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A History, Survey, and How·to-Gulde for:ASI'ROIOOY * CARIOMANCY * COLOROLOGYDICE DIVINA110N * DOMINO DMNAOONDREAM IN1IRPRETA110N * CiRAPHOLOCiYNUM1!R01.0GY * MLMISIRY * PHRENOIOOYSUPERSIII'IONSAND OMENS * TB.B»A1HY* * * * * ESP*ANDMORE * * * * *
THE COMPLETEILLUSTRATED BOOK OFThe Psychic Sciences
THECOMPLETEILLUSTRATED BOOK OFThe Psychic SciencesWALTER B. GIBSONandLITZKA R. GIBSONDRAWINGS BY MURRAY KESHNERBELL PUBLISHING COMPANYNew York
Copyright MXMLXVI by Walter B. GibsonAll rights reserved.This 1988 edition is published by Bell Publishing Company, distributed byCrown Publishers, Inc., 225 Park Avenue South, New York. New York 10003, byarrangement with Doubleday & Company, Inc.Printed and Bound in the United States of AmericaLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataGibson, Walter Brown, 1897The complete illustrated book of the psychic sciences I by Walter B. and LitzkaR.Gibson.p.em.Reprint. originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Double-day, 1966.Includes index.ISBN 0-517-67152-21. Occultism.BF141l.G52. Psychical research.I. Gibson, Litzka R. II. Title.1968133--dc1988-14615 ISBN: 0-517-67152-2hgfcd c b aCIP
ContentsIntroductionLISTING OF PSYCHIC AND OCCULT SCIENCES PROM A TO ZIAstrology1INTRODUCTION-THE SIGNS OF TilE ZODIAC AND THEIR SIG NIFICANCE-ARIES, THE RAM - TAURUS, THE BULL- GEMINI,THEVIRGO,TWINS-CANCER,THETHEVIRGIN S, THE WATER CARRIER - PISCES, THE FISH-THECUSPS-THEANDDECANSTHEIRPLANETS-THEPLANETS AND THEIR INFLUENCES-THE SUN-THE MOON MARS - JUP:rrim - SATURN - MERCURY - VENUS - THERULING PLANET OF THE DAY-CHART OF BIRTHDATES-IN FLUENCES OF RULING PLANETS-RULING PLANETS OF THEYEARS-THE INFLUENCE OF THE YEARLY PLANET-FORMING A SIMPLIFIED HOROSCOPE2.CartcmtancyorFortune Telling with DTHEIR SYMBOLS-THE GREATER ARCANA-TilE LESSER AR IFIED-TRADITIONALCARDS INTERPRE TATIONS-FREQUENCY OF CONSULTATIONS-TABLE OF CARDSIGNIFICATIONS - HEARTS - CLUBS - DIAMONDS - SPADES-GENERALING-THESIGNIFICANCES- METIIODS OF FORTUNE TELL SEVBNTRIPLETS-THETRIPLE NINBS-THE MYSTIC CROSSLUCKYTHIRTEEN
viii3 ColorologyCOL ORS IN ANTI QUITY- STARS, NUMBERS, AND COLORS TilE VIBRATO RY COLORS- RED, TilE ACTIVE COLOR- MA·ROON- CRIMSON- SCARLET- PINK- ORANGE,OFASPIRATION- RCOLOR COL OR- EMERALD- OLIVE- AP·PL E GREEN- SEA GREEN- BLUE, TilE COLOR OF DEVOTION AZURE- NAVY BLUE- INDIGO OR ULTRAMARINE- VIOLET,COLOR OF GRANDEUR- LAVENDER- PURPLE- MAGENTA WHITE, SYMBOL OF PURITY- GRAY, TilE UNCERTAIN COLOR- BL ACK- BROWN- COLOR COMBINATIONS4 Dice Divination orFortune Telling by Dice1 02.RULES OF DICE DIVINATION- TH E MYSTI C ORACLE- LIST OFQUESTIONS- LISTS OF ANSWERS; Domino DivinationHOW AND WHEN TO CONSULT THB DO MINOES- COMBINA·TIONS AND TH EIR MEANINGS- MYSTI C DO MINO ORACLE6 Dreams and Their InterpretationONEIROMANCY, OR DIV