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MAY.—Men born in this month, especially the latter half, are omnivorous readers and good talkers. They have artistic and musical tastes, but are not always successful as business men, as they lack the endurance and grit necessary to overcome obstacles. Will do better working for others than for themselves. They should never speculate or take unusual risks. In their home they are idolized and love their own devotedly. Have few friends but are attached to them. They are religious, sensitive, poetic and faithful. Many poets and composers are born in this month. They are liable to bronchitis and lung trouble.

JUNE.—People born in June are pleasure-loving, fond of dress and luxury, easy-going and hate to make much effort. They reason thru intuition and are easily elated and just as easily depressed. They are often disappointed thru difficulty in coming to a decision. They do not calculate but are guided by likes and dislikes. They frequently gain thru speculation, but more often lose. They are eager for the society of great people and rise to heights of fame thru proper help and influence. Women make good as religious teachers. Men go into politics and other professions. They should beware of excesses in eating or drinking in order to avoid intestinal diseases.

JULY.—Men born in July are possessed of great will-power, are often domineering and achieve big positions in business or politics. They often have unusual business ability and are leaders in forming big combinations. They are inventive and ingenious. They love dress, sports and ostentation. Their natures are keen, critical, forceful. They are not always just in their estimate of others, and while they give freely, are not always charitable. Their home life is often happy, but more often subject to scandal. They speculate successfully. Are often victims of catarrhal and pulmonary diseases.

AUGUST.—Those born in August are quick, impulsive, kind-hearted. They are optimistic but easily depressed by music, art and literature. They are capable of big achievements. In old age their enthusiasm is apt to wane and their success diminishes. They talk well, are fond of society, cultivate a pure home life, are religious, charitable, tender-hearted. They are capable in positions requiring fidelity and confidence. They have mechanical ability and a great deal of initiative. Are apt to dream much and should profit by their dreams. They are apt to suffer from nervous disorders.

SEPTEMBER.—Those born in this month are proud, ambitious and inclined to be showy. They have a positive nature often accompanied by literary ability. Their ideals run into money-making, and in this they are usually successful. They have a well-developed taste for fine clothes and beautiful homes. They are often jealous and suspicious, but make good husbands and wives and strict parents. They are often difficult to approach, as they hold themselves aloof from all but the highest society, and are frequently snobbish. They have a taste for literature and science. They are usually successful in speculating. Are inclined to accidents and diseases of the stomach and kidneys.

OCTOBER.—October brings forth people of a religious and patriotic nature, fond of church, poetry and literature. They are devoted to their homes, make good neighbors, are kind, charitable and peaceful. Being sensitive, they are easily offended and are shy of strangers. Many of them become famous as artists, musicians, authors, actors or professional men. They are not so successful in commercial life, as they are sensitive to rebuffs and disappointments. They are optimistic and are happy as a rule. Often gifted with telepathic powers. Headaches and nervousness often afflict their mature years.

NOVEMBER.—People born in this month are fond of travel and delight in nature. Their home life is happy, altho they are prone to jealousy. They are cool and brave in the face of danger, but easily depressed thru disappointments. Their temperaments are nervous. They are often stubborn and quick to take offense. As a rule they are faithful to their employers, firm in their allegiance and just to all. They are not usually religious, but inclined to free-thought. They should never speculate, but stick to a legitimate business. Often troubled with diseases of the digestive organs.

DECEMBER.—Those born in the Christmas month are often proud and stubborn. They like flattery and have a high opinion of their own importance. In business they show ability, carry out their decisions quickly and make good executives. They are fearless, but not always diplomatic or truthful. When once they form an attachment it is for life. They are devoted lovers of the home and true friends. If aroused, they may become deadly foes. In personal appearance they are neat, and aspire to the highest society. They often fill positions of trust and are leaders in great undertakings. They are bold speculators. They are liable to diseases from high living, such as gout, rheumatism or apoplexy.

HOW TO DETERMINE THE LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS OF ANY MONTH.

(_This method is taken from an ancient treatise on Astrology._)

Ascertain from any almanac the day on which a full moon occurs, and count the number of days from that to the end of the month: you then multiply the number of days in the month by the number ascertained as above, and the total will give you the lucky days (subject to a further test hereafter explained). If the total happens to be, say, 516, the lucky days of that month would be the 5th and 16th, and if it should be 399—as neither of these figures can be paired—the lucky days from that total are the 3d and 9th, and the 9th would be considered doubly lucky, if no tests worked to the contrary.

The unlucky days are determined in precisely the same manner, by multiplying the number of days in the month by the number which have passed previous to a full moon.

