{"product_id":"hermetic-tarot-deck","title":"Hermetic Tarot Deck — 78-Card Golden Dawn Deck With 72-Page Booklet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hermetic Tarot is not a beginner's deck and does not pretend to be. Godfrey Dowson's black-and-white designs strip out color entirely and fill the space with the esoteric machinery of the Secret Order of the Golden Dawn: astrological attributions, sephirotic correspondences, angelic and geomantic names, Hebrew letters, numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eU.S. Games Systems reissued it in recognition of its historical and artistic importance, and the reissue makes the case well. All 78 cards carry a level of detail that repays sitting with a single card for an hour, and the density that makes it demanding as a reading deck is exactly what makes it valuable as a study deck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll 78 cards\u003c\/strong\u003e, in Godfrey Dowson's black-and-white designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e72-page instruction booklet\u003c\/strong\u003e, with an introduction by Stuart R. Kaplan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGolden Dawn attributions\u003c\/strong\u003e — astrological, sephirotic, angelic, geomantic, numerical and kabbalistic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCards measure 2.75″ × 4.625″\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes the Celtic Cross layout\u003c\/strong\u003e, an elemental and astrological symbol chart, and a Tree of Life diagram\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStart with one card and the booklet.\u003c\/strong\u003e The symbolism is dense enough that a full spread on day one is wasted on you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse the Celtic Cross layout\u003c\/strong\u003e included in the booklet once the cards are familiar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeep the symbol chart to hand.\u003c\/strong\u003e The elemental and astrological attributions are the key to most of what is drawn on the cards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork the Tree of Life diagram alongside the minors\u003c\/strong\u003e — the sephirotic structure is what the numbered cards are built on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGive yourself good light.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine black-and-white linework in a dim room is a losing battle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eWhat is in the booklet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left; padding:8px; border-bottom:2px solid #2c3a37;\"\u003eSection\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left; padding:8px; border-bottom:2px solid #2c3a37;\"\u003eContents\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eBy Stuart R. Kaplan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eCard meanings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eBy Godfrey Dowson and Stuart R. Kaplan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eLayout\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eInstructions for the classic ten-card Celtic Cross\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eSymbol chart\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eElemental and astrological attributions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eTree of Life\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8d8;\"\u003eThe ten spheres and the 22 paths with their Hebrew letters\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#000D0B,#40514E); color:#f3f3f3; padding:20px 24px; border-radius:8px; margin:28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#c9a96e; margin-top:0;\"\u003e✨ Temple Tip — learn the subtitles, not just the card names\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eEvery minor in this deck carries a Golden Dawn title underneath the number — Lord of Love, Lord of Rest from Strife, Lord of Established Strength. Those subtitles compress the card's meaning into four or five words and are far faster to internalize than a paragraph of interpretation. Learn them first and the deck opens up considerably sooner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eHow many cards are in the deck?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eAll 78 cards, majors and minors.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eWhat size are the cards?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e2.75 by 4.625 inches.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eIs a booklet included?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eYes, a 72-page instruction booklet with an introduction by Stuart R. 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