The Tarot of the Bohemians by Papus

To the casual observer, they're just a pack of playing cards. But to initiates, the mysterious figures of the Tarot deck symbolize the keys to ancient wisdom. The 78 cards can be employed to unlock the secrets of the universe and to foretell the future- but only by those who comprehend their esoteric truths. A pillar of occult science, The Tarot of the Bohemians provides a theological element to the work begun by Antoine Court de Gébelin, Etteila, and Éliphas Lévi, and advanced by A. E. Waite, the distinguished scholar and designer of the most widely known deck. Geared toward initiates, its topics include an introduction to the study of the Tarot as well as its symbolism and applications. This revised edition includes a Preface by Waite in addition to illustrative plates, charts, and tables. CONTENTS PART I.CHAP. I.-INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE TAROTII.-THE SACRED WORD YOD-HE-VAU-HEIII.-THE ESOTERISM OF NUMBERSIV.-ANALOGY BETWEEN THE SACRED WORD AND NUMBERSV.-THE KEY TO THE MINOR ARCANAVI.-THE KEY TO THE MAJOR ARCANAVII.-CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MAJOR AND MINOR ARCANAPART II.SYMBOLISM IN THE TAROT.APPLICATION OF THE GENERAL KEY TO THE SYMBOLISM.VIII.-INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF SYMBOLISMIX.-HISTORY OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE TAROT. INQUIRY INTO ITS ORIGINX.-THE SYMBOLICAL TAROT. THE 1ST SEPTENARY. ARCANA 1 TO 7. THEOGONYXI.-2ND SEPTENARY. ANDROGONYXII.-3RD SEPTENARY. COSMOGONYXIII.-GENERAL TRANSITION XIV.-GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE SYMBOLICAL TAROTPART III.APPLICATIONS OF THE TAROT.XV.-GENERAL KEY TO THE APPLICATIONS OF THE TAROTXVI.-THE ASTRONOMIC TAROTXVII.-THE INITIATIVE TAROTXVIII.-THE KABBALISTIC TAROTXIX.-THE AUTHORS WHO HAVE INTERESTED THEMSELVES IN THE TAROTXX.-THE DIVINING TAROT IN SEVEN LESSONS. XXI.-APPLICATION OF THE TAROT TO GAMESXXII.-CONCLUSION OF THE WORKINDEXTABLE OF THE AUTHORS AND PRINCIPAL WORKS QUOTEDGerard Encausse (1865-1916), was a Spanish-born French physician who used the pen-name of Papus. After years of researching the occult, Kabbalah, alchemy, and magic, he was among the first to offer a serious study of the Tarot. He co-founded the Kabbalistic Order of the Rose-Croix and was active in the Hermetic Brotherhood of the Light and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.