Book Condition: Near Fine. First edition (USA). Blue cloth over boards. with gold lettering on spine and front cover and gold decoration on front cover. Illustrated. Firm, tight and square copy, text and illustrations clean and unmarked on white page. Front decoration of Egyptian design. No Jacket. Cards NOT included. Cover has minimal marking and no evidence of shelf wear. 207 pages including bibliography and many unusual b&w illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7พ - 9พ" tall. From Pages 1 and 2, "The Nature of Cartouche": "Cartouche is a word with French origins and represents an oval figure, especially as it relates to Egyptian monuments or papyri, which contained the name of a sovereign or person of rank or note.....Cartouche is based on ancient Egyptian (or older) knowledge and should not be confused with tarot cards. Murry Hope suggests that the cards can be used for meditation, divination, healing or magical or talismanic purposes and when arrayed can provide insight and answers to dreams, family or emotional problems, financial or business matters, healing and health, crafts and skills, protection, spirtual seeking, or any of life's many enigmas." Contents of this fascinating book written by a practicing magician of the Egyptian tradition: The Nature of Cartouche, Cartouche's Versatility, How to Handle Cartouche, Methods for Use in Divinaiton, The Cards Meanings Symbols and Legends, Correspondences, and Other uses for Cartouche.
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