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$2mo, pp. 60, Cloth gilt> is. 6d.; with pack 0/78 Tarot Cards, 5*. 

 FORTUNE TELLING CARDS. 



The Tarot ; 



Its Occult Signification, Use in Fortune Telling, 

 and Method of Play, &c. 



BY S. L. MACGREGOR MATHERS. 



"The designs of the twenty-one trump cards are extremely singular ; in 

 order to give some idea of the manner in which Mr Mather uses them in 

 fortune-telling it is necessary to mention them in detail, together with the 

 general significance which he attaches to each of them. The would-be carto- 

 mancer may then draw his own particular conclusions, and he will find con- 

 siderable latitude for framing them in accordance with his predilections. It 

 should further be mentioned that each of the cards when reversed conveys 

 a meaning the contrary of its primary signification. No. I is the Bateleur or 

 Juggler. The Juggler symbolizes Will. 2. The High Priestess, or female 

 Pope, represents Science, Wisdom, or Knowledge. 3. The Empress, is the 

 symbol of Action or Initiative. 4. The Emperor, represents Realization or 

 Development. 5. The Heirophant or Pope, is the symbol of Mercy and 

 Beneficence. 6. The Lovers, signify Wise Disposition and Trials sur- 

 mounted. 7. The Chariot, represents Triumph, Victory over Obstacles. 8. 

 Themis or Justice, symbolizes Equilibrium and Justice. 9. The Hermit, 

 denotes Prudence. 10. The Wheel of Fortune, represents Fortune, good or 

 bad. ii. Fortitude, symbolizes Power or Might. 12. The Hanged Man 

 a man suspended head downwards by one leg means Devotion, Self- 

 Sacrifice. 13. Death, signifies Transformation or Change, 14. Temper- 

 ance, typifies Combination. 15. The Devil, is the image of Fate or Fatality. 

 1 6. The Lightning-struck Tower, called also Maison-Dieu, shows Ruin, Dis- 

 ruption. 17. The Star, is the emblem of Hope. 18. The Moon, symbolizes 

 Twilight, Deception and Error. 19. The Sun, signifies Earthly Happiness. 

 20. The Last Judgment, means Renewal, Determination of a matter. 21. 

 The Universe, represents Completion and Reward, o. The Foolish Man, 

 signifies Expiating or Wavering. Separate meanings, with their respective 

 converses, are also attached to each of the other cards in the pack, so that 

 when they have been dealt out and arranged in any of the combinations 

 recommended by the author for purposes of divination, THE INQUIRER HAS 



ONLY TO USE THIS LITTLE VOLUME AS A DICTIONARY IN ORDER TO READ 

 HIS FATE." Saturday Review. 