After working out your list of lucky days in the manner above described, you must then test them, in order to be sure that there are no opposing influences. You can do this by calculating the unlucky days. Should you find that any day of the month which was designated as lucky came also in the list of unlucky days the latter preponderates and you must strike it from the lucky list.

This plan of demonstrating lucky and unlucky days is very ancient, and has been tested to such an extent that it is considered accurate by most astrologers. In olden times, before the mass of the people understood much about figures, the professional fortune-tellers demanded a large fee for computing the lucky days of any month, which they accomplished in the manner above described.

Lucky marriage days for girls were cast in the same manner, except that the age of the girl was used as the multiplicator, or multiplier, instead of the number of days in the month. The result was determined similarly, and also by a test of the unlucky days. Thus if a girl is eighteen years old, and thinks of marrying in October, she takes up an almanac and ascertains the day of the full moon in that month. If it occurs on the 24th, and there are thirty-one days in the month this leaves seven for the multiplier. She multiplies this by her age, eighteen, and the result is 126, which shows that the lucky days for her marriage in that month are the 12th and 6th, unless they are destroyed by another test, which is determined as follows. There are twenty-three days before the 24th, and she must multiply twenty-three by eighteen, which process gives 414, and shows that the 4th and 14th are the only unlucky days for her marriage. And as they do not conflict with the lucky days, the 6th and 12th may be considered as genuine lucky days for that month, reckoning the moon to be full on the 24th. In determining her age, she should reckon any period over half a year as a full and completed year.

UNLUCKY DAYS FOR MALES

January 3, 4. February 6, 7, 12, 13, 19, 20. March 5, 6, 12, 13. May 12, 13, 20, 21, 26, 27. June 1, 2, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24. July 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18. October 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 31. November 1, 3.

Almost all persons (being of male sex) who are born on the days included in the foregoing table will—in a greater or less degree—suffer, not only by pecuniary embarrassments and loss of property, but will also experience great distress and anxiety troubles about their children, daughters forming unhappiness in their family affairs, grave disaffection toward each other among those who are married, trouble about their children, daughter forming unfortunate attachments, and a variety of untoward events of other descriptions. The influences of these days are calculated to excite in the minds of persons born thereon an extraordinary passion for speculation, for change in their affairs, for the initiation of new undertakings, but all of them will tend nearly to one point—loss of property and pecuniary embarrassments. If such persons embark their capital on credit in new concerns or engagements, they will be likely to receive interruptions to the progress of their undertakings. Those who enter into engagements intended to be permanent—whether purchases, leases, partnerships or, in short, any other speculation of a description which cannot readily be transferred or disposed of—will dearly repent their bargains.

They will find their affairs from time to time much interrupted and agitated, and will experience many disappointments in money matters, trouble through bills, and have need of all their activity and address to prop their declining credit; indeed, almost all engagements and affairs that are entered into by persons born on any of these days will receive some sort of check or obstruction. The greater number of such persons will also be subject to sickness.

LIST OF UNLUCKY DAYS FOR FEMALES.

January 5, 6, 13, 14, 20, 21. February 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23. March 1, 2, 8, 9, 16, 17, 28, 29. April 24, 25. May 1, 2, 9, 17, 22, 29, 30. June 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19. July 3, 4. September 9, 16. October 20, 27. November 9, 10, 21, 29, 30. December 6, 14, 21.

The old author from whom these particulars are derived concludes with the following counsel: “We advise all females born on these days to be extremely cautious of placing their affections too hastily, for they will be subject to disappointment and vexations in these respects. It will be better for them, in such matters, to be guided by the advice of their friends, rather than by their own feelings; they will be less fortunate in placing their affections than in any other action of their lives, as many of their marriages will terminate in separations, divorces, etc. Their courtships will end in elopements, seductions and other misfortunes. These statements are drawn from the best astrological sources, and are given as a warning, that the persons concerned may avoid certain perplexing labyrinths of destiny, from which nothing but care and attention can save them.”

The Derivations of the Names of the Months

JANUARY—The Roman Janus presided over the beginning of everything; hence the first month of the year was called after him.

FEBRUARY—The Roman festival was held on the 15th day of this month, in honor of Lupercus, the god of fertility.

MARCH—Named from the Roman god of war, Mars.

APRIL—Latin _Aprilis_, probably derived from _aperire_, to open; because spring generally begins, and the buds open, in this month.

MAY—Latin _Maius_, probably derived from _Maia_, a feminine divinity worshiped at Rome on the first day of this month.

JUNE—Juno, a Roman divinity worshiped as the Queen of Heaven.

JULY—_Julius_—Julius Cæsar was born in this month.

AUGUST—Named by the Emperor Augustus Cæsar, B.C. 30, after himself, as he regarded it as a fortunate month, being that in which he had gained several victories.