INATION BY DREAMS- FROM ARTEMI·DO RUS TO FREUD- SEVEN CATEGORIES OF DREAMS- ADDI·TIONAL DREAM TY PES- OLD AND NEW COMPARED- DREAMDICTIONARY- NUMERICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DREAMS7 Graphology orHandwriting AnalysisHANDWRITING AND SEL F- EXPRESSIO N- GENERAL RULES OFINTERPRETATION- LINESOFWRITING- LEVEL- UPWARD- OOWNWARD- IRREGUL AR- SIZEOFWRITING- ANGLESOF WRITING- LINB SPACING-L ETTE R SPACING- CRAMPEDWRITI NG - SPREAD WRITING - LETT ER FORMATIONS ROUNDED - ANGULAR - BLOCK - LETTE R VARIATIONS OPEN AN D SHUT LETT ERS- SPECIAL LETTE R VARIATIONS AN AL PHABETICAL LIST- LAST LETT ERS OF WORD S- CAPI·TAL L ETT ERS- SIGNATURES- EX AMPLES
ix8 Numerology2I5THB SCIENCE OP NUMBERS-ITS ORIGIN-THE VITAL NUM·BERS-DATESNAMEAND NUMBERS-THE BmTH NUMBER-THBNUMBER-THEPIGURBTRAN ALPHABET-NAMESSCRIBED TO NUMBERS-CHARTS OP VITAL NUMBERS-ONBTO NINE INCLUSIVE-NUMBERS ELEVEN AND TWENTY-TWO-THEm SIGNlPICANCE-HOW TO ANALYZE THE VITAL FAc TORS IN THE VIBRATORY NUMBERS- EXAMPLES OP NUMBR LOGICAL ANALYSIS- NUMBERS IN DAILY LIPE-TABLEOPHARMONIOUS NUMBERS-EXAMPLES OP DAILY VIBRATIONS9 MoleosophyTHB STUDY OP MOLES AND THEm MEANINGIo PalmistryTHE STUDY OP THB HAND-CHIROSOPHY AND CHmOGNOMY VBHANDS-METHODOPOPPALMANDREADING-TIME HANDS-ELEMENTARY-SQUARE-CONICAL SPATULATE - POINTED - MIXED - PHILOSOPHICAL - PLBXI BILITY OP BANDS-THBm TEXTURE - STUDY OP TBB THUMB-TBB PINCERS AND THBm DETAILS-NAILS-THE AREAS OPTHEPALM-MOUNTOPJUPITER-SATURN- APOLLO MERCURY-LUNA-VENUS-LOWER-THEPLAINMOUNTOPMARS - UPPERMARSMARS - SIGNS AND SMALL MARXINGS COMBINATIONS-APPEARANCEOPLINES-LIPB-BEAD - DRANGLE-THELINE TRIANGLE-THE LESSER LINES-THE RASCETTBS-GIRDLE OP VENUS-RING OP SOLOMON-RINGOPSATURN-VIA LASCIVIA-LINE OP INTUmON-LINE OP MARS-LINES OP APPECTION-LINESOP INFLUENCE-LINESOPOPPOSITION-TRAVELLINESI I PhrenologyORIGIN OP PHRENOLOGY-THE THREE MAIN DIVISIONS-PR PBNSITIBS - FACULTIES - ABILITIES - DESCRIPTION S-SEMI-INTELLECTUALFACULTIES-
XREASONING FACULTIES THE LITERARY FACULTIES TilE PERCEPTIVE FACULTIES-SUMMARY-THEI2 PhysiognomyCHARACTER ANALYSIS FROM FACE, HEAD, AND OTHER FEA TURES-ORIGIN OF THE SUBJECT-ITS DEVELOPMENT THE SHAPE OF THE FACE-ROUND-TRIANGULAR-SQUARE-COMPOSITE FACES-FULL HEAD SHAPES-WIDE AND NAR ROW HEADS-FACIAL FEATURES-TilE CONVEX PROFILE THE VERTICAL PROFILE-THE CONCAVE PROFILE- FRONTALFEATURES-SIDE HEAD VIEWS-THE LINES OF THE FORE HEADI3Radiesthesia and Other Phenomena333TilE DIVINING ROD-ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENTSTYPES OF RODS-TilE EXPLORATORY PENDULUM-ITS RE SULTS-THEORIES AND EXPERIMENTS-TABLE TIPPING PLANCHETTE AND OUIJA-AUTOMATIC WRITING-CRYSTALGAZINGI 4 Superstitions, Omens, and Lucky SignsLISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER WITH SPECIAL REFERENCETO BIRTIISTONES, MONTHLY FLOWERS, WEATIIER OMENS,AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARIESI 