| Aries | White and Red Mixed | Mars |
| Taurus | White and Lemon Mixed | Venus |
| Gemini | White and Red Mixed | Mercury |
| Cancer | Green or Russet | Moon |
| Leo | Red and Green | Sun |
| Virgo | Black and Blue | Mercury |
| Libra | Dark Crimson | Venus |
| Scorpio | Dark Brown | Mars |
| Sagittarius | Sanguine Green | Jupiter |
| Capricorn | Black | Saturn |
| Aquarius | Sky Blue | Uranus |
| Pisces | Glistening White | Neptune |
The approximate date of the Sun’s entry into the various zodiacal signs enabled astrologers to select the Solar Talismanic Gem.
| The Sun enters Aries | about March 21 |
| The Sun enters Taurus | about April 21 |
| The Sun enters Gemini | about May 22 |
| The Sun enters Cancer | about June 22 |
| The Sun enters Leo | about July 23 |
| The Sun enters Virgo | about August 24 |
| The Sun enters Libra | about September 24 |
| The Sun enters Scorpio | about October 24 |
| The Sun enters Sagittarius | about November 23 |
| The Sun enters Capricorn | about December 20 |
| The Sun enters Aquarius | about January 20 |
| The Sun enters Pisces | about February 19 |
This brief statement of the most ancient science must suffice. It will enable the reader to understand the philosophy on which the wearing of talismanic jewels rests and may induce him to delve a little into the “wisdom of the fathers.”
CHAPTER III
THE EPHOD OF THE HIGH PRIEST
“And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams
Call to the soul when men doth sleep,
So may some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes
And into glory peep.”
Henry Vaughan.