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The Tarot: A Contemporary Course of the Quintessence of Hermetic Occultism

This scholarly work creates a new epoch in traditional occult philosophy. It is the first contemporary encyclopedic exposition of the great Western Tradition since the basic books by Eliphas Lévi and Papus, and it also has full practical utility. The Philosophical Tarot has always been recognized as a universal key to all wisdom attainable by human beings. This text will be of particular interest, because of its kindred approach, to the many readers of the extraordinary contemporary masterpiece Meditations on the Tarot, by an anonymous writer much valued in esoteric circles throughout the world. The present work is by no means just a theoretical treatise accessible only to specialists, for anyone can understand the initiatory concepts o
The Tarot: A Contemporary Course of the Quintessence of Hermetic Occultism

SYMBOLISM OF THE TAROT: Philosophy Of Occultism In Pictures And Numbers

No study of occult philosophy is possible without an acquaintance with symbolism, for if the words occultism and symbolism are correctly used, they mean almost one and the same thing. Symbolism cannot be learned as one learns to build bridges or speak a foreign language… Special training of the mind is necessary in order to comprehend the “language of the Initiates…” There are many methods for developing the “sense of symbols” in those who are striving to understand the hidden forces of Nature and Man, and for teaching the fundamental principles as well as the elements of the esoteric language. One of the most interesting of these methods, is the Tarot…– From the Introduction, “What Is The Tarot?”
SYMBOLISM OF THE TAROT: Philosophy Of Occultism In Pictures And Numbers

P.D. Ouspensky is a leading and influential figure in occult and mystical thought and philosophy, most famous for his seminal work, Tertium Organum. Here Ouspensky delves into the mystical symbolism of the Major Arcana of the tarot; this book reads more like poetry than a how to book, and will illuminate you imagination with visions that ill add depth and meaning to your readings and understanding of the mystery of tarot. Fully Illustrated with the Wirth Tarot… More >>

The Symbolism of the Tarot: Philosophy of Occultism in Pictures and Numbers