I learned through experience. I bought a deck that seemed to jump out at me. I read the instructions and asked the deck 3 questions and was shocked with the answers. I then began to read for others. At first I needed the book all the time, then eventually not at all. The more people I read the more I understood.

Memorization is not learning to read cards or people. There is an intuitive knowing that is much deeper and exacting than the "text book" definition.

I learned from experience. I think its the best way to learn.

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“Sidereal Horoscopes”
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Western Sidereal Zodiacal Astrologer
San Francisco School of Sidereal Astrology
Spiritual Evolution Self Realization Truth Seeker
www.CountGramalkin.com - Gramalkin@Gramalkin.Com - 1 877 322 7238
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"Introduction to Tarot"
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San Francisco School of Sidereal Astrology Technique of Delineation
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If everyone understood it they wouldn’t call it the mystery.
The cardinal sin of mankind is mistaking the apparent for the real.
Attention Pattern Manipulates Mystic Law Creating Experience Attentions on God or Not
Reprogram Attention to Perpetual Meditation and Recreate the Miracle in Your Life.
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The Intrinsic Values of the Planets Tarot Technique of Delineation
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WARNING Reading this book has been known to cure Truth Blindness
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This is an attempt to deliver a truthful rendition of the Intrinsic Value Technique, a scientific basis technique blended with The Art of Delineation that when properly practiced will consistently deliver accurate readings beyond "Psychic Guessing" or depending on how one feels at the moment etc. Anyone including children can consistently do accurate Tarot Card Readings (or any cast lot) given proper technique.
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The Intrinsic Value of the Planets and therefore the Intrinsic Value of the Planets Technique of Delineation comes from observation of event. What actually happened; birth, death, marriage, divorce, accident, and inheritance, ET cetera.
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The situation at the time of this writing is there is no place to learn proper technique. It is impossible to grasp the amount of Mystic-Babble published about the Mystery. Self styled, self-taught, half-baked authority. Read a book on Zen and think they are Buddha. Read some Tarot books call that research then write one.
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Even worse the drivel spouted by most of the ancient Mystical organizations. This creates and perpetuates the old vicious cycle of artists and philosophers waxing recycled elucidation of Intrinsic Values who know not they are trying to describe or delineate an Intrinsic Value much less which one.
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The artist trying to paint a picture of the King of Swords, The philosophers attempting to describe the King of Swords, when what they are really trying to describe or portray the foundation is simply Libra.

It is ok to try to describe, picture or portray an Intrinsic Value or Deity however groove the Deity rather than the worship the picture, statue or other artists or writers conception. ”Gramalkin®™©1970 V3-24.6”
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Astronomy, Medicine, Religion, Tarot, I Ching among other things are all based on, derivatives of Astrology. The first page of the Bible: "God made the SUN to RULE by day, the MOON to RULE by night" credentials Astrology.
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The picture, number, and so forth portrayed on a card are irrelevant to the meaning of the card. Often in fact the picture is very misleading as to the Intrinsic Value of the card. One may cut seventy-eight pieces of paper with no picture or number at all and just write the name of the card on them. The King of Fire, Five of Earth, Wheel of Fortune et cetera or even just the Astrological Symbology and Element of case, Aries\Fire (=King of Fire\Wands), Mercury in Taurus\Earth, Jupiter and the card means the same as it does when portrayed by the most elaborate glyphs and pictures, numbers or whatever.
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Elaborate pictures whose symbology actually fits the Intrinsic Value at hand are just swell, however unnecessary. Often the portrayals are a hodgepodge of cosmic drivel all gobblegooked together.
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This again comes often from trying to picture something when one does not know what one is trying to portray. Various artists' portrayal of a given Intrinsic Value may be radically different, however the card still means the same.
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The Intrinsic Value Technique baby, The Suns the Sun and the Moons the Moon every time and neither ones ever Venus.
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One example reference states of the Red Twos ... Love is on the way. The Red Twos: of Earth (Diamonds\Pentacles) = Jupiter\Saturn (manic-depressive). Of Water (Hearts\Cups) = Venus\Moon, (love, hey they were half-right).
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The number of the card is NOT its Intrinsic Value. In fact the numerical system used on the Major Arcana is a Major El Dummo. It should go Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars et cetera in the common order of the Planets, then the Constellations in common order, Aries, Taurus, Gemini et cetera.
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Talk about your basically impossible to portray is the tonnage of Mystic Gibberish printed and expressed. One continually reads wherein someone is spewing forth on how this little glyph here, this number et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, means the card means this or that, Sure Pal. Or run on about Alchemy et cetera this-en-that however never actually show one a formula technique to turn Lead to Gold.
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About the shop it's called Cosmic Jive. Once one understands the Intrinsic Value of the Planets Technique of Delineation spotting Cosmic Jive comes quickly, easily, and inevitably. They start telling you the Spirit is the Soul the Sun the Moon et cetera and the big bell in the sky says "Bong>!>!>!
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"Sorting Out Truth from Falsehood"
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In what we laughingly call Modern Medicine one thing they have going for them is synthesis of research. If some guy in Outer Mongolia discovers something everybody hears about it right away.
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The Mystery has little synthesis of research. Each little click, Cult, belief group has its own piece of the pie and there is little sharing and an ample amount of secrecy, jealousy, misinformation, and most groups and individuals will only believe and can only reach the Mythology they were reared to believe.
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Tell the one the Myths of the other and you get the Glazedaze. Yet historically if one does not believe that a given belief is the only possible philosophy exactly as some one sold it to them, they will get about maiming and killing everyone available until your convinced. These examples have been repeated throughout the history of people. The point here is that the true disciple gleans Truth from whence it comes.
