An in-depth study of tarot cards and tradition, The Tarot of the Bohemians is a must-read textbook for students of the subject. Written by Gérard Encausse under his occult alias, Papus, this volume gives a history of tarot and details the Marseilles pack’s symbolism alongside an exploration of Jewish Kabbalah mysticism. Gérard Encausse was a French hypnotist, physician, and occultist famous for founding the modern Martinist Order. In this text, he presents basic instruction in cartomancy using the tarot deck, while claiming that the practice contains knowledge from ancient Egypt, India, and Atlantis. The contents of the volume include: - Introduction to the Study of the Tarot - The General Key to the Tarot - The Sacred Word - Esotericism of Numbers - Analogy Between the Sacred Word and Numbers - The Key to the Minor Arcana

Translation of Clef absolue de la science occulte. The tarot of the Bohemians, absolute key to occult science : the most ancient book in the world for the exclusive use of initiates by Papus. CONTENTS include: Part I: The "General Key to the Tarot," Giving the Absolute Key to the Occult Science -- Part II: Symolism in the Tarot. Application of the General Key to the Symbolism. Part III: Applications of the Tarot. Reproduction of 1892 Edition.

Have a heart-to-heart with your Tarot cards when you learn the secrets of intuitive readings. Heart of Tarot presents a unique and powerful way to do Tarot readings that doesn't involve memorizing card meanings, using psychic skills, or learning occult lore. Rather, it offers an amazingly accurate but little-known intuitive technique, developed by John McClimans, called "Gestalt Tarot." Once you discover the secrets of this approach, it is easy to learn and master. All the information you seek is already present in your subconscious, and intuitive Tarot simply helps you bring it to the surface of your conscious mind. An intuitive Tarot reading provides completely original and personally relevant interpretations, and can be used with any Tarot deck. With this guide, you will learn specific techniques to help yourself or others discover their own answers in a reading. Step-by-step instructions are illustrated with sample spreads and interpretations. This guidebook is a complete Tarot resource, with chapters on Tarot magick, teaching Tarot, and reading the cards professionally. Gain a better understanding of any situation and make intelligent decisions based on your own insights--it's simple when you listen to your heart.

The enigmatic and richly illustrative tarot deck reveals a host of strange and iconic mages, such as The Tower, The Wheel of Fortune, The Hanged Man and The Fool: over which loom the terrifying figures of Death and The Devil. The 21 numbered playing cards of tarot have always exerted strong fascination, way beyond their original purpose, and the multiple resonances of the deck are ubiquitous. From T S Eliot and his 'wicked pack of cards' in "The Waste Land" to the psychic divination of Solitaire in Ian Fleming's "Live and Let Die"; and from the satanic novels of Dennis Wheatley to the deck's adoption by New Age practitioners, the cards have in modern times become inseparably connected to the occult. They are now viewed as arguably the foremost medium of prophesying and foretelling. Yet, as the author shows, originally the tarot were used as recreational playing cards by the Italian nobility in the Renaissance. It was only much later, in the 18th and 19th centuries, that the deck became associated with esotericism before evolving finally into a diagnostic tool for mind, body and spirit. This is the first book to explore the remarkably varied ways in which tarot has influenced culture. Tracing the changing patterns of the deck's use, from game to mysterious oracular device, Helen Farley examines tarot's emergence in 15th century Milan and discusses its later associations with astrology, kabbalah and the Age of Aquarius.

A classic guide on how to master a Tarot reading that combines self-teaching techniques with personal insight provides revised interpretations for the Minor arcana as well as coverage of topics ranging from crystals and astrology to numerology and occult metaphysics.

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1978 and 1992, draw together research by leading academics in the area of the occult and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The collection examines occultism from a broad range of disciplines, from shamanism and the occult tarot, to the esoteric and spiritualism. It includes volumes across the disciplines of religion, covering new religious movements, spiritualism, ritual and magic practices. The three books that comprise this set include investigations into the evolution of occultism, as well as the history and practices of the occult as a religious movement. This collection brings back into print insightful and detailed books and will be a must-have resource for academics and students, not only of religion and anthropology, but also of history and psychology.