m a n ,
w h o m a k e s h i m s e l f s m a l l i n h i s l i f e , w i l l w r i t e c l o s e l y , t h a t a p e r s o n
w i t h b r o a d v i e w s w i l l h a v e a t a l l w r i t i n g , w h e r e a s t h e m e t i c u l o u s w i l l
c l i n g t o t h e d e t a i l s o f a w r i t i n g w h i c h w i l l a l m o s t a l w a y s b e v e r y s m a l l
.
It i s c o r r e c t t h a t a b r o a d w r i t i n g d e n o t e s a p p e t i t e s , a n d t h a t a f i n e
w r i t i n g m a r k s d e l i c a c y , e t c .
In t h e s a m e w a y t h e r e a r e w r i t i n g s w h i c h r e v e a l c l e a r n e s s , f r a n k -
n e s s o r d i s s i m u l a t i o n , a r i s t o c r a t i c a n d c o m m o n w r i t i n g s , e t c
. It
s e e m s t o u s t h a t w e m u s t n o t t r y t o g o t o o f a r i n r e a d i n g a s o u l w i t h
c e r t a i n t y t h r o u g h s o m e s h a p e o f a l e t t e r o r o t h e r s i g n
.
Th i s m i g h t
l e a d u s i n t o m i s t a k e s , a n d b y i n s i s t i n g o n i t i n t o c h a r l a t a n i s m
.
V I
Se c o n d a r y o r Ac c e s s o r y Ap p e a r a n c e s o f W r i t i n g
Th e s e c o n s i s t o f t h e a c c e n t s , t h e c r o s s i n g s , t h e d o t s a n d t h e p u n c t u a -
t i o n , t h e i n i t i a l s a n d f i n a l s , t h e s i g n a t u r e s a n d f l o u r i s h e s , t h e e r a s u r e s
.
A
. It i s l o g i c a l , i f n o t a l w a y s c o r r e c t , t o s a y t h a t o r d e r s h e w s i t s e l f
i n p l a c i n g a c c e n t s r e g u l a r l y , b u t t h e c o n t r a r y m a y b e t h e r e s u l t o f m e n t a l
s u p e r - a c t i v i t y .
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Ac c e n t s
p l a c e d r a t h e r h i g h s u g g e s t g o o d a c t i v i t y
; t h o s e w h i c h
a r e h e a v y a n d p l a c e d l o w i n d i c a t e l e s s h i g h i n s t i n c t s
.
Th e a c c e n t w i t h a h o o k w o u l d i n d i c a t e a r e s t l e s s m i n d
. Th e
c i r c u m f l e x a c c e n t d r a w n i n o n e l i n e b e t o k e n s m e n t a l a c t i v i t y
.
B
. Th e l o g i c a l d o u b l e d a s h f r a m i n g a s e c o n d a r y p h r a s e i n d i c a t e s
a c u l t u r e d p e r s o n
.
To o m a n y w o r d s u n d e r l i n e d a t t r a c t t h e e y e w i t h a n a n n o y i n g p r e -
s u m p t i o n .
Th e c r o s s e s o f t h e T h a v e b e e n m u c h o b s e r v e d o n a c c o u n t o f t h e i r
a m a z i n g v a r i e t y , a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e h a s b e e n d r a w n u p
:-
L e n g t h :-
No n e ( t h a t i s a b s e n c e o f c r o s s ) - i l l - w i l l
.
1
. W e a k - m e d i o c r e w i l l p o w e r .
2
. L o n g - v i v a c i t y , i m p a t i e n c e .
No r m a l - g o o d w i l l .
Re s e m b l a n c e :-
Di s s i m i l a r i n t h e s a m e w r i t i n g - i n c o n s t a n c y .
Cr o s s a l w a y s a l i k e - c o n s t a n t w i l l - p o w e r
.
He i g h t :-
3
. Th e c r o s s l o w - s u b m i s s i v e c h a r a c t e r .
Ha l f w a y u p - c a l m t h o u g h t f u l w i l l .
Ra t h e r h i g h - s t r o n g w i l l .
4 . Ab o v e t h e " t " - d o m i n e e r i n g c h a r a c t e r
.
5 . Ma k i n g a c u r v e a b o v e t h e
" t " - o p p r e s s i v e w i l l .
Th i c k n e s s :-
6 . F i n e - v i v a c i t y o f m i n d
.
7 . St r o n g - s t r o n g w i l l .
8 . He a v y - v i o l e n t t e m p e r a m e n t
.
9
. Th i c k e r a t o n e e n d - c o a r s e i n s t i n c t s .
P l a c e :-
1 0 . Be h i n d t h e " t " - h e s i t a t i o n .
Cr o s s i n g t h e " t " - d e c i s i o n .
1 1
. In f r o n t o f t h e " t " - i n i t i a t i v e .
Sh a p e :-
1 2
. V e r y t h i c k a t t h e e n d - p o w e r f u l w i l l .
1 3
. V e r y t h i c k a t t h e b e g i n n i n g - e n t h u s i a s m
.
1 4
. G e t t i n g t h i n n e r - a g g r e s s i v e w i l l .
1 5
. L i k e a h a r p o o n a t t h e e n d a n d u p w a r d - s u p p l e t e n a c i t y .
1 6
. L i k e a h a r p o o n a t t h e e n d a n d d o w n w a r d - t e n a c i t y w i t h o u t s u p p l e -
n e s s
.
1 7 . L i k e a h a r p o o n a t t h e b e g i n n i n g , t e n a c i o u s r e s i s t a n c e
.
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Di r e c t i o n :-
1 8
. Ri s i n g a t a n a n g l e f r o m t h e b o t t o m - c o n t r a d i c t o r y m i n d .
1 9
. Ri s i n g f r o m t h e m i d d l e - d i s p u t i n g m i n d .
2 0
. Ri s i n g i n a c u r v e - u n a g g r e s s i v e q u i b b l i n g m i n d
.
2 1 . Ri s i n g i n a r i g i d l i n e - a g g r e s s i v e q u i b b l i n g m i n d
.
2 2
. G o i n g d o w n i n a r i g i d l i n e - o b s t i n a c y .
Cu r v e d l i n e s :-
2 3
. Co n c a v e c u r v e - g e n t l e c h e e r f u l n e s s .
2 4
. Cu r v e t h i c k e r i n t h e m i d d l e - l o v e o f m a t e r i a l p l e a s u r e s
.
2 5
. Cu r v e l i k e a w h i p l a s h - c a r e l e s s n e s s .
2 6
. Cu r v e l i k e a l a s s o - s e d u c t i v e w i l l - p o w e r
.
2

5
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. 1 3

4 4

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:-
2 7 . An g u l a r - o b s t i n a c y .
2 8
. An g u l a r a n d l o n g - s t r o n g o b s t i n a c y .
2 9
. En d i n g a t t h e b o t t o m i n a c u r v e - p a t i e n c e .
3 0 . Re t u r n i n g c u r v e a n d l o n g - p i g h e a d e d n e s s .
Th e s e t y p e s o f c r o s s i n g s a r e s i m p l e . Bu t i n m o s t c a s e s t h e w r i t i n g
s h o w s v a r i o u s c o m b i n a t i o n s o f t h e s e t y p e s . It i s f o r t h e e x p e r t g r a p h o -
l o g i s t t o f i n d a s o l u t i o n .
C
. Th e r e i s a v e r y o l d s a y i n g - p u t t i n g t h e d o t s o n t h e " i ' s , " w h i c h
m e a n s , b e e x a c t .
Th e d o t o n t h e " i " h a s b e c o m e a g r a p h o l o g i c a l
e l e m e n t w h i c h h a s t h e f o l l o w i n g v a r i a t i o n s :-
Ab s e n c e o f d o t s - n e g l i g e n c e .
Do t s p l a c e d r e g u l a r l y a n d w e l l - c a r e f u l o r d e r l y m i n d .
Do t t o t h e r i g h t o f t h e "
i " - q u i c k m i n d .
Do t t o t h e l e f t o f t h e " i " - s l o w t h i n k i n g .
L i g h t d o t p l a c e d h i g h - i m a g i n a t i o n , e v e n m y s t i c i s m .
L i g h t d o t p l a c e d l o w - p r a c t i c a l e v e n e a r t h l y m i n d .
Do t a c c e n t u a t e d - f i r m n e s s , s e n s u a l i t y .
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P o i n t l e n g t h e n i n g i n t o a n a c c e n t - a r d e n t n a t u r e
.
Th i c k a n d h e a v y d o t - c o a r s e i n s t i n c t s
.
Do t l i k e a l i g h t c o m m a - m e n t a l a c t i v i t y
.
Do t l i k e a h e a v y c o m m a - d i l i g e n t m i n d .
Sq u a r e t h i c k d o t - m a t e r i a l i s m
.
P o i n t c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g s m a l l l e t t e r - g r e a t e n t h u s i a s m
.
So m u c h f o r t h e d o t c r o w n i n g t h e
" i . " 1
No w f o r t h e d o t e n d i n g
t h e s e n t e n c e s
:-
If
i t i s a l w a y s l a c k i n g - l a c k o f d i s t r u s t
.
If i t f o l l o w s t h e s i g n a t u r e - d i s t r u s t .
He a v y o r l i g h t - m a t e r i a l i s m o r s p i r i t u a l i s m .
P u n c t u a t i o n l i k e w i s e g i v e s i n f o r m a t i o n
:-
Co r r e c t p u n c t u a t i o n - o r d e r a n d l o g i c
.
Ba d p u n c t u a t i o n - i n t e l l e c t u a l a c t i v i t y a n d l a c k o f d i s t r u s t .
L i g h t o r h e a v y e x c l a m a t i o n m a r k - s p i r i t u a l i s m o r m a t e r i a l i s m
.
Re p e a t e d e x c l a m a t i o n m a r k - e n t h u s i a s m
.
G r a c e f u l a n d l i g h t q u e s t i o n m a r k - a e s t h e t i c t a s t e
.
He a v y a n d b a d l y m a d e q u e s t i o n m a r k - l a c k o f t a s t e
.
Re p e a t e d q u e s t i o n m a r k - m e n t a l e x a l t a t i o n
.
Do t s o r d a s h e s - i f t h e y a r e a l l o v e r t h e p l a c e - r o m a n t i c i s m .
D. St u d y
o f f i r s t a n d l a s t l e t t e r s o f w o r d s
:-
1
. Sm a l l h o o k a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f a c a p i t a l - a c q u i s i t i v e n e s s
.
Cu r v e l i k e t h e h a n d l e o f b a s k e t - r e s e r v e a n d c o n c e n t r a t i o n .
L a r g e i n i t i a l c u r v e - d a s h , g a i e t y .
Ri g i d l i n e a t t h e s t a r t - c o m b a t i v e n e s s a n d e v e n c o n t r a d i c t o r i n e s s
.
2
. L a s t l e t t e r c u t s h o r t , m e d i u m o r l o n g - e c o n o m y , w i s d o m , e x t r a v a g a n c e .
Ri s i n g , c u r v e d - r e l i g i o s i t y , g r a t i t u d e .
Ri s i n g s t i f f - s u s c e p t i b i l i t y , t e m p e r .
Ho r i z o n t a l - a f f e c t i o n , c o u r t e s y
.
De s c e n d i n g - p r a c t i c a l m i n d .
Dr o o p i n g - k e e n n e s s f o r m o n e y
.
Tu r n i n g t o t h e l e f t - s e l f - c o n f l i c t
.
L a s t l e t t e r t h i c k e n i n g u p w a r d - s t r o n g w i l l
.
L a s t l e t t e r f o r m i n g a n a c u t e a n g l e - p e e v i s h n e s s
.
L a s t l e t t e r l i k e a r i s i n g h a r p o o n - s u p p l e t e n a c i t y
.
L a s t l e t t e r l i k e a f a l l i n g h a r p o o n - t e n a c i t y w i t h o u t d i p l o m a c y .
L a s t l e t t e r c u r v e d - g e n t l e n e s s
.
V e r y l a r g e l a s t l e t t e r - e x a l t a t i o n , o s t e n t a t i o n
.
L a s t l e t t e r f l y i n g i n t o t h e a i r - q u i b b l i n g
.
'
Al b e r t d e Ro c h e t a l , e d i t o r o f t h e G r a p h o l o g i c a l Re v i e w , i s
a m o n g s t t h o s e f o r w h o m t h e
d o t s o n t h e
" i " h a v e m u c h i m p o r t a n c e . In h i s b o o k
( ( ' r a p h o l o g y P u t W i t h i n t h e Re a c h o f Al l )
h e s a y s t h a t t h e a c c e n t u a t i o n o f a d o t i s t h e a c c e n t u a t i o n o f a n i d e a .
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E
. Th e s i g n a t u r e i n o u r o p i n i o n h a s m u c h m o r e v a l u e t h a n t h e
m a j o r i t y o f t h e o t h e r g r a p h o l o g i c a l s i g n s . 1
It i s a v e r y s u r e s i g n o f
p e r s o n a l i t y - i t b e c o m e s i t s s e a l
. He n c e t h e n u m b e r o f t y p e s o f
s i g n a t u r e s a n d f l o u r i s h e s i s e n o r m o u s
; t h e r e a r e a l m o s t a s m a n y
a s t h e r e a r e p e r s o n s
. Ye t t h e y h a v e b e e n c l a s s i f i e d ( s e e t a b l e w i t h
f i g u r e s g i v e n ) .
A s i g n a t u r e w i t h o u t f l o u r i s h b e l o n g s t o m e d i o c r i t y
; b u t i f i t i s
t h a t o f a n i n t e l l e c t u a l p e r s o n i t r e v e a l s a s u p e r i o r b e i n g t o w h o m h i s
n a m e s u f f i c e s b e c a u s e i t c o n t a i n s t h e w h o l e o f h i m
. Ma n y m e n o f
g e n i u s a n d h i g h p o s i t i o n , r u l e r s o f t h e m o b , h a v e n e g l e c t e d t h e f l o u r i s h
.
F o r i n s t a n c e Co r n e i l l e , V i c t o r Hu g o .
1 . A s i g n a t u r e f o l l o w e d b y a d o t d e n o t e s a p r u d e n t c a u t i o u s n a t u r e ,
a f r a i d o f o p i n i o n . F o r i n s t a n c e t h e s i g n a t u r e o f Th i e r s .
2 . A s i g n a t u r e f o l l o w e d b y a s t r o k e d e n o t e s t h e d i s t r u s t f u l m a n
w h o i s o n h i s g u a r d a n d p l a y s a l l h i s t r u m p s
. F o r i n s t a n c e Mi r a b e a u .
3 . A s i g n a t u r e e n d i n g i n a d o w n w a r d s t r o k e l i k e a s w o r d b e t o k e n s
3 F r o m t h e c o m m e r c i a l , j u d i c i a l , a n t h r o p o m e t r i c a l p o i n t o f v i e w , s a y s P r o f e s s o r Ra y m o n d , ,
t h e s i g n a t u r e i s o f t h e g r e a t e s t i m p o r t a n c e , a n d t h e r e f o r e c o u l d n o t b e m i s s e d b y G r a p h o l o g y
W i t h o u t t h i s p e c u l i a r i t y t h e w h o l e e c o n o m i c l i f e w o u l d s u f f e r ; i t i s t h e t a l i s m a n a g a i n s t f o r g e r s ,
a n d h e w h o v e n t u r e s t o f o r g e a s i g n a t u r e c a r r i e s h i s c o n d e m n a t i o n i n h i s o w n h a n d .
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t h e d e f e n s i v e t y p e
. If t h e e n d i s l i k e a c l u b , t h e r e s o l u t e d e f e n s i v e
;
i f l i k e a h a r p o o n , v i o l e n t l y d e f e n s i v e .
4 . A f l o u r i s h a f t e r t h e s i g n a t u r e e n d i n g i n a p o i n t d e n o t e s t h e
a g g r e s s i v e l y m i l i t a n t ( Ro b e s p i e r r e )
. Ya t a g a n - s h a p e d - t h e c o m b a t i v e
f i g h t e r ( He n r i Ro c h e f o r t ) . V e r t i c a l o r a l m o s t - b r a i n p r e d o m i n a n t
( P a s t e u r ) , w i t h s i g n s o f w i l l - p o w e r i f i t t h i c k e n s , o f c o m b a t i v e n e s s i f
i t g e t s t h i n n e r , o f t e n a c i t y i f l i k e a h a r p o o n , e t c
.
5
. Th e s h i e l d - l i k e f l o u r i s h ( s e e m i n g t o p r o t e c t t h e n a m e a n d t h e n
d r o o p i n g ) d e n o t e s t h e c o u r a g e o u s , b u t w i t h a s h a d e o f p r u d e n c e .
6
. A p l a i n l i n e u n d e r l i n i n g t h e n a m e - p r i d e o f o n e ' s o w n p e r s o n a l i t y
( Ba r r e s ) .
7
. A b a c k s t r o k e w i t h o u t c u r v e - d e f e n s i v e , g r u d g e - b e a r i n g .
8
. St r o k e u n d e r l i n i n g w i t h l i t t l e h o o k a t e n d - p r i d e m i x e d w i t h
s k i l l .
9
. Ba c k s t r o k e w i t h s e v e r a l a n g u l a r r e t u r n l i n e s - e n e r g e t i c v i n -
d i c t i v e f i g h t e r .
1 0 . Ba c k s t r o k e l i k e l i g h t n i n g o r z i g z a g - a c t i v e a n d q u i c k s e l f -
w i l l e d .
If t h e z i g z a g s a r e r o u n d e d o r a n g u l a r - g e n t l e n e s s o r r i g i d i t y i n
s u c h w i l l - p o w e r .
1 1
. Th e b a c k s t r o k e f o r m i n g g e n t l e c u r v e s i s t h a t o f t h e c h e e r f u l
t y p e , o f t h e g o o d - n a t u r e d
.
1 2
. L a s s o w i t h s e v e r a l k n o t s - g r e a t s k i l l ( F . Ar a g o )
.
If t h e l a s s o s c r o s s e a c h o t h e r - d i v i d e d f r o m t h e s i g n a t u r e - s p i r i t
o f i n t r i g u e .
1 8
. If t h e l a s s o t a k e s t h e s h a p e o f a c o r k s c r e w - c u n n i n g .
1 4
. Th e f l o u r i s h l i k e a k n o t t e d n e c k t i e i s t h a t o f t a c t , o f s k i l l i n
n e g o t i a t i o n s .
1 5
. A c o b w e b b y f l o u r i s h - i n d u s t r i a l o r c o m m e r c i a l a b i l i t y
.
A f l o u r i s h l i k e r a i l i n g s - d i s t r u s t .
1 6
. A f l o u r i s h a l m o s t c o m p l e t e l y s u r r o u n d i n g t h e n a m e t e l l s o f
a n e g o t i s m w h i c h i n s i s t s o n s a t i s f a c t i o n .
If t h e f l o u r i s h c o m p l e t e l y s u r r o u n d s t h e n a m e a n d e n c l o s e s i t -
t h e l i f e i s n e i t h e r e x p a n s i v e n o r b r i g h t .
V II
Su m m a r y
Ma n y h a v e t r i e d t o
s u m u p t h e a r t o f G r a p h o l o g y , t o p r e p a r e c o n -
v e n i e n t t a b l e s . F
. Cl e r g e t g a v e q u i t e a g o o d s u m m a r y i n a l i t t l e b o o k
c a l l e d Ho w t o Re a d i n t h e Th o u g h t
. He r e i t i s , a g r e e i n g r o u g h l y w i t h
t h e d e t a i l e d d a t a w h i c h w e h a v e g i v e n
:-
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W r i t i n g . - Ac c e n t u a t e d - d e s p o t i s m . L e n g t h y - s u p p l e n e s s . An g u l a r -
s t r e n g t h , e n e r g y . Sl o p i n g - a m b i t i o n , d a s h
. W e l l s p a c e d - m e t h o d , o r d e r ,
j u d g m e n t . Cu r v e d - w e a k n e s s , g e n t l e n e s s . Do w n w a r d - d i s c o u r a g e m e n t ,
m e l a n c h o l y . Ha r d t o r e a d - d i s s i m u l a t i o n . L i k e s t r o k e s o f a s w o r d -
a r d o u r , c o u r a g e , s t r u g g l e .
W i d e - e x t r a v a g a n c e . Na r r o w - m e a n n e s s .
F i r m - i n t e g r i t y , l o y a l t y
. F i n e a n d c l o s e - c a r e f u l n e s s , c u n n i n g , a v a r i c e .
St r o n g - p a s s i o n . G e t t i n g s m a l l e r - c u n n i n g . G e t t i n g t h i c k e r - f r a n k n e s s ,
n a i v e t y . Sl o p i n g - s e n s i t i v e n e s s . Co n n e c t e d - c a l c u l a t i o n . Ma s t e r l y -
n o b i l i t y . Ne g l e c t e d - t h o u g h t l e s s n e s s , c a r e l e s s n e s s , l a z i n e s s . Cl e a r -
o r d e r , m e t h o d . Sl o p i n g f r o m r i g h t t o l e f t - f e e l i n g . Sl o p i n g f r o m l e f t t o
r i g h t - r e s i s t a n c e , r e v o l t . St r a i g h t - r e a s o n . Sm a l l - c a r e f u l n e s s . L a r g e -
w i l l - p o w e r , d o m i n a t i o n . W i t h o u t e n d l e t t e r s - e c o n o m y . Se r p e n t i n e -
c u n n i n g , l i e s . Th i n - d i s c r e t i o n , r e s e r v e . L e v e l - c a l m , t r a n q u i l l i t y .
L i n e s . - Sl o p i n g u p w a r d s - a m b i t i o n
.
Sl o p i n g d o w n w a r d s - d i s c o u r a g e m e n t .
Sl o p i n g u p w a r d s a n d d o w n w a r d s - u n e q u a l c h a r a c t e r . St r a i g h t - o r d e r ,
c a l m . W i d e s p a c e d - e x t r a v a g a n c e . In c o h e r e n t - r e s t l e s s n e s s , a g i t a t i o n .
Ma n y o n t h e p a g e - e c o n o m y , c h u r l i s h n e s s . W a v y - c u n n i n g , s k i l l .
W o r d s . - Ri s i n g - a r d o u r . Dr o o p i n g - f a t a l i s m . W i d e l y s p a c e d - e x t r a v a g a n c e
.
G e t t i n g s m a l l e r - s k i l l , i r o n y . G e t t i n g b i g g e r - c o n f i d e n c e . Co n n e c t e d
t o g e t h e r - a s s i m i l a t i o n , c a l c u l a t i o n . Ma n y t o t h e l i n e - e c o n o m y , a v a r i c e
.
F e w t o t h e l i n e - g e n e r o s i t y . W i t h o u t e n d l e t t e r s - r e s e r v e , e c o n o m y .
L e t t e r s . - W i t h h o o k s - e g o t i s m , p r i d e . An g u l a r - p e r s o n a l i t y
. Ro u n d e d -
e g o t i s m . Di s c o n n e c t e d - e x t r a v a g a n c e . W e l l p r o p o r t i o n e d - t a s t e , p o e t r y .
Di s g u i s e d i n t h e m s e l v e s - c u n n i n g h y p o c r i s y . Di s p r o p o r t i o n e d - l a c k o f
j u d g m e n t . Cl o s e t o g e t h e r - a v a r i c e
. W e a k a n d p o i n t e d - l a c k o f r e s o l u t i o n .
Cl o s e d - r e s e r v e , l i e s . L a s t l e t t e r s a n g u l a r - o b s t i n a c y . Il l e g i b l e - b i z a r r e
c h a r a c t e r .
V e r y f a i n t - w e a k n e s s . Un e q u a l d o w n s t r o k e s - v e r s a t i l i t y .
Do w n s t r o k e s d i s c o n n e c t e d - d i s o r d e r . Op e n - c a n d o u r , g o s s i p
. W i d e -
i m a g i n a t i o n
. V e r y h e a v y - p o s e .
Ca p i t a l s . - L o w e r
t h a n t h e l i n e - l a c k o f t a s t e . To o h i g h - m e a n n e s s . L a r g e -
p r i d e . Sm a l l - s i m p l i c i t y
. P u t i n s t e a d o f s m a l l l e t t e r s - p r i d e , e g o t i s m .
Ha r m o n i o u s - r e s t r a i n t , j u s t n e s s , t a s t e .
Cu r v e s
. - Ex a g g e r a t e d - i m a g i n a t i o n . F i r m - d a r i n g
. So f t - l a z i n e s s . Nu m e r -
o u s - k i n d n e s s , g e n t l e n e s s
.
Ho o k s . - On t h e c a p i t a l s - e g o t i s m
. Ba c k w a r d - e g o t i s m . V e r y m a r k e d - p r i d e .
Da s h e s . - At
t h e e n d o f t h e l i n e s - d o u b t , d i s t r u s t . Ha r d a n d b r o k e n o f f -
p i g h e a d e d n e s s . G e t t i n g t h i c k e r - s t r o n g w i l l .
Un c e r t a i n - t i m i d i t y ,
c u n n i n g .
Da s h i n g - v i v a c i t y , a r d o u r . Da s h i n g u p w a r d s - r a s h n e s s
.
Su p p l e - k i n d n e s s , g e n t l e n e s s
.
Cr o s s i n g o f t h e " T
. " - W i t h a n g u l a r b a c k s t r o k e - o b s t i n a c y . Sh o r t a n d
c l e a r - r e s o l u t i o n . Ho o k e d - t e n a c i t y
. P o i n t e d - w i l l - p o w e r , n o c o n s i s t -
e n c e . Cl u b s h a p e d - o b s t i n a c y
. Se r p e n t i n e - w i l l - p o w e r , s u p p l e n e s s .
In m e s h - i n d e p e n d e n t .
St r o n g , w i t h s u d d e n s t o p - l i m i t e d i d e a s .
V e r y f a i n t - w e a k w i l l . L o n g - v i v a c i t y .
Mi s s i n g - l a c k o f w i l l - p o w e r .
P l a c e d h i g h u p - d e s p o t i s m . L o n g a n d s t r o n g - f i r m n e s s , e n e r g y
.
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V a r i o u s
. - Nu m e r o u s a n g l e s - c o l d h e a r t .
An g l e s v e r y a c u t e - o b s t i n a c y .
En d l e t t e r s h o o k e d - n a r r o w n e s s
. En d l e t t e r s l o n g - e x t r a v a g a n c e , l a r g e
v i e w s
. Nu m e r o u s f l o u r i s h e s - p r i d e .
G r e a t m o v e m e n t s o f t h e p e n -
i m a g i n a t i o n , e x a l t a t i o n .
De c o r a t i o n s - s e l f - s u f f i c i e n c y .
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s e n s e
. Do t s m i s s i n g - i m p r u d e n c e , e x c e s s i v e c o n f i d e n c e .
No p u n c t u a t i o n - t h o u g h t l e s s n e s s , i m p r u d e n c e .
Si g n s a c c e n t u a t e d -
i n t e n s e a b i l i t i e s
. Si g n s i r r e g u l a r - u n e q u a l a b i l i t i e s .
V III
In f l u e n c e s w h i c h Mo d i f y t h e W r i t i n g
Th e i n f l u e n c e s , w h i c h a r e c a p a b l e o f d e f o r m i n g , o f a l t e r i n g t h e
n a t u r e o f t h e w r i t i n g , a r e m o r a l o r p h y s i c a l .
Th e y m u s t b e t a k e n i n t o a c c o u n t , a n d i t w i l l b e s e e n a t o n c e h o w
d i f f i c u l t t h e y m a k e g r a p h o l o g i c a l d e c i s i o n s .
It i s c e r t a i n t h a t i f o n e i s p r e s s e d f o r t i m e , i f a t t h e m o m e n t o f
w r i t i n g o n e i s i n a b a d t e m p e r , i f o n e h a s t h e k i n d o f p e n t o w h i c h o n e
i s n o t u s e d , i f o n e i s p r e o c c u p i e d , s a d d e n e d , o r o n t h e o t h e r h a n d
e n t h u s i a s t i c , t h e w r i t i n g w i l l s h o w i t
.
Th r o u g h a d o p t i n g t h e o f f i c i a l s t y l e o f w r i t i n g e s t e e m e d b y a d m i n i s -
t r a t i o n s , t h e b u r e a u c r a t w i l l e n d b y l o s i n g h i s s p o n t a n e i t y t o s o m e
e x t e n t
. In t h e s a m e m a n n e r m o n k s a n d n u n s , s o l d i e r s , s c h o o l p u p i l s
a l l h a v e a k i n d o f u n i f o r m w r i t i n g d u e t o r e s t r a i n t
. Bu t a s s o o n a s
t h e y a r e f r e e f r o m t h i s r e s t r a i n t , t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l c h a r a c t e r r e a s s e r t s
i t s e l f .
An d t h e n t h e r e i s t h e n e r v o u s p e r s o n w h o s e w r i t i n g g e t s j u m p y
( m o r e t h a n i t w o u l d n o r m a l l y b e ) , t h e d r u n k a r d w h o m a k e s i t s h a k y ,
t h e m a d m a n w h o m a k e s i t e c c e n t r i c , e t c
.
Ce r t a i n m a n u a l o c c u p a t i o n s m a k e t h e h a n d h e a v y ; o n t h e o t h e r
h a n d t h e l i b e r a l p r o f e s s i o n s g i v e a g r e a t f r e e d o m . L o v e r s o f t h e
a e s t h e t i c a l l h a v e a h a r m o n i o u s w r i t i n g
. Ag e e x e r t s a n i n f l u e n c e - t h e h e a v y , h e s i t a t i n g a n d i m p e r s o n a l
w r i t i n g o f t h e c h i l d g e t s l i g h t e r , f i r m e r a n d p e r s o n a l
. To w a r d s t h e
a g e o f t w e n t y w e g e n e r a l l y h a v e a w r i t i n g .
On t h e t h r e s h o l d o f o l d
a g e t h e w r i t i n g t e n d s t o g e t l e s s f i r m a n d t o s h a k e
.
Th e s e x o f t h e w r i t e r i s a l s o g e n e r a l l y e a s i l y r e c o g n i s e d
. A w o m a n ' s
w r i t i n g i s u s u a l l y l i g h t , r o u n d e d , s l o p i n g , w i t h l o n g e n d l e t t e r s , v e r y
l o n g l e t t e r s a n d i n t h e w h o l e t h i n n e r t h a n a m a n ' s w h i c h i s f i r m e r ,
q u i e t e r , m o r e c o n n e c t e d .
It w o u l d t a k e t o o l o n g t o n o t e a l l t h e i n f l u e n c e s w h i c h m a y a l t e r
t h e w r i t i n g - i n k , p e n , l i g h t , s e a t , p a p e r , c l o t h e s , c o l d , e t c
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t o t h e s i g n s o f t h e n a t i o n a l i t y o f t h e w r i t e r , t h a t w o u l d l e a d u s t o o
f a r
.
L e t u s m e r e l y n o t e t h a t :-
Th e En g l i s h w r i t i n g i s u s u a l l y h i g h , a n g u l a r , w i t h b r o k e n a n d b a d l y
s h a p e d l i n e s .
Th e G e r m a n w r i t i n g i s a l m o s t a l w a y s r e g u l a r , t h o u g h t f u l , s l o p i n g
.
Th e Sl a v ( Ru s s i a n o r o t h e r ) w r i t i n g s h o w s i n i t s r o u n d n e s s a n d
d i s c o n n e c t i o n t h e s u p p l e n e s s o f t h e s e n a t i o n s
.
Th e It a l i a n w r i t i n g i s h a r m o n i o u s , a r t i s t i c , l e s s e n e r g e t i c t h a n t h e
An g l o - Sa x o n .
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L u c k a n d Ha n d w r i t i n g
He r e i s a s m a l l t a b l e , b o r r o w e d f r o m P a p u s ( t h e
Bo o k o f L u c k )
w h i c h , a c c o r d i n g w i t h t h e d a t a o f t h e p r e c e d i n g p a g e s , w i l l s h o w y o u
:-
Th e s i g n s o f g o o d l u c k ( t h e r e f o r e t o b e s o u g h t ) -
L i n e s s l a n t i n g u p w a r d s .
Cr o s s i n g o f t h e
" T " h i g h o r u p w a r d s .
L e t t e r s c o n n e c t e d a n d c l e a r
.
W i d e m a r g i n s .
Th e ` o ' a n d
" a " o p e n .
Do t s o n t h e " i " w e l l m a r k e d
.
Th e , s i g n s o f b a d l u c k
( t h e r e f o r e t o b e c o r r e c t e d ) -
L i n e s s l a n t i n g d o w n w a r d s .
" T "
c r o s s i n g m i s s i n g , t o o l o w o r s l o p i n g d o w n w a r d s
.
L e t t e r s d i s c o n n e c t e d a n d b a d l y s h a p e d
.
L a c k o f m a r g i n s .
Th e " o "
a n d " a " c l o s e d .
Do t s o n t h e " i "
b a d l y m a r k e d .
W e m a k e o u r r e s e r v a t i o n s a s t o t h e m a r g i n s , b u t a d d
:-
To t h e s i g n s o f g o o d l u c k :-
Ro u n d , r e g u l a r , l e g i b l e w r i t i n g .
W r i t i n g w i t h o u t b a c k w a r d h o o k s
.
Up r i g h t o r s l i g h t l y s l o p i n g w r i t i n g
.
To t h e s i g n s o f b a d l u c k :-
An g u l a r , s q u a t o r i l l e g i b l e w r i t i n g
.
W r i t i n g w i t h b a c k w a r d h o o k s .
Ba c k w a r d o r e x a g g e r a t e d l y s l o p i n g w r i t i n g
.
Th e e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h i s a d v i c e i s n e i t h e r o c c u l t n o r e x t r a o r d i n a r y
.
Th o s e w h o h a v e p r o p e r l y r e a d t h e p r e s e n t c h a p t e r w i l l h a v e n o t i c e d
t h a t t h e w r i t i n g c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e s i g n s o f g o o d l u c k i s t h a t o f
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o p t i m i s t i c , i n t e l l i g e n t , f r a n k , g o o d p e r s o n s , n o t e g o t i s t i c a l o r h y p o c r i t i c a l
;
t h a t o f t h e u n l u c k y o n e s b e i n g a l s o t h a t o f t h e p e s s i m i s t , t h e m a n
w i t h o u t i d e a s , o f w e a k w i l l - p o w e r , i n s u f f i c i e n t r e f l e c t i o n , e g o t i s t i c a l ,
c o a r s e , h y p o c r i t i c a l .
An d t h e b e s t m e a n s o f s u c c e e d i n g i n l i f e h a s a l w a y s b e e n t o h a v e a
l o y a l , f i r m , g e n e r o u s c h a r a c t e r , t o b e c o n f i d e n t i n o n e ' s o w n p o w e r ,
a n d n o t t o u n d e r t a k e a n y t h i n g t h o u g h t l e s s l y o r w i t h o u t t h e w i l l t o
c a r r y t h r o u g h .
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Se r i o u s s t u d y o f a n y s c i e n c e w i l l l e a d t o a p a r t i c u l a r m a n n e r o f
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
. Th u s w e h a v e s e e n c h i r o m a n c e r s o f r e p u t e m a k e d i f f e r e n t
g r o u p i n g s o f t h e v a r i o u s f o r m s a n d s t y l e s o f h a n d s
. In t h e s a m e w a y
i n G r a p h o l o g y P r o f e s s o r Ra y m o n d - t o m e n t i o n n o o t h e r s - h a s d i v i d e d
h a n d w r i t i n g s i n t o a c e r t a i n n u m b e r o f t y p e s s h o w n b y t h e e f o l l o w i n g
t a b l e :-
( a ) Th e p l e b e i a n w r i t i n g
. - Co a r s e , h e a v y a n d g r o s s
. It i s t h a t o f
t h e c o m m o n p e o p l e w h o d o n o t l i k e t o h o l d a p e n , a n d i f t h e y a r e
f o r c e d t o d o s o , t h e y p u t i n t o i t t h e c o a r s e n e s s o f t h e i r m i n d w h i c h t h i n k s
l i t t l e a n d o f t h e i r a w k w a r d h a n d
.
( b ) Th e
p r a c t i c a l w r i t i n g . - Th a t
o f d o c t o r s , u n d e r w r i t e r s , a r c h i t e c t s ,
e t c
. Th e l e t t e r s a r e v e r y h a r m o n i o u s , c o n n e c t e d , c l o s e , s m a l l , o f t e n
i l l e g i b l e
.
( c ) Th e a e s t h e t i c w r i t i n g
. - L i g h t l y t r a c e d , w i t h g r a c e f u l c u r v e s
.
L e t t e r s p r i n t e d
. Th e w r i t i n g o f m u s i c i a n s g e n e r a l l y s l o p e s u p w a r d s ,
h a r m o n i o u s ;
t h a t o f p a i n t e r s h a s a r t i s t i c a n d s o m e w h a t s o f t c u r v e s
;
t h a t o f s c u l p t o r s h a s d i s c o n n e c t e d l e t t e r s , t h a t o f t h e a c t o r f l o u r i s h e s ,
s o m e v a n i t y , a t e n d e n c y t o t h e f a n c i f u l
.
( d ) Th e c o p y b o o k
w r i t i n g . - Th a t o f t h e c l e r k
. No i d e a l i s m . A
d r y , b a n a l w r i t i n g .
( e ) Th e i n t e l l e c t u a l
w r i t i n g
. - Me d i u m h e i g h t , m o d e r a t e s l o p e , c a l m
l i n e s , r e g u l a r p u n c t u a t i o n , s i g n a t u r e s l o p i n g u p w a r d s , t h e v a r i o u s
s i g n s o f o r d e r , t h o u g h t a n d a l a u d a b l e a m b i t i o n
.
( f ) Th e w r i t i n g o f
g e n i u s . - Su p e r i o r
h a r m o n y i n a d i s j o i n t e d
w r i t i n g , p r o o f o f a n i n t u i t i v e m i n d a n d a c r e a t i v e i m a g i n a t i o n
.
Si m p l i c i t y a n d c l e a r n e s s . No f l o u r i s h e s
.
( g ) Th e m i x e d w r i t i n g . - It
i s t h e w r i t i n g o f t h e s o l d i e r , a v i a t o r ,
f e n c e r , e t c . Im p a t i e n c e , n e r v o u s n e s s , e n d l e t t e r s l i k e a w h i p l a s h
.
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( h ) Th e r o u n d e d w r i t i n g . - G e n t l e n e s s , c h a r m , k i n d n e s s , s o m e t i m e s
w e a k n e s s
.
( i ) Th e a n g u l a r w r i t i n g . - G r a v i t y ,
s e v e r i t y , c o u r a g e , r i g i d i t y , s o m e -
t i m e s q u i b b l i n g .
( j ) Th e p a t h o l o g i c a l w r i t i n g . - It s h o w s i m p r e s s i v e o r e x p r e s s i v e
d e r a n g e m e n t s
. It i s a l w a y s o d d . It s h o w s i t s e l f i n v a r i o u s w a y s :-
s h a k i n g , s u d d e n b u r s t s , b r e a k s , e x a g g e r a t i o n s , l i n e s v e r y w a v y , e t c .
Th e c r i m i n a l h a s t h e s i g n s o f f a l s e n e s s a n d o f c o a r s e n e s s , a s i n i s t r o g y r o u s
w r i t i n g , e n o r m o u s c l u b - s h a p e d l e t t e r s , e t c .
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.
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d i v i d e d i n t o s i x c a t e g o r i e s :-
6 2
BASIS OF W RITING OF THE Sc a w x EDL AND G BAp n o MBTEB.
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Di r e c t i o n 2 - c o n t i n u e d s e n s i t i v e n e s s , w i t h o u t p a s s i o n s .
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.
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Di r e c t i o n 5 - a s u s c e p t i b i l i t y a l m o s t d i s e a s e d .
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.
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l o v e :-
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a p p r o a c h i n g m a d n e s s , h e w a s l o v e d b y a y o u n g g i r l o f g r e a t s e n s i t i v e -
n e s s c a l l e d Od e t t e , w h o d e v o t e d h e r l i f e t o h i m .
Th e f i r s t t h o u g h t o f t h i s l o v i n g g i r l w a s t o d i s t r a c t t h e t h o u g h t s
o f h e r P r i n c e
. Sh e w a s s k i l f u l t o a v o i d t h e c r i s e s o f t e r r i b l e b o r e d o m
w h i c h t o r m e n t e d h i m , a n d s o u g h t g a m e s , s o n g s , s t o r i e s c a p a b l e o f
o c c u p y i n g t h e m i n d o f t h e K i n g
. As t h e r e w a s m u c h t a l k a t t h a t t i m e o f
a n i n v e n t i o n w h i c h h a d c o m e f r o m t h e l a n d o f t h e Sa r a c e n s a n d w h i c h
c o n s i s t e d o f c o l o u r e d c a r d s b y m e a n s o f w h i c h a l l k i n d s o f a m u s i n g
c o m b i n a t i o n s c o u l d b e a r r a n g e d , s h e s e n t f o r a p a c k o f t h i s k i n d , a n d
a s k e d a p a i n t e r t o d e c o r a t e o t h e r s s i m i l a r l y
. Th e p l a n s u c c e e d e d ,
t h e r o y a l l o v e r h a d m u c h p l e a s u r e , a n d i n h i s l u c i d m o m e n t s w a s a b l e
t o f o l l o w t h e c o m b i n a t i o n s ; i t w a s s e e n t h a t t h e c r i s e s w h i c h d i d h i m
s o m u c h h a r m b e c a m e l e s s f r e q u e n t .
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a Sa r a c e n w o m a n , h a v i n g h e a r d o f t h e g o o d i n f l u e n c e w h i c h t h e g a m e
h a d o n t h e m i n d o f t h e K i n g , c a m e o n e d a y t o s e e Od e t t e a n d o f f e r e d
t o c o m p l e t e h e r k n o w l e d g e :-
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. " I w i l l t e a c h y o u t o a r r a n g e t h e m s o a s t o
l e a r n a l e s s o n f r o m t h e m . "
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w h a t t h e i r c o m b i n a t i o n s r e v e a l e d , j u s t a s i f s h e w e r e r e a d i n g a n o p e n
b o o k . As t o n i s h e d a n d d e l i g h t e d , Od e t t e b o u g h t h e r s e c r e t .
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b e e n c o n s u l t e d b y t h o u s a n d s a n d t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e .
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c o m p l i c a t e d . It s o h a p p e n e d t h a t Od e t t e w a s u n a b l e t o k e e p h e r
s e c r e t , a n d c o n f i d e d i t , d o u b t l e s s d i s c r e e t l y , t o h e r c o m p a n i o n s ; b u t
t o n g u e s m o v e q u i c k l y , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n s o m e o f t h e m a r e i n l o v e .
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c a m e t o t h e s h o p o f t h e p a i n t e r J a q u e m i n G r i n g o n n e u r , t h e a m i a b l e
d e c o r a t o r o f t h e l i t t l e c a r d s
.
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t h e i r i n f i d e l i t i e s . Un d e r t h e p r e t e x t t h a t t h e c a r d g a m e l e d t o l o s s e s
o f m o n e y , t h e y o b t a i n e d a r o y a l e d i c t w h i c h f o r b a d e t h e i r u s e .
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o f t h e e d i c t b y m e a n s o f a t r i c k ; f o r h e o w e d g r a t i t u d e t o t h e Sa r a c e n
i n v e n t i o n t h a n k s t o w h i c h h e h a d l e a r n t o f t h e l o v e o f a l a d y w h o m ,
w i t h o u t t h e i r o r a c l e , h e w o u l d n o t h a v e d a r e d t o c o u r t .
He t h e r e f o r e a s k e d J a q u e m i n t o m a k e a s e t o f c a r d s e a c h o f w h i c h
w a s t o s h o w a p a t r i o t i c e m b l e m . He g o t h i m t o p a i n t l a d i e s w h i c h
w e r e n a m e d P a l l a s t h e G o d d e s s o f Ar m s , J u d i t h t h e g r e a t J e w e s s , Ar g i n a
t h e g e n t l e f a i r y ( i n f a c t Od e t t e h e r s e l f ) , Ra c h e l , t h e s y m b o l o f t h e
h a r s h Ys a b e a u . An d a l s o K i n g s , a l l b r a v e a n d w i s e m o n a r c h s -
Da v i d , Ca e s a r , Ch a r l e m a g n e , Al e x a n d e r . An d a l s o d a r i n g f i g h t i n g
m e n - Ho g i e r , L a n c e l o t , He c t o r , a n d . . . L a Hi r e h i m s e l f .
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b e c a m e t h e s w o r d g u a r d , t h e h e a r t t h e t i p o f t h e c r o s s - b o w , t h e d i a m o n d
t h e i r o n o f t h e a r r o w , t h e s p a d e t h e t o o l o f t h e s a m e n a m e w h i c h w a s
s o u s e f u l i n a s i e g e .
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i n s t e a d o f t h a t o f Od e t t e .
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a n t i q u e .
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s p e a k l a t e r o n , w h i c h i s a k i n d o f p a c k o f c a r d s , b u t a m u c h m o r e
c o m p l i c a t e d p a c k , w i t h a n e n t i r e l y p h i l o s o p h i c a l f o u n d a t i o n , s i n c e t h e
Ta r o c i s n o t h i n g b u t a s y m b o l i c a l e x p r e s s i o n o f t h e h e r m e t i c s c i e n c e .
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c a r d s a n d d r e w t h e i r o m e n s , f o l l o w i n g t h e i r c u s t o m o f a l w a y s
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.
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a s e a r c h f o r t h e m e c h a n i s m o f d i v i n a t i o n w h i c h i t s e t s u p , h a s b e e n
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w i l l b e r e v e a l e d . Up t o n o w w e c a n o n l y v o u c h f o r t h e t r u t h o f
c a r t o m a n c y b y e x p e r i e n c e . Th e d i v i n a t o r y d a t a t h u s s u p p l i e d h a v e
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m u s t w e o n t h e o n e h a n d i m a g i n e t h a t t h e f i r s t w o m a n w h o c o m e s
a l o n g i s a b l e t o "
r e a d t h e c a r d s " a n d o n t h e o t h e r h a n d d e m a n d f r o m
h e r e x a c t d e t a i l s , o r a c c e p t t h e m f r o m h e r i f g i v e n
. In a n y c a s e ,
f o l l o w i n g t h e o p i n i o n o f P a u l J a g o t a n d t h e w r i t e r o f o u r i n t r o d u c t i o n ,
i n t u i t i o n , c l a i r v o y a n c e a n d l u c i d i t y a r e f a c u l t i e s w h i c h a s y e t a r e
b a r e l y k n o w n t o P s y c h o l o g y
o r r a t h e r m o d e r n Hy p e r p s y c h i c s
. Th e
t r u e c a r t o m a n c e r , b y u n c o n s c i o u s l y h a n d l i n g t h e a r c a n a o f t h e c a r d s
o r o f Ta r o c , a n d i n a k i n d o f
s e c o n d a r y s t a t e i n t o w h i c h s h e g e t s b y t h e
t r a d i t i o n a l r i t u a l , f u l f i l s p s y c h i c a l c o n d i t i o n s o f a s p e c i a l k i n d w h i c h
e n a b l e h e r t o o b t a i n a g l i m p s e o f t h e f u t u r e , t o l i f t t h e v e i l o f t h e p a s t ,
t o g r a s p s o m e s e c r e t s o f t h e p r e s e n t
. Ev e n h e w h o m a k e s a s o l u t i o n
' Ca i l l a u x ,
c o n d e m n e d b y t h e Hi g h - Co u r t , w a s a t t h e t i m e i n t h e . Sa n t e p r i s o n
. Th e
a r t i c l e i n q u e s t i o n w a s w r i t t e n o n t h e 1 7 t h Ap r i l , 1 9 2 5
.
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f o r h i m s e l f a l o n e p l a c e s h i m s e l f w i t h o u t k n o w i n g i t i n t o a p a r t i c u l a r
p s y c h i c s t a t e w h i c h , a c c o r d i n g t o h i s r e c e p t i v i t y , g i v e s h i m l i k e w i s e
a s o r t o f d i v i n a t o r y p o w e r
.
F u r t h e r , i f t h e c a r d s d o n o t t e l l u s t h e f u t u r e , w e m u s t a d m i t t h a t t h e y
g i v e u s
w a r n i n g s . Th e r e f o r e , t a k i n g t h e i r i n d i c a t i o n s i n t o a c c o u n t ,
l e t u s b e o n o u r g u a r d i f t h e y f o r e t e l l a p e r i l .
An d o n t h e o t h e r h a n d l e t u s n o t b u y a n y o f t h e p a m p h l e t s o n
Ca r t o m a n c y o f w h i c h t h e r e a r e s o m a n y , a s t h e r e a r e o n t h e
L a n g u a g e o f
F l o w e r s , a n d o n K e y s t o Dr e a m s . Ca r t o m a n c y h a s a Tr a d i t i o n
.
In
t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s w e h a v e r e s p e c t e d i t .
III
Me a n i n g s o f t h e In d i v i d u a l Ca r d s . ( P i q u e t P a c k )
SUITS
He a r t s r e l a t e t o m a t t e r s o f f a m i l y , f r i e n d s h i p a n d l o v e
.
Di a m o n d s d e a l w i t h b u s i n e s s u n d e r t a k i n g s , j o u r n e y s , m e s s a g e s .
Sp a d e s
d e n o t e s u f f e r i n g , s o r r o w s , m o u r n i n g s , b e t r a y a l s .
Cl u b s
i n d i c a t e m o n e y m a t t e r s .
HEARTS
Ac e ( Up r i g h t )
. F a m i l y h a p p i n e s s . - ( Re v e r s e d ) t r o u b l e s a n d
q u a r r e l s .
K i n g ( U. ) A
s y m p a t h e t i c m a n , g e n e r a l l y f a i r . - ( R. ) No t v e r y
e a s y t o g e t o n w i t h .
Qu e e n ( U. ) P l e a s a n t a n d v i r t u o u s w o m a n , g e n e r a l l y f a i r . - ( R. )
Ob s t a c l e s i n l o v e .
J a c k
( U. ) L o y a l a n d g o o d y o u n g m a n . - ( R. ) Hi s t h o u g h t .
Te n ( U. )
L o v e , w o r k . - ( R. ) P l e a s a n t s u r p r i s e .
Ni n e ( U. )
Co n t e n t , s u c c e s s , h a r m o n y . - ( R. ) Hi n d r a n c e s , w o r r i e s .
Ei g h t ( U. ) V i s i t o r p r e s e n t :( R. ) Au b u r n y o u n g w o m a n , g r e a t
p l e a s u r e .
Se v e n ( U. ) Th o u g h t o f t h e c l i e n t o r o f a l o v e d b e i n g
.
( R. )
Th e i r
d e s i r e o r t h e i r w i l l .
DIAMONDS
Ac e ( U. ) L e t t e r , b u s i n e s s d o c u m e n t s . - ( R
. ) Un p l e a s a n t l e t t e r .
K i n g ( U. ) P r o t e c t o r , s o l d i e r , u s e f u l m a n
. Ma r r i a g e w i t h a d j o i n i n g
q u e e n o f d i a m o n d s . - ( R
. ) Ob s t a c l e s . A f o r e i g n e r o r a m a n f r o m t h e
c o u n t r y .
Qu e e n ( U. )
Th o u g h t l e s s h a r m f u l w o m a n ( s t r a n g e r ) g e n e r a l l y f a i r .
( R. )
W o m a n f r o m t h e c o u n t r y o r g o s s i p i n g .
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J a c k ( U. ) So l d i e r ,
p o s t m a n ( l e t t e r c e r t a i n ) . - ( R. ) Di s a g r e e a b l e
l e t t e r o r u p s e t t i n g n e w s .
Te n ( U. )
J o u r n e y . - ( R. ) De l a y o r c h a n g e .
Ni n e
( U. ) Ne w b u s i n e s s . - ( R. ) De l a y .
Ei g h t ( U. )
Ex c u r s i o n i n t o t h e c o u n t r y o r h u n t i n g . - ( R
. ) De l a y ,
w o r r i e s , b u s i n e s s .
Se v e n ( U) .
Mo c k i n g t h o u g h t o r p r e s e n t . - ( R
. ) Up s e t s , q u a r r e l
.
If n e x t t o t h e c l i e n t , s t r e n g t h e n s t h e o m e n s
.
SP ADES
Ac e ( U. )
Bu s i n e s s o r s e n t i m e n t a l p r o p o s a l , l a w s u i t
. - ( R. ) L o v e
f o r s a k e n .
K i n g ( U. )
L a w y e r o r j u d g e . - ( R
. ) W i d o w e r , s p i t e f u l m a n . Bo t h e r .
Qu e e n
( U. ) W i d o w o r d i v o r c e e
( d a r k ) . - ( R. ) W i d o w w i s h i n g t o
r e m a r r y
. Di f f i c u l t i e s a n d d i s t u r b a n c e s
.
J a c k ( U. ) Da r k y o u n g
m a n
. - ( R
. ) Tr e a c h e r o u s o r e n v i o u s y o u n g
m a n . Be t r a y a l i n l o v e .
Te n ( U. )
Te a r s , j e a l o u s y , w o r r i e s , l e t t e r s . - ( R
. ) Ba d n e w s , l o s s
o f m o n e y
Ni n e ( U. ) Mo u r n i n g , o b s t a c l e , p r i e s t , r u i n , i l l n e s s , p a i n
. - ( R. )
St r e n g t h e n s t h e o m e n
.
Ei g h t ( U. ) Ba d n e w s , s o r r o w .
( R. ) My s t i c a l i d e a s .
Se v e n ( U. ) W o r r y . Th o u g h t o f a s e r i o u s p e r s o n
. - ( R. ) In d e c i s i o n ,
f a i l u r e .
CL UBS
Ac e ( U. ) L u c k y s p e c u l a t i o n
. - ( R. ) A p r e s e n t .
K i n g
( U. ) Da r k u s e f u l m a n . - ( R. )
Si c k d a r k m a n .
Qu e e n ( U. ) Da r k r i c h l o v i n g w o m a n
. - ( R. ) L o v i n g b u t f l i g h t y
w o m a n .
J a c k ( U. ) Da r k y o u n g m a n v e r y m u c h i n l o v e
. - ( R. ) An g r y o r
s i c k y o u n g m a n .
Te n ( U. ) Bi g s u m t o w i n o r b i g b u s i n e s s
. - ( R. ) L o v e a n d m o n e y .
Ni n e ( U. ) Ri c h m a r r i a g e o r b i g g i s h s u m o f m o n e y
. - ( R. ) A p r e s e n t .
Ei g h t ( U. ) Da r k y o u n g w o m a n o r s m a l l s u m o f m o n e y
. - ( R. ) .
Da r k l a d y w i t h o u t m o n e y
.
Se v e n ( U. )
Da r k c h i l d o r v e r y s m a l l s u m o f m o n e y . - ( R) Mo n e y
t i g h t n e s s .
It w o u l d b e a m i s t a k e t o t h i n k t h a t a c a r d c a n b e i n t e r p r e t e d i n
a t h o u s a n d w a y s , f o r t h i s w o u l d m e a n t h a t i t i s f a n t a s t i c a n d w i t h o u t
i n t e r e s t
. W e m u s t a s f a r a s p o s s i b l e k e e p t o t r a d i t i o n w h i c h i s b o r n e
o u t b y e m p i r i c i s m
.
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Da g u e s a h g i v e s t h e f o l l o w i n g d a t a a b o u t t h e f o u r s u i t s :-
He a r t s d e n o t e j o y , p l e a s u r e , h a p p i n e s s , h a r m o n y , h o p e f u l f i l l e d
.
If r e v e r s e d , t h e y a r e m e r e l y l e s s e m p h a t i c a n d d e n o t e d e l a y s a n d
o b s t a c l e s .
Di a m o n d s a r e l e s s h a p p y o m e n s - r a t h e r u n p l e a s a n t l e t t e r s , d i s -
a g r e e m e n t s , l a c k o f h a r m o n y .
Sp a d e s a r e g e n e r a l l y b a d .
Cu b s s p e a k o f m o n e y , o f b u s i n e s s . Re v e r s e d , t h e y b r i n g d i f f i c u l t i e s .
To s u m u p , t h e r e d c a r d s r e l a t e t o a f f a i r s o f t h e h e a r t , g e n e r a l l y
b e t t e r w i t h t h e h e a r t s a n d b a d w i t h t h e d i a m o n d s ; c l u b s r e l a t e t o
m a t e r i a l a f f a i r s
; s p a d e s a r e b a d o m e n s .
IV
Me a n i n g s o f G r o u p s o r J u x t a p o s i t i o n s
BY NUMBER
4 k i n g s - s u p p o r t , h o n o u r s , s u c c e s s . Ob s t a c l e s i f o n e o r m o r e r e v e r s e d .
8 k i n g s - s u p p o r t , b u t l e s s p o w e r f u l .
2 k i n g s - g o o d a d v i c e . On e r e v e r s e d , l a c k o f h a r m o n y ; b o t h r e v e r s e d ,
e n t a n g l e m e n t s .
4 q u e e n s - g o s s i p a n d s c a n d a l
; 8 - c r i t i c i s m a n d s m a l l s c a n d a l ;
2 - c u r i o s i t y .
( It i s a l w a y s u n d e r s t o o d t h a t c a r d s r e v e r s e d s t r e n g t h e n i n a n u n l u c k y
s e n s e ) .
4 j a c k s - b a t t l e s ; 3 - q u a r r e l s ; 2 - d i s c u s s i o n s
.
4 t e n s - f o r t u n a t e c h a n g e o f p o s i t i o n .
8 t e n s - m o n e y t i g h t n e s s , l o s s o f l a w s u i t .
2 t e n s - u n e x p e c t e d r e p a y m e n t o f m o n e y .
4 n i n e s - u n e x p e c t e d l u c k ; 3 - s u c c e s s i n e n t e r p r i s e s .
4 e i g h t s - w o r r i e s ; 8 - s u p p o r t f r o m t h e f a m i l y ( r e v e r s e d , t h e c o n t r a r y ) .
2 e i g h t s - d e c l a r a t i o n o f l o v e ( r e v e r s e d - d o n ' t a c c e p t i t )
.
4
s e v e n s - e n e m i e s ( r e v e r s e d - t h e y w i l l f a i l ) .
8 s e v e n s - b i r t h i n t h e f a m i l y ( r e v e r s e d - a b a n d o n m e n t , s o r r o w ) .
2 s e v e n s - i r r e s i s t i b l e l o v e ( r e v e r s e d - t h e c h o s e n o n e w i l l d e c e i v e ) .
4 a c e s - t r i u m p h ( r e v e r s e d - o b s t a c l e s t o t h i s t r i u m p h ) .
8 a c e s - e x c e s s o f k i n d n e s s ( r e v e r s e d - b e w a r e o f a n a b u s e o f c o n -
f i d e n c e ) .
2 a c e s - i n t e n d e d m a r r i a g e ( r e v e r s e d - b r o k e n o f f ) .
BY P OSITION
Th e c a r d s , f a v o u r a b l e o r u n f a v o u r a b l e , s h o w t h e i r m e a n i n g b y
t h e i r p o s i t i o n .
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If t h e c l i e n t i s a d a r k w o m a n , r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e Qu e e n o f Cl u b s
:-
Ne a r a K i n g o f t h e s a m e s u i t , f o l l o w e d b y a He a r t - m a r r i a g e o f i n c l i n a t i o n
.
Ne a r a K i n g o f t h e s a m e s u i t , f o l l o w e d b y a Cl u b - m a r r i a g e f o r m o n e y .
If t h e c l i e n t i s a f a i r w o m a n , r e p r e s e n t e d b y t h e Qu e e n o f He a r t s
Su r r o u n d e d b y J a c k s - s m a l l l o v e a f f a i r s .
If i t i s a m a n :-
Qu e e n a n d K i n g n e a r h i m - c e r t a i n m a r r i a g e
.
If t h e c l i e n t i s e l d e r l y ( K i n g o f Cl u b s o r o f He a r t s , o f Sp a d e s i n t h e
c a s e o f a w i d o w e r ) :-
Qu e e n o f Sp a d e s n e x t t o h i m - r e m a r r i a g e ( i f h e h a s a l r e a d y b e e n m a r r i e d ) .
Cl i e n t s u r r o u n d e d b y Cl u b s - m o n e y ; b y He a r t s - l o v e ; b y Sp a d e s
- i l l n e s s .
K i n g ( c l i e n t ) n e a r a Qu e e n o f Di a m o n d s - i n t r i g u e s .
K i n g ( c l i e n t ) n e a r a n i n e o f Sp a d e s - i l l n e s s ( s e r i o u s i f a t e n o f Sp a d e s i s o n
t h e o t h e r s i d e ) .
K i n g ( c l i e n t ) n e a r t h e t e n o f Di a m o n d s - c o m i n g j o u r n e y .
K i n g ( c l i e n t ) n e a r t h e Qu e e n o f t h e s a m e s u i t - m a r r i a g e i n p r o s p e c t .
K i n g ( c l i e n t ) n e a r a Qu e e n c l o s e b y - a He a r t - f r i e n d s h i p .
K i n g ( c l i e n t ) n e a r a Qu e e n c l o s e b y t w o s e v e n s - i r r e s i s t i b l e p a s s i o n
.
Qu e e n s o f Di a m o n d s a n d Sp a d e s s u r r o u n d e d b y He a r t s - t h e i r s p i t e w i l l b e
f o i l e d .
Qu e e n s o f Di a m o n d s a n d o f Sp a d e s s u r r o u n d e d b y Cl u b s - t h e y t r y t o h a r m
y o u .
Qu e e n o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a J a c k o f Sp a d e s - b e t r a y a l .
J a c k n e a r a Qu e e n o f He a r t s - s m a l l l o v e a f f a i r ( i f t h e r e i s a K i n g n e a r -
m a r r i a g e ) .
J a c k n e a r t h e K i n g - p r o t e c t i o n .
J a c k o f Sp a d e s n e a r t h e J a c k o f Di a m o n d s - l o o k a f t e r t h e s e r v a n t s .
Te n o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a r e d e i g h t - j o u r n e y b y s e a
.
A t e n n e a r t h e t e n o f Di a m o n d s - l e g a c y f r o m a d i s t a n t r e l a t i v e
.
Ni n e a n d e i g h t o f Sp a d e s c l o s e t o g e t h e r - s e r i o u s i l l n e s s .
Ne i g h b o u r h o o d o f a n i n e o f Sp a d e s - s e r i o u s w o r r y .
Ne i g h b o u r h o o d o f a n i n e o f Di a m o n d s - d e l a y .
Ei g h t o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a He a r t - s h o r t j o u r n e y .
Ei g h t o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a Cl u b - j o u r n e y o f i n t e r e s t .
Se v e n o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a Sp a d e - s e r i o u s a n g e r .
Se v e n o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a Cl u b - a n g e r d u e t o a m o n e y m a t t e r
.
Se v e n o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a J a c k o f Sp a d e s o r a Qu e e n o f Di a m o n d s - b e t r a y a l
o f l o v e .
Ac e o f Sp a d e s n e a r a s e v e n o f Di a m o n d s - p r o p o s a l w h i c h w i l l a n n o y y o u
.
Ac e o f Sp a d e s n e a r e i g h t o f Sp a d e s - d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .
Ac e o f Sp a d e s n e a r a n i n e o f Sp a d e s - a b a n d o n m e n t
.
Ac e o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a t e n o f Di a m o n d s - l e t t e r f r o m a b r o a d
.
Ac e o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a s e v e n o f Di a m o n d s - a n g e r .
Ac e o f Di a m o n d s n e a r a n i n e o f Sp a d e s - i l l n e s s .
Ma n y Co u r t Ca r d s - l a r g e g a t h e r i n g a t w h i c h y o u w i l l b e p r e s e n t
.
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V
A Me t h o d o f Re a d i n g t h e Ca r d s .
( P a c k o f 3 2 )
Th e r e a r e s e v e r a l m e t h o d s o f r e a d i n g t h e c a r d s .
W e w i l l c o n f i n e
o u r s e l v e s t o o n e , t h e m o s t u s u a l , w h i c h w a s s u p p l i e d t o u s b y a g o o d
c a r t o m a n c e r .
Sh u f f l e a n d h a v e c u t b y t h e c l i e n t w i t h h i s l e f t h a n d
. Sp r e a d
t h e w h o l e p a c k f a n w i s e a n d f a c e d o w n w a r d s , a n d l e t t h e c l i e n t d r a w
w i t h h i s l e f t h a n d 1 8 c a r d s w h i c h h e h a n d s t o t h e o p e r a t o r
. Th e
l a t t e r t a k e s t h e m i n t h e s a m e o r d e r , a n d g a t h e r i n g t h e r e m a i n i n g 1 9
c a r d s i n t o a p a c k , p u t s t h e m o n o n e s i d e a n d s p r e a d s t h e 1 8 d r a w n
c a r d s f a n w i s e a n d f a c e u p w a r d s
.
Ha v i n g d o n e t h i s , f i n d o u t w h e r e i s t h e c a r d o f t h e
c l i e n t , w h i c h
i s t h e K i n g o f He a r t s f o r a f a i r m a n , t h e K i n g o f Cl u b s f o r a d a r k m a n ,
t h e Qu e e n o f Cl u b s f o r a d a r k m a r r i e d w o m a n , t h e Qu e e n o f Sp a d e s
f o r a w i d o w , t h e Qu e e n o f He a r t s f o r a f a i r w o m a n o r a y o u n g w o m a n .
If n o n e o f t h e s e c a r d s i s p r e s e n t , t a k e t h e t h o u g h t o f t h e c l i e n t ,
w h i c h
i s t h e s e v e n c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o o n e o f t h e a b o v e c a r d s
.
Af t e r t h i s c o u n t i n f i v e s s t a r t i n g f r o m t h e c l i e n t , a n d t a k i n g c a r e
t h a t e a c h n e w s t a r t i n g p o i n t s h a l l b e t h e f i f t h c a r d c o u n t i n g f r o m t h e
p r e c e d i n g s t a r t , s o t h a t i n r e a l i t y t h e r e s h a l l b e o n l y t h r e e c a r d s i n
e a c h s p a c e
. Ea c h o f t h e c a r d s s o a r r i v e d a t i s r e a d , t h a t i s t o s a y , i t
r e c e i v e s i t s t r a d i t i o n a l m e a n i n g
. Al l t h e c a r d s a r e t h e r e f o r e i n t e r p r e t e d .
Th e c l i e n t t h e n d r a w s 5 f u r t h e r c a r d s f r o m t h e 1 9 r e m a i n i n g i n t h e
p a c k , a n d w i t h t h e s e c o v e r s t h o s e 5 c a r d s i n t h e f a n a s t o w h i c h h e
w a n t s m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n
. Th e o p e r a t o r t h e n t a k e s t h e c a r d s o f t h e
f a n t w o b y t w o , o n e f r o m e a c h e n d a n d r e a d s t h e m i n c o n j u n c t i o n .
On e c a r d , t h e m i d d l e o n e , r e m a i n s , a s t o w h i c h n o t h i n g i s s a i d
.
Th e 1 8 c a r d s a r e r e s h u f f l e d a n d s t a c k e d i n t h r e e p a c k s , t h e f i r s t
c a r d f o r m i n g t h e b a s e o f t h e f i r s t p a c k , t h e s e c o n d t h e b a s e o f t h e
s e c o n d p a c k , t h e t h i r d t h e b a s e o f t h e t h i r d p a c k , t h e f o u r t h b e i n g
p l a c e d o n t h e f i r s t p a c k , t h e f i f t h o n t h e s e c o n d p a c k , e t c
.
Th e c l i e n t c h o o s e s o n e p a c k f o r h i m s e l f , o n e f o r h i s h o u s e a n d o n e
f o r h i s s u r p r i s e
. Ta k i n g u p e a c h p a c k a n d s p r e a d i n g i t f a n w i s e , t h e
c a r d s a r e a g a i n r e a d i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e i r n e w p o s i t i o n s , a n d t h e c l i e n t
t h u s o b t a i n s a b o u t h i m s e l f , h i s h o u s e a n d h i s u n k n o w n d e s t i n y ( t h e
s u r p r i s e p a c k ) t h e d e t a i l s w h i c h h e w i s h e d f o r
.
CARTOMANCY

2 2 9
V I
So m e K i n d s o f So l u t i o n s
THE P ACK S
Sh u f f l e , m i x , c u t o r h a v e c u t w i t h t h e l e f t h a n d
.
Ta k e t h e c a r d s o n e b y o n e a n d m a k e e i g h t p a c k s o f f o u r e a c h ,
f a c e d o w n w a r d s , e x c e p t t h e l a s t o f e a c h p a c k w h i c h i s p l a c e d f a c e
u p w a r d s .
Ta k e u p t w o b y t w o t h e c a r d s o f t h e s a m e v a l u e , t w o a c e s , t w o
t e n s , e t c .
Tu r n u p t h e c a r d s w h i c h w e r e b e l o w t h e c a r d s t a k e n u p , a n d s t a r t
a g a i n .
Su c c e s s i f y o u t a k e u p a l l t h e c a r d s
. F a i l u r e i f a n y c a r d s r e m a i n
i n t h e p a c k s .
THE ACES
Dr a w o r h a v e d r a w n a n y h o w 1 3 c a r d s f r o m a p a c k o f 8 2 w e l l s h u f f l e d
a n d c u t .
Ta k e o u t t h e a c e s f o u n d i n t h e s e 1 8 c a r d s a n d p u t t h e m o n o n e
s i d e
. Br i l l i a n t s u c c e s s i f t h e 4 a c e s s h o u l d b e i n t h e s e 1 8 c a r d s
.
If t h e y a r e n o t a l l t h e r e , r e s h u f f l e , r e c u t , a n d h a v e 1 8 c a r d s d r a w n
.
Me d i u m s u c c e s s i f t h e y a l l c o m e o u t t h e s e c o n d r o u n d ,
n o t
g o o d
i f t h e y o n l y c o m e o u t t h e t h i r d r o u n d , f a i l u r e i f t h e y h a v e n o t
a l l c o m e
o u t i n t h e t h i r d r o u n d .
THE DIV INER1
Af t e r h a v i n g w e l l s h u f f l e d a p a c k o f 8 2 c a r d s , c u t o r h a v e i t c u t
w i t h t h e l e f t h a n d
. Im a g i n e f o u r l i n e s o n e b e l o w t h e o t h e r , e a c h
c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o o n e s u i t
. Th e r e w i l l t h u s b e t h e l i n e o f He a r t s , t h e
l i n e o f Di a m o n d s , t h e l i n e o f Sp a d e s , t h e l i n e o f Cl u b s
. Th e s e q u e n c e
o f t h e l i n e s d o e s n o t m a t t e r , s o l o n g a s t h e y a r e r e m e m b e r e d .
Ta k e t h e c a r d s a s t h e y c o m e a n d p l a c e t h e m , f a c e u p w a r d s , 8 i n
e a c h l i n e
Th e c l i e n t i n d i c a t e s a c a r d h a p h a z a r d
. Th i s i s p i c k e d u p a n d p u t
i n i t s p r o p e r p l a c e , t h e s e v e n s b e i n g a t t h e l e f t a n d t h e c a r d s
g o i n g
i n
p r o p e r s e q u e n c e f r o m t h e s e v e n t o t h e a c e
.
W h e n p u t t i n g i t i n i t s p l a c e , t h e c a r d w h i c h w a s t h e r e i s i n i t s t u r n
p i c k e d u p , p u t i n i t s p r o p e r p l a c e , a n d a t h i r d c a r d i s p i c k e d u p
. An d
s o o n u n t i l t h e l a s t c a r d p i c k e d u p a n d p u t i n i t s p r o p e r p l a c e s h o w s
t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e a t t e m p t .
1 It i s a l s o c a l l e d t h e Di s c o v e r y .
It i s s a i d t o b e t h e o n e w h i c h Ma r i e - An t o i n e t t e p e r s i s t e n t l y
p l a y e d i n t h e p r i s o n o f t h e Te m p l e
.
2 3 0 THE OCCUL T SCIENCES
THE MAG ICIAN
Ho l d i n g t h e p a c k f a c e u p w a r d s , p u t d o w n t h e f i r s t c a r d c a l l i n g i t 7 ,
t h e s e c o n d c a r d 8 , t h e t h i r d 9 , a n d s o o n u p t o t h e a c e . , Be g i n n i n g
a g a i n , c a l l t h e n i n t h c a r d 7 , t h e t e n t h 8 , t h e e l e v e n t h 9 a n d s o o n .
Ea c h t i m e t h e c a r d t h r o w n d o w n a n d t h e c a r d c a l l e d c o r r e s p o n d , t h e
c a r d i s p u t o n o n e s i d e . G o o n u n t i l a l l t h e c a r d s h a v e b e e n p u t d o w n .
Th e n p i c k u p t h e c a r d s w h i c h d i d n o t c o r r e s p o n d ( w i t h o u t s h u f f l i n g
t h e m ) a n d g o o n c a l l i n g .
Su c c e s s i s v e r y r a r e .
THE SEV ENS
Th i s m a y b e p l a y e d w i t h t h e c a r d s f a c e u p w a r d s o r f a c e d o w n w a r d s .
W i t h t h e c a r d s f a c e u p w a r d s , t a k e o n e b y o n e t h e c a r d s f r o m t h e
t o p o f a s h u f f l e d a n d c u t p a c k , a n d p l a c e t h e m i n r o w s , 7 c a r d s i n t h e
f i r s t r o w , 6 i n t h e s e c o n d , 5 i n t h e t h i r d , t h e s e c o n d r o w p a r t l y c o v e r i n g
t h e f i r s t , t h e t h i r d p a r t l y c o v e r i n g t h e s e c o n d , a n d s o o n , t h e r e b e i n g
t h u s s e v e n r o w s , w i t h 7 c a r d s i n t h e f i r s t a n d o n e i n t h e s e v e n t h Th i s
m a k e s 2 8 c a r d s , 4 r e m a i n i n g i n t h e h a n d .
Ha v i n g t h u s l a i d o u t t h e c a r d s , i t i s n e c e s s a r y , i n o r d e r t o s u c c e e d ,
t o f r e e t h e a c e s a n d m a k e u p t h e c a r d s i n t o f o u r p a c k s , o n e o f He a r t s ,
o n e o f Di a m o n d s , o n e o f Sp a d e s , o n e o f Cl u b s , t h e a c e b e i n g a t t h e
b o t t o m , f o l l o w e d b y t h e 7 , 8 , e t c . , u p t o t h e K i n g .
On e m e a n s o n l y i s a l l o w e d t o o b t a i n t h i s r e s u l t , t h a t i s t o m o v e
o n e u n c o v e r e d c a r d ( t h e r e a r e 7 a t t h e s t a r t ) a n d t o p l a c e i t o n a c a r d
i m m e d i a t e l y a b o v e i n v a l u e a n d o f a n o t h e r c o l o u r ( a r e d t e n o n a b l a c k
J a c k , a b l a c k Qu e e n o n a r e d K i n g , a b l a c k e i g h t o n a r e d n i n e , e t c . ) ,
i f t h e r e i s o n e a v a i l a b l e .
If o n e c o m e s t o a s t o p , t h e c a r d s i n t h e h a n d m a y b e c a l l e d u p o n
t o g e t o u t o f t h e d i f f i c u l t y . W h e n t h e s e f o u r c a r d s a r e e x h a u s t e d
w i t h o u t t h e f o u r p a c k s h a v i n g b e e n f o r m e d f r o m t h e c a r d s w h i c h h a v e
b e c o m e a v a i l a b l e , t h e r e i s f a i l u r e .
W i t h t h e c a r d s f a c e d o w n w a r d s , t h e p r o c e s s i s t h e s a m e , b u t o n l y
t h e l a s t c a r d i n e a c h r o w i s p l a c e d f a c e u p w a r d s . As t h e r e m a i n i n g
c a r d s a r e h i d d e n , i t i s n o t k n o w n w h e r e t h e a c e s a r e , b u t i t i s a l l o w e d
t o m o v e a w h o l e c o l u m n t h e h e a d o f w h i c h i s a v a i l a b l e f o r p l a c i n g
o n a n o t h e r u n c o v e r e d c a r d ( e . g . , i f a v i s i b l e c o l u m n c o n s i s t s o f a s e r i e s ,
r e d J a c k , b l a c k t e n , r e d n i n e , b l a c k e i g h t , a n d t h e l a s t c a r d o f a n o t h e r
c o l u m n i s a b l a c k Qu e e n , i t i s a l l o w e d t o m o v e t h e w h o l e c o l u m n o n
t o t h e Qu e e n . On e c o l u m n b e i n g t h u s f r e e , a n o t h e r c a r d m a y b e p l a c e d
t h e r e f r o m t h e f o o t o f a n o t h e r c o l u m n , t h e l a s t c a r d o f w h i c h m a y
t h e n b e t u r n e d u p . Th i s g i v e s m o r e f r e e d o m o f m o v e m e n t ) .
Th e s e t w o s o l u t i o n s d o n o t o f t e n s u c c e e d , a n d t h e y r e q u i r e a t t e n t i o n
CARTOMANCY

2 3 1
h e n c e t h e i r d o u b l e i n t e r e s t . A w i s h s h o u l d b e m a d e b e f o r e b e g i n n i n g ,
f a i l u r e i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h e w i s h w i l l n o t c o m e t r u e
.
La r g e n u m b e r s o f t

h e s e s o

l u t i o n s m

i g h t b e g

i ve n a n d a r e qu o t e d
b y D a g u e s a h . B u t w e l o o k u p o n t h e m m a i n l y a s a p a s t i m e , a d r a w i n g -
r o o m g a m e , a n d c o n s e qu e n t l y w e d o n o t t h i n k w e s h o u l d , i n a s e r i o u s
b o o k d e a l i n g w i t h t h e Oc c u l t S c i e n c e s , s p e n d m u c h t i m e o n t h e s e a m u s e -
m e n t s w h e r e t h e r e a l i t y o f p r e d i c t i o n , i f i t e x i s t s a t a l l , i s i n f i n i t e s i m a l .
VII
Ta r o c
W e s h a l l i n t h i s b o o k c o n s i d e r Ta r o c t w i c e . Th e f i r s t t i m e , h e r e ,
f r o m t h e p o i n t o f vi e w o f Ca r t o m a n c y . Th e s e c o n d t i m e , i n t h e s e c o n d
p a r t , w e s h a l l , i n a d d i t i o n t o i t s h i s t o r y, d i s c u s s i t f r o m t h e p o i n t o f
vi e w o f i t s p h i l o s o p h i c a l , o r r a t h e r k a b b a l i s t i c , s ym b o l i s m .
At p r e s e n t , t h e r e f o r e , l e t u s , w i t h o u t d i s c u s s i o n , e x a m i n e t h e Ta r o c
c a r d s f r o m t h e p o i n t o f vi e w o f p l a yi n g c a r d s .
A p a c k o f Ta r o c c o n s i s t s o f 7 8 c a r d s , 2 2 b e i n g c a l l e d m a j o r a r c a n a
a n d 5 6 m i n o r a r c a n a , d i vi d e d i n t o 4 s e r i e s , e a c h h a vi n g i t s o w n c o l o u r ,
a n d c a l l e d r o d s , c u p s , s w o r d s , p e n c e .
Th e g r o u p o f m a j o r a r c a n a c o n s i s t s o f s ym b o l s w h i c h w e s h a l l
d e s c r i b e b e l o w .
Th e g r o u p o f m i n o r a r c a n a c o n s i s t s o f 4 0 h i e r o g l yp h i c s a n d 1 6
Co u r t c a r d s . In e a c h s e r i e s t h e r e f o r e t h e r e a r e 1 4 c a r d s , vi z . , 1 0
h i e r o g l yp h i c s a n d 4 Co u r t c a r d s .
Th e Fi g u r e s o n t h e r o d s a n d t h e s w o r d s r e p r e s e n t d a r k p e r s o n s ,
t h o s e o n t h e c u p s a n d t h e p e n c e f a i r p e r s o n s .
Th e f o l l o w i n g a r e t h e i n d i vi d u a l m e a n i n g s o f t h e 7 8 c a r d s a n d
l e a ve s o f Ta r o c . Th e s e a r e a s g i ve n i n t h e D a g u e s a h .
Th e r e a r e o t h e r s ,
p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e t a u g h t b y E t t e i l l a , t h e p i c t u r e s o f w h i c h a r e n o t
t h e s a m e a s t h o s e d e s c r i b e d b e l o w . 1
MAJOR CARD S
Th e Ju g g l e r . - Ch a n g e o f p o s i t i o n , s o o n i f t h e c a r d i s u p r i g h t , l o n g a n d d i f f i c u l t
i f i t i s r e ve r s e d .
Th e P o p e s s . - Ag a i n s t t h e c l i e n t a c r u e l , m a l e vo l e n t a n d u n b a l a n c e d w o m a n ,
w h o , i f r e ve r s e d , w i l l c a u s e w o r r i e s
.
Th e E m p r e s s . - Fe r t i l i t y a n d h a p p i n e s s a t h o m e . B u t r e ve r s e d , s h e d e n o t e s
d i s u n i o n , s e r i o u s o r p a s s i n g , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e c a r d s w h i c h a r e n e a r .
t
It i s a p i t y t h a t t h e r e i s n o t i n Ta r o c , a s i n t t i e o r d i n a r y p l a yi n g c a r d s , a d e f i n i t e t yp e
w h i c h c o u l d e a s i l y b e s e t u p t h r o u g h a c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e va r i o u s t r a d i t i o n a l t yp e s .
2 3 2

THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S

Th e P o p e . - Th i s c a r d r e p r e s e n t s m a n , s t r e n g t h . Up r i g h t i t d e n o t e s l o ya l t y
w h i c h g i ve s t h e c o u r a g e t o e s c a p e f r o m t e m p t a t i o n . Re ve r s e d i t c o u n s e l s
d i s t r u s t
; b e w a r e o f d e c e i ve r s a n d i n t r i g u e r s .
Th e Lo ve r . - Th e s ym b o l o f c h a o s , o f i n d e c i s i o n , o f o b s c u r i t y . P l a c e d b e t w e e n
a K i n g a n d a Q u e e n , i t a n n o u n c e s a m a r r i a g e , b u t i f i t i s r e ve r s e d , t h e
b r e a k o f a u n i o n
.
Th e Ch a r i o t . - Th i s w a s t h e In i t i a t e , h e w h o k n o w s , b e w h o i s . An n o u n c e s
g r e a t h o n o u r f o r t h e c l i e n t . If r e ve r s e d , t h e c l i e n t w i l l b e u n h a p p y
a t h o m e .
Ju s t i c e . - S u c c e s s i n b u s i n e s s m a t t e r s , t h e w i n n i n g o f a l a w s u i t . If r e ve r s e d
- g r e a t d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .
Th e He r m i t . - S o m e o n e i s s e e k i n g t o h a r m yo u , b u t t h e s p i t e f u l n e s s a t w o r k
a g a i n s t yo u w i l l f a i l . If r e ve r s e d , i t m e a n s t h e o p p o s i t e
.
Th e W h e e l o f Fo r t u n e
. - Th e
b e s t s i g n o f l u c k i n Ta r o c . Re ve r s e d , i t i n d i c a t e s
d e l a ys .
S t r e n g t h . - S u c c e s s t h r o u g h w o r k , p e r s e ve r a n c e , w i l l - p o w e r . Re ve r s e d -
d i s g r a c e ; c a r e s .
Th e Ha n g e d Ma n . - Yo u s a c r i f i c e yo u r s e l f t o o m u c h . An d i f t h i s c a r d i s
r e ve r s e d , t h e s a c r i f i c e i s u s e l e s s .
D e a t h . - Up r i g h t o r r e ve r s e d , i t i s a b a d o m e n . D o n o t u n d e r t a k e a n yt h i n g
f o r t h e m o m e n t .
Te m p e r a n c e . - Fo r t u n a t e o m e n . Ri c h m a r r i a g e f o r t h e c l i e n t . Re ve r s e d ,
t h o u g h t l e s s n e s s w h i c h m a y b e h a r m f u l .
Th e D e vi l :Te m p t a t i o n t o e vi l , i r r e s i s t i b l e i f t h e c a r d i s r e ve r s e d .
Th e Ma d h o u s e
. - Ac c i d e n t , s h i p w r e c k , u n e x p e c t e d m i s f o r t u n e . Th e s i g n
o f e ve n t s w h i c h w i l l s u r p r i s e yo u . If n e a r t h e p e n c e , yo u w i l l h a ve a
l e g a c y. If r e ve r s e d , b e w a r e o f t h e l i g h t n i n g .
Th e S t a r
. - Th i s i s t h e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e s t a r s o n yo u r b i r t h . Th i s c a r d r e ve r s e d
i s t h e s i g n o f t h e n e a r c o n c l u s i o n o f a b u s i n e s s .
Th e Mo o n . - Ob s c u r i t y, u n c l e a r b u s i n e s s . If r e ve r s e d , b e c a r e f u l i n yo u r
u n d e r t a k i n g s .
Th e S u n
. - - E a r l y c l e a r i n g u p
. Ha p p y o m e n
. If r e ve r s e d , d o n o t w o r r y.
Ju d g m e n t . - Yo u w i l l s u c c e e d i n e ve r yt h i n g . Re ve r s e d , d o n o t a c t w i t h o u t
a d vi c e .
Th e Ma d m a n . - At h o u g h t l e s s a c t m a y p l a y yo u a b a d t r i c k . If r e ve r s e d ,
b l a c k t h o u g h t s .
Th e W o r l d . - If w e l l s u r r o u n d e d , t h e r e i s n o t h i n g t o f e a r , e s p e c i a l l y i f Ju s t i c e
o r t h e E m p e r o r a r e n e a r . Re ve r s e d , d i f f i c u l t i e s t o o ve r c o m e .
MINOR CARD S
THE TE NS
Te n o f Ro d s . - S t r a n g e t o w n . Te m p e s t . Re ve r s e d - s p i t e f u l n e s s w h i c h w i l l
f a i l .
Te n
o f Cu p s . - S u c c e s s . Th e t o w n i n w h i c h t h e c l i e n t l i ve s . Re ve r s e d , a
r i c h m a r r i a g e
. If t h i s t e n i s n e x t t o t h e s e ve n o f r o d s , s l a n d e r
.
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Te n o f S w o r d s . - - S o r r o w , m e l a n c h o l y, c a r e s , l a c k o f m o n e y . Re ve r s e d , w e a l t h ,
s u c c e s s .
Te n o f P e n c e . - An n o u n c e s s o m e m o n e y . P l a c e d n e a r t h e c h a r i o t a l e g a c y .
Re ve r s e d n e x t t o t h e a c e o f c u p s , f e s t i vi t y o r f a m i l y c e r e m o n y .
THE NINE S
Ni n e o f Ro d s . - Il l n e s s , d e l a y i n b u s i n e s s m a t t e r s . Re ve r s e d n e a r t h e E m -
p e r o r , b e n i g n a n t i l l n e s s .
Ni n e o f Cu p s . - Ho n o u r , s u c c e s s , g a i n . Re ve r s e d n e a r t h e e i g h t o f p e n c e ,
p l a n s u p s e t .
Ni n e o f S w o r d s . - Gr e a t d i s a p p o i n t m e n t . P r u d e n c e n e c e s s a r y . Re ve r s e d ,
yo u w i l l b e p r e s e n t a t a m a r r i a g e
. Fo r t h e c l i e n t i t w i l l b r e a k a u n i o n
i f t h e n i n e r e ve r s e d i s n e x t t o h i m .
Ni n e
o f P e n c e . - Ce r t a i n t y o f s u c c e s s
. Re ve r s e d , b e w a r e o f a b a d j o k e r ; n e a r
t h e Ma d m a n , p l o t s .
THE E IGHTS
E i g h t o f Ro d s . - Jo u r n e y . Fo r a n u n m a r r i e d p e r s o n , p r o s p e c t o f m a r r i a g e .
Re ve r s e d n e a r a p e n c e c a r d , w o r r y ;
n e a r s w o r d , c a r e , f a l s e n e s s .
E i g h t o f Cu p s . - Ha p p i n e s s f o r a yo u n g g i r l , o r m a r r i a g e w i t h a f a i r w o m a n .
Re ve r s e d , s u c c e s s o f a p r o j e c t e d u n i o n .
E i g h t o f S w o r d s . - D i s c u s s i o n , p o s s i b i l i t y o f a d u e l . Fo r a s o l d i e r , f i g h t i n g .
Re ve r s e d , s p i t e f u l p r o p o s a l s .
E i g h t o f
P e n c e . - Go o d
p o s i t i o n ; b r i l l i a n t f u t u r e
. Re ve r s e d , s u c c e s s w i t h
w o m e n f o r a b a c h e l o r ; f o r a l a d y c l i e n t , w o r l d l y s u c c e s s .
THE S E VE NS
S e ve n o f Ro d s . - S i l l y c h a t t e r . Re ve r s e d n e a r t h e t h r e e o f c u p s , f i r e .
S e ve n o f Cu p s . - Un h o p e d f o r f a vo u r
. Re ve r s e d , c h a r i t a b l e m i n d .
S e ve n o f S w o r d s . - S u c c e s s
i n a l l u n d e r t a k i n g s
. Fo r a m a r r i e d w o m a n , s e ve r a l
c h i l d r e n . Re ve r s e d , a l a w s u i t c o n c e r n i n g a l e g a c y .
S e ve n o f P e n c e
. - Re f l e c t i o n , p r u d e n c e i n b u s i n e s s m a t t e r s . Ne a r t h e w h e e l
o f f o r t u n e , b i g l e g a c y. Re ve r s e d , h a p p y m a r r i a g e .
THE S Ix E s
S i x
o f Ro d s . - Ob s t a c l e t o p l a n s . Re ve r s e d , b e t r a ya l b y a f r i e n d ; b u t n e a r
t h e e i g h t o f c u p s , s u c c e s s o ve r e n e m i e s .
S i x o f Cu p s . - Ne w a c qu a i n t a n c e s w h o w i l l c a u s e w o r r y . Re ve r s e d , r i va l r y .
S i x o f S w o r d s . - Jo u r n e y. Ne a r a c a r d o f p e n c e , g r e a t a m b i t i o n
. Re ve r s e d ,
l e g a c y f r o m a r e l a t i ve .
S i x o f P e n c e
. - - Co n t e s t e d l e g a c y . Re ve r s e d , u n e x p e c t e d a n d p o w e r f u l p r o -
t e c t i o n .
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THE FIVE S
Fi ve o f Ro d s . - An g e r .
If t h i s c a r d i s n e a r t h e f o u r o f r o d s , g r e a t g a i n
. Re ve r s e d ,
w i n n i n g o f a l a w s u i t ( c e r t a i n i f t h e K i n g o f S w o r d s i s n e a r i t )
.
Fi ve o f Cu p s . - Lu c k y c a r d
. Im p o r t a n t i n h e r i t a n c e .
Re ve r s e d , b r i l l i a n t
m a r r i a g e .
Fi ve o f S w o r d s . - Th e f t a t h o m e , l i e s .
Re ve r s e d , c e r e m o n y a t w h i c h yo u
w i l l b e p r e s e n t
.
Fi ve o f P e n c e . - Un e x p e c t e d g a i n
. Re ve r s e d , f i n d o n t h e p u b l i c r o a d
.
THE FOURS
Fo u r o f Ro d s . - S t a y i n t h e c o u n t r y .
In c r e a s e o f w e a l t h . If r e ve r s e d , a
b i r t h .
Fo u r o f Cu p s . - Gr e a t u p s e t
. Re ve r s e d , a p l e a s a n t m e e t i n g .
Fo u r o f
S w o r d s . - Th e c l i e n t w i l l h a ve m ys t i c t h o u g h t s
. Re ve r s e d , r u i n .
Fo u r o f P e n c e
. - Ga i n i n a l o t t e r y, m o n e y w i l l b e i n ve s t e d
. Re ve r s e d , yo u
w i l l o ve r c o m e d i f f i c u l t i e s .
THE THRE E S
Th r e e o f Ro d s . - Th e c l i e n t w i l l b e c o m e f a m o u s o r r i c h
. Re ve r s e d , d i f f i c u l t i e s
.
Ne a r t h e Ju g g l e r , b e t r a ya l b y a f r i e n d .
Th r e e o f Cu p s . - S u c c e s s ; f o r a n a r t i s t , g r e a t r e n o w n
; f o r a n a u t h o r , s u c c e s s
;
f o r a n o f f i c e r , b r i l l i a n t f u t u r e
; f o r a w o m a n , u n h o p e d - f o r s u c c e s s
. Re -
ve r s e d , f a l l ; a c c i d e n t .
Th r e e o f
S w o r d s . - Gr e a t d i s i l l u s i o n .
Re ve r s e d , d i vo r c e o r m a r r i a g e b r o k e n
o f f ;
b a d o m e n , f a l s e a n d l yi n g l o ve r .
Th r e e o f P e n c e
. - Un e x p e c t e d b u s i n e s s p r o p o s a l . Re ve r s e d , a p r o p o s a l o f
t h i s k i n d w i l l n o t b e a c c e p t e d .
THE Tw o s
Tw o o f Ro d s
. - Je a l o u s y, h e a r t a c h e
. Re ve r s e d , u n h o p e d - f o r j o y .
Tw o o f Cu p s . W e a l t h , b u t a va r i c e
. Re ve r s e d , u n e x p e c t e d s u c c e s s
.
Tw o o f S w o r d s
. - Va l u a b l e p r e s e n t .
Re ve r s e d - f r i e n d s h i p o f a r i c h a n d
g e n e r o u s p e r s o n .
Tw o o f
P e n c e . - Un d e r t a k i n g w h i c h w i l l t u r n
o u t b a d l y . Re ve r s e d , g r e a t
d i s c u s s i o n .
THE ACE S
Ac e o f Ro d s .
Ne a r t h e t w o o f c u p s - c a l u m n y .
Re ve r s e d , a b a n d o n m e n t .
Ac e o f Cu p s . - W i l l
w h i c h w i l l o ve r c o m e .
Ne a r t h e Q u e e n , h a p p y n e w s
.
Re ve r s e d , h a p p y i n s p i r a t i o n
.
Ac e o f S w o r d s . - Ca t a s t r o p h e , r u i n
. Re ve r s e d , h e l p i n d i s t r e s s
.
Ac e o f P e n c e . - If
t h i s c a r d c o m e s o u t f i r s t , i t f o r e t e l l s s u c h h a p p i n e s s
t h a t i t
o ve r c o m e s a l l o t h e r c a r d s a n d d e s t r o ys
a l l b a d i n f l u e n c e
. Ne a r t h e
W h e e l o f Fo r t u n e , i m m e n s e w e a l t h
. Re ve r s e d , s m a l l e r f o r t u n e
.
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THE S Q UIRE S
S qu i r e o f Ro d s . - P l e a s a n t n e w s . Ne a r t h e Q u e e n o f Ro d s , b r i l l i a n t m a r r i a g e ;
n e a r t h e W h e e l o f Fo r t u n e , l u c k y s p e c u l a t i o n . Re ve r s e d , m o d e s t h a p p i -
n e s s .
S qu i r e o f Cu p s . - Gr e a t e s t e e m
. D e vo t i o n o n t h e p a r t o f f r i e n d . Re ve r s e d ,
p r e s e n t .
S qu i r e o f S w o r d s . - B e t r a ya l b y a f r i e n d o f r i va l r y i n l o ve . Re ve r s e d , p l e a s a n t
s u r p r i s e .
S qu i r e o f P e n c e . Fo r a l a d y, c o n qu e s t o f a r i c h m a n w h o w i l l m a k e h e r h a p p y .
Re ve r s e d , d i s o r d e r ; m o n e y s qu a n d e r e d .
THE K NIGHTS
K n i g h t o f Ro d s . - Mo n e y ; f o r t u n a t e c h a n g e o f p o s i t i o n . Re ve r s e d , m o n e y
b o r r o w e d .
K n i g h t o f Cu p s . - Vi s i t , p l e a s a n t i n vi t a t i o n . Re ve r s e d , c r o o k e d n e s s .
K n i g h t o f S w o r d s . - B e w a r e o f a t t a c k o r s l a n d e r . Re ve r s e d , qu a r r e l , d i s u n i o n
i n t h e f a m i l y
.
K n i g h t o f P e n c e . - Th o u g h t l e s s c o n d u c t w h i c h , i n a w o m a n , w i l l c a u s e w o r r i e s
a n d i n a yo u n g m a n w i l l h a ve s e r i o u s c o n s e qu e n c e s . Re ve r s e d , a n
o p p o r t u n i t y w h i c h yo u w i l l m i s s .
THE Q UE E NS
Q u e e n
o f
Ro d s
. - W o m a n p o s s e s s i n g g r e a t qu a l i t i e s . Ha p p y m a r r i a g e w i t h
a d a r k l a d y . Re ve r s e d , a h a p p y o l d a g e .
Q u e e n o f Cu p s . - Fa i r o r c h e s t n u t l a d y, d i s t i n g u i s h e d , d e vo t e d . Re ve r s e d ,
i n t e m p e r a n c e , m i s c o n d u c t .
Q u e e n o f S w o r d s . - W i d o w , f o r s a k e n w o m a n . Re ve r s e d , d o n o t m a r r y l i g h t l y
;
s o l i t u d e .
Q u e e n o f P e n c e . - D a r k w o m a n , r i c h h e i r e s s . Re ve r s e d , t h i s w o m a n h a s
b a d h e a l t h .
THE K INGS
K i n g o f - Ro d s
. - Ma n w h o s u c c e e d s i n b u s i n e s s . S i n c e r e f r i e n d .
K i n g o f Cu p s . - Ch i va l r o u s g e n e r o u s l o ve r
. Fo r a yo u n g m a n , s u p p o r t .
Re ve r s e d , yo u m u s t b e c a r e f u l .
K i n g o f S w o r d s . - S o l d i e r o r j u d g e . Fo r a l a d y o r yo u n g g i r l , b e w a r e o f a
f l a t t e r e r . Re ve r s e d , d e c e i ve r .
K i n g o f P e n c e - Us u r e r ;
m a n w h o m a y h a r m yo u . Re ve r s e d , g o o d l o o k i n g
m a n , b u t t h o u g h t l e s s a n d d e c e i ve r .
In o r d e r t o c o n s u l t t h e Ta r o c , s e e t h e t e a c h i n g o f t h e
D a g u e s a h :-
It m u s t f i r s t b e r e m e m b e r e d t h a t i n g e n e r a l t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e
Ta r o c i s i n t e n s i f i e d o r d i m i n i s h e d a c c o r d i n g t o w h e t h e r t h e c a r d i s
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n e a r t o o r f a r f r o m t h e c l i e n t - t h a t m a n r e p r e s e n t s a c t i o n a n d w i l l -
p o w e r ;
w o m e n , i n d e c i s i o n , i n c o n s t a n c y o r s u b m i s s i o n ; t h e k n i g h t , a
yo u n g b a c h e l o r ;
t h e s qu i r e , a c t i vi t y w i t h o u t i n i t i a t i ve ; t h a t t h e
r o d s , c u p s , s w o r d s a n d p e n c e c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e c l u b s , h e a r t s , s p a d e s
a n d d i a m o n d s o f a n o r d i n a r y p i qu e t p a c k ;
f i n a l l y t h a t t h e a c e s r e a c t
o n t h e c a r d s n e a r b y, w e a k e n i n g o r s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e i r m e a n i n g .
Me t h o d
:- S h u f f l e a n d h a ve c u t , e i t h e r t h r e e t i m e s o r s e ve n t i m e s ,
t h e n a s k t h e c l i e n t t o c h o o s e f i r s t 2 1 c a r d s w h i c h yo u w i l l p l a c e i n a
h a l f c i r c l e , t h e n 5 m o r e c a r d s w h i c h yo u w i l l p l a c e l i k e t h i s :- On e a t
t h e t o p a b o ve t h e 1 1 t h c a r d ; t h e s e c o n d a t t h e b o t t o m , u n d e r n e a t h ;
t h e t h i r d a b o ve t h e f i f t h c a r d ( a t t h e r i g h t ) , t h e f o u r t h a b o ve t h e f i f t h
c a r d ( o n t h e l e f t ) , t h a t i s s ym m e t r i c a l l y w i t h t h e p r e c e d i n g ; t h e f i f t h
o n t h e 1 1 t h c a r d , h a l f c o ve r i n g i t
.
Th e n e x p l a i n ; r e a d t h e c a r d s f r o m t h e r i g h t t o t h e l e f t , a c c o r d i n g
t o t h e d a t a j u s t g i ve n .
Af t e r t h i s l e t t h e c l i e n t d r a w 4 2 m o r e c a r d s a n d m a k e t h e m i n t o
7 p a c k s o f 6 e a c h .
P l a c e t h e s e p a c k s i n t o a r o w , p r o c e e d i n g f r o m t h e r i g h t t o t h e
l e f t .
Ta k e t h e f i r s t c a r d o f e a c h p a c k a n d p l a c e t h e m i n a r o w f r o m t h e
r i g h t t o t h e l e f t .
Th e n t a k e t w o c a r d s f r o m e a c h p a c k a n d m a k e t w o m o r e r o w s .
Th e r e r e m a i n 7 p a c k s o f 8 c a r d s e a c h . P i c k t h e m u p s t a r t i n g o n
t h e r i g h t a n d l e a vi n g t h e m i n t h e i r o r d e r , t h e n m a k e t h r e e m o r e r o w s
w i t h t h e m
.
Th e t o t a l o f t h e s e r o w s w i l l m a k e a s e c o n d f i g u r e b e l o w t h e f i r s t
( t h e 2 6 c a r d s o f t h e f a n ) . Re a d a n d e x p l a i n t h i s s e c o n d f i g u r e f r o m t h e
r i g h t t o t h e l e f t .
Th e r e r e m a i n 1 0 c a r d s i n t h e h a n d ( s i n c e yo u h a ve u s e d 2 6 + 4 2
= 6 8 ) . W i t h o u t s h u f f l i n g t h e m , s p r e a d a n d r e a d t h e m ; t h e y w i l l
f o r e t e l l b a d l u c k w h i c h c a n b e a vo i d e d a n d g o o d l u c k w h i c h c a n b e
b r o u g h t a b o u t .
He r e i s a n o t h e r m e t h o d , t h e It a l i a n , w h i c h s e e m s t o c o r r e s p o n d
m o s t e x a c t l y t o t h e p r i m i t i ve Ta r o c :-
1 . S h u f f l e , c u t , s p r e a d o u t t h e w h o l e p a c k f a c e d o w n w a r d s . Ha ve
2 2 c a r d s d r a w n a n d s p r e a d t h e m b e f o r e yo u a s t h e y a r e d r a w n , f r o m
t h e l e f t t o t h e r i g h t i n t h r e e s e r i e s o f s e ve n p l u s o n e .
Th e f i r s t s e ve n g i ve g e n e r a l i n f o r m a t i o n a s t o t h e i m m e d i a t e p a s t .
Th e s e c o n d s e ve n r e l a t e t o t h e p r e s e n t , a n d e s p e c i a l l y t o t h e a c t u a l
a n x i e t i e s o f t h e c l i e n t .
Th e t h i r d s e ve n d e a l w i t h t h e i m m e d i a t e f u t u r e , a n d t h e r e m a i n i n g
c a r d i s t h e s yn t h e t i c r e s u l t a n t .
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2 . Co n n e c t t h e s e p a r a t e m e a n i n g s o f t h e c a r d s i n f i ve s ( a s w a s
d o n e i n t h e o r d i n a r y p i qu e t p a c k , s o t h a t t h e r e a r e t h r e e c a r d s b e t w e e n
e ve r y t w o c o n s u l t e d ) , s t a r t i n g f r o m t h e f i r s t o n t h e l e f t .
3
. Re s h u f f l e t h e w h o l e p a c k , h a ve i t c u t a n d 4 8 c a r d s d r a w n w h i c h
a r e m a d e u p i n t o 1 2 p a c k s o f 4 e a c h , t h e m e a n i n g o f e a c h r e l a t i n g t o :-
I . Th e p e r s o n a l i t y o f t h e c l i e n t ; II . Mo n e y m a t t e r s ; III. Fa m i l y r e l a -
t i o n s ; IV
. P a r e n t s ( f a t h e r , m o t h e r a n d t h e i r p r o p e r t y)
;
V
. Lo ve , p l e a s u r e s ,
p e r s o n a l s a t i s f a c t i o n ; VI . Co l l e a g u e s , c o l l a b o r a t o r s , c u r r e n t r e l a t i o n s ;
VII .
Ma r r i a g e , l a w s u i t s
; VIII
. He a l t h
; IX. P e r s o n a l m e r i t s a n d t h e i r r e s u l t s
;
X. Ac t u a l g o o d o r b a d l u c k ; XI . As s i s t a n c e a n d p r o t e c t i o n ; XII . Un p l e a s a n t -
n e s s e s a n d m i s f o r t u n e s
. '
4 . If i t i s d e s i r e d t o b e m o r e p r e c i s e , r e s h u f f l e , h a ve c u t a n d 1 5 c a r d s
d r a w n w h i c h a r e s p r e a d o u t f r o m l e f t t o r i g h t , t h e n 1 5 m o r e , w h i c h
a r e p l a c e d i n a s t a c k o n o n e s i d e
S t a r t t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n a g a i n , b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e f i r s t c a r d o n t h e
l e f t , i n f i ve s a s b e f o r e .
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h e w i l l p l a c e o n t h a t c a r d s p r e a d o u t w h i c h i n t e r e s t s h i m m o s t
. Th i s
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.
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1 . Ta k e t h e p a c k o f t h e m i n o r a r c a n a a n d s e p a r a t e t h e s u i t w h i c h
r e l a t e s t o t h e k i n d o f c o n s u l t a t i o n a s k e d f o r , t h a t i s t o s a y t h e Ro d s
( o r S c e p t r e s ) f o r B u s i n e s s m a t t e r s , t h e Cu p s f o r Lo ve a f f a i r s , t h e S w o r d s
f o r La w s u i t s , t h e P e n c e f o r Mo n e y qu e s t i o n s
.
2 . S h u f f l e t h e c a r d s c h o s e n ,
. h a ve t h e m c u t b y t h e c l i e n t .
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. Ta k e t h e m a j o r a r c a n a , s h u f f l e a n d h a ve t h e m c u t , p l a c e t h e m
w i t h o u t l o o k i n g i n a c r o s s f r o m t h e l e f t t o r i g h t a s a p p e a r s b e l o w ( i n
o r d i n a r y f i g u r e s ) .
8 . Ta k e t h e m i n o r a r c a n a , s h u f f l e a n d h a ve t h e m c u t , t h e n l e t
s e ve n c a r d s b e c h o s e n h a p h a z a r d w h i c h a r e r e s h u f f l e d , r e c u t , a n d f r o m
w h i c h t h e t h r e e t o p c a r d s a r e t a k e n a n d p l a c e d a s a p p e a r s b e l o w ( i n
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w i l l b e n o t i c e d .
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i n t h e b o o k s o f P a p u a , Le m a r c h a n d , Ju l i a Or s i n i , Mm e
. Cl e m e n t , E t t e i l l a .
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4 . Th e n p i c k u p t h e c a r d s a n d r e a d t h e i r m e a n i n g s , n o t i n g t h a t
c a r d 1 i n d i c a t e s t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e p r o b l e m yo u a r e a s k e d t o s o l ve ;
c a r d 2 , i t s a p o g e e ; c a r d 8 , t h e o b s t a c l e s t o b e w a r e o f ; c a r d 4 , t h e e n d
o f t h e b u s i n e s s ; t h e m a j o r c a r d I, t h e i n f l u e n c e o n t h e qu e s t i o n i n t h e
p a s t
;
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c a r d III, t h e i n f l u e n c e o n i t
i n t h e f u t u r e .
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o t h e r d i s t i n c t i o n , t h e Q u e e n a W o m a n , t h e K n i g h t a Yo u n g Ma n ,
a n d t h e K n a ve a Ch i l d
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n a t i o n s i n a l l t i m e s w e r e s t r u c k b y t h e e x t r a va g a n c e o f d r e a m s ,
a n d a l s o b y t h e c o i n c i d e n c e s w h i c h t h e y n o t i c e d b e t w e e n t h e s u b j e c t
m a t t e r o f t h e i r d r e a m s a n d s u b s e qu e n t e ve n t s . Th e r e f o r e a t a n e a r l y
d a t e a p r e m o n i t o r y va l u e w a s a t t a c h e d t o d r e a m s , w i s e m e n b e g a n
t o c o m m e n t o n t h e m , a n d a s p e c i a l s c i e n c e w a s b o r n t o i n t e r p r e t t h e m
.
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c a m e f r o m t h e f a i t h i n g o d s w h o b y t h i s m e a n s s e n t t o m a n w a r n i n g s
a n d c o u n s e l
. It w i l l t h u s b e s e e n a t o n c e t h a t On i r o m a n c y ( f r o m
o n e i r o s , d r e a m , a n d m a n t e i a ,
d i vi n a t i o n ) i s c o n n e c t e d w i t h i n t u i t i ve
d i vi n a t i o n , w h i l s t t h e i n d u c t i ve d i vi n a t i o n i n t e r p r e t s t h e s i g n s o f t h e
t h o u g h t s o f t h e g o d s . W e h a ve h e r e a n i n t i m a t e c o m m u n i o n w i t h t h e
i n t e l l e c t , a s u b j e c t i ve ( a n d n o t o b j e c t i ve , b y m e a n s o f i n t e r m e d i a r i e s )
p r e d i c t i o n , w h i c h i s m a d e b y t h e d i r e c t c o m i n g o f c e l e s t i a l l i g h t t o t h e
m i n d
. Th i s i s h o w Ar i s t o t l e u n d e r s t o o d i t , w h i l s t a d m i t t i n g t h a t
s o m e t i m e s t h e l a n g u a g e o f d r e a m s m i g h t b e s ym b o l i c a l .
On i r o m a n c y i s a g r e a t r e a l m w h i c h m a y b e d i vi d e d i n t o t w o t e r r i -
t o r i e s :- t h a t o f t h e
o b s e r va t i o n o f d r e a m s , o r On i r o s c o p y, a n d t h a t
o f t h e i r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , o r On i r o c r i t i c s . P l u t a r c h a n d Ci c e r o d i d n o t
s c o r n t o s t u d y i t , a n d f o l l o w i n g t h e m t h e r e a r e n u m e r o u s a u t h o r s
f r o m o l d e n t i m e s t o t h e p r e s e n t d a y
1 n o t t o s p e a k o f m a n y w r i t e r s o f
K e ys t o D r e a m s ,
a l w a ys d r a w n u p a t s e c o n d h a n d .
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Ar t e m i d o r u s o f E p h e s u s w h i c h h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n t r a n s l a t e d a n d
c o m m e n t e d o n b y Mr . He n r i Vi d a l i n a b e a u t i f u l l y p r o d u c e d b o o k
w i t h n o t e s o n t h e a u t h o r , f r o m w h i c h w e g a t h e r t h e f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a -
t i o n .
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S e e Tyl b u s , Th e Mys t e r i o u s Re a l m o f D r e a m s ( p u b l i s h e d b y D r o u i n ) .
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D r e a m s a n d ! ' s a i o n e ,
t r a n s l a t e d f r o m t h e Gr e e k a n d c o m m e n t e d o n b y He n r i Vi d a l ( E d i t i o n s
e l a S i r e n e , 1 9 2 1 ) .
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Ar t e m i d o r u s w a s b o r n a t E p h e s u s i n t h e t i m e o f An t o n i n u s P i u s
.
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f a m o u s t o w n , a n d a l s o Ch i r o m a n c y, u n d e r t h e n a m e o f Ar t e m i d o r u s
o f D a l d i a
. He h a d r e a d a l l t h e t r e a t i s e s w h i c h h a d u p t o t h e n a p p e a r e d
d e a l i n g w i t h t h e s e m a t t e r s , a n d h a d s o u g h t h i s e n l i g h t e n m e n t f r o m
' E p i c h a r m u s , An t i p h o n , S t r a b o , D e m e t r i u s o f P h a l e r a , Ap o l l o d o r u s ,
Ar i s t a r c h u s , Ar i s t i d e s t h e m a g n e t i s e r , Ge m i n u s t h e a s t r o l o g e r , a n d
m a n y o t h e r s . He a d d e d h i s o w n e x p e r i e n c e s a n d w a s c a r e f u l t o d i s -
t i n g u i s h b e t w e e n d r e a m s w h i c h m i g h t h a ve a p r e m o n i t o r y va l u e a n d
o t h e r s .
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. B o u c h e r -
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. B u t
Ja u c o u r t g i ve s i t s o r i g i n m o r e e x a c t l y b y t r a c i n g i t b a c k t o t h e E g yp t i a n
p r i e s t s w h o w e r e p a s t m a s t e r s o f t h e a r t . B u t i t i s m o r e p r o b a b l e
t h a t d r e a m s h a ve a l w a ys m o ve d t h o s e w h o h a d t h e m .
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o f t h o s e w h o h a d t h e m , o r o n a c c o u n t o f t h e e ve n t s w h i c h h a p p e n e d
a n d w h i c h a r e c l a i m e d t o h a ve b e e n f o r e t o l d b y t h e m
.
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o f Ja c o b s e e i n g t h e l a d d e r p l a c e d o n h i s b r e a s t a n d r i s i n g t o t h e s k y,
p r e d i c t i o n o f t h e h i g h d e s t i n y o f h i s r a c e ; t h e d r e a m o f P h a r a o h ( t h e
s e ve n f a t k i n e a n d t h e s e ve n l e a n k i n e ) w h i c h Jo s e p h i n t e r p r e t e d a s
t h e a p p r o a c h o f s e ve n ye a r s o f p l e n t y f o l l o w e d b y s e ve n ye a r s o f f a m i n e ,
a n d s o m a n y o t h e r s i n w h i c h Je h o va h a p p e a r e d t o Mo s e s a n d t h e
P r o p h e t s
. Mo r e e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e Go s p e l s h e w i l l r e m e m b e r t h e a n g e l
f o r e t e l l i n g t o t h e c a r p e n t e r Jo s e p h t h e s u p e r n a t u r a l m o t h e r h o o d o f
Ma r y, a n d t h e o t h e r a n g e l w h o w a r n e d h i m t o f l y i n t o E g yp t s o a s t o
e s c a p e t h e Ma s s a c r e o f t h e In n o c e n t s , a n d t h e w i f e o f P i l a t e e x c i t e d
b y d r e a m s w h i c h d r o ve h e r t o b e g h e r h u s b a n d t o s a ve Ch r i s t , e t c
.
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i t w a s i n a d r e a m t h a t t h e m o t h e r o f Vi r g i l k n e w b y s e e i n g l a u r e l s
t h a t s h e w o u l d g i ve b i r t h t o a p o e t , i n a d r e a m t h a t B r u t u s s a w a
t h r e a t e n i n g s p e c t r e f o r e t e l l i n g h i s d e f e a t o n t h e e ve o f t h e b a t t l e o f
P h i l i p p i , i n a d r e a m t h a t Ca l p u r n i a , t h e w i f e o f Ca e s a r , f o r e s a w t h e
m u r d e r o f h e r a u g u s t h u s b a n d , i n a d r e a m t h a t Ca t h e r i n e d e Me d i c i
s a w t h e t o u r n a m e n t i n w h i c h h e r h u s b a n d l o s t h i s l i f e , i n a d r e a m t h a t
He n r i II o f Fr a n c e h e a r d a vo i c e p r e d i c t i n g e x a c t l y t h e w o u n d t o h i s
e ye w h i c h w o u l d c o m e s o o n , i n a d r e a m t h a t t h e P r i n c e s s e d e Co n d e
w a s p r e s e n t i n a n t i c i p a t i o n a t t h e b a t t l e o f Ja r n a c i n w h i c h h e r s o n
w a s t o p e r i s h , i n a d r e a m t h a t Ma d a m e Ro l a n d k n e w t h e d e a t h o f h e r
1 P u b l i s h e d b y E r n e s t Le d o u x , 1 8 7 9
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m o t h e r , a n d t h a t Ma d a m e d e l a B e d o l l i e r e s a w t h e m a n s h e w a s t o m a r r y
a n d w h o m s h e d i d n o t k n o w
.
He r e a r e s o m e o t h e r r e m a r k a b l e d r e a m s :-
Th e c e l e b r a t e d a s t r o n o m e r Fl a m m a r i o n t o l d " Ma d a m e d e Th e b e s
t h a t a t r a ve l l e r o f t h e n a m e o f B e r a r d s a w i n a d r e a m , a t a n i n n w h e r e
h e p u t u p , a l l t h e d e t a i l s o f a m u r d e r w h i c h w a s t o b e c o m m i t t e d l a t e r
w h e n t h e l a w ye r V
. Ar n a u d w a s k i l l e d i n t h e r o o m i n w h i c h h e s l e p t ,
t h a n k s t o w h i c h d r e a m i t w a s p o s s i b l e t o d i s c o ve r t h e b o d y ( i n t h e
b a r n ) a n d t o a r r e s t t h e m u r d e r e r s .
Th e It a l i a n c h r o n i c l e r , P a u l Jo ve ( XVIt h Ce n t u r y) r e l a t e s i n h i s
Hi s t o r i e s t h a t a c e r t a i n Ca p t a i n S f o r z a d r e a m t o f a r i ve r i n w h i c h h e
t r i p p e d a n d w a s n e a r l y d r o w n e d , a f t e r h a vi n g i n va i n a s k e d t h e h e l p
o f a p e r s o n d r e s s e d l i k e S t
. Ch r i s t o p h e r , w h o w a s o n t h e s h o r e .
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t h e m o r r o w , a s h e w a s c r o s s i n g t h e P e s c h a r a a t t h e h e a d o f h i s t r o o p s ,
h e s a w o n e o f h i s p a g e s w h o h a d g o t a w a y f r o m t h e f o r d b y w h i c h t h e
a r m y w a s c r o s s i n g , a n d w h o w a s b e i n g c a r r i e d a w a y b y t h e c u r r e n t .
He r a n t o h i s a s s i s t a n c e , b u t w a s i n h i s t u r n c a r r i e d o f f b y t h e r a p i d
t i d e . Th u s h e p e r i s h e d a f t e r h a vi n g t h e p r e c e d i n g n i g h t f o r e s e e n
t h e d a n g e r w h i c h h e t o l d t o h i s c o m p a n i o n s i n a r m s w i t h o u t a t t a c h i n g
a n y i m p o r t a n c e t o i t
.
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r e l i g i o u s w a r s , b e i n g o n e o f t h e c h i e f s o f t h e P r o t e s t a n t P a r t y, d r e a m t
s o m e t i m e a f t e r t h e b a t t l e o f D r e u x t h a t h e w a s f i g h t i n g t h r e e o t h e r s
a n d w i n n i n g t h e m , b u t t h a t h e m e t h i s d e a t h a m o n g s t t h e c o r p s e s o f
h i s e n e m i e s , t h e Ma r s h a l d e S a i n t - An d r e a n d t h e D u e d e Gu i s e . An d
t h e Ma r s h a l w a s i n f a c t k i l l e d s o o n a f t e r a t D r e u x , t h e D u k e a t Or l e a n s
a n d t h e P r i n c e h i m s e l f a t B a s s a c
. It i s t r u e t h a t i n t h o s e t r o u b l o u s
t i m e s i t w a s f a i r l y s a f e t o f o r e t e l l a d e a t h i n w a r . Ye t i t r e m a i n s
t h a t t h i s p a r t i c u l a r o n e s e e m s t o h a ve b e e n f o r e s e e n i n a d r e a m .
At t h e t i m e o f t h e s i e g e o f Ch i o ( 1 4 3 1 ) t h e Ge n o e s e Gr i m a n i o n e
d a y t o l d h i s f r i e n d s t h a t i n h i s s l e e p h e h a d s e e n a n e n o r m o u s s e r p e n t
c r a w l i n g t o w a r d s h i m t o s w a l l o w h i m
. He c o n c l u d e d t h a t a vi o l e n t
d e a t h t h r e a t e n e d t h e i r c o m r a d e , a n d a d vi s e d h i m n o t t o t a k e p a r t i n
t h e f i g h t i n g . A s o r t i e t a k i n g p l a c e , Gr i m a n i c o n f i n e d h i m s e l f t o
f o l l o w i n g t h e s o l d i e r s a t a d i s t a n c e , t h e n , h i d i n g b e h i n d t h e r a m p a r t s ,
h e p u t h i s e ye t o a l o o p h o l e , w h e n a t t h e s a m e m o m e n t a b a l l s t r u c k
h i m a n d k i l l e d h i m .
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III o f Fr a n c e s a w i n a d r e a m a l l t h e r o ya l i n s i g n i a b l o o d s t a i n e d a n d
t r o d d e n u n d e r f o o t b y m o n k s a n d b y t h e m o b .
Jo h n Fu n g e r o f Le o va r d e r e l a t e s a d r e a m w h i c h i n i t s r e s u l t w a s
a s t r a n g e g o d s e n d f o r t h e d r e a m e r
. A yo u n g m a n o f D o r d r e c h t , a n
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o r p h a n a n d l o a d e d w i t h d e b t s , n o l o n g e r k n e w h o w t o g e t o u t o f h i s
d i f f i c u l t i e s , w h e n i n a d r e a m h e w a s a d vi s e d t o g o t o K e m p e n , w h e r e
h e w o u l d f i n d t h e s o l u t i o n o f a l l h i s t r o u b l e s . Th e l a t t e r t o w n w a s
a l o n g w a y o f f
. Ne ve r t h e l e s s o u r D u t c h m a n w e n t t h e r e , a n d w a l k e d
a b o u t a l l d a y, w a i t i n g i n va i n f o r t h e p r o m i s e d s o l u t i o n
. W o r r i e d
a n d s t a r i n g a t t h e g r o u n d i n f r o n t o f h i m , h e m e t o n t h e b r i d g e o f t h e
t o w n a b e g g a r w h o a s k e d h i m w h a t w a s w o r r yi n g h i m
. Th e yo u n g
m a n , w h o h a d n o t h i n g t o d o , t o l d h i m h i s s t o r y, r e l a t e d h i s d r e a m a n d
c o n f e s s e d t h e p u r p o s e o f h i s j o u r n e y . Th e - b e g g a r s m i l e d a n d w a s
a s t o n i s h e d t h a t a n y o n e s h o u l d t a k e s u c h a l o n g j o u r n e y f o r s o l i t t l e .
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If I t o o k a n y n o t i c e o f s u c h r u b b i s h , " h e a d d e d , " I s h o u l d o n l y
h a ve t o g o ve r y qu i c k l y t o D o r d r e c h t , f r o m w h e r e yo u c o m e , a n d f i n d
a g a r d e n w h i c h h a s a l s o b e e n d e s c r i b e d t o m e i n a d r e a m , a n d w h e r e
t h e r e i s a t r e a s u r e b u r i e d u n d e r a r o s e b u s h . B u t r a t h e r t h a n d o s u c h
a s i l l y t h i n g I p r e f e r t w o d a ys ' r e c e i p t s o n t h i s b r i d g e w h e r e p a s s e r s - b y
g i ve m e a l m s . "
To t h i s t h e b e g g a r a d d e d va r i o u s d e t a i l s f r o m w h i c h o u r D u t c h m a n
l e a r n t t h a t t h e g a r d e n i n qu e s t i o n w a s n o t h i n g m o r e o r l e s s t h a n t h e
g a r d e n o f h i s o w n f a t h e r w h o h a d r e c e n t l y d i e d a n d w h o s e f o r t u n e h e h a d
j u s t w a s t e d . Ap p e a r i n g , l i k e t h e b e g g a r , t o a t t a c h n o i m p o r t a n c e t o
d r e a m s , h e c h a t t e d a f e w m o m e n t s l o n g e r , a n d w i t h o u t f u r t h e r d e l a y
r e t u r n e d t o D o r d r e c h t . He w a l k e d a l l n i g h t a n d a r r i ve d t o w a r d s
m o r n i n g , t i r e d o u t , b u t b u o ye d w i t h l i ve l y h o p e . W i t h o u t t a k i n g
a n y r e s t h e h a s t e n e d t o w a r d s t h e g a r d e n w h i c h h e k n e w s o w e l l , s t a r t e d
d i g g i n g a t t h e f o o t o f t h e r o s e b u s h a n d f o u n d t h e r e i n a c a s h b o x s u c h
a qu a n t i t y o f g o l d c o i n s t h a t h e w a s a b l e t o r e p a y t h e m o n e y w h i c h h e
h a d b o r r o w e d a n d t o l i ve , a w i s e r m a n , h a p p i l y t o t h e e n d o f h i s d a ys .
Th e vi o l i n i s t a n d m u s i c a l t h e o r i s t Gi u s e p p e Ta r t i n i ( 1 8 t h c e n t u r y)
c l a i m s t h a t i t i s t o a d r e a m t h a t h e o w e s h i s f a m o u s c o m p o s i t i o n o f
w h i c h t h e t i t l e Th e D e vi l ' s S o n a t a r e c a l l s t h e o r i g i n . He h a d b e g u n
i t i n a b u r s t o f i n s p i r a t i o n , b u t c o u l d k n o t m a n a g e t o f i n i s h i t . Ti r e d
o f s e e k i n g , h e f e l l a s l e e p , o b s e s s e d b y h i s s u b j e c t . In h i s d r e a m h e
s a w h i m s e l f a g a i n t i e d d o w n t o h i s u n g r a t e f u l t a s k , d e s p a i r i n g o f e ve r
c a r r yi n g i t t h r o u g h
. S u d d e n l y t h e d e vi l a p p e a r e d t o h i m a n d o f f e r e d ,
i n e x c h a n g e f o r h i s s o u l , t o f i n i s h t h e s o n a t a . No a r t i s t c o n s u m e d b y
t h e f i r e o f g e n i u s w o u l d r e f u s e t o m a k e s u c h a n e x c h a n g e t o e n a b l e
h i m t o c r e a t e a m a s t e r p i e c e . W i t h o u t h a g g l i n g Ta r t i n i a g r e e d t o t h e
b a r g a i n , w h e r e u p o n h e h e a r d w i t h t h e g r e a t e s t d e l i g h t t h e d e vi l p l a y
o n h i s vi o l i n t h e n o t e s h e w a n t e d . W a k i n g u p , h e r a n t o h i s d e s k ,
w r o t e d o w n w h a t h e h a d j u s t h e a r d a n d t o o k u p h i s vi o l i n . Th e s o n a t a
u n r o l l e d i t s e l f c o m p l e t e a n d e n t i r e l y i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h h i s d e s i r e .
It i s qu i t e p o s s i b l e t h a t i n t h o s e d a ys o f f a i t h t h e c o m p o s e r m a y h a ve
t h o u g h t t h a t h e s a w t h e i m a g e o f S a t a n d i s t u r b h i s s l u m b e r s , b u t w e
m u s t a l s o r e m e m b e r t h a t i t i s a c o m m o n e x p e r i e n c e t h a t
" t h e n i g h t
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b r i n g s c o u n s e l , " a n d t h a t i t h a s o f t e n h a p p e n e d t h a t m a t h e m a t i c i a n s ,
a m o n g s t o t h e r s , h a ve f o u n d i n t h e m o r n i n g t h e s o l u t i o n o f a p r o b l e m
w h i c h t r o u b l e d t h e m t h e n i g h t b e f o r e
.
II
A Li t t l e S t u d y o n D r e a m s
Ar e d r e a m s i n r e a l i t y p r o p h e t i c ?
W e h a ve a l l k n o w n c o i n c i d e n c e s i n t h i s r e s p e c t w h i c h w e r e a t
l e a s t d i s t u r b i n g a n d s t r i k i n g . Le t u s a d d t h a t s o m e s c i e n t i s t s h a ve
b e l i e ve d ( Fr a n k l i n f o r i n s t a n c e ) a n d s t i l l b e l i e ve i n d r e a m s a s a w a r n i n g ,
a t l e a s t t o s o m e e x t e n t . On t h e o t h e r h a n d t h e r e a r e c e r t a i n c a s e s
w h e r e t h e d r e a m f o r e b o d i n g c a n e a s i l y b e u n d e r s t o o d . Ho w m a n y
w i ve s o f f i s h e r m e n , f o r i n s t a n c e , s e e i n t h e i r s l e e p t h e i r h u s b a n d s b e i n g
s h i p w r e c k e d , w h e n a l a s , t h a t s a m e n i g h t t h e m e n a r e e n g u l f e d b y a f a t e
w h i c h i s o n l y t o o c o m m o n t o s e a f a r e r s . B u t d o t h e y n o t f o r g e t t h e s e
s a m e d r e a m s w h e n n o t h i n g h a p p e n s ?
Ne ve r t h e l e s s l e t u s r e m e m b e r , f o l l o w i n g P a u l Ja g o t , t h a t i f i n s o m e
p s yc h o - p h ys i c a l c o n d i t i o n s ( e s p e c i a l l y i n h yp n o s i s ) t h e h u m a n b e i n g
s h o w s h i m s e l f a p t t o f o r e s e e f u t u r e e ve n t s , s i m i l a r l y i t i s n o t e x t r a -
o r d i n a r y t h a t s l e e p s h o u l d s o m e t i m e s b e a c c o m p a n i e d b y a p r e m o n i t o r y
s e n s i t i ve n e s s i n w h i c h i m a g e s s e e n t r a n s f o r m t h e m s e l ve s i n t o a m o r e
o r l e s s va g u e l y s ym b o l i c a l f o r m .
On t h e o t h e r h a n d Th yl b u s r e m a r k s i n h i s Re a l m o f D r e a m s , t h a t
t h e y a r e p r e d i c t i ve b a r e l y o n c e i n a h u n d r e d t i m e s . Th e s e vi s i o n s
o f t h e n i g h t a r e o f t e n d u e , a s w e s h a l l s e e p r e s e n t l y, t o t h e s t a t e o f t h e
b o d y, o r t o a p h ys i c a l s e n s a t i o n p e r c e i ve d d u r i n g s l e e p , 1 o r t o a c o n t r i -
b u t i o n f r o m t h e i m m e n s e r e s e r vo i r o f o u r r e c o l l e c t i o n s , o r t o a r e p r e s s e d
d e s i r e ( Fr e u d ' s t h e o r y)
. Th e r e f o r e , b e f o r e o p e n i n g a K e y t o D r e a m s ,
t r y t o f i n d o u t b y a c a r e f u l a n a l ys i s w h a t i t i s t h a t m a y h a ve g i ve n r i s e
t o t h e d r e a m w h i c h d i s t u r b e d yo u . It i s o n l y i n c a s e s w h e r e i t s e e m s
i n e x p l i c a b l e t h a t i t m a y p o s s i b l y h a ve a n y p r e m o n i t o r y va l u e
.
B e f o r e s t u d yi n g t h e c a u s e s o f d r e a m s l e t u s qu o t e t h e p r e t t y l e g e n d
o f t h e i r o r i g i n , a c c o r d i n g t o a n Ar a b t a l e t o l d b y t h e Co u n t e s s Ta d y -
Th e D r e a m s o n e d a y t o o k s h i p w i t h t h e i r f a t h e r S l e e p f o r a n
e n c h a n t e d i s l e . B u t t h e l a t t e r , h a vi n g o f f e n d e d t h e Go d o f Te m p e s t s
b y g i vi n g a p e a c e f u l r e s t t o s o m e s a i l o r s w h o m t h a t b e l l o w i n g d e i t y
1 E x p e r i m e n t s
b y He r ve y d e S a i n t - D e n s a n d Ma u r y . Fo r i n s t a n c e a b o t t l e o f s c e n t
p u t b e f o r e a s l e e p e r i n d u c e d t h e vi s i o n o f a p e r f u m e r ' s s h o p i n Ca i r o ; a f e w s t r o k e s o n a t r i a n g l e
g a ve h i m t h e t h o u g h t o f a t o w n w h e r e t h e a l a r m - b e l l w a s r i n g i n g , e t c .
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w a s p u r s u i n g w i t h h i s f u r y, i n h i s t u r n s a w c o n t r a r y w i n d s r e ve n g i n g
t h e m s e l ve s o f h i s k i n d n e s s , a n d c a s t h i m o n a n i n h o s p i t a b l e s h o r e
w h e r e t h e r e w a s n o t h i n g t o s a ve f r o m B o r e d o m . B u t t h e p o w e r
o f t h e Ma s t e r o f S t o r m s c e a s e d w i t h t h e t w i l i g h t , w h e n b e g a n t h e r e i g n
o f t h e Mo o n a n d Ni g h t . Th e n t h e f a t h e r o f t h e D r e a m s , t a k i n g p i t y
o n t h e s o r r o w o f h i s c h i l d r e n , a l l o w e d t h e m t o e s c a p e a s s o o n a s n i g h t
f e l l .
Th a t i s w h y, w i t h t h e c o m i n g o f t h e S h a d o w s , t h e D r e a m s t a k e
t h e i r f l i g h t a n d b r i n g h a p h a z a r d , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r s e ve r a l c h a r a c t e r s ,
t o s o m e s w e e t i l l u s i o n , t o o t h e r s t h e o b s e s s i o n o f n i g h t m a r e .
Th e E g yp t i a n s c a l l e d t h e d r e a m s Mys t e r i o u s Me s s e n g e r s , f o r t h e y
t o o k t h e m t o b e s e n t b y t h e Go d d e s s Is i s w h o , w i t h t h e a i d o f S e r a p i s ,
t h u s s e n t w a r n i n g s a n d c o u n s e l .
B u t l e t u s c o m e t o m o r e s e r i o u s e x p l a n a t i o n s .
In t h e o p i n i o n o f o c c u l t i s t s , t h e s e p a r a t i o n o f t h e b e i n g i n t o t h e
m a t e r i a l
" s e l f "
a n d t h e p s yc h i c a l o r a s t r a l "
s e l f
" r a r e l y t a k e s p l a c e
i n a s t a t e o f w a k e f u l n e s s , b u t m o r e o f t e n d u r i n g s l e e p . An d i f t h e y
s e e i n d r e a m s a k i n d o f p r e s e n t i m e n t o r t e l e p a t h y, t h i s i s , t h e y s a y,
b e c a u s e t h e s o u l d u r i n g s l e e p m o r e t h a n d u r i n g w a k e f u l n e s s i s f r e e d
f r o m t h e h e a vy w e i g h t o f t h e m a t e r i a l b o d y, a n d t h u s i s m o r e e a s i l y
a b l e t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h t h e s p i r i t u a l w o r l d .
S c i e n t i s t s , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , a t l e a s t t h e m a t e r i a l i s t s w h o d e s p i s e
e ve r y h yp o t h e s i s w h i c h d o e s n o t u s e t h e s c a l p e l , e x p l a i n d r e a m s b y t h e
r u s h o f t h e b l o o d t o t h e h e a d , a l l o w t h e m o n l y p h ys i o l o g i c a l c a u s e s ,
a n d s a y t h e y a r e t h e r e s u l t o f t h e n e r vo u s s ys t e m a c t i n g o n i t s e l f w i t h o u t
c o m m u n i c a t i n g w i t h t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d , s l e e p , b y s u s p e n d i n g a t l e a s t
i n p a r t t h e e x e r c i s e o f c e r t a i n f a c u l t i e s ( a t t e n t i o n , w i l l - p o w e r , j u d g m e n t )
r e l e a s i n g t h e c o n t r o l o f a l l t h e i m a g e s a n d t h o u g h t s w h i c h i m a g i n a t i o n
b r i n g s t o t h e m i n d w i t h o u t c o - o r d i n a t i o n ( h e n c e i n c o h e r e n c e ) .
It c a n n o t b e d e n i e d t h a t p h ys i o l o g i c a l c o n d i t i o n s a f f e c t d r e a m s ,
a n d t h e a n c i e n t s w e r e w e l l a w a r e o f t h i s , f o r b e f o r e a c c e p t i n g s i g n s , t h e y
t o o k i n t o a c c o u n t t h e f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e o r g a n s , t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e
s l e e p e r d u r i n g h i s s l e e p ( w h i c h h a d t o a vo i d a n y c o m p r e s s i o n o f t h e
l i ve r , t h e m i r r o r o f t r u e d r e a m s ) , t h e h o u r , t h e d a y a n d t h e s e a s o n ( a u t u m n
a n d w i n t e r , i n t h e i r o p i n i o n , b e i n g n o t ve r y g o o d t i m e s ) . Th i s i s w h y,
f o l l o w i n g t h e Ar a b p h ys i c i a n Ib n S i r i n ( w h o l i ve d i n t h e e i g h t h c e n t u r y
B . c . ) , Mo r e a u d e l a S a r t h e a n d Ma i n e d e B i r a n d i s t i n g u i s h t w o c l a s s e s
o f d r e a m s t h e i n t u i t i ve ( i n d e p e n d e n t o f a n y d i s e a s e d o r s p e c i a l s t a t e ,
a n d t h e o n l y o n e s o f i n t e r e s t t o On i r o m a n c y) a n d t h e a f f e c t i ve o r o r g a n i c
( c o n n e c t e d w i t h s p e c i a l c o n d i t i o n s , p a t h o l o g i c a l o r o t h e r , a n d d u e t o
t h e m , a s f o r i n s t a n c e o f c o l d , s l e e p e r d r e a m i n g o f s n o w , e t c . )
Le t u s g o i n t o s o m e d e t a i l a s t o e a c h o f t h e s e c a t e g o r i e s .
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As w e s a i d , t h e i n t u i t i ve d r e a m s a r e t h e o n l y o n e s w h i c h h a ve a n y
c o n n e c t i o n w i t h d i vi n a t o r y s c i e n c e . E ve n t h e n i t i s p e r h a p s g o i n g
t o o f a r t o b e l i e ve t h a t " t h e g o d s " b u s y t h e m s e l ve s w i t h o u r p e t t y
a f f a i r s t o t h e e x t e n t o f g i vi n g u s t h e i r a d vi c e i n t h i s m a n n e r , a n d i t
m a y b e d i s t u r b i n g t o s e e t h e c o n t r a d i c t i o n s e x i s t i n g b e t w e e n t h e va r i o u s
" k e ys t o d r e a m s " w h i c h a r e o f f e r e d t o o u r e a g e r n e s s t o k n o w t h e f u t u r e .
An d b e s i d e s , h o w m a n y t h o u s a n d s o f d r e a m s h a ve n e ve r s e e n t h e i r
p r e d i c t i o n s f u l f i l l e d 1
Ye t Ma d a m e d e Th e b e s r e p l i e s :- ( I) Th e c o n t r a d i c t i o n s b e t w e e n
t h e va r i o u s k e ys a r e o n l y s e e m i n g l y s o ; t h e s i g n s a r e n e ve r c l e a r ,
a n d t h e i r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n va r i e s a c c o r d i n g t o c o l o u r , j u x t a p o s i t i o n , o r
t h e s e qu e n c e o f i m a g e s i n a c o n t r a r y d i r e c t i o n . Th u s o n e k e y m a y
s a y t h a t a d o g s e e n i n a d r e a m i s a l u c k y o m e n , a n o t h e r t h a t i t i s
u n l u c k y ; b u t g o o d l u c k i s f o r e t o l d o n l y i f t h e d o g i s w h i t e , f o r a g r e y
o n e f o r e t e l l s m i s f o r t u n e , a b l a c k o n e r u i n , a r e d o n e d i s c o r d o r w a r
( r e d - m a r t i a n t o k e n ) . ( 2 ) On t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e s e i n d i c a t i o n s va r y
a c c o r d i n g t o t h e p l a n e t a r y t yp e o f t h e p e r s o n i n t e r e s t e d , t h e a s t r a l
i n f l u e n c e s a c t i n g o n t h e w h o l e o f h i s l i f e . Fo r i n s t a n c e t h e d r e a m o f
a s e r p e n t , d a n g e r o u s t o t h e Ju p i t e r i a n , o n l y f o r e t e l l s w o r r y t o t h e
S a t u r n i a n , a n d w h i l s t s t a g n a n t w a t e r i s h o s t i l e t o t h e f o r m e r , t h i s
s a m e w a t e r t o t h e l u n a r t yp e p r o m i s e s j o y a n d w e a l t h . ( 3 ) Fi n a l l y
t h e c o n t r a d i c t i o n s i n qu e s t i o n , e ve n i f r e a l , m a y b e e x p l a i n e d b y d i f f e r e n t
i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s b e i n g g i ve n b y d i f f e r e n t n a t i o n s , s o m e h a vi n g t h o u g h t
t h a t c e r t a i n s i g n s w e r e t o t h e m b a d o m e n s , w h e r e a s f o r o t h e r s t h e y
w e r e f a vo u r a b l e . Le t u s a l s o r e m e m b e r t h e p e r e g r i n a t i o n s o f ' t h e
e l e m e n t s o f On i r o m a n c y :- t h e Gr e e k s b o r r o w e d t h e m f r o m t h e
E g yp t i a n s a n d t h e Ch a l d e a n s b e f o r e t r a n s m i t t i n g t h e m t o t h e Ro m a n s
w h o i n t h e i r t u r n b r o u g h t t h e m t o u s b y c o n qu e s t . An d d o w e n o t
o b s e r ve a l s o t h a t g r o u p s o f s u p e r s t i t i o n s c h a n g e t h e i r c h a r a c t e r
a c c o r d i n g t o w h e t h e r t h e y a r e r i f e i n t h e No r t h o r i n t h e S o u t h ?
W e h a ve s a i d t h a t o c c u l t i s t s s a w i n d r e a m s a k i n d o f p r e s e n t i m e n t
o r t e l e p a t h y, w h i c h i s t h e f a c u l t y o f s e e i n g a t a d i s t a n c e a n d w i t h o u t
t h e a i d o f t h e s e n s e s . B y t h e l a w s o f d e t e r m i n i s m , e ve n t s c o n c e r n i n g
e a c h o n e o f u s a r e u n d o u b t e d l y a l w a ys i n p r e p a r a t i o n i n t h e va s t f i e l d
o f t h e i n vi s i b l e w o r l d ; t h e y a r e i n s o m e w a y i n a c o n d i t i o n o f g e r m i n a -
t i o n a s t h e s e e d i s a t t h e b o t t o m o f a f u r r o w . B u t i t h a p p e n s i n t h e
s p i r i t u a l w o r l d a s i t h a p p e n s i n t h e p h ys i c a l w o r l d , a n d a l l f o r e b o d i n g s
d o n o t c o m e t r u e - j u s t a s a l l s e e d s c a s t i n t o t h e f u r r o w d o n o t b l o s s o m .
Re a s o n s o f w h i c h s o m e t i m e s w e a r e u n a w a r e , a n d w h i c h s o m e t i m e s
a r e t h e r e s u l t o f o u r w i l l - p o w e r w a r n e d b y t h e d r e a m , a r r e s t o r p r e c i p i t a t e
t h e e ve n t s o n t h e i r c o u r s e .
An d Ma d a m e d e Th e b e s , s o c e l e b r a t e d o w i n g t o t h e t h o u s a n d s o f
d r e a m s w h i c h s h e i n t e r p r e t e d d u r i n g h e r c o n s u l t a t i o n s , a n d w h o
w i t h t h e f u g u e o f a f a i t h w h i c h s e e m s s o c o n vi n c e d w r o t e h e r w e l l -
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k n o w n Ri d d l e o f t h e D r e a m ,
l o ya l l y s h o w s h e r p r u d e n c e w h e n s h e
w r i t e s :-
" No a b s o l u t e c e r t a i n t y m u s t b e f o u n d e d o n t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f d r e a m s .
A l i n e m u s t b e d r a w n b e t w e e n s c i e n c e a n d f a n c y, a n d w e m u s t a d m i t t h a t
d r e a m s a r e r e m i n i s c e n c e s o r t h e r e f l e c t i o n o f p r e o c c u p a t i o t "? ~ r a ' r t h a n
p r e d i c t i o n s . . . . W e m u s t n o t t a k e k e ys t o d r e a m s l i k e w o r d s c ,. Go s p e l .
Al l t h a t w e c a n s a y o n t h e s u b j e c t o f t h e m ys t e r i o u s f u t u r e , t h e s e a r c h i n t o
w h i c h h a s b e e n o f p a s s i o n a t e i n t e r e s t t o t h e h u m a n s o u l s i n c e t h e r e h a ve b e e n
h u m a n b e i n g s , w i l l n e ve r b e b a s e d e x c e p t o n h yp o t h e s e s a n d o n c o i n c i d e n c e s . "
An d a f t e r h a vi n g h o n e s t l y w a r n e d i n t h i s w a y t h o s e w h o o f f e r e d
h e r l a r g e f e e s f o r t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f t h e i r d r e a m s , s h e a d d s t h e s e
d e l i g h t f u l l i n e s , b o r r o w e d i n p a r t f r o m t h e Gr e a t E n c yc l o p a e d i a ,
w h i c h s h a l l s e r ve a s c o n c l u s i o n t o t h i s p a s s a g e o n i n t u i t i ve d r e a m s :-
"Th e An c i e n t s c l a i m e d t h a t i t w a s p o s s i b l e , b y r e c i p e s , b y a m u l e t s ,
b y p r a ye r s a n d b y d r a w i n g s , t o r e g u l a t e o n e ' s d r e a m s , t o p r o c u r e s w e e t a n d
p l e a s a n t o n e s a n d t o a vo i d u n p l e a s a n t o n e s . Fo r t h i s p u r p o s e t h e y s p e c i a l l y
a d vi s e d t h e p l a c i n g o f a b r a n c h o f l a u r e l n e a r t h e h e a d . W o u l d yo u l i k e s o m e
a d vi c e o n t h i s m a t t e r I S w e e t d r e a m s a r i s e n a t u r a l l y f r o m a p e a c e f u l h e a r t
a n d a n e a s y c o n s c i e n c e ; t h e w i c k e d m a n h a s n o p l e a s a n t d r e a m s
. D o g o o d
t o a l l , l o ve a n d d e vo t e yo u r s e l f , a n d yo u r n i g h t s w i l l b e f u l l o f p l e a s a n t r e c o l l e c -
t i o n s a n d d r e a m s . D o n o t r e a d a t n i g h t d a r k o r t e r r i f yi n g p a g e s w h i c h w i l l
r e p r o d u c e t h e m s e l ve s i n e qu a l l y h o r r i b l e i m a g e s . Go t o s l e e p o n p l e a s a n t
t h o u g h t s a n d yo u w i l l h a ve p l e a s a n t d r e a m s . "
To c l o s e t h i s s u b j e c t o n qu i t e a m o d e r n n o t e , l e t u s d r a w a t t e n t i o n
t o t h e e n qu i r y m a d e b y t h e P e t i t Jo u r n a l ( Ma y, 1 9 2 5 ) i n t o " Mo d e r n
S o r c e r e r s , " o r r a t h e r p r e s e n t d a y o c c u l t h a p p e n i n g s ( w h i c h w o u l d
b e a b e t t e r t i t l e ) b y Me s s r s
. Ma r c e l Na d a u d a n d Ma u r i c e P e l l e t i e r ,
t h e a r t i c l e o f t h e l a t t e r b e i n g h e a d e d "
In t h e Re a l m o f D r e a m s "
( 1 9 t h Ma y) .
W e f i n d t h e r e a t l e n g t h t h e s t o r y o f a p e a s a n t i n B u r g u n d y
w h o m t h e y k n e w d u r i n g t h e w a r
. It w a s a m a n o f t h e n a m e o f An t o i n e
Ma u g r a s , l o o k e d u p o n a s a s i m p l e t o n , w h o l e a r n t d u r i n g h i s s l e e p
va r i o u s c o m i n g e ve n t s , a b i r t h , n e w s o f w h i c h a r r i ve d b y l e t t e r t h r e e
d a ys l a t e r , a n o r d e r , w h i c h i n f a c t c a m e a t t h e h o u r m e n t i o n e d , e t c
.
Al a s , i n t h e s a m e w a y Ma u g r a s k n e w t w o d a ys b e f o r e h a n d t h a t h e
w o u l d d i e i n t h e a t t a c k o f t h e 7 t h Ju l y, 1 9 1 5
. An o t h e r c u r i o u s f a c t
w a s t h a t h i s w i f e h a d a s i m i l a r g i f t o f p r e d i c t i o n
. W e h a ve h e r e
e vi d e n t l y a p h e n o m e n o n w h i c h c o m b i n e d t h e s t r a n g e f a c t o f p r e m o n i t o r y
d r e a m s a n d t h e s t r a n g e f a c t o f c e r t a i n p r e s e n t i m e n t s
. It s h o u l d b e
a d d e d t h a t t h e w i f e o f Ma u g r a s d i e d o n t h e s a m e d a y a s h e r h u s b a n d .
As t o t h e a f f e c t i ve o r o r g a n i c d r e a m s w h i c h a r e c a u s e d i n a d e f i n i t e
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a n d n a t u r a l m a n n e r b y t h e p a t h o l o g i c a l c o n d i t i o n
o f s o m e o r g a n ,
t h e y p o s s e s s a n i n t e r e s t w h i c h i s p r a c t i c a l a n d c a n o f t e n b e c h e c k e d .
Th e y b e l i e t h e s a yi n g t h a t e ve r y d r e a m i s b u t a l i e , f o r t h e y m a y p o s s i b l y
r e ve a l t o t h e d r e a m e r s o m e e vi l o f w h i c h h e h a d n o s u s p i c i o n
. An d i f
h e w i l l f o l l o w o u r a d vi c e , h e w i l l i n t h e s e p a r t i c u l a r c a s e s a t o n c e c a l l
o n h i s d o c t o r t o b e e x a m i n e d .
An d t h e n h e w i l l b e a b l e t o s a y t h a t
i n t r u t h h i s d r e a m s w e r e f o r h i m w a r n i n g g o d s t o w h o m p e r h a p s h e
o w e s h i s s a l va t i o n .
La r o u s s e , w h o g e n e r a l l y i s n o t ve r y f a vo u r a b l y d i s p o s e d t o w a r d s
a n yt h i n g w h i c h t o u c h e s t h e s u p e r n a t u r a l - f a r f r o m i t - i s ye t c o m -
p e l l e d t o b o w b e f o r e t h e e vi d e n c e . An d o n t h i s s u b j e c t h e s a ys t h e
f o l l o w i n g :-
Th e s l i g h t e s t i n d i s s o s i t i o n s a s w e l l a s t h e m o s t s e r i o u s i l l n e s s e s m a y g i ve
r i s e t o d r e a m s .
Un f o r t u n a t e l y t h e i r s e m e i o l o g i c a l va l u e i s ve r y u n c e r t a i n ;
w e d o n o t k n o w t h e i r c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e s e a t a n d t h e n a t u r e o f t h e va r i o u s
a f f e c t i o n s w h i c h t h e y a c c o m p a n y
. Al l t h a t w e d o k n o w i s t h a t , d u r i n g s l e e p ,
t h e p a t h o l o g i c a l l a b o u r w h i c h g o e s o n i n t h e d e p t h s o f t h e o r g a n i s m i n d u c e s
d r e a m s w h i c h a r e i n m o r e o r l e s s d i r e c t r e l a t i o n w i t h t h e a f f e c t e d o r g a n
. Th i s
i s s o t r u e t h a t t h e y m a y s o m e t i m e s r a i s e s u s p i c i o n s a s t o a n i l l n e s s w h i c h i s
n o t r e ve a l e d b y a n yt h i n g d u r i n g a s t a t e o f w a k e f u l n e s s . To g i ve s o m e i n s t a n c e s
.
Or g a n i c a f f e c t i o n s o f t h e h e a r t o r t h e l a r g e ve i n s a r e s o m e t i m e s a n n o u n c e d
b e f o r e t h e i r o b vi o u s o c c u r r e n c e b y p a i n f u l d r e a m s o r n i g h t m a r e s f o l l o w e d
b y s o r r o w f u l p r e s e n t i m e n t s
. If t h e y a r e f r e qu e n t l y r e p e a t e d , t h e y m a y b e
l o o k e d u p o n a s s ym p t o m s f o r e t e l l i n g a s e r i o u s l e s i o n w h i c h i t i s a l r e a d y ve r y
d i f f i c u l t i f n o t i m p o s s i b l e t o p r e ve n t . W h e n t h i s h a s b e c o m e a c t u a l , t h e
d r e a m s a r e ve r y s h o r t ;
t h e y o c c u r m o s t l y d u r i n g t h e f i r s t s l e e p a n d a r e
qu i c k l y f o l l o w e d b y w a k i n g u p w i t h a s t a r t
. Co m b i n e d w i t h t h e m t h e r e i s
a l w a ys o r a l m o s t a l w a ys t h e f e a r o f a n e a r l y d e a t h i n t r a g i c a l c i r c u m s t a n c e s
.
Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e o b s e r va t i o n s o f va r i o u s d o c t o r s , s p o n t a n e o u s h a e m o r r h a g e s ,
t h e r e s u l t o f 4 , n a b n o r m a l c o n g e s t i ve r u s h o f b l o o d t o t h e h e a d , a r e s o m e t i m e s
f o r e t o l d b y r e d
d r e a m s o f f i r e o r o f m u r d e r o u s s i g h t s
. Th e m o r e t h e s e d r e a m s
a r e a c c e n t u a t e d a n d d e t a i l e d , t h e m o r e t h e y m u s t b e t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n
.
It i s e s p e c i a l l y d u r i n g t h e p r o d r o m i c p e r i o d o f n e u r o s i s a n d o f m e n t a l a l i e n a -
t i o n t h a t t h e y a r e f o u n d o f s u c h a b i z a r r e a n d e x t r a o r d i n a r y c h a r a c t e r a s t o
a r o u s e t h e s u s p i c i o n s o f a d o c t o r
. Ma d n e s s , b e f o r e s h o w i n g i t s e l f d e f i n i t e l y,
ve r y o f t e n r e ve a l s i t s e l f b y t e r r i b l e n i g h t m a r e s o f t h e w o r s t o m e n
.
Th e s a m e p h e n o m e n a a c c o m p a n y i l l n e s s m o r e o f t e n t h a n t h e y p r e c e d e
i t . Fe ve r - s t r i c k e n p e r s o n s s o m e t i m e s f e e l t h e m o s t d r e a d f u l t h i r s t , a n d
d r e a ; ; , t h a t t h e y c a n n o t s l a k e i t
. P e o p l e h a ve b e e n k n o w n t o d r e a m t h a t t h e y
h a d ' u i q c u t o f f o r t u r n e d t o s t o n e , a n d h a ve w a k e n e d u p p a r a l ys e d , o r b e c o m e
s o ` , f l a ys l a t e r
. Co l d i n a n o r g a n o r i t s p r o l o n g e d c o m p r e s s i o n a r e s o m e -
t i m e s a c c o m p a n i e d b y t h e s a m e s e n s a t i o n s . Th e s c i e n t i s t Ge s s n e r d r e a m s
t h a t h e i s b i t t e n i n t h e s i d e b y a s e r p e n t , a n d ve r y s o o n r e c o g n i s e s i n t h e s a m e
s p o t t h e s i g n s o f a n a n t h r a x w h i c h w i l l c a r r y h i m o f f i n f i ve d a ys
. Ar n a u l d
d e Vi l l e n e u ve d r e a m s t h a t h e i s b i t t e n i n t h e f o o t b y a vi p e r a n d s o o n s e e s i t
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s t r i c k e n w i t h a c a n c e r o u s u l c e r . As w i l l b e s e e n f r o m t h e s e e x a m p l e s , n e a r l y
a l l t h e s e d r e a m s , r e l a t e d t o va r i o u s m o r b i d s t a t e s , a r e n i g h t m a r e s . In
m e l a n c h o l i a
d r e a m s a r e h a b i t u a l l y s a d a n d o p p r e s s i ve . S o m e t i m e s t h o s e
w h o h a ve t h e m w a k e u p w e t w i t h p e r s p i r a t i o n a n d b a t h e d i n t e a r s . In t h e
c a s e o f e x p a n s i ve m o n o m a n i a d r e a m s a r e g a y a n d s m i l i n g ; i n m a n i a , o d d ,
b i z a r r e , w i t h o u t o r d e r ; i n d e m e n t i a a n d i m b e c i l i t y, r a r e a n d t r a n s i e n t . Of
a l l d i s e a s e s t h o s e w h i c h i n d u c e t h e m o s t t e r r i f yi n g n i g h t m a r e s a r e t h e a f f e c t i o n s
o f t h e h e a r t , o f t h e g r e a t ve s s e l s o f t h e b r a i n a n d o f t h e o r g a n s o f r e s p i r a t i o n .
Th i s i s a s f a r a s W e s t e r n s c i e n c e w i l l g o i n t h i s m a t t e r ; E a s t e r n p h ys i c i a n s
g o a l i t t l e f a r t h e r .
Hi n d u a n d Ch i n e s e m e d i c i n e f o r c e n t u r i e s h a s b e e n l o o k i n g t o
d r e a m s
f o r i n f o r m a t i o n a s t o t h e d i a g n o s i s o f i l l n e s s . In t h e i r s ys t e m d r e a m s a r e
d i vi d e d i n t o f i ve c l a s s e s w h i c h c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e f i ve g r e a t vi s c e r a
:- t h e h e a r t ,
t h e l u n g s , t h e k i d n e ys , t h e s p l e e n a n d t h e l i ve r . E a c h c l a s s i s s u b - d i vi d e d
a c c o r d i n g t o t w o n o r m a l c o n d i t i o n s o f t h e o r g a n . Th e n o r m a l c o n d i t i o n
o f a l l t h e s e o r g a n s i n d u c e s n o d r e a m s o f a n y k i n d
. Th e s e p r i n c i p l e s h a vi n g
b e e n s t a t e d , t h e f o l l o w i n g g i ve s , a s a n e x a m p l e o f t h i s As i a t i c s c i e n c e , a s u m -
m i n g u p o f t h e va r i o u s d r e a m s w h i c h d e n o t e t h e b a d f u n c t i o n i n g o f e a c h vi s c e r a
I . D r e a m o f g h o s t s , m o n s t e r s , t e r r i f yi n g f i g u r e s - s i g n o f b a d f u n c t i o n i n g
o f t h e h e a r t ( ve s s e l s c h o k e d ) , r e p l e t i o n . D r e a m o f f i r e , f l a m e s , s m o k e , l i g h t -
s i g n o f b a d f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e h e a r t ( g i d d i n e s s d u e t o w e a k n e s s o f t h e b l o o d
c u r r e n t a n d s l o w i n g d o w n o f t h e r h yt h m ) , i n a n i t i o n .
II . D r e a m o f f i g h t s , w a r , w e a p o n s , s o l d i e r s - s i g n o f b a d f u n c t i o n i n g o f
t h e l u n g s ; r e p l e t i o n . D r e a m o f p l a i n s , s e a , c o u n t r y, d i f f i c u l t r o a d s a n d
j o u r n e ys - s i g n o f b a d f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e h e a r t ;
i n a n i t i o n .
III . D r e a m o f e x c e s s i ve f a t i g u e , p a i n i n t h e k i d n e ys - s i g n o f b a d f u n c t i o n -
i n g o f t h e k i d n e ys ; c a n a l s o ve r f u l l . "
"D r e a m t h a t o n e i s s w i m m i n g w i t h
d i f f i c u l t y a n d i s i n d a n g e r o f d r o w n i n g - s i g n o f b a d f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e k i d n e ys ;
i n a n i t i o n .
IV . D r e a m o f s o n g s , f e s t i vi t i e s , m u s i c , p l e a s u r e - s i g n o f b a d f u n c t i o n i n g
o f t h e s p l e e n ; r e p l e t i o n o f t h e c a n a l s s t a r t i n g f r o m i t . D r e a m o f d a n g e r s ,
b a t t l e , d i s p u t e , m e a l s - s i g n o f b a d f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e s p l e e n ; i n a n i t i o n .
V . D r e a m o f i n e x t r i c a b l e f o r e s t s , s t e e p m o u n t a i n s , t r e e s - s i g n o f b a d
f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e l i ve r ; r e p l e t i o n . D r e a m o f g r a s s , l a w n s , b u s h e s , f i e l d s -
s i g n o f b a d f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e l i ve r ; i n a n i t i o n .
Fi n a l l y, d r e a m o f b r o o k s , o r m u r m u r i n g s p r i n g s , o f w a t e r f a l l s , i s a s i g n
o f a n a e m i a ; a n d d r e a m o f m u r d e r e r s , h a n g i n g , s t r a n g u l a t i o n i s e x p l a i n e d
b y a s t h m a t i c s u f f o c a t i o n .
It w i l l b e s e e n t h a t t h i s d i a g n o s i s
b y d r e a m s i s ve r y s i m i l a r , i n s o m e o f i t s
i n d u c t i o n s , t o t h a t m a d e i n s i m i l a r c a s e s b y W e s t e r n p h ys i c i a n s , b u t i t i s a
l i t t l e m o r e e x t e n d e d .
In a n y c a s e i t i s g e n e r a l l y r e c o g n i s e d t o - d a y t h a t p a i n f u l n i g h t m a r e s ,
s u f l o c a t i o n s w i t h s e n s a t i o n o f i m m i n e n t d e a t h , r e ve a l a c h o k i n g i n t h e g r e a t
ve s s e l s o f t h e b r a i n a n d t h e h e a r t
. It w i l l b e w e l l t o r e m o ve t h e t h r e a t s o f
c o n g e s t i o n w h i c h t h e y i n d i c a t e b y a m o d i f i c a t i o n o f t h e w a y o f l i vi n g . S o
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a l s o i n t h e c a s e o f f r e qu e n t d r e a m s o f t o t a l o r p a r t i a l p a r a l ys i s , w h i c h i n d i c a t e s
a d e f e c t i ve c i r c u l a t i o n o f t h e b l o o d , a n " a b n o r m a l c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e e l e m e n t s
. "
He r e a t l e a s t d r e a m s o f f e r a s u r e i n t e r e s t , a n d i t i s e ve n p r o b a b l e t h a t i t
w a s t h i s p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n o f o n i r o m a n c y w h i c h f o r m e d i n o l d e n t i m e s t h e
r i g h t l y f u n d a m e n t a l b a s i s o f t h i s s c i e n c e , a n d w e s h o u l d b e w r o n g t o n e g l e c t
i t s i n s t r u c t i ve s t u d y u n d e r t h e p r e t e x t t h a t t h e m ys t i c s a n d s u b s e qu e n t l y
t h e c h a r l a t a n s t u r n e d i t a s i d e f r o m i t s m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g p u r p o s e .
III
Th e Or a c l e - D r e a m
W e g i ve t h e f o l l o w i n g b y w a y o f i n f o r m a t i o n , f o r o u r w o r k w o u l d
b e i n c o m p l e t e i f w e d i d n o t p l a c e b e f o r e o u r r e a d e r s t h e e l e m e n t s o f
On i r o m a n c y, l e a vi n g i t t o t h e i r r e f l e c t i o n , t h e i r m e n t a l i t y, t h e i r o b s e r va -
t i o n t o d e c i d e t o w h a t e x t e n t t h e y a r e a b l e t o u s e t h e s e e l e m e n t s w i t h
p r o f i t a n d t o g i ve t h e m t h e i r c o n f i d e n c e .
Fi r s t w e h a ve , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e Go l d e n K e y o f t h e E g yp t i a n s
( f o l l o w i n g Me r u e t d e S a i n t - Me s m i n ) , a t a b l e o f t h e d a ys o n w h i c h d r e a m s
a r e o f g o o d o r b a d o m e n :-
Ja n u a r y 1 , 1 9 , 2 7 , 3 1 Yo u w i l l b e s a t i s f i e d w i t h t h e m .
1 3 , 2 3 Th e y w i l l b e a g a i n s t yo u .
Fe b r u a r y 7 , 8 , 1 8 Th e y w i l l b e e x c e l l e n t .
1 , 1 0, 1 7 , 2 2 Th e y w i l l b e i n s i g n i f i c a n t .
Ma r c h 3 , 9 , 1 2 , 1 4 D o n ' t t e l l a n yb o d y .
1 3 , 1 9 , 2 3 , 2 8 B e w a r e .
Ap r i l . . 5 , 2 7 Th e y w i l l c o m e t r u e .
1 0, 2 0, 2 9 , 3 0 B a d d r e a m s .
Ma y . . 1 , 2 , 4 , 6 , 9 , 1 4 Fa i r l y g o o d .
1 0, 1 7 , 2 0 . . Th e f u t u r e i s i n d a n g e r .
Ju n e . . 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 1 2 , 1 3 Th e y w i l l s o o n c o m e t r u e .
4 , 2 0
Go d h e l p yo u .
Ju l y 2 , 6 , 1 0, 2 3 , 3 0 Th e y w i l l b e g o o d .
5 , 1 3 , 2 7 . . Fa t e i s u n f a vo u r a b l e t o yo u .
Au g u s t . . . . 5 , 7 , 1 0, 1 4 , 1 9 D o n ' t r e ve a l t h e m .
2 , 1 3 , 2 7 , 3 1 No r e s u l t s .
S e p t e m b e r
. .
6 , 1 0, 1 5 , 1 8 , 3 0 Fa t e i s w i t h yo u .
1 3 , 1 6 , 2 2 , 2 3 Th e y w i l l c a u s e yo u p a i n
.
Oc t o b e r . . . . 1 3 , 1 6 , 2 3 , 3 1 Ve r y g o o d d r e a m s .
3 , 9 , 2 7 . . B a d o m e n .
No ve m b e r 8 , 1 3 , 2 3 , 3 0 Th e y w i l l b e p l e a s a n t .
6 , 2 5
D r e a m s o f n o i m p o r t a n c e .
D e c e m b e r 1 0, 2 0, 2 9 Gr e a t j o y .
1 3 , 2 8 , 3 1
Tr o u b l e a t h o m e .
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Le t u s a d d t o t h i s t a b l e 1
t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i t i s o n t h e n i g h t o f
W e d n e s d a y t h a t d r e a m s a r e m o s t s t r o n g l y i n f o r m a t i ve a s t o b u s i n e s s
m a t t e r s , a n d o n t h e n i g h t o f Fr i d a y a s t o l o ve a f f a i r s .
D r e a m s w i t h o u t va l u e .
Ac c o r d i n g t o Ra n k a j o u t h e y a r e
:-
( a ) D r e a m s d u r i n g t h e f i r s t h o u r s o f s l e e p d u r i n g t h e t i m e o f d i g e s t i o n
.
( b ) D r e a m s o f a p e r s o n o r a t h i n g w h i c h w e h a ve r e c e n t l y h e a r d s p o k e n o f .
( c ) Th e f e ve r i s h n i g h t m a r e s d u e t o p a i n , t o f r i g h t , t o a b o o k r e a d , t o s o m e -
t h i n g s e e n .
( d ) D r e a m s r e s u l t i n g f r o m t h e m a n n e r o f s l e e p i n g , f r o m t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e
s l e e p e r .
( e ) D r e a m s d u e t o i l l n e s s o r s o m e o b vi o u s o u t s i d e c a u s e ( n o i s e , c o l d , e t c
. )
Th e t r u e o r a c l e - d r e a m
. - Th i s c o m e s i n t h e m i d d l e o f s l e e p , p r e f e r a b l y
b e t w e e n t h r e e a n d s e ve n o ' c l o c k i n t h e m o r n i n g , w h e n t h e d i g e s t i ve
f u n c t i o n s a r e c o m p l e t e , w h e n t h e b o d y i s i n a g o o d s t a t e o f h e a l t h ,
w h e n t h e m i n d h a s n o t b e e n e x p o s e d t o a n y e x c i t e m e n t , a n d w h e n
t h e n o r m a l p o s i t i o n o f r e p o s e c a u s e s n o t r o u b l e t o a n y o r g a n
. Ac c o r d i n g
t o t h e Ar a b Ib n S i r i n , t h e a u t h o r o f t h e f i r s t t r e a t i s e o n d r e a m s ,
" t h e
s l e e p e r , l yi n g o n t h e r i g h t s i d e , w i l l h a ve a b s t a i n e d f r o m a l l e x c e s s o f
f o o d o r o f d r i n k .
He w i l l h a ve g o n e t o s l e e p w i t h a l i g h t h e a r t , a n
e a s y c o n s c i e n c e , a f t e r h a vi n g o b e ye d t h e p r e c e p t s o f t h e K o r a n a s
t o p r a ye r s a n d a b l u t i o n s . "
IV
In t e r p r e t a t i o n o f D r e a m s
Th e s e a r e t h e g e n e r a l r u l e s a s t o t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f d r e a m s
:-
( a ) Th e g r a vi t y, t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e e ve n t s p r e d i c t e d a r e i n d i r e c t
r e l a t i o n w i t h t h e d e p t h o f i m p r e s s i o n p r o d u c e d i n t h e d r e a m b y i t s
o m e n .
( b ) Th e d u e d a t e
o f t h e e ve n t p r e d i c t e d i s i n p r o p o r t i o n :-
1 . In t h e c a s e o f a n a n i m a l , t o t h e t i m e o f i t s g e s t a t i o n , o r i n c u b a t i o n , o r t h e
b r e a k i n g o f i t s e g g .
2 . In t h e c a s e o f a t h i n g s e e n ,
t o t h e d i s t a n c e a t w h i c h i t w a s , i n t h e d r e a m .
3
. In t h e c a s e o f a r e c u r r i n g e ve n t , t o i t s r e c u r r e n c e , e t c .
( c ) Ap a r t f r o m f a i r l y n u m e r o u s e x c e p t i o n s , t h e m e a n i n g i s , i n
g e n e r a l , t h e o p p o s i t e o f t h e d r e a m
; t h u s d r e a m i n g o f d e a t h m e a n s
m a r r i a g e o r h a p p i n e s s ; o f m u r d e r , s a f e t y ;
o f a m i r r o r , b e t r a ya l .
'
S e e a l s o t h e t a b l e a s t o t h e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e m o o n , a t t h e e n d o f t h i s c h a p t e r .
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( d )
Mo n s t r o s i t i e s , d e f o r m i t i e s , u g l i n e s s , a r e h o w e ve r e vi l .
( e ) Th e r i g h t i s g o o d ( a l s o o d d n u m b e r s ) ;
t h e l e f t i s f a t a l .
( f ) Al l w i l d f e l i n e s , a l l h u g e a n i m a l s , a r e e vi l .
( g ) Al l d o m e s t i c
a n i m a l s , e s p e c i a l l y i f o f l i g h t c o l o u r ( e x c e p t t h e
c a t ) a r e o f g o o d o m e n .
( h ) Re p t i l e s
a r e t h e w o r s t p o s s i b l e o m e n s (
s l a n d e r , c r o o k e d n e s s ,
b e t r a ya l ) .
( i ) Fi s h e s m e a n
" a b u n d a n c e a n d w e a l t h " i f t h e y a r e f i n e a n d a p p e a r
o n t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e w a t e r
b u t i f t h e y r e m a i n a t t h e b o t t o m , " s e r i o u s
d a n g e r . "
( j ) In t e r p r e t a t i o n r e l a t i n g
On t h e r i g h t o r E a s t - b e n e f i c e n t .
On t h e l e f t o r W e s t - m a l e f i c e n t .
Fl yi n g h i g h - g o o d l u c k
.
Fl yi n g l o w - b a d l u c k .
S i n g i n g - s u c c e s s .
Hi d i n g t h e h e a d - b a d s i g n .
( k ) Fr u i t
m e a n s " a b u n d a n c e " u n l e s s i t s s e a s o n i s
p a s t a t t h e t i m e
o f t h e d r e a m , i n w h i c h c a s e i t m e a n s " c h e c k . "
( 1 ) Ve g e t a b l e s
a r e a d e p l o r a b l e o m e n , w i t h t w o e x c e p t i o n s ( m u s h -
r o o m s a n d p e a s ) .
( r a ) Th e va r i o u s p a r t s o f t h e b o d y
i n d i c a t e t h e p e r s o n s t o w h o m yo u r
d r e a m r e f e r s :-
A d r e a m o f a h e a d r e l a t e s t o - d a y t o yo u r s e l f
; a m o n g s t t h e Gr e e k s t o yo u r
f a t h e r .
A d r e a m o f t e e t h
r e l a t e s t o - d a y t o a n e a r r e l a t i ve .
A d r e a m o f a r i g h t h a n d r e l a t e s t o - d a y t o yo u r b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s
;
a m o n g s t
t h e Gr e e k s t o m o t h e r , s o n , f r i e n d o r b r o t h e r
.
A d r e a m o f a l e f t h a n d
r e l a t e s t o - d a y t o yo u r c h i l d r e n ;
a m o n g s t t h e Gr e e k s
t o m i s t r e s s , d a u g h t e r o r s i s t e r .
A d r e a m o f t h e r i g h t f o o t
r e l a t e s t o - d a y t o yo u r p a r e n t s o r g r a n d p a r e n t s
;
a m o n g s t t h e Gr e e k s t o yo u r s l a ve
.
A d r e a m o f a
l e f t f o o t r e l a t e s t o - d a y t o yo u r s e r va n t s
; a m o n g s t t h e Gr e e k s t o
yo u r s l a ve .
( n )
In t h e c a s e o f a d r e a m o f i l l n e s s , o f p a i n ,
a l w a ys c o n s u l t t h e
d o c t o r
.
( o ) W e a p o n s a r e a l w a ys
a b a d o m e n - b e t r a ya l o r b r e a k
.
( p )
It i s n e ve r l u c k y t o d r e a m o f a n
a n i m a l o f t h e s a m e s e x a s t h e
s l e e p e r ;
t h e o p p o s i t e i s o f c o u r s e a g o o d s i g n
.
( q) Al l
d r e a m s o f e f f o r t s f o r e t e l l
d i f f i c u l t i e s t o s u r m o u n t .
If , h o w -
e ve r , t h e s e e f f o r t s a r e
w e a k o r c r o w n e d w i t h
s u c c e s s , yo u
m a y e x p e c t
a h a p p y e n d i n g .
If o n t h e o t h e r h a n d t h e t a s k d r e a m e d o f i s d i f f i c u l t ,
t h i s i s a
s i g n o f s e r i o u s o b s t a c l e s .
t o a l l b i r d s s e e n i n d r e a m s
Tu r n i n g i t a w a y- u p s e t
.
He a d u n d e r w i n g - i l l n e s s
l o ve d p e r s o n
.
Co m i n g a b o ve yo u - b e w a r e
.
W o u n d e d - b e t r a ya l .
o f a m u c h
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( r ) A l i g h t , b r i l l i a n t , n e w
o r f u l l a r t i c l e i s a h a p p y o m e n .
( s ) A d a r k , d u l l , o l d , u s e d o r e m p t y a r t i c l e i s e vi l .
( t ) Go i n g u p i s a l w a ys g o o d .
( u ) Go i n g d o w n , a l w a ys b a d , d e n o t e s a t l e a s t a d e c r e a s e .
( v) It i s p r e f e r a b l e n o t t o d r e a m o f i n s e c t s ( w o r r i e s , c a r e s ) .
( x ) D r e a m o f l i vi n g r e l a t i ve s o r f r i e n d s
w i t h w h o m yo u a r e o n g o o d
t e r m s i s a l u c k y s i g n .
( y) Fo r a g i r l
t o d r e a m t h a t s h e s e e s h e r s e l f m a r r i e d m e a n s " b r e a k ,
a c c i d e n t , p o s s i b l y d e a t h
. "
( z ) Al l d a r k o r b l a c k s h a d e s a r e b a d o m e n s
; l i g h t s h a d e s o n t h e o t h e r
h a n d h a ve a c h e e r f u l m e a n i n g
. An y vi o l e n t c o l o u r i n d i c a t e s e x c e s s i ve
p a s s i o n ;
a n y c o l o u r m i x e d w i t h b l a c k h a s m e a n i n g c o n t r a r y t o t h a t
w h i c h i t h a s w h e n
a l o n e .
Th e s e a r e t h e c h i e f m e a n i n g s :-
B r i g h t r e d - s t r o n g l o ve .
Re d a n d b l a c k - f u r i o u s h a t r e d .
D a r k r e d - vi o l e n t p a s s i o n .
Li g h t r e d - a f f e c t i o n .
D a r k ye l l o w - l o w d e s i r e s .
Li g h t ye l l o w - m a t e r i a l e a s e .
D a r k g r e e n - e vi l , t h r e a t e n i n g .
Li g h t g r e e n - s e r e n i t y, c h e e r f u l n e s s .
D a r k b l u e - d o m i n e e r i n g
.
Li g h t b l u e - p u r i t y, h a p p i n e s s .
W a r m p u r p l e - p o w e r .
P u r p l e a n d b l a c k - i n t r i g u e , t r e a s o n
.
D e e p p u r p l e - s o r r o w .
Li g h t p u r p l e - g e n t l e n e s s , w i s d o m
.
Or a n g e - h a p p i n e s s i n l o ve
.
In d i g o - b e n e f i c e n t .
W h i t e - f a m i l y j o ys
.
B l a c k - m o u r n i n g , d e a t h .
Ch e s t n u t - m e l a n c h o l y, d a n g e r
.
W h i t e s t o n e s - h a p p y o m e n s .
V
Ne w K e y t o D r e a m s
Af t e r
h a vi n g g i ve n t h e s e g e n e r a l r u l e s , t h e r e o n l y r e m a i n s f o r u s
t o d r a w u p o u r o w n
K e y t o D r e a m s a t o n c e s yn t h e t i c a n d r e a s o n a b l e
( a s f a r a s t h i s
i s p o s s i b l e ) , o n l y b y w a y o f i n f o r m a t i o n o f c o u r s e , a s o u r
ve r y s c e p t i c i s m d o e s n o t p r e ve n t o u r b e i n g c o n s c i e n t i o u s
. Fo r t h i s
t a s k w e h a ve c o n s u l t e d t h e b e s t a n c i e n t a n d m o d e r n
s o u r c e s ,
Ar t e m i d o r u s a s w e l l a s Th yl b u s , P r o f e s s o r E n i g m a a n d t h e Co u n t e s s
Ta d y, t h e d i c t i o n a r y o f Oc c u l t i s m
o f D e s o r m e s a n d B a s i l e , e t c
. , e t c .
W e h a ve a d o p t e d t h e t r i p l e r u l e
:-
1 . No t t o w a s t e t o o m u c h t i m e o n d r e a m s w h i c h a r e t o o va g u e , t o o r a r e o r
t o o b i z a r r e .
2
. To b r o a d e n t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e s e i m a g e s , f o r h e r e m o r e t h a n i n a n y o t h e r
d i vi n a t o r y a r t w o u l d d e t a i l r u n t h e r i s k o f l a n d i n g i n a ve r y m o r a s s
o f c h a r l a t a n i s m
.
3 . To n e g l e c t e x p l a n a t i o n s w h i c h a r e s i l l y f o r t h e ve r y r e a s o n t h a t t h e y s e e m
p l a i n , o r w h i c h h a ve a n u n p l e a s a n t a f t e r - t a s t e , s u c h a s f o r i n s t a n c e
t h a t t h r e a d i n g p e a r l s i n a d r e a m m e a n s a l o ve a f f a i r
.
Ab a n d o n m e n t - m i s f o r t u n e , qu a r r e l .
Ab b e y- c o n s o l a t i o n f o r w o r r i e s .
Ab d u c t i o n - s u c c e s s .
Ab s i n t h e - s o r r o w , i l l n e s s .
Ab ys s ( g o a l o n g o n e ) - a p p r o a c h i n g
d a n g e r .
Ab ys s ( f a l l i n t o o n e ) - i m m e d i a t e d a n g e r .
Ab ys s ( s e e o n e ) - w i s e
w a r n i n g .
Ac c i d e n t - d a n g e r .
Ac c i d e n t ( t o t h e h e a d ) - d a n g e r t o o n e -
s e l f o r t o o n e ' s f a t h e r .
Ac c i d e n t ( t o t h e r i g h t f o o t ) - d a n g e r t o
o n e ' s b r o t h e r o r s i s t e r .
Ac c i d e n t ( t o t h e l e f t f o o t ) - d a n g e r t o
a s e r va n t .
Ac c i d e n t ( t o t h e r i g h t h a n d ) - d a n g e r t o
o n e ' s m o t h e r .
Ac c i d e n t ( t o t h e l e f t h a n d ) - d a n g e r t o
o n e ' s c h i l d r e n .
Ac c u s e d ( t o b e ) - b y a m a n , g o o d n e w s .
Ac c u s e d ( t o b e ) - b y a w o m a n , b a d n e w s .
Ac t o r - f a l s e n e s s , d e c e i t .
Ae r o p l a n e - a m b i t i o n , s u c c e s s .
Af f r o n t - b l a z i n g s u c c e s s .
Al m s ( g i ve n ) - g r e a t j o y .
Al m s
( r e c e i ve d ) - l o s s
o f e m p l o ym e n t .
Al t a r - j o y, c o n s o l a t i o n .
Am a z o n - m ys t e r i o u s w o m a n .
Am b u l a n c e - w o u n d , i l l n e s s .
Am b u s h - b e t r a ya l .
Am p u t a t i o n - w o u n d s , i n j u s t i c e s , d i s -
a p p o i n t m e n t s .
An g e l - p r o t e c t i o n , h a p p i n e s s .
An g e l u s - g r e a t j o y .
An g e r - r e c o n c i l i a t i o n .
An i m a l s ( a h e r d ) - p r o s p e r i t y .
An t s - a c t i vi t y, h e a l t h .
An vi l - f r u i t f u l p e r s e ve r a n c e .
Ap p l a u s e - r e p r o a c h .
Ap r i c o t s - h e a l t h , p l e a s u r e
.
Ar m y ( o n t h e m a r c h ) - a g r e a t e ve n t
c o m i n g .
As p h yx i a - s i g n s o f a s t h m a ,
s e e t h e
d o c t o r .
ONIROMANCY
2 5 3
W e s h a l l i n t h e m a i n g i ve t h o s e m e a n i n g s w h i c h h a ve u n a n i m o u s
o p i n i o n i n t h e i r f a vo u r , t h i s b e i n g a s i g n o f t r a d i t i o n a n d m o r a l va l u e
.
As s e m b l y o f m e n - t r i c k e r y
.
As s e m b l y o f w o m e n - g o s s i p .
As t h m a - c o n s u l t t h e d o c t o r .
At t a c k - s e r i o u s d a n g e r .
Ava l a n c h e - s e r i o u s d a n g e r .
Ave n u e - h a p p y a n d e a s y l i f e
.
Ax e - s t r e n g t h o f c h a r a c t e r .
Az a l e a - e x p e n s i ve f l a t t e r y
.
B a b i e s - l u c k i n h o m e .
B a g ( f u l l ) - p r o d u c e , a b u n d a n c e
.
B a g ( e m p t y) - l a z i n e s s , c a r e s .
B a i t - d e c e i t , c h e a t i n g .
B a l c o n y- e p h e m e r a l h o n o u r s
.
B a l c o n y ( c o l l a p s i n g ) - c a t a s t r o p h e .
B a l l - o p p o r t u n i t y t o s e i z e
.
B a l l ( r o l l i n g ) - s u c c e s s d e l a ye d .
B a n k o f m o s s - s m a l l t a s k .
B a n n e r - g l o r y, h o n o u r s .
B a p t i s m - d e s i r e f u l f i l l e d .
B a r k i n g - b e w a r e .
B a r l e y- j o y a n d h e a l t h .
B a r r e l ( f u l l ) - a b u n d a n c e , w e a l t h .
B a r r e l ( e m p t y) - p o ve r t y .
B a r r e l ( f u l l ) - p r o s p e r i t y .
B a r r e l ( e m p t y) - t i g h t n e s s
o f m o n e y.
B a r n - p o ve r t y .
B a s e m e n t o f h o u s e - a n g u i s h , t o r m e n t .
B a s k e t ( f u l l ) - p l e a s a n t i n vi t a t i o n .
B a s k e t ( e m p t y) - p a s s i n g w o r r y .
B a s k e t ( f u l l ) - e c o n o m y, s u c c e s s .
B a s k e t ( e m p t y) - b e w a r e .
B a t - t o r m e n t a n d p e r i l .
B a t h - s e e w a t e r .
B a t h ( t o o h o t o r
t o o c o l d ) - p a s s i n g
w o r r y .
B a t t l e ( f i e l d ) - i l l n e s s .
B e a n s ( w h i t e ) - h a t e f u l o m e n .
B e a n s ( b l a c k ) - g r a ve d a n g e r i m m i n e n t .
B e a r - a w k w a r d f r i e n d .
B e a r d ( c u t ) - d a n g e r o f i l l n e s s .
B e a r d ( f a i r ) - g o o d c o u n s e l .
B e a r d ( b l a c k ) - b e t r a ya l .
B e d ( w e l l m a d e ) - c l e a n l i n e s s , r e s t .
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THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S

