Staring at the Sun

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Attila Kárpáthy — No Comments ↓

Etteilla’s interpretation of the card.
Upright: Englightenment, lightening, explanation. Clarity, glory, Heaven and Earth. Philosophical sulfur.
Reversed: Fire. Heat, warmth, glow, flame, passion. Meteors, lightning. Internal, external and philosophical fire.

S.L. MacGregor Mathers’ interpretation of the card as it was presented in his book ‘The Tarot’.
Upright: Happiness, content, joy.
Reversed: Happiness, content and joy in a minor degree.

A.E. Waite’s The Pictorial Key to the Tarot.

The naked child mounted on a white horse and displaying a Read more Staring at the Sun ›

An alternative architecture of the Major Arcana

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Attila Kárpáthy — No Comments ↓

Learning is not a matter of memorising but understanding. Learning begins with unlearning. One should keep its mind and options open.
When it comes to the Tarot deck, it is not about the cards separately but discovering the subtle connection between them and look at the deck as a complex system similar to a clockwork. Each individual piece is essential, but only together, they make sense.
Most commonly, the Tarot deck is divided into two the Major and Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana consists of twenty-two so-called Trumps, while the Minor Arcana consists of four Suits, each of fourteen cards.
There are many different ways to look at the cards of the Major Arcana. It is a generally accepted convention that Read more An alternative architecture of the Major Arcana ›

Eight of Wands

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Attila Kárpáthy — No Comments ↓

Etteilla’s interpretation of the card.
Upright: countryside, field, plain, agriculture, crop, farming or crop growing, cultivation, landed property, real estate, farm, garden, orchard, prairie, forest, grove, foliage, pleasure, fun, leisure, pastime, recreation, enjoyment, peace, calm, tranquillity, innocence, country life, valley, mountain, battlefield.
Reversed: internal dispute, examination, reasoning, misunderstanding, regrets, remorse, repentance, inner agitation, irresolution, uncertainty, indecision, inconceivable, incomprehensible, doubt, scruple, fearful con-science. Read more Eight of Wands ›

Working with the Hexa Tarot

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Attila Kárpáthy — No Comments ↓

Inspired partly by the Endless Column, and partly by the subtle connection between the cards, the Hexa Tarot is an exclusive alchemical deck.
The Endless Column is Read more Working with the Hexa Tarot ›

Cartomancy and timing

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Attila Kárpáthy — No Comments ↓

One of the frequently debated issues regarding cartomancy is the determination of time. Nowadays, cartomancers use different, sometimes quite out of the box, methods for determining the time associated with the cards. Read more Cartomancy and timing ›

The seventy-eight Tarot card and their attributions

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Attila Kárpáthy — No Comments ↓

Traditional Divinatory Tarot, Three of Wands

When it comes to the interpretation of the cards, most commonly, people prefer the so-called Waite method associated with the Rider-Waite-Smith deck and subsequently the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Another highly popular method is the one associated with Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot deck. However, few people are aware that both occultists were members of the Golden Dawn and the foundation of interpreting the cards originates in the work of famous French cartomancer Etteilla. Several other occultists, including Read more The seventy-eight Tarot card and their attributions ›

The numbering of the small cards and their numerological value

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Attila Kárpáthy — No Comments ↓

The first thing to understand is the origin and nature of numbering of the thirty-six so-called small cards or Numerals. The numbers assigned to the cards are following the astrological sequence as they are distributed on the Zodiac Wheel and have nothing to do with their actual numerological value. For example, Two of Wands Read more The numbering of the small cards and their numerological value ›

The origin of traditional Western Numerology

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Attila Kárpáthy — 2 Comments ↓

(The general introduction of the chapter dedicated to Numerology from my book, A Manual of Cartomancy).

Astrology and Numerology are not alternatives, but complementary methods of knowledge. These two branches of the esoteric science are deeply interconnected. St. Augustine of Hippo noted that “numbers are the Universal language offered by the deity to humans as confirmation of the truth.” Read more The origin of traditional Western Numerology ›

Traditional Divinatory Tarot study and learning deck

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Attila Kárpáthy — No Comments ↓

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