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In that case you can only advise your client to go on
hoping and working to his end, as nothing will come his
way
for the
If
You can
next four weeks.
cards again for
him
offer to consult the
or her, but not under fourteen days.
only one personal card
is
exposed in the lunar square,
you study the cards from that
to the final card, explaining
that the decision will be delayed over the four weeks, and
that a fresh consultation of the cards in a fortnight's time
matters up.
will help to clear
cards
following
personal
the
Meanwhile the
card
^\ill
suits of the
enable
you
to
encourage or discourage your enquirer.
If neither of the personal cards is shown, you can give
no decision either way
— the cards must be consulted again
or the decision accepted as a negative or unfavourable one.
Apart from the question of suits, you must also study
The Court cards represent people,
the King and Queen being male and female friends, the
Jacks business acquaintances or strangers, if the matter
the values of the cards.
is
purely personal.
You must
also
remember that the higher commoner
and Ten, are more powerful
than the lower cards. Two, Three, Four
cards. Six, Seven, Eight, Nine
good or for evil
and Five. The Ace
for
There
is
is
always very powerful.
one other point for consideration, and this
number of cards
alternatively when only
applies to cases where there are a large
between the two personal cards, or
one personal card is exposed. You are allowed to cancel
cards in couples, under certain conditions. For instance,
a Heart can cancel a corresponding Spade, or a Diamond
cancel a Club, but the Court cards and Aces are not to be
touched. You can pair either a Two, Three, Four or Five
with any other of the same
series
;
or a Six, Seven, Eight,
Nine or Ten with any other of that particular
to the rule as to Suit values.
series,
subject