The pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled and cut by the person
consulting. They are cut in three and the meanings interpreted. Then
they are laid out in rows of sevens, leaving the three last, which are
not to be used. Then nine are counted every way, from the significator
backwards and forwards, from left to right, and from right to left, up
and down, always returning to the significator, then crossways from
end to end. Then they are paired from corner to corner, each card
being explained as it is arrived at, noticing if there should be any
pairs, triplets, etc., amongst them. Then they are gathered up and
shuffled well, then they are dealt in two packets, the consultant
being desired to choose one. The one taken is supposed to represent
the past and present, the other the future. They are laid out and read
pretty much as before.