B e d
( u n m a d e ) - d i s o r d e r , m i s t a k e
.
B e d
( e m p t y) - a p p o i n t m e n t , d i s a p p o i n t -
m e n t .
B e d
( o c c u p i e d ) i n d i s p o s i t i o n , i l l n e s s
.
B e d
( g o t o ) i n d e c i s i o n , b o t h e r .
B e e s - s u c c e s s f u l w o r k .
B e e s ( s t i n g i n g ) - b o t h e r , c h e c k
.
B e e s ( d e a d ) - l o s s o f m o n e y .
B e g g a r - c h e c k , s o r r o w .
B e l l - g o o d
n e w s .
B e l l ( a l a r m ) - a l a r m s j u s t i f i e d
.
B e l t - f a i t h f u l l o ve .
B i t c h j o y, s a t i s f a c t i o n
.
B i c yc l e - e a r l y s u c c e s s .
B i n o c u l a r s - yo u
a r e b e i n g d e c e i ve d .
B i s c u i t s - c h e e r f u l r e u n i o n
.
B i t s - h a t r e d , j e a l o u s y, w o u n d .
B i r t h - g o o d l u c k .
B i r d s - j o y, g o o d n e w s .
B i r d c a g e - s e r i o u s s l a n d e r .
B l i n d n e s s - d e c e i t , b e t r a ya l
.
B l o w s - b r e a k .
B l a d e ( o f k n i f e ) - b e t r a ya l .
B l o o d - i l l n e s s , w o u n d .
B o u qu e t - d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .
B o t t l e
( f u l l ) - b o y, p l e a s u r e .
B o t t l e ( e m p t y) - d i s a p p o i n t m e n t , i l l n e s s
.
B o t t l e
( b r o k e n ) - g r e a t qu a r r e l .
B o a t ( s a i l i n g ) - f o r t u n a t e j o u r n e y
.
B o a t ( s t a t i o n a r y) - j o y, g o o d n e w s .
B o a t
( u p s e t ) - s e r i o u s w o r r i e s .
B o a t ( e n t e r i n g i n t o h a r b o u r ) - f r u i t f u l
l a b o u r .
B o n e s - o m e n o f c a t a s t r o p h e .
B o a r - vi o l e n t e n e m i e s .
B o l t - s e c r e t s o r r o w .
B r i g a n d - s qu a b b l e , l o s s o f m o n e y.
B r o o m ( s w e e p ) - b o t h e r d i s c o ve r e d .
B r e a s t - w e a l t h , a b u n d a n c e .
B r e a d
( w h i t e o r f r e s h ) - c o m i n g g o o d
l u c k .
B r e a d ( b r o w n o r s t a l e ) - f a t i g u e , w o r r y .
B r i d g e
( c r o s s e d ) - h a p p y s o l u t i o n .
B r i d g e ( b r o k e n ) - d i f f i c u l t p o s i t i o n
.
B r e a k - r e n e w a l o f a f f e c t i o n .
B u i l d - p o s i t i o n t h r e a t e n e d
.
B u t t e r - e x c e l l e n t o m e n f o r m a t e r i a l i n -
t e r e s t s .
B u t t o n s ( s e w t h e m o n ) - c o n j u g a l h a p p i -
n e s s .
B u r n s - s u c c e s s .
B u s h e s - t r i u m p h o ve r o b s t a c l e s
.
B u r g l a r - k e e p i t s e c r e t .
B u r i a l - b a r l y
m a r r i a g e .
B u r i a l ( o n e ' s o w n ) - s e r i o u s i l l n e s s
.
B u m b l e b e e - t h o u g h t l e s s n e s s , i m p o r t u -
n i t y .
B u t t e r f l y- i n c o n s t a n c y .
Ca ve
( d e e p ) - a n g u i s h .
Ca n d l e ( a l i g h t ) - b i r t h
.
Ca n d l e ( o u t ) - d e a t h .
Ca n d l e
( w a x ) - b i r t h .
Ca g e
( e m p t y) - b r e a k , m a r r i a g e b r o k e n
o f f .
Ca g e ( f u l l o f b i r d s ) - c a r e s p a s s e d a w a y .
Ca m p - r e s t
a n d h o l i d a y .
Ca r d s ( p l a yi n g c a r d s ) - l o s s o f m o n e y
.
Ca r d s
( t o p l a y) - u s e l e s s e x p e n d i t u r e
.
Ca r d s
( t o s e e t h e m p l a ye d ) - d e c e i t ,
c h e a t i n g .
Ca r d s
( t o r e a d t h e m ) - d a n g e r o u s u n d e r -
t a k i n g .
Ca ve r n - g r e a t
s o r r o w .
Ca m e l - h a r d w o r k
.
Ca t - t r e a s o n , p e r f i d y . 1
Ca s t l e - h a p p y e ve n t .
Ca s t l e ( i n r u i n s ) - d i s t r e s s
.
Ca t e r p i l l a r - b e t r a ya l
.
Ca k e - f a m i l y f e s t i vi t y, o r p l e a s a n t s u r -
p r i s e .
Ce m e t e r y- n e w s o f d e a t h .
Ch e r r i e s
( s o u r ) - t e a r s t h r e a t e n e d .
Ch e r r i e s ( s w e e t ) - j o y i n l o ve
.
Ch a i n - s o r r o w , s u f f e r i n g .
Ch a r i o t - s u r e
r e w a r d .
1
Ac c o r d i n g t o Ha l i l - e l - Ma s r i , a c l a s s i c o f On i r o m a n c y, ve r y ve r y va r i e d i n t e r p r e t a t i o n
:-
To s e e o n e w a l k i n g a l o n e - p r o b a b l e j o u r n e y b y w a t e r
. Me w i n g c a t - p e t t y s l a n d e r s
. S c r a t c h -
i n g c a t - d e c e i t . P u r r i n g c a t - h yp o c r i s y .
Of a n e a r r e l a t i ve
. An g r y c a t - qu a r r e l s - c a t
w h i c h o n e k i l l s , d a n g e r e s c a p e d , e t c . , e t c . , e t c .
Ch o c o l a t e - s a t i s f a c t i o n
.
Ch i l d ( u g l y) - c o n t r a r i n e s s .
Ch i l d ( b e a u t i f u l ) - s a t i s f a c t i o n .
Ch i l d ( p u n i s h i t ) - i n j u s t i c e .
Ch i l d ( s e e i t i l l ) - h e a r t t r o u b l e .
Ch i l b l a i n s - i n d i s c r e t i o n , w o r r y .
Ch e e s e - g a i n , p r o f i t .
Ch e s t n u t s ( c o o k t h e m ) - yo u w i l l b e e x -
p l o i t e d .
Ch e s t n u t s ( e a t t h e m ) - - d i f f i c u l t b u s i n e s s
m a t t e r .
Ci d e r - j o y, g a i e t y.
Ci s t e r n - s e r i o u s p e r i l .
Cl o i s t e r - d e s p a i r a n d p e a c e .
Cl o c k i m p o r t a n t b u s i n e s s m a t t e r
.
Cl o a k - p r o t e c t i o n .
Cl o u d s - s qu a b b l e .
Co f f e e ( d r i n k i t ) - f a t i g u e , c a r e s
.
Co f f e e ( u p s e t i t ) - u p s e t s .
Cof fe e ( b e a n s ) - b a d o m e n
.
Co u n t r y ( d e va s t a t e d ) - s o r r o w , d a n g e r
.
Co f f i n s - j o y,
r e c o ve r y . '
Co a l ( b u r n i n g ) - h a p p i n e s s , s u c c e s s
.
Co a l
( b u r n t o u t ) - s o r r o w , d e a t h .
Co t t a g e - h a p p y a n d s i m p l e l i f e .
Co a c h m a n - va i n e x e r t i o n .
Co l l e g e - g a i e t y.
Co m e d y- yo u
a r e b e i n g l a u g h e d a t .
Co c k ( c r o w i n g ) - e a r l y s u c c e s s
.
Co c k ( n o t c r o w i n g ) - r i va l r i e s , qu a r r e l s
.
Co n ve n t - s e e c l o i s t e r .
Co w
( f a t ) - a b u n d a n c e .
Co w ( l e a n ) - f a m i n e .
Co n f i n e m e n t - j o y, p r o s p e r i t y .
Cr u t c h e s - a c c i d e n t , i n f i r m i t y .
Cr a d l e - h o p e r e a l i s e d .
Cr o w n
( o f g o l d ) - h o n o u r s , va n i t y .
Cr o w n ( o f l e a ve s ) - s i g n o f p l e a s u r e .
Cr a p e - - e a r l y m o u r n i n g .
Cr i m e ( s e e i t ) - e x a g g e r a t e d f e a r .
Cr i m e ( c o m m i t i t ) - vi c t o r y .
Cr o s s - g o o d l u c k , t r i u m p h .
Cr a b - s e p a r a t i o n , d i s u n i o n .
Cr o w d - i m p o r t u n i t y .
Cu r r a n t s - s qu a b b l e s , d i s p u t e s
.
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Cu r r a n t s
( o u t o f s e a s o n ) - u n f a i t h f u l -
n e s s .
Cyc l o n e - c a t a s t r o p h e .
a n t e - g a i e t y
.
D a n c i n g ( s e e i t ) - b a d d r e a m .
D e a t h a g o n y ( s e e o n e ) - g o o d o m e n f o r
t h e p a t i e n t .
D e a t h a g o n y ( o n e ' s o w n ) - t a k e c a r e o f
yo u r s e l f .
D e c l a r a t i o n ( o f l o ve ) - m ys t i f i c a t i o n .
D e c o r a t i o n - j o y, h o n o u r s .
D e r a i l m e n t - d i s o r d e r .
D e s c e n t - c a s t a s t r o p h e
.
D e s e r t - d i s a p p o i n t m e n t , a b a n d o n m e n t .
D e t o n a t i o n - s c a n d a l .
D e vi l - t o r m e n t , p e r i l
.
D e a t h ( s e e o n e ' s o w n ) - f l o u r i s h i n g h e a l t h
D i c e - f a t a l l o s s .
D i s c u s s i o n - d i s p u t e ,
p e r f e c t a g r e e m e n t .
D i t c h - o b s t a c l e .
D i t c h
( t o j u m p i t ) - j o y, s u c c e s s .
D i t c h ( t o f a l l i n t o ) - c a r e s a t h o m e .
D o n k e y- h a t e f u l
o m e n .
D o n k e y ( r u n n i n g ) - d i s a p p o i n t m e n t , s o r -
r o w .
D o n k e y ( r e s t i n g ) - s l a n d e r
.
D o n k e y ( b l a c k ) - i l l n e s s o f a n e a r
r e l a t i ve .
D o n k e y ( b r a yi n g ) - s e r i o u s t r o u b l e s
.
D o g - f r i e n d s h i p o r f a i t h f u l l o ve .
D o g
( w h i t e ) - h a p p y o m e n .
D o g ( g r e y o r b l a c k ) - m i s f o r t u n e
.
D o g ( ye l l o w ) - r u i n .
D o g
( r e d ) - d i s c o r d o r w a r .
D o g ( m a d ) - e n m i t y.
D o g ( b a r k i n g ) - g o o d s i g n
.
D o g ( h o w l i n g ) - b a d n e w s
.
D o ve - h a p p y
e ve n t .
D o u c h e - c h a r m i n g n e w s
.
D o e - vi c t o r y o ve r o n e ' s e n e m i e s
.
D o c t o r - i l l n e s s s o o n
.
D o l l - e p h e m e r a l p l e a s u r e .
D r i n k i n g t r o u g h - u n i m p o r t a n t l o s s e s .
' Ac c o r d i n g t o Ha l l :- To s e e o n e s e l f a l i ve i n a c o f f i n - b a d o m e n o f d e a t h
.
To s e e a l i vi n g w o m a n o n a b i e r - h e r e a r l y m a r r i a g e , e t c . , e t c .
2 5 6 THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S
D r u n k e n n e s s ( o n e ' s o w n ) - s u r e s u c c e s s .
( S e e a d r u n k e n w o m a n - i n d i s p o s i t i o n )
.
D r o w n e d p e r s o n ( s e e o n e ) - s o r r o w
f o l l o w e d b y j o y.
D r o w n e d p e r s o n
( s a ve o n e ) - s e r vi c e
r e n d e r e d .
D r o w n - c o m i n g d a n g e r .
D u c k - a n o n ym o u s l e t t e r .
D u e l - d i s c o r d w i t h o u t r e s u l t s .
D u n g h e a p - d i s h o n o u r .
D u n g e o n - f a t a l r e s u l t s .
D w a r f - e n e m i e s , f a i l u r e o f u n d e r t a k i n g .
E a g l e - - p r o s p e r i t y .
E a g l e ( d e a d ) - r u i n .
E a g l e ( w o u n d e d ) - l o s s
o f m o n e y .
E a r t h qu a k e - s e r i o u s d a n g e r .
E e l ( a l i ve ) - yo u w i l l m i s s a s u c c e s s .
E e l ( d e a d ) - r e ve n g e c a r r i e d t h r o u g h
.
E g g s ( b r o k e n ) - qu a r r e l , m i s f o r t u n e .
E g g s ( w h o l e ) - a b u n d a n c e .
E g g s ( r e d ) - a b u n d a n c e .
E g g s ( s c r a m b l e d ) - d i s c o r d .
E l e p h a n t - - c e r t a i n vi c t o r y .
E m b r o i d e r - qu i e t h a p p i n e s s .
E m p r e s s - f a t a l p r i d e .
E n e m i e s - s a l u t a r y d i s t r u s t .
E p a u l e t s - h o n o u r s , t r i u m p h
.
E x i l e ( e m i g r a t i o n ) - b r e a k , s o r r o w .
E ye s ( b e a u t i f u l ) - - s i n c e r e l o ve .
E ye s ( d i s e a s e d ) - b a d b u s i n e s s .
E ye ( l o s t ) - d e a t h o f n e a r r e l a t i ve .
E c l i p s e - f a i l u r e , d e a t h .
E a s y c h a i r - c h a n g e o f e m p l o ym e n t .
Fa l l - c o n f u s i o n , a n a e m i a
.
Fa l l ( f r e qu e n t d r e a m ) - w e a k h e a r t
( p h ys i o l o g y)
.
Fa i n t i n g - c o m i n g i l l n e s s .
Fa n - g a i e t y, f u t i l i t y .
Fa m i n e - va i n e f f o r t s .
Fa m i l y- s i g n o f j o y.
Fa i r y- w i s h e s r e a l i s e d .
Fa s t i n g - u n f o u n d e d f e a r s .
Fa i r ( c o u n t r y - e n j o ym e n t s .
Fa c t o r y- p r o f i t a b l e l a b o u r .
Fa c e ( c h e e r f u l ) - h a p p i n e s s , l o n g l i f e .
Fa c e ( s a d ) - w o r r y, i d l e n e s s .
Fa c e
( b e a u t i f u l ) - p l e a s a n t vi s i t .
Fa c e ( u g l y) - p r e m a t u r e d e a t h
.
Fe a r ( h a ve i t ) - t a k e c a r e o f yo u r h e a r t
( P h ys i o l o g y) .
Fe a t h e r - f r i vo l i t y, w o r r y .
Fe a t h e r ( c o l o u r e d ) - s e e g e n e r a l l y
c o l o u r s .
Fi s h b o n e s - o b s t a c l e s s u r m o u n t e d .
Fi r e p l a c e ( w i t h f i r e ) - f a m i l y p l e a s u r e s .
Fi r e p l a c e ( e m p t y) - s o r r o w , l o n e l i n e s s .
Fi g u r e s - c e r e b r a l a n a e m i a .
Fi r e ( t o l i g h t i t ) - i m p o r t a n t e ve n t .
Fi r e ( w i t h s m o k e ) - t h r e a t o f a qu a r r e l .
Fi r e ( w i t h o u t s m o k e ) - e n j o ym e n t ,
h e a l t h .
Fi r e ( c o n f l a g r a t i o n ) - g r e a t j o y.
Fi r e ( b u r n i n g ) - d a n g e r o u s e n e m i e s .
Fi r e ( g o n e o u t ) - s o r r o w .
Fi g - s i n c e r e l o ve .
Fi s h i n g ( f o r b i g f i s h ) - j o y, h a p p i n e s s .
Fi s h i n g ( f o r s m a l l f i s h ) - l i m i t e d s u c c e s s .
Fi s h i n g ( s e e i t ) - b e t r a ya l .
Fi g h t - f a i l u r e o f b u s i n e s s m a t t e r s .
Fi r t r e e - c o n s t a n c y .
Fi r t r e e ( i n f o r e s t ) - h e a l t h , l o n g l i f e .
Fl a g - c h a n g e , s u c c e s s .
Fl a m e ( e r e c t ) - t r i u m p h
.
Fl a m e ( b r i l l i a n t ) - s u c c e s s .
Fl a m e ( r e d ) - a n g e r .
Fl a m e ( g o n e o u t ) - d i s i l l u s i o n .
Fl o w e r s - j o y, l o ve .
Fl o w e r s
( w h i t e ) - s i g n o f d e a t h .
Fl o w e r s ( r e d ) - r e c o ve r y f r o m i l l n e s s .
Fl o w e r s ( r e c e i ve d ) - k i n d n e s s .
Fl o w e r s ( g i ve n ) - f r i e n d s h i p .
Fl o w e r s ( i n t h e g a r d e n ) - c o u n t r y w a l k .
Fl o w e r s ( f a d e d ) - d i s a p p o i n t e d h o p e .
Fl i e s - t e a s i n g .
Fl e a s , l i c e - u n p l e a s a n t n e s s , w o r r y .
Fl e a s , l i c e ( k i l l t h e m ) - t r i u m p h o ve r
w o r r i e s .
Fl i g h t ( a e r i a l ) - t r i u m p h , h o n o u r .
Fo o t ( c u t
o f f ) - p a i n , d a m a g e s .
Fo o t ( d i s e a s e d ) - a f f a i r s
g o i n g w e l l .
Fo o t ( s o i l e d ) - t r i b u l a t i o n s , b o t h e r s .
Fo x ( k i l l i t ) - s u c c e s s .
Fo r d - s u c c e s s , vi c t o r y .
Fo l l o w o n e ' s o w n f u n e r a l - n o t a b l e
s u c c e s s .
Fo u n t a i n - s e e w a t e r .
Fr o g - i n d i s c r e t i o n .
Fr i e n d - g o o d o m e n .
Fu r y ( h a r p y) - ve r y b a d s i g n .
Fu s e e - e p h e m e r a l p l e a s u r e
.
Ga g - b e t r a ya l , a c c i d e n t .
Ga i e t y- c o m i n g s o r r o w .
Ga l l o w s - s u c c e s s .
Ga m e ( a l i ve ) - h o p e o f w e a l t h .
Ga m e ( d e a d ) - g a i n , p r e s e n t .
Ga m e ( h i g h ) - l o s s o f m o n e y .
Ga r d e n ( w i t h f l o w e r s ) - p l e a s a n t s u r -
p r i s e .
Ga r d e n ( b a r e ) - p a s s i n g s h o r t n e s s o f
m o n e y.
Ga m b l i n g - g o o d , i f o n e l o s e s .
Ga m b l i n g - b a d , i f o n e w i n s ,
Gh o s t ( w h i t e ) - j o y, c o n s o l a t i o n , h a p p i -
n e s s , h e a l t h .
Gh o s t ( b l a c k ) - s o r r o w , d e c e i t ,
m o u r n i n g .
Gh o s t s ( s e ve r a l ) - d i s t r e s s .
Gh o s t ( s p e a k i n g ) - a d vi c e t o l i s t e n t o
Gh o s t ( d e a d ) - l o n g a n d h a p p y l i f e
.
Gh o s t ( d r e s s e d ) - t h r e a t o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s .
Gi a n t - t o o m u c h a m b i t i o n , c h e c k
.
Gl o ve s ( t o p u t t h e m o n ) - p l e a s u r e t r i p
.
Gl o ve s ( t o t a k e t h e m o f f ) - u p s e t .
Gl o ve s ( l o s e t h e m ) - c o m m i t a b l u n d e r .
Gl o ve s
( c o l o u r e d ) - s e e g e n e r a l l y
c o l o u r s .
Gl o ve s ( c l e a n ) - s a t i s f a c t i o n .
Gl o ve s ( s o i l e d ) - b o t h e r , i n s u l t .
Gl o ve s ( w i t h h o l e s ) - h u m i l i a t i o n .
Gl a s s ( f u l l ) - s e n t i m e n t a l m e s s a g e .
Gl a s s ( e m p t y) - p o ve r t y, d i s t r e s s
.
Gl a s s ( b r o k e n ) - o m e n o f s u c c e s s .
Go s s i p - s p i t e , u n e a s i n e s s .
Go a t ( w h i t e ) - i n c o n s t a n c y i n l o ve .
Go a t ( b l a c k ) - c o m i n g
m i s f o r t u n e .
Go d ( t o s e e
h i m ) - a s s u r e d
s u c c e s s .
Go d
( p r a y t o h i m ) - c o n s o l a t i o n
.
Go d ( s p e a k t o h i m ) - h a p p i n e s s .
Go o s e - a b u n d a n c e .
Go u t - i l l n e s s .
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Go u p - e f f o r t s t o s u c c e s s .
Go o s e - i n s i n c e r e
c o m p l i m e n t s
.
Go l d - l o s s o f m o n e y.
Gr i n d ( c o r n ) - a b u n d a n c e , w e a l t h .
Gr i n d ( c o f f e e ) - p l e a s a n t s u c c e s s
.
Gr i n d ( p e p p e r ) - s o r r o w , m e l a n c h o l y.
Gr a s s h o p p e r - o m e n o f l o s s .
Gu n ( c a n n o n ) - h o p e u n f u l f i l l e d .
Gu n - d e c e p t i ve g a i n .
Gu l f - s e e a b ys s
.
Gu i l l o t i n e - s e e s c a f f o l d .
Gu i t a r - d e c l a r a t i o n o f l o ve .
Gu l l - s a f e j o u r n e y .
Ha i r - c o s t l y t r i c k e r y .
Ha r l e qu i n - l o ve o f t h e u n k n o w n .
Ha l o - e s t e e m , g l o r y .
Ha n g m a n - b a d n e w s .
Ha t - b i t t e r d i s i l l u s i o n .
Ha y- p r o f i t a b l e b u s i n e s s .
Ha i l - w o r r i e s , s o r r o w .
Ha l l - l o s s o f m o n e y .
Ha m m o c k
( f a l l o u t o f ) - u n s t a b l e
p o s i t i o n .
Ha m m o c k ( l yi n g i n i t ) - c a r e l e s s n e s s .
Ha r p - p l e a s u r e , h a p p i n e s s .
Ha n d - f l a t t e r y .
Ha n d ( c u t o f f ) - - d i s u n i o n , l o s s o f a
f r i e n d .
Ha n d ( d i r t y) - vi s i t f r o m a n a p p l i c a n t .
Ha m m e r - l a c k o f s k i l l , i m p r u d e n c e .
Ha n g e d p e r s o n - a g r e e a b l e s u r p r i s e .
Ha r ve s t ( g o o d ) - w e a l t h , a b u n d a n c e
.
Ha r ve s t ( b a d ) - e x p l o i t a t i o n .
He a r s e - t r i u m p h , f e s t i vi t y .
He l l - - qu a r r e l s .
He r m i t - qu i e t l i f e
.
He d g e ( j u m p e d a c r o s s ) - g e t o u t o f a
d i f f i c u l t y .
He d g e ( n o t j u m p e d ) - o b s t a c l e .
He d g e h o g - s t r u g g l e , d i f f i c u l t i e s
.
He r o n ( t o t h e l e f t ) - m i s c a l c u l a t i o n , f a i l -
u r e .
He r o n ( t o t h e r i g h t , o r o n o n e f o o t ) -
g o o d l u c k .
He n
( w h i t e ) - f e s t i vi t y .
He n
( b l a c k ) - n e w s .
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He n ( c o l o u r e d ) - h o n e s t c o m p e t e n c e .
He n ( f a t ) - w e a l t h .
He n ( t h i n ) - m e d i o c r i t y .
He n s
( s e ve r a l ) - s c a n d a l a n d g o s s i p .
He n ( p e c k i n g ) - r u i n .
He a d
( l i vi n g ) - g o o d o m e n .
He a d ( d e a d ) - m o u r n i n g , a m b u s h .
He a d ( s w o l l e n ) - w e a l t h , p r i d e
.
He a d ( b i g ) - p o w e r .
He a d
( c u t o f f ) - l i b e r t y d e l i ve r a n c e .
He a d ( s h a ve d ) - ve r y b a d o m e n .
Ho r s e m a n ( g a l l o p i n g ) - s u c c e s s i n a n
u n d e r t a k i n .
Ho r s e m a n ( f a n g o f f ) - d a n g e r o f g r e a t
r e ve r s e s.
Ho r s e ( w h i t e ) - w e a l t h , s u c c e s s
.
Ho r s e
( b l a c k ) - s o r r o w f o l l o w e d b y
p l e a s u r e .
Ho r s e
( g r e y o r p i e b a l d ) - u n qu i e t l i f e .
Ho r s e ( c o l o u r e d ) - s m a l l p r o f i t .
Ho r s e
( h a r n e s s e d ) - g o o d o m e n .
Ho r s e ( r u n n i n g ) - e a r l y s u c c e s s
.
Ho r s e ( f a l l i n g ) - s a d n e w s .
Ho r s e s h o e - h a p p y
j o u r n e y.
Ho n o u r s ( r e n d e r e d ) - g o o d o m e n .
Ho n o u r s
( r e c e i ve d ) - s l a n d e r .
Ho s p i t a l - d i s t r e s s , s o r r o w
.
Ho l l y- h o n o u r w e l l k e p t .
Ho n e y- s u c c e s s i n b u s i n e s s .
Hu n c h b a c k - h a p p i n e s s .
Hu t - i s o l a t i o n , s o l i t u d e
.
Hu n t i n g - u s e l e s s l a b o u r .
Hu n t i n g h o r n - s o r r o w , c h e c k .
Hu n g e r - va i n e f f o r t s .
Hya c i n t h - s i n c e r e a f f e c t i o n .
Ic e - a m b u s h e s , d a n g e r s .
Ic e ( c r e a m ) - p r o f i t a b l e g a i n .
Id l e r s - i m p o r t a n t c o u n s e l s .
Id i o t - u p s e t .
Id o l - o m e n
o f b a d l u c k .
Il l u m i n a t i o n - e p h e m e r a l j o y .
Il l n e s s - m e l a n c h o l y, s o r r o w .
In n - w o r r y, b o t h e r s .
In f i r m i t y- yo u w i l l h e l p a f r i e n d .
Ir o n ( r e d h o t ) - r i s k y u n d e r t a k i n g .
Is l a n d - a b a n d o n m e n t .
Ivy- f a i t h f u l f r i e n d s h i p .
Im p a s s e - f o o l i s h u n d e r t a k i n g .
Ja g u a r - b a d o m e n .
Ja m - s qu a b b l e s w i t h f r i e n d s
.
Ja m ( t o e a t i t ) - h a p p y o m e n .
Ja u n d i c e - u n f o r e s e e n
w e a l t h .
Je w e l s - m o n e y a f f a i r s .
Je w e l s ( p r e c i o u s s t o n e s ) - va r i o u s
a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s t o n e .
Je w e l s ( i m i t a t i o n ) - u n l u c k y va n i t y
.
Je a l o u s y- h i d e yo u r h a p p i n e s s .
Jo u r n e y- h a z a r d o u s e n t e r p r i s e .
Ju d g e ( o n e ) - g o o d o m e n .
Ju d g e s ( s e ve r a l ) - - d i s c o r d , b r e a k .
K e y- a p p o i n t m e n t m i s s e d .
K i t c h e n - g o o d p r o f i t .
K i o s k - a d ve n t u r e i n t h e c o u n t r y .
K i l l i n g - f a t a l o m e n .
K n i f e - d a n g e r , p e r i l .
K n o t - e m b a r r a s s m e n t , d i f f i c u l t i e s
.
K i s s - d e c e i t , b e t r a ya l .
La m b s ( c a r r y t h e m ) - c o m p l e t e s a t i s -
f a c t i o n
.
La m b s ( k i l l t h e m ) - s e r i o u s m e n a c e . I
La w ye r - l a w s u i t , p o ve r t y .
La c e - f r i vo l i t y .
La d d e r ( g o i n g u p i t ) - p a t i e n c e , s u c c e s s
.
La d d e r ( g o i n g d o w n i t ) - s u c c e s s d o u b t -
f u l .
La d d e r ( t o f a l l o f f i t ) - t o t a l f a i l u r e
.
La r k ( f l yi n g ) - c o m i n g w e a l t h .
La r k ( s i n g i n g ) - p l e a s a n t n e w s .
La r k ( c a u g h t ) - l o s s o f m o n e y .
La b o u r e r - p r o s p e r i t y, w e a l t h .
La b yr i n t h - m ys t e r y r e ve a l e d .
La m p ( a l i g h t ) - - c l e a r b u s i n e s s .
La m p ( e x t i n g u i s h e d ) - yo u a r e b e i n g
d u p e d .
La n t e r n - b e p r u d e n t .
La u r e l - c o n t e n t , s u c c e s s , m a r r i a g e .
La u r e l ( p i c k i t ) - - t r i u m p h .
La u r e l ( t o b e c r o w n e d w i t h i t ) - va n i t y .
' Al s o l a m b s c o m i n g n e a r - m a r r i a g e ; m a d - w e a l t h a n d i t s w o r r i e s ( P r e s a g e s b y P . Vi e r z o n ) .
La u g h t e r - c o m i n g s o r r o w
.
Le a ve s ( b u d d i n g ) - b i r t h .
Le a ve s ( d e a d ) - s e r i o u s i l l n e s s .
Le g a c y- l o s s o f m o n e y, d i s t r e s s .
Le g s ( p a i n s i n ) - c a r e s , s o r r o w .
Le g s ( c u t o f f ) - s a d n e w s .
Le g s ( w o o d e n ) - s u p p o r t l o s t .
Le t t e r ( r e c e i ve d ) - n e w s ve r y s o o n
.
Le t t e r ( s e n t ) - n e g l e c t o f f r i e n d s h i p .
Le t t e r ( a n o n ym o u s ) - w o r r i e s s o o n .
Le t t e r ( i l l e g i b l e ) - c r o o k e d
b u s i n e s s .
Le t t e r ( t o r n ) - b r e a k .
Li g h t ( t o , a c a n d l e , a l a m p , a f i r e ) -
s u c c e s s i n l o ve
.
Li m p , Li m p i n g - h a r d e a r n e d s u c c e s s .
Li g h t n i n g ( t o t h e r i g h t ) - h a p p y o m e n .
Li g h t n i n g ( t o t h e l e f t ) - f a m i l y d i s c o r d
.
Li p s - f r a n k n e s s , s e c u r i t y .
Li z a r d - w i s e d i s t r u s t .
Li n e n
( c l e a n ) - c o n s i d e r a b l e l e g a c y.
Li n e n ( w h i t e ) - m a r r i a g e , h a p p i n e s s
.
Li n e n
( s o i l e d ) - i l l n e s s , d e a t h .
Li n e n ( w o r n o u t ) - r u i n
.
Li n e n ( w a s h e d ) - d i s o r d e r ,
d i f f i c u l t y
.
Li n e n
( c h a n g e d ) - a vi s i t s o o n .
Li o n - p o w e r f u l a d ve r s a r y
.
Li g h t h o u s e - g o o d a d vi c e , p r o t e c t i o n .
Lo a d - f r u i t f u l e f f o r t .
Lo t t e r y- b a d l u c k .
Lo c k
( b r o k e n ) - r i s k o f t h e f t .
Lo f t - s e e b a r n .
Lyr e - h o p e
.
Ma p s
l o n g j o u r n e y .
Ma t c h e s
( b u r n i n g ) - h o n o u r , s u c c e s s .
Ma t c h e s ( n o t
l i g h t i n g ) - m i s u n d e r s t o o d
a f f e c t i o n .
Ma s o n - d e a t h , l e g a c y.
Ma n w i t h o n e a r m - b o t h e r
.
Ma r b l e - u n f e e l i n g f r i e n d
.
Ma r r i a g e - d e a t h .
Ma s k - b e t r a ya l , l i e s .
Ma s s - i n t e r n a l j o y .
Ma g p i e - b a d o m e n
.
Ma r s h - s e e w a t e r .
Me d a l - va n i t y, s u c c e s s .
Me a t - g a i e t y, p r o f i t .
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Mi r r o r - g a l l a n t r y .
Mi s t l e t o e - h a p p y o m e n
.
Mi l i t a r y c a p ( p u t i t o n ) - t r i u m p h
.
Mi l i t a r y c a p ( t a k e i t o f f ) - d i s a p p o i n t -
m e n t s .
Mi l k ( d r i n k
i t ) - p e a c e f u l h a p p i n e s s .
Mi l k ( u p s e t i t ) - u n r e a l i s a b l e p l a n
.
Mi l l s t o n e - e n o r m o u s e f f o r t s .
Mi l l ( g o i n g ) - j o y, w e a l t h
.
Mi l l ( s t o p p e d ) - s o r r o w , u s e l e s s e f f o r t s
.
Mi l l ( w i n d m i l l ) - j o u r n e y .
Mi l l ( w a t e r m i l l ) - d i f f i c u l t u n d e r t a k i n g .
Mo n e y ( t o f i n d i t ) - t r o u b l e
t h r e a t e n i n g .
Mo n e y ( l o s t ) - u n h o p e d f o r s u c c e s s
.
Mo n e y ( c o u n t e d ) - i m p o r t a n t
g a i n .
Mo n e y ( s p e n t ) - r u i n .
Mo o n - f a t a l o m e n
.
Mo o n ( f u l l ) - d e l a y .
Mo o n
( i n c r e a s i n g ) - d e c e i t a t h o m e .
Mo o n ( p a l e ) - - s o r r o w .
Mo o n ( m i s t y) - i l l n e s s .
Mo t h e r - g o o d o m e n
.
Mo n k ( d r e s s e d i n w h i t e ) - p r o m i s e
o f
s u c c e s s .
Mo n e y- l o s s o f m o n e y .
Mo n s t e r - o m e n o f m i s f o r t u n e
.
Mo u n t a i n ( c l i m b i t ) - i m p r o ve m e n t .
Mo u n t a i n ( g o d o w n i t ) - s i g n o f t h e
o p p o s i t e .
Mo n k e y- m o c k e r y .
Mo u s e - l o s s o f m o n e y l e n t .
Mu r d e r - s e e c r i m e
.
Mu d - s e r i o u s w o r r y .
Mu d d y ( t o g e t ) - c o m i n g
d a n g e r .
Mu s h r o o m s - l o n g l i f e , p r o t e c t i o n
.
Mu t e ( a t f u n e r a l ) - g o o d
n e w s .
Mu f f - c o m f o r t a b l e l i f e .
Mu s t a r d - b a d s i g n
.
Mu l e - b u s i n e s s d i f f i c u l t i e s
.
Mu s e u m - i n t e l l e c t u a l p l e a s u r e .
Mu s i c ( p l e a s a n t ) - g o o d o m e n .
Mu s i c
( d i s c o r d a n t ) - s l a n d e r .
Na i l s - u n e x p e c t e d n e w s
.
Na i l s ( t w i s t e d ) - g r e a t d i f f i c u l t i e s
.
Na k e d _ ( t o b e ) - i n s u l t ,
p o ve r t y .
Na k e d ( s e e s o m e
o n e ) - s c a n d a l , s l a n d e r
.
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Na i l s
( f i n g e r , c u t ) - w o r r y, qu a r r e l .
Na i l s ( f i n g e r , b i t t e n ) - p a i n .
Ne e d l e s - s p i t e , s l a n d e r .
Ne e d l e s ( p a c k e t o f ) - b o t h e r s , c a r e s .
Ne e d l e s ( f a l l i n g ) - l a w s u i t , w o r r i e s
.
Ne e d l e s
( b r o k e n ) - l o s s o f w o r k .
Ne c k l a c e - e p h e m e r a l f e e l i n g .
Ne t s ( f u l l ) - w e a l t h .
Ne t s ( e m p t y) - p o ve r t y
.
Ne t s ( t o r n ) - d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .
Ne g r o - b e w a r e .
Ne s t
( s e e n f r o m o u t s i d e ) - b i r t h , p r o f i t .
Ne s t ( f u l l ) - o m e n o f g o o d l u c k .
Ne s t ( f u l l o f s e r p e n t s ) - g r e a t w o r r y
.
Ne t t l e s - s u f f e r i n g , b e t r a ya l .
Ni g h t m a r e - d a n g e r , i n d i g e s t i o n
.
Ni g h t ( c l e a r ) - s u c c e s s , h a p p i n e s s .
Ni g h t ( d a r k ) - s i g n o f b a d l u c k
.
No i s e - w o r r y, qu a r r e l .
No t a r y- r e c e i p t o f m o n e y .
Nu m b e r - p r o f i t , p r e s e n t .
Nu m b e r s - 1
Nu n - p r o t e c t i o n , c o n s o l a t i o n .
Nu r s e - p r o s p e r i t y .
Nu t s ,
h a z e l n u t s - d i f f i c u l t i e s w h i c h c a n
b e o ve r c o m e .
Oa k t r e e ( c u t d o w n ) - l o s s o f a f r i e n d
.
Of f i c e r - f o r t u n a t e e ve n t
.
Ol i ve s - o l i ve t r e e , p e a c e , r e c o n c i l i a t i o n
.
Ol d m a n - h a p p i n e s s i n t h e f a m i l y
.
On e - e ye d
p e r s o n - t r o u b l e s o m e o m e n .
Ove n
( a l i g h t ) - e a s e , a b u n d a n c e .
Ove n ( g o n e o u t ) - d i s t r e s s .
Ow l - d o n ' t s t a r t a n yt h i n g n e x t d a y
.
Ox ( f a t ) - a b u n d a n c e .
Ox ( t h i n ) - b a d h a r ve s t .
Ox ( yo k e d ) - qu i e t h a p p i n e s s .
Ox ( m a d ) - qu a r r e l .
Ox ( s t o p p i n g ) - f a t a l i n d e c i s i o n
.
Oys t e r s - e a s y a n d s u r e p r o f i t .
P a n c a k e - p l e a s u r e , s u r p r i s e .
P a l a c e ( s e e i t ) - d i s t r e s s , s o r r o w
.
P a l a c e
( i n h a b i t i t ) - p r i d e i n t h e w r o n g
p l a c e .
' S e e n o t e
P a n t h e r - f a t a l o m e n .
P a r k - p a i n , m e l a n c h o l y .
P a r r o t - i n d i s c r e t i o n , s l a n d e r .
P e n k n i f e - s qu a b b l e , u n f a i t h f u l n e s s .
P e a c o c k - p r i d e i n t h e w r o n g p l a c e .
P e a c o c k ( w i t h s p r e a d t a i l ) - r i c h
m a r r i a g e .
P e r f u m e s - s e e S m e l l s .
P e a r l - d i s i l l u s i o n , s o r r o w .
P e a s ( g r e e n ) - p e r f e c t h a p p i n e s s .
P e a s ( d r y) - c o m i n g m a r r i a g e .
P h e a s a n t - h a p p y e ve n t
.
P i n - w o u n d e d s e l f - e s t e e m .
P i t
( t o f a l l i n t o i t ) - f a t a l o m e n
.
P i t c h f o r k - s t e r i l e l a b o u r .
P i c t u r e s - p l e a s u r e s t o c o m e .
P i g e o n - s i n c e r e l o ve .
P i p e - s m a l l s a t i s f a c t i o n .
P i p e
( b r o k e n ) - qu a r r e l .
P i g - d i f f i c u l t i e s , d a m a g e .
P l a t f o r m - p r o t e c t i o n , h o n o u r .
P o p p y- p l e a s u r e , a m u s e m e n t .
P o n d - s e e W a t e r .
P o s t m a n - l e t t e r c o m i n g .
P o l i c e m a n - a b s o l u t e s a f e t y .
P o ve r t y- p r o f i t a b l e c h a n g e
.
P o s t , T s h a p e d - s u c c e s s .
P r o c e s s i o n - f u n e r a l .
P r o c e s s i o n ( w e d d i n g ) - f u n e r a l p r o -
c e s s i o n .
P r e s e n t s
( a t Ne w Ye a r ) - l o s s o f m o n e y .
P r i s o n ( e n t e r i t ) - f a t i g u e , . o p p r e s s i o n .
P r i s o n
( c o m e o u t ) - r e c o ve r y f r o m
i l l n e s s , f a t i g u e
.
P r o c e s s i o n - l u c k
o n j o u r n e y .
P r o m e n a d e - t r a n qu i l l i t y s e c u r i t y, qu i c k
j o y.
P u r c h a s e - g a i n , p r o f i t .
P u r s e ( f u l l ) - l o s s o f m o n e y .
P u r s e ( e m p t y) - u n e x p e c t e d p r o f i t .
P u b l i c - h o u s e - d e p r e s s i n g
i n f l u e n c e s .
P u m p - d i f f i c u l t y, f a t i g u e .
Q u a i l - s e r i o u s d i f f i c u l t i e s .
Ra i n b o w - e n d o f t r o u b l e s .
Ra i n - d e s p o t i s m , t yr a n n y .
a t e n d o f c h a p t e r .
Ra ve n ( t o t h e l e f t ) - d a n g e r o f d e a t h .
Ra ve n ( t o t h e r i g h t ) - d i s a p p o i n t m e n t ,
s o r r o w .
Ra i l i n g - s e r i o u s w o r r y .
Ra b b i t ( w h i t e ) - f r i e n d s h i p , s u c c e s s .
Ra b b i t ( g r e y) - m a r r a g e .
Ra b b i t ( b l a c k ) - l i e s , r e ve r s e s .
Ra b b i t ( e a t i t ) - r e c o ve r y f r o m i l l n e s s .
Ra b b i t ( k i l l i t ) - d a n g e r o f b e t r a ya l
.
Ra i l w a y e n g i n e - g r e a t j o u r n e y .
Ra i l w a y e n g i n e ( r a i l e d ) - f a t a l h u r r y.
Ra i n ( f i n e ) - w o r r y, d i f f i c u l t y .
Ra i n ( h e a vy) - w e a l t h , a b u n d a n c e .
Ra i n ( s t o r m ) - a c c i d e n t .
Ra i s i n s ( r i p e ) - c o ve t o u s n e s s , e n j o ym e n t
Ra z o r - qu a r r e l , d i s p u t e .
Ra i s i n s ( e a t t h e m ) - s l i g h t d r
u n k
e n n e s s ,
b e w a r e I
Ra t - h i d d e n e n e m i e s .
Ra f t - s a f e t y .
Re m o va l - c h a n g e o f e m p l o ym e n t .
Re a p i n g - l u c r a t i ve l a b o u r .
Re a d i n g - p l e a s u r e
.
Ri n g - e n g a g e m e n t , r e c o n c i l i a t i o n .
Ri n g ( a s p r e s e n t ) - m a r r i a g e , p r o t e c t i o n .
Ri n g ( b r o k e n ) - d i vo r c e .
Ri o t w o r r i e s , j e a l o u s i e s .
Ri ve r - s e e W a t e r .
Ro a d ( b r o a d ) - h a p p y l i f e .
Ro a d ( n a r r o w ) - d e c e i t .
Ro a d ( d u s t y) - d i s a g r e e m e n t s .
Ro p e - f e t t e r s .
Ro c k s ( a t s e a ) - d i f f i c u l t i e s .
Ro w i n g - a i m a t t a i n e d .
Ro s e ( g i ve n ) - s ym p a t h y b e s t o w e d .
Ro s e ( r e c e i ve d ) - w o r l d l y s u c c e s s .
Ru n n i n g - s u c c e s s .
Ru i n s - s o r r o w , r e ve r s e s
.
S a f e , s t r o n g b o x ( f u l l ) - c o n s t a n t c a r e s .
S a f e , s t r o n g b o x ( e m p t y) - s u c c e s s i n t h e
e n d .
S a l e l o s s , t i g h t n e s s o f m o n e y .
S a n d - u n c e r t a i n t y, d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .
S a l t - e x c e l l e n t
o m e n
.
S a l t ( u p s e t ) - s qu a b b l e s , s o r r o w .
S a i l o r - u n c e r t a i n t y, d a n g e r .
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S c i s s o r s - qu a r r e l , d e a t h o f f r i e n d .
S c a l e s ( w e i g h i n g ) - l e g a l b u s i n e s s
.
S c r e a m - b a d n e w s .
S c a f f o l d - h o n o u r s , h i g h p o s i t i o n .
S c o r p i o n - s e r i o u s l o s s .
S e a t ( t o s i t d o w n o n i t ) - s e r i o u s b u s i -
n e s s .
S e a t ( o f w o o d ) - m o d e r a t e
p r o f i t .
S e a t ( o f s t o n e ) - i m p o r t a n t p r o f i t .
S e r va n t - t e d i o u s vi s i t .
S e a ( c a l m ) - h a p p i n e s s , s u c c e s s .
S e a ( s t o r m y) - a n g e r ,
c h e c k .
S e r e n a d e - s e n t i m e n t a l j e a l o u s y .
S h e l t e r ( s e e a ) - f a i t h f u l f r i e n d .
S h e l t e r ( s e e k
a ) - w o r r y t h r e a t e n i n g .
S h e p h e r d - p e r f e c t h a p p i n e s s .
S h e e p - g o o d o m e n .
S h e e t ( b e d ) - p r o s p e r i t y, h a p p i n e s s
.
S h a vi n g - l o s s o f m o n e y .
S i l ve r p l a t e - a va r i c e , b o t h e r s .
S i n g ( h e a r s i n g i n g ) - s o r r o w t o e n d u r e .
S i n g ( o n e s e l f ) - c o m p l e t e j o y .
S i l k s - s c a n d a l , g o s s i p .
S h i p w r e c k ( m a k e ) - d e l a y .
S h i p w r e c k ( e s c a p e ) - g o o d o m e n .
S h i p - s e e b o a t .
S k y ( b l u e ) - s i g n o f h a p p i n e s s .
S k y
( d a r k ) - p a s s i n g
w o r r i e s .
S k y ( s t o r m y) - c h a n g e o f p o s i t i o n .
S k a t i n g - e a s y g a i n .
S k e i n ( o f ya r n ) - d i f f i c u l t p o s i t i o n
.
S k i t t l e s ( p l a y a t ) - p l e a s u r e .
S k i t t l e s ( u p s e t ) - f a i l u r e o f p l a n .
S l a u g h t e r h o u s e - g a i n s , s u c c e s s .
S m o k e - d i s a s t r o u s b u s i n e s s a f f a i r .
S m o k e ( g o i n g s t r a i g h t u p ) - d i f f i c u l t i e s
o ve r c o m e .
S m o k e ( w h i t e ) - s m a l l w o r r i e s .
S m o k e ( g r e y) - p a i n f u l w o r r i e s .
S m o k e ( d a r k ) - g r e a t s o r r o w .
S m e l l s ( p l e a s a n t ) - g o o d o m e n .
S m e l l s ( u n p l e a s a n t ) - g r e a t w o r r y.
S n a i l - h o n o u r s a n d s l a n d e r .
S n o w - b e g i n n i n g o f l o ve .
S n a k e - s o m e o n e h a s a g r u d g e a g a i n s t
yo u .
S n a k e ( k i l l i t ) - vi c t o r y .
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THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S

S o n g ( s a c r e d ) - s i g n o f s o r r o w .
S o r r o w - e a r l y c o n s o l a t i o n .
S o w i n g - j o y, w e a l t h .
S p i d e r - l a w s u i t , b e t r a ya l .
S p i t t i n g - i n s u l t , d e s p i s i n g .
S p i r i t s ( c e l e s t i a l ) - s e e S a i n t s .
S p e c t a c l e s - d i s g r a c e , m e l a n c h o l y .
S p i n n i n g w h e e l - p o ve r t y, w e a k n e s s .
S qu a b b l e - a f f e c t i o n , d i s a g r e e m e n t .
S t o c k i n g s
( s i l k ) - m o n e y
f o r yo u .
S t o c k i n g s ( i n h o l e s ) - a p p r o a c h i n g t i g h t -
n e s s o f m o n e y.
S t o c k i n g s ( d a r n e d ) - f a m i l y p l e a s u r e s .
S t o c k i n g s ( t o b e w i t h o u t ' - b e
c a r e f u l .
S t o c k i n g s ( t o t a k e t h e m o f f ) - - c h a n g e o f
f o r t u n e , s i m p l i c i t y
.
S t i c k - t r a ve l w o r r i e s .
S t o u t n e s s - w e a l t h .
S t o u t n e s s ( l o s t ) - p o ve r t y .
S t a i r s ( t o g o u p ) - p r o f i t a b l e e f f o r t .
S t a i r s ( t o g o d o w n ) - l o s s
o f e m p l o y-
m e n t .
S t a i r s ( t o f a l l d o w n ) - p e r i l
o f
i l l n e s s .
S t a r s ( p a l e ) - l i f e o f p o ve r t y .
S t a r s ( b r i l l i a n t ) - h a p p y d e s t i n y .
S t a r s ( s h o o t i n g ) - c e r t a i n
s u c c e s s
.
S t r a w ( i n s t a c k s ) - w e a l t h , a b u n d a n c e .
S t r a w ( i n s h e a ve s ) - e c o n o m y.
S t r a w ( i n b a r n ) - i n c o m e .
S t r a w ( w e t ) - p r i s o n .
S t r a w ( o n f i r e ) - m o n e y l o s t .
S t o n e s - s e e
P e b b l e s . IL
S u n ( r i s i n g ) - j o y .
S u n ( b l a z i n g ) - s u c c e s s , t r i u m p h .
S u n ( h i d d e n ) - s t r u g g l e s .
S u n ( r e d ) - d i s c o r d , w a r .
S u g a r - c o n f i d e n c e b e t r a ye d .
S u i c i d e - u p s e t s .
S u i t - c a s e - s h o r t j o u r n e y.
S w a l l o w - f a m i l y h a p p i n e s s .
S w a l l o w ( l e a vi n g t h e h o u s e ) - u n h a p p i -
n e s s e n t e r s i t .
S w a l l o w ( c o m i n g i n ) - g o o d n e w s
a f a r .
S w a l l o w ( d e a d ) - l o s t a f f e c t i o n .
' S e e n o t e s a t e n d o f c h a p t e r .
It i s r e m a r k a b l e t h a t t h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n i s t h e s a m e i n a l l k e ys t o D r e a m s .
f r o m
S w a l l o w ( k i l l i t ) - i n g r a t i t u d e .
S w e e t s ( r e c e i ve t h e m ) - f l a t t e r y .
S w e e t s ( g i ve t h e m ) - a t t e n t i o n s w e l l r e -
c e i ve d
.
S w e e t s ( e a t t h e m ) - f u t i l e s p e n d i n g s .
S w a n ( w h i t e ) - h a p p i n e s s , p r o s p e r i t y .
S w a n ( b l a c k ) - w o r r i e s , c a r e s .
S w a n ( s w i m m i n g ) - g r e a t s u c c e s s .
S w o r d - s u c c e s s , vi c t o r y .
S w i m - s e e W a t e r .
Ta b l e - ( s i t a t ) - p l e a s a n t c o m f o r t .
Ta i l o r - b a d f a i t h .
Te l e g r a m - s u r p r i s e .
Te a r ( i n d r e s s ) - p a s s i n g b o t h e r .
Te m p e s t - d a n g e r , a m b u s h
.
Te n t - u n f o r e s e e n a d ve n t u r e .
Te s t a m e n t - o m e n o f d e a t h .
Te s t a m e n t ( d e s t r o ye d ) - c o m i n g l e g a c y .
Th i s t l e - d i s l o ya l t y.
Th i m b l e - qu i e t h a p p i n e s s .
Th o r n ( p r i c k i n g ) - ve x a t i o n , r e p r o a c h .
Th o r n ( d r a w n o u t ) - s u c c e s s .
Th r e a d ( o n r e e l ) - l a s t i n g a f f e c t i o n .
Th r e a d ( b r o k e n ) - b a d o m e n .
Th r e a d ( t a n g l e d ) - g r e a t e f f o r t s .
Th u n d e r - s o r r o w , i l l n e s s .
Th u n d e r s t o r m - d a n g e r t h r e a t e n i n g .
Th i n n e s s - l o s s o f m o n e y
.
Th r o n e - c h a n g e o f p o s i t i o n .
Th i e f - f a l s e f r i e n d .
Ti g e r - b a d o m e n .
To w e r - a m b i t i o n r e a l i s e d .
To a d - w a r n i n g o f d a n g e r .
To o t h ( g r o w i n g ) - p r e g n a n c y .
To o t h ( f a l l i n g
o u t ) - d e a t h o f a r e l a t i ve
o r a f r i e n d .
2
To o t h ( w h i t e ) - s u c c e s s .
To o t h ( b a d ) - i l l n e s s .
To r c h ( b u r n i n g ) - h a p p i n e s s .
To r c h
( e x t i n g u i s h e d ) - d i s h o n o u r
.
To y- l a c k o f w i l l p o w e r .
To b a c c o - e p h e m e r a l p l e a s u r e s .
To m b - l o n g l i f e .
To r r e n t - - d a n g e r , a d ve r s i t y .
To w e r - - - s u c c e s s , r i s e .
Tr e e s ( c l i m b t h e m ) - g r e a t n e s s
a n d
w e a l t h .
Tr e e s ( f a l l f r o m ) - a p p r o a c h i n g m i s -
f o r t u n e .
Tr e e s ( s t r u c k b y l i g h t n i n g ) - d e s p a i r .
Tr e e s ( c u t d o w n ) - l o s s o f a
l o ve d o n e .
Tr e e s ( a ve n u e o f ) - l o n g h a p p i n e s s .
Tr e e s ( g r e e n o r f l o w e r i n g ) - u n e x p e c t e d
p l e a s u r e .
Tr e e s ( c o ve r e d w i t h f r u i t ) - p r o s p e r i t y .
Tr i c k e r y- b e w a r e .
Tr a p - b e t r a ya l .
Tr e a s u r e - h o p e d i s a p p o i n t e d .
Tr i b u n a l - l a w s u i t i n p r o s p e c t .
Tr a m p - l a c k o f i n i t i a t i ve .
Tu r k e y c o c k - s e r i o u s m i s t a k e s .
Tu n n e l - l a b o r i o u s u n d e r t a k i n g .
Tu r t l e d o ve - m u t u a l l o ve
.
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Ul c e r - c a r e s , s o r r o w .
Um b r e l l a ( i n t h e h a n d ) - l a s t i n g f r i e n d -
s h i p .
Um b r e l l a ( o p e n ) - h e l p , p r o t e c t i o n , s u p -
p o r t .
Um b r e l l a ( s h u t ) - s e c u r i t y i n b u s i n e s s .
Um b r e l l a ( i n s i d e o u t ) - c o m i n g c h a n g e .
Um b r e l l a ( l o s t ) - a b a n d o n m e n t .
Um b r e l l a ( f o u n d ) - va l u a b l e c o n n e c t i o n .
Un d r e s s i n g o n e s e l f - l a c k o f f o r e s i g h t ,
d i s h o n o u r .
Un f a i t h f u l n e s s - l a s t i n g l o ve .
Un i f o r m - a d ve n t u r e .
Ve l ve t - h o n o u r , w e a l t h .
Ve n g e a n c e - l o n g l a w s u i t s .
Ve r m i n ( k i l l i t ) - f r u i t f u l g a i n .
Ve i l
( t o r n ) - s e c r e t r e ve a l e d .
Ve i l
( w o m a n ' s ) - m o d e s t y .
Vi r g i n - g r e a t
h a p p i n e s s .
Vi n e g a r - j e a l o u s y, qu a r r e l
.
Vi o l i n - h a p p y l o ve .
Vi p e r - s e e S n a k e .
Vi s i t ( p a i d ) - i n j u s t i c e .
Vi s i t ( r e c e i ve d ) - f l a t t e r y,
s o r r o w .
Vo l c a n o ( i n
e r u p t i o n ) - p a s s i o n .
1
S e e n o t e s a t e n d o f c h a p t e r .
Vo l c a n o
( e x t i n c t ) - d a n g e r o u s a d ve n t u r e .
Vo m i t - g r e a t w o r r y .
Vu l t u r e - d a n g e r o u s i l l n e s s .
Vu l t u r e ( k i l l i t ) - f a vo u r a b l e l u c k .
W a t e r
( c l e a r ) - h e a l t h , h a p p i n e s s .
W a t e r ( m u d d y) - d i s p u t e , s o r r o w .
W a t e r ( t o b a t h e i n i t ) - l o s s o f a r e l a t i ve
o r a f r i e n d .
W a t e r ( f r e s h ) - i m m i n e n t w e a l t h .
W a t e r ( h o t ) - i l l n e s s , a c c i d e n t .
W a t e r ( b o i l i n g ) - h a p p i n e s s w h i c h f l i e s
a w a y.
W a t e r ( t o f a l l i n t o i t ) - p e r s e c u t i o n , r u i n
.
W a t e r ( r u n n i n g ) - l a s t i n g h a p p i n e s s .
W a t e r ( s t a g n a n t ) - s o r r o w .
W a t e r ( t o s w i m i n i t ) - i l l - l u c k o ve r c o m e .
W a t e r ( i n u n d a t i o n ) - - s e r i o u s a c c i d e n t
.
W a t e r ( t h i n g s s e t t l i n g d o w n i n i t ) - h a p p y
o m e n .
W a t e r f a l l - a b u n d a n c e .
W a s p - - s p i t e f u l e n e m i e s .
W a l k ( e a s i l y) - t r i u m p h .
W a l k ( w i t h d i f f i c u l t y) - d i f f i c u l t t r i u m p h
.
W a l n u t t r e e - d a n g e r , m i s f o r t u n e .
W e a p o n - p l o t , d a n g e r .
W e a l t h - d i s i l l u s i o n , d a n g e r .
W e a s e l - d a n g e r o u s w o m a n
.
W e a s e l ( t o k i l l i t ) - c o n s i d e r a b l e p r o f i t .
W e a t h e r c o c k - l a c k o f r e s o l u t i o n .
W e d d i n g - s h o r t j o y
.
W e e p i n g - g o o d n e w s .
W e l l - 1
W e e p i n g W i l l o w - c o m i n g s o r r o w
W h e a t - ( s e e u n d e r " C " c o r n )
W h e e l b a r r o w - s u f f e r i n g , p o ve r t y
W h e e l ( t u r n i n g ) - f o r t u n a t e c h a n g e
.
W h i s t l e
( h e a r d ) - d a n g e r , d i s h o n o u r .
W i d o w h o o d - s a t i s f a c t i o n , m a r r i a g e .
W i n g s ( t o h a ve t h e m ) - yo u r p o s i t i o n
w i l l i m p r o ve
.
W i n d o w ( o p e n ) - e a s y
s u c c e s s .
W i n d o w ( s h u t ) - d a n g e r e s c a p e d .
W i n d i n g s h e e t - l e g a c y s o o n .
W i n d
( g e n t l e ) - h a p p i n e s s .
W i n d ( s t o r m ) - m i s f o r t u n e
.
1 . S k i l l - h e n c e s u c c e s s
.
2
. Mys t e r y- h e n c e t a n g l e d o r m ys -
t e r i o u s b u s i n e s s .
3 . Fe r t i l i t y- h e n c e
f r u i t f u l n e s s o f
c u r r e n t p l a n s
.
4
. S t a b i l i t y- h e n c e c o n t i n u a t i o n o f
c u r r e n t p l a n s o r b u s i n e s s .
5 . In s p i r a t i o n - yo u
w i l l p r e s e n t l y
h a ve a n i n t e r e s t i n g i n t u i t i o n .
6 . Lo ve - yo u w i l l e r e l o n g h a ve a
p l e a s a n t e x p e r i e n c e i n t h i s r e s p e c t .
7 . P r o vi d e n c e - p r o t e c t i o n
w i l l c o m e t o
yo u .
8 . Ju s t i c e - yo u w i l l h a ve j u s t i c e d o n e
yo u
i n t h e c a s e o f a l a w s u i t ,
c o n t e s t , e t c .
9 . P r u d e n c e - t a k e
c a r e .
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W i n d - b l i s s
.

W o l f ( k i l l i t ) - t r i u m p h
.
W i n d o w ( b r o k e n ) - d i s p u t e , t h e f t
.

W o r k i n g m a n - w o r k a n d g a i n .
W i n e
( i n b o t t l e ) - h a p p y o l d a g e .

W o r m s - s m a l l w o r r i e s .
W o u n d - i l l n e s s .

W r i n k l e - d i s i l l u s i o n .
W o m e n - l i e s , b e t r a ya l , qu a r r e l
.
W o m e n
( s e ve r a l ) - m o r t i f i c a t i o n .

Yo u t h - g o o d o m e n .
W o m e n
( p r e g n a n t ) - p l e a s a n t n e w s
.
W o l f - s u f f e r i n g , a d ve r s i t y
.

Z o u a ve - s u c c e s s .
VI
No t e s o n t h e K e y t o D r e a m s
I
. Th yl b u s i n h i s Re a l m o f D r e a m s
s p e a k s o f t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n t o
b e g i ve n t o n u m b e r s d r e a m t o f .
Ac c o r d i n g t o h i m , i f t h e f i g u r e i s
h i g h e r t h a n 2 2 ( w h i c h i s t h a t o f t h e m a j o r a r c a n a o f Ta r o c ) i t m u s t
b e r e d u c e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e u s u a l o c c u l t m e t h o d b y a d d i n g i t s d i g i t s
.
Fo r i n s t a n c e
8 2 9 , 5 08 = 8 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 0 + 8 = 2 7
. An d 2 7 = 2 + 7 = 9 .
Th u s w e g i ve t o n u m b e r s t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e l e a ve s o f t h e Ta r o c
w h i c h m a y b e s u m m e d u p a s f o l l o w s
:-
1 0 . Fa t e - c h a n g e i n yo u r p o s i t i o n .
1 1 . S t r e n g t h - yo u r e f f o r t w i l l m e e t w i t h
r e w a r d .
1 2 . S a c r i f i c e - t r i a l
i s b e f o r e yo u .
1 3 . D e a t h - c o n c l u s i o n o f a c yc l e , o f a
b u s i n e s s , o f a n a d ve n t u r e
.
1 4 . Me t a m o r p h o s i s - c h a n g e ,
a l t e r a t i o n .
1 5 . Fa t a l i s m - yo u r d e e d s a r e g o i n g t o
h a ve t h e i r r e s u l t ( g o o d o r b a d )
.
1 6
. Ca t a s t r o p h e - d a n g e r o n t h e w a y .
1 7 . Ho p e - d o n ' t b e d i s c o u r a g e d
.
1 8 .
D a r k n e s s - a m b u s h i n t h e s h a d o w .
1 9 . Un ve i l i n g - s o l u t i o n
n e a r i n g .
2 0
. S u r p r i s e - s o m e t h i n g u n e x p e c t e d .
2 1 .
Ab e r r a t i o n - yo u a r e g o i n g t o d o
s o m e t h i n g f o o l i s h .
2 2 . Ab s o l u t e - g r e a t
s u c c e s s .
II . P r e c i o u s s t o n e s
. - Re m e m b e r c o r r e c t l y t h e s t o n e o f w h i c h yo u
d r e a m t a n d g i ve i t i t s s ym b o l i c m e a n i n g
.
He r e i s a s h o r t l i s t o f t h e s e
m e a n i n g s a s c o m m o n l y r e c o g n i s e d
:-
Am b e r - f a vo u r s , p r o f i t s .

I
Am e t h ys t - s a t i s f a c t i o n .
ONIROMANCY

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B e r yl - g o o d
o m e n f o r a f f a i r s
o f t h e
h e a r t
.
Ca r b u n c l e - g o o d
o m e n i n l o ve a f f a i r s .
Ch a l c e d o n y- m a t e r i a l
s u c c e s s .
Co r a l - p e r i l a t s e a f o r yo u o r s o m e o n e
w h o i s n e a r t o yo u .
Co r n e l i a n - vi c t o r y
o ve r a d ve r s a r i e s
( l a w s u i t , r i va l r y, e t c . )
D i a m o n d - b u s i n e s s
c a r r i e d t h r o u g h
s u c c e s s f u l l y
.
E m e r a l d - i n t e l l e c t u a l s u c c e s s
.
Ga r n e t - c o n c l u s i o n o f a c u r r e n t m a t t e r
.
III . W e l l s
. - D r e a m s o f w e l l s h a ve g i ve n r i s e t o n u m e r o u s c o m -
m e n t a r i e s , t h e o r i g i n o f w h i c h i s t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f w a t e r i n h o t c o u n t r i e s
.
It f o l l o w s t h a t t h e m e a n i n g s a t t a c h e d t o t h e m b y E a s t e r n On i r o -
m a n c y m u s t h a ve a t l e a s t a l o c a l va l u e
.
W e g i ve t h e m a n yh o w a s a
c u r i o s i t y .
D r a w c l e a r w a t e r f r o m a w e l l - h a p p y
m a r r i a g e i n p r o s p e c t .
D r a w m u d d y
w a t e r - u n h a p p y l o ve i n
p r o s p e c t .
Fu l l
w e l l - a b u n d a n c e o f g o o d s f o r t h e
h o u s e t o w h i c h i t b e l o n g s ( i f i t i s
p o s s i b l e t o r e c o g n i s e i t )
.
W e l l w i t h w a t e r
l o w - c o n t r a r y m e a n i n g .
W e l l o ve r f l o w i n g - t h e
s e c r e t s o f t h e
m a s t e r w i l l b e b e t r a ye d
.
Un c o ve r e d w e l l o n o n e ' s e s t a t e - a s s u r e d
w e a l t h .
P u b l i c w e l l - t h e
l o c a l i t y i n w h i c h i t i s
s i t u a t e w i l l b e f o r t u n a t e .
P u b l i c w e l l o ve r f l o w i n g - c o n t r a r y
m e a n -
i n g .
Je t
( S a t u r n i a n s t o n e ) - l o n e l i n e s s , w i s -
d o m , a u s t e r i t y
.
La p i s - l a z u l i - s a t i s f a c t i o n i n f r i e n d s h i p
o r l o ve .
Ma l a c h i t e - d a n g e r
e s c a p e d .
Op a l
( s t o n e o f b l a c k f a t e ) - b a d o m e n .
Ru b y- r a s h a c t .
S a p p h i r e - a t t a i n m e n t o f f a vo u r l o n g e d
f o r .
To p a z - t r i u m p h .
Tu r qu o i s e - yo u
a c t e d w i s e l y .
W e l l f o u n d o n t h e r o a d a n d w h e r e o n e
d r i n k s - g r e a t
s u c c e s s .
D i g g i n g a w e l l - yo u r s e c r e t l o ve s w i l l b e
d i s c o ve r e d .
Fi l l i n g u p a w e l l - yo u r s e c r e t l o ve s w i l l
h a ve s u c c e s s
.
Th r o w i n g s o m e o n e i n t o a w e l l - ve r y b a d
s i g n .
Go i n g d o w n i n t o a w e l l - a
j o u r n e y s o o n .
Fa l l i n g i n t o
a w e l l - i l l n e s s , d a n g e r ,
d e a t h .
Fa l l i n g f r o m a c l o c k t o w e r i n t o a w e l l -
u n h a p p y s e c o n d m a r r i a g e .
IV
. In f l u e n c e o f t h e Mo o n f r o m t h e o n i r o c r i t i c p o i n t o f vi e w
.
Ac c o r d i n g t o s o m e a u t h o r s , a n d e s p e c i a l l y E a s t e r n e r s , t h e f o l l o w i n g
a r e t h e 2 8 m e a n i n g s w h i c h c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e l u n a r m o n t h a s r e g a r d s
d r e a m s :-
Ne w
Mo o n :-
1 . D r e a m s g e n e r a l l y c h e e r f u l .
2
. B e n e f i c e n t d a y. B a d d r e a m s h a ve l i t t l e e f f e c t
.
3
. Us e l e s s d r e a m s . D o n o t t a k e a n y n o t i c e .
4 . Go o d d r e a m s a l o n e w i l l c o m e t r u e
.
5 . Fa t e f u l d a y
. D r e a m s d o u b t f u l .
6 . Go o d d a y
. D o n o t t e l l yo u r d r e a m s o f t h e p r e vi o u s n i g h t
.
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Fi r s t Q u a r t e r :-
7 . D r e a m s g e n e r a l l y c o m e t r u e
.
8 . D r e a m s r e l a t i n g t o t r a ve l s p e c i a l l y c o m e t r u e
.
9 . D r e a m s qu i c k l y c o m e t r u e
.
1 0 . Va i n d r e a m s , f o r yo u r d a y m u s t h a ve b e e n g o o d
.
1 1 . Va i n d r e a m s . Yo u r d a y w a s a n yh o w .
1 2 . Tr u e d r e a m s
. Yo u r d a y w a s b a d .
1 3 . D r e a m s qu i c k l y c o m e t r u e .
S e c o n d Q u a r t e r
:-
1 4 . Ve r y l u c k y d a y . D r e a m s d o u b t f u l
.
1 5 . Tr u e d r e a m s f o l l o w i n g o n a s a d d a y
.
1 6 . Tr u e d r e a m s f o l l o w i n g o n a h a p p y d a y .
1 7 . D r e a m s c o m e t r u e w i t h i n t h r e e d a ys
.
1 8 . Tr u e d r e a m s f o l l o w i n g o n u n e a s i n e s s .
1 9
. Co m i n g t r u e s o o n .
2 0 . Tr u e d r e a m s a f t e r a n i n t e r e s t i n g d a y
.
La s t Q u a r t e r :-
2 1 . D a y o f r e j o i c i n g . Va i n d r e a m s .
2 2 . Ma l e f i c e n t d a y . Tr u e d r e a m s .
2 3 . D a y o f i l l - h u m o u r
. Fa l s e d r e a m s .
2 4 . In d i f f e r e n t d a y. Va i n d r e a m s .
2 5
. Ma l e f i c e n t d a y . In d i f f e r e n t d r e a m s .
2 6 . Ma l e f i c e n t d a y
. Tr u e d r e a m s .
2 7 . D a y o f e n t e r p r i s e . D o u b t f u l d r e a m s
.
2 8
. In d i f f e r e n t d a y. Va i n d r e a m s .
CHAP TE R VII
S E COND ARY D IVINATIONS
I
An c i e n t D i vi n a t i o n s
CLAS S IFICATIONS
a r e s o m e t i m e s d i f f i c u l t . Ap a r t f r o m t h e g r e a t
d i vi n a t o r y s c i e n c e s w h i c h w e h a ve j u s t p a s s e d i n r e vi e w , d i vi d i n g t h e m
u n d e r t h e t w o h e a d s o f D e d u c t i o n a n d In t u i t i o n , t h e r e a r e o t h e r s
w h i c h a r e ve r y i n t e r e s t i n g a s w e l l a s r a r e , s u c h a s Vo ya n c e , P s yc h o m e t r y,
Mi r r o r s a n d t h e i r d e r i va t i ve s ; o t h e r s w h i c h a r e l e s s s o b u t a r e s t i l l
i n u s e a n d a r e d e s c r i b e d i n m a n y p o p u l a r p a m p h l e t s , s u c h a s Om e n s ,
Or a c l e s , On o m a n t i c s , t h e m ys t i c i n f l u e n c e o f c e r t a i n s p o k e n p h r a s e s ,
e t c
. , o t h e r s w h i c h h a ve f a l l e n i n t o c o m p l e t e d i s u s e , w h i l s t i n o l d e n
t i m e s t h e y s w a r m e d
. Of t h e s e w e s h a l l g i ve a s h o r t l i s t . Th e s e
va r i o u s d i vi n a t i o n s d e p e n d m a i n l y o n In t u i t i o n a n d o n E m p i r i c i s m
.
S o m e o f t h e m b e l o n g r a t h e r t o t h e Ma g i c S c i e n c e s , s o m e t o t h e
Me t a p s yc h i c a l S c i e n c e s . Th e r e a d e r m u s t t h e r e f o r e b e i n d u l g e n t
t o a c l a s s i f i c a t i o n w h i c h p e r h a p s h e h i m s e l f w o u l d m a k e d i f f e r e n t l y
.
Th e m a i n t h i n g a t b o t t o m i s t o a vo i d g a p s , a n d t h e Ta b l e o f Co n t e n t s
w i l l a l w a ys e n a b l e h i m t o f i n d w h a t h e w a n t s .
B u t e ve n b e f o r e d e vo t i n g a f e w p a g e s t o e a c h o f t h e s e d i vi n a t i o n s
o f s e c o n d r a n k , 1
l e t u s s h o r t l y m e n t i o n s o m e o f t h e i n n u m e r a b l e w a ys
o f a n c i e n t d i vi n a t i o n , m o s t o f w h i c h , w e r e p e a t , h a ve f a l l e n i n t o d i s u s e
.
W e s h a l l i n t h i s d r a w o n t h e D i c t i o n a r y o f Oc c u l t i s m
o f D e s o r m e s
a n d B a s i l e :-
In o l d e n t i m e s , a s a m a t t e r o f f a c t , m e n d r e w t h e i r o m e n s f r o m a l l
k i n d s o f o b s e r va t i o n s
. Fo r i n s t a n c e f r o m t h e c l o u d s ( n e p h e l o m a n c y) ,
t h e w i n d s ( a u s t r o m a n c y) , t h e s m o k e o f t h e h e a r t h ( c a p n o m a n c y) ,
t h e f l i g h t o r t h e s o n g o f b i r d s ( o r n i t h o m a n c y) , t h e f l a m e o f a l a m p
( l a m p a d o m a n c y) , t h e s m o k e o f i n c e n s e ( t h u r i f u m i a ) , t h e a s h e s o f a
s a c r i f i c e ( s p o d o m a n c y) , t h e w a t e r o f a f o u n t a i n ( p e g o m a n c y) , e t c
. ,
e t c .
1
W e c a l l t h e m t h i s s o a s t o d i s t i n g u i s h t h e m f r o m t h e p r e c e d i n g b e t t e r k n o w n o n e s ,
a n d n o t w i t h t h e a f t e r - t h o u g h t o f c o n s i d e r i n g t h e m l e s s i n t e r e s t i n g
. Vo ya n c e a n d P s yc h o m e t r y
a r e e x t r a o r d i n a r y p h e n o m e n a , b u t t h e y r a t h e r b e l o n g t o t h e m e t a p s yc h i c a l s c i e n c e s , a n d b e i n g
f a i r l y r a r e , a r e p u t i n t o t h e s e c o n d c l a s s o f o u r f i r s t p a r t .
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Th e y a l s o d r e w t h e m f r o m t h e f i g u r e s m a d e b y a h a n d f u l o f t h i n g s
t h r o w n h a p h a z a r d o n a f l a t s u r f a c e , s u c h a s p e b b l e s o r p e a s ( c l e r o m a n c y) ,
s a l t ( a l o m a n c y) , d i c e o r k n u c k l e b o n e s ( a s t r a g a l o m a n c y, r a g a l o m a n c y) ,
p e a r l s ( m a r g a r i t o m a n c y) , e a r t h ( g e o m a n e y) , b a r l e y f l o u r ( c r i t h o m a n c y)
.
Fu r t h e r f r o m t h e e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e s k u l l ( c r a n i o m a n c y) , t h e
e n t r a i l s ( a n t h r o p o m a n c y) , t h e b o n e s ( o s t e o m a n c y) , t h e l i n e s o f t h e
f o r e h e a d ( m e t o p o m a n c y) , t h e n a i l s ( o n yc h o m a n c y) , t h e e ye s ( o c u l o -
m a n c y) , t h e s t o m a c h ( e n g a s t r i m a n c y) , t h e n e r ve s o f t h e d e a d ( n e c yo -
m a n c y) , t h e b o i l e d h e a d o f a n a s s ( k e p h a l o n o m a n c y)
.
Na t u r a l l y t h e l i n e s o f t h e h a n d ( c h i r o m a n c y) f u r n i s h e d a n d s t i l l
f u r n i s h d i vi n a t o r y d a t a , a s a l s o t h e c a r d s ( c a r t o m a n c y) , t h e h a n d -
w r i t i n g ( g r a p h o l o g y) , d r e a m s ( o n i r o m a n c y) , t h e s t a r s ( h o r o s c o p y) ,
t o w h i c h s p e c i a l a n d m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g a r t s w e h a ve d e vo t e d s e p a r a t e
c h a p t e r s .
Ot h e r e l e m e n t s a r e a l s o m e t w i t h , s u c h a s t h e r i p p l e s f o r m e d o n t h e
w a t e r b y s p e e c h o r b y t h e w i n d ( a e r o m a n c y) , t h e s u d d e n m e e t i n g o f
a n a n i m a l ( a p a n t o m a n c y) , t h e n u m b e r o f l e t t e r s i n t h e f a m i l y n a m e
( a r i t h m a n c y) , t h e m o ve m e n t s o f a h a n g i n g k e y ( c l i d o m a n c y) , t h e
c r a c k l i n g o f a b r a n c h o f l a u r e l t h r o w n i n t o t h e f i r e ( d a p h n o m a n c y) ,
t h e s o u n d o r t h e i m a g e m a d e b y t h e f a l l o f a b o d y i n t o t h e w a t e r
( l e c a n o m a n c y) , t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f w i n e ( o e n o m a n c y) , t h e e t ym o l o g y
o f n a m e s ( o n o m a m a n c y) , t h e a r r a n g e m e n t o f p i e c e s o f d r y w o o d f o u n d
o n t h e r o a d ( x yl o m a n c y) , t h e r e m a i n i n g l e t t e r s o f w o r d s w r i t t e n i n
t h e a s h a f t e r b r e a t h o f w i n d o r o t h e r ( t e p h r a m a n c y) , t h e s o u n d o f a
f i g t r e e s h a k e n b y t h e w i n d ( s yc o m a n c y) , t h e w a y o f d r e s s i n g ( s t o l i s o -
m a n c y) , t h e l i n e s s t r i k i n g t h e e ye o n o p e n i n g h a p h a z a r d a vo l u m e o f
Ho r a c e o r Vi r g i l ( s t o Ic h e o m a n c y, r h a p s o d o m a n c y) , t h e h o w l i n g o f
d o g s ( o l o l yg m a n c y) , t h e f i g u r e s m a d e b y m o l t e n l e a d d r o p p e d o n t h e
g r o u n d ( m o l yb d o m a n c y) , t h e r e f l e c t i o n o f a m i r r o r ( c r ys t a l l o m a n c y) ,
t h e s h a p e o f m e l t i n g w a x ( c e r o m a n c y) , e t c . , e t c .
Th e r e i s n o e n d t o t h e e n u m e r a t i o n o f e ve r yt h i n g w h i c h e n a b l e d
d i vi n e r s t o m a k e p r e d i c t i o n s . Th e g r e a t e r p a r t o f t h e t i m e i t w a s p u r e
f a n c y, c h i l d i s h n e s s , i m p o s t u r e . B u t s o m e w a ys o f d i vi n a t i o n h a ve
s u r vi ve d , a n d s o m e m a y b e s e r i o u s l y c o n s i d e r e d , b e c a u s e , a s w e h a ve
s a i d , t h e y a r e r e a l l y d i s t u r b i n g , o r b e c a u s e t h e y a r e b a s e d o n d a t a o f
va l u e . W e h a ve s t u d i e d t h e g r e a t d i vi n a t i o n s
. Le t u s p a s s o n t o
o m e n s a n d o r a c l e s , t o o n o m a n t i c s , e t c .
II
Om e n s
Me n h a ve a l w a ys b e l i e ve d t h a t s i g n s d u e t o t h e i n t e r ve n t i o n o f
o c c u l t p o w e r s w e r e a b l e t o g i ve t h e m i n f o r m a t i o n a s t o m o r e o r l e s s
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n e a r e ve n t s a f f e c t i n g t h e m , w h e t h e r o n m a t t e r s r e l a t i n g t o t h e m s e l ve s
i n d i vi d u a l l y o r o n m a t t e r s r e l a t i n g t o t h e i r c o u n t r y o r e ve n t o a w h o l e
g r o u p o f n a t i o n s . Th u s i t w a s t h o u g h t t h a t t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f a
c o m e t i n t h e s k y a n n o u n c e d a w a r ; o r m o r e m o d e s t l y, t h a t a r a ve n
s e e n o n l e a vi n g o n e ' s h o u s e a n d g o i n g t o w a r d s t h e l e f t f o r e t o l d a w o r r y
d u r i n g t h e d a y . It i s e ve n c u r i o u s t h a t o f t h e w o r d " s i n i s t e r " w h i c h
i n La t i n s i m p l y m e a n s "t o t h e l e f t " b u t d e n o t e s "o f b a d o m e n , " t h e
w o r d " s i n i s t e r " s h o u l d h a ve b e e n m a d e , t h e m e a n i n g o f w h i c h i s
w e l l k n o w n .
W e l l i n f o r m e d p e o p l e , l i k e t h e E m p e r o r Ju l i a n , a t t a c h e d g r e a t
i m p o r t a n c e t o o m e n s . E ve n a s c i e n t i s t l i k e t h e s u r g e o n Am b r o i s e
P a r e b e l i e ve d i n p r o g n o s t i c a t i o n s .
Om e n s h a ve a l w a ys b e e n d i vi d e d i n t o t w o c l a s s e s :-
1 . Na t u r a l o m e n s , d r a w n f r o m t h e e l e m e n t s , f r o m p l a n t s a n d a n i m a l s ,
o m e n s a p p l yi n g o n l y t o t h i n g s w h i c h a r e t o h a p p e n i n t h e o r d i n a r y
c o u r s e o f Na t u r e a n d t h u s w i l l h a p p e n e n t i r e l y o u t s i d e t h e h u m a n
w i l l . In e x c e p t i o n a l c a s e s t h e Ch u r c h a l l o w s b e l i e f t o b e a c c o r d e d
t o t h e s e o m e n s , s i n c e , a c c o r d i n g t o S t . P a u l , " Go d m a y s o m e t i m e s
r e ve a l t o m e n t h e s e c r e t s o f t h e f u t u r e . "
2 . Ar t i f i c i a l o m e n s w h i c h g i ve i n f o r m a t i o n a s t o e ve n t s w h i c h m a y h a p p e n
t h r o u g h t h e h u m a n w i l l . Th u s f o r i n s t a n c e t h e a s k i n g o f t h e g o d s
w h e t h e r t o u n d e r t a k e a g i ve n b u s i n e s s o r n o t . Th e Ch u r c h f o r b a d e
t h e m , c l a i m i n g t h a t t h e y w e r e b u t i l l u s i o n , l i e s a n d va n i t y . On
va r i o u s o c c a s i o n s t h e B i s h o p s i n c o u n c i l d e c i d e d t o p u n i s h t h o s e
w h o p r o f e s s e d " t o f o r e t e l l b y a l l t h e m e a n s w h i c h t h e d e vi l u s e s
t o g i ve c e r t a i n t y t o u n c e r t a i n m a t t e r s . " B u t i t i s c u r i o u s t h a t
t h e Ch u r c h , w h i l s t r e f u s i n g t o b e l i e ve i n t h e t r u t h o f o r a c l e s , s h o u l d
p r o f e s s b e l i e f i n d e vi l s .
Ne i t h e r d o w e w a n t h e r e t o g i ve a n y o p i n i o n a s t o t h e p r e d i c t i n g
va l u e c o n t a i n e d i n t h e m e e t i n g o f a p r i e s t , o r o f a h u n c h b a c k w h o s e
h u m p w e t o u c h . It i s e s p e c i a l l y b y w a y o f i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h o s e p e r s o n s
w h o c l a i m t o h a ve o b s e r ve d t h a t c e r t a i n o m e n s w e r e f o l l o w e d b y c e r t a i n
r e s u l t s , t h a t w e h a ve w r i t t e n t h i s c h a p t e r a n d d r a w n u p t h e t a b l e s
w h i c h f o l l o w .
Th e
" s c i e n c e o f o m e n s , " ve r y w e l l k n o w n i n o l d e n t i m e s , d r e w
i t s p r o g n o s t i c a t i o n s f r o m
:-
( a ) W h a t i s s e e n ;
( b ) W h a t i s r e c e i ve d ;
( c ) W h a t i s d o n e .
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W h a t i s s e e n o r
m e t . - S u p e r s t i t i o u s p e o p l e d r a w g o o d o r b a d o m e n s
f r o m w h a t t h e y s e e o r m e e t o n t h e w a y, a n i m a l s , p l a n t s , va r i o u s t h i n g s .
Of t e n t h e y h a ve t h e i r t r o u b l e f o r n o t h i n g , f o r i t m u s t b e r e m e m b e r e d
t h a t a l l t h i n g s c r e a t e d b y n a t u r e m u s t o f n e c e s s i t y b e f o u n d s o m e -
w h e r e o n e a r t h 1 An d f u r t h e r t h a t i f s o m e ve r y c o m m o n a n i m a l s
s t r i k e yo u r e ye , i t b e c o m e s t r u l y c h i l d i s h t o b e l i e ve t h a t b y s o d o i n g
t h e y s c a t t e r a n o m e n w h i c h t h r o u g h i t s i n f i n i t e r e p e t i t i o n w o u l d l o s e
a l l va l u e
. Th u s i n t h e t h o u s a n d a n d o n e p a m p h l e t s d e vo t e d t o o m e n s
w e r e a d t h a t t h e s i g h t o f a b e e i n f l i g h t f o r e t e l l s g o o d a n d c h e e r f u l w o r k ,
a n d t h a t o f a n o x p r o m i s e s w e a l t h . Ho w m a n y t r a ve l l e r s w o u l d
b e c o m e r i c h t h r o u g h p a s s i n g t h r o u g h t h e c o u n t r y w h e r e a t e ve r y
c o r n e r w e m e e t a t e a m o f o x e n , a n d h o w t h e r a c e o f l a z y p e o p l e w o u l d
d i e o u t i n a c o u n t r y w h e r e s w a r m m i l l i o n s o f b e e s f l u t t e r i n g f r o m
f l o w e r t o f l o w e r i n f i n e w e a t h e r i
Le t u s n o t e x a g g e r a t e , a n d e ve n i f w e d o n o t c o n f i n e o u r s e l ve s
t o p u t t i n g a l l m e e t i n g s t o t h e c r e d i t o f Ch a n c e , l e t u s r e d u c e o m e n s o f
t h i s k i n d t o a m i n i m u m , l i m i t i n g t h e m t o c a s e s w h i c h a r e s o m e w h a t
o u t o f t h e c o m m o n .
Th u s l i m i t e d , w e m a y s a y w i t h g o o d a u t h o r s t h a t :-
Go o d l u c k m a y b e b r o u g h t b y t h e s i g h t o f a n e a g l e , o f a s p i d e r
( a t n i g h t ) , o f a w a g t a i l , o f a qu a i l , o f a p i e b a l d h o r s e ( l u c k i n g a m b l i n g ) ,
o f a s qu i r r e l ( p l e a s u r e ve r y s o o n ) , o f a f e r r e t ( s u c c e s s ) , o f a h e d g e h o g ,
o f g u l l s o n t h e m a s t s o f a b o a t ( f o r t u n a t e j o u r n e y b y s e a ) , o f a p e a c o c k
s p r e a d i n g h i s t a i l ( h a p p i n e s s a t h o m e ) , a s t h e s e m e e t i n g s a r e n o t
f r e qu e n t .
B a d l u c k m a y b e b r o u g h t b y t h e s i g h t o f a s p i d e r i n t h e m o r n i n g
( s o r r o w ) o r a t n o o n ( c a r e s ) , o f a b a t w h i c h c r i e s i n f l i g h t , o f a c u c k o o
s i n g i n g , o f a d o g h o w l i n g a t t h e m o o n 1 ( s o m e o n e i s d yi n g i n t h e n e i g h -
b o u r h o o d ) , o f a h a w k o r a k i t e ( a n e n e m y l i e s i n w a i t f o r yo u ) , a w e a s e l
( t r o u b l e a t h o m e ) , o f a n o w l h o w l i n g t h r e e t i m e s ( s e r i o u s b a d l u c k ) ,
o f a s e r p e n t ( b e t r a ya l ) , o f a l i z a r d ( d i s a p p o i n t m e n t ) .
Ac c o r d i n g t o B e l l y, w e s h o u l d a d d t h e s e o m e n s r e l a t i n g t o a n i m a l s
A d o n k e y r o l l i n g i n t h e d u s t - f i n e w e a t h e r
.
A c a t r u b b i n g i t s p a w b e h i n d i t s e a r - r a i n .
A t o a d - r a i n ( r a i n a s a m a t t e r o f f a c t d r i ve s i t f r o m i t s r e t r e a t ) .
A c o c k c r o w i n g o n yo u r w e d d i n g d a y- qu a r r e l s a t h o m e .
A r a ve n f l yi n g o f f t o yo u r l e f t - b a d n e w s .
Tw o vu l t u r e s t o g e t h e r - d e a t h w i t h i n t w o d a ys o f a p e r s o n
yo u k n o w .
A s p i d e r s p i n n i n g i t s w e b - s o m e o n e i s p l o t t i n g a g a i n s t yo u .
1 Th i s i s a s p e c i a l l y i n t e r e s t i n g c a s e , a s a d o g c a n i n f a c t
d i vi n e t e l e p e yc h i c a l l y t h e p r e s e n c e
o f
a d yi n g p e r s o n w i t h i n f a i r l y e x t e n s i ve r a d i u s .
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Ju s t a s i n t h e c a s e o f a n i m a l s , w e s h o u l d b e ve r y c a r e f u l a b o u t t h e
o m e n s d r a w n f r o m t h e s i g h t o f p l a n t s . Fo r i t w o u l d r e a l l y b e t o o
e a s y i f , f o l l o w i n g t h e c o m m o n b e l i e f , w e c o u l d b e s u r e o f n e ve r b e i n g
d e c e i ve d i n l o ve o w i n g t o t h e f a c t t h a t w e s a w a w i s t e r i a , a n d i t w o u l d
b e t e r r i b l e i f a n o l d m a n w e r e t o h a r m yo u e ve r y t i m e t h a t yo u r e ye
l i g h t s o n a f i r t r e e 1
Le t u s c o n f i n e o u r s e l ve s t o s o m e w h a t m o r e r a r e o c c u r r e n c e s
:-
S e e w h i t e h e a t h e r - c o n s o l a t i o n i f yo u h a ve a s o r r o w .
Fi n d a f o u r - l e a ve d c l o ve r - yo u w i l l h a ve g r e a t g o o d l u c k .
D i s c o ve r a n a l o e i n b l o o m ( w h i c h d o e s n o t h a p p e n ve r y o f t e n )
- t e a r s s o o n
.
Lo o k a t h e a t h e r f a d e d - s o r r o w i n p r o s p e c t
.
Tr a n s a t a u m a n c y w a s t h e s c i e n c e o f o m e n s d r a w n f r o m t h i n g s
w h i c h u n e x p e c t e d l y m e t yo u r e ye . W e w i l l o n l y m e n t i o n a f e w :-
Th e r o p e o f a h a n g e d m a n , i f a p i e c e i s g i ve n yo u b y t h e p e r s o n
w h o c u t t h e s u i c i d e d o w n - b r i n g s l u c k
.
A c a n d l e f a l l i n g - b a d l u c k t o f e a r
.
Cr o s s f o r m e d b y t w o k n i ve s - b a d o m e n .
Cr o s s f o r m e d b y t w o f o r k s - s l a n d e r a b o u t yo u
.
Cr o s s f o r m e d b y a s p o o n a n d a f o r k - p l e a s u r e f o l l o w e d b y
s o r r o w
.
Cr o s s f o r m e d b y t w o m a t c h e s - p l e a s u r e s o o n .
Ho r s e s h o e f o u n d o n t h e g r o u n d - l u c k - b r i n g e r t o k e e p .
Yo u r s h o e - l a c e c o m i n g u n t i e d - i n t e r e s t i n g n e w s .
S p i l t i n k - t r o u b l e i n c u r r e n t a f f a i r s
.
W e l e a ve o n o n e s i d e a s t o o c h i l d i s h o m e n s d r a w n f r o m f i r e s w h i c h
b u r n b r i g h t l y o r w i l l n o t l i g h t ( k n o w h o w t o l a y t h e m a n d h a ve p r o p e r
c h i m n e ys , a n d t h e y w i l l a l w a ys b e a l l r i g h t 1 ) , f r o m s m o k e w h i c h o n
c o m i n g o u t o f t h e c h i m n e y g o e s s t r a i g h t u p , s p r e a d s o r b l o w s d o w n
( b l a m e t h e w i n d ) , o f t h e k i n d s a n d d i r e c t i o n s o f t h e r a i n ( d i t t o ) , e t c
.
Le t u s o n l y n o t e t h e f o l l o w i n g b e l i e f s w h i c h a t l e a s t h a ve t h e f a i t h o f
t h e p e a s a n t i n t h e i r f a vo u r
:-
Ra i n o n S t . S w i t h i n ' s d a y- f o r t y d a ys ' r a i n t o c o m e .
Re d c l o u d s a t s u n s e t - s i g n o f w i n d f o r t h e n i g h t o r t h e n e x t
d a y ( s e e b e l o w f o r a h a n d f u l o f p r o ve r b s )
.
Le t u s g o o n t o m e e t i n g s w i t h p e r s o n s , a n d n o t e t h e b e s t k n o w n It i s a g o o d o m e n t o m e e t o n t h e r o a d a m a d m a n ( g o o d l u c k
ve r y s o o n ) , a h u n c h b a c k , a t r i o f o r m e d o f a p o s t m a n , a s o l d i e r
a n d a w h i t e h o r s e ( w i s h ! )
.
It i s a b a d o m e n t o m e e t a p r i e s t , a g r a ve d i g g e r , a m a d m a n
s i n g i n g , a m a n w i t h o u t l e g s .
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W h a t i s
r e c e i ve d . - Os p e r o m a n c y
w a s t h e n a m e g i ve n t o d i vi n a t i o n
f r o m p r e s e n t s - g o o d o r b a d - r e c e i ve d b y c h a n c e .
Go o d p r e s e n t s
:- B l a c k c a t , w h i t e m o u s e , w h i t e r a t , t o r t o i s e ,
b i r d s , m i r r o r , c r ys t a l b o w l , b u n c h o f r o s e s , p e n n y w i t h a
h o l e i n i t .
B a d p r e s e n t s :- B l a c k p e a r l , s a p p h i r e , l a p i s - l a z u l i , w e a p o n s
( qu a r r e l ) , p l a t e s , Tu r k i s h s l i p p e r s , s c r e e n , p e r f u m e b u r n e r ,
h o u r - g l a s s , p r i s m , a m p h o r a o r t a n k a r d ( f a t a l d r u n k e n n e s s ) ,
ya t a g a n ( r e ve n g e ) , k n i f e ( c u t s f r i e n d s h i p )
.
W h a t i s d o n e . - ( A. )
Th e f o l l o w i n g e ve n t s a r e s a i d t o b r i n g g o o d
l u c k :-
To g e t c a u g h t u p , u p s e t m a t c h e s , t o u c h t h e h u m p o f a h u n c h b a c k ,
b r e a k w h i t e g l a s s , f i n d a h o r s e s h o e , s t e p i n t o m u d , u p s e t w i n e o n t h e
t a b l e , t h e l e f t e a r r i n g i n g ( s o m e o n e i s s p e a k i n g g o o d o f yo u ) , g e t u p o n
t h e r i g h t f o o t ( g o o d t e m p e r ) , d r o p a n e g g , g i ve b r e a d t o a p o o r m a n ,
s n e e z e , t o u c h w o o d , h a n g u p m i s t l e t o e i n t h e h o m e , e t c .
( B . ) On t h e o t h e r h a n d b a d l u c k i s b r o u g h t b y :-
K i l l i n g a c a t , a d o g , a t o a d , a n i g h t b i r d , a b e e , a l a d yb i r d o r a
s p i d e r a t n i g h t
; p u t t i n g o n a w e d d i n g r i n g b e f o r e b e i n g m a r r i e d ( b r e a k
p r o b a b l e ) ;
h a vi n g o n e ' s w e d d i n g r i n g c u t ( d i vo r c e ) ; b r e a k i n g a p l a t e ,
a m i r r o r , a b o t t l e 1 ;
s i n g i n g o n a Fr i d a y, m i m i c k i n g a l a m e m a n , g i vi n g
a w a y a h o r s e s h o e o n e h a s f o u n d
; t o t r e a d o n t h e t a i l o f a c a t , u p s e t s a l t
o r p e p p e r ( e s p e c i a l l y b o t h t o g e t h e r ) , g e t u p o n t h e l e f t f o o t , b e t h i r t e e n
a t t a b l e , e t c .
P r o ve r b s a r e t h e W i s d o m o f t h e P e o p l e
. Th e y a r e w o r t h w h a t
t h e y a r e w o r t h
. W e g i ve a h a n d f u l h e r e w h i c h a r e e x t r a c t e d f r o m
a n o l d a l m a n a c a n d r e f e r t o t h e s e a s o n s
. Th e s e p r o g n o s t i c a t i o n s
a r e o b vi o u s l y t h e r e s u l t o f o b s e r va t i o n s t h r o u g h t h o u s a n d s o f ye a r s
a n d t h e y m u s t h a ve b e e n f o u n d t r u e o r t h e y w o u l d n o t h a ve b e e n
c o n t i n u a l l y qu o t e d b y P u b l i c Op i n i o n
. At a n y r a t e i t w o u l d h a ve b e e n
d i f f i c u l t f o r u s t o o m i t s u c h a l i s t f r o m t h e o r a c l e s g i ve n i n a b o o k o f
d i vi n a t o r y l o r e .
Ha i l a n d t h u n d e r i n Fe b r u a r y i s t h e s i g n o f a g o o d a u t u m n .
Mu c h s n o w i n Fe b r u a r y i s t h e g u a r a n t e e o f a f i n e s u m m e r .
S n o w i n Fe b r u a r y p u t s l i t t l e c o r n i n t o t h e b a r n .
On t h e d a y o f g o o d S t
. B l a s i u s w i n t e r c o l d d e c r e a s e s .
Fo g i n Ma r c h b r i n g s e a r l y r a i n - m o r e f r o s t i n Ma y t h a n yo u w a n t
.
Mu c h w i n d i n Ma r c h b r i n g s m a r r i a g e t o t h e l a b o u r e r ' s d a u g h t e r
.
' It i s a l s o u n l u c k y i f a m i r r o r o r a g l a s s b r e a k s s u d d e n l y w i t h o u t a p p a r e n t c a u s e
. Nu m e r o u s
c o i n c i d e n c e s ( w e k n o w s e ve r a l o u r s e l ve s ) h a ve c o n f i r m e d t h i s c u r i o u s a n d s a d o m e n
.
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Ra i n i n Ap r i l a n d d e w i n Ma y b r i n g a g o o d h a r ve s t .
If i t t h u n d e r s i n Ap r i l - p r e p a r e yo u r b a r r e l s .
B u d s i n Ap r i l p u t l i t t l e w i n e i n t o t h e b a r r e l .
Ra i n a t E a s t e r m e a n s s m a l l f r u i t s o f t h e e a r t h .
Mu d i n Ma y- d u s t i n Au g u s t ( P i c a r d y) .
Co o l Ma y- b i g l o a f ( Lyo n s ) .
Ra i n i n Ma y- c o r n i n Au g u s t .
Ra i n a t S t . Me d a r d l a s t f o r f o r t y d a ys .
( Hu m i d a Me d a r d i p l u vi a s l u x u s qu e m i n a t u s ) .
Un l e s s S t . B a r n a b a s c u t s t h e g r a s s u n d e r f o o t .
( B a r n a b a s s a n c t u s f a t i e m j u b e t i r e p e r h e r b a s . 1 )
Ma r r i e d i n Au g u s t o f t e n c o l l e c t s n o g o o d s
.
On S t . La u r e n c e ' s d a y p u t t h e s c yt h e i n t o t h e b a r n .
On S t . Lu p u s d a y h a n g u p t h e l a m p ( P i c a r d y) ( t h e w a t c h e s b e g i n ) .
Le a ve yo u r p l a c e o n S t . La m b e r t s d a y a n d yo u l o s e i t .
Oc t o b e r s e m i n a t , vi n a p r o e b e t c u m c a r n e f e r i n a .
2
On S t . Fr a n c i s d a y s t a r t s o w i n g a n d e a r l i e r i f yo u l i k e .
On S t . Ma r t i n ' s d a y a l l m u s t i s g o o d w i n e .
On S t . Cl e m e n t ' s d a y s t o p s o w i n g w h e a t .
On S t . Lu c y' s d a y t h e d a y i n c r e a s e s b y t h e j u m p o f a f l e a .
( Ad s a l t u m p u l i c i s f e r t Lu c i a l u m i n a s o l i s )
.
On S t . Th o m a s ' s d a y t h e d a y i n c r e a s e s b y a g o o d s t e p
.
If t h e w i n d w e e p s a t Ch r i s t m a s i t i s f o r a g r e a t f r i e n d d yi n g .
OME NS S P E CIALLY RE LATING TO W OME N
( Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e Am i a )
( Th e Ro m a n f i g u r e s f o l l o w i n g t h e p r e d i c t i o n s r e f e r t o t h e t w e l ve
c o u n s e l s ) .
D AYS OF THE MONTH
1 . Yo u w i l l l i ve h a p p i l y .
2 . Yo u w i l l b e d e s p i s e d . III .
3 . Q u a r r e l s . XI.
4 . Jo y a n d g a i e t y
.
5 . S o r r o w a p p r o a c h i n g . IX.
6 . S u r p r i s e i n l o ve .
7 . P l a t o n i c l o ve .
8 . Gr e a t j o y t o e x p e r i e n c e .
9 . Ch a n g e . V.
1 0 . Gr e a t a n d c l o u d l e s s l o ve .
1 1 . E n t i r e f a i t h f u l n e s s
.
1 2 . Gr e a t p a s s i o n .
1 3
. E x p e c t s o r r o w s . VII .
1 4 . Fo r t u n a t e n e w s .
1 5 . W h a t yo u e x p e c t w i l l h a p p e n .
1 6
. S e p a r a t i o n .
1 7 . B a d n e w s . II.
1 8 . Yo u w i l l b e d e s i r e d .
1 9 . Yo u w i l l b e l o ve d .
2 0 . Yo u w i l l l o ve . VIII.
' It w i l l b e s e e n t h a t t h i s i s a n e n t i r e l y f r e e a n d p o p u l a r t r a n s l a t i o n o f t h e La t i n p r o ve r b
.
' Al l t h e t a s k s o f Oc t o b e r , vi n e h a r ve s t , s o w i n g , h u n t i n g a r e i n c l u d e d i n t h i s La t i n p h r a s e
.
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2 1 . P a s s i n g w o r r y . IX .
2 2 . Me l a n c h o l y, s u s p i c i o n
.
2 3 . Ad ve n t u r e a n d g o o d l u c k .
2 4 . Yo u w i l l b e u p s e t . IV .
2 5 . E a r l y j o u r n e y .
2 6
. Re t u r n a n d r e g r e t .
THE OCCULT
Mo n d a y. - Ne w a c qu a i n t a n c e .
Tu e s d a y. - P r e s e n t . II .
W e d n e s d a y . - An x i e t y . IV .
Th u r s d a y . - P r o p o s a l .
AD VANCE S .
1 d a y . Yo u w i l l b e h a p p y.
2 d a ys . - Ne w f r i e n d s h i p .
3 d a ys . - S o r r o w .
D AYS OF THE W E E K
S CIE NCE S
2 7
. Re a l i s a t i o n o f yo u r d r e a m s .
2 8 . S o m e o n e i s t h i n k i n g o f yo u . I .
2 9 . P a i n s a n d t e a r s . VI .
3 0
. Un e x p e c t e d e ve n t .
3 1 . Yo u h a ve a d m i r e r s
.
Fr i d a y . - S o r r o w . X.
S a t u r d a y
. - S e t t l e m e n t o f a f f a i r .
S u n d a y. - P e r f e c t f r i e n d s h i p
.
D E LAYS
1 d a y. - S o m e o n e t h i n k s o f yo u .
2 d a ys . - Up s e t .
3 d a ys . - S o m e o n e l o ve s yo u
.
THE TW E LVE COUNS E LS OF AMIA
I. Lo ve w i t h a l l yo u r h e a r t t h o s e w h o l o ve yo u
.
II
. He l p t h o s e w h o s u f f e r , e ve n i f t h e y a r e yo u r e n e m i e s
.
III
. D o n o t b u r d e n yo u r s e l f w i t h a h a t r e d - i t i s t o o h e a vy a l o a d .
IV
. D o n o t s p e a k o f yo u r n e i g h b o u r e x c e p t t o s a y g o o d o f h i m
.
V
. Le t k i n d n e s s a l w a ys b e i n yo u r h e a r t .
VI. K e e p b a c k yo u r t e a r s - t h e y a r e s t r e n g t h r u n n i n g a w a y
.
VII. Lo o k u p o n c h i l d h o o d a s s a c r e d .
VIII. Gi ve yo u r h e a r t t o h i m w h o d e s e r ve s i t a n d b e f a i t h f u l
.
IX. Up l i f t yo u r t h o u g h t s b y h e a l t h y r e a d i n g
.
X. Ha ve f a i t h i n w i l l - p o w e r - i t i s t h e g r e a t e s t o f a l l p o w e r s
.
XI
. Un d e r s t a n d t h e c a r e s o f m a n a n d n e ve r s u l k
.
XII
. Re m e m b e r t h a t c h a r m p a s s e s a n d t h a t g e n t l e n e s s r e m a i n s
.
III
Or a c l e s
W h a t w i l l t o - m o r r o w b e m a d e o f 2
E t e r n a l qu e s t i o n w h i c h a l m o s t
e ve r y m a n h a s a s k e d e ve r y d a y s i n c e t h e w o r l d h a s b e e n
. At t h e
ve r y d a w n o f t i m e , w h e n o u r a n c e s t o r s l i ve d o n t h e e d g e o f d e e p w o o d s
o r o f g r e a t d e f e n s i ve l a k e s , w h e n t h e i r o n l y o c c u p a t i o n w a s h u n t i n g
s o a s t o c l o t h e a n d f e e d t h e m s e l ve s , t o w a t c h t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d o f
t h e i r h u t s o r t h e i r c a ve s s o a s t o p a r r y a n y h o s t i l e a t t a c k , a n d w h e n
t h e y b e g a n t o c u l t i va t e t h e s o i l a n d t o b u i l d t o w n s , e ve r a t e a c h n e w
d a w n t h e y qu e s t i o n e d t h e s k i e s o r t h e g o d s w h o m t h e y i n ve n t e d , a n d
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w h e n e ve n i n g c a m e t h e y s t i l l a s k e d , w h a t w i l l t h e c o m i n g h o u r b e m a d e
Of ? i n t h e i r a n x i e t y t o k n o w i f t h e d a y o r t h e m o r r o w w o u l d
b e f a vo u r a b l e t o t h e m o r n o t , i f e vi l o r d e a t h t h r e a t e n e d t h e m , w h e t h e r
o r n o t t h e y m i g h t l o o k f o r w a r d t o s o m e g o o d l u c k
.
An d b a c k i n f a r t h e s t a n t i qu i t y m e n e i t h e r m o r e c u n n i n g o r b e t t e r
i n s t r u c t e d t h a n t h e i r n e i g h b o u r s , a n d w h o w e r e c a l l e d d i vi n e r s , s o o t h -
s a ye r s , s i b yl s , ' p yt h o n e s s e s ( w o m e n , b e i n g ve r y i n t u i t i ve , w e r e n o t
b a c k w a r d i n w a n t i n g t o t e a c h o t h e r s ) , o f f e r e d t h e i r h e l p t o t h o s e w h o
h e l d t h e m i n ve n e r a t i o n , a n d d i s t r i b u t e d h o p e o r f e a r
.
Th e m o s t e m i n e n t p e r s o n s , c h i e f s , p r i n c e s , m o n a r c h s , w e r e h a u n t e d
b y t h e s a m e w o r r i e s a s t h e l o w e r c l a s s e s
. Th e y a l s o c o n s u l t e d t h o s e
w h o c l a i m e d t o b e a b l e t o l i f t t h e ve i l o f t h e f u t u r e
.
Fu r t h e r , i s n o t e a c h o n e o f u s i n c l i n e d w i t h o u t k n o w i n g w h y, s o m e -
t i m e s t o s a d n e s s , s o m e t i m e s t o g a i e t y,
a s i f u n k n o w n c a u s e s , i n h e r e n t
i n o u r s u r r o u n d i n g s , c o n s t i t u t e d
a c o n d i t i o n o f o u r s o u l ?
It i s t h i s
d i s c o ve r y w h i c h g a ve b i r t h t o t h e i d e a o f d r a w i n g f r o m o u r s u r r o u n d i n g s
h i n t s a s t o t h e f u t u r e .
B e f o r e m e n t i o n i n g t h e va r i o u s m e a n s o f qu e s t i o n i n g t h e f u t u r e -
w e w i l l , i n o r d e r t o f a c i l i t a t e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s , e x p l a i n i n a g e n e r a l w a y
a n d o n c e f o r a l l t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e va r i o u s s i g n s m e t w i t h o n c o n s u l t i n g
s o m e o f t h e m , s u c h a s c o f f e e g r o u n d s , t h e w h i t e o r t h e yo l k o f e g g s ,
e a r t h , m o l t e n l e a d , e t c .
A s t r a i g h t
l i n e - c a l m a n d qu i e t W a vy l i n e s - j o u r n e y ( i t s
l e n g t h c o r r e s -
e x i s t e n c e .

p o n d s t o t h e l e n g t h o f
t h e l i n e s ) .
S e ve r a l s t r a i g h t l i n e s - o l d a g e f r e e f r o m A b r o k e n l i n e ( Fi g
. 4 ) - h e a r t s o r r o w .
i n f i r m i t y .

