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General Book of the Tarot, by A. E. Thierens, [1930], at sacred-texts.com


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CONTENTS

 

 

PAGE

 

INTRODUCTION

7

I.


THE DOCTRINE

13

 

Short survey

13

 


THE LESSER ARCANA

15

 

   Wands

17

 

   Pentacles

20

 

   Cups

22

 

   Swords

24

 

   The colours

27

 

   The Spiral of Evolution and the three cycli

27

 

   Suits and Elements

30

 

   Suits and zodiacal signs and houses

33

 


THE GREATER ARCANA

37

 

   Twelve are of zodiacal nature

38

 

   Nine are of planetary nature

39

 


THE METHOD OF DIVINATION

39

II.


SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CARDS

46

 


THE GREATER ARCANA

46

 


THE LESSER ARCANA

85

 

   Wands

88

 

   Pentacles

105

 

   Cups

123

 

   Swords

140

 


EPILOGUE

159


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