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AAutumnutumn 22014014 VVol.ol. 2 IIssuessue 1 IISSNSSN 22040-4328040-4328 TTARosARos OOPHISTPHIST IINTERNATIONALNTERNATIONAL IInnovativennovative & IInspirednspired TTarotarot fforor AAllll PProfessionalsrofessionals & SStudentstudents CCUSTOMUSTOM SSPREADSPREADS GGOLDENOLDEN DDAWNAWN 5500 EESSENTIALSSENTIAL DDECKSECKS Turn a Question into a Spread A New Dawn for Tarot Studies We List the Decks You Need! Tarosophist International Volume 1 Issue 1 www.tarotassociation.net Photograph by Viona ielegems, fashion and styling Alex Ukolov and Karen Mahony, Baba Studio - http://baba-store.com TAROSOPHIST INTERNATIONAL II.1 2014 | 1 CONTENTS We open the second volume of the magazine with this fi rst is- sue featuring the Golden Dawn Temple Tarot, along with prac- VOUME II. Issue 1, Autumn 2014 tical reading methods and our regular columns and articles. Photograph by Jenna Matlin by Photograph 06 THE ANSWER MAY BE IN THE QUESTION An innovative method of Tarosophy to turn any question or situation into a custom-spread for every Querent, using Clean Lanuage. 08 COLOUR MAGICK OF THE GOLDEN DAWN TEMPLE TAROT 19 How did the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn transform the WARM UP YOUR TAROT HOUSE! Tarot from European cartomancy to to a full-on magical system? Get your Tarot House going with these Tarot teaching games! 20 22 24 50 ESSENTIAL DECKS COLLECTABLE DECKS WHY LEARN KABBALAH? What are the fi fty decks that our pro- What makes a deck collectable? We dis- Seen as an essential part of the student fessional readers and students fi nd the cuss some of the rarer decks that may curriculum in magick, but by others as an most essential? Do you agree with our sometimes appear on auctions! unneccesary complication, what is Kab- list? balah and why learn anything about it? 2 | TAROSOPHIST INTERNATIONAL II.1 Tarosophist International presents tarot, cartomancy & divination for readers, students, professionals, artists, designers, collectors & enthusiasts worldwide. All issues of the magazine are FREE to members of the Tarosophy Tarot Association at www.tarotassociation.net. 25 THE TOWER IN POETRY Marjorie Jensen looks at di erent poetic perspectives on the terrible tower. 30 THE STANDING WOMAN Dr. Ute Knecktys provides a creative spread based on the Queen of Wands. 32 THE NEW WAVE OF TAROT We take a look at the new ways in which Tarot is being created and produced. 34 CITY MYSTIC TAROT : NYC Virginia Jester and Chris Hopkins share their new photographic deck. 36 THE KNAPP-HALL DECK Golden Dawn Temple Tarot (Wendrich ArtHouse) This classic decks gets a reworking! 44 37 TRENDING IN TAROT What are the trends in tarot and publish- TAROT SCENE WORLDWIDE ing news of this quarter? We visit Sphinx Tarot in London with an urban vibe! CREATE A PETITE LENOMAND 40 03 47 AUTHOR INTERVIEWS Katrinna Wynne shows us how to make our own Lenormand deck - and why we should. Tanya interviews Lenormand author, Rana George, and discovers why the Bear is the Bear is the Bear ...! THE VIEW FROM TAROSOPHY TOWERS THE MAGAZINE FOR TAROT When Tarot was fi rst created, it was only for the richest of families and as a showcase or pastime. What is it now? When the Visconti family commis- may be that as this technology be- ioned a deck of tarot cards in around comes even more accessible, decks 1451, they would have not expected start to change. We have already to have shuffl ed them. The gold seen “variant” decks, decks with gilt-work and almost padded layers “extra” cards, even “booster packs”, of the cards would have been de- a concept taken from card-games. signed as a showcase only - a piece of what is now called sequential art. Furthermore, we may even see other concepts borrowed The idea of a print-on-demand deck from online gaming - or decks would have been a long way away which are only available online ... - in fact, such technology has only been available within the last decade. So we have a huge rise in self-pub- “Be always on your guard; he who lished decks - particularly the Le- easily believes is easily deceived”. normand, which uses far simpler iconography and has only 36 cards, Les Amusemens des just under half that of a tarot deck. It Allemands, 1796. Night Sun Tarot (Lo Scarabeo, forthcoming 2014) TAROSOPHIST INTERNATIONAL II.1 2014 | 3 In future issues we will further round-up some of the latest tarot and oracle decks to be published, particularly by members of the Tarosophy Tarot Association. NEW DECKS DECK REVIEWERS MARCUS KATZ Author of Tarosophy, Mar- cus prefers his decks to be unique, slightly off -the-beat- en path and loaded with THE GOLDEN DAWN TEMPLE TAROT featured in this issue, this deck by Nick Farrell and Harry & Nicola Wendrich is perfect occult symbolism. However, for all esoteric