Journal of the Western Mystery Tradition
No. 17, Vol. 2. Autumnal Equinox 2009
 


Publisher
J. S. Kupperman

Editorial Staff
J. S. Kupperman
Frater L.
Samuel Scarborough

Web Design and Development
J. S. Kupperman

Contributors
Teresa Burns
Nick Farrell
Joseph Gurney
J. S. Kupperman
Frater L.
Samuel Scarborough
Dean F. Wilson

The Cover Art: - The Devil

The Devil card, much like the much maligned Death, is frequently misunderstood. Here Eliphas Lévi's Baphomet shows us the alchemical underpinnings of the Devil.
Tarot - Issue Title

Editorial: Tarot Today
by J. S. Kupperman
A few very brief statements.

The Tarot of the Golden Dawn
by Joseph Gurney
The Order of the Golden Dawn revolutionized the use and design of the tarot deck. It is, in fact, the source of almost all modern decks. Here the history of the Golden Dawn's tarot is discussed.

Creating a Golden Dawn Tarot
by Nick Farrell
Have you ever wanted to design your own tarot deck? This article discusses the author's work in developing a new Golden Dawn tarot deck and the difficult work it took.

 

Tarocchio as a Tool for Landscape Divination
by Frater L.
The Tarot can find surprising applications; here, the landscape and its past avatars of incarnation in historical or esoterical figures can be studied from geographical and mythological bases using particular structures of card layout.

Tarot and Kabbalistic Sacred Geometry
by J. S. Kupperman
Continuing from issue 13 this article explores connections between the Tree of Life the Cube of Space and the 22 cards of the tarot's major arcana.

 

Book Reviews
Two Facsimile Edition Reviews - review by Teresa Burns
Alchemical Essays - review by J. S. Kupperman
Alchemy Journal - review by J. S. Kupperman
The Art and Practice of Geomancy - review by Samuel Scarborough

 

Poetry and Fiction
Zayin - Dean F. Wilson

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