Tarot of the Bohemians [Paperback]

Papus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1978

Gerard Encausse (July 13, 1865 - 25 October 1916), whose esoteric pseudonym was Papus, was the Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of occultism, who founded the modern Martinist Order.

In Tarot of the Bohemians¸Papus discusses advanced topics of the tarot deck, and espouses theories of its ancient origins.

This edition is specially formatted and includes a Table of Contents.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 361 pages
• Publisher: Wilshire Book Company (December 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879801581
• ISBN-13: 978-0879801588
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,095,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Papus didn't hide the truth, but he veiled it really well!!!, July 10, 1998

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This review is from: Tarot of the Bohemians (Paperback)

"Experience has shown us that anything can be fearlessly said. Only those who should understand will understand; the others will accuse our work of being obscure and incomprehensible." Such does Papus describe his literary style... and it IS virtually incomprehensible! But for those who understand the work, by stopping to think about what is being said, and by contemplating the Qaballistic correspondences with IEVE which the author proposes, one can glean from this book several truths. However I don't recommend it to beginners. Moreover, whoever reads it should bear in mind that 1) they have to make a choice between the "Martinist" or French Qaballistic correspondences Papus gives, and the Golden Dawn correspondences. 2) they have to keep in mind that Papus is now outdated in such areas as philology (when he mentions the Hebrew alphabet)... thus I suggest this book only to the well-read on the topic... as it may be confusing. However, I repeat that this book has given me much to think about ... so many questions have arisen since I read the book, about IEVE in nature etc. etc. If you feel up to it... read it!