Adolph Ernestus Thierens was a noted and controversial Dutch astrologer. His many publications are not only about astrology, but also about Tarot, Theosophy and Freemasonry. In the following pages A.E. Thierens gives the meaning of both Greater and Lesser Arcana after the astrological theory with a précis of the traditional significance, the latter taken chiefly from Dr. Papus and from the renderings of Mr. Waite and Mr. S. L. MacGregor Mathers (also Éliphas Lévi, Eteilla, Court de Gebelin...

A.E. Waite's Devil-Worship in France, rather than being an infernal how-to book or even a history of what the title purports, is in fact an examination of a most sensational hoax perpetrated by Parisian journalist, Leo Taxil. Taxil and fictitious associate, Diana Vaughan, created a scandal in the late 1800s by reporting on a most heinous occult sect, the "Palladian Masons," that admitted women and performed diabolic acts of "Luciferian Spiritism." Taxil's "revelation" of this secret societ...

This work represents a distinctive school of alchemy -- it belonged to a period that had inherited a bitter experience of the failures, impostures, and misery surrounding the "Magnum Opus" and its mystical quest. The treatises contained in this volume are by the authors of historical legend: John de Mehung, Nicholas Flamel, Basil Valentine, Eirenaeus Philalethes, Helvetius, Michael Maier, Michael Sendivogius, Nicholas Barnaud Delphinas, and Basilius Valentinus. Illustrated.

Noted occult historian A. E. Waite created this meticulously researched survey in order to unite and interpret the scattered and often-inaccessible details of magical traditions. Part I contains essential passages from prominent magical texts dating from the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries; Part II analyzes these texts from a modern perspective.A century after its debut, Waite's work remains among the best sources of information on occult subjects related to the study...

The Pictorial Key to the Tarotby A.E. WaiteThe classic text for the Rider-Waite deck. Discusses the major and minor arcana, what each card means, reversed card meanings, and how to do a basic reading.About the Author:

Few individuals exerted more influence in "esoteric and occult Masonry" in the late 1800s and early 1900s than A.E. (Arthur) Waite. His hunger for "hidden wisdom" drove him to the study of all matters esoteric. A scholar, magician and Mason, his words drew praise from many, yet were controversial enough to draw a fair amount of criticism … likely to Waite's delight. This collection of Masonic papers from A.E. Waite represents some of the finest thoughts on the "deeper aspects" of Masonry. ...

A new edition of A.E. Waite's classic The Pictorial Key to the Tarot that explores tarot's radical political potential and its usefulness for the left.A.E. Waite’s The Pictoral Key to the Tarot has been a mainstay among tarot reference guides for more than a century.As an acclaimed occultist and scholar of the Kabbalah, Waite collaborated with artist Pamela Colman Smith to create what has become possibly the world’s most famous tarot deck....

First published in 1910, "The Pictorial Key to the Tarot" by A.E. Waite is a seminal work on the symbolism, history, and interpretation of Tarot cards. Written as a companion to the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, which Waite co-created with artist Pamela Colman Smith, the book provides an in-depth exploration of the mystical meanings behind each card. Divided into three sections, the book covers the origins and esoteric significance of Tarot, detailed explanations of the Major and Minor Arcana, a...

Picture your fate, forecast your future and transform your fortuneAn illustrated guide to the world famous Original Rider Waite Tarot - the most popular deck in the world.Unlock the secrets of the tarot with renowned scholar of the occult, A E Waite. Featuring the original card artwork by Pamela Colman Smith, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot is an insightful card-by-card analysis of the 78-card Rider Waite Tarot dec...

THE term Modern Satanism is not intended to signify the development of some new aspect of old doctrine concerning demonology, or some new argument for the personification of the evil principle in universal nature. It is intended to signify the alleged revival, or, at least, the reappearance to some extent in public, of a cultus diabolicus, or formal religion of the devil, the existence of which, in the middle ages, is registered by the known facts of the Black Sabbath, a department, howeve...

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 adva...

The classic groundbreaking exploration of ancient occult philosophy by the author of The History of Magic.Steeped in the Western occult tradition, Éliphas Lévi (Alphonese Louis Constant) was a master of the Rosicrucian interpretation of the Qabalah, which forms the basis of magic as practiced in the West today.The first half of this book deals with the principles and theories that underlie magical work, covering the subject from the Qabalistic, Herme...