Yes, Yes, I've heard of opinion in fact the only thing I take seriously is my opinion, pal. Opinion however is often the last refuge of the pseudo intelligence. When they can not tell Truth from Falsehood they say that everyone is entitled to an opinion.
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Truth is not a matter of opinion. Unless ones opinion happens to be True" it is just more subconscious baggage. Around the shop we call it "Truth". Truth is that which changes not. That which stays the same for all, forever, on all levels of being this side of vibration. That which appears to be changes constantly. It's a nice day, a fact or opinion. The Mystic Laws of Cause and Effect and Polarity a Truth regardless of opinion or awareness.
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Example: With the misinformation spread by the "Churchianity Syndrome Technique" (Deity elsewhere) they would be against one speaking with a Seer / Fortuneteller. The Christians are such an easy example due to western civilization exposure to thousands of years of proof of error and fraud of commission and omission in their doctrine. If one depends on organization or doctrine to supply ones Spiritual Evolution one is in trouble. Once one transcends worship of organization or doctrine dependency psychosis and accepts the responsibility of "Spiritual Evolution Self-Realization Truth Seeker Disciple" it is a whole new cosmos out there. ”Gramalkin®™©1970v3-24.6”
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In the Christian version of the Churchianity Syndrome their Mythology is totally and completely true......as convenient. They love to tell things like it says in the Bible not to get readings. Ah, then you take an eye for an eye? Err, da, uhh, would you settle for an "It also says". True by convenience. We won't count the first page of the Bible "this time".
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The True by Convenience Technique is commonplace through out the entire history of man. Considering the track record of the bilge spewed forth by the Churchianity Christian politico machine, (“The reason Angels can not stop bullets is bullets are propelled by Demons??”) it is clear why they do not want followers speaking with Seers. The exposure of Truth Blindness posing as Blind Faith. However most of the readings the Author has been exposed to, politics and religion too, include massive amounts of misinformation. One needn't experience it out to learn. One needn't to know bad to have good et cetera.
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In resolution the individual Case At Hand is True or False; either can come from anywhere; and each individual, moment to moment, is at will, at one with, co-creators with God or not.
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Periodically the Godhead physically manifests in a human body and therefore a Spiritual\Religious scenario arises. Upon the death of the Godhead the world is left with yet another "Politico Machine" posing as religion. Once the Religion Politico Machine has been found false once much less multitudes of times whose call is it to separate Truth from Falsehood? Ones conscience. Good Luck.
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On my desk one will generally find a hand full of Rider Waite Mini and Albino Tarot Card Decks and a couple decks of Crowley Minis. In my pocket a Rider\Waite Mini. The Minis are used because of convenience. The cards are small so a large Layout and or several Layouts may be done on a small table, and both the Crowley and Waite decks have beautiful pictures throughout. The Waite Mini Deck is proportioned like Tarot Cards, the Waite Albino Deck like Playing Cards.
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One would say; first toss a General Reading Layout with a Crowley. Then do a Past\Present\Future\ Layout to the left with a Waite Mini. Add a Yes\No Layout"to the right with a Waite Mini and to the right of that another Yes\No Layout with a Waite Albino deck. This results in four Layouts on the table with each layout in a different deck of cards than the ones next to it, so the decks do not accidentally get mixed together.
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Take a few deep breaths, as the Tarot Cards must be shuffled. As Above So Below.
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Astrology, Tarot, any of these techniques one is dealing with a set of SYMBOLOGY for the PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS one is dealing with. These conditions show how we relate to things and therefore how things happen to or for us, Mystic Laws of Cause and Effect, et cetera.
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Tarot Cards (all cast lots) show the future for the way things stand now unless something is done to effectively change the case at hand, which is what we are about.
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Usually I begin with an Octoscope General Reading of the immediate future (3 Months) and work from there.
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To be a great Reader one must know something of the Mystery of Life. When a void is created (E.G. It does NOT LOVE you.) The void must be filled with something or nature fills the void and no telling what with.
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Hope is free. Try This:
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"Attention Pattern Manipulates Mystic Law Creating Experience
Attentions on God or Not Reprogram Attention tp Perpetual Meditation to recreate life"
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“Sidereal Horoscopes”
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By
Count Gramalkin
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Western Sidereal Zodiacal Astrologer
San Francisco School of Sidereal Astrology
Spiritual Evolution Self Realization Truth Seeker
www.CountGramalkin.com
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“Learning Tarot Modus Operandi"
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The Cardinal Sin of Mankind is Mistaking the Apparent for Real
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Attention Pattern Manipulates Mystic Law Creating Experience Attentions on God or Not
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The allopathic psychiatrist must ask the patient how they feel about it, the great reader tells them.
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Each numbered article edition has new material added to it. The highest number is the newest edition, this one is v4-2.2oo6.
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To be an efficient Tarot Card Reader one MUST have sight recognition at least of the astrological cross-reference to the cards and have a Second Nature Realization of the Intrinsic Values of the Planets. This technique lets one get beyond "Psychic Guessing" and depending on how one feels at the moment etc. Properly done this is actually quite easy as there are only ten planets and seventy-eight cards.
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When they can not tell true from false they claim opinion. Truth is neither a matter of opinion, faith, awareness or agreement. Truth is that which changes not, that which remains the same for all, in every case, on all levels of being this side of vibration.
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Astrology, Tarot, any of these techniques one is dealing with a set of SYMBOLOGY for the PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS one is dealing with. These conditions show how we relate to things and therefore how things happen to or for us, Mystic Laws of Cause and Effect, et cetera. Tarot Cards (all cast lots) show the future for the way things stand now unless something is done to effectively change the case at hand, which is what we are about.
