Magical World of the Tarot: Fourfold Mirror of the Universe

by Gareth Knight

Using the Grimaud Tarot deck of Marseilles the direct descendants of the earliest handprinted designs and the basis for most of the later esoteric decks Knight provides an indepth introduction to the tarot deck. He presents nine lessons that combine basic instruction in the mechanics of divination with magical visualization techniques. Perhaps most useful for students of the tarot are Knight's answers to questions raised by former students of his acclaimed Tarot Course. Illustrated. Index.

Genres: Tarot, Divination, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 27, 1991

About the author

Gareth Knight is one of the world's foremost authorities on ritual magic, the Western Mystery Tradition and Qabalistic symbolism. He trained in Dion Fortune's Society of the Inner Light, and has spent a lifetime rediscovering and teaching the principles of magic as a spiritual discipline and method of self-realisation.

He has written around forty books covering topics as diverse as Qabalah, history of magic, Arthurian legend, Rosicrucianism, Tarot, the Inklings (Tolkien, C.S.Lewis et al) and the Feminine Mysteries, as well as several practical books on ritual magic. He has lectured worldwide and is a regular contributor to Inner Light, the journal of the Society of the Inner Light.

The group founded by Gareth Knight in 1973 is now run by Wendy Berg and known as the Avalon Group.

See: http://garethknight.blogspot.com/

Reviews

[Brian Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gareth Knight gives us the in-depth study of the Tarot that we yearned for while reading his mammoth A Practical Guide to Qabalistic Symbolism. Knight might be the greatest historian of all things Qabala and delivers on that in this book with his knowledge of the origins of the cards and also the key meanings for each card. He is also able to keep this clear across several decks. Knight also gives the reader several options on reading techniques. This book is a great place to start your study of the Tarot.

[Todd R · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fairly good read, with some helpful techniques. I wouldn't recommend the book for those working within a (neo)pagan framework. Gareth's books tend to work from a monotheist paradigm and therefore can get annoyingly Xtian in their outlook.