SOCIETY HOROSCOPE CRAZE

Evening Star, Issue 19197, 13 March 1926, Page 21

SOCIETY HOROSCOPE CRAZE

TALISMANS AGAIN [By “C.G.,” in tho ‘Sunday Chronicle.’] What is a horoscope? Tho dictionary definition is “ tho aspect of the heavens with special reference to the position of tho planets at any instant from which astrologers professed to tell futures, specially of a person born at that timel” The dictionary, you notice, says “professed.” That is out of date. It is being done every day of the week in Mayfair. Tho” latest fillip has boon given by tho Queen of Spain, who on her recent visit to London had both her own and her husband’s horoscope cast by a Mayfair seer who charges as much as seven guineas for her services. Incidentally, a most gloomy prophecy was made. We are all superstitious, and, my own inherent credulity being stimulated, I resolved to havo my horoscope cast. A YEAR FOR THREE GUINEAS. It was not difficult to arrange. I rang up on tho telephone and gave my age, the year, the month, the day, and the hour of it, and also the place in which I was born. I did not give my name, address, family, dr profession. “ You shall have it m a fortnight,” said tho voice on tho telephone. “If you want a life-horoscope it will cost yon seven guineas. If yon want a horoscope for one year it will cost you three guineas.” I chose the latter. I waited patiently for a fortnight, and then sent for the chart of my future. It came—sixteen pages of typewritten matter threaded together with a piece of black ribbon. Tho outside page gave a rough chart of the heavens ns they were (or ought to have been!) at the time of my birth. Underneath was a square of intersecting lines like a dranghtsboard covered with a number of the oldest hieroglyphics in the world. They looked like an attempt by an intoxicated spider to write shorthand. STRANGE DOCUMENT. The first inside page began with an impressive red ink headline: — NOTES ON THE HOROSCOPE OF A MALE, BORN DECEMBER 1, 1899, 7.30 P.M. ’ WIMBLEDON.

. Then followed: — A map cast for the Time of birth shows the sign Cancer rising on the Eastern Horizon with Part of Leo intercepted in the Ascendant. The rising planet is the Moon, placed in Scorpio, while the Sun and rive other planets are in the sign of Sagittarius. Whew! However . . . grit your teeth. The preponderance of planets in this sign, which is of the fiery Triplicity, snows the nature to be impulsive and ardent, impatient and enthusiastic. As it is also of mutable quality, the native (it sounds like an oyster!) will find it difficult to stick for very long at any one thing, and once his mind is made up to any course ho will be all of a fret and fume until he sees it put into practice. I won’t bore you with the rest of my character as outlined by the seer who never saw me. But friends of mine say that the delineation is quite uncannily true—especially a few rude bits' later on that I do not propose to reveal to the world I 9 AND 4. Nor will I bore you with the prophecies of the advantageous journey I am to make in February, nor my love affairs in July, nor the Iype of a woman 1 am to marry, nor the number .and sex of the children 1 am to leave. They can wait.' But to continue: Whenever possible and whenever a choice arises, make use of the number 9 or 4 or multiples thereof. Many applications of this will occur upon a little consideration. Easy! When I go to Monte Carlo next ’ month I can just as simply lose my money on the multiples of four and nine as I can on any other numbers. • You must defer, when possible, any fresh enterprises or important interview to a Monday, or, failing‘that, a Thursday, and use nine in the first case and four in the second in the fixing of the hour. Not so easy. What would the editor say if I had put off writing this article, for example, until 9 o’clock next Monday because this last Thursday was inconvenient? Or if the Prime Minister said he would he interviewed on Tuesday at tea time instead rf dinner time on Thursday, and I refused to interview him because Thursday was my unlucky day? INTO THE MIDDLE AGES. Now we go straight in to the Middle Ages. You must have a talisman of the moon, of silver, set with_ a moonstone and enclosed in nine silver sides, and you should make a pcint of -wearing it on every occasion. Not a bit easy. But wait a minute! I supply such talismans at the exact hour when the majority of good aspects obtain between tbe powerful planets in ”onr hncscopo and those in the heavens at the time. Price, 2gs. Quite easy after all—but a little sordid, this commerce. However: Such a talisman is, by its very fabric unique to you, a focus of btneficent planetry rays and a magnet of good fortune. Obviously it’s worth It—think of the cost of electrical sun baths in comparison. “Your fortunate perfume is Jasmine.’’ How on earth did they discover that? I don’t know it myself. I don’t think I have ever smelled tlm stuff in my life. Your fortunate jewels are the pearl, the moonstone, and Hie crystal. Purples and silver greys should bo introduced into his personal wear. Now, what do you know about that 9 Here I am in a silver grey tie and a blue suit with thiu purple linos. AN AWKWARD COMMAND. Now comes a really difficult and 1 mbarrassiog command: Before entering upon intimate relations, either of business or friendship, make a note of the following davs Cultivate . people born on or about March 24, July J, .July 20, November 17, December ], December 21. Avoid people born on cr about June 16, December 13, January 20. How on earth can I go up to people with whom 1 am about to enter upon intimate relations and say; “Here, whfin Tver© you bovnP And ir they say, for example, “ June 16,’’ run away and leave them? You will live slightly beyond the average and should reach seventyfour in good health and spirits. A very strong tendency will be to get highly strung and into a somewhat febrile state of nerves if baulked when your mind is set on anything. Illnesses will bo of a rather sharp and sudden nature, but will pass off quickly. You will possibly finish your life westward. Well, there you are! Time alone will prove. Seriously speaking, however, some of the seer’s comments are remarkably accurate. Here and there is a tinge of obvious clap-trap. Here and there an absurd credulity is required. X think, however, if only for the amusement it was well worth the money.

NO COMPULSION, A friend of mine who went to another astrologer found the following introduction pinned to his horoscope: ■ Students of astrology are convinced that it is a perfect systeyn of study whereby an understanding of the Delphic oracle “Man know thyself may bo obtained. But the stars only in decline. They do not compel, and it is the attitude of the soul which decides the result. It is in this belied’ that the following delineation is written, and it is in this spirit alone that it should be studied. That, I think, is a very fair comment on the whole problem, mischievous or otherwise, of astrology.