The Tarot: A Contemporary Course of the Quintessence of Hermetic Occultism

by Mouni Sadhu

• A complete training in the Magical Philosophy
• Divided into easy-to-learn lessons
• Secrets of the Astral Plane revealed

This is by no means simply a theoretical treatise accessible only to specialists. Any discerning reader can cope with the initiatory contents of The Tarot, perceiving completely new horizons of thought, activity, psychology, cosmogony and practical magic in this traditional form of Hermetic Occultism.

An enormous number of questions that occur to the earnest seeker are answered in new and fascinating ways. The attentive reader is offered the opportunity to understand the true meaning of one’s own life and destiny, as well as that of the epoch in which we live.

Genres: Tarot, Esoterica, Spirituality

496 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

About the author

Mouni Sadhu was the pen name of Mieczyslaw Demetriusz Sudowski, a Polish-born author of spiritual, mystical, and esoteric subjects. He lived in Poland until World War II and eventually settled in Australia. He primarily wrote about Western and Eastern spirituality, as well as occultism, Hermeticism, and the Yoga traditions of India. His greatest personal influence was Ramana Maharshi. The name "Mouni Sadhu" means "silent monk" in Sanskrit.

His literary estate was left to the Australian Society of Authors, of which he was a member.

Reviews

[Simon Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic course on hermetic occultism. This is an in-depth text book which will guide you through every aspect of occultism that you need to know. But be warned - you have to be willing and able to read between the lines and teach yourself to uncover the truths and principles behind this ancient and in-genius system. If you give up easily then this is not for you. If you are willing and intelligent this is all you need to understand this wonderful and all encompassing doctrine.

[Ren · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unfortunately this is another one of those "blinder books" intended to mislead by saying up is down and red is black. He says things like Red is PASSIVE and that black is ACTIVE, and typical things like that, which shouldn't be a surprise seeing as he's a fan of E. Levi which did this kind of thing all the time. I can go on with listing the blinders in this, but the gist is that this isn't the book to find honest information about these subjects.