Golden Dawn TTarot Deck

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After Israel Regardie diminished the relevance of occult lodges by publishing all of the Golden Dawn’s secret teachings and rituals in the 1930s, including the complete text of Book T, there was no point keeping the deck a secret. All the Major cards retain their original titles, whilst the Court cards of the Minor Arcana are shown as 'Princess', 'Prince', 'Queen', and 'King' whilst the Ace to Ten are 'pip' cards.

In the other pairs, the first numeral is the number of steps up from the bottom (Malkuth), and the second numeral is the number of steps down from the top (Kether).

Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. All in all, if you have an interest in the Golden Dawn teachings regarding Tarot, this book is a must for your bookshelf. Divination with tarot is, per Wang’s perspective as influenced by Golden Dawn ideology, a low form of magical art, and represents the most mundane use of the cards.

The images here are intended to illustrate the energies of the Qabalah, “that body of sacred knowledge which originated with esoteric Judaism” but today, is “viewed in Christian terms.

A deck like the Golden Dawn Tarot wasn’t created for the purposes of reading for Betty to see what Bob thinks of her, but rather, to facilitate a transcendental experience where Betty communes with her higher angels. He founded several occult societies, notably the Argentum Astrum in 1908 and Ordo Templo Orientis in 1910. Aleister Crowley (1875-1940) joined the Golden Dawn in 1898 and contributed greatly to the chaos around its dissolution in 1902. Wang’s dedication to capturing the depth of these symbols has resulted in a deck rich in detail and steeped in the mystique of the Inner Tradition.

New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . It’s not my go-to deck for spiritual or psychic development, though I recognize that it’s probably, on its own merits, a great one for those purposes. Most biographical accounts suggest that Edith was a member of the Golden Dawn, but evidence to support this is rarely cited. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable).This stunning tarot offers a path--built on the tenets of high magic--that leads to transformation and enlightenment. Also noted is that after initiation into the grade of "Adeptus Minor", one of the tasks of the adept was to hand-paint a copy of the Tarot deck. One spread is given in the LWB (Little White Book) for use by the reader, and it is simply termed the "Fifteen Card Method of Tarot Divination". Other than certain rituals and meditations found in the Cipher manuscripts and developed further, [8] "magical practices" were generally not taught at the first temple. One of the first things you notice when you pick up The Magical Tarot of the Golden Dawn is the colours and the patterns of colours that are used to illustrate the cards.

They had also become anxious to make contact with the Secret Chiefs themselves, instead of relying on Mathers as an intermediary. It also includes a useful commentary on some of the spreads, which helps to see them working in practice.

The author of this deck, Robert Wang, states in his instruction booklet that the Golden Dawn Tarot is "the only truly esoteric deck ever to be published", i. We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved. The official Golden Dawn tarot deck based on descriptions in Book T was probably drawn by Mathers wife Moina, who had attended art school. The Golden Dawn Tarot “must be viewed as a pedagogical tool, intended to lead to a deep-rooted understanding of the human condition.