Golden Dawn TTarot Deck

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In addition to their reliance on established Catholic rituals and doctrine, both Shaw and Petitpierre developed a theory of the “psychic” which undergirded much of their work as exorcists. For instance, Shaw asserted that an entire immaterial and yet ultimately natural world of energy existed alongside perceptible reality. Some souls, for reasons that remained unknown, possessed a capacity to sense that world, and could even work within it. Dean, Liz (2015). The Ultimate Guide to Tarot: A Beginner's Guide to the Cards, Spreads, and Revealing the Mystery of the Tarot. Beverly, Massachusetts: Fair Winds Press. p.9. ISBN 978-1592336579. The divine life is expressed in ten steps or levels, which both conceal and reveal Him. It flows out and animates Creation; but at the same time it remains deep inside. The secret rhythm of its movement and pulse beat is the law of motion of all Creation. As the divine life reveals itself — that is, becomes manifest through its actions on the various level of divine emanation — it assumes a different shape on each level or, speaking theologically, appears in different attributes. ( Mystical Shape 39)

Sutin, Lawrence (2000). Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley. New York: St Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-25243-4. OCLC 43581537. Harris, Elizabeth J. (1998). "Ananda Metteya, the First British Emissary of Buddhism" (PDF). The Wheel Publication (420–422). ISBN 9552401798 . Retrieved November 13, 2022. The first general reference to modern European Tarot cards is in the writings of the Abbe de la Rive who made the statement that the Tarot cards originated from Spain in 1267. They were brought to Italy by Castilian princes who came to Scilly and Calabria then extended into Italy. Another early reference to the Tarot comes from the fifteenth century, chronicler Giovanni Covelluzo, who stated: Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1928 to 1942, successfully cursed a hotel when a friend complained that it ruined the view at his lake house. The hotel burned down — twice. Thoroughly pleased with his success, the Archbishop went on to curse other minor items, such as ugly windows, when asked by his friends and fellow clergy. Anecdotes such as these might suggest that, if Anglicans were dabbling in the occult, it was all nothing more than the idiosyncrasies of strong personalities.

This hidden tradition of the Tarot takes the Hebrew name of God, YOD HEH VAU HEH (Jehovah) and equates each letter to an element, being Fire, Water, Air and Earth respectively. Since the Tarot Trumps relate to the four elements, as well as the seven planets and the twelve Zodiac Signs (the final Tarot Trump has a dual association of both a planet and an element) the Tarot was further equated with symbolism contained within a very early book on Hebrew cosmology called the 'Sepher Yetzirah' which purports to give the formation of the universe and of creation itself. Before you stands the Tree of Life formed of the Sephiroth and their connecting paths… Upon each Sephira are written in Hebrew letters its Name, the Divine Name ruling it, and those of the Angels and Archangels attributed thereto. Water– Feeling; the action of the emotions; love and affection, dreams, desires, fantasies; pleasure, friendship, social activity, romance, receptivity The work of Ficino and Mirandola was eventually synthesized into a body of esoteric thought published by Cornelius Agrippa in his encyclopedic De Occulta Philosophia in 1533 (Yates 130-131). As Hanegraaff states, this was an immense compendium of astrological and magical lore (393). Yates describes Agrippa’s work as a “clear survey of the whole field of Renaissance magic” and it became a standard reference work on such throughout the Renaissance and afterwards (130). The eventual result was a system of magical practice in the Renaissance and beyond that was rooted in Jewish Cabala but also borrowed heavily from both Classical Neoplatonic and Christian traditions of esoteric thought. Both Westcott and Mathers show themselves in their writings to be familiar with Agrippa as well as Pseudo-Dionysius (see Regardie, The Golden Dawn 611-613 and Westcott, “Angels” in The Magical Mason 125). A careful study of the Golden Dawn Trumps shows a very peculiar change in theme. The first Trumps have heavy Celtic symbology with 'The Fool' for the main part, associated with Sir Parzival of the Round Table and his upbringing in the almost enchanted forest along with the story of him and the dog on the leash. Sir Parzival was often referred to as the 'Divine Fool'. 'The High Priestess' is another aspect of the Grail legend. This Celtic tendency however seems to stop abruptly at this point and Felkin seems to have embraced more of the Marseille line of thinking, although endowing it with heavy Kabbalistic symbology. The Grail legend, as written by Wolfram Von Eschbach, was considered by many of those within the Golden Dawn to be the central point of origin of the Tarot and oral tradition has it that this was studied very carefully by Mathers and Westcott, and that Westcott, took the symbology of the Court Cards from this text.

