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PART I. |
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THE "GENERAL KEY TO THE TAROT," GIVING THE ABSOLUTE KEY TO OCCULT SCIENCE. |
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CHAP. I.--INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE TAROT: Approaching End of Materialism--Synthesis--The Occult Science--The Secret Societies--The Cultus--The People, Transmitter of Esoterism--The Gypsies--The Sacred Word of Freemasonry--Our Work |
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II.--THE SACRED WORD YOD-HE-VAU-HE: The Kabbalah and the Sacred Word--The Yod--The He--The Vau--The 2nd He--Synthesis of the Sacred Word |
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III.--THE ESOTERISM OF NUMBERS: The Theosophic Numbers and Operations--Signification of the Numbers |
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IV.--ANALOGY BETWEEN THE SACRED WORD AND NUMBERS: The Kabbalistic Word and the Series of Numbers--Explanation of the Tetractys of Pythagoras--Figuration of the General Law |
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V.--THE KEY TO THE MINOR ARCANA: Formation of the Tarot--Study of a Colour--The Four Figures--The Ten Numbers--Affinity between the Figures and the Numbers--Study of the Four Colours--A Comprehensive Glance over the Minor Arcana |
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VI.--THE KEY TO THE MAJOR ARCANA: The Major Arcana--1st Ternary--2nd Ternary--1st Septenary--2nd Septenary-The Three Septenaries and the Ternary of Transition |
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VII.--CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MAJOR AND MINOR ARCANA: Domination of the 1st Septenary--Affinities of the 2nd Septenary in the Tarot, Card by Card--Ditto of the 3rd Septenary--General Affinities--Affinities of Yod, He, Vau, and of the 2nd He |
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General Figure giving the Key to the Tarot |
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PART II. |
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SYMBOLISM IN THE TAROT. APPLICATION OF THE GENERAL KEY TO THE SYMBOLISM. |
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VIII.--INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF SYMBOLISM: The Symbols--The Primitive Terms--Key of Symbolism--Definition of the Sense of one of the Symbols--General Law of Symbolism |
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IX.--HISTORY OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE TAROT. INQUIRY INTO ITS ORIGIN: The Tarot is an Egyptian Book--Its Transformations--Mantegna's Pack--Venetian Tarot--Florentine Tarot--Bolognese Tarot--Hindu Tarot--p. xi Chinese Tarot-Modem Tarots--Etteila--Marseilles--Besançon--Watillaux--Oswald Wirth--Italian and German Tarots--Constitution of the Symbolism of the Tarot--The Primitive Hieroglyphic Signs--The 22 Hebrew Letters |
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X.--THE SYMBOLICAL TAROT. THE 1ST SEPTENARY. ARCANA 1 TO 7. THEOGONY: Scheme of Work--Key to the 1st Septenary--The 1st Card of the Tarot the Origin of all the others--The Three Principles of the Absolute--The Trinity--Figure of the 1st Card and its Affinities |
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2nd Card--The High Priestess (Beth) |
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3rd Card--The Empress (Gimel) |
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4th Card--The Emperor (Daleth) |
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5th Card--The Pope (He) |
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6th Card--The Lovers (Van) |
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Summary--Constitution of God |
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XI.--2ND SEPTENARY. ANDROGONY: Key to the 2nd Septenary |
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7th Card--The Chariot (Zain) |
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8th Card--Justice (Cheth) |
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9th Card--The Hermit (Teth) |
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10th Card--The Wheel of Fortune (Yod) |
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11th Card--Strength (Kaph) |
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12th Card--The Hanged Man (Lamed) |
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Summary--Constitution of Man |
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XII.--3RD SEPTENARY. COSMOGONY: Key to the 3rd Septenary |
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13th Card--Death (Mem) |
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14th Card--Temperance (Nun) |
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15th Card--The Devil (Samech) |
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16th Card--The Lightning-struck Tower (Zain) |
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17th Card--The Star (Phe) |
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18th Card--The Moon (Tzaddi) |
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Summary--Constitution of the Universe |
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XIII.--GENERAL TRANSITION |
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19th Card--The Sun (Qoph) |
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20th Card--The Judgment (Resh) |
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21st Card--The Foolish Man (Shin) |
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22nd Card--The Universe (Tau) |
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Summary |
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XIV.--GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE SYMBOLICAL TAROT: Involution and Evolution |
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Theogony.--The Absolute according to Wronski, Lacuria, and the Tarot--Theogony of Divers Religions identical with that of the Tarot--Summary |
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Androgony: Figure with Summary |
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Cosmogony: Figure with Summary |
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Figure containing the Symbolism of all the Major Arcana, enabling the Signification of each Card to be easily defined |
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PART III. |
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APPLICATIONS OF THE TAROT. |
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XV.--GENERAL KEY TO THE APPLICATIONS OF THE TAROT: The Principle and the Forms--The 21st Card of the Tarot is a Figure--Principle--The Tarot--The Year--The Month--The Day--The Human Life |
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XVI.--THE ASTRONOMIC TAROT: Egyptian Astronomy--The Four Seasons--The Twelve Months--The Thirty-six Decans--The Planets--Absolute Analogy with the Tarot--Figure containing the Application of the Tarot to Astronomy--Key to the Astrological Works of Christian--Oswald Wirth's Astronomical Tarot |
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XVII.--THE INITIATIVE TAROT: Ch. Barlet's Essay on this Subject--Involution and Evolution--The Hours of Apollonius of Tyana--The Phases of Initiation represented by the Tarot |
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Barlet's Work upon the COSMOGONIC TAROT |
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XVIII.--THE KABBALISTIC TAROT: Deductions by Etteila upon the Book of Thoth--Example of the Application of the Tarot to the Kabbalah, the Hierogram of Adam by Stanislas de Gualta |
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XIX.--THE AUTHORS WHO HAVE INTERESTED THEMSELVES IN THE TAROT: Raymond Lulle--Cardan--Postel--The Rosicrucians--Court de Gébelin--Etteila--Claude de Saint-Martin--J. A. Vaillaint--Christian--Eliphas Levi--St. de Guaita--Joséphin Péladan--The Platonist--Theosophical Publications--F. Ch. Barlet--O. Wirth--Poirel--Ely Star--H. P. Blavatsky--Ch. de Sivry--Mathers |
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XX.--THE DIVINING TAROT IN SEVEN LESSONS. Introduction: To our Lady Readers--Astronomy and Astrology--Intuition--Fortune-telling by the Tarot in Seven Lessons |
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1st Lesson--Simplification of the Rules of Fortune-telling by the Tarot |
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2nd Lesson--Minor Arcana--Signification p. xiv--A good Memory unnecessary for their retention-Key to the Divining Tarot |
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3rd Lesson--Major Arcana--Signification from a Divining Point of View |
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4th Lesson--Basis of the Application of this Knowledge--Arrangement of the Cards |
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5th Lesson--Reading the Tarot--Rapid Process--Elaborate Process |
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6th Lesson--Etteila's original and unpublished Method of reading the Tarot (from one of his rarest works). 1st Deal--2nd Deal--3rd Deal--4th Deal |
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7th Lesson--Conclusion--Bibliography |
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XXI.--APPLICATION OF THE TAROT TO GAMES: The Royal Game of the Human Life according to the Egyptians--The Unity of Games in the Tarot |
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XXII.--CONCLUSION OF THE WORK |
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INDEX |
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TABLE OF THE AUTHORS AND PRINCIPAL WORKS QUOTED |