From its inception 100 years ago, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn continues to be the authority on the initiatory and meditative teachings of the tarot. The Golden Dawn used certain cards in its initiation rituals. This visually stunning, sensual deck incorporates all of the temple symbolism needed for use in the Golden Dawn rituals.
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Chic and Sandra Tabatha Cicero are senior adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Visit them online at www.hermeticgoldendawn.org.
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Waite's deck (the Rider-Waite) was the first published and widely-available deck which made extensive use of symbolism devised by and specific to the Golden Dawn. One of Waite's biggest flaws, besides his utter pomposity, was his fear that the masses would be exposed to Occult Secrets, so he purposely mangled the symbols and meanings in the deck he published. These errors are called, somewhat euphemistically, "blinds."
As such, I believe that we could all benefit from edition of the tarot which would utilise accurate color and symbolism. Unfortunately, like the Wang deck before it, this deck ain't it.
Not many occultists are accomplished artists, and this is okay. However, I do not think that many of them realise this. Crowley realised this and commissioned Lady Frieda Harris to illustrate the deck as he envisioned it.
Mrs. Cicero's paintings are crude and unattractive in the extreme. I realise that her palette was limited in that she had to use only Golden Dawn Elemental and "Flashing" colors, but that doesn't explain the complete lack of aesthetics and ignorance of human anatomy which she displays here.
The Rider-Waite deck, with all of its failings, is still far superior to this one, due in no small part to its illustrator - Pamela Colman Smith.
As such, I believe that we could all benefit from edition of the tarot which would utilise accurate color and symbolism. Unfortunately, like the Wang deck before it, this deck ain't it.
Not many occultists are accomplished artists, and this is okay. However, I do not think that many of them realise this. Crowley realised this and commissioned Lady Frieda Harris to illustrate the deck as he envisioned it.
Mrs. Cicero's paintings are crude and unattractive in the extreme. I realise that her palette was limited in that she had to use only Golden Dawn Elemental and "Flashing" colors, but that doesn't explain the complete lack of aesthetics and ignorance of human anatomy which she displays here.
The Rider-Waite deck, with all of its failings, is still far superior to this one, due in no small part to its illustrator - Pamela Colman Smith.
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The new publication also includes a mini book instead of an LWB (little white book)!
The new publication also includes a mini book instead of an LWB (little white book)!
Abella Arthur
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Though I have some reservations regarding the artistic talent behind this deck, this deck's strength is in it's adherence to the descriptions of the golden dawn inner order deck descriptions in Book T, the initiation rituals, and Hodos Chamelionis.
Wang's deck lacks details in the minor arcana, e.g. the astrological signs and the court cards' 'jewelery', and in it's colours, which makes it inferior to this deck.
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My Tarot
I owen this deck and love it. Itr was my first and many of my high school classmates got the "possible future" told by it. Read more
Published on Sep 19 2002
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Gorgeous Colors
This deck of cards really speak. The colors are really gorgeous. The images are just right, and the art work is really fine, if not as suave as the Crowley deck. Read more
Published on April 27 2002
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Great Reference
Though the ideals and principles of this group are unique to put it nicely, I do like the tarot card parallels and definitions provided by them in their book. Read more
Published on Feb 5 2002 by "firerizing"
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great for the expireanced reader
this golden dawn of tarot set is great for any answers you might be looking for. it follows the Qablah and has a section in the book that explanes the Qabalah's mystical tree of... Read more
Published on May 1 2000 by "lspears"
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