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Mongolian manuscript from the 19th century, full of charts and diagrams that astrologers (generally Buddhist monks) would use to calculate the best time to do certain things, such as depart on a trip or remove a dead body from a dwelling: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/a-mongolian-manual-of-astrology-and-divination

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This week's #RainsfordDay book is a text on the history and use of tarot cards for divination by Antoine Court de Gébelin, translated from French by Charles Rainsford himself. Rainsford was an 18th century British army officer, fellow of the Royal Society, and alchemist, who collected (and copied) books about his interests. (UPenn Ms. Codex 1692)

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Page from Thesaurus of Alchemy, ca. 1725. More wondrous illustrations from the world of alchemy here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-surreal-art-of-alchemical-diagrams

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The Moon and Ten of Wands

That was a weird experience, and it left you with a lot of heavy stuff to process.

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Happy Solstice! Here’s the Sun putting on its best happy shining face for the special occasion, from the Splendor Solis, a 16th-century alchemical treatise.

More art from the history of alchemy here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-surreal-art-of-alchemical-diagrams

SummerSolstice #Solstice #Midsummer #longestday

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Three of Swords and The Star

If you've been endlessly thinking about how awful everything is, now might be a good time to take a break and do something nicer.

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Illustrations from The Vessels of Hermes (ca. 1700), an alchemical album from the Manly Palmer Hall Collection of Alchemical Manuscripts. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-vessels-of-hermes-an-alchemical-album-ca-1700

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Source details and larger version.

Lucky 13, Friday the 13th, and others vintage thirteens.

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Source details and larger version.

Lucky 13, Friday the 13th, and others vintage thirteens.

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Mother Hekáte, Your devoted call to You,

We make offerings to You at the Crossroads,

Queen of Witches,

Goddess of the Liminal,

We trust in You!

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Seven of Cups and Nine of Pentacles

You're so glad you have them all; they're much more effective all together.

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The Hierophant and The Sun

Apparently the cards would like to send their best wishes for happiness and success to the new Pope.

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One of many wonderful full-page watercolour illustrations in a 16th-century edition of Pedanius Dioscorides’s work on herbal medicine, De Materia Medica (ca. 80 AD). More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/watercolours-from-a-16th-century-de-materia-medica

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Illustration from the article, “The grotesque.” Form, a quarterly of the arts. April 1916. Austin O. Spare (1886-1956), artist.

Heidelberg Universiy

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Six of Cups and Page of Pentacles

Happily, you're still able to be innocently delighted when you pick up an especially interesting stone.

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King of Pentacles and Queen of Wands

Orb Pondering vs. Stopping to Smell the Flowers: a comparative study of meditation techniques.

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Nine of Swords and Knight of Pentacles

You were talking in your sleep, which triggered your Alexa, and now a shipment is on its way.