Chapter XIII

DESCRIPTION OF DAILY PERIODS
"A" Period
HERE are many things which may be done during this period of the day, with the hope of fortunate reaHzation and Cosmic cooperation. For instance, one may concentrate or meditate upon any plan for the purpose of evolving its details; he may ask favors from persons in high positions, especially when such favors relate to a promotion in posi- tion, in poHtical power, or in social position; he may ask for stays or delays in legal procedure, the loan of money, the endorsement or recom' mendation of a proposition, the introduction to a person in high position. This is a propitious time for dealings with public officials, or persons of high rank; the signing of wills, deeds, or transfers, the writing of important letters that seek favors, promotions, or recommendations, or
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which carry to the mind of another person a high regard of one's self, his business, or any plan he is proposing. It is a good time in which to talk to bankers or financiers for the purpose of building up personal credit or the credit of a business, the making of a public appearance or address for the purpose of bringing esteem and honor to yourself or your business, or for building up your reputation or the reputation of your affairs. It is not a good period to deal with criminals or evil matters, even as a lawyer or adviser. It is a time filled with energy which must be controlled. It is also a period filled with fiery impulses which must be governed, just as all words and acts must be cautiously controlled. It is not a good period to start a new business, a new plan, or a new proposition of any kind; it is not good for the buying of live stock; neither is it good for the signing of contracts or agreements. It is not a good period in which to start short journeys of several days' duration, nor is it a good period in which to deal with marital affairs or to marry, or to go courting. It is a bad period in which to loan
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money, to move into a new location for either home or business, or to start the erection of a new building of any kind. And it is not a good time in which to make the first financial investment in a new business. It is not fortu- nate for buying real estate or even for selling or renting it. Nor is it a good period for sur^ gical operations.
"B" Period
This period is fortunate for the following things: Matters dealing with art, music, the beautifying of the home or person, or with matters pertaining to purely material and sensual affairs. It is an excellent period for starting any new undertaking; for the enjoyment of art, music, and drama; for the buying of live stock; for the collecting of accounts; or for dealing with the public in con- nection with pubHc administration, public afi"airs, and pubhc utilities, or sohciting business from the public. It is also good for the hiring of agents, collectors, traveling representatives, sales- men, and employees for an important position in
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the business or home. New acquaintances made during this period are generally dependable and worthy of friendship and trust, if they come into your life purely in a social way. It is a good period to start short journeys, lasting for two or three days, or less than a month; a good time for marriage or courting, for loaning money or borrowing money; to put into material form any new plans for business or pleasure; for indulging in recreation and social affairs; or holding any social function. It is also a good period for seeking favors in a social way, or business favors in social circles. It is also good for speculating, for games of chance, and for investment of a speculative nature; also a good period for dealing with women in either business or social matters. It is not a period of great ambition, and while it is changeable, it is easily adapted to many con" ditions. It is a fruitful period inasmuch as most things started or culminated during this period will be more prolific than one may anticipate. It also brings its impulses of an intellectual and social nature, which must be guarded against. It is not a good time for hiring servants or pep
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sons for menial positions, and is not a good time for starting long journeys, especially those which either by train or water take one far from home.
