The New Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot: Keys to the Rituals, Symbolism, Magic and Divination (Llewellyn’s New Age Tarot Series)

241 Pages·1996·4.19 MB·English

by  Chic Cicero

The New

GOLDEN DAWN
‘RITUAL TAROT

Chic Cicero
Sandra Tabatha Cicero
Llewellyn’s New Age Tarot Series

The New Golden

Dawn Ritual Tarot

Keys to the Rituals, Symbolism, Magic and
Divination

Chic Cicero
Sandra Tabatha Cicero

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DEDICATION

‘This book is deduated to the ime Adepts af the Hermetic
Order of the Golden Dawn, wher werk av for pragit or personal
slory, but for the arescevation and growth of the Order's pec]
Light, and for the edmplotion ofthe Great Werk.

‘We would especially lke to thark GH. Frater E Cinere
Phonic for his tireless devotion, work, and tove for the Onder;
Adam ara Isidora borest for being our long-time stval
companions; Cris Monnasize for ber guisance and inspiration;
Donal Kraig for his valuable input; OZ fo her Magick; and finally
Francis seael Regantie, vs fiend and teacher, wholives withinout
hearts Souever
Also by Chie and Sandra Tabatha Cicero

The New Golden Haat Ritual Tarot (eck)
Secrets of Gatien Daeen Terple

‘The Golden Daw Journal, Heal I vination

The Golden Den Journel, Book He Therry and Magic

Forthcoming
“Tu Geddes Dare fount, Book Wk: The Avt ef Hermes
Sel Dnitiation into the Gaiden Dun Triton
Serving av the Tree af Life
Tha Susnavinn Tarot
Archangelic Magic
“Tart Talismans
The Telesmatic Tarot
The Taput ofthe Four Works
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION x

I[APTER ONE: THE TREE OF LIFE AND THETAROT 1
‘The Qubalah-The Trwof Lite The Ten Sephurath- The Patten of
the Tree: - The Four Worlds ~ The Divisitms of the Sen - Tarot
Fandameutals - The Trumps - The Hebrew Alphabet - Tramp
Patter on the Tree -TheSmall Cards -ThisColor Salles Flashing
Colony - The Decaaaies ~The Court Cards

CHAPTER TWO: THR MAJOR ARCANA 33
‘The Fool - The Magician - The High Priestess - The Empress ~The
Emperor - The Hietophiamt - The Javers - The Chariot - Stzength ~
The Hermit -'Te Wheel of Fortune - Jnstice - The Hanged Man -
Deaia- Temperance - The Dev’ - The'lower- TaeSiet- The Moon -
‘The Sus -Juctgement- The Universe

CHAPTRR THRRF:THEMINOR ARCANA ”
YOD FIRE

“The Ace af Wanals- The Toso of Wands ~The Thyce of Wands ~The
Fouro! Wands-TheFiveot Wands- TheSixof Wands -TheSeven of
Wands - The Eight of Wands - The Nine of Wands - The Ten of
Wands,

TEII-WATER

The Ads ofCaps- TheTwoofCups TheTerseofCups-TheTiaaraf
Cupe- The Tiveof Cups The Six uf Cups TheSeven uf Cupe-The
Eight of Cips-TheisLie of Cape - The Ten of Caps

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The Ace ol Sieards- The Tue nf Swords The Three af Swords-The
RaurfSseords- The Fiza of Swords TheSix of Swerrda-TheSeven
tof Swords- The Eightof Swords - The Nine of Sworde - The Tes of
Swords

HEMLINAL-EARIH
The Ace ol Pentacles - ‘The Twn of Rentacles - ‘The Three of
Pentacles- The Four af Pentacles - Fhe Hive ol Pentacien- The Six of
eatacles - The Seven of Pentacles - The Hight of Pentacles - The
‘Nine of Pentacles - The Ten nf Pentacles
CHAPTER XOUR: THECOURT CARDS 135
‘The King of Wands - The Queen of Wands - The Prince of Wands ~
‘ThaPrincesanf Wands- The King of Cups- The Queen of Capa "The
Prince of Cups - The Princess of Cups - The King of Swords - The
Queen of Swords The Prince uf Swords The Princess of Swords
‘The King of Pentacles - The Quen of Penticles - The Prince of
Pentacles - The Princess of Peniaclen