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“The Intrinsic Value of the Planets”
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For practical purposes the intrinsic values of the planets equals the intrinsic value of their corresponding constellation. Mars = Aries or read Aries as Mars et cetera. Yes there are the Solar Crosses - Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable the Fire, Earth, Air, Water elements and such however Venus is Venus and Jupiter is Jupiter every time.
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The way to do the planets is to learn one planet a week or one planet a day if you are a quick study. The idea is to take them one at a time until each planetary intrinsic value is second nature to you without having to think about it rather than trying to learn them all at once.
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“The Tarot Cards”
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The easy way to learn the delineation of the Tarot Cards is to first learn the astrological cross reference to the Major Arcana cards then the Court Cards and finally each individual suit of the Minor Arcana cards. Waite Rider Mini and Albino and Agmuller Crowley Mini Tarot Card Decks are recommended. The words on the Crowley cards are mostly wrong. It’s intrinsic values that count.
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“The Major Arcana”
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The Major Arcana of the Tarot is simply symbology for the planets and zodiacal constellations. Card numbers 0-21. Begin by arranging the Major Arcana cards in common order. Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.
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With the Major Arcana arranged by planet and sign order it is much easier to get into the flow than when arrangement is scrambled via card number. “Gramalkin®™©1970”
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The way to learn the card cross-reference of the cards to the planets is to use the flash card technique they use to teach children the alphabet. It is ever so easier to do readings when the cross-reference is second nature, unnecessary to check the cross-reference for every card in a multiple deck reading. One may just draw the cross-references in the border of the cards however by far the preferred technique is sight recognition. Just keep the list in front of one and go through the stacks of cards in order until by rote one instantly recognizes at least the planetary symbology for each card. E.g. The Sun Card = The Sun.
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In fact one may do a pretty decent reading using just the Major Arcana cards as long as the layout is kept small, e.g. the Octoscope Layout which is nine cards yet pretty much covers it is pushing the limit. The minimum layout is five cards.
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“The Court Cards”
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The Court Cards are easily remembered by their Solar Crosses. The Kings are the Cardinal Cross. The Queens the Fixed Cross and the Pages the Mutable Cross. The Aces and Knights the element in pure form, Fire, Earth, Air, Water. The Aces are often the element Not in Motion. The Knights the Element in Motion also indicative of other people acting out ones problems via element, station, situation.
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“The Minor Arcana”
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Stack them up in order in four piles with the Court Cards by suit - fire, earth, air, and water. A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Page, Knight, Queen, King. Take each suit one at a time and just flash card through them. The pattern of the Minor Arcana will soon appear.
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“The Ritual”
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In dealing with the actual mechanics of manipulating the cards first start with Grace from the Master and Angels. The most important part of the ritual. However, due to free will Angels generally refrain from forcing their help on one. One must ask for help to get it. The “Angels of the Light” are the ones in charge of getting the cards (the Cast Lot) in the correct Station (the Reader must delineate). For example: Master may I / we please ask you for your grace thank you. Please send Angels to watch over, guide, comfort, guard, protect, help us realize the truth, stay with us until it is taken care of, thank you amen Om.
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Without this step one is just wasting ones time, as there is no way to know (even given proper mechanics) the cards are in the correct Station. This Grace process also clears any residual Astral Garbage or leftovers from previous readings hanging about.
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To begin the reading first realize exactly what is the query and time period. Decide which layout or layouts are best suited to solving the type of problem, situation, query, or will provide the information one needs. Shuffle seven times. Always cut cards left-handed. Cut into three piles; restack to one pile, as you will then deal. When using the Reversed Card Technique (reversed cards equal lower self or negative manifestation) shuffle seven times, cut into three even piles, reverse the center pile, restack into one pile and shuffle seven more times, cut into three stacks, restack into one pile then deal. One may rub the palms of the hands together a bit then pass the palm of the left hand over the three stacks, feel the high, medium and low energy pile and restack to one pile high to low then deal.
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On my desk one will generally find a hand full of “Rider\Waite” Mini and Albino Tarot Card Decks and a couple decks of Agmuller “Crowley” Minis. In my pocket a “Rider\Waite Mini”. The “Minis” are used because of convenience. The cards are small so a large “Layout” and or several “Layouts” may be done on a small table, and both the Crowley and Waite decks have beautiful pictures throughout. The Waite Mini Deck is proportioned like Tarot Cards, The Waite Albino Deck like Playing Cards.
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One would say; first toss an “Octoscope General Reading Layout” with a Crowley. Then do a “Past\Present\Future\ Layout” to the left with a Waite Mini. Add a “Yes\No Layout” to the right with a Waite Mini and to the right of that another “Yes\No Layout” with a Waite Albino deck. This results in four Layouts on the table with each layout in a different deck of cards than the ones next to it so the decks do not accidentally get mixed together.
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Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

Good luck, love, thank you,
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“Sidereal Horoscopes”
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Count Gramalkin
“Angels”
"How to Communicate With Them"
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The Angels are most interesting beings, only too real they do exist, and are certainly worth the investigation of the disciple. The author has had many very real major experiences in dealing with the angelic experience. They have definitely saved my life on a good many occasions. More than enough Angelic contact to realize how real and cosmic they are. It is said the Angels of Light are beings who have never fallen (gotten caught in their lower self, (what most people know as reality)). The Angels will indeed help human beings if we will call for their aid when we need it. In fact they love to help for it is through service that they get to evolve. The Angels have proper motive and purpose of course rather than just helping one for their own self-gain. There are some basic techniques for dealing with the Angels herewith elucidated.
“Ground Rules For Calling Angels”
1. One has to ask for help to get it. We all have free will you know. Do to free will the Angels seldom go about forcing their help on people. "Gramalkin®™©1970-v8-23.7"
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2. Refrain from telling the Angels their business. Rather than request the Angels to specifically do this and that best policy is to just ask then to watch over, guide and comfort you et cetera; then leave it up to them.