S e ve r a l b r o k e n l i n e s - s e r i o u s m o n e y
Fa i r l y l o n g s t r a i g h t l i n e ( Fi g . I) - l o n g

t r o u b l e
.
p e a c e f u l l i f e .

A s l a n t i n g l i n e - yo u r a f f a i r s w i l l g o
S t r a i g h t l i n e c r o s s e d b y s l a n t i n g l i n e s

s m a s h .
( Fi g . 2 ) - a c c i d e n t o r i l l n e s s .

S l a n t i n g l i n e c r o s s i n g a c u r ve - yo u w i l l
A c u r ve d l i n e ( Fi g . 3 ) - f a l s e f r i e n d t o

b e o f f e r e d w o r k .
b e w a r e o f .

S e ve r a l s l a n t i n g l i n e s c r o s s i n g s e ve r a l
S e ve r a l c u r ve d l i n e s - s e ve r a l f a l s e

c u r ve s - yo u w i l l b e a b l e
t o t a k e
f r i e n d s .

a d va n t a g e
o f c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
i Th e r e w e r e , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e a n c i e n t a u t h o r s ( s e e Fr g d g r i o d e l a Gr a n g e ) 1 3 S i b yl s
1 . S a b e l l a , w h o w r o t e a b o o k o n t h e w a r s o f Al e x a n d e r
.
2 . Li b yc a , o f w h o m E u r i p i d e s s p e a k s .
3 . D e l p h i c a , w h o m Ch r ys i p p u s c o n s i d e r e d w i s d o m p e r s o n i f i e d
.
4 . Cym e r a , f o u n d i n t h e c h r o n i c l e s o f Ne vi n s a n d P i s o .
5 . S a m i a , m e n t i o n e d b y E r a t o s t h e n e s .
6
. Cu m a n a ( o r Am a l t h e a ) , b o r n a t Cu m i s i n Io n i a .
7
. P h r yg i a , o f An c yr a , w h o f o r e t o l d t h e d e a t h o f Ch r i s t .
8 . He l l e s p o n t i c a ( o r Ma r m e s s a ) , b o r n n e a r Tr o y a n d m e n t i o n e d b y He r o d o t u s
.
9 a n d 1 0 . E u r o p e a a n d Ag r i p p a , w i t h o u t d e t a i l s a s t o d a t e o r p l a c e
.
1 1 . Ti b u r t i n a , w h o l i ve d i n a c a ve a t Ti vo l i , n e a r Ro m e
.
1 2 . E r i t h r e a , w i t h Cu m a n a t h e b e s t k n o w n , a n d o f w h o m S t
. Au g u s t i n e s p e a k s .
1 3
. Fi n a l l y t h e Q u e e n o f S h e b a , a t t h e t i m e o f S o l o m o n .
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THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S

S l a n t i n g l i n e s c r o s s i n g b r o k e n l i n e s - yo u
w i l l s u f f e r a n d c a u s e s u f f e r i n g i n l o ve
.
S l a n t i n g l i n e s c u t t i n g w a vy o n e s - g i ve u p
a d a n g e r o u s j o u r n e y.
Ve r y r e g u l a r s qu a r e ( Fi g
. 5 ) - h a p p i n e s s ,
p l e a s u r e , d r u n k e n n e s s , l o ve a n d
l e g a c y.
S m a l l i r r e g u l a r s qu a r e s - o t h e r s a r e h i n -
d e r i n g yo u r s u c c e s s .
S m a l l s qu a r e s t o u c h i n g - t h e r e i s a
t r a i t o r n e a r yo u .
S qu a r e s t o u c h i n g a t t h e c o r n e r s - yo u
a r e t h r e a t e n e d w i t h t h e f t .
A w e l l m a d e t r i a n g l e ( Fi g
. 6 ) - u n e x -
p e c t e d l u c k i n yo u r a f f a i r s
.
A t r u n c a t e d t r i a n g l e - yo u r p o s i t i o n i s
n o t s a f e .
Tw o t r i a n g l e s t o u c h i n g - yo u r p o s i t i o n i s
s t a b l e .
Cr o w n o f t r i a n g l e s - s u c c e s s i n l o ve
.
A l a r g e o va l - m a r r i a g e a c c o r d i n g t o
yo u r w i s h e s
.
S e ve r a l o va l s - s u c c e s s i n yo u r a f f a i r s .
A c i r c l e ( Fi g
. 7 ) - s m a l l p r e s e n t o f
m o n e y
.
S e ve r a l c i r c l e s t o u c h i n g - yo u w i l l r e c e i ve
m o n e y ve r y s o o n
.
A c i r c l e c o n t a i n i n g d o t s - yo u w i l l s o o n
h a ve a b a b y .
A c i r c l e c o n t a i n i n g t h r e e d o t s - i t w i l l b e
a b o y
.
S c a t t e r e d c i r c l e s - d o n o t w a s t e t h e l a r g e
s u m s w h i c h yo u w i l l r e c e i ve
.
Ci r c l e o r o va l c r o s s e d b y l i n e s ( Fi g
. 8 ) -
d i s a p p o i n t m e n t c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e
n u m b e r o f c u t s
.
A c r o s s ( Fi g . 9 ) - yo u w i l l h e a r o f t h e
d e a t h o f a r e l a t i ve o r f r i e n d
.
Tw o c r o s s e s ( Fi g . 9 ) - h a p p y o l d a g e
.
Th r e e c r o s s e s ( Fi g
. 9 ) - yo u w i l l a t t a i n a
ve r y g o o d p o s i t i o n
.
Nu m e r o u s c r o s s e s - yo u r e x i s t e n c e w i l l
b e t r o u b l e d b y p a s s i o n s
.
Cr o w n ( Fi g
. 1 0) - s m a l l w i s h c o m i n g t r u e
.
S e ve r a l c r o w n s i n g r o u p s ( Fi g
. 1 0) - a n
i n f l u e n t i a l p e r s o n w i l l g i ve yo u a
g r e a t s u c c e s s
.
Cr o w n w i t h c r o s s ( Fi g . 1 1 ) - a n o b s t a c l e
i s i n t h e w a y o f yo u r d e s i r e
.
Cr o w n o f c r o s s e s - o m e n o f d e a t h
.
Ho u s e ( w i t h r o o f a n d w i n d o w - Fi g
. 1 2 ) -
h a p p i n e s s a t h o m e o r i n t h e f a m i l y
.
Ho u s e n e a r a c i r c l e - yo u w i l l s o o n o w n
s o m e p r o p e r t y .
Ho u s e n e a r a t r e e - yo u r p r o p e r t y w i l l
b e i n t h e c o u n t r y
.
Ho u s e n e a r a c r o s s - i t w i l l b e s i t u a t e i n
t o w n .
Ho u s e n e a r a t r i a n g l e - yo u w i l l i n h e r i t
i t
.
Ho u s e n e a r a c r o w n o f c r o s s e s - yo u w i l l
e n d yo u r d a ys t h e r e
.
W i n d o w - yo u w i l l b e r o b b e d .
W i n d o w n e a r a c r o s s - a f i n e t h r e a t e n s
yo u
.
Fo u r - l e g g e d a n i m a l ( Fi g . 1 3 ) - g e n e r a l l y
f a vo u r a b l e c h a n g e o f s i t u a t i o n .
A d o n k e y- c a r e s a t h o m e
.
A c a m e l - m o n e y t i g h t n e s s a t h o m e .
An e l e p h a n t - s u c c e s s i n yo u r a f f a i r s
.
A t i g e r - yo u r e n e r g y w i l l s a ve yo u .
A l i o n - yo u w i l l p r e va i l o ve r yo u r
e n e m i e s .
A d o g - yo u w i l l h a ve a f a i t h f u l f r i e n d .
A p i g - b e w a r e o f e x c e s s e s .
Hu m a n f a c e ( f u l l f a c e o r p r o f i l e ) w i t h o u t
o t h e r p a r t s ( Fi g . 1 4 ) - b e n e f i c i a l i n -
f l u e n c e f r o m a n e w c o n n e c t i o n .
Hu m a n h e a d w i t h o t h e r p a r t s u p w a r d s
( Fi g
. 1 5 ) - a p r o t e c t o r i s r e a d y t o
l o o k a f t e r yo u .
Hu m a n h e a d w i t h o t h e r p a r t s d o w n w a r d s
( Fi g
. 1 6 ) - a s l i g h t c o n n e c t i o n w i l l
d o yo u h a r m .
Hu m a n p r o f i l e o n l y- e f f i c a c i o u s p r o -
t e c t i o n .
Th e h u m a n f a c e ( f u l l f a c e o n l y) - s o m e o n e
l o ve s yo u .
Tw o h u m a n f a c e s f u l l f a c e - yo u w i l l
s h a r e t h i s l o ve .
Tw o f a c e s i n a c i r c l e - yo u w i l l m a r r y
ve r y s o o n .
Tw o f a c e s d i vi d e d b y a l i n e - yo u w i l l
a s k f o r a d i vo r c e .
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S E COND ARY D IVINATIONS
Tw o f a c e s d i vi d e d b y a r o s e - m a r r i a g e ,
l o n g l i f e a n d p e r f e c t h e a l t h
.
B i r d s ( Fi g . 1 7 ) - p l e a s a n t n e w s , qu i e t
h a p p i n e s s .
S e ve r a l f i s h e s
( Fi g . 1 8 ) - g r e a t d i s -
a p p o i n t m e n t .
On e o n l y- i n vi t a t i o n t o a m e a l
.
S e r p e n t ( Fi g
. 1 9 ) - c a l u m n y, j e a l o u s y,
b e t r a ya l , b e w a r e !
In s e c t s - u n e x p e c t e d a n n o ya n c e s
.
A s t a r o r a f l o w e r ( Fi g . 2 0) - s a t i s f i e d
l o ve .
S e ve r a l s t a r s o r s e ve r a l f o w e r s ( Fi g . 2 0) -
t r i u m p h a n d h a p p i n e s s i n t h e h o m e
.
S h i p ( Fi g . 2 1 ) - a j o u r n e y ve r y s o o n .
S h i p n e a r a
c r o s s - j o u r n e y o n a c c o u n t
o f a d e a t h i n t h e f a m i l y .
S h i p n e a r p a l m s - l e g a c y, f r u i t f u l
j o u r n e y .
P a l m o r p a l m t r e e ( Fi g . 2 2 ) - m o n e y
s u c c e s s , p r o s p e r i t y o r d i s t a n t j o u r n e y .
Oa k - yo u
w i l l t r i u m p h o ve r yo u r
e n e m i e s .
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W i l l o w - yo u w i l l w e e p m u c h .
Cl o ve r - yo u w i l l r e c e i ve a s u m o f m o n e y
.
S e ve r a l l i t t l e m o u n t s ( Fi g . 2 3 ) - b e w a r e
o f t h e c o m p a n y o f d a n g e r o u s p e o p l e .
Fo r k ( Fi g
. 2 4 ) - s m a l l u p s e t , s m a l l a n g e r ,
s m a l l d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .
Gr o u p o f f o r k s ( Fi g
. 2 4 ) - s e r i o u s qu a r r e l
w h i c h m a y
, l e a d t o a b r e a k .
Tr i p o d - vi o l e n c e w i l l h e l p yo u t o
t r i u m p h o ve r a n e n e m y .
Th e l e t t e r M- s o m e o n e i s t r yi n g t o k i l l
yo u .
Th e l e t t e r H- d o
n o t d r i n k w i t h yo u r
e n e m i e s .
Th i c k a n d r o u n d e d b l o t s - yo u w i l l h a ve
a l a w s u i t .
La r g e a n d b a d l y s h a p e d b l o t s - d i f f i c u l t i e s
i n a f f a i r s .
Ch a i n - l o ve , p e r f e c t a g r e e m e n t
.
N. B
. - Th e d r a w i n g s a r e b y P r o f e s s o r
Cr o z a l .
D E S CRIP TION OF S OME ORACLE S
1 .
COr s
i
E GROUND S
In o r d e r t o o b t a i n a c l e a r , d e f i n i t e a n d l e g i b l e o r a c l e , d r y p r o p e r l y
( f o r 2 o r 3 d a ys ) a f e w p i n c h e s o f c o f f e e w h i c h h a s b e e n g r o u n d , p r e s s e d
a n d p a s s e d t h r o u g h b o i l i n g w a t e r
. W h e n t h e s e g r o u n d s a r e t h o r o u g h l y
d r y, p u t t h e m i n a s a u c e p a n g o i n g t o w a r d s t h e f i r e , a d d a g l a s s o f
w a t e r , h e a t o n a g e n t l e f i r e a n d t a k e o f f j u s t b e f o r e b o i l i n g .
Th e n p o u r t h e s e g r o u n d s w i t h t h e w a t e r o n a f l a t , ve r y l e ve l , ve r y
w h i t e a n d ve r y d r y p l a t e
. Ta k e t h i s p l a t e i n b o t h h a n d s a n d s h a k e
i n g e n t l y, m o vi n g i t i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s a n d b l o w i n g o n i t
. Yo u w i l l
t h e n s e e t h e g r o u n d s s e p a r a t i n g l i t t l e b y l i t t l e f r o m t h e w a t e r , s p r e a d i n g
a n d s e t t l i n g , f i n a l l y s t i c k i n g t o t h e b o t t o m o f t h e p l a t e w h i c h yo u
w i l l a g a i n t i l t ve r y c a r e f u l l y s o t h a t t h e w a t e r m a y r u n o f f
. Al l o w
t o s e t t l e .
Th e n yo u w i l l s e e t h a t t h e g r o u n d s h a ve f o r m e d a l a r g e n u m b e r o f
s i g n s , d r a w i n g s , s i l h o u e t t e s , w h i c h yo u w i l l s i m p l y h a ve t o e x a m i n e
a n d i n t e r p r e t a c c o r d i n g t o t h e f o r e g o i n g e x p l a n a t i o n s , r e m e m b e r i n g
a l w a ys t h a t a n y va g u e o r d o u b t f u l f i g u r e m u s t n o t b e t a k e n n o t i c e o f
( e x c e p t d o t s w h i c h m a y b e e x a m i n e d w i t h a m a g n i f yi n g g l a s s ) .
Fo r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s o n t h i s s t u d y o f c o f f e e g r o u n d s yo u m a y c o n s u l t
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s p e c i a l t a b l e s , s u c h a s t h o s e d r a w n u p b y Fl o r e n t Ga m i e r ' w h o g i ve s
a s o m e w h a t d i f f e r e n t m e t h o d o f p r o c e e d i n g - o r e l s e t h e va r i o u s b o o k l e t s
w h i c h , h o w e ve r , m u s t n o t b e r e l i e d o n t o o m u c h . Th e b e s t o f t h e m
i s t h a t o f D a g u e s a h
. 2
Le t u s a d d i n c o n c l u s i o n t h a t P a u l C
. Ja g o t i n h i s Tr e a t i s e o n Oc c u l t
S c i e n c e s a n d P r a c t i c a l l Lf a g i c d e r i ve s d i vi n a t i o n f r o m c o f f e e g r o u n d s
f r o m t h e p h e n o m e n o n o f vo ya n c e b y m e a n s o f m a g i c m i r r o r s . B u t
i n t h e l a t t e r c a s e vo ya n c e , i n s t e a d o f b e i n g d i r e c t , i s o b t a i n e d s ym -
b o l i c a l l y b y a n i n t e r m e d i a r y .
Tw o o t h e r d i vi n a t i o n s w h i c h a r e s i m i l a r a n d a c c o r d i n g t o P a u l
Ja g o t d e r i ve d f r o m t h e s a m e p r i n c i p l e , a r e t h o s e b y m e a n s o f t h e
w h i t e o f e g g s a n d o f p i n s .
2 . THE E GG AND LE AD
An e g g h a vi n g b e e n b o i l e d i n t h e s h e l l , t h e r e f o r e h a vi n g t h e yo l k
s t i l l qu i t e l i qu i d , t a k e t h i s e g g , b r e a k i t a s i f yo u w e r e g o i n g t o e a t i t ,
c u t t i n g t h e t i p f r o m t h e s m a l l e n d ( a n d n o t f r o m t h e b i g e n d ) a n d
h a vi n g p l a c e d b e f o r e yo u a s h e e t o f w h i t e u n r u l e d p a p e r , d r o p t h e yo l k
o n t o i t d r o p b y d r o p .
Th e s p o t s a n d s p l a s h e s b e i n g t h o r o u g h l y d r y, a l l t h a t yo u h a ve t o
d o i s t o i n t e r p r e t t h e s i g n s a n d f i g u r e s t h u s o b t a i n e d , a s i n t h e c a s e o f
c o f f e e g r o u n d s .
An o t h e r m e t h o d , w i t h t h e w h i t e o f e g g :-
B r e a k a f r e s h e g g a n d t a k e o u t t h e yo l k '
; p o u r t h e w h i t e i n t o a
l a r g e g l a s s w h i c h i s t h e n f i l l e d w i t h w a t e r , p l a c e i t f o r 2 4 h o u r s i n a
d r y p l a c e w i t h o u t c o ve r i n g i t , a n d t h e n i n t e r p r e t .
If yo u w i s h t o qu e s t i o n m o l t e n l e a d i n t h e s a m e c i r c u m s t a n c e s
a n d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s a m e p r i n c i p l e s , p o u r qu i c k l y i n t o a w h i t e o r
l i g h t c o l o u r e d b o w l f u l l o f c o l d w a t e r s o m e m o l t e n l e a d w h i c h yo u
h a ve o b t a i n e d b y h e a t i n g i t u n t i l i t h a s b e c o m e l i qu i d
.
Th e m o r e o r l e s s t h i c k a n d c o n n e c t e d d i s c s w h i c h a r e f o r m e d a s
t h e l e a d g e t s c o l d w i l l f o r m t h e d e s i g n s w h i c h yo u c a n t h e n i n t e r p r e
a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s a m e g e n e r a l p r i n c i p l e s .
3 . S HE LLS AND P INS
D r o p i n t o a s i e ve s e ve n s m a l l s h e l l s s h a p e d l i k e h o l y w a t e r b a s i n s ,
a n d t w o b e a n s , o n e w h i t e a n d t h e o t h e r b l a c k
. S h a k e yo u r s i e ve s e ve n
t i m e s f r o m l e f t t o r i g h t . S t o p a n d e x a m i n e t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e s h e l l s
i Th e Fu t u r e f r o m Co f f e e Gr o u n d s
o r t h e Ar t o f t h e Gr e a t Ag r i p p a p l a c e d w i t h i n t h e r e a c h
o f e ve r yo n e ( Ch a c o r n a c ) .
Th e Re ve l a t i o n s o f Co f f e e Gr o u n d s b y D a g u e s a h ( Ne l s s o n )
. D i vi n a t i o n b y c o f f e e g r o u n d s
s e e m s t o h a ve b e e n p a r t i c u l a r l y i n u s e i n It a l y w h e r e i t w a s r e d u c e d t o r u l e s b y Th o m a s
To m p o n e l l i , w h o s e f a m o u s t r e a t i s e h a s b e e n t r a n s l a t e d i n t o a l m o s t a l l E u r o p e a n l a n g u a g e s .
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i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e b e a n s ;
l o o k t o s e e i f t h e y h a ve t u r n e d o ve r o r n o t ,
t h a t i s t o s a y w h e t h e r yo u s e e t h e i r h o l l o w o r t h e i r d o m e d s i d e s
.
Th e f o l l o w i n g i s a t a b l e o f t h e p o s i t i o n s o b t a i n e d a n d t h e i r p r o p h e t i c
m e a n i n g :-
Fr o m 4 t o 7 s h e l l s h o l l o w s i d e u p n e a r t h e w h i t e b e a n - g o o d l u c k ,
s u c c e s s , h a p p y m a r r i a g e , l o n g l i f e .
Fr o m 4 t o 7 s h e l l s d o m e d s i d e u p n e a r t h e w h i t e b e a n - a c c i d e n t
o r i l l n e s s b u t n o t f a t a l .
Fr o m 4 t o 7 s h e l l s h o l l o w s i d e u p n e a r t h e b l a c k b e a n - g o o d l u c k
i n t e r r u p t e d b y t r i a l s .
Fr o m 4 t o 7 s h e l l s d o m e d s i d e u p n e a r t h e b l a c k b e a n - b u s i n e s s
t r o u b l e s .
S h e l l s i n s h a p e o f c r o s s d o m e d s i d e u p n e a r t h e w h i t e b e a n - m o u r n -
i n g ve r y s o o n .
S h e l l s i n s h a p e o f c r o s s h o l l o w s i d e u p n e a r t h e w h i t e b e a n - b r o k e n
h a p p i n e s s .
4 s h e l l s i n a c i r c l e h o l l o w s i d e u p n e a r t h e w h i t e b e a n - p r o b a b l e
l e g a c y .
4 s h e l l s i n a c i r c l e h o l l o w s i d e u p n e a r t h e b l a c k b e a n - l e g a c y a n d
p a i n f u l m o u r n i n g .
4 s h e l l s d o m e d s i d e u p , t h e b l a c k b e a n a t a d i s t a n c e f r o m t h e w h i t e
b e a n - - a c c i d e n t i n t r a ve l l i n g .
If yo u a r e w o r k i n g w i t h p i n s , h o l d t h e m f o r a m o m e n t i n t h e h a n d
.
Th e n t a k e t h e m i n t h e o t h e r h a n d , s o a s t o i m p r e g n a t e t h e m w i t h
f l u i d
. If yo u a r e w o r k i n g f o r a n o t h e r p e r s o n , h e m u s t t h u s h a n d l e
t h e m .
Th e n t h r o w t h e p i n s a f e w a t a t i m e o n t o a w h i t e s h e e t w h i c h h a s
p r e vi o u s l y b e e n d i vi d e d i n t o t w e l ve s qu a r e s c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e 1 2
s o l a r h o u s e s ( s e e As t r o l o g y)
. Th e n e x p l a i n t h e s h a p e s a c c o r d i n g t o
t h e d e t a i l s g i ve n a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h i s c h a p t e r , c o n f i n i n g yo u r s e l f
o f c o u r s e t o t h o s e o n l y w h i c h c a n p o s s i b l y e x i s t , t h a t i s t h o s e m a d e o f
s t r a i g h t l i n e s ( s qu a r e s , r e c t a n g l e s , e t c
. )
4 . P AP E R
W r i t e t h i r t e e n qu e s t i o n s o n t h i r t e e n p i e c e s o f p a p e r a n d p l a c e
t h e m i n a b o w l w i t h o u t f o l d i n g t h e m a n d f i l l t h e b o w l w i t h w a t e r
.
A r e p l y i n t h e a f f i r m a t i ve w i l l b e l o n g t o t h a t qu e s t i o n w h i c h i s w r i t t e n
o n t h e f i r s t p i e c e o f p a p e r w h i c h r i s e s t o t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e w a t e r
.
5 . TW E LFTH NIGHT CAK E
If i t k e e p s f o r t h r e e m o n t h s i n a d r y d r a w e r w i t h o u t g o i n g m o u l d y
- s u c c e s s o f t h e m a t t e r e n qu i r e d i n t o
.
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If t h e c a k e h a s g o n e s l i g h t l y m o u l d y- t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e m a t t e r
i s d o u b t f u l .
If t h e c a k e h a s g o n e e n t i r e l y m o u l d y- c o m p l e t e f a i l u r e .
6 . P RE CIOUS S TONE S
S c a t t e r o n a p l a t e b r i l l i a n t s t o n e s o f d i f f e r e n t c o l o u r s , b u t m a k e
a c i r c l e o f t h e m i n t h e c e n t r e o f w h i c h yo u w i l l l i g h t a b i g s h o r t c a n d l e .
W a t c h f o r t h e f i r s t s t o n e w h i c h r e f l e c t s t h e l i g h t .
If i t i s a b l u e s t o n e , l o o k f o r e a r l y g o o d l u c k .
If i t i s a g r e e n s t o n e , l o o k f o r t h e f u l f i l m e n t o f a h o p e .
If i t i s a r e d s t o n e , l o o k f o r
a
l o ve a f f a i r .
If i t i s a vi o l e t s t o n e , l o o k f o r m o u r n i n g .
If i t i s a ye l l o w s t o n e , l o o k f o r u n f a i t h f u l n e s s .
If i t i s a g r e y s t o n e , l o o k f o r t e a r s .
If i t i s a g a r n e t s t o n e , l o o k f o r a m a r r i a g e .
7 . W ATE R
As k a qu e s t i o n w h i c h c a n b e a n s w e r e d ye s o r
n o
.
Th r o w a p e b b l e i n t o a b o w l o f w a t e r a n d c o u n t t h e c o n c e n t r i c r i n g s
w h i c h a r e f o r m e d .
If t h e r i p p l e s a r e o d d - f a vo u r a b l e r e p l y .
If t h e r i p p l e s a r e e ve n - u n f a vo u r a b l e r e p l y .
8 . THE RING
S i t d o w n i n f r o n t o f a t a b l e o n w h i c h yo u h a ve p l a c e d a n e m p t y
g l a s s .
At t a c h a r i n g t o a h a i r a n d h o l d t h i s h a i r b e t w e e n t h e t h u m b a n d
t h e f i r s t f i n g e r o f t h e l e f t h a n d . Ho l d t h e r i n g a b o ve t h e g l a s s a n d
l e t i t g o d o w n i n t o i t .
Th e o r a c l e w i l l i n t e r p r e t t h e o s c i l l a t i o n s o f t h e r i n g a s f o l l o w s
:-
If t h e r i n g k n o c k s a g a i n s t t h e l e f t s i d e o f t h e g l a s s - d i s t r u s t yo u r
h e a r t a n d t h e m o r e s o a s u n i n t e n t i o n a l h u r t s w i l l b e n u m e r o u s .
If t h e r i n g k n o c k s a g a i n s t t h e r i g h t s i d e s e l f - i n t e r e s t i s yo u r
d o m i n a t i n g p a s s i o n .
If t h e r i n g k n o c k s a g a i n s t t h e s i d e a w a y f r o m t h e qu e s t i o n e r -
s u c c e s s , g o o d l u c k , h a p p i n e s s .
If i t k n o c k s a g a i n s t t h e s i d e n e a r t h e qu e s t i o n e r - m i s f o r t u n e ,
d i s a p p o i n t m e n t s .
9 .
THE S UN
Tr a c e a c i r c l e i n a s p o t o n w h i c h t h e s u n m u s t p r e s e n t l y s h i n e
.
W r i t e o n p i e c e s o f p a p e r a t t h e r a t e o f o n e o n e a c h p i e c e t h e qu e s t i o n s
w h i c h i n t e r e s t yo u a n d w h i c h c a n b e a n s w e r e d i n t h e a f f i r m a t i ve .
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S h u f f l e t h e s e p a p e r s a f t e r h a vi n g t u r n e d t h e m u p s i d e d o w n a n d p l a c e
t h e m i n t h e c i r c l e i n s u c h a m a n n e r t h a t yo u a r e i g n o r a n t o f t h e p l a c e
o f e a c h qu e s t i o n , a n d w a i t f o r t h e s u n . Th e f i r s t p a p e r o n w h i c h i t ,
s h i n e s w i l l s h o w w h i c h o f yo u r p l a n s w i l l b e t h e f i r s t t o b e r e a l i s e d .
1 0 . THE MOON
Yo u n g l a d i e s , s t a r t i n g w i t h t h e f i r s t d a y o f Ma y o n w h i c h t h e Mo o n
i s vi s i b l e , l o o k a t i t o n n i n e c o n s e c u t i ve e ve n i n g s , h a vi n g a l o o k i n g
g l a s s h i d d e n i n yo u r p o c k e t o r yo u r h a n d . Th e n o n t h e n i g h t o f t h e
n i n t h d a y p l a c e t h i s l o o k i n g g l a s s u n d e r yo u r p i l l o w , a s k i n g t h e s t a r
t o s h o w yo u i n a d r e a m yo u r f u t u r e h u s b a n d . On t h e m o r r o w g o o u t
e a r l y a n d g i ve a l m s t o t h e f i r s t b e g g a r yo u m e e t . If i t i s a m a n , yo u
w i l l b e m a r r i e d w i t h i n t h e ye a r t o t h e m a n o f w h o m yo u d r e a m t . If
i t i s a w o m a n , yo u w i l l h a ve t o w a i t a n o t h e r ye a r .
1 1 . S TE AM
W r i t e o n va r i o u s p i e c e s o f p a p e r t h e n a m e s o f yo u n g m e n ( o r yo u n g
w o m e n a s t h e c a s e m a y b e ) w h o m yo u m a y p o s s i b l y g e t e n g a g e d t o ,
o r va r i o u s m a t t e r s , a f f a i r s i n w h i c h yo u a r e e n g a g e d , e t c . , a n d t h r o w
t h e m , r o l l e d l i k e c i g a r e t t e s , i n t o a s i e ve o ve r a s a u c e p a n o f b o i l i n g
w a t e r . Th a t p a p e r w h i c h w i l l b e f i r s t u n r o l l e d b y t h e s t e a m w i l l g i ve
yo u a r e p l y. D o n o t f o r g e t t o p u t a m o n g s t t h e o t h e r s a p i e c e o f w h i t e
p a p e r r o l l e d t h e s a m e a s t h e o t h e r s b u t o n w h i c h yo u h a ve w r i t t e n
n o t h i n g . If t h i s i s t h e f i r s t t o u n r o l l , yo u w i l l r e m a i n u n m a r r i e d .
1 2 . TRE E B ARK
Ch o o s e i t b r o a d a n d t h i n , p u t i t i n t o a b r i g h t f i r e a n d w a i t t i l l i t
h a s c a u g h t
. As s o o n a s t h e f l a m e s h a ve g o n e o u t , r e a d , a s i n c o f f e e
g r o u n d s , t h e s i g n s m a d e o n t h e b l a c k s u r f a c e b y t h e t r a c e s o f t h e a s h
.
1 3 . S OOT
S i m i l a r l y i n t e r p r e t t h e d e s i g n s a n d b l o t s m a d e o n o i l c l o t h o r o n
a s h e e t o f g l a s s b y a m i x t u r e o f s o o t a n d o i l s t i r r e d u p t o g e t h e r
.
1 4 . AIR AND W IND
P u t o n a t a b l e u p s i d e d o w n a n u m b e r o f s m a l l s qu a r e s o f p a p e r
o f t h e s a m e s i z e o n w h i c h yo u h a ve w r i t t e n va r i o u s r e p l i e s t o t h e
qu e s t i o n s w h i c h yo u w a n t a n s w e r e d . Ge n t l y m o ve a f a n o ve r t h e m ,
a n d t h e a n s w e r w h i c h f a t e i n t e n d s f o r yo u w i l l t u r n u p .
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1 5 . E ARTH
Fi l l f i ve f l o w e r p o t s w i t h e x a c t l y s i m i l a r e a r t h a n d p l a n t i n e a c h
o n t h e s a m e d a y t h e s e e d o f t h e s a m e k i n d o f f l o w e r . E a c h p o t c o r r e s -
p o n d s t o a n e x p e c t e d e ve n t
. Th e f i r s t t o h a p p e n w i l l b e d e t e r m i n e d
b y t h e s e e d w h i c h h a s g e r m i n a t e d f i r s t .
1 6 . THE CUCK OO
As s o o n a s yo u h e a r i t s i n g , p u t yo u r h a n d i n yo u r p o c k e t , t a k e
a c o i n a n d h o l d i t f i r m l y, s a yi n g , " Cu c k o o , s h a l l I m a k e m y f o r t u n e ? "
If t h e c u c k o o i m m e d i a t e l y s i n g s t w i c e , t h e r e p l y i s f a vo u r a b l e
; i f
s e ve r a l t i m e s , d o u b t f u l ; i f o n c e , n o .
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.
THE D AIS Y
E ve r yb o d y h a s c o n s u l t e d t h i s p o p u l a r o r a c l e . Ho w m a n y b e l i e ve
i n i t ?
Is i t m o r e r i d i c u l o u s t o b e l i e ve i n t h a n o t h e r s ? " I l o ve yo u
( o r h e l o ve s m e ) , a l i t t l e , m u c h , p a s s i o n a t e l y, n o t a t a l l . " Ho p e a n d
f e a r o f g e n t l e l o ve r s
! P r e c i o u s a vo w a l s m a d e b y t h e w h i t e p e t a l s
!
Ho w m a n y h e a r t s yo u w i l l ye t f i l l w i t h h a p p i n e s s o r m e l a n c h o l y !
Ot h e r s , o c c u p i e d w i t h p l a n s , s a y ye s a n d n o , o r s i m i l a r l y f a i l u r e
a n d s u c c e s s , e t c .
1 8 . THE E NTRAILS OF ANIMALS
Ho w m a n y c e n t u r i e s b a c k d o e s t h i s o r a c l e g o ! Th e s o o t h s a ye r s
u s e d t o c o n s u l t t h e t h r o b b i n g e n t r a i l s o f t h e b u r n t o f f e r i n g s w h i c h
s o m e t i m e s w e r e h u m a n b e i n g s
. To - d a y, l e s s c r u e l , w e c o n f i n e o u r -
s e l ve s t o s a c r i f i c i n g f o w l o r g a m e
. Th e y a r e r e a d a s f o l l o w s :-
If t h e r e a r e b l a c k i n t e s t i n e s t o t h e r i g h t - i n c r e a s e i n t h e f a m i l y
.
If t h e r e a r e b l a c k i n t e s t i n e s t o t h e l e f t - l o s s o f m o n e y
.
If t h e i n t e s t i n e s a r e t w i s t e d - s t r u g g l e , b u t s u c c e s s i n t h e e n d
.
If t h e r e a r e i n t e s t i n e s r e c e n t l y t o r n - d i s c o r d .
If t h e r e a r e i n t e s t i n e s t o r n l o n g a g o - r e n e w e d h a r m o n y
.
1 9 . THE B LACK HE N
Ma g i c i a n s u s e d t h i s "m a g i c a n i m a l , " a n d d i vi n a t i o n b y i t s h e l p
w a s c a l l e d a l e c t r o m a n c y
. A c i r c l e w a s t r a c e d o n t h e g r o u n d a n d
d i vi d e d i n t o s e c t i o n s c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e l e t t e r s o f t h e a l p h a b e t o r
t o t h e n u m b e r o f r e p l i e s r e qu i r e d . In e a c h s e c t i o n a g r a i n o f m i l l e t ,
o r b a r l e y o r o f c o r n w a s p l a c e d
. Th e n t h e h e n w a s p l a c e d a n d t h e
o r d e r i n w h i c h i t p i c k e d u p t h e g r a i n s w a s n o t e d , t h i s o r d e r f o r m i n g
a w o r d w h i c h g a ve t h e r e p l y o r t h e s e qu e n c e o f t h e e ve n t s t o c o m e
.
In Tu n i s i a a b l a c k c o c k w h i c h h a d h a d n o t h i n g t o e a t t h a t d a y
i s u s e d i n s t e a d o f t h e h e n .
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2 0 . S HOE S
In o r d e r t o k n o w w h e t h e r t h e y w i l l g e t m a r r i e d , g i r l s t h r o w o n e
o f t h e i r s h o e s f r o m t h e f o o t d o w n t h e s t a i r s . If t h e s h o e f a l l s t o e
u p w a r d , t h e r e i s n o m a r r i a g e ; i f o n t h e o t h e r h a n d t h e h e e l i s u p w a r d s ,
t h e n a m a r r i a g e w i l l t a k e p l a c e a f t e r a s m a n y d a ys , m o n t h s o r ye a r s
a s t h e s h o e f e l l i n s t e p s .
2 1 . THE D AND E LION
Ta k e a d a n d e l i o n i n s e e d a n d b l o w o n i t . If a l l t h e s e e d s f l y o f f a t
o n c e , yo u a r e l o ve d p a s s i o n a t e l y . If a f e w s e e d s r e m a i n , t h e r e m a y
b e s o m e u n f a i t h f u l n e s s . If m a n y r e m a i n , i n d i f f e r e n c e .
LITTLE ORACLE FOR LOVE RS
Or a c l e s f o r Lo ve r s a b o u n d . Mo s t o f t h e m a r e g a i l y f a n c i f u l .
Ma n y r e p r o d u c e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n p r e vi o u s l y h e r e g i ve n a n d i n t e r p r e t e d
i n f a vo u r o f o r a g a i n s t l o ve . Fr o m a s m a l l b o o k o n t h e s u b j e c t w e
e x t r a c t t h e f o l l o w i n g b y w a y o f d i s t r a c t i o n a m o n g s t s o m a n y s e r i o u s
m a t t e r s :-
Ne e d l e - i f i t i s b r o k e n w h i l e s e w i n g , a yo u n g m a n t h i n k s o f t h e
s e w e r .
Ma t c h e s - u p s e t b y a g i r l , e a r l y m a r r i a g e i f t h e w h o l e b o x i s u p s e t .
If a n y r e m a i n i n t h e b o x , e a c h o n e m e a n s a d a y, a w e e k , a m o n t h
o r a ye a r b e f o r e t h e m a r r i a g e t a k e s p l a c e .
Ri n g - g i ve n i t i s a l w a ys a s i g n o f l o ve a n d t o k e n o f h a p p i n e s s .
B e w a r e o f b r e a k i n g o f f i f t h i s r i n g i s l o s t . D a n g e r o f d i vo r c e i f i t i s
b r o k e n . D a n g e r o f b e t r a ya l i f i t l o s e s i t s s h a p e o w i n g t o a b l o w .
S t o c k i n g s o r s o c k s
u n i n t e n t i o n a l l y p u t o n i n s i d e o u t o n r i s i n g m e a n
a p r e s e n t s o o n .
W a l k i n g s t i c k - a c c i d e n t a l l y b r o k e n b y a g i r l - b e w a r e o f a c r u e l
h u s b a n d .
S c i s s o r s - b r o k e n , b a d o m e n ; o n e b l a d e b r o k e n , s qu a b b l e ; b o t h
b r o k e n , b r e a k
.
Lo o k i n g - Gl a s s - g i ve n a s a p r e s e n t - a n x i e t y
; i f i t b r e a k s , e n d o f
h a p p i n e s s .
Ho r s e h o e - f o u n d , g o o d l u c k. ;
f o u n d b y t w o l o ve r s t o g e t h e r , c o m -
p l e t e h a p p i n e s s .
S l i p p i n g - o n f r u i t s k i n , f l i r t a t i o n
; o n t h e l a w n , f a i n t i n g i n t h e
o p e n a i r ; i n t h e w a t e r , l o ve a n d t e a r s ; o n p a r qu e t f l o o r , f a i n t i n g i n
a n e n c l o s e d s p a c e .
Ga r t e r - l o s t , p r o p o s a l c o m i n g s o o n t o t h e o w n e r
; c o m i n g u n d o n e ,
b e w a r e ; f o u n d , l o ve l e t t e r c o m i n g .
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Ha n d - k n o c k e d a g a i n s t w o o d - yo u w i l l b e l o ve d ; a g a i n s t i r o n -
d o n o t t r u s t
.
S t i n g - o f a
b e e , p a s s i o n ; o f a w a s p , d a n g e r ; o f a n a n t , qu a r r e l
;
o f a f l e a , s m a l l w o r r i e s
.
B r o k e n e g g - s u l k s .
P e n n y w i t h a h o l e - g o o d l u c k f o r t h e r e c i p i e n t . Ha p p y h o m e
f o r e n g a g e d c o u p l e i f i t i s g i ve n t h e m .
Gl a s s - b r o k e n , g o o d s i g n i f i t i s a w h i t e g l a s s ; i f i t i s r e d , w o r r i e s ;
i f g r e e n , h o p e d i s a p p o i n t e d
; i f i t i s f u l l o f w i n e , l a s t i n g l o ve .
IV
On o m a n t i c s
W e d o n o t s a y On o m a n c y .
On o m a n c y w a s a n d r e m a i n s d i vi n a t i o n b y n a m e s . Th e f o l l o w i n g
i s t h e o p i n i o n
o f t h e o c c u l t i s t E l y S t a r , t h e a u t h o r o f a n o n o m a n t i c
As t r o l o g y e n t i t l e d Th e Mys t e r i e s o f t h e Ho r o s c o p e , o n t h i s s u b j e c t :-
No t s a t i s f i e d w i t h a s c e r t a i n i n g t h e i n f l u e n c e s o f t h e s t a r s b y t h e u s u a l
p r o c e e d i n g s o f As t r o l o g y, E l y S t a r , a s w e h a ve s e e n , c l a i m s t h a t w e
m u s t a d d t h e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e n a m e , t h a t i s t o s a y t h e f a m i l y s e a l ( g i ve n
b y t h e f a m i l y n a m e ) a n d i n d i vi d u a l s i g n a t u r e ( g i ve n b y t h e p e r s o n a l
n a m e ) , t h e w h o l e k a b b a l i s t i c a l l y r e d u c e d t o n u m b e r s . W e h a ve
s a i d t h a t t h i s c o m p l i c a t i o n s e e m e d t o u s s o m e w h a t u n n e c e s s a r y a n d
s l i g h t l y f a n t a s t i c . W e d o n o t i n t e n d i n s a yi n g s o t o r e j e c t t h e c u r i o u s
i d e a s e x p r e s s e d b y t h i s s c h o l a r o n t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f n a m e s , b u t t o
s e p a r a t e On o m a n c y f r o m As t r o l o g y, w h i c h m a y b e a d d e d t o i t , b u t i n
o u r o p i n i o n n o t m i x e d u p w i t h i t
. In o t h e r w o r d s , t h i s e n a b l e s u s
t o d i s t i n g u i s h b e t w e e n On o m a n c y i n w h i c h w e h a ve n o t ve r y m u c h
f a i t h , a n d On o m a n t i c s w h i c h w e c o n s i d e r u s e f u l .
To s a y a w o r d , j u s t l y w r i t e s E l y S t a r , i s t o e vo k e a t h o u g h t , t o
m a k e i t a c t u a l . Fu r t h e r , t h e m a g n e t i c p o w e r o f t h e w o r d i s t h e b e g i n -
n i n g o f a l l m a n i f e s t a t i o n
. Th i s i s w h y w e f i n d i n t h e Go s p e l ,
" In
t h e b e g i n n i n g w a s t h e W o r d , a n d t h e W o r d w a s Go d
. " To g i ve a
n a m e i s n o t m e r e l y t o i d e n t i f y t h e b e i n g t h a t b e a r s i t , b u t i t i s t o d e vo t e
i t b y t h e W o r d t o t h e o c c u l t p o w e r s . Th i n g s a r e w h a t t h e y a r e m a d e
b y n a m i n g t h e m . Th e W o r d i s b l e s s i n g o r c u r s e . Th u s n a m e s b e c o m e
b e n e f i c e n t o r m a l e f i c e n t a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i n f l u e n c e s a t t a c h e d t o t h e i r
e l e m e n t s , t h a t i s t o s a y t o t h e i r l e t t e r s a n d t o t h e n u m b e r s c o r r e s -
p o n d i n g t o t h o s e l e t t e r s
.
Th e n a m e i s t h e r e f o r e a s i g n a t u r e
. It s ve r y s o u n d i m p r e s s e s u s
.
In t h e a b s t r a c t , f o r i n s t a n c e , Ga m a h u t i s a n u g l y n a m e , a n d i t i s n o t
s u r p r i s i n g t h a t i t s h o u l d h a ve b e e n b o r n e b y a m u r d e r e r ; No a i l l e s
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i s a b e a u t i f u l n a m e i n i t s s o n o r o u s n e s s w h i c h t u r n s i n t o l i m p i d i t y,
a n d w e a r e g l a d t h a t i t s h o u l d a d o r n a p o e t i c a l t a l e n t a s i t a d o r n e d a
f a m i l y i l l u s t r i o u s i n h i s t o r y . Na m e s h a ve t h e i r o w n p h ys i o g n o m y,
g e n t l e o r a g g r e s s i ve , h o n e s t o r l o w . It i s w e l l k n o w n t h a t f a m i l y
n a m e s w e r e o r i g i n a l l y n i c k n a m e s , a n d p e r s o n a l n a m e s h a ve a w e l l -
k n o w n m e a n i n g
. Ho w r e m a r k a b l e i s t h e e u p h o n y o f t h e f i r s t n a m e
g i ve n b y b e l i e ve r s t o t h e D i vi n e b e i n g , w h i c h i s , a s i s w e l l k n o w n ,
m e r e l y a c o l l e c t i o n o f vo w e l s :- I, E , 0, U, A, w h i c h b e c a m e l e o u va ,
Ie o va , Je h o va h I
P e r s o n a l n a m e s , t h e o n l y o n e s o f w h i c h w e s h a l l s p e a k h e r e , w i t h o u t
t r yi n g t o a t t a c h a d e s t i n y t o t h e m , w h i c h s e e m s t o u s t o b e g o i n g t o o
f a r , h a ve a h i d d e n p o e t r y, d e l i c a t e b u t s u r e . Th u s t h e Gr e e k s g a ve
t h e n a m e Me l a n i e t o a d a r k g i r l , b e c a u s e m e l a n i e i s a t r a n s l a t i o n o f t h e
w o r d b r o w n ( Me l a n e s i a , f o r i n s t a n c e , i s t h a t p a r t o f Oc e a n i a w h i c h
w a s i n h a b i t e d b y d a r k p e o p l e ) , Th e o p h i l u s t o a p i o u s m a n ( Th e o -
Go d ;
p h i l o - f r i e n d ) , e t c . It c o u l d t h e r e f o r e a l m o s t b e s a i d o f d a r k
p e o p l e , p a s s i n g f r o m t h e p r o p e r n a m e t o t h e c o m m o n n o u n , t h a t t h e y
w e r e m e l a n i e s , o f p i o u s m e n t h a t t h e y w e r e t h e o p h i l e s , a n d s i m i l a r l y
b r i d g e t c o u l d b e c a l l e d a s e r va n t , a s t h e s e c o n d w o r d i s a t r a n s l a t i o n
o f t h e f i r s t , c l a u d i n e a n i d i o t , c l e m e n c e a d a r k w o m a n , f l a vi a a f a i r
o n e , b e r n a r d a h e r m i t , p h i l i p a l o ve r , e t c
.
Th u s a n i d e a , a b e l i e f , a d e s t i n y w e r e a t t a c h e d t o n a m e s , a n d t h u s
On o m a n t i c s l e d t o On o m a n c y . B u t t h e i d e a h a s b e e n t o s u c h a n e x t e n t
f o r g o t t e n t h a t t h e d e s t i n y h a s h a r d l y a n y va l u e l e f t
.
S o m u c h w a s i t b e l i e ve d t h a t d e s t i n y w a s b o u n d t o t h e n a m e t h a t ,
a p a r t f r o m u s u a l r e m i n d e r s o f c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , n a m e s w e r e i n ve n t e d
w h i c h m i g h t b r i n g g o o d l u c k . W h a t i s t h e m e a n i n g o f Ce l e s t i n e i f n o t
" p r o t e c t e d b y Go d ", o f Al e x a n d e r ( Al e x o - I p r o t e c t ; a n e r - m e n )
i f n o t
"
p r o t e c t e d b y m e n " ? An d t h i s f a i t h i n t h e m ys t i c i s m o f
t h e n a m e i s f o u n d a g a i n i n t h e f a c t t h a t Ca t h o l i c s g i ve t o a c h i l d t h e
n a m e o f a S a i n t w h o b e c o m e s i t s p a t r o n , i t s p r o t e c t o r , a n d w h o i s
h o n o u r e d , a s w e l l a s t h e c h i l d , o n t h e d a y o f h i s f e a s t .
In s h o r t , p e r s o n a l n a m e s w e r e a d a p t e d t o t h o s e w h o b o r e t h e m .
It i s a g r e a t p i t y t h a t i t i s n o l o n g e r s o . Ho w e ve r , i t i s n o t r a r e t o
f i n d g o d f a t h e r s a n d g o d m o t h e r s g i ve t o t h e i r g o d c h i l d r e n n a m e s w h i c h
t h e y l i k e , w h i c h t h e y h o p e w i l l b r i n g t h e m l u c k
. W e a r e t h e r e f o r e
n o t a t a l l o p p o s e d t o t h e p r i n c i p l e o f f i n d i n g f o r n e w b o r n b a b i e s n a m e s
w h i c h h a ve a m e a n i n g , o r a t a n y r a t e a r e h a r m o n i o u s . It m i g h t b e
h o p e d t h a t i n t h e r e s u l t t h e y s h o u l d c o r r e s p o n d t o t h e c h i l d w h e n
g r o w n u p , f o r t h e r e i s n o d o u b t t h a t s o m e n a m e s d o n o t a t a l l a g r e e
w i t h t h e f a c e s o f t h o s e w h o b e a r
. Th e b e s t t h i n g m i g h t b e t o g i ve
s e ve r a l p e r s o n a l n a m e s , s o a s t o b e a b l e t o c h o o s e , o n e d a y, i f n e c e s s a r y,
t h e o n e a m o n g s t t h e n u m b e r w h i c h i s t h e m o s t s u i t a b l e . Ha d n o t
t h e Ro m a n s t h r e e n a m e s - t h e f a m i l y n a m e , t h e b a p t i s m a l n a m e , a n d
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t h e s u r n a m e w h i c h o f t e n w a s t h e o n l y o n e r e m e m b e r e d , t h e o n l y o n e
t h a t p a s s e d t o p o s t e r i t y . Yo u k n o w Tu l l i u s Ma r c u s Ci c e r o . Ci c e r o
w a s t h e s u r n a m e
. It i s t h e o n e w h i c h t o - d a y g l o w s i n o u r m e m o r i e s .
Ma r c u s h a s b e e n f o r g o t t e n , a n d t h e m e m o r y o f Ci c e r o h a s r e m a i n e d .
Th e f o l l o w i n g , t h e r e f o r e , b e l o n g s m o r e t o On o m a n t i c s t h a n t o
o n o m a n c y .
W e s h a l l d e s c r i b e w h a t t h e b e a r e r o f t h i s o r t h a t p e r s o n a l
n a m e o u g h t t o b e
r a t h e r t h a n w h a t h e i s o r w i l l b e c o m e
. No n e - t h e -
l e s s b y w a y o f i n f o r m a t i o n , a n d s o a s n o t t o g r i e ve t h o s e w h o b e l i e ve
i n t h e l u c k o f a p e r s o n a l n a m e , w e s h a l l a l s o g i ve w h a t On o m a n c y
c l a i m s t o a t t a c h t o i t i n t h e w a y o f p r e d i c t i o n .
Le t u s b e g i n w i t h t h e c o m m o n f e m i n i n e p e r s o n a l n a m e s . 1
Al b a :
m e a n s t h e w h i t e o n e . He n c e w h i t e n e s s , p u r i t y . Th e Al b a s a r e ( i n p r i n c i p l e ,
w e r e p e a t i t ) n a i ve , u p r i g h t , n o t ve r y f i r m . S o m e t i m e s m ys t i c a l , t h e y r e m a i n
u n m a r r i e d o r b e c o m e n u n s .
Ag n e s :t h e p u r e , t h e g e n t l e o n e
. Fr a g i l i t y, t e n d e r n e s s . Th e Ag n e s e s a r e ( o r o u g h t
t o b e ) s m a l l d e l i c a t e g e n t l e w o m e n , t i m i d a n d r e a d y t o s a c r i f i c e t h e m s e l ve s .
Ag a t h a : t h e p r e c i o u s , t h e g o o d , t h e b r i l l i a n t o n e
. Li ve l y p r e t t y w o m e n , m u s i c a l ,
f o n d o f p l e a s u r e a n d t h e a r t s , i n t e l l i g e n t e n o u g h t o s u c c e e d , b u t a f r a i d o f
s t r o n g e m o t i o n s .
Ad e l a : t h e u n k n o w n , t h e n o b l e o n e
. Gr e a t c o qu e t t e s , s p r i g h t l y, c h a n g e a b l e , n o t
ve r y r e l i a b l e , w e l l m a d e p h ys i c a l l y ; u n f a i t h f u l c o m p a n i o n s a n d c a r e l e s s
m o t h e r s
. If d a r k t h e s e d e f e c t s a r e s l i g h t e r .
An n a :
t h e g r a c i o u s , t h e m e r c i f u l o n e . Th e p e r s o n a l n a m e f o r k i n d l y w o m e n , o f
s a n e m i n d , f r a n k , c o u r a g e o u s , g o o d w i ve s , g o o d m o t h e r s , c h a r i t a b l e . Ge n e r a l l y
n o t ve r y p r e t t y b u t h a vi n g g o o d e ye s .
An g e l a : t h e a p p o i n t e d o n e . Th e r e i s s o m e t h i n g o f t h e a n g e l i n t h e m , t h e y a r e
f a i r , g l i d i n g , l i g h t , o p e n - f a c e d w i t h b l u e e ye s , d r e a m y, p o e t i c a l , b e c o m i n g
m ys t i c a l i n l a t e r l i f e , o r n e u r a s t h e n i c .
Al i c e :
t h e c o n qu e r o r . S u i t s t h e h a u g h t y t a l l s t a t u e s qu e w o m a n ; b u t t h e r e a r e
s m a l l p l e a s a n t a n d p r o u d Al i c e s . Gr e a t c o u r t e s a n s w h o r u l e b y t h e i r c h a r m
.
Am y :t h e b e l o ve d . Th e y a r e g r a c i o u s , p l e a s a n t , g o o d , k n o w i n g h o w t o k e e p l o ve ,
s i m p l e , w i s e , m o d e s t , s u r e o f l o n g h a p p i n e s s a n d a c a l m o l d a g e .
Au g u s t a :
t h e f e m i n i n e o f Au g u s t u s . Ob vi o u s l y g r e a t n e s s , n o b i l i t y, i n t e l l i g e n c e ,
p r i d e . Th e y a r e p r e d i s p o s e d t o b r o k e n l o ve s , w h i c h s u b s e qu e n t l y m a k e
t h e m c r y i n s i l e n c e .
Au r e l i a : t h e h a l o . A s o m e w h a t p r e t e n t i o u s n a m e . In t e l l i g e n c e a n d w i l l - p o w e r .
It i s l i t t l e u s e d , a n d n o t ve r y a p p r o p r i a t e l y . Th e r e i s l i t t l e a t t r a c t i o n i n t h e
w o r d , h e n c e t h e b e a r e r i s a p t t o b e c o m e a n o l d m a i d .
Al i n e : t h e u p r i g h t , t h e d a i n t y o n e . Ge n t l e n e s s , i n d o l e n c e , i n t e g r i t y . Yo u s e e
a s m a l l g r a c i o u s w o m a n , s o m e w h a t s t o u t , l o vi n g a n d g e n t l e , w i t h d a i n t y
t a s t e s , f e e l i n g , a n d a s e n s e o f d u t y .
i Th e s e d e t a i l s a r e i n p a r t a s u m m i n g u p o f t h o s e g i ve n b y J . Re n o u x i n h i s Me a n i n g
o f P e r s o n a l Na m e s
.
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Ad r i e n n e :t h e b e a u t i f u l o n e . Li ve l y, c o qu e t t e , a l e r t a n d p a r t i c u l a r . No t m u c h
e n e r g y, b u t c a l m a n d a l i t t l e c h i l d i s h
. Te n d e n c y t o l a n g u o r .
Go o d
c o m p a n y .
B a r b a r a :
t h e s t r a n g e r , t h e a g e d o n e . Th i s n a m e s h o u l d n o t b e g i ve n t o a b a b y .
It e vo k e s a s t e r n a n d s t r i c t e l d e r l y w o m a n , s e n t i m e n t a l b u t r e s e r ve d , a f a u l t -
f i n d i n g a n d t h i n o l d m a i d , ' l o ve r o f c a t s a n d p a r r o t s .
B e r t h a : t h e b e a u t i f u l o n e .
It i s s h o r t , s i m p l e a n d g e n t l e . Yo u s e e a l o vi n g l i t t l e
w o m a n , g o o d t o h e r f r i e n d s . a w o r k e r , p l e a s a n t a n d f a i r . E c o n o m i c a l p e r h a p s
a n d ve r y p r a c t i c a l , s o m e w h a t r e s e r ve d .
B e a t r i x : t h e b l e s s e d , t h e va l o r o u s o n e
. B e a t r i c e s o w e i t t o t h e m s e l ve s t o b e b e a u t i -
f u l , n o b l e , b r a ve , c o m b a t i ve , a r t i s t i c , o r i g i n a l . D a n t e l o ve d a B e a t r i x .
B r i d g e t :t h e p e a c e f u l , t h e s e r vi n g o n e
. Th e B r i d g e t s a r e g o o d , d e vo t e d p e r s o n s ,
e l d e r l y, r e t i r i n g , a f f a b l e
. Th e y l o ve c h i l d r e n , l o o k a f t e r o l d p e o p l e . No t
m u c h yo u t h f u l n e s s .
Ce c i l i a :S t
. Ce c i l i a i s t h e p a t r o n o f m u s i c i a n s . Ha r m o n y, i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d p a s s i o n .
A vo i c e b o u n d t o b e p l e a s a n t
. Go o d h e a r t , b u t ve r y t o u c h y .
Cl a r a : t h e l u m i n o u s o n e
. A Cl a r a i s a l i ve , n e r vo u s , u p r i g h t , p r e t t y, d a r k , s u p p l e ,
s m a l l b u t w e l l m a d e . S h e m a r r i e s , b e c o m e s j e a l o u s a n d l o ve s l e s s t h a n s h e
i s l o ve d .
Cl a u d i a :
t h e s i l l y o n e . Th e a u t h o r o f " Cl a u d i n e "
h a s m a d e h e r t e n d e r r a t h e r
t h a n s t u p i d , a n d t h i s n a m e n o w e vo k e s a s h r e w d yo u n g w o m a n , b u t r e m a i n s
s e n s u a l , g e n t l e a n d c h i l d i s h .
Co r n e l i a : h a r d a s h o r n
. An d Co r n e l i a i s a c o r n e l i a n n a m e , d e n o t e s a vi r i l e a n d
f i r m t e m p e r a m e n t , a n o b l e a n d p r a c t i c a l n a t u r e , s o m e w h a t c o l d p h ys i c a l l y,
e a g e r m o r a l l y .
Cl e m e n c e : w h o p a r d o n s .
A s e n s i b l e , s l o w , n o t ve r y e x p a n s i ve w o m a n , g e n e r o u s
m o d e s t i n d u l g e n t .
No t ve r y b e a u t i f u l b u t w i t h a m a t e r n a l f e e l i n g . Cl e m e n c e
g r o w s o l d , h a p p y, c h i l d i s h a n d g r e e d y .
Ch a r l o t t e : t h e s t r o n g o n e
. Ju d g m e n t , g o o d h e a r t , e n e r g y, w i s d o m d u e t o d e e p
t h o u g h t a n d t r u e i n t e g r i t y .
A Ch a r l o t t e i s a c t i ve , h a r d w o r k i n g , a g o o d
c o m p a n i o n , p l e a s a n t , f a i r l y e l e g a n t . He r t a s t e s a r e n o t ve r y a e s t h e t i c . S h e
i s a s i m p l e a n d s a n e b o u r g e o i s e
.
Ca m i l l e : f r e e
. Th i s n a m e i s m a l e a s f e m a l e . Ca m i l l e s a r e s m a r t , s h r e w d , f o r w a r d ,
b o yi s h .
Th e y n a t u r a l l y p l e a s e , a r e g o o d c o m p a n y a n d m a k e g o o d w i ve s .
Co l e t t e : s l e n d e r n e c k
.
Oh , w h a t a p r e t t y n a m e f o r a n e x qu i s i t e w o m a n w i t h a
d a i n t y m i n d , b e a u t i f u l e ye s , f u l l o f l i f e a n d s o u l !
Ca r m e n : m e l o d y.
Th e Ca r m e n s a r e k e e n a n d s e l f - w i l l e d , p r o u d a n d vi n d i c t i ve ,
p r e t t y a n d f a n t a s t i c , s m a l l , n e r vo u s , r e s t i ve
. W h a t a t t r a c t i ve e ye s , w h a t
a p r e t t y s m i l e !
Th e y i n s p i r e s t r o n g p a s s i o n s i n a S p a n i s h w a y . On e a l w a ys
d r e a d s a t r a g i c d e a t h f o r t h e m .
D i a n a :g o o d s e n s e a n d yo u t h f u l s t r e n g t h
. W e t h i n k o f t h e Gr e e k D i a n a s , p r o u d ,
r o b u s t , s p o r t i n g .
Th e y a r e h e a l t h y w o m e n , w e l l b a l a n c e d , m a g n i f i c e n t , s e l f -
w i l l e d . Th e y d o m i n a t e .
D e n i s e :r e m i n d e r o f D i o n ys o s
. Ch a r m a n d g e n t l e n e s s .
Ge n t l e n a t u r e s b u t w i t h o u t
s t r o n g p a s s i o n s .
E va :
l i f e , t h e m o t h e r o f m e n .
Th e E va s a r e p r e t t y, i n qu i s i t i ve , t h o u g h t f u l . Th e y
m a r r y yo u n g a n d h a ve m a n y c h i l d r e n .
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E l i z a b e t h
:g r e e t e d b y Go d
. Fo r t u n a t e p e r s o n a l n a m e w h i c h g i ve s c h a r m i n g t e m p e r
a n d n a t u r a l p o w e r s .
E u l a l i e : I s p e a k w e l l . He n c e s t u d i o u s , a n d a t r a ve l l e r , g o o d s t o r yt e l l e r , i m a g i n a t i ve ,
r o m a n t i c .
E s t e l l e : t h e s t a r . Na m e o f p r i d e , o f e l e g a n c e a n d o f h e a l t h .
E u p h r a s i a : I
c h a r m
. Ye s , b u t i t n o l o n g e r c h a r m s , t h e vi l l a g e n a m e o f t h e w o m a n
w i t h m a n y c h i l d r e n a n d a d r u n k e n h u s b a n d .
. E s t h e r : t h e s e c r e t i ve o n e . Ti m i d i t y, m o r a l qu a l i t i e s , n o t ve r y p r e t t y b u t k n o w
h o w t o p l e a s e .
Th e y l o ve r e a d i n g , m e d i t a t i o n , t h e t h e a t r e , d r e a m i n g a n d
m e l a n c h o l y .
E u g e n i e :t h e w e l l b o r n . Ob vi o u s n a m e f o r t h e s t r o n g d a r k w o m a n w i t h b e a u t i f u l
b l a c k e ye s . Fa i t h f u l n e s s , l o ve o f j e w e l s a n d d r e s s . Co qu e t t i s h , b u t r e m a i n s
h o n e s t . Ma r r i e s r a t h e r l a t e .
E m i l y : E m i l y i s p a t i e n t , g e n t l e , b u t s o m e w h a t s t u b b o r n . S h e m a r r i e s yo u n g ,
b u t o f t e n h a s n o c h i l d r e n
.
If r e d s h e i s m o r e a t t r a c t i ve t h a n i f f a i r , b u t l e s s
s o t h a n i f d a r k . E x c e l l e n t a t w o r k .
Fe l i c i a :
t h e w e l l - t r e a t e d o n e
. In d e p e n d e n t , m o r e t h a n a m b i t i o u s , o f w i d e k n o w -
l e d g e . Li t t l e h e a r t a n d m u c h a p l o m b .
Fr a n c e s :
t h e f e a r l e s s o n e . Fr a n c e s i s s m a l l , w e l l m a d e , p r e t t y, d a r i n g , c h e e r y,
s k i l f u l , l i ve l y, p l e a s a n t .
Fe r n a n d e : i s m o r e t h a n a m b i t i o u s , s e l f - i n t e r e s t e d , b r a ve a n d o f t e n g o o d , s k i l f u l ,
h a r d w o r k i n g a n d s e l f - w i l l e d .
Ge o r g e t t e :o f t e n p r e t e n t i o u s , a l t h o u g h n o t ve r y w e l l m a d e . Of t e n a l s o t h i n , s i l l y,
l yi n g , e a g e r f o r a d ve n t u r e a n d c o w a r d l y w h e n i n d a n g e r . S o m e t i m e s , h o w e ve r ,
a Ge o r g e t t e h a s g o o d h e a r t .
Ge r m a i n e : a Ge r m a i n e i s k i n d , g e n t l e , s o f t , m a l l e a b l e , l o vi n g , s ym p a t h e t i c .
Ge n e vi e ve
: w h o i n h a b i t s t h e w o o d s a n d b r e e d s c o u r a g e . An d s h e h a s c o u r a g e ,
u n d e r a s i m p l e , d e l i c a t e a n d g r a c e f u l a p p e a r a n c e . S h e i s u p r i g h t , n o b l e ,
s t r o n g w i l l e d , r i g h t m i n d e d . S h e h a s c h a r m , a n d o f t e n t h e c o n ve n t a t t r a c t s
h e r .
Ha r r i e t : b e l o n g i n g t o a p o w e r f u l f a m i l y. Ge r m a n n a m e . In t e l l i g e n c e , c a l m ,
s t r o n g w i l l , p o s i t i vi s m , s u p p l e n e s s .
Ho r t e n s i a : w h o c o m e s f r o m t h e g a r d e n . P r e t t y i n yo u t h , e m b i t t e r e d i n o l d a g e .
Fa d e s l i k e t h e f l o w e r .
He l e n : w h o c o m e s f r o m Gr e e c e . A d e l i c a t e n a m e w h i c h s u i t s b e a u t y, e l e g a n c e
a n d g e n t l e n e s s . Me d i u m i n t e l l i g e n c e , b u t d a i n t y m i n d . Ca u s e s p e r h a p s
s o m e i l l u s i o n , b u t s o c h a r m i n g !
Is a b e l l a : Fr e n c h s u b s t i t u t e f o r Ys a b e a u , f o r E l i z a b e t h . No p r i d e , b u t d i s -
s i m u l a t i o n . Th e Ys a b e a u s w e r e o f t e n a r d e n t , c r u e l , u n j u s t , vi n d i c t i ve .
Th e Is a b e l l a s a r e l e s s s o
.
Ju l i a :b o r n i n Ju l y . Al s o g r a c e f u l i n t h e s h a p e o f Ju l i e t . Go o d f e e l i n g s , d a i n t y
i d e a s . W i l l - p o w e r m o d e r a t e b u t s u s t a i n e d . Co n s t a n c y i n a f f e c t i o n . S o m e -
w h a t t o u c h y .
Ja c qu e l i n e : p e a s a n t n a m e . Gr a c e w h i c h s o o n f a d e s , h e n c e m a y d e ve l o p i n t o a
d i f f i c u l t c h a r a c t e r
.
Jo s e p h i n e :j u d g e d o f Go d . S o f t n a t u r e , n o t ve r y e n l i g h t e n e d , c o m m o n . S u p e r f i c i a l
k i n d n e s s . S i l l i n e s s a n d va n i t y .
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2 9 1
Ja n e : Ho p e , s h e l t e r , g r a c e
. Na m e o f t e n d e r n e s s r a t h e r t h a n o f b e a u t y .
Th e
Ja n e s a r e k i n d a t t i m e s , d e vo t e d t o e x c e s s , o f t e n s e n s u a l , s o m e t i m e s vi c i o u s ,
a l w a ys i m p r e s s i o n a b l e .
Lo u i s e :t h e g e n t l e o n e . It i s a s o m e w h a t o r d i n a r y n a m e , s i m p l e , t i m i d , a m i a b l e ,
a r d e n t .
Lu c y :t h e l u m i n o u s o n e . S m a r t n a m e , s o l i d i n t e l l e c t , l i ve l y c h a r a c t e r , w i l l - p o w e r
u n e qu a l . S e n t i m e n t a l a n d r o m a n t i c i n yo u t h . Ch a r m w i t h o u t b e a u t y
b u t w h i c h i s l o ve d .
Le o n i e : c o m e s f r o m l e o , l i o n . D e c i d e d , t o u c h y, vi n d i c t i ve c h a r a c t e r . P r a c t i c e ,
a c t i vi t y, b r o a d m o r a l i t y .
Li a n e : n a m e o f e n t w i n i n g , o f d a r i n g , o f e l e g a n c e . No t m u c h h e a r t . Le a n i n g t o
c a r e l e s s n e s s a n d l o ve o f m o n e y .
Ma r y : t h e ve r y h i g h o n e . Na m e w h i c h h a s f a l l e n f r o m i t s h i g h e s t a t e ,
o r i g i n a l l y s u p e r b , m a d e f o r i m a g i n a t i o n , a g r e a t h e a r t , s t r o n g w i l l -
p o w e r . B u t i t h a s f a l l e n t o w a r d s e a s y p l e a s u r e s , c o m m o n t a s t e s - w i t h
e x c e p t i o n s .
Ma r g a r e t :t h e p e a r l . E x c e l l e n t n a m e , g e n e r a l l y w e l l s u i t e d t o w o m e n a t o n c e f i r m
a n d g e n t l e .
Me l a n i e : t h e d a r k o n e . Th e y a r e a l l l i k e t h i s , s e d u c t i ve , e a s y, s o m e w h a t t a l k a t i ve ,
m a d e f o r c a l m .
Ma g d a l e n : f a i r , p r e t t y, s e n s i b l e , e x p a n s i ve , d a i n t y, p a s s i o n a t e .
Ma r i a n : ( Ma r y- An n ) . S ym p a t h e t i c , l i ve l y a n d g e n t l e n a t u r e , c o n c i l i a t i n g a n d
f i r m , n o t ve r y e l e g a n t .
Ma r t h a : m e a n s f r o m B e t h a n y, a n d t h e a t t r a c t i n g o n e . Yo u s e e t h e m d a r k , f a u l t -
f i n d i n g , l o vi n g p l e a s u r e , s o m e w h a t e g o i s t i c a l , e a s y g o i n g , m a d e f o r s u c c e s s ,
b u t w i t h f r a i l h e a l t h .
Ma r c e l l e : g r a c e f u l n a m e
. Mo d e r a t e i n t e l l e c t , h a r d h e a r t , d a r i n g .
Na t a l i e : r i s i n g s t a r . Th e y b r i n g l u c k
. Ch e e r f u l c h a r a c t e r . On e l i k e s t o m e e t
t h e m .
P a u l a : t h e l i t t l e o n e . P a u l i n e , P a u l e t t e . D o m i n e e r i n g n a t u r e , e s p e c i a l l y i f i t
i s t h e m a l e n a m e t u r n e d i n t o P a u l e
. In d e p e n d e n t w o m e n , u n e qu a l , n e r vo u s ,
h o t o r c o l d , e g o i s t i c a l , o b s t i n a t e .
Ra c h e l :t h e s h e e p
. Ra c h e l s a r e p a s s i o n a t e , s e n s u a l , p r o f o u n d l y i n t e l l i g e n t a n d o f
g r e a t p e r s o n a l c h a r m , e ve n i f i t i s n o t d u e t o b e a u t y .
Re n e e : t h e Q u e e n . Ge n e r a l l y f a i r l y t a l l , a l e r t , s e n t i m e n t a l , n o t ve r y s e n s i t i ve ,
d e c i d e d , b r a ve
.
Ro s e : t h e f l o w e r . Th e f l o w e r o f f l o w e r s . Mu c h c h a r m a n d p a s s i o n
. B u t w i t h
t h o r n s a n d e p h e m e r a l . Th e y c o m e , t h e y c h a r m , t h e y p a s s o n , c o qu e t t i s h ,
i n d e p e n d e n t , n o t ve r y s e n s i t i ve
.
S o p h i a : w i s d o m . Na m e w h i c h i s f a l l i n g i n t o d i s u s e
. It i s a p i t y. It s t o o d f o r
i n t e l l i g e n c e , c a l m w i l l , p e r s o n a l w o r t h , s o l i d qu a l i t i e s
. Th i s i s p r o b a b l y t h e
r e a s o n , a l a s ! w h y i t h a s c e a s e d t o p l e a s e .
S yl vi a : Ru s t i c p o e t r y . Ch a r m i n g s i m p l i c i t y . Ch i l d i s h n e s s . Mo d e r a t e a n d
c h i m e r i c a l i n t e l l e c t
.
S u s a n n a : t h e l i l y.
Cl e a r i n t e l l e c t , p r a c t i c a l c o m m o n s e n s e , p r i d e a n d n o b i l i t y .
Ca p t i va t i n g b e a u t y . Gr e a t s e l f - r e s p e c t . Co r r e c t
b e h a vi o u r . S i m p l i c i t y
a p p a r e n t r a t h e r t h a n r e a l .
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THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S

S i m o n e
:
t h e h e r e t i c
. Im a g i n a t i o n , s e n s u a l i t y . Yo u s e e t h e m f a i r , s o m e w h a t
s t o u t , s e n t i m e n t a l , s m i l i n g , e l e g a n t , a m i a b l e . Th e i r l i ve s a r e s o m e w h a t
e x c i t i n g .
Th e r e s a : m e a n s s h e w h o h e a l s t h e b i t e o f t h e s e r p e n t , a n d t h e u n t a m e d o n e
. Na m e
f o r a s e n s i t i ve e x p a n s i ve a f f e c t i o n a t e c h a r a c t e r , s o m e t i m e s p a s s i o n a t e , k i n d
a n d c h e e r f u l .
Yvo n n e : f u l l o f g r a c e . Na m e ve r y d i s t i n g u i s h e d f o r r e a l b e a u t y, a c t i ve i n t e l l e c t
c a l m a n d p e r s e ve r i n g w i l l - p o w e r .
ME N' S NAME S
Ad a m :
t h e o l d m a n , t h e f a t h e r . It i s s a i d t h a t h i s n a m e b r i n g s b a d l u c k . An d
ye t t h e r e h a ve b e e n f a m o u s Ad a m s . Mu s t w e b e l i e ve t h a t i t i n d u c e s l a z i n e s s ,
c a r e l e s s n e s s , s p i t e , vi c e I
Au g u s t u s
: t h e g r e a t o n e . Na m e o f i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d s t r e n g t h , o f g o o d l u c k , s u c c e s s
a n d f e r t i l i t y .
An t o n y : w h o c a r r i e s h i m s e l f w e l l ; a n d i n e s t i m a b l e . Na m e o f h e a l t h , b a d h e a d
a n d g o o d h e a r t
. It p r o d u c e s p l e a s a n t c o m p a n i o n s , m e n l i k i n g m a n u a l l a b o u r ,
s e n s i t i ve s e l f - w i l l e d m e n .
An a t o l e
: D a w n , a n d h e w h o r i s e s h i g h . Na m e w h i c h i n i t s o r i g i n w a s p r o u d , h a s
b e e n s o m e w h a t vu l g a r i s e d b y t h e p e o p l e , b u t i s n o w a g a i n f i n d i n g i t s h i g h
p l a c e a m o n g t h e e l i t e
. Th e b e a r e r i s i n d a n g e r o f a vi o l e n t d e a t h .
Al b e r t , Al b e r i c :o f g o o d b i r t h . Co l d i m a g i n a t i o n , p r a c t i c a l c o m m o n s e n s e , b r o a d
m i n d e d .
Ar m a n d : t h e f o r m i d a b l e o n e . Mo c k i n g , p o s i t i ve , t e n a c i o u s , o r i g i n a l m i n d . Go o d
l o o k i n g , w i t h s u c c e s s e s a m o n g w o m e n , b u t , t h e s e g e t t i n g t o h i s h e a d , m i s s e s
h i s o p p o r t u n i t y, a n d f i n a l l y m a r r i e s a n yo n e .
An d r e w : t h e c o n qu e r o r . P l e a s a n t a p p e a r a n c e , s i m p l e m a n n e r s , g o o d c o m p a n y .
Ma r r i e s l a t e . It h a s b e e n o b s e r ve d t h a t m a n y An d r e w s a r e b i t t e n b y a n i m a l s ,
o r l o s e t h e s i g h t o f o n e e ye t h r o u g h s o m e a w k w a r d p e r s o n b a r g i n g i n t o t h e m .
Ad r i a n : c o u r a g e o u s . Mo d e r a t e i n e ve r yt h i n g . . Ma n u a l s k i l l . Up r i g h t c h a r a c t e r ,
b u t e a s i l y e m b i t t e r e d . Li t t l e w i l l - p o w e r .
Al p h o n s e : a l l a f i r e . Th e n a m e h a s b e c o m e s a d l y c o m m o n . On p r i n c i p l e , n i c e
f e l l o w , m a d c a p , e m p t y h e a r t
.
B e n j a m i n : s o n o f m y r i g h t h a n d . Ma d e t o b e p e t t e d . In t e l l i g e n c e a n d g e n t l e n e s s .
Ge n e r a l l y w e l l b a l a n c e d .
B e r n a r d : s o l i t a r y, a n d s t r o n g a s a b e a r . Vo l u p t u o u s , t h o u g h t l e s s , s o m e t i m e s
" l u c k y . " W i t h s o m e e x c e p t i o n s n o t m u c h e n e r g y .
Ch a r l e s : t h e s t r o n g . Ch a r l e s i s g e n e r a l l y p r a c t i c a l , g i f t e d i n c o m m e r c e , o f s o l i d
m e n t a l i t y, s k i l f u l , h a r d w o r k i n g , s e l f - w i l l e d , l o o k i n g a f t e r h i s o w n i n t e r e s t s .
D a n i e l : j u d g m e n t o f Go d . S l i g h t l y f a n t a s t i c a n d s e n t i m e n t a l n a m e , s o m e w h a t
s o f t , a f f e c t i o n a t e , o f a l e r t m i n d a n d c o n c i l i a t i n g c h a r a c t e r . Lo ve o f s i m p l i c i t y .
E u g e n e : t h e w e l l b o r n . Ma l e qu a l i t i e s a n d d e f e c t s o f E u g e n i e . W i t h t h i s n a m e
a s o m e w h a t u n h a p p y m a r r i a g e m a y b e l o o k e d f o r . No t ve r y k e e n o n w o r k
a n d s o m e w h a t s w a g g e r i n g .
E r n e s t : g r a ve , s e r i o u s . S i m p l e , o b l i g i n g , s t r o n g n a t u r e . Go o d h u s b a n d s . Ap t
f o r d i p l o m a c y .
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E m m a n u e l : Go d w i t h h i m .
Ve r y g o o d b r a i n . Gr a c e f u l m a n n e r s .
S e n s u a l i t y.
S o m e w h a t e a s i l y i n f l u e n c e d .
E d m u n d : h a p p y
. Go o d f e l l o w , s o m e w h a t t i m i d , g e n e r a l l y f a i r , r e g u l a r , h e a r t y,
d i s t i n g u i s h e d
. A m o d e r a t e i n t e l l e c t w h i c h e a s i l y a d a p t s i t s e l f
. P l e a s a n t
c o m r a d e s h i p .
E m i l e : o b l i g i n g .
An d l o vi n g f i g h t i n g .
A s ym p a t h e t i c n a m e , s t r e n g t h , l o ya l t y,
c o u r a g e , e n e r g y. Or d i n a r y i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d
o b s t i n a c y . He a r t o f g o l d .
E x c e l l e n t h u s b a n d .
Fr a n c i s :
t h e f e a r l e s s .
S e e u n d e r Fr a n c e s , a n d p u t w h a t i s t h e r e i n t o t h e
m a s c u l i n e .
Fe r d i n a n d :
s e d u c t i ve , m o c k i n g , i m a g i n a t i ve , c o l d , p r u d e n t , c h e e r f u l b y f i t s
.
Ga s t o n : t h e h o s t .
S i m p l e a n d w i t h o u t s i d e , i n d e p e n d e n t a n d a s s i m i l a t i ve . Ca l m
a n d f u l l o f i n i t i a t i ve . Of t e n f a i r .
B r o a d i d e a s a g r e e i n g w i t h m o r a l i n t e g r i t y
a n d w i t h o u t e x c e s s i ve b o u r g e o i s i e
. Ch i e f d e f e c t , t h o u g h t l e s s n e s s . D e l i g h t f u l
f e l l o w a n d e x c e l l e n t h u s b a n d .
Ga b r i e l : t h e m a n o f Go d . Fi g h t i n g a n d n e r vy s t r e n g t h .
S o m e w h a t p r o u d m a n n e r s
b u t g e n e r o u s h e a r t
. A Ga b r i e l i s w o r t h g e t t i n g t o k n o w . He i s g o o d a t
p a t i e n t w o r k
. He i s o b l i g i n g a n d c a n l o ve .
Ge r m a i n : S i n c e r e . Ru s t i c n a m e o f a s o l i d a n d f i r m m a n f u l l o f g o o d qu a l i t i e s
.
Gi l b e r t :
b r i l l i a n t c o m p a n i o n . D e n o t e s s e n s i t i ve n e s s , g e n t l e n e s s , f i r m a n d w h e e d l i n g
w i l l - p o w e r , g r e a t i n n e r a c t i vi t y .
Ge o r g e :
w h o i s o f t h e e a r t h . S o m e w h a t e x c e s s i ve vi va c i t y, a p p a r e n t g o o d n a t u r e .
Go o d l o o k i n g , g o o d h e a l t h .
He n r y :
A He n r y i s h a r d w o r k i n g , s o m e w h a t h a r d o f h e a r t , r a t h e r k e e n o n m o n e y,
w e l l m a d e , m e a n t f o r a n e a s y l i f e a n d a f a i r n u m b e r o f c h i l d r e n b y m a r r i a g e .
Hi p p o l yt e : l o ve r o f h o r s e s . He h a s c l e a r t h o u g h t s , a p a s s i o n a t e t e m p e r a m e n t ,
i s s l i g h t l y p r e s u m p t u o u s .
Jo s e p h : s a vi o u r . Th i s . n a m e b e t o k e n s s i m p l i c i t y, e ve n c h i l d i s h n e s s , c a l m , h o n e s t y,
p e r s e ve r a n c e
. B u t f o r s o m e u n k n o w n r e a s o n h e i s o f t e n b e t r a ye d b y w o m e n
.
Ju l i a n
:
n o t h i n g o r i g i n a l . D u l l n a t u r e , w i t h o u t n o t i c e a b l e qu a l i t i e s o r d e f e c t s .
Ca l m a n d r e t i r i n g .
Jo h n
:
e n t r a n c e d o o r . Ni c e , s i m p l e a n d g e n t l e n a m e , b r e a t h i n g t r u e p o e t r y, s e l f -
c o n t r o l , n o b l e i n d e p e n d e n c e , l o ve o f t r u t h , a r e s e r ve w h i c h c o n c e a l s h i g h
f e e l i n g .
Ja m e s : t h e s u p p l a n t e r . S o m e w h a t m o b i l e c h a r a c t e r . D e m o c r a t i c t a s t e s . A
f r i e n d s h i p w h i c h g i ve s i t s e l f w i t h o u t r e s e r ve
. Lo ve s t h e s o i l .
Je r o m e : Co n n e c t e d t h o u g h t . An x i o u s t o s u c c e e d
. Gr e a t p r a c t i c a l c o m m o n -
s e n s e . S t r o n g w i l l e d .
Le o : l i o n . An d ye t a Le o d o e s n o t s e e m a t t r a c t e d b y n o b l e p r i d e , o r s u r e o f h i s
s t r e n g t h o r c o u r a g e o u s .
Ma n y a r e s e n s u a l , s u p p l e , m o b i l e , s e l f - i n t e r e s t e d
a n d n o t ve r y i n t e r e s t i n g .
Lu c i a n : c o m e s f r o m l u x , l i g h t
.
Mi d d l e c l a s s n a m e w h i c h d e n o t e s e c o n o m y, e g o i s m ,
c a r e l e s s n e s s , a n d ye t a Lu c i a n i s n o t s p i t e f u l . To o s m a r t p e r h a p s , b o a s t i n g
.
W o m e n d o n ' t t r u s t t h e m .
Ma r k : b o r n i n Ma r c h
. S h o r t d r y n a m e , b e t o k e n i n g s t r e n g t h , d e c i s i o n , s u c c e s s
w i t h w o m e n a n d i n b u s i n e s s .
Mi c h a e l : l i k e Go d . P r i d e a n d o d d n e s s
. Ar t i s t i c s e n s e . Je a l o u s y. In d e p e n d e n c e .
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THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S

Ni c h o l a s
: vi c t o r y.
An d ye t i t i s a c a l m , m o d e s t n a m e
. A Ni c h o l a s u s u a l l y i s a
g o o d f e l l o w , g o o d s o n , g o o d h u s b a n d , g o o d f a t h e r , s o m e w h a t t i m i d
.
Ol i ve r : b e a r i n g f r u i t .
D e l i g h t f u l m e d i a e va l n a m e f u l l o f c h i va l r o u s b r a ve r y
. Ou r
Ol i ve r s s t i l l s e e m n o b l e , s e n s i t i ve , a f f e c t i o n a t e ,
r e s e r ve d , a l w a ys e qu a b l e
a n d s a n e
.
Os c a r : r o u g h
. Na s t y n a m e e x u d i n g b o a s t i n g , e g o i s m
; b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e i t
c o n t a i n s i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d s u p p l e n e s s
.
Ar i s t o c r a t i c a t f i r s t , i t h a s b e c o m e
qu a i n t l y m i d d l e - c l a s s .
P e t e r :
s a ys w h a t i t m e a n s , b u t i t m u s t n o t b e t a k e n t o m e a n h a r d n e s s o f h e a r t
.
W h a t i t d o e s m e a n i s f i r m n e s s
.
Fi n e n a m e t o o m u c h l e f t t o t h e l o w e r c l a s s e s
.
Th e P e t e r s a r e u p r i g h t , s o m e w h a t c a r e w o r n , n o t ve r y i d e a l i s t i c
. Th e y a r e
w r o n g l y l o o k e d u p o n a s u t o p i a n , l i m i t e d , r e m a i n i n g u n m a r r i e d
. Th e y a r e
s o m e w h a t n a i f i t i s t r u e a n d s o m e w h a t o b s t i n a t e ,
b u t a t b o t t o m g o o d
f e l l o w s .
P r o s p e r : h a p p y .
In t e l l e c t s o m e w h a t s l o w b u t p r a c t i c a l
. Li t t l e p h ys i c a l c h a r m .
S o m e va n i t y.
P h i l i p : t h e l o ve r .
Ch a r m . No t m u c h e n e r g y .
P a s s i o n . No t m u c h j u d g m e n t .
W i l l - p o w e r . No t m u c h i n t e l l i g e n c e
. Is g o o d l o o k i n g , w i l l p r o b a b l y s u c c e e d
w i t h s i m p l e m i n d e d w o m e n . S h i n e s a n d d e c e i ve s
.
Ra p h a e l : w h o d e l i g h t s .
W i n g e d p o e t i c g r a c e f u l n a m e , b e t o k e n i n g a r t .
P h ys i c a l
a n d m o r a l b e a u t y
.
On e h a s a f e e l i n g t h a t Ra p h a e l s s p e n d t h e m s e l ve s m u c h ,
u s e t h e m s e l ve s u p a n d d i e yo u n g
.
Ra ym o n d :g i ve r o f a d vi c e .
Th i s n a m e p l e a s e s w o m e n .
S e n s i t i ve a n d m e l a n c h o l y,
a Ra ym o n d c a n t h i n k a n d l o ve .
He i s g e n t l e a n d w e a k , a t o n c e r o m a n t i c
a n d qu i e t .
He i s a f r a i d o f h i s p a s s i o n .
Ri c h a r d :
h e r e w e h a ve t h e s t r o n g m a n , s o l i d i n b o d y, m i n d a n d h e a r t
. K e e n n e s s ,
d a r i n g , i n d e p e n d e n c e .
He i s p r o u d a n d s u s c e p t i b l e , l i k e s e m u l a t i o n . W e l l
m a d e , o f t e n f o n d o f s p o r t s .
Ro b e r t : b r i l l i a n t o r a t o r .
He i s s a i d t o b e d i s t r u s t f u l , s l o w t o u n d e r s t a n d , s u s c e p t i -
b l e , t e n a c i o u s , k e e n o n m o n e y, s e l f - w i l l e d
.
S e b a s t i a n :
r e s p e c t a b l e . S e r i o u s , s e t t l e d , p l e a s a n t n a m e
. E qu a l l y h a p p y w h e t h e r
m a r r i e d o r n o t .
S e ve r i n e
: g r a ve a n d s t e r n . In t e l l e c t . P a t i e n c e
. Lo ve o f p a r a d o x .
S t e p h e n : c r o w n e d .
S e r i o u s n a t u r a l qu a l i t i e s r e d e e m i n g a n o t ve r y c u l t u r e d m i n d
.
S u p p l e n e s s a n d d e c i s i o n .
Ve r y a l e r t j u d g m e n t . S t e p h e n s g e n e r a l l y m a k e
t h e i r f o r t u n e
. Th e y f r e qu e n t l y r e m a i n u n m a r r i e d .
Th e y b e c o m e w e a l t h y
b a c h e l o r u n c l e s w h o a r e p e t t e d i n t h e i r o l d a g e
.
S yl ve s t e r
: w h o i s o f t h e f i e l d s . Lo vi n g n a t u r e , s i m p l e , g o o d , e n l i g h t e n e d , s h a r p ,
s o m e w h a t c u n n i n g
.
Th e o d o r e :
Am p l e a b u n d a n t f a n t a s t i c i m a g i n a t i o n . Fr a n k n e s s
. D e s p i s e s u n -
k n o w n p e r s o n s .
Th o m a s : P o p u l a r n a m e .
B r o a d c o m m o n s e n s e , s t r o n g qu a l i t i e s o f t h e h e a r t
r a t h e r t h a n o f t h e m i n d . Ha r d w o r k a n d t h o u g h t f u l n e s s
.
To n y : a r t i f i c i a l n a m e
. S u s t a i n e d w i l l - p o w e r . Mo d e r a t e i m a g i n a t i o n
. No
e n e m i e s . Go o d m a t c h .
S u c c e s s .
Vi c t o r : t r i u m p h a n t .
Ve r y a m b i t i o u s , t h a t i s t o s a y m o r e w i l l - p o w e r , t h a n h e a r t
a n d i n t e l l i g e n c e .
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W i l l i a m : f o r m e r l y n o b l e , n o w p o p u l a r i s e d . Mo b i l e c o m p l i c a t e d d i p l o m a t i c c h a r a c -
t e r , c a p r i c i o u s , e n t e r p r i s i n g , o d d , i m p r e s s i o n a b l e
.
Xa vi e r : g e n t l e , g r a c e f u l p l e a s a n t m a n n e r s . D e l i g h t f u l m i n d . Ac u t e s e n s i t i ve n e s s .
Gi f t o f p l e a s i n g
.
To t h e a b o ve l e t u s a d d t h e e t ym o l o g y o f a f e w o t h e r f a i r l y w e l l
k n o w n n a m e s :-
Ab e l : h e w h o w e e p s .
Ab r a h a m : i l l u s t r i o u s f a t h e r .
Ac h i l l e s :w h o h a s b e a u t i f u l l i p s .
Ad o l p h u s : p a t e r n a l h e l p .
Ag r i p p i n a : b o r n f e e t f o r e m o s t .
Al c i d e s : s t r o n g .
Al e x a n d e r : w h o p r o t e c t s t h e w a r r i o r s .
Al f r e d :ve r y qu i e t .
Am b r o s e : i m m o r t a l .
Am e l i a :p o w e r f u l .
An a s t a s i a : w h o r e s t o r e s t o l i f e .
An n
: g r a c i o u s .
An s e l m : h e l m e t e d c o m p a n i o n .
Ar i s t i d e s :t h e b e s t m a d e .
Ar s e n e :e n e r g e t i c c h a r a c t e r .
B e r t h a : i l l u s t r i o u s a n d b e a u t i f u l
.
B l a n c h e :p u r e .
Ca r o l i n e :
b r a ve
.
Ca s i m i r : m a s t e r i n h i s o w n h o u s e
.
Ca t h e r i n e : s i n c e r e .
Ca e s a r :b o r n w i t h h a i r .
Ch r ys o s t o m : m o u t h o f g o l d .
Cl a u d : l a m e
.
Cl e o : g l o r i o u s .
Cl o t i l d e : i l l u s t r i o u s d a u g h t e r .
Co r a :g i r l
.
Cyr , Cyp r i a n : l o r d , m a s t e r .
D a vi d : w e l l b e l o ve d .
D e n n i s :
d i vi n e r .
D o m i n i c :m a s t e r o f t h e h o u s e
.
D o r o t h y : g i f t o f Go d .
D r e yf u s : t h r e e f o o t e d .
E d i t h : n o b l e .
E l e a n o r : c o n qu e r o r .
E m m a :
p r o t e c t o r .
E u s e b i u s :
p i o u s .
E va r i s t u s : t h e b e s t .
Fe l i e i a n : h a p p y .
Fr e d e r i c k : w h o b r i n g s p e a c e .
Ge r a r d : s t r o n g i n w a r .
Ge r t r u d e
:
w h o p r o t e c t s t h e h o u s e .
Ge r va s e : e s t i m a b l e .
Gi s e l a : s e r va n t .
Gr e g o r y :w a t c h f u l .
Hu b e r t : b r i l l i a n t m i n d .
Hu g h , Hu g o : s e r i o u s t h i n k e r .
Ig n a t i u s
:
u n k n o w n .
Ir e n e : p e a c e f u l
.
Ir m a : o f Ge r m a n r a c e .
Is a a c
:
w h o l a u g h s .
Ja m e s : t h e s u p p l a n t e r
.
Je r o m e : t h e s a c r e d n a m e .
Ju d i t h : w h o p r a i s e s .
La n d r y : r i c h i n t h e l a n d
.
La m b e r t : p o w e r f u l i n t h e l a n d .
Lu k e , Lu c a s : l u m i n o u s .
Ma r k , Ma r c e l , Ma r t i n :
o f Ma r c h ,
b r a ve .
Ma t t h e w , Ma t i l d a :
g i f t o f t h e Lo r d .
Ma u r i c e : b l a c k .
Ma x i m : t h e g r e a t e s t .
Me d e r i c k :
c h e e r f u l .
No a h : b e a u t i f u l , r a d i a n t
.
On e s i m u s : h e l p f u l .
P a s c a l :
p a s s e n g e r .
Ra o u l : a d vi s e r .
Re m i : t h e r o w e r .
Ro g e r : a s k e d .
S i m e o n : a n s w e r e d .
S o l a n g e : u n i qu e .
Va l e n t i n e
: i n g o o d h e a l t h .
Vi n c e n t :
w h o r e s t r a i n s h i m s e l f .
Yve s : w a t c h f u l .
It w i l l b e s e e n t h a t n a m e s w h i c h r e s e m b l e e a c h o t h e r h a ve t h e
2 9 6 THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S
s a m e r o o t , w h i c h i n c r e a s e s t h e h i n t s g i ve n a b o ve
. E x a m p l e s o f n a m e s
w h i c h h a ve t h e s a m e m e a n i n g
:-
Ad a l b e r t , Ad e l a i d e , Ad e l a , Al b e r t , Al b e r t i n e .
Cl a i r e , Cl a r a , Cl a r i c e .
Cyr , Cyp r i a n , Cyr i e n , Cyr i l , Cyr i n .
E t i e n n e , S t e p h a n , S t e p h a n i e , S t e p h e n , S t e ve n , S t e p a n , Fa n n y
.
Fr a n c o i s , Fr a n c i s , Fr a n c e s c o , Fr a n z
.
Le o , Le o n , Le o n i e , Le o n c e , Le o n a r d , Le o n t i n e , Le o p o l d
.
Ma t t h e w , Ma t e , Ma t h i a s , Ma t i l d a , Ma t t e o , Ma f f e o , Ma t t h ys
.
Ma u r , Ma u r i c e , Mo r e a u , Mo r e l , Mo r i n , Mo r r i s
.
Ni c h o l a s , Ni c a i s e , Ni c a n o r , Ni c o l , Ni c o s t r a t e , Ni c o l a i .
V
Vo ya n c e a n d P s yc h o m e t r y
W e t h o u g h t t h a t i t w o u l d h a r d l y b e p o s s i b l e t o o m i t d e a l i n g i n t h i s
c h a p t e r w i t h d i vi n a t i o n b y c l a i r vo ya n c e , a l t h o u g h t h i s i s a h yp e r -
p s yc h i c p h e n o m e n o n l i k e t h o s e t h a t a r e d e a l t w i t h i n t h e s e c o n d p a r t
o f t h e b o o k . W e r e l y h e r e o n t h e a u t h o r i t y o f Mr
. Ja g o t , w h o i n c l u d e s
c l a i r vo ya n c e a n d c a r t o m a n c y a s w e l l a s m a g i c m i r r o r s a m o n g t h e
i n t u i t i ve d i vi n a t o r y a r t s ; a n d i t i s f r o m h i s r e m a r k a b l e
Tr e a t i s e o f
Oc c u l t S c i e n c e s a n d P r a c t i c a l Ma g i c
t h a t w e e x t r a c t t h e s u b s t a n c e
o f t h e f i f t h d i vi s i o n o f t h e p r e s e n t c h a p t e r
.
Mr . B o i r a c , t h e Re c t o r o f t h e Ac a d e m y o f D i j o n , w h o h a s t a k e n
s u c h a g r e a t i n t e r e s t i n h yp e r p s yc h i c a l p h e n o m e n a , h a s g i ve n t h e n a m e
o f
m e t a g n o m y t o t h e p e r c e p t i o n o f p e r s o n s o r t h i n g s s i t u a t e o u t s i d e
t h e r a d i u s o f t h e p h ys i c a l s e n s e s o f t h e s e e r
. Th i s vi s i o n t h r o u g h
s p a c e m a y s u r e l y b e d e s c r i b e d a s i n t u i t i ve d i vi n a t i o n .
W e g i ve f o u r
e x a m p l e s
:-
D r
. Cl o qu e t h a vi n g i n 1 8 2 9 m a g n e t i c a l l y p u t a w o m a n t o s l e e p
s o a s t o r e m o ve h e r b r e a s t , D r
. Ch a p e l a i n a t t h e s a m e t i m e p u t h e r
d a u g h t e r t o s l e e p , w h e r e u p o n t h e l a t t e r d e s c r i b e d s t e p b y s t e p t h e
s t a t e o f h e r m o t h e r , a n d t o l d h i m t h a t t h e m o t h e r w o u l d d i e o n t h e
f o l l o w i n g d a y w i t h o u t s u f f e r i n g o r d e a t h a g o n y, a n d t h i s h a p p e n e d
.
Fu r t h e r t h e a u t o p s y r e ve a l e d t h a t t h e c l a i r vo ya n t h a d s e e n i n g r e a t
d e t a i l t h e c o n d i t i o n ( r e a l l y t e r r i b l e ) o f t h e i n t e r n a l o r g a n s o f t h e p a t i e n t
.
D r
. Jo i r e , h a vi n g p u t a m e d i u m , Mi s s D . , t o s l e e p , m a d e w i t h h e r
a n e x p e r i m e n t o f c r ys t a l vi s i o n , o f w h i c h w e s h a l l s p e a k l a t e r i n t h a t
p a r t o f t h e b o o k d e a l i n g w i t h Ma g i c S c i e n c e s
. He p l a c e d b e f o r e h e r
o n a b l a c k m a t a c r ys t a l b a l l , t o l d h e r t h a t s h e w a s g o i n g t o s e e t h e
p o r t r a i t o f a g e n t l e m a n w h o m s h e d i d n o t k n o w , a n d a s k e d h e r t o t e l l
h i m w h a t s h e n o t i c e d p a r t i c u l a r l y
. S h e d i d s o a t t h e e n d o f a f e w
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m o m e n t s , d e s c r i b i n g m i n u t e l y a l a d y' s b r o o c h w i t h a s m a l l p o r t r a i t
s u r r o u n d e d w i t h g o l d , s t a t i n g t h e p l a c e w h e r e t h i s b r o o c h w a s ( i n a
b o x ) , t h e c u p b o a r d w h i c h c o n t a i n e d i t , t h e r o o m a n d i t s f u r n i t u r e
.
No t e s h a vi n g b e e n t a k e n , t h e c o r r e c t n e s s o f a l l t h e s e d e t a i l s w a s
c h e c k e d i n a t o w n 6 0 k i l o m e t r e s a w a y . Th e o p e r a t o r a l o n e k n e w
o f t h e e x i s t e n c e o f t h e j e w e l . He h a s r e l a t e d t h i s f a c t o f m e t a g n o m y
a n d m a n y o t h e r s i n h i s b o o k e n t i t l e d " P s yc h i c a n d S u p e r n o r m a l
P h e n o m e n a . "
He r e i s a n o t h e r o f h i s e x p e r i m e n t s :-
P l a c i n g h i s u s u a l m e d i u m P r i m a Ni t i j a b e f o r e a c r ys t a l b a l l , h e
a s k e d h i m t o d e s c r i b e e x a c t l y w h a t h e s a w t h e r e . W h a t t h e m e d i u m
s a w w a s a w o m a n i n o u t d o o r c l o t h e s , w i t h h a t o n , r e a d y t o g o o u t , a
m a n n e a r h e r w i t h a w a l k i n g s t i c k i n h i s h a n d , w a i t i n g f o r h e r
. Ni t i j a
r e c o g n i s e s t h e w o m a n , g i ve s h e r n a m e , a d d s t h a t s h e i s l o o k i n g f o r
s o m e t h i n g - a k e y w h i c h s h e f i n a l l y f i n d s o n a s h e l f i n a c u p b o a r d ,
t h e n s h e g o e s o u t . Q u e s t i o n e d t h e n e x t d a y, t h e l a d y, m u c h a s t o n i s h e d ,
a d m i t s t h e c o r r e c t n e s s o f t h e f a c t s a s t o h e r l o o k i n g f o r a k e y, t h e n
g e t s a n g r y w i t h t h e m a n w h o w a s w i t h h e r , b e i n g s u r p r i s e d t h a t s h e
s h o u l d b e s p i e d u p o n ( ! )
A c o r r e s p o n d e n t o f C. Fl a m m a r i o n t o l d t h e f a m o u s a s t r o n o m e r
t h a t i n 1 8 6 7 , b e i n g t h e n i n Od e n s a ( D e n m a r k ) , h e u s e d t o m e e t a l a w ye r
o f t h e n a m e o f B a l l e c o n n e c t e d w i t h a w e l l k n o w n h yp n o t i s e r c a l l e d
Ha n s e n , w h o f r e qu e n t l y h yp n o t i s e d t h e l a w ye r
.
On e d a y t h e c o r r e s -
p o n d e n t a s k e d Ha n s e n , w h o h a d j u s t p u t B a l l e t o s l e e p a n d h a d r e a c h e d
t h e s t a g e o f c l a i r vo ya n c e a n d w i t h h i s c o n s e n t t o vi s i t i n m i n d h i s
m o t h e r w h o l i ve d a t Ro e s k i l d e . He d i d s o , s a yi n g t h a t h e s a w t h e
l a d y i l l b u t n o t s e r i o u s l y s o i n a h o u s e i n t h e s t r e e t c a l l e d S k o m a g e r -
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f e w d a ys l a t e r t h i s w a s c o n f i r m e d b y a l e t t e r t e l l i n g t h a t t h e l a d y
h a d f e l t u n w e l l a n d h a d h a d h e r s e l f t a k e n t o t h e s t r e e t i n qu e s t i o n .
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o f vo ya n c e o f d a t e s . He r e i s o n e qu o t e d b y D r . Li e b a u l t , w h i c h i s
ve r y i m p o r t a n t , a s i t i s a l s o c o n n e c t e d w i t h c h i r o m a n c y .
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w o u l d s o o n l e a ve t h e a r m y, w o u l d m a r r y yo u n g , h a ve t w o c h i l d r e n
a n d d i e a t t h e a g e o f 2 6 . No w , e a c h o f t h e f i r s t f i ve p r o p h e c i e s h a vi n g
c o m e t r u e , h e c a m e , m u c h w o r r i e d a b o u t t h e s i x t h , t o a s k i f t h e r e
w e r e n o m e a n s o f e s c a p i n g i t . D r . Li e b a u l t t r i e d t o d r i ve o u t t h e s e
b l a c k t h o u g h t s b y d e e p s l e e p a n d s u g g e s t i o n . He d i d n o t s u c c e e d ,
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d i f f i c u l t t o g i ve s u c h e x a c t d e t a i l s .
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s u m w h i c h h a d b e e n p l a c e d i n a t r a ve l l i n g b a g , t h e l a t t e r i t s e l f h a vi n g
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. S h e c a l l s o n a c l a i r vo ya n t , Mr s . E .
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t h a t t h e t h e f t h a s b e e n c o m m i t t e d b y a m e m b e r o f t h e s t a f f o f t h e
h o u s e a n d n o t b y a s t r a n g e r , d e s c r i b e s t h e t o p o g r a p h y o f t h e f l a t o f
La d y A. , t e l l s h o w t h e t h e f t h a s b e e n c o m m i t t e d ( t h e b a n k n o t e s h a vi n g
b e e n w i t h d r a w n f r o m t h e b a g o n e b y o n e w i t h o u t f o r c i n g t h e l o c k ) .
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t h e f t t o c r i m e , w o u l d o n e d a y s u f f e r t h e l a s t p e n a l t i e s o f t h e l a w . Tw o
ye a r s l a t e r t h e t h i e f w a s f o u n d a n d a r r e s t e d f o r m u r d e r . He w a s
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. , n o n e o t h e r t h a n t h e s i n i s t e r Ma r c h a n d o n .
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o f p e r c e i vi n g t h e f l u i d i m p r e g n a t i o n s o f t h i n g s o r p e r s o n s a n d t h e
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s a y a f e w w o r d s a s t o t h e
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o f e a c h o f u s l e a ve a t r a c e , i n t h e s a m e m a n n e r t h i n g s a r e i m p r e g n a t e d
w i t h t h e r a d i a t i o n s o f t h o s e w h o t o u c h t h e m a n d t h u s r e t a i n a p a r t
o f t h e i r a u r a , t h a t i s t h e p i c t u r e d r e m e m b r a n c e o f t h e e ve n t s w h i c h
c o n c e r n t h e m a n d i n w h i c h t h e y h a ve b e e n m i x e d .
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w i t h t h e p u r p o s e o f " m a k i n g i t s p e a k " h e p e r c e i ve s l i t t l e b y l i t t l e
a s e r i e s o f p i c t u r e s r e l a t i ve t o t h e d e s t i n y o f t h e a r t i c l e .
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w h o m a d e a s e r i e s o f e x p e r i m e n t s b e f o r e a m e e t i n g o f s c i e n t i s t s a n d
w r i t e r s t o w h i c h h e h a d b r o u g h t a f r i e n d g i f t e d w i t h p s yc h o m e t r y,
a n d t o w h o m s o m e o n e o f f e r e d f o r d i vi n a t i o n a n a n t i qu e w a t c h . Th e
m e d i u m f i r s t s a w a r o ya l c o u r t a t t h e t i m e o f Mm e . d e P o m p a d o u r
a n d a d u e l , t h e n a s c e n e u n d e r t h e Re vo l u t i o n w h e r e a n o l d w o m a n
m o u n t e d t h e s c a f f o l d , t h e n a h o s p i t a l w h e r e a s u r g i c a l o p e r a t i o n w a s
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b e i n g p e r f o r m e d . No w t h e o w n e r o f t h e w a t c h , u t t e r l y a s t o u n d e d ,
a d m i t t e d t h a t i t h a d c o m e t o h i m f r o m a n a n c e s t o r w h o h a d b e e n
k i l l e d i n a d u e l d u r i n g t h e r e i g n o f Lo u i s XV, t h a t i t h a d p a s s e d t h r o u g h
t h e h a n d s o f a n a n c e s t r e s s w h o w a s g u i l l o t i n e d u n d e r t h e Te r r o r , a n d
t h a t , h a vi n g l o n g f o r g o t t e n i t a m o n g h i s h e i r l o o m s , h e h a d w o r n i t
o n t h e d a y w h e n a n o p e r a t i o n w a s p e r f o r m e d o n h i s w i f e
.
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m e t r i s t s o f t h e p r e s e n t d a y, a p h o t o g r a p h i s g i ve n . He p u t s i t t o h i s
f o r e h e a d , a n d s o o n f i n d s h i m s e l f i n a n i n n w h e r e e ve r yt h i n g i s i n
d i s o r d e r a n d w h e r e a l a d y a n d a c h i l d s e e m t o b e i n a s t a t e o f t e r r o r .
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o f f t h e l a d y a n d t h e c h i l d . Mr . P h a n e g ' s vi s i o n s t o p s . Th e n h e
i s t o l d t h a t t h e p h o t o g r a p h i s t h a t o f a l a d y c a p t u r e d b y t h e Ge r m a n s
i n a vi l l a g e i n t h e e a s t o f Fr a n c e d u r i n g t h e w a r o f 1 8 7 0
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i n vi s i b l y a r o u n d i t , j u s t a s a h u m a n b e i n g c a r r i e s a r o u n d h i m " a
r a d i a t i o n i n vi s i b l e t o t h e h u m a n e ye , b u t p e r c e p t i b l e t o t h e t r a i n e d
s o u l . " In t h i s r a d i a t i o n a r e i n s c r i b e d i n t h e f o r m o f p i c t u r e s t h e
r e s u l t s o f o u r t h o u g h t s a n d o u r d e e d s . Th i s r a d i a t i o n i s t e r m e d a u r a ,
a n d t h e r e i s a n a u r a f o r e a c h o f t h e t h r e e p r i n c i p l e s w h i c h f o r m t h e
h u m a n b o d y- a p h ys i c a l a u r a , a n a s t r a l a u r a , a m e n t a l a u r a . 1 It i s
t h i s r a d i a t i o n w h i c h a c c o u n t s f o r s ym p a t h y a n d a n t i p a t h y ; i t i s
b y t h i s r a d i a t i o n t h a t a t r a i n e d o c c u l t i s t d i s c o ve r s t h e va l u e o f a m a n
m u c h m o r e t h a n f r o m h i s f e a t u r e s .
It i s p o s s i b l e t o b e c o m e a t r a i n e d p s yc h o m e t r i s t , c l a i m s P . Ja g o t ,
f o r e a c h o n e o f u s p o s s e s s e s t h i s f a c u l t y m o r e o r l e s s . B u t i t r e qu i r e s
ve r y s t r o n g w i l l - p o w e r , p r a c t i c e f o r a n h o u r a d a y a t l e a s t , a b s o l u t e
c o n c e n t r a t i o n , t h e s t o p p i n g o f t h e c o u r s e o f t h o u g h t a n d t h e o b t a i n i n g
o f m e n t a l p a s s i vi t y t o s u c h a n e x t e n t t h a t o n a p p l yi n g a n a r t i c l e t o
t h e f o r e h e a d a n d k e e p i n g i t t h e r e b y a b a n d a g e i t b e c o m e s p o s s i b l e
t o e vo k e a s e r i e s o f p i c t u r e s w h i c h s h a l l d i s c l o s e t h e m a i n f e a t u r e s
o f i t s h i s t o r y . 2
W e m i g h t a l s o s a y a w o r d a b o u t m a g i c m i r r o r s . B u t a s i t i s
n e c e s s a r y i n c e r t a i n c a s e s t o f o l l o w a r i t u a l , w e r e f e r t h e r e a d e r f o r t h e s e
t o t h e c h a p t e r o f Ma g i c S c i e n c e s .
1 It i s t h i s l a t t e r , w e l l k n o w n i n r e l i g i o u s t r a d i t i o n , w h i c h f o r m s t h e h a l o ( a u r e o l e ) r o u n d
t h e h e a d s o f t h e S a i n t s .
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i t i s b e s t i n t h e
b e g i n n i n g , a c c o r d i n g t o P . P i o b b , t o u s e l e t t e r s o r p o s t c a r d s f r o m a c qu a i n t a n c e s . D a r k n e s s
o r t w i l i g h t a r e b e s t . E x p e r i m e n t s s h o u l d b e m a d e e ve r y d a y a t t h e s a m e h o u r , t a k i n g c a r e n o t
t o b e c o m e i m p a t i e n t .
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t h e n m o r e a n d m o r e d i s t i n c t ( t h e f a c e o f t h e w r i t e r , t h e p l a c e w h e r e i t w a s w r i t t e n , w h e r e i t w a s
p o s t e d , e t c . )
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An d t h e ve r y o l d e s t w i l l t h u s r e ve a l t h e c i vi l i s a t i o n s o f t h e p a s t .
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On t h e o t h e r h a n d , s i n c e w e h a ve s p o k e n o f t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f t h e
i m p r e g n a t i o n o f o b j e c t s b y p h ys i c a l f l u i d s , l e t u s m e n t i o n t h o s e t r u l y
e x t r a o r d i n a r y p h e n o m e n a w h i c h a r e t e r m e d g a m a h e s .
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i m p o s s i b l e t o s a y w h e t h e r t h e y a r e n a t u r a l o r t h e r e s u l t o f a f l u i d i c
i m p r e g n a t i o n .
K i n g P yr r h u s h a d a n a g a t e i n w h i c h c o u l d b e s e e n t h e n i n e Mu s e s
d a n c i n g . In Ve n i c e , i n t h e Ch u r c h o f S t . Ge o r g e t h e r e u s e d t o b e a
b l o c k o f m a r b l e o n w h i c h w e r e d r a w n t h e Cr u c i f i x w i t h t h e n a i l s a n d
t h e w o u n d s o f o u r Lo r d , a n d a n a l t a r o f ve i n e d m a r b l e o n w h i c h a
d e a t h ' s h e a d g r i n n e d . Al b e r t t h e Gr e a t s p e a k s o f a b l o c k o f m a r b l e
w h i c h , s a w n i n t w o , r e ve a l e d t h e h e a d o f a c r o w n e d k i n g p a i n t e d
p e r f e c t l y . In P i s a w a s s e e n o n a s t o n e a n o l d h e r m i t s i t t i n g n e a r a
b r o o k w i t h a b e l l i n h i s h a n d . In Co n s t a n t i n o p l e t h e r e w a s a Jo h n
t h e B a p t i s t d r e s s e d i n a c a m e l s k i n . In 1 7 6 9 c o u l d b e s e e n i n t h e
r i g h t a i s l e o f t h e Ca t h e d r a l i n P a r i s a Ch r i s t c r u c i f i e d i r i a b l o c k o f
b l a c k m a r b l e p l a c e d i n t h e w a l l o f t h e c h o i r .
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w i l l s e e i m a g e s i n s c r i b e d o n t h e m , l a n d s c a p e s , h e a d s , f i g u r e s , l e t t e r s
.
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i n m o l t e n l e a d , i n c o f f e e g r o u n d s , e t c . It i s s a i d t h a t t h e s e p i c t u r e s
m a y b e f o r m e d a s o n a s e e i n g r e t i n a - a c r o s s m a y a p p e a r o n a p e b b l e
w h i c h i s b r o k e n b y a f e r ve n t Ch r i s t i a n w h i l s t h e i s t h i n k i n g o f t h e
e m b l e m o f t h e c r o s s , a r a i l w a y e n g i n e m a y s h o w va g u e l y o n s t o n e s
w h i c h w i t n e s s a r a i l w a y a c c i d e n t .
Ca n t h e s t o n e i t s e l f r e g i s t e r a n i m p r e s s i o n ? W h o k n o w s ?
Li g h t n i n g d o e s s o m e t i m e s t u r n p h o t o g r a p h e r ! In Au g u s t 1 8 5 0, a
yo u n g g i r l w a s s t a n d i n g a t a w i n d o w f a c i n g a w a l n u t t r e e a t t h e m o m e n t
o f a f l a s h o f l i g h t n i n g ; a p i c t u r e o f t h e t r e e w a s f o u n d o n h e r b o d y
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t h e c o w s h e w a s l o o k i n g a f t e r w e r e s h e l t e r i n g
.
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b u t i t s p i c t u r e w a s e n g r a ve d o n t h e c h e s t o f t h e f a i n t i n g w o m a n .
Or d i n a r y p h o t o g r a p h y i s i n s h o r t a f l a t g a m a h e .
It i s w e l l k n o w n t h a t t h e r o o t o f t h e m a n d r a g o r a r e s e m b l e s t h e
g e n i t a l o r g a n s o f m a n . In Ho l l a n d t h e p i c t u r e o f a p r i e s t w i t h s t o l e
a n d c h a l i c e h a s b e e n f o u n d i n a t r e e s a w n i n t w o . An d d o n o t p r e g n a n t
w o m e n s e e m a r k s d e ve l o p o n t h e i r s k i n i n c e r t a i n c a s e s o f f e a r o r s t r o n g
e m o t i o n o r e n vy ?
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i n a n i m a l s , s u c h a s a d a t e i n s c r i b e d o n a s a c k o f f l o u r b e i n g r e p r o d u c e d
o n t h e b o d i e s o f t w o k i t t e n s b o r n n e a r t h e s a c k ; i n t h e e ye o f a c h i c k e n
t h e p o r t r a i t o f a p e r s o n d i s l i k e d b y t h e h e n ; a n d a l s o o n t h e t w o s i d e s
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a p p a r e n t l y w a n t e d t o r u n , w i t h h i s a r m s r a i s e d ; o n t h e o t h e r s i d e t h a t
o f a d o g w i t h i t s m o u t h o p e n . In t h e l a t t e r c a s e t h e o w n e r s a i d t h a t
h e r e m e m b e r e d ve r y w e l l t h a t d u r i n g t h e t i m e t h e c o w w a s i n c a l f i t
w a s c h a s e d a n d f r i g h t e n e d b y t h e f a r m d o g , a n d t h a t h e h i m s e l f r a n
a f t e r h i s t o o f a i t h f u l g u a r d i a n , s c o l d i n g i t a n d r a i s i n g h i s a r m s .
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o n a s t o n e a n d s u d d e n l y s t a r t l e d m a y w e l l f o r m a g a m a h e , t h a t i s t o
s a y t h e p i c t u r e o f i t s h e a d o n a p i e c e o f s t o n e . He m e n t i o n s " t h e
Tr e e o f t h e t e n t h o u s a n d p i c t u r e s ' s e e n b y Fa t h e r Hu e i n t h e La m a i s t
Co n ve n t a t K o u n - B o u m i n Th i b e t w h i c h b e a r s o n i t s l e a ve s a n d i t s
b a r k p i c t u r e s o f Th i b e t a n c h a r a c t e r s i n s c r i b e d w h i c h a r e r e n e w e d e a c h
s p r i n g .
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b e e x p l a i n e d ? Le t u s l e a ve p u r e c h a n c e o n o n e s i d e . As t o s o m e
o f t h e m i t m i g h t p e r h a p s b e c l a i m e d t h a t t h e y a r e o f e c t o p l a s m i c
o r i g i n . It i s w e l l k n o w n t h a t e c t o p l a s m i s t h e e x t e r i o r i s a t i o n , i n w h o l e
o r i n p a r t , o f s e n s i t i ve n e s s i n t h e s h a p e n o t o n l y o f f l u i d b u t o f a va p o r o u s
s u b s t a n c e w h i c h c a n b e s e e n a n d p h o t o g r a p h e d . It m i g h t b e a s s u m e d ,
f o l l o w i n g t h e l i g h t n i n g , t h e va g a r i e s o f w h i c h w e m e n t i o n e d j u s t n o w ,
t h a t a b e i n g u n d e r t h e s t r e s s o f a s t r o n g e m o t i o n m i g h t e x t e r i o r i s e h i s
p i c t u r e , o r , w h i c h a m o u n t s t o t h e s a m e t h i n g , t h a t a ve r y i m p r e s s i o n -
a b l e p e r s o n m a y e vo k e o n h i s o w n b o d y t h e p i c t u r e o f a e x t e r i o r o b j e c t .
Ce r t a i n p s yc h i s t s w h o h a ve s t u d i e d ve r y d e e p l y p r o b l e m s o f
t r a n s c e n d e n t a l o c c u l t i s m c l a i m t h a t t h e l a r va e o f t h e i n vi s i b l e i n t e r ve n e
i n t h e s e s t r a n g e o c c u r r e n c e s
. B u t t h i s i s Ma g i c p u r e a n d s i m p l e .
W e h a d a l r e a d y t o u c h e d u p o n i t i n d i s c u s s i n g d i vi n i n g m i r r o r s
. Le t
u s a p p r o a c h i t d e l i b e r a t e l y i n o u r s e c o n d p a r t w h i c h w i l l p r o vi d e u s
m o r e a s t o n i s h m e n t a n d va l u a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n .
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Ma g i c , He r m e t i c P h i l o s o p h y a r e r a t i o n a l , p o s i t i ve , f o r t h e y
p r o c l a i m t h e c o n s t a n c y o f n a t u r a l l a w s ; b u t t h e y t e a c h t h a t t h e f i e l d
o f o p e r a t i o n o f t h e s e l a w s i s i n f i n i t e a n d t h a t m o s t o f t h e m a r e s t i l l
u n k n o w n t o m e n . He n c e t h e m i r a c u l o u s , s u p e r n a t u r a l a p p e a r a n c e ,
t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y a s p e c t o f s o m e p h e n o m e n a w h i c h i n r e a l i t y a r e
ve r y s i m p l e .
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o f Oc c u l t S c i e n c e s , f o r i t i s i n f a c t t h e f i r s t s c i e n t i f i c , r e l i g i o u s , m o r a l
a n d p o l i t i c a l d o c t r i n e o f Hu m a n i t y . It i s t h e t r a d i t i o n a l s c i e n c e
o f t h e s e c r e t s o f Na t u r e , a n d i n t h e b e g i n n i n g i t c o n t a i n e d t h e m a l l
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t o r e ve a l t o t h e c o m m o n h e r d i n c a p a b l e o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g i t a n d i n
w h o m i t m i g h t e n g e n d e r a f a t a l p r i d e . Ma g i c i s t h e o l d n a m e o f
Oc c u l t i s m , t h e s c i e n c e o f t h e p h i l o s o p h e r s o f In d i a , o f Ch a l d e a , o f
P e r s i a , o f E g yp t , w h o w e r e c a l l e d Ma g i . I Ma g i c f o r m u l a e a r e f o u n d
i n t h e Ve d a s , i n t h e E g yp t i a n r i t u a l , i n t h e Ch a l d e a n b o o k s , i n t h e
He b r e w K a b b a l a .
" Ma g i c , " w r i t e s Jo l l i ve t - Ca s t e l o t , "
i s b y n o m e a n s , a s m o s t o u t s i d e r s
i m a g i n e , t h e n e g a t i o n o f S c i e n c e . Q u i t e o n t h e c o n t r a r y Ma g i c i s
S c i e n c e ,
b u t S c i e n c e w i t h s yn t h e s e s , a l m o s t i n t e g r a l S c i e n c e , i t s h o r i z o n s b e i n g t h e
Ab s o l u t e , t h e In f i n i t e i n Un i t y .
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o f t o - d a y, w i t h t h e w h o l e o f i t s g r e a t n e s s a n d u n i qu e s p l e n d o u r
. It i s n o t ,
i n t r u t h , S c i e n c e w h i c h w i l l e ve r e x p l a i n Ma g i c t o t h e p e o p l e , b u t i t i s Ma g i c
w h i c h w i l l p r o g r e s s i ve l y c a u s e t o b e u n d e r s t o o d t h e d o c t r i n e s o f s c i e n c e w h i c h
t o - d a y a r e s t i l l i n t h e i r i n f a n c y ;
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s e n s e t h e a p p a r e n t m ys t e r i e s o f Na t u r e , t h e p r e s e n t a t t e m p t s a t m e t h o d s ,
a t s ys t e m s a n d a t t h e o r i e s .
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Ma g i c i s t h e k n o w l e d g e o f t h e a c t i o n a n d t h e c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e
f o r c e s o f t h e Un i ve r s e ( t h e r e a r e n o n e o t h e r i n r e a l i t y, a s n o t h i n g c a n e x i s t
o u t s i d e Na t u r e w h i c h m a k e s u p e ve r yt h i n g i n t h e t h r e e c o s m i c d i m e n s i o n s )
t h e s t u d y o f t h e i r c o n d u c t , t h e i r i n vo l u t i o n , t h e i r e vo l u t i o n
. "
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t o Ch a l d e a , w h e r e , a c c o r d i n g t o D i o d o r u s o f S i c i l y, a s a c r e d t r i b e
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va r i a t i o n s o f t h e w o r d s Mo g , Me g h , Ma g h , w h i c h i n Z e n d m e a n t P r i e s t ,
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w a s e n t i r e l y o c c u p i e d w i t h o c c u l t
s c i e n c e s . Th e n c e i t c o n qu e r e d
t h e w o r l d o f - a n t i qu i t y
. It i s f o u n d a m o n g s t t h e Ca b i r i a n d t h e
E t r u s c a n s , i n Gr e e c e i n Ho m e r i c t i m e s , i n s h o r t e ve r yw h e r e
. B u t
f o r a l o n g t i m e a l r e a d y i t h a d c o n s t i t u t e d a s p e c i a l p a r t o f Oc c u l t i s m
a n d w a s d i f f e r e n t i a t e d f r o m t h e o t h e r s c i e n c e s
. It i s p r o b a b l e t h a t
f r o m t h e f i r s t d a ys o f Ch r i s t i a n i t y va r i o u s s e c t s w e r e f o r m e d w h i c h
p r e s e r ve d w h a t t h e y t o o k t o b e t h e t r u e Fa i t h i n Go d
. Th e y w e r e
c a l l e d Gn o s t i c s
. Gn o s i s f l o u r i s h e d i n t h e t h i r d c e n t u r y, i n t h e Al e x a n -
d r i a n S c h o o l s u n d e r P l o t i n u s , P o r p h i r y, Ja m b l i c h u s w h o s e e m s t o h a ve
j o i n e d Th e u r g y t o Ma g i c s o a s t o p r e ve n t i t s d e vi a t i o n
. Th e u r g y,
o r W h i t e Ma g i c , i n t e r c o u r s e w i t h t h e c e l e s t i a l s p i r i t s , w o u l d t h u s b e
t h e p e n d a n t a n d t h e o p p o s i t i o n t o B l a c k Ma g i c o r Go e t i a , i n t e r c o u r s e
w i t h t h e i n f e r n a l s p i r i t s
. As w i l l b e s e e n , Ma g i c a t t h a t t i m e a l r e a d y
h a d a f a i r l y p r e c i s e m e a n i n g .
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t h e S t a r , c a m e t o t h e Cr i b t o b r i n g t o t h e n e w b o r n Je s u s t h e i r g i f t s
a n d t h e i r w o r s h i p , f o r m e d p a r t ) w e m u s t m e n t i o n Mo s e s a n d S o l o m o n ,
t h o s e a d m i r a b l e a n d p o w e r f u l l e a d e r s o f m e n , He r m e s Tr i s m e g i s t e s ,
Ap p o l o n i u s o f Th ya n a , t h e E m p e r o r Ju l i a n , t h e S o r c e r e r Me r l i n ,
Ra ym o n d , Lu l l i u s , Al b e r t t h e Gr e a t , P a r a c e l s u s , n a m e s w h i c h s o m e -
t i m e s s e e m l e g e n d a r y, n a m e s o f s t r a n g e d e e p m i n d s w h o a l s o p r a c t i s e d
a l c h e m y a n d o t h e r o c c u l t s c i e n c e s a n d i n o u r o w n d a ys m e n l i k e
E l i p h a s Le vi , S t a n i s l a s d e Gu a i t a , S a r P e l a d a n , P a p u s
. Tr u l y Ma g i c
b e c o m e s m o d e r n i s e d l i k e e ve r y o t h e r i n t e l l e c t u a l a c t i vi t y, a s w e s h a l l
s e e p r e s e n t l y . )
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t h e Ma g i c i a n s ( f o r t h e w o r d Ma g i i s b e t t e r c o n f i n e d t o t h e W i s e Me n
o f o l d a n d a f e w m o d e r n o n e s , a n d Ma g i c i a n s u s e d f o r t h o s e w h o
s p e c i a l i s e d i n Ma g i c )
. It p u r p o s e l y c o n f o u n d e d t h e m w i t h t h e S o r c e r e r s
( w h o i n f a c t a l s o o f t e n p r a c t i s e d Ma g i c ) , f e a r i n g t h e i r p o w e r a n d t h e i r
a u t h o r i t y . He n c e , i n o r d e r t o e s c a p e f r o m i t s p e r s e c u t i o n s , t h e
Ma g i c i a n s , a l c h e m i s t s a n d o t h e r c u s t o d i a n s o f t h e o c c u l t t r a d i t i o n ,
c o n c e a l e d t h e i r k n o w l e d g e i n b i z a r r e f o r m u l a e o r u n d e r t h e ve i l o f
s e c r e t w r i t i n g .
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c r yp t o g r a p h y,
w a s n o t o r i g i n a t e d b y
t h e m . It w a s p r a c t i s e d i n a n t i qu i t y
. Th e Ce l t s h a d o n e m a d e o f
s m a l l s t i c k s ; t h e E g yp t i a n s h a d t h e i r h i e r o g l yp h i c s ,
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s c yt a l u s ( f o r s e c r e t c o r r e s p o n d e n c e ) .

