METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS
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cannot be altered when once the shuffle is completed.
Some of our readers may think that nothing reliable can
be drawn from a proceeding which is so obviously a
But
matter of chance.
let
propriety of using such a
such for a
word
moment
consider the
as chance.
The cards having been duly shuffled, the consultant
must cut the pack into three parts at hazard, turning the
In almost every case
cards thus cut face upwards.
it
will
be seen that the three cards thus displayed will correspond
to the nature of the consultant's thoughts, the wish, or
what
If
mind, or nearest him in event.
and she cuts the Ace of Diamonds,
Hearts, and Ten of Hearts, without doubt her
uppermost in
is
a lady
Jack of
is
present lover will
cut her
to
his
consulting
own
make her a
gift of
significator
(say the
a ring.
If
Queen
she were
of
Clubs)
together with the King of Clubs and the Eight of Hearts,
it
shows a lover
If
in the
shape of a dark man.
instead of the Eight of Hearts, the Eight of Spades
were cut, she would, if married, be in danger of a quarrel
with her husband, and her thoughts of him would not
be kind. If unmarried, she would be about to quarrel
with a dark man, denoted by the King of Clubs. In this
manner the various combinations will denote what is
" in the wind " as regards the consultant.
The cards
are taken up by the Diviner in the original order, the
backs being uppermost. They are then laid out accordThe cards must
ing to any of the following methods.
be shuffled and cut before each and every " lay," the cut
being duly noted by the Diviner.
Two
of the best
known exponents
were the famous French consultants,
and Monsieur
We
Etteila,
shall begin
practised
as he
of
Card Divination
Madame Lenormand
was known
professionally.
with these proved methods, as they are
and recognised
all
over the world.