The Divinatory Tarot
Autor Papus Traducere de Beryl Stockmanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2007
A chance to glean insight into one the 'greats' of nineteenth century occultism and his thoughts about the mystery of the Tarot.
Throughout his life as a dedicated occultist, Papus influenced such luminaries as Aleister Crowley, A.E.Waite, McGregor Mathers and Mouni Sadhu.
His Tarot of the Bohemians has never gone out of print and is translated into a plethora of languages.
A friend and confident of the great Parisian Mage, Eliphas Levi, he can truly be said to be a founder of the modern occult movement.
Highlights ofThe Divinatory Tarotinclude Papus' designs for his own Tarot deck; Discussions of the relationship of numerology and the tarot; New Divinatory meanings; A unique view of the French occult school; The Tarot and Astrology.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1904658059
Pagini: 255
Dimensiuni: 129 x 199 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: AEON BOOKS LTD
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
Descriere
This represents the culmination of Papus work on the Tarot. This book represents a chance to fully understand this master of the occult s mature thinking on the philosophy of the Tarot and his system of reading the cards.The book is devoted to a practical, detailed discussion of divination by Tarot, including reproduction of a lengthy compendium of divinatory meanings which depend from the eighteenth century French Tarotist Etteilla and his followers.Additionally, a significant portion of the book is devoted to drawings for an entire Tarot deck by Gabriel Goulinat. They include Egyptianized figures and numerous correspondences with other metaphysical systems, e.g., alphabets and astrology, and carry key words or phrases to facilitate divination and discussion of esoteric philosophy."
Notă biografică
Papus(1865-1916) was the esoteric pseudonym for the French physician and hypnotist Gérard Encausse. He was a member of he Theosophical Society, shortly after it was founded, and went on to found the modern Martinist Order. He dedicated much of his life to study of the occult, especially the Tarot and Kabala, while also receiving his medicine degree from the University of Paris. He died in 1916, during the First World War, after joining the French army medial corps.