Tarot Study Path
The cards as history, symbol and contemplative system.
This path begins with the deck most people know, moves back to the French occult theory behind it, then to symbolic and meditative readings, and ends with Crowley’s rival system.
Who This Path Is For
Readers who want to understand tarot’s symbolism and history, not only its use in divination.
The Syllabus
Introductory text
Waite’s key to the Rider–Waite–Smith deck.
Foundational text
Papus’s synthesis of tarot, Kabbalah and number.
Major development
Ouspensky and Case treat the trumps as stages of inner development.
Advanced and interpretive
Crowley’s tarot, dense with Kabbalistic and astrological correspondences.
Optional related reading
A popular manual that shows the cartomantic tradition alongside the occult one.
Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards
Attributed to Francesco Zavattari (formerly to Bonifacio Bembo)
Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards
Attributed to Francesco Zavattari (formerly to Bonifacio Bembo)
Italian · Tarot
