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XXIV. Of the Various Marks to be seen on the Hand 177 XXV. The Triangle, the Quadrangle and the Happy Hand 182 Part III. PHYSIOGNOMY XXVI. Physiognomy 185 XXVII. The Forehead and Eyebrows 194 XXVIII. The Eyes and Eyelashes 201 XXIX. The Nose 211 XXX. The Mouth, Teeth, Jaw and Chin 221 XXXI. The Hair and Ears 231 XXXII. The Signatures of the Planets 237 XXXIII. The Moles on the Face 246 XXXIV. Moles having no Corresponding Moles on the Face 254 XXXV. The Zodiacal Marks 258 XXXVI. Concerning Alfridaries 263 XXXVII. Concerning the Wheel of Pythagoras and the Method of Working It 267

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Wheel of Pythagoras		Frontispiece and Cover
The Earth	To face Chapter		VI.
Natus. 9th January, 1889	"	"	VIII.
Facsimile of a Map of a Horary Question from Lilly's "Astrology"	"	"	XII.
Principal Lines on the Palm of the Hand	"	"	XVI.
The Line of Life	"	"	XVII.
Chance Lines on the Hand	"	"	XXII.
Various Marks on the Hand	"	"	XXIV.
The Happy Hand	"	"	XXV.
The Planets' Places on the Face	"	"	XXVII.
Alfridary Table	"	"	XXXVI.

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FOREWORD

Of all subjects that have at any time engaged the attention of the world, there is none more ancient than astrology. In the East—where it first arose at a period of very remote antiquity—it still holds sway and in every part of the world (especially among the learned) it reigned supreme until the middle of the seventeenth century. That it not only ruled the daily actions of individuals but swayed the councils of princes, is shown by the records of every nation that has a history (and by none more fully than by that of England); yet the present generation seems never, until quite lately, to have cared to inquire on what basis this belief could have been for so many ages supported. During the past ten years, however—possibly from a reaction growing out of the realism by which we have been so long oppressed—a new interest in these old-world beliefs has sprung up and it is to satisfy that interest that this book