The student is advised though, to make a study of this plate in order to become perfectly familiar with the planetary lines and other items mentioned. The suits upon the right indicate the characteristic suits of the planets at the other end of the horizontal lines, an explanation of which has been heretofore given.
DIRECTIONS FOR PREPARING THE TEST BOOK.
The person who is to receive the reading we will call C, The one who is to give the reading we will call B.
1st. C thoroughly shuffles and mixes the cards, in any way most natural to him, for just one minute; B holding a watch and keeping the time, which should be started on an even minute if possible.
2nd. At the end of one minute C places the book upon the sun and cuts it once immediately. The cut is performed by taking off a portion of the emblems, laying them upon the cloth and placing the balance of the book thereon.
3rd. At just 20 seconds later C is directed by B to cut again, which must be done exactly on time to secure correct results. At the end of 20 seconds more C cuts for the third and last time. The book is now ready for
THE PLANETARY CUTTING.
Although a reading can be given upon an ordinary table, experts always use a Zodiac table cloth, when one is obtainable. When the Zodiac is not used, the piles of cards are laid about the table in as near a circle about the central pile as is convenient.
4th. C cuts a few cards from the top of the center or sun pile and places them in the house of the Zodiac corresponding
