Tarot w pismach wybitnych okultystów z XVIII, XIX i XX wieku

by Donald Tyson, Bartłomiej Kotarski (Translator)

Wyjątkowy zbiór tekstów poświęconych tarotowi autorstwa czołowych autorytetów zachodniej magii napisanych na przestrzeni ostatnich trzech stuleci.

Ta unikalna kolekcja klasycznych esejów przedstawia fascynującą ewolucję tarota jako narzędzia magicznego. Znany okultysta Donald Tyson zredagował i opatrzył przypisami zebrane tu prace oraz dodał autorski przekład dwóch esejów o tarocie z „Monde Primitif” Antoine’a Court de Gébelina.

Dzięki kompendium dowiesz się m.in., skąd pochodzi wiele z podstawowych założeń dotyczących tarota, w tym znaczenie kart, hebrajskie i kabalistyczne korespondencje, oraz poznasz sposoby wykorzystywania kart w magii ceremonialnej.

Zawarte tu teksty cenionych autorów, takich jak Comte de Mellet, S.L. MacGregor Mathers, J.W. Brodie-Innes i A.E. Waite, to źródło, które da ci kompleksowy przegląd ewolucji tarota w zachodniej magii.

Genres: Tarot, Occult

400 pages, Paperback

Published July 27, 2022

About the author

Donald Tyson is a Canadian from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early in life he was drawn to science by an intense fascination with astronomy, building a telescope by hand when he was eight. He began university seeking a science degree, but became disillusioned with the aridity and futility of a mechanistic view of the universe and shifted his major to English. After graduating with honors he has pursued a writing career.

Now he devotes his life to the attainment of a complete gnosis of the art of magic in theory and practice. His purpose is to formulate an accessible system of personal training composed of East and West, past and present, that will help the individual discover the reason for one's existence and a way to fulfill it.

Reviews

[Emily Auger]

Well worth getting if you have a serious interest in cartomancy. Apart from the repetition of the misdating of the Gringonneur deck, it is excellent. The links in the ebook edition are thorough and very useful.

[The Shakti Witch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essential Tarot Writing dives deep into the foundation’s of divination through card reading. This is a thorougher and academic approach that may not appeal to those who enjoy pretty oracle cards. Long time practitioners of Tarot may find this useful to deepen their understanding and therefore their divination skills. This is also quality short cut to the writings of Antoine Court de Gébelin, Comte de Millet to P.D. Ouspensky and S.L. MacGregor Mathers for anyone interested.

I read the eARC so it will be interesting to see the final copies as I hope it contains the image of the card given in the description as it would make it easier to follow.

*eArc provided by the publisher and NetGalley

[hubcioczyta · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5/5
trochę się rozczarowałem tym zbiorem pism dotyczących tarota. może to też mój problem, bo liczyłem, że dowiem się więcej o samych kartach, ich symbolice, a nie tylko o historii, a to po prostu nie jest książka, która porusza te tematy. po jej przeczytaniu, nie czuję się dużo bogatszy w wiedzę dotyczącą kart, bo połowa adnotacji autora występująca przed połową artykułów innych artykułów polegała na tym, że wspominał, iż treści poruszane przez nich zostały zdebunkowane i w sumie to nie mają racji. także można dowiedzieć się, jakie były pierwsze myśli dotyczące tarota, ale większości tych informacji nie można użyć przy stawianiu kart.

[Ltopo McFly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like its title claims, this is truly essential. You get some very old and extremely entertaining writings that shaped today's understanding and myths about Tarot but also add a lot more creative interpretation of its cards and meanings. Lots of wild theories that the prolific and studious editor Donald Tyson provides dense notes on at the end of each chapter, which create a kind of running commentary that are just as informative. You will definitely find the Tarot de-mythologized but also learn many of its foundational myths.

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick impressions: Tyson has done a good job in selecting, translating, editing, and annotating these texts. Sure, some of these may be freely available, often out of copyright, but Tyson saves us the work by creating this anthology of major works in one volume plus he provides annotations for context and further clarification.

(full review on my blog)

[CR · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you have been practicing Tarot for a while and want to dive deeper into the the meanings and use of them this is the book for you. It does a well rounded job of explaining each card in depth. I am excited to see the finished copy so that artwork of the cards etc are visible.

[asia · Rating 1 out of 5]

i didn’t like it sorry

[Alexandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

A nice book for those wanting a more primary text kind of book - more early writings about tarot. Which can be nice for those delving more into the history of the cards.

[Dawn Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essential Tarot Writings by Donald Tyson

9780738765372

432 Pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Release Date: November 8, 2020

Nonfiction

This book is full of history. The author covers the origin of the Tarot from Comte de Mellet and Court de Gebelin to the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley. The book is divided into eight parts.

Part 1
Introduction
Game of Tarots
Study of Tarots

Part 2
Introduction
Symbolism of the Tarot

Part 3
Introduction
Tarot Divination Methods of S. L. MacGregor Mathers
Three Other Methods of Divination

Part 4
Introduction
The Tarot Cards

Part 5
Introduction
The Isiac Tablet of Cardinal Bembo

Part 6
Introduction
The Great Symbols of the Tarot

Part 7
Introduction
An Analysis of Tarot Cards

Part 8
Introduction
The Art of Fortune-Telling by Cards
The Folklore of Playing Cards
Fortune Telling With Common Playing Cards
The English Method of Fortune-Telling Cards
Some English Methods of Telling

The information in the book has been thoroughly collected and presented in an essay style format. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about the origins of Tarot or have a deeper understanding of the cards.