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vo l u m e s , o f P a r a c e l s u s , b y Ma u r i c e P e l l e t i e r w h o h a s s u p p l i e d a n i n t e r e s t i n g i n t r o d u c t i o n
c o n -
t a i n i n g t h e k e y o f c o n t e m p o r a r y o c c u l t s c i e n c e .
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a g r e e s w i t h t h e l a t e s t d a t a f r o m o u r l a b o r a t o r i e s ( D u r vi l l e - p u b l i s h e r )
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o f t h e
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s a c r e d w r i t i n g . Th e y h a d a n o t h e r , c a l l e d
h i e r a t i c , w h i c h w a s
u s e d b y t h e p r i e s t s , a n d a n o t h e r c a l l e d d e m o t i c ,
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t h a t t h e a n c i e n t o c c u l t n o m e n c l a t u r e d i vi d e d Ma g i c i n t o f o u r s e c t i o n s
1 . Na t u r a l Ma g i c , b e i n g t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f p e r f o r m i n g c e r t a i n
m i r a c u l o u s d e e d s b y a d e e p e r k n o w l e d g e o f t h e p h e n o m e n a o f Na t u r e .
Th i s w a s d e f i n e d b y Fa t h e r K i r c h e r a s t h e K n o w l e d g e o f t h e S ym p a t h y
a n d t h e An t i p a t h y o f t h i n g s . It w a s t h e Ma g i c o f He r m e s Tr i s m e g i s t e s
a n d o f Z o r o a s t e r ; i t w a s t h e Hi g h K a b b a l a .
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o f Me c h a n i c s . It w a s t h e k n o w l e d g e o f Al b e r t t h e Gr e a t , o f B o e t i u s ,
e t c .
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p h i l t e r s , w i t h m ys t e r i o u s p o t i o n s , w i t h m e t a m o r p h o s e s , e t c . It w a s
t h e Ma g i c o f Me d e a , o f Ci r c e .
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w i t h t h e s p i r i t s .
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e x o t e r i c m e t h o d ,
t a u g h t i n p u b l i c , a n d t h e e s o t e r i c m e t h o d , r e s e r ve d t o t h e i n i t i a t e s .
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r e m a i n s o f w h i c h a r e t h e B i b l e , t h e Ar a b i a n Ta l e s , t h e Fa i r y Ta l e s ,
t h e P e n t a c l e s a n d o t h e r r e p r e s e n t a t i ve d e s i g n s . E s o t e r i s m , o r a l
t e a c h i n g t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m g e n e r a t i o n t o g e n e r a t i o n w a s t h e s h a r e o f
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a n d w e r e w o r t h y t o k n o w t h e
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l e a r n t h e i r B i b l i c a l Hi s t o r y
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d i a l o g u e b e t w e e n E ve a n d t h e D e m o n - Re p t i l e , t h e s i n , i n n o c e n c e
l o s t , t h e d e p a r t u r e b e f o r e t h e f l a m i n g s w o r d o f t h e Ch e r u b i m g u a r d i n g
t h e r o a d w h i c h l e a d s t o t h e Tr e e o f Li f e . . . . Th a t i s
t h e E x o t e r i c
Ta l e .
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:- Ad a m i s n o n e o t h e r
t h a n t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e a c t i ve h u m a n e l e m e n t , i n t e l l e c t ; E ve
p e r s o n i f i e s t h e p a s s i ve , l o ve . No w t h e a c t i ve s u c c u m b s t o t h e s e n s e
a t t r a c t i o n o f t h e p a s s i ve , t h u s a b d i c a t i n g h i s i n t e l l e c t . Ma n t h e n
e vo l ve s t o w a r d s a n i m a l i s m ( Go d i n f a c t c o ve r s Ad a m w i t h t h e s k i n
o f b e a s t s b e f o r e d r i vi n g h i m o u t ) . He m u s t l e a ve E d e n , t h a t i s t o s a y
t h e Ci r c l e o f Li f e , a n d h e s h a l l n o t r e - e n t e r i t u n t i l h e h a s va n qu i s h e d
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t h e Ch e r u b ( t h e s o u l o f t h e E a r t h , t h e s e c r e t s c i e n c e , r e p r e s e n t e d b y
t h e Ch e r u b i m ) w h o s e f l a m i n g s w o r d s e n d s o u t f l a s h e s o f t r u t h w h i c h
b l i n d t h e o r d i n a r y m a n i n s t e a d o f e n l i g h t e n i n g h i m
.
An o t h e r i n s t a n c e :
t h e E g yp t i a n S p h i n x , f o r t h e n o n - i n i t i a t e d ,
w a s a f a b u l o u s a n i m a l , w i t h a h u m a n h e a d , a w o m a n ' s b r e a s t , t h e
l o i n s o f a b u l l , t h e c l a w s o f a l i o n , t h e w i n g s o f a n e a g l e
. i To t h e
i n i t i a t e d t h i s h u m a n h e a d r e p r e s e n t e d i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d k n o w l e d g e
;
t h e c l a w s d a r i n g a n d a c t i o n ;
t h e l o i n s w i l l - p o w e r , p e r s e ve r a n c e a n d
l a b o u r ;
t h e f o l d e d w i n g s s i l e n c e
. He n c e t h e qu a t e r n a r y o f t h e
Ma g i :- K n o w , d a r e , w i l l , k e e p s i l e n t
.
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t h e f o u r e l e m e n t s , f i r e ( t h e l i o n ' s c l a w s ) ,
w a t e r ( t h e w o m a n ' s b r e a s t s ) , e a r t h ( t h e
l o i n s o f t h e b u l l ) , a i r ( t h e w i n g s o f t h e
e a g l e )
. An d t h u s t h e S p h i n x r e p r e s e n t s
t h e l i g h t o f t h e s t a r s a n d i t s p r o p e r t i e s
.
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Fo r m u l a r y o f Hi g h Ma g i c s a ys :- Ma g i c
a f t e r a l l , a c c o r d i n g t o K a r l d u P r e l ,
i s n o t h i n g b u t u n k n o w n Na t u r a l S c i e n c e .
Fo r m e r l y t h e t h r e e g r e a t s c i e n c e s o f
As t r o l o g y, Al c h e m y a n d Ma g i c p r o p e r
w e r e c o n f o u n d e d i n t h e s a m e e x p r e s s i o n .
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As t r o l o g y c e l e s t i a l d e a l s w i t h t h e b o d i e s a s
r e g a r d s t h e i r n a t u r e a n d t h e i r m o ve m e n t s .
It i s t h e s c i e n c e o f w o r d s .
Al c h e m y d e a l s w i t h m a t t e r a s r e g a r d s i t s
e s s e n c e a n d i t s e vo l u t i o n . It i s h yp e r -
c h e m i s t r y .
Ma g i c k e e p s a s i t s o w n p r o vi n c e t h e f l u i d s
w h i c h a r e a m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f t h e f o u r t h s t a t e o f m a t t e r . It b e g i n s w h e r e
p h ys i c s e n d , i t
i s h yp e r p h ys i c s .
B u t e ve n f r o m t h e p o i n t o f vi e w o f Ma g i c , P
. P i o b b d i s t i n g u i s h e s
b e t w e e n o n t h e o n e h a n d s u p e r s t i t i o n , c h a r l a t a n i s m , w h a t E l i p h a s
Le vi c a l l s "
t h e s i g n w h i c h s u r vi ve s t h e t h o u g h t , t h e d e a d c o r p s e o f
a r e l i g i o u s p r a c t i c e "
a n d w h i c h i s b u t a d e f o r m e d p r a c t i c e , a c a r i c a -
t u r e o f t h e s u p r e m e S c i e n c e , a n d o n t h e o t h e r h a n d t h e l a t t e r , w h i c h
i s w o r t h y o f e s t e e m a n d s t u d y, a n d w h i c h s u r vi ve s i n t h e u t i l i s a t i o n
o f t h e t h r e e f l u i d s , m a g n e t i c , a s t r a l a n d e s s e n t i a l , i n i t s f o u r f o r m s :-
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.
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Th e f i r s t t w o f o r m s c o n s t i t u t e m i c r o c o s m i c m a g i c .
Th e l a t t e r t w o c o n s t i t u t e m a c r o c o s m i c m a g i c
.
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.
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r i t u a l .
Th e c e r e m o n i a l i s c a r r i e d o n w i t h t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f a n o u t s i d e r i t u a l
.
It i s i n s h o r t t h e o n e u s e d b y r e l i g i o n s .
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o f w h i c h m a n s e e k s t o c o e r c e b y t h e ve r y a c t i o n o f n a t u r a l f o r c e s t h e
i n vi s i b l e p o w e r s o f va r i o u s o r d e r s t o a c t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h h i s d e m a n d s
.
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t o o b s e r ve . Th i s r e s e m b l e s i n d u s t r i a l s c i e n c e , w h e r e h u m a n p o w e r
i s a s n o t h i n g c o m p a r e d w i t h s t e a m , e l e c t r i c i t y, e x p l o s i ve s , e t c . , b u t
w h e r e i t b e c o m e s f o r m i d a b l e w h e n i t i s a b l e t o u s e t h e s e p o w e r s .
As t o p e r s o n a l m a g i c , i t a l s o i s ve r y e f f i c a c i o u s w h e n i t s u c c e e d s
i n u t i l i s i n g t h o s e t w o f o r c e s w h i c h a r e s o s i m p l e f o r t h e l a ym a n ,
Lo ve
a n d t h e W o r d ,
b u t w h o s e p o w e r i s m u l t i p l i e d a h u n d r e d f o l d f o r t h e
i n i t i a t e .
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a n d t h e W o r d ! A p h r a s e o c c u r s t o u s a t t h e m o m e n t f o u n d i n a n
i n t e r vi e w w h i c h V . Ma n d e l s t a m m h a d w i t h t h e h e a l e r Je a n B t z a n t
( s e e a p p e n d i x ) :- " Th e Ca u s e c a n n o t h e l p l o vi n g t h e E f f e c t
. " Ho w
s h o u l d t h e c r e a t o r o f a t h i n g n o t l o ve t h i s t h i n g , i s s u e d f r o m
h i m s e l f ? It i s n a t u r a l ;
i t i s i n e vi t a b l e . Lo ve d r a w s . Lo ve r e s o l ve s .
Lo ve c o n qu e r s
. As t o t h e W o r d , i t a l s o i s a m a r ve l l o u s l e ve r , i t i s
t h e p o w e r f u l , h e a d s t r o n g , vi c t o r i o u s e x p r e s s i o n o f Th o u g h t
. Th e
W o r d , s a ys D r
. B a r a d u e , ' g o e s s o f a r a s t o a l t e r t h e vi s c e r a l a n d p s yc h i c
vi t a l i t y o f t h e s u b j e c t , w h o m a c c o r d i n g t o i t s w i l l i t m a k e s i l l o r o f
g o o d h e a l t h .
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p h e n o m e n a a n d t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n o f Ma n a c c o r d i n g t o Oc c u l t i s m ( s e e
b e l o w ) d e d u c e s t w o c l a s s e s o f m o d e r n Ma g i c - t h e p e r s o n a l o r p s yc h i c
Ma g i c , a n d t h e t r a d i t i o n a l Ma g i c , i n w h i c h l a t t e r h e i n c l u d e s B l a c k
Ma g i c .
B y t h e f o r m e r h e u n d e r s t a n d s t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f u s i n g Ma n ' s o w n
r e a c t i o n a r y p o w e r f o r t h e c r e a t i o n o f a s t r a l m o ve m e n t s w h i c h s h a l l
s e r ve a s a g e n t s i n t h e r e a l i s a t i o n o f h i s w i l l . B y t h e l a t t e r , t h e a d d i t i o n
o f n e w e l e m e n t s a n d t h e a t t e m p t a t i n f l u e n c i n g t h e c o s m i c c u r r e n t s
w i t h t h e vi e w o f o b t a i n i n g b y t h e i r p r o p e r l y d i r e c t e d a c t i o n e f f e c t s
i n r e l a t i o n w i t h t h e i r n a t u r e
. Th i s i n f l u e n c e i s e f f e c t e d - a n d h e r e
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w e f a l l b a c k o n t h e t r a d i t i o n a l d a t a c o l l e c t e d a n d c l a s s i f i e d b y P . P i o b b
- a t t h e t i m e i n d i c a t e d b y Oc c u l t S c i e n c e , w h e n t h e m o d a l i t y o f f o r c e s
a n d t h e e n t i t i e s w h i c h g o ve r n t h e m o f f e r a m a x i m u m o f p o w e r , a n d b y
m e a n s o f s u b s t a n c e s a n d w r i t i n g s w h i c h , b y t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e l a w
o f c o r r e s p o n d e n c e s , a r e a p p r o p r i a t e c o n d e n s e r s .
It i s n o t e a s y t o b r i n g t h e s e va r i o u s i d e a s i n t o r e l a t i o n . To s u c c e e d
i n d o i n g s o w e s h a l l u s e t h r e e c h a p t e r h e a d i n g s
:- Lo w Ma g i c , Al c h e m y,
Hi g h Ma g i c .
B y Lo w Ma g i c w e u n d e r s t a n d , w i t h o u t g i vi n g t h e l e a s t d e r o g a t o r y
m e a n i n g t o t h i s d e s c r i p t i o n , t h e w h o l e o f
m a g i c p r a c t i c e s a n c i e n t a n d
m o d e r n .
Al c h e m y w i l l k e e p i t s w e l l k n o w n m e a n i n g a n d r e a l m o f h yp e r -
c h e m i s t r y .
Hi g h ' Ma g i c w i l l b e f o r u s t h e o c c u l t i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f t h e Co s m o s
a n d Hu m a n i t y- i n f a c t He r m e t i c P h i l o s o p h y .
Th r o u g h Lo w m a g i c w e s h a l l , b y m e a n s o f h yp e r p s yc h i c s , a r r i ve
a t S p i r i t u a l i s m .
Th r o u g h Hi g h Ma g i c w e s h a l l , b y m e a n s o f h yp e r p h ys i c s , a r r i ve
a t Th e o s o p h y .
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ye a r s a g o w e s h o u l d h a ve b e g u n t h i s c h a p t e r b y s a yi n g t h a t
W i t c h c r a f t w a s t h e c o l l e c t i o n o f t h e p r a c t i c e s o f Lo w Ma g i c l o n g w o r n
o u t a n d w h i c h w e r e l i k e t h e s l i m e a t t h e b o t t o m o f t h e La k e o f Oc c u l t
S c i e n c e s , a t t h e p r e s e n t d a y d e c a n t e d b y t h e w i s d o m o f t h e e l e c t .
B u t a f t e r r e a d i n g t h i s o r t h a t f o r m u l a r y o r r i t u a l o f E l i p h a s Le vi , o f
P a p u s o r o f P i e r r e P i o b b , o r s o m e vo l u m e o f Ja g o t , a l l o f w h i c h d e a l
qu i t e s e r i o u s l y o f t h e s e e x t r a o r d i n a r y m a t t e r s , a f t e r l e a r n i n g t h a t
p h e n o m e n a l i k e t h o s e o f p s yc h o m e t r y o r c l a i r vo ya n c e b y m i r r o r s
a r e s c i e n t i f i c a l l y o b t a i n e d , a n d t h a t s o m e qu e e r a c t o f b e w i t c h i n g
d o e s n o t b e l o n g t o t h e r e a l m o f c h i m e r a s , w e a r e c o m p e l l e d t o s t o p
o n t h e t h r e s h o l d o f t h e m ys t e r i o u s Te m p l e o n t h e o t h e r s i d e o f w h i c h
w e m e r e l y i m a g i n e d a c o l l e c t i o n o f i l l u s i o n s o r c h e a t i n g s , a n d w e o p e n
t h e d o o r o n l y w i t h c a u t i o n t o s e e a n d t r y t o u n d e r s t a n d
.
Ve r y i m p r u d e n t w o u l d b e t h e m a n , w h o , w i t h o u t p r e j u d i c e , a n d
a n x i o u s t o m a k e n o e r r o r s , w o u l d d i ve f o r i n f o r m a t i o n i n t o s o m e
Hi s t o r y o f Oc c u l t S c i e n c e s l i k e t h a t o f t h e Co u n t d e Re s i , o r e ve n
t h e g r e a t e r n u m b e r o f t h e c o n t e m p o r a r y b o o k s w h i c h c l a i m t h a t t h e y
a r e f r e e " f r o m t h e s u p e r s t i t i o n o f f o r m e r t i m e s . " Le t u s , o b j e c t i ve l y
a n d w i t h o u t c o m m e n t f o r t h e m o m e n t , c o n f i n e o u r s e l ve s t o r e m a r k i n g
t h a t w i t c h c r a f t g o e s b a c k t o t h e ve r y o l d e s t t i m e s , a n d i s m e r g e d w i t h
Ma g i c , w h i c h a c c o u n t s f o r t h e n a m e o f m a g i c i a n s g i ve n i n d i s c r i m i n a t e l y
t o s o r c e r e r s a n d t o m a g i .
Th e Je w s , t h e Gr e e k s , t h e Ro m a n s , t h e Ge r m a n s , t h e S c a n d i n a -
vi a n s p r a c t i s e d W i t c h c r a f t , b u t i t m u s t b e n o t e d t h a t a t i m e c a m e
w h e n t h e y d i s t i n g u i s h e d b e t w e e n Ma g i a n d S o r c e r e r s , a n d p u n i s h e d
t h e l a t t e r a s c r i m i n a l s . Th e s a m e t h i n g h a p p e n e d i n t h e Mi d d l e
Ag e s w h e n t h e y w e r e c o n f o u n d e d w i t h He r e t i c s . Th e f i g h t o f Ju s t i c e
a g a i n s t t h e m r e l a x e d i n t h e 1 5 t h c e n t u r y, w h e n a n e r a o f f r e e d i s -
c u s s i o n s e e m e d t o d a w n . B u t P a p a l B u l l s 1
s o o n r e i n f o r c e d t h e h o r r o r s
1 In n o c e n t VIII ( 1 4 8 4 ) , Al e x a n d e r VI, Le o X, Jo h n XIII . Th e r i s i n g P r o t e s t a n t i s m a d d e d
t o t h e f u r y o f t h e Ch u r c h , w h i c h e n g u l f e d P r o t e s t a n t s a n d W i t c h e s i n o n e d e b a u c h o f c r u e l
p u n i s h m e n t s .
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o f t h e In qu i s i t i o n
. Th e f i r e s o f p e r s e c u t i o n m u l t i p l i e d , a g a i n e x c i t i n g
t h e p e o p l e
. Un d e r Ch a r l e s IX t h e r e w e r e m o r e t h a n 3 0, 000 w i t c h e s
i n Fr a n c e .
Le t u s n o w m e n t i o n t h e "
c r i m e s " o f t h e w i t c h e s , c a t a l o g u e d b y
B o d i n u n d e r f i f t e e n m a i n h e a d s
. An d f i r s t l e t u s m e n t i o n t h e
S a b b a t h , w h i c h i n r e a l i t y w a s t h e c e r e m o n y o f i n i t i a t i o n , a n d t h e
o r i g i n o f w h i c h s e e m s t o g o b a c k t o t h e e a r l i e s t d a ys o f Ch r i s t i a n i t y,
w h e n t h e Ce l t s , i n p r o t e s t a g a i n s t t h e n e w r e l i g i o n , s e c r e t l y p r e s e r ve d
t h e w o r s h i p o f t h e g o d P a n a n d c e l e b r a t e d i t a c c o r d i n g t o a r i t u a l
w h i c h w a s m o d i f i e d f r o m t i m e t o t i m e a n d e ve n t u a l l y c a m e t o f o l l o w
t h e r i t e s o f t h e a d e p t s o f S a t a n i s m . '
Th e Gr e a t S a b b a t h u n i t e d o n c e i n t h r e e m o n t h s a l l t h e s o r c e r e r s
a n d w i t c h e s o f a S t a t e
. Th e Li t t l e S a b b a t h c a l l e d t o g e t h e r o n c e a
w e e k t h e i n i t i a t e s o f a t o w n o r s m a l l r e g i o n
. It t o o k p l a c e i n a l o n e l y
s p o t , a w o o d , r u i n s , t h e s i d e o f a l a k e , c r o s s r o a d s ( e ve n i f a c r o s s w a s
e r e c t e d t h e r e ) , t h e f o o t o f a g a l l o w s , a n d b e g a n t o w a r d s m i d n i g h t
.
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h i s m o u t h , h i s h e a r t a n d h i s g e n i t a l s . Th e B l a c k Ma s t e r p l a c e s t h e
s t i g m a d i a b o l i o n h i s l e f t s h o u l d e r . Af t e r t h i s t h e a s s i s t a n t s s t r i p
h i m a n d r u b h i m w i t h a f o e t i d o i n t m e n t . 2
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m a i n l y a m o n g p l a n t s i vy a n d h e m l o c k , va l e r i a n a n d a s p h o d e l , a n d a l s o
e x t r a o r d i n a r y i n g r e d i e n t s s u c h a s s n a k e s ' t e e t h , t o a d ' s s k i n , t h e e n t r a i l s
o f h a n g e d m e n , t h e b r a i n o f a n e w b o r n b a b e , t h e e x c r e m e n t o f t h e
o w l , t h e g a l l o f t h e g o a t , i n s h o r t e ve r yt h i n g t h a t m a y s e e m s t r a n g e ,
r e p u g n a n t , h o r r i b l e .
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p r o n o u n c e d .
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e r o t i c i s m t a k e p l a c e , w i l d d a n c e s a r e p e r f o r m e d i n a f u r y o f e x a l t a t i o n
w h i c h t u r n s a l l h e a d s a n d e n d s i n a k i n d o f g e n e r a l e p i l e p s y a n d i n
m o n s t r o u s c o n n e c t i o n s
. B u t f a t i g u e a n d e x h a u s t i o n i n t h e e n d o ve r -
c o m e t h e vi c t i m s , t h e y c o l l a p s e u n t i l , w h e n t h e s o u n d o f i n f e r n a l m u s i c
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r e s t o r e s t h e i r vi g o u r , t h e c e l e b r a t e d Ro u n d o f t h e S a b b a t h b e g i n s ,
w h i c h e n d s a t c o c k - c r o w i n a g e n e r a l f l i g h t .
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B l a c k Ma s s . It s t a r t e d w i t h t h e g e n e r a l c o n f e s s i o n , i n w h i c h o f c o u r s e
e ve r y o n e b o a s t e d o f t h e m o s t a b o m i n a b l e c r i m e s . S a t a n o r h i s d e p u t y
t h e n r e a d a b l a s p h e m o u s p a r o d y o f t h e o r d i n a r y Ma s s , p r e a c h e d a
s e r m o n i n c i t i n g t o e vi l , r i d i c u l e d i n g e s t u r e s f r e qu e n t l y i n d e c e n t t h e
c o n s e c r a t i o n , g a ve i n c o m m u n i o n t o h i s d i s c i p l e s n o o n e k n o w s w h a t
f a n t a s t i c m e a t s a n d d r i n k s ( e ve n t h e r e m a i n s o f d e c e a s e d s o r c e r e r s ) ,
a n d t h e n g a ve f r e e c o u r s e t o t h e a b o ve m e n t i o n e d c o n vu l s i o n s .
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l o s s i n o r d e r t o o b t a i n c o n f e s s i o n s f r o m t h o s e a c c u s e d o f w i t c h c r a f t
a n d s u b s e qu e n t l y e x e c u t i n g t h e m . It w a s b y t h e c l e a n s i n g ( 1 ) f i r e
t h a t t h e y w e r e c h a s t i s e d a f t e r t r i a l s a b o u n d i n g i n j u d i c i a l i n f a m i e s
a s t o w h i c h w e s h a l l k e e p s i l e n c e .
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s a w t h e c o n d e m n a t i o n a m o n g s t o t h e r s o f Ve r d u n a n d B u r g o t w h o
c o n f e s s e d h a vi n g t u r n e d t h e m s e l ve s i n t o w o l ve s a n d d e vo u r e d c h i l d r e n ,
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m e n t i e r , " p r e s e n t e d i n e x p l i c a b l e a n o m a l i e s . No t h i n g c o u l d s h a k e
t h e c o n vi c t i o n o f t h e j u d g e s , n e i t h e r t h e c o n f l i c t i n g d e p o s i t i o n s o f t h e
w i t n e s s e s n o r t h e a b s u r d t a l e s o f t h e a c c u s e d . Fu r t h e r n o t o n e m i n u t e
o f j u d g m e n t s p e c i f i e s t h e a c t u a l o f f e n c e . "
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o f t h e s o r c e r e r s a n d w i t c h e s h a ve b e e n e n o r m o u s l y e x a g g e r a t e d , a n d
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t h e w o r d s o f D r . Re g n a r d , " a n e p i d e m i c d i s e a s e o f t h e m i n d " w h i c h
b r o u g h t o n a l l t h e a b o ve m e n t i o n e d e x a l t a t i o n s , s o m e o f w h i c h m a y
h a ve d e g e n e r a t e d i n t o t h e f i e r c e s t e r o t i c i s m a s w e l l a s i n t o a c t u a l
m u r d e r s .
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S p i r i t i s m ) , t h e
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i n d i vi d u a l s
( s o r c e r e r s , m a g i c i a n s , p r o p h e t s ) w h o w e r e t r u e
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o f n a t u r e b y s e e i n g a t a d i s t a n c e , p r o p h e s yi n g , l e vi t a t i n g , c o m m u n i c a -
t i n g w i t h a n g e l s , d e vi l s , a n d e s p e c i a l l y w i t h t h e d e a d .
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t o n g u e s , t h a t w i t c h e s t r a n s f o r m t h e m s e l ve s i n t o c a t s , i n t o b a t s , m a k e
w o m e n b a r r e n , c a s t s p e l l s , e t c
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o f t h e i r o w n .
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t h e p o l i c e t r i e d i n va i n t o t a k e p r o c e e d i n g s .
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m a g i c i a n s w h o t o l d t h e f u t u r e a n d c a s t s p e l l s
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m o s t o f t h e h yp e r p s yc h i c p h e n o m e n a w h i c h t o - d a y a r e w e l l k n o w n
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vo ya n c e b y m e a n s o f t h e m a g i c m i r r o r , t h e c r ys t a l o r w a t e r , t h e i r
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t h e Fa k i r s o f In d i a o f w h o m a f o r m e r Co n s u l i n B e n a r e s , Ja c o l l i o t ,
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a n d g r o w t o e i g h t i n c h e s b y t h e l a yi n g o n o f h a n d s , t o l e t h i m s e l f b e
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w h i c h w e k n o w t o b e p r o d u c e d b y r a d i a t i o n a n d t o a c t a t a d i s t a n c e
o n a p p r o p r i a t e r e c e i ve r s
. No w t h e h u m a n b r a i n a n d t h e h u m a n
n e r vo u s s ys t e m a r e s o f a r a s w e k n o w t h e m o s t p e r f e c t e d r e c e i vi n g
a p p a r a t u s f o r a l l m a g n e t i c c u r r e n t s , f o r a l l t h e vi b r a t i o n s o f t h e p s yc h i c
a t m o s p h e r e
. An d t h i s l e a d s u s t o t h i n k i n t h e l a s t r e s o r t t h a t m a n i -
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f e s t a t i o n s a t t r i b u t e d t o o c c u l t c a u s e s h a ve i n t r u t h m e r e l y c h a n g e d
t h e i r n a m e , a n d t h a t t h e w i t c h c r a f t o f t h e d e vi l h a s b e e n f o l l o w e d i n
o u r o w n t i m e , t h e g r e a t s c i e n t i f i c w i t c h c r a f t w h i c h , l i k e t h e
o t h e r ,
h a s i t s i n i t i a t i o n s , i t s p h e n o m e n a , i t s m ys t e r i e s , i t s c o n qu e s t s o f t h e
i n f i n i t e , a n d a l s o i t s s u p e r s t i t i o n s , i t s t r i c k e r i e s a n d i t s e r r o r s . "
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w h e r e h e g o e s f a r t h e r t h a n h e n e e d s f o r h i s e x p o s i t i o n , i s i n s a yi n g t h a t
t h e r e i s n o c a l l , i n h i s o p i n i o n , t o b e s u r p r i s e d a t t h e c r e d u l i t y o f
ye s t e r d a y w h e n w e c o n s i d e r t h e c r e d u l i t y o f t o - d a y . W h y, h e a s k s
i n s u b s t a n c e , i n t h e 1 6 t h c e n t u r y s h o u l d n o t p e o p l e b e l i e ve i n t h e d e vi l
w h e n i n t h e 2 0t h c e n t u r y t h e y s t i l l b e l i e ve i n t h e f o l l i e s o f S p i r i t u a l i s m 1
On t h e f a c e o f i t h e i s r i g h t .
As a n o c c u l t i s t h e e x a g g e r a t e s . Th e r e
i s n o n e e d t o p u t i n i s s u e t h e d i s t u r b i n g a l t h o u g h s t i l l u n e x p l a i n e d
p h e n o m e n a o f m e d i u m s h i p ; h e t h i n k s t h e s e a r e n a t u r a l i f t h e y e x i s t ,
a n d w e a g r e e w i t h h i m o n t h i s p o i n t , f o r t h e s e p h e n o m e n a d o i n t r u t h
c o m e w i t h i n t h e s c o p e o f n a t u r a l e ve n t s , s i n c e t h e y a r e t r u e a n d n o t
c h i m e r i c a l . As t o S p i r i t u a l i s m , h e i s p e r h a p s s o m e w h a t h a s t y i n
c o n d e m n i n g i t .
W h e r e h e f r a n k l y i s r i g h t i s i n s e e k i n g o u t a n d s h o w i n g u p t h e
a m o u n t o f i m p o s t u r e a n d c h a r l a t a n i s m w h i c h e x i s t i n w i t c h c r a f t .
W i t h h i m w e a r e c o n vi n c e d t h a t t h e r e w e r e a t t h e t i m e t h o u s a n d s o f
t r i c k s , t h a t t h e j u d g e s p r o c e e d e d t h r o u g h s t u p i d i t y, t h r o u g h s a d i s m
a n d e ve n t h r o u g h s e l f - i n t e r e s t ( t h e y p r o f i t e d t o s o m e e x t e n t f r o m
t h e c o n f i s c a t i o n o f t h e p r o p e r t y o f t h e c o n d e m n e d ) , t h a t W i t c h c r a f t
s u p p o r t e d r e vo l t s a g a i n s t t h e Go ve r n m e n t , t h a t c r o o k s o f a l l k i n d s
u s e d i t f o r t h e i r o w n - b e n e f i t ( a n d a l s o c u n n i n g l o ve r s ) , t h a t e r o t i c i s m
p r o f i t e d b y i t a t a t i m e w h e n t h e l a w w a s s e ve r e w i t h f r e e l o ve , t h a t
s o m e s o - c a l l e d m a g i c f o r m u l a e w e r e a t b o t t o m m e r e a p h r o d i s i a c s ,
t h a t h ys t e r i a p l a ye d a c o n s i d e r a b l e p a r t i n t h o s e t r o u b l o u s t i m e s
w h e n ,
i n d e f a u l t o f m o r p h i a o r c o c a i n e , t h e p r o p e r t i e s o f o p i u m , o f
s t r a m o n i u m , o f b e l l a d o n n a , o f d a t u r a , o f h e m p w e r e b r o u g h t i n t o
u s e , t h a t t h e d r u g s p r e p a r e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h m a g i c a l f o r m u l a e
m u s t o f n e c e s s i t y p r o d u c e a t h o u s a n d h a l l u c i n a t i o n s , s o m n a m b u l i s m ,
e ve n t h e m a d i m a g i n i n g s w h i c h c a u s e d s o r c e r e r s a n d w i t c h e s t o c o n f e s s
" c r i m e s "
w h i c h t h e y h a d n e ve r c o m m i t t e d e x c e p t i n d r e a m , t h a t
h yp n o t i s m p l a ye d i t s p a r t i n t h e m a t t e r ( i m p r e s s i o n a b i l i t y b e i n g
g r e a t e r t h a n t o - d a y a n d t h e n u m b e r o f n e u r o t i c s a n d w e a k l i n g s m o r e
c o n s i d e r a b l e ) , t h a t t h e s p e l l s c a s t m i g h t w e l l b e n o t h i n g b u t s u g g e s t i o n ,
t h a t t h e c a s e s o f d e m o n i a c p o s s e s s i o n m i g h t b e m e r e l y a u t o - s u g g e s t i o n
( t h e s a m e r e m a r k a p p l yi n g t o e x o r c i s m ) , t h a t s o r c e r e r s m i g h t b e a b l e ,
l i k e s o m e m o d e r n s , t o h e a l o r r e l i e ve t h r o u g h m a g n e t i s m a n d t o
h yp n o t i s e t h e m s e l ve s l i k e t h e Fa k i r s , b e l i e ve t h e m s e l ve s , l i k e t h e
m e d i u m s , t o b e vi s i t e d b y s p i r i t s , a n d t o p r a c t i s e w i t c h c r a f t i n t h e
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m a n n e r o f Mr
. d e Ro c h a s , b y e x p l a i n i n g t h i s t r u e p h e n o m e n o n b y
t h e e x t e r i o r i s a t i o n o f s e n s i t i ve n e s s
.
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o f Lo w Ma g i c a n d m a k e s t h e m i n t o a f r e qu e n t l y c a r i c a t u r i n g i n t r o -
d u c t i o n t o t h e g r e a t m o d e r n p s yc h i c e x p e r i m e n t s
.
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Af t e r t h i s p r e a m b l e i t w i l l b e s u r m i s e d t h a t w e s h a l l n o t
o f c u p y
o u r s e l ve s f o r l o n g w i t h t h e p r a c t i c e s o f W i t c h c r a f t
.
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a l i s t o f t h e m , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e s t r a n g e p r e s c r i p t i o n s a n d t h e g r o t e s qu e
s t o r e h o u s e o f Lo w Ma g i c , i n t e n t i o n a l l y c o n f u s i n g t h e a n c i e n t a n d t h e
m e d i a e va l t r a d i t i o n , a n d c o n f i n i n g o u r s e l ve s t o e x t r a c t i n g f r o m c u r i o u s
b o o k s a n d s p e l l - b o o k s o f a l l k i n d s , w h i c h h a d a n a m a z i n g c i r c u l a t i o n
a n d w h i c h a r e s t i l l b e i n g r e p u b l i s h e d a n d m o d e r n i s e d , t h o s e t h i n g s
w h i c h a p p e a r e d t o u s t h e l e a s t e x t r a va g a n t a n d a l s o t h e m o s t t yp i c a l ,
a l l t h i s , o f c o u r s e , m e r e l y a s h i s t o r i c a l a n d i n f o r m a t i ve
. B u t t h o s e
w h o i n s p i t e o f e ve r yt h i n g t h i n k t h a t t h e s e f o r m u l a e m a y p o s s i b l y
h a ve r e t a i n e d s o m e e f f i c a c y n e e d n o t h e s i t a t e t o t r y t h e m
.
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d e s i r e d s u b j e c t c o n c e r n i n g t h e s e s u r vi va l s f r o m a n c i e n t t i m e s a n d
p o p u l a r b e l i e f s , a n d w e a l s o m e n t i o n t h e n a m e s a n d g i ve s o m e d e t a i l s
o f t h e m o s t f a m o u s o f t h e b o o k s o f An c i e n t Ma g i c
. Af t e r t h a t w e s h a l l
g o o n t o t h e m o d e r n i s a t i o n o f t r a d i t i o n a l Ma g i c
.
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Th i s f i r s t w o r d c o r r e c t l y d e s c r i b e s t h e s t o r e h o u s e o f t h e s o r c e r e r s ,
t h e m a i n i t e m s o f w h i c h w e r e n a t u r a l t a l i s m a n s , m a g i c f o r m u l a e , r i n g s ,
w a n d s , w e a p o n s , m a g i c r i n g s a n d m i r r o r s , t h e f l yi n g p i s t o l , b a b y' s
s k i n s , vi r g i n p a r c h m e n t , vi r g i n w a x a n d s o i l , e t c
.
Th e c h i e f n a t u r a l Ta l i s m a n s w e r e :-
Th e m a n d r a g o r a , i n s p i r a t i o n o f l o ve .
Th e t o p a z , d r i ve r o f f o f b l a c k t h o u g h t s
.
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.
Th e h ye n a s k i n , w h i c h m a k e s i n vu l n e r a b l e .
P o w d e r e d t o a d , w h i c h p r o d u c e s l o ve .
Th e b e z o a r , u n i ve r s a l p a n a c e a .
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Am u l e t s a n d Ta l i s m a n s
Th e s e a r e va r i o u s a r t i c l e s , c o n s e c r a t e d o r n o t , w h i c h p r o t e c t a g a i n s t
i l l n e s s , m i s f o r t u n e a n d a c c i d e n t
. Th e y a l s o b r i n g l u c k a n d s u c c e s s .
B u t , s a ys E . B o s e , t h e y a r e o f va l u e o n l y i f t h e w e a r e r h a s f a i t h i n
t h e m . An d E l i p h a s Le vi s a ys , " Th e t a l i s m a n s i n t h i s r e s e m b l e t h e
Ca t h o l i c h o s t , w h i c h i s s a l va t i o n f o r t h e j u s t a n d d a m n a t i o n f o r t h e
s i n n e r , a n d w h i c h t h u s , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s t a t e o f h i m w h o r e c e i ve s
t h e m , m e a n s Go d o r t h e D e vi l
. "
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m e z u r o t h . Th e y p l a c e i t i n t h e l i n t e l o f t h e d o o r s o f t h e i r h o u s e s , o r
c a r r y i t o n t h e m i n a s m a l l c a s e s o a s t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e s a yi n g i n
D e u t e r o n o m y, " Yo u
s h a l l n e ve r f o r g e t t h e l a w o f Go d a n d s h a l l e n g r a ve
i t o n t h e l i n t e l s o f yo u r d o o r s . "
Th e t a l i s m a n s s o l d b y t h e p e d l a r s o f Oc c u l t i s m , o r w h i c h a r e
a d ve r t i s e d , a r e s w i n d l e s , s a ys S c h w a e b l e i n h i s B o o k o f Lu c k , s e e i n g
t h a t , t o b e e f f i c a c i o u s , t h e t a l i s m a n m u s t b e m a d e b y t h e p e r s o n i t
c o n c e r n s . Th e r e a r e s o m e w h i c h a r e w o r n o n t h e p e r s o n b e c a u s e
t h e y r e m e d y o n e ' s d e f e c t s o r s t r e n g t h e n o n e ' s qu a l i t i e s , a n d o t h e r s
a r e u s e d o n s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n s o n l y . S o m e w r i t e r s s a y t h a t f o r t h e
f o r m e r a m e t a l d i s c m u s t b e c u t c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e p l a n e t w h i c h
r u l e s o n e ' s l i f e , a n d t h e s i g n s o f s u c h p l a n e t e n g r a ve d o n t h e d i s c ;
o t h e r s s a y t h a t t w o d i s c s m u s t b e u s e d , o n e f o r t h e p l a n e t r u l i n g o n e ' s
l i f e , t h e o t h e r f o r t h e p l a n e t s t r e n g t h e n i n g o r m o d i f yi n g i t .
Th e f o l l o w i n g a r e a l s o m e n t i o n e d a s b r i n g i n g l u c k
:-
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.
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.
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( s e e b e l o w ) .
A l i t t l e b a g c o n t a i n i n g t h e e ye o f a w o o d p e c k e r , t h e e ye o f a w e a s e l ,
a c r ys t a l r i n g , a p e n n y w i t h a h o l e i n i t , a f r a g m e n t o f a n a e r o l i t h
( s t o n e f a l l e n f r o m t h e s k y) a n d d u s t f r o m a m e n h i r .
Al s o a f o u r - l e a ve d c l o ve r , b u t p i c k e d b y t h e w e a r e r , e i t h e r a t
m i d n i g h t o n a Fr i d a y d u r i n g t h e f i r s t t h r e e d a ys o f t h e Mo o n , o r i n
b r i g h t s u n s h i n e b e t w e e n n o o n a n d t h r e e o ' c l o c k e i t h e r i n a l o n e l y s p o t
o r i n a g r a ve ya r d
; i f i t h a s n o t b e e n p i c k e d b y yo u yo u r s e l f , i t s h o u l d
b e g i ve n yo u b y a f r i e n d a n d h a n d e d t o yo u b y t h e s t a l k
. W e a r i t
r o u n d t h e n e c k i n a l o c k e t .
Le t u s l o o k a t t h e Je w i s h K a b b a l a
o f P a u l Vu l l i a u d . Am u l e t s ,
h e s a ys , a r e o f g r e a t i n t e r e s t i n t h e s t u d y o f r e l i g i o n s , o f f o l k l o r e , o f
p r a c t i c a l K a b b a l a
. Th e i r u s e i s u n i ve r s a l , w h e t h e r t h e y a r e c a l l e d
He m e l e t s ( i n P e r s i a ) , Am u l e t a ( i n Ro m e ) , Te r a p h i m ( i n Me s o p o t a m i a ) ,
P h yl a c t e r i e s ( i n Gr e e c e ) , To t a p o t h ( i n E g yp t ) , o r Te b h u l i m ( i n Ch a l d e a ) ,
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a p r o t e c t i o n ,
a n d t h e n a m e o f w h i c h m e a n s " t h a t w h i c h i s a t t a c h e d . "
Th e f i r s t h u m a n o r n a m e n t s s e e m t o h a ve b e e n a m u l e t s ( e a r r i n g s ,
e t c . ) B r e a s t j e w e l r y, r i n g s o n t h e h a n d w e r e c h a r m s
. P r e c i o u s s t o n e s
w e r e a l w a ys l o o k e d u p o n a s e n d o w e d w i t h m a g i c vi r t u e s
. S o o n t h e
w o r d a m u l e t c a m e t o m e a n a s m a l l b a g h u n g r o u n d t h e n e c k a n d
c o n t a i n i n g r o o t s , s e e d s a n d o t h e r a r t i c l e s w h i c h h a d a n e f f i c a c i o u s o c c u l t
p o w e r , o r a m e t a l d i s c e n g r a ve d w i t h K a b b a l i s t i c s i g n s .
Th e Je w s h a d a w h o l e s e r i e s o f f o r b i d d e n a n d p e r m i t t e d a m u l e t s .
A w h o l e b o o k m i g h t b e w r i t t e n o n t h e i r t a l i s m a n i c a r t , a l s o o n t h a t
o f o t h e r n a t i o n s .
W e s h a l l f o r b e a r , m e r e l y s a yi n g t h a t Ch r i s t i a n i t y
h a d a n d h a s i t s a m u l e t s ( s c a p u l a r i e s , m e d a l s , h o l y r e l i c s , e t c . ) , t h e
s a m e a s o t h e r r e l i g i o n s . '
In c o n c l u s i o n l e t u s d r a w a t t e n t i o n t o t h e t h e o r y a n d t h e i n s t a n c e s
o f t a l i s m a n s g i ve n b y P a p u s . 2
Th e l a n g u a g e o f t h e In vi s i b l e W o r l d i s t h e P i c t u r e , s a ys t h e g r e a t
m o d e r n m a g i c i a n , f o r t h e p i c t u r e i s u n d e r s t o o d b y e ve r y o n e . He n c e
a s ym b o l i c l a n g u a g e s e e n b y c l a i r vo ya n t s , c o n s e c r a t e d b y Tr a d i t i o n
a n d u s e d i n t h e m a k i n g o f t a l i s m a n s .
Ta l i s m a n s i n f l u e n c e t h e p l a n e w h i c h i s i n r e l a t i o n w i t h t h e g r a p h i c
c h a r a c t e r s o f w h i c h t h e y a r e m a d e a n d w i t h t h e c e r e m o n i e s w h i c h
h a ve b e e n u s e d t o f i x t h e i r a s t r a l a t t r a c t i o n .
Th e h i e r o g l yp h i c s i g n s o f t h e t a l i s m a n s m u s t b e i n s c r i b e d o n vi r g i n
p a r c h m e n t o n w h i c h n o o t h e r i m a g e h a s ye t b e e n s e t , e ve n i n t h o u g h t
( w h a t w e h a ve s a i d a b o ve a s t o p s yc h o m e t r y a n d a s t o o b j e c t s r e t a i n i n g
t h e i m p r e s s i o n o f t h e p e r s o n s a n d t h e t h i n g s w i t h w h i c h t h e y h a ve
b e e n i n t o u c h , w i l l b e r e m e m b e r e d )
. Vi r g i n p a r c h m e n t i s m a d e o f
"t h e s k i n o f s t i l l - b o r n a n i m a l s .
Ma g i c Ri n g s
Th e s e a r e a m u l e t s w i t h va r yi n g p r o p e r t i e s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r c o n -
s e c r a t i o n .
W i t h t h e i r a i d t h e m a g i c i a n s , i t s e e m s , w o r k e d m i r a c l e s .
3 Th e t a l i s m a n s u s e d i n m a g i c a r e t h e vi s i b l e s i g n s o f t h e P r i n c i p l e s , t h e c h a n n e l s o f e n e r g y,
c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o p i e r s
; t h e y a r e t h e p i e r s , t h e a c c u m u l a t o r s o f t h e a s t r a l ; t h e e n e r g y i s c a p -
t u r e d , i m p r i s o n e d i n t h e m , d i r e c t e d b y m e a n s o f t h e
o p e r a t i o n s o f t h e Ma g i c i a n , t h r o u g h h i s
i n c a n t a t i o n s , t h e p o w e r o f t h e s t r e n g t h o f t h e Ma g i c i a n a n d t h e p o w e r b o r r o w e d b y h i m f r o m
Na t u r e , t h i s e n e r g y b e i n g c o m m u n i c a t e d t o t h e t h i n g s w h i c h a r e t h e c o n d u c t o r s o f t h e n e r vo u s
a n d m a g n e t o - e t h e r o - e l e c t r i c f l u i d
.
Th e r e l i g i o u s m e d a l s o f a l l c u l t s , t h e r o s a r i e s , t h e f e t i s h e s , t h e l u c k b r i n g e r s , e s p e c i a l l y i f
i n m e t a l , t h e s c a p u l a r i e s , a r e m a g i c t a l i s m a n s
. B u t t h e d e vo u t d o n o t k n o w t h e r e a s o n o f t h e i r
i n f l u e n c e , t h e y a t t r i b u t e i t t o t h e g o d s i n s t e a d o f r e f e r r i n g i t t o t h e u n i ve r s a l E n e r g y, s p e c i a l i s e d
b y r e l i g i o u s o r p u r e l y m a g i c r i t e s ( a s t h e c a s e m a y b e ) , w h i c h r i t e s s t i l l f u r t h e r i n c r e a s e t h e
p o w e r o f t h e t a l i s m a n o r t h e c e r e m o n y b y r e a s o n o f t h e Tr a d i t i o n ( a n o c c u l t c h a i n i n S p a c e
a n d Ti m e ) a n d t h e s o l i d a r i t y o f t h e s p i r i t s a l l t e n d i n g i n t h e s a m e d i r e c t i o n a n d t o w a r d s t h e
s a m e e n d . ( Jo l l i ve t - Ca s t e l o t ) .
2 In t h e B o o k o f Lu c k .
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Ac c o r d i n g t o Ch . V . La n g l o i s , t h e r e w e r e t w o w e l l d e f i n e d k i n d s o f
m a g i c r i n g s :-
1 . Th o s e w h i c h g a ve t h e i r w e a r e r s s u p e r n a t u r a l p o w e r s
.
2 . Th o s e w h i c h b o u n d t h e i r w e a r e r s t o s o m e b o n d a g e .
On e o f t h e m o s t f a m o u s r i n g s o f An t i qu i t y w a s t h a t c a l l e d S o l o m o n ' s
r i n g i n t h e s t o n e o f w h i c h t h e g r e a t K i n g s a w e ve r yt h i n g h e w a n t e d
t o k n o w ( t h i s w a s n o d o u b t a c a s e o f c l a i r vo ya n c e
o f w h i c h p h e n o m e n o n
w e h a ve a l r e a d y s p o k e n ) .
Th e b e s t k n o w n k i n d s o f t h e s e r i n g s w e r e t h e f o l l o w i n g :-
Th e s t e l l a r r i n g s w h i c h w e r e w o r n , n o t o n t h e f i n g e r , b u t r o u n d t h e n e c k
l i k e a s c a p u l a r y .
Th e t r a ve l l e r s ' r i n g s w h i c h e n a b l e d t h e m t o c o ve r l o n g d i s t a n c e s w i t h o u t
f a t i g u e ( t h e r e i s n o d o u b t t h a t , t h r o u g h a u t o - s u g g e s t i o n , t h e y s i m p l y
d o u b l e d t h e e n e r g y o f t h e t r a ve l l e r ) .
Th e r i n g s o f i n vi s i b i l i t y, l i k e t h a t o f Gyg e s , K i n g o f Lyd i a , w h i c h m a d e t h e i r
w e a r e r i n vi s i b l e t o t h e e ye . It h a d t o b e m a d e o f s o l i d m e r c u r y a n d
o r n a m e n t e d w i t h a s t o n e w h i c h i s o n l y f o u n d i n t h e n e s t o f t h e h o o p o e
.
It m a y b e p o i n t e d o u t t h a t w e d d i n g r i n g s a r e a r e m n a n t o f t h e
m a g i c r i n g s . Th e y a r e w o r n o n t h e r i n g f i n g e r , b e c a u s e i n c h i r o m a n c y
t h a t f i n g e r c o r r e s p o n d s t o t h e h e a r t . Th e h u s b a n d w i l l b e m a s t e r
i n t h e h o m e , i f , o n p l a c i n g i t o n h i s w i f e ' s f i n g e r , h e i s c a r e f u l t o p u s h
i t r i g h t d o w n .
Ma g i c W e a p o n s .
E ve r yo n e k n o w s t h e m a r ve l s w o r k e d b y t h e c e l e b r a t e d D u r a n d a l ,
t h e s w o r d o f Ro l a n d , w h o u s e d t o c l e a ve a r o c k w i t h i t . It o b vi o u s l y
w a s e n c h a n t e d .
In w i t c h c r a f t a m a g i c o r e n c h a n t e d s w o r d i s a n o r d i n a r y s w o r d
c o n s e c r a t e d . Th e m a g i c s w o r d i s u s e d e i t h e r t o t r a c e t h e m a g i c c i r c l e ,
o r i n d e f e n c e a g a i n s t t h e e vi l s p i r i t s o f In vi s i b i l i t y .
A m a g i c k n i f e w a s a k n i f e w i t h a w h i t e h a n d l e , d i p p e d i n t h e b l o o d
o f a m a l e g o o s e o n t h e d a y a n d a t t h e h o u r o f Me r c u r y i n a n i n c r e a s i n g
m o o n . Th r e e o r d i n a r y Ma s s e s w e r e r e a d o ve r t h i s s w o r d a n d c e r t a i n
m ys t e r i o u s s i g n s w e r e w r i t t e n o n i t i n e x o r c i s e d s u l p h u r e t o f m e r c u r y .
Ma g i c a l a n d D i vi n i n g Ro d s
Th e p r a c t i c e o f Rh a b d o m a n c y ( d i vi n a t i o n b y a r o d ) w a s o n e o f
t h e m o s t h i g h l y h o n o u r e d i n Ma g i c . It s u r vi ve s i n t h e ve r y r e m a r k -
a b l e a r t o f t h e d o w s e r s
.
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Ac c o r d i n g t o Fa t h e r Le b r u n , a d i vi n i n g r o d i s m a d e h a l f o f a l d e r -
w o o d , h a l f o f o t h e r w o o d . It i s b a l a n c e d o n a p i vo t f i x e d i n t h e e a r t h
i n a s p o t w h e r e w a t e r m a y b e e x p e c t e d t o b e . He s a ys t h a t b e f o r e
t h e s u n h a s d i s p e r s e d t h e m o r n i n g d e w , t h e a l d e r , m o r e p o r o u s t h a n
o t h e r w o o d , a b s o r b s t h e a qu e o u s e m a n a t i o n s o f t h e s o i l ( s i g n o f w a t e r )
a n d d i p s d o w n i f t h e r e i s a s h e e t o f w a t e r o r a s p r i n g . No t h i n g r e m a i n s
b u t t o d i g .
Th e c e l e b r a t e d r o d w i t h w h i c h Mo s e s s m o t e t h e r o c k t o m a k e w a t e r
g u s h f o r t h w a s u n d o u b t e d l y a r o d o f t h i s k i n d w h i c h h e k n e w h o w t o
u s e .
An o t h e r k i n d o f d o w s e r ' s r o d i s s i m p l y a f o r k o f w a l n u t w o o d a b o u t
1 8 i n c h e s l o n g , o n e ye a r o l d a n d a s t h i c k a s a f i n g e r
. Th e r o d i s g r a s p e d
b y i t s t w o e n d s , t h e p o i n t o f t h e f o r k f o r w a r d , a n d t h e d o w s e r g o e s
s l o w l y o ve r t h e r e g i o n w h e r e h e e x p e c t s t o f i n d w a t e r b e l o w g r o u n d
.
At t h e e x a c t s p o t w h e r e t h e r e i s w a t e r , t h e p o i n t o f t h e r o d d i p s t o w a r d s
t h e g r o u n d .
Th e r h a b d o m a n c e r Ro ye r u s e d f o r t h i s f o r k a l d e r , o a k o r p e a r
w o o d i n d i s c r i m i n a t e l y, b a l a n c e d i t o n t h e b a c k o f h i s h a n d s , a n d ,
w a l k i n g s l o w l y, p o i n t e d o u t w h e r e t h e r e w a s w a t e r a t t h e m o m e n t
w h e n t h e r o d b e g a n t o t u r n b y i t s e l f .
As
w i l l b e s e e n , Rh a b d o m a n c y h a s n o t h i n g m a g i c a l , a n d b e l o n g s
t o p u r e p h ys i c s . B u t t h e i g n o r a n t a r e s u r p r i s e d b y t h e p h e n o m e n o n ,
a n d f r o m s u r p r i s e t o a b e l i e f i n w i t c h c r a f t i s b u t a s t e p .
Th e t r u e d i vi n i n g r o d w a s u s e d f o r t h r e e d i f f e r e n t d i s c o ve r i e s -
w a t e r , h i d d e n m e t a l , t h e t r a c k o f m a n . Th i s l a s t n a m e d p r o p e r t y
i s s a i d t o h a ve b e e n b r o u g h t t o l i g h t f o l l o w i n g o n a ve r y c u r i o u s h a p -
p e n i n g i n Lyo n s w h i c h w e s h a l l b r i e f l y r e l a t e , f o r i t w a s m u c h d i s -
c u s s e d a t t h e t i m e , a n d h a s t o s o m e e x t e n t b e c o m e c l a s s i c i n a r g u m e n t .
On t h e 5 t h Ju l y, 1 6 9 2 , i n Lyo n s , a f a m i l y o f w i n e m e r c h a n t s w e r e
k i l l e d i n t h e i r c e l l a r w i t h a b i l l - h o o k , a n d t h e m o n e y i n t h e s h o p w a s
s t o l e n .
In o r d e r t o t r a c e t h e m u r d e r e r s , a p e a s a n t o f t h e D a u p h i n e ,
Ja c qu e s Aym a r , w a s c a l l e d i n , a s h e w a s s a i d t o b e a b l e t o f o l l o w t h e
t r a c k o f e vi l d o e r s b y m e a n s o f a m a g i c r o d . Th e g o o d m a n a s k e d
t o b e t a k e n t o t h e c e l l a r , a n d a l t h o u g h h e h a d n o t b e e n t o l d a n yt h i n g ,
h i s r o d b e g a n t o t u r n i n t h e e x a c t t w o s p o t s w h e r e t h e m a n a n d t h e
w o m a n h a d b e e n k i l l e d
. He h i m s e l f b e c a m e h i g h l y f e ve r i s h ; h e
w e n t b a c k t o t h e s h o p , a n d f r o m t h e r e p a s s e d i n t o t h e s t r e e t , s t i l l
l e d b y h i s r o d . He l e f t t h e t o w n , w e n t a l o n g t h e r i g h t o f t h e r i ve r ,
i n t o t h e h o u s e o f a g a r d e n e r , m a i n t a i n e d t h a t t h e m u r d e r e r s m u s t
h a ve s a t d o w n a t h i s t a b l e t o d r i n k a b o t t l e , w h i c h f a c t w a s c o n f i r m e d
b y t w o c h i l d r e n w h o w e r e qu e s t i o n e d a n d w h o m t h e r o d h a d p o i n t e d
o u t a s k n o w i n g s o m e t h i n g o f t h e d r a m a . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e
a u t h o r i t i e s h a vi n g b u r i e d i n s o m e l a n d b e l o n g i n g t o Mr . d e Mo n g i r o l
t h e b i l l - h o o k w i t h w h i c h t h e c r i m e h a d b e e n c o m m i t t e d , t o g e t h e r w i t h
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s o m e o t h e r s , Aym a r f o u n d t h e f o r m e r
. Th e n h e w a s a c c o m p a n i e d
b y a Cl e r k o f t h e Co u r t a n d s o m e a r c h e r s
. He w e n t b a c k t o t h e Rh o n e
a n d f o u n d t h a t t h e c u l p r i t s h a d t a k e n a b o a t
. Aym a r f o l l o w e d t h e m
o n t h e w a t e r a s o n t h e l a n d , l a n d e d e ve r yw h e r e w h e r e t h e y h a d l a n d e d ,
f o u n d t h e b e d s w h e r e t h e y h a d s l e p t , t h e t a b l e s w h e r e t h e y h a d e a t e n
.
Th e m a g i c i a n i n t h i s w a y w e n t a s f a r a s B e a u c a i r e , k n e w t h a t t h e y
h a d s e p a r a t e d t h e r e , a n d f o l l o w e d t h e t r a c k o f t h e a c c o m p l i c e w h o
m o s t s t r o n g l y a f f e c t e d t h e r o d
. He w e n t a s f a r a s a p r i s o n , a n d a m o n g
a d o z e n p r i s o n e r s , p o i n t e d t o a h u n c h b a c k w h o h a d b e e n l o c k e d u p
a n h o u r b e f o r e f o r s o m e p e t t y t h e f t
. On b e i n g qu e s t i o n e d , t h e m a n
c o n f e s s e d a f t e r s o m e r e s i s t a n c e t h a t h e h a d b e e n a w i t n e s s o f t h e
c r i m e c o m m i t t e d b y t w o o t h e r s
. Aym a r s t a r t s o f f a g a i n , g o e s a s f a r
a s To u l o n a n d d o e s n o t s t o p t i l l h e r e a c h e s t h e s e a , w h e r e h e s a ys
t h a t t h e m u r d e r e r s h a ve t a k e n a b o a t t o e s c a p e a b r o a d
.
Th a t i s t h e s t o r y . A t r e a t i s e o n t h e D i vi n i n g Ro d i n t w o vo l u m e s
1
g i ve s t h e f o l l o w i n g e x p l a n a t i o n :-
Th e Ro d , a l s o c a l l e d Ca d u c e u s , d i vi n i n g Ro d , Ro d o f Aa r o n , S t a f f
o f Ja c o b , e t c
. , w a s k n o w n i n a l l t i m e s , a n d m a n y w r i t e r s m e n t i o n i t .
It s a c t i o n i s r e ve a l e d b y t h e "
p h i l o s o p h y o f c o r p u s c l e s , " t h e l a t t e r
b e i n g vo l a t i l e a g e n t s , s u b t l e f o r m s o f m a t t e r w h i c h a r e c a p a b l e o f
d e t a c h i n g t h e m s e l ve s f r o m b o d i e s
; i t i s t h e y w h i c h , e s c a p i n g f r o m
t h e s u b t e r r a n e a n w a t e r , f r o m a h i d d e n t r e a s u r e , o r f r o m a m a n w h o s e
t r a c k i s f o l l o w e d , i n f l u e n c e t h e d i vi n i n g r o d , j u s t a s w o u l d h a p p e n
i n t h e c a s e o f t h e e m a n a t i o n s o f a s c e n t e d o b j e c t r e ve a l i n g i t s p a s s a g e
t o t h o s e w h o d i d n o t s e e i t
; t h e a u t h o r l i k e w i s e qu o t e s t h e s m e l l o f
d o g s w h o f o l l o w o r f i n d t h e i r m a s t e r , a n d h e s e e s a n a n a l o g y w i t h
t h e a c t i o n o f t h e r o d , t h e l a t t e r b e i n g e qu a l l y s e n s i t i ve " t o t h e c o r -
p u s c l e s
. " B u t h e a d m i t s t h a t t h i s s e n s i t i ve n e s s b e l o n g s t o t h e m a n
w h o c o m m u n i c a t e s i t t o h i s t o o l w h i c h w i t h o u t h i m , w o u l d r e m a i n
i n a c t i ve
. An d h e r e h e b r i n g s i n t h e i d e a o f m a g n e t i s m .
As t o t h e d i s c o ve r y o f t r e a s u r e s , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e a u t h o r i t m u s t
b e a s s u m e d t h a t t h e r o d c o r r e c t l y h a n d l e d i s s e n s i t i ve t o m e t a l l i c
e m a n a t i o n s , a n d h e g i ve s a l i s t o f m i n e s f o u n d b y t h i s m e a n s , n o t a b l y
i n t h e P yr e n e e s , t h e La n g u e d o c , Au ve r g n e , e t c
. He a l s o d e s c r i b e s
t h e
" f a c e o f t h e s k y "
u n d e r w h i c h t h e r o d m u s t b e c u t s o a s t o f i n d
t h e m i n e s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e m e t a l w h i c h t h e y c o n t a i n
.
It i s ve r y c u r i o u s t o d i s c o ve r f r o m t h i s l i t t l e b o o k t h e p r o g r e s s
o f c r i t i c i s m
. Fo r m e r l y t h e w o r k i n g o f t h e r o d w a s l o o k e d u p o n a s
d e m o n i a c
. He r e o c c u l t p h ys i c s a r e b r o u g h t i n a n d t h e t h e o r y o f
c o r p u s c l e s i s d i s c u s s e d
. Th u s w e a t t a i n t o t r u t h a n d t h e p u r e l y
s c i e n t i f i c e x p l a n a t i o n s g i ve n f o r i n s t a n c e t o t h e d i vi n i n g r o d o f t h e
d o w s e r , a n d w h i c h w i l l s o m e d a y i n l i k e m a n n e r b e g i ve n o f t h e o t h e r
p h e n o m e n a o f r h a b d o m a n c y.
1 Oc c u l t P h ys i c 8 ,
p u b l i s h e d b y Mo e t i e n s a t t h e Ha g u e i n 1 7 7 2 .
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E n c h i r i d i o n
Th e E n c h i r i d i o n
i s a c o l l e c t i o n o f m a g i c a l p r e s c r i p t i o n s a n d p r a ye r s
d i s c o ve r e d ( o r i n ve n t e d ) b y P o p e Le o III a n d g i ve n b y h i m t o Ch a r l e s
t h e Gr e a t i n 8 00 t o p r o t e c t h i m a g a i n s t a l l e vi l s
. W e e x t r a c t f r o m
i t t h e f o l l o w i n g :-
Ag a i n s t t h i e ve s
:- Th r o w
i n t o w a t e r t h e n a m e s o f t h e s u s p e c t e d
t h i e ve s , e a c h w r i t t e n o n a p i e c e o f p a p e r , a n d s a y
:- " Ar a g o n i -
P a r a n d a m o - E p t a l i c o n - La m b o u r e d
. " At t h e s e w o r d s o n e o r m o r e o f
t h e p a p e r s w i l l f l o a t ;
t h e y r e ve a l t h e n a m e s o f t h e g u i l t y.
Ag a i n s t e p i l e p s y
:- B l o w i n t o t h e r i g h t e a r a n d r e p e a t t h r e e t i m e s
"
Fo r a c o n s u m a t i o e s t r a m u s - m a l i n - r i t e - c o n f e d o - s a l u e r o
. " At t h e s e
w o r d s t h e p a t i e n t w i l l g i ve a c o n vu l s i ve s t a r t
. D r i ve t h r e e n a i l s i n t o
t h e g r o u n d a t t h e s p o t w h e r e h e f e l l , a n d a d d
:- " Va l e a m d e z a z o e o
a t t i l a a l l e l u i a . "
Ag a i n s t b u r n s
:- P l a c e c u r r a n t j e l l y o n t h e w o u n d a n d s a y t h r e e
t i m e s :- " E s c e n a r e t h . Fi r e o f Go d
. Lo s e t h y h e a t - E s c e n a r e t h 1
"
Ag a i n s t t o o t h a c h e :- S a y "
S t r u g g o l e f a i u s qu e l e c u t a t e , t o d e c u t i n e m
d o l o r u m p e r s o n a . "
Th e r e i s a w h o l e b o o k f u l l o f t h e s e
. Th e a b o ve e x t r a c t w i l l s u f f i c e
.
It w i l l b e s e e n t h a t t h e E n c h i r i d i o n i s b a s e d a l m o s t e n t i r e l y o n t h e
p o w e r o f t h e w o r d
.
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Al t h o u g h w e p l a c e s p e l l s a m o n g t h e Lo w Ma g i c , l a t e r o n , i n t h e
t h i r d p a r t o f t h i s b o o k , t h e s c i e n t i f i c e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h i s n o t e d m a g i c a l
p r a c t i c e w i l l b e f o u n d .
Th e s p e l l c o n s i s t e d o f m a k i n g i n w a x a s m a l l s t a t u e o r a h e a r t
w h i c h w a s g i ve n t h e n a m e o f t h e e n e m y t o b e b e w i t c h e d
. ( S o m e t i m e s ,
i n o r d e r t o i n c r e a s e t h e l i k e n e s s , t h i s e f f i g y w a s c l o t h e d i n t h e s a m e
m a n n e r a s t h e h a t e d o b j e c t , a n d i n o r d e r t o a c c e n t u a t e t h e c u r s e i t
w a s t r i e d t o g e t a t o o t h , o r h a i r s , o r n a i l p a r i n g s o f t h i s p e r s o n , a n d
t h e y w e r e a d d e d t o t h e d r e s s i n g
. ) Af t e r t h i s , c o n c e n t r a t i n g o n t h i s
i m a g e w i t h c u r s e s , i t w a s t o r n w i t h p i n s , p i n c h e d , s k i n n e d , c r u s h e d
.
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.
W e s a i d t h a t b e l o w a n e x p l a n a t i o n o f b e w i t c h i n g w i l l b e f o u n d b y
r e a s o n o f t h e e x t e r i o r i s a t i o n o f s e n s i t i ve n e s s
. B u t s o m e o c c u l t i s t s "
s a y t h a t t h e e x p e r i m e n t s o f Mr
. d e Ro c h a s i n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n n e c e s s i t a t e
t h e m a g n e t i s a t i o n o f t h e s u b j e c t w h o i n f a c t e x t e r i o r i s e s h i s s e n s i t i ve -
n e s s w h i l s t a s l e e p ;
b u t t h e c a s t e r s o f s p e l l s o f o l d n e ve r p u t t o s l e e p
t h o s e w h o m t h e y b e w i t c h e d
. An d s o m e ye a r s a g o , w h e n S t a n i s l a s
d e Gu a i t a a n d t h e Ab b e B o u l a n b e w i t c h e d e a c h o t h e r - a n d b o t h
'
S e e i n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n R. S c h w a e b l e , Th e B o o k o f Lu c k
.
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d i e d o f i t - t h e y d i d n o t p u t e a c h o t h e r t o s l e e p . 1
In t h e s a m e w a y
( i f i t i s t r u e ) t h e vi l l a g e s o r c e r e r s d i d n o t p u t t o s l e e p t h e c a t t l e a n d
h u m a n s o n w h o m t h e y c a s t t h e i r s p e l l s a n d w h o s u f f e r e d f r o m t h e m . 2
It h a s t h e r e f o r e s e e m e d n e c e s s a r y t o f i n d a n o t h e r e x p l a n a t i o n ,
a n o c c u l t o n e , w h i c h i s a s f o l l o w s
:- Th e r e a r e , i f n o t m i c r o b e s o f
p a s s i o n ( g o o d o r e vi l ) a t a n y r a t e
e l e m e n t a l s ( s e e Th i r d P a r t ) w h o c i r c u l a t e
i n t h e In vi s i b l e
. It i s t o t h e m t h a t t h e c a s t e r o f s p e l l s a p p e a l s w i t h
t h e w h o l e s t r e n g t h o f h i s f a i t h t o i n d u c e t h e m t o c a r r y t o t h e e n e m y
t h e p o i s o n o f i l l n e s s a n d o f d e a t h .
In o r d e r t o g u a r d a g a i n s t s u c h a c u r s e i t i s t h e r e f o r e n e c e s s a r y
t o k n o w a c l a i r vo ya n t w h o
w i l l w a r n yo u o f t h e d a n g e r , t h a n k s t o
w h i c h yo u w i l l , w i t h yo u r o w n w i l l - p o w e r , d r i ve b a c k t h e a c c u r s e d
m e s s e n g e r w h o , u n a b l e t o m a k e u s e o f h i s " l o a d o f e vi l , " t h r o w s i t
b a c k o n t h e s e n d e r ( t h i s i s c a l l e d t h e s h o c k o f t h e r e b o u n d ) .
At b o t t o m t h e r e i s i n t h e t h e o r y o f s p e l l s a n i d e a s i m i l a r t o t h a t
k n o w n t o Ca t h o l i c Fa i t h a s t h e " Co m m u n i o n o f S a i n t s . " W e k n o w
t h a t Ch r i s t " t o o k o n Hi m s e l f t h e s i n s o f t h e w o r l d " w h e n He d i e d
o n t h e c r o s s t o s a ve Hu m a n i t y . W e k n o w t h a t va r i o u s S a i n t s p r a ye d
Go d t o p u t o n t h e m t h e i l l s o f o t h e r h u m a n b e i n g s . An i n s t a n c e i s
S t . Lyd w i n e .
3
W e k n o w t h a t p e o p l e b r i n g t o c h u r c h a l i m b i n w a x
s i m i l a r t o t h e i r a i l i n g l i m b a n d a s k f o r i t t o b e h e a l e d . W e k n o w t h a t
Mo n k s p r a y i n t h e Ch o i r i n t h e h o p e t h a t t h e i r p r a ye r s w i l l a t o n e f o r
s i n s . W h a t i s t h e m e a n i n g o f a l l t h i s i f n o t a b e l i e f i n t h e p o s s i b i l i t y
o f a t r a n s m i s s i o n o f e vi l s ? D i d n o t Ch r i s t h e a l t h e p o s s e s s e d b y s e n d i n g
t h e s p i r i t s w h o t r o u b l e d t h e m i n t o s w i n e ?
S i d e b y s i d e w i t h c r i m i n a l o r h a t e s p e l l s , t h e r e a r e l o ve s p e l l s .
Th e s e a r e o f t w o k i n d s - t h o s e w h i c h s t o p l o ve a n d t h o s e w h i c h
e vo k e i t .
Th e f o r m e r a r e c a l l e d t h e " t yi n g o f t h e k n o t " ( s e e b e l o w u n d e r
" Ch a r m s
. ")
W e s h a l l d e a l h e r e w i t h t h e s e c o n d a l o n e
. W e c a n f i n d a s m a n y
f o r m u l a e f o r l o ve p h i l t r e s a s w e w a n t , e i t h e r i n t h e o l d b o o k s o f s p e l l s ,
o r ( i n t h e s h a p e o f a p h r o d i s i a c p i l l s ) o n t h e f o u r t h p a g e o f t h e n e w s -
p a p e r s 1 Ac c o r d i n g t o S c h w a e b l e , i t i s a t b o t t o m s u f f i c i e n t t o r u b
yo u r s e l f w i t h ve r b e n a . Th e s a m e w r i t e r g i ve s a n o t h e r f o r m u l a , a
m i x t u r e c o n s i s t i n g o f 2 0 g r a m m e s o f e s s e n c e o f c l o ve , 1 0 g r a m m e s o f
e s s e n c e o f g e r a n i u m a n d 2 00 g r a m m e s o f a l c o h o l a t 9 0 d e g r e e s . W a s h
1 Th i s e x t r a o r d i n a r y a d ve n t u r e t o o k p l a c e i n Ja n u a r y, 1 8 9 3 , a n d w a s m u c h t a l k e d a b o u t
a t t h e t i m e . B o u l a n w a s t h e f i r s t t o d i e , a t Lyo n s , a n d Gu a l t a s u b s e qu e n t l y o f t h e s h o c k o f t h e
"r e b o u n d . "

S e e i n t h e a p p e n d i x t h e e n qu i r y o f t h e P e t i t Jo u r n a l a s t o m o d e r n w i t c h e s .
S e e t h e a d m i r a b l e b o o k w h i c h J. K . Hu ys m a n s h a s w r i t t e n a b o u t h e r ; w i t h o u t b e i n g
a t r u e o c c u l t i s t , h e w a s ve r y w e l l i n s t r u c t e d o n t h e s e va r i o u s c u r i o u s qu e s t i o n s o f m ys t i c i s m a n d
d e m o n i s m .
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yo u r h a n d s a n d a r m s t h o r o u g h l y s o a s t o o p e n t h e p o r e s a n d t h e n
r u b yo u r s e l f w i t h t h e m i x t u r e
. It a c t s , h e a s s u r e s u s , o n t h e g e n e t i c
s e n s e .
W h a t i s t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e e x p r e s s i o n , a c h a r m i n g w o m a n
? It
i s a w o m a n w h o
c h a r m s .
W h e n c e c o m e s t h i s d e f i n i t e c h a r m o f s o m e
w o m e n
?
Fr o m t h e i r a t t r a c t i o n s n o d o u b t , b u t a l s o f r o m s o m e i n d e f i n -
a b l e m a g i c a l p o w e r
. S o m e w r i t e r s c l a i m t h a t i t i s b e c a u s e t h e y a r e
a b l e b y t h e i r w i l l ( b u t w i t h o u t a n y k n o w l e d g e o f t h e t h e o r y) t o i n f l u e n c e
t h e g o o d "
e l e m e n t a l s . " Le t m a n d o t h e s a m e , l e t h i m e x e r t h i s
w i l l .
An d b y a k i n d o f s u g g e s t i o n h e w i l l r o u s e l o ve i n h e r w h o m h e
l o ve s .
Al t h o u g h w e a r e g o i n g t o s p e a k o f s p e l l s a g a i n l a t e r , w e h a ve t h o u g h t
i t i n t e r e s t i n g t o qu o t e h e r e t h i s e x t r a c t f r o m a n a r t i c l e o n t h e s u b j e c t
b y D r . D . Le g u e :-
Th e m i d d l e a g e s w i t h t h e i r a l t e r n a t i o n s o f s h a d o w s a n d l i g h t w e r e n e ve r
a b l e t o f a t h o m m a g n e t i s m
. An t i qu i t y h a d s e e n i t s r e s u l t s w i t h o u t h a vi n g
t r i e d t o k n o w t h e i r c a u s e s . Th e 1 8 t h c e n t u r y, w i t h Me s m e r ' s t u b , b a d n o t
ye t d i s e n t a n g l e d t h e s c i e n t i f i c p r i n c i p l e f r o m t h e m i r a c u l o u s w h i c h s u r r o u n d e d
i t
. Th e s a m e f a c t s w h i c h a c t e d o n t h e o r g a n i s m o f o u r f a t h e r s a r e p r o d u c e d
t o - d a y .
No t ve r y l o n g a g o , Co l o n e l Ro c h a s , a P r o f e s s o r a t t h e P o l yt e c h n i c S c h o o l ,
h a d g a t h e r e d r o u n d h i m a f e w p e o p l e t o w h o m h e i n t e n d e d t o d e m o n s t r a t e
i n a n a l m o s t t a n g i b l e f o r m t h e p h e n o m e n o n o f c a s t i n g s p e l l s i n t h e m i d d l e
a g e s . Fo r t h i s p u r p o s e h e h a d b r o u g h t a w a x d o l l , a n d i n s u p p o r t o f h i s
t h e o r y h e t h o u g h t o f o n e o f t h e l a d i e s i n t h e a u d i e n c e , a n d s a i d t h a t t h e p e r s o n
i n d i c a t e d w o u l d a t t h e s a m e m o m e n t f e e l h i s t o u c h o f t h e d o l l
. In f a c t h e
t o u c h e d s e ve r a l t i m e s t h e h e a r t a n d t h e a r m s o f t h e f i g u r e , a n d Mr s . X . f e l t
t h e s e t o u c h e s i n a m a n n e r p r o p o r t i o n a t e t o t h e w i l l - p o w e r w h i c h t h e P r o f e s s o r
p u t i n t o h i s a c t i o n .
Th e e x p e r i m e n t o ve r , e ve r yb o d y g o t u p , w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f Mr s . X.
w h o w a s s i t t i n g a t s o m e d i s t a n c e
: On e o f t h e s p e c t a t o r s o u t o f c u r i o s i t y
p i c k e d u p t h e o b j e c t w h i c h t h e e x p e r i m e n t e r h a d u s e d , a n d t u r n e d i t o ve r
i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s .
Mr s . X w a s t h e n h e a r d t o s a y p l a i n t i ve l y
: " Ha ve yo u n o t ye t m a d e m e
s u f f e r e n o u g h ? "
Ho w i s t h i s s i n g u l a r p h e n o m e n o n t o b e e x p l a i n e d u n l e s s i n t h e s a m e
m a n n e r a s t h e s t i g m a t i s a t i o n w h i c h r e p r o d u c e s t h e w o u n d s o f t h e m a r t yr s
o n t h e b o d i e s o f n e u r a s t h e n i c s w h o s e i m a g i n a t i o n w a s a p r e y t o t r o u b l e c a u s e d
b y r e l i g i o u s a s c e t i c i s m ?
S c i e n t i s t s , p h ys i c i a n s , p h ys i o l o g i s t s h a ve c o l l e c t e d a g r e a t n u m b e r o f
i n s t a n c e s i n o r d e r t o s h o w t h e p a t h o l o g i c e f f e c t s p r o d u c e d b y vi o l e n t e m o t i o n s .
Le t u s g o b a c k t o a n e x a m p l e w h i c h h a s b e c o m e h i s t o r i c . W h e n p e r s o n s
i n c o n vu l s i o n s t o o k , o n t h e t o m b o f t h e D e a c o n P a r i s , t h e p o s i t i o n o f Ch r i s t
o n t h e Cr o s s , i t w a s o f t e n n o t i c e d t h a t t h e i r h a n d s a n d f e e t b e c a m e r e d . Th e
p a l m s o f t h e i r h a n d s w e r e b u r n i n g , a n d c e r t a i n m a r k s l i k e s t i g m a t a a p p e a r e d
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o n t h e i r b o d i e s . B u r d a c h , t h e w e l l k n o w n p h ys i o l o g i s t , r e l a t e s t h a t o n e
d a y a r e d s p o t w a s s e e n o n t h e b o d y o f a m a n w h o h a d d r e a m t h e h a d r e c e i ve d
a vi o l e n t b l o w . In t h i s c a s e i t i s t o - d a y r e c o g n i s e d t h a t t h e i n t e n s i t y o f d r e a m s
c a n g o s o f a r a s t o p r o d u c e t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f d i g e s t i ve t r o u b l e s .
W h o h a s n o t r e a d , i n t h e
Go l d e n Le g e n d , t h e s t o r y o f t h e p a t i e n t o f
Ca p r i e n a ? D o e s s h e n o t s h a r e , w i t h S t . Fr a n c i s o f As s i s i , Ma d e l e i n e d e
P a z z i a n d s o m a n y o t h e r s , t h e n o t ve r y e n vi a b l e h o n o u r o f b e a r i n g o n d i f f e r e n t
p a r t s o f h e r b o d y t h e s t i g m a t a o f t h e P a s s i o n ? No w " t h e s e s t i g m a t a , a c c o r d i n g
t o B u r d i n , e x u d e a c o l o u r l e s s a n d b u r n i n g l i qu i d .
It i s c e r t a i n , h e a d d s ,
t h a t i f t h e b o d i e s o f a l l t h e s e b e a r e r s o f t h e s t i g m a t a h a d b e e n c a r e f u l l y
e x a m i n e d , t h e s a m e u l c e r a t i o n s a n d t h e s a m e p u s t u l a s w o u l d h a ve b e e n f o u n d
i n t h e m t o o . " S o m e o f t h e m b o r e p i o u s l y o n t h e i r l i m b s t h e m ys t e r i o u s t r a c e s
o f t h e w o u n d s o f Ch r i s t , t h e i r f o r e h e a d s b l e d a s i f u n d e r t h e p r e s s u r e o f t h e
Cr o w n o f Th o r n s . Th e a c t i o n o f t h e t h o u g h t , o f t h e i n f l u e n c e o f t h e m i n d
o n t h e b o d y, o r , a s w e s h o u l d s a y t o - d a y, a u t o - s u g g e s t i o n t h u s b e c a m e m a n i f e s t
i n a m a t e r i a l m a n n e r .
W e l l , t h e f o l l o w e r s o f o c c u l t i s m a s k t h e m s e l ve s w i t h s o m e d i s qu i e t u d e ,
c o u l d n o t t h i s vo l i t i o n o f t h e s o u l a c t j u s t a s w e l l a t a d i s t a n c e o n a g i ve n
p e r s o n ? W e r e t h e r e n o n e i n t h e m i d d l e a g e s , w h o d i d n o t w i s h t h a t t h e i r
e n e m y m i g h t s u f f e r t h i s o r t h e o t h e r t o r m e n t ? He n c e t h e s p e l l s w h i c h w e r e
s o f r e qu e n t i n t h e 1 3 t h , 1 5 t h a n d 1 6 t h c e n t u r i e s a n d e ve n l a t e r , a n d w h i c h
m i g h t w e l l b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e s e r i e s o f p h e n o m e n a d i s c u s s e d a b o ve .
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Th e s e w e r e m a n u s c r i p t b o o k s f o r t h e u s e o f m a g i c i a n s a n d s o r c e r e r s .
Th e y w e r e a l s o c a l l e d A. B . C. s o f t h e D e vi l . On l y t h r e e h a ve b e e n
p r i n t e d , a n d t h e y b e c a m e f a m o u s :-
Th e
Gr i m o i r e o f P o p e Ho n o r i u s .
Th e Gr i m o r i u m Ve r u m ,
t r a n s l a t e d f r o m t h e He b r e w b y
P l a i g n i e r e .
Th e
Gr e a t Gr i m o i r e , f o l l o w e d b y t h e Cl a vi c l e o f S o l o m o n .
B u t t h e f o l l o w i n g a r e a l s o l o o k e d u p o n a s Co n j u r i n g B o o k s :-
Th e E n c h i r i d i o n ,
t h e Re d D r a g o n , t h e Ma g i c a l Ve n u s , t h e
Tr e a s u r e o f t h e Ol d Ma n o f t h e P yr a m i d s , t h e Ma g i c W o r k s
o f Ag r i p p a , t h e S e c r e t s o f t h e Ol d D r u i d , t h e B l a c k He n , e t c . ,
a n d e s p e c i a l l y t h e Gr e a t a n d t h e Li t t l e Al b e r t .
Th e l a s t t w o n a m e s a r e g i ve n t o t h e c o l l e c t i o n o f m a g i c a l f o r m u l a e
l e f t b y Al b e r t t h e Gr e a t , t h e f a m o u s d o c t o r ( i n t h e m e d i e va l s e n s e
o f t h e w o r d ) w h o w a s b o r n i n S w a b i a i n 1 1 9 3 a n d d i e d i n Co l o g n e i n
1 2 8 0
. Ha vi n g j o i n e d t h e Or d e r o f D o m i n i c a n s i n 1 2 2 2 , h e t a u g h t
t h e s c i e n c e s a n d t h e p h i l o s o p h y o f h i s d a y i n va r i o u s t o w n s , a n d
p a r t i c u l a r l y i n P a r i s ( 1 2 4 5 t o 1 2 4 8 ) w i t h s u c h s u c c e s s t h a t i n t h e e n d
h e h a d t o s p e a k i n t h e o p e n a i r , s u c h w a s t h e s i z e o f h i s a u d i e n c e s ,
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i n a s qu a r e w h i c h h a s p r e s e r ve d h i s n a m e ( Ma g i s t e r Al b e r t u s , w h i c h
h a s b e e n c o r r u p t e d i n t o
Ma u b e r t ) .
In Ro m e , i n 1 2 5 5 , P o p e Al e x a n d e r IV l o a d e d h i m w i t h h o n o u r s ,
b u t h e s o o n r e t u r n e d t o h i s b e l o ve d s t u d i e s w h i c h h e o n l y g a ve u p w h e n
o ve r c o m e b y o l d a g e . He w a s t h e t e a c h e r o f S t
. Th o m a s Aqu i n a s ,
a n d h i s w o r k s c o n s i s t o f n o t l e s s t h a n 2 0 s t o u t f o l i o s . Hi s e r u d i t i o n
w a s a m a z i n g .
He m a d e r e a l d i s c o ve r i e s i n c h e m i s t r y .
B u t h e s h a r e d w i t h h i s t i m e s e r r o r s w h i c h a s t o u n d u s t o - d a y,
p r o d i g i o u s c h i l d i s h n e s s e s
. He b e l i e ve d i n t h e m o s t g r o t e s qu e t e n e t s ,
a n d i t i s a s a m a g i c i a n t h a t h e b e c a m e h i s t o r i c a l . He c o m p o s e d
h u n d r e d s o f f a n t a s t i c r e c e i p t s w h i c h , w e r e p e a t , a r e f o u n d i n o n e o f
h i s w o r k s w h i c h h a s b e c o m e a c l a s s i c o f i t s k i n d ,
Th e a d m i r a b l e S e c r e t s
o f t h e Gr e a t Al b e r t , a n d
Th e S e c r e t s o f t h e Li t t l e Al b e r t .
Ma g i c He r b s
Th e r e a r e , i n Lo w Ma g i c , a b o u t f i f t e e n h e r b s t o w h i c h Al b e r t t h e
Gr e a t a n d o t h e r s o r c e r e r s , a s c r i b e m a g i c vi r t u e s , b r i e f d e t a i l s o f w h i c h
w e g i ve b e l o w :-
Th e
h e l i o t r o p e w h i c h , p i c k e d i n c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s , w r a p p e d i n a
l a u r e l l e a f w i t h a w o l f ' s t o o t h a n d c a r r i e d o n t h e p e r s o n k e e p s f r o m
s l a n d e r .
Th e n e t t l e w h i c h , h e l d i n t h e h a n d w i t h s o m e ya r r o w , k e e p s o f f t h e
f e a r o f g h o s t s .
Th e
t e a s e l
w h i c h , d i p p e d i n t o m a n d r a g o r a j u i c e , b r i n g s p u p p i e s
t o a b i t c h .
Th e c e l a n d i n e w h i c h , c a r r i e d o n t h e p e r s o n t o g e t h e r w i t h a m o l e ' s
h e a r t , m a k e s i n vi n c i b l e a g a i n s t e n e m i e s a n d l a w s u i t s .
Th e p e r i w i n k l e w h i c h b e c o m e s a n a p h r o d i s i a c i f e a t e n p o w d e r e d
w i t h e a r t h w o r m s i n m e a t
.
Th e n e p t w h i c h , p u t i n t o t h e n o s e o f a n i m a l s , m a k e s t h e m d r o p
a s i f d e a d f o r a s h o r t t i m e .
Th e h o u n d ' s - t o n g u e w h i c h , h u n g r o u n d t h e n e c k o f a d o g , g i ve s
i t a f a t a l g i d d i n e s s .
Th e
h e n b a n e
w h i c h , m i x e d w i t h t h e b l o o d o f a yo u n g h a r e a n d
c a r r i e d o n t h e p e r s o n , c o l l e c t s r o u n d yo u a l l t h e h a r e s o f t h e n e i g h -
b o u r h o o d .
Th e l i l y w h i c h , i f p i c k e d u n d e r t h e s i g n o f Le o , m i x e d w i t h t h e
j u i c e o f l a u r e l a n d p l a c e d u n d e r a d u n g h e a p , b r e e d s w o r m s w h i c h ,
p o w d e r e d a n d p l a c e d i n a p e r s o n ' s c l o t h e s , p r e ve n t t h e l a t t e r s l e e p i n g .
Th e m i s t l e t o e w h i c h , h u n g u p t o a t r e e b y t h e w i n g o f a s w a l l o w ,
c o l l e c t s a l l t h e c u c k o o s o f t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d .
Th e c e n t a u r y
w h i c h , t h r o w n i n t o t h e f i r e o n a s t a r r y n i g h t , m a k e s
t h e s t a r s a p p e a r d a n c i n g a k i n d o f m a d s a r a b a n d .
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Th e s a g e w h i c h , a l l o w e d t o r o t u n d e r a d u n g h e a p , b r e e d s w o r m s
w h i c h , t h r o w n i n t o t h e f i r e , m a k e a n o i s e l i k e t h u n d e r
.
Th e
ve r b e n a w h i c h l i k e w i s e i n r i c h s o i l b r e e d s w o r m s w h i c h , p u t
i n t o a d o ve - c o t , c o l l e c t p i g e o n s t h e r e
.
Th e m i n t
w h i c h , t h r o w n r a w w i t h c yp r e s s j u i c e i n t o s o u p , m a k e s
t h e l a t t e r ve r y p l e a s a n t t o t h e p e r s o n e a t i n g i t
.
Th e s n a k e - w o o d , t h e
r o s e , e t c . , a r e a l s o e n d o w e d w i t h va r i o u s m a r -
ve l l o u s p r o p e r t i e s .
S i d e b y s i d e w i t h t h e s e m a g i c a l h e r b s w e a l s o h a ve m a g i c a l a n i m a l s
a n d s t o n e s ; e a c h o n e l e n d s i t s e l f t o qu a i n t f o r m u l a e a n d f a n t a s t i c
c l a i m s w h i c h w e s h a l l n o t d e t a i l h e r e , f o r t h e w h o l e o f t h i s s e c t i o n
o f Ma g i c h a s t o - d a y f a l l e n i n t o d i s u s e a n d i s w i t h o u t i n t e r e s t .
Le t u s , h o w e ve r , i n p a s s i n g m e n t i o n t h e s e r i e s o f s o - c a l l e d
p l a n e t a r y
p l a n t s ,
w h i c h i s a s f o l l o w s :-
Of f o d i l i u s ( S a t u r n ) . Us e d a g a i n s t d i s e a s e s o f t h e k i d n e ys a n d t h e l e g s , a n d
i n e x o r c i s m .
B u t t e r c u p ( t h e S u n )
. - Ag a i n s t s t o m a c h t r o u b l e s , a n d t o c a l m f r a n t i c a n d
m e l a n c h o l y p e r s o n s
.
Ch r i n o s t a t e ( t h e Mo o n ) . - Ag a i n s t a c i d i t y a n d s c r o f u l a
. Ma d e i n t o t e a , i t i s
g o o d f o r d i g e s t i o n .
Ar n o g l o s s e ( Ma r s ) . - Ag a i n s t h e a d a c h e
. S t o m a c h i c j u i c e . Cu r e s h a e m o r r h o i d s .
Ci n qu e f o i l ( Me r c u r y)
. - Cl o s e s w o u n d s , c a l m s t o o t h a c h e .
He n b a n e ( Ju p i t e r ) . - An t i d o t e f o r u l c e r s , f o r l i ve r c o m p l a i n t s
. Ma k e s c h e e r f u l
a n d c h a r m i n g .
P i s t o r i o n ( Ve n u s )
. - Th i s i s ve r b e n a w h i c h c l e a n s e s t h e b r e a t h a n d b r i n g s
l o ve .
Ma g i c Mi r r o r s
Th e y e n a b l e d , i t w a s s a i d , t o s e e t h e p r e s e n t , t h e p a s t a n d t h e
f u t u r e . Th e y a r e o f g r e a t va r i e t y, a n d o f g r e a t a n t i qu i t y
.
S t . Au g u s t i n e ( i n D e Ci vi t a t e D e i ,
Ch . VII, 3 5 ) s a ys t h a t t h e y w e r e
u s e d b y t h e w i t c h e s o f Th e s s a l y w h o w r o t e t h e i r o r a c l e s o n t h e m i n
h u m a n b l o o d .
Va r r o n c l a i m s t h a t t h e y a r e o f P e r s i a n o r i g i n , t h e Ma g i h a vi n g
u s e d t h e m f o r a m e t h o d o f d i vi n a t i o n c a l l e d
Ca t o p t r o m a n c y .
S p a r t i a n u s s a ys t h a t D i d i u s Ju l i a n u s u s e d t h e m t o k n o w t h e r e s u l t
o f t h e b a t t l e w h i c h Tu l l i u s Cr i s p i n i u s f o u g h t w i t h S e p t i m u s S e ve r u s ,
h i s r i va l f o r t h e Th r o n e .
Th e p e r s o n s w h o , i n Ro m e , r e a d t h e s e m i r r o r s w e r e c a l l e d
S p e c u l a r i i .
In
t h e E a s t t h e s e i n s t r u m e n t s w e r e c a l l e d
S t e l l a r Mi r r o r s
. P i c a
d e l l a Mi r a n d o l a h a d f a i t h i n t h e m , p r o vi d e d t h e y w e r e m a d e u n d e r
a f a vo u r a b l e c o n s t e l l a t i o n , a n d t h a t t h e y s h o u l d o n l y b e c o n s u l t e d
w h e n o n e f e l t c o m f o r t a b l y w a r m , f o r t h e c o l d h a r m s t h e l u c i d i t y o f
t h e i r o r a c l e .
Re i n a u d s p e a k s o f t h e m i n h i s
D e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e B l a c a s
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Ca b i n e t .
He a d d s t h a t t h e o p e r a t o r s p e r f u m e t h e m , f a s t f o r s e ve n
d a ys b e f o r e u s i n g t h e m , a n d r e c i t e s a c r a m e n t a l p r a ye r s a t t h e m o m e n t
o f c o n s u l t i n g t h e m
. Th e Ch i n e s e a n d t h e Hi n d u s m a d e t h e i r s o f
m e t a l , c o n c a ve o r c o n ve x
.
Mu r a t o r i t e l l s u s o f a B i s h o p o f Ve r o n a w h o w a s p u t t o d e a t h b e c a u s e
u n d e r h i s p i l l o w a m a g i c m i r r o r w a s f o u n d b e a r i n g o n t h e r e ve r s e t h e
w o r d f i o r e
w h i c h m e a n s f l o w e r , a n d p r o ve s c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e
d e vi l , s i n c e , a c c o r d i n g t o S t
. Cyp r i a n , S a t a n s o m e t i m e s a p p e a r e d i n
t h e s h a p e o f a f l o w e r
.
A m i r r o r o f t h i s k i n d w a s a l s o f o u n d i n t h e
h o u s e o f Ca l a s d e Ri e n z i
.
Ca t h e r i n e d e Me d i c i s h a d o n e .
Th e s h a p e o f t h e s e m i r r o r s w a s , a s w e h a ve s a i d , ve r y va r i e d
. S o m e
b o r e t h e n a m e o f t h e i r i n ve n t o r ( Ca g l i o s t r o , S w e d e n b o r g , e t c
. ) Mo r e
r e c e n t l y t h e y h a ve b e e n u s e d t o f i x t h e e ye o f c l a i r vo ya n t s o r m e d i u m s
s o a s t o p u t t h e m i n t o a s t a t e o f h yp n o s i s
.
Ca h a g n e t , i n h i s
Ma g n e t i c Ma g i c ,
qu o t e s t h e p r i n c i p a l m i r r o r s a s
f o l l o w s :-
Th e Th e u r g i c Mi r r o r - a
b o t t l e o f c l e a r w a t e r l o o k e d a t b y a c h i l d ,
a n d i n w h i c h t h e Ar c h a n g e l Ga b r i e l r e p l i e s b y p i c t u r e s t o h i s qu e s t i o n s
.
Th e Mi r r o r
o f t h e S o r c e r e r s - a n y
k i n d o f m i r r o r o r p a i l o f w a t e r .
Th e c o u n t r y s o r c e r e r , s t a n d i n g n e a r t h e c o n s u l t a n t , r e c i t e s
a s p e l l
a n d s h o w s h i m t h e r e f l e c t i o n o f t h e p i c t u r e w a n t e d
.
Th e Mi r r o r o f
Ca g l i o s t r o - t h e
b o t t l e o f c l e a r w a t e r i s o n a i e c e
o f f u r n i t u r e , a n d b e f o r e i t a c h i l d , o n w h o s e h e a d t h e o p e r a t o r p a c e s
o n e h a n d a n d t e l l s h i m t h e qu e s t i o n s t o a s k , t o w h i c h r e p l i e s a r e g i ve n
i n a l l e g o r i c a l p i c t u r e s .
Th e Mi r r o r o f
d u P o t e t - a
p i e c e o f c a r d b o a r d h a vi n g p a s t e d o n o n e
s i d e a s h e e t o f t i n a n d o n t h e o t h e r a p i e c e o f b l a c k c l o t h
. Th e o p e r a t o r
m a g n e t i s e s i t s t r o n g l y a n d p l a c e s i t a f o o t a w a y f r o m t h e e ye o f t h e
c o n s u l t a n t w h o , h a vi n g f i x e d h i s e ye s o n i t , s o o n s e e s i n i t t h e d e s i r e d
o b j e c t .
Th e S w e d e n b o r g i a n Mi r r o r - a
p a s t e o f g r a p h i t e m i x e d w i t h o l i ve
o i l i s p o u r e d o n a n o r d i n a r y m i r r o r a n d a l l o w e d t o d r y f o r a f e w d a ys
.
Th e c o n s u l t a n t , w h o s e i m a g e m u s t n o t b e r e f l e c t e d ( h e s t a n d s a t s o m e
d i s t a n c e f o r t h i s r e a s o n ) l o o k s i n t o i t , w h i l s t t h e o p e r a t o r s t a r e s m a g -
n e t i c a l l y a t t h e b a c k o f h i s h e a d , a n d vi s i o n t a k e s p l a c e
.
Th e Ma g n e t i c Mi r r o r - a
r o u n d c r ys t a l g l o b e f i l l e d w i t h m a g n e t i s e d
w a t e r a t w h i c h t h e c o n s u l t a n t l o o k s c a r e f u l l y u n t i l t h e d e s i r e d vi s i o n
a p p e a r s .
Th e Na r c o t i c Mi r r o r - s i m i l a r
g l o b e b u t a n a r c o t i c p o w d e r m a d e o f
b e l l a d o n n a , h e n b a n e , m a n d r a g o r a , h e m p , p o p p y,
e t c . , i s d i s s o l ve d
i n t h e w a t e r .
Th e Ga l va n i c Mi r r o r - i t
i s m a d e o f t w o d i s c s , o n e o f c o p p e r a n d
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c o n c a ve , t h e o t h e r o f z i n c a n d c o n ve x , b o t h m a g n e t i s e d n i n e t i m e s
i n n i n e d a ys .
Th e c e n t r e o f t h e c o n c a ve i s l o o k e d a t .
Ca b a l i s t i c Mi r r o r s - t h e r e a r e s e ve n , b e i n g s e ve n g l o b e s
e a c h
r e p r e s e n t i n g o n e o f t h e s e ve n p l a n e t s o f As t r o l o g y,
m a d e o f t h e
c o r r e s p o n d i n g m e t a l a n d c o n s u l t e d o n t h e a p p r o p r i a t e
a s t r o l o g i c a l
d a y. Th e y a r e
:-
Th e g l o b e o f t h e S u n , m a d e o f g o l d a n d c o n s u l t e d o n S u n d a ys a s t o s u p e r i o r
b e i n g s a n d t h e g r e a t p e r s o n s o f t h e e a r t h .
Th e g l o b e o f Me r c u r y, m a d e o f a g l a s s g l o b e f i l l e d w i t h m e r c u r y a n d c o n -
s u l t e d o n W e d n e s d a ys a s t o qu e s t i o n s o f m o n e y
.
Th e g l o b e o f Ju p i t e r , m a d e o f t i n a n d c o n s u l t e d o n Th u r s d a ys a s t o t h e p r o b a -
b i l i t y o f s u c c e s s a n d a s t o t h e d e vo t i o n o f d o m e s t i c s
.
Th e g l o b e o f Ma r s , m a d e o f i r o n a n d c o n s u l t e d o n Tu e s d a ys a s t o qu a r r e l s ,
l a w s u i t s , e n m i t i e s .
Th e g l o b e o f Ve n u s , m a d e o f c o p p e r a n d c o n s u l t e d o n Fr i d a ys a s t o qu e s t i o n s
o f l o ve .
Th e g l o b e o f S a t u r n , m a d e o f l e a d a n d c o n s u l t e d o n S a t u r d a ys a s t o s e c r e t s ,
l o s t a r t i c l e s , e t c .
Th e g l o b e o f t h e Mo o n , m a d e o f s i l ve r a n d c o n s u l t e d o n Mo n d a ys a s t o d r e a m s
a n d p l a n s .
As r e g a r d s Mi r r o r s , t h e Th i r d P a r t w i l l g i ve i n f o r m a t i o n
a s t o
e ve r yt h i n g r e l a t i n g t o "
c r ys t a l vi s i o n , " a p h e n o m e n o n o f c l a i r vo ya n c e
p u r e a n d s i m p l e , a n d t h e r e w i l l b e s h o w n t h e p s yc h i c b a s i s o f t h e s e
a p p a r e n t l y f a n t a s t i c m a g i c o b j e c t s w h e r e i t i s n o l o n g e r n e c e s s a r y
t o e vo k e t h e s p i r i t s a n d w h e r e i t i s p o s s i b l e a c t u a l l y
t o o b t a i n vi s i o n s
o f t h e f u t u r e .
D i vi n a t i o n b y c o f f e e g r o u n d s , a s w e h a ve s a i d , i s n o t h i n g b u t a
s u b s t i t u t e f o r d i vi n a t i o n b y m a g i c m i r r o r s .
Ma n d r a g o r a
Th i s c u r i o u s p l a n t h a s a r o o t w h i c h s o m e w h a t r e s e m b l e s a h u m a n
f a c e o r a p h a l l u s . IL
S o m e m ys t i c s s a w i n i t t h e u m b i l i c a l s i g n o f o u r
t e r r e s t r i a l o r i g i n
.
E l i p h a s
Le vi h i m s e l f t h o u g h t t h a t m a n h a vi n g
b e e n m a d e o f t h e d u s t o f t h e e a r t h , m u s t n e e d s h a ve f i r s t b e e n m a d e
i n t h e s h a p e o f a r o o t .
B y a n a l o g y h e i n f e r r e d t h a t t h e f i r s t m e n
b e l o n g e d t o t h e f a m i l y o f m a n d r a g o r a s , s o m e o f t h e l a t t e r h a vi n g c o m e
t o l i f e u n d e r t h e s u n .
It i s d i f f i c u l t f o r a n a t u r a l i s t t o a d m i t t h i s
h yp o t h e s i s . Ho w e ve r i t m a y b e , s o m e a l c h e m i s t s b e l i e ve d
i n i t .
P a r a c e l s u s c l a i m e d t h a t i t w a s p o s s i b l e t o s u c c e e d i n e ve r yt h i n g w i t h
t h e a i d o f m a n d r a g o r a , a n d a l s o b y i t s m e a n s t o g i ve b i r t h
t o a
h o m u n c u l u s ( l i t t l e l i vi n g m a n ) .
i W e d e a l h e r e w i t h At r o p a m a n d r a g o r a ,
t h e a p o t h e c a r y' s k i n d , a l s o c a l l e d f e m a l e m a n d r a -
g o r a , h a n d o f g l o r y o r m a g i c i a n ' s h e r b , w i t h a f o e t i d s m e l l , a n d o f t e n a f o r k e d
r o o t .
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3 3 1
He n c e a l s o a r t i f i c i a l m a n d r a g o r a w a s m a d e a n d w a s u s e d a s a
t a l i s m a n .
Ne c r o m a n c y
Th i s w a s t h e a r t o f r a i s i n g t h e d e a d . Th e c e l e b r a t e d Ch r i s t i a n ,
i n h i s Hi s t o r y o f Ma g i c w h i c h t h e a s t r o l o g e r E l y S t a r u s e d s o m u c h ,
t a u g h t t h i s a r t , o f w h i c h m u c h m i g h t b e s a i d i f o n e t a k e s i n t o a c c o u n t
t h e p h e n o m e n a o f s p i r i t u a l i s m o r e ve n o f m e d i u m s h i p ( s e e Th i r d P a r t )
.
Th e r e i s c e r t a i n l y s o m e c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n m o d e r n e x p e r i m e n t s a n d
t h e o l d p r a c t i c e s o f w i t c h c r a f t , f o r i t i s m o r e t h a n p r o b a b l e t h a t m o r e
t h a n o n e s o r c e r e r w a s a m e d i u m .
Th e c e l e b r a t e d Vo i s i n , t h a t r e m a r k a b l e w i t c h , s o o t h s a ye r a n d
p o i s o n e r , b u r n e d a l i ve i n 1 6 8 0, p r a c t i s e d n e c r o m a n c y . An d i n t h e
B l a c k Ma g i c o f t h e d o c t o r s Ja f a n d Ca u f e yn o n w e f i n d t h e a c c o u n t o f
t h e e vo c a t i o n o f t h e g h o s t o f Tu r e n n e c a r r i e d o u t b y h e r i n t h e Ch u r c h
o f S a i n t D e n i s a t t h e r e qu e s t o f Ab b e d ' Au ve r g n e , P r i n c e a n d Ca r d i n a l
d e B o u i l l o n , t h e h e i r o f t h e Ma r s h a l w h o b e l i e ve d t h a t t h e l a t t e r h a d
h i d d e n a t r e a s u r e .
Th e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a n e vo c a t i o n c e r e m o n y i s f o u n d i n t h e s a m e
b o o k , a n d i n m a n y o t h e r s t o w h i c h w e r e f e r t h e r e a d e r , b e g g i n g h i m
h o w e ve r t o b e w a r e o f t h i s k i n d o f w i t c h c r a f t w h i c h c o u l d o n l y e n d
i n t u r n i n g h i s b r a i n . It w i l l b e b e t t e r t o c o n f i n e h i m s e l f t o t h e e x p e r i -
m e n t s o f m e d i u m i s t i c a p p a r i t i o n s w h i c h h e w i l l f i n d f a r t h e r o n .
Ma n y h a ve e r r o n e o u s l y i n c l u d e d i n t h e s a m e w o r d b o t h Go e t i a
o r B l a c k Ma g i c a n d Ne c r o m a n c y . B u t t h e l a t t e r r a i s e s t h e d e a d ,
a n d Go e t i a r a i s e s d e m o n s . Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e Co u n t d e Re s i e , t h i s
r a i s i n g o f t h e s p i r i t s o f a n c e s t o r s w a s m e r e l y p e r f o r m e d i n t h e w a y
o f f a m i l y a f f e c t i o n . Th e Ca n a a n i t e s p r a c t i s e d i t
. Mo s e s f o r b a d e i t
t o t h e Je w s a s b e i n g o p p o s e d t o t h e w o r s h i p o f t h e t r u e Go d
.
It w i l l b e r e m e m b e r e d t h a t t h e W i t c h o f E n d o r r a i s e d S a m u e l
f o r S a u l . Ot h e r n e c r o m a n c e r s a r e Or p h e u s , P h o r o n t i u s , Ce c r o p s ,
Ap o l l o n i u s o f Th ya n a , Ja m b l i c h u s , P o r p h yr i u s . S h a k e s p e a r e u s e d
t h i s m a g i c a r t w i t h p o w e r f u l e f f e c t i n h i s t h e a t r e ( t h e t h r e e W i t c h e s
i n Ma c b e t h p u t i n t o t h e i r c a u l d r o n a l l t h e i n g r e d i e n t s m e n t i o n e d i n
t h e t r a d i t i o n a l f o r m u l a e ) .
P a c t s
Th e s e w e r e a g r e e m e n t s , t r e a t i e s e n t e r e d i n t o w i t h t h e D e vi l w i t h
t h e vi e w t o o b t a i n i n g s p e c i a l f a vo u r s f r o m h i m . Th e y t o o k t h e f o r m
o f d i r e c t a n d f o r m a l a g r e e m e n t s , o r i n vo c a t i o n s t h r o u g h t h e i n t e r m e d i a r y
o f s o r c e r e r s , o r a c t s w h i c h w e r e t o t a k e e f f e c t t h r o u g h t h e p o w e r o f
t h e P r i n c e o f D a r k n e s s .
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Th e
m e t h o d o f e n t e r i n g i n t o t h e s e a g r e e m e n t s i s f o u n d m a i n l y
i n t h e Gr e a t Cl a vi c l e o f S o l o m o n ,
w h i c h c o n t a i n s t h e P a c t a c o n ve n t a
d c e m o n i o r u m .
Fi r s t w e l e a r n t h e n a m e s o f t h e i n f e r n a l d i g n i t a r i e s -
Lu c i f e r , t h e E m p e r o r o f He l l , P r i n c e B e e l z e b u b , t h e Gr a n d D u k e
As t a r o t h
; t h e m i l i t a r y c h i e f s Lu c i f u g e , S a t a n a c h i a , Fl e u r t y, e t c . ,
t h e s u b o r d i n a t e s B a a l , Ag a r e s , e t c
. Af t e r t h i s t h e p r o c e d u r e , t h e
m e t h o d o f i n vo c a t i o n , e t c
. , a r e s t a t e d .
Th e s e i n vo c a t i o n s va r y a c c o r d i n g t o w h a t i s a s k e d f o r , s u c h a s
i n c r e a s i n g o n e ' s p r o p e r t y, f i n d i n g a t r e a s u r e , w i n n i n g t h e l o ve d w o m a n ,
e t c .
THE GRE AT P E NTACLE OF S OLOMON.
Th e i n k f o r t h e p a c t s w a s m a d e
o f r i ve r w a t e r , g a l l - n u t , Ro m a n
vi t r i o l , a l u m ,
,
g u m a r a b i c , t h e
w h o l e h e a t e d i n a n e w ve s s e l
o ve r a f i r e o f vi n e s c u t d u r i n g
t h e f u l l m o o n o f Ma r c h a n d f e r n s
c u t a t m i d n i g h t o n S t . Jo h n ' s
E ve .
P e n t a c l e s
Th e r e a r e t w o k i n d s o f p e n -
t a c l e s , s o m e u n i ve r s a l ( f o r i n vo -
c a t i o n s a n d s p e l l s ) , t h e o t h e r s
p e r s o n a l .
P e n t a c l e s , s a ys P i e r r e P i o b b ,
a r e n o t t a l i s m a n s .
Th e l a t t e r
a s s i s t i n t h e p o l a r i s a t i o n o f f l u i d s ,
w h e r e a s p e n t a c l e s c o n t a i n t h e
p o l a r i s e d f l u i d s
. Ta l i s m a n s a r e
i n t e r m e d i a r i e s , p e n t a c l e s g e n e r a t o r s
.
In m a k i n g t h e m t h e f o l l o w i n g a r e r e qu i r e d
:-
1
. D r a w a s a c r e d s ym b o l a n d e n c l o s e i t i n a d o u b l e c i r c l e .
2 . In s c r i b e w i t h i n t h i s d o u b l e c i r c l e a s a c r e d n a m e o r a n a p p r o p r i a t e
ve r s e f r o m t h e s a c r e d b o o k s .
3 . P e r f u m e i t w i t h t h e p e r f u m e o f t h e p l a n e t t h e n a t u r e o f w h i c h
c o r r e s p o n d s t o t h e p u r p o s e
.
4
. S i n g P s a l m s , c a s t s p e l l s , m a k e i n c a n t a t i o n s , i f n e c e s s a r y o f f e r
s a c r i f i c e s .
Th e p e n t a c l e i s d r a w n o n a W e d n e s d a y a t t h e h o u r o f Me r c u r y
w h e n t h e Mo o n i s i n a s i g n o f a i r o r e a r t h a n d i n t h e s a m e d e g r e e a s
t h e s u n .
A p e n t a c l e m u s t b e e n g r a ve d o n m e t a l c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e p l a n e t
w h e n c e i t c o m e s , o r e l s e o n vi r g i n p a r c h m e n t o r c h i n a
.
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Ma g i c P e r f u m e s
W e m e n t i o n a f e w a s c u r i o s i t i e s
:-
Fr i d a y' s
P e r f u m e
:- Mu s k , a m b e r g r i s , a l o e w o o d , r e d r o s e s , t h e
w h o l e r e d u c e d t o p o w d e r , m i x e d w i t h t h e b l o o d o f d o ve s a n d t h e b r a i n
o f s p a r r o w s , m a d e i n t o a p a s t e , t h e n i n t o g r a i n s , a n d c o n s e c r a t e d w i t h
t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s :- " D e u s Ab r a h a m , D e u s Is a a c , D e u s Ja c o b ,
b l e s s a l l t h e c r e a t u r e s o f t h e k i n d s c o n t a i n e d i n t h e s e o d o r o u s g r a i n s ,
s o t h a t t h e y m a y i n c r e a s e t h e p o w e r a n d t h e vi r t u e o f t h e i r s c e n t ,
t h a t n o e n e m y o r p h a n t o m m a y a b i d e i n t h e m .
P e r D o m i n u m n o s t r u m
.
Am e n . "
Mo n d a y' s P e r f u m e
:- Th e d a y o f t h e Mo o n , f r o g ' s h e a d , b u l l ' s
e ye s , s e e d o f w h i t e p o p p y, p u r e i n c e n s e s u c h a s s t o r a x o r b e n z o i n w i t h
a l i t t l e c a m p h o r .
Th e w h o l e m i x e d w i t h t h e b l o o d o f a t u r t l e d o ve ,
m a d e i n t o a p a s t e , t h e n i n t o g r a i n s
. An d w i t h i t t h e m a g i c a l o p e r a t i o n s
o f Mo n d a y a r e p e r f o r m e d .
Q u a i n t f o r m u l a e c e r t a i n l y
. Th e Ch u r c h i s o p p o s e d t o t h e s e c o n -
t r i va n c e s .
An d ye t d o w e n o t s e e i n t h e p a g e s o f ' Ho l y W r i t , i n t h e
s t o r y o f To b i t , t h e a n g e l l e a d i n g h i m a n d c o m m a n d i n g h i m , w h e n h e
m e e t s h i s w i f e , n o t t o f a i l t o m a k e a p e r f u m e w i t h t h e l i ve r o f a f i s h
w h o m t h e a n g e l h a d c u t o p e n , s o t h a t t h r o u g h t h e
o c c u l t p o w e r o f t h a t
p e r f u m e
e vi l s p i r i t s m i g h t b e r e s t r a i n e d f r o m h a r m i n g h i m a n d b e
k e p t a w a y f r o m t h e b r i d a l c o u c h ?
An d a f t e r a l l w h a t i s t h e i n c e n s e o f r e l i g i o u s r i t e s b u t a s u r vi va l
o f t h e m a g i c o f p e r f u m e s ?
P h i l t e r s a n d Ch a r m s
P h i l t e r s a r e m ys t i c d r i n k s p r o d u c i n g c e r t a i n s e n t i m e n t s
; t h o s e
r e l a t i n g t o l o ve a r e t h e m o s t s o u g h t a f t e r
. Th e r e w e r e a l s o s o m e
f o r i n s p i r i n g h a t e , c o u r a g e , e t c .
He r e i s a s p e c i m e n :- D r i e d p e r i -
w i n k l e p o w d e r e d a n d m i x e d w i t h p o w d e r e d e a r t h w o r m i n d u c e s l o ve
.
A p i n c h d r o p p e d i n t o f o o d i s s u f f i c i e n t t o e x c i t e h i m w h o s w a l l o w s
i t . As w i l l b e s e e n , p h i l t e r s a n d a p h r o d i s i a c s a r e n o t u n r e l a t e d
.
S o - c a l l e d s a c r e d p l a n t s u s u a l l y e n t e r e d i n t o t h e c o m p o s i t i o n o f
p h i l t e r s , s u c h a s t h ym e , m a r j o r a m , f e n n e l , w i l d m i n t , h ys s o p , l i l y
.
Al s o s o m e a s h e s l i k e t h o s e o f t h e d r i e d h e a r t o f a d o ve , o f a d o n k e y' s
h o o f , e t c .
Lu s t r a l w a t e r w a s a p o w e r f u l p h i l t e r
. It u s e d t o b e o b t a i n e d a s
f o l l o w s
:- In a f o u n t a i n o f w h i t e m a r b l e t h e m a g i c i a n s c o l l e c t e d s t o r m
w a t e r a n d a t t h e e n d o f f i ve ye a r s k i l l e d i n t h i s t h i r t e e n d o ve s , a vi r g i n
t r o u t , a s h e e p , a b u l l , a b l a c k c a t a n d a w h i t e d o g
. Th e n i t w a s p u t
i n t o c r ys t a l f l a g o n s , a n d s u b s e qu e n t l y u s e d f o r a s p e r s i o n s a c c o m p a n i e d
b y i n c a n t a t i o n s .
Th e Ho l y W a t e r o f t o - d a y i s s i m p l e r
. B u t h e w h o
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u s e s i t m u s t n o t l a u g h a t l u s t r a l w a t e r .
In s t e a d o f l u s t r a l w a t e r a
p h i l t e r m a y b e m a d e o f r a i n w a t e r i n w h i c h f o r t h i r t e e n d a ys t h i r t e e n
k i n d s o f s a c r e d p l a n t s a n d t h e p o w d e r o f a d o ve ' s h e a r t a r e s o a k e d
.
Th e s a p o f t h e h a z e l n u t t r e e , t h e w a t e r f r o m c h i c k p e a s a n d h e l l e b o r e
s e e d s m i x e d , t h e w a t e r o f g a r l i c a n d p o m e g r a n a t e s a r e a l s o g o o d
p h i l t e r s .
Ch a r m s a r e s p e l l s i n t h e s h a p e o f w o r d s a r r a n g e d i n a c e r t a i n w a y
w h i c h a r e u s e d t o o b t a i n m i r a c u l o u s e f f e c t s
. B u t t h e r e a r e a l s o c h a r m s
w i t h o u t w o r d s . Th u s La Vo i s i n c l a i m s t o h a ve r e c e i ve d f r o m a p r i e s t
c o n s e c r a t e d o i l s w h i c h m a d e l i p s l o vi n g , a n d s h e p r o m i s e d s o m e t o
Ma d a m e d e B a u e c .
E n c h a n t m e n t w a s a k i n d o f c h a r m b y m e a n s o f s o n g o r m u s i c .
S o m e s n a k e c h a r m e r s c h a r m b y m o ve m e n t s o f t h e e ye . Ot h e r s c h a r m
b y p l a yi n g t h e f l u t e .
Th e d e l i g h t f u l l e g e n d o f Or p h e u s w i l l b e r e m e m -
b e r e d .
D o m e s t i c , Cu l i n a r y, Me d i c a l a n d o t h e r P r e s c r i p t i o n s
Cl o t h i s m a d e n o n - i n f l a m m a b l e b y w a s h i n g i t i n s a l t e d w a t e r a f t e r
h a vi n g r u b b e d i t w i t h a l u m b e a t e n u p i n t h e w h i t e o f a n e g g .
To b e a b l e t o h a n d l e r e d h o t i r o n , r u b yo u r h a n d s w i t h r e d a r s e n i c
a n d a l u m m i x e d i n t h e j u i c e o f l e e k a n d l a u r e l g u m .
S c o r p i o n s a n d s n a k e s a r e d r i ve n o u t o f a h o u s e b y b u r n i n g t h e
l u n g o f a d o n k e y i n i t .
To p r e ve n t r a t s f r o m c o m i n g i n t o yo u r h o u s e , b u r n t h e h o o f o f a
h o r s e .
To c a t c h b i r d s , s c a t t e r g r a i n w h i c h h a s b e e n s o a k e d i n w i n e l e e s
a n d t h e j u i c e o f h e m l o c k . Th o s e w h i c h e a t t h e m w i l l n o t b e a b l e t o
f l y a w a y.
Th e s e e d o f l e e k r e s t o r e s i t s s t r e n g t h t o vi n e g a r w h i c h h a s g o n e o f f .
Cr u s h a n d m i x t o g e t h e r m a r i g o l d b l o o m s , m a r j o r a m , w h e a t e n
f l o u r , s t a l e b u t t e r , g o a t ' s g r e a s e a n d e a r t h w o r m s , a n d yo u w i l l o b t a i n
e x c e l l e n t b a i t f o r f i s h e s .
To g e t r i d o f f l e a s , s p r i n k l e t h e r o o m w i t h w a t e r i n w h i c h z i n c
s u l p h a t e h a s b e e n d i s s o l ve d .
Fo r s u n b u r n , r u b yo u r s e l f a t n i g h t w i t h a n o i n t m e n t m a d e o f o i l
. o f s w e e t a l m o n d s , w a x a n d c a m p h o r .
To p r e ve n t a p p l e s r o t t i n g , r u b t h e m w i t h m i n t j u i c e .
Th e s i z e o f e g g s i s i n c r e a s e d b y m i x i n g d i l u t e d r e d c h a l k i n t h e
h e n s ' f o o d .
Ch e w i n g s o r r e l l e a ve s i s a g o o d a p e r i e n t
.
To c u r e a d r u n k a r d , m a k e h i m d r i n k w i n e i n w h i c h a n e e l h a s b e e n
d r o w n e d .
Fo r s c i a t i c a u s e c o w d u n g c o o k e d u n d e r c i n d e r s i n vi n e o r c a b b a g e
l e a ve s .
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Ho t c o w d u n g a l s o c u r e s t h e s t i n g o f b e e s , h o r n e t s , w a s p s , e t c
.
Ga l l i e n u s c u r e d t u m o u r s a n d c a l l o u s e s o n t h e k n e e w i t h a p a s t e
m a d e o f g o a t d u n g d i l u t e d i n b a r l e y f l o u r a n d o x yc r a t e
.
Fo r b o i l s a n d c a r b u n c l e s , s h e e p d u n g d i l u t e d i n vi n e g a r a n d m a d e
i n t o a p o u l t i c e .
Fo r b u r n s , f o w l d u n g d i l u t e d i n o i l o f r o s e s
.
Ra w c o r n w e l l c h e w e d a n d p u t o n a t u m o u r b r i n g s i t t o a h e a d
.
Co o k e d i n g o o s e f a t , e a r t h w o r m s c u r e e a r a c h e . D r u n k i n w i n e
t h e y d i s s o l ve c a l c u l u s . S w a l l o w e d i n h o n e y a n d w a t e r t h e y c u r e
j a u n d i c e .
Th e a s h o f e l m , o a k , m a p l e , i vy, b i r c h , i s a n a s t r i n g e n t . Ga l l i e n u s
a l s o u s e d i t t o s t o p n o s e b l e e d i n g .
Ro t t e n w o o d , p l a c e d o n a p u r u l e n t u l c e r , c l e a n s e s a n d c l o s e s i t .
Co b w e b p u t o n a c u t s t o p s b l e e d i n g .
To r e l i e ve a f i t o f t h e g o u t , a p p l y t h e s k i n n e d r o o t o f h e n b a n e .
Th e j u i c e o f t h e s a m e p l a n t , m i x e d w i t h h o n e y, e a s e s l i ve r t r o u b l e s
.
Th e r o o t o f ve r b e n a , m a d e i n t o a p o u l t i c e , c u r e s f i s t u l a s , u l c e r s ,
h a e m o r r h o i d s .
Th e a s h o f f r o g s m a k e s a n e x c e l l e n t d e p i l a t o r y .
Go a t ' s h o r n , r e d u c e d t o a s h , s t r e n g t h e n s t h e g u m s a n d s t o p s
d ys e n t e r y.
B o i l e d s n a i l s qu i c k l y r e d u c e o e d e m a .
Ha r e ' s b r a i n i s a g o o d e m o l l i e n t w h i c h f a c i l i t a t e s t h e c o m i n g o f
t h e f i r s t t e e t h
.
Fi n e c h i m n e y s o o t m i x e d w i t h g o o d vi n e g a r i s a s p e c i f i c a g a i n s t
c h i l b l a i n s
.
To a vo i d g e t t i n g d r u n k , t a k e b e f o r e yo u r m e a l a s p o o n f u l o f o l i ve
o i l m i x e d , i f p o s s i b l e , w i t h t w o s p o o n f u l s o f b e t o n y w a t e r
.
An i n f u s i o n o f p a r s l e y i s g o o d f o r w o m e n i f t h e i r p e r i o d s a r e i r r e g u l a r .
W e s t o p h e r e , a n d a d vi s e a p h ys i c i a n r a t h e r t h a n a n y o f t h e s e
m e d i c a l f o r m u l a s , a g o o d c o o k r a t h e r t h a n t h e c u l i n a r y o n e s . B u t
a t t h e s a m e t i m e a n i n t e r e s t i n g b o o k m i g h t b e w r i t t e n b y s t u d yi n g ,
c o m m e n t i n g a n d d e a l i n g c r i t i c a l l y w i t h t h e t h o u s a n d s o f a n c i e n t
p r e s c r i p t i o n s , m a n y o f w h i c h . m u s t b e l e f t a l o n e , b u t a g r e a t n u m b e r
o f w h i c h , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e w h i c h i n c l u d e s i m p l e s a n d h e r b s , m i g h t
b e t e s t e d i n t h e l i g h t o f m o d e r n e x p e r i e n c e a n d k n o w l e d g e .
S a t a n i s m
In h i s p r e f a c e t o S a t a n i s m a n d Ma g i c b y Ju l e s B o i s , J . K . Hu ys m a n s
d i vi d e s t h e " Re a l m o f t h e Fa l l e n An g e l " i n t o t w o c a m p s , P a l l a d i s t s
a n d Lu c i f e r i a n s . W e l e a ve Hi g h Fr e e m a s o n r y t o d e a l w i t h t h e
P a l l a d i s t s , a n d w i l l b r i e f l y s p e a k o f t h e Lu c i f e r i a n s w h o h a ve a n
An t i p o p e , t h e h e a d o f a k i n d o f p a r o d y o f t h e Va t i c a n . At t h e t i m e
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o f Hu ys m a n s , t h i s b l a c k Ho l y Fa t h e r , i n s t a l l e d i n t h e i n f e r n a l Ro m e
a t Ch a r l e s t o n , w a s a m a n o f t h e n a m e o f Le m m i
. Hi s d i s c i p l e s f o l l o w
a k i n d o f r e ve r s e Ca t h o l i c i s m a n d w o r s h i p
" t h e Go d o f E vi l , " w h i l s t
t h e P a l l a d i s t s s e e i n S a t a n t h e t r u e Ad o n a i , t h e E l e m e n t o f Go o d n e s s .
In b o t h c a s e s , i t w i l l b e s e e n , t h e r e i s f a i t h i n t h e D e vi l . '
A ve r y o l d f a i t h i n d e e d .
Lu c i f e r i s m i s n o t h i n g b u t a n o f f - s h o o t
o f Ma n i c h a e i s m . It s a t t r a c t i o n l i e s i n t h e f a c t t h a t i t i n c l u d e s a p o s t a t e
p r i e s t s , t h i e ve s o f t h e Ho s t , s u p p o r t e r s o f s a c r i l e g e , s u c h a s t h e Ca n o n
D o c r e c r e a t e d b y t h e a u t h o r o f Ld - B a s .
Fo r m e r l y, a s w e h a ve s e e n , S a t a n i s m i n va d e d W i t c h c r a f t ( S a b b a t h ,
r a i s i n g o f E vi l S p i r i t s , e t c . ) Va r i o u s b o o k s , a m o n g t h e m o n e b y Ju l e s
B o i s , c o n t a i n c o m p l e t e d e s c r i p t i o n s o f s c e n e s o f b l a c k m a g i c , t h e
S a b b a t h i t s e l f , d i a b o l i c c o n f e s s i o n s a n d p a c t s , a n c i e n t b l a c k m a s s e s
.
B u t i t i s w e l l k n o w n t h a t t h e c u l t o f S a t a n h a s n o t d i e d o u t , a n d t h a t
e ve n i n o u r d a ys m o d e r n i s e d b l a c k m a s s e s h a ve b e e n a n d a r e b e i n g
s a i d . S o m e o f t h e m , c a l l e d " Of f i c e s o f t h e va i n Ob s e r va n c e , " p e r p e t u -
a t e t h e Al b i g e n s e h e r e s y . Ot h e r s , i n t h e 1 7 t h c e n t u r y, w e r e c a l l e d
" s a c r i l e g i o u s m a s s e s o f Gu i b o u r g , " a n d h a d t h e a d d e d h o r r o r o f t h e
k i l l i n g o f a c h i l d o n t h e w a n t o n n a k e d n e s s o f a w o m a n . Th e n t h e r e
i s t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y Ma s s a c c o r d i n g t o E z e c h i e l a n d a c c o r d i n g t o
Vi n t r a s d e s c r i b e d b y Hu ys m a n s , w h o a l s o s p e a k s o f o n e w h i c h h e
c l a i m s t o b e u s e d i n t h e d a r k a n d d i s t a n t d i s t r i c t o f Va u g i r a r d .
W e
a r e a s s u r e d t h a t a l l t h e s e b l a c k f o l l i e s a r e b y n o m e a n s f a l l e n i n t o
d i s u s e ye t .
2
Ot h e r d e vi l r i e s w e r e i n c u b i a n d s u c c u b i , c o n n e c t i o n s b e t w e e n
w o m e n a n d d e vi l s , d e vi l s a n d m ys t i c s . Th e s e qu e e r c o n n e c t i o n s
a b o u n d e d i n o l d e n t i m e s , a t l e a s t i n i m a g i n a t i o n , a n d e ve n i n t h e
1 9 t h c e n t u r y w e s e e a m a n l i k e Ca u d e n b e r g t e l l o f h i s r e l a t i o n s w i t h t h e
Vi r g i n ( a b o u t 1 8 5 4 ) , a n d a w h o l e s e r i e s o f d e m o n i a c c o n n e c t i o n s a r i s e s
i n b r a i n s w h i c h a r e o ve r e x c i t e d b y e r o t i c i s m , a n d t a l e s o f va m p i r i s m .
W e h a ve n o w i s h t o g o i n t o t h e s e f o l l i e s , a n d o n l y m e n t i o n t h e m t o
s h o w t h e s u r vi va l o f W i t c h c r a f t , a n d t h e d a n g e r w h i c h l i e s i n n o t
c o n f i n i n g Oc c u l t i s m t o t h e g r e a t a n d s p l e n d i d d a t a w h i c h a r e s u f f i c i e n t
t o m a k e i t i n t e r e s t i n g a n d m a g n i f i c e n t .
S o r c e r y a n d Cu r s e s
He r e a r e s o m e c u r s e s w h i c h i t i s p o s s i b l e t o p u t o n o t h e r s o r t o
r e c e i ve , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e m e a n s o f e s c a p i n g t h e m , i f w e a r e t o b e l i e ve
a l i t t l e b o o k b y P r o f e s s o r As m o d e u s :-