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3. The Angels like a lot of formality when there is time. In an emergency situation just a cry for help will do.
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The Angelic ritual used by the author is a completion of teachings from the Godheads and mentors of my acquaintance. This ritual is also often used as the “Grace Ritual” for doing a Tarot Reading. The idea is to do this ritual first thing in the morning, the last thing at night, every time one gets in the car, on the bike etc.
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Through the Christ consciousness Master may I/we please ask you for your grace thank you. We are at one with the universal life force energy, it is now flowing through us and we feel it, it fills our every need. Divine will flowing through me in the name of the “Christ Self” will dissolve all those conditions that interfere with the normal flow of this individual; it has been said it is done so be it. Through the consciousness of the Christ please send Angels to watch over guide and comfort, guard, protect, restore, give grace and have mercy on my self, my personal reality and mundane current events. Please forgive human miscreation and misuse of divine energy substance and consciousness, put me in the right place at the right time for the right experience to expand my level of consciousness, distribute the colors as they should be through the bodies, awaken within anew the Christ Consciousness that it may grow in the coming years. Please help me to do it right, help me to fulfill my needs and stay until the situation is taken care of. Please get us all back together safe and sound. Through the Christ Consciousness thank you amen Om. Indecently when requesting the deity to forgive and restore one for some transgression rest assured best policy is to refrain from repeating the transgression. Also one may not plan to sin away their life then repent at the end and be saved.
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4. Ask the Angels to please stay until the situation is taken care of.
5. One may send Angels to help other people. An ill friend. A loved one. Or even mundane current events.
6. Refrain from crying wolf. Only call the Angels when they are needed.
7. Always say thank you. The Angels do not need your thanks. However as they may return to one twenty times what one sends out. Best policy is to (with proper motive and purpose and purity of heart) thank them.
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“Sidereal Horoscopes”
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Western Sidereal Zodiacal Astrologer
San Francisco School of Sidereal Astrology
Spiritual Evolution Self Realization Truth Seeker
www.CountGramalkin.com
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“San Francisco School of Sidereal Astrology Delineation”
“Intrinsic Values of the Planets”
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“Sun”
v5-30.7
1) Psychological: (Akin to Leo)
Positive:
Spirit; Character; Consciousness; Awareness; Energy; Vitality; Life; Life Force; Supremacy; Basic Intelligence; Seat of Intelligence; Recognition and Honors; Dignity; Health; Self Promotion; Authority; Progress; Individuality; Magnanimity; Generosity; Common Sense; Self; The God-Head part of our self; Zenith of Spiritual Qualities (e.g. Illumination, Seership). “Count Gramalkin™©1970"
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Egotistical; Conceited; Tyrannical; Domineering and Opinionated.
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2) Physical: Energy and Drive; Radiation of Life Force; The body (at this level the body is quite often immediately surrounding the consciousness); Lean Physique; Right Nostril; Left-Brain; Masculine; Positive; Heat.
3) Medical: Eyes; Cell Salt = Magnesia Phosphorica (M.P.), Gold.
4) Mundane:
Kings; Men; Presidents; Emperors; Commanders; Centers of Power; High Places; Executive Ability, You Personally; Religious Zeal; The Wife (in the husbands chart); Banks; Bankers; Gold (color and metal); Ruby; Amber; Father; God (masculine); Masters, Guru, Godhead; God of War; Most important planet in the “Natal Chart”; “Giver of Life”, “Taker of Death”; The heart of a person or matter; Illuminates whatever aspected to; How your friends or family know you; Acts of the self; #4 by night? By day #1. During deep sleep without dreams one is entranced in Spirit.
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“Moon”
v1-13.8
1) Psychological: (Akin to “Cancer”)
Positive:
“Quantity and Quality” of the Mind; Soul; Emotions; Feelings; Personality; Psychic; Carnivorous Appetite; Astral, Astral Plane, Astral body; Sensitivity; Protectivness; Compliance; Flexibility; Love of Home; The Servant or Service.
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Unstable; Petty; Immature; Frivolous, Changeable; Vacillating; Deluded; Clings too past.
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2) Physical: Mind? Left Nostril; Right-Brain; Feminine. “Count Gramalkinin™©1970 www.countgramalkin.com”
3) Medical: Mind; Knees; Convulsions; Cell Salt = Calcarea Phosphorica (C.P.) Silver.
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Civil Service; Social Workers; Groups; Mobs; Crowds; Followers; Mothers; The Mother Church; The Husband (in the wife’s chart); Response to others acts; The Sea; Liquids; Negative; Silver (color, metal, & cell salt); Pearls; #7 by night? By day #2; Feminine; During sleep with dreams one is entranced in Soul. Cut hair waxing = grow fast and full, Waning grow slow and thin.
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“Mercury”
Countv1-13.8
1) Psychological: (Akin to “Gemini” & “Virgo”)
Positive: Intellect, Intellectual Activity; Educational Capacity; Logic; Acquisition; Adaptability; Dexterity; Youthfulness; Conversation; Mathematics.
Negative: Restlessness; The Wanderer; Nervousness; Dishonesty; Forgetfulness; Lack of concentration; Over-talkative; Prone to react with pre-conceived opinion; Intellect is different than true intelligence (Sun). Mercury may be able to remember and quote data however often has a shallow superficial understanding of the “Big Picture”.
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2) Physical: Rules Lungs, Larynx, Bronchial Tubes; Hearing; Arms, shoulders and hands; Mouth.
