Furthermore, Wang ascribes an interpretation to The Lovers that you don’t often see– Key 6 is, according to the LWB, about mediumship and inspiration begotten from mediumistic sources; this is the power of psychic-medium impulse in that named quarternary set of power cards (i. In this respect, the true worth of the cards comes from repetitive usage, which helps to stimulate the unconscious and help develop psychic powers. The official Golden Dawn tarot deck based on descriptions in Book T was probably drawn by Mathers wife Moina, who had attended art school. After living in Rabaul, New Guinea, in the 1960's, Zalewski travelled throughout south-east Asia, studying tantric yoga in India and eventually settling in New Zealand in 1970.

The premise here was less about his own original art, as you’ll see in his later Jungian Tarot, but rather, to recreate the works of S. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.

They had also become anxious to make contact with the Secret Chiefs themselves, instead of relying on Mathers as an intermediary. The cards in this deck and the companion booklet are printed in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German. But anyway, this deck or the process of creating it using the teachings of Book T is the basis for for the famous (and incredibly divergent) Rider/Smith-Waite Tarot and the Thoth Tarot. It is also the only deck to reach public view that was designed for the exclusive use of a powerful secret fraternity. Ill-dignified,” as he uses the term, does not mean a reversed card in a spread; it means weakening, obstructing, or destructive influences arising from that card.

Israel Regardie, Wang has faithfully produced, in authentic detail, each card in the Golden Dawn Tarot. The Golden Dawn Tarot “must be viewed as a pedagogical tool, intended to lead to a deep-rooted understanding of the human condition. After reading and practicing the Golden Dawn for a number of years, he and Chris Zalewski went to Havelock North and met with members of the then recently closed Whare Ra temple in 1980. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . The Court descriptions are about three pages long and include I Ching as well as tattvas, decante influences and elemental influences, geomancy, and a divinatory paragraph.

There is a lot I do like about this deck, like the intricacy of symbolism and the color correspondences. The angel association is a welcomed addition and is not something I’ve studied previously so is now on my ever-growing list! It also uses the images from the RWS as the source for the Minor Arcana (the original Golden Dawn didn't have images on the Minors).