S e e , i n t h e Ap p e n d i x , t h e e n qu i r y o f Me s s r s . Na d a u d a n d P e l l e t i e r , i n t o m o d e m w i t c h e s
a n d S a t a n i s t s .
He r e , a s i n t h e S a b b a t h , a k i n d o f e r o t i c s a d i s m i n d u c e s p r a c t i c e s w h i c h s e e m m o s t b l a s .
p h e m o u s . An d a l m o s t a l w a ys t h e B l a c k Ma s s u s e s a n a k e d w o m a n a s a l t a r o n w h i c h t h e Ho s t
i s d e f i l e d .
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K n o t s . - " Tyi n g t h e k n o t . "
Th i s i s u s e d a g a i n s t l o ve r s o r n e w l y
m a r r i e d c o u p l e s .
Go t o t h e p l a c e w h e r e t h e l o ve r s o r t h e n e w l y m a r r i e d
c o u p l e u s u a l l y m e e t
.
As s o o n a s yo u s e e t h e m , qu i c k l y t i e a k n o t
i n a l a c e w h i c h yo u h a ve i n yo u r h a n d . ' W a t c h t h e i r e ye s , a n d a s s o o n
a s t h e y l o o k a t e a c h o t h e r , m a k e a s e c o n d k n o t .
Th e k n o t i s t i e d ,
e s p e c i a l l y i f t h e a p p r o p r i a t e m a g i c a l w o r d s h a ve b e e n u t t e r e d
. Th e
c o u p l e i s b e w i t c h e d , a n d t h e i r l o ve i s a c c u r s e d .
To t u r n t h i s c u r s e a s i d e , yo u m u s t t u r n yo u r w e d d i n g r i n g t h r e e
t i m e s r o u n d t h e f i n g e r , a n d w e a r o n yo u r b r e a s t t h e s a c r e d g u a r d i a n
s t o n e o f d e s t i n i e s .
S p i d e r . - To t u r n a s i d e t h e b a d l u c k d u e t o s e e i n g a s p i d e r i n t h e
m o r n i n g o r a t n o o n , p i c k u p s o m e d u s t a n d t h r o w i t o n t o t h e s p o t
w h e r e t h e s p i d e r p a s s e d , s a yi n g " Ad a . " "
Ad a " i s a w e l l k n o w n
m a g i c w o r d .
Th e E vi l E ye . Cu r s e i s a n o t h e r w o r d f o r t h i s
. Th e c h i e f c u r s e s
a r e t h e e vi l e ye o r j e t t a t u r a , a n d t h e c a s t i n g o f s p e l l s . As t o t h e
c a s t i n g o f s e l l s , s e e u n d e r t h a t h e a d i n g . As t o t h e e vi l e ye , m o s t
It a l i a n s f i r m b e l i e ve i n i t , a n d t o t u r n i t a s i d e u s e a l i t t l e h o r n o f c o r a l
a n d t u r n i t p o i n t f o r w a r d t o w a r d s a n y o n e w h o " c a s t s t h e e vi l e ye , "
m u t t e r i n g t h e w o r d
"
c o r n a . "
Ob s e s s i o n s . - To
c u r e t h e m , s a ys t h e B o o k o f B l a c k S c i e n c e ,
c o o k
a c a l f ' s f o o t , m a k e i t i n t o a p a s t e w i t h g o o s e f a t , c i n n a m o n a n d p e p p e r ,
a n d r u b i t o n yo u r c h e s t s e ve n d a ys i n s u c c e s s i o n .
Va m p i r i s m
In Ma g i c t h i s i s t h e a c t o f o n e h u m a n b e i n g s u c k i n g u p t h e vi t a l
f l u i d o f a n o t h e r h u m a n b e i n g . Th e Va m p i r e a c t s f o r h i m s e l f o r f o r
a t h i r d p a r t y . As w i l l b e s e e n , i t i s t o s o m e e x t e n t t h e o p p o s i t e o f
m a g n e t i s m .
Fl u i d va m p i r i s m , s a ys P i e r r e P i o b b , t a k e s m a n y f o r m s . As s o o n
a s o n e p e r s o n d o m i n a t e s a n o t h e r , h e c o n s c i o u s l y o r n o t w i t h d r a w s
vi t a l f l u i d f r o m h i m . S o m e p e o p l e u s e t h e i r f r i e n d s f o r t h e p u r p o s e
o f i n c r e a s i n g t h e i r o w n n e r vo u s e n e r g y
.
Th i s h a p p e n s i n t h e c a s e
o f " a r r i vi s t s , " p e o p l e w i t h o u t h e a r t w h o d r o p t h e i r c o n n e c t i o n s a s
s o o n a s t h e y h a ve c e a s e d t o b e u s e f u l .
" Fa i t h " i s a p h e n o m e n o n o f m a g i c va m p i r i s m i n t h i s s e n s e t h a t
t h e o p e r a t o r u s e s va m p i r i s m t o f o r m a s t r o n g s i n g l e - m i n d e d e g g r e g o r e
( g r o u p c o n s c i o u s n e s s ) . Th i s i s f o r i n s t a n c e w h a t Ch r i s t d i d w i t h
h i s a p o s t l e s .
Th e " e vi l e ye " i s a l s o a k i n d o f va m p i r i s m ; a s w e h a ve s e e n
i t i s t u r n e d a s i d e b y a m o ve m e n t o f t h e h a n d i n s h a p e o f a h o r n .
An y o n e f e a r i n g s o m e e vi l f r o m a c h a n c e m e e t i n g m a y d i s p e r s e
t h e d a n g e r o u s f l u i d o f t h e p e r s o n m e t b y t o u c h i n g i r o n , t h i s m e t a l
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b e i n g a g o o d c o n d u c t o r w h i c h c a r r i e s t h e f l u i d d o w n t o t h e e a r t h ,
p r o vi d e d i t t o u c h e s t h e g r o u n d .
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Go o d Lu c k a n d B a d Lu c k
W e s h a l l n o t h e r e t a k e t h e p a r t o f e i t h e r " s t r o n g m i n d s " o r " w e a k
m i n d s . " W e s h a l l c o n f i n e o u r s e l ve s t o s a yi n g t h a t ve r y m a n y " s t r o n g
m i n d s " h a ve s e c r e t d r e a d s a n d s o m e t i m e s u n c o n f e s s e d s u p e r s t i t i o n s ,
a n d t h a t a m o n g t h e " w e a k m i n d s " a r e t o b e f o u n d n u m b e r s o f s c i e n t i s t s ,
m e n o f g e n i u s a n d m i l i t a r y a n d o t h e r c e l e b r i t i e s .
W e f i n d i n t h i s 2 0t h c e n t u r y o f o u r s s o m e a i r m a n w h o t a k e s a b l a c k
c a t u p w i t h h i m a s h i s m a s c o t , a b o x e r m a k i n g t h e s i g n o f t h e c r o s s
b e f o r e e n t e r i n g t h e r i n g , a n a c t r e s s w h o n e ve r g o e s o n t h e s t a g e w i t h o u t
h a vi n g m a d e a c r o s s o f t w o m a t c h e s , o r a c o u r t e s a n b u r n i n g a c a n d l e
t o o b t a i n s u c c e s s i n l o ve .
Le t u s a l l s e a r c h i n t o t h e ve r y b o t t o m o f o u r h e a r t s a n d a s k o u r -
s e l ve s i f w e h a ve n o t a t s o m e t i m e o r o t h e r , i n c e r t a i n c i r c u m s t a n c e s ,
s o u g h t s o m e t h i n g w h i c h b r i n g s l u c k o r a vo i d e d s o m e o t h e r w h i c h
m a y b r i n g i l l l u c k
. W e a l l m o r e o r l e s s b e l i e ve i n g o o d l u c k a n d i n
b a d l u c k o f w h i c h w e w i l l n o w s a y a f e w w o r d s .
Lu c k y a n d Un l u c k y P r e s e n t s
Fo r t h e s a k e o f i n f o r m a t i o n o n l y l e t u s d r a w u p f i r s t t a b l e s o f t h o s e
a r t i c l e s w h i c h , a c c o r d i n g t o Tr a d i t i o n , c a r r y g o o d o r b a d l u c k , o f f e r i n g
o u r a p o l o g i e s f o r a n y r e p e t i t i o n t h e r e m a y b e o f i n f o r m a t i o n g i ve n
p r e vi o u s l y u n d e r o t h e r h e a d i n g s .
TAB LE OF P RE S E NTS GIVE N
B r i n g i n g g o o d l u c k
1 . JE W E LS
Ri n g s o f g o l d o r s i l ve r w i t h o u t
s t o n e s o r p e a r l s , o r w i t h a b l a c k
p e a r l , r u b y, s a p p h i r e , d i a m o n d ,
c a m e o .
Go l d o r s i l ve r c h a i n b r a c e l e t .
Je w e l l e d b u t t o n s .
E a r - r i n g s i n r i n g s , d i a m o n d s , p e a r l s ,
e m e r a l d s .
B r o o c h ( i f a p e n n y w i t h a h o l e i n
i t i s g i ve n i n e x c h a n g e ) .
W a t c h ( w i t h i n s c r i p t i o n e n g r a ve d ) .
Ne c k l a c e w i t h o d d n u m b e r o f p e a r l s .
B Y A MAN TO A W OMAN
B r i n g i n g b a d l u c k
1 . JE W E LS
Ri n g s o f g l a s s o r c u t s t o n e .
Ri n g o f g o l d o r s i l ve r w i t h f i n e p e a r l s
o r t u r qu o i s e , a m e t h ys t , a qu a -
m a r i n e , o p a l , c o r a l , j e t .
Lo c k e t ( r i s k o f qu a r r e l o r b r e a k ) .
P i n ( t i e , h a i r o r h a t ) u n l e s s i t i s
s e t w i t h a l u c k y s t o n e a n d h a s
b e e n e x c h a n g e d f o r a p e n n y
w i t h a h o l e i n i t .
LOW
B r i n g i n g g o o d l u c k
2 . VARIOUS ARTICLE S
A m a g n e t .
An a l b u m .
A j e w e l c a s e .
A s h a w l .
A c r ys t a l c u p .
An e n g r a ve d g o l d o r s i l ve r t h i m b l e
A t o o t h s e t a s a j e w e l .
A s t o l e ( f u r o r s i l k ) .
A p a i r o f g l o ve s .
A b o o k .
A l a m p .
An e n g r a ve d m e d a l .
A Ch i n e s e va s e .
Va s e s .
A s p i n n i n g w h e e l w i t h i t s s p i n d l e
f u l l .
A p i c t u r e .
A vi o l i n .
3 . FLOW E RS
Ro s e ( w h i t e o r r e d ) .
W h i t e a n d r e d c a r n a t i o n .
Li l y, c o n vo l vu l u s , c l e m a t i s ,
m i s t l e t o e .
D a i s y, l i l a c , c l o ve r , w a l l - f l o w e r .
Ha w t h o r n , e ve r l a s t i n g f l o w e r ,
c o r n f l o w e r .
P o p p y, f o r g e t - m e - n o t .
Fo u r - l e a ve d c l o ve r .
4 . FRUITS
Gr a p e s ( w h i t e o r b l a c k ) .
P o m e g r a n a t e s , o r a n g e s .
A d i vi d e d a l m o n d o f w h i c h h e k e e p s
t h e o t h e r h a l f .
5 . S CE NTS
Ca r n a t i o n , r o s e , vi o l e t .
W a l l f l o w e r , a m b e r , f e r n .
Cu t h a y, a n d g e n e r a l l y a l l s w e e t
s c e n t s .
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B r i n g i n g b a d l u c k
2 .
VARIOUS ARTICLE S
A w o o d e n b o x .
A h a n d k e r c h i e f .
A p o r t r a i t .
A n a i l f i l e .
A b e l t .
A s c a r f .
A p a i r o f s h o e s .
An u m b r e l l a .
A l o o k i n g - g l a s s .
Cu r t a i n s .
A n a i l .
A t r u n k .
A h a i r
.
Co t t o n .
To n g s .
A n o t e b o o k , a p e n c i l .
An i n k p o t , a p e n .
A k n i f e .
3 . FLOW E RS
B r i a r , b r a m b l e , c yp r e s s , h o l l y
.
He m l o c k , n e t t l e , t u b e r o s e , c yc l a m e n .
P o p p y, j o n qu i l , a u t u m n c o l c h i c u m
.
D i g i t a l i s , m o s s , g r a s s .
An d g e n e r a l l y a l l g r e e n a n d a l l
p o i s o n o u s p l a n t s .
4 . FRUITS
Ch e s t n u t s .
W i l d p l u m .
D r i e d f i g s
.
P e a r s .
5 . S CE NTS
Tr e f l e i n c a r n a t , b e r g a m o t .
Mu s k , p a t c h o u l i , yl a n g - yl a n g .
An d g e n e r a l l y a l l s t r o n g p e r f u m e s
.
3 4 0
4
. FRUITS
Ap p l e s , p l u m s , p e a c h e s .
Ma n d a r i n e s a n d g r a p e s .
5 . S CE NTS
La ve n d e r ( s w e e t n e s s ) .
Ir i s ( t e n d e r p r o m i s e ) .
THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S
TAB LE OF P RE S E NTS GIVE N
B r i n g i n g g o o d l u c k
1 . JE W E LS
A p l a i n e n g r a ve d r i n g o f g o l d o r s i l ve r
o r s e t w i t h a c o l o u r e d s t o n e .
A w a t c h w i t h i n s c r i p t i o n e n g r a ve d .
A c h a i n ( f i r s t t h r o w n i n t o t h e
w a t e r ) .
A p e a r l t i e p i n
.
2 . VARIOUS ARTICLE S
A w a l k i n g s t i c k ( m a h o g a n y, o a k o r
m a l a c c a ) .
Gl o ve s .
To b a c c o .
A c u p .
A w r i t i n g t a b l e .
A p i c t u r e .
3 . FLOW E RS
Re d o r w h i t e r o s e .
Ca m e l l i a a n d g a r d e n i a .
Vi o l e t a n d c o r n f l o w e r .
An d s p e c i a l l y p a n s y .
B Y A W OMAN TO A MAN
B r i n g i n g b a d l u c k
1 . JE W E LS
A c a r d - c a s e .
A s o ve r e i g n - c a s e .
A l o c k e t .
Cu f f l i n k s .
S t u d s .
A c i g a r - c a s e .
A c i g a r e t t e - c a s e .
2
. VARIOUS ARTICLE S
A p u r s e .
A p o r t r a i t .
A t i e o r a h a t
.
A k e y, a p i n o r a n a i l .
An i n k p o t o r a s t r o n g b o x
.
Li n e n ( a h a n d k e r c h i e f , e t c . )
3 . FLOW E RS
P e o n y, g e r a n i u m .
Gl yc i n i a , a c a c i a .
P e r i w i n k l e , c o l u m b i n e .
An d a l l ye l l o w f l o w e r s
.
4 . FRUITS
Me d l a r .
Nu t .
5 . S CE NTS
Ge n e r a l l y
Al l s t r o n g s c e n t s .
Lu c k y a n d Un l u c k y D a ys
Ge n e r a l l y c o n s i d e r e d l u c k y a r e :-
Mo n d a y, t h e d a y o f t h e Mo o n : c a l m a n d s w e e t n e s s .
W e d n e s d a y, t h e d a y o f Me r c u r y
: s u c c e s s .
Th u r s d a y, t h e d a y o f Ju p i t e r : c o u r a g e a n d w i l l - p o w e r .
S u n d a y, t h e d a y o f t h e Lo r d : j o y a n d r e p o s e .
On t h e o t h e r h a n d c o n s i d e r e d u n l u c k y a r e
:-
Tu e s d a y, t h e d a y o f Ma r s
: s t r u g g l e s , qu a r r e l s , f a i l u r e
.
Fr i d a y, t h e d a y o f Ve n u s : p a s s i o n ( i n Ro m e t h e S e n a t e d i d n o t s i t o n Fr i d a y)
S a t u r d a y, t h e d a y o f S a t u r n : d a n g e r , d e a t h .
LOW MAGIC

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A Hi n d u b e l i e f , d a t i n g b a c k t o S a n s c r i t t i m e s , c r e d i t e d t h e h o u r s
a l s o w i t h g o o d o r b a d i n f l u e n c e . Th e u n f a vo u r a b l e h o u r ( Ir a g h o n
K a l a m , c o m m o n l y c a l l e d Ra k a l o n ) i s b a l a n c e d b y t h e h o u r o f g o o d
o m e n ( K h o n l i g h e i K a l a m ) . Th e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e h a s b e e n c o m p i l e d
f o r t h e h o u r s o f e a c h d a y o f t h e w e e k , t h e h o u r s b e i n g n u m b e r e d f r o m
o n e t o t w e n t y- f o u r f o r t h e s a k e o f c o n ve n i e n c e .
D AYS

LUCK YHOURS
S u n d a y

Fr o m 1 5 t o
1 6 . 3 0 o ' c l o c k .
Mo n d a y

Fr o m 1 3 . 3 0 t o 1 5 o ' c l o c k
Tu e s d a y

Fr o m 1 2 t o 1 3 . 3 0 o ' c l o c k
W e d n e s d a y

Fr o m 1 0 t o 1 2 o ' c l o c k
' Th u r s d a y

Fr o m 9 t o 1 0. 3 0 o ' c l o c k
Fr i d a y

Fr o m 7 . 3 0 t o 9 o ' c l o c k
S a t u r d a y

Fr o m 6 t o 7 . 3 0 o ' c l o c k
UNLUCK YHOURS
Fr o m 1 6 . 3 0 t o 1 8 o ' c l o c k .
Fr o m 7 . 3 0 t o 9 o ' c l o c k .
Fr o m 1 5 t o 1 6 . 3 0 o ' c l o c k
Fr o m 1 2 t o
1 3 . 3 0
o ' c l o c k
Fr o m 1 3 . 3 0 t o 1 5 o ' c l o c k
Fr o m 1 0 . 3 0 t o 1 2 o ' c l o c k
Fr o m 9 t o 1 0 . 3 0 o ' c l o c k
Cl e d o m a n c y
Cl e d o m a n c y w a s t h e n a m e o f t h e s c i e n c e o f w o r d s b r i n g i n g g o o d
o r b a d l u c k , f a t i d i c o r c o n j u r i n g w o r d s .
He r e i s a t a b l e o f t h e m , b u t i t i s u n n e c e s s a r y t o s a y t h a t w e o n l y
g i ve i t b y w a y o f i n f o r m a t i o n , t o s h o w h o w f a r s o m e p e o p l e w e n t i n
t h e i r f a i t h i n t h e m a g i c p o w e r o f t h e w o r d .
I Th e m e r e u t t e r i n g o f t h e m a g i c w o r d "a d a " p r e s e r ve s f r o m b a d l u c k . Go o d l u c k i s s u r e
i f yo u s a y i t e ve r y m o r n i n g a n d e ve r y e ve n i n g , t u r n i n g t o w a r d s t h e No r t h a n d t h e S o u t h .
I
Th e c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e t w o Ma g i c w o r d s "a d a e t s a c r a m e n t s
"
h a s s p e c i a l vi r t u e s ,
a l l o f g o o d o m e n .
Fi TID IC W ORD S
Ab b e . S t e e l .
Ne e d l e . At h e i s t .
Ca b a l a
. S o r r o w . Ch a o s . He a ve n .
D e vi l . B u r y.
B y t h e B l u e B l o o d . B y m y Mo t h e r .
Cr e d o . Al a s ! Ho r n s o f t h e D e vi l
. B y S a t a n !
Mi r a c l e ! Mo t u s . Vl a n ! W e r e w o l f .
Go o d Go d ! B y Go d ! D e a t h .
Gh o s t .
P h a n t o m
.
CONJURING W ORD S
Ad a . 1 P e r a d a .
2
Ad a r a m a . I a d a .
S o l o m a . P e r d i d i . D u l c o . Fe l i x .
D e o . Gr a t i a s .
Ig n o t o . B e n e .
Ad a l u g .
Lu g . E x e g i . Fe s t i n a .
S i m p r e . Fi n i s . Hi e . ' Ad a .
Ad a . Ad a . An i m a . Fo r t u n a t e .
Co r p u s .
E t ym o l o g i c a l An a l o g i e s
W h e r e a s t h e w o r d c h a n c e c o m e s f r o m a n e x p r e s s i o n i n t h e g a m e
o f d i c e , t h e w o r d
c h e a n c e ( t h e a c t o f f a l l i n g ) d e n o t e s t h e n u m b e r o f p i p s
s h o w n b y t h e f a l l e n d i c e . Ch a n c e b e c a m e ve i n ( g o o d l u c k ) a t t h e
t i m e o f t h e r u s h o f t h e g o l d s e e k e r s t o Ca l i f o r n i a , t h e ve i n b e i n g s t r i c t l y
s p e a k i n g d i f f e r e n t i n i t s c o m p o s i t i o n f r o m t h e r o c k o f w h i c h i t f o r m e d
p a r t . Th e n , a s t h e f i l o n i s a k i n d o f t h r e a d o f p r e c i o u s m e t a l r u n n i n g
t h r o u g h t h e r o c k , l i k e a ve i n i n t h e h u m a n b o d y, b u t w h i c h i t s o m e t i m e s
t a k e s m a n y l o n g d a ys t o f i n d , t h i s w o r d a l s o b e c a m e a p o p u l a r s yn o n ym
f o r l u c k . Fr o m ve i n b a n a l o g y c a m e t h e w o r d d e ve i n e , i t s o p p o s i t e .
If t h e d e ve i n ( b a d l u c k p e r s i s t s , i t b e c o m e s g u i g n e o r g u i g n o n , i n s l a n g
t h e s t i c k e r o r p i t c h . Th e m e r e s a yi n g o f t h e l a s t t w o w o r d s b r i n g s
b a d l u c k .
An d ye t g o o d a n d b a d l u c k a r e t h e r e s u l t n o t s o m u c h . o f c h a n c e
a s o f qu a l i t i e s a n d d e f e c t s . Go o d l u c k i s g e n e r a l l y w o r k e d u p t o b y
w i l l - p o w e r , p r u d e n c e , f o r e s i g h t ( s o m e t i m e s i n s t i n c t i ve , u n c o n s c i o u s ) ,
b a d l u c k r e s u l t s f r o m a s e r i e s o f c a r e l e s s n e s s , l a c k o f e n e r g y, u n s u s t a i n e d
e f f o r t . It w i l l b e w e l l , t h e r e f o r e , t o c o u n t f i r s t o f a l l o n o u r s e l ve s s o
t h a t g o o d l u c k m a y s u b s e qu e n t l y h e l p u s a n d b a d l u c k l e a ve u s .
No n e t h e l e s s g o o d l u c k a n d b a d l u c k d o e x i s t . B u t i t h a s b e e n
n o t i c e d t h a t g o o d l u c k n o t b r o u g h t a b o u t o r s u s t a i n e d b y e f f o r t d o e s
n o t l a s t , a n d t h a t s u d d e n f o r t u n e s a r e u s u a l l y u n s t a b l e .
On e e ve n i n g w h e n Ta g l i o n i h a d h a d a ve r y g r e a t s u c c e s s o n t h e
s t a g e , a yo u n g d a n c e r c a m e u p a n d s a i d t o h e r
" Ah , yo u h a ve g o o d l u c k . "
" Tr u e , " s a i d t h e s t a r , " b u t I c u l t i va t e i t e ve r y d a y . "
" Yo u h a ve p e r h a p s a t a l i s m a n , " s a i d t h e g i r l , w h o d i d n o t u n d e r -
s t a n d .
" Co m e a n d s e e m e t o - m o r r o w a t h o m e , a n d I w i l l s h o w i t t o yo u . "
Th e d a n c e r w e n t t o s e e Ta g l i o n i a n d w a s p r e s e n t a t a l o n g s e r i e s
o f e x e r c i s e s , a t t h e e n d o f w h i c h t h e f a m o u s a r t i s t s a n k e x h a u s t e d
i n t o a n a r m c h a i r a n d s a i d
I
Us e a s s yn o n ym s " t h e t h i n g " o r "
t h e c h e r r y, " a n d i f b y c h a n c e yo u s a y t h e f a t a l w o r d ,
qu i c k l y t o u c h w o o d t o a ve r t t h e e vi l f a t e
3 4 2 THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S
W ORD S B RINGING GOOD LUCK
Go o d . W e l l . P e r f e c t . S u n .
Is i s .
Io
. E o l . Lu c k .
D i a .
W ORD S B RINGING B AD LUCK
He l l . Cu r s e .
B a d
l u c k . IL
Il l l u c k
.
P i t c h . S t i c k y. D a m n e d . Mi s e r y .
Mi s f o r t u n e .
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" Yo u s e e m y t a l i s m a n , i t i s c a l l e d w o r k . "
An a p t l e s s o n . B u t i t d o e s n o t a l t e r t h e f a c t t h a t g o o d a n d b a d
l u c k d o e x i s t .
Fe t i s h e s
Th e b e l i e f i n f e t i s h e s i n vo l ve s t h e b e l i e f i n o b s c u r e p o w e r s w h i c h
d w e l l h i d d e n i n c e r t a i n o b j e c t s , w h i c h g e n e r a l l y b y t h e i r s h a p e e vo k e
t h e i d e a o f i n c a n t a t i o n . S u c h f o r i n s t a n c e a r e t h e c o r a l h o r n s s o
h i g h l y va l u e d i n It a l y, b e c a u s e t h e y r e c a l l t h o s e o f t h e d e vi l , a n d
t h a t w e a r i n g t h e m w i l l p r e ve n t S a t a n , f l a t t e r e d b y t h i s i m i t a t i o n ,
t o c a u s e u s w o r r i e s . S o a l s o i t i s c e r t a i n t h a t t h e s u p e r s t i t i o n w h i c h
c r e d i t s s o m e a n i m a l s w i t h t h e p o w e r o f b r i n g i n g g o o d o r b a d l u c k ,
a n d w h i c h i s a c c o u n t e d f o r b y s o m e s t r i k i n g d e t a i l ( t h e o w l , s o n o f
t h e Ni g h t , w i t h i t s s i l e n t f l i g h t , f o r i n s t a n c e , t h e b a t d w e l l i n g i n r u i n s ,
t h e s w a l l o w m e s s e n g e r o f s p r i n g , e t c . ) , i s t h e r e s u l t o f m a n y c o i n c i d e n c e s
c a r e f u l l y c o l l e c t e d .
B u t i t m u s t a l s o b e n o t e d - a n d t h i s i s a m a t t e r o f p s yc h o l o g y-
t h a t t h e f e t i s h o f t e n h a s a r e a l p o w e r , d u e t o t h e e s t e e m i n w h i c h i t
i s h e l d a n d t h e f a c t t h a t i t p u t s yo u i n t o a s t a t e o f s e l f - c o n f i d e n c e t h a n k s
t o w h i c h s u c c e s s i s m o r e l i k e l y . It w a s d u e t o t h e k n o w l e d g e o f t h i s
t r u t h t h a t Ma h o m m e d o b t a i n e d m i r a c l e s o f b r a ve r y f r o m h i s t r o o p s
i n h i s b a t t l e s b y a s s u r i n g t h e m t h a t t h o u s a n d s o f a n g e l s f o u g h t b y
t h e i r s i d e ; s u s t a i n e d b y t h i s i l l u s i o n t h e y f o u g h t w i t h r e d o u b l e d
a r d o u r a n d o f t e n w e r e vi c t o r i o u s .
In s h o r t t h e f e t i s h i s a n a s s u r a n c e a g a i n s t w e a k n e s s . W h a t , t h e n ,
m a t t e r s t h e o r i g i n o f i t s p o w e r , i f i t b r i n g s t r i u m p h ?
On t h e o t h e r h a n d o n e o b s e r va t i o n h a s b e e n m a d e a t a l l t i m e s ,
i t i s t h a t Lu c k c o m e s t o a m a n a t l e a s t o n c e i n h i s l i f e , s o m e t i m e s t w i c e
a n d t h r i c e . W o e t o h i m t h e n w h o d o e s n o t s e e i t o r d o e s n o t k n o w
h o w t o g r a s p i t .
B u t t h e b e l i e f i n Go o d Lu c k i s n o t w i t h o u t i t s d a n g e r ; i t e n t a i l s
t h e b e l i e f i n B a d Lu c k , i n w h i c h n o o n e o u g h t e ve r t o b e l i e ve , f o r i t
s t o p s a l l i n i t i a t i ve t h r o u g h f e a r o f f a i l u r e . Lu c k d o e s n o t f a vo u r
h e s i t a t i o n . Au d a c e s f o r t u n a j u va t
! Go o d l u c k g o e s t o t h e d a r i n g .
D a r i n g i s t h e s o u r c e o f a l m o s t a l l s u c c e s s , a n d o n l y t h e t i m i d w i l l
b e l i e ve i n h i s b a d l u c k .
Fu r t h e r No t e s o n Go o d Lu c k
To s a y o f s o m e o n e , " He h a s h a d l u c k " m e a n s t h a t Go o d Lu c k
vi s i t e d h i m a t a s p e c i f i e d m o m e n t . To s a y, " He i s l u c k y " m e a n s
t h a t i t i s w i t h h i m c o n s t a n t l y .
No w w h a t i s Go o d Lu c k i f n o t a c h a i n o f f o r t u n a t e e ve n t s , e a c h -
o n e o f w h i c h h a s i t s c a u s e ? Is t h e c h a n c e w h i c h t h u s c o n n e c t s t h e m
t h e r e s u l t o f a n o c c u l t w i l l ? Is i t t h e m e r e u n f o r e s e e n m e e t i n g o f t h e
3 4 4 THE OCCULT S CIE NCE S
e l e m e n t s w h i c h c o n s t i t u t e t h e f o r m e r ?
In a n y c a s e i t h a s a c a u s e
l i k e e ve r y p h e n o m e n o n , b u t t h i s c a u s e i s m o r e o r l e s s e a s y t o d i s c o ve r
.
An d i t i s b e c a u s e t h e r e i s o n e o r m o r e c a u s e s t h a t a d i r e c t i n g w i l l m a y
a n d c a n s u c c e e d i n i n vo k i n g a p o w e r w h i c h i s g r e a t e r . Th i s i s w h y
Go o d Fo r t u n e n e a r l y a l w a ys r e s p o n d s t o t h e p e r s i s t e n t a p p e a l o f
s u s t a i n e d e f f o r t .
W e m u s t a s s i s t l u c k . It i s n o t b y r e m a i n i n g i n a c t i ve , b y d e s p i s i n g
l e t t e r s , e f f o r t s , c o n n e c t i o n s , e t c . , t h a t w e s u c c e e d i n a n y m a t t e r , o f
w h a t s o e ve r k i n d i t m a y b e . No r i s i t b y r e m a i n i n g i g n o r a n t o f o u r -
s e l ve s , o u r a b i l i t i e s , t e n d e n c i e s , c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , e t c . In o r d e r t o b e
l u c k y,
b e g i n b y t h o r o u g h l y k n o w i n g yo u r s e l f , b y d i s c o ve r i n g yo u r
i n s t i n c t s , yo u r t a s t e s , yo u r qu a l i t i e s , a n d a l s o yo u r d e f e c t s
. Th e n
g i ve t o yo u r " p e r s o n a l c h a n c e s " t h e f r a m e , t h e s u r r o u n d i n g s w h i c h
s u i t t h e m , t h e f o o d n e c e s s a r y t o t h e i r d e ve l o p m e n t . Th e o r e t i c a l l y,
o b s e r ve s R. S c h w a e b l e , l a m a n w h o k n o w s h i m s e l f t h o r o u g h l y, b y
m e a n s o f t h e o c c u l t s c i e n c e s , w o u l d b e a b l e t o u s e a l l h i s qu a l i t i e s
a n d r e s t r a i n a l l h i s d e f e c t s , a n d w o u l d s u c c e e d i n e ve r yt h i n g
. An d
i t i s t h e f a c t .
Lu c k i s o f t e n o n l y t h e a b i l i t y t o g r a s p t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s o f f e r e d
b y c h a n c e . B u t t h i s a b i l i t y c o m e s o f a n a p t i t u d e w h i c h i t s e l f c o m e s
f r o m qu a l i t i e s o f o b s e r va t i o n , p a t i e n c e , d a r i n g . Th e e x a m p l e o f g r e a t
m e n w h o h a ve b e e n c a l l e d l u c k y p r o ve s t h a t i f Ch a n c e d i d c a l l u p o n
t h e m , t h e y i n f a c t k n e w h o w t o r e c o g n i s e i t a n d t u r n i t t o a c c o u n t
.
No d o u b t Na p o l e o n w o u l d n o t h a ve h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y o f p r o vi n g
h i s e x c e p t i o n a l qu a l i t i e s o f o r g a n i s e r a n d m i l i t a r y c h i e f i n l e s s t r o u b l o u s
t i m e s , b u t i t w a s t h r o u g h h i s g e n i u s t h a t h e m a d e u s e o f t h i s c o i n c i -
d e n c e . No d o u b t Je n n e r , w h e n a s t u d e n t , w a s l u c k y t o h e a r a f e ve r i s h
p e a s a n t , s u s p e c t e d o f s m a l l p o x , s a y t h a t s h e c o u l d n o t p o s s i b l y h a ve
i t , a s
"
s h e h a d a l r e a d y h a d t h e Co w ' s d i s e a s e , " t h i s e x p r e s s i o n g i vi n g
r i s e t o t h e i d e a o f va c c i n e
; b u t h a d t h i s c h a n c e n o t b e e n o f f e r e d t o
o t h e r d o c t o r s , w h o h a d n e g l e c t e d t o m a k e u s e o f i t ?
P a p u s , i n a c h a p t e r o f h i s r e m a r k a b l e B o o k o f Lu c k c a l l e d " Th e
W o m a n o f t h e W o r l d , " b u t w h i c h m a y b e a p p l i e d t o e ve r yo n e , m e n
a n d w o m e n , d r a w s a ve r y a p t c o m p a r i s o n b e t w e e n l u c k , o r r a t h e r
b a d l u c k , a n d s l a n d e r .
He r e , h e s a ys , w e h a ve a w o m a n o f t h e w o r l d , i n t e l l i g e n t , b e a u t i f u l
a n d w e a l t h y, w h o s e g o o d f o r t u n e s e e m s t o b e l a s t i n g .
B u t , o n e d a y,
s u d d e n l y t h e g o l d e n d r e a m f l i e s a w a y, b a d l u c k s e t t l e s d o w n a t h e r
h e a r t h , t r o u b l e s , c a t a s t r o p h e s s u c c e e d e a c h o t h e r
. W h o i s m ys t e r i o u s l y
r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h i s u p h e a va l
? Th e w o m a n h e r s e l f , w h o s p e n t h e r
t i m e a t h o m e s p e a k i n g a n d a l l o w i n g t o b e s p o k e n e vi l o f o t h e r s .
1 Th e B o o k o f La r k .
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Th u s E vi l s o w e d i t s s e e d s , d u g i t s r o o t s , g r e w i t s s t e m - a n d i t s
f r u i t s .
P e o p l e s m i l e d a t t h e s e s l a n d e r s i n t h e d r a w i n g r o o m o f t h e l a d y ;
s h e w a s t h o u g h t s m a r t ; u n k i n d r e m a r k s a b o u t o n e o r t h e o t h e r ,
s o m e t i m e s h e r b e s t f r i e n d s , w e r e a m u s i n g . B u t t h e f r i e n d s a n d o t h e r s
e n d e d b y k n o w i n g t h a t e vi l w a s b e i n g s p o k e n o f t h e m . S qu a b b l e s
a r o s e , r e l a t i o n s w e r e b r o k e n o f f ; a n d t h i s w a s t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e
i l l s w h i c h s o o n p o u r e d d o w n u p o n t h e Ho u s e o f S l a n d e r . Fr i e n d s ,
r e l a t i ve s , n o l o n g e r g a ve g o o d a d vi c e , g o o d
"
t i p s t e r s " n o l o n g e r t r i e d
t o b e u s e f u l t o t h e l o ve l y c h a t t e r b o x o r t o h e r h u s b a n d , n o l o n g e r g a ve
w a r n i n g o f t h i s o r t h a t r i s k , b e i n g i n t h e i r t u r n g l a d t o h a r m t h o s e
w h o h a r m e d o t h e r s . B a d i n ve s t m e n t s f o l l o w e d , g o o d b u s i n e s s d i s -
a p p e a r e d , a s s i s t a n c e o f a l l k i n d s w a s l a c k i n g . An d a s e ve r yt h i n g
s t a n d s t o g e t h e r , i n S o c i e t y a s i n t h e Un i ve r s e , t h e i s o l a t e d Ho u s e i n
t h e e n d c o l l a p s e d .
Mo r a l :- Ne ve r s p e a k e vi l o f o t h e r s
. Ne ve r a l l o w i t t o b e s p o k e n
i n f r o n t o f yo u . P r o t e c t a b s e n t f r i e n d s .
Co n t r a d i c t e vi l r e p o r t s .
An d i t w i l l b e s a i d o f yo u t h a t yo u a r e g o o d , f a i t h f u l a n d s u r e
. An d
yo u w i l l b e l o ve d
. B e i n g l o ve d , yo u w i l l b e a s s i s t e d i n t h o s e t h o u s a n d
d i f f e r e n t w a ys w h i c h f a vo u r , o r r a t h e r w h i c h c r e a t e , g o o d l u c k
.
IV
Th e La n g u a g e o f Fl o w e r s
E ve r yb o d y l o ve s f l o w e r s . Th e r i c h m a n h a s e x p e n s i ve o n e s i n h i s
b e d s a n d h i s h o t h o u s e s ; t h e p o o r m a n , t h e w o r k i n g g i r l , t h e l i t t l e
s e m p s t r e s s h a ve m o d e s t o n e s w h i c h s m i l e i n t h e i r w i n d o w b o x e s .
P o e t s h a ve s u n g t h e c h a r m o f f l o w e r s w h i c h a r e t h e s ym b o l o f a l i f e
a l l t o o s h o r t b u t s o m e t i m e s s o p e r f u m e d b y j o y, t e n d e r n e s s o r a r t .
No n e i s i n s e n s i b l e t o t h e b e a u t y o f t h e i r p e t a l s , e ve n t h o s e w h o i n
o t h e r m a t t e r s a r e c o l d o r d r y a t . h e a r t
.
W h e n c e c o m e s t h i s f a s c i n a t i o n ? P e r h a p s i t i s b e c a u s e t h e r e a r e
n o u g l y f l o w e r s . Am o n g s t a n i m a l s t h e r e a r e t o a d s , s p i d e r s , b l a c k -
b e e t l e s , r e p u l s i ve b e a s t s
. B u t d o e s a n y f l o w e r c a u s e d i s l i k e ? E a c h
o n e i s s ym p a t h e t i c b y i t s b e a u t y, o r i t s s c e n t , o r i t s d a i n t i n e s s .
An d t h e n t h e f l o w e r i s s u n a n d c h e e r f u l n e s s
. Fl o w e r s p e r f u m e
t h e d a ys o f s p r i n g , e m b e l l i s h s u m m e r , m a k e a u t u m n b e a r a b l e , s o m e -
t i m e s e ve n d e f y w i n t e r . Th e y b r i n g e t e r n a l c h a r m t o Na t u r e a n d
i n t o t h e Ho m e .
6 6
Th e f l o w e r , " w r i t e s Ch a t e a u b r i a n d d i vi n e l y, " i s t h e d a u g h t e r
o f Mo r n i n g , t h e c h a r m o f s p r i n g , t h e s o u r c e o f p e r f u m e , t h e f a s c i n a t i o n
o f t h e vi r g i n , t h e l o ve o f t h e p o e t . It f a d e s qu i c k l y l i k e m a n , b u t i t
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g e n t l y r e t u r n s i t s l e a ve s t o e a r t h
. Th e e s s e n c e o f i t s p e r f u m e s i s
p r e s e r ve d - t h e y a r e t h o u g h t s w h i c h s u r vi ve i t
. In d a ys o f o l d i t .
c r o w n e d t h e c u p a t t h e b a n qu e t a n d t h e w h i t e h a i r o f t h e w i s e m a n
.
Th e e a r l y Ch r i s t i a n s u s e d i t t o c o ve r t h e i r m a r t yr s a n d t h e a l t a r i n
t h e c a t a c o m b s . To - d a y a n d i n m e m o r y o f t h o s e o l d e n t i m e s w e p l a c e
i t i n o u r t e m p l e s . W e a t t r i b u t e o u r a f f e c t i o n s t o i t s c o l o u r s , h o p e
t o i t s l e a ve s , i n n o c e n c e t o i t s w h i t e n e s s , c h a s t i t y t o i t s d e l i c a t e t i n t s . '
Fl o w e r s a r e l o ve d
. Th e y a r e m a d e i n t o n o s e g a ys f o r p r e t t y w o m e n ,
t h e b e l o ve d b e t r o t h e d , t h e g e n t l e w i f e
. Th e y d e c o r a t e o u r f u r n i t u r e ,
o u r b a l c o n i e s , o u r a l t a r s . Th e i r p e t a l s a r e s l i p p e d i n t o o u r l o ve l e t t e r s ,
t h e y a r e d r i e d i n o u r b o o k s . At f e s t i va l s t h e y a r e o f f e r e d t o o u r p a r e n t s ,
o u r f r i e n d s , o u r c h i e f s . Th e y a r e b r o u g h t t o w e d d i n g s . . Th e y a r e
p l a c e d o n t h e t o m b
. Th e y a r e b r o u g h t i n t o s a c r e d a n d p r o f a n e m a t t e r s .
Th e y a r e s e e n a t t h e b a l l a n d i n Ch u r c h .
Th e r e a r e f l o w e r s e ve r yw h e r e - i n t h e va l l e y, i n t h e w o o d s a n d t h e
f i e l d s , a t t h e w a t e r ' s e d g e , o n t h e s l o p e o f m o u n t a i n s . Th e r e i s n o
p l a i n w h i c h h a s n o t i t s o w n k i n d , a n d t h e b e a u t i f u l b l u e t h i s t l e b l o o m s
e ve n i n t h e d r i e s t o f s a n d d u n e s .
Fl o w e r s a c c o m p a n y u s i n o u r h a p p i n e s s a n d i n o u r s o r r o w . Th e y
c o m f o r t t h e p a t i e n t b y b r i g h t e n i n g h i s d u l l r o o m . W i t h t h e i r s w e e t -
n e s s t h e y i n t o x i c a t e t h e b o u d o i r o f t h e l o ve d w o m a n a n d t h e d e n o f
t h e b a c h e l o r . Th e y a r e t h e f r i e n d s o f a l l o u r d a ys . Th e y s p e a k .
Ye s , t h e y h a ve b e e n g i ve n a l a n g u a g e . Le g e n d c r e d i t s t h i s s t r a t a g e m
o f l o ve r s c o m m u n i c a t i n g b y t h e vo i c e o f f l o w e r s t o t h e a d ve n t u r e o f
a yo u n g Ar a b w h o l o ve d a P a s h a ' s d a u g h t e r . It w a s Ax i a n i a w h o
i n ve n t e d t h i s m e a n s o f c h a t t e r i n g w i t h Mo h a m m e d w i t h o u t s a yi n g
a n yt h i n g s i m p l y t h r o u g h t h e f l o w e r s w h i c h s h e t e n d e d . Th r o u g h
h e r w a s b o r n t h e S e l a m o r l a n g u a g e o f f l o w e r s
.
Th e f o l l o w i n g s e l a m s o r s p e a k i n g n o s e g a ys a r e qu o t e d b y s o m e
o l d w r i t e r s :-
Th u ya + Cl o ve r + p e r i w i n k l e + p i n k c a r n a t i o n My h e a r t w i l l
n o t a l t e r . - Ma y I h o p e ? - My f r i e n d s h i p w i l l l a s t f o r l i f e
. - My f a i t h -
f u l n e s s i s e qu a l t o a l l t e s t s .
An o t h e r
:- Th ym e + r o s e m a r y + e l d e r + w h i t e j a s m i n e + c o n -
vo l vu l u s + m i g n o n e t t e + e ve r l a s t i n g f l o w e r = Th e s i g h t o f yo u
t h r i l l s m e . Yo u r p r e s e n c e s c a t t e r s m y t r o u b l e . Yo u c o m f o r t m e i n
e ve r y s o r r o w . Yo u a r e a m i a b l e a n d c h a r m m e . Yo u r qu a l i t i e s s u r p a s s
yo u r c h a r m s . Al w a ys yo u r s . My f r i e n d s h i p i s w i t h o u t e n d .
Ye t a n o t h e r :- Fo r g e t - m e - n o t , p a n s i e s , w h i t e c a r n a t i o n a n d ve r o n i c a
t o g e t h e r s a y :- D o n o t f o r g e t m e , f o r I t h i n k o f yo u ;
m y l o ve i s g r e a t
a n d p u r e a n d I g i ve yo u m y h e a r t .
An d ye t a n o t h e r
:- Ab s i n t h e w i t h h yd r a n g e a , b a l s a m a n d h e l e n i a
- Th e p a i n w h i c h yo u r i n d i f f e r e n c e a n d yo u r d i s d a i n c a u s e m e i s t h e
r e a s o n f o r m y t e a r s .
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A w e l l a r r a n g e d n o s e g a y t a k e s t h e p l a c e o f a l e t t e r , l a c k s i t s p e r i l s ,
a n d f o r t h e t i m i d , i t s d i s a d va n t a g e s
. A n o s e g a y i s n e ve r i n d i s c r e e t ,
c o m p r o m i s i n g o r d i s r e s p e c t f u l , w h i l s t a t t h e s a m e t i m e o c c a s i o n a l l y
i t i s n o t w i t h o u t d a r i n g .
In t h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e w i l l b e f o u n d t h e t h o u g h t s s u g g e s t e d b y
f l o w e r s o r t h e w o r d s w h o s e p l a c e t h e y t a k e
.
Th e y a r e n o t a l w a ys
t h e s a m e w i t h a l l w r i t e r s
.
S o m e l e g e n d a r y a n d e a s i l y e x p l a i n e d
m e a n i n g s a r e f o u n d e ve r yw h e r e
. Th u s f o r i n s t a n c e t h e h o n e ys u c k l e
a n d t h e i vy a r e s i g n s o f a t t a c h m e n t
; t h e s t i n g i n g t h i s t l e a s i g n o f
r e ve n g e ;
t h e e ve r l a s t i n g f l o w e r a s i g n o f f a i t h f u l n e s s , e t c
. It i s w i t h
t h i s a i m i n vi e w t h a t w e h a ve m o d i f i e d va r i o u s m e a n i n g s s o a s t o b r i n g
t h e m m o r e i n t o a c c o r d w i t h t h e s ym b o l o f t h e p l a n t
.
Oc c a s i o n a l l y
w e h a ve p r e s e r ve d t w o o r t h r e e w e l l k n o w n m e a n i n g s
.
B u t i n a l l t h e s e c a s e s w e s h o u l d s t r o n g l y a d vi s e l o ve r s w h o w i s h
t o a va i l t h e m s e l ve s o f t h e s e m u t e d i a l o g u e s , e a c h t o b u y t h i s b o o k
a n d t o c r o s s o u t i n p e n c i l e ve r y d o u b l e o r t r i p l e m e a n i n g s o a s t o l e a ve
o n l y o n e c l e a r o n e f o r e a c h f l o w e r
. Ne g l e c t o f t h i s p r e c a u t i o n m i g h t
c a u s e m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s a n d e ve n c a l a m i t i e s
!
Th e f o l l o w i n g a r e t h e t r a d i t i o n a l m e a n i n g s g i ve n t o a c e r t a i n n u m b e r
o f f l o w e r s :-
A
Ab s i n t h e - He a r t a c h e , a b s e n c e , s e p a r a t i o n
.
Ap r i c o t
( f l o w e r
,
o f ) - Ti m i d l o ve .
Ac a c i a - P l a t o n i c l o ve
. Al s o , yo u a r e a l l g r a c e a n d e l e g a n c e .
Ac a n t h u s - Lo ve o f a r t . Al s o ,
. n o t h i n g w i l l b e a b l e t o s e p a r a t e u s .
Ac h i l l e i a - D i s p u t e s , qu a r r e l s . .
Ac o n i t e - Yo u r. d i s d a i n w i l l k i l l m e .
Am a r a n t h - Co n s t a n c y
( i t s n a m e m e a n s , w h i c h d o e s n o t f a d e ) .
Am a r yl l i s - P r i d e , va n i t y
. Yo u a r e t o o f o n d o f s h i n i n g .
An e m o n e - B r e a k . Go a w a y !
( r e m i n d e r o f t h e f l i g h t y n ym p h An e m o n e ) .
An g e l i c a - In s p i r a t i o n . I a m i n e c s t a s y ( An g e l ) .
Ar i s t o l o c h u s - Yo u a r e a t yr a n t
! ( P o w e r f u l j u i c e a n d l a r g e l e a ve s ) .
As p h o d e l - I
r e g r e t t h e p a s t .
As t e r - D a i n t i n e s s
. Al s o , h a ve yo u r e a l l y t o l d m e t h e t r u t h
?
Az a l e a - Yo u r
p a s s i o n i s f r a g i l e a n d e p h e m e r a l . B a r r e n r e g r e t s . ( Fa t a l g i f t )
.
B
B a l s a m - Yo u
h a ve o f f e n d e d m e . Yo u a r e c o l d .
B a s i l - I h a t e yo u . Al s o , I a m p o o r ( B a s i l w a s a n e m b l e m o f p o ve r t y)
.
B e g o n i a - B e w a r e ! I a m f a n c i f u l
.
B e l l a d o n n a - 1 b r i n g b a d l u c k ( f a t a l g i f t )
.
B u t t e r c u p - Mo c k e r y,
d o n ' t l a u g h a t m e . Al s o s p i t e .
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B l a c k t h o r n - Ho w m a n y o b s t a c l e s t h e r e a r e t o o u r l o ve
!
B o x
( a l w a ys g r e e n ) - I n e ve r c h a n g e . S t o i c i s m i n a d ve r s i t y .
B r i a r - I l o ve s o l i t u d e .
B i l b e r r y- Co n f e s s i o n o f d e c e i t .
B u g l o s s - Li e s
. Yo u a r e f a l s e n e s s p e r s o n i f i e d .
B r a m b l e - E n vy . Je a l o u s y . In j u s t i c e .
B a r b e r r y- Yo u
a r e a b a d l o t .
B u r d o c k - Yo u b o r e m e .
B u r n t - Yo u
a r e m y o n l y l o ve .
B i n d w e e d - P a s s i n g f r i e n d s h i p w i t h o u t r e s u l t s .
C
Ca m e l l i a - Co n s t a n c y. I s h a l l l o ve yo u a l w a ys .
Ca m o m i l e - I a m a l w a ys d e vo t e d t o yo u .
Ca m p a n u l a ( Mi r r o r o f Ve n u s ) - Yo u a r e c h a r m i n g b u t s o m e w h a t p r o u d
.
Ce n t a u r y- Ou r
l o ve i s p e r f e c t h a p p i n e s s .
Co l c h i c u m - Ou r p l e a s a n t t i m e i s o ve r
. Le t u s s e p a r a t e ( t h i s i s a n a u t u m n
f l o w e r ) .
Co l u m b i n e - I a m m a d l y i n l o ve w i t h yo u ( i t s b e l l s h a p e d f l o w e r r e s e m b l e s
a f o o l ' s s t a f f ) .
Co n vo l vu l u s - Yo u a r e a c o qu e t t e
. Al s o , h u m b l e p e r s e ve r a n c e .
Co r n f l o w e r - D a i n t i n e s s . In n o c e n t c h a r m . He a ve n l y h e a r t .
Ci n qu e f o i l - W a l k b y m o o n l i g h t
. Al s o , I l o ve m y f a m i l y .
Ce d a r ( r e d ) - My p a r e n t s a r e d i s s a t i s f i e d .
Ca r n a t i o n
( w h i t e ) - Yo u i n s p i r e m e w i t h p u r e s e n t i m e n t s .
Ca r n a t i o n ( r e d ) - Yo u i n s p i r e m e w i t h w o r l d l y s e n t i m e n t s
.
Ca r n a t i o n ( p i n k ) - I a n s w e r yo u f a vo u r a b l y .
Ca r n a t i o n
( p u r p l e ) - Yo u i n s p i r e m e w i t h a n t i p a t h y .
Ca r n a t i o n ( d o u b l e ) - I m u s t t h i n k .
Ca r n a t i o n
( S w e e t W i l l i a m ) - Yo u a r e p e r f e c t .
Cl o ve r - D o u b t , u n c e r t a i n t y . Ma y I h o p e ?
Cl o ve r ( ye l l o w ) - I s h o u l d l i k e t o , a t o n c e .
Cl o ve r ( r e d ) - Yo u d o p l e a s e m e !
Cl o ve r ( p u r p l e ) - I a m s t a yi n g a t h o m e .
Cyc l a m e n - Go o d - b ye .
Cyp r e s s ( t h e t r e e o f t h e g r a ve ) - Ou r l o ve i s d e a d
. Re g r e t s a n d t e a r s .
D
D a f f o d i l - Yo u a r e d e c e i vi n g m e .
D a h l i a - B a r r e n a b u n d a n c e ( i t h a s n o s c e n t )
. Ma n y w o r d s b u t n o s o u l .
D i g i t a l i s ( f l o w e r s l i k e g l o ve f i n g e r s , a n a r c o t i c ) - B e a u t y b u t t o o c a r e l e s s , I
a m a f r a i d o f yo u .
D i p s a c u s
( a t h i s t l e t h e f l o w e r s o f w h i c h k e e p t h e d e w ) I t h i r s t a f t e r yo u .
D o g r o s e - P o e t r y . S p r i n g
. B e g i n n i n g o f l o ve . Yo u h a ve e n c h a n t e d m e .
W i l l yo u l o ve m e ?
D a n d e l i o n - D u l l j e a l o u s y .
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E
EasterDaisy-Let u sen j o yo u ryo u th .
El d erf d o w er-K in d n ess .
Eu cal yptu s-Lo ve o f travel l in g .
F
Fen n el ( aro m atic) -Wh atastro n g perf u m eo f l o ve
Fern -Co n f id en cean d sin cerity . Havef aith in m e .
Fl ax --S im pl icity, g ratitu d e .
Fo rg et-m e-n o t-Fo rg et m en o t
.
Fo x tail -Yo u arespitef u l .
Fig w o o d -I sh al l j u stif ym ysel f
.
Fir ( tw ig o f ) -Iam af raid o f su f f erin g .
Fu ch sia-Yo u
aref u l l o f atten tio n s, b u tyo u arew astin g yo u rtim e .
Fu m iter ( b ittertaste) -Yo u areu n k in d !
G
Gard en ia-I
l o veyo u in secret .
Go rse-My th o u g h tsf o ryo u ( o ryo u rth o u g h tsf o rm e) arel ik eg o l d en b u tter-
f l ies .
Geran iu m ( w h ite) -yo u aref ran k
.
Geran iu m ( pin k ) -Yo u arech il d ish .
Geran iu m
( red ) -Yo u arean id io t . ( T o g eth er-Irespectb u td o n ' tl o veyo u )
.
Gl ycin ia-It iso n l yf rien d sh ip, b u tm u tu al .
Gl ad io l a ( sw o rd sh aped l eaves) -Yo u piercem yh eart .
Gu el d er ro se-S l an d er . Or, Il o veyo u l ess
.
Go l d en ro d -Frien d l ysco l d in g .
H
Haw th o rn -S w eet h o pe . T im id req u est . Yo u areth eq u een , th eo n l yo n e .
Hel en a-T ears . Yo u areh u rtin g m e .
Hel ian tu s-Do n o ttru stto appearan ces .
Hel io tro pe-In to x icatio n o f l o ve . Iam en ch an ted .
Hem ero cal l u s ( b l u e) -P erseveran ce .
Hem ero cal l u s ( yel l o w ) -U n f aith f u l n ess .
Hen b an e-Id o n o ttru styo u .
Ho l l yh o ck -Beau ty .
Hel l eb o re ( w asth o u g h tto cu rem ad n ess) -Yo u areto o sm art .
Hem l o ck -P erf id y . P o iso n . Bew areo f treach ery . An d , w em u std ie !
( In o l d en tim esth o seco n d em n ed to d eath w ere " al l o w ed to co m m it
su icid e " b yd rin k in g th epo iso n w h ich can b eex tracted f ro m th is) .
Ho n eysu ck l e-Bo n d o f l o ve . Web el o n g to each o th er .
Ho l l y-T ak e care !
Hyacin th ( w h ite) -Ben evo l en ce . Beg o o d !
Hyacin th ( b l u e) -Ih avem ysu spicio n s .
Hysso p-I am tired o f yo u .
Hyd ran g ea ( ab eau tif u l f l o w erw ith o u tscen t) -Yo u areb eau tif u l , b u tco l d .
T HEOCCU LT S CIENCES
I
Im m o rtel l e-Al w ays yo u rs ! ( itd o esn o tf ad e) .
Ivy-Etern al f rien d sh ip( o rl o ve) . Id iew h ereIcl in g
.
J
Jasm in
( w h ite) -Ou rl o vew il l b eso sw eet !
Jasm in
( yel l o w ) -Ou rl o vew il l b epassio n ate
.
Jasm in
( red ) -Ou rl o vew il l b ein to x icatio n , f o l l y .
Jo n q u il -V io l en t sym path y
. Desire, Id ieo f l o ve .
Ju l ian -Yo u
h avem ad eam istak e .
L
Lau rel ( g l o ry) -Ish al l co n q u eryo u .
Lau rel ro se-It
isam eref l irtatio n .
Laven d er-Ferven t b u tsil en tl o ve .
Lil ac
( w h ite) -Firstd ream o f l o ve .
Lil ac
( m au ve) -Do yo u stil l l o vem e?
Lil y
( w h ite) -P u rity .
Lil y ( tig er) -P rid ean d w eal th
.
Lil yo f th eval l ey-R en ew ed h appin ess . Letu sm ak eitu p
.
Lab u rn u m -Yo u
h aveb ro k en m yh eart .
Lark spu r-R ead
in m yh eart .
Lim etree-It
isco n j u g al l o veth atIw an t .
Lettu ce
( pl ag iarism o f th eco rn f l o w er) -Iam d isappo in ted .
Lo b el ia-K in d th o u g h ts .
Lu pin -Need o f rest .
Lych n is-Irresistib l esym path y
.
M
Man d rag o ra-Al as ! Iam to o po o r .
Marg u erite-In n o cen ce
. Do yo u l o vem e ?
Marg u erite
( Ch in aaster) -Ish al l f ig h tag ain stFate .
Marj o ram -I
sh al l co m f o rtyo u . Al so , f reel o ve .
Mal l o w -Gen tl e
an d pu reaf f ectio n .
Marsh m al l o w -Yo u
areg en tl e . Bek in d .
Med l ar-Be m o red arin g .
Min t-V io l en tl o ve .
Mim o sa-Greatd ain tin ess .
Mo n eyw o rt-I
am d isin terested .
Mo ss-Frien d sh ip, n o th in g m o re .
Myrtl e-Lo ve
retu rn ed , Ial so l o veyo u .
Mig n o n ette-Hid d en l o ve. Al so , Iam m o d est
.
Mistl eto e-I
su rm o u n teveryth in g
. Ish al l co n q u er .
. Marig o l d -Disq u iet
. Wh atisth em atterw ith yo u
? ( Bad o m en ) .
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N
Narcissu s-Eg o tism . Co n ceit .
Nastu rtiu m -Fl am e o f l o ve . Yo u l ig h titin m yh eart
.
Nen u ph ar-Co l d n ess . Yo u arem ad eo f ice .
Nico tin e-T h e o b stacl eiso verco m e .
Nig el l o -Bo n d so f l o ve .
Nettl e-Cru el ty . Yo u b reak m yh eart .
0
Ol ive
b ran ch -R eco n cil iatio n . T h epal m o f peace .
Oran g e f l o w er-V irg in ity . Ish al l n o tsin ,
Orch id -Mag n if icen ce .
P
P o ppy ( sm al l , sig n o f sl eep) -R est . Iam veryq u iet .
P o ppy ( w h ite) -Myh eartisasl eep .
P o ppy ( b l ack ) -Ih avef o rg o tten yo u .
P an sy-T h in k o f m easIth in k o f yo u .
P eriw in k l e-S w eet m em o ries .
P im pern el -Ow n th atyo u areb eaten .
P etu n ia-Iam f u rio u s . Or, w h yth isan g er ?
P rick w o o d -Yo u r im ag eisen g raved o n m yh eart .
P h l o x ( w h ite) -P ro po sal o f l o ve .
P h l o x
( b l u e) -Il l u sio n in l o ve .
P h l o x ( pu rpl e) -S w eetd ream s .
P eo n y-I
am ash am ed o f w h atIh aved o n e( Ib l u sh ' f o rit) .
P l an etree-T h ey arel ies .
P o l yg al a-T h ey aresl an d erin g yo u ( o rm e) .
P o tato ( f l o w er) -Ith an k yo u .
P rim u l a-We
areyo u n g . Letu sl o veeach o th er !
P l u m ( f l o w ers) -Irem in d yo u o f yo u rpro m ises .
P rivet-I
am o n th ed ef en sive . Or, yo u areveryyo u n g .
R
R o sem ary-Ex cl u sivel o ve .
R h u b arb -Do n ' t l o seh eart .
R eed -Il ik em u sic( th ef l u teo f P an ) .
R ag w o rt-Iam h u m b l eb u tpro u d .
R o se ( g en eral l y) -Ho w b eau tif u l yo u areto m e
. Ho w Il o veyo u .
R o se ( red ) -Desire .
R o se ( w h ite) -Yo u arein n o cen tan d so ch arm in g .
R o se ( m o ss) -Wesh al l l o veeach o th erm u ch in th eco u n try
.
R o se
( Al pin e) -Iw an tto w o rk to w in yo u .
R o se ( tea) -Ou rl o vew il l b ef ru itf u l .
R o se ( w il d ) -Ish al l f o l l o w yo u everyw h ere .
R o se f u l l b l o w n -Earl y m arriag e .
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T HEOCCU LT S CIENCES
R u e( w il d ) -Il ik em yin d epen d en ce .
R ye-Al as, Iam po o r
.
R o sem el l o w -Beau ty .
S
S traw b erry-Yo u ared el icio u s
. Iw an tyo u . Al so , yo u areg o o d .
S n o w d ro p-Letu sh o pef o rb etterd ays
.
S af f ro n -Ical l yo u b ack to m o d eratio n
.
S ag ittariu s-Break ( th esed ef in itef l o ral m ean in g sm u sto n l yb eu sed
veryg reatcare)
.
S ain f o in ( o scil l atin g f l o w ers) -Ih esitate
. An d , yo u m isu n d erstan d m e .
S arsaparil l a-Io f f eryo u ato n em en t
.
S o apw o rt-S en su al l o ve
.
S ard o n yx -Il au g h atyo u
.
S ag e-Irespectyo u d eepl y
.
S ax if rag e-Iam in d espair .
S cab io u s( th ef l o w ero f w id o w s) -Yo u f o rsak em e
. Or, If o rsak eyo u .
S o l o m o n ' sS eal -T h esecretw il l b ed u l yk ept
.
S co l o pen d er-S l an d er, l ib el .
S en sitivepl an t-Iam verysen sitive
. Becaref u l
. Do n ' th u rtm e .
S yrin g a-Yo u in to x icatem e
.
S u n f l o w er-Fal sevirtu e
. Fal sew eal th . Al so , m yeyesseeo n l yyo u .
S pirea-Myw il l isten acio u s
.
S tram o n y-Yo u rch arm sd eceive
.
S ycam o re( l eaves) -Iam g o in g aw ayf o ratim e
.
S yl via-Open yo u rh eart
.
T
T o b acco ( f l o w er) -Iw an tto f o rg et
.
T am arin d -Iam caref u l
. Or, b ecaref u l .
T am aris-Co u n to n m ypro tectio n
.
T h l aspi-Ish al l co m f o rtyo u
.
T h ym e( w il d ) -Yo u h aveb een th o u g h tl ess
. Yo u areto o carel ess
.
T h ym e-On seein g yo u Iam th ril l ed
.
T u b ero se-Ith in k o f d eath
.
T u l ip-Yo u arew o n d erf u l
T u l ip( d o u b l e) -Yo u w il l su cceed
. Wesh al l su cceed .
V
V al erian -Dissim u l atio n ( f atal g if t)
.
V ero n ica-Ou rth o u g h tsarein acco rd
.
V erb en a-P l ato n icl o ve
.
V esperf l o w er-T h eseareo u rl astl o vel yd ays( V esper, even in g )
.
V in e( l eaves) -Yo u in to x icatem e
.
V in e( w il d ) -P o etry, im ag in atio n
.
V io l et-Mo d esty, sim pl icity, ch astity
.
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V io l et ( P arn ia) -Letm el o veyo u .
V io l et ( d o u b l e) -Iretu rn yo u rl o ve( o ryo u rf rien d sh ip) .
Y
Yew -S o rro w , af f l ictio n ( to g iveab ran ch o f it) .
Yu cca-U n til d eath .
Z
Zin n ia-T ak e care .
V
T h eS ym b o l ism an d th eMag ico f S to n es
Fo rth eAl ch em isteveryth in g l ives
. Fo rth eOccu l tisteveryth in g
can b eco m esym b o l ical .
Do m in eral sreacto n th eb o d y ? In an y
casew eh aveto -d ayam etal l o th erapy, j u stasw eh avean el ectro th erapy,
am ag n eto th erapyan d apsych o th erapy . S to n esl ive . T h epearl
l o sesitsw ater, an d isth en said to d ie . In assu m in g d eath w eal so
assu m el if e . Besid esso m escien tistsd ef in itel ycl aim th atth ereare
m etal l icf erm en ts .
Ho w everth ism ayb e, in o l d en tim esm en b el ieved in th evirtu eo f
sto n es, b o th m ed ical an d m ag ic . T h eyf o u n d rel atio n sb etw een th e
sto n esan d th estars . T h eyin ven ted asym b o l ism o f sto n es .
Fo rco n ven ien ceo f ref eren cew eg ivetab l essh o w in g w h atth ese
b el ief sw ere .
T ABLE S HOWING T HE S YMBOLIS M AND V IR T U ES OF
S T ONES
( Fro m th eR atn aparik sao f Bu d d h ab h atta)
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( 6 th Cen tu ryB . C. )
T h eirn am es . T h eirsym b o l ism .
T h eirvirtu es .
T h eDiam o n d . R eco n cil iatio n an d l o ve . Mak esf aith f u l in u n d er-
tak in g s .
T h eGarn et . Lo yal tyan d f ran k n ess
. Givessin cerity o f h eart .
T h eAm eth yst . Happin ess, w eal th .
Givesco u rag ean d k eeps
f ro m d ru n k en n ess
.
T h eJasper .
Co u rag ean d w isd o m . Givesco n stan cyan d
m arried h appin ess .
T h eS apph ire. T ru th an d cl earco n -
Givesrepen tan cef o rf au l ts
scien ce, co m m itted
.
T h eEm eral d
. Ho pean d f aith f u l l o ve . Givesk n o w l ed g eo f th e
f u tu re .
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T HE
T h eirn am es .
T h eAg ate .
T h eR u b y .
T h eCo rn el ian .
T h eOpal .
T h eT o paz .
T h eT u rq u o ise .
T h eOl ivin e .
T h eP erid o t .
T h eAq u am arin e
.
OCCU LT S CIENCES
T h eirsym b o l ism .
P ro sperity, l o n g l if e .
Beau ty, d ain tin ess .
Jo y, peace .
P rayer, ten d erl o ve .
Eag erl o ve .
Co u rag ean d h o pe
.
In n o cen tpl easu res .
T h u n d erb o l t .
Yo u th an d Heal th .
T h eirvirtu es .
Givesh eal th .
P reservesf ro m f al sef rien d -
sh ips .
Dispersesevil th o u g h tsan d
so rro w .
In creasesf aith f u l n ess .
S taysevil d ream s
.
En su ressu ccessin l o ve.
S im pl icityan d m o d esty .
En co u rag esm arriag e .
En su resco n stan th appi-
n ess .
T ABLEOFT HEP R OP ER T IES OFS T ONES
( acco rd in g to Fraya)
Bl ack ag ated ef en d sag ain sten vyan d m ak esath l etesin vin cib l e
.
R ed ag ated ef en d sag ain stth estin g o f spid ersan d sco rpio n s, ag ain st
sto rm an d l ig h tn in g .
Aq u am arin ew o rn asearrin g b rin g saf f ectio n
.
Am b erasan eck l acef o rch il d ren d ef en d sth em ag ain stco n vu l sio n s .
Am eth ystpro tectsag ain std ru n k en n essan d po iso n if th eim ag eso f
th esu n an d th em o o n areen g raved o n it
.
Ch ryso l ith pro tectsag ain stg o u tan d m ad n ess, an d f acil itatessearch es
.
Co ral pro tectsag ain stepid em ics .
Ittu rn spal ew h en al o ved perso n
isg o in g to d ie
.
Co rn el ian pro tectsag ain stru in an d b etrayal
.
Carb u n cl eg ivessel f -co n f id en ce, co n stan cyan d en erg y
.
Hem atiteg ivessu ccessin l aw su its .
Jad ecu resco l ican d k id n eytro u b l es
.
Cat' s-eyepro tectsag ain stspel l san d th eevil eye
.
On yx so o th esn o ctu rn al o ppressio n san d d ispel sn ig h tm ares
.
P erid o td ispel sf em al eb etrayal an d en co u rag esf rien d sh ip
.
R u b yd ispel ssad n essan d l o vetro u b l es
.
S apph ireg ivesh eal th , preservesth esig h t, pro tectsch astity
.
S ard o n yx l ead sto h ig h po sitio n
.
S el en itestren g th en ssu rro u n d in g sym path ies .
T o paz isatal ism an ag ain sth atred an d reven g e
.
T u rq u o isepro tectsag ain std an g erw h en travel l in g
.
ANOT HER T ABLEOFT HES YMBOLIS MOFS T ONES
Bl ack Ag ate-Co u rag e .

Hem atite-V ivacity .

R ed Ag ate-Cal m .

Hyacin th -Faith f u l n ess

Aq u am arin e-Ho pe .

Jad e-P o w er .
Mag n et-In teg rity .

Jet-Mo u rn in g
.
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Am b er-Heal th .
Am eth yst-P eaceo f h eart .
Beryl ( seeAq u am arin e) .
Ch irid io n ' --tal ism an o f l o ve .
Ch ryso l ith 2-Wisd o m
.
Ch ryso prase 3 -Gaiety .
Co ral -Attach m en t .
Ad am an t-T ran q u il l ityo f so u l
.
Co rn el ian 3 -Frien d sh ip .
Diam o n d -Fran k n ess .
Em eral d -Faith f u l n ess .
Carb u n cl e-Assu ran ce .
Garn et-S tren g th .
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Jasper-Jo y .
Lapis-l az u l i-Ab il ity .
Cat' sEye-Lo n g l if e .
On yx -Cl earn ess .
Opal -Co n f id en ce .
P erid o t-Happin ess .
P earl -P u rity .
R u b y-Ard en tl o ve .
S apph ire-In n o cen ce .
S ard o n yx -V ivacity .
S el en ite4 -In tel l ig en ce .
T o paz -Gen tl en ess .
T u rq u o ise-S u ccess .
V I
S ym b o l ism an d In f l u en ceo f Co l o u rs
Co l o u r, th ed au g h tero f Lig h t, w asb o u n d to in terestm en in o l d en
tim es, j u stassh apes, n u m b ers, sto n es, etc . Fru itisj u d g ed b yits
co l o u r . An d al so so m etim espeo pl e . Havew en o tseen th eim po rtan ce
w h ich ch iro m an cersattach to th eco l o u ro f th eh an d , o rtypo l o g ers
to th eco l o u ro f th ef ace ? Lo o k atth el ivid an d l ead en co m pl ex io n
o f th eperverted yo u th , th epu rpl en o seo f th ed ru n k ard , th ecad avero u s
h u eo f th ed yin g . Distru stpal ew o m en , said Bal z ac . P l an tsal so
h aveth eirch aracteristicco l o u rs, su ch asth evivid red o f th esu m m er
po ppyf u l l o f su n , th em el an ch o l yred san d b ro w n so f au tu m n , th e
repu l siveg reen o f so m epo iso n o u spl an ts .
Wem u stn o tn eg l ectco l o u rs .
Al w aysth eyw eretreated assym -
b o l ical . Acco rd in g to El yS tar, m o ral l ig h tco rrespo n d sto yel l o w ,
in tel l ectu al l ig h tto b l u e, th el ig h to f in stin ctto red . Wh o d o esn o t
rem em b erth ecel eb rated so n n etw h ich g aveaco l o u rto each vo w el
?
Do esn o tth eb u l l attack in g ared cl o ak d en o teth ef u ryo f ab ru tal
in stin ctl etl o o se
?
T h el aw o f th esepten aryseem sto g o vern Co l o u r . T h ereareseven
prin cipal co l o u rsin th evisib l erain b o w .
Co l o u ristak en in to acco u n tin T h erapeu tics
; th isisan ex pl ain ed
f act .
AsOccu l tism teach esth ateveryth in g in Natu rew h ich isg o vern ed
b yth esam en u m b erisal so su b j ectto th el aw srel atin g to th isn u m b er,
th ereisaw h o l e Mag ico f Co l o u rsin to
w h ich u n f o rtu n atel yw ecan n o t
g o in d etail , b u tw h ich iso f g reatin terest .
Wew il l m erel ym en tio n th atpu rpl eisto n ic, an d th atitisb en ef icial
1 Ak in d o f T u rq u o isew ith b l ack l in es .

' Ak in d o f T o paz
.
Bo th ak in d o f Ag ate .

4 Al so cal l ed Mo o n sto n e .
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to pin apieceo f sateen o f th isco l o u rto aw in d o w th ro u g h w h ich th e
su n sh in esso th atth eef f ectm ayb ef el to n aparto f th eb o d y
w h ich isach in g ;
th atred g ivesh eat( LeCl erc, f o rm erBen ed ictin e
an d astro l o g erto Napo l eo n I, in h iso l d ag en everw en to u tw ith o u t
b ein g w rapped in ascarl etcape) ;
th atg o l d en yel l o w cal m sth en erves
an d h el psin spiratio n ( th eT h ib etan an d Japan esepriestsan d o th ers
w eard al m aticso f th issh ad e) ; th atb l u eh asel ectricpo w ers, g reen
h asth esam epo w ersasth em u d b ath satDax , in d ig o , th eb ro th er
o f w ater, ref resh es ;
th atw h iteg ivesch eerf u l th o u g h ts, b l ack d ark
th o u g h ts .
Letu sin co n cl u sio n g ivetw o m o retab l es :-
A
. Zo d iacal an d pl an etaryrel atio n s( f o u n d ed o n th eh o u seso f th e
sk y) :-
R am -Fire .

Lib ra-Waterg reen .

T au ru s-Dark g reen .

S co rpio -S carl et .
Gem in i-Ch estn u t .

S ag ittariu s-S k yb l u e .
Can cer-S il ver .

Caprico rn -Bl ack

.
Leo -Go l d .

Aq u ariu s-Grey .
V irg o -Mu l ti-co l o u r .

P isces-NavyBl u e .
S u n -Go l d
.

Mars-R ed .
Mo o n -S il ver .

Ju piter-Bl u e
.
Mercu ry-Irid escen t .

S atu rn -Bl ack .

V en u s-Green
.
B . In f l u en cesan d V irtu es( acco rd in g to T rad itio n ) :-
Co l o u rsb rin g in g g o o d l u ck , sym b o l ico f virtu e, are :-
Wh ite-P u rity, tru th , in n o cen tpl easu re .
P in k -Mo rn in g l ig h t, tim id ity, am iab il ity, w el co m e .
Bl u e-P u re l o ve, yo u th , il l u sio n s, m o ral el ectricity .
Green -Ho pe, co n f id en ce
.
R ed -Ard o u r, h eal th , stren g th , h eat .
P u rpl e-In tel l ig en ce, po l iten ess, k n o w l ed g e, to n ic .
Am aran th -Co n stan cy in f rien d sh ip . Faith f u l n essin l o ve .
Lil ac-Fresh n ess, ch arm , f irstl o ve .
V io l etm ix ed w ith Green an d Yel l o w -T riu m ph .
U n l u ck yco l o u rs, b rin g in g b ad l u ck , d en o tin g d ef ectsare :-
Bl ack -S o rro w , m o u rn in g .
Grey-Mel an ch o l y, n eu rasth en ia .
Oran g e-Lu st, g reath eat .
Yel l o w -Fal sen ess, b etrayal , avarice, am b itio n
. 1
'
S u b j ectto certain reservatio n s
. No d o u b tyel l o w isth eco l o u ro f d eceptio n in
l o ve . Bu tspl en d id q u al itiesred eem th issym b o l ism
. An d itisd if f icu l tto acceptth ecu rse
attach ed to o ran g e, w h ich isb u tared d ish yel l o w
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Bro w n -R epen tan ce, so rro w .
Dead Leaf -S o rro w s,
r
u in .
P u rpl e-P rid e . IL
Wh iteed g ed w ith Bl ack -Death ,
tears
.
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Weh aveg iven in th epreced in g pag es, aco l l ectio n , so m ew h at
m ix ed perh aps, o f o l d b el ief san d m ag icacts . In th ef o l l o w in g w ew il l
tryan d g iveasu rveyo f th erem n an to f Mag icw h ich m o d ern Mag ician s
h aveth o u g h trig h tto preserve . An d th eread erw il l n o tb easto n ish ed
atw h ath ew il l f in d , h o w eversu rprisin g itm ayb e, w h en h erem em b ers
th ataparto f th isrem n an th asb een ex am in ed b yserio u s-m in d ed
m en l ik eEl iph asLd vi, Gu al ta, Barl et, S ain t-Yves, P apu s, P eil ad an ,
P io b b , Jag o t, etc . , an d o n th eo th erh an d th atm an yo f th esepractices
w h ich seem so g ro tesq u eo rd iab o l ic, su ch asMag icMirro rs, th eCastin g
o f S pel l s, etc . , can to -d ayb epro d u ced veryscien tif ical l yan d w ith o u t
th eaid o f d ark in f ern al spirits .
Asw eh avesaid , itw asb ystartin g w ith h yperpsych ical ph en o m en a
( w h ich h eh im sel f cal l sh yperph ysical ) th atP au l Jag o tw en tb ack
to th epracticeso f Mag ic . Wew il l f o l l o w h im stag eb ystag e, g ivin g
ash o rtacco u n to f h isl ab o u rs, an d l eavin g o n o n esid eeveryth in g th at .
rel atesto d ivin atio n , al read ystu d ied b yGu al ta, Barl et, S ain t-Yves,
P apu s, P el ad an , P io b b , Jag o t, etc . 2
Greatpsych ical ph en o m en a, h esays, arisef ro m th ef irstprin cipl es
o f Mag ic
. An d h em ak esal isto f th em ain o n esam o n g th em , w h ich
eith erh aveal read yb een d escrib ed b yu so rw il l b ef o u n d in o u rT h ird
P art, th atisto say :-
I. Ex terio risatio n o f S en sitiven ess ( ex perim en tsb yJo ire,
3 b yCo l o n el d e
R o ch as, etc. ) .
II. Ex terio risatio n o f Mo tivity
( n u m ero u sex perim en tsb yDarien , Max w el l ,
R ich et, R o ch as, Co u n tGram m o n t, Baro n Wattevil l e, S ab atier, V ic-
to rien S ard o u , Ad o l ph eBrisso n , Cam il l eFl am m ario n , etc
. S ee
T h ird P art . T h is d eal sw ith ph en o m en ao f m ed iu m sh ipsu ch as
m o vem en tso f th in g s, au d itio n s, m ysterio u ssh o ck s, etc . )
'
S u b j ectto certain reservatio n s . P u rpl eism erel yan en h an ced red
. Brief l y, w eo u g h t
n o tto pu tyel l o w an d red w ith th eirvario u ssh ad esin to th isso rro w f u l l ist
. In o u ro pin io n
th ereisn o j u stif icatio n f o rit .
Weh avech o sen P . Jag o t' sb o o k asth em o strecen t
. Bu titw o u l d b ead visab l eal so to
read th e T reatiseo f P ractical Mag ic b yP apu s( Ch aeo rn ae-pu b l ish er)
.
a
Dr
. Jo ireisth eP resid en to f teU n iversal S o cietyf o rP sych ical S tu d ies .
Hew ro te
P sych ican d su pern o rm al P h en o m en a, Neu ro -Hypn o l o g y
. S eeal so T h eMysterieso f Hypn o sis
b yG. d eDu b o rn ;
Mo d ern S cien tif icMeth o d o f Mag n etism , Hypn o tism , S u g g estio n , b yP . Jag o t,
an d o th ers
.
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III. Metag n o m y . Weh avespo k en o f th isab o ve . Itisth eperceptio n o f
perso n s, o f th in g s, b eyo n d th erad iu so f th esen seso f th esu b j ect, an d
o f pasto rf u tu reeven ts .
IV .
T el epsych ics .
T h esearepresen tim en tsw h ich h aveco m etru e( see
T h ird P art) .
V . Divid ed P erso n al ity . T h isisth eex trao rd in aryb u ttested ph en o m en o n
o f b il o catio n ( seeT h ird P art) , w h ereb yaperso n pro j ectsh is
eg o to
ad istan ce, h isb o d yrem ain in g statio n ary .
S eco n d l y, al isto f th eseto so m eex ten tm iracu l o u spo ssib il ities
h avin g b een m ad e, P . Jag o td escrib es, asw esh al l d o l atero n , th e
co n stitu tio n o f Man acco rd in g to Occu l tS cien ce . T h isco n stitu tio n ,
b o th in th eU n iversean d in Man , isth reef o l d , in th eCo sm o sph ysical ,
h yperph ysical ( astral pl an e, m o resu b tl eth an m atter) an d spiritu al
( f irstan d ru l in g cau seo f th eo th ertw o el em en ts) , an d in Man ( th e
m icro co sm ) isco rpo ral ( th ean ato m ical b o d y) , astral ( astral b o d y, g ivin g
l if eto th eph ysical o rg an ism , an d o f asu b tl esu b stan ceid en tical w ith
th ato f th eastral pl an e) an d m en tal ( th em en tal b o d yisaco n scio u s,
in tel l ig en tan d in d estru ctib l een tity) .
S tartin g w ith th esetw o f o l d d ataw em ayco n cl u d e
:-
T h atth ereex istsb etw een th eU n iversean d Man ath reef o l d rel atio n
o w in g to w h ich Man isab l eto actb yo th erth an b o d il ym ean s( asis
b el ieved b ym aterial istsw h o d en yb o th th eastral b o d y, co sm ico r
h u m an , an d th espiritu al w o rl d , ru l ero f th eU n iverse, o rin Man h is
im m o rtal eg o )
.
T h eOccu l tist( an d co n seq u en tl yth eMag ician ) l o o k su po n th e
ph ysical b o d ym erel yas atem po rarysu ppo rt o f th eastral an d m en tal
h u m an b ein g . T h eastral b ein g d irectso u ro rg an ic, em o tio n al an d
in tel l ectu al activities, en tersin to an d cl o sel yb l en d sw ith th eph ysical
b o d y, presid eso verth ecel l u l arl if e, th eb u il d in g an d m ain ten an ce
o f th ein d ivid u al b ein g , o rd ersh isveg etativel if ean d , asth ecen tre
o f th esu b co n scio u s, rel atessen satio n san d im pressio n sreceived b y
th esen ses
. T h em en tal b ein g , stil l m o resu b tl e, en tersin to th eastral
an d th eph ysical b ein g , g ivesco n scio u sn essan d stim u l atesth eb rain
;
itisth eseato f th o u g h t, o f w il l -po w er, o f th epsych icf acu l ties
; it
ru l esth eco m pl etein d ivid u al . In o n ew o rd , w h ereth ecl assicpsych o l o -
g istseesth reecen tresin th esam eb o d y-sen satio n , f eel in g , th o u g h t
-th eo ccu l tistseesth reed istin ctprin cipl es .
In o rd erto ex pl ain th iso ccu l tco n stitu tio n o f Man , Hecto rDu rvil l e
h asd evised averyaptco m pariso n . Im ag in eal arg eh o l ef il l ed w ith
sto n es . T h esesto n esrepresen tm atteran d itsvario u sstates
. It
isth eph ysical state( eith ero f th eCo sm o so ro f Man ) . Bu tth esesto n es
l eavel arg ero rsm al l erin tersticesb etw een th em w h ich yo u m ayf il l
u p, w ith san d f o rin stan ce
. T h issan d represen tsth eastral ( astral
pl an eo rastral b o d y) .
Fin al l yeven th issan d can stil l l etw aterpass
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b etw een itsg rain s
. T h isw ateristh espiritu al o f th eCo sm o s, th e
m en tal in Man .
T h isato n ceex pl ain stel epath yan d cl airvo yan ce, sin ceth eastral
pl an eb in d sto g eth eral l h u m an b ein g s, atw h ateverd istan cef ro m
each o th erth eym ayb e
.
T h eastral b o d yh asb een vario u sl yterm ed
f l u id b o d y b yDr . Barad u c,
en o rm o n
b yHippo crates, perisprit
b yAl l an K ard ec, l u m in o u sb o d y
b yP yth ag o ras,
eth ereal b o d y
b yth eGreek s, b o d yg l o rio u s b yth eCh u rch .
T h isd iversityo f n am esm ak eth eu n ityo f b el ief stil l m o red istin ct .
Letu srem ark in passin g th at
al l rel ig io n san d al l m etaph ysics
h ave
k n o w n th isth reef o l d aspecto f m an
. S o th atw ed o n o tk n o w w h ich
isto su rpriseu sm o re, eith erm aterial isticS cien cew h ich d en iesal l
th isd o cu m en taryevid en ce, o rth eCh ristian Ch u rch w h ich f o rg ets
w h atitf o rm erl yb el ieved
.
T h ef o l l o w in g tab l eisco n vin cin g :-
Eg ypt
:-K h at( b o d y) , K a( d o u b l eo rastral ) , K h o u ( in tel l ect)
.
Ch in a
:-Xu o n g ( o rg an icb o d y) , K h i( b reath o f l if e) , Wh u n
( w il l )
.
P ersia
:-Dj an ( b o d yan d l if e) , Fero u er( su b stan ce) , Ak k h o
( etern al prin cipl e)
.
Greece :-Bo d y, S h ad o w , Min d .
In d ia
:-R u pa( ph ysical b o d y) , K am aR o u pa( b o d yo rd esire) ,
Atm at( m in d ) .
Israel
:-Go u ph ( b o d y) , Neph esch an d R u ach ( so u l ) , Nesch am ah
( pu respirit) .
P rim itiveCh ristian ity :-Co rpu s, An im a, S piritu s .
T h en ecessaryrel atio n sw il l easil yb em ad e
. T h ed if f eren cesare
m eresh ad es . S t
. T h o m ash im sel f d istin g u ish ed th reek in d so f so u l .
S o m esch o o l s, h o w ever, g o so f arasto co u n tf iveel em en tsin m an ,
an d o th ersseven
. Al l th eyd o isto su b d ivid eth eab o vem en tio n ed
th reef u n d am en tal el em en ts
. Fo rin stan ce, in th ecaseo f d ivid ed
perso n al ity, th eph ysical b o d ym u stco n tin u eto h avean an im ato ro f
itscel l s
. Ad van ced Occu l tistscal l th isan im ato rth e
eth ericd o u b l e .
T h erearesu persen sitivesw h o seeitin g raveyard sso o n af terth eb u rial
o f th eco rpsef ro m w h ich itf reesitsel f ( to th isared u em an ytal eso f
g h o sts)
. Itisth iseth ericd o u b l ew h ich isin f l u en ced b ym ag n etisers
to resto reth eh eal th o f th eirpatien ts .
S o al so th em en tal b o d ypresu ppo ses a cau sal b o d y
w h ich af f ects
th em o ral o rco n stitu tio n al co n scio u sn ess, so m eph il o so ph ersh o l d in g
th isto b ed if f eren tf ro m th epsych o l o g ical co n scio u sn ess
.
T h u sw eh avef iveel em en ts
. Eso tericBu d d h ism su g g eststw o
m o re, co rrespo n d in g to tw o stateso f th eso u l w h ich areveryrareb u t
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said to h aveb een pro ved , th atis, th e Bu d d h isticb o d y ( th eid en tif icatio n
o f th e eg o w ith th eU n iversal Bein g ) an d th e ath m icb o d y ( o rpu re
spirit, th eperceptivecen treo f prim al cau ses) . S tan isl asd eGu aita
an d m an yth eo so ph istsreco g n iseth issepten ary .
Fo reach o f o u rprin cipl es, co n cl u d esP . . Jag o t( w h o co n f in esh im sel f
to th etern ary) , w eareth eref o rein rel atio n w ith th eth reepl an eso f
th eU n iverse-th epl an eo f real ities, th epl an eo f virtu al itiesan d th e
pl an eo f d irectio n s . With o u rph ysical sen ses
w e appreh en d m atter
;
th ro u g h th eastral b o d yw eareb ath ed in aco sm ico cean ( th eastral
pl an e) id en tical w ith o u rastral essen ce, an d areth u sin co n tactw ith
o u rf el l o w -b ein g san d w ith th ef o rces, ag en tsan d en titiesw h o sein ter-
pl ayd eterm in esth eg en esiso f f acts ; th ro u g h th em en tal b o d yw eare
in to u ch w ith cau ses .
T h isex pl ain sth epo w ero f T h o u g h t, pro d u cin g in visib l evib ratin g
w avesw h ich tryto tran sl ateth em sel vesin to real ities
. T h esef o rces
b eco m eth eco n d u cto rso f el em en tsw h ich arean al o g o u sto th em , an d
th eypu tin to m o tio n th epl an o f virtu al itiesw h ereeven ts
arein prepara-
tio n .
Hen ceth e creative f o rceo f T h o u g h t, pro ved b yth eph o to g raph s
o f Dr . Barad u can d Co m m an d an tDarg et, w h o h avesu cceed ed in
f ix in g o n th esen sitivepl ateth eef f o rto f th em en tal b o d y . ' T h o u g h ts
th u sb eco m ereal m aterial th in g sasw el l as
f o rces . An En g l ish m an ,
R ich ard In g al ese 2
g o esso f arasto assertth atb yad d ressin g m en tal l y,
in aco n cretef o rm , areq u estto th eU n iversal Co n scio u sn ess( astral
an d m en tal pl an e) w ecan o b tain f ro m th el atterth eo b j ectth o u g h to f ,
b ecau sein so m ew ayw epro j ectth e m atrix
o f th e . th in g w h ich w e
evo k ed .
T h ew h o l eo f th erem ark ab l epassag eo f P au l Jag o tasto
th em eth o d o f
co m m an d in g o u rf ate sh o u l d b eread , w h ereh epro ves
th atapsych icw h o isaw ak ean d stro n g can d o everyth in g h ew an tsto ,
3
an d th ath eh asan in f l u en cen o to n l yo n o th erperso n s, b u tal so o n
even ts.
T h epracticeo f th isin d ivid u al psych ism isP erso n al Mag ic,
w h ich
co rrespo n d sto th ef irsttw o m eth o d sm en tio n ed ab o veb yP ierreP io b b
f o rth eu seo f f l u id s .
S id eb ysid ew ith th isperso n al Mag icw eh ave
T rad itio n al Mag ic,
w h ich ism u ch m o reco m pl icated , an d w h ich isin th em ain th eMag ic
o f w h ich w eh avespo k en in o u r "
S to reh o u seo f Lo w Mag ic . " We
repeatth atw eattach n o d ero g ato rym ean in g to th isex pressio n , sin ce
P
. P io b b al so cal l sitHig h Mag ic . Itissim pl yth atw eh avek eptth e
' S eeh is T ran scen d en tal P h o to g raph y,
w h erew il l b ef o u n d w h atarecal l ed sig n -m an u al s
o f th eso u l . S eeal so P erso n al Mag n etism , b yHecto rDu rvil l e
.

S eeh is Histo ryan d P o w ero f T h o u g h t

.

T reatise o f
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l atterterm f o rHerm eticP h il o so ph y, b u tw ead m itth atth eex pressio n
isin co rrect, an d ex pl ain itb yth eco n ven ien ceo f l an g u ag e .
Fo rth epracticeo f th isd if f icu l tMag icw ereq u iream aterial ,
a
l o cal ityan d veryspecial g if ts
.
T h ef irstth in g req u ired to b eth o ro u g h l yk n o w n h ereisel em en tary
Astro l o g y ; ach apteratth eb eg in n in g o f th isb o o k d eal sw ith th is,
to w h ich w eref erth eread er, so th ath em ayb eth o ro u g h l yf am il iar
w ith th ein f l u en ceo f each o f th eseven pl an ets, aseach o n eo f th em
assists, to th eex cl u sio n o f al l o th ers, in th ed if f eren tm ag ical o peratio n s
.
T h u sitisn ecessaryto k n o w , w ith th eassistan ceo f th eal m an acs
o f R aph ael , th epo sitio n o f th evario u spl an etsin th eZo d iacan d th eir
aspecto n each d ayo f th eyear, especial l yth epo sitio n an d aspect
o f th eMo o n ( b en ef icen tw h en itisin creasin g , m al ef icen tw h en itis
d ecreasin g ) , th ein f l u en ced o m in atin g each d ayo f th ew eek ( th eS u n
o n S u n d ay, th eMo o n o n Mo n d ay, etc . ) an d each h o u ro f th ed ay( see
th etab l e) .
T h eparticu l arreal m o f each pl an etsh o u l d al so b erem em b ered :-
T h eS u n -In f l u en cef avo u rab l eto actsrel atin g to activevital ity( k n o w l ed g e,
po sitio n , l o ve,
etc . )
T h e Mo o n -In f l u en cef avo u rab l eto actsrel atin g to veg etative activity
( secu rity, f o rek n o w l ed g e, j o u rn eys, etc . )
Mars-In f l u en cef avo u rab l eto co m b ativen ess( d o m in atio n , in d u stry, su rg ery,
etc. )
Mercu ry-In f l u en ce f avo u rab l e to ad aptiven ess( sk il l , co m m erce, m ed icin e,
d ipl o m acy, etc
. )
Ju piter-In f l u en ce f avo u rab l eto so cial po sitio n ( th ef am il y, co m f o rt, g reat
o ppo rtu n ities, etc
. )
V en u s-In f l u en cef avo u rab l eto ph ysical perf ectio n ( h arm o n y, ch arm , art,
averag e l u ck . )
S atu rn --In f l u en cef avo u rab l eto l o n g l if e, to ab stractscien ce( m in es, treasu res,
h id d en k n o w l ed g e, etc . )
In o rd erto attractth ein f l u en ceo f th een titiespresid in g o verth e
f u n ctio n so f th eCo sm o san d to captu reth eh yperph ysical f o rcesth e
f o l l o w in g areu sed :-
1 . Nam es, sig n s, f ig u res, th ew ritin g o f w h ich ex ercisesaspecial co n d u ctive
po w ero verth eastral .
2, S u b stan cesf ro m th eth reek in g d o m s, th epro pertieso f w h ich h arm o n ise
w ith th ein f l u en ces .
Mr . Jag o tg ivesin th isco n n ectio n seven tab l es , w h ich w erepro d u ce
h ere, an d w h ich sh o w , startin g atth eto p
:-
1 T h esetab l esd erivef ro m th ek ab b al isticAstro l o g yin cl u d ed in th e T reatiseo f P ractical
Mag ic o f P apu a, al read yref erred to .
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1 . Asyn th eticd esig n o f th een titiesin to u ch w ith th epl an etan d itspl ace
in th eZo d iac .
2 . T h eg en eral d esig n o f th evib rato ryto n al ityo f th epl an et
.
3 . T h esig n w h ich raisesth een tity
presid in g o verth eb en ef icen tactso f th e
pl an et .
4 . T h esig n w h ich raisesth een titypresid in g o verth em al ef icen tactso f th e
pl an et .
5 . Ak ab b al istictab l eo f f ig u res
.
T h esesig n san d d esig n ssh o u l d b erepro d u ced o n m etal o rparch -
m en tasth ecasem ayb e .
S u n
Metal :-Go l d .
Co l o u r
:-Go l d en yel l o w .
Min eral s :-Am b er, ch ryso l ith , carb u n cl e, h yacin th , to paz .
P l an ts :-An g el ica, b al sam , co rn , cin n am o n , card am o n , Baro n ,
cel an d in e, co m m o n cab b ag e, ch rysan th em u m , cycl am en ,
g en tian ,
cl o vetree, h el io tro pe, l au rel , l aven d er, l o tu s, m arj o ram ,
pim pern el ,
o ran g etree, b arl ey, pal m -tree, prim u l a, b u ttercu p, po l yg o n iu m , ro se-
m ary, saf f ro n , red san d al w o o d , sag e, tan sy, th ym e .
An im al s :-Eag l e, g o at, ram , can ary, co n d o r, f al co n ,
ib is, l io n ,
parro t .
S yn th etic perf u m e :-R ed san d al w o o d
.
Co m po u n d perf u m e :-Eq u al
q u an titieso f saf f ro n , al o e w o o d ,
b al m , l au rel seed , cl o ves, m yrrh , in cen se, m u sk , am b erg ris
. Acco rd in g
to trad itio n th eab o vesu b stan cessh o u l d b em ad ein to apasteb ef o re
b ein g red u ced to po w d er, an d th eysh o u l d b eb u rn t, asisg en eral l y
d o n e, w ith in cen seo rb en z o in , an d th eb l o o d o f th ean im al sm en tio n ed
ab o ve .
Mo o n
Metal :-S il ver .
Co l o u r :-S il veryo rw h ite .
Min eral s :-
Beryl , d iam o n d , crystal , o pal , m o th er-o f -pearl .
P l an ts
:-Crab -appl e, h ay, cam ph o r, cu cu m b er, po ppy, pu m pk in ,
g o u rd , l ettu ce, m el o n , n en u ph ar, w ater-m el o n ,
pu rsl an e, ram pio n ,
b eetro o t, reed , w h itesan d al w o o d , tam aris, l im etree
.
An im al s :-Fro g , to ad , crab , cat, o sprey, b at, g o o se, sw an , h are,
rab b it, n ig h tin g al e .
S yn th eticperf u m e
:- Al o e .
Co m po u n d perf u m e :--Eq u al q u an titieso f seed o f w h itepo ppy,
sto rax , b en z o in , po w d ered cam ph o r, f ro g ' sh ead , b u l l ' seye
. T h e
pastem u stb eprepared w ith g o o seb l o o d .
Metal :-Iro n .
Co l o u r :-R ed .
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Min eral s :-R u b y, b l o o d sto n e, n atu ral m ag n et, h em atite, j asper,
g arn et .
P l an ts
:-Ab sin th e, acan th u s, w il d cel ery, ag aric, g arl ic, w o rm w o o d ,
artich o k e, aru m , asparag u s, b u rd o ck , b asil , b el l ad o n n a, b riar, b ryo n y,
h em p, th istl e, cib o l , co l o cin th , b u l l ' sh o rn , co rn el -tree, g ard en -cress,
d o g ' s-to n g u e, eu ph rasy, b ean , f ern , g o rse, g l ad io l a, w o ad , h o re-h o u n d ,
m in t, m u stard , n u tm eg , o n io n , au ricu l a, n ettl e, po ppy, l eek , pepper-
tree, b l ack th o rn , h o rse-rad ish , w al l f l o w er, rh u b arb , vero n ica, vin e .
An im al s :-T ig er, j ag u ar, pan th er, k ite, co ck , g reen w o o d peck er,
h o rse, w o l f , b o ar, d o g , h aw k , sco rpio n , spid er .
S yn th etic
perf u m e :-Briar .
Co m po u n d perf u m e :-Eq u al q u an titieso f spu rg e, co rn el , am m o n ia,
ro o to f h el l eb o re, po w d ered m ag n et, su l ph u r, g en tian ro o t .
Mak ein to apastew ith th eb l o o d o f o n eo f th ean im al sco rrespo n d in g
to Mars, o rin d ef au l to f th isw ith b l o o d o f an yb u tch er' san im al .
Mercu ry
Metal :-Mercu ry .
Co l o u r :-An ysh o tn eu tral co l o u r .
Min eral s : -S ard o n yx , co rn el ian , ag ate, ch al ced o n y .
P l an ts :-Acacia, an iseed , b eet, cam o m il e, h o n eysu ck l e, ch ico ry,
co u ch -g rass, Mil an k al e, f il b ert-tree, w il d ro se, en d ive, m ad d er, j u n iper,
m arsh m al l o w , m atricaria, m ercu ry, yarro w , m il l et, h az el n u t, so rrel ,
cin q u ef o il , sarsaparil l a, savo ry, scab io u s, el d er, tea, cl o ver, privet,
val erian .
An im al s :-Cat( al read yg iven asb el o n g in g to th em o o n , b u td o u b l y
o w n ed ) , f o x , m ag pie, sw al l o w , m o n k ey, l in n et, w easel , th ru sh , b ee,
an t, co m m o n g reen l iz ard .
S yn th eticperf u m e :-Masticresin .
Co m po u n d perf u m e :-Eq u al q u an titieso f m astic, in cen se, cl o ves,
cin q u ef o il , po w d ered ag ate, to b em ad ein to apastew ith th eb l o o d o f
o n eo f th ean im al sm en tio n ed ab o ve, pref erab l yaf o x .
Ju piter
Metal
:-T in .
Co l o u r :-Bl u e .
Min eral s :-S apph ire, am eth yst, tu rq u o ise, j asper, d iam o n d w ith
g reen o rb l u eref l ectio n .
P l an ts :-Ag rim o n y, al o e, am aran th , rest-h arro w , d aisy, b eetro o t,
b o rag e, b u g l o ss, ced ar, cen tau ry, ch errytree, ch arm , red cab b ag e,
q u in ce, co l ch icu m , so rb -appl e, b arb erry, w h itef ig tree, straw b erry,
g erm an d er, f l ax , m u l b erry, el m tree, po pl ar, peo n y, pl an etree, pl u m tree,
b u ck w h eat, sesam e, vio l et
.
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An im al s
:-Bu ck , stag , g iraf f e, l ark , partrid g e . Ju piterian an im al s
arek n o w n b yth epeacef u l , m aj estic, statel yg ait .
S yn th eticperf u m e
:-S af f ro n .
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Co m po u n d perf u m e :-Eq u al parts o f seed so f ash , al o ew o o d ,
sto rax , b en z o in , po w d ered az u rite, po w d ered peaco ck f eath ers
. Mix
in to apastew ith th eb l o o d o f apartrid g e .
V en u s
Metal :-Co pper .
Co l o u r :-Green .
Min eral s
:-Em eral d , l ig h tco ral , sapph irew ith pin k ref l ectio n s .
P l an ts :-Al m o n d tree, b o x , cassia, cel an d in e, h o n eysu ck l e, l em o n -
tree, co rian d er, w atercress, spin ach , f u ch sia, cl o ver, m istl eto e, iris,
h yacin th , h o u se-l eek , pu rpl el il ac, l il y, ch erry-pie, m ed l ar, f o rg et-m e-
n o t, m yrtl e, casterd aisy, pan sy, periw in k l e, pl an tain , appl etree,
m ig n o n ette, ro se, satyrio n , w il d th ym e, co l t' s-f o o t, verb en a
.
An im al s :-T u rtl ed o ve, n ig h tin g al e, w o o d -pig eo n , d o ve, pig eo n ,
g o at, sh eep, sparro w , ph easan t, b u tterf l ies .
S yn th eticperf u m e :-Mu sk .
Co m po u n d perf u m e
:-Eq u al pro po rtio n so f m u sk , am b erg ris, al o e
w o o d , red ro ses, po w d ered co ral , to b em ad ein to apastew ith th eb l o o d
o f o n eo f th eab o vean im al s, pref erab l yad o ve .
S atu rn
Metal :-Lead .
Co l o u r :-Bl ack .
Min eral s :-Ob sid ian , o n yx , j et, d iam o n d an d b l ack co ral
.
P l an ts :-Aco n ite, ag n u s-castu s, asph o d el , cactu s, h em l o ck , co co a,
cu m m in , cypress, d atu ra, h el l eb o re, spu rg e, f en n el , b l ack f ig , m al e
f ern , stavesacre, l ich en , m an d rag o ra, m o ss, parietary, l u n g w o rt, ru e,
so apw o rt, w eepin g w il l o w , sax if rag e, scro f u l ary, serpen tin e, to b acco
pl an t .
An im al s
:-V u l tu re, o w l , to ad ( al read ym en tio n ed , b u td o u b l y
o w n ed ) , b at, g reat-o w l , l ittl eo w l , m o l e
.
S yn th eticperf u m e :-S u l ph u r
.
Co m po u n d perf u m e :-Eq u al partso f seed o f b l ack po ppy, seed
o f h en b an e, ro o to f m an d rag o ra, po w d ered m ag n eticiro n , po w d ered
m yrrh , m ad ein to apastew ith th eb l o o d o f o n eo f th eab o ven am ed
an im al s, pref erab l yab at .
T h em ak in g o f T al ism an s . -As
h asb een seen ab o ve, in o rd erto
m ak eatal ism an itisn ecessaryf irsto f al l to k n o w w h atresu l tsareto
b eo b tain ed , th en , k n o w in g th is, to captu reth ereq u ired in f l u en ceb y
th eu seo f th esig n s, f ig u resan d su b stan cesw h ich g iveth eg reatest
in ten sity, rem em b erin g to tak eth erel ativetim esin to acco u n t
. An d
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. , so l d
in th esh o ps .
2
. T h en ecessity, in o rd erto m ak eatal ism an u sef u l , th atitsh al l b em an u -
f actu red b yitsw earero rb yath ird partyin terested in th ew earer,
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.
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T HEOCCU LT S CIENCES
Ho w isitto b em ad e
? Byref errin g to th ein f o rm atio n g iven ab o ve,
o rb yu sin g aco m pl eteritu al su ch asth atq u o ted b yP io b b ( Fo rm u l ary
o f Hig h Mag ic) , b yP apu s, o rb yJag o t
( T reatise o f Occu l t S cien ces,
al read yref erred to ) .
Fo rin stan ce, isitd esired to m ak easo l artal ism an in o rd erto
captu reh arm o n iesf avo u rab l eto spiritu al , in tel l ectu al an d m aterial
im pro vem en t, to artisticf am e, to su ccessw ith w o m en , to avivif yin g
o f th eh eart?
Yo u m u sth avead isco f yel l o w g o l d , so m eyel l o w sil k ,
an ew pain tb ru sh , acarb u n cl e, po rtio n so f so l arpl an tso ran im al s,
so l arperf u m ean d an in cen seb u rn er
. Atth eco rrecttim e( aS u n d ay,
o rw h en th eS u n passesth ro u g h th eco n stel l atio n o f Leo in ag o o d aspect,
an d in an ycaseatth eh o u ro f th eS u n ) yo u
w ith d raw in to aro o m
w ith yel l o w h an g in g s, b u rn th eappro priateperf u m e, en g raveo n o n e
sid eo f th ed iscth ef ig u red tab l eo f th eS u n , o n th eo th er-sid eth e
appro priatesig n s( seeth etab l eo f th eS epten ary) , th en en cl o seth e
d iscto g eth erw ith th esto n e( carb u n cl e) an d th esu itab l epack etso f
pl an tan d an im al m atter( seeth etab l e) in ab ag o f yel l o w m aterial
sew n w ith ath read o f th esam eco l o u r
.
T h em eth o d isth esam ew ith th eo th erpl an etarytal ism an s .
Evo catio n s
. -Evo catio n isth ecal l in g u po f th een titiesw h ich seem
to d irectth eco sm icf o rcesin th eastral an d o th erpl an es, o rsu perio r
b ein g scal l ed el em en tal s, '
w h o an im ateth ef o u rf u n d am en tal el em en ts
( earth , w ater, air, f ire)
. Bu tth ereisan o th ern o tveryth o ro u g h l y
id en tif ied h ierarch yo f el em en tal sw h ich in h ab itth eIn visib l e
. T h e
evo catio n cal l sth em u po rco n j u resth em , acco rd in g to w h eth erth ey
areg o o d o revil , an d in vario u sw ayscaptu reso rco m m an d sth em .
Bu tth isisad if f icu l tan d so m etim esd an g ero u spro ceed in g , im po ssib l e
f o rth ew eak o rth esu persen sitive
. Itreq u iresaveryth o ro u g h
k n o w l ed g eo f th eco m pl icated riteso f w h ich th eT reatiseo f Mr
. Jag o t,
an d even th eb o o k o f P apu s, g iveb u tasu m m ary, an d w h ich w esh al l
n o tattem ptto seto u tin th isel em en taryEn cycl o paed ia
.
Mo d ern Bl ack
Mag ic. -If w eco n sid erMag icw ith th ek n o w l ed g e
o f th epo ssib il ityo f ph en o m en af o u n d ed o n th eo ccu l tprin cipl esab o ve
setf o rth , an d atth esam etim ew ith th ew ish o f avo id in g an yex tra-
scien tif icex ag g eratio n , w esh al l arriveatab etteru n d erstan d in g o f
th epracticeso f m o d ern w itch craf tw h ich h aven o co n n ectio n w h atever
w ith d em o n iacag en cy .
No d o u b tth erestil l areso rcerers, b u tth eym ayb el o o k ed u po n
asm ag ician so f th eseco n d ran k , an d acco rd in g to th everyaptco m -
pariso n o f P apu s, m ayb epu tin to th esam epo sitio n asth ato ccu pied
b yaw o rk m an co m pared w ith h isen g in eerw o rk in g in th esam ecl ass
o f in d u stry
. T h een g in eer, train ed in h isCo l l eg e, h asm u ch m o re
1 S eeth everyrem ark ab l epag eso f P apu so n
El em en tal a in h is T reatiseo f P ractical Mag ic,
pag e4 01 etseq
. Al so seeh isb o o k an d th ew ritin g so f El iph as
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th eo retical k n o w l ed g ean d m u ch l esspractical ex perien ce ; th ew o rk -
m an h asm u ch m o rem an u al sk il l , b u tl ack stech n ical k n o w l ed g e .
S o itisin th ecaseo f th eso rcererco m pared w ith th em ag ician , at
an yratew ith th em o d ern m ag ician w h o ism o reascien tisto f th e
psych ical l ab o rato ry( f o rth ean cien tm ag ician o f ten co m b in ed
an
im m en sek n o w l ed g ew ith aco n stan tpracticeren d ered easyb yf aith
aro u n d h im ) . T h eso rcerero f to -d ay, th evil l ag eso rcerer, th eso rcerer
o f savag etrib es, isab o veal l an em pirical ex perim en terw h o u sesg iven
o ccu l tm eth o d sw ith o u tk n o w in g th eirl aw s .
Bu tso m eso rcerersareh o n estpeo pl e, w h o tryb yth e
ex ercise
o f th eirpsych icg if tsto rel ieveth esu f f erin g s o f th eirn eig h b o u rs ;
th eyareh eal ers, b o n esetters, in tu itivesw h o h avel earn tcertain secrets
o f Natu rean d u n d erstan d sim pl es( w em ean b yth isw il d m ed icin al
pl an ts) . Oth ers, l essh o n est, in d iscrim in atel yw o rk g o o d o revil f o r
m o n ey, o rto satisf yth epassio n so f o th erso rth eiro w n , h ereg ivin g
ag o o d prescriptio n , th erecastin g an evil spel l . T h eyareth em o st
n u m ero u s, f o rh u m an n atu re, al as, co n sistsm ain l yo f peo pl ein w h o m
b o th Go o d an d Evil h aveth eird w el l in g .
Fin al l yth ereareth ef ran k
sco u n d rel s, w h o w o rk o n l yf o rh atred , d estru ctio n an d d eath , th o sew h o
tiek n o ts, th ej ettato res, po iso n ers, w h o in ven tth ew o rstspel l s . T h ey
areto b ef eared , an d are, u n f o rtu n atel y, actu al l ym al ef icen t .
T h eso rcererg en eral l yb eg in sasan o d d yo u th , sick l y, m o ck ed b y
h isco m rad es, b earin g th etripl esig n -m an u al o f S atu rn ,
Marsan d
Mercu ryin b ad aspect, so m etim esw ith an ad d itio n al sig n -m an u al
o f th eMo o n , seek in g so l itu d ew h ereh isin tu itio n in creases,
seek in g
al so th eco m pan yo f so m eo th erso rcerero f th en eig h b o u rh o o d w h o se
secretk n o w l ed g eh etriesto pu rch asef ro m an o b scu red esig n to aven g e
h im sel f o n Fateb yh id d en m eth o d so f ru l e
.
T h en th el ittl eso rcererex ertsh im sel f , f in d sin tu itivel yo l d f o rm u l ae
in b o o k so f spel l s, o rm an ag esto u n d erstan d th o sew h ich h isteach er
h an d so n to h im , h eisab l em o reo rl essco rrectl yto u sem ag n etism ,
su g g estio n , o rd in arym ag ic .
If atb o tto m h eish o n est, h ew il l b eco n ten t
w ith th is .
If n o t, h ew il l tryto g o f arth er, an d even tu al l ytriesh is
h an d atth eraisin g o f d em o n s .
T h etru em ag ician , saysJag o t, h asaw el l train ed w il l an d po ssesses
th ef o u rco n d itio n so f su ccess
:-cl earn esso f th em en tal represen tatio n
o f th eaim to b eattain ed , co n tin u ityo f su ch represen tatio n , co m pl ete
co n cen tratio n o f m en tal en erg yan d in ten sityo f vo l itio n
. T h eso rcerer,
w h o isw ith o u tth isg reatd iscipl in e, triesto reach o b sessio n b yastim u -
l an t, m ain tain sitb yaserieso f aw k w ard an d g ro tesq u erites, m an ag es
to co n cen trateh isatten tio n b yl o o k in g f ix ed l yatcertain o b j ectsf o r
al o n g tim e, f in al l yreach esex al tatio n b yrecitin g w ith f u l l f aith f o rm u l ae
w h ich h eh asl earn tb yh eart .
T h u s, co n scio u sl yo rn o t, h eg etsin to
avib rato ryco n d itio n w h ich en ab l esh im to act
.
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Bu tw h atactscan h eperf o rm 7
Heisq u iteo b vio u sl yab l eto m ag n etisevario u ssu b stan cesto
an ex ten tw h ich en tail sg o o d o revil resu l tsf o rh u m an b ein g s, an im al s,
o rth eh arvest, h ecan in f l u en ceso m epeo pl eb ytel e-psych ics, h au n t
ah o u seb ypro j ectin g h isastral b o d y, o b sess, f rig h ten , actb y
su g g estio n , cu reil l s, b u tal so m ak eth em w o rse, castspel l s
. An d
w eak an d im pressio n ab l eperso n sf al l an easypreyto h im , al so
ex citab l epeo pl ein th eperio d so f d epressio n w h ich in variab l yf o l l o w
o n o u tb u rstso f tem per, al so th o sew h o , b earin g ag ru d g e, an d
d esirin g w ith al l th eirpo w ercal am itiesf o rth eiren em ies, su cceed
in actin g asco n tin u al co n d u cto rso f evil in f l u en ces
. T h eso rcerer
attracts, su stain san d pro j ectsel em en tal san d l arvain o rd erto
d istu rb n o rm al co n d itio n s . Hem ayeven b eco m eab l e, th ro u g h
h iso w n po w ers, to b rin g ab o u tph en o m en ao f m ed iu m sh ip( seeT h ird
P art) an d to co n so l id ateth eex terio risatio n o f h isd o u b l ein to am aterial -
isatio n w h ich m aytak eatru l yd iab o l ical sh apeif h iso ver-ex cited
im ag in atio n so w il l sit
.
T h eso rcererm o vesth eastral pl an ew h ich b ath esn o to n l yh u m an s,
b u tal l b ein g s, even in o rg an ic
. Matterl ives, an d th eato m evo l ves
( w eh avespo k en o f g am ah es)
. If th ereisl if ein m in eral s, d f o rtio ri
th erem u stb el if ein pl an ts, an d in tel l ig en tl if ein an im al s .
"
T h e
po w ero f th etam ero verth ew il d b east, " saysP au l Jag o t,
"
th e
an im o sityo f th epo l iced o g ag ain stth ecrim in al , th esag acityw h ich
d o g sh avesh o w n in reco g n isin g , h o l d in g an d d en o u n cin g th em u rd erer
o f th eirm aster, th eirl u g u b rio u sh o w l in g if th ereisaco rpsein th e
n eig h b o u rh o o d , th eco n d u ctiveth read o f th eh o m in g pig eo n , al l th ese
can b eex pl ain ed th ro u g h th eastral b o d y
o f th ean im al . "
Itisb ecau seh eactso n th eastral pl an eth atth eso rcererisab l e
to k il l d o m estican im al s, to steril iseth eh arvest, to h arm am an ' s
h eal th atad istan ce, to cau sem en tal tro u b l e, to castspel l s, even to
" castth eevil eye, " so g reatish ispo w ero verth etim id .
Weco u l d n o tb ettercl o seth ese-rem ark s
o n m o d ern w itch craf t
an d itspo ssib il itiesth an b yq u o tin g tw o casesreco rd ed in th erepo rts,
q u o tin g f ro m Mr . P au l Jag o t, w h o w il l f o rg iveu sf o rb o rro w in g , in
th isparto f o u rch apter, so m u ch f ro m h is T reatiseo f Occu l tS cien ces
an d P ractical Mag ic, o n eo f th em o strem ark ab l e, cl earan d f ascin atin g
b o o k so n th esem attersw h ich w eh aveseen , an d w h ich w estro n g l y
reco m m en d to o u rread ersin o rd erto co m pl eteth eirk n o w l ed g eo f th e
co n ceptio n so f Mag icw h ich w eareco m pel l ed to co n d en sein an
en cycl o paed iain w h ich w eh aveto d eal w ith so m an yo th erm atters .
T h ef irsto f th eseeven tsw asrepo rted b yS tan isl asd eGu al ta, th e
seco n d b yMirvil l e .
Am an o f th en am eo f Ho cq u e, ash eph erd , w assen ten ced to th e
Gal l eysb yth eHig h Co u rto f P acyo n th e2n d S eptem b er, 1 6 8 7 , f o r
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h avin g , aspu b l icrepo rth ad it, castaspel l o n cattl e . Ho cq u ein vain
appeal ed ag ain stth esen ten ceo f th eBail if f , an d w h il sth ew asstil l
in priso n th esu g g estio n w asm ad eth ath esh o u l d b eg iven aco m pan io n
o f th en am eo f Beatrix , w h o w asn o m o rean d n o l essth an w h atw e
to -d aycal l aco pper' sn ark
. Beatrix su cceed ed in m ak in g Ho cq u e
tal k , an d th el atterin f actco n f essed th ath eh ad b u ried ad o seo f po iso n
in astab l e, an d th atth eepid em icw o u l d sto pif th ech arm w asd estro yed .
Beatrix m ak esarepo rto f th eco n versatio n , an d h eisto l d ag ain to
m ak eth ecu l pritd rin k an d to o b tain f ro m h im th eb reak in g o f th e
spel l . Wh ich w asd o n e . Ho cq u ef el l in to th etrap, f o rg ettin g th e
d irem ag icl aw o f th esh o ck o n th ereb o u n d o f w h ich w eh aveal read y
spo k en an d w h ich o peratesth eretu rn o f th ecu rren t, d ef l ected f ro m
itso b j ective, to itsstartin g po in tw ith red o u b l ed f o rce . An d th e
so rcererw ro teal etterto ask aco l l eag u ein Bu rg u n d yto raiseth e
cu rse . Bu tasso o n asth em essen g erh ad started , h eretu rn ed to h is
sen ses ; h esaw h iserro r, b ecam ef u rio u sw ith th etraito ran d tried
to stran g l eh im . Hew assto pped in tim e, an d m ean w h il eth eso rcerer
in Bu rg u n d ycarried o u th istask . Bu tasso o n ash eh ad b u rn tth e
po iso n , th eco l l eag u esh o w ed g reatso rro w ath avin g d o n eso , f o rh e
th en l earn t, n o d o u b tb ytel epath y, sin ceh ed id n o tk n o w itb ef o re,
th atth eau th o ro f th espel l w asin P aris, in priso n , an d th ath ew o u l d
payw ith h isl if ef o rth isb ro k en m ag ic . An d in f actatth esam eh o u r
Ho cq u ew asd yin g in rem ark ab l eco n vu l sio n san d l ik eo n epo ssessed
.
T h ed o cu m en tspro vin g th isstran g etrial arein th eCen tral Of f ice
o f th eHig h Co u rt .
T h ef o l l o w in g d eal sw ith ah au n ted h o u se . Itd atesb ack to 1 8 5 1 ,
an d to o k pl acein Cid evil l e, in th eS ein e-In f erieu re .
Ash eph erd o f th en am eo f T h o rel ( sh eph erd sseem to b eparticu l arl y
ad eptatw itch craf t) w asaccu sed b yh ism asteran d teach er, aso rcerer
l ik eh im sel f , an d d en o u n ced b yth epriesto f Cid evil l e, o f strik in g th e
l atterb yo ccu l tm ean sto aven g eh im sel f
. Bu tth epriestseem sto
h aveb een f airl yim m u n ef ro m su ch attack s, an d in h istu rn h epro secu ted
T h o rel b ef o reth eCo u rts
. T h el atterth en attack ed o n eo f th epu pil s
o f th epriestw ith su ch su ccessth atth epresb yteryw asso o n h au n ted
;
th ew al l ssh o o k , u n ex pl ain ab l en o iseso ccu rred , th ef u rn itu rem o ved
o f itsel f , in sh o rtn o th in g w asl ack in g
. T h eau th o rities, th eMayo r,
th eJu d g e, th eph ysician , al l certif ied th ef acts
. Betterstil l , th eb e-
w itch ed b o ysaw T h o rel ' s d o u b l e,
an d even th isspectreattack ed h im
to su ch an ex ten tth atth em ark so f th eb l o w srem ain ed visib l e
. A
priestw h o w asb ro u g h tin asw itn essan d w asw el l versed in o ccu l t
practices, k n o w in g th ed isso l vin g actio n o f asteel po in to n th eco ag u l ated
f l u id , to o k an appro priateto o l an d th rew itin th ed irectio n o f th e
spectre
. Im m ed iatel yaf l am eb u rstf o rth , sm o k ein vad ed th ero o m ,
an d avo iceask ed th atth ish yperpsych icd u el sh o u l d en d
. T h epriestl y
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victo rreq u ested th at
. th ecu l pritsh o u l d co m ean d ask th ef o rg iven ess
o f h isvictim .
An d o n th em o rro w , u n d erth ein f l u en ceo f th ispo w erf u l
su g g estio n , T h o rel h im sel f cam eto th epresb ytery
. Bu tth istim e
h etried to strik eth evicaro f Cid evil l e, w h o th reaten ed h im w ith h is
stick . T h eJu sticeo f th eP eaceo f Yervil l ew aspresen t
. Asprevio u s
to th esepro ceed in g sT h o rel h ad b ro u g h tan actio n ag ain stth epriest
f o rd am ag es, h ew asn o n -su ited an d o rd ered to payth eco sts
. T h e
w h o l em atterw ith th ed epo sitio n san d evid en ceispreserved in th e
j u d icial arch iveso f Yervil l e .
Hereal so w eh aveacaseo f d ivid ed perso n al ity . T h isco m in g
o u to f th eastral m ayal so ex pl ain th evario u ssto rieso f w erew o l ves,
asso m everyex pertso rcerersw ereab l eto al terth esh apeo f th eird o u b l e,
an d al so th eS ab b ath , w h ereth ed o u b l eo f so m ein itiatem ig h tw el l
actu al l ytak eth esh apeo f th etrad itio n al S atan . Bu tGassen d isu g g ests
yetan o th erpo ssib il ity . On ed ayh esu cceed ed in o b tain in g f ro m th e
so rcererin f o rm atio n asto th em ean sb yw h ich h ew en tto th eS ab b ath .
T h eso rcererto o k certain d ru g s, ru b b ed h im sel f w ith an arco tico in t-
m en tan d ato n cef el l in to ah eavysl eep, o n aw ak in g f ro m w h ich h e
ask ed th eph ysician , w h o m h eth o u g h th eh ad tak en w ith h im , if h e
h ad th o ro u g h l yen j o yed h im sel f am o n g stth ed evil s, tel l in g h im o f
th escen esatw h ich h ew asq u itesu reh eh ad b een presen t !
Wew ereg o in g to f in ish

h erew

ith o u r

tal eso

f Witch craf t, w h en
th erem ark ab l evo l u m eo f El yS tar, Mysterieso f Bein g s, f el l in to o u r
h an d s, an d w ecan n o tref rain f ro m q u o tin g th ef o l l o w in g f actsvo u ch ed
f o rb yth eau th o r :-
T h eex pl o rerS ain tP o l Liasto l d h im th ato n ed ay, w h en h ew as
o n am issio n in K af f raria, h esaw an eg ro w h o w asg o in g to b eex ecu ted
b ecau seh e " m ad ew o o d speak , " in o th erw o rd sb ecau seh epractised
w itch craf t .
" Isit_po ssib l e? " ask ed S ain tP o l , an d ask ed f o rpro o f .
" Givem eyo u rstick , " said th en eg ro , an d tak in g itin h ish an d ,
h eru b b ed it, u tterin g atth esam etim eb arb arican d n o d o u b tm ag ical
w o rd s, th en g aveitb ack , sayin g , " An d n o w yo u m aystick itin th e
earth an d q u estio n it, itw il l an sw eryo u . "
Wh ereu po n th en eg ro retu rn ed to h ispl aceam id stth eso l d iers
an d w en tto h isd eath h u m m in g so m ew arso n g .
S ain tP o l w en to f f sad d en ed an d in trig u ed , f irsto f al l sceptical ,
th en d riven b ycu rio sityh etu rn ed in to al ittl eo asisw h ere, h al f an
h o u rl ater, h etried th eex perim en t .
Havin g pl an ted th estick in th eearth , h eask ed
" S pirito f th eWo o d , w il l yo u an sw erm e? "
"
Yes, " u ttered ath in an d d istan tvo ice, w h ich h eatf irstto o k
f o ran aco u sticil l u sio n
.
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Ho w ever, n o taf raid o f b ein g l au g h ed at, asth erew asn o o n en ear
h im , h epu ttw o d ef in iteq u estio n sasto th etim eo f arrival in po rt
o f ab o atw h ich h eex pected , an d asto th epresen ceo f acertain perso n
w h o o u g h tto h aveb een am o n g th epassen g ers
.
An d th eth in l ittl evo iceg aveh im th ein f o rm atio n h ew an ted
.
"
Yo u m ayb el ievem eif yo u l ik e, " co n cl u d ed S ain tP o l in tel l in g
th esto ryto El yS tar, "
b u tth ed etail sw ereex act
. "
"
Wh atd o yo u th in k o f it ? "
"
Ith in k th atIb el ievein everyth in g , th atId o u b to f everyth in g ,
an d th atId o n o td en yan yth in g . "
"
T h erespeak saw isem an
. An d d id th estick m ak ef u rth erpro -
ph ecies ? "
"
No , f o rb yth etim eIq u estio n ed itag ain , th eu n f o rtu n ateso rcerer
m u sth aveb een ex ecu ted
. '
Ho w isth isph en o m en o n to b eex pl ain ed
?
P erh apsb ysu ppo sin g ,
asissu g g ested b yJag o t, th atth eK af f irso rcererw asab l eto ex terio rise
h isd o u b l ean d even h isvo icew h il strem ain in g in psych ical co n tact
w ith th eex pl o rer, th u sf o l l o w in g h im in to th eo asisan d f ro m ad istan ce
repl yin g to h isq u estio n s .
An o th ertravel l er, A. D . ,
q u o ted b yEl yS tar, h asto l d o f th em arvel s
w o rk ed b yso rcererso f Dah o m eyan d Mad ag ascar, w h o areso m etim es
aspo w erf u l in m ag icasth eIn d ian Fak irs
. On eo f th em ( in Dah o m ey)
o n ed ayto l d A. D
. th ath epo ssessed aterrib l ecu rse, an d asth etravel l er
d id n o tb el ieveh im , h esaid
"
P o in to u tatreeto m e, an d Iw il l k il l it . "
A
. D . in d icated asm al l m an g ro vetree . T h eso rcererstretch ed o u t
h isl ef th an d to w ard sth esh ru b , co n cen trated h isw il l , an d to h is
am az em en tth etravel l ersaw th el eavestu rn yel l o w an d cu rl u p
; at
th een d o f af ew m in u testh etreew asd ead
.
Itisb yth eo ppo sitepo w erth atFak irsh aveb een seen to m ak e
pl an tsg erm in atean d g ro w in af ew m in u tes, b ypl acin g th eirh an d s
o n th em .
Fath erHu ch asb ro u g h tsim il artal esb ack f ro m T h ib et . Hew as
w al k in g w ith ab o n z ew h en th el atter, l isten in g su d d en l y, to l d h im
th ath ew asb ein g cal l ed to aCo n ven tf aren o u g h aw ayf o rth ej o u rn ey
th erean d b ack to tak eseveral d ays .
" Do n o tw o rry, h o w ever, " said th eBo n z e, " Ish al l b eb ack h ere
presen tl y, o ratl eastb ef o resu n set . "
An d asth eJesu itappeared su rprised , th eBo n z eco n tin u ed
"
Itisn o tw ith m yvisib l eb o d yth atIsh al l g o yo n d er, b u tw ith
m yastral b o d y
. "
" Bu tsin ceyo u h aveth epo w er, w h yd o yo u n o tsim pl ysen d yo u r
spiritth ere? "
" Becau seitis m yreal presen ce th atisn eed ed th ere, f o racerem o n y . "
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Back in h iscel l , th eHin d u priestm ad eh isab l u tio n s, recited h is
m an tram s, th en l ayd o w n o n am atw h ereh el o stco n scio u sn ess
. An d
w h il sth isb o d y, stif f in acatal eptictran ce, rem ain ed stretch ed o u t,
h isd o u b l em ad eth ej o u rn ey, g o in g l ik ean arro w to th epl acew h ere
h ew asex pected , an d retu rn in g l essth an tw o h o u rsl ater
.
On eo f th em o stasto u n d in g Hin d u m ag ician sw h o m Eu ro pek n ew ,
th an k sto Lo u isJaco l l io t, w h o b ro u g h tb ack f ro m In d ia
a
vo l u m e
o f th em o stam az in g tal eseverh eard , w asCo vin d asw am y, o f w h o m
aw eal th yAm erican rel atesth ef o l l o w in g
:-
Wh il stl ivin g atLah o re( th ean cien tAag al a) th eAm erican cal l ed
Co vin d asw am yto h ish o tel to am u seh isg u estsatab ig receptio n
.
"
Wh atn ew th in g areyo u g o in g to sh o w u sto -n ig h t, " h eask ed
.
"
Letm eh aveth atch il d , " said th eFak ir, po in tin g to ab ab yo f
tw o .
Hepl aced th ech il d o n so m ecu sh io n s, sq u atted d o w n in aco rn er
o f th ero o m an d , co verin g h im sel f w ith ash aw l , rem ain ed al o n g tim e
w ith o u tm o vin g
. S u d d en l yth eb ab yg o tu p, d ro pped itsrattl e, l o o k ed
q u ietl yatth eassem b l ed g u ests, cl eared itsth ro at,
an d pro ceed ed
to g ivein ab so l u tel yco rrectl an g u ag ean am az in g l ectu reo n o n eo f th e
m o stab stru sepro b l em so f tran scen d en tal ph il o so ph y . T h en , b o w in g ,
itg ravel ysatd o w n ag ain
. T h em o th er, w eepin g w ith em o tio n , w en t
to w ard sth ech il d , w h ich pick ed u pitsrattl ean d resu m ed itsn atu ral
ex pressio n . Mean w h il eth eFak irro sean d sl o w l yretu rn ed to h is
pl acen earth eh o st .
Wed o n o tth in k th atw eh aveh ereasim pl ein stan ceo f ven tril o -
q u ism .
Byam ig h tyef f o rtth em ag ician h ad u n d o u b ted l yf il l ed th e
ch il d w ith h iso w n w il l an d h iso w n m in d .
In 1 8 9 8 , ith avin g b een d ecid ed to carryo u tso m epu b l icw o rk s
in acertain to w n in In d ia, asm al l pag o d ah ad to b ed em o l ish ed
. T h e
w o rk m en h avin g f o u n d asu b terran ean crypt, th em an ag in g en g in eer
f o u n d asarco ph ag u san d cal l ed ab o n z eto o pen it, th in k in g itm ig h t
co n tain am u m m y .
" No , " said th epriest, af terh avin g ex am in ed it,
" T h atism erel y
asl eepin g m an . "
" Im po ssib l e ! " said th een g in eer .
" Yes, " m ain tain ed th eb o n z e . " In certain co n d itio n sitw as
po ssib l ef o ro u rpeo pl eo f o l d to b eb u ried w ith o u td yin g , an d h avin g
d u l yprepared an d pu rif ied th em sel ves, th eyco u l d resistd eco m po sitio n
.
Yo u w il l seeth epro o f o f w h atIsay . "
S o m ed aysl aterth eS acred Co u n cil o f aLam aistCo n ven tn ear
b ym etso l em n l yan d carried o u tth eritesn ecessaryto aw ak en th e
sl eepin g m an .
T h eysu cceed ed af terab o u ttw el veh o u rso f l ab o u r
an d prayers, th epresid in g priesth avin g m assag ed th estern u m an d
th ef o reh ead o f th esu ppo sed m u m m yw h o atl astaro se, an d aw eek
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l aterw asg o in g ab o u tl ik ean yo th erperso n
. Heh ad sl eptf o r tw en ty-
tw o cen tu ries
( th isw aspro ved b yan ex am in atio n o f th epapyru sf o u n d
w ith h im ) .
Wel eaveitto th eread erto m ak ew h ath el ik eso f th isf an tastic
tal ew h ich iscro w n ed b yan epil o g u estil l m o ref ab u l o u s :-Bo red
b yh issu rro u n d in g s, th ean cien tS l eepersaid , atth een d o f tw o years,
th ath ew an ted to g o aw ay . Hecal l ed am eetin g o f th eb o n z es, cl o th ed
h im sel f in aw h itel am b sk in , g ird ed h im sel f w ith aro pe, pro n o u n ced
h isspel l s, an d sh arpl yth rew th een d o f th eco rd in to th eair
; th e
ro peb ecam etau tasif pu l l ed b yin visib l eh an d san d raised th ef ak ir
w h o ascen d ed m ysterio u sl yan d d isappeared -l ik eEl ij ah , an d l ik e
Ch rist .
S in cew earespeak in g o f Lam aistCo n ven ts, l etu sref erto th e
recen tb o o k o f Ossen d o w sk i, " Beasts, Men an d Go d s, "
w h ich h asb een
m u ch attack ed asb ein g ask il f u l m ix tu reo f f acts( th eau th o rh as
actu al l yb een in Mo n g o l ia) , travel l ers' tal esan d f an cy .
T h isn o vel
h asb een co m pared ( in particu l arb yMr
. Bo riein an articl ein th e
Mercu red eFran ce) w ith th etal eso f Fath erHu eo f w h ich w eh avej u st
spo k en , an d w h o visited T h ib etf ro m 1 8 4 4 to 1 8 4 6 . Wew il l th eref o re
q u o teth ef o l l o w in g verycu rio u stal e :-
Al am ah ad cu th im sel f o pen , tak en o u th isen trail san d pl aced
th em in f ro n to f h im , an d th en h ad retu rn ed to h isf o rm erco n d itio n .
Ho w everh o rrib l ean d d isg u stin g th issig h tm ayb e, itisn o n eth el ess
veryco m m o n in th eLam aistCo n ven tso f T artary . T h e Bo k te w h o
isab o u t" to sh o w f o rth h ispo w er " asth eMo n g o l ian ssay, prepares
h im sel f f o rth isappal l in g d eed b yl o n g d ayso f f astin g an d prayer .
Du rin g th istim eh em u stab stain f ro m al l co m m u n icatio n w ith o th er
m en an d k eepth em o stab so l u tesil en ce .
Wh en th eappo in ted d ay
co m es, th evastm u l titu d eo f pil g rim sm eetsin th eg reatco u rtyard
o f th eCo n ven t, an d an al tariserected b ef o reth ed o o ro f th etem pl e .
Atl astth e Bo k te appears . Head van cesso l em n l yam id stth eaccl am a-
tio n so f th ecro w d , sitsd o w n o n th eal tar, an d tak esf ro m h isb el ta
l arg ek n if ew h ich h epl aceso n h isk n ees . Ath isf eetn u m ero u sl am as
sittin g in acircl e, b eg in th eterrib l ein vo catio n so f th ish o rrib l ecerem o n y .
Asth eprayerspro ceed th e Bo k te isseen to sh ak ein al l h isl im b s, an d
g rad u al l yto f al l in to f ran ticco n vu l sio n s . T h el am asso o n l o seal l
restrain t th eirvo icesg etl o u d er, th eirch an tsb eco m ed iso rd ered ,
an d f in al l yth esayin g o f prayersg ivesw ayto scream san d h o w l in g .
T h en th e Bo k te su d d en l yth ro w so f f th escarf w h ich co versh im , tak es
o f f h isvest, g raspsth esacred k n if ean d cu tsh im sel f o pen . Wh il st
th eb l o o d isf l o w in g , th em u l titu d epro stratesitsel f b ef o reth eg h astl y
sig h t, an d th ef ren z ied Bo k te isq u estio n ed asto h id d en th in g san d
f u tu reeven ts . Hisrepl iesarel o o k ed u po n aso racl es
.
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Wh en
th ed evo u tcu rio sityo f th en u m ero u spil g rim sh asb een
satisf ied , th el am asretu rn w ith cal m an d so l em n ityto th erecital o f
th eirprayers . T h e Bo k te co l l ectsw ith h isrig h th an d so m eo f th e
b l o o d o f h isw o u n d , b reath eso n itth reetim esan d th ro w sitin th e
airw ith ag reatsh o u t . Herapid l ypassesh ish an d o verh isw o u n d ,
an d everyth in g retu rn sto itsf o rm erstatew ith o u tth el easttrace
rem ain in g o f th isd iab o l ico peratio n , ex ceptperh aps an ex trem e
l assitu d e .
V III
Littl eS u ppl em en taryLex ico n o f Mag ic
Itb ein g , asw eh avesaid ab o ve, im po ssib l ef o ru sw ith in th erestricted
sco peo f th isEn cycl o ped iato g o l en g th il yin to d etail asto everyth in g
co n cern in g m ag icscien ce, o u rread ersm ayb eg ratef u l to u sf o rg ivin g
th em b rief l yvario u sn am esan d in f o rm atio n f o rw h ich w eh aveb een
u n ab l eprevio u sl yto f in d apl ace . Weg iveth em in al ph ab etical
o rd er .
A
A. -Lettero f b ad o m en am o n g stth eGreek s . With itth eMag ician s
b eg an th eth reatsm ad ein th en am eo f th eGo d s .
Ab an s . -S pirits o f th eiro n m in es( P ersia) .
Ab iz en d eg an i . -Fo u n tain o f w aterw h ich m ak esim m o rtal ( East) .
ItsWestern eq u ival en t-th ef o u n tain o f Yo u th .
Ab racad ab ra . -K ab b al istic
w o rd o f h eal in g w h ich w asw o rn ro u n d
th en eck en g raved o n ad isco n w h ich th el ettersf o rm in g th is
w o rd w erepl aced o n th epo in tso f am ag ictrian g l e .
Ab rax as . -Mag ic
w o rd th eseven l etterso f w h ich m ak eth en u m b er
3 6 5 . In P ersian itd en o tesGo d .
Ach am . -T h e Dem o n o f T h u rsd ay .
Acq u aT o f f an a . -S u b tl e po iso n in ven ted o f T o f f an ao f P al erm o
w h o al so m ad eacq u ata( w ith pro b ab l yab asiso f arsen ic) .
Ad ytu m . -S acred spo tin th etem pl es, w h en ceth eo racl escam e .
Ag ath o m ed o n . -Fam il iar spirito f th eGreek sw h o d ran k ag l ass
o f w in ein h ish o n o u raf term eal s .
Ag rippao f
ti -
ittesh eim
. -Fam o u s
Germ an o ccu l tch em istan d
ph ysician ( 1 4 8 6 -1 5 3 5 ) .
Ag yrtes . -P riest o f Cyb el ew h o casth o ro sco pes . ,
Ak asa . -In eso tericBu d d h ism th isw o rd in d icatesth eo rg an ic
el ectricityo f starsan d h u m an b ein g s .
Ak h im . --City o f GreatMag ician sin th eT h eb aid .
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Al b u m az ar . -Astro l o g er o f th e9 th cen tu ry .
Al l eu r . -S pirit o rg h o sto f ru in s( No rm an d y) .
Al rin ach . --Dem o n o f S h ipw reck s .
Al yssu s . -Fo u n tain in Arcad iaw h ich cu red m ad n ess .
Al o cer . -Dem o n in Astro l o g y .
Al m in g a . -Water pl an to f th eAm az o n w ith w h ich th eIn d ian s
u sed to ru b th eirviril em em b erso asto d evel o pit, cal l in g th e
w h il eo n th eGo d so f f ertil ity .
Am ph iarau s . -T h e m o stf am o u sso o th sayero f o l d Greece
.
An y . -T h e presid in g Dem o n o f Hel l .
An am al ech . -T h eDem o n o f b ad n ew s
.
An d ras . --T h e Dem o n o f d isco rd .
An d riag n e . -Grif f o n b el ieved to b erid d en b ym ag ician s
.
An g at . --Nam e o f th eDevil in Mad ag ascar . T h e
An g ato s are
g h o sts .
An n ach iel . -T h e S pirito f S ag ittariu s .
An n eb erg . -T h e Germ an Dem o n o f Min es .
An n o cch iatu ra . -Ch arm b yth eeyeso rb yw o rd s, th em ysterio u s
po w ero f w h ich b rin g sth eo ppo siteo f th ew ish ( Co rsica) .
Ao u r . -Heb rew n am ef o rw el l b al an ced astral l ig h t
.
Apo n e . -Heal in g f o u n tain in th en eig h b o u rh o o d o f P ad u a
.

