SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE TELLINGS
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pack of thirty-two cards must be well shuffled by the
enquirer and cut into three unequal heaps, using the
left
That portion
hand.
in the centre
is
is
is
now
of the
pack that was previously
placed at the bottom
placed above this
and the
;
;
original
the top section
bottom section
placed on top.
The cards
are
now spread
out fanwise on the table,
face downwards, taking care that every card
is
visible
and that none overlap and hide a neighbouring card.
The enquirer must now think of a question, and while
doing so should choose three cards and place them, face
downwards, on the table.
He, or she, should
now
think of the second question,
and while doing so pick out seven cards, placing them
separately on the table, also face downwards. While
being thought
of,
thirteen cards
must be chosen and the remainder
of
the
the third question
is
pack
dis-
carded.
The Diviner now turns up the first heap of three cards
and determines from these the answer to the question
in this method the lower the value of the cards the less
the opposition to the success of the enquirer, the more
fortunate the result of his enquiry.
The suit colours
must also be considered as affecting the result, but the
greater importance rests upon the value of the cards
in this case the Ace, of course,
is
counted as the lowest
and most fortunate card in the pack.
Similarly the second heap of seven cards, and the third
heap of thirteen, will be turned up, each in its turn, and
the answer considered.
This
tion,
is
not only a simple but a quick method of Divina-
but obviously
questions.
it
only applies to answers to definite