Product Description

NEW 2004 REVISED EDITION

Hailed by reviewers as "a masterpiece," and as "the single most profound reference of its kind," The Qabalistic Tarot has become the standard in its field, a book essential to all students of Tarot symbolism. It is both a textbook and a sourcebook for the symbols of the Western Hermetic Qabalah, a corpus of mystical ideas which have, for centuries, exerted a powerful influence on the development of Western thought. Dr. Wang explains the Tarot as an externalization of a mystical system which has evolved from approximately the third century C.E. to our own time. He traces the development of Qabalistic ideas from the Neoplatonic through the Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern periods, systematically discussing each Sephira and Path on the Tree of Life. He uses the Tarot images as a point of visual reference, and provides a thorough explanation of the symbolic intricacies of the Paths. The Qabalistic Tarot is recommended as a comprehensive textbook for individual study or for the classroom. The first and only work based on the four major decks in use today, it is the ideal companion book for the Golden Dawn Tarot, the Thoth Tarot, the Rider-Waite Tarot, or the traditional Marseilles deck.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #315828 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

the best book ever
This is the Best book ever written on the Tarot from the Hermetic point of view. This is an advance book on the Qabala and the Tarot and I would give it a 4 1/2 stars as there are mistakes in the print which are more like typos so I will stick with 5 stars. The explanation is purely from a GD system of realting the Tarot and the Tree of Life and I fully reccomened the book if you are following the GD or even the OTO tradition

The Best book on Tarot and the Qabalah
Absolutley the best book on Book T and Qabalah. I have not found another with the depth of research and quantity of information. This is an essential in your library if you plan to master the Tarot or simply want a thorough understanding of its available depths and lofty heights.

Interesting
I found this book accessible and helpful, though it is "heavy" reading (understandably, given the topic).