New Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot: Keys to the Rituals, Symbolism, Magic, and Divination (Llewellyn's New Age Tarot Series)

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Summary: Out of print? Whaaat?
Review: The Golden Dawn is many things to many people. It's definatly not the first esoteric order, but it is the one esoteric order that had the most impact on modern day occultism, from Aleister Crowley to wicca. The Cicero's were the ones who revived this august order back in the late seventies and they lay claim to senior adeptship in that order. They're also the authors that augmented the classic Regardie books Garden of Pomegranets and the Middle Pillar, to some purists chagrin. The book indeed is a classic, explaining in easy terms qabalistic basics like the three pillars and the four worlds, along with the twenty-two tarot paths; plus much, much, more. The art on these cards were designed for trance work and skrying, so they're excellent for use in the Cicero's supplement to Garden of Pomegranets. What stinks about the set being out-of-print is that it is a set that is so sublimly balanced and magickal. Where other decks borrow from the Rider-Waite (which is a G.D. tarot deck in secret) this blazes a path that clearly states Golden Dawn. It is also the deck o.k.'d by the late sage Israel Regardie, who is celebrated on the major arcana card the Hermit. Final thoughts: I am glad I picked this set (book, cards, and layout poster) up in time! I have a collection of Tarot cards and I say this set is King over all the related Rider-Waite look alikes.

Rating:
Summary: Out of print? Whaaat?
Review: The Golden Dawn is many things to many people. It's definatly not the first esoteric order, but it is the one esoteric order that had the most impact on modern day occultism, from Aleister Crowley to wicca. The Cicero's were the ones who revived this august order back in the late seventies and they lay claim to senior adeptship in that order. They're also the authors that augmented the classic Regardie books Garden of Pomegranets and the Middle Pillar, to some purists chagrin. The book indeed is a classic, explaining in easy terms qabalistic basics like the three pillars and the four worlds, along with the twenty-two tarot paths; plus much, much, more. The art on these cards were designed for trance work and skrying, so they're excellent for use in the Cicero's supplement to Garden of Pomegranets. What stinks about the set being out-of-print is that it is a set that is so sublimly balanced and magickal. Where other decks borrow from the Rider-Waite (which is a G.D. tarot deck in secret) this blazes a path that clearly states Golden Dawn. It is also the deck o.k.'d by the late sage Israel Regardie, who is celebrated on the major arcana card the Hermit. Final thoughts: I am glad I picked this set (book, cards, and layout poster) up in time! I have a collection of Tarot cards and I say this set is King over all the related Rider-Waite look alikes.