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YOU MAY KNOW, THAT THE ANCIENT talismanmakers
believed that in each quarter of the celestial
sphere, eight parts move inwardly and eight move
outwardly. Many of those who dealt with ephemeris
had overlooked this fact in their calculations although it is very
useful in the profession of talisman-making. In order to study
this, you need to review the history of King Augustus. Go back
128 years from the date of King Augustus; that marks the end of
the incoming eight parts in that era. After that, the beginning of
the incoming parts will start. Then you add to these years 313
years from the beginning of Augustus' rule to the beginning of
Diocletianus' rule and add to that the number of years he
served as king. Take 1/80 of that; in each 80 years of these, one
part will start moving. The even number of eighties is eight. The
remainder is added to the calculations of the O and the five
planets rotating around their axis. By this, you can determine
what you want from this art. Thus, do not neglect the incomingand-outgoing
movement of planets because this is the backbone
in making talismans for the purpose of producing images. You
may know that this is their greatest concealed secret. These
eight parts complete their incoming-and-outgoing movements
once in every 360 years.
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