"C" Period
This period is especially fortunate for dealings with the fine arts, or the intellectual things of Hfe, especially education, scientific research, pu\y hshing, printing, instructing in schools, colleges, universities, and in the promotion of campaigns involving an educational element. It is a good time for study, memory work, and absorption of special knowledge, analytical examination of docu' ments, books, papers, and propositions, or to deal with legal argimients in court requiring the use of the intellect and logic. It is an especially good period for mental activity of any kind, including writing, thinking, speaking, and self-examination. It is also a good period to indulge in the drama, music, and art. The buying of Hve stock, or deal- ing with cattle or the live stock market, is for- tunate during this period. It is a good time for the making of contracts, collecting of accounts,
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making of new acquaintances that are dependable, the hiring of business employees and servants of all kinds and classes. It is also a good time to start short journeys, to do literary and newspaper work, prepare advertising, start new advertising campaigns, or to send out Hterature to the public pertaining to business or social ajEfairs. It is also a fortunate time for the taking of medicine or any system of therapeutics which is to benefit the physical body. It is a good time to lend money but it is questionable whether it is a good period in which to borrow. It is a good time in which to erect new buildings, or to plan new undertakings, and students of the occult, the philosophical, and metaphysical wiU find that this is an excellent period for study and objective reali' 2;ation of great truths. It is a good period in which to take a chance with undertakings that are highly tricky, or questionable from a financial point of view, for one who has the means to do this without bringing financial embarrassment should the results not be all that is expected. It is a good period in which to have a few minutes of recreation or social intercourse, and for sign'
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ing important papers of all kinds, and it is like wise the best period for traveling salesmen to call upon the most difficult of prospective cus' tomers. It is also a good time for writing im^ portant letters. This period is not so good for dealing with private or public enemies or bring' ing them into court, or attempting to adjust matters with them, for this period will bring endless discussions and arguments without any- beneficial results. It is a period that is quite changeable in many ways, giving great mental activity, but is not good for prudence and caution, and, therefore, no dependence should be placed in one's usual cautiousness. It is not good for marriage, and it is a questionable period to deal with lawyers in regard to any problem, or to deal with inventions and mechanical problems, or to seek promotion in business, or to ask for the favor or recognition of public officials or prom' inent persons. It is not a good time to buy real estate, and it is questionable whether it is a good time to sell real estate. It is a doubtful period for seeking favors, or for spiritual develop' ment or concentration, and is a very unfortunate
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period for dealing with surgeons or having a surgical operation of any kind.
It should be remembered that during this pep iod one comes in contact with the nimbleness of mind and tongue. Any person presenting a proposition or plan to you at this time is very apt to exaggerate or mislead through his state' ments or his evidence. Forgers, blackmailers, and persons deceitful, lying, and too nimble with their expert fingers, are apt to present them' selves during this period. Therefore guard your' self accordingly.
"D" Period
Here we have a period that is especially fof tunate for: All general material affairs of busi' ness, for dealing with the public in any general capacity, for educational work of any kind, for planting or for farming operations, for the making of new acquaintances, and the hiring of servants of all classes. It is also a good period in which to start short journeys or long journeys by water, and for writing, supervising, or dealing with
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literary or newspaper work. It is also a good period for marriage or for courting, for all marine aifairs, for the taking of medicine or any system of therapeutic help for the body or mind, for metaphysical study and analysis, or for dealing with shipping interests, transportation interests, or the actual shipping of goods to places out of the city in which you may Hve. It is also good for dealing with surgeons or for surgical opera' tions, and it is one of the good periods for salesmen, traveling agents, and others to solicit and sell, and for deahng especially with women. It is a period in which the ambitions may be highly aroused, and while these ambitions may be very impulsive, they will generally prove fruit' ful./ It is not a good period for commencing any new undertaking, the buying of live stock, the making of contracts, or the signing of legal papers of any kind, or to start lawsuits, or court actions. It is not a good period in which to borrow money or attempt to borrow it, nor to sign any papers or notes pertaining to money matters, or specu' late or take part in games of chance of any kind. It is also a bad period for writing letters, pleas,
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or requests of any kind asking for important favors or aids in connection with business, personal, or social life.