5 Tasseography344orTeacup ReadingTYPE OF CUP USED-GENERAL PROCEDURE-INTERPRETA TION OF MAIN SYMBOLS-ADDITIONAL SYMBOLS LISTED INALPHABETICAL ORDER-FURTIIER INTERPRETATIONS-TEALEAVES VERSUS COFFEE GROUNDSI 6 TelepathyCONTACT TELEPATHY-GENERAL PROCEDURE-SPECIALTESTS- PICK THE OBJECT- COMPLETED ACTION- FINDINGHIDDEN OBJECTS-SOLVING THE MURDER-TilE BLINDFOLDDRIVE-TilE CHOSEN BOOK-NON-cONTACT TELEPATHY TilE WILLING GAME-AROUND TilE CffiCLE-ONE RED CARD-SCORING THE CARDS-VISUALIZATION TESTS-REMOTECON11\0L-TilE UNSEEN OBJECT-TRANSFERENCE OF SEN·3 75
xiSATIONS-VISUALIZED DIAGRAMS-PICTURE PROJECTION CARD READING TESTS-WITH PLAYING CARDS-BSP SYM BOLS-THBIR USB AND RESULTS1 7 Yoga and Its PowersYOGA DBFINBD-THB FmST FOUR STEPS-YAMA-NIYAMA-ASANA-PRANAYAMA-THB GRAND PSYCHIC BREATH MARVELS OF HATHA YOGA-THB FOUR HIGHER STEPS-DB VBLOPMBNT OF SUPERIOR POWERS-FEATS OF ADEPTS THB ROPB TRICKIndex397
IntroductionThe lure of the unknown and the lore of hidden things have long in trigued the human mind. Along with such skills as throwing rocks andfashioning flintstone spearheads, primitive man developed more subtlecrafts, as foretelling the weather by the ways the birds Hew or thewinds blew. From those beginnings came modern sciences like ballisticsand meteorology; and the same applies in many other instances.Two factors were present in most primitive sciences; the psychic andthe occult. The practitioner of a craft usually claimed and often be lieved that he possessed a special faculty not given to ordinary mortals,enabling him to gain unique results and issue reliable forecasts. Hebacked this by professing knowledge of secret subjects which he waspledged not to reveal.This combination of psychic power and occult learning has persistedinto modern times. Skilled artists often regard their work as "inspired"or rely on "trade secrets" for results. So the pattern is similar, eventhough many things that once created awe and wonderment are ex plainable by modern science. Now the cycle may be bringing us to newwonders, perhaps including some revivals from the past.The science of alchemy, which flourished in the Middle Ages, hasbeen styled the "father of chemistry," and it is interesting to note thatthe efforts of the alchemists to transmute one metal into another havebeen realized in our modern laboratories, though not as the alchemistsanticipated. But that should not reflect too greatly on alchemy, for ac cording to some authorities, it was not the alchemists, but their imita tors, who stumbled upon the more important discoveries that foundedmodern chemistry.Similarly, astrology, as the forerunner of astronomy, may have had itsfaults. But any absurdities of astrologers were outmatched by the er roneous theories held by astronomers, until the invention of the tele scope proved that they were wrong.