T h e
d w el l in g pl aceo f th eo racl eGeryo n .
Apo ph rad o s . -U n l u ck y d aysam o n g th eGreek s .
Apo tel esm atic . -An o th er
m ed iaeval n am ef o rAstro l o g y .
Aq u iel . -T h e Dem o n o f S u n d ay
.
Arach u l a . -Evil
spirito f th eAir( in Ch in an earS ib eria) .
Ard ad . -A
Dem o n w h ich l ed travel l ersastray( East) .
Ah rim an . -T h e
S pirito f Evil ( P ersia) .
Arm a . -Breto n f airy
.
Arn u ph is . -Great
Eg yptian so rcerer .
Asaph in s . -On iro m an cersin Ch al d ea
.
Ascaro th . -T h e Dem o n o f spiesan d in f o rm ers .
Asm o d eu s . -Devil
( Heb rew ) . Asm o d eu sissaid to h avetem pted
Eve .
Asm o d el . --T h e S pirito f th esig n o f T au ru s
.
Aspio l . -A
k in d o f evil g n o m eo rspirit .
Asro f il . -T h e An g el w h o w il l an n o u n ceth eLastJu d g m en t( Isl am )
.
Astaro th . -On e o f th eCh ief Devil s
. Astarteisitsf em al e .
Au g u racu l u m . -P l acew h ereth esacred h en sw erek ept( R o m e)
.
Au l n e . -Evil S pirit( Germ an y) .
Avern u s
. -P estil en tial b o g atBaiae, said to b eth een tran ceto
h el l .
Az ael . -On e o f th ef irstan g el sto reb el
. Heissaid to b ech ain ed
u pu n til th eLastJu d g m en t( R ab b in ical l eg en d s)
.
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Az ariel . -T h e an g el o f th ew aterso f th eEarth , in vo k ed b yf ish er-
m en ( T al m u d ) .
An g el s ( Jew ish ) . -An ael , Gab riel , S am ael , Mich ael , S ach iel , R aph ael
an d Cam el .
An im al s( im pu re) . -Am o n g th eJew s, g rass-eatin g an im al sw h ich
d o n o tch ew th ecu d , rab b itsan d al l ro d en ts, pig s, aq u atic
an im al s, ex ceptin g f ish es, f l esh -eatin g b ird san d w ater-b ird s,
th eo strich , th eb at, th em o n k ey, th el iz ard an d al l sau rian s,
b atrach ian san d sn ak es .
Az il u th . -T h e K ab b al isticn am ef o rth eU n iverse .
B
Baal . -On e o f th eGreatDem o n s( Ch al d ea) .
Bad . -T h eS pirito f T em pests( P ersia) .
Bag h . -Mag ick n o tpreven tin g th eco n su m m atio n o f m arriag e
( Isl am ) .
Bah am an . -T h e
S pirito f Do m esticAn im al s( P ersia)
.
Bal i . -T h e K in g o f Hel l ( In d ia) .
Ban sch i . -Wh ite l ad y, Q u een o f El ves .
Ban sh ee . -Fam il y S pirit( S co tl an d ) .
Barb iel . -T h e S pirito f th esig n o f S co rpio .
Barch eel . -T h e S pirito f th esig n o f P isces .
Basil isk
. -S erpen t( b o rn o f an eg g l aid
b yato ad ) w h o sel o o k k il l ed .
Bech ard . -T h e Dem o n o f T em pests .
Bech et . -T h e Dem o n o f Frid ay .
Beh em o th . -T h e Dem o n o f An im al S tren g th ( Heb rew ) .
Bel ial . --Dem o n o f th eS id o n ian s .
Beel z eb u b . -On e
o f th eP rin ceso f Hel l .
Bierg en -T ro l d . -S pirits o f th eWo o d san d Mo u n tain s( Faro eIsl an d s) .
Bil is . -Mad ag ascan Dem o n w h ich sto psth ericeripen in g .
Bitab as . -S u d an S o rcerer .
Bith ia
. -S cyth ian Witch w h o b ew itch ed o rk il l ed w ith al o o k
.
Bo d il is . -Breto n Fo u n tain o f V irg in ity .
Bo g l e . -S co tch im p.
Bo h em ian s ( o rR o m eso rGypsies) . -Acco rd in g to P apu s, l o w caste
Hin d u s( artisan s) w h o em ig rated in m assto Eu ro pe .
Bo h im u m . -S pirit
o f Evil ( Arm en ia . ) .
Bro cel ian d e
. -En ch an ted Fo restin Brittan y( Fin isterre) w h ere
Merl in l ives .
Bro ck en . -Gen eral m eetin g pl aceo f Germ an Witch es( in th eHarz
Mo u n tain s) .
Bu co n . -T h e
Dem o n o f Hatred .
Byl eth . -On e
o f th eK in g so f Hel l .
Bassan tin
. -S co tch Astro l o g er( 1 6 th cen tu ry) .
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Berso n . -S eer atth eCo u rto f Hen ryIIIo f Fran ce .
Bo n ati . -Fl o ren tin eAstro l o g er( 1 3 th cen tu ry) .
Braccesco . -Ital ian Al ch em ist( 1 6 th cen tu ry) .
Brag ad in i . -Ital ian Al ch em ist( 1 6 th cen tu ry) .
C
Caco m ed o n . -Evil S pirit . Nam eg iven b yso m eAstro l o g ersto
th etw el f th Ho u se .
Caipo ra . -Gig an ticS pirito f th eFo restso f Braz il . Caipo rism
b el o n g sto b ad l u ck .
Cal ch as
. -Cel eb rated so o th sayero f An tiq u ity .
Cal ib an . -Evil spirit .
Can id ia . -Fam o u s
so rcerersw h o castspel l sb ym ean so f w ax d o l l s .
Cao u s . -Evil spiritso f caves( Cau casu s)
.
Caco u x . -T h e n am eo f certain m al ig n an tro pem ak ers( Brittan y)
.
Carm en ta
. -Ital ian P yth o n ess .
Ch asd in s . -Nam e
o f Ch al d ean S o rcerer-Astro l o g ers .
Ch eitan . -Arab
Dem o n b o rn o f sm o k e .
Ch ik k
. -Evil S pirit( Arab l eg en d s) .
Co cl es
. -Ch iro m an cero f th e1 6 th cen tu ry .
Co u ril . -Dw arf
spiritw ith w eb b ed f eetw h ich h au n tsDru id ic
sto n es( Brittan y, Irel an d ) .
Co u ro pira . -Lam e d w arf in Braz il ian l eg en d s
.
Craeteis
. -T h e Go d d esso f so rcerersan d en ch an ters
.
Cu m a
. -Ol d to w n in Ital ycel eb rated f o rth eg ro tto w h ereth e
S ib yl o f th esam en am el ived .
D
Dem iu rg
. -Acco rd in g
to th eGn o sis, th eDivin eLo veto w h ich
Go d h asen tru sted th em an ag em en to f th eWo rl d
.
Dem o n o l o g y . -T h e
S cien ceo f th ein f l u en cean d th en atu reo f Dem o n s
.
Dem o n s
( Heb rew )
. -Beel z eb u b , S am ael , P yth in , Asm o d eu s, Bel ial ,
Lu cif eran d S atan .
Dem o ph il a .
T h eseven th S ib yl o f Cu m ae, th eo n ew h o b ro u g h t
th eS ib yl l in eb o o k so f th eEl d erT arq u in u s
.
Dir . -P ersian Dem o n
.
Dj in n . -A
k in d o f d em o n o rh o b g o b l in b o rn o f f l am e( East)
.
Drac
. -Fam il iarspirit, b en ig n an tf airy
.
Drag o n
( red )
. -Bo o k o f w itch craf to f th e1 6 th cen tu ryd eal in g w ith
th earto f evo k in g spirits, m ak in g th ed ead speak , f in d in g h id d en
treasu res, etc
.
Dro l l s
. -No rth ern Dem o n sg ivin g w arn in g so f d an g er
.
Dyo n ito d al
Berg o
. -Ital ian Astro l o g er( 1 3 th cen tu ry) .
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E
El ves
. -S piritso f No rth ern Myth o l o g y
.
El l ivan e . -Wan d erin g
spirito f S co tch l eg en d .
Eo n
. -In term ed iaryb etw een Man an d Go d , acco rd in g to so m e
Occu l tists
.
Erl k in g
. -T h e S pirito f Oak s( Germ an y)
.
Erro h an i . -T h e Mag icin terpretatio n o f th eK o ran
.
Etraph il l . -On e
o f th eMo sl em an g el sen tru sted w ith th etru m pet
o f th eLastJu d g m en t .
F
Farf ad ets . -Ho b g o b l in s
in Eastern an d S co ttish l eg en d ( n o tm is-
ch ievo u s) .
Fireso f S t . Jo h n . -Jo y
f iresto w h ich vario u ssu perstitio n sare
attach ed
. T h en ig h to f S t
. Jo h n ( 24 th Ju n e) isth esh o rtest
an d iso n eo f th em ag icd ateso f th eyear
. Yo u n g g irl sb el ieved
th atif o n th atn ig h tth eyd an ced n in etim esro u n d af ireth ey
w o u l d so o n b em arried . S o rcerersth o u g h tth atth en ig h t
w asf avo u rab l eto th epick in g o f th eh erb su sed in th eirspel l s, etc
.
Fl ag a .
Wick ed f airyin S can d in avian l eg en d
.
Fio raven ti
. -Al ch em isto f th e1 6 th cen tu ry .
G
Gab riel
. -S pirito f Aq u ariu s .
Gan d reid
. -Irish
Mag ic( th epo w ero f w itch eso f rid in g th ro u g h th e
airo n h o rserib s) .
Gan g a . -S o u d an eseMag ic
.
Gau ric . -T h e
im po f Meg al ith s( Brittan y) .
Geb er
. -P ersian P rin ce, S ab ean au th o ro f n u m ero u so ccu l tw o rk s
an d ch ief o f th em ag ician so f h istim e .
Gem atry
. -In th eK ab b al a, th estu d yo f tran spo sitio n s
.
Gen eth l iacs . -An o th er
n am ef o rAstro l o g ers .
Gen g u es
. -Japan eseS o o th sayers .
Gh ad d ar
. -Arab d em o n ( U pperEg ypt) .
Gh o u l
. -T h e Dem o n o f Graveyard s( Arab ia) .
Go b l in s
. -S pirits o f S h ips( Brittan y) .
Go n in
. -Ol d Fren ch n am ef o rj u g g l ers, sn ak e-ch arm ers, etc
.
Go u l e
. -Wo m an d ed icated to th eevil spirits .
Grato u l et
. -S o rcerer l earn in g to " tieth ek n o t . "
Gri-g ri . -Af rican
T al ism an . T h em o stef f icacio u sisab ag co n tain -
in g apieceo f th ed ried n avel -strin g o f th ew earer .
Gu aro n . -An o th er
n am ef o rth eso rcererso f th eMid d l e-Ag es
.
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H
Ham al iel
. -T h e S pirito f th esig n o f V irg o .
Han ael
. -T h e S pirito f th esig n o f Caprico rn
.
Haz a . -AS co ttish Dru id ess .
Hex e . -Witch o f th eNo rth o f Eu ro pe .
Ho l d a . -Ak in d o f S ab b ath ( Gau l )
.
Ho rei . -Evil
S pirit( WestAf rica) .
Hu ard . -Dem o n
w h o teasestravel l ers( Brittan y) .
Had ik in . -Fam il iar
spirit( An g l o -S ax o n l eg en d ) .
Hypo ph ete . -An cien t
priestreceivin g an d co m m u n icatin g o racl es
.
I
Ig n isf atu u s . -Bu rn in g
g asesarisin g f ro m certain k in d so f so il
( co n tain in g h yd ro g en an d ph o sph o ru s) w h ich o u rf ath ersto o k
f o rspiritso rf o rth eso u l so f th ed ead .
In cu b u s . -Mal e spirito rd em o n tak in g ab o d yf o rth epu rpo seo f
m eetin g aw o m an .
In escatio n . -Occu l t
m ed ical pro cess( th etran sf ero f an il l f ro m a
m an to an an im al ) .
In sem in atio n . -Occu l t
tran sf ero f ah u m an il l in to th eearth .
Irro ratio n . -Mag ic
h eal in g ( b yw aterin g pl an tsw ith th ed isch arg e
o f th epatien t) .
Ith yph al l u s . -P h al l u s-sh aped am u l et .
Iw an g e . -S o rcerer in th eMo l u ccas .
Iyn g e . -K in d o f l o vepo tio n .
J
Jak is . -Mal ig n an tspiritso f th eaircau sin g il l n ess( Japan ) .
Jam am b u x . Japan eseFan aticscl aim in g to co m m u n icatew ith
th ed evil .
Ju k l e . -S piritso f th eair( Lapl an d ) .
Ju ripary . -S pirit o f Evil ( Braz il ) .
K
K ah o . -A k in d o f cu rse( Marq u esasIsl es) .
K am l at . -Evo catio n o f th eDevil b ym ean so f am ag icd ru m ( T artars
o f S ib eria) .
K ayb o ra . -S pirit o f Wo o d s( Am erica) .
K el pie . -S pirito f R ivers( S co tl an d ) .
K l eu d d e . -Im p ( Fl an d ers) .
K o b o l d . -Im p ( Irel an d ) .
K o l tk is . -No ctu rn al spirit( S l avo n icl eg en d ) .
K o rrig an . :Dw arf spirito f Dru id m o n u m en ts .
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K o u g h as
. -Mal ig n an tspirit( K am tch atk a) .
K o u pai . -Evil
spirit( P eru ) .
K u m acan g a . -Nam ef o rth ew erew o l f in Braz il .
K u pai . -Nam e o f th eDevil ( Fl o rid aan d P eru )
.
K irch er
. -Fam o u s Germ an Jesu itS cien tistsaid to h aveb een
aso rcerer( 1 7 th cen tu ry) .
L
Led o u x ( Miss) . -Fam o u scarto m an cer( 1 9 th cen tu ry) .
Laica . -Go o d f airy( P eru ) .
Lam ia
. -Fab u l o u sspectrew ith w o m an ' sh ead an d serpen t' sb o d y .
Lan . ith ro
. -Dem o n o f th eair( Mo l u ccas) .
Lase . -Ben ig n an tspirit( T h ib et) .
Lech ies . -Fem al e ru sticspirits( S l avo n icm yth o l o g y)
.
Leviath an . -On e o f th eCh ief Dem o n s .
Lil ith . -P h an to m
o f acru el b eau tif u l w o m an ( Jew ish b el ief ) .
Lu d l am . -Ben ig n f airy( En g l an d )
.
Laen sb erg . -Astro l o g ero f Lieg e( 1 7 th cen tu ry)
.
M
Mag ares . -S o rcererssk il l ed in "
tyin g th ek n o t " ( Min g rel ia) .
Mal ch ich el . -T h e spirito f th esig n o f R am
.
Man if estArt . -K in g
o f en cl ycl o pw d iao f k ab b al isticsig n s . Al so
parto f th eK ab b al ad eal in g w ith th escien cein n u m b ers .
Man ito u . -In d ian Fetish ( No rth Am erica)
.
Man tras . -S an scritm ag ical f o rm u l ae
.
Marid h . -Arab d em o n .
Mastij d h al . -On e o f th eP rin ceso f Dark n ess
.
Maty-T apire . -Lam e
d w arf o f In d ian l eg en d .
Mecasph in . -Ch al d ean
so rcerer .
Med rash im
. -K ab b al istic b o o k s .
Meerm an . -S pirit
o f Water, an n o u n cin g T em pests( Bal ticco u n tries) .
Mel u sin e . -Fairy
o f P o ito u ( Fam il yspirito f Lu sig n an ) .
Mem in g . -S atyr .
( S can d in avian Myth o l o g y) .
Mil ig m a . -Of f erin g
to th ein f ern al d eities( Greece) .
Mu h az im im . -Nam e
f o rpo ssessed perso n s( Af rica) .
Mu riel . -S pirit
o f th esig n o f Can cer .
Mystag o g u e . -In itiato r
in to Mysteries .
Man to . -Fam o u s
pyth o n essin T h eb es .
N
Nak arm k ir . -T h e .
S pirito f R epen tan ce( Isl am ) .
Narac
. -Hel l ( In d ia) .
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Nassib . -T h e Law o f Destin y( T u rk ey) .
Nem as . -Mal ig n an tspirit( Arab ia) .
Nid d e . -S o n g
o f m al ed ictio n ( S can d in avia) .
Nirvan a . -Bu d d h isticw o rd d en o tin g th estateo f th ein d ivid u al
l o sin g itsel f in No th in g n ess .
Nix esan d Nix es . -S piritso f w ater( Germ an y)
.
No rn es . -V irg in s
o f T im e( Germ an y) .
No taria . -In
th eK ab b al a, th estu d yo f sig n s .
No strad am u s . -Fren ch
Astro l o g er( 1 5 03 -1 5 6 6 ) .
0
Ob ero n . -T h e K in g o f th espiritso f th eair( En g l an d )
.
Ob i . -Neg ro so rcerer .
Om b iach e
. -Mad ag ascarso rcerer .
Om b ro ph o re . -S o o th sayer f o retel l in g rain .
Orn en . -T h e n am eo f th eo m en g iven b yth eau g u rs .
Orcavel l e . -Fam o u s so rceresso f ro m an ce .
Orias . -S pirit o f so o th sayersan d astro l o g ers .
Orm u z . -T h e
P rin cipl eo f Go o d , o ppo sed to Ah rim an ( P ersia) .
Orcu s . -Ol d
n am ef o rHel l .
Ou ik k a. -S pirit o f Evil ( Esq u im au x ) .
Ou ran . -Mag ician ( EastIn d ies) .
Ou risk . -Im p o f S co ttish l eg en d .
Ob ereit . -S w iss Al ch em ist( 1 8 th cen tu ry) .
Oren n e . -Astro l o g er( 1 4 th cen tu ry) .
P
P ag eh . -In d ian so rcererin Braz il .
P an d em o n iu m . -Meetin g o f Devil s . T h ew h o l eo f th eDevil s .
P an ero s . -Fab u l o u ssto n erel ievin g b arren w o m en
.
P atal a . -Nam e o f th eIn d ian Hel l .
P eri . -Fem al eg o o d spirit( P ersia)
.
P erl im pin pin
( po w d ero f ) . -Mad eo f th eash eso f cats, to ad s,
l iz ard san d aspicsb u rn tto g eth er
. Wasu sed in vario u s
" Miracl es . "
P ctpayato n . -Evil spirito f th eair( S iam ) .
P h yl actery . -Am u l et m ad eo f stripso f parch m en t( Jew ish ) .
P h yteu m . -K in d o f th istl eu sed in so m epo tio n s .
P il l a-K arras . -Mal ab ar so rcererpro tecto ro f sh ark s .
P iripis . -P eru vian tal ism an m ad eo f m ag icpl an ts .
P o l yg l o sso s . -P ro ph etico ak .
P o so era . -Cl asso f w itch es .
P o u sti-R ed u cin g pl an tu sed b yFak irs .
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P raepates
. -Favo u rab l eau g u rs( R o m an ) .
P sych ag o g y . -R ites f o rpacif yin g th eS h ad es .
P sych u rg y . -T h e scien ceo f th eeso tericprin cipl espresid in g o ver
b irth an d d eath , th atisto sayth etran sf o rm atio n so f th eso u l .
P syl l e
. -S n ak e-ch arm er .
Q
Q u irim . -Mag ic sto n ew h ich , pl aced o n th ef o reh ead o f asl eeper,
w il l m ak eh im tel l w h atisin h ism in d
.
R
R an ail . -Mad ag ascan spirit .
R h o m b u s . -Gro u p o f so rcerersd an cin g atth eS ab b ath
.
R u n es . -Mag icl ettersu sed in spel l s( No rth o f Eu ro pe)
.
R u g g ieri . -Fl o ren tin eAstro l o g er( 1 6 th cen tu ry)
.
S
S aal ah . -Dem o n en ticin g perso n sin to th ew o o d sf o rth epu rpo se
o f to rm en tin g th em ( Arab l eg en d )
.
S ab eism . -Orig in al w o rsh ipo f th estars
.
S acy-P erere . -Ch eerf u l spirito f th eBraz il ian w o o d s .
S ag a, S ag an e . -Med iaeval n am esf o rw itch es .
S am ael . -S pirito f pu n ish m en tsan d m isf o rtu n es( P ersia)
.
S al u tad o res . -Heal in g so rcerers( S pain )
.
S an ave . -Mad ag ascaram u l et .
S ch am an . -S o rcererin Lapl an d .
S co pel ism
. -Cu rse
attach ed to sto n esth ro w n in to af iel d o rg ard en
.
S en es . -Dru id esseso f th eIsl an d o f S ein w h o cal m ed th eWin d s
.
S eph erJesirah . -On e o f th ecl assicb o o k so f th eK ab b al a
.
S ik id y . -Mad ag ascar Astro l o g er .
S k o u . -S pirito f th eWo o d san d Mo u n tain s( Faro eIsl es)
S o l ed . -S pirito f th eMo u n tain s( Al pin el eg en d )
.
S o tray
. -Im p
cal l ed S o tretin Lo rrain e
.
S pag yria . -Med ical parto f Al ch em yrel atin g to th eco m po sitio n
an d d eco m po sitio n o f b o d ies
.
S pir . -An cien tn am eg iven to S pirits( h en ceS piritism ) .
S pirits ( l o w er)
. -T h esew ereth eg n o m es( earth ) , th eu n d in es( w ater) ,
th eim ps( air) , th esal am an d ers( f ire) .
S tryg e . -V am pire o rspectrew h ich atel ivin g b ein g s
.
S u l f s . -Nam e o f S yl ph sin Gau l ( f em al eS yl ph id ) .
S yl ph in a . -Lan d
o f th e-S yl ph s( En g l an d , Irel an d ) .
S ym m yst . -P erso n in itiated in to th eMysteries
.
S tad iu s . -Ch iro m an cero f th etim eo f Hen riIIIo f Fran ce
.
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S to l er . -Germ an
Astro l o g er( 1 5 th cen tu ry) .
S w astik a . -Bu d d h ist sym b o l o f th eS u n , o f Lig h t .
T
T ab o o
. -Ob j ectsw h ich m ayn o tb eto u ch ed b yan yo n e( New Gu in ea) .
Hen ceth eex pressio n , to b etab o o .
T aco n iu s . -Nam e o f th eFatesin Isl am .
T ain g airi . -S pirits o f th eairam o n g th eK al m u k s
.
T al am asc . -Ef f ig y o f th eDevil ex h ib ited atcertain f estival s
.
T al apo in . -P riest an d Mag ician in Lao s
.
T al ys . -T al ism an m ad eo f atig er' sto o th ( In d ia)
.
T am u z . -Nam e f o rHel l am o n g th eK al m u k s
.
T arib o t . -Dw arf
so rcerer( Mad ag ascar) .
T arn i . -Ex o rcisin g f o rm u l a( K al m u k ) .
T el et . -P u rif icatio n riteam o n g th ein itiates .
T en eb rio n . -S pirit o f Dark n ess .
T eraph im . -Au to m ato n ' s h ead w h ich f o reto l d th ef u tu re( Jew ish ) .
T erm ag au t . -Med iaeval id o l .
T ervil s . -Evil an d pro ph eticd em o n s( No rw ay) .
T eu sapo u l ier . -Mal ig n an t spiritin h ab itin g an im al s( Brittan y) .
T h em u ry . -Id th eK ab b al a, th estu d yo f co m m u tatio n san d co m -
b in atio n s .
T ib al an y
. -S pectre
appearin g in trees( P h il ippin es) .
T o q u i
. -S o rcerer( Arau can ia) .
T o rn g arsu k . -Green l an d spirit .
T o tem . -Gu ard ian spirit( No rth Am erica) .
T rees ( sacred ) . -T h eAcaciain Eg ypt, th eBan ian in In d ia, th e
Birch in K am tch atk a, th eOak am o n g th eCel ts .
T ro l l en . -Go o d spiritin No rw eg ian l eg en d .
T ro u t w h ich spin s . -Lak etro u tb el o n g in g to Gil l et-S o u l ard w h o
w asaccu sed o f so rceryan d b u rn tin 1 4 6 6 .
T yre . -Bal l o f d o w n u sed in Mag icin Lapl an d .
T iresias . -No ted so o th sayero f An tiq u ity .
U
U d aci
. -K in d o f Fak ir .
U ph ir . -Ch em ist d em o n atten d in g to th eto il eto f Beel z eb u b .
U tesitu ra . -Irish m ag icestab l ish in g co m m u n icatio n atn ig h tw ith
evil spirits .
V
V au d o isia. -Meetin g o f S o rcerers( P aysd eV au d , S w itz erl an d ) .
V erch el . -S pirit o f th esig n o f Leo .
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V erd el et . -Dem o n w h o carried th eWitch esto th eS ab b ath .
V il a . -S pirito f Dal m atian l eg en d .
V itiu m . -First w o rd o f evil o m en s
.
V erd u n . -Fren ch so rcerer( 1 6 th cen tu ry)
.
V il l iers ( Fl o ren td e) . -Fam o u sastro l o g er( 1 5 th cen tu ry) .
W
Wairo n
. -Ol d n am ef o rw erew o l f .
Watipa . -Mal ig n an t spirito f th esh o reo f th eOrin o co .
Wil l is . -Wh ite
spectreso f Germ an l eg en d represen tin g th eso u l s
o f b etro th ed w o m en w h o d ied b ef o rem arriag e .
Y
Yara. -K in d o f siren in Braz il .
Z
Zak u m . -T reein th eMo h am m ed an Hel l w h o sef ru itsared evil ' s
h ead s .
Zag am . -Win g ed d em o n w ith b u l l ' sh ead .
Zah u ris . -S pan ish so o th sayersw h o d isco verw ateran d h id d en
treasu res( seeMag icR o d )
.
Zo h ar . -On e o f th ef u n d am en tal b o o k so f th eK ab b al a .
Zu riel . -S pirit
o f th esig n o f Lib ra
.
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T HEFIFT EENT HP LAT EOFT HEMU T U S LIBEB .
T h isrepresen tsth eapo th eo siso f S atu rn victo ro verJu piter, th eso l arisatio n o f
th eb asem etal th ro u g h l ig h tan d tu rn in g in to Go l d .
CHAP T ER III
ALCHEMY
T HIS ch apterw il l b erel ativel ysh o rt . No tth atAl ch em y, w h ich w e
cl assif yb etw een Lo w Mag ican d Hig h Mag ic, isn o to f en o rm o u sin terest,
especial l ysin ceth eattem ptsatb rin g in g itu pto d atem ad eb yP o isso n ,
T if f ereau an d especial l yb yJo l l ivet-Castel o t,
th eg en eral secretary
o f th eAl ch em istAsso ciatio n o f Fran ce, th eed ito ro f th ereview cal l ed
Hyperch em istry, an d th eau th o ro f n u m ero u sb o o k so n th esu b j ect .
No tth atitd o esn o tco n tain m o stin terestin g in f o rm atio n , f o rw e
m u stn o tf o rg etth atitf o rm ed parto f Herm etism an d w ascal l ed
th eGreat Art . Bu tAl ch em yreq u ires
veryab stru se stu d ies
w h ich areo u tsid eth esco peo f o u r
po pu l arEn cycl o paed ia . In
o rd erto d eal w ith itappro priatel yw esh o u l d h aveto d o so very
th o ro u g h l y, an d th atw o u l d en tail aco u rseo f stu d yo f veryad van ced
scien ceo f in terestto o n l yaf ew w h o areal read yprepared f o ritb y
prel im in aryw o rk . If th esel atterw ish to g o in to th em atterth o ro u g h l y,
th eyw o u l d d o w el l to stu d yth especial b o o k s, so m eo f w h ich are
m en tio n ed in th en o teatth ef o o t . 1 Herew ew il l co n f in eo u rsel vesto
sayin g w h atisAl ch em y, statin g itsf u n d am en tal id easan d su m m in g
u pitsan cien tan d m o d ern cl aim s .
In th epref acew h ich Dr
. En cau sse( P apu s) w ro tef o r Ho w to b eco m e
an Al ch em ist b yJo l l ivet-Castel o t, th ef o rm erf irsto f al l sh o w sth atit
isam istak eto b el ieveth atAl ch em yisb u tth estam m ero f Ch em istry .
In o l d en tim esm en in f actstu d ied n atu rein itsb o d y, itsl if ean d its
spirit .
T h estu d yo f th eBo d ytau g h tth el aw so f u n iversal o rg an isa-
In particu l ar :
Hyz o l o ism , Al ch em yan d th eU n itarian Ch em ists, Al ch em y, Ho w to b eco m e
an Al ch em ist, etc . , to w h ich m ayb ead d ed ,
T h eo riesan d S ym b o l so f th eAl ch em ists, an d th ef ive
T reatiseso n Al ch em y b yA
. P o isso n : th e Meth o d ical T reatiseo f Occu l tS cien ceo f P apu s ; T h e
Orig in s
U n itarian
Al ch em y
b yBerth el o t ; Go l d an d th eT ran sm u tatio n o f Metal s b yT if f ereau ; In tro d u c-
tio n to U n itarian Ch em istry b yA. S trin d b erg ; Al ch em yan d th eAl ch em ists b yL. Fig u ier ;
th e
w o rk so f P el ad an , El iph as Levi
an d o th ersal so co n tain val u ab l ein f o rm atio n o n th issu b j ect .
In ad d itio n th ereisaV eryrem ark ab l eco l l ectio n o f pl atescal l ed th e
Mu tu sLib er ( th atis
to sayth eDu m b Bo o k , th eBo o k o f P ictu resw ith o u tWo rd s) w h ich is very o l d an d o verw h ich
m an yaHerm eticph il o so ph erh asb ro k en h ish ead , w h ich su m su pth eGreatT ask in f if teen
en g ravin g s
.
Weh aveseen am ag n if icen tco pyo f th isg em , pu b l ish ed b yEm il eNo u rry, o n
Japan esepaper, w ith an ex pl an atio n sig n ed Mag o ph o n
. T h issh o w sin pictu resth epro g ress
o f th eal ch em istd o ctrin ew h ich Eyren eeP h il areteh ad al read yd escrib ed in h is
Open En tran ce
to th eCl o seP al aceo f th eK in g .
Wem erel yd raw atten tio n to th isem b l em aticw o rk w h ich
startsw ith th eDream an d th eEg g w h en ceissu esS ecretS cien ce, an d en d sw ith th eapo th eo sis
o f S atu rn o rth eso l arisatio n o f th eb asem etal , th atisto sayitstran sm u tatio n in to Go l d .
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tio n ; th estu d yo f Lif een ab l ed th el aw so f
tran sf o rm atio n ( in cl u d in g
f o rin stan ceth el aw o f tran sm u tatio n o f m etal s) to b eg rasped
; th e
stu d yo f th eS piritl ed to th epo w ero f creatio n .
No w f ro m th e1 5 th an d 1 6 th cen tu rieso n w ard o f f icial scien ce
co n f in ed itsel f to th estu d yo f th eBo d y, an d l ef tth estu d yo f Lif ean d
o f th eS piritto th eso -cal l ed Occu l tS cien ces
. An d Al ch em yisth e
stu d yo f th esem etaph ysicsf o rg o tten an d d espised b yCh em istry
. In
real ityth eth reestepso f k n o w l ed g eare
:-Ch em istry( f o rth eb eg in n er) ,
Al ch em y( f o rth ein itiate) , Herm eticP h il o so ph y( th eS u prem eS cien ce)
.
T h em ain stu d en tso f Al ch em yw ere
:-Al b ertth eGreat, R o g er
Baco n , R aym o n d Lu l l iu san d Arn au l d d eV il l en eu vein th e1 3 th cen tu ry,
Nich o l asFl am el an d Basil V al en tin ein th e1 4 th an d 1 5 th , P aracel su s
in th e1 6 th , V an Hel m o n tan d Hel vetiu sin th e1 7 th , P ern etyin th e
1 8 th , Cam b riel , Lo u isLu cas, Al b ertP o isso n , P apu s, MarcHaven ,
S trin d b erg , T if f ereau , Em m en s, Barl et, S tan isl asd eGu aitaan d P au l
S ed irin th e1 9 th . Atth epresen td ayMr
. Jo l l ivet-Castel o tisits
m o std istin g u ish ed represen tative .
T h eCh u rch , so severew ith S o rcerers, w asl essso w ith Al ch em ists
an d secretl ypro tected th em . S everal P o pesstu d ied th esu b j ect,
especial l yS yl vesterII, Ho n o riu sIII, U rb an V , Leo III( th eau th o r
o f th e
En ch irid io n ) ; al so vario u sHerm etistBish o ps, su ch asDen is
th eAreo pag ite, S ain tCesaire, Bish o po f Arl es, S ain tMal ach i, Bish o p
o f An n ag h , S yn esiu s, Bish o po f P to l em ais, Niceph o ru s, P atriarch o f
Co n stan tin o pl e, Card in al Ail l y, Ch an cel l o ro f th eU n iversityo f Fran ce,
Card in al Cu sa, Bish o po f Caserti, etc .
:f u rth erth eJesu itsK irch eran d
P o stel , th eBen ed ictin eT rith em u s, Mo n arch ssu ch asAl ph o n so X,
K in g o f S pain , Ch arl esV , K in g o f Fran ce, R u d o l ph II, Germ an
Em pero r, vastn u m b erso f scien tistsin ad d itio n to th ef iveo rsix
m en tio n ed ab o ve, su ch asK el l o e, Laz arel l as, P al in g in esis, Mich ael S co tt,
P etru sd eZal en to , etc
. , th eArab sAvin cen n a, Ham el , Arteph iu san d
verym an yo th ers .
Al ch em istsack n o w l ed g eth e *
u n ityo f m atter,
an d in th isrespect
arein ag reem en tw ith th em o stem in en to f o f f icial scien tists
. T h ey
b aseth eirato m icsystem o n Eth er, th eu n iversal f l u id ( th e
astral l ig h t
o f th eK ab b al a) , an d o n th eprin cipl eo f evo l u tio n
. Acco rd in g to
th em m atterisco m po sed o f m o l ecu l esd ivid ed in to in f in itesim al particl es,
cal l ed ato m s, w h ich ag ain areb u to n ed eg reerem o ved f ro m Eth er
;
h en cem atter
isco m pacten erg y
w h ich in th el astreso rtisab l eto d isso l ve
itsel f in to f reeen erg y, in to f o rce . 1
In tru th f o rth eAl ch em isten erg y
an d m atterareb u to n ean d th esam eth in g w h ich in sh o rtis
S u b stan ce,
in th eph il o so ph ical m ean in g o f th ew o rd
.
1 Fo ral l ph en o m en aarem o vem en t
.
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T h u sS u b stan ceisAl l , isOn e, th eP rin cipl e, th eAb so l u te . An d
th isOn eisd ivid ed in to th ree :-In tel l ig en ce( o rf o rce) , En erg y, Matter .
T h eEth erco n tain sal l th eeth erial vo rtices( ato m ic, cycl o n ic,
el ectricco l l ectio n so f particl es) an d isen d o w ed w ith evo l u tio n . Al l
b o d iesarem ad eo f ato m sid en tical b u tvario u sl yg ro u ped , al l are
po l ym etrical m o d if icatio n so f th esam eel em en t .
Itisth eref o ren o tsu rprisin g th atAl ch em istssh o u l d cl aim th at
th eo retical l y( an d practical l y, sayso m eo f th em ) itispo ssib l eto m ak e
g o l d , th atisto ex tractf ro m o th erch em ical b o d iescertain ato m san d
so to g ro u pth esel atterth atth eysh al l -in f actco n stitu teg o l d . It
w o u l d b ej u staseasyartif icial l yto m ak eIro n , S u l ph u ro rLead , b y
arrivin g atth eg ro u pin g o f th eato m so f w h ich th eyaren atu ral l y
co m po sed .
T h eK ab b al aal so teach esau n itarian d o ctrin e
. Itsd ataare
ad apted to th eth reepl an eso f Natu re( m en tal , astral , m aterial )
.
Herm etism th eref o reg ivesitsk eysk ab b al istical l y . T h eAl ch em ist-
even in m o d ern d ays-isal w aysapriestw h o b asesh isph ysical o r
m o ral w o rk o n th eP rim o rd ial Gen esisw h ich isn o n eo th erth an T aro c .
T aro can d K ab b al aareth eref o resyn o n ym o u s . An d th eAl ch em ist
seesaf atid icco n n ectio n b etw een th eGreat-Wo rk an d th eastral
in f l u en ces, k ab b al isticg eo m etryan d n u m b ers . T h eseco n n ectio n s
aresu b tl e . Wed o n o tg o in to th em h ereasw ed o n o tw ish to co m -
pl icateo u rsu b j ectm atter
.
Neith ersh al l w ed eal w ith th ed iscipl in ew h ich
. acco rd in g to Jo l l ivet-
Castel o t, th eAl ch em istm u stu n d erg o an d w h ich h eex tractsf ro m
th ein terpretatio n o f l eaves8 to 1 4 o f th eT aro c, j u stash eex tracts
th eprin cipl eso f Al ch em yf ro m itsf irstseven l eavesan d itspractice
f ro m l eaves1 5 to 22 . T h u sth ew h o l ecycl eo f th em aj o rarcan ao f th e
T aro c( th ef irst22, th ereb ein g 7 8 in al l ) co rrespo n d sto th eS cien ce
o f Al ch em y
. T h isiscal l ed th eAl ch em ical T aro c .
S o al so itw o u l d tak eto o l o n g to f o l l o w h im in h isrem ark so n th e
P h il o so ph er' sS to n e, th e U n iversal P an acea
an d
P al in g en esis w h ich
co n stitu ted an d stil l co n stitu teth eth reef u n d am en tal research es
o f Al ch em y .
Wew il l co n f in eo u rsel vesto sayin g th atAl ch em yan d o ccu l t
T h erapeu ticsaretw o sister-b ran ch eso f th esam escien ce-Herm etism .
T h eHerm etiststu d ied tran sm u tatio n asw el l asth epan aceaw h o se
o b j ectw ash eal in g b yactin g o n th eastral , th atisto sayo n th ein itial
cau seo f th eil l ; an d l o o k ed atin th isl ig h tth ew o rd pan aceal o ses
itsab su rd m ean in g o f arem ed yf o ral l il l s
;
th eh erm etistd id in f act
search f o rad ru g su f f icien tl ypo w erf u l to resto reth ecircu l atio n , th e
vital b al an ce, an d th u sto actb en ef icen tl yo n th ew h o l eo rg an ism ;
th ism ayb each im era, b u titisn o tn o n sen se .
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Besid esisth e El ectro -Ho m reo path y o f so m em o d ern ph ysician sso
d if f eren t ? An d w h atis Metal l o th erapy ? Weq u o tein th isco n n ectio n
apassag eb yJo l l ivet-Castel o tin
New Ho riz o n s ( Decem b er1 9 08 ) :-
"
Al ch em istsw ereal l ag reed th atGo l d h eal ed , th atGo l d w asth e
g reatesto f al l GreatR em ed ies ;
an d th eyso u g h tto ad m in isteritin
po w d ers, in so l u tio n s .
" T h eMattero f th eGreat-Wo rk , m ix ed w ith al iq u id , l iq u ef ied ,
co n stitu ted th eEl ix ir, th ecel eb rated El ix iro f l o n g l if ew h ich w asto
pro d u cem arvel l o u sresu l ts . T h isism en tio n ed in al l th epam ph l ets
o f th etim e ; itaro u sed asm u ch in terestasth eP h il o so ph er' sS to n e
itsel f ; an d l eg en d rel atesth atNich o l asFl am el an d h isw if eP ern el l a,
h avin g d ru n k it, w en tto l ivef o revero n an en ch an ted isl e .
"
Wel l , isitn o tcu rio u san d su g g estiveth atm o d ern Med icin e-
f o l l o w in g in th isal l th escien tistso f to -d ay, w h ateverb ran ch o f scien ce
th eym aystu d y-atl astpro cl aim s, tacitl yatl east, th ed epth an d th e
tru th o f an cien t `
o ccu l t' scien cean d m ak esu seitsel f o f itsw o n d erf u l
revel atio n s ?
"
Ju stasth ech em istsatpresen treco g n iseth eU n ityo f Matter
w h ich h asal w aysb een m ain tain ed b yal l th eAl ch em ists, so al so th e
d o cto rso f th eg reatm ed ical sch o o l spo ssessth em sel veso f th eo l d
prescriptio n sw h ich po in tto Metal l o th erapyasth esan estan d th e
saf esttreatm en t . "
"
Besid es, Metal l o th erapyan d El ectro th erapy-n o d o u b tid en tical ,
sin cem etal sin co n tactw ith th esk in pro d u cecu rren ts-areq u ite
o b vio u sl yth eb esttreatm en tin th ecaseo f n eu ro path y, o f h ysteria,
o rn ervo u sph en o m en ao f an yk in d w h atever
. "
Mr
. Bu ryd escrib ed th esesth esio g en icef f ecto f th eappl icatio n o f
certain m etal sto th esk in
.
" Mr
. Lan d o u z yrepo rted th ecaseo f l eth arg icsl eepin d u ced b y
th en earn esso f am ag n et
;
Du m o n tpal l ieran d P itresm en tio n cases
o f sl eepan d w ak in g b ro u g h tab o u tb ym etal l icco n tact
. "
Atth eS al petrieren u m ero u sresearch esw erem ad eb yCh arco t,
w h ich w en tto pro veth epo w erf u l in f l u en ceo f am ag n eto n patien ts
su f f erin g f ro m h ysteria
.
"
Bu titisespecial l yto P ro f esso rH
. Du rvil l eth atth eg reath o n o u r
b el o n g so f h avin g stu d ied in d etail an d w ith rem ark ab l eab il ityth e
vario u sin f l u en ceso f th em ag n et
; h eh ascreated th etru eth eo ryo f
m ag n etism w h ich isu n d o u b ted l yan ag en td erived f ro m el ectricity
o raf o rm o f th isl atteren erg yscattered an d l aten tin al l b o d iesan d
cen tral ised b ycertain m etal so f w h ich itco n stitu testh eso u l perh aps,
certain l yth em ed ical val u e
. "
Asto th eP h il o so ph er' sS to n e, w ek n o w th atitw asach em ical
co m po u n d w h ich h ad th epo w ero f tran sm u tin g m etal sin to g o l d ( Great-
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Wo rk ) o rin to sil ver( Littl e-Wo rk ) . Bo sed eV ez ecl aim sth atith as
actu al l yb een f o u n d , V an Hel m o n tth ath eh asseen an d to u ch ed it
in th ef o rm o f asaf f ro n co l o u red po w d er
.
Dr
. Em m en sh aseven
sen tto Am ericain g o tso f Arg en tau ru m ,
aprecio u ssu b stan cew h ich
h eh ad su cceed ed in m ak in g . Asw eh aveseen ab o ve, P apu ssaid
th atth is " m ag ical " po w d erw ascal l ed El ix iro rU n iversal P an acea
w h en itw astak en in w ard l y . In sh o rtitw asm erel y a
co n d en satio n
o f th evital en erg yin to am in im u m o f m atter .
Wesh al l sayn o th in g o f P al in g en esis, b ym ean so f w h ich Al ch em ists
cl aim ed th atth eyco u l d pro d u ceal ivin g b ein g , pl an t, an im al o rh u m an
( th eh o m u n cu l u s) .
Bu tisitam atterf o rl au g h ter ?
Wel o o k atab ack n u m b ero f th e Matin an d f in d th ef o l l o w in g
o verth esig n atu reo f Dr . S teph an eLed u c, P ro f esso ratth eMed ical
S ch o o l o f Nan tes :-
" Lif epresen tsitsel f to u sasth eresu l to f tw o ph ysical f o rces,
o n eactive, th eo sm o ticpressu rew h ich pu tsth evario u sm o l ecu l es
in to m o tio n ; th eo th erpassive, th eresistan ceo f th epl asm aan d th e
m em b ran esto th ism o tio n . T h ein eq u al itieso f th eresistan ceo f th e
l atterto th eirreparatio n o ru n io n seem to b eth ecau seo f th ech em ical
an d el ectrical reactio n so f l if e, o f n u tritio n , o f assim il atio n an d d is-
assim il atio n
.
" Ih aveb een ab l eb ym ean so f ph ysical f o rcesto repro d u ceth e
f o rm o f vario u scel l u l artissu esco n stitu tin g l ivin g b ein g s, an d th e
cel l sso o b tain ed tu rn o u tto h aveth esam em ain f u n ctio n sasth e
l ivin g cel l . In 5 o r1 0percen t . g el atin eso l u tio n sitispo ssib l eto
o b tain acel l u l artissu e .
Each cel l h asitsco verin g m em b ran e, its
pro to pl asm , itsn u cl eu s . Byu sin g sal tw ateraspl asm an d d ro pso f
th esam esal t
. w aterco l o u red w ith ad if f eren tex tract, en tirel yl iq u id
cel l sareo b tain ed
. Ih avepro d u ced l iq u id cel l sw ith l il iaryex ten sio n s .
T h esecel l sh aveth ed o u b l ecu rren to f o sm o sisan d m o l ecu l arm eta-
b o l ism ;
w h en d ried u pth eirm o vem en tssto p ; th eyth en presen tth e
im ag eo f th el aten tl if eo f seed san d in f u so ria, f o rth eirm o vem en ts
startag ain asso o n asth en ecessaryh u m id ityisresto red to th em
.
" Ih averepro d u ced b yin tu ssu sceptio n o f o rg an ism an d g ro w th
ph en o m en ao f n u tritio n w h ich u pto th epresen tw ereco n sid ered as
ch aracteristicso f l if e . Crystal sg ro w b yj u x tapo sitio n , asd o esa
w al l b yth eb rick spl aced o n it . U pto n o w l ivin g b ein g sal o n eh ave
g ro w n b yin tu ssu sceptio n , th atisto sayb ym ix in g to th ew h o l eo f
th eirsu b stan ceth esu b stan ceab so rb ed . In tryin g to co pyth eph ysical
co n d itio n so f l if e, Ih avepro d u ced artif icial seed sm ad eo f o n eth ird
o f co ppersu l ph atean d tw o th ird so f su g arw ith su f f icien tw aterto -
m ak eth em in to g rain s ;
Iso w th eseseed sin to an artif icial pl asm
m ad eo f w ater, g el atin e, f erro cyan id eo f po tassiu m an d al ittl esal t ;
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th eseed su rro u n d sitsel f w ith am em b ran eo f co ppersu l ph atew h ich
ispervio u sto th ew ateran d th esal ts, b u tim pervio u sto th esu g ar
w h ich setsu pin sid eitastro n g o sm o ticpressu reo w in g to w h ich th e
seed sw el l s, g erm in atesan d g ro w s, sen d in g o u trh iz o m esan d ro o ts,
th en vertical stem sw h ich m ayriseto ah eig h to f 1 2in ch es ; th ese
stem s, sim pl eo rb ran ch ed , so m etim esh avel ateral l eaves ; th eyh ave
term in al o rg an sin th esh apeo f th o rn s, b al l s, ears, ten d ril s, etc . T h ese
g ro w th sh aveacircu l atio n apparatu sin w h ich th esu g aran d th e
m em b ran o g en o u ssu b stan cerise, l ik eth esapin th epl an t, to ah eig h t
u pto 1 2in ch es . Wh en astem isb ro k en d u rin g th eg ro w th , th epieces
reu n ite ; ascarisf o rm ed an d th eg ro w th startsag ain . T h eseg ro w th s
aresen sitiveto al l ph ysical an d ch em ical in f l u en ces, to h eat,
co l d ,
variatio n so f co n cen tratio n , ch em ical po iso n s . Bu tph ysio l o g yis
w ro n g in sayin g th atsen sitiven esso rirritab il ity, th atisto sayth e
po w ero f reactin g to im pressio n sco m in f ro m o u tsid e, arech aracteristic
o f l if e . T h issen sitiven essisag en erapro pertyo f m atter
; itw o u l d
b eim po ssib l eto f in d an in stan ceo f actio n w ith o u treactio n
; th e
verypavem en trespo n d sto th el eastin f l u en ce ;
n o to n l yd o esitth ru st
b ack vio l en tl yth eh eavyo b j ectw h ich f al l so n it, b u titrespo n d sb y
ex pan d in g to th em ereto u ch o f th ef in g er .
" T h eg ro w th sf ro m th eseartif icial cel l sex ercisem o sto f th ef u n ctio n s
o f l ivin g b ein g s, su ch asn u tritio n b yin tu ssu sceptio n ,
co m pl icated
o rg an ism , g ro w th , sen sitiven ess, po w erto h eal w o u n d s ;
th eref o re
th eyco n stitu teal in k b etw een th el ivin g w o rl d an d th em in eral w o rl d
.
On ef u n ctio n o n l yth eyd o n o tyetpo ssess, th epo w ero f repro d u ctio n
th ispro b l em b el o n g sto th esam eo rd erasth o se
w h ich Ih ave
al read yso l ved , an d Ih avepro secu ted itsstu d yw ith th ef o l l o w in g
resu l ts :-
" In th ef ertil ecel l s, an d g en eral l yin al l cel l scapab l eo f m u l tipl yin g ,
Herm an n Fo l h asd isco vered cu rio u sf ig u resw h ich h eco m paresto
m ag n eticspectreso rph an to m s . Bym ean so f ph ysical f o rcesan d
in l iq u id so f th esam eco m po sitio n asth el ivin g pl asm Ih averepro d u ced
n o to n l yth esef ig u res, cal l ed k aryo k in etic, b u tal so in th eirreg u l ar
seq u en ceth everyco m pl icated su ccessive appearan cesw h ich th ey
presen td u rin g th eph en o m en o n o f cel l u l ard ivisio n f ro m th ero l l ed
u pco rd cal l ed spirem en d o w n to th ef in al tw o cel l s .
In th eartif icial
pl asm areseen in su ccessio n al l th eph en o m en a, al l th em o vem en ts
an d al l th esh apesw h ich appearin th eo vu l u m af teritsf ertil isatio n
.
" T h eseg m en tatio n o f th eeg g d u rin g in cu b atio n iso n eo f th em o st
m ysterio u sph en o m en ao f l if e . U pto n o w w eh ad n o co n ceptio n o f
aph ysical f o rceab l eto pro d u ce . su ch aresu l t . In cu b atio n , w h atever
m ayb eth ek in d o f itspro d u ctio n , isal w aysaph ysical actio n w h ich
pro d u cesin th eeg g cu rren tsw h ich aresl o w to d if f u se .
In tryin g to
pro d u cein artif icial pl asm scu rren tsw h ich aresl o w to d if f u se, Ih ave
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o b tain ed aseg m en tatio n o f su ch pl asm sen tirel yan al o g o u sto th e
seg m en tatio n o f th eeg g .
" T h eseresu l tsh aveal read yg iven u san u m b ero f
. im po rtan tl in k s
b etw een th em in eral w o rl d an d th el ivin g w o rl d
; th eysh o w th esu ccess
o f th en ew po in tso f view w h ich h avepro d u ced th em an d o f th em eth o d s
b yw h ich th eyh aveb een o b tain ed
. "
An d to th estro n g -m in d ed peo pl ew h o m o ck atth eid eao f th e
P h il o so ph er' sS to n ew eo f f eran o th erarticl epu b l ish ed in th e
Eu vre
o f th e1 9 th March , 1 9 25 , o verth esig n atu reo f Mr
. P h il ippeLen o rm an d
"
Atarecen tm eetin g o f th eAcad em yo f S cien ces, P ro f esso r
d ' Arso n val sh o w ed th ed esig n o f an ew el ectricg en erato rcapab l eo f
su ppl yin g a
co n tin u o u s po ten tial d if f eren to f 5 00, 000vo l ts !
" T o b esu reh ig h erpo ten tial d if f eren tsh ad al read yb een o b tain ed ,
b u tw ith apparatu spro d u cin g al tern atin g
cu rren ts . Bu titisth ese
co n tin u o u scu rren tso f veryh ig h vo l tag ew h ich , asw esh al l see, are
o f th eg reatestin terestto ph ysicists .
" Fo l l o w in g Mr . d ' Arso n val , Mr
. Jean P errin , pro f esso ro f ph ysical
ch em istryatth eS o rb o n n e, f o rw h o sel ab o rato ryth en ew g en erato r
w asin ten d ed , d rew atten tio n to th is
.
" Mr. Jean P errin spo k eas
. f o l l o w s :-
" T h ead van tag eo f th isn ew g en erato risth atitisd esig n ed o n a
prin cipl ew h ich w il l en ab l eth evo l tag eo f th eco n tin u o u scu rren tsu p-
pl ied b yitto b ein creased m o rean d m o re
. In itspresen tf o rm it
g ives5 00, 000vo l ts, b u tw h en th eq u estio n o f ex pen sen o l o n g erarises,
w esh al l o n th esam eprin cipl eb eab l eto co n stru ctan apparatu sg ivin g
1 , 000, 000vo l ts, th en 2, 000, 000, an d o n th ed ayw h en w eh aveato u r
d ispo sal th esepo ten tial d if f eren ts, w esh al l ag ain b eab l eto d evo te
o u rsel vesto th en u cl eu so f th eato m . An ew ch em istryw il l b ecreated
w h o sef iel d o f actio n can n o tyetb ef o reseen , an d w em aysayth ato n
th atd ay
so m eth in g w il l b em o d if ied o n th ispl an et .
"
Letu stryto u n d erstan d th em ean in g o f th een th u siasticpro ph ecy
o f th el earn ed pro f esso r .
" An d f o rth ispu rpo sel etu srem em b erf irstw h atisth eco m po sitio n
o f th eato m so f al l th eb o d iesw h ich co n stitu teMatter
. Wek n o w
th atth eseato m sco n sisto f acen tral n u cl eu s, averytin yg rain o f po sitive
el ectricityaro u n d w h ich g ravitate, l ik eth epl an etsro u n d th esu n ,
g rain so f n eg ativeel ectricity, th eel ectro n s .
"
Letu sto -d ayo n l yco n sid erth en u cl eu so f th eato m , f o rth isis
ch aracteristico f al l b o d ies .
T h isn u cl eu sisn o tasim pl eg rain o f po sitive
el ectricity
. Itco n sistso f o th erg rain ssm al l erstil l cal l ed
pro to n s, an d
w h ich aren o th in g o th erth an n u cl eio f th eato m o f h yd ro g en , th e
sim pl estato m o f al l
. Itisth ew h o l eo f th ech arg eo f el ectricityf o rm ed
b yth eu n io n o f th epro to n sw h ich ch aracterisesth eato m o f ab o d y
an d g ivesto th el atteritspecu l iarpro perties
. Wek n o w f o rin stan ce
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th atth eaz o teato m h asach arg eseven tim esasg reatasth eato m
o f h yd ro g en , o x yg en eig h ttim es, so d iu m el even tim es, an d u ran iu m ,
th em o sth ig h l ych arg ed o f al l th en u cl ei, n in ety-tw o tim es .
" Ex ceptin th ecaseo f rad io activeb o d ies, th eato m icn u cl eio f
w h ich areco m pl icated an d co n sisto f averyg reatn u m b ero f pro to n s,
an d w h ich , n o d o u b to n th atacco u n t, spo n tan eo u sl yd isin teg rate,
th estru ctu reo f th en u cl eu sisverystab l e .
" If w ew ereab l eto w ith d raw f ro m th en u cl eu so f an ato m so m e
o f th epro to n so f w h ich itco n sists, w esh o u l d b eab l eto tran sf o rm
o n esu b stan cein to an o th er, w esh o u l d o b tain atru etran sm u tatio n
o f m atter, an d th ed ream o f th eal ch em istso f o l d w o u l d co m etru e
.
"
Bu tisth eream ean so f o b tain in g th isspl ittin g u po f th en u cl eu s
?
"
Do w n to veryrecen ttim esth ean sw erto th isw asn o , an d th e
d o ctrin eo f th eim m u tab il ityo f m atterco u l d b eh el d to b esettl ed
. Bu t
af ew yearsag o an En g l ish scien tist, S ir Ern estR u th erf o rd , su cceed ed
in partial l ytran sf o rm in g b o d iesin to h yd ro g en
.
partial l y
b o m b ard in g az o te, ph o sph o ru san d al u m in iu m w ith th e
Al ph arayso f rad iu m , h esu cceed ed in ex tractin g f ro m th en u cl eu so f
th eato m o f th esesu b stan cesitsco m po n en tparts, th epro to n s, th at
isto sayth en u cl eio f th eato m o f h yd ro g en .
"
T h eAl ph arayso f rad iu m po ssessan ex trao rd in aryf o rce
.
T h eyareco m po sed o f terrib l epro j ectil esco n sistin g o f ato m so f h el iu m
ch arg ed w ith el ectricityan d h avin g af o rm id ab l espeed
.
"
No w itisth esepro j ectil esw h ich b yth eirco n cu ssio n su cceed
in d isin teg ratin g th estru ctu reo f th en u cl eu so f th eo th erato m s
.
" T h ef o rceo f ach arg eo f el ectricityd epen d so n th eh eig h to f th e
po ten tio n f ro m w h ich itf al l s
. In th ecaseo f th eAl ph arayso f rad iu m
S irErn estR u th erf o rd saysth atitm ayb etak en th atth eseato m so f
h el iu m ch arg ed w ith el ectricityf el l f ro m ab o u tam il l io n vo l ts
. An d
b ym ean so f th ism il l io n vo l tsitisal read ypo ssib l eto ex tractf ro m th e
n u cl eu so f an ato m af ew o f th epro to n so f w h ich itco n sists
.
"
With tw o m il l io n vo l tsato u rd ispo sal , w h atd eeperd isin teg ratio n s,
w h atu n ex pected tran sm u tatio n sm ig h tw en o tef f ect
!
" An d in th isl iesth everyg reatin teresto f ag en erato rl ik eth e
o n em en tio n ed b yMr
. d ' Arso n val an d Mr . P errin , o n th ed ayo n w h ich
itw o u l d pro d u ceapo ten tial d if f eren to f tw o m il l io n vo l ts
. Letu s
g ivean ex am pl eo f w h atw em ig h tex pectf ro m th eb o m b ard m en to f
th eato m b ym ean so f th isf o rm id ab l evo l tag e
. T h en u cl eu so f th e
ato m o f m ercu ryco n tain s5 3 ch arg es, th en u cl eu so f th eato m o f g o l d
h as5 2
. T h eref o reitw o u l d su f f iceto ex tractf ro m th eato m o f m ercu ry
o n epro to n , o n en u cl eu so f h yd ro g en , an d itw o u l d b etran sf o rm ed
in to g o l d .
" Wil l th eph il o so ph er' ssto n eatl astb ef o u n d ? "
T h eim po rtan ceo f th isd isco very, o rrath ero f th isf in d , an d its
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co n seq u en cesiso b vio u s
. Firsto f al l itb earso u tth eh ex ag ram m atist
th eo ry( seeAppen d ix ) asto th estru ctu reo f th eato m , w ith th issl ig h t
d if f eren ceth atn o d o u b tth erearen o tf o u rsim pl eato m sb u to n l yo n e
.
An d d o w en o th eref al l b ack in to o b vio u sAl ch em y
? Lo o k ag ain
atth el astsen ten ceo f th eab o vesh o rtb u tim po rtan tarticl e :-" It
w o u l d su f f iceto ex tractf ro m th eato m o f m ercu ryo n epro to n , o n e
n u cl eu so f h yd ro g en , an d itw o u l d b etran sf o rm ed in to g o l d
. " T h e
Al ch em iststried to d o th is, f o ritism erel yth etran sm u tatio n in th eir
h eated reto rts
. Weareg o in g to attem ptitb ym ean so f an el ectric
g en erato r
. S o l o n g asth een d isattain ed , w h atm atterth em ean s,
an d w il l n o tth eth eo ryo f th escien tistso f o l d b een titl ed to j u stas
m u ch h o n o u r ?
Hereisan o th er " m o d ern " aspecto f Al ch em y .
In th eJan u aryan d Feb ru ary, 1 9 25 , n u m b erso f th e
Occu l t R eview
th erew erepu b l ish ed tw o articl essig n ed b yR al ph S h irl eyan d Fu l b l o r
Ham el ref errin g to af an tasticd isco veryw h ich Mrs
. Dick in so n issaid
to h avem ad eatBrig h to n , w h ich issh o rtl yasf o l l o w s :-
Wh il stex perim en tin g w ith Eastern g u m san d o il sf o rth epu rpo se
o f pro d u cin g an ew an tiseptic, Mrs
. Dick in so n o b served red d ish
b ro w n crystal so n th el id o f th ereceptacl eco n tain in g th em ix tu re
.
S h ed irected th ef l am eo f aBu n sen b u rn ero n to th em an d af tera
sl ig h tex pl o sio n sh eo b tain ed acrystal l isatio n in th esh apeo f ah o l l o w
cyl in d er .
S o o n af tersh esaw su spen d ed in ab o ttl eo f h erEastern o il ab ro w n
o b j ectth esiz eo f al ad yb ird an d th esh apeo f ascarab , o f ab eau tif u l
g o l d en red , f itted w ith f in eth read s, g ivin g in th esu n b rig h trayso f
g reatl u m in o sity .
S h een cl o sed th isn u cl eu sin atu b ein w h ich itco n tin u ed to rad iate
in ten sel y, d epo sitin g o n th eo u terw al l asteam w h ich co n d en sed in to
crystal sso m eo f w h ich h ad ex trao rd in aryb eau ty, an d resem b l ed
crystal l ised su n b eam s .
If th esecrystal sarepl aced in atu b ean d h el d in apail o f w ater,
th eypu rif yan d vital iseth el atter .
Weareh eref aced w ith an ew f o rce, su perio rto rad iu m , f o ritis
in ad d itio n ab l eto m u l tipl y
. Itis au n iversal pu rif ieran d au n iversal
so l ven t .
If acu l tu reispl aced in az in creceptacl ean d th isreceptacl ein to
th etan k o f ab o il er, th el atteriscl ean ed au to m atical l y
. T h ism arvel l o u s
w aterref in eso il in th eh ig h estd eg ree . U n l eaven ed b read m ad ew ith
th isvital ised w aterrem ain sf resh f o ran in d ef in itetim epro vid ed itis
d am ped f ro m tim eto tim ew ith th ew ater, w h ich can al so b eu sed in th e
cl ean in g o f sk in s, o f f l ax , asan an tiseptic, an d f o rm an yo th erpu rpo ses
.
T h eseareth ef acts . Al ch em yal o n ecan ex pl ain th em
. Arew e
n o tatl astf aceto f acew ith th e P h il o so ph er' sS to n e,
w h ich isn o ta
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sto n eb u tastran g esu b stan ceh avin g th evital q u al itiesab o veseto u t,
an d w h ich co rrespo n d sto th ed escriptio n sg iven b yT h o m asV au g h an ,
Arn au d d eV il l en eu vean d o th ers? T h atsu b stan cew aspro tean in
ch aracteran d , l ik eth atf o u n d b yMrs . Dick in so n , m ad ew aterrad io -
active
.
Itissu rprisin g th atso m escien tistd o esn o ttak eu pth esestu d ies
to arriveatso m ed ef in iteresu l t .
CHAP T ER IV
HIGHMAGIC
I
T h eK ab b al a
WE
h aveg iven an in term ed iate, co n n ectin g pl aceto Al ch em y . Ou r
read ersw il l h aveg u essed w h y
. In o u rh u m b l eo pin io n Al ch em y,
o w in g to so m eth in g if n o tch il d ish atl eastch im erical , stil l f o rm spart
o f Lo w Mag ic .
An d sm al l in d eed , al th o u g h n o tn eg l ig ib l e, isth en u m b er
o f Occu l tistsw h o stu d yitan d stil l cred ititw ith atripl epo w erw h ich
isb o th risk yan d h arm f u l , th ato f b ein g ab l eto m ak eg o l d f ro m o th er
m etal s, an o peratio n w h ich to -d ayiso f n o im po rtan ce, aspaperm o n ey
h astak en th epl aceo f g o l d , th el atterl o sin g itsval u easso o n asitis
po ssib l eto m ak eitco m m ercial l y, an d itispro b ab l yo n ed ayg o in g
to d isappearal to g eth erf ro m f in an ce
; th epo w ero f f in d in g an el ix ir,
apan aceacu rin g al l il l s, u sel essn o w th atm ed icin eattack sd irectan d
l o cal l yth eph ysical il l , an d h asin ad d itio n f o u n d th em ean so f ren ew in g
th eh eal th o f th een f eeb l ed b o d y ; th epo w erf in al l yo f creatin g l ivin g
b ein g s, even m en , th isph en o m en o n b ein g n o d o u b til l u so ry, in an y
casein f erio rto n atu ral b irth , an d in ad d itio n d an g ero u so n apl an et
w h ich isal read yo vercro w d ed an d w h erem en k il l each o th erin o rd er
to f in d f resh pl acesto ex pl o it .
On th eo th erh an d in itsprin cipl esAl ch em yd erivesf ro m Hig h
Mag ic, f ro m th eK ab b al a, f ro m Herm etism , w ith w h ich w ew il l n o w
pro ceed to d eal , an d w h ich areth esu m m ito f An cien tS cien ce, th e
partw h ich m ig h tb en am ed S u perscien ce .
Hereal so w esh al l b eb rief , f o rth isEn cycl o paed iaiso n l yin ten d ed
f o rin terested peo pl e, w h o w ish to h aveso m eg en eral id ea, so m eco n cise
an d b rief su rvey, an d ab o veal l practical k n o w l ed g e .
If th eyw an t
to g o f arth ero n th en o b l ero ad -an d w esh o u l d l ik eto seem o rean d
m o ren eo ph ytespreparin g f o rin itiatio n -th eyw il l h aveto g etto g eth er
aspecial l ib raryw h ereth eim po rtan tb o o k sw il l f in d apl ace, o ratten d
th eso m ew h atin f req u en tl ectu reso n th eseg reatq u estio n s
.
Wh atth en isth eK ab b al a? *Itisn o tab o o k asm an yseem to
th in k .
Itisam ystical d o ctrin eo f in terpretatio n , an eso tericT rad itio n ,
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th eh id d en scien ceo f an cien tan d m o d ern Mag i, especial l yth eex pl an a-
tio n o f th eMacro co sm ( th eU n iverse) an d th eMicro co sm ( Man ) , it
isth eK eyo f th eGreatEn ig m a ; b u tin o rd erto o pen th eLo ck w ith
th isK ey, itisn ecessaryto b ean in itiate .
Wed o n o tw ish evil to an yo n e
. Bu titisasto u n d in g to seeb o o k s
b ein g w ritten an d so l d in w h ich th ed ef in itio n san d co n ceptio n so f
Occu l tS cien cesareab so l u tel yan d rad ical l yf al se . T h atth eseb o o k s
sh o u l d attack o reven rid icu l eco u l d b eu n d ersto o d , an d w o u l d b eb u t
asig n o f l ack o f th o u g h t ; b u tth atth eysh o u l d co n tain m istak eso f
f act, th isreal l yisch eatin g an d n o tad m issib l e .
T h u sin T h eOccu l tS cien ces, b yacertain Etien n eDu cret" o f th e
S o cietyo f Dram aticAu th o rs " ( w h yish en o tsatisf ied w ith w ritin g
pl ays? )
w eread , " T h ew o rd o ccu l tisappl ied to certain so -cal l ed
scien cesw h ich pro d u cem arvel l o u san d su pern atu ral resu l tsin co n -
trad ictio n w ith ex perim en tal scien ce . " No w n o th in g co u l d b em o re
in co rrect . On l yaverysm al l parto f Occu l tS cien ce, atpresen tg iven
u pb yserio u sstu d en ts, d eal sw ith th isvu l g arh an k erin g af term iracl es
.
T o red u ceth eOccu l tS cien cesto th el evel o f Witch craf tan d to co n -
f o u n d th etw o isan in su l tto th eem in en tperso n sw h o seek to f in d a
g en eral ex pl an atio n o f th eph ysical w o rl d an d o f th em ysterieso f th e
In visib l ew o rl d .
Wh atrespectth en can w eh avef o rth ek in d o f d ictio n aryo f o ccu l tism
w h ich Mr . Du cretco m pil es, an d w h ich ab o u n d sw ith sil l in ess . T o
l isten to h im , f o rin stan ce, th eK ab b al aisn o th in g m o reth an aJew ish
d o ctrin e, am ysticex pl an atio n o f th eS criptu res . T o l isten to h im ,
T aro cis( in f o u rl in es) apack o f 7 8 card sw h ereo th erf ig u restak eth e
pl aceo f th eu su al o n es, an d w h ich ispref erred b yf o rtu n etel l ers . Wh at
arem ark ab l eteach er1 Herem in d so n eo f th eCapu ch in Friarw h o th o u g h t
th eT al m u d w asaR ab b i . T h e P etitLaro u sse al so m isl ead sth epu b l ic,
w h ich ism u ch m o reserio u s, ash erew eh aveal ex ico n w h ich every
yearisso l d b yth o u san d s . T h erew eread th at" Astro l o g yisa
ch im erical scien cew h ich cl aim sto b eab l eto tel l th ef u tu reb yl o o k in g
atth estars, asif itw erepo ssib l ef o rth em to h avean yin f l u en cew h atever
o n even tsw h ich d epen d so l el yf ro m th ew il l o f m an " -th at " Al ch em y
isth ech im erical arto f th etran sm u tatio n o f m etal s" -th at
"
th e
K ab b al aisth ech im erical arto f co m m u n icatin g w ith spirits . " On e
isam az ed atth eig n o ran ceo f so m e. o f th eseed ito rs, w h o yeth avetak en
th eird eg reein Letterso rin S cien ce . T h atth eysh o u l d attack m ig h t
b eal l o w ab l e . T h atth eysh o u l d d o g m atiseisu n pard o n ab l e . An d
w h ata stran g em en tal ity-cl aim th ateven tsd epen d so l el yo n o u rf ree-
w il l ! speak o f an arto f co m m u n icatin g w ith spirits, " etc .
Every
w o rd isb u tapro o f o f in su f f icien tin f o rm atio n . An d w e, w h o h ave
read so m u ch , arestil l af raid to m ak ef o o l ish m istak esin th isb o o k ,
an d apo l o g iz ef o rth em to o u rread ersin ad van ce1
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Weh o peto b ef o rg iven th issh o rtattack o f b ad tem per . Itis
d u eto th eth o u san d so f pin prick san d sm al l an n o yan cesb o rn eeach
d ayth ro u g h l isten in g to o rread in g so m an yab su rd ities, so m an yl ies,
so m u ch co n f u sio n an d d isd ain co n cern in g estim ab l ean d d eepsu b j ects
( even th o u g h th eyd o n o tco n tain th ew h o l eT ru th ) asto w h ich m o st
peo pl eh aveb u tvag u eg l im m erin g s, w h il stpu ttin g in to th esam eb ag
asil l ysu perstitio n an d ag reatth o u g h t, al earn ed o ccu l tistan d a
po pu l arf o rtu n e-tel l er .
Bu tl etu sretu rn to o u rsh o rtstu d yo f th eK ab b al a . T h ereisa
Jew ish K ab b al a . 1 Bu tth eK ab b al aisn o to f Jew ish o rig in . R en an
th in k sitco m esf ro m Ch al d ea . S ch el l in g seesin itth ek eyto al l
rel ig io u ssystem s
. Mal l evil l esaysth atth ef irstw o rsh ipperso f th e
starsw ereal read yK ab b al ists
.
Basn ag epl acesth ecrad l eo f th e
K ab b al ain Eg ypt, Fran ck pu tsitin P ersia, Eth erid g ein In d ia, Myer
am o n g th eAryan s . Oth ersco m pareth eGn o sisan d th eK ab b al a,
co n sid erin g th el atterth eJew ish Gn o sis ; yeto th ersth in k itw asb o rn
in th eMid d l eAg es ; so m eth in k itisZo ro astrian , even Ch in ese . Wo u l d
itn o tb esim pl estto sayth atatb o tto m itisth eh ig h estth o u g h to f
th eel ecto f al l n atio n s ? " Acco rd in g to th eg en eral th o u g h to f th e
Zo h ar, "
saysP . V u l l iau d , " th eK ab b al aseem sitsel f to b eb u taprio r
trad itio n w h ich isth eu n iversal trad itio n o f w h ich al l peo pl esh ave
m o reo rl essk eptareco l l ectio n . " Bu titispo ssib l eth atth eJew ish
peo pl em ayh avepreserved th em o stex actan d in so m ew ayth em o st
id eal reco l l ectio n .
An d o n th eo th erh an d itisso rich , so co m pl ex , so h id d en if n o t
o b scu reth at, al th o u g h stu d ied b yth em o stvaried co m m en tato rs,
th erestil l rem ain savag u etru th u po n w h ich w o rk , m ed itatio n an d
research g rad u al l yth ro w l ig h t . Itisth an k sto th eg en iu so f th ese
ex eg etiststh atitrem ain sl ivin g an d f ertil e . 2 Yo u seem en l ik eEl iph as
Levi, P apu s, P ierreP io b b an d m an yo th ersex tractitsteach in g , n o
d o u b tco l o u red b yth eiro w n in d ivid u al ity, b u th o w f il l ed w ith l ivin g
th o u g h tan d po w erf u l o rig in al ity .
Itseem satan yratecertain th atso m em ain co n ceptio n sg o vern
th ew h o l eK ab b al istictrad itio n . Firsto f al l th eco n ceptio n o f U n ity
w h ich w eh avef o u n d in Al ch em y( th eu n ityo f Matter) an d w h ich
w ef in d in Herm eticP h il o so ph y( o n eGo d , an d n o tg o d s
; th eco n -
Asto w h ich read th em asterl yw o rk o f P au l V u l l iau d ( pu b l ish ed b yNo u rryin 1 9 23 ) .
T h ereisn o n eed to po in to u tth atn u m ero u sb o o k sh aveb een w ritten o n th eK ab b al a .
T h ew o rk o f P apu a( pu b l ish ed b yCh aco rn ac) co n tain saw h o l eb ib l io g raph yo n th esu b j ect,
cl assif ied acco rd in g to co u n triesan d acco rd in g to su b j ectm atter . T h eb estk n o w n Fren ch
w ritersw h o h avew ritten o n th eK ab b al aareA. Fran ck , E. Am el in eau , Ch . Barl et, R en 6 Cail l g ,
El iph asLevi, Fab red ' Ol ivet, S tan isl asd eGu aita, A. Jh o u n et, J
. Lej ay, P
. Len ain , Em il e .
Mich el et, J. P el ad an , S ain tYvesd ' Al veyd re, A. Bertet, Al ex an d reWeil l , S . Harpe, S ed ir,
Mu n ck , etc .
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ceptio n o f g o d sisf o rth ecro w d ; th eOn eGo d isth eeso tericd o ctrin e
o f th ein itiates
. ) Fro m th isU n ityth eK ab b al ad erivesth eBin ary,
th eT ern ary, th eQ u atern ary, etc
. , th an k sto w h ich , b yan al o g y, th e
Mag iex pl ain ed everyth in g
. Hen ceth eim po rtan ce, in th eK ab b al a,
o f Nu m b ers
f ro m w h ich so m u ch m ayb el earn t, an d w h ich co n stitu te
th eb asiso f th eph il o so ph yo f P yth ag o ras
.
Isitn o tth eco n ceptio n o f th eBin ary, w h ich in f actsu g g ested th e
th o u g h to f th eetern al stru g g l eb etw een Go o d an d Evil ( Go d an d S atan ,
w h ich aref o u n d in al l rel ig io n s) , h en ceth eprin cipl eo f u n iversal
An tag o n ism , th eprin cipl eo f b al an ceb etw een tw o sh o ck s, ph ysical
o rm o ral , etc
. ? Isitn o tf ro m th eT ern aryth atth eid eao f th eT rin ity,
o f th eT h reeWo rl d s( m aterial , m o ral , d ivin e) th eid eao f th eth ree
real m so f Natu re, etc. , h avespru n g , th eseth em sel vesb ein g b ased
o n f acts( th eth reef u n d am en tal co l o u rs, th eth reeco n d itio n so f m atter,
etc . ) , h ereal so b rin g in g w ith th em so m an yf ertil ean al o g ies ? Is
itn o tth eQ u atern aryw h ich reg u l atesth eseid easo rth esef acts-
card in al po in ts, th esh apeo f th ecro ss, th ef o u rel em en ts, etc . ?
An d
th u sal so f o rth eQ u in ary, th eS epten ary, an d th eco m b in atio n so f th e
d o u b l eT ern ary, th ed o u b l eQ u atern ary, etc
. Al l th eseareso m an y
k ab b al istic k eys w h ich en ab l eth eh an d o f th ein itiateto o pen so m an y
d o o rso f th eHid d en S cien ce .
S pace, T im e, Law s, Ju stice, Lo ve, P h en o m en a, everyth in g in th e
K ab b al ah asan u m erical co rrespo n d en ce, th ew h o l eU n iverseitsel f
b ein g h arm o n y
. Areyo u n o w su rprised atn u m erical On o m an tics
w h ich tran sl ateaperso n al n am ein to an u m b eran d g iveitam o ral
o rd ivin ato rym ean in g ?
T h ro u g h th eNu m b erth eK ab b al aisth e
stu d yo f u n iversal h arm o n yan d al so o f u n iversal stru g g l e
.
P
T h eK ab b al aisal so th eg reatarto f secretrel atio n sh ips
. Open
ab o o k l ik eth e Fo rm u l aryo f Hig h Mag ic
o f P ierreP io b b , o n eo f th e
m o stim po rtan tan d m o strem ark ab l eth ath aveasyetb een co m -
l ed ab o u tth esem atters, an d w h ich co n tain sm o reth an o n esh o ck
rth eu n prepared read er . Yo u w il l f in d ab rief sk etch o f th eserel atio n -
sh ips, asf o rin stan ce :-
In th eHeb rew Al ph ab et, b etw een th el etter, itsn u m b er, itsm ean -
in g , itsl eaf o f T aro c, itssig n o f th eZo d iac, itssacred n am ean d its
sym b o l
.
In Geo m etry, b etw een each f ig u rean d itssym b o l .
In Astro l o g y, b etw een th esig n so f th eZo d iac, th epl an ets, m etal s,
co l o u rs, pl an ts, an im al s, perf u m es, partso f th eb o d yco n tro l l ed , m ag ical
virtu es .
An d so in everyth in g el se-al w aysth el aw o f An al o g yissu prem e .
An d th ereism o reth an th isin th eK ab b al a . T h ereisth eid ea
o f af l u id w h ich ism ag n etic, vital o ressen tial , w h ich iscal l ed
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tetrag ram m a,
in ri, astral l ig h t, astral b o d y,
perisprit, eth er, d o u b l e,
en o rm o n , g l o rio u sb o d y, etc .
T h issu b tl ef l u id , h id d en an d po w erf u l , th eo b j ecto f so m u ch co n -
tro versy, o f so m an ym o d ern ex perim en ts, an d w h ich in partacco u n ts
f o rm iracl es, w itch craf t, spiritu al ism , m ed iu m sh ip, cl airvo yan ce,
psych o m etry, etc
. , th isf l u id w h ich isth eb asiso f Astro l o g y, o f Mag ic
an d o f m an yd ivin ato ryscien ces, th eK ab b al aal so d eal sw ith it
. It
iso n eo f itsel em en ts, o n eo f itsm ysteries, co m b in ed w ith th iso th er,
th ecreativepo w ero f th eWo rd
.
" T h eWo rd d o esn o tex pressan id ea, itcreatesit, " w ritesR en e
S ch w aeb l ein h is P ro b l em o f Evil . " T h atisth ew h o l eo f th eK ab b al a
! "
No tq u ite, b u tag reatparto f it .
T h ew h o l eo f R itu al Mag icatan y
rateisb ased o n th epo w ero f th ew o rd , an d itisth isco n ceptio n w h ich
g ivesitsso l em n g ran d eu rto th eo pen in g w o rd so f th eGo spel acco rd in g
to S t . Jo h n , "
In th eb eg in n in g ( o rin th eprin cipl e) w asth eWo rd ,
an d th eWo rd w asGo d ( o rw ith Go d )
. "
T h eP o w ero f th eWo rd . T h eP o w ero f th eFl u id w h ich co n n ects
b yan in visib l ech ain everyth in g w h ich ex ists
. T h eP o w ero f th e
Nu m b er
. Here, su b j ectto erro ro n o u rpart, yo u h aveth eessen ce
o f th eK ab b al aw h ich , b yu sin g th isth reef o l d secretin th el ig h to f
An al o g y, attem pted to g iveaco m pl etean d l o g ical ex pl an atio n o f th e
d estin yo f th eU n iversean d o f Man .
Itw o u l d b el o n g , d if f icu l t, an d b eyo n d o u rsco peto an al ysein
d etail al l th eb o o k sw h ich h aveb een in spired b yth eK ab b al a, o rto
f o l l o w th el atterin to al l th esid epath sal o n g w h ich iten tersin to al l
th ereal m so f th ein tel l ect, sin cen o n eescapesit . Bu tw em ayg ive
af ew ex am pl eso f itsm eth o d san d itsco n cl u sio n s .
Letu stak eif yo u w il l th erem ark ab l eex pl an atio n o f th ero ph ecy
o f Ez ek iel su g g ested b yEl iph asLeviin h is
Occu l tHarm o n yo fp
`
th eT w o
T estam en ts . 1
Itreal l yh asan en o rm o u sf ascin atio n . Itw il l b e
rem em b ered th atw h en Jeru sal em w asth reaten ed b yth eAssyrian s,
Ez ek iel , l o o k ed u po n asapro ph etb yth epeo pl e, b u tw h o in real ity
w asapriestan d o ccu l tin itiate-w ro tean ad m irab l epag e, b u to h !
h o w o b scu re . No w Levi
cl aim sth atth issu b l im epag ew asn o th in g
b u tan attem ptto preserve, b ysym b o l s, an d so th atitsh o u l d n o tb e
l o st, th etrad itio n o f th eo ccu l tth eo l o g yo f th eJew s . An d l in eb y
l in eth el earn ed au th o rin terpretsit, sh o w in g in passin g itsrel atio n s
w ith th eEg yptian , Hin d u an d Assyrian in itiatio n s( acco rd in g to vario u s
scu l ptu res) , w ith th eT aro c( 21 stl eaf , th eWo rl d ) , an d f in al l yw ith th e
Go spel w h erew ef in d th eLio n , th eEag l e, th eBu l l an d th eMan , th e
sig n so f th ef o u rh o l yEd ito rs ; h eal so po in tso u tw h yMo sesh ad
1
Man u scriptw ritten in 1 8 6 1 f o rBaro n S pel ad ieri, h an d ed b yth el atterin 1 8 8 0to M.
Ch arro tw h o w asth em o vin g spirito f aR o sicru cian setin Lyo n s, an d f in al l ypu b l ish ed b yNo u rrit
in 1 9 20.
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f o rb id d en th atth eT em pl ein Jeru sal em sh o u l d b eco vered w ith h iero -
g l yph icsw h ich h ad l ed to th ew o rsh ipo f id o l s, d espised b yth eJew s
( w h o , l ik eal l K ab b al ists, w erein f avo u ro f o n eGo d , th atisto say
U n ity, ag ain stg o d s)
. An d th u sw eseeEz ek iel stan d u pag ain st
id o l s, ag ain stf al sepro ph ets, ag ain stu n w o rth yh iero ph an ts, repro ach ,
th reaten , cu rse, pro ph ecy
. An d w h atal esso n in K ab b al a-th issaid
in passin g -isn o tth eT em pl eo f S o l o m o n itsel f , o rien ted , arran g ed ,
co n stru cted , d eco rated in acco rd an cew ith an arch itectu rew h ich
itsel f isb u tasu m m aryo f th eHid d en Do ctrin e1
T h ecu rseso f Ez ek iel co n sisto f seven parts, co rrespo n d in g to vario u s
ch apterso f th eApo cal ypse
. S u b seq u en tl yth ed ream o f th eP ro ph et
tak esth ef o rm o f aCro ss, itsel f an im ag eo f th ef o u rcard in al po in ts
an d o f th esq u arin g o f th ecircl e . T h eCro ssisth eT au , represen ted
b yth el etterT , th eb asiso f th etem pl eo f th ef u tu reen visag ed b yth e
pro ph et, an d w h ich w il l b eth epro to typeo f aU n iverseru l ed b ya
th eo cracyf o rm in g ah ierarch yo f in tel l ig en cean d o f tru th .
T h epro ph ecyo f Ez ek iel , in sh o rt, isth ew o rk o f aref o rm er, a
pal in g en esicpo em w h ich isth eth em eo f th eApo cal ypse
.
An d h ereisaseco n d ex am pl e, tak en f ro m th esam eb o o k :-
Acco rd in g to El iph as Levi, th eApo cal ypseitsel f isb u tasym b o l ical
su m m in g u po f th eIn itiatio n an d ak eyto th eHig h K ab b al a . T h e
serieso f even tsto co m em u stb el o o k ed f o ro n l yu n d erth eveil o f a
tran scen d en tal an d pro ph eticph il o so ph yo f Histo ry
. Itis, in sh o rt,
th eS tru g g l eo f th eS piritw ith th eBeast, o f th eT ru eS cien cew ith
Ig n o ran ce, o f th eS even V irtu esw ith th eS even V ices
. Fo rth e7
can d l estick s, th e7 stars, th e7 seal s, th e7 an g el s, th e7 tru m pets,
th e7 Ch u rch eso f Asiaarem erel ysym b o l ical o f th eS even Ag esth ro u g h
w h ich th eCh u rch m u stpassb ef o reth etriu m ph o f th eNew Jeru sal em .
T h eseseven ag esstartw ith th eP rim itiveCh u rch , f o l l o w ed b y
th eAg eo f Martyrs, Ch ristian ityu n d erCo n stan tin e, th eag eo f th e
g reatDo cto rsan d th eg reatS ain ts, th eBarb aricIn vasio n s, th eR e-
n aissan ce, an d f in al l yth ereg en eratio n o f th eCh u rch th ro u g h th e
K ab b al a .
T h isS even th Ag e, w eh aveattain ed itan d w earein tru th th e
w itn esseso f am arvel l o u so ccu l tren aissan ce
. An o th erw riter, S picer,
in ab o o k en titl ed Ou rT im esan d th eFateo f th eWo rl d , al so
saysth at
"
th etim eisn ear, " b u th ein terpretsth ew el l k n o w n V isio n o f Dan iel
.
Itispo ssib l eth atb o o k so f th isk in d arein th em ain m ystical , b u t
itisn everth el essn o tew o rth yth atth eyag reew ith th ef actth atOccu l t
S cien ceisex perien cin g an ex trao rd in aryreb irth .
S o m eth in g l ik e
am ig h tyb reath isf el tin th eair
. An d itm ayw el l b eth atan ag ree-
m en tw il tb eco m eto , b yak in d o f k ab b al isticco m m u n io n , b etw een
th eg reatspiritu al istd o ctrin eso f to -d ay .
T h ef o l l o w in g aref u rth erK ab b al isticm eth o d stak en f ro m th e
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Jew ish K ab b al ao f
P au l V u l l iau d o f w h ich w eh aveal read yspo k en ,
an d w ith o u tref errin g to th o seo f Ch ristw h o , speak in g o n l yin parab l es,
d id in f actu seth em eth o d o f th ein itiates .
T h el an g u ag eo f th eK ab b al aw assym b o l ical . Aw h o l el ex ico n
m ig h tb eex tracted f ro m th e Zo h ar ( w h ereth ein itiatesarecal l ed th e
w o rk ersin th ef iel d s, th eg reatd o cto rsm ig h tytrees, etc . ) T h etech n iq u e
o f th eK ab b al ao n th eo th erh an d ism o stco m pl icated
. Itisd ivid ed
in to th reem ain g ro u ps
:-Gem atrics
( rel atio n sb etw een d if f eren t
co n ceptio n s, b ased o n th eeq u ival en t o f th eval u e o f th el etters) , No taries
( f o rm in g n ew w o rd sw ith th ein itial s o f th ew o rd to b ein terpreted ) ,
T h em u ra( su b stitu tio n f o rcertain l etters o f o th ersacco rd in g to vario u s
k ab b al isticco m b in atio n s) .
T h u sk ab b al istical l yJaco b ' sLad d erisid en tif ied w ith Mo u n tS in ai,
th en u m erical val u e o f b o th b ein g 1 3 0.
S o al so th en o ted w o rd o f 7 2
l ettersin vo k ed b yth ek ab b al isticth eo l o g ian represen tsGo d an d h is
7 2su perio rin tel l ig en ces . T h ew h o l e
T al m u d is k ab b al istic . T h at
isw h yith asb een said th atth el etterso f th eHeb rew al ph ab etal o n e
are l ivin g .
S o m eh aveeven g o n eso f arasto in terpretth esh apeo f
th el ettersw h ich , in Heb rew , arein tru th l ittl ed raw in g s .
Wecan n o tg o f arth erin to th ese, su b tl eties
. Wesh al l in th estran g e
co u n tryo f Nu m b ersf in d o th erm atterso verw h ich to m arvel an d
m ed itate .
II
Nu m b ers
T h em ysterio u sreel o f Nu m b ersh asal w ayspu z z l ed th em in d ,
an d w eh aveseen th atP yth ag o rasf o u n d ed o n itaw h o l em ystical
ph il o so ph y .
In An tiq u itym en b el ieved in th ein f l u en ce
o f n u m b erso n o u rl if e,
th eAl ch em istsb el ieved in th eiro ccu l tpo w er .
Ou ro w n astro n o m ers
an d ch em ists, saysMad am eFraya, l ik ew iseh o l d th at "
ah arm o n io u s
rel atio n ex istsb etw een th eU n iversean d Matteran d th e
prim ary
n u m b ers . "
Letu sn ever, in h istu rn saysLo u isCl au d ed eS ain t-
Martin , separaten u m b ersf ro m th eid eaw h ich each o f th em represen ts,
f o rth en th eyw o u l d l o seal l th eirvirtu ean d b eo f n o m o reu seto u s
th an if w el earn tth esyn tax o f al an g u ag ew h en w ek n ew n o n eo f its
w o rd s .
T h epo pu l arm in d w h ich isso o f ten in tu itiveal th o u g h ith asb een
accu sed o f b ein g ch il d ish , h asath aph az ard co l l ected so m eo f th eseo l d
trad itio n sasto th epo w ero f n u m b ers
. Weh aveth epro o f in th e
sayin g s, " Nevertw o w ith o u tth ree, "
" Itisu n l u ck yto sitd o w n 1 8
attab l e, " etc .
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Mr
.
Gu ym io t,
a
m o d ern h erm etist, cl aim s, f o l l o w in g Ag rippa,
P l an iscam pian d S ain t-Martin , th atNu m b ersco n tain th eel em en ts
o f al l scien ces
. E. Biscd eV ez ein h istu rn d eal sw ith th em ysteries
o f n u m b ersin h is Eso tericDo ctrin eth ro u g h o u tth eAg es . T h is m ayb e
ref erred to f o rf u rth erd etail s, al so th e Occu l tP h il o so ph yo f Co rn el iu s
Ag rippa( 1 7 27 ) , th e Mysterieso f th eHan d o f Desb aro l l es, etc . In
sh o rtitw il l b eseen th atth eS cien ce o f Nu m b ersisin cl u d ed in th e
K ab b al a . Itiso n eo f itsf o u n d atio n s . Ith asb een stu d ied b yem in en t
m en . No o n ew il l b esu rprised to h earth atw ew ereo n ed aypresen t
atal ectu reo n h erm eticph il o so ph yg iven b yan Occu l tisto f n o tew h o
in ten d ed to g iveask etch o f th eth eo ryo f Nu m b ersw ith ref eren ce
to th eT aro c, an d th atatth een d o f an h o u rh eh ad reach ed th eex -
pl an atio n o f th en u m b er4 1
Firsto f al l l etu so b serveth atin th esystem o f
P yth ag o raso d d
n u m b ersarepref erred to even n u m b ers .
Bu tapartf ro m th ef ig u res1 an d 8 w h ich represen tth eGo d h ead ,
perf ecth arm o n y, P yth ag o rash ad aspecial l ik in g f o r prim aryn u m b ers
asarith m eticcal l sth o sew h ich ared ivisib l eo n l yb yth em sel veso rb y
o n e . T h eyareasf o l l o w s :-I, 2, 8 , 5 , 7 , 1 1 , 1 3 , 1 7 , 1 9 , 28 , 29 , 3 1 ,
8 7 , 4 1 , 4 3 , 4 7 , 5 8 , 5 9 , 6 1 , 6 7 , 7 1 , 7 3 , 7 9 , 8 8 , 8 9 , 9 7 . T h ese, saysMad am e
Fraya, areg o o d n u m b ersin asw eepstak eo ral o ttery . Ch o o seth em ,
o rf ail in g th em , am u l tipl eo f 8 .
Wew il l n o w g iveab rief sk etch o f th ech ief n u m b ers
.
1 . T h eP yth ag o rean sco n sid ered th at1 represen ted th eGo d h ead ,
th atitco n tain severyth in g an d th ateveryth in g isd erived f ro m it .
Itisacen trew h ich iseveryw h ere, in d ivisib l ean d ab so l u tel y
in d ispen sab l e, asth ereisn o n u m b erin w h ich th eu n itw il l n o tb e
f o u n d .
2 . T h isisth eo rig in o f Evil , sin ceth ro u g h itu n ityceasesan d
d u al ity, th atisth estru g g l e, b eg in sw ith al l itscru el tiesan d al l its
trick ery . U n ityco u l d o n l yb eEtern al Go o d . T w o arises, w h ich m ak es
f o rAn tag o n ism , an d P eaceiso ver . Wh atish esitatio n ? T h e
b al an cin g o f th em in d b etw een tw o reso l u tio n s
. Even w h en yo u h ave
m ad ead ecisio n , yo u w il l n everactso w el l as if n o th o u g h to ppo sin g
th ef irstin ten tio n h ad co m eto yo u
. Wh atisth eWo rl d if n o tan
etern al d u el in al l itsel em en tsb etw een tw o prin cipl es?
In stead o f
an etern al sprin g th ereh asten sal o n g th erain cl o u d to h id eth esu n
.
Al l o u rtro u b l es, al l th ed ram aso f Lif eared u eto aseco n d even tw h ich
co m esin to co n f l ictw ith th en o rm al even tw h ich w asth ef u l f il m en t
o f o u rex isten ce . 2, th en u m b ero f d isco rd an d o f w arin o u rsel ves
o rw ith o th ers . Ho w ever, th en u m b er 2 isal so th eb asis o f th eBin ary
w h ich isn o tn ecessaril yevil in al l itsco m b in atio n s . Al tern atel y
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m an th in k san d actsacco rd in g to th isl aw , an d if b yh isw il l h epu ts
itin h arm o n yh erem ain sal w aysatan eq u al d istan cef ro m h esitatio n
an d f ro m rash n ess . T h eBin aryLaw , saysP
. Jag o t, ru l esth eastral
sig n -m an u al o f m an in th ef o l l o w in g m an n er
:-Wh eth erd eal in g w ith
ph ysio g n o m y, th eh an d o rh an d w ritin g , th eycan b eco n sid ered f ro m
tw o an g l es-l en g th an d b read th . T h el en g th sd en o testatics, th o u g h t,
q u al ity, f u l n ess . T h eb read th sd en o ted yn am ics, actio n , q u an tity,
val u e . An d th eappl icatio n o f th isprin cipl eto P h ysio g n o m o n y,
Ch iro m an cyan d Graph o l o g yg ivesu sin f o rm atio n asto th erel atio n
b etw een th eq u al itieso f th o u g h tan d th ef acu l tiesf o ractio n
.
T h ereareverym an yo th erappl icatio n so f th eBin aryw h ich every-
o n ew il l b eab l eto f in d f o rh im sel f .
3 . T h isn u m b erh asso m eth in g sacred in it . T h eo l d d o g m ao f
th eT rin ityco m m o n to so m an yrel ig io n san d co sm o g o n ies, so m an y
th in g sin l if ean d in l eg en d , in h isto ryan d in n atu rearein th rees, su ch
asBirth , Lif ean d Death ; th eth reestateso f m atter ;
th eth reeph ases
o f each even t( start, m id d l ean d en d ) ;
th eth reek in g d o m so f Natu re ;
th eth reeag eso f l if e( yo u th , m id d l eag e, o l d ag e)
; th eth reef u n d am en tal
co l o u rs, etc .
R em em b eral so th atCh ristask ed th reetim eso f P eter
if h el o ved Him , an d th atHef el l th reetim eso n th ero ad to Go l g o th a ;
th atth eCh u rch h asd ivid ed th ew o rl d b eyo n d in to th reed w el l in g s,
Heaven , Hel l an d P u rg ato ry, th atth eAn g el u sisru n g th reetim es,
an d th atitteach esth reeth eo l o g ical virtu es
. Lo o k atMyth o l o g y .
T h ereareth reeGraces, th reeFates, th reeHarpies, th reeGo rg o n s,
th reeFu ries .
Occu l tism f in al l ysh o w su s( w el eaveasid eso m an y
o th erth rees) th reepartsin Man ;
w eh aveal read ym en tio n ed th em ,
th eph ysical b o d y, th eastral b o d yan d th em en tal b o d y
. T h reeal so
represen tsth etrian g l e( th eth reem aso n icpo in ts) , itisth en u m b ero f
th em o stb eau tif u l l ysym b o l ical co l o u rso f th eBritish f l ag ( b l u e, th e
co l o u ro f th esk y, w h iteth eco l o u ro f w ater, red th eco l o u ro f f ire
.
No w aren o tth eth reen o b l eel em en tso f n atu rein f actair, w ateran d
f ire? ) An d h o w m u ch co u l d n o tb esaid ab o u tth eT ern aryin
P h ysio g n o m o n y( veg etativen ess, sen sitiven ess, in tel l ect, co rrespo n d in g
to th el o w erpart, th em id d l epartan d th eu pperparto f th ef ace
. )
Bu tw eh aveg iven en o u g h in stan ces .
4 . Mu l tipl eo f tw o ( d o u b l eBin ary) . Lo o k ed atf ro m acertain
an g l eitf o retel l sd ispu tesan d b attl esj u stl ik e2
. Ho w evervario u s
co n ceptio n sareco n n ected w ith th eq u atern ary, su ch asth ef o u r
el em en ts, th ef o u rcard in al po in ts, th ef o u rEvan g el ists, th ef o u r
tem peram en tsacco rd in g to Hippo crates, P o l ti, Garyd eLacro z e,
etc .
T o th eK ab b al istsitisal so th eCro ss, th eS ph in x , th eCu b e,
etc .
5 . Lu ck yn u m b er, saysFraya, al th o u g h S ain t-Martin th in k sit
f u l l o f f al sen essan d l ies . Itf o retel l ssu ccessin af f airso f th eh eart
.
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Itisth en u m b ero f th evo w el sw h ich to g eth erm ak eth en am eo f Go d
( a, e, i, o , u , o rb yan ag ram , i, e, o , u , a
:-Jeo u a, Jeo va, Jeh o vah ) .
T h eCh u rch reco m m en d s5 actsb ef o reCo m m u n io n ( actso f f aith ,
o f l o ve, o f h u m il ity, o f d esirean d o f h o pe) , an d reco g n ises5 sacram en tal
prin cipl es( sig n o f th eCro ss, Ho l yWater, Bl essed Bread , K isso f P eace,
Ben ed ictio n o f th eP riest) .
In th eK ab b al a5 isth eP en tag ram , th ef l am in g staro f th eGn o stics
.
Itisth en u m b ero f Jesu s( 5 l etters) .
T h ereare5 sen ses( h earin g , sm el l , to u ch , taste, sig h t) , 5 f in g ers
o f th eh an d , 5 b o n esin th em etacarpu s, 5 in th em etatarsu s, 5 m ak in g
th ecran ial casin g . T h ereare5 partso f th ew o rl d
. T h ereareal so
5 d ivisio n sin acco u n tan cy( g o o d s, cash , b il l spayab l e, b il l sreceivab l e,
pro f itan d l o ss) an d 5 actsin th ecl assicd ram a . T h eLaw o f Five
appl iesal so to to po l o g ical P h ysio g n o m o n y .
Weal so n o tice, f ro m th epo in to f view o f l u ck atg am in g , w h ich
al w aysh asso m eth in g m ysterio u san d k ab b al isticin it, th atin " P etits
Ch evau x "
o n ab o ard o f 9 f ig u res, th ef ig u re5 iscal l ed " th eHo u se
f ig u re, " b ecau seitpro tectsth eCasin o ag ain stth eg am b l erso n th estrips
( o n eb ein g n u m b ered 1 , 3 , 6 , 8 , an d th eo th er 2, 4 , 7 , 9 ) , w h ereth e
g am b l ersstan d an eq u al ch an ce . With o u tth e5 th ech an cesw o u l d
b eeq u al al l ro u n d , b u tin o rd erto b eatth epu b l icth eCasin o m u st
h avem o rech an cesth an th eg am b l ers . Byth eaid o f th ispro tectin g
5 , th eg am b l erh aso n l ya4 . 9 th ch an ceo f w in n in g ag ain sta5
. 9 th ch an ce
o f l o sin g .
6
. T h isisth eHex ag ram ( seeappen d ix ) , th ed o u b l etrian g l eo f
h eaven ( po in tu pw ard ) an d earth ( po in td o w n w ard ) . Itisth epen tacl e
o f S o l o m o n , th eax io m en g raved o n th eEm eral d T ab l et, th en u m b er
o f Lib ertyan d o f Wo rk ( P apu s) .
7 .
On eo f th em o strem ark ab l ef ig u resf ro m th epo in to f view o f
Mystical m ath em atics . Wew erespeak in g o f g am in g . Ho w m an y
peo pl eb eg in w ith 7 . Ask an yo n eto th in k o f af ig u reb etw een 1 an d
1 0-in m o stcasesh ew il l th in k o f 7 . Wh y ? Itisth e f ig u reo f f ate
perso n if ied .
Itab o u n d sin R el ig io n an d Occu l tism , in th eBib l e, l eg en d an d
h isto ry . T h ereare 7 S acram en ts, 7 capital sin s,
7 pen iten tial psal m s,
an d in th esto ryo f th eBl essed V irg in , 7 so rro w s, 7 j o ysan d 7 g l o ries
.
T h eCh u rch teach esu sth atth ereare7 capital virtu es( h u m il ity, ch arity,
ch astity, al tru ism , tem peran ce, g en tl en essan d z eal ) an d
7
g if tso f
th eS pirit( w isd o m , in tel l ig en ce, co u n sel , stren g th , scien ce, piety,
f earo f Go d ) . T h eApo cal ypsespeak so f 7 Ch u rch es, 7 spiritspu b -
l ish in g th epraiseso f Go d , 7 seal so f th eBo o k o f P ro ph ets, 7 m in isterin g
an g el s, o f 7 pl ag u es, 7 b ran ch eso f th esym b o l ical can d l estick , 7 l am ps,
7 stars, etc . In th el if eo f Ch ristw en o te7 w o rd sspo k en o n th eCro ss,
7 l o avesin th eb ask etatth ef eed in g o f th e5 , 000 . Go d th eFath er,
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h avin g created th ew o rl d , -rested o n th e7 th d ay, w h en ceitf o l l o w s
th atth ereare7 d ayso f th ew eek . T h ereare7 w eek sb etw een Easter
an d Wh itsu n
.
T h eBib l ead d sitsq u o tao f 7 f atk in ean d 7 l ean k in e
in th ed ream o f P h arao h , th en u m b ero f m essian icyearsf o reto l d b y
Dan iel isam u l tipl eo f 7 , th esacrif iceo f 7 cal vesan d 7 sh eepo f f ered
b yth ef rien d so f Jo b , th eg if to f 7 b eastsm ad eb yAb rah am to Ab im el ech ,
th earm yo f Jo sh u aw en t7 tim esro u n d th eto w n o f Jerich o b ef o reits
w al l sf el l . T h eth eo l o g ian so f th eMid d l eAg esin co u n tin g u pth e
b l essin g so f th eel ectin P arad isef o u n d 7 f o rth eb o d y( h eal th , b eau ty,
ag il ity, l ib erty, pl easu re, stren g th an d l o n g l if e) an d 7 f o rth eso u l
( co n co rd , h o n o u r, po w er, secu rity, j o y, w isd o m , f rien d sh ip) . Fin al l y
T h eo so ph yteach esth atMan ism ad eo f 7 prin cipl eso f w h ich w eh ave
g iven th eHin d u n am esprevio u sl y
.
T h isisn o tal l . Letu sl o o k th ro u g h so m eb o o k sd eal in g w ith
An tiq u ity . Weh ave7 w o n d erso f th ew o rl d ( th eP yram id s, th e
Han g in g Gard en so f S em iram isin Bab yl o n , th eS tatu eo f Ju piter
atOl ym pia, th eT em pl eo f Dian aatEph esu s, th eCo l o ssu so f R h o d es,
th eMau so l eu m atHel icarn assu s, th eP h aro satAl ex an d ria)
. Weh ave
th e7 S ag eso f Greece( T h al es, S o l o n , Ch il o , P ittacu s, Bias, Cl eo b o l o s,
P erian d er) , an d th e7 Ch ief sb ef o reT h eb es, th e7 h ead so f th eLern ian
Hyd ra, th e7 h il l so n w h ich R o m eisb u il t . ( T h eP al atin e, th e
Aven tin e, th eCapito l , th eCo el iu s, th eV im in al , th eEsq u il in , th e
Jan icu l u s) .
Isitn ecessaryto m en tio n f u rth erth e7 co l o u rso f th erain b o w , th e
7 n o tesin m u sic, etc .
T h ef ig u re7 , w eareto l d b yFraya, m ean sin tel l ig en ce, stren g th ,
ex trao rd in aryad ven tu res . In pl ayin g , pu to n 7 . Wh en yo u b u ya
l o tterytick et, seeth atitco n tain sth ef ig u re7 . Yo u sm il e ? Wel l ,
l o o k atan yd raw in g yo u l ik e . Herew eh aveth ed raw in g o f S eptem b er,
1 9 28 . Itisf u l l o f seven s :-
T o w n o f P aris1 8 9 8 -No . 5 5 2, 3 07 w in sFrs . 1 00, 000 .
T o w n o f P aris1 9 1 2-No . 4 3 6 , 1 8 7 w in sFrs . 1 00, 000.
T o w n o f P aris1 9 21 No s . 1 , 6 3 7 , 9 23 an d 3 5 6 , 9 27 each w in Frs . 1 00, 000.
Cred itNatio n al 1 9 1 9 -No . 5 , 8 5 2, 07 7 w in s1 , 000, 000an d No
. 4 , 07 7 , 8 4 6 w in s
5 00, 000.
Cred itNatio n al 1 9 21 -No . 3 , 4 1 0, 027 w in s5 00, 000f rs .
Fo n cieres1 8 8 5 -No . 9 4 , 8 7 7 w in s1 00, 000f rs .
8 , 1 0, 1 1 , 1 2 . -T h ed o u b l eq u atern ary : 8 m ean sch eck s, m o u rn in g ,
so rro w s .
1 0f ro m th epo in to f view o f l u ck isd u l l an d an yh o w . Bu tin th e
K ab b al aitisth eperf ectn u m b er . Itisth eDecad e, co n sid ered u n d er
itsHeb rew n am eo f S eph iro th , f em in in epl u ral o f seph ar o r seph er
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4 09
w h ich m ean s
n u m b er an d f ro m w h ich co m esth eEn g l ish w o rd Ciph er .
T h ereareten seph iro th o rvario u sem an atio n s :-
1 . K eth er
2 . Ch o k m ah
3 . Bin ah
4 . Ch esed
5 . Geb u rah
6 . T iph ereth
7 . Netz ah
8 . Ho d
9 . Yeso d
1 0. Mal k u th
T h eCro w n . .
Wisd o m
In tel l ect
Mercy
S everity
Beau ty
V icto ry
S pl en d o u r . .
Fo u n d atio n
T h eK in g d o m .
CreativeT rin ity( Lif e,
Fo rm , Lig h t) .
T h ecreated U n iverse
( h avin g th eiran al o g y
in th eseven pl an etso f
Astro l o g y) .
isevil , al th o u g h th erew ere1 2
are
1 2m o n th s, h en ce1 2 sig n s
1 2 isan o th erso n o f 2( 2 x 6 ) . It
g o o d Apo stl esro u n d Ch rist, an d th ere
o f th eZo d iac .
1 1 isg ro tesq u e, l o psid ed . Al in eo f 1 1 syl l ab l esh asn o po ssib l e
cesu ra, n o m u sic . Dream in g o f th ef ig u re1 1 m ean saw o rry, al o ss
o f m o n ey .
1 2 in th eK ab b al a is th en u m b ero f th e P h il o so ph er' sS to n e .
Bef o repassin g to th e9 , l etu sg iveth istern aryk eyto n u m b ers
acco rd in g to P ierreP io b b
:-
1 stT ern ary :-
T h etern aryk ey, ad d sth el earn ed au th o ro f th e
Fo rm u l aryo f
Hig h Mag ic, is, if n o tth eo n l y, atl eastth eeasiest o f
n u m erical k eys
an d su f f icien tf o rm o stm ag ical pro ceed in g s .
9 . No w w eco m eto 9 w h ich isan ex cel l en tf ig u re . Itseem sth at
itb rin g spriz esin l o tteries . Weseein Myth o l o g y9 Mu ses( Cl eo ,
Mel po m en e, T h al ia, Eu terpe, T erpsich o re, Erato , U ran ia, P o l yh ym n ia,
1
U n ity

. . . . . .
T h eBein g .
2 =1 -x -1 . T h eBin ary . .
U n io n .
3 =2+1 . T h eT ern ary . . Gen eratio n .
2n d T ern ary :-
T h eQ u atern ary . . . .
Law .
4 =2+2.
5 =2+3 . T h eQ u in q u en ary . . . . S cien ce
.
6
=3 +3 .
T h ed o u b l eT ern ary . . P ro g ress.
3 rd T ern ary :-
T h eS epten ary . . T ru th . 7
=4 +3 .
8
=4 +4 .
T h ed o u b l eQ u atern ary Fate .
9 =4 +5 . T h etripl eT ern ary . . K n o w l ed g e .
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Cal l io pe) ; in Greece9 Arch o n tes ; in th eCh ristian h eaven 9 Ch o irs
o f An g el s( seraph im , ch eru b im , po w ers, d o m in io n s, arch an g el s, an g el s,
virtu es, th ro n es, prin cipal ities) , an d aco rrespo n d in g h ierarch yam o n g
th ed evil sin Hel l . T h eCh u rch h asNo ven as . Aw o m an carriesf o r
n in em o n th sth ef ru ito f h erw o m b . Af terHisd eath Ch ristappeared
9 tim esto Hisd iscipl es .
T h ef o l l o w in g arith m etical cu rio sitiesarepo in ted o u tto u s
9 X2=1 8 an d 9 X9 =8 1 . 9 X8 =27 an d 9 X8 =7 2 . 9 X4
=3 6 an d 9
x 7 =6 3 . 9 X5 =4 5 an d 9 X6 =5 4 . No w th ese
resu l tso f m u l tipl icatio n sh o w in pairsth esam ef ig u res1 an d 8 , 2an d 7 ,
3 an d 6 , 4 an d 5 , al l ad d in g to 9 .
1 8
. Herew eh aveth em o stam az in g co n trad ictio n s . S o m el o o k
u po n itasaf ig u reo f cu rse, o th ersasaf ig u reo f b l essin g . S o m ew il l
n evertravel o n th e1 8 th , n o rsitd o w n 1 8 attab l e, f earin g in th eo n e
casean accid en t, in th eo th erth ed eath o f ag u estw ith in th eyear.
Ch ristw asb etrayed , th eysay, b yJu d as, th e1 8 th attab l eatth eLast
S u pper . An d th eyq u o tef acts, f o rg ettin g n o d o u b tal l th e1 8 th so f
th em o n th ( even f al l in g o n aFrid ay) , w h en n o th in g h appen ed to an y-
b o d y, f o rb yn o m ean sal l m eal satw h ich th ereare1 3 en tail an earl y
d eath , n o rd o al l j o u rn eyso n th e1 8 th b rin g acatastro ph e . Oth ers
sayth atth e1 8 th isl u ck yf o rth em . T h epro perco n cl u sio n isth at
1 8 isn o tn ecessaril yan u n l u ck yn u m b er . Ith as po ssib l y al u ck yo r
u n l u ck yin f l u en ced epen d in g o n th ein d ivid u al . In an ycaseitf o retel l s
so m eth in g u n u su al .
An d n o w l etu sl o o k atHisto ryw ith itsco in cid en ceso f w h ich
V icto rHu g o th o u g h tso m u ch :-
1 . T h eDu ed eBerry( so n o f Ch arl esX) , th eh u sb an d o f af o reig n
P rin cess, ism u rd ered b yLo u vel o n th e 1 8 th Feb ru ary, 1 8 20( th em o n th
o f th ef al l o f Lo u is-P h il ippe) an d h eab d icatesin f avo u ro f h isg ran d so n
ag ed 1 0, b u th eisto l d th atitisto o l ate . T h eR evo l u tio n o f 1 8 3 0l asts
8 d ays . Ch arl esXl o sth isth ro n eatth eag eo f 7 4 an d w en tto En g l an d
w h ereh ed ied in ex il e .
2
. T h eDu ed ' Orl ean s( so n o f Lo u is-P h il ippe) , th eh u sb an d o f a
f o reig n P rin cess, d iesavio l en td eath o n th e 1 8 th Feb ru ary, 1 8 5 2( th e
m o n th o f th ef al l o f Lo u is-P h il ippe) an d h eab d icatesin f avo u ro f h is
g ran d so n ag ed 1 0, b u th eisto l d th atitisto o l ate . T h eR evo l u tio n
o f 1 8 4 8 l asts8 d ays . Lo u is-P h il ippel o sth isth ro n eatth eag eo f 7 4
an d w en tto En g l an d , w h ereh ed ied in ex il e .
Aren o tal l th eseparal l el so f m isf o rtu n eg ro tesq u e
Ch risto ph erCo l u m b u sven erated Frid ay . Wel l , h ad h en o tn o ticed
th atitw aso n aFrid ay( 3 rd Au g u st, 1 4 9 2) th ath el ef tth eHarb o u r
o f P al o sw ith h is8 b o atsto g o to In d iab yth e
sea
ro u te, b ein g su re
HIGHMAGIC

4 1 1
th atth eearth w asro u n d ? Itw aso n aFrid ayth ath esaw b ird s, th e
f irstsig n o f an in h ab ited l an d . Itw aso n aFrid ay( 1 2th Octo b er,
1 4 9 2) th ataf ter7 0d ayso f sail in g h el an d ed , pro u d an d h appy, o n
th esm al l isl an d o f Lu cayas, th u ssettin g h isf o o to n Am erican so il .
Itw aso n aFrid ay( 1 7 th May, 1 4 9 2) th ath em ad eh istriu m ph an t
en tryin to Barcel o n a . Itw aso n aFrid ay( 3 0th No vem b er) th ath e
pl an ted aCro ssatP u erto S an to . Itw aso n aFrid ay( 4 th Jan u ary)
atsu n setth ath esetsail f o rS pain . Itw aso n aFrid ayth ath een tered
f u l l o f g l o ryin to P al o s .
Asw eareresto rin g Frid ayto h o n o u r, -th atFrid ayw h ich isso m e-
tim esl o o k ed u po n asan u n l u ck yd ay, q u itew ro n g l yso sin ceitisth e
d ayo f V en u s, an d isg en eral l ych o sen f o rg reatf estivities( itistru e
th atCh ristd ied o n aFrid ayan d th atth eCh u rch f o rb id sitsf aith f u l
to eatm eato n th atd ay-Ch ristan d V en u sato ppo sitepo l es) , -l etu s
rem em b er :-
T h atitw aso n aFrid ay( 7 th S eptem b er, 1 5 6 5 ) th atth eo l d est
to w n in th eU n ited S tates, S t . Au g u stin e, w asf o u n d ed b yMel en d en ;
o n aFrid ay( 1 0th Octo b er, 1 6 20) th atth ef irstEn g l ish Em ig ran ts
l an d ed atP rin eeto w n ; o n aFrid ay( 1 7 th No vem b er, 1 7 7 7 ) th atin
th eWaro f In d epen d en ceth eto w n o f S arato g asu rren d ered , asal so
( 1 9 th Octo b er, 1 7 8 1 ) th eto w n o f Yo rk to w n ; o n aFrid ay( 26 th Feb -
ru ary, 1 7 3 2) th atWash in g to n w asb o rn ( n o ticeth at26 =1 8 X2,
an d th at1 +7 +8 +2=1 3 ) ; o n aFrid ayth atth en ew l yco n stitu ted
R epu b l ico f th eU n ited S tatessig n ed itstreatyo f al l ian cew ith th e
Co m ted eV erg en u es, th em in istero f Lo u isXV I.
Asw il l b eseen , o u rsisterS tateb eyo n d th eAtl an tich asn o cau se
to co m pl ain o f th em u ch m al ig n ed Frid ay .
R etu rn in g to th ef ig u re1 8 , l etu sseew h atw asth eo pin io n o f so m e
stro n g m in d sn o tm u ch g iven to su perstitio n .
V icto rHu g o b el ieved in th eevil in f l u en ceo f th isn u m b er . His
n o teb o o k saref u l l o f o b servatio n so n th esu b j ect . Wh en in 1 8 7 1 h e
started f o rth eNatio n al Assem b l yatBo rd eau x , h en o testh ath ean d
h isf rien d sl ef tP ariso n th e1 8 th Feb ru ary, th atin th esal o o n carin
w h ich th eytravel l ed th eyw ere1 8 , in cl u d in g Lo u isBl an c, th atth e
l o d g in g sreserved f o rth em in Bo rd eau x w ereatNo
. 1 8 ru eS ain tMau r .
T h en ig h to f th e1 3 th March th epo etco u l d n o tsl eep, h ew asth in k in g
o f n u m b ers, th ed ream o f P yth ag o ras . Heth o u g h to f al l th ecu rio u s
co in cid en ceso f 1 3 sin ceth em o n th o f Jan u ary, an d rem em b ered th at
in af ew h o u rsh ew asto l eaveNo . 1 3 ru eS ain tMau r
.
On th eeven in g o f th esam ed ayh ew asso u g h to u tatth erestau ran t
Lan taw h ereh ew asto d in ew ith so m ef rien d s, h isd au g h ter-in -l aw ,
Al ice, an d h istw o g ran d ch il d ren Geo rg esan d Jean n e
. T h eyw ere
w aitin g f o rCh arl esHu g o .
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S o m eo n eask ed f o rV icto rHu g o . Itw asth epro prieto ro f h isro o m s,
M. P o rte
. Q u iteb rief l yh esaid to h im
:
" S ir, b estro n g , M. Ch arl es . . . "
" Wel l ? " " Heisd ead . "
T h isw aso n 1 3 th March , 1 8 7 1 .
Gasto n Derysh asco l l ected th ef o l l o w in g co in cid en cesin co n n ectio n
w ith th en u m b er1 3 f ro m th el iveso f vario u sw riters :-
On th e1 3 th Decem b er, 1 9 22, Hen ri . Berau d received th eGo n co u rt
P riz e . Atth attim eh eh ad w ritten 1 3 b o o k s . Hel ived atNo . 6 7
( 6 +7 =1 3 ) ru eR o ch ech o u art, tel eph o n eNo . 5 4 9 3 .
Ern estLaJeu n essen o ticed th ato n th ed eath o f OscarWil d e
1 3 perso n sin asu b u rb an d o rm ito ryto o k o f f th eirh atsb ef o reaco f f in
b earin g th en u m b er1 8 . "
Gasto n Derysal so po in tso u tth atth eCaf eAn g l ais, w h ereth ere
w ereo f ten 1 3 attab l e, w assitu ateb o th atNo . 1 3 Bo u l evard d es
An g l aisan d No . 1 3 ru eMarivau x . Itcl o sed itsd o o rso n th e3 1 ( 1 8
reversed ) March o f th eyear1 9 1 3 , an d itw asin th eth irteen th w eek
o f th esam eyearth atth eh o u sein w h ich itw assitu atef el l apreyto
th epick o f th eh o u seb reak ers .
" Itw aso n aFrid ayth e1 3 th th atAn n u n z io in 1 9 07 m etw ith
an accid en tin w h ich h e n earl yl o stan eye . T h ecarriag ew h ich h e
to o k w asn u m b ered 1 3 . T h ed riverask ed f o r1 3 l ire . On retu rn in g
h o m eh ef o u n d 1 8 l etters . T h ateven in g attab l eth erew ere1 8 g u ests .

Itw asal so o n a1 3 th ( Au g u st, 1 9 22) th ath eh ad su ch ad an g ero u s

f al l .
" T h isex pl ain sth ef actth atAn n u n z io , in sen d in g o n eo f h isb o o k s
to af rien d , d ated th ed ed icatio n ' Arcach o n , th e2n d Jan u ary1 9 1 2+1 , '
an d th atin h ism an u scriptsth epag e1 3 isn u m b ered 1 2a .
" Mu sset, w h o d read ed b o th Frid ayan d 1 3 , w asw o rried b ecau se
h isj o u rn eyw ith Geo rg eS an d b eg an o n a1 3 th
.
" R ich ard Wag n er, w h o sen am ean d perso n al n am eco n sistto g eth ero f
1 3 l etters, w asb o rn in 1 8 1 3 , d ied o n 1 3 th Feb ru ary, 1 8 8 3 , saw T an n h d u ser
pro d u ced f o rth ef irsttim ein P ariso n 1 3 th March 1 8 6 1 , w h ereitw as
repeated o n 1 3 th May, 1 8 9 5 .
P au l Desch an el , b o rn o n th e1 3 th , w asm arried o n Frid ayth e
1 3 th , an d itw aso n a1 3 th th atth eCh am b erm ad eh im acan d id ate
f o rth eP resid en cy . Hisn am ean d perso n al n am eco n sisto f 1 3 l etters .
" Hen ryK istem aek ersw h o sen am eco n sistso f 1 3 l etters, w as
b o rn o n 1 3 th Octo b er, g o th isd eg reein Letterso n a1 3 th , h ad Marth a
accepted o n a1 8 th , an d itsd ressreh earsal w aso n a1 3 th . T h ef irst
n ig h to f LaBl essu re in P arisw asal so o n a1 3 th , asw el l asitssu b -
seq u en tpro d u ctio n atBru ssel s . T h ed ressreh earsal o f L' In stin ct
an d th ef irstn ig h to f LaR ival e to o k pl aceo n a1 3 th , L' Em b u scad e
w asaccepted o n a 1 3 th , an d h ew asd eco rated w ith th eLeg io n o f
Ho n o u r, asu su al , o n a1 3 th .
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4 1 3
" Ed m o n d R o stan d -1 3 l etters-w asth e1 3 th o ccu pan to f seat
No
. 1 3 atth eAcad em y
. "
1 4 . Cu rio u sco in cid en cesh aveal so b een o b served in co n n ectio n
w ith th ef ig u re1 4 .
Itcertain l ypl ayed asu rprisin g partin th el if eo f Lo u isXIV , w h o ,
th e1 4 th o f th en am e, attain ed h ism aj o rityatth eag eo f 1 4 , su cceed ed
to th eT h ro n eo n a1 4 th May, saw h ispred ecesso rLo u isXIIId iein
1 6 4 8 ( 1 +6 +4 +3 =1 4 ) , h ad h isl if esaved b yT u ren n eatBl in d eau
in 1 6 5 2( 1 , +6 +5 +2=1 4 ) , b eg an h isperso n al reig n in 1 6 6 1 ( 1 +6
+6 +1 =1 4 ) , sig n ed th eT reatyo f Do verw ith En g l an d in 1 6 7 0
( 1 +6 +7 =1 4 ) , d ied in 1 7 1 5 ( 1 +7 +1 +5 =1 4 ) atth eag eo f
7 7 ( 7 + 7 =1 4 ) .
T h isn u m b erisal so pred o m in an tin th el if eo f Hen riIV o f Fran ce,
w h o sen am eHen rid eBo u rb o n ( o rHen rid eNavarre) h as1 4 l etters,
w h o w asb o rn o n th e1 4 th Decem b er, 1 5 5 3 ( 1 +
5 +5 +3 =1 4 )
o rsay1 4 cen tu riesan d 1 4 d ecad esaf terCh rist, an d d ied o n a1 4 th
o f Mayaf terh avin g reig n ed th reetim es1 4 yearsan d h avin g l ived
4 tim es1 4 yearsan d 1 4 w eek san d 3 tim es1 4 d ays
. Fu rth erJean
Ch atel , w h o tried to m u rd erh im , w o u n d ed h im 1 4 h o u rsaf terth e
en tran ceo f th eQ u een in to S ain tDen is, sh eh ersel f h avin g b een b o rn
o n a1 4 th May . Asto R avail l ac, h ew asex ecu ted 1 4 d aysaf terth e
m u rd ero f h isK in g , w h ich m u rd erw asco m m itted o n th e1 4 th May,
1 6 1 0
( 1 . 1 5
x 1 4 = 1 6 1 0) in th eR u ed el aFerro n n erie, th ew id en in g
o f w h ich w aso rd ered b yan Ed ictpro m u l g ated o n th e1 4 th May, 1 5 4 4
( 1 +5 +4 +4 =1 4 ) , th atis4 tim es1 4 yearsb ef o reth eeven t . Fin al l y
itw aso n th e1 4 th March , 1 5 9 0, th atth eb attl eo f Ivryw asw o n
. Wh at
co in cid en ces ! An d al so w h atin g en io u scal cu l atio n s
.
Fro m 1 4 o n w ard . Fro m 1 4 o n , th epecu l iaritieso f n u m b ersd ecrease
.
Bu tw em aypo in to u t
:-
1 5 , th esym b o l o f spiritu al ascen ts( th e1 5 th d ayo f th e7 th m o n th
w asven erated )
.
1 6 ,
said to b el u ck yb yP yth ag o ras( perf ectsq u are) .
1 8 so u n d sb ad to th eo l o g ian so n acco u n to f th ecaptivityo f Israel
u n d erEg o n , K in g o f Mo ab ( 1 8 years) , an d to K ab b al istsw h o cal l it
th eso n o f erro ran d o f su perstitio n .
1 9 isl u ck yb ecau seco n sistin g o f tw o f ig u res( 1 an d 9 ) w h ich are
b o th l u ck y .
S o al so 21 ( 3 tim es7 ) th en u m b ero f d ivin atio n s . R em em b er
th e21 g u n so f cel eb ratio n s, o b vio u srem in d ero f o l d b el ief s
.
22isg o o d
. T h ereare22Heb rew l ettersan d 22b o o k sin th e
Ol d T estam en t .
28 , th eLu n arn u m b er .
3 0, Ch ristb eg an Hism iracl esatth eag eo f 3 0 . Hew asso l d f o r
8 0pen ce
.
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Asto th en u m b er 4 0, itism o reim po rtan tan d rem in d su s
:-
T h atth eJew sw an d ered f o r4 0yearsin th ew il d ern essb ef o re
en terin g in to th eP ro m ised Lan d .
T h atMo sesrem ain ed 4 0d ayso n Mo u n tS in ai, an d El ij ah 4 0d ays
in so l itu d e .
T h atCh ristf asted f o r4 0d aysin th ed esert, preach ed f o r4 0m o n th s,
an d rem ain ed f o r4 0h o u rsin th eto m b .
T h atJeru sal em w asd estro yed b yth eR o m an s4 0yearsaf terth e
Ascen sio n o f Ch rist .
5 0, th esig n o f th erem issio n o f sin s . T h en u m b ero f th eHo l y
Gh o st . T h eLaw w asg iven to Mo seso n S in ai5 0d aysaf terth e
Ex o d u sf ro m Eg ypt .
T h eHo l yGh o std escen d ed o n th eApo stl es5 0
d aysaf terth eR esu rrectio n
.
T h en u m b er6 0w assacred am o n g stth eEg yptian s .
1 00. P erf ectio n . 1 , 000. Ab so l u teP erf ectio n , th e
cu b eo f th e
f ig u re1 0.
Weco u l d g o o n f o reverw ith cu rio sitiesrel atin g to n u m b ers .
Letu sco n cl u d ew ith th ef o l l o w in g
:-
1 . Co rrespo n d en ces, f ro m th epo in to f view o f f ig u res, b etw een
th ereig n so f Lo u isIXan d Lo u isXV I, to w h o m h isCo n f esso rsaid
atth ef o o to f th escaf f o l d , "
S o n o f S ain t-Lo u is, ascen d to Heaven ! "
-tak in g asb asisth ef ig u re5 3 9 w h ich represen tsth en u m b ero f years
el apsed b etw een th eb irth so f th esetw o K in g s
. If th isn u m b eris
ad d ed to th ed ateo f so m eim po rtan teven tin th el if eo f th ef o rm er,
asim il arim po rtan teven tw il l b ef o u n d in th el if eo f th el atter
. Fo r
in stan ce :-
Birth o f S ain tLo u is( 23 rd April ) . . . . . .
1 21 5
5 3 9
Birth o f Lo u isXV I( 23 rd Au g u st)
. .
1 7 5 4
Birth o f Isab el l a, sistero f S ain tLo u is
1 225
5 3 9
Birth o f Isab el l a, sistero f Lo u isXV I
. . 1 7 6 4
Death o f th ef ath ero f S ain tLo u is
. . 1 226
5 3 9
Death o f th eDau ph in , f ath ero f Lo u isXV I
. . 1 7 6 5
Beg in n in g o f th em in o rityo f S ain tLo u isasK in g
. . . . 1 226
5 3 9
Beg in n in g o f th em in o rityo f Lo u isXV IasDau ph in

. . . .
1 7 6 5
2 . Ob servatio n m ad eb yCh ateau b rian d
Death o f Ch arl em ag n e-3 1 stMarch , 8 1 4 W)
En d o f Napo l eo n ' spo w er-3 1 stMarch , 1 8 1 4 .
1 , 000yearsto th ed ay .
8 . Atab l eh asb een d raw n u p, acco rd in g to trad itio n , o f l u ck y
an d u n l u ck yd ays, w h ich sh ew s :-
Avo id w h en tran sactin g b u sin essth ef o l l o w in g d ays :-
2, 5 , 1 1 , 1 3 , 1 5 , 1 8 , 3 0.
P ref erth ef o l l o w in g :-
1 , 8 , 7 , 9 , 1 0, 1 2, 1 6 , 1 7 , 1 9 , 20, 21 , 22, 27 , 28 .
III
S o m eK ab b al isticP ractices
Weh aveseen th eserio u ssid eo f th eK ab b al a, an d an o th ersid e
w h ich atf irstg l an ceisl essso . T o th el atterw ew il l ad d vario u s
practicesal so b ased o n th em ysterio u sin f l u en ceo f n u m b ers .
A. T h eP rin cipal Dateso f Lif e
In o rd erto o b tain th ese, ad d th ef ig u reso f th eyearin th ew ay
h o w n in th ef o l l o w in g ex am pl e .
HIGHMAGIC
4 1 5
Arm isticesig n ed b etw een th evicto rio u sS ain tLo u isan d Hen ryIII
o f En g l an d
1 24 3
5 3 9
T reatysig n ed , b etw een th evicto rio u sLo u isXV Ian d Geo rg eIII
o f En g l an d

. .

. .

. .

. .
1 7 8 2
An Eastern P rin cevisitsS ain tLo u is, b ein g an x io u sto b eco m ea
Ch ristian

. . 1 24 9
5 3 9
An Eastern P rin cesen d san am b assad o rto Lo u isXV If o rth e
sam epu rpo se
1 7 8 8
Def eato f S ain tLo u is, ab an d o n ed b yal l an d tak en priso n erat
Man so u rah

. .

. . 1 25 0
5 3 9
Em ig ratio n o f th eP rin ces . Lo u isXV Iab an d o n ed b yal l an d
tak en priso n erb yth epeo pl ein Octo b er
1 7 8 9
S h eph erd R isin g -an apo statepriestisl ead er 1 25 0
5 3 9
Jaco b in R isin g -an apo statepriesto f f ersh isCh u rch to th e
P eo pl e

. .

. . 1 7 8 9
T h ed atesg iven b yth eto tal sw il l b rin g im po rtan teven ts .
Orrath erth eyd en o teg reatperio d so f
ch an g es
in acco rd an cew ith
aserieso f n u m b ersarran g ed in acertain o rd er . Bu tth ereareo th er
n u m erical series, an d th ef irstg reateven to f an yparticu l arcl assm ay
b etak en asastartin g po in t, su ch asFirstCo m m u n ipn , f irstl o ve,
f irstartistic, f in an cial o ro th ersu ccess, an d th u srel ig io u s, l o ve, artistic,
o rf in an cial seq u en cesm ayb ed raw n u p .
B . Mo d ern K ab b al isticT ab l e
T h istab l e, itissaid , en ab l esth eresu l to f ad if f eren ce, al aw su it,
ad u el , an yrival ryto b ek n o w n ato n cean d b ef o reh an d
. P l acin g
th en u m b ersco rrespo n d in g to th eval u eo f th el etterso f th en am e
o f th etw o partiesin aco l u m n , itissu f f icien tto ad d th em in o rd er
to k n o w th evicto r .
A
1
B
2
G D
4
E
5
C
6
V
7
P
8
T h
9
l &J
K
L M N X 0 H Q
1 0 20 3 0 4 0 5 0 . 6 0 7 0 28 0
9 0
R
200 28 0 T
U Fo rP h Ch Y W Z
1 00 S H 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 8 00
7 000
F
5 00
A 1
D 4
P 8
L 3 0 O 7 0
L 3 0
0 7 0
I 1 0
P
8
I 1 0
U 4 00 N 5 0
A 1
E 5
M 4 0
C 6
R 1 00 A 1
M 4 0
E 5
E 5
R 1 00
S 1 00
S 200 R 1 00 E
5
8 8 1 ( w o n ) 6 1 9
25 0( w o n )
1 4 9
4 1 6 T HE
OCCU LT S CIENCES
Assu m eab irth in 1 8 8 8 .
Draw u pth ef o l l o w in g tab l es :-
1 8 8 8 1 9 1 3 1 9 27 1 9 4 6 1 9 6 6
1
1 1
1 1
8 9 9 9 9
8 1 2 4 6
8 3
7
6
6
1 9 1 3 1 9 27 1 9 4 6 1 9 6 6 1 9 8 8
C. T h eHan d o f Fatim a
T h e Han d o f Fath m a
( o rFatim a) w as,
itseem s, d isco vered b yCag l io stro , in th e
Castl eo f S ain tLeo n w h ereh ed ied in
1 7 9 5 , in an o l d m an u scriptw h ich recal l ed
itsan cien tu sein th eEastan d g aveits
d o u b l eo racl easf o l l o w s
:-
1 . T h eK eyo f In d ivid u al Nu m b ersf o r
th epu rpo seo f tel l in g th etem peram en to f
aperso n .
2 . T h e K ey
o f th eDo u b l eZo d iacf o r
2
. In o rd erto k n o w th em ean in g o f th is
n u m b er, co n su l tth eT ab l eo f th eHan d , l eavin g o u tth o u san d san d
spl ittin g u pth erem ain in g n u m b erin to h u n d red san d u n itsif th ew h o l e
isn o to n th etab l e .
3 . T o f in d if yo u w il l b evicto rio u sin aco m in g stru g g l e, ag ain st
arival ( in l o ve, in b u sin ess, etc . ) , w riteyo u rCh ristian n am ean d th at
o f th erival , an d f in d th esu m w h ich each m ak esacco rd in g to th eciph er
k eyo f th eDo u b l eZo d iac . Divid eeach su m b y9 an d f in d th erem ain in g
n u m b erin th eco l u m n so f th especial tab l e
. Yo u w il l th en k n o w w h ich
w il l w in .
4
aaaa
M
a
x
1 0
L
20
W~I
D
3 0
6 0
P
6 0
Q
0
N
4 0
8 0
9 0
If f l , V IM, " I,
4 00
Z
5 00
J
6 00
V
ro o
th epu rpo seo f f o retel l in g th ef u tu re
.
T h em eth o d o f u sin g it
is asf o l l o w s
1 . In o rd erto k n o w th ech aracter, ab il -
ities, tem peram en to f aperso n , tak eeach 921 4 1
6 0eBONN
, 9 ' Lv r
o f th el etterso f th en am ean d perso n al
n am ean d pu tin th eirpl aceth erel ative
n u m b ersf o u n d in th eHan d o f Fatim a .
Ad d th eseu p . T h u syo u w il l f in d th ein d i-
~i
~
h
4
vid u al n u m b er
o f th eperso n .

1 0
HIGHMAGIC 4 1 7
C 6
D 4 L 3 0
W 8 00 H 28 0
E 5 E 5
S 200 M 4 0
I 1 0 U 4 00
C 6 E 5
L
3 0 G 3 H 28 0 N 5 0
S 200 H
28 0
A 1 C
6
N 5 0 E 5
0 7 0 E 5
E 5 A
1
N 5 0 S 1 00
L 3 0 U 4 00
1 1 6 0( w o n ) 1 06 8 5 8 1 ( w o n )
5 4 8
4 1 8

T HEOCCU LT S CIENCES
T ab l e, f o rth eHan d o f Fatim a, o f Nu m erical V icto ries
T ab l eo f Nu m erical Co rrespo n d en cesf o rth eHan d o f Fatim a
.
1 b eats 3 , 2, 7 , 9 .
6 b eats 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 .
2b eats 1 , 4 ,
6 , 8 . 7 b eats
2, 4 , 6 , 8 .
3 b eats
2, 5 , 7 , 9 .
8 b eats 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 .
4 b eats 1 , 3 , 6 ,
8 . 9 b eats
2, 4 , 6 , 8 .
5 b eats 2, 4 , 7 , 9 .
( acco rd in g to Captain Fran l ac) .
1 . P assio n , am b itio n , ard o u r
. 3 9 . Nu l l ( as1 9 , 29 , 4 9 ) .
2 . Destru ctio n , d eath , catastro ph e
. 4 0.
Festivities, pl easu res .
S .
Mysticism , d ream in g , eth ereal l o ve . 4 T .
With o u tm o ral o rph ysical w o rth
.
4 . Darin g , w isd o m , po w er .
4 2 . Jo u rn eys, u n h appyan d sh o rtl if e
.
5 .
Happin ess, w eal th , m arriag e . 4 3 .
R el ig io u scerem o n ies, apo sto l ate .
6 . P erf ectio n , w o rk .
4 4 . P o w er, po m p . h o n o u r
.
7 . P u rityo f f eel in g , co n tem pl atio n
. 4 5 .
Id eas, n u m ero u sch il d ren .
8 . Lo veo f j u stice, h o n esty .
4 6 . Co u n tryl if e, ab u n d an ce, f ertil ity
.
9 . Im perf ectio n s,
so rro w s, pain s, 4 7 .
Lo n g an d h appyl if ew ith o u tcares .
attack .
4 8 . Law Co u rts, j u d g m en t, ru in
.
1 0. Fu l f il m en t, rig h t, f u tu reh appin ess .
4 9 . Nu l l ( as1 9 , 29 an d 3 9 )
.
1 1
. Nu m ero u sf au l ts, d if f icu l tsu ccess . 5 0.
P riso n , th en l ib erty, h appin ess .
1 2 . Brin g sl u ck , f o rtu n ateo m en .
6 0. Wid o w h o o d .
1 3 . Baref aced cyn icism .
7 0. Lo veo f scien ce
.
1 4 . Devo tio n , even sacrif ice .
7 3 .
Lo vesn atu rean d sim pl icity .
1 5 . Cu l to f th eb eau tif u l an d th eid eal .
7 5 . S en sitiven ess, af f ectio n , ch arity
.
1 6 . Fel icity, vo l u ptu o u sn ess, l o ve .
7 7 . R epen tan ce, f in al g race
.
1 7 . Fl ig h tyin co n stan cy .
8 0. Il l n ess, cu re, l o n g l if e
.
1 8 . In co rrig ib l eo b stin acy . 8 1 .
Arts, in tel l ectu al cu l tu re
.
1 9 . Nu l l ( as29 , 3 9 , an d 4 9 ) .
9 0.
No f o resig h t, af f l ictio n .
20. S ad n ess, stern n ess .
1 00.
Favo u rs, h o n o u r, g l o ry .
21
. Bru tal ity, vio l en ce .
1 20. Go o d h u sb an d , k een patrio t
.
22 . In ven tio n , pru d en ce, m ystery
. 1 5 0. Fl attery, h ypo crisy
.
24 . In d if f eren ce, eg o ism
. 200.
Fatal in d ecisio n .
2. 5 . In tel l ig en ce, m an ych il d ren .
21 5 . Co n stan tcal am ity .
26 . Lik esto b eu sef u l .
3 00. P h il o so ph ical m in d .
27
. Co u rag ean d f irm n ess
.
3 1 3 . Cl airvo yan ce, l u cid ity
.
28 . Favo u rs, ten d ern ess, l o ve .
3 5 0. Naivety, vain h o pef o rj u stice
.
29 . Nu l l ( as1 9 , 3 9 an d 4 9 ) .
3 6 0. S o ciab il ity, m an ytal en ts
.
3 0. Marriag e, f am e .
3 6 5 .
Cal cu l atio n , sel f -in terest, eg o ism
.
3 1 . Am b itio n an d g l o ry .
4 00.
Art, l o ve, q u ick tem per .
3 2 . Hym en , ch astity .
4 9 0.
Cl o ister, f ervo u r, m ystery
.
3 3 . Ex em pl aryb eh avio u r .
5 00. El ectio n , h o n o u r, statu e
.
3 4 . S u f f erin g .
3 5 . P h ysical an d m o ral h eal th
.
6 00. V ictim o f en vy, su ccess, th en
catastro ph e .
3 6
. Greatg en iu s, vastco n ceptio n s .
3 7
. Gen tl evirtu es, co n j u g al l o ve .
6 6 6 . U n d erh an d pl o ttin g , so cial d o w n -
f al l .
3 8 . Im perf ectio n , avarice, en vy .
7 00. S tren g th , vig o u r, h eal th
.
HIGHMAGIC

4 1 9
8 00. Do m in io n , g l o ry, ex il e . 1 09 5 . V ictim o f persecu tio n , m artyrd o m
.
9 00. Braveso l d ier, cro ss, d eco ratio n s . 1 26 0
. T o rm en ts, co n so l atio n in o l d ag e .
1 000. Am b itio n cro w n ed .