"E" Period
This period is particularly good for aggressive pursuits, or those activities that require deep thought followed by a long campaign or a long period of steady action. It is good to commence these things during this period. It is an ex- cellent time to deal with elderly people, and especially with judges, referees, magistrates, police authorities, senators, governors, mayors, or the presidents of large corporations, and especially with those persons who have within their power the privilege to decide or render decisions in any matters of dispute. It is a good period for bring- ing permanency to anything started or finished during it, and gives great persistency and en- durance to all activities. It is also good for literary or newspaper work or advertising, or sales promotion by mail through the use of letters or brief printed communications. It is good, too,
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for starting any legal action in court, or for the submission of briefs or arguments, and for all inventions or mechanical problems or matters deal' ing with them, also for matters pertaining to metallurgy, or affairs with metal workers. It is a good time to move into a new house or to buy and sell real estate or to move into or transfer real estate. It is an excellent period for starting or indulging in scientific pursuits, and for spiritual meditation. iThis period, however, is also unfortunate for certain things, and these are quite definite, and it should be noted that the unfortunate things will prove to be unfop tunate indeed. They are: The making of con' tracts or agreements of any kind, attempting to collect money, the planting of seeds, or starting of farm operations, making new acquaintances for the first time, the hiring of servants, agents, salesmen, or collectors of any class or for any position, or for starting long journeys by water, or for marriage, or, for the taking of medicine or any method of mental or physical cure, for borrowing or loaning money, erecting new build' ings, deahng with public officials, or prominent
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persons from whom you seek favor or recog' nition, starting any risk business, indulging in recreational or social affairs, speculating in busi' ness, in the stock market, or otherwise, for sut' gical operations, or for writing letters of an im' portant nature.
"F" Period
This is one of the most fortunate periods in each day. It might be called the lucky period, just as the preceding one is generally considered the unlucky period. During this 'T" period of each day, we find conditions are fortunate for the starting of any new undertaking, the buying or marketing of cattle or Hve stock, either in speculation or for actual business purposes, for making contracts or signing contracts, agreements, and all papers of specific stipulation, for collect- ing accounts or raising money, for educational work, and educational interests, for making new acquaintances, or starting long journeys, either for business or pleasure. It is also a good period for short journeys by water and other means,
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and for literary and newspaper work, or for dealing with lawyers, or the submission of briefs or papers to court, or the actual starting of court procedure. It is also good for marriage or court' ing, for borrowing money, erecting of new build' ings, working out the plans of new undertakings, and holding directors' meetings for the discussion of business conditions or new ventures, for seek' ing promotion in business, or the building up of trade and credit reputes, dealing with public officials, or with the public mass in all affairs, or with prominent persons. It is a good time for the buying or selling of real estate, for all social affairs and recreations, for seeking favors from those of the opposite sex, in either a busi' ness or social manner, and for signing papers dealing with important matters of any nature. It is the fortimate period for all forms of specu' lation, and for the writing of important letters. There are a few things that should be noticed in regard to this fortunate period, however. It is a period that brings a great deal of energy to the body and mind, and tempts one to overdraw in many ways, and yet with all the impulsiveness
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of this period it is generally fruitful, and, there' fore, fortunate. It is a more fortunate period for men than for women, in business affairs, but more fortunate for women than men in social affairs. It is a period of positiveness, and yet with a natural tendency toward caution and pru' dence. It generally gives and begets the spirit and love of justice, and the period makes for permanency. It is not a good time for hiring servants of any menial position, nor is it good for marine affairs.
"G" Period
This period is especially good for mastering those affairs which require considerable energy and aggressiveness, endurance, and persistency. It is an excellent period for dealing with those matters that require the expenditure of more physical energy than mental energy, and require real labor and muscle. Therefore, all material and sensual affairs will be fortunate during this period, as well as the collecting of money, the hiring of traveling salesmen, agents, or collectors,
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or the soliciting on their part. It is also fortunate for mental affairs, marine affairs, the working out of mechanical problems, inventions, or building plans, or matters dealing with metal and metal workers. It is also good for scientific pursuits, and for women who are seeking favors from men in social or business affairs. It is not a good period for any beneficent matters, or matters dealing with the receipt of gifts or favors, or public humanitarian activities, nor is this period fraught with much prudence and caution. It is an unfortunate period for the buying of cattle or live stock, or speculating with them, or for dealing with enemies, or for starting long journeys, or for legal actions, or dealing with lawyers or matters in court. Naturally it would be a bad period for marriage or for courting, and for seek' ing favors. It is very questionable whether it is a good period for surgical operations, or for deal" ing with women. This is the period in which accidents are apt to occur; therefore, one should be careful about being in any place of hazard or being near firearms, fire explosions, or other things that would affect the physical body. In
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illness, fevers are apt to be high during this time and the temperature of the body is naturally warmer during this period than at any other.
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