THE MYSTICAL TOWER OF THE TAROT
Book Details + Condition: Watkins (London). First Edition, 1974. Hardcover with dark red boards (no jacket - I've only seen 2 copies available for sale, and neither had jackets); gilt titling (etc) to spine. Very scarce. 193 pages, with Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with b&w in-text images as well as with full-page color plates. Author John D. Blakeley explores the origin and nature of the tarot, in this thorough and esoteric survey. He provides detailed historical context and background material, while presenting "a direct and logical connection between the Major Arcana and the esoteric instruction of the Orphic Mystery systems" and also a connection with Persian thought and Sufi traditions. Chapters include:
- Types, Names and Origins
- The Four Suits
- The Quaternion
- The Major Arcana
- Sufi Associations
- The Allegory
- The Mystical Ladder
- Fruit from the Tree of Life
- And more.
An extremely scarce first edition hardcover, in very good condition. Firm binding; minor shelf wear to boards; interior is clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.