3) Medical: Speech Defects; TB; Pneumonia; Cell Salt = Kali Muriaticum (K.M.) (Gemini), Kali Sulphuricum (K.S.) (Virgo), Quicksilver, Mercury. “Count Gramalkin™©1970 www.countgramalkin.com”
Mundane;
Job; Schools and places of learning; Communication; Media; Telephone; Teletype; Mental Telepathy; Emerald; Green; Amethyst; Quartz Crystal; Travel; Talk; Hear; Teach; Study; Learn; Read/Write; Business; Selling; Salesmen; #5; How we interpret sensory input/output; Known to live by wits; Talks about what aspected to; The planet of thieves and mercenaries; Mercury is the planet of self-expression. It symbolizes the processes of verbalization, writing and communication, and the nature and manner of ones conversation can be gleaned from the planet Mercury and its configuration with other planets. When found in the foreground of charts, awakens and activities the intellectual activities of the native. Causes the native to impart information to others such as through lectures, instruction, writing, publishing or debating. Generally speaking, Mercury signifies one’s mechanical (?) and mathematical ability and capacity to absorb and impart information. When ones Mercury is conjunct or opposite to the Sun of someone else, the Mercury native will impart ideas that influence the Sun native.
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“Venus”
v1-13.8
1) Psychological: (Akin to “Taurus & Libra”)
Positive: Love; Peace; Harmony; Beauty; Musical; Artistic; Sensuous; Charming; Femininity; Love and the capacity for love. Love nature and artistic temperament; Romantic Heart.
Negative: Vain; Selfish; Lazy; Over-Indulgent; Obese; Vulgar; Inconstant; Party Animal.
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2) Physical: Throat; Thyroid; Kidneys.
3) Medical: Cell Salt = Natrum Phosphoricum (N.P.) (Libra), Natrum Sulphuricum (N.S.) (Taurus), Copper.
“Count Gramalkin™©1970 www.countgramalkin.com”
4) Mundane:
Divine Protection; Tolerated; Finery; Shoes; Food; Clothes; Jewelry; Diamonds; Poetry; Entertainment; Friends; Music; Graciousness; Lyricism; Desirability; Femininity; Attractive; Beautiful; Gifts; Wealth; Blue; Women; The Beloved; Theater, Opera; Melody and Song; Social Clubs; Beauty Salons, Sweets; Spices; Perfumes; Copper; #6. Art and Artistry; The art world; Centers of fine art; Art Galleries; Babies and small children; Loves whatever it is aspected to. The planet of peace and love. Venus symbolizes the “Romantic heart” the love one feels and gives another. Venus is “in love” with any planet with which it is configured at birth, not excluding the malefics. The type of humanity which wins the affections of the native may be deduced by the constellation occupied by Venus at birth that is in the Natal birth chart. For example, if Venus is found in Aries, affection may be lavished on those who wield power. Venus in Sagittarius, affection for clergymen, doctors and the titled. Venus in Aquarius, the interest would be for those who expresses a liking for exotic or out-of-the-ordinary subjects. The Venus constellation often describes the fetish of the frustrated. When Venus is in the foreground or in elevation in the birth chart, the native is dominated by his love for others, often to the point that nothing else matters, so that love is the motive for one’s existence. Known as “venerable”, Venus may, in advanced years and in a position to do so, become noted for charity. In youth the native is a Casanova. Venus in a subordinate place in the birth chart will tend to delay or deny love and marriage for the native.
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“Mars”
v1-13.8
1) Psychological: (Akin to “Aries”)

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Brave; Heroic; Courageous; Competitive; Pioneering; Executive Go-getter; Leader; Political; Action; Adventure; Spontaneous; Passionate; Sex.
Negative:
Impatient; Impulsive; Restless; Temperamental; Irritable; Headstrong; Foolhardy; Reckless; Wild; Vicious; Violent; Stress; Strife; Argumentative; Destructive; Bad-tempered or Quick-tempered; Aggressive; Brutal.
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2) Physical: Genitalia; Muscles; Red Corpuscles
3) Medical: Cuts; Wounds; Operations; Fevers; Inflammation; Anemia; Flu; Headaches, Tension (?); Cell Salt = Kali Phosphoricum (K.P.) (Aries), Can be Calcarea Sulphurica (K.S.), Iron, Iodine. Count Gramalkin®™©1970 www.countgramalkin.com”
4) Mundane:
Sex; Machinery and Mechanics; Motors; Motor Vehicles; Disturbances; Explosions; Thunderstorms; Riots; Wars; Warrior; Coral; Iron; Red; Unpolished; Rough; Uncouth; Noisy and Loud-mouthed; Often Untidy; Prone to Swearing; Wiry; Hot-headed; Impetuous; Reckless; Daring; Brave; #9; A man in the prime of life; Muscular and spoiling for a fight; Delighting in sport; Exalting In conflict; Easily succumbing to temptation. These are the characteristics of those born with Mars in the foreground. Mars is the killer, the destroyer -- who destroys for the pleasure of it. The exercise of power gives one immense gratification, but there is nothing essentially evil or vindictive about Mars’s characters or personalities.
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1) Psychological: (Akin to “Sagittarius”)
Positive:
Philosophical; Cheerful; Happy; Joy; Rejoice; Gay (Joyous); Optimistic; Hi-minded; Honorable; Professional; Religious; Nature Loving; Law-abiding; Aristocratic; Just; Aspiring; Opulent; Benevolent; Congenial.
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Overindulgent; Extravagant; Ostentatious; Braggart; Status Conscious; Status Seeker; Social Climber; False Loyalties; Incompletion. “Count Gramalkin™©1970 www.countgramalkin.com”
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2) Physical: Wiry; Zealous; Fiery; Positive Acting.
3) Medical: Liver; Buckteeth; Sternum Cell Salt = Silica (S.), Tin.
