CARD FORTUNE TELLING
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After this the cards should be read singly, by their
several meanings,
When
from
right to left of the row.
these have been thrown aside,
all
heap, representing the Present,
is
the centre
examined
similarly
and then the Future.
the
Finally,
Surprise
expected event
is
is
consulted
to
going to influence the
what unand fortunes
see
life
of the enquirer.
The Four Aces
This
is
a very simple method for determining a single
The thirty-two cards
question or wish.
by the enquirer
—the Diviner then deals
are well shuffled
ofi thirteen cards,
and makes a careful search
any arc found, place them, face up,
face upwards, on to the table,
for the four Aces.
If
by themselves. The remainder of the pack, including
what are left of the thirteen, are then re-shuffled as before,
and the Diviner again deals out thirteen cards and searches
for further Aces.
Tliis
can be done for a third time, but that
earher the four Aces appear, the better
enquirer
if
—
if
in the first deal,
in the second,
it is
it is
it
till
The
be for the
exceptionally fortunate
certainly very good luck
they are not completed
is all.
will
;
—as a rule,
the third attempt has been
made.
Those that appear in each deal should be kept separate,
as it is very important to notice the order in which the
suits appear.
This will clearly show the amount of effort
is satisfactorily an-
needed before the wish or question
swered
all,
— for
instance,
if
the enquirer must
difficulty,
even should
the Spade Ace appears
first
be prepared to face trouble
all
of
and
four Aces appear in the course
of the first deal.
This
is
a very useful method to know, as several ques-