Hermetic Tarot Deck by Godfrey Dowson: a black-and-white 78-card tarot rich in the esoteric symbolism of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, with a 72-page booklet.
What Makes This Piece
Artist: Godfrey Dowson
Publisher: U.S. Games Systems
Format: deck of 78 cards + 72-page instruction booklet
Card size: 2.75 x 4.625 inches
Style: fine black-and-white line art
About the Deck
Every card carries the Golden Dawn's astrological, kabbalistic, angelic and geomantic attributions in careful detail. The booklet, with an introduction by Stuart R. Kaplan, gives card meanings, the Celtic Cross spread and a diagram of the Tree of Life with its 22 paths. A deck for readers who want to study the esoteric roots of tarot.
