The Magical Tarot of the Golden Dawn Deck: 78 Cards for Divination, Meditation and High Magic

Dessa forma, as informações e instruções que eles escreveram foram herdadas por antigos mestres que as herdaram dos fundadores originais do Golden Dawn, tornando esse baralho o mais historicamente preciso de todos os decks Golden Dawn no mercado atualmente. A arte faz mais justiça à visão de Israel Regardie (apesar dos esforços de Robert Wang), além de a coloração do baralho estar de acordo com os ensinamentos ocultos reais que foram transmitidos pela OTO, por meio de seu baralho Thoth. As cartas são quase tão grandes fisicamente quanto as cartas do baralho de Robert Wang, então se você pretende comprar capas de cartas ou espera que esse baralho tenha uma dimensão padrão, você se enganará. As cartas são grandes, mas para o leitor de tarô oculto,!Recomendo!

This deck is a must-have for anyone who's interested in card collecting, occult studies or both. This deck is based off of the instructions of Patrick & Christine Zalewsky, who not only authored a book by the same title, but who were the last high priest & high priestess of the Stella Matutina lodge of New Zealand (a direct offshoot of the original Hermetic Order of the Golden dawn). As such, the information & instructions they've written were inherited by past masters who inherited them from the original founders of the Golden Dawn, making this deck the most historically accurate of all the Golden Dawn decks on the market today. The art does greater justice to Israel Regardie's vision (in spite of Robert Wang's efforts,) plus the coloration of the deck is in keeping with actual occult teachings that have been carried on by the OTO, through their Thoth deck. The cards are about as physically big as the cards from Robert Wang's deck, so if you intend to get card sleeves or expect this deck to be a standard dimension, you'll be mistaken. The cards are big, but for the occult tarot reader, it only encourages you to take your time in shuffling & meditating. And for the card collector who appreciates the artistry of the deck, the cards can be protected in a similar manner to post cards, with the right sleeves or resealable bags.

It is designed to be complimentary to Wang's Golden Dawn Tarot, and I believe it is - Mine was new, but the box was a bit rough - the cards could've been better as far as not being wrapped in plastic inside the box some dust got in, but I blame the warehouse for that.This deck is a good addition to any collection especially if you collect GD decks - and is good for the study of certain material. I believe it should be used with Wang's deck as prescribed by the author.

If you own the earlier (2007) Aeon Press edition, this is as far as I can tell essentially the same. It has been re-set typographically, and there is thus a different amount of text on each page; the table of contents is slightly different, though the actual contents seem completely the same. The illustrations are the same, although the cover illustration is different (the 2007 edition has an image of Samuel and Moina Mathers; the 2019 edition has the four Tarot aces). Strikingly, although the Amazon description of the 2019 edition states that there is a Foreword by John Michael Greer, looking into "Look Inside" does not show such a Foreword, nor does the actual volume have anything of the sort.To summarize, the revisions consist of a new cover, and new typography. The text is the same, as are the illustrations. There is no Foreword or other contribution by JM Greer. The ISBNs are different. Although the description states there are 472 pages, actually there are 495, and 10 pages numbered i-x.If you do not have a copy of the 2007 edition, and are interested developments in and from the Golden Dawn Tarot tradition, this is well worth getting. If you do have a copy of the 2007 edition, you don't need to get this one unless you like the looks of it better.

I finally got this deck and the cards are amazingly beautiful. It is nice to finally have an accurate SM deck to work with. My compliments, gratitude and respect go out to Pat Zalewski for producing this wonderful deck.