By Robert Wang
(2nd Hand, Tarot, Occult, Divination, Rare)
Published by Samuel Weiser, 1979 (Second Printing)
Condition - Very Good (Small previous owners inscription on the inside front cover)
Paperback, 192 Pages
Genre - Tarot, Occult, Divination, Nonfiction, Rare, Collectable
★★★★☆
An Introduction to the Golden Dawn Tarot
The system developed by the " Secret Magical Fraternity, The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn... has taken eighty years to reach publication" 158 pages including Appendices on the 10 card and 15 card methods and the Crux Ansata.
Crux Ansata (Latin for "cross with a handle") is the traditional academic and Latin name for the ancient Egyptian Ankh—a hieroglyphic symbol representing "life". It consists of a tau (T-shaped) cross topped by a looped oval or circle. The symbol carries deep historical and esoteric significance.
U.S. Games Systems published the The Golden Dawn Tarot, revealing for the first time many truths and secrets of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and its interpretation of the tarot. Dr. Robert Wang has faithfully rendered in authentic detail each card of The Golden Dawn Tarot deck based upon the esoteric notebooks of MacGregor Mathers. The card designs follow the symbolic framework of the Inner Tradition formulated by Mathers. Dr. Israel Regardie, the leading author/scholar in the occult field, skillfully guided the creation of The Golden Dawn Tarot, the last great secret teachings of the Order. The deck is now a classic, its symbols and references familiar to tarot experts everywhere.
Weiser Antiquarian Books is the oldest occult bookstore in the United States. It specialises in books on Aleister Crowley and his circle, magic, mysticism, eastern religions and alternative spirituality. Its earlier New York incarnation, The Weiser Bookshop, was described by Leslie A. Shepherd as "perhaps the most famous occult bookstore in the U.S.