1 3 9 0. P h ysical w eak n ess, m o ral en erg y .

Ex am pl e :-
Am an o f th en am eo f Jean ( Barret) w an tsto co n su l tth eh an d o f
Fatim ato k n o w h im sel f , an d to f in d o u tif in h isl o vef o rMissXh e
T ran sl atio n :-J . Barretisco m b ative, d evo ted , b rave, an d w il l
b erew ard ed .
IV
T h eT aro c, th eS u prem eS ym b o l
p
T h eT aro cissim pl yth ean cien tOccu l tS cien cein Brief
. Itisits
sn th eticsu m m in g u p . Itisu sed , asw eh aveseen , in th esh apeo f
ayin g card sf o rth epu rpo seo f f o retel l in g th ef u tu re .
Bu tf o rth e
Herm eticph il o so ph er, itisab o veal l asu b j ectf o rd eepm ed itatio n
.
T h eT aro cin f act, w eareto l d b yEu d esP icard ( in h is S yn th etic
an d P ractical Man u al o f th eT aro c)
reveal sth ew o rl d o f Id easan d
P rin cipl es, an d en ab l esu sto g raspth el aw so f th eevo l u tio n o f ph en o -
m en a .
Atf irstsig h titam az esb yitsg ro tesq u eim ag esan d seem s
m erel ystran g e
. T h en o u rsu rprise, perh apso u ram u sem en t, istran s-
f o rm ed , an d th ein tel l ig en tm an g u essesth ath eisin th epresen ceo f a
m o n u m en to f h u m an th o u g h t, th atb eh in d th esel eaveso f ch il d ish
appearan ceso m eth in g m o reth an im ag in atio n ish id d en
. Hel o o k s
atth em w ith m o recare, an d l ittl eb yl ittl eth em ysteryb eco m escl ear
.
T h eP en tacl ecard b eco m esam irro rin w h ich aco m pl etespiritu al
co n stru ctio n isref l ected .
T h isn eed f o rsim pl if icatio n o f U n iversal K n o w l ed g eb yak in d o f
w il l b eat
h isrival Lo u is . Letu scarryo u tth eab o vepro cesses :-
J
6 00 B 2
E 5 A 1 T o tal 6 4 6 +26 8
-
9 1 4 ( in d ivid u al n u m b er) .
A 1 R
8 0
N 4 0 R 8 0 T h isn u m b erex ceed s1 00an d ism ad eu po f
E 5
T 1 00 9 00 - Bravean d g l o rio u sso l d ier .
1 4 - Devo ted even to sacrif ice .
6 4 6 26 8
L 1 0 J 20 4 9 =9 =5 l eavin g 4 . No w 5 b eats4 ( sin ce4 o n l y
0
8 E
22 6 8 =9
=7 l eavin g 5 . b eats1 , 3 , 6 , 8
. )
U 2 A 1 3
T h eref o reJean w il l b eatLo u is, w h ich iso n l y 1 20 N 1 3
S 9 n atu ral h avin g reg ard to h isch aracter
.
4 9 6 8
4 20

T HEOCCU LT S CIENCES
in itiato ryk eyisso co n stan tam o n g al l n atio n sth atitisf o u n d 1 in
vario u sf o rm sn o to n l yin Eg ypt( th eEg yptian T aro cisth eb estk n o w n )
b u tal so am o n g th eIn d ian sw h ereitisrepresen ted b yag am eo f Ch ess
cal l ed T ch atu ran g a co m po sed o f f o u rseries( el eph an ts, ch ario ts, h o rses,
paw n s) w h ich sh o w sh o w m u ch itisd erived f ro m th eT aro c( itw il l
b erem em b ered th atT aro cal so h asf o u rg ro u pso f f ig u res) ; am o n g st
th em o sl em so f In d iab yth e Gh en d f ig eh co m po sed o f 8 series( o f 1 2
card seach ) d ivid ed in to tw o sectio n s, th esu perio r( cro w n s,
m o o n s,
sw o rd s, sl aves) an d th ein f erio r( h arps, su n s, d ipl o m as, pack s) th u s
sh o w in g itsd erivatio n ; am o n g stth eCh in ese( seed escriptio n in th e
b o o k b yCo u n td eGeb el in , T h eP rim itiveWo rl d ) ; am o n g stth eGerm an s,
( w h ereth ef o u rg ro u psareh earts, b el l s, l eavesan d aco rn s) ; am o n g st
th eGypsies( th isisth eo n eex pl ain ed b yP apu san d stated b yh im
to b eth eo l d esto f al l ) . Atpresen tth ereareaf airl yl arg en u m b er,
th eb estk n o w n o f w h ich areth eT aro co f Etteil l a( co m m en ted u po n
b yEl ieAl ta
2
w h o co n sid ersitth eb estreco n stru ctio n o f th eEg yptian
T aro cacco rd in g to th e Bo o k o f T h o t an d w h ich isl arg el yso l d ) , th eT aro c
o f Watil l au x , th eItal ian T aro c, th eBesan co n , th eMarseil l esT aro c
( th el atterth reeveryg o o d acco rd in g to P apu s) , f in al l yth eT aro co f
Osw al d Wirth , co n stru cted in acco rd an cew ith th eprin cipl esen u n ciated
b yth eg reato ccu l tistEl iph as Levi, itssym b o l ism b ein g apparen tl y
strictl yin co n f o rm ityw ith th eprim itivesym b o l ical T aro c .
Bu tw h atisth isl ast? Wh atisth etru eo rig in o f th eT aro c
?
Itisco n f u sed an d u n certain . Osw al d Wirth d ateso u rk n o w l ed g eo f
itb ack to th ed ayso f Ch arl esV Io f Fran cean d o f pl ayin g card s, b u t
w ed o n o tk n o w w h ereth ed raf tsm an f o u n d h ism o d el sw h ich co rrespo n d
so tru l yto an cien tWisd o m . T o -d ayth ereisab el ief th atw eh ave
h ereaco l l ectivew o rk w h ich g o esb ack to veryd istan ttim es an d is
co n secrated b yaT rad itio n w h ich ispreserved b yth eGipsies .
T h isisth eo pin io n o f E. P icard :-" T h eid easco n tain ed in it, "
h esays, " areu n iversal an d im m u tab l e . T h eyg o b ack to th ef irst
n eed so f th eo b serverto rm en ted b yth ed esireto reco rd b yf o rm ,
n u m b eran d sym b o l h isd ream sco n cern in g th eu n iversal m ech an ism
.
Lik eth eIl iad ith ad itsBard sw h o tran sm itted to u sw ith o u tco m m en t
ak in d o f cel estial epic
. On ech aracteristicf eatu reo f th eT aro cis
to seeh o w l ittl ein th eco u rseo f th ecen tu riesith asf u n d am en tal l y
ch an g ed .
An ym o d if icatio n sarem erel yd etail so f d esig n an d b eto k en
o n l yth ef an cyo f th eartist .
T h isispro ved b yan ex am in atio n o f th e
co l l ectio n o f T aro ccard sin th eNatio n al Lib rary . Wem ayth eref o re
Acco rd in g to P apu s, seeh is
GypsyT aro c
.
S eeh is
GypsyT aro c. Etteil l aisan an ag ram f o rAl l iette, th ereal n am eo f th isperso n ,
ab arb erb ytrad e, w h o o n ed ayb eg an to stu d yth eT aro can d d evo ted h im sel f to itf o rth irty
years
. T h o u g h to tal l yu n prepared f o rth iso ccu l ttask , h eb ro u g h tto itag reatin tu itio n , an d
h isresearch esh aveb een o f m u ch u seto h issu ccesso rs . Hel ived atth etim eo f th eFren ch
R evo l u tio n .
HIGHMAGIC

4 21
sayth atth eT aro ch asco m ed o w n to u sd ef o rm ed rath erth an m o d if ied .
Itisth eref o reto itseso terican d sym b o l icsid eth atw em u stg iveo u r
atten tio n an d d irecto u rresearch
. " In o rd erto u n d erstan d it
th o ro u g h l y, itisth eref o ren ecessaryto h aveso m eg en eral k n o w l ed g e
o f th eK ab b al aan d o f Astro l o g y .
Al so so m ek n o w l ed g eo f th eeso terism o f Nu m b ers
.
T h isk n o w l ed g ew o u l d tak eu sf arin to th ed o m ain o f d em o n stratio n ,
an d w ecan o n l yg iveitsel em en ts, acco rd in g to P apu san d Al taw h o
h avestu d ied itcl o sel y .
Acco rd in g to P apu s, th ereissaid to ex istasacred w o rd w h ich
co n tain sth ek eyto al l scien ce, th ef irstw o rd o f th eo ral Heb rew k ab -
b al istictrad itio n , ' th ew o rd w h ich sh in esin th ecen treo f th ef l am in g
trian g l eo f th e3 3 rd m aso n icd eg reeo f th eS co ttish R ite, th ew o rd w h ich ,
u sed in th e S eph erBeresch it ( th e Gen esis
o f Mo ses) , in d icatesth eGo d -
h ead , an d th eel em en tso f w h ich d escrib eth eattrib u teso f th el atter .
T h ew o rd co n sistso f f o u rJew ish l etters
:-io d , w h ich represen tsth e
Essen ce, th eP rin cipl e, th eU n ityo f S el f , th eEn d , th eMal e, th eActive
;
h e,
w h ich represen tsth ereactio n o f th eNo n -S el f o n th eEg o , th eref o re
th eco m m en cem en to f th ed ivisio n o f th eU n it, th eBin ary, th eFem in in e,
th eP assive, th eS u b stan ce ; vau ,
w h ich isth erel atio n ex istin g b etw een
th esel f an d th en o n -sel f ; h e repeated , th atisto say, o u tsid eth e
prim o rd ial T rin ary, th etran sitio n to everyth in g w h ich f o l l o w s .
T h iscu rio u ssyn th esisisth eref o reIo d -HC-V au -H6 , w h ich n u m erical l y
isrepresen ted b y1 0, 5 , 6 , 5 =26 -1 0represen tin g th eP rin cipl eo f al l
( w h ich is1 ) al l ied to th eNo th in g ( w h ich is0) ; 5 b ein g 1 0d ivid ed b y
2so th atth isn u m b er1 0m ayb eo ppo sed to itsel f
; 6 b ein g 1 an d 5 ,
th atisto sayth erel atio n o f th esel f an d th en o n -sel f
. Itw il l al so
b eo b served th at h e
isin f actth e5 th l ettero f th eJew ish al ph ab et,
io d th e1 0th l etteran d vau th e6 th . e
With o u tl in g erin g o verth eo peratio n scal l ed th eo so ph icred u ctio n
an d ad d itio n , w h ich ex pl ain w h y, k ab b al istical l y, al l n u m b ersm ayb e
red u ced to o n eo f th en in eciph ers, l etu sg iveato n ceth ecu rio u stab l e
w h ich isf o u n d in th e
Fo rm u l aryo f Hig h Mag ic o f P ierreP io b b an d
w h ich sh o w sth eco rrespo n d en cesb etw een Astro l o g y, Nu m eral s, th e
Leaveso f th eT aro can d th eirsym b o l san d th e22l etterso f th eHeb rew
al ph ab et, o f w h ich w ed o n o tg iveth esh ape, b u tm erel yth eirEn g l ish
pro n u n ciatio n an d m ean in g .
'
Acco rd in g to Fab red ' Ol ivet, th ew o rd K ab b al a,
m ean in g T rad itio n , m ean s, th atw h ich
isreceived , w h ich co m esf ro m el sew h ere, w h ich ispassed o n f ro m h an d to h an d
.
a
T h esef o u rl ettersal so co rrespo n d to th ef o u rsym b o l so f th eT aro c
. Hereisth etab l e,
acco rd in g to P apu a :-
Io d , R o d .
T h e l o d m en areth eNo b il ityo f In tel l ect( in ven to rsan d pro d u cers)
. Creatio n .
He, Cu p
. T h eHem en areth eDepo sito rieso f T ru th ( sch o l ars, j u d g es, etc
. ) R eceptio n .
V au , S w o rd . T h e V au
m en areth eK eepersan d Def en d erso f th eab o ve .
T ran sf o rm atio n .
He( seco n d ) , P en n y . T h em en o f th eseco n d HJ
areth eP eo pl e . T ran sitio n .
' T h ereare22m aj o rl eavesin th eT aro c, th esam en u m b erasth el etterso f th eHeb rew Al ph ab et .

Co m pareth isn u m b erw ith th eK ab b al isticreceiptg iven previo u sl y .

' T h isl etterMb eg in sal l th eEn g l ish an d f o reig n w o rd sm ean in g Mo th er( Mu tter, Mere, etc . )

Acco rd in g to P apu s .

T h ism o vin g sym b o l ism o f th eS ph in x w il l b en o ticed :-th eIo d , th eP rin cipl e, th eg reatU n k n o w n , an d al so th ef irstf in g er,
th ef in g erw h ich po in tsto T ru th .
Acco rd in g to Ch ristian . An d sin cew em en tio n th en am eo f th eau th o ro f th e Histo ryo f Mag ic, l etu sg iveh issyn th esiso f
th em aj o rarcan ab yf o l l o w in g th em o n eb yo n e :-Hu m an Wil l en l ig h ten ed b y S cien ce an d sh ew n in Actio n creates Fu l f il m en t th ro u g h
apo w erw h ich itu sesacco rd in g to In spiratio n ( g o o d o rb ad ) . Havin g b een victo rio u so vera T rial ittak espo ssessio n b yits P icto ry
o f th ew o rk w h ich ith ascreated , an d m ain tain in g its Bal an ce w ith P ru d en ce, itd o m in atesth eo scil l atio n so f Lu ck . T h eCo u rseo f
T im eism easu red b y R u in g : b u t, b eyo n d th eseru in sw eseeth el ig h to f Ho pe o r Disappo in tm en t . Man aspiresto Happin ess, b u t
th isl atteriso n l yf o u n d b eyo n d th eT o m b an d th e R eb irth f o l l o w in g it, w h ich , acco rd in g to w h eth erh ew asg o o d o rb ad , b rin g sh im
R ew ard an d Ato n em en t .
T h issyn th esisisrem ark ab l e, an d ex pl ain sw h yth el asttw o l eavesm ayb ein terch an g ed .
LEr sail OFT HEHEBR EW
ALP HABET WIT H
P R ONU NCIAT IONANDENGLIS H
EQ U IV ALENT .
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S YMBOLICAL
COR R ES P ON-
DENCE.
1 . Al eph

A 1 Man T h eMag u s T h eS u n Wil l -po w er .

2 . Beth

B 2 T h eMo u th T h eDo o ro f th eT em pl e T h eMo o n S cien ce

3 . Gim el

G( h ard ) 3 T h etak in g Han d IsisU ran ia Earth Actio n

4 . Dal eth

D 4 T h eBreast T h eCu b icS to n e Ju piter Fu l f il m en t

5 . Ha

H 5 Breath T h eMastero f th eArcan e Mercu ry In spiratio n

6 . V au

0 6 T h eEye T h eT w o R o ad s V irg o T rial

7 . Zain

Z 7 T h eArro w Ch ario to f Osiris S ag ittariu s V icto ry

8 . Heth

Ch ( Germ an ) 8 AFiel d T h em is Lib ra Bal an ce

9 . T eth

T 9 AR o o f V eil ed Lam p Neptu n e P ru d en ce

1 0. Jo d

J 1 0 FirstFin g er S ph in x ' Caprico rn Weal th

1 1 . K aph

K ( h ard ) 20 Cl o sin g h an d Lio n Leo S tren g th

1 2. Lam ed

L 3 0 Ex ten d ed Arm S acrif ice U ran u s V io l en tDeath

1 3 . Mem

M 4 0 Wo m an ' S cyth e S atu rn T ran sf o rm atio n

1 4 . No u n

N 5 0 AFru it Hu m an Min d Aq u ariu s In itiative

1 5 . S am ech

S ( h ard ) 6 0 T h eS erpen t T h eT yph o o n Mars Fate

1 6 . R ain

A 7 0 T h eP l ace T h eT o w erstru ck
b yLig h tn in g
R am R u in
1 7 . P e

P 8 0 T h eT o n g u e T h eS taro f th eMag i V en u s Ho pe
1 8 . T sad e

T s 9 0 T h eEn d T w il ig h t Can cer Disappo in tm en t

1 9 . K o ph

Q 1 00 T h eAx e Lig h t Gem in i Happin ess

20. R esh

R 200 T h eHead T h eR esu rrectio n P isces R eb irth

21 . S h in

S H 3 00 T h eArro w T h eCro w n T au ru s Ato n em en t

22. 1 T au

T 4 00 T h eT h o rax T h eCro co d il e S co rpio R ew ard

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Aco m pl etestu d yo f th eT aro cw o u l d req u ireaf atvo l u m e, especial l y
asso m an yb o o k sh aveb een w ritten ab o u tit, each sh o w in g sl ig h t
d if f eren ceso f in terpretatio n , acco rd in g to th eparticu l arstu d yan d th e
tu rn o f m in d o f th ew riter . Wew il l m erel ysu m u p, in acco rd an ce
w ith th reew el l k n o w n b o o k s, th o seo f P apu s, El ieAl taan d Eu d es
P icard , th em ean in g o f th el eaveso rarcan ain so f arasco n cern sth e
essen tial partrem ain in g in th ed iversityo f th esed istin g u ish ed o ccu l tists .
Maj o rLeaves( o rMaj o rArcan a)
Firsto f al l l et u s sayth atth ew h o l eo f th ese22l eavesref erto th e
P rin cipl es, th eCau ses, an d co n n ectth esid ereal w o rl d , th eNu m b er,
th eLetter, th eevo l u tio n o f Man . Each ispresen ted u n d eratripl e
aspect, sym b o l ical , n u m erical ( an d al ph ab etical ) an d astro l o g ical .
Nu m b eran d Letterh aveth eirco rrespo n d en cein th eHeb rew al ph ab et,
asw eh aveseen . T h en am eo f th el eaf g ivesitssym b o l , th etab l eb el o w
sh o w sitsastral ch aracter . Letu sseew h ateach o f th esepictu resh asto
sayto u s . Wesh o u l d ad d th atth epictu reso f ten varysl ig h tl yin d etail .
1 . T h eJu g g l er . T h isisth eQ u estio n er
. ItisMan , ayo u n g m an ,
w ith cu rl yh air, sm il in g . Wh atseem sto b eh ish atisin real itya-
h al o l ik eah o riz o n tal 8 , th esig n o f u n iversal l if e . Heisstan d in g o n
th eg ro u n d w h ereal eaf sym b o l isesNatu re . Bef o reh im isatab l e
o n w h ich w eseeth reeo f th esym b o l so f th eT aro c :-a sw o rd ( stru g g l e) ,
pen ce ( g ain s) , acu p
( passio n ) . In h ish an d isth e w an d o f th eMag ician ,
o f th espiritu al co n j u rer
. T h ish an d israised to w ard sth esk yan d its
n o b il ities, w h ereasth eo th erd ro o psto w ard sth eearth an d itspl easu res .
T h en u m b erch aracterisin g th isf irstl eaf is1 . Itisth eP rin cipl e
o f U n ity . Itsl etteristh e
al eph w h ich h iero g l yph ical l yrepresen ts
Man , th eMicro co sm
. Itsastro l o g ical m ean in g isth eS u n , itspsych o l o -
g ical m ean in g Wil l -po w er . T h eJu g g l eristh em an w h o w an tsto
create, l ik eGo d , o n th epl an ew h ich isassig n ed to h im .
Weco u l d , w ith P apu s, w ith Ld vi, w ith Al taan d o th ers, g o m o re
d eepl yin to po ssib l eex pl an atio n so f th ispictu rean d o th ers
. Every
co m m en tato rh asattem pted it
. Letu sn o tf o rg etth atth eT aro c
isam arvel l o u sin cen tiveto th o u g h t .
Everyo n eth eref o reh asth e
rig h tto ex tracth iso w n teach in g f ro m each arcan u m , pro vid ed h e
rem ain sw ith in th eg en eral an d trad itio n al sco pe . Havin g said th is,
w ew il l n o w m o reb rief l yg iveask etch o f th erem ain in g 21 m aj o rl eaves
o rarcan a .
2 . T h eP o pess . T h ew if eo f th eQ u estio n er, sittin g b etw een tw o
co l u m n s, ab o o k in h erl ap, an d sl ig h tl yco vered b yh erveil . A
tiarao n h erh ead -Ju n o , Isis, etc
. GreatP riestessw ith th eattrib u tes
o f scien cean d th epriesth o o d
. Herew eh aveth esan ctu ary( co l u m n s)
o f th eGn o sis, th eK ab b al a, th eBin ary
. Fo r2isth ef atid icn u m b er
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o f o ppo sitio n , o f d u al ity, th eb rin g ero f evil . T h el ettero f th el eaf
isth eseco n d o f th eal ph ab et, th e b eth w h ich h asasitssym b o l th e
m o u th , th esacred d w el l in g o f th eWo rd , w h en cecam eT each in g , th e
Law , Occu l tK n o w l ed g e . Nu m b eran d l etterareal so th esig n o f th e
Mo o n , th eref l ectio n o f th eS u n asWo m an isth eref l ectio n o f Man
.
Ital so rem in d so f th eu n io n o f th em al ean d th ef em al e, rem in d sg en eral l y
o f S cien ce .
3 . T h eEm press . Aw in g ed w o m an en th ro n ed , th eo rb o f th e
w o rl d o n th een d o f h ersceptre . On h ersh iel d isth eEag l e, th esym b o l
o f th eso u l an d o f l if e . S h erepresen tsth eT ern ary, f ertil ity, g en eratio n ,
th em ig h tyb al an ceb etw een activeIn tel l ectan d ab so l u teWisd o m ,
g erm in atio n , in cu b atio n , f erm en tatio n , th em ysteryo f attractio n .
Nu m b er-3 , T rin ity, T rian g l e . Letter g h im el . V ital Mystery .
S tar-V en u s, pro d u ctiveb eau ty . Gen eral m ean in g -actio n .
4 . T h eEm pero r . Ab eard ed P rin ceseated in pro f il eo n ath ro n e,
al so h avin g an eag l eo n h issh iel d . Hisl eg sarecro ssed , h ish ead
co vered w ith an iro n h el m et, in h ish an d th esceptresym b o l ico f g en era-
tio n . Lo o k ath im w el l an d yo u w il l seeth ath isattitu d erepro d u ces
th e4 w h ich isth eh iero g l yph o f Ju piter, an d th estaro f th e4 th l eaf
isin tru th Ju piter . T h isn u m b er4 d en o testh eu n iversal q u atern ary
( 4 el em en ts, etc . ) T h en u m b ero f th ecu b e, th eem b l em o f f irm n ess,
o f so l id ity . Itsl etteristh e d al eth w h ich m ean sth o rax , o rb etter
b reast, n o u rish in g b reast . In sh o rt, th eg en eral m ean in g isFu l f il -
m en t .
5 . T h eP o pe . T h eg reatHig h priest, th eMastero f th eArcan a,
seated b etw een th epil l arso f Herm esan d o f S o l o m o n , h em ak esth e
eso tericg estu re( tw o f in g ersraised ) an d l ean so n th eg reatcro ssw ith
th reearm s . T w o l esserm in istersarek n eel in g b ef o reh im . He
d en o tesan d co m m u n icatesin spiratio n ; b esid es 5 isth ef ig u reo f
f aith , o f q u in tessen ce, o f th epen tag ram o f th eS ag eso f th eNil e, o f
sen so ryl if e( th ef ivesen ses . ) . Letterh e, th eb reath . S tar, Mercu ry .
Mean in g , In spiratio n .
Acco rd in g to P apu sl eaf 5 co rrespo n d sto l eaf 2, isitsco m pl em en t,
asin f acteach l eaf h asasco m pl em en tth el eaf th en u m b ero f w h ich
to g eth erw ith itso w n m ak es7
. T h u sl eaf 4 co rrespo n d sto l eaf 3 ,
l eaf 6 to 1 an d recipro cal l y .
6 . T h eLo ver . Herew eh aveo u rJu g g l ero f No . Ico m in g b ack ,
b eard l ess, b areh ead ed , stan d in g atth ecro ssin g o f tw o ro ad s . T w o
w o m en b esid eh im , o n ew earin g acircl eto f g o l d ro u n d h erf o reh ead ,
th eo th erw ith h erh airl o o se
. T h u sh eh esitatesb etw een V icean d
V irtu e, w h en ceth eo th ern am eo f th isl eaf , th eT w o R o ad s . Ab o ve
th eg ro u pLo ved raw sh isBo w an d h id esth esu n o f T ru th .
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No w th eHeb rew vau
represen tsth eEye, th eeyew h ich l o o k sat
w h atth eu n d ecid ed m an w il l d o .
T w o m ean in g sareattach ed to l eaf 6
:-U n io n ( f ig u re6 ) o rT rial .
In an ycaseitd en o testh e
an tag o n ism
o f th ef o rceso f g o o d an d evil ,
o f Lib ertyan d Necessity, asw el l asth eb al an ceb etw een Heaven an d
Earth , em b races, l o ve
. P l an etarysig n -V irg o .
7
. T h eCh ario t . Cu b iccarw ith f o u rco l u m n ssu rm o u n ted b yan
aw n in g in w h ich isseated acro w n ed co n q u ero rh o l d in g asceptre,
an d d raw n b ytw o sph in x es
. Betw een th em o n th ecarappearsth e
In d ian l in g am su rm o u n ted b yth ef l yin g g l o b eo f th eEg yptian s .
Nu m b er, 7 . Letter, z ain ,
th eso u n d o f th ew h istl in g o f th earro w ,
rem in d in g o f f ig h tin g an d victo ry
. Zo d iacal sig n , Gem in i .
T h eV icto rh asco n q u ered th ef o u rel em en ts
. Acco rd in g to Al ta
th isid eao f victo ryw il l b eseen ag ain in th e7 o f
ro d s w h ich in d icates
au th o rityin th ew o rd , th e7 o f cu ps
b ein g au th o rityin th esen tim en t,
th e7 o f sw o rd s b ein g au th o rityin l if ean d th e7 o f
pen ce b ein g au th o rity
in w eal th
. In sh o rtal l th eco m m en tato rsarein co m pl eteag reem en t
h ere . Leaf 7 -V icto ry
.
8 . Ju stice
. T h em isw ith h ersw o rd an d h erb al an ce
. T h eref o re
n atu ral l yth esid ereal sig n isLib ra
. T h el etter ish eth
w h ich sig n if ies
an d sym b o l isesth ef iel d s( el em en taryl ab o u r)
. T h isisw h yEtteil l a
tran sl ated it, visitto th eco u n try
. Bu titw o u l d b eb etterto say
Co n tin u ed ef f o rtpro d u cesb al an ce
. An d th u sw ef in d o u rn o rm al
m ean in g ag ain
. 8 isth en u m b ero f reactio n aryb al an ce, o f j u stice .
Acco rd in g to P apu s, th ereisin th isseco n d septen aryo f arcan a, as
in th ef irst, aco rrespo n d en ceb etw een l eaves7 an d 1 2,
8 an d 1 1 , 9 an d
1 0, al l ad d in g u pto 1 9
.
9 .
T h eHerm it . Wrapped in ab ig cl o ak
. Heh ash isstaf f to
su ppo rth im , h isl an tern to g iveh im l ig h t
. Heisth eso n o f th estar
Neptu n e, o f th en u m b er9 an d o f th el etter teth
( ro o f , th atisto say
pro tectio n , saf ety)
. Oth ersg iveh im Leo ash isz o d iacal sig n , Neptu n e
b ein g u n k n o w n in an tiq u ity
. In an ycaseth em ean in g iscl ear
:-
S eean d b esil en t
. Astaf f to d ef en d h im sel f . T h ecl o ak al so g ives
pro tectio n
. Hereisth etru esym b o l o f th eWisem an
. T h eu n an im o u s
m ean in g g iven to th el eaf o f th eHerm itisP ru d en ce
.
1 0
. T h eWh eel o f Fo rtu n e . Io d ,
th e1 0th l ettero f th eJew ish
al ph ab et, isth el ettero f th ef irstf in g er, th ef in g ero f co m m an d , h en ce
co n ceptio n o f spiritu al d u ratio n , th en o f th eetern ityo f tim e
. Hen ce
th eWh eel w h ich evertu rn s
. Heread o g g o esu po n o n esid e, am o n k ey
co m esd o w n th eo th er
. Atth eto papo ised sph in x h o l d in g th esw o rd
in itsl io n ' scl aw s
. Weareu n d erth esig n o f Caprico rn . ItisLif e
w h ich tu rn s, th ereism o vem en tin everyth in g
. Hew h o risesru n s
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th ed an g ero f f al l in g , h ew h o f al l sh asth eh o peo f risin g -th ef ateo f
al l .
With u s io d isi,
th el etterf o u n d in th em aj o rityo f th ew o rd srel atin g
to w ater, su ch ash u m id , f l u id , l iq u id . No w th e1 0th h o u rin Ch in a
sh o w sth em o m en tw h en th eco w sarem il k ed an d isrepresen ted b y
an u rn , w h ich sym b o l h asb een preserved in Heb rew . Acco rd in g to
P apu sl eaf 1 0represen tsth eref l ectio n o f th ew il l , th eHin d u K arm a
( n ecessity-seeT h ird P art) , th em ag icpo w erw h ich isth etru ew eal th .
Gen eral m ean in g -Weal th .
1 1 . S tren g th . T h e1 1 th l etteris caph ( th eh an d h al f cl o sed in th e
acto f tak in g , o f g raspin g ) . Hen ceth eid eao f stren g th . Al so o f
vital ity . Astro l o g ical l y-Leo . T h epictu reisaw o m an cro w n ed ,
l ik eth eJu g g l er, w ith th eh o riz o n tal 8 o f vital ity . Q u ietl yan d w ith o u t
ef f o rtsh esh u tsth ej aw so f am ad d en ed l io n . Mean in g -S tren g th .
1 2 . T h eHan g ed Man . Heistied b yo n ef o o tto ag ib b etin th e
sh apeo f aHeb rew tau ( ab ran ch b etw een tw o treeseach h avin g six
b ran ch escu to f f ) , h ead d o w n w ard s, h an d stied b eh in d h im . It
represen tsavio l en td eath , m artyrd o m , ato n em en t, h ew h o d iesf o r
an id ea, al so pu b l icex am pl e, d iscipl in e . Astral sig n -U ran u s
.
T h e1 2th l etteris l am ed , sym b o l ised b yan arm stretch in g f o rth ,
o raw in g , b o th sig n so f ex pan sio n . T h eCh al d ean l am ed o n th eo th er
h an d istran sl ated b yd iscipl in e
.
Acco rd in g to El iAl tath esym b o l o f th eh an g ed m an stan d sf o r
l aw sw h ich arein escapab l ean d passo u ru n d erstan d in g .
P apu sseesin l eaves9 , 1 0, 1 1 an d 1 2th eo rig in o f th eo ccu l t
q u atern ary, Besil en t( P ru d en ce) , Wil l ( m ag icpo w ero rw eal th ) , Dare
( co u rag e, l eaf 1 1 ) , K n o w ( th eex perien ceo f l eaf 1 2, th eh an g ed m an
rem in d in g o f th eS u n atth esu m m ito f itsco u rseth ro u g h th e1 2sig n s
o f th eZo d iac, 6 o n each sid e, an d b eg in n in g to d escen d ) . Hesees
h ereth een d o f th e2n d septen ary .
An d acco rd in g to g en eral o pin io n , S acrif iceisth eg en eral m ean in g
o f l eaf 1 2, af terw h ich co m esth eid eao f en d , o f d eath .
1 3 . Death
. T h etrad itio n al represen tatio n o f th esk el eto n cu ttin g
d o w n h ead s, h an d san d f eet . No to n l y, saysAl ta, d o eseveryth in g
d ieph ysical l y, b u teveryth in g th atm an d o esag ain stm an al so d ies .
Ob vio u sl yth en u m b ero f su ch al eaf h ad to b e1 3 , an d itspl an etS atu rn .
P apu sex pl ain sth epl aceo f each arcan u m in th eseq u en ceb yitsn u m b er .
Itw o u l d b eto o l o n g to repro d u ceth isex pl an atio n h ere, b u t b yw ay o f
ex am pl ew eg iveh ism eth o d f o rth earcan u m o f d eath .
Hepo in tso u t :-Arcan u m 1 3 isex pl ain ed b y1 0( Weal th ) an d
C
1 0 1 6 _26
1 6 ( Destru ctio n ) in th em id d l eo f w h ich itstan d s -
2

2
=1 3
1 3 isth u sb etw een io d th eprin cipl eo f creatio n an d h airs th eprin cipl e
1 5 +1 6 =3 1
T h u s1 3 ispl aced b etw een th eIn visib l ean d th eV isib l e . Itisth e
l in k o f Natu reth ro u g h w h ich al l in f l u en cesactf ro m o n ew o rl d to
th eo th er . Mean in g :-
1
. T h eT ran sf o rm in g Go d -th eu n iversal tran sf o rm in g prin cipl e .
2 . T h eNeg atio n o f Fu l f il m en t-Death .
3 . T h ecreativeastral l ig h t . T h eu n iversal b al an cin g pl asticFo rce . Fin al l y
th el etter
m em
in d icatesw o m an , th eco m pan io n o f m an . Itisth e
m atern al an d f em al esig n perso n if ied , th el o cal an d pl asticsig n o f th e
passiveim ag e .
T h isex am pl esh o w sto w h atth o u g h tsth eT aro cm ayl ead
.
1 4 . T em peran ce . T h el etter n o u n
d en o testh eseed o f th ef em al e,
th ef ru ito f l if e, an d th ro u g h th isth epro ceed so f an yco m b in atio n ,
th eresu l to f f o rces( P apu s) . T h ef ig u re1 4 isCh ristsacrif ied , th e
so n o f Mary( Al ta) . Astral sig n -Aq u ariu s .
T h epictu rerepresen tsan an g el w ith th esig n o f th esu n o n h is
f o reh ead , po u rin g f ro m o n ecu pin to th eo th erth etw o essen ceso f
th eel ix iro f l if e .
Co m m en tato rsh aveseen in th isth esym b o l o f th eseaso n san d
th ech an g eso f l if e( El iph as Levi) , th eperpetu al m o vem en to f l if e,
th eco m b in atio n o f id easan d f o rces( Ch ristian ) , th eh arm o n yo f
m ix tu res( P apu s) , th em etam o rph o ses( Bo u rg eat)
. Gen eral m ean in g -
In itiative .
1 5 . T h eDevil . P icard d escrib esitasth eg o ato f Men d eso rth e
Baph o m eto f th eT em pl ew ith itspan th eisticattrib u tes
.
Mo resim pl yl etu ssayth atth esu b j ecto f th isl eaf isth eu su al Devil
o f th eco sm o g o n ies, b eard ed an d h o rn ed , resem b l in g in so m erespects
th erepresen tatio n o f th eJu g g l er . Bu t
. h ereth em o tio n so f th eh an d s
arein th eco n traryd irectio n .
In stead o f th eMag ician ' sw an d th e
Devil h asth el ig h ted to rch .
T h eh iero g l yph o f th el etter sam ech
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o f d estru ctio n . Hen ceth eid eao f u n iversal tran sf o rm in g prin cipl e .
Fu rth er, 1 3 co m p l etes1 8 as5
w eh aveth ef o l l o w in g tab l e :-
co m pl etes2an d as 1 2co m pl etes7 .
An d
1 3 1 8
Death isco m pl eted b y th eMo o n
1 3 +1 8 =3 1
1 4
1 7
T em peran ce isco m pl eted b y th eS tars
1 4 +1 7 =3 1
1 5
1 6
T h eDevil isco m pl eted b y Destru ctio n .
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isth eserpen t( itisth e z ain
o rarro w in circu l arm o tio n ) w h ich h as
al w aysb een th esym b o l o f th ecircl e, h en ceo f Fate . T h isisw h yth e
co m m en tato rsh averespected th isth o u g h to f pred estin atio n , m aj o r
f o rce, evil g en iu s, an d h aveal l g iven to arcan u m 1 5 th eg en eral m ean in g
o f Fate .
1 6 . T h eMad h o u se . Itisal so cal l ed th eT o w erstru ck b yLig h tn in g ,
f o rw eseeato w erh avin g itsu pperpartcarried o f f b yth ecel estial
f ire, an d tw o perso n sf al l in g o f f it .
Nu m b er7 0. Letter h ain . Astral sig n , th eR am .
T h e h ain o r g n ain m aterial isesth e vau . Itisth eMaterial sen se
.
T h ef ig u reo f o n eo f th etw o f al l in g victim srepro d u cesin ro u g h o u tl in e
th el etter . Itisth ef irstl eaf , o b servesP apu s, w h erew ef in d am aterial
co n stru ctio n . S ym b o l s, th ef al l o f Ad am , th epu n ish m en to f prid e,
th ef ail u reo f th eMin d . T h eb al an ceisu pset
. Gen eral m ean in g -
R u in .
1 7 . T h eS tar . Nu d eyo u n g w o m an po u rin g o n th ed ryso il th e
vital f l u id o f tw o u rn s, o n eo f g o l d , th eo th ero f sil ver
. On h erh ead
sh in esth eEig h t-po in ted S tarsu rro u n d ed b yseven stars
. On atree
n earb yab ird preparesf o rf l ig h t . Heb rew l etter
ph e o r pe, th o u g h t,
o r b eth
( m o u th ) , in itsw id ersen seT o n g u e, h en ceWo rd
. Herew e
h aveth eWo rd in actio n ( po u rin g o u to f th ef l u id s) an d n earb yth e
sym b o l o f th ew in g ed so u l . T h isl eaf co m pen satesf o rg o o d th eevil
in f l u en ceo f th el ast-m en tio n ed l eaf -spiritu al risin g af term aterial
d o w n f al l . T h ef au l tisf o rg iven . Gen eral m ean in g -Ho pe .
1 8 . T h eMo o n . Q u iteapictu re :-T h eMo o n in th esk y, th ef al l in g
d ew , tw o d o g sh o w l in g , tw o to w ers, acrab risin g f ro m th eb o tto m
o f th ew ater . Apath w ith d ro pso f b l o o d l o sin g itsel f to w ard sth e
h o riz o n .
T h eCrab d en o testh esig n o f th eZo d iaco f Can cer, th eMo o n a
n ig h tf il l ed w ith th eh o w l in g so f th een em ieso f m an an d w ith d read
( th eb l o o d stain so n th ero ad )
. Bl o o d yd ew , o rg o l d en tearssh ed b y
P h o eb e ? T h eHeb rew tsad e represen tsth een d
. Hen ceth eto w ers
represen tth eb o u n d aries, n o d o u b tth eb o u n d arieso f th eh u m an m in d
.
Hen ceitsg en eral m ean in g -Disappo in tm en t .
1 9 . T h eS u n . T h estaro f d aysh ed sitsrayso n tw o ch il d f rien d s
in af o rtif ied spo t .
Itisth eph ysical f ath ero f h u m an b ein g sl ig h tin g so ciety, th e
to w n s, civil isatio n .
T h eHeb rew k o ph d en o testh eax e, d ef en ce, ef f o rt, m aterial , ex is-
ten ce .
Herew eh aven o l o n g erth epal el ig h to f S el en e, b u tth eb ril l ian t
f ireo f P h o eb u s .
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T h em in d w h ich j u stn o w w asasl eep, f rig h ten ed , n o w aw ak en s
an d seek sh appin ess .
S eeh o w th el eavesf o l l o w each o th er .
T h ez o d iacal sig n iso b vio u sl yGem in i . Gen eral m ean in g -
Happin ess .
20. Ju d g m en t .
T h ed ead riseu pf ro m th eirg ravesatth eso u n d
o f th etru m peto f th eArch an g el
. T h esed ead aream an , aw o m an
an d ach il d -th eh u m an tern ary . R esch isth eh ead , th esig n o f m o tio n .
Aw ak en in g , su rprise, an d ab o veal l R eb irth .
21 . T h e Fo o l -an d
22 . T h e Wo rl d . S o m epl aceth eo n eb ef o re
th eo th er, an d so m ew rite0in stead o f 22 . P icard an d Etteil l apl ace
th eWo rl d b ef o reth eFo o l , an d seein it K eth er o rth ek ab b al isticcro w n
b etw een th ef o u rel em en tso f asph in x d ivid ed in to f o u rparts, an d in sid e
th ecro w n T ru th h o l d in g am ag icw an d in each h an d . El iph as Levi
seesh ereth esu m m in g u po f th ew h o l e, th eh ig h estd eg reeo f in itiatio n
;
P apu sseessu ccess ; P icard g ivesasth eg en eral m ean in g -R ew ard
.
Af terw ard sasl eaf 0co m esth e Fo o l , atram pcarryin g in h issack h is
rid icu l esan d h isvices ; ad o g f o l l o w san d b itesh im . Mean in g -
Ato n em en t
. El ieAl tam ak esth eFo o l l eaf 0-21 an d th eWo rl d l eaf
22, asal so d o esP apu s . Of co u rseth epictu resareth esam easth e
preced in g .
In o u ro pin io n th iso rd erism o rel o g ical . P apu s, w h o m w ef o l l o w
h ere, cal l sarcan u m 21 Mate ( ch eck m ate) an d n o tth eFo o l , al th o u g h
h epreservesth epictu reo f th ef o o l w ith to rn cl o th es, g o in g carel essl y
to w ard saprecipicew h ereacro co d il ew aitsto d evo u rh im . Itisth e
pictu re, h esays, o f th eco n d itio n to w h ich w earel ed b ypassio n sw h ich
w eareu n ab l eto ru l e, th epassio n o f th ef l esh an d itssatisf actio n , o f
rel atived u ratio n , o f in stin ct, th ean im al sig n . T h el etter sh in w asth e
sig n o f rel atived u ratio n .
On th eo th erh an d th an ( th eb reast) isth esig n o f sig n s, th esig n
o f perf ectio n . Itspro perpl aceisth eref o reth el astl eaf , represen tin g
th em acro co sm an d th em icro co sm , th ew h o l ecreatio n
. T h ef o u r
el em en tso f th ed ivid ed sph in x are :-
R o d -io d -f ire-Man
.
Cu p-h e-w ater-Lio n .
S w o rd -vau -earth -Bu l l .
Circl eo rpen n y-seco n d h e-air-Eag l e . '
Gen eral m ean in g acco rd in g to P apu s-S u ccess, th eAb so l u te,
Fu l f il m en t, T riu m ph .
1 Acco rd u' ~g to P icard , th eCu psco rrespo n d to air, th eS ceptreso rR o d sto Fire, th eS w o rd s
to Water, th eP en ceto Earth .
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T h isco m pl etesth ecycl eo f th em aj o rarcan a
. Ito pen sw ith th e
Ju g g l eran d cl o seso n th eWo rl d , af terMan h aspassed th ro u g h stag es
w h ereh ed evel o psf ro m h isl ib ertyin f aceo f th eel em en tsw h ich are
ath isd ispo sal , u n til h isf in al rew ard w h ereh esh in esin th ecen treo f
acro w n .
Wew il l n o w passo n to th em in o rarcan a .
T h eirk ey, th eirco n -
n ectio n isk n o w n
. Each co m m en tato rh asstriven af terab stru se
ex pl an atio n
. S o m earein f avo u ro f th eK ab b al ism o f P apu s, o th ers
pref erth em yth o l o g ical ex pl an atio n , o th ersag ain w ish to assim il ate
th em w ith th eo rd in arypl ayin g card s . Al tah ash iso w n in terpreta-
tio n , f o l l o w in g Etteil l ao n w h o m h eco m m en ts, an d Co u n td eGib el in
to so m eex ten tl au g h satth eg en eral f an cy
. Lik eag o o d pu pil w e
h avead o pted -f o raf teral l w em u sttak eo n esid eo rth eo th er-th e
m eth o d o f Eu d esP icard w h ich w asreco m m en d ed ataco u rseo f l ectu res
o n Herm etism w h ich w eatten d ed
. An yo n ereq u irin g m o red etail
w il l b eab l eto pu rch aseh isb o o k ( S yn th etican d P ractical Man u al o f
th eT aro c)
.
In th eo pin io n , th en , o f th epresen tw riter, th em aj o rl eavesrepresen t
th eCau ses, th em in o rl eavesth eEf f ects
. Fro m th eu pperpl an eo f
th ef o rm erw epassto th el o w erpl an eo f th el atter, f ro m th eCel estial
to th eT errestrial .
Asisw el l k n o w n , th e5 6 m in o rl eavesared ivid ed in to f o u rg ro u ps
o f 1 4 , each g ro u pg o in g f ro m 1 to 1 0an d h avin g f o u rcard srepresen tin g
th eh u m an , so cial , h ierarch ical el em en t
. Itm ayal so b esaid th at
th eyared ivid ed in to tw o g ro u pso f 28 , o n estraig h t( sw o rd san d
sceptres) th eo th ercu rved ( cu psan d pen ce) , th eo n eactive, th eo th er
passive .
T h ef o l l o w in g su m su pth eteach in g o f each g ro u p
:-
S ceptres( o rR o d s)
Ace . -Ah an d h o l d sasceptresu rm o u n ted w ith an o rb , th ew h o l e
su rro u n d ed b yf l am es . 1
Id eao f actio n , o f w il l , o f co m m an d
.
S ig n -Letter, Co m m an d , Ed ict, Decree .
T w o . -T h eyarecro ssed ab o veam o d eratef iretran sf o rm in g d am p
in to steam
. In th em id d l eo f th ef ig u reso m eearso f co rn , atth e
to pg rapes .
S ig n -Co -o peratio n , al l ian ceo f f o rcesf o rth epu rpo seo f pro d u ctio n
.
'
Fo rth epu rpo seo f sh o w in g th ed iversityo f th eT aro cpack s, w eil l u strateso m especim en s
f ro m th eT aro co f Etteil l a, w h ereaso u rtex tco rrespo n d sto th een g ravin g su sed b yEu d esP icard
.
Werepeato u rreg retth atal l o ccu l tistssh o u l d n o tb eag reed o n th eex actil l u stratio n sto b e
ad o pted .
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T h ree . -T h ey
arearran g ed in atrian g l e . In th ecen treth ecad u ceu s .
Atth eto pad o g ' sh ead . Aro u n d h az el n u ttrees . Al l th eseare
attrib u teso f Mercu ry . Hen ce
:-
S ig n -T h estarto f al if ed evo ted to in tel l ectu al o rco m m ercial
activity .
Fo u r
. -Arran g ed in asq u aresu ppo rted b yal io n
. Eatso f co rn
in th ecen tre . S tren g th an d Fertil ity .
S ig n -In tel l ectu al f u l f il m en t .
Five
. -Arran g ed in f l am in g pen tag ram ( g reatm o ral activity) .
S ig n -Am b itio n , Irritab il ity .
S ix
. -Arran g ed in tw o o ppo sin g trian g l es, o n epo in tto w ard sth e
sk y, o n eto w ard sth eearth . Ag ain earso f co rn , b u tth eirro o tsare
g n aw ed b yg h o sts, w h il sto n th eh o riz o n sh in esth erisin g su n .
S ig n -Laz in essan d w o rk al tern atin g .
S even . -Fo u r setin asq u arean d th reein atrian g l eab o ve . T h e
f o u rel em en tsw ith in th esq u are . T h erisen su n w ith in th etrian g l e .
V icto ryo f m in d o verm atter .
S ig n -In ven tio n .
Eig h t . -T h ey areset in astar ; f l am esatth eb o tto m o f th epictu re,
sm o k eatth eto p . Bal an ce .
S ig n -P o ise . S u rro u n d in g sf avo u rab l eto l if e . T h ez o n eo f
ex ch an g es . Co m m ercial tran sactio n s .
Nin e . -Fo u r setin asq u areb el o w 5 setin pen tag ram . With in
th esq u areal am pen g raved w ith th esig n o f f ire . Ab o vef l am es .
S ig n s-P ru d en cean d f o resig h t, ex perien cean d l u ck yspecu l atio n s,
aperio d o f restf ro m actio n .
T en . -S et in af l am in g star .
S ig n s-Ex cessiveactivity . Wo rk o f g en iu s . Harvestsan d travel
.
S q u ire . -K n eel in g d o w n , h epl an tsasceptrein to th eg ro u n d n o t
f araw ayf ro m aw o o d f ire . 0S ig n o f d epen d en ce, an d al so o f yo u th ,
asisth ecasew ith th eo th erth reesq u ireso f th eT aro c .
S ig n -Lo veo f h o m e, o ryo u th h avin g su b o rd in ateem pl o ym en t
w ith an in f l u en tial perso n .
K n ig h t . -Gal l o pin g in th ef ire . On th erig h taram , th ef irstsig n
o f th etrian g l eo f f ire . Atth eb o tto m ah el m et( asin th eth reeo th er
l eaveso f k n ig h tso f cu ps, sw o rd s, pen ce) .
S ig n s-Ad u l tan d u n m arried -artist, acto r, w riter, sto ck b ro k er
g ettin g k n o w n earl y
.
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Q u een . -S h e h o l d s a f l am in g
sceptre, stan d in g o n an arro w
( sag ittariu s, seco n d sig n o f f ire) .
S ig n -Ed u cated activeartisticw o m an , o rw if eo f scien tist, artist
o rb u sin essm an .
K in g
. -S tan d in g o n al io n in th em id sto f f l am es, asceptrein h is
h an d , b ef o rearail in g b earin g th eattrib u teso f f ire .
S ig n -Gen iu so rg reattal en tin al l b ran ch eso f activity .
T h eP en ce( o rCircl es)
Ace. -A ro o ted ro u n d pen n y . El em en taryco rrespo n d en ceth e
Earth .
S ig n
Mo n eyl o o k ed atasrepresen tativeo f m atter .
T w o . -On ero o ted in th eearth , w ith th eef f ig ieso f th eEarth an d
th eMo o n , th eo th erin th eairw ith th eef f ig yo f th eS u n . Itisth e
tw o f o l d id eao f ab so rptio n an d em an cipatio n b ym ean so f g o l d , th e
l aw o f ex ch an g es .
S ig n -Co n tracto rb u sin essasso ciatio n .
T h ree . -T w o b u ried in th eso il ( b earin g ro o tsan d g h o sts) w ith
th ed o u b l eef f ig yo f Caprico rn an d T au ru s . On eab o veu n d erth e
in f l u en ceo f Mercu ry, th esig n o f su ccessf u l ef f o rt .
S ig n -An u n d ertak in g b eg in n in g to b rin g pro f it .
Fo u r . -S u rro u n d ed b yro o ts, in th em id sto f th epictu reth eearth .
S ig n -Fo rtu n em ad e, d au g h terto b eb o rn , u n d erg ro u n d an im al s
an d crypto g am o u spl an ts .
Five
. -T h ey arero u n d apen tag ram an d b ran ch esin tertw in ed .
Fivean tsareen g raved o n th epen tag ram ; reaso n en sl avin g w eal th .
S ig n -Eco n o m yo ravarice .
S ix . -T w o in terl aced trian g l esw ith pen ceatth epo in ts
; b u th al f
th epictu reisu n d erg ro u n d , th eo th erab o ve ; th ef irstb earsth esym b o l s
o f Caprico rn , th eseco n d th esym b o l so f th eth reeth eo l o g ical virtu es
( f aith -cro ss ; h o pe-an ch o r ; ch arity-h eart) . Go o d an d Evil in
co n f l ict .
S ig n s-Avaricean d ch arityal tern atin g . Bad o rg o o d u seo f
m o n ey .
S even . -Fo u r
pen cein asq u areu n d erg ro u n d , th reein atrian g l e
ab o ve ;
th ew h o l esu rro u n d ed b yatreew h ich atth eto ph asb ran ch es
w ith l eaves . T h eseven pl an etsen g raved o n th eseven circl es .
S ig n -Ch arity .
Eig h t
. -P l aced o n th eeig h tpo in tso f astar, f o u rb el o w g ro u n d ,
f o u rab o ve . Eq u al ity
.
S ig n s-Faird ivisio n o f pro perty
. Leg acy . Girl . Min eral s .
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Nin e . -Fo u r
in asq u areb el o w g ro u n d an d in terl aced w ith b ran ch es .
Fivein apen tag ram in th eairsu rro u n d ed w ith l eaves . P ro f itab l e
in vestm en to f m o n ey
.
S ig n -P u rch aseo f l an d ed pro perty
. Ex pl o itatio n o f m in e . Gran d -
m o th er .
T en . -In
acircl e, h al f u n d erg ro u n d w h ereveg etatio n isb u sy .
Evo l u tio n o f m atter
.
S ig n s-Gain san d l o sseso f m o n ey, especial l yb yg am b l in g
. Gif ts
.
T reasu resf o u n d .
S q u ire
. -Bal an ced o n ad iscro l l in g b etw een tw o stif f sm al l trees .
U n j u stif ied am b itio n sin m o n eym atters .
S ig n s-Do m esticsan d th ieves .
K n ig h t . -He m o vesb areh ead ed ( h ish el m eth asf al l en o f f ) b etw een
b ran ch esco vered w ith yo u n g l eaves . Head o f T au ru s, th ef irstsig n
o f th etrian g l eo f th eEarth ; b el o w th ish el m ets . Am b itio u s, w an tin g
to po ssessq u ick l yan d m u ch . Hish el m eth asf al l en o f f , an d h isreaso n
n o l o n g erh asash iel d
.
S ig n s-Gam b l ers, cro u piers, f o rtu n eh u n ters, ex pl o iterso f w o m en .
Q u een . -Apen n yab o veh er . Ab al co n yb eh in d . Wo m an sk il f u l
in g ettin g rich .
S ig n -Co u rtesan o rn ew -rich .
K in g . -Is seated o n ath ro n eo rn am en ted w ith tw o Caprico rn
h ead s, atth esu m m ito f aro ck , asceptrein o n eh an d , apen n yin th e
o th er . T h epo w ero f g o l d w h ich issel f -su f f icien tan d h asb een o b tain ed
atth epriceo f d eso l atio n
.
S ig n -T h en ew -rich
.
T h eCu ps
Ace :Cu pen g raved w ith th esig n so f th eAir( Gem in i, Lib ra,
Aq u ariu s) co n tain in g am in iatu recastl e . Ab o veab u tterf l yf l yin g
aw ay . T h isin d icatesth eh o u se( an d th ef am il y) m o ved b yco n f u sed ,
passio n s, w ith th eaerial so u l pl an in g ab o ve .
S ig n -T h ef am il y, th eh o m e .
T w o
. -T h eyarein th em id sto f acro w n o f ro ses( th ef l o w ero f
V en u s) th esym b o l o f ab en ef icen tb in ary( su n activein o n e, m o o n
passivein th eo th er) . T en d en cyto th eu n io n o f tw o m ag n etic
prin cipl es .
S ig n -P ro specto f sen tim en tal u n io n .
T h ree . -S et in trian g l ew ith an eg g in th em id d l e( sh ew n in g erm ) ,
ab u tterf l yab o vean d f l o w ers( th eaw ak en in g o f Natu re) . Itisth e
b eg in n in g o f th eevo l u tio n o f l o ve .
S ig n -P reg n an cy .
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Fo u r.
S etq u ad ril ateral l y, tw o vertical l y, tw o h o riz o n tal l y
. In
th ecen tre, th eeag l eb reak sth eeg g . Ab o ve-Gem in i
. Atth esid es-
earso f co rn .
Five . -S et o n th esid eso f apen tag ram
. Al l aro u n d , f l o w ers, b ird s
an d b u tterf l ies
. Wisd o m an d Wil l -po w erru l ef eel in g . In th ecen tre
an o w l b eto k en sth o u g h t .
S ig n -R en u n ciatio n . Discern m en t .
S ix . -S et
in tw o o ppo sin g trian g l esan d ag ain w ith b ird s, f l o w ers
an d b u tterf l ies
. T h reecu psh ead u pw ard s, th reeh ead d o w n w ard s
.
T h eb in arypro d u cin g th etern ary
. R em in d so f m aj o rarcan u m 6 .
Hen ce, in d ecisio n in l o veaf f air .
S ig n -S cru pl es, in d ecisio n o f h eartab o u tam arriag e
.
S even
. -Fo u r atb o tto m setin sq u are, th reeatto psetin trian g l e
.
Fl o w ersin f u l l b l o o m .
S ig n -Fo rtu n ateso l u tio n o f m aterial q u estio n sin terf erin g w ith
l o vepl an s .
Eig h t
. -Eig h t cu psco n sistin g o f b u tterf l ies' w in g san d setin a
star
. Bal an ce, th eag eo f reaso n .
S ig n -Lo veretu rn ed . Ab o yo f seven .
Nin e. -Fo u r
setin asq u arean d f ivein apen tag ram
. Ab u tterf l y
an d f l o w ers
. An x iety .
S ig n -R espectf o rf am il ytrad itio n san d prin cipl es
. Gran d f ath er .
T en
. -Arran g ed in acircl ean d separated b yf l o w ers . T h eperf ectio n
o f sen tim en t .
S ig n -Frien d s .
S q u ire . -He
isk n eel in g b etw een tw o vaseso f f l o w ers, an d tu rn in g
to w ard so n eo f th em , h esm el l sit . Itisth eyo u th th esl aveo f th e
f irstattractio n so f l o ve . T ro u b l eatth eb eg in n in g o f th eco n n ectio n
.
S ig n -Yo u n g m an to rm en ted b yl o ve .
K n ig h t . -He
iso veracu pd eco rated w ith f l o w ers . Ab o veGem in i
( f irstsig n o f th etrian g l eo f Air)
. Co n ceptio n o f co n q u estan d o f
victo ryin l o ve
.
S ig n -T h esed u cer .
Q u een . -S h e h o l d sacu po u to f w h ich f l iesab u tterf l y( th eso u l ) .
Bel o w acu ph el d b ytw o eag l esan d in f ro n tth esig n o f Lib ra( th e
seco n d o f th etrian g l eso f Air) .
S ig n -T h eWif ef u l f il l ed , th eMo th er .
K in g . -He h asapick ax ein o n eh an d , in th eo th erasceptrew ith
ab u tterf l y, b ef o reh im acu pstan d in g o n aped estal f ro m w h ich escape
f o u rstream l etso f w ater .
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T h eS w o rd s
Ace . -Asw o rd w h ich ah an d pl u n g esstraig h tin to th ew aterw h ere
itpiercesacrab . In th esk yth ecrescen to f th eMo o n . El em en tary
co rrespo n d en ce-Water .
S ig n -S tru g g l e .
T w o
. --S etatan g l esin o ppo sin g d irectio n s . T h eo n eto u ch es
w ith itspo in tth esto rm ysk y, th eo th erth eb o tto m o f atu rb u l en t
sea . An tag o n ism b etw een w ateran d f ire, b etw een o ppo sin g f o rces .
S ig n -Break , d u el .
T h ree . -S et in trian g l ein d istu rb ed w ater . T h etw o sw o rd sat
th esid ed rivew ith th eirpo in tsaf ish o n itsb ack ( th eref o red ead ) .
T h reel eaveso f . n en u ph arf al l in to th eb o tto m o f th ew ater .
S ig n -P erverted in stin cts . Mo rb id co n d itio n .
Fo u r. -S et in a cro ss, th epo in tsm eetin g in w atersu rro u n d ed b y
l u m in o u screscen ts
. S ig n so f S co rpio
ro u n d th e
po in ts, o f Can cer
atth eto p
. Fu l f il m en to f evil .
S ig n -Il l even t ( il l n esso r m u rd ero u sattack ) .
Five . -In apen tag ram o n ad istu rb ed sea . Ab o ve, th eeyeo f
Go d
.
S ig n -R em o rse, cal l o f co n scien ce .
S ix . -S et in tw o o ppo sin g trian g l es, th epo in to f o n ein th eair,
th epo in to f th eo th eru n d erw ater . In th eairtw o ram s' h ead s ;
u n d erth ew aterth ecrab . S tru g g l eb etw een servitu d ean d en f ran ch ise-
m en t
.
S ig n -Depen d en ce . Do u b tf u l co n d itio n o f h eal th .
S even
. -Fo u r
in asq u arein th ew ater, an d th reein atrian g l e, w h ere
th eco l d Mo o n , th em istresso f th en ig h t, l o o k satth esu b m erg ed S u n .
Do m in atio n o f d ark n esso verl ig h t
.
S ig n -T h ef t, b etrayal .
Eig h t . -In astar, tw o sw o rd sb ein g o n th ew aterl evel , th reeb el o w ,
th reeab o ve . Bal an ce .
S ig n -Co n d em n in g Ju stice .
Nin e . -Fo u rin asu b m erg ed sq u are . Fivein pen tacl ein th e
airw ith l eaveso f n en u ph ar
. T w o f ish esseem to tryto l eapo u to f
th eirel em en t-th eattractio n o f Evil .
S ig n -Hatred , en vy, in to x icatio n , d ecrepitu d e
.
T en . -In circl e, f iveab o veth ew ater, f ivein th ew ater
. T h eMo o n
in itsf o u rph ases . T h isl eaf tel l sth evario u sf o rm so f Evil an d o f th e
m en aceso f Destin y .
S ig n -En em iesan d il l n esses .
S q u ire . -S tan d in g o n ad rau g h tb o ard atth ew atersid e, spyin g
.
S ig n -Nig h tpro w l ersan d so l d iers .
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K n ig h t . -His h o rse sw im s in m id stream . Hel m et an d S co rpio
ab o veh im .
S ig n s-Ad ven tu rers,
f an atics, su b o rd in ary ch ief s, ad vo cates,
o f f icial satth el aw co u rts, reb el s
.
Q u een
. -S tan d in g o n th eCrescen to f th eMo o n f l o atin g o n th e
w ater . T h esig n o f Can cerin th eair . T h esym b o l o f th ed arin g
w o m an arm ed w ith th esw o rd o f stru g g l e .
S ig n -T h epl o tter .
K in g . *
T h esam epo sitio n asth eQ u een o n th eCrescen tMo o n
f l o atin g in m id -river . T h esw o rd to u ch estw o f ish es
. ItisaJu piterian
K in g .
S ig n -Of f icers, priestsan d m ag istrates .
On cein po ssessio n o f th eK ey, th eT aro c, th isf o rm id ab l eS u m m ary
o f K n o w l ed g ean d o f Fate, m ayb eappl ied to everyth in g rel atin g
to Man , asP apu sh assh o w n in h is
GipsyT aro c ; b u tw eareu n ab l e
to f o l l o w th eMag ician th ro u g h h isex pl an atio n sw h ich , ash eh im sel f
sayso n th ered co vero f h isb o o k , areo n l yin ten d ed f o rth ein itiate
.
Al l w ew il l sayisth atb yth eaid o f th eT aro cw ef irsto f al l f in d
sym b o l ical l yth eth reef o l d th eo g o n ic, an d ro g o n ican d co sm o g o n ic
th eo ryo f th ean cien tMag i . M
. Ch arl esBarl eth assh o w n h o w in th e
m aj o rarcan ao f th eT aro cisf o u n d th ed o u b l ecu rren to f th epro g ressive
Material isatio n o r
In vo l u tio n o f th eGo d -Min d , an d th epro g ressive
red ivin isatio n o revo l u tio n o f Matter( seeT h ird P art) w h ich isth eb asis
o f T h eo so ph y . F. G. Lacu n ain
Harm o n ieso f
th eBein g Ex pressed
in Nu m b ers, an d Wro n sk iin
Apo d ictics, h avearrived atsim il arco n -
cl u sio n s, n am el yth atal l th ean cien tth eo g o n iesarein ag reem en tin
th eirf irstprin cipl es.
T h eT aro cal so ex pl ain sAn d ro g o n yo rth eth eo ryo f Man w h o ,
b yan al o g y, b eco m esacreato ro n th eEarth ( asistau g h tb yth em in o r
arcan a) , an d w h o seBo d yco m esf ro m th eU n iverse, h isS o u l f ro m th e
astral pl an e, h isMin d f ro m Go d h im sel f
.
Fin al l yth eT aro cisaCo sm o g o n yan d rem in d su sth atth eU n iverse
isth eresu l to f th eparticipatio n o f th eHu m an in th ecreativeacts
o f th eDivin e
. Jaco b Bo eh m en an d Cl au d ed eS ain tMartin h ave
th o ro u g h l yd eal tw ith th ispo in t .
T h isisn o tal l
. T h eT aro em ayal so b estu d ied f ro m th eastro n o m ic
po in to f view , f o rin itw ef in d th ef o u rseaso n s, th etw el vem o n th s
( o rsig n so f th eZo d iac) , th eth irty-six d ecan ian d th eseven pl an ets
.
Ch ristian , El yS tar, Osw al d Wirth h avef o rm u l ated ex trao rd in ary
astro l o g ical th eo ries, th ef irstin h is
Histo ry o f Mag ic, th eseco n d in h is
Mysterieso f th eHo ro sco pe
o f w h ich w eh aveal read yspo k en
. Wirth
h asd raw n u patab l eo f th eco rrespo n d en ceso f th em aj o rarcan aw ith
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th eprin cipal co n stel l atio n so f th eZo d iacan d pen tacl esto o co m pl icated
to b ed eal tw ith h ere .
T h ereisth eT aro co f in itiatio n w ith w h ich Ch . Barl eth asd eal t
atl en g th , an d w h ich acco rd in g to h im co n tain sth esecreto f T h eo so ph y,
th ew h yan d w h eref o reo f th eco m b in atio n o f Fo rcean d Matter,
th eu n io n in to o n ew h o l eo f R el ig io n , P h il o so ph y, Wisd o m an d S cien ce .
T h ereisth eT aro co f th eK ab b al a, d eal tw ith b yEtteil l aacco rd in g
to th e Bo o k o f T h o t ( w h ich isth eEg yptian T aro c, al so ex pl ain ed b y
S tan isl asd eGu aita, an d b ased o n Nu m b ers) .
An d f in al l yth ereisth eT aro co f d ivin atio n , w ith th eel em en tso f
w h ich w eh aved eal tin o u rch aptero f Carto m an cy .
In th esecircu m stan cesitiseasil yu n d ersto o d th atth eT aro ch as
ex cited an in ten sein terestam o n g m an y . T h ef o l l o w in g isal isto f
itsm ain stu d en ts :-
R aym o n d Lu l l iu s
( 1 23 5 -1 3 1 5 ) , th eo ccu l tistan d al ch em ist, w h o se
d o ctrin ecal l ed th e ArsMag n ais f o u n d ed o n th eu seo f th eT aro c .
Jero m eCard o n ( 1 5 01 -1 5 7 6 ) , pro f esso ro f m ath em aticsan d o f
m ed icin e, w h o se T reatiseo n S u b tl etyis
b ased o n th ek eyso f th eT aro c .
Gu il l au m eP o stel
( 1 5 1 0-1 5 8 1 ) : T h eK eyto Hid d en T h in g s .
Co u n td eGeb el in ( 1 7 25 -1 7 8 4 ) : T h eP rim itiveWo rl d ( k eyto th e
Eg yptian T aro c) .
Etteil l a( al iasAl l iette) , th eren ew ero f th eT aro cpack an d o f its
k ab b al isticex pl an atio n .
Cl au d ed eS ain tMartin , cal l ed th eU n k n o w n P h il o so ph er ( 1 7 4 3 -
1 8 08 ) th ed iscipl eo f Bo eh m en an d P asq u al is, th ef o u n d ero f th eMartin ist
o rd ers .
J . A
. V ail l an tw h o spen tm an yl o n g yearsam o n g th eGipsiesan d
verb al l yreceived th eirtrad itio n sw h ich h etran scrib ed in h is R o m s,
h is Bib l eo f th eGipsies, h is Mag icK eyto Fictio n an d Fact .
Ch ristian , th el ib rarian o f th eArsen al . S ee T h eR ed Man o f th e
T u il eries ( 1 8 5 4 ) .
El iph as Levi in h is Do g m aan d R itu al o f Hig h Mag ic
( 1 8 6 1 ) b ased
o n th eT aro c .
S tan isl asd eGu al ta, th el earn ed K ab b al ist :
On th eT h resh o l d o f
Mystery, T h eS erpen to f Gen esis .
An d in o u ro w n d ayP el ad an , Barl et, Wirth , El yS tar, Bl avatsk y,
P apu s, Ch arl esd eS ivry, El ieAl ta, Eu d esP icard , P au l Jag o t, etc . ,
etc .
T h o sew h o , w ith th eh el po f th esew riters, d esireto g o m o red eepl y
in to th eo l d Herm eticWisd o m w il l f in d in itg reatpro f it, an d ab o ve
al l an ad m irab l em en tal ex ercise . Itw il l easil yb eu n d ersto o d th at
w ew eren o tab l eto d eal m o reatl en g th w ith th issu prem ean d su b tl e
scien ceo f Ol d en T im esin th isEn cycl o paed iaw h ich o n l yin ten d sto
aro u sein terestan d respectf o rit .
T HIR DP AR T
T HEMET AP S YCHICALS CIENCES
Wearef irm l yco n vin ced th at, in term ix ed w ith th ek n o w n an d
d escrib ed f o rce-e, th erearef o rcesw h ich
. w ed o n o tk n o w ; th ata
m ech an ical , sim pl e, po pu l arex pl an atio n isn o tsu f f icien tto in terpret
everyth in g th attak espl acearo u n d u s
; in o n ew o rd , th atth ereare
o ccu l tpsych ical ph en o m en a, an d if w esay" o ccu l t "
w eu seaw o rd
w h ich sim pl ym ean su n k n o w n .
P R OFES S OR CHAR LES R T CHET .
CHAP T ER I
FR OMMAGNET IS MT OS P IR IT IS M
I
Mag n etism
WE cal l Metapsych ical S cien cesth o sescien cesw h ich h aveasth eir
su b j ectn o tth eo rd in aryh u m an f acu l tiesstu d ied in treatises
o n P sych o l o g yan d o th ercl assical m an u al s, b u tth e ex trao rd in ary
Facu l tieso f th eso u l ( asto w h ich o f f icial S cien cem ak esreservatio n s,
th o u g h w ith m u ch l esso b stin acyth an o n th esu b j ecto f th eArtso f
Divin atio n an d Mag ico f w h ich w eh aveprevio u sl yspo k en ) , an d al so
th em o d if icatio n sw h ich th eso u l u n d erg o eso w in g to pecu l iarco n -
d itio n s, th estran g ef o rcesw h ich l ieh id d en in it, th erevel atio n sw h ich
n u m ero u san d to sayth el eastsu rprisin g ex perim en tsh aveb ro u g h t
u s, th ed ed u ctio n s, f in al l y, w h ich m ayb ed raw n f ro m th esesu per-
n o rm al f acts, th em o std arin g o f w h ich f o rm sth eb asiso f S piritu al ism
an d T h eo so ph y .
Wein ten d ed atf irstto d ivid eth ispartin to d if f eren tch apters
d eal in g w ith m ag n etism , h ypn o tism , su g g estio n , cl airvo yan ce, w ith
m ed iu m sh ip, etc . Bu tth esevario u sph en o m en aareso l in k ed to -
g eth erth atw eh aved ecid ed to m ak en o d ivisio n s, b u tto su m u p
in to o n ew h o l ean en o rm o u sam o u n to f m atterw h ich isd eal tw ith
in d etail in am asso f special ised b o o k s . Ou rm ain o b j ecth asb een
to d eal cl earl yw ith avastan d d iversif ied su b j ect, w h ich isso m etim es
d if f icu l t, b u tal w ayso f ab so rb in g in terestan d ab l eto l ead to en d l ess
d iscu ssio n . Fu rth er, th ech aracteran d sco peo f th isvo l u m ed o es
n o tal l o w o f to o m u ch d etail . Wesh al l b eh appyif , af terh avin g
peru sed th esepag es, o u rread ersn o l o n g ersm il eatth esepro b l em s
w h ich h aveb een to o m u ch n eg l ected o rf o o l ish l yd espised , an d if so m e
o f th em , h avin g acq u ired atastef o rth em , w ish to g o f arth erin th eir
in itiatio n
;
rig h tatth estartIpro m iseth em , n o tth em en tal ex h au stio n
w h ich isso o f ten th reaten ed to th eseek erin o rd erto f rig h ten h im o f f ,
b u tad eepj o yatth eirin tel l ectu al an d m o ral d evel o pm en t, aseren ity
w h ich isn o tth el easto f th erew ard so f su ch stu d ies, an d f in al l ypeace
o f co n scien cean d o f h eart .
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Letu sf irsto f al l speak o f Mag n etism , w h ich g ivesu saveryso l id
startin g po in t, rig h tin th em id sto f el em en taryph ysics, w ith o u teven
th esh ad o w o f d en ial .
T h ew o rd co m esf ro m th eGreek Mag n es, m ag n et . Everyo n e
k n o w sth atth en atu ral m ag n etisapecu l iarf erru g in o u ssto n e( an atu ral
iro n o x yd e) w h ich h asth epo w ero f attractin g certain m etal s, an d th at
if an o rd in arysteel b arisru b b ed w ith th issto n e, th esam epo w eris
tran sm itted to su ch b ar ;
in th esam ew aym ag n etisatio n m ayb e
carried o u tb ym ean so f an el ectriccu rren t
.
T h ew o rd m ag n etism isappl ied to everyth in g w h ich co n cern so r
rem in d so f th ispecu l iarpro pertyo f pro d u cin g an attractio n ; b u t
th em ean in g o f th eo rig in al term w h ich in d icated m in eral m ag n etism
o n l yh asb een verym u ch ex ten d ed .
Ho w everth ism ayb e, ith asb een o b served th atth ereis a terrestrial
m ag n etism , w h ich actso n am ag n etised n eed l ean d tu rn sitto w ard s
th eNo rth ( in th ed irectio n o f th eP o l arS tar) . T h ereisal so an an im al
m ag n etism , th atf o rin stan ceo f th ef ascin atin g eyeo f th eserpen t .
Fin al l yth ereis a h u m an m ag n etism , w h ich en ab l eso n eperso n to
in f l u en cean o th er, an d w h ich in itssim pl estf o rm isin stin ctivesym -
path y ; b u tth ispo w ercan h avem o reim po rtan tresu l ts, su ch as
pu ttin g asu b j ectto sl eep, captu rin g h isw il l , cu rin g h im f ro m certain
il l s, etc .
An d if th ereisam in eral m ag n etism , aterrestrial m ag n etism , a
h u m an m ag n etism , h avew en o tth erig h tto assu m eth atth erem u st
al so b eau n iversal m ag n etism ? 1 If o u rpl an etism ag n etic, w h y
sh o u l d n o tth eo th ercel estial b o d iesal so b em ag n etic
? T h is astral
m ag n etism isin f actaf resh pro o f w h ich m ig h th avef o u n d apl ace
in th ech apterin w h ich w espo k eo f th eo l d an d ad m irab l escien ce
k n o w n asAstro l o g y .
Mag n etism w ask n o w n in an tiq u ityf o rth esim pl ereaso n th at
h yperpsych ical ph en o m en ah aveal w aysex isted . T h eyf o rm ed th e
ex perim en tal parto f th ek n o w l ed g eo f th eMag io f Ch al d ea, th eBrah m in s
o f In d ia, th eP riestso f Eg ypt, etc . , w h o w ereso rcerer-ph ysician sat
th esam etim easJu d g e-P riests
. Weh aveseen th atth eytran sm itted
th isk n o w l ed g esecretl y, an d in th isth eyw ererig h t, f o rif ex ercised
l ig h tl yb yin ef f icien to rcrim in al perso n sitm ayen tail peril , ex cess,
even crim e . Weh aveh ered ef in iteb u tf o rm id ab l epo w ers .
Mag n etism seem sal read yto h aveb een u sed in o l d en tim esf ro m
th ecu rativepo in to f view . S ick perso n scam ein cro w d sto b etreated
eith erin th ew ak in g stateo rd u rin g h ypn o ticsl eepin th etem pl eo f
Isis, th etem pl eo f S erapis, in Al ex an d ria, in Mem ph is, etc
. Apo l l o n iu s
o f T yan acu red epil epsy, an d Ascl epiad eso f P ru saf ren z y . Hippo crates
d iag n o sed b yso m n am b u l ism . T h epyth o n esses, th eS ib yl s, th eOracl e
' No tto b eco n f o u n d ed w ith th el aw o f u n iversal attractio n f o rm u l ated b yNew to n .
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o f Del ph is, etc . , m u sth aveb een so m n am b u l ists, f o rth esu rvivin g
d escriptio n so f th ein itiatio n o f th esepriestessesan d o f th eirritesl ead
u sto th iso pin io n . Wereco g n iseth eg estu reo f th el ayin g o n o f h an d s
in so m ean tiq u estatu ettes . T h eDru id essesal so m u sth avepractised
cl airvo yan cean d m an yo th erm attersw h ich th eyd eem ed m iracu l o u s .
Itiseven th o u g h tth ato u rg reath u m an an cesto rs' u til ised f o rm so f
en erg yw h ich asyetw eh aven o tred isco vered . Itispro b ab l eth at
in itiatesl ik eMo sesu n d ersto o d th esesecretsth o ro u g h l y, th atCh rist
w asam ig h tym ag n etiser, b y
w h ich w ed o n o tm ean th ath ew as
m erel yth at .
T h isparto f th eo ccu l tscien ces,
w h il stsu rvivin g in Asia, su f f ered a
g reatecl ipsein Eu ro ped u rin g th e
perio d o f th eBarb aricIn vasio n s,
especial l yaf terth eb u rn in g o f th e
Lib raryo f Al ex an d ria
. " Dried u p
in itso rig in al h o m e, " saysJag o r,
" w eak en ed b yth ed ispersal o f its
practitio n ers, th eo l d psych icsci-
en ceh ad to b ed o u b l ypru d en tif it
w an ted to saf eg u ard itsrem n an ts
;
th isin partacco u n tsf o rsecret
so cieties . " Bu tyetitw asn o td ead .
On l yitsm an if estatio n sw erel o o k -
ed u po n assu pern atu ral . In th e
Mid d l eAg esWitch craf teven m is-
u sed th em
; itsh isto ryisf u l l o f
caseso f su g g estio n , o f h al l u cin a-
tio n , o f m ag n eticcu resw h ich w ere
ad j
u d g ed S atan ic .
Ho w everl o f tym in d s, l ik eth e
el d erP l in y, th eg reatAvicen n a,
Basil V al en tin , Ag rippa, tried to castl ig h tn in g f l ash eso f sim pl etru th
in to th en ig h to f su perstitio n
. In th e1 5 th cen tu ryP aracel su sl aid th e
f o u n d atio n o f m o d ern m ag n etism , an d Arn au d d eV il l en eu vetau g h t
th eArab m ag n etism
. In 1 6 08 P ro f esso rGl o cen iu sw ro teab o o k in
o rd erto g ivearatio n al ex pl an atio n o f th eseso -cal l ed m iracl esw h ich
w ereb ein g w o rk ed b yGreatrak esin th e1 7 th cen tu ryin En g l an d ,
b yBo rel an d V al l eein Fran ce, b yGassn erin Germ an y
.
U n f o rtu n atel yCh arl atan ism , th eCh u rch an d o f f icial S cien ceto o k
ah an d in th em atter, th ef irstto m isl ead th ecro w d , th eseco n d to
1
S eeAppen d ix . No teo n Hex ag ram m atism an d th epro b ab l em ag n eticpo w er
o f th e
" Ad am ists . "
EGYP T IANS T AT U ET T E
INWHICHWER ECOGNIS ET HEGES T U R E
OFT HELAYINGONOFHANDS
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pro h ib itascien cew h ich f o rm ed parto f th atOccu l tism w h ich ith ated
an d d read ed , th eth ird , th en in itsin f an cy, o ppo sin g everyth in g w h ich
itco u l d n o tu n d erstan d o rex pl ain .
An d Mag n etism h ad b een rel eg ated to th eco m pan yo f f o o l ish n esses
an d evil d eed sw h en Mesm erb ro u g h titto l ig h tag ain in acel eb rated
articl e ( 1 7 7 9 ) w h ich m ad eitf ash io n ab l e . Hew asth ef irstto strip
ito f itstin sel co verin g san d to resto reitto itsprin cipal u se, th erel ief
o f ph ysical il l s . Heu sed ith im sel f in th esh apeo f passes, su g g estio n s,
m ag n eto -th erapy( th em ag n etictu b ) an d to h im w eo w eth eid eao f th e
th erapeu ticval u eo f aq u ick an d d eepactio n o n th en ervo u ssystem
.
U n f o rtu n ate) h iseph em eral f am eb ro u g h tin itstrain th en am eo f a
S icil ian h al f -earn ed ad ven tu rer, th ew el l k n o w n Bal sam o , al so cal l ed
Cag l io stro , w h o tried to co m b in em esm erism w ith th eK ab b al aan d
Mag ic . w ith th eresu l tth atitw asw reck ed b yarid icu l ef o rw h ich h e
h im sel f isperh apsn o ten tirel yto b l am e .
Ho w ever, m ag n eticscien cecam ein to itso w n ag ain w ith P u yseg u r
w h o , in 1 7 8 4 , d isco vered th e " pro vo k ed so m n am b u l ism , " an d even
o b tain ed ph en o m en ao f cl airvo yan ce . Af terh im cam eEl l io tso n ,
w h o in En g l an d perf ected th esystem o f passes, Esd ail ew h o in Cal cu tta
an aesth etised patien tsb yitb ef o resu rg ical o peratio n s, Gib b o n an d
h isex perim en tsw ith catal epsy, etc . In sh o rt, th em ed ical w o rl d f o r
atim eto o k an in terestin th eseresearch es . In 1 8 1 8 Del eu z ew ro te
an ex ten sivecritical h isto ryo f Mag n etism . In 1 8 20 Baro n d u P o tet
practised itatth eHo tel -Dieu . T h en an o th ersto p . T h ef ail u res
o f Dr . Bern asu f f iced to in d u ceth eAcad em yin 1 8 3 7 d ef in itel y( asit
b el ieved ) to rel eg ateMag n etism to th eran k o f w h atitcal l ed g reat
im po stu res .
Bu tf o u ryearsh ad n o tel apsed w h en , b ym o d if yin g th em eth o d s
an d th etech n iq u eo f am ag n etisero f th atd ayw h o d id n o tg iveu p
h isw o rk , Laf o n tain e ( 1 8 08 -1 8 9 2) , th eEn g l ish ph ysician Jam esBraid
d isco vered h ypn o sis w ith o u tpasses( w h ich th eHin d u sal read yk n ew )
b ym ak in g th esu b j ectg az ef ix ed l yatab rig h tspo t .
Hypn o tism w asb o rn , w h o seex perim en tersd en ied th eex isten ce
o f an im al m ag n etism , sayin g th atitw asn o tn ecessaryf o rth eex pl an a-
tio n o f th eph en o m en aw h ich th eypro d u ced . Ath ird f aceto f th e
pro b l em appeared w ith Dr . Licb au l t, o f Nan cy, w h o cl aim ed th at
al l th eph en o m en ao f Mesm erism an d o f Braid ism co u l d b epro d u ced
b ysu g g estio n , th atisto sayb yth ef o rcef u l actio n o f th eeyeo rth e
w o rd .
Hypn o tism w asth o ro u g h l ystu d ied b yCh arco tatth eS al petriere .
Ho w ever, o b servesMyers( in h is Hu m an P erso n al ity, aw o rk o f ran k ) ,
th eem in en tph ysician to o k aw ro n g ro ad f ro m w h ich w eh aveh ad
m u ch tro u b l ein tu rn in g asid e, f o rh isresu l tsw ereo n l ypro d u ced b y
pro l o n g ed su g g estio n , an d w ereto so m eex ten ten d em ic, b ein g d u e
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to th everyn atu reo f h issu b j ects, th epatien ts
. Mo rein terestin g is
th ew o rk o f Lieb au l tan d th eso -cal l ed S ch o o l o f Nan cy, w h ich resto red
th ean cien tth au m atu rg yw ith itsth erapeu ticsu g g estio n
. Al so th e
w o rk o f th el earn ed Ch arl esR ich etw h o m ayb esaid to h avein au g u rated
th em o d ern m o vem en tw ith ab read th o f view f reed f ro m al l em piricism ,
an d w h o in tro d u ced af o u rth serieso f f acts, th eactio n o f th e
Wil l ata
d istan ce, w h ich w aspractised in tu rn b yOch o ro w icz , Gl ey, Herico u rt,
Gib ert, etc . T o th esem u stb ead d ed th en am eso f Bern h eim , w h o
red u ced h ypn o tism to itssim pl estan d saf estel em en ts, th ed o cto rs
Lh u ysan d Lieg eo is, etc .
Du rin g th el astf if tyyearsitm ayb esaid th atth em iracl eso f th e
an cien tMag ich aveal m o stal l b een repro d u ced in th esh apeo f ex peri-
m en tsb yw h ath asb een cal l ed Metapsych ics . T h eyw il l b ef o u n d
w ith co m m en tsin ag reatn u m b ero f b o o k sth ew riterso f w h ich are
o f ten th eo perato rsth em sel ves, su ch asMax w el l , d eR o ch as, Gel ey,
Du rvil l e, Del an n e, Myers, Osty, Bo irac . Weh aveperu sed n earl y
al l o f th eseb o o k s . T h eyab o u n d w ith f acts, pro o f s, tests . T o th em
w eref erth o seo f o u rread ersw h o m ayw ish f o rco m pl etean d d etail ed
in f o rm atio n o n th eseq u estio n s .
In sh o rtitisth eph ysician sth em sel vesw h o h avem ad eMag n etism
f ash io n ab l eag ain , f o rth eg reaterparto f th eex perim en tersw h o m
w eh avej u stm en tio n ed ared o cto rs, an d th isex pl ain sw h ym ag n etism
h asin th em ain preserved itsh eal in g ch aracter, asto w h ich w ew il l
n o w sayaw o rd
. Ho w cu rio u sitisth atm ed ical o pin io n sh o u l d al so
b eitsg reatesten em yIDu eperh apsto th ef acto f co m petitio n in
th ecaseo f h eal ersw ith o u td ipl o m as . Itisd an g ero u s, sayso m e .
Bu tin m an y cases . i t isig n o ran cean d d isd ain . Law su itsh aveb een
k n o w n w h ereh eal ersw ereco n d em n ed w h il stin th ew itn essb o x th eir
patien tsb l essed an d d ef en d ed th em IBu tw ew il l n o td w el l o n th is,
m erel ypo in tin g o u tth atcu rativem ag n etism h asf in ean d rem ark ab l e
tal esto tel l
. Baro n d u P o tetw ritesitsf irstm o d ern pag es . T h ef am e
w il l b erem em b ered o f th eZo u aveJaco b w h o m ix ed h isartw ith
in o f f en sivespiritu al ism , sayin g th ath ereceived h isf l u id f ro m w h ite
spirits, al so o f An to in e, th esim pl ew o rk m an , o n w h o sew o rk ak in d o f
rel ig io n cal l ed An to in ism w as f o u n d ed , w h ich h ad itsth o u san d so f
d iscipl esan d itstem pl ein Bel g iu m . An o th erg ro u po f Bel g ian m ed iu m s
practised atCh en ee' am ag n eticcu ref o ral l k in d so f il l n essesb y
passesan d th eu seo f m ag n etised w ater
.
2
Dr . Lieb au l th im sel f u sed
th el ayin g o n o f h an d s .
a
T h ereisaco m pl etetech n iq u ew h ich
w il l b ef o u n d especial l yin th e S cien tif icMo d ern Meth o d o f Mag n etism ,
3 S ee P ractical Gu id ef o r th e Mag n etisin g Med iu m .
Del eu z ew o u l d m ag n etiseab o ttl eo f w aterin tw o o rth reem in u tesb ym ean so f passes .
' S eeAppen d ix , n o teasto Heal ers .
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Hypn o tism , S u g g estio n ,
o f P au l Jag o tw ith w h ich w ecan n o td eal m o re
f u l l y
. h ere, an d w h ich isareal co u rseo f P sych o -Mag n eticMed icin e
f o rth ecu reo rrel ief o f th eg reaterparto f f u n ctio n al tro u b l es, o f
in d ispo sitio n sn o td u eto ch ro n icaf f ectio n s, o f n eu ro sis, h ysteria,
epil epsy, d eb il ity, al co h o l ism , to x ico m an ia, etc .
Weh aveu sed th ew o rd " psych o -m ag n etic " ' b ecau seth ereisa
d o ctrin ew h ich even in tro d u cespsych icsin to th earto f h eal in g o th ers
o ro n esel f . S o m ein f actl o o k u po n il l n essm erel yasan u n pl easan t
o ccu rren ce, th eef f ectso f w h ich m ayb en eu tral ised b yw il l -po w er, b y
m ysticard o u r . T h eyth in k th atitw asb ym ean so f aw il l -po w ero f
th isk in d th atBu d d h aan d Ch risth eal ed th esick . Heal th ish arm o n y,
itm ayb esaid , w h ich iscu l tivated b yth eaccu m u l atio n o f m en tal
vib ratio n sto w ard sg o o d w il l an d to w ard sf aith ( th isw o u l d b eth e
k in d o f th in g th attak espl aceatLo u rd es)
. T o th isco n ceptio n w as
d u eth eb irth in En g l an d ab o u t1 8 6 0o f Ch ristian S cien ce, al so cal l ed
S piritu al ism .
T h eCh ristian S cien tistsd en yil l n essan d even its
po ssib il ityo n prin cipl e, cl aim in g th atth isin h arm o n io u sd ef ectis
pu rel ym en tal , an d th atb yprayer, w h ich in d u cesan ex trem eco n cen -
tratio n o f th ew il l , itcan b ed riven o u t .
Ch ristian S cien ceh asto -d aym o reth an 6 , 000m em b ers . Itis
d ecid ed l yb en ef icial in al arg en u m b ero f casesf o reveryo n ek n o w s
( an d th ed o cto rsk n o w , b u tth eytak ecaren o tto sayit) th easto u n d in g
n u m b ero f im ag in aryin val id s . Bu teveryo n eal so k n o w sth atith as
itsl im itatio n sw h ich an yo n eo f averag ein tel l ig en cecan g u essf o r
h im sel f .
Fu rth erCh ristian S cien ceisarel ig io u ssecteven m o reth an a
th erapeu ticd o ctrin e
. Weh ad in o u rh an d srecen tl yab o o k l eto f
pro pag an d a, aperio d ical started af terth ed eath o f th ew el l -k n o w n
MaryBak erEd d y, th ef o u n d ero f th esystem w h ich isco n tain ed in h er
rem ark ab l eb o o k S cien cean d Heal th w ith th eK eyto th eS criptu res,
an d w h o h ersel f d ied in 1 9 1 0atth eag eo f 9 0 . T h erew eseeth atth e
b asicid eao f th ed o ctrin eisth e u n real ityo f il l n ess, o f sin an d o f d eath ,
an d th isasth eresu l to f th esayin g th atGo d can n o t h avecreated evil ,
f o rto h avecreated itw o u l d h aveb een to d ero g atef ro m Him sel f . T h e
b el ief in th e en tiretyo f Go d is o b l ig ato ryd en ial o f w h atw o u l d co n stitu te
in Him ak in d o f m o ral am pu tatio n
.
Weh aveab o vem en tio n ed th eau to -su g g estivereaso n in g w h ich
f l o w sf ro m acl aim af teral l n o tm o resil l yth an m an yo th ers . T h e
m o stsu rprisin g th in g isth atin th ispaper ( T h eCh ristian S cien ce
Heral d o f No vem b er1 9 28 ) an d in m an yo th ersareq u o ted vario u scases
o f h eal in g w h ich , itseem s, h aveb een caref u l l ych eck ed . Mrs . Bal d w in ,
1
T h el ab o u rso f Dej erin ean d Du b o iso f Bern eh aveo pen ed th ew ayto w h atisco m m o n l y
cal l ed psych o th erapy . S o m ed o cto rso f to -d ay( f o rin stan ceDr
. K ech ich ian ) even u sem ag n etism ,
h ypn o tism an d su g g estio n j o in tl yin th eh eal in g o f o rg an ic, n ervo u san d m en tal d isease
.
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f o rin stan ce, w h o b yf aith resto red to th eirn o rm al appearan ceh er
h an d sw h ich w erecrippl ed w ith rh eu m atism
. Mr. Em il Nym an w h o
stated th ath appin esscam eto h ish o m ew ith Ch ristian S cien ce, d rivin g
o u til l an d u n h appin ess, an d resto rin g sig h tto h isw if e
. Eth el S h erif f
in stan tl ycu red o f an in tern al tro u b l ef ro m w h ich sh eh ad su f f ered
f o rten years
. Fl o ren ceWrig h tw h o saw atw en ty-year-o l d sprain
d isappearf ro m h erk n ee
. An d in passin g w ew o u l d po in to u tth at
th esed o n o tseem to b en ervo u sd iseases
.
Itisal so o n l yf airto sayth atCh ristian S cien ceh asitsh eal ers
w h o sh o w yo u th ero ad to th en ecessaryf ervo u ran d w h o g iveyo u
ad viceasto th eu seto m ak eo f th isex trao rd in arym ed ical h eal in g
.
T h eyarespread o veral l partso f th ew o rl d an d h aveeveryw h ereth eir
b ran ch ch u rch esan d th eirl ectu rero o m s
. In Lo n d o n th ereareseveral ,
th eh ead o f f iceb ein g in Ad el ph iT erracew ith ch u rch esin S l o an eS treet,
Cu rz o n S treet, an d el sew h ere .
In sh o rt, psych ich eal ersstartf ro m th eprin cipl eo f pro j ectin g
in to th em in d o f th epatien th iscu re, o rth epo ssib il ityo f h iscu re
.
Fu rth er, everyb o d yisab l eto m ag n etise
. Bu tto m ag n etise pro perl y
isan o th erm atter
. T h isreq u iresin tel l ig en ce, in teg rity, w il l -po w er
an d m u ch practice
. Itisal so n ecessaryto h aveth ef l u id in ex cess
so asto b eab l eto passito n to an o th erw ith o u tf atig u e
. T o f in d
o u tif th isisth ecase, sh o w yo u rf in g ersto al u cid so m n am b u l ist, an d
sh ew il l l tel l yo u b ecau sesh ew il l
see it . Fin al l yg o o d h eal th isessen tial ,
f o ro th erw iseo n ew o u l d ru n th erisk o f co m m u n icatin g o n e' so w n
d ef ectsto th epatien t
.
F
Atb o tto m w h atism ean tb ym ag n etisin g so m eo n e
? Itm ean s
satu ratin g h im w ith f l u id
. Bu tin o rd erto ef f ectth eco m b in atio n
o f th etw o f l u id s( o f th eo perato ran d o f th esu b j ect) itisn ecessary
th atth ef l u id o f th eo perato rsh o u l d b eth estro n g er, th em o reab u n d an t,
an d b e in sym path y
w ith th ef l u id o f th esu b j ect
. On ceth issym path y
ex ists, th em ag n etiserpractisesh isartin special co n d itio n sin to w h ich
w ecan n o tg o h eref o rw an to f space, an d al so b ecau sew ed o n o tw an t
to g ivein co m pl etein f o rm atio n w h ich m ig h tl ead to in co rrectpractice
an d en tail serio u sco n seq u en ces
. Itm u stf u rth erb eu n d ersto o d th at
m ag n etich eal in g isn o tu n iversal , an d in n o w aysu persed eseith er
al l o path yo rh o m ceo path y, an d th atth eph ysician rem ain sth eb est
ad visero f h ispatien ts
. Bu tw h y, in stead o f o ppo sin g cu rative
m ag n etism , d o n o tph ysician sask itsh el pan d in co rpo rateitin th eir
stu d iesan d in th eirpracticein th o secasesw h ereS cien ced o esn o t
iveth em th ed esired resu l ts
? Itiscl aim ed ( w eq u o teP au l Jag o t)
`
th atMag n etism isaf o rm o f en erg yin h eren tin th eh u m an o rg an ism ,
w h ich , pro j ected in acco rd an cew ith th eru l eso f th eart, raisesth e
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to n eo f th evital m o vem en to f th epatien t, th u sl en d in g to h iso rg an ism
th ef o rcesreq u ired to w o rk th eph ysio l o g ical reactio n sw h ich w il l
resto reh eal th an d stren g th en th ein tern al ef f o rtim pl ied in th ese
reactio n s
. Mag n etism en ab l esu sto reaw ak en th evig o u ro f o n eo r
m o reo rg an sw h ich h avef al l en in to astateo f ato n y, to m o d erateth e
to n eo f th eirm o vem en tin caseso f o ver-ex citem en to rin f l am m atio n ,
to steril iseth eseato f m icro b es, to reg u l ateal l f u n ctio n s, to f ig h t
d eb il ityin al l itssh apes, b yin ten sif yin g cel l u l aractivity, an d in al l
casesto pro d u ceam ig h tyrevival
. S u g g estio n , in astateo f w ak ef u l n ess
o ro f in d u ced sl eep, h asaveryd eepin f l u en ceo n al l f u n ctio n s, o n m o to r,
sen so ry, n ervo u san d psych ictro u b l es ;
ital o n ecan ef f ectex trao rd in ary
cu res
. " An d th isseem sto u sto b eareaso n w h ypsych o -m ag n etic
h eal in g sh o u l d b etau g h tan d practised
.
Wh en ceco m es, an d w h atco n stitu tesm ag n eticf o rce?
Wed o
n o tk n o w ex actl yw h atisth en atu reo f th isk in d o f rad io -activityd u e
to af l u id w h ich resem b l esel ectricity, an d perh apsisel ectricityo f a
special k in d
. Everyo n eh asit, atl eastl aten tl y, b u tin so m eitism o re
ab u n d an to rm o reactive
. In an ycaseth isf l u id m ayb eex terio rised ,
ad d ed to th ato f o th ers, in th isw aystren g th en ed
; an d itcan act,
even atad istan ce .
Itex istsin al l b o d ies, o rg an ic, o rn o t, b u titcan b erel eased f ro m
th eh u m an b o d yw ith particu l arin ten sity
. Hecto rDu rvil l eth in k s
th atm ag n etism co n sistso f th ew avescau sed b yth evib ratio n o f th e
ato m sco n stitu tin g th eb o d y, th eam pl itu d ean d f req u en cyo f th ese
w avesvaryin g w ith th en atu reo f th eb o d y
. Itisseen everyw h ere
in n atu re, acco m pan iesal l l if ean d al l m o vem en t
. Itpro d u cesph en o -
m en aan al o g o u sto th o seo f g al van ism
. Wef in d in m ag n etism tw o
po l espo sitivean d n eg ativew h ich attracto rrepu l seeach o th er
. T h ere
isaw h o l eth eo ryd eal in g w ith m ag n eticpo l arisatio n
.
S piritu al istsan d T h eo so ph ists, w h o sayth atth eso u l isin f act
su rro u n d ed
b yaperisprit
w h ich sh apeso u rth o u g h ts, af l u id f o rm
w h ich isperceptib l eto o u rsen sesw h en th eseared evel o ped asin th e
caseo f m ed iu m san d l u cid so m n am b u l ists, cl aim th atth isperisprit
in itstu rn issu rro u n d ed b yam ag n eticf l u id h avin g th esh apeo f th e
b o d yitsel f , m o u l d ed o n it, an d varyin g w ith th ein d ivid u al
.
In an ycaseth em ag n eticel em en tpl aysaco n sid erab l epartin al l
psych icph en o m en a
. P ro j ected o n asen sitivein th ew ak in g state,
itin d u cesattractio n , repu l sesco n tractio n s, even m u scu l arparal ysis
.
In sl eepitin d u cesin su ccessio n asu g g estivestate, acatal epticstate,
aso m n am b u l isticstatean d al eth arg icstate, th el astth reeb ein g
d if f eren tin m ag n etism an d in h ypn o tism
.
In m ag n eticso m n am b u l ism th esu b j ectatf irsto n l yh earsth e
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o perato ran d th eperso n sw ith w h o m th el atterpu tsh im in co n tact .
T h en co m esaseco n d stag e, in w h ich , if th eo perato rpin ch esh im sel f ,
th esu b j ectf eel spain in th esam espo t . Af terth ish eb eco m esl u cid ,
th atisto sa y seesperso n san d th in g sb eyo n d th ereach o f h issen ses,
an d even f o reseesth ef u tu re . If m ag n eticin f l u en ceco n tin u es, th e
su b j ecteven tu al l y sees th eem an atio n sw h ich f l o w o u to f th eb o d y .
Fin al l yh is sen sitiven ess b eco m esex terio rised .
Wed raw special atten tio n to th isl aststag eo f m ag n etisatio n
b ecau seito pen su pan u n ex pected h o riz o n an d perh apsex pl ain sth ree
ph en o m en aw h ich h avel o n g b een attack ed :-apparitio n so f l ivin g
o rd ead perso n s, spiritph o to g raph yan d th eactso f an cien tw itch craf t
cal l ed b ew itch in g .
ItisCo l o n el d eR o ch asw h o su cceed ed in ex terio risin g th esen sitive-
n esso f asu b j ect, cl aim in g th at, j u stasal iq u id evapo rates, so itis
po ssib l eth atparticl esm ayb eco m ed etach ed f ro m th eb o d yo f th e
m ag n etised su b j ectan d b evisib l easem an atio n su n d u l atin g l ik ef l am es .
In f act, h avin g m ag n etised asu b j ect, h esaw , rig h tatth eco m -
m en cem en to f th el o sso f th en o rm al sen sitiven ess, th el u m in o u sd o w n
w h ich in th ew ak in g co n d itio n co vered th esk in , d isso l vean d reappear
in th esh apeo f al ig h tm ist ; th ism istb ecam eco n d en sed , g ettin g
b rig h teran d b rig h ter, an d f in al l yto o k th eappearan ceo f averyth in
l ayerw h ich f o l l o w ed , atad istan cef ro m o n eto tw o in ch es, th ew h o l e
o u tl in eo f th eb o d y
.
If th eo perato rto u ch esth isl ayer, th esu b j ectf eel sit
. If m ag -
n etisatio n isco n tin u ed , th isf irstl ayerissu cceed ed b yseveral m o re,
each atad istan ceo f f ro m tw o an d ah al f to th reein ch esf ro m th e
preced in g l ayer . T h en th esu b j ectf eel sto u ch in g , b u rn s, stin g s, etc . ,
o n th esel ayersw h ich so m etim esco n tin u eto ad istan ceo f f ro m six to
n in ef eet, th esen sitiven essg ettin g l essan d l ess .
Wh atcan w ed o th en saveco n cl u d ew ith Gab riel Del an n e, th at
w eh aveh erein tru th am aterial isatio n o f th eso u l , o rrath erits
perisprit,
th at, th eref o re, th el atterisab l eto l eave itssu b j ectan d f o rm th e
apparitio n s th ereal ityo f w h ich , n o w certain , h asb een so m u ch d is-
cu ssed .
S til l m o re, if ag l asso f w aterispassed th ro u g h th ez o n eo f ex terio rised
sen sitiven ess, an d th atg l asso f w ateristh en carried f arth eraw ay,
ital so rem ain ssen sitive, th atisto sayth esu b j ectf eel sitif th ew ater
isto u ch ed .
Mr. d eR o ch astried to f in d w h ich su b stan cesw ereth eb estf o r
sto rin g th isex terio rised sen sitiven ess, an d f o u n d th atl iq u id s, visco u s
su b stan ces, g el atin e, w ax , co tto n w o o l an d vel vetw ereth eb est
. Fu rth er,
th isex terio rised sen sitiven ess can b eph o to g raph ed .
Weh avem en tio n ed w ax . No w w h atisb ew itch in g if n o tth e
ex terio risatio n f ro m ad istan ceo f th esen sitiven esso f th eperso n so u g h t
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to b eb ew itch ed , an d th etran sf ero f th issen sitiven essto aw ax f ig u re
w h ich ish u rtin th eh o peo f reach in g in th ism an n erth eh ated en em y . 1
II
Fro m Mag n etism to Med iu m sh ip
Bef o reex am in in g -al as, b rief l y-th eo th erph en o m en ao f m eta-
psych icsb o rn f ro m th estu d yo f m ag n etism an d h ypn o tism , l etu s
sayth atth erapeu ticsw asn o tal o n ein reapin g ab en ef itf ro m
th eseresearch es . Weh aveseen th atm ag n etism pro vid esatan g ib l e
pro o f o f th eex isten ceo f th eso u l , o ratl easto f its perisprit . Bu t
al l m etaph ysical , ph il o so ph ical an d psych o l o g ical id eash aveg ain ed
in cl earn essth ro u g h th esem etapsych ical ex perim en ts . T h eyn o w
resto n af irm b asis, w h ereasf o rcen tu ries, atl eastin th eWest, th ey
w ererel eg ated to th ed o m ain o f specu l atio n . Fu rth erpsych ism h as
m o d if ied an d im pro ved th eco n scio u sn essan d th em o ral o f th ein d ivid u al .
Wecan to -d ayl earn h o w to im pro vein o u rsel vesto th eirh ig h est
pitch o u ro w n psych o -m ag n eticen erg iesan d o u rm en tal f acu l tiesb y
f reein g th em f ro m th ein f l u en ceo f d epressio n , h o w to riseto w ard s
perf ectio n , an d if w eh appen to acceptth eco n cl u sio n so f T h eo so ph y,
w h atco n so l atio n sh al l w en o td erivef ro m th ecertain tyo f o u rco n -
tin u ed ascen tto w ard sBl essed n essan d to w ard sBeau ty
Letu sn o w b ro ach th el isto f th eph en o m en ao f w h ich w eh ave
j u sth ad af o retaste, b eg in n in g w ith th esim pl estw h ich arepartial
h ypn o sis, so m n am b u l ism , cl airvo yan ce, th o u g h ttran sm issio n , su g -
g estio n , presen tim en t, tel epath y, prem o n ito ryd ream s, f o rek n o w l ed g e,
etc .
Af terth isw esh al l passo n to th eex ceptio n al an d h ig h erph en o m en a
w h ich arecl assif ied to g eth erasactso f m ed iu m sh ip, an d f ro m w h ich
aro seth ed o ctrin eo f S piritu al ism w h ich cl aim sto f in d in th em ex peri-
m en tal certain tyan d pro o f o f h u m an rein carn atio n , th isb el ief in an im ist
evo l u tio n l ead in g to th esu m m ito f T h eo so ph istd o ctrin e .
S o m n am b u l ism isan an o m al yb y

m ean so f w

h ich so m eperso n s,
in th eirsl eep, carryo u tvario u sactio n sj u stasif th eyw ereaw ak e
.
T h erecan b eb u tf ew peo pl ew h o h aven o th eard o f so m n am b u l ists
( n o tto b em istak en f o rf o retel l in g th ef u tu re-w eareh ered eal in g
w ith n atu ral so m n am b u l ism ) w h o seactio n sh aveb een to l d so m an y
tim esth atw esh al l n o tg o in to th em h ere . Bu tso m n am b u l ism can
b ein d u ced ( th isd isco very, ab o vem en tio n ed , w asm ad eb yth eMarq u is
1 Co m pare, h o w ever, in th isco n n ectio n th eex pl an atio n asto b ew itch in g b y el em en tal s
g iven in th eS eco n d P art .
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d eP u yseg u r) .
In th iscaseitiscal l ed
h ypn o tic .
Hysterical perso n s
easil ypassin to astateo f spo n tan eo u sso m n am b u l ism acco m pan ied
b yd el iriu m cau sed b yh al l u cin atio n s, an d th eycan al so easil yb e
h ypn o tised
. S o m n am b u l ism al so so m etim escau sesacu rio u sd ivisio n
o f perso n al ityo w in g to w h ich th esu b j ectseem sto actacco rd in g to
tw o separatepsych o l o g ies
.
In th eo rd in arycaseo f sl eep-w al k in g ,
th esu b j ectperf o rm sactsw h ich tu rn h im in to
an o th erperso n
. T h u s
T ro u sseau q u o testh ein stan ceo f an ex ceed in g l yu prig h tm ag istrate
w h o , o w in g to attack so f th isk in d , b ecam eatn ig h tan ex trao rd in aril y
d o u b tf u l ch aracter
. Itw asn o d o u b tth iscasew h ich in spired th e
veryrem ark ab l epl ayin w h ich am ag istratew asseen to b eco m eat
n ig h tak in d o f sco u n d rel w h o f req u en ted pl aceso f il l -f am e, ath ief
w h o o n ef in en ig h tb ro k ein to h iso w n f l atI
S o m n am b u l ism isd istin g u ish ed f ro m d ream in g b yth ef actth at
th esl eep-w al k ero n w ak in g h asn o reco l l ectio n w h atevero f h isactio n s
.
T h em o stex trao rd in arycasesareq u o ted in l arg en u m b ers
:-ach em ist
w h o in ab so l u teu n co n scio u sn essan d w ith eyescl o sed d ispen sesm ed ical
prescriptio n sw ith th eu tm o stex actn ess
;
an actress, pu tto sl eep,
recitesin itsen tiretyaparto f w h ich sh ed id n o tk n o w th ef irstw o rd
;
ateach erw h o , in th isco n d itio n , co rrectsth eex erciseso f h erpu pil s,
etc .
U sel essto g o o n q u o tin g casesw h ich everyo n ek n o w sin so m e
f o rm o ro th er .
Hypn o tism is
n o l essad em o n strated f act, h o w everf an tasticm ay
b eth eresu l tsw h ich ith asach ieved
. T h eeasiestw ayo f in d u cin g
itisto m ak eth esu b j ectg az ef ix ed l yatab rig h to b j ect, w h ereu po n
h ef al l sin to astateo f h ypn o sis, ach aracteristico f w h ich , aso f so m -
n am b u l ism , isato tal o rpartial l o sso f sen sitiven ess
.
T h ef irstex perim en tsw erem ad eb yAb b eFaria, Gen eral No iz et
an d Dr . Bertran d
; th en in 1 8 4 1 b yBraid th esu rg eo n ( ab o vem en -
tio n ed ) , w h o seex perim en tsw ereco pied b yP ro f esso rAz am in 1 8 5 9
.
Bu tw em u stw aitu n til 1 8 7 5 b ef o rew eseeCh arco tan d h ispu pil s
o perateo n h ysterical perso n satth eS al petriere
. Ch arco tin d u ced
catal epsy, th en b ysu d d en l ysu ppressin g th eo rig in al l ig h t, ak in d o f
so m n am b u l isticl eth arg y, d u rin g w h ich th esu b j ectw asab l e,
w h en
to l d to d o so , to read , w rite, sew , an sw erq u estio n s, etc
. Bern h eim
an d Do n ato w ereab l ew ith am ereg l an ceto pu th eal th yperso n sto
sl eep .
T h esam estran g eresu l tsw ereo b tain ed b yh ypn o tism
asb y
so m n am b u l ism . Dr
. Brem au d cau sed asu b j ectto repeatin h ish o u se
aco n versatio n carried o n in al o w vo iceb ytw o perso n sin th estreet,
ayo u th k n o w in g n o th in g o f trig o n o m etryto so l ve a
pro b l em , am an
w h o h asj u std ru n k w aterto b el ieveth ath ew asd ru n k o w in g to to o m u ch
b eer . Dr
. Lieg eo ispersu ad esam an th ath eh asco m m itted
a crim e
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an d co m pel sh im to g iveh im sel f u p, an d h ed o esso , g ivin g th em o st
atro cio u sd etail so f h iscrim easth eyh aveb een su g g ested to h im .
Bu tth ew o rd " su g g est " l ead su sto su g g estio n . Everyo n ek n o w s
th atitispo ssib l eto in f l u en ceapatien tb ysu g g estio n to su ch an ex ten t
th ath ef eel sn o pain , asw asd o n ef o rin stan ceb yDr
. Ch o q u etin 1 8 29
w h en h erem o ved th eb reasto f aMrs
. P l an teau , th isb ein g o n eo f th e
f irstex perim en tsin th isd irectio n
. Dr. Beril l o n su cceed sin im pro vin g
o rcu rin g b ysu g g estio n ch il d ren su f f erin g f ro m stam m erin g , S t . V itu s' s
d an ce, k l epto m an ia, terro ratn ig h t, etc . Dr. LiCb au l tin th ism an n er
tu rn ed l az yan d u n d iscipl in ed pu pil sin to stu d io u so n es
.
Acro w d m ayb ein f l u en ced b ysu g g estio n
. P l asso n o n ed ayin d u ced
th reepartso f th eau d ien ceo f ah al l in w h ich h ew asl ectu rin g to b el ieve
th ataspo n g eo n w h ich h epo u red cl earw aterg aveo u tan u n pl easan t
sm el l , sayin g th ath ew asin f actpo u rin g an au seo u sl iq u id o n it ;
several o f h ish earersactu al l yl ef tth ero o m , sayin g th eyw ereu pset
.
Itisal m o stcertain th atth ew el l -k n o w n Al ssao u assu f f erf ro m au to -
su g g estio n d u rin g th eirw il d rites ;
itiseven pro b ab l eth atth ecertain ty
o f th eAscen sio n o f Ch ristw asd u eto h al l u cin atio n o f th ew h o l eo f th e
Apo stl espresen t, d u eto su g g estio n b yth e "
Gal il ean R ab b i . "
V o yan ce, o rseco n d sig h t, isth ef acu l typo ssessed b yso m eperso n s
o f k n o w in g even tsq u iteapartf ro m an ysu g g estio n , w ith o u tth e
assistan ceo f th eirsen ses, eith erin aw ak in g o rasl eepin g state, o r
in astateo f n atu ral o rin d u ced so m n am b u l ism
.
T h isrem ark ab l eg if th asb een k n o w n atal l tim es
. P h il o strates
tel l sh o w Apo l l o n iu so f T h yan ad escrib ed , atth everym o m en tw h en
itto o k pl ace, th em u rd ero f Do m itian in R o m eb yth ef reed m an
S teph an u s . S w ed en b o rg in 1 7 5 4
saw in Go th en b u rg w h ereh ew as
atth etim e, th eb u rn in g o f S to ck h o l m , an d K an tverif iesth is
. S in ce
th en o ccu rren ceso f th isk in d h aveab o u n d ed
. T h eyf il l th epag es
o f th e P ro ceed in g s
o f th eS o cietyo f P sych ical R esearch , th e An n al s
o f P sych icS cien ces,
th eb o o k so f Fl am m ario n ( T h eU n k n o w n an d th e
P sych icP ro b l em s) , o f Cro o k es ( R esearch eso n S piritu al ism ) , o f
S id g w ick
( Ex perim en tsin pro o f o f Cl airvo yan ce) , R o u x ( S o m eCaseso f Lu cid ity) ,
o f Ak sak o f ( An im ism an d S piritism ) , o f Go u pil ( Lu cid ity) , etc . , etc
. .
T h u sMrs . S id g w ick cau sed acl airvo yan tto g u essco rrectl y
1 8 7
tim esth esu itsan d th en u m b ero f pipso n card sd raw n h aph az ard
f ro m apiq u etpack ; Maj o rBu ck l eyf o u n d 4 4 su b j ectso u to f
8 9 ex peri-
m en tsw h o read co rrectl ym o tto esw h ich h ad b een en cl o sed in seal ed
n u tsh el l s ; Dr . Q u in tard presen ted ach il d o f seven w h o d isco vered
atth ef irstattem ptah id d en o b j ect, th epag eo f ad ictio n aryo pen ed
h aph az ard b yitsm o th er, th en u m b er, k in d an d even th ed ateo f co in s
co n tain ed in apu rse, etc
.
An o th erin stan ceo f cl airvo yan ce, o rrath ero f th o u g h t-read in g ,
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w assu ppl ied so m etim eag o b yOtto K ah n , aGerm an , an d w eq u o te
itb ecau seitiso f in teresto w in g to th en u m b ero f w el l -k n o w n perso n s
presen tatth eex perim en tw h ich isrepo rted b yag reatn ew spapero n
th e8 th April , 1 9 25 , asf o l l o w s :-
" Mr . Otto K ah n , w h o h ad b een in tro d u ced to Mr . Ch arl esR ich et
o f th eIn stitu te, to P ro f esso rCu n eo , su rg eo n atLarib o isiere, to Eu g en e
Osty, h ead o f th eMetapsych ical In stitu te, w asin vited b yMr . Mo rain ,
th eP ref ecto f P o l ice, to areceptio n atw h ich w erepresen tMr . Lo u is
Barth o u , Mr . Lo u ch eu r, Mr, Lesco u ve, Mr . S ch o ed erl in an d o th ers,
in al l tw el veperso n s, w h o w ereask ed each to w riteasen ten ceo n a
pieceo f paperf o l d ed in eig h tan d k eptin th ecl o sed h an d o f th ew riter
.
Wh en th ish ad b een d o n e, Mr . K ah n ask ed th o sepresen tto ex ch an g e
th epapersasth eyl ik ed w ith o u to pen in g o rread in g th em . Wh ereu po n
h eto l d th eco n ten tso f each paperan d th en am eo f itsw riter
.
T o th eam az em en to f th o sepresen t, w h o w erem o reo rl esssceptical ,
h em ad en o m istak e( ex ceptin th ecaseo f o n ew o rd w h ich h ad b een
b ad l yw ritten an d w h ereh eread ` f il o u ' in stead o f ' f el o n ' ) , an d
th eyw eref o rced to reco g n iseth erem ark ab l epo w erw h ich Mr . Otto
K ah n sh aresw ith BertR eese, Osso cieck ian d af ew o th ers . "
Fl am m ario n , am o n g sth u n d red so f o th ercases, q u o tesso -cal l ed
prem o n ito ryd ream sin w h ich th esu b j ectd u rin g h issl eepsaw pl aces
u n k n o w n to h im th ed escriptio n o f w h ich w assu b seq u en tl yad m itted
to b eco rrect, o rh asten ed to th eassistan ceo f so m eperso n seen , w h o
su b seq u en tl yw asf o u n d to b ein d an g er . Do cto rsDespin e, Ch ard el ,
Ch arpig n o n an d sco reso f o th erstel l o f visio n satad istan ce, o f cases
o f so m n am b u l isticl u cid ityin g reatn u m b ers
. T h esecasesareso m e-
tim esrel ated to tel epath y
o w in g to w h ich peo pl eh airel earn to f ad eath
b yth esu d d en appearan ceo f th ed eceased atth everym o m en tw h en
h ed rew h isl astb reath , to th o u g h ttran sm issio n , to
presen tim en ts, etc .
In h isw el l -k n o w n b o o k Hypn o tism an d S piritu al ism ,
Lo m b ro so
w h o , o w in g to h isscien tif iced u catio n w asatf irsth o stil eto S piritu al ism ,
b u t, co n vin ced o f itstru th af terh avin g seen an d stu d ied n u m ero u s
an d u n d ispu tab l ef acts( f ro m 1 8 8 2o n w ard s) su b seq u en tl yb el ieved
in it, q u o testh ef o l l o w in g :-th epro ph eticl u cid ityo f ag irl o f ab o u t
f if teen w h o f o resaw even tsw h ich to o k pl acetw o yearsl ater, th ecase
o f Estel l ed eNeu f ch atel , w h o w asparal ysed atth eag eo f el even , an d
in w h o m b ym ean so f m ag n etism th esen seo f h earin g w astran sf erred
to th eh an d s, th esh o u l d ersan d th eepig astriu m
; th ecaseo f th eyo u n g
E. B
. d eNo cera( ag ed 20)
w h o repro d u ced d raw in g sm ad eb eh in d h im
w h il sth iseyesw ereb an d ag ed ; th ecaseo f MissCrel l in w h o , h avin g
l o stad iam o n d , saw in ad ream th eco rn erw h eresh eh ad d ro pped it
an d f o u n d itth ereth en ex td ay ; th ecaseo f MissArab el l aBarretw h o
w asto l d b yh ersisterin ad ream th atsh ew o u l d d ieatth een d o f f ive
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years, an d th ish appen ed , etc . , etc . Itisth isb o o k w h ich co n tain s
th eex perim en tso f th ef am o u scrim in o l o g istw ith th e w el l -k n o w n
Eu sapiaP al ad in o ( th erew ere 1 7
sean cesin Mil an in 1 8 9 2)
w h ich w ere
tested an d verif ied b yAk sak o f , R ich et, Fin z i, Gero sa, S ch iapparel l i,
d u P rel an d o th ers, al l scien tistso f reco g n ised in teg rity
;
b u th ere
w earein th especial real m o f m ed iu m sh ipo f w h ich w esh al l speak
l atero n .
Dr . Lu yso b served caseso f th etran sm issio n to ad istan ceo f th e
f eel in g sf ro m o n eh ypn o tised perso n to an o th er . ' Do cto rsBo u rru
an d Bu ro tab o u tth eyear 1 8 8 7 o b tain ed th eactio n o f m ed icam en ts
atad istan ce . Jag o tin d u cesasu b j ectto g u essw h atacertain f rien d
o f h isw il l d o o n th em o rro w , g o in g so f arasth esettl em en to f apen d in g
m atter ; an o th erg u essesth etim esh o w n b yaw atch pl aced o n h is
h ead ; h eal so rel atesseveral caseso f psych o m etry
.
P sych o m etry, o f w h ich w eh aveal read yspo k en , isaph en o m en o n
b yw h ich acl airvo yan t, o n to u ch in g an articl e, w il l tel l itsh isto ryas
if h ef o u n d th ereco rd w ritten o n it . S o m etim esth epsych o m etrist
tak esth eh an d o f aperso n ( f o rth erem u stal w aysb eco n tact) an d
read saparto f h isd estin y
.
2
T h ef o rm erCu reo f Ars, Ab b eV ian n ey,
h ad th isstran g eg if t . Lau reR ayn au d , w h o d ied in 1 9 24 , w asw el l -
k n o w n o n th esam eacco u n t
.
G. Du rvil l erel atesh o w in 1 9 1 8 d u rin g
am o to r-carracesh eto l d h im th ew in n ersin th eirco rrecto rd ero u t
o f 3 8 co m petito rs . Mr. P h an eg isatth epresen tm o m en to n eo f o u r
b estk n o w n psych o m etrists . 3
Caseso f in ten tio n al cl airvo yan ce l ik ew iseab o u n d . T h isisu su al l y
o b tain ed b yf ix in g th eeyeo n acrystal b al l . MissAn g u sw asacrystal
g az er,
4
am eth o d w h ich recal l sth evisio n so f th em ag ician so f o l d
in m ag icm irro rs . Bu tth ereareo th ero b j ectsw h ich areu sed in
cl airvo yan ce, an d o n th isw eag ain q u o teP au l C. Jag o t :-
" Ou rm o d ern pyth o n essesf airl yo f ten u seco f f eeg ro u n d so rth e
w h iteo f eg g in stead o f crystal b al l so rpo l ish ed su rf aces . T h eyin terpret
acco rd in g to d ef in iteru l esth esh apesresu l tin g f ro m th epo u rin g o f
th esesu b stan cesf ro m ah eig h tin to acu p . Everyo n ew h o h astak en
th etro u b l eto stu d yth ism eth o d o f d ivin atio n k n o w sth atso m eo f its
practitio n ersattim eso b tain b o th asto th epastan d asto th eim m ed iate
f u tu rein f o rm atio n w h ich isstrictl yaccu rate, to o d etail ed an d to o
co n n ected to b een tirel yacco u n ted f o rb yth ein terpretatio n o f th e
ru d im en tarysh apesin q u estio n .

T h esu rf acesl o o k ed in to arean al o g o u sto th ecl assicto o l so f

S ee Em o tio n sin Hypn o tsce an d Lectu reso n Hypn o tism .

T h isisth ecasew ith Mr . d eFl eu ric? re, acl airvo yan tw ith w h o m Dr . Ostyisatpresen t
ex perim en tin g .

S eeh is Meth o d o f P sych o m etricCl airvo yan ce .

