Essential Tarot Writings: A Collection of Source Texts in Western Occultism - Donald Tyson

Essential Tarot Writings: A Collection of Source Texts in Western Occultism - Donald Tyson

The book is in English.

This collection presents three centuries of key Tarot texts in Western occultism. Renowned occult scholar Donald Tyson has compiled, edited, and annotated these valuable essays, which provide an in-depth look at the development of the Tarot as a magical tool. The book includes Tyson's English translations of Antoine Court de Gébelin's Monde Primitif , including two notable Tarot essays.

For the first time, this work also presents a comprehensive understanding of the English Method of card divination, an important precursor to the interpretation of Tarot earth symbolism.

The book covers, among other things:

• The origin of card meanings
• Hebrew and Kabbalistic Connections to Tarot Symbolism
• Using Tarot Cards in Ceremonial Magic

The book introduces esteemed thinkers, such as Comte de Mellet, SL MacGregor Mathers, JW Brodie-Innes and AE Waite, who have significantly influenced the development of Tarot and its interpretive traditions. The essays outline how different centuries of understanding of Tarot have shaped and influenced each other.

Essential Tarot Writings offers a unique and comprehensive overview of the history of the Tarot and its role in the Western magical tradition. It is a must-read for anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of the origins of the Tarot and its significance in the occult.