Course on the Book of Thoth

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He then takes the 26 in the middle, puts them on his right, and lifts the other two parts (26, 0, 26), which make 52; following the same principles as the first mixture, etc., there will result before him the second Ternary A grouping of three; here, it refers to the division of cards into three equal piles.: 17 . 17 . 17 . + 1, which is figurative of unity.

Finally, putting the 17 from the middle beside the 26, he will lift the other piles (17, 0, 17, plus 1), which make 35; and, always following the same principles, he will find the third Ternary of the Book of Thoth: 11 . 11 . 11 . + 2, which is figurative of man.

After this third and final distribution of the Book of Thoth, its Numerical Table, or the Book of Thoth, will be found divided and arranged before him in this manner:

There are many things to say all at once, and it is in this that I see once again how articulation is more limited than thought; but let us try to make up for it.

26 relates to the first deal of Cartomancy The practice of fortune-telling or divination using a deck of cards.. 17 relates to the second deal of Cartomancy, and 11 relates to the third deal of Cartomancy.

If we want to know which numbers relate to the fourth and the fifth deal...