history of the occult tarot, 1870-1970

History of the occult tarot, 1870-1970 by Ronald Decker Download PDF EPUB FB2

This is a great book on Tarot. It is a must read for anyone interested in the Occult Tarot. This is a history book, it's not about how to read cards.

But, it's a fantastic stab at the topic. Great information, in a very dry academic format. This is a comprehensive survey of Tarot cards from to /5(14). This is a great book on Tarot. It is a must read for anyone interested in the Occult Tarot. This is a history book, it's not about how to read cards.

But, it's a fantastic stab at the topic. Great information, in a very dry academic format. This is a comprehensive survey of Tarot cards from to /5(14). A History of the Occult Tarot, When the Tarot pack was invented in Italy in the early 15th century, it was simply a pack of cards, used for playing games.

Esoteric interpretations of. A history of the occult tarot, [Ronald Decker; Michael Dummett] -- The first history of the occult uses of the Tarot pack from the late 19th century to the When the Tarot pack was invented in Italy in the early 15th century, it was simply a pack of cards, used.

Genre/Form: History: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Decker, Ronald. History of the occult tarot, London: Duckworth, (OCoLC) This book picks up where A Wicked Pack of Cards leaves off, taking up the story from the end of the 19th century to tell the story of the second hundred years of the occult beliefs surrounding tarot.

If anything, the tale of myth making becomes more revealing of the absurdities of occult tarot that had dominated English speakers' perception of /5. First published in and finally available again, A History of the Occult Tarot is the classic work on the history of the Tarot deck and its uses in occult circles.

Starting with the late 19th century, the authorsart historian and antique card curator Ronald Decker and former Oxford logic professor Michael Dummettexamine how the Tarot went from a deck used simply for/5.

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A History of the Occult Tarot by Ronald Decker and Michael Dummett Review by K. Frank Jensen If you would like to purchase this book, click here. This book has been awaited for a long time since the authors, Ronald Decker and Michael Dummett (along with Thierry Depaulis), published "A Wicked Pack of Cards" in Read “A History of the Occult Tarot”, by Ronald Decker, Michael Dummett online on Bookmate – When the Tarot pack was invented in Italy in the early 15th century, it was simply a pack of cards, used fo.

First published inhighly sought after, and finally available again, A History of the Occult Tarot is the classic work on the history of the Tarot deck and its uses in occult circles. Starting with the late 19th century, the authors—art historian and antique card curator Ronald Decker and former Oxford logic professor Michael Dummett—examine how the Tarot went from a deck.

History of the Occult Tarot: - by Ronald Decker and Michael Dummett Review by Lee A. Bursten If you would like to purchase this book, click here. This book is a sequel to the authors’ previous book, A Wicked Pack of Cards, although this time without the co-authorship of Theirry Depaulis.

A History of the Occult Tarot By Ronald Decker and Michael Dummett Duckworth ISBN 0 5 This book picks up the story where the last one left off, showing how the occult tarot spread beyond France and throughout the English speaking world until all English speakers know by tarot was the occult and fortune telling.

A History of the Occult Tarot, Duckworth Overlook, (second ed.) Many people do not realize that the Tarot pack was for centuries used for playing card games before it began to be employed in fortune-telling. Full Description: "An essential volume for serious students of the Tarot, this compelling survey describes the many fascinating decks imagined over time and the secret histories of mystics.

The History of the Occult Tarot makes the reader have stronger analytical thinking skills. Have you ever read an amazing book and did not solve the mystery itself. InJean-Baptiste Alliette, a French occultist, released the first Tarot deck designed specifically for divinatory purposes, rather than as a parlor game or entertainment.

A few years earlier, he had responded to de Gebelin’s work with a treatise of his own, a book explaining how one could use the Tarot for divination. After tracing the metamorphosis of the tarot from its origin as a simple card game in 15th-century Italy to the esoteric practice it became in 18th-century France, this scholarly study assesses the deck’s modern status as a guide to life.

Along the way, the authors investigate the arcane sects and occultist practitioners, from the Theosophical Society to Aleister Crowley, that have used. Click History for an illustrated story of Tarot's invention and development. The Cartomancy section teaches you how to read with historic decks.

For an in-depth exploration of each trump card look in the Iconography section. The Blog has short articles on tarot books and decks, tips on card reading, and tarot in art and fiction.

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pages, again a unique source of information on practices and viewpoints, many of them secret.That the Tarot originated in ancient Egypt as a divinatory tool is a romantic misconception. Ron Decker’s meticulous sch. Bilderesultat for paul decker tarot book esoteric Buy or Rent The Esoteric Tarot as an eTextbook and get instant access.

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