SEPTEMBER (_Septem_, or 7)—September was the seventh month in the old Roman calendar.

OCTOBER (_Octo_, or 8)—Eighth month of the old Roman year.

NOVEMBER (_Novem_, or 9)—November was the ninth month in the old Roman year.

DECEMBER (_Decem_, or 10)—December was the tenth month of the early Roman year. About the 21st of this month the sun enters the Tropic of Capricorn, and forms the winter solstice.

Derivations of the German and English Days of the Week

SUNDAY, (Saxon) _Sunnandaeg_, day of the sun.

MONDAY, (German) _Montag_, day of the moon.

TUESDAY, (Anglo-Saxon) Tiwesdaeg, from Tiw, the god of war.

WEDNESDAY, (Anglo-Saxon) _Wodnesdaeg_, from Odin, the god of storms.

THURSDAY, (Danish) _Thor_, the god of thunder.

FRIDAY, (Saxon) _Frigedaeg_, day of Freya, goddess of marriage.

SATURDAY, the day of Saturn, the god of time.

The names of the seven days of the week in the languages derived from the Latin originated with the Roman astronomers. They gave them the names of the sun, moon, and five planets, viz.: Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.

THE ANCIENT ORACLES

The telling of fortunes and the predicting of the future in ancient times was the work of the Oracles. In the ancient religions the Oracle was believed to be a revelation made by some god or divinity in reply to the questions of men. The word “oracle” was applied both to the answer and to the sacred place where the answer was given. The responses were made either by priests and priestesses or by signs and portents.

At the Oracle of Dodona the responses were given either by the movements of leaves, the noise of brazen vessels, or the murmurings of the waters of a fountain. Usually springs or grottos of which the waters were known to have delirious effects were selected for the sites of the oracles. At Dydima the vapor of the water affected both the priestess and person who consulted her. At Delphi the priestess, who was called the “Pythia,” delivered her utterances from a tripod placed over a chasm, from which intoxicating vapors arose. In some of the oracles, incense and artificial fumigations were used.

The answers of the oracles were famous for their obscurity and lack of meaning. They were often susceptible of two or more meanings. When King Crœsus asked of the oracle whether he should make war against Alexander, the reply was: “If you make war you destroy a great kingdom.” Crœsus began the war thinking that he would destroy Alexander, but it was his own kingdom that he destroyed.

The responses of the Pythia were not considered authoritative till they had been submitted and approved by the presiding priest. Delphi was the most famous oracle and became the center of all the Greek oracles. Even the Romans believed in its power.

With the coming of Christianity, the oracles lost much of their influence. Eusebius affirms that Christ put an end to the reign of Satan on earth and thereafter the oracles became silent.

In Greece there were altogether twenty-two oracles to Apollo, which were consulted for various purposes. One was used exclusively for the interpretation of dreams, another for the foretelling of battles, still another was consulted by those who went into the Olympian games to find out whether they would be victorious. At Patræ sick persons came to inquire whether they would get well. At Nysa the priests would take patients and induce a cataleptic sleep, during which the sick man prescribed his own remedy.

It is easy to see why many of the utterances of the oracles came true. They appealed to the superstition of the primitive people, who took the replies as coming from their gods, and tried to live up to them. The will to see the prophecy fulfilled was often sufficient to make it come true.

Napoleon’s Oraculum

This well-known method of telling fortunes is exceedingly ancient, and was a favorite with Napoleon;—hence its name. The usual method was to mark down four rows of dots at random on a sheet of paper and then count them. If the first row had an uneven number of dots, one star was put in the first place, if an even number, two stars were put down, and so for each of the four rows. The resulting figure gave the key by which the chart was to be consulted. It often happened, however, that the questioner consciously or unconsciously regulated the number of dots to suit his purpose.

A more modern and strictly impartial way is the following: Take any book. Hold it tightly shut and stick a card at random between two of its pages. Open the book at those pages, note the first four words on the upper line of the left-hand page. Count the letters in these four words. If the first word has an even number place two dots in the first space, if odd, place only one dot. Then take the second word and place one or two dots in the same way, and so for the other two words. You will thus get a symbol that may look as follows: [Symbol] or [Symbol] or [Symbol]. These are called the Astral “Keys.” There are 16 possible constructions or keys. Now ask your question. Turn to the Cabalistic Chart on page 35. Decide on which of the 16 questions you want to ask. Note the number opposite that question. Run your finger along the top of the table till you find the Astral Key which you have just formed. At the junction of this column with the number line, you will find a mystic letter which tells you which of the oraculum tables to consult. For example: You want to ask the question, “Shall I recover my property?” This you find is No. 6 on the chart; the symbol is [Symbol]. Find this symbol, run your finger down the column till it meets with the line of No. 6, and it gives you the mystic letter A. Turn to the oraculum table marked A and opposite the same symbol you will find the reply, “You will not recover your property.”