xivThis is not a defense of outmoded beliefs founded on ignorance andsuperstition. It is all the more reason why such notions should be dis carded, as they often have been. But theories that have an intelligentbasis, those that have stood the test of time and gained popular accept ance, were and are worthy of continued consideration. Had they notbeen, chemistry, astronomy, and other modem sciences would havedied in infancy, whenever some new finding disproved the old.There is such a thing as being both right and wrong. Columbusproved that when he sailed westward and thought he had discoveredthe East Indies, but blundered into America instead. Today, the Carib bean islands are called the West Indies, which is a classic misnomer.But nobody doubts their existence.As to psychic and occult sciences, those that have won continuedinterest are worthy of consideration, as astrology or numerology. So arethose that have sprung to public acceptance, as graphology and physi ognomy, which are newer than some of our standard sciences. All thesehave been included in this volume because of their own merits.But always, we have followed this purpose:Each psychic or occult science is treated as it stands today, in the lightof modem knowledge and interest. All have been simplified and u dated for the reader's convenience. These constitute the great portionof this volume, but as preliminary, we have cataloged an array of an cient psychic and occult sciences as well as modem:Aeromancy, or divination from the air and sky, goes beyond the rangeof weather prognostications and concentrates more upon cloud shapes,comets, spectral formations, or other phenomena not normally visiblein the heavens. Even in modem times, such visions have caused specu lation and consternation among viewers.Alchemy is the science of transmuting base metals into gold or silverwith the aid of a mysterious substance termed the "philosopher's stone."Alchemists also claimed to prolong human life indefinitely by means ofa secret elixir.Alectryomancy is a form of divination whereby a bird, usually ablack hen or a white gamecock, is allowed to pick grains of com froma circle of letters, thus forming words or names with prophetic signifi cance. Another method is to recite the letters of the alphabet, notingthose at which a cock crows.Aleuromancy requires slips with answers to questions. These arerolled in balls of dough, which are baked, then mixed. One is chosen at
XVrandom and presumably will be fulfilled. Modem "fortune cookies" area survival of this ancient ritual.Alomancy, or divination by salt, accounts for some of our modemsuperstitions; so does Alphitomancy, which utilizes special cakes thatare digestible by persons with a clear conscience, but are distasteful toothers; while Anthropamancy is an ancient and long-outlawed form ofhuman sacrifice.Apantomancy covers forecasts from chance meetings with animals,birds, and other creatures, which can be updated to include modemomens of the "black cat" variety. A classic case was the founding ofMexico City on the spot where Aztec soothsayers saw an eagle Hyingfrom a cactus, carrying a live snake; this represents the Mexican coat-of arms today.Arithmancy or Arithmomancy is the ancient form of Numerology andapplies chiefly to divination through numbers and letter values, as dis cussed in the section on Numerology. Astraglomancy or Astragyro mancy was worked with crude dice bearing letters and later numbers;this, too, has developed into a modem diversion, detailed under FortuneTelling by Dice.Astrology, as the ancient science of the stars, was basically a form ofdivination, as persons who could foretell changes in the heavens natu rally felt capable of predicting the smaller affairs of mankind. Modemastrology makes no such extravagant claims, but has retained enough ofthe old tradition to become a fascinating subject in its own right, and itis so treated in this volume.Augury is the general art of divination, covering many forms in cluded in this list, and applying chiefly to interpretations of the futurebased on signs and omens.Austromancy refers to divination by a study of the winds. Axiomancyrequires an ax or hatchet, which answers questions by its quivers whendriven into a post, or points out the direction taken by robbers or othermiscreants, according to the way the handle falls.Belomancy, one of the most ancient types of divination, required thetossing or balancing of arrows. Bibliomancy involves divination bybooks; while Botanomancy requires the burning of tree branches andleaves to gain desired answers. Bumpology is a strictly modern term, apopular nickname for Phrenology.Capnomancy is the study of smoke rising from a fire and is performedin varied ways. Cartomancy is fortune telling with cards, covered spe cially under that heading, with a discussion of modern methods. Catop-
.xvitromancy was an early form of crystal gazing, utilizing a mirror thatwas turned to the moon to catch the lunar rays.Causimomancy involves divination from objects placed in a fire. Ifthey fail to ignite, or bum more slowly than anticipated, it becomes agood omen.Cephalomancy refers to divinatory procedures with t
i astrology 1 introduction-the signs of tile zodiac and their sig . -the cusps-the decans and their planets-the planets and their influences-the sun-the moon mars-jup:rrim-saturn- mercury- venus-the ruling planet of the day-chart of birthdates-in fluences of ruling planets-ruling planets of the years-the influence of the yearly planet-form-ing a simplified horoscope 2. cartcmtancy or .
