Title: THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK OR THE MAGIC OF THE CARDS
Author: Olney H. Richmond
Publisher: N/ACity: ChicagoYear: 1919 (Third Edition)Binding Style: Hardcover Pagination: 339 pages
Illustrated: Yes
Book Details + Condition: Very rare 1919 edition of THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK OR THE MAGIC OF THE CARDS. GIVING THE MYSTIC MEANING OF THESE WONDERFUL AND ANCIENT
EMBLEMS IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE HEAVENLY BODIES; WITH RULES AND PROCESSES
FOR READING OR DELINEATING THE EMBLEMS. Third edition from 1919. Embossed boards with gilt decorations on front. Wonderful illustrations throughout. Hardcover is in excellent overall condition — very much "like new". The boards and binding are solid and tight; the pages are crisp and clean. On the last page, describing The Order of the Magi, there is an actual stamp from "Order of the Magi, 3179 Broadway, Chicago" — signifying that this was a personal copy of The Order at the time. The Order of the Magi,
the brotherhood of astrologers, mystics, and priests of the temples of Egypt,
was instructed to keep secret the ancient knowledge of the Seven Thunders (the
seven visible planets) and the location of this little book (the cards) until
the time when humanity would be of the consciousness to understand this occult
system of knowledge and the true magic of life. The first book, The Mystic Test
Book by Olney H. Richmond, was published to reveal these secrets, knowledge and
prophetic wisdom in the "Destiny Cards System" or what we refer to
today as our “common" deck of playing cards. The Magi preserved their
knowledge of divination in the Mystic Test book, which is a fractal system,
revealing the code of creation for our lives. This secret and highly revered
system of ancient knowledge, made up of emblems, colors and numbers, containing
the very structure of time, our thoughts and our experiences from birth to
death for all who would want to know the intricacies of their life, their
cards, and their own personal destiny.
