{"product_id":"digital-product-15","title":"A Manual of Cartomancy, Fortune-Telling and Occult Divination (c. 1909) - Grand Orient","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Manual of Cartomancy, Fortune-Telling and Occult Divination (1909)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrand Orient (Arthur Edward Waite) · William Rider \u0026amp; Son, London · 1909\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscover the curious world of Edwardian divination: fortune-telling by cards, the Golden Wheel of Fortune, planetary hours, crystal visions, dream omens and hundreds of answers supposedly hidden in numbers and stars.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished under the pseudonym \u003cstrong\u003eGrand Orient\u003c\/strong\u003e, this extraordinary compendium was written by \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Edward Waite\u003c\/strong\u003e, the influential scholar of Western esotericism associated with the Rider–Waite–Smith Tarot. Its 1909 title page identifies it as the \u003cstrong\u003efourth edition, revised and enlarged, with plates\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFar more than a manual of card reading, the work assembles an astonishing variety of historical oracles, astrological calculations, symbolic systems and ceremonial practices. Waite approaches his subject with a mixture of fascination and scepticism, preserving strange methods of fortune-telling while warning readers against credulity and exaggerated claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInside this historical manual\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Oracle of Human Destiny:\u003c\/strong\u003e a numerical system offering 900 possible answers to 30 questions attributed to Pythagoras, with the illustrated Wheel of Destiny.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCagliostro's Mystic Alphabet of the Magi:\u003c\/strong\u003e a short account of an alphabetic divination system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Golden Wheel of Fortune:\u003c\/strong\u003e a striking illustrated wheel combining numbers and zodiacal symbols, associated in the text with the legendary occultist Cagliostro.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal-gazing and spirit invocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e historical instructions and illustrations relating to ceremonial work with the crystal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCartomancy:\u003c\/strong\u003e an English method of fortune-telling with playing cards, alongside other question-and-answer oracles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumerology and Kabbalistic calculations:\u003c\/strong\u003e methods for interpreting character, discovering lucky numbers with dice and answering questions through numerical correspondences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAstrology and planetary lore:\u003c\/strong\u003e interpretations of rising zodiac signs, the age of the Moon, planetary hours, colours and traditional influences attributed to precious stones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLucky and unlucky days:\u003c\/strong\u003e old rules concerning auspicious dates, ominous seasons and supposed fatal presages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDream divination:\u003c\/strong\u003e a substantial collection of dream symbols and their traditional interpretations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong its most memorable illustrations are the \u003cstrong\u003eGolden Wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e, reproduced as the frontispiece, and the \u003cstrong\u003eWheel of Destiny\u003c\/strong\u003e. Together with the original tables, diagrams and elaborate calculations, they offer an unusual window into the popular occult imagination of the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this digital edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e305-page scanned PDF facsimile\u003c\/strong\u003e preserves the original red-and-gold cover, title page, preface, illustrations, tables and historical typography of the 1909 edition. The PDF page count includes cover, preliminary and other scanned pages and differs from the book's printed pagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHearthwise Historical Library · Digital historical facsimile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Grand Orient (Arthur Edward Waite)\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: William Rider \u0026amp; Son, London\u003cbr\u003ePublication year: 1909\u003cbr\u003eEdition: Fourth edition, revised and enlarged (as stated on the title page)\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Downloadable scanned PDF · 305 pages · English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hearthwise Herbals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64204906299722,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/9940\/2058\/files\/Screenshot2026-11-03095306.png?v=1793700026","url":"https:\/\/hearthwiseherbals.com\/products\/digital-product-15","provider":"Hearthwise Herbals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}