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A pairing is a logical matching of one of the twelve full-color paintings in The Secret with one of the twelve cryptic verses. As the book itself instructs (p. 7-8), “The key to each requires the proper combination of one treasure painting with one treasure verse. You need only decipher the clues in any pair to learn the location of a treasure casque. | A '''''pairing''''' is a logical matching of one of the twelve full-color [[paintings]] in ''The Secret'' with one of the twelve cryptic [[verses]]. As the [[The Secret (book)|book]] itself instructs (p. 7-8), “The key to each requires the proper combination of one treasure painting with one treasure verse. You need only decipher the clues in any pair to learn the location of a treasure [[casque]].” | ||
The following constitute generally accepted pairings of images and verses | The following constitute generally accepted pairings (GAP) of images and verses. While the ones that resulted in found casques are by definition correct, it should be noted that the remainder are current reflections of broad consensus, not settled fact. | ||
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!Location ( | !Location (generally accepted) | ||
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|''Pass two friends of octave'' | |''Pass two friends of octave'' | ||
|Unsolved | |Unsolved | ||
| | |Roanoke Island, North Carolina | ||
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|''Fortress north'' | |''Fortress north'' | ||
|Unsolved | |Unsolved | ||
| | |Houston, Texas | ||
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|''At the place where jewels abound'' | |''At the place where jewels abound'' | ||
|Unsolved | |Unsolved | ||
| | |New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
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|''In the shadow Of the grey giant'' | |''In the shadow Of the grey giant'' | ||
|Unsolved | |Unsolved | ||
| | |New York City, New York | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 11 May 2026
A pairing is a logical matching of one of the twelve full-color paintings in The Secret with one of the twelve cryptic verses. As the book itself instructs (p. 7-8), “The key to each requires the proper combination of one treasure painting with one treasure verse. You need only decipher the clues in any pair to learn the location of a treasure casque.”
The following constitute generally accepted pairings (GAP) of images and verses. While the ones that resulted in found casques are by definition correct, it should be noted that the remainder are current reflections of broad consensus, not settled fact.
| Image No. | Verse No. | Verse opening | Status | Location (generally accepted) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | At stone wall's door | Unsolved | San Francisco, California | |
| 2 | 6 | Of all the romance retold | Unsolved | Charleston, South Carolina | |
| 3 | 11 | Pass two friends of octave | Unsolved | Roanoke Island, North Carolina | |
| 4 | 4 | Beneath two countries | Solved (2004) | Greek Garden, Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 5 | 12 | Where M and B are set in stone | Solved (1983) | Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 6 | 9 | The first chapter | Unsolved | St. Augustine, Florida | |
| 8 | 1 | Fortress north | Unsolved | Houston, Texas | |
| 10 | 8 | View the three stories of Mitchell | Unsolved | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| 9 | 5 | Lane | Unsolved | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 2 | At the place where jewels abound | Unsolved | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| 11 | 3 | If Thucydides is North of Xenophon | Solved (2019) | Puopolo Field, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 12 | 10 | In the shadow Of the grey giant | Unsolved | New York City, New York |