The Tarot of the Bohemians; the absolute key to occult science; the most ancient book in the world; for the use of initiates

Transl. from the French by A.P. Morton.. Preface by Arthur E. Waite.

1 Introduction to the study of the Tarot. Part 1 - The general key to the Tarot, giving the absolute key to occult science. 2 The sacred word Yod-He-Vau-He. 3 Esotericism of numbers. 4 Analogy between the sacred word and numbers. 5 The key to the Minor Arcana. 6 The key to the Major Arcana. 7 Connection between the major and minor arcana. Part 2 - Symbolism in the Tarot. Application of the general key to the symbolism. 8 Introduction to the study of symbolism. 9 History of the symbolism of the Tarot. 10 The symbolical Tarot--the 1st septenary: Theogony. 11 2nd septenary: Androgony. 12 3rd septenary: Cosmogony. 13 General transition. 14 General summary of the symbolical Tarot: involution and evolution. Part 3 - Applications of the Tarot. 15 General key to the applications of the Tarot. 16 The astronomic Tarot. 17 The initiative Tarot. 18 The Kabalistic Tarot. 19 The authors who have interested themselves in the Tarot. 20 The divining Tarot in seven lessons. 21 Application of the Tarot to games. 22 Conclusion of the work

'So far as history is concerned, the thesis of Papus depends from whatever is regarded as of authority among French occult writers...' --Preface

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