A An d rew Lan d , V isio n s in th eCrystal . S eeal so in o u rS eco n d P art, m ag icm irro rs
.
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cl airvo yan ce
. Itw o u l d seem , th eref o re, th ath ereto o w earef aced
w ith aph en o m en o n o f m etag n o m y . As m u ch m ig h tb esaid o f carto -
m an cy .
Al th o u g h th eT aro cco n tain sin its7 8 l eavesan d in avery
cl earth o u g h sym b o l ical f o rm al l po ssib l epred ictio n s, yetitw o u l d b e
im po ssib l eto m ak eu seo f itsu ccessf u l l yw ith o u tso m eg if to f seco n d
sig h t . P in s, th ew h iteo f eg g s, co f f eeg ro u n d san d T aro ccard sw o u l d
in sh o rtseem to b em erel yso m an ym ean so f in d u cin g th em etag n o m ic
f acu l tyto act . "
Weq u o teth esed arin g th o u g h n o tim pro b ab l eex pl an atio n so f
cl airvo yan ce, al so th ato f Lead b eater :-"
Weare, " saysth isth eo so ph ist,
" b ath ed in an o cean o f airan d eth erw h ich pen etratesu sasitpen etrates
al l ph ysical m atter, an d itisb ym ean so f vib ratio n sth atim pressio n s
reach u s . No w th en u m b erso f vib ratio n sto w h ich w eareab l eto
reactisverysm al l
. Am o n g stth eex trem el yrapid vib ratio n sth ere
isan ex ceed in g l ysm al l sectio n to w h ich o u rretin areacts, an d th e
vib ratio n so f th issectio n pro d u cein u sth esen satio n cal l ed
l ig h t . In
th esam em an n ero u rtym pan u m o n l yreactsto averyl im ited ran g e
o f co m parativel ysl o w vib ratio n sactin g o n th eair( so u n d ) .
Bu tth ere
areverym an yo th erk in d so f vib ratio n s( el ectricity, m ag n etism , etc
. )
ab o vean d b el o w th esetw o sectio n s, w h ich o n l yf ew peo pl e( cl air-
vo yan ts) can perceive . "
T h o u g h tcan th eref o reb etran sm itted b yw aves, asin Wirel ess
T el epath y .
Itcan b epro j ected in to space( an d th is is pro ved b yth e
f o reg o in g cases) to w ard sad ef in iteaim o rn o t .
T el epath yf l o w sf ro m
th esu b sco n scio u sw h en ceco m esth ef l u id w h ich isab l e, b o th in aw ak in g
statean d in sl eep, to l eaveth eb o d yan d to ex terio riseitsel f to th e
ex ten to f af f ectin g ph o to g raph icpl atesan d reg isterin g apparatu s
.
T h esein visib l erad iatio n scan th eref o reex ertan in f l u en ceata
d istan ce, tran sm itth o u g h t, ex ten d veryf aran d w ith aspeed w h ich
isal m o stin stan tan eo u s . Itis in th isw ayth atw em ig h tb eab l eto
ex pl ain th eapparitio n srel ated ab o ve, , th eso u n d o f af am il iarvo ice
o f ab el o ved perso n su d d en l yh eard f ro m ag reatd istan ce, etc .
T h ew el l -k n o w n scien tistCro o k essetu pascien tif icth eo ryo f
b rain w aves .
d if f eren tf ro m S piritu al ism b u tresem b l in g it
. T h ese
w aves, h eth in k s, m ayb etran sm itted acro ssth eeth erf ro m o n eb rain
to th eo th er, an d evo k ein th el atteran im ag esim il arto th eo n ew h ich
g aveitb irth
. Bu tasth isth eo ryd o esn o ten tirel yacco u n tf o rcro w d
h al l u cin atio n so r f o rek n o w l ed g e,
Myerssetu pan o th erb ased o n th e
co n ceptio n o f psych icin vasio n
w h ich itw o u l d tak eto o l o n g to g o
in to h ere .
Itw il l b eseen th atth epro b l em isco m pl ex , o f en o rm o u sin terest,
stil l o b scu re, b u titisim po ssib l en o tto stateit
. An d w eh aven o t
d eal tw ith th e f o rek n o w l ed g e w h ich w em en tio n ed j u stn o w , o rw ith
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p
resen tim en tsd if f erin g f ro m tel epath yin th atth eyh aveam o tive, th e
l atterb ein g u n ex pected . In am o m en tw esh al l tel l o f th em iracl eso f
m ed iu m sh ip . S til l m o resu rprisin g th an th eph en o m en apro d u ced
b yth isisth ef actth atth eysh o u l d b en eg l ected b yth o u san d so f peo pl e,
o rsim pl yd en ied in th esam ew ayasab l in d m an m ig h td en yth e
g o rg eo u so rth ed ark b eau tyo f al an d scapein w h ich h ef in d sh im sel f
b ecau se, w raptin h issad n ig h t, h ed o esn o tseeit .
Wed o n o tth in k itn ecessaryto ad d to th el isto f ph en o m en ad u e
to o rco n n ected w ith Mag n etism . Wem ig h tf o rin stan cerecal l th o se
pro d u ced b yth epo w ero f Fak irs, apo w erm u ch g reaterth an an yk n o w n
in th eWest, th o seFak irsan d Yo g iso f In d iaw h o areab l e, b y th eir
stro n g w il l , to raiseth em sel vesu n su ppo rted in th eair, to m ak ea
pl an tg erm in atean d g ro w in af ew h o u rs, to rem ain f o rd aysw ith o u t
f o o d o rd rin k in an apparen td eath w h ich isb u tapro l o n g ed tran ce
( seeo u rS eco n d P art) .
Wem ig h tal so d iscu ss m iracl es an d ask o u rsel vesif th eyareph en o -
m en ad u eto Mag n etism ( w h ich certain l yh asm an yseem in g m iracl es
to itscred it) o rto ad ivin epo w er . Letu sm erel yrecal l th esayin g
o f An ato l eFran cew h o ask ed h o w am iracl ecan b esaid to b ea
" tran sg ressio n o f n atu ral l aw s " w h en th esearen o tyetco m pl etel y
k n o w n to u s .
An d l etu sal so rem in d b el ieversw h o areso m ew h at
to o an x io u sto acco u n tf o rth em w ith o u tth in k in g b yth eo m n ipo ten ce
o f Go d , th at o n esin g l eb reach o f th el aw so f n atu reen tail s, o w in g to
th eco m pl etein ter-co n n ectio n o f al l ph en o m en a, a co m pl eteb reach o f
u n iversal l aw .
Bu tw h atw o u l d b eth eu se? Wed o n o tsayth atascien tif ic
ex pl an atio n o f th em iracl eso f Ch ristw o u l d m ean b rin g in g th em to
th el evel o f avastd eceptio n , f o r, if acco u n ted f o rb ym ag n etism , th ey
w o u l d rem ain n o l essd istu rb in g o rl essw o rth yo f respect . Wed o
n o tsayo f Lo u rd esth atitisah o ax , o rth atitisad ef in itepro o f o f
cel estial m iracl es . Wesm il eatn o th in g , arein d ig n an tatn o th in g
.
Wesearch an d w ew ait .
Ho w ever, w h atw eh avej u stseen l ead su sin tru th to b el ievein
th ereal ityo f th e so u l , sin ceMag n etism g ivesu s m aterial pro o f o f it .
Bu tital so al terso u rco n ceptio n so f it . In stead o f l o o k in g u po n it
aso n ean d en tirel yspiritu al , itseem s, af terth eseth o u san d so f ex peri-
m en ts, tru erto l o o k u po n itasco n sistin g o f tw o parts, th eo n ein tru th
im m aterial , im po n d erab l e, etern al , th eseato f in tel l ig en ce an d o f
w il l , an d th eo th ersem i-m aterial , f l u id , actin g asco n n ectin g l in k b etw een
th eb o d yan d th em in d . Itisth isim pal pab l eco verin g w h ich isth e
seato f th esu b co n scio u san d o f th o sew avesw h ich arecapab l eo f
ex terio risin g th em sel vesan d o f pro d u cin g th esu rprisin g ph en o m en a
w h ich w eh avej u streview ed .
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III
Med iu m sh ip
T h isco n ceptio n o f th eso u l , to w h ich w esh al l h aveto co m eb ack ,
an d w h ich real l yisn o tn ew ( asw eh aveseen in o u rS eco n d P art) w il l
en ab l eu sth eb etterto u n d erstan d af u rth erserieso f ph en o m en a,
n am el yth o sepro d u ced b ym ed iu m s .
Bu tf irsto n ew o rd asto m ed iu m sth em sel ves . Wek n o w th at
th eyareperso n sw h o sen ervo u ssystem h asth epecu l iarpo w ero f
ex terio risin g th eirpsych ical en erg y
. Med iu m sh ipis aph ysio l o g ical
f acu l tyan d n o tam iracu l o u sg if t .
Ith asn o to f n ecessityan yco n n ectio n
w ith th em o ral ityo rth ein tel l ecto f th esu b j ect .
An d th isstatem en t,
m ad eb yspiritu al iststh em sel ves, iso f im m en seim po rtan ce ;
f o ro n
th eo n eh an d itispo ssib l eto f in d m ed iu m sw h o arecapab l eo f ch eatin g
( so m etim esu n co n scio u sl y) -n o o n ew il l d en yth is-an d o n th eo th er
h an d th isstatem en tisstro n g l yin f avo u ro f th everacityo f ph en o m en a
o b tain ed in f actth ro u g h m ed iu m sw h o , in th eirn o rm al co n d itio n , are
en tirel yu n ab l eto u tterth ew o rd so rto perf o rm th ed eed su ttered
o rperf o rm ed b yth em in astateo f tran ce .
K n o w in g th epo ssib il ityo f ch eatin g o n th eparto f m ed iu m s, it
issu f f icien tto g u ard ag ain stth em b ytak in g th en ecessaryprecau tio n s
an d b ysu rro u n d in g th em w ith rig o ro u sch eck s
; th ish asb een d o n e
b yth eem in en tscien tistsw h o h aveex perim en ted w ith th em
. On ce
th eseph en o m en ah aveb een ad m itted , ito n l yrem ain sto seek an
ex pl an atio n
. An d th isisth everycru x o f th em atter
. S o m em ain -
tain th atth eyaren atu ral , an d h aven o co n n ectio n w ith an yspiritu al ist
d o ctrin e
. Oth erscl aim th atan ym aterial h ypo th esisisen tirel y
in su f f icien t, an d f avo u rth espiritu al istd o ctrin e, asal l th eph il o so ph ies
an d al l pu rel yan im istrel ig io n s, w h il stad m ittin g , asth eirn am ein d icates,
th eirb el ief in th eex isten ceo f th eso u l , d o n o tex pl ain h o w th eseso u l s,
o n ced isin carn ated , areab l eto reveal th em sel vesto u san d in f l u en ce
l ivin g b ein g sb yth eaid o f m ed iu m sw h o m ayb eco m pared w ith th o se
in stru m en tso f ph ysicsw h ich assistth esen sesan d en ab l eth em to
pen etratef arth erin to th eph en o m en aan d th el aw so f n atu re
.
In passin g l etu sm en tio n th erepl yw h ich Gab riel Del an n ein h is
R esearch esin to Med iu m sh ip
g ivesto th o sew h o , l ik eP au l Jan et, cl aim
to b eab l eto o b tain th ro u g h h ysterical su b j ectsth esam eph en o m en a
asth ro u g h m ed iu m s (
th isw ith th ein ten tio n o f co n f o u n d in g th etw o )
-In th ef o rm er, w h o areil l , an d al w aysw o m en , th eph en o m en aare
o n l yo b tain ed af terl o n g d el ayan d n everex ceptin th epresen ceo f
th eiru su al m ag n etiser, an d th eyn everrel atean yth in g ex ceptf acts
k n o w n to th em ;
in th ecaseo f th el atter, m en o rw o m en o f n o rm al
h eal th , th eph en o m en aarepro d u ced spo n tan eo u sl y, co n scio u sl y, an d
th ein f o rm atio n g iven m ayrel ateto m atterso f w h ich th eyk n o w n o th in g
.
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Itisal so said :-Am o n g th eS piritu al iststh ereiseith erag o o d
d eal o f d el u sio n o rasm al l am o u n to f trick ery . T h en u m ero u sscien tists
w h o h avepl ed g ed th eirscien tif ich o n o u rin b o o k ssig n ed b yth em
an d rel atin g w h atth eyh aveseen can n o tal l b ed escrib ed asid io ts,
m ad m en , sco u n d rel s o rsu f f erersf ro m h al l u cin atio n s . Weh ave
q u o ted m an yin th esepag es, an d th erearesco reso f o th ers . T h eir
au th o rityseem sto u sto b ew o rth atl eastasm u ch asth ed erisio n o r
th ed en ial o f th o sew h o h avestu d ied n o th in g , w itn essed n o th in g o r
w h o , even if h o n est, h aven o th ad th eo ppo rtu n ityo f b ein g presen t
atco n cl u siveex perim en ts .
T h ere, aseveryw h ereel se, su ccessd o es
n o tal w aysco m e . Bu tw o u l d yo u d en yth eex isten ceo f f l yin g b ecau se,
o n th eo ccasio n o f yo u rvisitto an aero d ro m e, yo u areu n ab l eto see
af l ig h tb ecau seth epl an eistem po raril yo u to f o rd er ?
T ab l eso n l ytu rn , sayth eu n b el ievers, w h en o n eo f th o sepresen t
isch eatin g . Oth ers, l essu n k in d , say, th eym aytu rn an d rise, b u t
itisb ecau seth ech ain o f h an d spro d u cesattractio n . Al l th atisl eg en d .
Med iu m sh aveb een k n o w n to m o vetab l esan d o th ero b j ectsw ith o u t
to u ch in g th em . Bu tw earein th ef o l l o w in g g o in g to g iveab rief l ist
o f ph en o m en ad u eto m ed iu m s, f ro m th esim pl estto th em o stco m pl ex .
T h eyaren u m ero u s, varied , b u tcapab l eo f cl assif icatio n . Weh ave
o n l yin cl u d ed ph en o m en ao f u n d o u b ted au th en ticityan d sin cerity .
T h esco peo f th isvo l u m ed o esn o tal l o w u sto g iveal l th eteststo w h ich
th eyh aveb een su b m itted , th eacco u n tso f w h ich ru n to sco reso f pag es
an d so m etim esto aw h o l evo l u m e( th eyw il l b ef o u n d in b o o k sen tirel y
d evo ted to th eseq u estio n san d w h ich aresu f f icien tto f u rn ish aw h o l e
l ib rary1 ) Wearen o teven ab l eto m en tio n al l th ecl asseso f ph en o m en a,
b u tm u stco n f in eo u rsel vesto af ew .
Firsto f al l th eph en o m en ao f percu ssio n . T o o o f ten o n l yth ew o rd
raps isu sed
. T h isd o esn o td escrib eal l th esen o isesw h ich arem o st
varied , so m etim esresem b l in g acrack l in g , ascratch w ith apin , a
serieso f so u n d sl ik eth o seo f an in d u ctio n m ach in e, o rd eto n atio n s,
m etal l icso u n d s, k in d so f m u rm u rin g s ; th esen o isesareattim esal so
pro d u ced in atree, aw al l , astretch ed th read , o n apan eo f g l ass, atam -
b o u rin e, etc
. Wem en tio n th isin an sw erto th eo b j ectio n th atth em ed iu m
pro d u cesth eserapsw ith h isf eet, h isn ail s, o rb ycrack in g h isj o in ts .
No tb ein g ab l eto d en yth esestran g eso u n d s, Bab in et, Farad ay
an d Ch evreu l tried to g iveth eu su al scien tif icex pl an atio n
. T h ey
n eversu cceed ed . T o each ex pl an atio n Cro o k esre pl ied b yan ex peri-
m en t, eith erw ith K ateFo x o rw ith Ho m e, h isch ief m ed iu m s .
He
pro ved , an d th isisim po rtan t, th atth eseso u n d s, w h ich ared u en eith er
to il l u sio n n o rto trick ery, arein f act g o vern ed b yan in tel l ig en ce ; an d
th isin tel l ig en ceisn o tth ato f th em ed iu m , f o rin th eex perim en ts
w h ereth eserapsb eco m eal an g u ag e, ith asb een pro ved th atth e
an sw ersco u l d n o tpo ssib l yh aveb een g iven b yth em ed iu m if h eh ad
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n o tb een in atran ce, an d so m etim esth eyw eresu ch th atth eyco u l d
n o th aveb een su g g ested b yan yo n epresen t .
Itisw el l k n o w n th atatab l eisn o tatal l n ecessaryin o rd erto
o b tain m ed iu m isticrepl ies . Asam attero f f actitsal ph ab etisin co n -
ven ien t . Fo ral o n g tim en o w ith asb een su persed ed b yth epl an ch ette
w ith th reef eet, o n eo f w h ich isf itted w ith apen cil . An d h erew e
h aveyetan o th ercl asso f ph en o m en a-au to m aticw ritin g . Am ed iu m
w h il stin atran cean d w ith o u tth ein terven tio n o f an o th erw il l ( th e
reaso n f o rth isisto avo id th epo ssib il ityo f th o u g h ttran sm issio n )
g ivesan sw ersto q u estio n spu tb yw o rd sw h ich , pu tto g eth er, m ak e
sen ten ces( ex perim en tso f Ak sak o f ) . It w il l al so d raw , pain t, etc . ,
al l th iso f co u rseb ein g o f in teresto n l yif in aw ak in g stateth eparticu l ar
m ed iu m isu n ab l eto perf o rm th eseacts, an d if th ean sw ersaread m itted
to b eco rrectw h il strel atin g to th in g so f w h ich th em ed iu m isig n o ran t .
Ox o n 1
an d Cro o k escl aim to h aveseen th eh an d w h ich m o ved th epen cil .
Web er, S ch reib er, Zo l l n errepeated th eseex perim en tsin Germ an y ;
o th erscien tistspro d u ced th em in o th erco u n tries
. An au th o r, Wil l iam
Ho w itt, w ro teaw h o l eb o o k in astateo f tran cean d w ith o u tth in k in g
o f it
. S o m etim esth em ed iu m w ritesb ack w ard w ith an in cred ib l e
speed ( ex perim en tsb yMyers, Devo l l u et, etc) . Wil l iam Cro o k esh ad
am ed iu m , K ateFo x , w h o w o u l d w riteau to m atical l yam essag ef o r
o n eperso n presen tw h il staseco n d m essag eo n ad if f eren tsu b j ectw as
g iven to h erb yan o th erperso n b ym ean so f an al ph ab etrapped o u t,
an d atth esam etim esh ew o u l d tal k w ith ath ird perso n o n asu b j ect
en tirel yd if f eren tf ro m th etw o o th ers .
Letu sl eavetab l etu rn in g so n o n esid e, b u tm en tio n th eph en o m en a
o f l evitatio n . Med iu m sh aveb een seen to l if tso l el yb yth eirpsych ic
f o rcetab l esw eig h in g so m e6 0po u n d sto ah eig h to f o n e, tw o an d even
th reeyard s, an d th eyh avem o ved al l k in d so f articl esw ith o u tan y
co n tact . Oth erspl ayth epian o w el l w ith o u teverh avin g l earn tit
.
Del an n eo n h is R esearch es o n Med iu m s
q u o tesh u n d red so f caseseach
m o reex trao rd in aryth an th el ast, an d each d u l yvo u ch ed f o r
. Geo rg es
Au b erth asrel ated th eex perim en tsm ad ew ith h im in 1 9 05 b yth e
l earn ed m em b erso f th eGen eral P sych o l o g ical In stitu te
. T h erew o u l d
b en o en d to th el isto f casesan d pro o f sco n tain ed in th eb o o k so f Leo n
' T h epseu d o n ym o f th eR everen d S tain to n Mo ses .
T ab l estu rn f ro m rig h tto l ef tasd o th estars, th u so b eyin g th eco sm icl aw . An d h ere
w ew o u l d d raw atten tio n to th eex trao rd in aryten d en cyo f m o vin g to w ard sth erig h t . In m an ,
af al sem o vem en tisg en eral l yco m pen sated f o rb yth erig h tarm o rth e
rig h tf o o t . T o catch
an articl eth erig h th an d isth ef irstto b eu sed .
Al l n atio n sw ritew ith th erig h th an d , even if
th ew ritin g g o esf ro m th erig h tto th el ef tasin Heb rew o rArab ic, o rf ro m th e
to pto th eb o tto m
asin Ch in eseo rJapan ese . Wein stin ctivel yw al k o n th erig h th an d sid e, an d tu rn to th erig h t
w h en m eetin g an o th er . T h eg en eral b el ief seesin th eEast, th atiso n th erig h t, h eal th , h o q e,
j o y, an d in th eWesttro u b l ean d so rro w . Itisf ro m th erig h tth atth ein vasio n sco m ew h ich
ren ew th estren g th o f th eWest . Itisf ro m th erig h t, th eEast, th eR isin g S u n th atth el o f ty
Eastern ph il o so ph yco m esw h ich isto b rin g u s sal vatio n .
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Den is ( In th eIn visib l e) , J . Max w el l
( P sych ical P h en o m en a) , Gab riel
Del an n e
( Material ised Apparitio n so f Livin g an d Dead ) , Dr. Du po u y
( Beyo n d Lif e)
an d asco reo f o th ersw h ich w eh aveperu sed w ith ever
g ro w in g asto n ish m en tan d em o tio n
. Fo rh erew eareatth everysu m m it
o f th eex trao rd in ary .
In ab so l u tel yserio u ssean cesth ereh aveb een
seen to appearatth ecal l o f th em ed iu m h an d s, f aces, b u sts, w h o l e
b o d iesh avin g th eappearan ceo f l if e . T h eseh an d sto u ch , caress,
k n o ck , m o vearticl es, pl aym u sical in stru m en ts ;
th esef acesb eco m e
an im ated , sm il eo rw eep, th eseb o d iesm o ve .
Ith asb een po ssib l eto
ph o to g raph th eseapparitio n s . Castsh aveb een tak en o f th em
. R epo rts
h aveb een sig n ed b yperso n sw h o areto o em in en tf o rth el eastd o u b t
to b ecasto n th eirg o o d f aith o rth eirl u cid ity
. Even if th espiritu al istic
ex pl an atio n isn o taccepted , an d itisd if f icu l tto f in d an yo th er, th e
f actsth em sel vesrem ain paten t, in d ispu tab l e, an d n o n eh asth erig h t
to attack th em .
IV
Wem u stretu rn to th espiritu al isticex pl an atio n to d eal w ith it
f u l l y, f irststatin g th atitaro sein Am ericain 1 8 4 6 asth eresu l to f
stran g eph en o m en aw h ich to o k pl acein ah o u seatHyd evil l e,
N. Y . ,
w h ich w asactu al l yh au n ted , an d th atitw assu b seq u en tl y
in tro d u ced in to Eu ro peth ro u g h th ez eal o f th etirel essth in k erAl l an
K ard ecw h o co l l ected an d co l l ated al l th eteach in g so f th eph il o so ph ers
co n n ected w ith th eco n ceptio n o f th esu rvival o f th eso u l an d th e
po ssib l eco m m u n icatio n b etw een th el ivin g an d th ed ead
.
Acco rd in g to S piritu al ism , asw eh avesaid , th eh u m an b ein g co n sists
n o to f tw o partsb u to f th ree-th evisib l eb o d y, th ein visib l eso u l ( o rm en -
tal b o d y) an d th esem i-m aterial perisprit( o rastral b o d y)
. Itisth ef l u id
b u tperceptib l eperispritw h ich seem sto b eevid en ced b ym ed iu m sh ip
.
A. P
. S yn n ettin h is Occu l tWo rl d
g o esso f arasto sayth atth eso u l
is a
m aterial real ity,
o n l ym o reeth ereal , m o resu b tl e, m o rel astin g th an
th eb o d yan d w h ich w o u l d f al l w ith in th ereal m o f P h ysicsif P h ysics
en tered in to g reaterh arm o n yw ith th eo th erscien ces
. P h ysicsd en y
th em aterial ityo f th eso u l o n th em ereg ro u n d th atitisu n ab l eto
ascertain itsato m icb asisan d itsaf f in ities
. Bu tam o resen sitive
P h ysicsm ayo n ed ayb eab l eto m easu reth eh u m an f l u id j u stasitis
ab l eto m easu reel ectricity, w h ich al so isn o tperceptib l eto so m eo f
o u rsen ses, an d asital read yisab l eto m easu rel ig h tan d to g iveu sits
appro x im atespeed
.
Ho w everth ism ayb e, th isisw h atS piritu al ism th in k so f th eth ree
h u m an el em en ts
:-T h eb o d yf u l f il sth ef u n ctio n srel atin g to th e
m ech an ism o f l if ean d cal l ed ph ysio l o g ical
. T h em en tal b o d y, th e
so u l , isth eseato f th epsych o l o g ical f acu l tieso f th o u g h t, o f reaso n in g ,
o f th eph en o m en ao f co n scio u sn ess, o f th ed eterm in atio n o f actio n
.
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T h eperispritism ain l yth em astero f sl eep, b u tital so tak espartin th e
o peratio n so f th em en tal b o d yan d isth ecau seo f certain d u al ities
f ro m w h ich th eysu f f er, in particu l aro f th estru g g l eb etw een th eco n -
scio u san d th esu b co n scio u s .
Wen o tein passin g th atitisth issu b co n scio u sw h ich , in f l u en ced
b yastral m ag n etism , en ab l esAstro l o g y, an d al so Ch iro m an cy, to
sh o w u sth etren d o f o u rd estin y, w h ich d estin yth eso u l isab l eto
m o d if yb yth epo w ero f th ew il l ;
itisth issu b co n scio u sw h ich en ab l es
Graph o l o g yto d escrib eo u rch aracter, o u rten d en cy, b ecau sew ith o u t
o u rk n o w l ed g eitin f l u en cesth ein stin ctivem o vem en tso f th eh an d
w h ich h o l d sth epen
; itisth ro u g h th esu b co n scio u sal o n eth atth e
o b scu retru th b o rn f ro m th eh an d l in g o f card san d T aro tsm ayb e
ex pl ain ed ; itisal so th ro u g h th esu b co n scio u sth atw eh avepresen ti-
m en tsan d th atw ecan vag u el yex pl ain o racl es, th ek ab b al isticin f l u en ce
o f n u m b ers, o f n am es, etc
. , in sh o rteveryth in g w h ich iso ccu l t . Wh en
th issu b co n scio u sisth o ro u g h l yu n d ersto o d , th escien ceso f m ag ican d
d ivin atio n w il l h avem ad eag reatad van ce .
Acco rd in g to th eS piritu al ists, th eso u l atth em o m en to f d eath
l eavesth eb o d yw ith th eperispritan d l ivesf o rash o rttim ein th e
su praterrestrial w o rl d , in th eIn visib l e
. T h ereitm eetso th erg o o d
an d evil spirits
. so u l sin ah ig h ero rl o w erstag eo f evo l u tio n . Itis
especial l yatth istim eth atitisab l eto co m m u n icatew ith th el ivin g
n earw h o m itrem ain s, asitm ig h tb esaid seem in g l yto h aveso m e
d if f icu l tyin l eavin g th eatm o sph erein w h ich ith asspen tan u m b er
o f years . T h en itisrein carn ated , b eg in sh ereo rel sew h erean ew
pl an etaryl if e, th en l ateran o th eran d yetan o th er, u n til th ed ayw h en
itattain sperf ectio n an d b l iss
.
T h ed o ctrin eo f rein carn atio n , asw il l b eseen , isn ew er, m o rem o d ern ,
m o rein tel l ig en tan d n earerto th etru th th an th eo l d d o ctrin eo f
m etem psych o sisw h ich in f actw asitsprecu rso r
. Bu tm etem psych o sis
ad m itted th epo ssib il ityo f th etran sm ig ratio n o f th eso u l in to an im al s
.
S piritu al ism
d o esn o tad m itsu ch aretro g ressio n . Fo u n d ed o n th eprin cipl e
o f evo l u tio n , itsaysth atth eso u l ever rises f ro m in carn atio n to in carn atio n
u n til th etim ew h en , b eco m e pu respirit, itw il l en terin to th eDivin e .
Acco rd in g to Lead b eater, w h o h asw ritten ash o rtb u tex cel l en t
sk etch o f . T h eo so ph y, o f w h ich h eiso n eo f th el ead ers, th eso u l at
each rein carn atio n cl o th esitsel f su ccessivel yw ith th em en tal b o d y,
th eastral b o d yan d th eph ysical b o d yw h ich itl eavesin th esam e
o rd erw h en itpassesf ro m o n el if eto an o th er . In each l if eitacq u ires
an am o u n to f k n o w l ed g ean d o f ab il itiesw h ich itad d sto itsf o rm er
po ssessio n s . An d itisf o rth everyreaso n th atco m pl etetru th an d
co m pl eteperf ectio n areso d if f icu l tto acq u ireth atseveral l ivesare
n ecessary . Hu m e, Max Mu l l er, Hu x l ey, al l th eseg reatth in k ersex press
th esam eo pin io n . In th eo pin io n o f th eo so ph iststh ish ypo th esiso f
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rein carn atio n
al o n ecan ex pl ain th epro b l em so f l if e, especial l yth e
pro b l em o f Evil , o f In teg ral Ju sticew h ich can n o tad m itth eid eao f
f o rg iven essg ran ted b yan o th er, even b yGo d , f o rth isw o u l d m ean
red u cin g Him to th el evel o f m an ; m an b earsth eb u rd en o f h isf au l ts,
an d h im sel f f reesh im sel f o f th isb u rd en .
T h isd o ctrin eo f rein carn atio n w o u l d req u ireaw h o l e vo l u m e,
an d w ecan n o teven g iveab rief review o f ith ere ; b u tw em u stad m ire
itspio n eers, su ch asHen riR eg n au l tw h o f o rten yearsh asb een f ig h tin g
w ith ad m irab l eco u rag ean d ten acity, g ivin g en d l essl ectu resw h ere
h evicto rio u sl yrepl iesto al l o b j ectio n sw h ich h ish earersraise' ash e
h asrepl ied in ab o o k o f m arvel l o u sl u cid ityto th ean tispiritu al istic
serm o n so f Fath erMain ag e .
On eo f th em o stco n vin cin g cases( th ereareo th ers) w h ich attracted
th eatten tio n o f R eg n au l tisth ew el l -k n o w n ex perim en to f Co l o n el
d eR o ch asin 1 9 04 w ith h isco o k Jo seph in e . Havin g pu th erto sl eep,
th ef am o u sscien tistin d u ced h erto g o b ack th ro u g h h erex isten ce ;
ad aptin g h ervo icean d h erg estu resto th eperso n sw h o sh eh ad b een
in f o rm erl ives, even w ritin g in th eirstyl e, th isw o m an to l d th atsh e
h ad o n ceb een am an n am ed Jean Cl au d eBo u rd o n , b o rn atCh am pven t
in th eCo m m u n eo f P o l l iatan d h ad g o n eth ro u g h h erm il itaryservice
atBesan co n in th e7 th Artil l ery,
2
an d h ad th en b een aw o m an n am ed
P h il o m en eCh arpig n y, m arried to am an o f th en am eo f Cartero n . It
iso b vio u sth atn eith ersh en o rh erm ag n etiserh ad everh eard o f th ese
perso n s . En q u iriesw erem ad e, l astin g several m o n th s, an d th ey
w eresatisf acto ryin th atth eyb o reo u teveryth in g th atJo seph in eh ad
said .
3
T h esam eresu l tsw ereo b tain ed w ith th eg irl Mayo , ex peri-
m en ted w ith b yDr . Bertran d an d th een g in eerLaco steatAix in
P ro ven ce, b u th ereth in g sw en teven f arth er, f o rw h en ayearl ater
th eg irl w asag ain q u estio n ed w h il stasl eep, sh ew en tth ro u g h ex actl y
th esam estag esasprevio u sl y .
An d th ism eetsth em ain o b j ectio n raised ag ain stth epo ssib il ity
o f rein carn atio n -th el ack o f rem em b ran ce
. Af teral l , n o th in g w o u l d
b em o ren atu ral th an th isto tal ab sen ceo f m em o ry, seein g th atw e
n o l o n g erh aveth esam ereg isterin g b rain asin th eprevio u sl if e, an d
b esid esw ef o rg etm an yeven tso f o u rpresen tl if e
. An d yet, itw il l
b eseen , in so m ecases, th an k sto th epersisten ceo f th e
eg o , th atis
to sayth eim perish ab l eparto f o u rsel ves, th isreco l l ectio n reappears
.
An d itseem sto reappearespecial l yin th ech il d u n d er7 yearso f ag e
( th eag eo f reaso n ) w h o f req u en tl yu ttersw o rd sw h ich th eparen ts
d o n o tu n d erstan d , an d g ivescu rio u sevid en ceso f in n atek n o w l ed g e .
Besid es, w h en ceco m esth en atu ral co n scien cew h ich en ab l esu sto
S ee S piritu al isticR eal ity, T h eLivin g an d th eDead , R ein carn atio n , etc . , b yHen riR eg n au l t .

R ein carn atio n , asw il l b eseen , d o esn o tin vo l veth esu rvival o f th e
sam esex .

S ee S u ccessiveLives, b yA
. d eR o ch as.
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d istin g u ish g o o d f ro m evil q u iteo u tsid ean ym o ral teach in g ? Wh en ce
co m esth eg en iu s - o f in f an tpro d ig ies ? Hered ityisn o ten o u g h to
ex pl ain everyth in g . 1 S til l w el o yal l yack n o w l ed g eth atth ed o ctrin e
o f su ccessivel ivesm u stb estu d ied ag reatd eal m o red eepl yb ef o re
itisl o o k ed u po n asacertain ty
.
2
Bu tital read yh asth eo retical an d
ex perim en tal f o u n d atio n sw h ich en titl eitto b el o o k ed u po n asan
ex trem el ypl au sib l eh ypo th esis . a
Letu sassu m eth atith asg o n eb eyo n d h ypo th esisan d b eco m ea
certain ty, an d co n tin u ew ith o u rstatem en t .
Wh en , th eref o re, d eath tak espl ace, th eperispritstil l su rro u n d s
th eso u l an d k eepsitb ack f o ratim ein terrestrial pl an es . T h isisa
perio d o f w an d erin g , th eperio d m o stf avo u rab l ef o rth em an if estatio n s
o f w h ich w eh avespo k en . T h en f o l l o w srein carn atio n an d th el o ss
o f rem em b ran ceo f pastex isten ce . T h eref o re, an d th isisth eco m -
f o rtin g parto f S piritu al ism ,
th ereisn o d eath . Orrath eritism erel y
th ed isin teg ratio n o f th eco arseco rpo ral co verin g
. On th eco n trary
itisab irth to am o reb eau tif u l an d n o b l el if eth an th epreced in g , a
l if ew h ich isn o d o u b tstil l su b j ectto vicissitu d es, b u tal l th esam eis
n earerto co m pl etespiritu al h appin ess
.
Atreeisj u d g ed b yitsf ru it
. Ho w isitpo ssib l eto sayth atsu ch
aco n ceptio n isu n h eal th y?
Ho w can an yo n ed are, ash asb een d o n e,
to sayth atitiscau sed b yth eS pirito f Evil , b yS atan
? Wh yd o es
n o tth eCh u rch , w h ich h asth ed u tyto h aveal ivin g d o ctrin eif itis
n o tto b eco m ew o rn o u tan d to su ccu m b to th ein d if f eren cean d n eg atio n
o f th o seth in k in g m in d sw h o ared issatisf ied atseein g itsettl ed d o w n
in itso l d d o g m as, tryto
ad aptitsel f to th esed isco veriesan d th esen ew
in tu itio n s, an d m o d if ysl ig h tl yitsspiritu al ph il o so ph yso asto b rin g
itin to acco rd w ith th espiritu al isticph il o so ph yan d especial l yw ith
T h eo so ph y ?
Bef o recl o sin g th isch apterw em u std raw atten tio n to asl ig h t
1 Ex tractf ro m th e
P etitP arisien :-
R an g o o n , 1 2th April , 1 9 25
. -Ach il d o f f o u riscau sin g am az em en tam o n g th eBu d d h ist
priestsin Ben g al b yh isserm o n san d h ism etaph ysical d iscu ssio n s
. T h epriestsd o n o th esitate
to sayth atth ek n o w l ed g eo f th isch il d h asb een acq u ired b yh im in th eco u rseo f aprevio u s
l if ein w h ich h ew ash im sel f aBu d d h istpriest .
2
On eo f th eo b j ectio n sraised ag ain stitisth epo ssib il ityth atin th ecasesq u o ted ( to w h ich
m ayb ead d ed th eex perim en tso f H
. R eg n au l tw ith h ism ed iu m Hel en ,
w h o f o rm erl yw asa
certain Jean Merl an o f Marseil l es, acertain Ern estOrn er, atravel l in g m u sician an d acertain
MarieT an es, aservan tparticu l arso f w h o sel if eh aveb een traced ) w eared eal in g m erel yw ith
l u cid ity ;
th atisto sayth atitisn o tim po ssib l eth atin astateo f m ag n eticso m n am b u l ism th e
su b j ectm ayd raw f ro m h eru n co n scio u s
a su b l im in al ro m an ce
o rm ayo b tain th evisio n o f so m e
perso n o th erth an h ersel f
w h o m ayin f acth avel ived in th ecircu m stan cesd escrib ed b yth em ed iu m
.
$ Itw il l b eseen th atS piritu al ism isrel ated to Bu d d h ism
. In th isco n n ectio n atten tio n
m ayb ed raw n to th ef actth atth eHin d o o sh avetw o sch o o l so f train in g , th e
R ag i
Yo g w h ich
l ead sto th esu perio rd iscipl in eo f Occu l tism , an d th e
Haiti Yo g
w h ich isaph ysical train in g
l ead in g to th eex terio rrevel atio n o f th eso u l
.
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d if f eren ceo f o pin io n b etw een S piritu al istsan d T h eo so ph ists, w h ich m ak es
itn ecessaryto u setw o w o rd sto ex presso n ean d th esam ed o ctrin e .
Weco u l d n o td o b etterin th isco n n ectio n th an ref erto an articl e
o n th esu b j ectb yMissAn n ieBl ech w h ich issh o rtl yasf o l l o w s :-
MissBl ech , w h o w asaspiritu al istb ef o reb eco m in g ath eo so ph ist,
d o esn o td en yS piritu al ism , b u tseesitsd an g ersasf arasm ed iu m s
areco n cern ed . In th isrespectsh esaysverb atim :-
In th esu b tl ew o rl d w h ich in terpen etrateso u rs, an d w h ich w ecal l th e
astral w o rl d , th ereareel em en tal f o rcesd an g ero u sto sen sitiveb ein g s ; th ere
areh u m an en titiesn o l essto b ef eared , even w h en th eycan n o l o n g erm an if est
th em sel vesin aph ysical b o d y . T h eirsu b tl eb o d yh u n g ers, so to speak , af ter
ph ysical l if e, l o n g sto asso ciateitsel f w ith ab o d yw h ich isab l eto g iveth em
th is . If th em ed iu m isn o tpro tected , h ish ab itu al passivityan d receptivity
m ak eh im aread yprey, ex po sin g h im to o b sessio n s, yeaeven to po ssessio n .
An d asam o n g S piritu al istseverypo ssib l een co u rag em en tisg iven to th e
m ed iu m , h eisd riven to th ispassivityw h ich so o n tu rn sh im in to ad o cil eto o l
o f th ef o rceso f th eb eyo n d , an d atth esam etim eh eru n sserio u srisk sb o th
m o ral an d ph ysical .
Ho w m an yin san eperso n sh aveb eg u n b yb ein g m erel yo b sessed ! I
h avem ysel f received so m an ypo ig n an tan d trag icco n f id en ces, so m an y
req u estsf o rh el pso m etim esto o l ate, th atId o n o tth in k Ig o to o f arin assertin g
th isd an g er .
In o rd erto k eepth em ed iu m f ro m it, h ew o u l d h aveto b epro tected n o t
m erel yb yo u tsid ein f l u en ces, b u tal so b yh iso w n l if e-apu rel if e ; al so b y
pu ref o o d , d rin k , an d su rro u n d in g s
; m an yco n d itio n s
; asw il l b eseen ; o r
b yastro n g l ytem pered w il l , w h ich israrel yf o u n d al l ied to passivity . T h ese
co n d itio n sg en eral l yk eepevil en titiesaw ay ; pu rityrepu l sesth em , an d
stro n g w il l isash iel d ag ain stw h ich th eirstren g th w earsitsel f o u t .
Fu rth erd an g ersth reaten m ed iu m s, an d h ereIam m ain l yth in k in g o f
m ed iu m sw ith m aterial isatio n . Ex perim en tersveryo f ten pl ayw ith f ire .
Co m pl etel yig n o ran to f th epsych o l o g yo f th em ed iu m , th eysu b m ith im to
testsw h ich serio u sl yco m pro m iseh ish eal th , so m etim eseven h isl if e . Mad am e
d ' Esperan ce, an au th en tican d rem ark ab l em ed iu m , w h o seb o o k Ih ave
tran sl ated , w ro teto m eo n ed ayth atn everag ain w o u l d sh em ak eex peri-
m en tsw ith scien tistsw h o m ig h tb ereco m m en d ed to h er, f o ro n eo f h erb est
f rien d s, h ersel f am ed iu m , h ad j u std ied asth eresu l to f im pru d en cesco m -
m itted d u rin g ascien tif icspiritu al isticsean ce .
S cien tists, w h il st
b el ievin g th em sel ves to b em o req u al if ied th an o th ers
to ex perim en tw ith m ed iu m s, areo f ten l essso , f o ram ateu rsm ayin th isco n -
n ectio n h aveak n o w l ed g eresu l tin g f ro m n u m ero u sex perim en ts, w h ich
scien tistsm ayn o th avein spiteo f th eirspecial stu d iesan d ex perien ce . An d
th atisw h yth eex perim en tso f th eS o rb o n n e, so m u ch tal k ed ab o u t, d o n o t
pro vean yth in g atal l an d can n o t, in m yh u m b l eo pin io n , b esaid to co n tro vert
th eo b servatio n sm ad ein th isparticu l arcaseb yseveral perso n sw h o w ere
w el l q u al if ied b yth eirex perien cean d g if ted w ith q u al itiesw h ich arein d is-
pen sab l eto an ex perim en terin psych icscien ces .
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If Iref erto th esesean cesatth eS o rb o n n e, Iam atth esam etim eth in k in g
o f o th ersean ces, w h ereo th erm ed iu m sh avesu f f ered u n d erex cessivean d
u n sk il f u l tests, o rel seh avein tru th w o rn th em sel veso u tin vain ef f o rts,
so m etim esf al l in g victim to su g g estio n
. Isn o tapassivesen sitiveb ein g
m o reaptth an an yo th erto yiel d to repeated , if so m etim esu n co n scio u s,
su g g estio n ? If h eyiel d s, h eisu n m ask ed , an d h en cef o rth apreyto su spicio n
;
if h eresists, o f ten n o f u rth erph en o m en aarepro d u ced , an d f o rapro f essio n al
m ed iu m th isisacatastro ph e
. Besid es, in th ecaseo f m an ysen sitivesth e
veryf actth atth eyaresu rro u n d ed b ysu spicio n an d n o tb ysym path yas
th eyo u g h tto b e, isn o tf avo u rab l eto th epro d u ctio n o f ph en o m en a
. S o m e,
f o rin stan ceEu sapiaP al ad in o , ask f o rsym path y ;
even w h en in atran ce
itisn ecessary, in d ispen sab l eto th em .
T h isq u estio n o f th e
pro f essio n al
m ed iu m o u g h tto b eso l ved in th eb est
po ssib l ew ay . Atpresen t it
isd em o ral isin g .
Aseco n d d iverg en ceo f view sissh o w n b yMissBl ech , w h o says
el sew h ere
:-
Web el ievein su rvival , w eb el ievein th ein f l u en ceto acertain ex ten t
o f th eo th erw o rl d o n o u rs
. Web el ievein th epo ssib il ity, th o u g h m o rere-
stricted th an al l o w ed b yS piritu al ists, o f co m m u n icatio n b etw een th el ivin g
an d th ed ead b ym ean so f th eirm eth o d s
. Bu tw ed o n o tth in k itu sef u l o r
b en ef icial co n tin u al l yto cal l u pth ed eparted , b yw ritin g o rb ytab l etu rn in g ,
to tryto b rin g th em w ith in o u ram b it
. Co n sid erin g th everyl im ited m ean s
th eypo ssessf o rth epu rpo seo f m an if estin g th em sel ves, w ecan o n l yo b tain
co m m u n icatio n sw h ich arerath ervag u e, o f ten co m m o n pl acean d w ith o u t
an yin terest
. On l ysel d o m can th eyg ivesatisf acto ryd etail s
. Eig h ttim es
o u to f ten itisacaseo f au to -su g g estio n , o f su b co n scio u sm an if estatio n so r
-o f trick ery
. S o m u ch f o ru s !
Asf o rth em , to cal l th em u p, to b rin g th em co n tin u al l yto u sin o rd erto ask
th eirad vice-w h ich in th eirl if etim ew esh o u l d n o th avef o l l o w ed -isd istu rb in g
an d d el ayin g th eir po stm o rtem evo l u tio n
. Fo rth eyh aveth eirpath to f o l l o w
asw eh aveo u rs
. Wh ysh o u l d w eco m pel th em to l ivein th epast
? Even
if th eyaren o tf o rced to d o so b yau to m aticw ritin g o rb ypl an ch ette, th ey
n o n eth el esso f ten d w el l w ith u sin th o u g h t, al w aysl o vin g
. Byco n stan tl y
d raw in g th em in to o u rterrestrial am b ian cew eto so m eex ten tm aterial ise
th em an d w ereviveth eirreg rets .
With o u ttak in g in to acco u n t, ad d sMissBl ech , th atin so m ecases
o f ab n o rm al d eath ( vio l en to rtrag ic) th eevo catio n m aycau seto th e
victim , w h o ispl u n g ed in to ak in d o f po st-m o rtem to rpo r, asu d d en ,
prem atu rean d verypain f u l aw ak en in g
.
Co n cl u sio n
:-S u ppo sin g th atS piritu al ism istru e, l etu sb every
caref u l w ith ex perim en ts, o n l yacceptin g th em f o rth epu rpo seo f
d em o n stratio n ; b u t' l etu savo id to o m an ym an if estatio n s
.
Apo pu l arsayin g m ayw el l b erecal l ed h erean d ad apted to th e
d aw n in g f aith :-" Letth ed ead sl eepin peace
. " Bettersay, " Let
th ed ead pro ceed in evo l u tio n in peace
. "
CHAP T ER II
CONCLU S ION
T h eCo m in g R el ig io n El em en tso f T h eo so ph y
Isitpo ssib l eto d raw aco n cl u sio n f ro m th em atteran d th eid easco n -
tain ed in th isb o o k ?
Weth in k so , b u th asten to sayth atitw il l b eb u tpro visio n al .
Itw il l b epro visio n al b ecau seitw il l co n tain , w h en th ef actsare
pu to n o n esid e, o n l yan attem ptatph il o so ph y, acertain am o u n to f
h ypo th esis, an ef f o rtatperso n al d ed u ctio n . Mo rem o d estth an in
n u m ero u sd o g m atisin g scien tistso rth eack n o w l ed g ed represen tatives
o f ex istin g rel ig io n s, w h o al l co n trad ictan d w h en n ecessaryan ath em atise
each o th er, w esh al l n o tsetu pan o rth o d o x yo f o u ro w n . Wesh al l
co n f in eo u rsel vesto sayin g :-
Wh atw eareg o in g to l ayb ef o re, yo u isb u tath eo ry . Bu titis
ath eo ryw h ich ispo ssib l e, pro b ab l e, in h arm o n yw ith th o u san d so f
m in d san d in n u m erab l eex perim en ts . Itisaveryl ivin g th eo ryan d
w h ich m ayth eref o reb eperf ected so asto b eco m eaq u asi-certain ty .
Itseem sto u sth atth isq u asi-certain tyw il l b ereach ed asan d w h en
th eseex perim en tsb eco m em o ren u m ero u s, m o reau th en tic,
asan d
w h en em in en tth in k ersb eco m em o rein terested in itan d in creasein
n u m b ersu n til th eyf o rm th em aj o rity, asan d w h en S cien ce, b eco m in g
im preg n ated w ith Occu l tism , w il l co n stitu teak in d o f in tel l ectu al
h ered ityw h ich l ittl eb yl ittl ew il l m ak en atu ral an d sim pl eeveryth in g
w h ich to -d ayam az es, d istu rb s, sh o ck so u rm en tal ity, o u rco n ceptio n s,
o u rw ayso f u n d erstan d in g . 1
On cem o rel etu spo in to u tth atth eco n q u esto f Of f icial S cien ce
ispro g ressin g . Ho w m u ch pro g ressh asb een m ad esin ceth eyear
( 1 8 8 7 ) w h en it so l em n l y rej ected Mag n etism asan im po stu re ! As
w eh aveseen , th eh yperpsych ical scien cesh aveb een an d areb ein g
m o rean d m o restu d ied b yscien tistsw h o arek n o w n an d respected b y
al l ; b o o k sw ith o u tn u m b er, co pio u srepo rtsh aveb een sig n ed b ym en
1 Wecan n o tresistq u o tin g th esew o rd sspo k en in 1 8 9 9 b
y th em ed iu m P iper, tak en d o w n
b yDr
. Ho d g so n an d recal l ed b yCo n an Do yl ein th epref aceo f h isb o o k
T h eNew R evel atio n :-
" In th en ex tcen tu ryS piritu al ism w il l b easto u n d in g l yaccessib l eto h u m an u n d erstan d in g
.
If o retel l yo u b esid esath in g o f w h ich yo u w il l co n f irm th ef u l f il m en t . Aterrib l ew aro vertu rn in g
th evario u sparts
o f
th ew o rl d , w il l preced eth e o b vio u sperceptio n o f o u rrel atio n sw ith th eBeyo n d . "
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CONCLU S ION

4 6 9
o f th eg reatestem in en ce
. No o n ecan to -d ayin g o o d f aith d o u b tth e
ex isten ceo f d istu rb in g ph en o m en aw h ich in f erth eex isten ceo f a
psych icf l u id capab l eo f g ivin g riseto m arvel s, d o u b tth ereal ityo f w h at
-even g ivin g itan o th ern am e-w ascal l ed th eso u l , ak n o w l ed g eo f
th el atterd if f eren tf ro m th eo l d f o rm u l a, in sh o rtaverystro n g pre-
su m ptio n in f avo u ro f rein carn atio n
.
Fu rth erth ed o ctrin eo f R ein carn atio n b yitsessen tial sl in k su pth e
o l d an d th en ew spiritu al isticrel ig io n san d in co rpo ratesitsel f w ith
th en o rm al co n cl u sio n so f Occu l tism w h ich itsel f h en cef o rth presen ts
ah o m o g en eity, atrad itio n , aco n n ected w h o l ew h ich arem o stsu rprisin g
an d m o stsed u ctive . Itacceptsth eh ig h erMag ic, th ed eepl ystu d ied
K ab b al a, th eartso f Divin atio n if w ed o n o task f ro m th em ato o
n arro w an d to o ch il d ish ex actn ess
. Am an iscal l ed an Occu l tistif ,
risin g ab o veex o tericrel ig io n san d prej u d ices, h eco n stru ctsw ith th e
h el po f th eel em en tso f th eOccu l tS cien ces, l ik eR u d o l ph S tein eran d
l ik eMich ael S avig n y, an ex pl an ato ryan d in terpretin g system o f th e
U n iversean d itsl aw s .
An d itisth isOccu l tism , in w h ich so m an yem in en tm in d s, w h il st
stil l m o reo rl esstied to o l d f o rm u l aeo f ph il o so ph yan d rel ig io n , are
al read yto b em et, an d al so al arg en u m b ero f ed u cated m en , an x io u s
to h aveacl earer, m o reratio n al , m o reco m f o rtin g an d f reerf aith th an
th atin w h ich th eiryo u th w asreared , itisth isOccu l tism w h ich co n -
stitu tesw h atw ecal l
th eco m in g R el ig io n .
T h isrel ig io n isstil l in co u rseo f f o rm atio n , co n sistin g o f scien tif ic,
spiritu al istic, th eo so ph ical d ata, w h ich h aveb een co l l ected an d co -
o rd in ated ro u n d th ecen tral id eao f R ein carn atio n , b u tstil l w aryin
settin g u pitscatech ism an d f rien d l yto al l perso n so f g o o d w il l . Hen ce
itiso n l yitsch ief el em en tsth atw esh al l tryto stateh ere .
Ab o veal l w em u st

in sisto n th is-th atOccu

l tism , th erel ig io n o f
th ef u tu re, statesasitsf irstprin cipl es th en eg atio n o f th esu pern atu ral
an d
th en eg atio n o f ch an ce .
Oh , so m ew il l say, w ew ereco n vin ced th atth eOccu l tistw asreal l y
af l ycatch er, w ith o u tan ycritical sen se, read yto b el ievein m iracl es,
to co l l ectth esim pl estco in cid en ces, b el ated l ysu perstitio u sw h il st
q u ick to preten d to scien ce ! Isitn o tth u sth ath eappearsin vario u s
b o o k s, su ch as
T h eS u pern atu ral in th e20th Cen tu ry b y Co n stan tin
an d Mayg rier
Wek n o w th eb o o k
. Al asIitsaysex actl yth eo ppo siteo f w h at
o u g h tto b esaid . Itm ak esth esu pern atu ral th eb asiso f Occu l t
S cien ce, assig n sad iab o l ical o rig in to m etapsych ical o ccu rren ces, an d
acceptsm iracl es, th esig n o f pro vid en ce ! Wh ereasth eOccu l tist,
w erepeatitw ith Jo an n yBricau d , repu l sesth esu pern atu ral ( h en ce
th em iracl e) an d rej ectsch an ce
. T h ism ean sth ath eisn o tam ystic !
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T HEOCCU LT S CIENCES
Heo n l yl ab o u rsto ex ten d th ereal m o f ex perim en t, to search f o rth e
l aw b eh in d th eo ccu rren ce, to ex pl o reth ein visib l eso asto su ppress
itsm ystery .
T h issh o w scl earl yth em ean in g to b eg iven to th ew o rd R el ig io n
w h en appl ied to Occu l tism
. Itim pl iesm erel yatth em o m en to f its
triu m ph th eex pl an atio n o f th eo rig in an d o f th ed estin yo f th eU n iverse
an d o f Man , an d o f th em o ral co n cu rren tw ith th isex pl an atio n .
Ho w d o esOccu l tism ex pectto arriveatth isex pl an atio n ? By
ex perim en ts, b yd ed u ctivean d in d u ctivem eth o d s, an d b yan in ter-
m ed iarym eth o d w h ich d o esn o ttak eth eirpl aceb u tad d sto th eir
po ssib il ities-th em eth o d o f an al o g y .
T h e l aw o f an al o g yis aso l d asth ew o rl d , b ein g al read ystated in
T h eEm eral d T ab l et o f Herm esT rism eg istesw ith o u tb ein g co n f o u n d ed d
w ith sim il itu d e( ath in g an al o g o u sto an o th eral m o stn everresem b l es
it) , an d ism u ch u sed in Occu l tism to arriveatth erel atio n sh ipex istin g
b etw een ph en o m en a .
Am o n g sto th erl aw sd earto th eOccu l tist, an d in ad d itio n to th o se
o f th eBin ary, th eQ u atern ary, th eS epten ary, an d especial l yth e
T rin ary, w ith w h ich w eh aveal read yd eal t, th ef o l l o w in g m u sth e
n o ted :--
T h el aw o f th eseries .
T h isisth el aw w h ich req u iresan in term ed iary,
o raresu l tan t, b etw een tw o o ppo sed po l es
. Ital so d epen d sf ro m th e
T ern ary
. Fo rin stan ce, Dayan d Nig h t, w ith T w il ig h tb etw een th etw o -
th eT epid b etw een th eHo tan d th eCo l d -Bal an ceb etw een Attractio n
an d R epu l sio n -th eLiq u id b etw een th eS o l id an d th eGaseo u s, etc .
T h eo ccu l tistLo u isLu cash asappl ied th isl aw to al m o stal l ph en o m en a,
w h eth erph ysical , ch em ical o rb io l o g ical . T h isisth el aw w h ich , in
ad d itio n to th epro o f sg iven , an d b yan al o g y, su ppo rtsth eid eao f a
perispritb etw een th eb o d yan d th eso u l .
T h el aw o f in vo l u tio n an d evo l u tio n . By itsaid w eseeth eActive,
w h o seessen ceisu n ity, attracted b yth eP assive, w h o seessen ceisth e
m u l tipl e, th eP assiveab so rb in g th eActivean d d issem in atin g itin
o rd erth ateach ato m m ayb evivif ied
. T h isisin vo l u tio n . T h ereu po n
th ecreated spiritb eco m espo l arised in m atterw h ich in itstu rn evo l ves,
b eco m esspiritu al ised an d retu rn sto u n ity . T h isisevo l u tio n . T h is
l aw o f aspiratio n an d respiratio n , asith asal so b een cal l ed , ex presses
an d ex pl ain sth ef al l an d th ere-ascen to f Man w h o sprin g sf ro m th e
Divin ean d w il l o n ed ayretu rn to it . Ash asb een seen , th isissym -
b o l ised b yth eT aro cin ex pressiveim ag es .
T h el aw o f co rrespo n d en ces . T h isw asb ro u g h tto th ef o reespecial l y
b yS w ed en b o rg . T h ew o rd co rrespo n d en ceis appl ied to everyth in g
w h ich , in th en atu ral w o rl d , ex istsf o l l o w in g ath in g in th espiritu al
w o rl d . With itisco n n ected th e sig n -m an u al w h ich isth esig n o f th e
CONCLU S ION

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in f l u en ceo f th espiritu al o n th eph ysical an d f o rm sth eb asiso f al l
artso f Divin atio n .
T h el aw o f th esig n so f su ppo rt .
In o rd erto act, Man m u sth aveth e
su ppo rto f asig n co rrespo n d in g b yan al o g yto h isw il l
. T h isisth e
b asiso f th epo w ero f th eh u m an w o rd ( prayer, b l essin g , cu rse, in can ta-
tio n ) . It-isth ef u n d am en tal l aw o f Mag ic .
Wesh al l f in d th esel aw sag ain in th esu m m in g u po f th eo ccu l t
teach in g , asw eu n d erstan d it, w ith w h ich w ein ten d to cl o seth isb o o k ,
apo l o g isin g atth esam etim ef o rth erepetitio n o f vario u sco n ceptio n s
scattered o verth epreced in g pag es .
Acco rd in g to th eOccu l tist, an d acco rd in g to th eessen ceo f T rad itio n ,
Man isf o rm ed , b yth eT ern aryLaw , o f th reem ain el em en ts-th e
ph ysical b o d y, th eastral b o d y( o rperisprit) an d th em en tal b o d y( o r
so u l in th eu su al sen seo f th ew o rd ) . T h eHin d u san d th eEg yptian s
b el ieved th isf if teen cen tu riesb ef o reCh ristian ity . T h eK ab b al ists
tau g h titin th eMid d l eAg es . Med iu m sh avepro ved itb yex perim en t .
Itisth eastral b o d yw h ich d irectso u rvital f o rce, an d itisth ro u g h
itth atcel l u l arevo l u tio n tak espl ace . Itis th ed o u b l e o f th eph ysical
b o d y . Ith asaf l u id em an atio n ( cal l ed au ra ) w h ich isspecial l yd en se
ro u n d th ef in g ersan d th eh ead . Fro m itf l o w th em ed iu m isticph en o -
m en aan d th eecto pl asticex u d atio n s
. 1
Itisth eau raw h ich ispro j ected
in caseso f tel epath y
. Itisth eastral b o d yw h ich , in so m ecases, is
ab l eto l eaveth eph ysical b o d yan d f o rm apparitio n s, even atad istan ce .
T h eastral b o d y, w h ich n eversl eeps, is th eservan to f o u rd ream s, an d
en ab l esu sso m etim esto d o th in g sin co m pl etesl eep( su ch aspro b l em s
so l ved in sl eep, th eex pl an atio n o f th esayin g ,
" th en ig h tb rin g s
co u n sel , " th ew ak in g u patth eex acttim ereq u ired , etc
. ) Itisn eith er
In tel l ectn o rCo n scien ce, b u tth estran g ean d d u m b co m pan io n w h ich
acco m pan iesu su n til d eath .
Byan al o g yto th eastral b o d y, th eOccu l tistb el ievesin th e
astral
pl an e, j u stash eb el ievesin th e ph ysical pl an e
( th eU n iverse) an d th e
m en tal pl an e .
T h eastral pl an eo rw o rl d isan in term ed iaryb etw een th etw o
' Weh aven o tspo k en o f ecto pl asm ( asto th isseeth erem ark ab l eb o o k o f Dr
. Gu stave
Gel ey, f o rm erd irecto ro f th eIn tern atio n al Metapsych ical In stitu te, w h ich w aspu b l ish ed b y
Al can in 1 9 24 ) , th ecu rio u sph en o m en o n b yw h ich so m em ed iu m sd ivid eth em sel vesb yth em -
sel vesex terio risin g aparto f th eirsen sitiven essin th esh apeo f avapo ro u so rso l id su b stan ce
w h ich , atf irstam o rph o u s, even tu al l yb eco m esam aterial ised apparitio n w h ich m ayb eph o to -
g raph ed an d f ro m w h ich castsm ayeven b etak en . Bu th o w m an yph en o m en aw eh aveh ad
to o m itf ro m th ism o d estvo l u m e . Itisn eed l essto sayth atth eex perim en tsw ith ecto pl asm
w h ich w erem ad eb yGel eyw ith th em ed iu m sK l u sk ian d Gu z ick w ererig o ro u sl ych eck ed b y
th o sepresen t, b yP ro f esso rsR ich et, R ecl ain ch e, etc
. , b yDo cto rsLassab l iere, Hu m b ert,
Laem m er, etc . In th eab o veb o o k m an yo th erex perim en tsareq u o ted , su ch asl ig h tn in g co m in g
f ro m th eb o d yo f th em ed iu m Erto , caseso f cl airvo yan ce, etc
. T h ereisal so arepl yto th ew el l -
k n o w n f ail u reo f th eex perim en tatth eS o rb o n n ein 1 9 22
.
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o th ers ;
itisf il l ed b yth espiritu al w o rl d j u stasititsel f f il l sth eph ysical
w o rl d
. Itisth eref o ren o tasu perpo sitio n , b u tacl o sepen etratio n
w h ich h asasitsresu l tth atth eastral w o rl d isth em an if estatio n o f th e
spiritu al w o rl d , j u stasth eph ysical w o rl d isth em an if estatio n o f th e
astral w o rl d ( see, in o u rS eco n d P art, th ein g en io u sco m pariso n o f
Du rvil l e) .
Itisth eastral pl an ew h ich receivesim pressio n sf ro m th esu perio r
pl acean d carriesth em o u to n th ein f erio rpl an e ; itisth eref l ectio n
o f th ed ivin ean d tran sm itsitto u s .
Hen ceeveryth in g isf irstb o rn o n th ed ivin epl an e, b ein g th ere
po ten tial l y, itth en passesto th eastral pl an ean d issu b seq u en tl y
created o n th eph ysical pl an e . T h eastral f o rm en g en d ersth eph ysical
f o rm , an d can n o m o real teritstypeth an am o u l d can ch an g eth e
im ag ew h ich itrepro d u ces .
S o m eo ccu l tistsal so b el ieveth ateveryb ein g pro j ectsitssh ad o w
o n to th eastral pl an e, asitpro j ectsito n to th eph ysical pl an e, an d
th atth eastral w o rl d , l ik eth eph ysical w o rl d , isin h ab ited b yvario u s
b ein g s, su ch asen titiesd irectin g Hu m an ity, im ag esf o rm ed b yco l l ective
aspiratio n s, el em en tal s, so u l sin th estag eo f evo l u tio n , etc .
With o u tg o in g in to th eseperh apsto o h ypo th etical m atters, w e
m aysayth atitw o u l d b en atu ral en o u g h to l o cateo n th eastral pl an e
d isin . carn ateso u l saw aitin g rein carn atio n , an d o f th isw ew il l speak
l ater
Asto el em en tal s, th esearesu ppo sed to b e, b ein g capab l eo f b ein g
in f l u en ced b yu s, f l u id cel l s, cal l ed in o l d en tim esth espiritso f th e
el em en ts( g n o m es, syl ph s, u n d in es, etc
. ) o rth ef o rceso f n atu re . T h ese
el em en tal sen terin to u sw ith f o o d
; th eyareg o o d o rb ad ; th eyru l e
o u rf u n ctio n s( itisth eyw h ich areacted u po n b ym ag n etism f o rth e
pu rpo seo f reg en eratin g o rh eal in g ) ;
th eyin spireo u rpassio n s, especial l y
th el o w er ;
th eyareth eto o l so f Witch craf t
;
o f ten th eyareevil an d
vicio u s . S u ch atl eastisth eth eo ryo f P apu s, o f th eR o sicru cian s, o f th e
Martin ists .
On ew o rd n o w asto T h eo so ph y
. An d l etu ssayato n ceth atth e
l atter( w ek eepto itsb estk n o w n , itsm o st"
o f f icial
"
f o rm , th ato f
th eT h eo so ph istS o cietyw h ich ref l ectsth eteach in g o f itsm o std is-
tin g u ish ed ex po n en t, Mrs . An n ieBesan t) d o esn o tf o rm u l ated o g m as,
b u to f f ersaf iel d o f stu d yb ysu b m ittin g to o u rth o u g h tsaco m pl ete
system o f Co sm o g o n y .
T h isco sm o g o n yitb aseso n T rad itio n w h ich itren ew sth ro u g h
m o d ern th o u g h td raw n f ro m th eso u rceso f ex perim en tin g , o f
in tu itio n ,
o f d ed u ctio n an d o f an al o g y :-T h eo so ph yisb o rn o f th eOccu l tMin d
.
T h eo so ph yteach es :-( 1 ) th eex isten ceo f Go d ,
g ivin g , h o w ever,
to th isw o rd th el arg erm ean in g o f Divin eP rin cipl e, g ivero f l if e,
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d w el l in g w ith in u san d w ith o u tu s, etern al an d
b en evo l en t, in visib l e
an d yetperceptib l e ;
( 2) th eim m o rtal ityo f m an
an d h isco n tin u al
ascen t ; ( 3 ) th ecertain tyo f an
ab so l u tej u stice g o vern in g th ew o rl d ,
an d co n seq u en tl ym ak in g m an h iso w n f u d g e, h iso w n arb iter, d is-
pen sin g to h im sel f rew ard o rpu n ish m en t, in acco rd an cew ith af atid ic
l aw w h ich yetl eavesh im h isf reew il l . 1
T h issh o w sth em ain d if f eren cesb etw een T h eo so ph yan d arel ig io n
su ch asCh ristian ity
:-AGo d , yes, b u tn o to u tsid eu s, an d in n o even t
aj u d g ew h o rew ard so rpu n ish esacco rd in g to w h eth erh eh asb een
o b eyed o ro f f en d ed
. T h eco n ceptio n o f h eaven o rh el l isrepu g n an t
to th eth eo so ph istasb ein g im b u ed w ith an th ro po m o rph ism
.
Im m o rtal ity, yes, b u to f Man h im sel f an d n o tm erel yo f th eso u l , o f
Man w h o isrein carn ated asm an ytim esasisn ecessaryu n til , u n d er
th el aw o f K arm aan d o f ab so l u tej u stice, h ereach escel estial b l iss,
th ereab so rptio n in to th eDivin e, th eP erf ect, in to U n ity( l aw o f in -
vo l u tio n an d o f evo l u tio n ) .
Fro m th eth reeab o ve-m en tio n ed tru th sth eT h eo so ph istco n -
cl u d es :-
No th in g isd u eto Ch an ce
. In spiteo f appearan ces, everyth in g w o rk s
w ith in tel l ig en cean d ex actn ess
f o rg o o d , even u n pl easan tth in g s,
acco rd in g to ad ivin epl an o f pro g ress
; h en ceth en ecessityo f u n d er-
stan d in g th ispl an , o f co l l ab o ratin g in it
. Man m u stal w aystak eth is
po in to f view , f o rh isl if eo n earth isb u to n em o m en to u to f h isetern al
l if e ;
th ereisn o d eath , o rrath eritisb u tastepf ro m o n eru n g o f th e
l ad d erto an o th er
. Beh in d h im Man h ash ispast, m ad eu po f h is
actio n sw h eth erg o o d o revil , an d each en tail in g an in evitab l ereactio n ,
an d b ef o reh im h eh ash isf u tu re, aco n tin u al ascen tto w ard sIm pro ve-
m en t, to w ard sP erf ectio n .
An d th ef o l l o w in g practical co n seq u en ces
:-
T h isf u l l k n o w l ed g eo f Destin yal tersth ef aceo f l if e, g ivesita
d irectio n .
T h eT h eo so ph istl earn sto g o vern h im sel f , to l o veb etter, to m ak e
1
Itisth isl aw o f n atu re, w h ich en actsth ateveryactsh al l b earin itsel f itso w n resu l ts,
th atHin d u ph il o so ph y, an d su b seq u en tl yT h eo so ph y( w h ich h asd raw n m u ch f ro m it) h as
cal l ed K arm a, th el aw o f K arm a .
"
Wh atiscal l ed K arm a, " saysGeo rg es-An q u etil in h isterrib l ean d pro ph eticpam ph l et-
n o vel , ~S atan Co n d u ctsth eDan ce,
th atappal l in g f resco o f co n tem po raryvice,
"
isth esu m to tal
o f th em eritsan d d em eritsacq u ired b yab ein g
. Ateach m o m en to f h isevo l u tio n th isK arm a
isf o rh im th estartin g po in to f th ef u tu re, th ef o u n to f al l d istrib u tivej u stice
. " 6 5 0, 000, 001 )
h u m an b ein g sin th eEastal o n e, h ead d s, b el ievein rein carn atio n asw eb el ievein th el aw o f
g ravity ;
to th em itrepresen tsth eg reatin escapab l el aw w h ich itisab su rd even to d iscu ss
.
An d th isf aith isco m m o n to al l essen tial rel ig io n s
. Ch ristHim sel f said , " V eril y, veril y
Isayu n to yo u , u n l essam an isb o rn ag ain h ecan n o ten terin to th eK in g d o m o f Go d
. " ( S t
.
Jo h n III, 3 . )
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h im sel f u sef u l to h im sel f an d to th ew h o l eo f Hu m an ity, to f aceth in g s
f ro m al o f tyan d n o tam ean po in to f view , to o verco m eso rro w an d
pain an d to u n d erstan d it, to f reeh im sel f f ro m th ef earo f d eath an d o f
an ab su rd h el l , f ro m al l an x ietyasto h isf u tu rel o t .
Letu sg o d eeper, an d al w aysin acco rd an cew ith th eo so ph ical
teach in g :-
T h ereisaGo d , b u tw em u stresto reto Him h istru em ean in g , l o f ty,
n o b l e, d isen tan g l ed f ro m po pu l arrel ig io u sid eas . Wem u std istin g u ish
b etw een Go d th eprin cipl ean d Go d th el ead er
. Go d isin everyth in g
an d th ro u g h everyth in g . Bu tin practicew em u stco n sid erth at
attrib u teo f Go d w h ich ism o reco m preh en sib l eto u sth an th eAb so l u te .
Itisstil l Go d , b u titish isd irectin g po w erappl ied to o u ro w n U n iverse ;
th isisw h atT h eo so ph istscal l th eLo g o s
an d to w h o m b el o n g al l th e
g o o d q u al itiesattrib u ted to Go d , h iso m n iscien ce, h isprescien ce, h is
l o vef o rm en , h isw isd o m , h iso m n ipo ten ce .
T h isLo g o so f o u ro w n U n iverseisth em astero f th epl an ef ro m
w h ich w eterrestrial sd epen d . An d w eterrestrial sk n o w th atm atter
h asvarieties, o n eo f w h ich iseth erk n o w n o f scien tists, an o th ero f
w h ich , m u ch m o resu b tl e, al so pro ved b yex perim en t( in especial b y
th eph en o m en ao f m ed iu m sh ip) en ab l esh im to g etin to co m m u n icatio n
w ith th eIn visib l e, f o ritisth ein term ed iaryb etw een o u rb o d yan d th e
in visib l e .
Herew eretu rn to th ed ataab o veex am in ed , to th ed ivisio n o f m an
in to th reeparts, b o d y, so u l an d spirit( o rperisprit) , to th ed ivisio n
o f th eU n iversein to th reew o rl d so rpl an es, ph ysical , astral an d m en tal ,
to th el aw o f in vo l u tio n an d o f evo l u tio n w h ich m ak esMan sprin g
f o rth f ro m th eLo g o san d m ak esh im sprin g f o rth w ith h isso u l sh ro u d ed
in th eperisprit . An d h erew earef aceto f acew ith In carn atio n , w h ich
isth eLo g o sd escen d in g in to Matter, b earin g w ith in h im po ten tial ities
w h ich f ro m ag eto ag ew esh al l pu tto b etteru seso th at, b yan in verse
evo l u tio n arypro cess, w esh al l retu rn to th eLo g o san d so co m eto th e
en d o f o u ractivities .
S u ch isth ed o ctrin eo f T h eo so ph y, o f w h ich w ecan o n l ysayth at
itw il l b eco m eth eb asiso f th e Co m in g R el ig io n w h ich w il l perf ectit .
Fo rd etail sarel ack in g , an d al l f an cym u stb epu to n o n esid e . S o m e
Occu l tists, in o u ro pin io n , g o to o f arw h en th eytel l u so f th ein tim ate
l if eo f th espirits, w h en th eyd raw u paso m ew h ath ypo th etical h isto ry
o f Hu m an ity, asf o rin stan ceMr . S tein erin h is . ch apterso n th eco sm ic
evo l u tio n o f m an ( Occu l tS cien ceIV , V I) , o rMrs . An n ieBesan tin
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h er
Gen eal o g yo f Man , 1 w h en th eytel l u sth epartw h ich th eso u l pl ays
d u rin g in carn atio n , asf o rin stan ceGab riel Del an n ein
An im istEvo l u tio n ,
o rw h en th eyg iveu sd etail so f th ecivil isatio n so f Atl an tis, asf o r
in stan ceC
. W
. Lead b eater
. ( S eeal so b el o w th eAd am iteh ypo th esis
in th ed o ctrin eo f th eHex ag ram )
.
On th eo th erh an d , if . th epro b l em o f Evil an d o f S o rro w isl ittu p
b yth eto rch o f T h eo so ph y, th epro b l em so f m o ral srem ain d im . Wh at
d o th esem o d ern S ag esth in k o f f reel o ve, o f su icid e, o f Bo l sh evism
l ead in g to th en atio n al isatio n o f th el an d , w h ich isaseiz u reo f pro perty,
th eref o rero b b eryf ro m th epo in to f view o f th eb o u rg eo is, o f w ar
w h ich isb u tco l l ectivem u rd er, o f th e8 00percen t
. pro f ito f trad ers
w h o arg u eab o u tf reed o m o f trad e, o f th eu seo f po iso n s, o f th ed u el ,
o f th ed el ib eratesu ppressio n o f atyran t, al l th esed eed sb ein g b y
so m ecal l ed co u rag e, cl evern ess, l ib erty, j u stice, b yo th ersco w ard ice,
cro o k ery, ig n o m in y, etc . ? In w h atcircu m stan cesd o th esed eed sen tail
apro g ress, in w h ato th ersaretro g ressio n o n th eastral m ain ro ad ?
An d w h atarew eto th in k o f th esco u n d rel sw h o l ivesu m ptu o u sl y
an d d ieq u ietl y, o f th eg en iu san d th eg en tl em in d w h o o n l ym eet
w ith d isg race, po vertyan d d espair?
In an ycaseth eb eau tif u l w o rd so f th epo etLeo n Den is, o n eo f th e
w arm estsu ppo rterso f Occu l tism , rem ain tru e :-" Letu sl earn to l eave
th erig id b o u n d aries( o f th eU n iversityan d th eCh u rch ) an d to g ive
af reeran g eto o u rth o u g h t . Everysystem co n tain saparto f th etru th ;
n o n eco n tain sth ew h o l eo f it . T h eU n iversean d Lif eh aveto o m an y
an d to o varied sid esf o ro n esystem to b eab l eto co m priseth em al l .
Fro m th esed issim il arco n ceptio n sw em u stex tractth ef rag m en tso f
tru th w h ich th eyco n tain , co l l ectth em an d cl assif yth em ; th en u n itin g
th em to th en ew an d m u l tipl easpectso f tru th w h ich w ed isco verd ay
b yd ay, pro ceed o n o u rw ayto w ard sth em aj esticu n ityan d h arm o n y
o f th o u g h t
. " s
An d itiso n th esel o f tyco u n sel sth atw ew il l cl o seb o th th isch apter
an d o u rb o o k .
iT o Mrs
. Besan tb el o n g sth isf u rth ercu rio u sid ea( w o rk ed o u tin T h eWo rl d o f to -m o rro w )
th ataGreatIn itiato risb o rn in everyag eto l ead u sb ack to th ew ayo f T ru th
. In h ero pin io n
everyag e( o rsu b -raceassh ecal l sit) h asitso w n . Itw asHerm esT rism eg istesw h o appeared ,
even several tim es, ateach o f th eg reatem ig ratio n so f th epeo pl eso f th eEastto w ard sth eWest
( ref erasto th isto o u rn o teo n T ru th al w aysco m in g f ro m th erig h t) . T h en itw asZarath u stra
( Zo ro aster) in P ersia, Orph eu sin an cien tGreece, Gau tam a, th en Bu d d h a, in In d ia, Mo sesam o n g st
th eJew s, f in al l yCh rist( h ereMrs
. Besan tcl aim sth atth ew o rd Ch riato a d en o tesn o tam an b u t
ad eg reeam o n g th ein itiateso f th eOrph ean Mysteries, an d th atw em u std istin g u ish b etw een
th eid en tityo f Jesu sth eJew , an d th eCh rist, th eg reatteach erw h o cam eath iso w n tim e, an d
o f w h o m Jesu sth eJew w asm erel yth ed iscipl e)
. T h ew h o l eo f th atch aptersh o u l d b eread .
Acco rd in g to th eau th o r, an ew Messiasisco m in g , f o rw eareo n th eth resh o l d o f th etim eo f
revival
. An d in f actth eprestig ew h ich f o rl essth an acen tu ryOccu l tism h asen j o yed l ead s
u sto f o reseeaph il o so ph iceraen tirel yd if f eren tf ro m th atw h ich iscl o sin g w h ich w asg o vern ed
b yMaterial ism n o w d ecad en t .
I T h eP ro b l em o f Bein g , o f Destin yan d o f S o rro w
( In tro d u ctio n ) .
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Wesin cerel yb el ieveth ataNew R el ig io n isin co u rseo f f o rm atio n ,
th ed au g h tero f An cien tT h o u g h tan d o f Mo d ern Criticism , an d th at
itw il l b ef o u n d in an Occu l tism b ro u g h tu pto d ate, ren ew ed , f ertil e,
l ivin g .
Wein sisto n th isw o rd l ivin g . Man ym in d sato n ceex actin g an d
tim id w il l say, Weo n l yw an tto l ean o n ad o ctrin epu tf o rw ard as
certain , ab so l u te, d ef in ite ; th isiso u rsecu rity, an d th isal o n ecan
b e a f aith .
Bu t, w erepl y, w h yd o yo u f o ryo u rspiritu al repo sereq u ireth is
certain tyw h ich resem b l esth epeaceo f th eg rave ? Isn o t, o n th e
o th erh an d , m o rel ivin g an d l o f tyth isco n tin u ed research w h ich ever
ad van cesm o rean d m o reto w ard sl ig h tan d tru th ? Wh yd o yo u cal l
af au l tin th em o ral real m an d o n th em o ral pl an ew h atyo u co n sid er
asad u tyin th em aterial real m an d o n th em aterial pl an e? Yo u
th in k th atco n tin u ed pro g ressisn ecessaryin in d u strial scien ce, an d
yo u , w an tph il o so ph ical scien ceto rem ain m o tio n l ess ? Wh atastran g e
co n trad ictio n .
No ! No ! Letu severw o rk , everseek . T h isiscal l ed l ivin g .
T h isitisw h ich co n stitu tes o u r h o n o u ran d o u rj o yash u m an b ein g s
.
Mayth isEn cycl o paed iaen co u rag eyo u to d irectyo u rm in d to w ard s
th een o rm o u sl yin terestin g scien cesw h ich co n stitu te Occu l tism , th e
so u rceo f tru eh appin ess .
AP P ENDICES
T h ereal m o f Occu l tS cien cesisso co n sid erab l ean d so co m pl ex
th atith asn o tal w aysb een po ssib l eto u s, in th eco u rseo f th isEn cycl o -
paed ia, to d eal w ith certain " sid el in es " w h ich areex trem el yin terestin g
in th eirrel atio n to th evastsu b j ectw h ich f il l sth epag esj u stperu sed .
T h eyw il l b ef o u n d in th ef o rm o f n o tesw h ich arem en tio n ed in th e
co u rseo f th eb o o k , so th atth eym ayb eeasil yref erred to , an d th ey
f o rm th eseAppen d icesw h ich h aveth ef u rth erad van tag eth atth ey
can b rin g th ew o rk u p-to -d atein th eco u rseo f itssu ccessiveed itio n s .
NOT EI
T h in k in g An im al s
Everyo n ek n o w strain ed an im al s ;
th eyh avein f actb een al w ays
k n o w n . T rain in g g o esb ack to th ed istan td ayso f tam in g . Bu tit
isn o tso veryl o n g ag o , w eb el ieve, th atitw astried n o tm erel yto train
an im al s, b u tto
m ak eth em th in k . Yo u seeth ed if f eren ce . T o b esu re
th etrain in g o f an an im al m ak esd em an d so n itsin tel l ig en ce, b u tal so
m ain l yo n itsm em o ry . Byrepeatin g aperf o rm an ceiten d sb yre-
m em b erin g it
. An d w eh aveal l seen veryin terestin g an d veryam u sin g
in stan ceso f th is, el eph an ts, h o rses, d o g s, cats, m o n k eys, d o n k eys,
etc
. , co m petin g w h ich sh al l b estcarryo u titstrick sin th ecircu s .
Yearsag o l earn ed g eesero u sed m u ch am u sem en t . T o -d ayw eh ave
pro g ressed .
Men h avesu cceed ed in m ak in g an im al s, especial l yh o rses
an d d o g s, d o su m san d tal k ( itw il l b eseen h o w )
. An d th isisn o t
am attero f m eretrain in g .
Itw asin 1 8 9 0th atth eBerl in b reed erV an Osten su cceed ed in
m ak in g h ish o rseHan sco u n tb ym ean so f rapsstru ck w ith h ish o o f .
On th ed eath o f h ism aster, Han spassed in to th eh an d so f th ed eal er
K ral l o f El b erf el d , w h o al read yh ad tw o Arab stal l io n s, Mu h am ed an d
Zarif .
T h eseth reeh o rsesso o n b ecam ef am o u s .
T h eyn o to n l ycarried
o u tth ef o u rf irstru l es, b u tw ereeven ab l eto ex tractsq u arean d cu b e
ro o ts
.
Of co u rseK ral l d id everyth in g n ecessaryto avo id an yu n co n scio u s
m o vem en t . Heg aveh iso rd ersf ro m b eh in d ascreen . Dr
. Mack en z ie
even w ro teapro b l em o n asl ate, pl aced itb ef o reth eh o rsew h ich
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w asal o n ein itsstab l e, an d w en tw ith f rien d sto h o l esco vered w ith
g l assw h ich h ad b een m ad ein th ed o o r
. With itsh o o f th eh o rsestru ck
th en u m b ero f rapsreq u ired an d g aveth eco rrectan sw er . '
P ro b l em sw ereal so pu tto th ish o rseb ytel eph o n e, so m eo n estan d in g
b yw h o d id n o tk n o w th eparticu l ars, b u tpu td o w n th erepl y, w h ich
w asco rrect .
Betterstil l , w ith th eaid o f aw ritten al ph ab et, th eEl b erf el d trio
w eretau g h tto read . An d th eseasto u n d in g an im al sw ereab l eto
ex pressth eirth o u g h ts1 Apictu rew assh o w n to Mu h am ed an d h e
w asask ed , "
Wh atisit ? " Girl , " h erepl ied w ith o u tam istak e,
h avin g previo u sl yb een tau g h tto read th isw o rd an d to k n o w itsm ean -
in g . " Wh yisitag irl ? " R epl y, " S h eh asl o n g h air . "
On ed ayo n eo f th eh o rsesref u sesto w o rk . " Wh y? " R epl y,
" Iam tired . " T h eseth in g sseem im po ssib l e, o ratth everyl east
trick s . No . Mau riceMaeterl in ck , am az ed , rel atesh isvisitto th e
El b erf el d h o rsesin h is U n k n o w n Gu est . Do cto rsK raem er, Zieg l er,
S arasin an d o th ers, th eg reatn atu ral istan d ph il o so ph erHaeck el ,
th en eu ro l o g istEd in g er, th ef am o u spro f esso rOstw al d o f Berl in ,
Besred k ao f th eP asteu rIn stitu tein P aris, sco reso f o th ersh aveseen ,
ack n o w l ed g ed , assu red th atth erew asn o trick eryb eh in d th ese
asto u n d in g f acts .
R o l f , . al o std o g o f n o ped ig ree, f o u n d b yMo ek el , al aw yero f
Man n h eim , l earn tco u n tin g b yl isten in g to h ism istressteach in g h er
ch il d ren . An d R o l f , pro perl ytrain ed , al so l earn tw ith pl easu reto
speak b ym ean so f an appro priateal ph ab et
. Hed ied in 1 9 1 9 , l eavin g
apu ppy, Lo l a, w h o w asj u stasrem ark ab l e
. With th isex trao rd in ary
an im al co n versatio n sl ik eth ef o l l o w in g w o u l d tak epl ace
:-
" Wh yd o d o g sl ik eth eco m pan yo f h u m an s?
"
"
Becau seo f yo u reyesin w h ich u n ceasin g caresareref l ected . "
"
Wh atd o d o g sf eel w h en th eyseeth esecaresin th eeyeso f peo pl e ? "
"
Lo ve
. "
An o th erpro d ig yisS en ta, b el o n g in g to MissBo ck w o l d , w h o su cceed s
in m u l tipl yin g 1 2b y25 , 25 b y3 3 , etc
. , k n o w sh o w m an yh o u rsth ere
arein 4 8 0m in u tes, h o w m an yd aysin 26 4 h o u rs, th eref o recan n o t
o n l yd ivid e, b u tw o rk o u tl ittl epro b l em s, w h o reco g n isesh erph o to -
g raph an d saysso , an d tak espartin co n versatio n 1
T h ecasesw eq u o teh erearetak en f ro m an articl eb yMrs . Carita
Bo rd erieu x ( in th e R evu eBen j am in o f Octo b er, 1 9 24 ) w h o h ersel f h as
averyw el l -k n o w n th in k in g d o g , Zo u , b o rn o n 26 th Jan u ary1 9 21 .
Weh aveo u rsel vesseen Zo u
an d h aveq u estio n ed h im . Heal so k n o w s
th ef o u rru l es
o f
arith m etic, an d co u n tsth eten so n o n epaw , th eu n its
o n th eo th er
. In March , 1 9 25 , h ek n ew h isn u m b ersu pto 1 00, b u t
sin ceh asg o n ef arth er
. Hean sw ersyes( 3 raps) o rn o ( 2raps) to
1 An n a' so f P sych icS cien ces, 1 9 1 2 .
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q u estio n s, an d ash ism istressh asm ad ean al ph ab etf o rh im in w o o d ,
h espeak sl ik eR o l f , l ik eS en ta, an d l ik eS eppl o n w h o m Dr
. Zieg l erw ro te
al o n g articl ein P sych ica ( 1 5 th Feb ru ary1 9 25 ) . Zo u d o esn o tl ie .
If h eco m m itsaf au l t, even in th eab sen ceo f h ism istress, h eo w n s
u p . Hel ik esto sh o w o f f h isk n o w l ed g e, f acesth eg en eral pu b l ic, tel l s
h isn am e, h isag e, etc
. Heh asappeared w ith su ccessin P aris, in
Ch erb o u rg , Nan cy, Bru ssel s, Gh en t, etc . Heisverypro u d o f it .
Co n cl u sio n :-Co n sid erin g th esef actsw h ich th eirrarityd o esn o t
in val id ate, th ereisn o d o u b tth atd o g sh aveab rain o rg an ised l ik e
o u rs, b u tu n cu l tivated , an d w h ich , in d ef au l to f ed u catio n , g ivespro o f
b u to f n atu ral in tel l ig en ce . Man yd o g sm ig h tth eref o red evel o pth eir
f acu l ties
.
An d n o to n l yd o g s, b u tpro b ab l yal l verteb rates, b u t
especial l y, o f co u rse, th o sew h ich , th ro u g h b ein g tam ed , h aveco m e
n earerto o u rcivil isatio n . Itw o u l d b ein terestin g to tryb ysel ectio n
an d patien tteach in g to tryan d createan ed u cated an im al h ered ity .
Wh atresu l tsm ig h tw en o tach ievew ith o u rl o w erb reth ren ( b u tn o t
l o w erth an m an ycretin s) an d w h atf resh so u rceso f in tel l ectu al ity
m ig h tw en o td isco verI
Fo ru sOccu l tists, th in k in g an im al s 1
areb u to n em o repro o f o f
th ef actth atth ereisn o m o reessen tial d if f eren ceb etw een vario u s
b rain sth an th ereisb etw een th eato m so f m atter . Everyw h ereth ere
isLif ean d everyw h ereth ereisT h o u g h t, b u trisin g f ro m th eim per-
ceptib l eto th eg l o rio u sf u l f il m en tin th eg en iu s . U n ityIU n ityI
T h isisth eg reat . w o rd o f an cien tWisd o m , an d itw il l b eco m eth eg reat
w o rd o f m o d ern K n o w l ed g e .
NOT E II
S ecretS o cieties
In an En cycl o paed ial ik eth epresen titisim po ssib l eto o m itm en -
tio n in g S ecretS o cieties. Bu tasth eirh isto ryw o u l d req u ireseveral
vo l u m es, an d atb o tto m isso m ew h atw ith o u to u rsco pe, w esh al l
co n f in eo u rsel vesto n o tf o rg ettin g th em en tirel yan d d evo tin g to th em
af ew pag esin th isAppen d ix .
I An d w em ig h tsay speak in g , f o rth ereisn o d o u b tth atso m ean im al sh ave
a l an g u ag e
co rrespo n d in g to th eirn eed s . T h ish asb een pro ved b yDr
. Garn erw h o , itw il l b erem em b ered ,
stu d ied th el an g u ag eo f m o n k eysan d w asab l eto id en tif yacertain n u m b ero f w o rd sex pressin g
sim pl eid eas, su ch asw h atisd ru n k , w h atiseaten , w h atw eath eritis, d an g ero f d eath , etc .
Hew rites :-
"
Mo n k eysk n o w th erel atio n o f cau seto ef f ect, an d th eirm o d eo f reaso n in g d if f ersf ro m
th ato f m an n o tin essen ceb u to n l yin d eg ree . In o rd erto reaso n w em u stth in k , an d if itis
tru eth atm an can n o tth in k w ith o u tw o rd s, th ism u stb eeq u al l ytru eo f th em o n k ey ; h en ce
th en ecessityo f ex pressin g th eseth o u g h tsb yso u n d sw h ich co rrespo n d to th em an d d ef in e
th em
. "
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Besid esitiso n l yrecen tl yth atth etrail o f S ecretS o cieties, g o in g
b ack to im m em o rial tim es, h asb een d isco vered
. 1
Even so w esh al l l eaveo u tan cien tsecretso cietiessu ch asth e
El eu sian a ( aP yth ag o rean so ciety) , th eEg yptian
" f ratern ities" an d
d eal o n l yw ith th o sew h ich aro sein th eMid d l eAg es
.
T h e T em pl ars . -T h eir
f o u n d ersareHu g u esd eP ayen san d Go d ef ro i
d eS ain tOm er, an d th eiro rig in isd u eto th en eed o f pro tectio n o f th e
pil g rim sto P al estin eag ain stth eMo sl em assassin san d ro b b ers
. S even
K n ig h tsan d th eirCh ief to o k th em o n asticvo w sb ef o reth eP atriarch
o f Jeru sal em ;
ato n ceBal d w in II, K in g o f Jeru sal em assisted th em
b yg ivin g th em asresid en ceth eWestern parto f h ispal aceb u il tin
th en eig h b o u rh o o d o f th eru in so f th eT em pl eo f S o l o m o n
. Hen ce
th eirn am eo f K n ig h tso f th eT em pl e, su b seq u en tl yT em pl ars
.
In 1 1 27 Hu g u escam eto th eWestan d o b tain ed th eappro val o f
h isOrd erb yP o peHo n o riu sIIw h o g aveh im aspecial d ress( w h ite
cl o ak w ith red cro ss)
. T h eCo u n cil o f T ro yesd rew u pth estatu tes
o f th en ew Ord er, b ased o n th eR u l eo f S ain tBen ed ict
. Bu tth e
K n ig h ts, b ein g ato n cem il itaryan d n o ten cl o sed , so o n b ro k evo w s
w h ich w ereso m ew h atd if f icu l tto k eep, f irstth evo w o f po verty, th en
th evo w o f ch astity
. Larg en u m b erso f w eal th yyo u n g m en j o in ed
th eOrd er
. P rid e, g reed , l u stco rru pted th em
. T h eyreceived g if ts,
an d k epth arem sin Asiaticf ash io n
. Asth eypro tected th eP apacy,
th el atterw asin d u l g en tto th em , ex em pted th em f ro m th ej u risd ictio n
o f th eCh u rch , an d f in al l yin d u ced th em to co m eto th eWest
.
Of co u rseth erew ere, f o rth en eo ph ytes, in itiatio n an d receptio n
cerem o n ieso f g reatpo m p, atn ig h t, in ch u rch , w ith vo w s, ritu al ,
etc.
Asearl yas 1 1 29
th eOrd erestab l ish ed Bran ch settl em en ts, b eg in n in g
in th eNeth erl an d s
. In 1 1 3 1 Al ph o n so o f Arag o n in tro d u ced itin to
h isco u n try. In 1 1 3 6
w eh aveab ran ch in th eLan g u ed o c( at
No u g ared e) .
In 1 1 3 9 th eT em pl arsb esieg ed Lisb o n
; in 1 1 4 6
th eyto o k part
in th eS pan ish w arag ain stth eMo o rs
; in 1 1 9 1 th eyb o u g h tth eIsl an d
o f Cypru s .
T h ew h o l eo f th e1 2th cen tu ryisf u l l o f th eirstru g g l esw ith th e
K n ig h tso f th eOrd ero f S t
. Jo h n o f Jeru sal em . T h eb attl eb etw een
th em in 1 25 9 w aso n eo f th em o stm u rd ero u s
.
Bu tth eOrd erw asto perish th ro u g h itsel f an d atth eh an d o f K in g s
.
P h il ipl eBel w asth em o stb itterag ain stth em , arrested th eirGran d -
1 T h eS ch o o l o f Al ex an d ria, saysP apu s, w asth em ain so u rceo f Western secretso cieties
.
T h eGn o sticsects, th eArab s, th eAl ch em ists, th eT em pl ars, th eR o sicru cian san d f in al l yth e
Freem aso n sf o rm th eWestern ch ain f o rth etran sm issio n o f Occu l tS cien ce
. Lack o f space
co m pel su sto ref rain f ro m d eal in g w ith th e Eastern
h isto ryo f Occu l tism , al th o u g h th isw asth e
m ain sectio n , sin ceitw asespecial l yin In d iaan d in T h ib etth atth eo l d trad itio n w aspreserved ,
th eteach in g o f w h ich T h eo so ph yh asto so m eex ten trevived
.
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m asterJacq u esd eMo l ayin 1 3 07 , co n f iscated th eirpro pertyan d
in stitu ted al aw su itag ain stth em w h ich l asted seven years .
T h eyw erech arg ed w ith ath o u san d ex ag g erated m isd eed s( in
tru th th eyw ereg u il tyo n l yo f th eb reach o f th eirvo w san d o f an ex cess
o f w eal th an d pl easu re) , d isf ig u rin g th eirin itiatio n in w h ich th eyw ere
accu sed o f po l l u tin g th ecro ssan d tread in g itu n d erf o o t, w o rsh ippin g
S atan , etc
. T h eseso -cal l ed in f am iesw ereso d eepl yro o ted in th e
po pu l arm in d th atth eT em pl arsw ereb ro u g h tto th estak e, an d even
to -d ayth eystil l su rvivein th em in d so f so m e .
Mo l ayw asto rtu red . Heb o reith ero ical l y, an d itisw el l k n o w n
th ath esu m m o n ed to th eT h ro n eo f Go d h isj u d g es w h o d ied in th e
sam eyear, asw el l asP o peCl em en tV .
T h eR o sicru cian s . -T h ese w eref o u n d ed b yth eGerm an R o sen k reu z
in th eearl y1 5 th cen tu ryaf tertravel sto P al estin e, particu l arl yto
Dam asan d th em ysterio u scityo f Dam carw h ereh eb ecam ein itiated
to Occu l tism an d Mag ic, l aterto Mo ro cco w h eref ro m th eR ab b ish e
l earn tth eK ab b al aan d itssecrets .
T h e Fratern itasR o sae-Cru cis
rem ain ed asecretso cietyf o racen tu ry .
Ab o u tth eyear1 6 1 3 th eWu rttem b erg th eo l o g ian V al en tin eAn d rea
pu b l ish ed asm al l b o o k ab o u tth em , g ivin g th eirru l es . T h eal ch em ist
R o b ertFl u d d so o n af terin tro d u ced th eR o sicru cian d o ctrin ein to
GreatBritain
. Ittau g h tth atth eU n iverseco n sisted o f f o u rw o rl d s
-th eArch type, th eAn g el ical , th eAstral ( o rin visib l e) an d S u b l u n ary
( o rph ysical ) , an d th atm an w asth esyn th esiso f th eU n iverseo r
m acro co sm , b ein g h im sel f am icro co sm .
T h ed o ctrin eo f th eR o sicru cian sw asin tro d u ced in to Freem aso n ry
in th e1 8 th cen tu ryan d h ad itso w n rite
. On eo f itsm ain teach ers
in th epreced in g cen tu ryh ad b een Co m m en iu s, o n eo f th ef o reru n n ers
o f m o d ern teach in g m eth o d s .
T o w ard sth een d o f th e1 8 th cen tu ryth eGerm an R o sicru cian
S o cietyh ad co n sid erab l ein f l u en ceo n th eCo u rto f Fred erick Wil l iam
II, o w in g to itsGran d m asterV al n er, th eMin istero f Cu l ts( K u l tu s-
m in ister) .
In Fran ceitsprin cipal teach erw asP ascal is, w h o sed iscipl esw ere
Cl au d ed eS ain tMartin ( th e"
U n k n o w n P h il o so ph er " ) an d Wil l erm o z .
Lo d g esw eref o u n d ed in vario u sto w n s
. On eo f itsGran d Masters
w asth ecel eb rated S tan isl asd eGu al ta, an d everyo n ek n o w sh o w
m u ch th en o l essf am o u sS irJo seph in P el ad an d id f o rit
.
Co n n ected w ith th eR +Cisth e
Martin istS o ciety o f P aru s .
T h eCarb o n ari . -T h is
sem i-po l itical sem i-rel ig io u ssectw asf irst
f o u n d ed in Ital y
. Itissaid to b ed escen d ed f ro m th eGu el f co n spirato rs
w h o h id in th ew o o d s( h en ceth en am eCarb o n ari) so asto escapef ro m
th eGh ib el l in es
. T h eyh ad ad o u b l epu rpo sein view -th ein d epen d en ce
o f Ital yan d th eref o rm o f th eCh u rch
. Acco rd in g to an o th erversio n
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th eS o cietyw asf o u n d ed in th e1 5 th cen tu ryin Fran ce, w h ereits
m em b ersw erecal l ed Go o d Co u sin san d w ereatth estarto ccu pied in
g o o d w o rk s . Yetan o th erversio n saysth atitw asim po rted f ro m
Ital yb yth earm yo f Fran cisI.
Ho w everth ism ayb e, th eFren ch Carb o n ariapro f essed ag en tl e
an d ch eerf u l ph il o so ph y, w h ereasth eItal ian w asso m b rean d vin -
d ictive .
Ith ad m an yreverses . Itw asb o rn af resh in 1 8 1 8 am o n g stMaso n s
persecu ted b yth eR esto ratio n w h o u n ited w ith th eItal ian R epu b -
l ican s .
T h e Il l u m in ati . -T h is S o cietyw asf o u n d ed u n d erth ein f l u en ce
o f Jaco b Bo eh m en , th eco b b l er-ph il o so ph ero f th e1 7 th cen tu ry, an d
ren ew ed u n d erS w ed en b o rg . T h el atterh asal w ayscl aim ed th at
w ith o u t b ein g th ed u peo f h isim ag in atio n h eh ad tal k ed to An g el s,
S pirits, even Go d Him sel f , an d th isd u rin g aperio d o f 28 years .
Hisf irstin terview " w ith Go d " to o k pl acein 1 7 4 5 , an d h erel ates
it
. in al etterto Mr . d eR o b sam q u o ted atth eb eg in n in g o f h istract
DeCcel o etIn f ern o
. Go d to l d h im th atHeh ad ch o sen h im to ex pl ain
to m en th eeso tericm ean in g o f th eHo l yS criptu res
.
T h ism issio n
th ew ritercarried o u ttil l h isd eath .
AS w ed en b o rg ian S o cietyex istsin Lo n d o n atth epresen tm o m en t,
w ith Head q u artersin HartS treet, Bl o o m sb u ry .
Freem aso n ry . -T h is isth em o stim po rtan tS ecretS o cietyo f al l
tim es, th eb estk n o w n an d al so th em o stl ivin g .
Itg o esb ack to th eg reatestan tiq u ity, perh apsco m in g f ro m th e
East . Itissaid to h aveb een f o u n d ed b yth eMaso n sw h o b u il tth e
T em pl eo f S o l o m o n in Jeru sal em .
In th eMid d l eAg esittried to reco verth em ysterio u san d sym b o l ic
cu l to f th ean cien tMag i, an d in th isco n n ectio n th eS co ttish Free-
m aso n ryw asth em o stin terestin g .
U n f o rtu n atel y, saysP apu s, itcan n o tb ed ispu ted th atpresen t
d ayFreem aso n ryh asal m o sten tirel yl o stth em ean in g o f th etrad itio n al
sym b o l sco n stitu tin g th epo ssessio n w h ich itw asto tran sm itf ro m
ag eto ag e .
Itsritu al seem srid icu l o u sto an yo n eh avin g th esl ig h testk n o w l ed g e
o f th epro f o u n d teach in g o f An tiq u ity . With th eex ceptio n o f af ew
g reatm in d sw h o in th eirin m o stso u l reg retth atith asn o tk eptth at
w h ich co n stitu ted itsg reatn essan d w h ich w o u l d to -d aym ak eitan
in tel l ectu al po w er, Freem aso n ryisin th em ain ak in d o f co -o perative
so cietyo f " arrivistes . "
In sh o rt, itisperh apsam o n g stth eP eo pl eth atw em u sttryto
reco verth eo ccu l tteach in g . T h isteach in g isco n tain ed in th eT aro c,
an d th epeo pl eb yw h ich ith asb een preserved isth atpeo pl ew ith o u t
aco u n tryco n tem ptu o u sl ycal l ed Gipsies .
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Ho w ever, if th eT aro cco n tain sth eessen ceo f T rad itio n , th ereis
n o d o u b tth atm en o f l o f tierm in d w erereq u ired to ex pl ain it
. An d
S ecretS o cietiesaren o l o n g erreq u ired
; th esem en w o rk in g in th e
f u l l l ig h to f d ayareth en o ted Occu l tistso f o u ro w n tim ew h o seaccu m u -
l atin g l ab o u rsreco n stru ctan d m o d ern isef o ru sth ean cien tan d au g u st
scien ceo f th eMag i .
NOT EIII
Hex ag ram m ism
Am o n g stth em o stin terestin g m o d ern isatio n so f th ean cien t
in tel l ectu al co n stru ctio n o f th eU n iverse, o f Man an d o f th eh isto ry
o f th eGl o b e, apl acem u stb ereserved f o rth atcreated b yMich el
S im o n -S avig n y, aS w iss-o ral l yaf terth ef ash io n o f th eMag i-an d
tran sm itted to h istw o so n sEd m o n d an d Geo rg esw h o to -d ayare
spread in g itw ith ad m irab l eu n sel f ish d evo tio n an d f il ial piety
. T h is
th eo ryiscal l ed Hex ag ram m ism ( itw il l presen tl yb eseen w h y) an d
h asb een spread b ym ean so f vario u sw o rk s" an d areview cal l ed th e
Hex ag ram .
Wel eaveo u tth erepro ach w h ich Messrs
. S avig n ym ak eto d o g m atic
Ch ristian ityo f h avin g spo il tT rad itio n . Ch rist, th eysay, isb u ta
co u n terf eito f Ch ristm a, th en am eg iven to th eHin d u Messiah . T h e
in d ivid u al h im sel f isb u tal eg en d aryco pyo f S ak ya-Mu n iw h o , l ik e
Ch rist, w asco n d em n ed to d eath b yth eBrah m in satth eag eo f 8 8 .
T h eco n ceptio n o f T rim u rtiis8 , 5 00yearso l d erth an th eid eao f th e
T rin ity . T h eS erm o n o n th eMo u n tisb u taf eeb l eim itatio n o f th e
P rayero f th eIn itiateto Brah m . In sh o rt, acco rd in g to th etw o
b ro th ers, w eh aveh ereaco l o ssal im po stu re .
T h etru th acco rd in g to th eirf ath erMich el S avig n yisasf o l l o w s
:-
T h eappal l in g f l o o d o f th eBarb arian In vasio n sw h ich b eatd o w n
u po n th eGraeco -R o m an w o rl d al m o std estro yed acivil isatio n w h ich
th em in d su rvivin g itb el ieved to b eth ef irst, an d th atn o th in g h ad
ex isted b ef o reit, attrib u tin g to iteveryth in g th atith ad in f actb o rro w ed
f ro m Asia .
Itw asn o tu n til th e1 8 th cen tu ryth atsch o l arsl ik eCh am po l l io n ,
Bail l yan d o th ersd isco vered civil isatio n sprio rto th eGreek , n am el y
th o seo f Eg ypt, Ch al d ea, In d iaan d Ch in a . T h en th eq u estio n aro se
w h eth erth esen atio n sh ad n o tin th eirtu rn tak en th eirk n o w l ed g e
f ro m o th ers, o l d erstil l .
R esearch an d l eg en d pro ved u n q u estio n ab l yth atth isw asso , an d
' G. an d E. S avig n y, T h eAd am ites, Ad am iteMetaph ysics, Hex ag ram m ist
Ch em istry, etc .
T h ereisal so an ex cel l en t Littl eMan u al o f Hex ag ram m ism
w h ich f o rm sth eb asiso f th epresen t
No te .
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l ittl eb yl ittl eth evisio n aro seo f an im m en seso cial stru ctu rew h ich
in Iran preced ed al l o th ers
. T h en al astq u estio n su g g ested itsel f
Wasth eIran ian Em pirein f actth eb eg in n in g o f th ecivil ised w o rl d
?
No , repl iesS avig n y, f o rth eIran ian sth em sel vessaid th atth eyh ad
an cesto rsw h o m th eyl o o k ed u po n asak in d o f Go d s
.
Itisth isprim itive
n atio n to w h ich o u rph il o so ph erg ivesth en am eo f
Ad am ites
.
Acco rd in g to h im th eAd am itesareth e
f irsth u m an ity
w h ich w as
d estro yed in an appal l in g catacl ysm w h ich
al l n atio n s
rem em b eru n d er
th en am eo f Del u g e .
An d th eS w isssch o l araccu m u l atespro o f s, l eg en d ary, h isto rical ,
g eo l o g ical , etc
. , in to w h ich w ecan n o tg o atl en g th , b u tw h ich arevery
d istu rb in g .
Of th eAd am itesw eretain , am o n g sto th ers, tw o reco l l ectio n s,
T h eEarth l yP arad isean d Atl an tis
. T h ef irstisah o m ag eto th e
m arvel l o u sl o stcivil isatio n o f th ef irstco n q u ero rso f th ew o rl d , w h o
seem to h aveg o vern ed itb yg en tl en ess, sk il l an d S cien ce . T h eseco n d
isaco n f u sed im ag eo f th easto u n d in g al teratio n so f th esu rf aceo f
th eearth .
S avig n yb el ievesth atth eAd am itesu n d ersto o d th o ro u g h l y-al l
psych ical scien ces( h ypn o tism , etc
. ) an d th atth eyru l ed b ym ean s
o f th ispro d ig io u spo w erw h ich in particu l aren ab l ed th em to tran sf o rm
certain k in d so f w il d an im al sin to tam eo n es, am iracl ew h ich itis
im po ssib l eag ain to perf o rm
. Wearein f actto -d ayn o l o n g erab l e
to m ak eaw o l f in to ad o g , al th o u g h w ek n o w veryw el l t h at. i t isex actl y
th esam ean im al .
T h erecan b en o d o u b tth atth eAd am itesh ad apriestl ycaste
co m po sin g th ein itiateso f th eirsecretscien cew h ich w ascapab l eo f
b ein g w ritten d o w n in g eo m etrical f ig u resw h ich w eareg o in g to re-
pro d u ceto g eth erw ith th eirm ean in g .
T rad itio n preserved th ecertain tyth atag reatMessiah w o u l d
co m e, th erein carn atio n o f th eMag u sHerm esw h o sew isd o m h ad b een
d estro yed b yth eDel u g e, an d w o u l d ch o o sean atio n in w h ich w o u l d
b ereb o rn th eg reatl o strace
.
T ired o f w aitin g , th eGreek sw ere
accl aim ed asth israce, an d An tiq u itysaw in th em th ed escen d an ts
o f th eAd am ites
. Bu tn u m b erso f Mag id id n o tb el ieveth is, an d
Herm eticin itiatio n w asco n tin u ed o ccu l tl yu n d erth en am eo f K ab b al a
.
Mich el S avig n yb el ieved th atth ro u g h h isresearch esh eh ad red isco vered
th esym b o l so f Herm es, o f w h ich th ef o l l o w in g areth eprin cipal
T h ef o l l o w in g isash o rtex pl an atio n :-
1 . Hex ag ram . -It isth ek eyto astro n o m ical scien ce
. In itare
f o u n d th eco n d itio n so f u n iversal b al an ce, th eZo d iac, th esix g eo l o g ical
perio d s, th el aw o f co l o u rs . . Wesh al l retu rn to itpresen tl y .
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2
. P en tag ram . -T h e k eyto th escien ceo f Bein g , o f Lif e, an d o f
Death .
T h eseated Bu d d h aisd raw n w ith in th epen tag ram , th el in eso f
w h ich cro sso n th en avel
. If m an isstan d in g in acco rd an cew ith
th epen tag ram , arm sstretch ed o u tan d l eg sapart, th el in escro ssin
th esex o rg an
. No w Ad am an d Evew ereex pel l ed f ro m P arad ise
f o rh avin g eaten th ef ru ito f th eFo rb id d en T ree, th atisto sayan
appl e
. An d th eappl ecu tin tw o is th eo n l yf ru it in th ecen treo f w h ich
w ef in d th ed raw in g o f apen tag ram .
tperio d
CANCER
e
V
YELLOW
V IOLET
3 . T h eDo u b l eS q u are-Do u b l eCircl e, w h ich isth eto k en o f Maso n ry,
sym b o l isesth eS cien ceo f Lin es, o f Lettersan d o f Nu m b ers
. In it
aref o u n d th ew h o l eo f el em en taryg eo m etryan d th eo rig in o f th e
R o m an al ph ab et . '
T h eseth reesym b o l sw erein An tiq u ityth el in k b in d in g al l In itiates
to g eth er
.
'
T h eGreek al ph ab etseem sto h aveb een in spired b yth eserpen tw h ich al so pl aysso g reat
apartin T rad itio n .
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T h eHex ag ram h as six
po in ts, o n eo f w h ich , atCaprico rn , an d th e
o th erf acin g it, atCan cer, each g o vern atrian g l e, an d each trian g l e
g o vern sag eo l o g ical era, th ew h o l eo f th em co n stitu tin g th e
six
eras
w h ich th eBib l ecal l sth e six
d ayso f Creatio n an d o f w h ich th ef o l l o w in g
isth el istin th el ig h to f th en ew d o ctrin e
:-
1 . Can cero rCrab
. T h eR eig n o f th ecru stacean san d m o l l u scs
.
2
. P isces
. T h eR eig n o f th ef ish es .
3 . S co rpio
. T h eR eig n o f th eR eptil es( o rig in al l yitpro b ab l yw asariper)
.
4 . Caprico rn
. T h eR eig n o f th esm al l m am m al iaan d b ird s
.
5 . V irg o
. T h eR eig n o f th epl acen ta-m am m al iaan d h ig h erm am m al ia
.
6 . T au ru s
. T h eHu m an R eig n ( th epartw h ich T au ru s, th esym b o l o f m an ,
pl aysin T rad itio n isw el l k n o w n )
.
T h el o g ico f th istab l ew il l b en o ted , asal so th ef actth atth ef irst
th reeperio d sareth o seo f co l d -b l o o d ed an im al s, th el astth reeth o se
o f w arm -b l o o d ed an im al s
.
Wecan n o th ered eal in d etail w ith th eAd am iteth eo ryo f th eo rig in
o f b ein g san d th in g s, f o u n d ed asitiso n th ean al o g ical stu d yo f el ectrical
an d vital f o rces, b ased o n af irstprim al f o rcecal l ed th eo d , o n th e
certain tyb o rn eo u tb yth escien ceo f to -d ayth atm atteriso n l yaf o rm
o f el ectricity, o n th ean al o g o u sd ivisio n o f el ectrical f o rcesin to f o u r
cl asseso f sim pl eato m s, o n th eo n eh an d ph ysical ( carb o n , h yd ro g en ,
o x yg en , az o te) , o n th eo th erh an d psych ic( sen sitiven essato m s, m em o ry
ato m s, reaso n ato m s, in tel l ig en ceato m s)
.
Wew il l o n l ym en tio n its
co n cl u sio n
:-th eph ysical g ro u pispro visio n al , th epsych icg ro u pis
f in al .
T h isisth eco n cl u sio n o f S piritu al ism , th eco n cl u sio n o f T h eo -
so ph y . T h e
eg o is
im m o rtal an d in d ef in itel yperf ectib l e
. Hex ag ram -
m ism al so , th eref o re, teach es
R ein carn atio n ,
an d th epo ssib il ityo f
co m m u n icatio n b etw een th el ivin g an d th ed ead
.
An o th erin terestin g po

in t

in th e

h ex ag ram m

ist

th eo ryisth eex pl an a-
tio n o f th e
ascen to f th eBein g th ro u g h th ecen tu ries
. 1
T h eterrestrial f au n a, saysS avig n y, w asen tirel yal tered in each
o f th eterrestrial revo l u tio n s .
T h ereh aveb een , asw eh aveseen , six
o f th eserevo l u tio n s
. No w ,
each tim easu perio rcl asso f an im al l if ew asb o rn , n o tb ysu ccessio n ,
b u tb ysu perim po sitio n o n th epreced in g
.
Weh aveth eim pressio n
o f a su ccessio n o f l eapsf o rw ard ,
w h ich seem to b eth eresu l to f a
d esire
to ascen d .
a
Mr
. S avig n yth eref o reassu m esth atitis
n o tth ef u n ctio n ,
' Ascen tw h ich issym b o l ised b yth ew o rd
Jeh o vah d ivid ed asf o l l o w s
:-Io -Ih aveb een ;
Ho -Iam ; V a-Ish al l b e
.
I
Itsh o u l d b erem em b ered th atitw asHu g o d eV riesw h o f irstrepl aced th eo l d aph o rism
o f Lin e
Natu ran o n f ecitsal tu sso
d earto Darw in an d th ef irsttran sf o rm istth eo ry, b yth eeer-
tain tyo f su d d en ch an g es .
T h isid eah asal so b een ad o pted b yth epresen td ayg eo l o g istsw h o
u ph o l d catastro ph ism an d sal tatio n , asd o esMr
. S im o n S avig n y . Bu tth ein teresto f th eth eo ry
o f th el atterl iesin th eex pl an atio n o f th el aw o f m u tatio n b yth ed esireto ascen d
.
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b u t th ed esire w h ich createsth eo rg an . T h u sth ef ish esseem to b e
b o rn f ro m th ed esireo f th ecru stacean sto rid th em sel veso f th eirh ard
sh el l an d to l iveth ef reel if eo f th eo cean , th ereptil esto b eb o rn f ro m
th ed esireo f l eavin g th ew ateran d co n q u erin g th eearth ( to w h ich
th eyad aptth em sel vesasth ef ish esh ad ad apted th em sel vesto th e
w ater) , etc . T h eBein g th eref o ref eel seach tim em o rean d m o reth e
in f erio rityo f th eb o d yw h ich itin h ab its, an d d esiresasu perio r, n o b l er,
f reerco n stitu tio n . On th ed ayo n w h ich n atu rew il l atl ast , f al l in w ith
th ed esireso f th eP sych icBein g , th el atterw il l h aveacq u ired m arvel l o u s
f o rcew h ich w il l en ab l eitto f u l f il itsel f.
Weh aveth o u g h titex trem el yin terestin g to d raw atten tio n to
th isd o ctrin e, w h ich isl in k ed w ith w h atw ek n o w o f Mag ican d o f th e
trem en d o u spo w ero f psych icf o rces .
In sh o rt, to each g reatcatacl ysm co rrespo n d sash arpascen to f
th eBein g to w ard sIm pro vem en t . Wh y? No d o u b tb ecau seat
th o setim es ex trao rd in aryel ectrican d m ag n etic sto rm s ex ertad eep
in f l u en ceo n al l b ein g san d m ak eth em m o rem al l eab l eb ypsych ic
d esires .
T h esecatacl ysm sin tu rn ig n eo u san d g l acial arepro b ab l yastro n o -
m ical ph en o m en aan d seem to recu ratf ix ed d atesevery25 , 000years .
NOT E IV
" Heal ers"
On th e25 th o f Feb ru ary1 9 25 MaitreMau riceGarg o n an d Maitre
Jean Du m o n td ef en d ed b ef o reth e1 3 th Ch am b erth ef o rm erprin ter
Mariu sJaco m etw h o w asch arg ed w ith il l eg al practiceo f m ed icin e
b ycarryin g o n treatm en tth ro u g h su g g estio n an d th el ayin g o n o f
h an d s . Nu m ero u sw itn esses, am o n g stth em an in specto ro f po l ice( 1 )
g aveevid en cein h isf avo u r . Dr . Ch arpy, o f th eS al petriere, al so
appeared in h isd ef en ce . T o b esu reth erew ereaccu sers-af ew w h o
h ad n o tb een cu red . Bu td o al l d o cto rscu re al l th eirpatien ts?
On cem o reth el aw yersappeal ed to th etestim o n yo f h isto ry-
Em ped o cl esan d th eP yth o n esses, th eEl eu sian Mysteriesan d th e
Bo o k o f th eDead ( o n eo f th erem n an tso f Eg yptain S cien ce) , th ew el l -
k n o w n n am esan d th ean n al so f Mag n etism . An d th esam epl ead in g s
recu reach tim eaHeal erissu m m o n ed b ef o reth eCo u rt
.
Ho w m u ch l o n g eristh istrif l in g to l ast
? Wh en w il l d o cto rsb e
w il l in g to ad m itth atitispo ssib l eto h eal w ith o u th avin g received a
d ipl o m af ro m th eFacu l ty ? Fin al l y, w h en , sin ceitiso b vio u sl y
n ecessaryto pro tectth epu b l icag ain stch arl atan san d sw in d l ers, sh al I
w eseeth eestab l ish m en to f an Acad em yo ran ex tra-m ed ical Facu l ty
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o f Mag n etism , co n stitu ted partl yo f certif icated m ed ical m en , partl y
o f w el l -k n o w n h eal erso f stan d in g w h o sh al l h avesu b m itted pro o f s,
su ch Acad em yo rFacu l tyitsel f h o l d in g ex am in atio n san d g ivin g its
o w n d ipl o m as?
Itw o u l d b eso easyan d w o u l d o b viateth ej u d icial
stu pid itiesw h ich perio d ical l yan n o ypu b l ico pin io n .
Jaco m etso m etim escu red b yth esim pl el ayin g o n o f h an d s, b u t
k n ew n o th in g o f o ccu l tscien ce
.
Mr
. Jean Bez iat, an o th eraccu sed
( March 1 9 25 ) , o peratesin th esam em an n er, an d al so w ith h isb reath .
Bu th eisan ag ricu l tu ral en g in eer, f am il iarw ith th eth in g so f th e
spirit, an d ed itsareview , T h eFratern ist . If th ef o rm eristo so m e
ex ten taso rcerer, w eh avein th el atterak in d o f m ag ician w h o , in an
ad d ressg iven to an u m b ero f h ispatien tsb ef o recal l in g th em o n eb y
o n ein to h isco n su l tin g ro o m , ex pl ain sh ispo w ersasf o l l o w s :-
"
Ib el ieveth atw eareal l , d u rin g o u rw h o l el if e, pl u n g ed in ab ath
o f vital f o rces, u n k n o w n asyet, b u tal l -po w erf u l
.
T h eyareo f tw o
k in d s, o n th eo n eh an d th o sew h ich w eru l e, asf o rin stan cew h atw e
cal l el ectricity, an d w h ich w eh avel earn tto em pl o y, o n th eo th er
h an d th o sew h ich arestro n g erth an w eare
; an d th esel atterw eh ave
to en treatw h en w ew an tth eirassistan ce
. No w o n eo f th ef u n d am en tal
prin cipl eso f l o g icisth atth ereisn o ef f ectw ith o u tcau se, an d al l th e
evid en ceg o esto sh o w th atw eare ef f ects
;
th eref o rew eh aveacau se,
an d w h eth erw ecal l itGo d , Natu re, S u prem eIn tel l ig en ce, Zeu so r
Bu d d h aisam attero f n o im po rtan ceto m e ; Iam n o tn arro w l yrel ig io u s
an d d o n o tw ish to im po sem yco n victio n so n an yb o d y . Bu tex peri-
en ce-an d ex perien ceisth eo n eth in g to w h ich w em u stco n stan tl y
ref er-ex perien cepro vesth atth ecau seal w aysl o vesitsef f ect . T h u s
th em o th erl o vesh erch il d , th eartisth isw o rk .
" Wh y, th en , sh o u l d th eg reatCau seo f w h ich w eareth eef f ects,
n o tl o veu s ? Itisto itth atw em u stappeal w h en w earein pain
o rso rro w , itisto itth atw em u stprayf o rh eal in g o f o u ro w n su f f erin g
an d th esu f f erin g o f o th ers . Wh en th esm al l sprin g isd ried u p, it
n eed sf o ritsrevival th eg reatcel estial sprin g w h ich d ispen sesth e
f ertil isin g w aters ; so al so o u rw an in g vital ityn eed s, f o ritsm ain -
ten an cean d su ppo rt, th eg reatso u rceo f l if ew h ich su rro u n d su san d
w h ich atan ym o m en tiscapab l eto carryo u titso f f ice . T ru eitisth at
th epo w erto cal l o n th esef o rcesan d to b rin g th em in to pl ayvaries
in d if f eren tperso n s, an d in th eactu al caseth isg if tisth em o stim po rtan t
th in g . Ith asb een b esto w ed u po n m e ; m yh an d s, b ein g l aid o n ,
h avepo w erto h eal , to rel ieve . T h isisem pirical , an d Iam n o t
pro u d o f it . Bu tasf arasw ek n o w th ereisn o th in g to tel l u sth atit
w il l n o tb epo ssib l ein th en earf u tu reto d evel o pth ispo w eran d to
u seit .
" Ial so w an tto tel l yo u o f am eth o d w h ich Ith o u g h tIh ad in ven ted ,
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b u tIh aveb een in f o rm ed sin ceth atitg o esb ack to averyven erab l e
an tiq u ity . Itisth em eth o d o f h o tb reath . Ipl acem yl ipso n th e
spo tw h ereth epain is, an d h avin g d raw n in ad eepb reath , Ipro j ect
w ith m yf u l l stren g th to th een d o f th eb reath al l th eairin m yl u n g s
.
Itistirin g ; ith asto b ed o n eseveral tim es, tak in g careeach tim eto
g o b ack ab o u tth reef eetf ro m th epatien tso asto d raw in f resh air .
An d w h atIreco m m en d isth ateach o n eo f yo u , w h en retu rn ed h o m e,
sh o u l d ask so m eo n en earto yo u , ask al l th o seo f w h o m yo u aresu re
th atth eyl o veyo u , th atth eysh o u l d practiseth isb reath in g , o n yo u
aso f ten aspo ssib l e . Itsactio n isan ef f icacio u sassistan ceto th e
cu re . Fin al l y, g ivem eth epl easu re, al l o f yo u , o f co pyin g th el ittl e
prayerw h ich yo u seepin n ed to th ew al l , n earth ech im n ey, an d w h ich
yo u can u sef u l l yrepeatf ro m tim eto tim e . Itissh o rtan d cl ear, an d ,
rem ark ab l eto rel ate, ith asb een co n sid ered o rth o d o x b yBish o ps,
P asto rs, R ab b is, an d even b yFreem aso n s . '
" Yo u seeth atm ym eth o d sh aven o th in g m ag ical , an d th atIm ak e
u sen eith ero f b yn o sisn o ro f au to -su g g estio n . If th el atterex ists,
itisperh apsu sef u l , b u titisn o tn ecessary . T h ereyo u are . Bu t
yo u m u stn o tim ag in eeith erth atyo u areal l g o in g to b ecu red in stan tl y .
Al th o u g h Ih aveb een h appil yab l eto carryo u tin stan tcu res, asso m e
o f yo u w il l b eab l eto testif y, th eseareso m ew h atex ceptio n al , an d it
so m etim eseven h appen sth atatth estartth eil l n essg etsw o rse( d u e
to th ef actth atin creasin g vital itypu tsm o reen erg yin to th ef ig h t) .
Do n o tg etan x io u sab o u tth isb u th aveco n f id en cean d co u rag e . "
Mr . V al en tin Man d el stam m w h o , asspecial co rrespo n d en to f th e
P etitP arisien , w en tto Avig n o n n et, in th eHau te-Garo n n e, to see
Mr. Jean Bez iat, g ivesth ef o l l o w in g acco u n to f o n eo f th eco n su l tatio n s
atw h ich h ew aspresen t
:-
" Ih ad th eo ppo rtu n ityo f tal k in g w ith m an yo f th epatien tsw h o
h ad reco vered th eirh eal th . Al l areu n an im o u s, d ef in itein th eir
d escriptio n o f th eil l n essf ro m w h ich th eysu f f ered an d o f th eirh eal in g ,
w h eth eritw asin stan tan eo u so rpro g ressive .
" Mr
. Bez iatm ak esn o d iag n o sis, b u tth eg reatex perien cew h ich
h eh aseven tu al l yacq u ired , en ab l esh im , h esays, to ch eck im m ed iatel y
th ew o rd so f th ecal l er, an d if n ecessaryto co rrectth em
. An d to
each o n eh eappl iesth esam em eth o d w h ich h eh asex pl ain ed in h is
prel im in arytal k .
" Af teraf ew q u estio n s, w ith o u tu n n ecessaryw o rd so rd iscu ssio n s,
h isan x ietyb ein g to actq u ick l yan d w el l , h eg raspsh ispatien tcl o sel y
w ith h isg reatpo w erf u l h an d s, an d h o l d sh im erecto rstretch ed o u to n
1 Itisasf o l l o w s :-" U n iversal an d etern al seato f l if ean d o f in tel l ig en ce, w h ich isn o n e
o th erth an Go d , an d o f w h ich th eso u l o f each o n eo f u sisb u taspark , g ran tu s, Ib eseech th ee,
al ittl em o reo f th ysel f , th atisto sayo f l if ean d o f in tel l ig en ce, an d co n seq u en tl yf o rce, resistan ce
an d h eal th . "
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th eb ed ; an d eith erth ro u g h af in eh an d k erch ief o ro n th eb aref l esh ,
h isb ig b eard th ew h il ef o rm in g ah al o aro u n d h isf ace, h eb reath es
w ith th ef u l l f o rceo f h isl u n g s ; yo u can f eel th ath epu tsh isw h o l e
so u l , h isco m pl eted esirein to it . Hisf ace, n atu ral l yo f ah ig h co l o u r,
f l u sh esstil l m o re, th evein so f h isn eck sw el l ; h erepeatsth isseveral
tim es, an d o n l ysto psw h en o u to f b reath .
" T h ereu po n h epasseso n to th el ayin g o n o f h an d s
.
" With ak in d o f pio u san d co n vin ced passio n , w ith o u tan yf ear
o f co n tag io n ( itsh o u l d b ead d ed th ataf tereach o peratio n h ew ash es
caref u l l yw ith ad isin f ectan t) h el aysh ispal m sf o ro n eo rtw o l o n g
m in u teso n th em o strepu l siveu l cers ; atth esam etim eh eu ttersa
w arm prayer, an al o g o u sin spiritto th ef o rm u l apin n ed to th ew al l
o f th ew aitin g ro o m , en l arg in g it, ad d in g d etail s, th en am eo f th eperso n
f o rw h o m h eprays, th en atu reo f h isd isease, al l k in d so f d evel o pm en ts
in spired b yth ecircu m stan ceso f th eparticu l arcase .
" Ih aveseen h im o peratein th ism an n er, seren el y, o n an o l d peasan t
w h o sef acew aseaten u pw ith ah o rrib l eu l cer, in th epresen ceo f th e
o l d m an ' sso n w h o acco m pan ied h im . An d af terth isacto f f aith , th e
sig h to f w h ich h ad ag ran d eu ro f itso w n , Ih eard h im statew ith irre-
sistib l eau th o rityth atw ith in am o n th th em an w o u l d seeh isterrib l e
w o u n d d ryu pan d d ecrease, an d th ath e w o u l d b ecu red . With th e
co n sen to f th eth reepartiesIm ak ean o teo f th en am ean d ad d ress .
" In
paren th esesb eitsaid th atth epo w ero f h eal in g b yth el ayin g
o n o f h an d sg en eral l yin cl u d esth epo w ero f vital isin g m atteran d
to a certain ex ten tren d erin g itim pu trescen t . Mr. Bcz iatcl aim sto
h avem ad eth eex perim en tb ef o rew itn esses . Heto o k tw in b u l b s
o f a tu l ip ; th eo n ew h ich h etreated b yvital isin g passesf l o w ered a
f o rtn ig h tb ef o reth eo th er . S o al so w ith tw o pears-th ef ru ittreated
b yh im reach ed tw iceth esiz eo f th eo th er . Of tw o pieceso f cal f ' s
l iver, b el o n g in g to th esam ean im al , th eo n ew h ich h el ef tasid ero tted
in th eu su al tim e ; th eo th ero n w h ich h epractised h ism ag n eticm eth o d ,
b ecam eh ard en ed , d ried u p, an d n everg aveth esl ig h testo d o u r . He
o perated in th esam em an n ero n an eel w ith o u tem ptyin g it ; itn ever
b ecam ed el iq u escen t, an d h ek eepsito n ab o ard in h isl ib rary, l o o k in g
l ik earu b b erco rd , tran sl u cen tan d b ro w n .
" Itisn o tim po ssib l eth ath em ig h to b tain sim il arresu l tsb y
o peratin g o n h u m an co rpses ; an d in th isperh apsl iesth esecret-
h ith erto u n k n o w n -o f th eEg yptian em b al m ers .
" Fu rth er, ash asb een said , Mr . Bez iatl ayscl aim to n o special
scien tif ich ypo th eses, an d h eg ivesh isservicesw ith o u task in g f o ran y
retu rn , l eavin g itto h ispatien tsto sh o w asth eyth in k b estth eir
even tu al g ratitu d e . En g ag ed w ith h ispatien tsf ro m earl yd aw n til l
n ig h tth reed aysaw eek , h espen d sth eresto f th etim ein d eal in g w ith
h ism o n u m en tal co rrespo n d en ce, in w h ich task h isw if ean d d au g h ter
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g iveh im th eirsk il l ed an d d evo ted h el p ; h eh asb u tscan tl eisu ref o r
th ew o rk o f h isf arm an d h isf iel d sin w h ich h eyeth asth ek een est
in terest .
" T h ereco rd scaref u l l yk eptb yMr . Bez iatarem o stm o vin g an d
co n stitu tean el o q u en trepl yto th ed ecreeo f th ej u d g es
; th eyco n tain
th ed etail so f so m esix th o u san d cu res, w ith ref eren cesto evid en ce,
th en am ean d ad d resso f th epatien t, o f ten al so o f th ed o cto rsw h o h ad
atten d ed h im an d h ad g iven u ph iscaseash o pel ess . In stan ceso f every
k in d o f h u m an il l aref o u n d in th em , an d cu resatad istan ceab o u n d .
Itis d if f icu l t
n o tto b eim pressed b ysu ch areco rd
.
"
In f an til em en in g itis, d ryg an g ren eo f ato e, b o th treated ata
d istan ce
. Hyd ro pisiad u eto cirrh o siso f th el iver
. P ersisten t
d iarrh o ea . T u b ercu l o sisin al l itsstag es, d o w n to th el ast . Lu pu s
o f th ef ace . Can cer . Epil epsy . U l cerated sto m ach . Asm al l b o y
o f eig h tw h o n everw al k ed in h isl if e-n o w h eru n s1 Ah o pel essid io t
-af tertw o visitsh ew asab l eto passh isd eg ree . Ah eartw h ich h ad
sto pped b eatin g f o rth reeh o u rsw asrevived . Am ad -w o m an w ith
m atern al an d g ran d m atern al h ered ityh ad b een co n f in ed f o rseven
yearsin an asyl u m n earP aris, su f f erin g f ro m criseso f m an ia( n ecessi-
tatin g astraitw aistco at) an d sto m ach ican d in testin al pto sissaid to b e
in cu rab l e . T h ef ath erw en tto seeMr . Bez iat ; th epatien tb eg an
to f eel b etteratth ef irstvisit, an d Mr . Bez iath avin g co n tin u ed to
treath eratad istan cef o ram o n th , sh ew asco m pl etel ycu red , th e
sto m ach an d in testin esretu rn in g to th eirpro perpl ace . T h eph ysician
in ch arg eo f th easyl u m saysth ath eb o w sb ef o reth eactu al f act . On
th e9 th Octo b er1 9 24 yo u n g G
. ( o f Al b i) h u n ch b ack f ro m b irth ,
attested an d l o o k ed u po n asin cu rab l eb yad o cto rw h o sen am eisg iven ,
cam e . Af o rtn ig h tl aterh ew ascu red an d straig h tasaram ro d 1 A
w itn essatth erecen tpro secu tio n w asyo u n g C . . ag ed 1 8 , paral ytic
th ro u g h d iph th eria, co m pl etel yb l in d , d ecl ared b yth ed o cto rsto b e
in cu rab l e ;
h eraren tsg o to seeMr . Bez iat . On th eirretu rn th eysee
th ech il d cu red . ' Lastl y -
af u rth erw itn essatth epro secu tio n -J . S . . . .
( o f S ain tJu l ien , Herau l t) , 1 00percen t
. d isab il ityaf terth ew ar,
parapl eg ia . S pen tth reem o n th satMo n tpel l ieran d w assen th o m e
asin cu rab l e . Hisf ath erw en tto Mr . B6 z iatw h o treated atad istan ce .
S traig h taw ayJ . S . reco vered -th eu seo f th erig h tl eg , an d af terth ree
sittin g sw asco m pl etel ycu red . "
T h eseare f acts . T o co n d em n th em an ( f o rMr . B6 z iatw assen ten ced
to af in eo f 8 00f ran cs) w h o o b tain sth em , th u srel ievin g h isb reth ren ,
isn o tm erel yal au g h ab l eab su rd ityf itf o rth epag eso f aco m icw riter,
b u tisan en o rm ityw h ich su rprisesu sin am ag istrate
. Fo ro u rsel ves
w ed raw atten tio n to th ed o ctrin al parto f Mr
. Bcz iat' sart, rem em b erin g
w h atw eh avesaid asto Ch ristian S cien tists
. Aco m pariso n seem s
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cal l ed f o r
. In b o th casesw ef in d th isstatem en t :-Go d , o rrath er
th eCau se, th eBeg etter, th eCreativeFo rceo f n ecessity
l o ves
th eEf f ect,
th eth in g b eg o tten , an d can n o tw ish ith arm . T h eref o reLo veisat
th ef o u n d atio n o f th eWo rl d , an d o f Occu l tS cien ces !
NOT E . V
Mo d ern Disco veriesk n o w n in An tiq u ity
Itisn o tw ith o u tin terestf o rth eOccu l tistto pro veth eval u eo f
T rad itio n b yth eval u eo f An cien tK n o w l ed g e, assu perf icial m in d s
seem to im ag in eth atth ew ayo f th eWo rl d isaco n tin u al pro g ress,
an d th atth eref o reitisn o tn ecessaryto tak ein to acco u n tid easo f
o l d en tim es . T h isisad eepm istak e . In An tiq u ityn u m b erso f th in g s
w erek n o w n w h ich w eth in k w ein ven ted . In pro o f o f th isw eg ive
b el o w al istb yn o m ean sco m pl ete :-
Astro n o m y . -Wh ateverm ayb eth o u g h tab o u tit, m en o f o l d d id
n o tig n o reth ef actth atth eEarth tu rn sro u n d th eS u n . P l u tarch
m en tio n sit, ref errin g to th eP yth ag o rean id easo n th esu b j ect . Aristo tl e
P h il o l au s, Aristarch u san d o th ersw eresu reo f it . S eein th isco n -
n ectio n th eGreek an d Latin tex tsq u o ted b yDu ten s( in Orig in o f
Disco veriesattrib u ted to th eMo d ern s) . T h atseveral w o rl d sare
in h ab ited w asm ain tain ed b yAristo tl e, P l o tin u s, An ax im en es, an d
o th ers . P l u tarch , P l in yan d Macro b iu stau g h tu n iversal g ravity .
P yth ag o raso u tl in ed th eth eo ryo f New to n . P assag esin S trab o ,
Dem o critu s, l am b l ich u s, Arch im ed es, S en ecaan d o th ersim pl yak n o w -
l ed g eo f prim itivetel esco pesan d m ag n if yin g g l asses .
P h ysics . -A
b o o k o f Ag ath ias( 5 th cen tu ry) co n tain san an ecd o te
sh o w in g ak n o w l ed g eo f steam u n d erpressu re . S ain tYvesd ' Al veyd re
in h is Missio n o f th eJew s
sh o w sb yq u o tatio n sh o w in an tiq u ityth e
el ectricityo f l ig h tn in g w asu til ised . T h eHin d u san d th eArab sh ad
an asto u n d in g m eth o d o f psych ictel eg raph yw h ich ren d ered th em
in d epen d en t o f tel eph o n e
an d tel eg raph . A m an u script b y
P an tesel en u s, am o n k o f Ath o s, sh o w sacco rd in g to an cien tIo n ian
w ritersth eappl icatio n o f ch em istryto ph o to g raph y( cam erao b scu ra,
sen sitisatio n o f pl atesetc . )
Ch em istry . -Berth el o t
h asw ritten an im po sin g b o o k o f Ch em istry
in Al ch em y . T h eEg yptian sw erew el l acq u ain ted w ith th isscien ce
( m u m m ies, special cem en tsf o rm o n u m en ts, etc . ) Acid san d al k al is
w erew el l -k n o w n o f o l d . Med icin al ch em istryan d in d u strial ch em istry
w eren o tu n k n o w n ( m etal l u rg y, d istil l atio n , cu tg l ass, b eer, su g ar, etc . )
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Mo reth an th is, w eh avel o stcertain pro cessessu ch asEg yptian d yein g ,
m al l eab l eg l ass
. Hero d o tu san d P au san iasspeak o f ex pl o sio n sin
m in es, Fl accu sGraecu so f th em an u f actu reo f po w d er( h o w m an y
cen tu riesb ef o reBaco n ! ) Fin al l yth el aw so f th eevo l u tio n o f ch em ical
b o d iesan d l ivin g b ein g sw eref o resh ad o w ed in th eh ig h estan tiq u ity
( th eBib l e, th eK ab b al a, etc . )
Eastern S cien ce . -Itis ex trao rd in aryb o th asto im po rtan cean d as
to an tiq u ity . T h eCh in esek n ew th eastro n o m ical an d th eastro l o g ical
co m pass, th ereaso n o f th etid esl o n g b ef o reK epl erattrib u ted itto
th em o o n , prin tin g asf arb ack asth e1 0th cen tu ry, paper, po w d er,
etc. Bu tw ew il l n o tin sisto n th is, f o reveryo n ek n o w sto w h ath eig h ts
th ecivil isatio n o f th eS o n so f Heaven ro seataveryearl yd ate . As
to In d ia, ith ad l o n g ag o aco n sid erab l escien ceo f f l u id s, w h ich h as
b een preserved d o w n to o u rd ays, an d o f w h ich w ein th eWest o n l y
j u stk n o w th ef irstel em en ts .
T h ef o l l o w in g sh o w sh o w , acco rd in g to P apu s, th e f l o w
o f l if eo n
earth pro g ressed . Acco rd in g to o ccu l tteach in g , h esaysin su b stan ce,
each co n tin en td evel o ped f irstitsm in eral s, th en itsf l o ra, th en its
f au n a, f in al l yitsh u m an race . Each racein cl u d essu b -racesw h ich h ave
th eiro w n particu l arevo l u tio n .
Af irstco n tin en tm u sth avearisen w h ereth eP acif icisn o w , an d
w h ich P apu scal l sLem u ria
. Lem u riaperish ed ( o n l yth eOcean ian
rem ain ) an d Atl an tisw asb o rn b etw een Eu ro pean d Am erica( th e
Atl an ticOcean ) .
On th isAtl an tisth eR ed R acepro b ab l yl ived .
Itperish ed in itstu rn w h en ith ad reach ed ah ig h civil isatio n , ata
perio d w h en th eBl ack R aceb eg an to d w el l in Af rica . Af ew o f th e
R ed R acesu rvived . T h ef l o w o f l if eth en pro d u ced th eWh itean d
Yel l o w R acesin Eu ro pean d Asia . Acco rd in g to th isth eo ry, w h ich
su ppo sesth atan ew raceal w aysrepl acesad ecayin g o n e, w h atw e
cal l ' savag es
( Ocean ian s, n eg ro es, red sk in s) arein real ityf o rm ercivil ised
races in retro g ressio n
.
An appl icatio n o f th isprin cipl eiso b vio u sin th eevo l u tio n o f th e
Wh iteR acew h ich f o l l o w sth el aw o f th ef l o w o f l if e, j u stasevery
Co n tin en t, everyP l an et, everyS o l arS ystem . Civil isatio n , b o rn in
th eEast, in f actpassed in to Eg yptatatim ew h en Greeceb arel yw o k e
u pto in tel l ectu al l if e, an d R o m ecam ein to ex isten ce . Eg yptd ecl in ed
w h en Greecero sean d R o m ef o l l o w ed o n b eh in d . Wh en th eGreek
d ecad en ceen su ed ( in Al ex an d ria) , R o m eto o k th el ead in th em arch
o f th ew o rl d .
T h isf o rw ard m o vem en tstil l g o eso n . Eu ro pesh in esw ith an
in co m parab l eb ril l ian cy . Bu tth eS taro f Am ericaisrisin g . Wh en
Eu ro ped ecl in es, th eNew Wo rl d w il l attain itsapo g ee . T h en Western
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Civil isatio n w il l ren ew th epl aceo f itso rig in , th eEast . T h en th e
trad itio n o f th eEastw il l b eco m eo n ew ith th escien ceo f th eWest .
T h isw il l b eth ef irsttu rn in th eg reatcycl eo f th eWh iteR ace .
No T EV I
AR ecen tIn stru ctiveEn q u iry .
Itw asm ad ein May
1 9 24
f o rth e P etitJo u rn al ( d ef in itepro o f o f
th eg ro w in g in terestex istin g am o n g th epu b l icin Occu l tS cien ce) b y
Messrs . Marcel Nad au d an d Mau riceP el l etier, w riters o f in teg rity
an d em in en ce, w h o sen am esareag u aran teef o rth eso u n d n esso f th eir
in f o rm atio n
.
In
seven teen articl es, read w ith in ten sein terestb yam asso f peo pl e
w h o ad m itted l y, seein g th estan d in g o f th epaperitsel f , aren o tg en eral l y
veryl earn ed in th em attero f scien ce, th eau th o rsd eal tw ith an u m b er
o f m o d ern even tsin w h ich issh o w n th esu rvival o f th eo ccu l tistspirit
an d o f th esecretpracticesb el o n g in g to w h atw eref o rm erl ycal l ed
th eAccu rsed S cien ces .
Yes, in 1 9 25 th erearestil l so rcerersw h o su cceed in th eirpractices,
S atan istsw h o d ie f ro m m ag ical o peratio n s . Yes, in 1 9 25 th ereare
stil l ritu al m u rd ers asin th etim eo f V o isin an d Brin vil l iers, th ereare
Bl ack Massesan d Bew itch in g s . Bu tth ereareal so stil l al ch em ists
w h o tran sm u tem etal sin to g o l d , ph ysician sw h o f o l l o w th eo l d spag yric
m ed icin e, astro l o g ers, ch iro m an cers w h o sepred ictio n sco m etru e .
T h een q u iryw h ich w em en tio n ed ab o veco n f irm sitin astartl in g
m an n er .
Wesh al l n o tattem ptto d eal w ith itf u l l y, b u tw il l co n f in eo u rsel ves
to ex tractf ro m itth ef o l l o w in g ch aracteristicpo in ts .
Mr. Nad au d f o u n d in aro o m in th eR u eGaran cierean an tiq u arian
w h o so l d sto l en ch al icesan d pro f an ed h o stsw h ich w ereu n d o u b ted l y
in ten d ed f o rsatan icrites . Hef u rth erq u o testh ecaseo f th ew if e
o f aco l o n ial o f f icial d yin g o f an u n k n o w n d isease, u n d erw h o seb ed
o n eeven in g w asf o u n d th eh earto f an an im al pierced w ith n eed l es
an d w rapped in ah an d k erch ief b earin g th em o n o g ram o f th epatien t .
AMartin iq u ew o m an w h o w asin th el ad y' sserviceth ereu po n d is-
appeared . T h eservan tw asb ew itch in g th eu n h appyw o m an , w h o
reco vered asso o n asth eservan th ad l ef t
. In an o th erarticl eh erel ates
acaseo f b ew itch m en t, th istim eayo u n g w o m an m arried in th eIsl an d
o f R eu n io n , w h o w asu n d erth espel l o f an eg resssed u ced b yth e
h u sb an d . T h eyo u n g co u pl eto o k ref u g ein Eu ro pe
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Mr . Nad au d f o u n d in th en eig h b o u rh o o d an eg ro pro b ab l yb el o n g in g
to th eV au d o u sectw h o th ereco n tin u ed th eactso f h isco -rel ig io n ist .
Fo rth ereex istsan Af rican secto f d evil w o rsh ipperscal l ed V au d o u s
.
Mr . Nad au d d escrib ed o n eo f th eircerem o n iesw h ich to o k pl aceo n th e
9 th May1 9 25 l essth an six m il esf ro m P aris, in th ef o resto f C( Cl am artY)
T h ereareal so w h iteLu cif erian s, asf o rin stan ceth eCo u n td eT . . .
w h o in vited Mr . Nad au d to an evo catio n in th eFo resto f Ch an til l y,
o n asto n etab l eatcro ssro ad so n am o o n l ig h tn ig h tin March , an d
l atero n ath ish o u sew h ere, in acco rd an cew ith veryd ef in iterites, h e
evo k ed su pern atu ral evil po w ersw h ich h esu cceed ed in co n f in in g in
acrystal g l o b e . In th ef o l l o w in g Decem b erth isso rcererw asf o u n d
d ead in h isw itch craf tl ab o rato ry, h avin g b een k il l ed b yth eterrib l e
po w ersw h ich h ad escaped f ro m th eg l assb al l , th el atterl yin g ath is
f eetb ro k en in to pieces .
T h ereisth esto ryo f yetan o th erS ab b ath , b u tatth istim eth e
au th o rw aspresen tin im ag in atio n o n l y, h avin g b een ru b b ed w ith a
special o in tm en tan d h al f in to x icated b ysw al l o w in g asw eetm eat
pro d u cin g h al l u cin atio n s . Weh aveo u rsel vessetu pth ish ypo th esis
o f visio n so f th eS ab b ath , aph en o m en o n w h ich asyetrem ain so b scu re
.
Bu tn o to b scu rew h il sttru eareactso f w itch craf t . Mr
. P el l etiertel l s
o f o n ew h ich to o k pl acein th eDepartm en to f th eS arth e, w h erean o l d
so rcerercastaspel l o n th eco w so f af arm ero f th en am eo f Lecu ru .
Fo rth ispu rpo seh esacrif iced ab l ack h en , m ix ed itscru sh ed viscera
w ith cl o ver, m ad eth isu pw ith w ax in to l ittl ef ig u reso f co w s, pierced
th em w ith pin sw h il stm u tterin g cu rses, an d secretl yb u ried th em in
th estab l e, w h ereth el o vel yl ivin g cattl eo f MasterLecu ru pro m ptl y
b eg an to sw el l an d d ieo n eaf terth eo th er, u n til th een rag ed f arm er
pu tth ecastero f spel l so u to f th ew ayw ith h isg u n .
V eryrem ark ab l eal so isth ed escriptio n b yMr . P el l etiero f an
ex o rcism b yAb b eD
. . .
w h o al o n eisau th o rised b yth eArch b ish o p
o f P aristo d riveo u tth ed evil sf ro m th eb o d ieso f th en u m ero u spo ssessed
perso n sw h o co m eto seeh im . T h en th ereisth estran g eh ypo th esis
th atLan d ru d id n o tk il l h isvictim s( n o d ef in itepro o f h aseverb een
pro d u ced th ath ed id so ) , b u tth ath eh ypn o tised th em in o rd erto ro b
th em , tak in g aw ayth eirm em o ry, an d sen d in g th em b ack in to th e
w o rl d af terh avin g d ivid ed th eirperso n al ity, so th atto -d ayth eypro b ab l y
l an g u ish , l ivin g b u tn o n -ex isten t, in so m em ad h o u seo rin n o o n ek n o w s
w h atd ark pl aces, en tirel yf o rg etf u l o f th eirprevio u sex isten ce .
T h eab o veen q u iryrem in d su sth atam o n g stspag yristph ysician s
w em u stn o tf o rg etMr . S au ter, o f Gen eva, w h o d istil l sth eq u in tessen ce
o f pl an tsan d u sesitin o b tain in g m iracu l o u scu res ; an d am o n g st
al ch em istsw em u stn o to m itth eg reatesto f th em , Jo l l ivet-Castel o t
w h o , th eu l tim ateh eiro f Lu l l iu san d Baco n , th epu pil an d f o l l o w er
o f T if f ereau an d P o isso n , isatpresen tw o rk in g atth e m an u f actu reo f
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g o l d , atth eu sin g o f m etal l icf erm en ts, al th o u g h n o o f f icial l ab o rato ry
h aseverb een w il l in g to o pen itsd o o rsto h im .
Asto ritu al m u rd ers, Mr . Nad au d cl aim sth atth eystil l tak epl ace,
an d
even f airl yf req u en tl y, w h ich ex pl ain sth ato n an averag e4 00 perso n s
d isappearan n u al l yw ith o u tan y traceeverb ein g f o u n d o f th em
. He
h im sel f k n o w stw o sectso f S atan ists, o n ecal l ed Ch arl esto w n , h avin g
itstem pl ein th en o rth ern su b u rb so f P aris, th eo th ercal l ed S ain t-
Merry, w ith b ran ch esin th epro vin cesan d in Bel g iu m , w h ich h o l d s
itsm eetin g sin th e4 th arro n d issem en to f P aris
.
Ou ren q u irersal so m en tio n th em o d ern astro l o g ersan d th em asters
o f w h o m w eh avespo k en , an d th ey ad d th en am eso f Al l en d y, Gro rich ard ,
T rarieu x ( Gab riel , th ew riter) , L. Briq u et, K ro n stro m ( th ef o u n d er
o f an astro l o g ical so cietyin Co pen h ag en ) .
Fu rth erth eyref erto th eastral sig n -m an u al o f th ef am il yo f S an d ,
acasew h ich m u stn o tb eo verl o o k ed . T h en ativitieso f al l th em em b ers
o f th ef am il yo f Geo rg eS an d , th ew el l -k n o w n n o vel ist, sh o w th e
trian g l eo f Marsan d Neptu n e( ex ceptin th ecaseso f h erso n Mau rice,
w h o seh o ro sco peh asseven o th erpo in tso f sim il arityto th ato f h is
m o th er, an d h isd au g h ter, an o vel isto f th epresen td ayw h o sen am eis
b eg in n in g to m ak eitsel f k n o w n an d respected ) .
T h earticl ecl o sesw ith th ef o l l o w in g b eau tif u l pag ew h ich w il l
" al so cl o seth isn o te :-
" LastyearGen eral Ferric, o n eo f th eK in g so f Wirel essT el eg raph y,
tried arem ark ab l eex perim en t . With th ein ten tio n o f tran sf o rm in g
th el ig h traysin to so u n d w avesh epl aced u n d erth eeye-pieceo f an
eq u ato rial ( th een o rm o u stel esco peo f o b servato ries) so m epo tassiu m ,
w h ich isk n o w n to h aveth epo w erto b reak u pl ig h t . In o rd erth e
b etterto perceiveth eso u n d , h eco n n ected th ecircu itf o rm ed b y
th epo tassiu m in actio n w ith al o u d -speak er . T h en h eex po sed th e
o b j ectiveto th el ig h to f th estars .
S u d d en l yth el o u d -speak erb eg an to sin g
; ath in m el o d y, o f aw avy
rh yth m , b ro u g h tth eech o o f th eh arm o n yo f th esph eres . Wh at
d id itsay ? Did ittel l o f h o peo ro f m el an ch o l yin th eBeyo n d ?
Did itb rin g n ew so f h appyb irth so ro f sad m o u rn in g s ? Mystery
o f u n iversal tran sf o rm atio n , w h eth erso rro w o rj o yo f aU n iversein
perpetu al g ro w th , itw asth eso n g o f th eg reatWh o l ew h ich h as
n o b eg in n in g an d w il l h aven o en d , su n g in th eseren ecal m o f acl ear
n ig h to f sprin g b yth eS tars! "