practitioners. his favourite go-to decks are presently the Tyldwick Tarot, the Lenormand (Orig- inal), the Psycards, and the YOU ADEPTI ARE IN THE PATH CBD Marseilles. If anything, a deck for every purpose! OF THE CHAMELEON ... The Golden Dawn Temple Tarot off ers authentic colour sym- bolism and design according to the instructions of Book T of the Hermetic Order. The cards are larger sized and beautifully coloured, with GD-style Minor cards. A larger deck of the Ma- jors has been produced for Temple or contemplative usage. www.wendricharthouse.com WHAT PROFITS IT THE SUN DOTH SHINE, TALI GOODWIN HAD I NOT EYES TO SEE? A little shy of being pinned down to any particular deck, From the artistic genius and esoteric Tali uses the Lenormand, research of Fabio Listrani, the Night the Marseilles and the Waite-Smith as her stand- Sun Tarot provides a truly occult by working decks. She is deck. The images of the Minors are presently using the Mar- coloured to indicate their elemental seille Cats Tarot as a teach- qualities at a glance, and the fi gures ing deck in workshops. in each support the Thoth-type symbolism inset in each card. WIN YOUR OWN NIGHT SUN TAROT DECK! With a surreal take on the Thoth deck, combining mechani- cal fi gures, occult symbolism, the I-Ching, and a dark tone, the Night Sun deck is an epic tarot now available from Lo Scarabeo. Simply send us a brief paragraph of what you liked about the new style of Tarosophist International and we will choose one winner to receive a NIIGHT SUN Tarot deck ! Entries to editor@tarotprofessionals.com by 1st November 2014. 4 | TAROSOPHIST INTERNATIONAL II.1 TAROT QUOTE OF THE TAROT BITES QUARTER “Over the last 10 years, Lantz has done a lot of work for a number of companies, including D.C. Comics, but he said for people who are looking to get started in the sci-fi art world, tarot cards are a good way to gain recognition.” Samantha Madison, The Sentinel Newspaper (May 21, 2014) - used with permission. TAROT IN THE DECKS IN NEWS DEVELOPMENT This quarter, Tarot was prominently - statistically. He viewed her safest prediction as “meeting a woman with featured in the NEW YORK POST Our header for this section shows the face (September 28th, 2014) covering a brown or red hair”, which you may of the Queen of Pentacles in the Tarot statistical analysis by Walt Hickey. think is quite a ‘specifi c’ prediction, Illuminati, but keep an eye out for the Tarot but is actually (statistically) quite Apokalypsis! Hickey, a writer for blog fi vethirtye- safe. ight.com, analysed statistics for New Tarot Apokalypsis York City with regard to relationships He viewed her prediction that he was thinking about leaving his job and compared them to a tarot read- A new deck in development from Erik C. as being the most bold, as he did ing he had in Union Square. Dunne and Kim Huggens builds on their not feel it likely nor did statistics for partnership which was forged in the last his demographic make it a common His conclusion, using statistics on re- months of the Tarot Illuminati project. lationships, job satisfaction, demon- change at this particular point in his life. graphics, etc., was that “You don’t go The deck is being designed in a close col- to a tarot card reading to accurately laboration and features mythic deities and The original research and write-up is predict your whole future; you go to Erik’s strong visual style. talk about what’s bugging you. The very interesting for all tarot readers, and quite open-minded in its view. bonus is that sometimes the reader The text written by Kim Huggens is in the is right”. fi rst-person format which proved so spec- You can discover the full article at: tacular for the full “Illuminati” guidebook. He also contrasted predictive state- http://fi vethirtyeight.com/features/ ments made by his reader against For more details type “Tarot Apokalypsis” tarot-card-prediction-statistics/ his own life and liklihood of events into your Facebook search bar. A Tyldwick Lenormand? Neil Lovell continues to experiment in his designs for a Lenormand deck, following his popular Tyldwick Tarot. You can follow Neil’s online visual musings on Lenormand by typing in “Tyldwick Tarot” into your Facebook search bar. Tarot of Everlasting Day Work continues on this epic eight-year project to design three totally integrated tarot decks, at beginner, intermediate and advanced level. We are working on Court cards at present and you can view images on the Tarot Association facebook group. TAROSOPHIST INTERNATIONAL II.1 2014 | 5 PRACTICAL READING THE ANSWER MAY BE IN THE QUESTION ... Photography by Matt Glover © 2014 Used with Permission www.mattgloverphotography.co.uk with Permission © 2014 Used Matt Glover by Photography “Have patience with everything unresolved and try to love the questions themselves”.