The Tarot: A Collection of Secret Wisdom from Tarot's Mystical Origins
The Essential Writings from Tarot's Greatest Teachers
$38.24
- Paperback
976 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2026
Summary
The Tarot: The Essential Writings from Tarot’s Greatest Teachers is the ultimate guide to the mysteries and lost knowledge of the tarot. This single volume includes more than ten selections from foundational tarot books, all from the 19th and 20th century. Many of these critical texts have been forgotten, fallen out of print, or are impossible to acquire. The Tarot reintroduces these books to the modern-day reader, unlocking the invisible power of the tarot for a new generation of card reader…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250404275 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250404274 |
| Author: | Arthur Edward Waite, F. Homer Curtiss, Harriette Augusta Curtiss, Manly P. Hall, A.E. Thierens, Papus, S.L. MacGregor Mathers, Eliphaz Levi, P.D. Ouspensky, P.R.S. Foli |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 976 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 2.66kg |
| Dimensions: | 56mm x 215mm x 250mm |
Critics Review
“St. Martin’s Essentials has done both the world of Tarot and the world of occult history a great service in bringing together this wide-ranging abundance of source material. […] This is a major contribution.” –Rachel Pollack, bestselling author of Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom
“I don’t know any tarot enthusiast who won’t want this book. Even beginners will be entranced by the wealth of knowledge and guidance offered in The Tarot.” –New Spirit Journal
Arthur Edward Waite
S. L. MacGregor Mathers was a prominent figure in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and a prolific translator of occult texts.
Eliphas Levi (born Alphonse Louis Constant) was a French occultist and ceremonial magician who revitalized interest in occultism in the 19th century.
Arthur Edward Waite was a scholarly mystic and writer on occult and esoteric matters, and the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck.
P. R. S. Foli remains a somewhat obscure figure, known for contributions to occult literature.
P.D. Ouspensky was a Russian esotericist known for his expositions of the Fourth Way, a system of self-development derived from the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff.
Papus (born Gérard Encausse) was a French physician, hypnotist, and occultist, and a popularizer of occult teachings.
Harriette Augusta Curtiss & F. Homer Curtiss were American Theosophists and New Thought writers who co-authored numerous books on esoteric subjects.
Manly P. Hall was a Canadian-born author and mystic, founder of the Philosophical Research Society, and a prolific writer on philosophy, symbolism, and esoteric traditions.
A.E. Thierens was a Dutch astrologer and occultist known for his writings on astrology and tarot.
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