cards; when he begins again at the side nearest himself and starts the next row and proceeds thus until he has laid off 7 rows, one for each of the 7 planets.
He then deals the next card to the right hand end opposite the 3d perpendicular row, the next beyond it and next beyond that, thus ending the spread. This last short row are the "sun cards" so called, because they do not rule under any of the planets.
On a succeeding page will be found a quadratic grand spread from a "natural order," or what is called Solar Test Book. Pile the cards from the ace of hearts to the king of spades, face up, turn the book over and quadrate it as heretofore directed. Spread it as instructed in the preceding sections and the lay-out will present the aspect shown in illustration.
This is what is called an "independent solar spread," and is devoid of personal or magnetic qualities and wholly arbitrary in formation. But the quadrate has thrown the emblems into their respective planetary places, relative to abstract position, in the same manner as if the formation was a magnetic one. So it is worthy of study.
The grand spread is now ready for reading and delineating.
This is the most important part of all, and I wish to say right here before going any farther, that any person who expects or supposes that he or she can master the intricate art of emblem delineation in a few hours, a few days or even in a few months, may as well change his or her mind upon the subject at once.
Such is the infinite variety of the combinations and
