Difference between revisions of "The Royal Book of Fate"

'''''The Royal Book of Fate''''' (full title: ''The Royal Book of Fate; Queen Elizabeth's Oracle of Future Events, From an Illuminated Manuscript, Found in the Library of the Unfortunate Earl of Essex, Who Was Beheaded in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth: A Work of the Greatest Interest, Curious, Marvellous, and Wonderful, relating to Love, Marriage, Riches, Dream Foretold, and all Subjects of Fate, Change, and Mortal Destiny'' is a [[lot books|lot book]] that was published in 1829 and edited by the first Raphael, [[Robert Cross Smith]]. This book uses hexagrams instead of the fivegrams from books like ''[[Napoleon's Oraculum]]'' or quadrigrams used in traditional [[Geomancy]].

According to the story given in the Preface and summarized in the title, the manuscript the work is supposedly based on a manuscript of considerable age that passed through the hands of several notable people including the English poet Chaucer before coming into the ownership of Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex. After his execution following his failed rebellion, it's said to have been passed on to Queen Elizabeth I who had it sold along with the rest of his possessions. Because of this decision, R.C. Smith was able to buy it from a collector and publish it.