A Practical Guide to Qabalistic Symbolism: Volume I: On the Spheres of the Tree of Life; Volume II: On the Paths and the Tarot

Knight, Gareth

ISBN 10: 0877283974 / ISBN 13: 9780877283973

Published by Samuel Weiser, Inc, York Beach, ME, 1994

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321pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip and a gilt stamped design on the front board. The front free endpaper has a brief notation in pen and a previous owner's blindstamp. Else, the pages are clean and bright. In the dust jacket, with creasing and intermittent small closed and open tears to the edges. Volume One compares Western Occultism with the Eastern systems of yoga, examines the Tree of Life in detail and describes the practical application, along with the theory, of Qabalistic symbolism in the Western Esoteric Tradition. Volume Two provides the most encompassing analysis ever published of the twenty-two "Paths of Concealed Glory" that join the Tree of Life taking into account Hebrew letters, Astrological signs and Tarot trumps. A large section focuses solely on the Tarot, tracing the history of Tarot design and the various systems of correspondences with the Tree of Life. It sheds new light on the overlooked Lesser Arcana and the little understood function of the Tarot Aces and the sixteen Court Cards. Seventh printing of the Samuel Weiser one-volume edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Practical Guide to Qabalistic Symbolism: Volume I: On the Spheres of the Tree of Life; Volume II: On the Paths and the Tarot
• Publisher: Samuel Weiser, Inc, York Beach, ME
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877283974
• ISBN 13: 9780877283973
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus
• Seller catalogs:
  • Metaphysics & Hermetica

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Synopsis

In this groundbreaking book, Knight shows how the Qabalah and its basic diagram, the Tree of Life, is a system of relationships among mystical symbols that can be used to gain access to the hidden reaches of the mind. He also demonstrates how the Qabalah is applicable to all mystical traditions and religious beliefs, including Christian mysticism, Greek, Egyptian and Celtic mythologies, and even Native American beliefs. It is indeed symbolic of our universal search for the Divine. Included here are two books in one. The first compares the Western Mystery Tradition with the Eastern system of yoga, analyzes the Tree of Life in full detail, and describes the practical application and theories of Qabalistic symbolism. The second gives the most comprehensive analysis ever published of the twenty-two "Paths of Concealed Glory" that join the Spheres of the Tree of Life taking into account the Hebrew alphabet, astrological signs, and tarot trumps. A large section explores the history of tarot design and the varying systems of correspondence with the Tree of Life.