Author Description

Samuel Liddel MacGregor Mathers was a noted and controversial British occultist. He was the founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. This book describes the mystical symbolism of the Arcana of the Tarot. The meanings of the illustrations show the influence of astrology, as well as Qabalistic principles. This edition contains illustrations of the Oswald Wirth Tarot deck and includes a text by Pyotr Demianovich Ouspensky: What is the tarot? This short treatise is a Must-Have text that will be appreciated by anyone interested in the study of the tarot.