Temple Lectures Of The Order Of The Magi: Delivered Before The Grand Temple Of The Order At Various Times

Temple Lectures of the Order of the Magi: Delivered Before the Grand Temple of the Order at Various Times

Olney H. Richmond

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<p>1893. The ancient origin and uses of "playing cards." which is the name they have been called since the XIV Century, has been shrouded in mystery, and their invention has been claimed by nearly every civilized nation upon the globe. The Chinese, Persians, Egyptians and several other ancient nations, claim the honor of their invention. Find the mystic meaning of these wonderful and ancient emblems in their relationship to the heavenly bodies, under all conditions with rules and processes for reading or delineating the emblems. Written and Compiled under the authority of the Mystic Brotherhood.</p>

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Long shrouded in the mystery the Destiny Cards system within these pages has been passed from trusted hand to trusted hand. Until recently each owner was required to sign a solemn agreement not to pass on the book, lend it or allow any copy to be made. A respectable enquirer would perhaps read a few passages under the eagle eyed supervision of their host. Within the mundane pack of 52 printed images lie 4 seasons, 12 moons, 53 weeks and the Joker bears a leap year. The Mystic Test Book by Olney H. Richmond is the absolute original in terms of codifying the sacred mysteries of the cards and it remains the very core of the discipline. Suitable for the cautious beginner but also allowing avenues of development for the more experienced seeker of truths. The parlance of the author is delightfully appropriate to his Victorian era, the moment when spirituality began to make itself known in the modern era, finding cracks in the rigidly rational system of the enlightenment and giving voice to the unusual and mystical. As a facsimile of the oldest available edition, this work is perfect in its imperfection. Allowing the reader to take the most authentic approach to find their appropriate representation in the pack of cards and their destined path. The work is comprehensive and should the reader delve further into it for answers, they are rewarded with secrets that make the veil between our banal realm of physical realities and level of comprehension seem thin.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Mystic Test Book, or the Magic of the Cards: Giving the Mystic Meaning of These Wonderful and Ancient Emblems in Their Relationship to the Heavenly Bodies, Under All Conditions (Classic Reprint)

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From the INTRODUCTION. The publication of this work was, we might say, forced upon us by the demand, before even a page of manuscript was prepared for the press. The demand was caused by members of the Temple, who recognized the necessity of a printed text book, from which they could study the meanings of the cards and their indications under the seven planets. These brothers and sisters naturally wished to perfect themselves in emblem reading as rapidly as possible, and they could not so perfect themselves, without a full and complete set of tables that they could study and refer to at will. The next trouble that arose was the question of expense, as, aside from the printing, engraving, binding, electrotyping and matters of that kind, the author's time was, and is now so valuable that the item far overbalances those mentioned. It was finally decided that the most feasible plan, was to get out enough copies to supply more than our immediate membership and to sell them to outsiders under certain restrictions. We only intended, at first, to get out a book of about one hundred and sixty pages to be bound in cloth. But the generous subscriptions forwarded to us caused us to change our mind and we began writing additional copy. We are so occupied with Temple work, that this extra labor, together with superintending the publication and proof reading, has caused considerable delay beyond the time first set. We are sorry for this, but it could not well be avoided. Please remember, friends, that the price charged for this book is not for the size nor the binding, nor the number of pages, but for the matter itself. The emblem delineation department is alone worth more than the price charged for the entire work. We have placed much other information in the book in addition to the tables of readings, in order to compensate our kind friends for the patient waiting and the numerous subscriptions they have procured for us. We certainly undertook the work at a time when the conditions were extremely unfavorable. We have been overrun with work in the Grand Temple, and down town shops engaged in the lines connected with book making are all full of World's Fair work. At last we have overcome the obstacles and here is the book which we hope will please you.

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