4) Mundane:
Prosperity; Philosophy; Wealth; Money; Success; Win; Medicine; Healing; Nature; Spiritual Matters; Insurance Companies; Topaz; Purple; Turquoise; Religion; Religious Societies; Courts of Justice; Legal Matters; Government; Law; #3. Professionals - Doctors, Lawyers, Judges, Priests, Astrologers (Astrologers also have a lot of Mercury). Jupiter bestows quality and richness. This the greatest of the planets, ennobles the influences of every planet it configures preserving, healing and protecting. In every sense it represents the good. It represents the best of everything -- clothes, schools, social life -- in short, the “Good Life”. Those whose moneys are derived from land, real estate, wills, legacies, bequests, interest on money held in trust, have Jupiter configured with Saturn Nataly. Jupiter configured with Uranus amasses money through speculation. The world of show business, the entertainer fields will bring prosperity when Jupiter and Neptune are well configured in the natal chart, but the money is easily dissipated. Jupiter configured with Pluto denotes ill-gotten money.
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1) Psychological: (Akin to “Capricorn”)
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Practical, Dependable; Stable; Patient; Faithful; Realistic; Organized; Planning; Self-disciplined; Stern; Exacting; Hard-working; Just; Serious; Severe; Cautious; Diplomatic; Economical; Persistent; determined; Long-suffering; Inhibited.
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Stupid; Mistakes; Sad; Hate; Jealous; Fear; Doubt; Skeptic; Envy; Paranoid; Delay; Denial; Hassle; Restriction; Limitation; Selfish; Non-productive; Depression; Suspicious; Cruel; Bummer; Dictatorial; Slave-driving; Cheap; Miserly; Grim; Brooding; Melancholy; Stern; Tired; Exhausted.
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2) Physical: Bony structure of the body; Teeth; Skin; Under-nourishment; Thin. v4-20.2oo7
3) Medical: Rheumatism; Bruises; Arthritis; Bone Injuries; Cell Salt = Calcarea Phosphorica (C.P.) Lead.
4) Mundane:
Black; Sapphire; Lead; Obsidian; Onyx; Delay; Denial; Hassle; Restriction, Limitation and Loss; Mines; Work-houses; Laborers; Slaves; Farmers; Real Estate; Mountains and Rocks; Earthquakes; Old Age; Old Man, Grandfather; Father Time and Time; #8; Desolate or barren places or land; This is the planet of conformity, complexities, inferiority, orthodoxy, economy, fear and hate. One with a lot of negative Saturn influence will make a lot of stupid mistakes. Configured with the Lights means all of the preceding but also prudence, a talent for organization and patience. It denotes longevity and the dead. “Count Gramalkin™©1970 www.countgramalkin.com”
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“Uranus”
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1) Psychological: (Akin to “Aquarius”)
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Intuition, Excitement; Originality; Invention; Ingenious; Quick Wit; Unconventionality; Altruism; Humanitarian; Science; Instinct; Enlightenment (?); Thrills; Ahead of the times; Exotic.
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Eccentric; Erratic; Extremist; Unpredictable; Strange; Spasmodic; Obstinacy; Obsessive; Stimulant/Thrill Addict; Shock; Suicidal.
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2) Physical: Nervous System. “Count Gramalkin™©1970 www.countgramalkin.com” v4-3.2oo7
3) Medical: Cell Salt = Natrum Mariaticum (N.S.) Radium, Uranium.
4) Mundane:
Change; Revolutions; Political Upheavals; Suicide/Suicidal especially when confused; Scientific Research; Gadgets; Electronics; Electrical Inventions; Electricity; TV; Motor Vehicles; Motors (a gadget); Plaids, and Changeable Colors; Opal; Uranium; Late, Late, Late; Shock; In Shock; #4. Sudden fast exciting change; New Experiences; Doors you didn’t know were there open; Previously beyond grasp comes; The planet always found in the vanguard of advanced movements, revolution, the discarding of the old and outmoded. This is the planet of the inventor and scientist, and typifies the computer age. True Uranians are inspired geniuses of humanity, although in politics such people seem dictatorial simply because most of their fellow men are too slow to keep up with them.
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“Neptune”
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1) Psychological: (Akin to “Pisces”)
Positive:
Imagination; Fantasy; Idealist; Theatrical; Dramatic; Sensitive; Absorption; Clever. Drawn to Mysticism, Musical, Poetic; Fascinated with Spirituality.
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Confusion; Escapism; Hysterical; Guilt; Worry; Anxious; Grief; Gullible; Naive; Unrealistic; Day-dreamers; Fraud; Deceit; Delusion; Alcoholic Drug Addict; Supersensitive; Resignation; Quitter; Mistake the apparent for the real (the “Cardinal Sin of Mankind”).“Count Gramalkin™©1970
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2) Physical: Large protruding eyes (women); Bushy Eyebrows (men); Tend too be stout.
3) Medical: Cell Salt = Ferrum Phosphoricum (F.P.), Zinc. www.countgramalkin.com”
4) Mundane:
Idealism =-/+?; Cinema; Fiction; Actors; Movies; Plays; Dramas; Confidence Rackets; Schemes; Scams; Photography; Gases; Jade; All stimulants alcohol’s and other drugs; A sucker and a trickster (can sell you the Golden Gate Bridge yet will buy it from you); #7. The planet Neptune causes confusion, so that the native becomes completely flurried. The most common manifestation of Neptune is confusion. The most common confusion is escapism. The situation or someone is causing my experience. E.g. “You make me mad”. Neptune is the cause of an indefinable sense of inadequacy that makes the native avoid responsibility and desire to escape into a secluded and leisurely world of congeniality, a world of one’s own choosing or making -- frequently through stimulants alcohol and other drugs, a fascination with Art, Music and Science are the forte of Neptune? Successful actors = a positive Jupiter Neptune configuration.