CHAPTER FIVE: RITUALWORKANDDIVINATION 159
‘The Leer Banishing Rituil of the Pentagencs A Relaxation Ritcal-
‘The Ritasl Both - Tutot Conseceatiun Ritual The Lessor Banishiny
Ritual ofthe Hesageom ~The Advanced Tarot Consecration Rita =
The Rite uf Consecration - Supreme Invoking Ritual of the
Pentagtam -A Simple Tarol Medilalior. -The Fout-fold Rite ul the
Tart The Tarot Kose Cross Ritual - Kindiag the Birth Card -
Person Tarot Forntula - Working Tacol Talismans ~ A Tarot
Talisauan Ritual - Serging and Astral Projection. - The Ritua, of
Scrying the Tarol - Dean Werk with Une Tarol ~The kiwoking,
Dream Rite - Divination - Card Re‘alionsips and Interpretations
‘The Meanings of the Major Arcana - Summary Meanings of the
Minor Ascana ~The Court Corda - General Meanings ol Several
Sumilay Conds - ‘The Genezal Mesnings of the Court Cards - ‘Tarot
Spreads - The Ten Caed Spread - ‘The Fifteen Card Spread - The
Opening: of the Key A Fey Final Noteg on the Thivty-tera Paths af
Wisdom

BIBLIOGRAPIY 25
“What thou scest write in a Book, and send it unto the Seven
Abode that ane in Assia,

"And [naw inthe tight hand of Him thatsat upon the Throne a
‘book sealed with Seven Seals, And Lsaveastrong Angel prochain,
withitload voice, Whois worthy to open the Books and telus the
seals thereat?” "

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Introduction

For centncles the ‘arol, an illustrated textao0k of ageless.
esoteric trisdom, hss been’ nsed by accullisis, mystics, and
‘magicians lor the purposes of divination and meditation, Il has.
aptieated the imaginations of many; From mere curiosity Seekers
fan dahblers to fanvons avtats, poets, magicians and parchologisis.
Alikangh many peaple who ar unfamiliar with the Western
Dragickeal Tradition tink af Tarat cards 2s charming bu atrange
devices for talling forttmes, the: Tarn is im fact a complete and
elaborate eystem for desembingg the adden forcen which underlie
the anivetse. [tis alas the key to all oceale uclenow ax well a2 =
blueprint Zor uolodking the vasious parts of the human payche. A
comprehensive study of the Tarot ie a tase which is vary nearly:
equal to auyuiring 2 vollege egree im both prychology and
thclogy. Each Tarot eaed Lian astral mizror of the human mind,
Tach isa un avira mniteor of the hnunan stl

Tasurigin ofthe Tatot remy a mystery. It hy been claimed
bby some thas the Tarol has existed since the tine of the Fgyptians
fad even eavlicr ils knowledge daling 3s far buck as Atlas,
“Another theory says [hal the grou esoteric minds that witnessed the
‘uuning a! the library at Alexandra met in secret and decieed 10
save tke wisdom of the ages from being Lost bi hiding iL in .gaune of
«ards, Sill others say that the Larol came Irom the £9" Bast 02 or,
theCypsies. Az mmianticas lof these storiesmay'be,tney remain
to this fay umencambered by fats. ‘Io our knowledge, the Lavot
‘was invented im the early 14th canary and was used as 4 tool of
instruction ‘x those hn did notknowhow tovead. ltwrasalsomsed
fox gamnhling, Towever, by the ROI" a thacaniswerealmoxt entirely
ved for fortumeteling, Thededes af this era were hased wpom ashe
fv knuvwn as the Grigrmneur deck, which wa onened by Charles VI
of Fromue. Many’ of fhe so-called Medievsl davks are variations 0
‘his deck,

With the mid 1850's care an oecultvevival in Barvpeingpined