Instead of the book and card plan, four dice may be used in the same manner. The points indicating the even or uneven numbers of dots in the symbol.

Do not ask a question more than once in any one day. Always begin the search by reciting the formula:

“_Oraculum, Oraculum, Tell true fortune, or be dumb._”

The following are unlucky days, on which none of the questions should be asked, or any adventure undertaken:

January 1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 20; February 1, 17, 18; March 14, 16; April 10, 17, 18; May 7, 8; June 17; July 17, 21; August 20, 21; September 10, 18; October 6; November 6, 10; December 6, 11, 15.

1. Shall I obtain my wish? 2. Success in my undertakings? 3. Shall I gain or lose my cause? 4. Shall I live in foreign parts? 5. Will the stranger return? 6. Shall I recover my property? 7. Will my friend be true? 8. Shall I have to travel? 9. Does the person love me? 10. Will the marriage be happy? 11. What sort of a wife or husband? 12. Will I have a son or daughter? 13. Will the patient recover? 14. Shall I speculate? 15. Will I be lucky? 16. What does my dream signify?

The Answers

A. What you desire you will shortly obtain. Trouble and sorrow will come to you. Be cautious in what you do today, or you will lose. Do not speculate. Your life will be spared. You will have a daughter, but a thankless one. Your mate will be virtuous and good-hearted. You will make enemies if you marry this person. Decline this Love, for it will not be constant. Don’t travel; it will not be to your advantage. A true and sincere friendship will continue. You will not recover your property. Yes, the stranger will soon return. Do not remove from where you are at present. The Lord will help you if your cause is good. You will be lucky.

B. Luck will come to you and will be coveted by others. Do not follow your desire for the present. A favor or kindness will come from some person. Beware of enemies who would defraud you. Only by the advice of an expert. The patient should be prepared for the worst. A son who will be a blessing. You will secure a rich partner. You will have prosperity thru this marriage. This love comes from an upright and sincere heart. God will protect you on your way. Beware of false and deceitful acquaintances. You will certainly recover your property. Unforeseen trouble prevents his return at present. Be prepared for a change. Be wise and careful or you will lose.

C. With the blessing of God you will be lucky. Unless you take expert advice you will be unlucky. If they are not extravagant your desires will be granted. Peace and plenty will come to you and friends. You may meet with trouble unless you are prepared. You will lose if you speculate. Health and prosperity will result. A daughter that will bring a fortune. The person is in middling circumstances but happy. Decline this marriage or you may regret it. Refuse further intercourse. Better stay at home and help your folks. A true and sincere friendship is at your command. That which you have lost is lost forever. Sickness prevents him from seeing you. Stay where you now are and you will be content.

D. You will obtain a fortune in another country. You will certainly gain if you have courage. God will change your misfortune into success and happiness. You may meet poverty and distress unless you change your ways. You will have many impediments in the accomplishment of your pursuits. Abandon all evil inclinations. Speculate—but cautiously. The patient’s illness will be lingering, but he will recover. A dutiful and handsome son will bless your union. Modest in circumstances but honest. Marriage will add to your prosperity. The person you love does not speak well of you. Your journey will be pleasant if guided by prudence. His heart is false. Beware! You may gain your property if you are cautious. Do not expect to see the stranger again. It is better so.

E. The stranger will not return to you. Pray to God and strive modestly. He will help you. You will gain what you seek by industry. Remain here among your family and you will do well. You will obtain your wishes soon. You have enemies who will endeavor to ruin you. An enemy is endeavoring to bring misfortune to you. Never speculate. The patient will soon recover. There is danger of a relapse. A daughter who will be honored and marry rich. Your partner will be fond of pleasure. Marriage may bring you to poverty, therefore be cautious. Their love is false to you and will harm you. Don’t travel for the present. It is dangerous. This person deserves to be respected. You will never recover the property you have lost. Be reconciled.

F. Employ a detective and you will recover your property. The stranger will never return. You will be successful in foreign countries. A great fortune will be yours. Wait patiently. Your indecision is a great hindrance to your success. Wait till next month. Your wishes are in vain at present. There is great danger and sorrow before you. Be courageous. Today is unlucky. Take no risks. Leave speculation to others. The patient’s recovery is assured. A fine boy will bring luck and joy. A worthy person and a fine fortune is to be yours. Do not let your intentions destroy your peace of mind. His love is true and constant. Guard it well. You will not have cause to repent it. Travel. You can trust this friend and never have cause for sorrow.