Hermetic Tarot Deck

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Beginning from a background in Western European thought, he quickly expands his pool of reference to include comparative religious studies from a variety of cultures worldwide, and seems to find a broad understanding attempting to accommodate all of them.

Of interest is his take on the relation between non-fallen Nature, Mary, Sophia, the Virgin, being Chaste and his views on the notion of the holy trinity illuminated by this fourth element. I would never ever make a decision based in total reliance on what a tarot deck said to me (or what I think it said to me) just like I would never render a legal opinion on whether to invest in a particular startup by relying solely on the corporate due diligence. Games Systems has proudly reissued the Hermetic Tarot deck in recognition of its historical and artistic importance.You can definitely tell Godfrey Dowson made up his own interpretations of the workings of the Golden Dawn.

Given that the Golden Dawn was renowned for its sophisticated use of shades and hues, this might at first appear ironic, although I wonder if the whole point is that it is meant to be like the BOTA deck – to colour-in as one learns the King-, Queen-, Prince- and Princess- scales? Because we use our internal filing systems qua archetypes to structure relationships in the world, we have access to the outside only in that way.The author, who published the book anonymously and posthumously, exudes an unmistakable connection to God as well as rational and moral rightness. Much of the wonder I experience while studying this book is due to the unusual truth-telling, truth from an era when the Great Chain of Being had not yet got a stake through its heart, courtesy of the scientific revolution. Godfrey Dowson draws heavily from elemental dignities and affinities, Western astrology as interpreted by the Golden Dawn, and the Qabalah. It can also represent the three parts of the Freudian psychic apparatus, the ego, superego, and the id.

What I found helpful was that Godfrey Dowson included not only the proper titles of the cards from “Book T,” which aids enormously in card memorisation, but also the full astrological and elemental symbolism, as well as divine and angelic names where appropriate. It’s deeply rewarding, and beautifully drawn, but it is not for the faint of heart, and I cannot emphasize that fact enough. The only thing is my paperback version is a mess - from my scribbled notes and highlighting - I can be cruel to books I love -- I think I'll have to get a hard bound version at some point. When I say this is more than a divinatory deck, I’m referring to its uses as a study aid for Golden Dawn card knowledge, and also as a tool for ritual.Yeats remained in the Stella Matutina until 1921, while Brodie-Innes continued his Amen-Ra membership in Edinburgh. I did residential sales the past year and every homeowner I spoke with told me stories of people dying in their neighborhood weeks after the vaccine or booster. This is one of the few decks that offers two male and two female images in the Court card, in keeping with the balanced view of reality offered by the Tree of Life model. One reason I am so drawn to occulted or hidden knowledge so much is it helps me manage the current trauma and put things in perspective so I can be grateful and vibrate on a higher level of consciousness than the base fear state the elites try so so desperately to keep us in.

These forms, like the Tarot, become the Runic gateway not only to our unconscious but also to the outside. He uses the images on the Marseilles Tarot trump cards as a point of departure to very eclectic observations. I like the court cards, as each king, knight, princess and queen are surrounded by symbolism that makes it way easier to understand than Waite's version, which is sick with "man sitting on throne" syndrome, with not much indication of who he or she is. For practitioners who adopt interpretive methods reliant on elemental dignities and affinities, that is a godsend. It took me over a decade to get through this book, with many false starts, interruptions of life, and a need to learn how to read better and be more clear in thought.This is not about Fortune Telling or Divination, but is rather a free-fall plunge into the profound depths of Christian Philosophy. It is one of the most life-changing explications and explorations of the Christian Mystery and Revelation that I have ever encountered. The symbolism is truly beautiful and each card is full of meanings that takes a while to grasp as much as possible. The Triquetra Spread is based on the triquetra symbol, a symbol that is significant to many philosophies and religions.