A YES-&-NO STONES SESSION ENSUES
My curiosity aroused about the origins of this divination tool, I pulled out my trusty yes-and-no stones for a brief question and answer session:
Thinking that maybe Strangehope himself may have created this tool, I asked the following question:
Did the Wheel of Pythagoras originate in the seventeenth century?
No
Was it based on anything earlier? An earlier similar system?
Yes
Taking a stab in the dark, because I was certain I had seen Jim Baker, in The Cunning Man’s Handbook make some reference to papers found in somebody’s estate dating from the 1400s, I asked the following question:
Was it created in the 15th century?
Yes
Was it created by an astrologer?
No
Well that shot me down. I was so certain an astrologer created this oracle. Whoever devised it, they appear to have been versed in the subject. I moved on to the next question:
Did it serve, at least in part, as the inspiration for Napoleon’s Book of Fate?
Yes.
I strongly suspected there had been a connection between the two. The yes-and-no stones told me previously that Napoleon’s Book of Fate had been created by a seventeenth century Egyptian occultist. This unknown individual may have come into possession of a copy of the Wheel of Pythagoras and was inspired to create a similar divination tool. So the Wheel of Pythagoras is about two hundred years older than Napoleon’s Book of Fate. But both apparently are merely later editions of the same sort of divination tool which had its roots in the Middle East, hundreds of years earlier.
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I was confused with ‘the day of the month you were born’ part until I realized you meant the date. Put it simply:
The DAY I was born on was Monday. The Date was the 15th.
In the book you mention it says ‘add to this the date of the day of the month on which you were born’ and the example in the book the date is used.
Sorry for the confusion. I may have to re-write that part one of these days.
Are you still active around this site?
Hi are you still around?
Yes, I’m still active. When there is a large gap in my posts, it’s because I’m working on another divination lesson post. If I ever decide to go inactive and end the site, I’ll certainly let everyone know.