Magick Without Tears

GEOMANCY 369 other financial necessities of the Work by Geomantic divination" Now, then , he thought , in and about Johannesburg we have both gold and diamonds; that is exactly the chance for these tricky earth spirits to take advantage of the ambiguity . I will therefore frame the question so as to cover both sources of riches. I will not specify gold or diamonds. I will say simply "mineral wealth." The answers to his series of questions indicated that he was to go out of the city where he would find a deposit. The next questions in his series were directed to finding the direction in which he should start his exploration . That was easy. The next question was the distance involved, and he could think of no way of framing questions which would inform him on that very important point. He got at it indirectly , however, by asking as to his means of transport , and as to that the answer was quite clear and unmistakeable . He was to use a horse. Well, he had a Boer pony, and next morning he set forth with provisions for a day's journey . On and on he went and found no geological indication of any mineral wealth. Presently he began to get tired and thought it was a little late. He could see in every direction across the Veldt and there was nothing at all. A mile or so in front of him, however, was a row of small kopjes. He said, I may as well go on and get a view from the top . This he did; and there was still no geological pointer. It struck him, however, that he was getting short of water ; and just below on the far side of the kopje were a number of apparently shallow pools. "I will fill my skin and give my horse a drink and get home feeling like a fool." But, when he got to the water, his horse turned sharply aside and refused to drink. At that he dismounted and put his finger in the water to test it. He had struck one of the most