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Compilations and Reprints (with original publication dates) are listed below, some with notes, comments and appendices from lain McLaren-Owens of Astro-Cards Enterprises.

Compilations:

Articles on The Order of The Magi (PDF) (3rd Edition) compiled by lain McLaren-Owens (2007)

Astro-Cards Quarterly (Issues 0-13) (PDF) compiled by Int’l Association of Cardology (2024)

Card Interpretations From The Mystic Test Book by Olney H. Richmond (PDF) compiled by lain McLaren-Owens (1996)

Monographs No. 1-3 (PDF) compiled by Int’l Association of Cardology (2023)

SPECIAL BUNDLE: The Magi, The Gypsies & The Playing Cards (PDF) by Iain McLaren-Owens (1992-2020)

Temple Lectures (PDF) (Centennial Edition Vol 1 & 2) Olney H. Richmond (1892 - 1896) / Iain McLaren-Owens (1996)

The Mystic Test Book (Centennial and 6th Edition) (PDF) Olney H. Richmond I lain McLaren-Owens (1997)

From Iain McLaren-Owens: "The purpose of the ASTRO-CARDS Reprint Series is to make available to students some of the rare gems associated with this System and to provide some "food for thought." Some of these reprints will be directly related to this work, while others will be working on parallel paths but all of them will be of interest to those serious metaphysical students, who wish to dive into some wonderful old books."

Reprints:

Astrology and the Cards (PDF) by E. H. Bailey (c. 1920)

Birthday Readings by J. B. Schmalz (1900)

Fortune Telling Birthday Book (PDF) by Author Unknown (1938)

Fortune Telling By Cards (PDF) by Margot Le Myne (1936)

Konnekting-Profiles (Manual and Workbook) (PDF) by Alicia Maez (1995)

Mystic Thesaurus or Occultism Simplified (PDF) by W. F. Whitehead (1899)

Nuggets from King Solomon's Mines (PDF) by J. B. Schmalz (1908)

Periodicity (PDF) by Prof. Joseph. R. Buchanan, MD (1912 3rd Edition)

Symbolism (PDF) by Milton A. Pottenger (1905)

The Magea Book (PDF) by Olney H. Richmond (1893)

The Square of Sevens (PDF) by Robert Antrobus (1740) | E. Irenaeus Stevenson (1897)

Meyer, PhD, Stefan G.

Card Chemistry: The Secret Science of Relationships (2013)

Mysteries of Cardology (2015)

Morera, Guilhem

La Cartomancie des Anciens Mages, au Le Petit Livre des 7 Tonnerres (2012)

Le sens cache dujeu de 52 Cartes with Howard Crowhurst (2016)

Morrell, Thomas

Inluminare: Articles, Theories, and Reprints on the Cards (1998)

Planetary Progressions in the Mystic Quadrates (1999)

The Ancient Book of Time, the Lost Mayan Time Codes (Book 1-3) (2011)

The Card of Your Name and the Ancient Symbology Hidden Within (1998)

The God Clock: a new look at the passage of time (2016)

Murray, Rose

Moving to Success (1999)

Nordhoff, Charles

History of Playing Cards (Miniature book) (1977)

Olatunji, PhD, Reverend Thabiti S. (aka Reverend Thabiti)

All About You (PDF) (1999)

The Scripture of 52 Cards Presents the Salvation of the World (1994)

The Scripture of 52 Cards Presents the Salvation of the World (PDF) (1994)

The Secret Wisdom of the Ages (c 2014)

Ormsby, ED., Frank Earl

Planets and People. The Great Year-Book of the Heavens. All About the Stars for 1896. Mysteries from the Sun. (1895)

Ovette, Joseph

ODDS and ENDS in CARD-ology (1937)

Pottenger, Milton Alberto

Symbolism (1905)

Symbolism (PDF) (1905)

The Divine Language of Playing Cards (1905)

Prescott, William Hickling

History of the Conquest of Mexico (1934)

Pritchard, Connor

The Order of the Magi (The Magi Series Book 1) (Fiction) (2012)

Randall, Edith L.

Sacred Symbols of the Ancients: The Mystical Significance of Our Fifty-Two "Playing" Cards and Their Amazing Connection with Our Individual Birthdays (PDF)

Sacred Symbols of the Ancients: The Mystical Significance of Our Fifty-Two "Playing" Cards and Their Amazing Connection with Our Individual Birthdays (1974) [See notice below.]

Sacred Symbols of the Ancients (SUPPLEMENT) (PDF)

Symboles Sacrés Des Anciens (French translation) by Howard and David Crowhurst

Edith L. Randall's Your Place in the Cards by Donalie Fitzgerald (1974)

Raleigh, Dr. Albert Sidney

Occult Geometry (1923)

Raymondsson, Robert

Donald Trump Is In the Cards: A Predictive Look at the Donald Trump Presidency with Destiny Cards (Amazon Kindle) (2016)

Richmond, Arline

Introduction and Key to "The Mystic Test Book" of Olney H. Richmond (PDF)

The Mystic Test Book (published 1945 4th Edition)

Yenlo and The Mystic Brotherhood (1945)

Yenlo and The Mystic Brotherhood (PDF) (1945)

Richmond, Olney H.

