The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of DivinationDe Laurence, L. W. (Lauron William)
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The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination
De Laurence, L. W. (Lauron William)
Fortune-telling by cards; Tarot
If it is more convenient for the purpose of a divination to take
as the Significator the matter about which inquiry is to be made,
that Trump or small card should be selected which has a meaning
corresponding to the matter. Let it be supposed that the question
is: Will a lawsuit be necessary? In this case, take the Trump
No. 11, or Justice, as the Significator. This has reference to
legal affairs. But if the question is: Shall I be successful in my
lawsuit? one of the Court Cards must be chosen as the Significator.
Subsequently, consecutive divinations may be performed
to ascertain the course of the process itself and its result to each
of the parties concerned.
Having selected the Significator, place it on the table, face
upwards. Then shuffle and cut the rest of the pack three times,
keeping the faces of the cards downwards.
Turn up the top or First Card of the pack; cover the Significator
with it, and say: This covers him. This card gives the
influence which is affecting the person or matter of inquiry generally,
the atmosphere of it in which the other currents work.
Turn up the Second Card and lay it across the First, saying:
This crosses him. It shows the nature of the obstacles in the
matter. If it is a favorable card, the opposing forces will not be
serious, or it may indicate that something good in itself will not
be productive of good in the particular connection.
Turn up the Third Card; place it above the Significator, and
say: This crowns him. It represents (a) the Querent's aim or
ideal in the matter; (b) the best that can be achieved under the
circumstances, but that which has not yet been made actual.
Turn up the Fourth Card; place it below the Significator, and
say: This is beneath him. It shows the foundation or basis of
the matter, that which has already passed into actuality and which
the Significator has made his own.
Turn up the Fifth Card; place it on the side of the Significator
from which he is looking, and say: This is behind him. It
gives the influence that is just passed, or is now passing away.
N. B.—If the Significator is a Trump or any small card that
cannot be said to face either way, the Diviner must decide before
beginning the operation which side he will take it as facing.
Turn up the Sixth Card; place it on the side that the Significator
is facing, and say: This is before him. It shows the
influence that is coming into action and will operate in the near
future.
The cards are now disposed in the form of a cross, the Significator—covered
by the First Card—being in the center.
The next four cards are turned up in succession and placed one
above the other in a line, on the right hand side of the cross.
The first of these, or the Seventh Card of the operation, signifies
himself—that is, the Significator—whether person or thing—and
shows its position or attitude in the circumstances.
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