Israel Regardie - The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic.pdf

VOLUME NINE
Of course when he again turns them face downwards for dealing, the King of Cups will
necessarily be the top card and the Queen of Wands the bottom card; Temperance being
immediately above the 5 of Pentacles, the former top card. The Diviner takes the top card, the
Significator and places it face upwards in the centre, and then deals round in succession 36 cards,
face upwards in the order shown in the above Diagram.
Let us suppose them to be thus arranged. The reading always proceeds in the same
direction as the dealing in this form of operation, commencing the counting from the 1st card
dealt.
We here find 12 out of the 22 keys; 7 of Wands; 7 of Cups; 5 of Swords; 6 of Pentacles;
total 37 including Significator. The preponderance of the Keys represent “Influences beyond the
control of the Enquirer.” There are four Kings - “Meetings with influential persons,” and four
Eights, “Much news and correspondence.”
The counting proceeds as follows from the first card dealt. King of Cups - Six of Cups -5
of Pentacles - Hermit -4 of Cups - Fortitude -4 of Swords - 7 of Cups - Justice - 5 of Cups King
of Swords - Emperor - 6 of Cups again.
King of Cups - 6 of Cups
“The Enquirer’s love of pleasure-going,”
5 of Pentacles
“Brings about loss of money and business,”
Hermit
“And he is forced to be more prudent,’
4 of Cups
“And not go into the society of others so much, which has already brought him anxiety
(shown by 4 Cups between 2 Wands, contrary elements weakening effect on this card.)
Fortitude
“He works more closely,”
4 of Swords
“And begins to get better.”
7 of Cups
“Yet he has not sufficient energy in his nature to stick to work for long.” Justice
“The retributive effect of this is,”
5 of Cups
“That he loses his friends.”
King of Wands
“And his former rival who, though rather a vain man, is energetic and hard working.”
Emperor - 6 of Cups
“Replaces him in popularity and esteem.”
Pairing them now the diviner proceeds:
King of Cups - Death - 6 of Cups
“The enquirer loses pleasure in consequence.”
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