Astropathy (c 1889)

Elementary Astrology (c 1876)

Evolutionism, A Series of Illustrated Chart Lectures Upon The Evolution of All Things in the Universe: From Atoms to Worlds, From Atoms to Souls (1896)

Evolutionism, A Series of Illustrated Chart Lectures Upon The Evolution of All Things in the Universe: From Atoms to Worlds, From Atoms to Souls (PDF) (1896)

Introduction and Key to "The Mystic Test Book" of Olney H. Richmond (PDF)

Mystic Test Book (Supplement) (PDF) (1896)

Religion of the Stars (1893)

Religion of the Stars (PDF) (1893)

Temple Lectures of the Order of the Magi (Vol. 1) (1892)

Temple Lectures (PDF) [Centennial Edition Vol 1 & 2] (1892 - 1896): Olney H. Richmond/Iain McLaren-Owens (1996)

The Magea Book (PDF) (1893)

The Mystic Test Book or the Magic of the Cards (1893)

The Mystic Test Book or the Magic of the Cards (PDF) (1893)

The Mystic Test Book (1945 4th Edition published by Arline Richmond)

The Mystic Test Book (Russian translation titled "Book of mystical experiments or card magic") (2024)

H. Spencer Lewis' copy of "THE MYSTIC TEST BOOK" by Olney H. Richmond (1919 Third Edition)

Rudolph, Helmar

Sacred Symbols (App)

Saunders, Sharon Ann

Stories from the Cards (PDF) (1999)

Schmalz, John Barnes

Birthday Readings (1900)

The Playing Cards Embody a Scientific Record of the Great Pyramid (PDF) (1905)

Nuggets From King Solomon's Mines (1908)

Nuggets from King Solomon's Mines (PDF) (1908)

Sevens, Luckii

Playing the Hand You're Dealt: A Cardology Workbook (2023)

Shao, Shine Ying

Translated and published the following books by Robert Lee Camp in Chinese (Mandarin):

Destiny Cards: Your Birth Card & What It Reveals About Your Past, Present & Future (2012)

Love Cards: What Your Birthday Reveals About You and Your Personal Relationships (2012)

Your Birthday, Your Card (2015)

Showers, Paul

Fortune Telling for Fun and Popularity (1942)

Smith, John

The Forbidden History of Europe (2017)

Stevenson, E. Irenaeus

The Square of Sevens (PDF) by Robert Antrobus (1740) | E. Irenaeus Stevenson (1897)

Strath-Gordon, Dr. A. E.

New Light on the Playing Cards: Their Sublime Significance! (1934)

New Light on the Playing Cards: Their Sublime Significance! (PDF) (1934)

Sullivan, Geraldine

The Power of Playing Cards: An Ancient System for Understanding Yourself, Your Destiny, & Your Relationships (2008)

Taylor, Rev. Ed. S.

The History of Playing Cards with Anecdotes of Their Use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling and Card-Sharping (1973)

Thabiti, Reverend (aka Reverend Thabiti S. Olatunji, PhD)

All About You (PDF) (1999)

The Scripture of 52 Cards Presents the Salvation of the World (1994)

The Scripture of 52 Cards Presents the Salvation of the World (PDF) (1994)

The Secret Wisdom of the Ages (c 2014)

Tolman, Don

Farmacist Desk Reference (Vol. 1) (2007)

Was, Mike, Allan Combs, Ph.D., & Julie N. Combs

Finding Your Strong Suit: How to Read Your Spouse, Boss, Partner, Lover, Opponent & Yourself (1999)

Webb, EdD, Donna

Unlocking the Potential of Children: How Cardology Can Help You Nurture the Development of a Child's Authentic Self (2023)

Whitehead, Willis F.

Mystic Thesaurus or Occultism Simplified (PDF) (1899)

Occultism Simplified or the Mystic Thesaurus (1921)

Wyatt, M.F. Chance

Cardology: The True Meaninq of the Cards (1999)

Zens, M. F.

The Cardology of Tomorrow (1941)

(*This directory of publications consists of various concepts, extrapolations, interpretations, methods and theories about playing cards and the ancient system of Cardology initially presented in 1893 by Olney H. Richmond in his book, The Mystic Test Book. Some have expanded the science of the cards into new realms, while others have closely followed Richmond's original material but present it in more contemporary ways. The International Association of Cardology and its sale of any publication from this website does not endorse any particular book, author, concept, or information, and is not responsible in any way for any misinterpretations that occur.

[Notice: AFA (American Federation of Astrologers) in Tempe, Arizona has published an illegitimate version of SSA for around $22. According to IAC Founding Member and Archivist/ Historian lain McLaren-Owens, there are typos, poor lay-out, small type face, no full color spreads, and errors in the spreads.]

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