![]() ![]() The author also shows how the 22 Major Arcana cards were related to the 22 letters of the Roman alphabet used for oracular purposes in ancient times. ![]() Exploring the Magian teachings on the Stoeicheia, an alphabet that acted as a map for understanding the order of the cosmos, he demonstrates how this alphabet of magical symbols was the template for the Tarot. He explains how the sequencing of the Major Arcana is related to the images used in Mithraic initiation, elements of which were then integrated into existing Roman and Egyptian traditions. Drawing on theories first pioneered by the Swedish scholar Sigurd Agrell (1881-1937), he reveals the genesis of the Tarot's symbolism in the great Hermetic tradition at the same time the Magical Papyri were being written in Greco-Roman Egypt. In this book, Flowers explores the historical roots and mythology of the symbolic images that became known as the Tarot. Flowers reveals, their original roots lie in the Mithraic tradition of the Persian Magi. These oracular cards have long been thought to have come from Egypt or from the "Gypsies," but as Stephen E. ![]() ![]() Yet the true origins of the Tarot remain shrouded in mystery. It offers a meta-language of signs and symbols that communicate their meaning precisely. The Tarot is a mythic map of the world and of consciousness. Reveals the historical roots of the symbology of the Tarot in the Mithraic tradition of the Persian Magi and the Hermetic tradition ![]()
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