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1) Psychological: (Akin to “Scorpio”)
Positive:
Transition; Change; Miracles; Sensitivity; Authority in speech.
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Bitch; Critical; Argumentative; Needle, Bicker, Bitch, Bitch, Bitch; Crises; Chaos; In a perpetual state of crisis & chaos; Shy; Aloof; Lonely, A Loner; Militant; Disruption; Destruction; Easily Embarrassed; Embarrassment; Timidity; Withdrawal; Hyper-critical; Pugnacious; Sneering Attitude; Sardonic Smile; Quarrelsome; Likes to “Needle” people; Causes Upheaval; Starts arguments “just for the heck of it”. Takes things personally as an affront, twists things around to apply to self personally as an affront. Puts nose where is doesn’t belong. Tries to save the world when cannot save self. Criticizes but cannot take criticism. “Count Gramalkin™©1970 www.countgramalkin.com”
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2) Physical: Short; Stocky; Muscular; Well Built; Lean Body; Heavy-set; “Plutonians” may appear fat but are not; Shaggy Beard.
3) Medical: Fits; Seizures; Epilepsy; Convulsions; Paralysis; Poisons; Cell Salt = Calcarea Sulphurica (C.S.), Cobalt, Plutonium.
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Change; Miracles; The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Death, Famine, War; Warrior; Fighter; Plague; Rebellion; Separation; Divorce; Hermit; Chaos; Accidents; The Underworld; Pestilence; Jasper; Plutonium; Occultism; #10; The Shaggy Generation; The end of a cycle (or relationship - usually unpleasantly); Poisons (e.g. gas if used as a poison); Kidnapping (may shanghai another or be shanghaied ones self); The Atomic Bomb; During heavy “Pluto” transits one wants to blow off everything and move away; Accident and crises prone; Too boil it all down most common manifestation of Pluto is “Crisis”. Pluto is a solitary worker a poor mixer, the eternal lone wolf. Sooner or later one breaks from his home, putting behind him all it represents in respectability, tradition and orthodoxy, for the Pluto native is the eternal rebel. Shyness, diffidence, remoteness, austerity, and sardonic smile are characteristics of this planet. The secrete to dealing with Pluto is the ability to adjust to the changes moment to moment rather than letting them build up into crises and to refrain from bicker and argue.
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“Count Gramalkin Layout Chart”
Most of the Layouts are of ancient lineage. Always start with a Complete Deck all facing the same direction. Be calm. Ask Grace of the Angels of Light. Shuffle 7X. Left Hand Cut 3 Piles. Restack “As You Will” To 1 Pile, Deal. Layout cards in numerical order. Gramalkin©™®1970 v12.-25.5
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The “Octoscope” General Reading Layout | The “Celtic Cross” Layout.
| Pick # 1 & Save. Shuffle Deck.
MC 1 & 9 = Self | Stack # 2 on # 1 Crossed by # 3.
#10 2 = Livelihood | # 1 = Query. 2 = Case. 3 = Situation.
#3 3 & 10 = Status In World | 4 = Ideal. 5 = Solution. 6 = past.
#2 #4 4 = Home | 7 = Future. 8 = Self. 9 = Home.
Asc #9 #1 #13 #5 #11 5 & 11 = Others | 10 = Hopes & Fears. 11 = Outcome.
#8 #6 6 = Health | #4 #11
#7 7 & 12 = Spouse |
#12 8 = Death | #1 #10
13 = Resolution | #7 2& #6
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The “Three Yes and No Questions” Layout |
Ask 3 Questions Then Begin Again. | #5 #8
Per Query: Shuffle, Cut, & Count Every 7th Card. |
Center Card Counts Double. Count + & - = Yes\No & Maybe /-------------------------------------------------
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 / The “Talking Tarot” Layout
-- / Layout Right to Left. Write Message Left to Right
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 / in Station # Order. Read Left to Right as Letters Phonetically.
-- / Place a / Between 2 Vowels or Consonants In A Row.
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 | #13 (2nd deck)
-- | #12 #11 #10 #9 #8
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | #7 #6 #5 #4 #3 #2 #1
| #7 #6 #5 #4 #3 #2 #1
The “Past Present and Future” Layout | #12 #11 #10 #9 #8
| #13 (1st deck)
| Stop Card 1 or 2 = redo. Stop Card = End.
(“Of Any Case & Time Period”) | Say Letter As In Trump Name?
#4 = Past, #11 = Present, #18 = Future |----------------------------------------------------
Left 3 = Inner, Right 3 = Outer Manifestations (e.g. Past 5,6,7) | The “Twelve House” Layout
| Any Cycle Timed in 12ths
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#15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 | #11 #9
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#8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 | #1 #13 #7
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#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 | #3 #5
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The “Pentacle” Layout |
# 1 = Karma | 13 = Resolution
#2 #3 # 4 = Physical |---------------------------------------------------
#1 # 7 = Soul
#15 #5 # 10 = Spirit
#13 #4 # 13 = Spiritual Evolution
#14 #6 # 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 = Inner Manifestations
#16 # 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 = Outer Manifestations (e.g. #3 = outer of Karma)
#11 #9 # 16 = Resolution
#10 #7 / \
#12 #8 The Stations are layed out as arrowheads. |


“Count Gramalkin Star=Card Delineation Cross-Reference”
“Reversed Card Technique”: Shuffle 7X, Left Hand cut 3 even piles. Reverse center pile & restack to 1 pile. Shuffle 7X, cut 3 piles & restack “as you will” to 1 pile. Reversed cards = lower self manifestation. Some decks switch card numbers. Sun=Spirit. Moon=Soul. Mercury= Intellect. Venus=Love. Mars=Sex. Jupiter=Win. Saturn=Loose. Uranus=Intuition. Neptune=Imagination. Pluto=Death. Sun & Moon Illuminate, Mercury Expresses, Jupiter Venus Uranus = Good+, Mars Saturn Neptune Pluto = Bad-, Especially in Transit/Current Events.