Ace of Cups –“The Root of the Powers of Water”; Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces; The Water Signs of the ZodiacKaplan, Stuart R. (2018). Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story. Stamford, Connecticut: U.S. Game Systems. p.371. ISBN 9781572819122. The Kabbalah was originally an obscure sectarian teaching from Hebrew mysticism that gradually was adopted by many of the greatest philosophers of Europe throughout the ages to the present day. It is presented as a form of thinking in ten stages, that is connected by various paths, each attributed to letters of the Hebrew alphabet. With this form of metaphysics many other philosophies of both Eastern and Western thought appendaged themselves to its core so that its boundaries grew with every coming age. One of the best descriptions of the Kabbalah that I have ever seen was given in a nineteenth century book called the 'Canon' by William Stirling: 'The Cabbalistic theology, representing the endless reasoning of countless generations of ingenious men, is the epitome of man's first efforts to grasp the problems connected with the cause and continuance of life, the inscrutable mystery which baffled the understanding of all inquiries alike. They reasoned concerning all phenomena of existence by their analogy to human creation and it was supposed that the universal creation took place after the manner of human creation and the generative attributes of a man and a woman were those of God and the universe and finally that all bodily functions of a human being and their counterpart in the Macrocosm or Greater World'. The last word on the Tarot of the Golden Dawn and a veritable encyclopedia which covers every aspect of the cards.

The number associated with this card is 8, which also represents the infinity symbol, speaking to endless possibilities, self-mastery, and how karma is directly tied to the victory you seek. Remember the strength of the lion when you encounter any career or relationship hiccups. Find an S.O. that lets you take the lead and trusts in your power. You are destined for success, Leo, so be brave and boldly pursue your passions and desires. But remember, kitty cat, your success will come from compassion, most of all. The rest of the LWB is given over to the interpretation of the cards. No scans are used, with keywords only given for each card. From the book:This doctrine states that God as Creator…manifested Himself in ten utterances of His being, ten radiations of His creative nature, ten emanations of His concealed essence, or what one of these ultimately symbolic descriptions is used. The Sefiroth, pulsating with the rhythm of the divine life and symbolically representing the life process of the Godhead, are in essence one in God, yet they reveal different aspects of God’s creative activity. (Scholem, Mystical Shape 60) Perhaps the most famous (and most overtly Anglo-Catholic) example of Carlyle’s occultism occurred in 1910. The Abbot and his monks received the relics of Richard Whyting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury, who had been martyred in the Reformation. Amid rich liturgical furnishings and a special Latin office and mass, the relics were translated to the chapel at Caldey. J.W. Brodie-Innes continued leading the Amen-Ra temple, deciding that the revolt was unjustified. By 1908, Mathers and Brodie-Innes were in complete accord. [26] According to sources that differ regarding the actual date, sometime between 1901 and 1913 Mathers renamed the branch of the Golden Dawn remaining loyal to his leadership to Alpha et Omega. [27] [28] [29] [d] Brodie-Innes assumed command of the English and Scottish temples, while Mathers concentrated on building up his Ahathoor temple and extending his American connections. [28] According to occultist Israel Regardie, the Golden Dawn had spread to the United States of America before 1900 and a Thoth-Hermes temple had been founded in Chicago. [26] [28] By the beginning of the First World War in 1914, Mathers had established two to three American temples.