Fire = Wands Noon Weeks Clubs South Spirit (Sun)
Earth = Pentacles Midnight Years Diamonds North The Physical
Air = Swords Dawn Months Spades East (Intellect Mercury)
Water = Cups Sunset Days Hearts West Soul (Moon)
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Aces = Element | Read A “Sign” As it’s Motivating Planet.
Knights = Element In Action. | Aries = Mars | Leo = Sun | Sag = Jupiter
* | Taurus = Venus | Virgo = Merc | Cap = Saturn
Cardinal Cross = Kings | Gemini = Merc | Libra = Venus | Aqu = Uranus
Fixed Cross = Queens | Cancer = Moon | Scorp = Pluto | Pisces = Neptune
Mutable Cross = Pages (Jacks)
“Major Arcana”
Planet | Card Name | Card | Constellation | Card Name | Card
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Sun = Sun = S # XIX | Aries = O = Emperor # IV
Moon = High Priestess = I # II | Taurus = V = Hierophant # V
Mercury = Magician = M # I | Gemini = O = Lovers # VI
Venus = Empress = E # III | Cancer = CH = Chariot # VII
Mars = Tower = O # XVI | Leo = E = Strength # XI
Jupiter = Wheel of Fortune = E # X | Virgo = I = Hermit # IX
Saturn = World = W # XXI | Libra = U = Justice # VIII
Uranus = Fool = A # 0 | Scorpio = Stop = Death # XIII
Neptune = Hanged Man = Start Over # XII | Sagittarius = T = Temperance # XIV
Pluto = Judgement = Stop # XX | Capricorn = Stop = Devil # XV
| Aquarius = ST = Star # XVII
| Pisces = O = Moon # XVIII
“Court Cards”
Kings (Cd) | Queens (Fx) | Knights | Pages (Mu)
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Wands | Aries = P | Leo = V&X | Fire = E | Sagittarius = Z | Gramalkin®™©1970
Pentacles | Capricorn = L | Taurus = U&X | Earth = R | Virgo = Y | v12-25.5
Swords | Libra = E | Aquarius = Y&C | Air = T | Gemini = A
Cups | Cancer = U | Scorpio = Y&C | Water = R | Pisces = U
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Wands | Pentacles | Swords | Cups
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A) Fire = B | Earth = I (A) Air = A | Water = E (A
2) Mars@Aries = I | Jupiter@Cap = O 2 Moon@Libra = I | Venus@Cancer = K (2
3) Sun@Aries = M | Mars@Cap = L 3 Saturn@Libra = Z | Mercury@Cancer = Y (3
4) Venus@Aries = J | Sun@Capricorn = F 4 Jupiter@Libra = U | Moon@Cancer = Q&H (4
5) Saturn@Leo = T | Mercury@Taurus = Z 5 Venus@Aqu = TH | Mars@Scorpio = A (5
6) Jupiter@Leo = O | Moon@Taurus = E 6 Mercury@Aqu = G | Sun@Scorpio = O (6
7) Mars@Leo = Y | Saturn@Taurus = A 7 Moon@Aquarius = V | Venus@Scorpio = S (7
8) Mercury@Sag = U | Sun@Virgo = D 8 Jupiter@Gemini = N | Saturn@Pisces = W (8
9) Moon@Sag = L | Venus@Virgo = I 9 Mars@Gemini = Y | Jupiter@Pisces = L (9
10) Saturn@Sag = A | Mercury@Virgo = SH 10 Sun@Gemini = O | Mars@Pisces = D (10
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>> Is tarot reading acquired from experience? Or are there classes that you can take?

Depends on the class.

My favorite Tarot classes have been the experiential kind, where the teachers have encouraged students to bring their deck to class (and have had extra decks on hand for students who don't have one) and where there are opportunities for students to do mini-readings as part of the class.

After all, I wouldn't recommend a cooking class that didn't include time spent in the kitchen or a driver's ed class that didn't include time behind the wheel : )

As for where: I've taken Tarot workshops at events like Pantheacon and the Starwood Festival so i recommend looking into Neo- Pagan festivals, conferences, bookstores and shops.

my opinion/experience: part of it is the book learnin' part, and only part. It's a matter of learning to use cards as a connection to spirit. I've been reading cards (sometimes professionally) for 33 years. At some point, I largely let go of the book learning. I find the stuff that is being created (or rediscovered) around cards interesting; some of it smacks of Spirit Connection to me, some of it doesn't. I'm attracted to that. I'm turned off by people who tap into negativity (as I see it, because it's not focused around the person being read for but around the reader.) I've seen really good spiritually theraputic things and I've seen nightmares. I've taught a couple of people, apprentice-style. I like an old fashioned method of sleeping with a card under your pillow, then examine it for a few days until you think you understand something on a gut level, even if you can't articulate it. Then I work with people on layouts just a little, to facilitate the thought processes that can occur from card to card. You can take a class. Some people like that. I don't think it makes for a stronger ability to read than any other way of learning, from what I've seen. I guess I am influenced by my Aunty. She 'read palms' but the idea of lines meaning specific things had little to do with it. Cards, by their nature, require more thought construction--at first. It's when you are really not thinking about meanings and layouts that the readings get good. I think.

I found Joan Bunning's books on learning the tarot so helpful. I still go back to them and work through the lessons sometimes. She also has a website with a free course on learning tarot:

www.learntarot.com/