The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages

By Paul Foster Case, founder of the Builders of the Adytum, the best, long-standing Tarot School in the world. I found that this book offered lots of information yet didn't explain that information very well! This is because this book is an edited version of P.F. Case's 'Tarot Card Meanings: Fundamentals'. I recommended getting 'Tarot Card Meanings: Fundamentals' and using 'Wisdom of The Ages' as a quick reference guide instead! I highly recommend reading these books if you are interested in learning from an author who presents the original and true card meanings and symbolism in a fulfilling and easy to understanding way. Not for the foolish! Fully Detailed Books By Paul Foster Case:- -Tarot Card Meanings: Fundamentals -Tarot Card Meanings: Interpretations -Wisdom of Tarot (Golden Dawn Series 1) -Tarot Revelations (Golden Dawn Series 2)

A very in depth description of the history of tarot and the meanings of each tarot card. It also goes into numbering and colour. It is a classic in its own right and l found it a good read with lots of insight.

This is a very good publication on the Tarot, full of clear and concise information, if you want a book on this subject, buy this one.

This book is a seminal work. It has to be read forwards, then backwards, then tapped into 'at random'. Then you have to read what is not said as much as 'is said'. You will also find magic in the white spaces between the words. If you want some magic in your world, get a copy and treasure it for the keys it holds.

I have expected much more from this book and author; it has some valuable information and some insights, but not deep enough, there are many other hidden and cosmic meanings in the TAROT, which the author didn`t recognise and comment on, maybe on purpose and maybe not... So, 4 stars and this is even a bit more, than it deserves. One has to meditate on the cards; I will give you some hints: it is an egyptian system of initiation, that is encoded in the cards, so think about it very carefully, it is a cosmic message and you`ll have to search for Isis and Osiris, for Death and Resurrection in it. That is all I can say, Regards and good luck to you all!!!

Very good. I’m glad. Lifted a veil.

Really good. An eye opener.

Book received, thank you

I agree with the comments of the other buyers. A very insightful book that brings you a step further. It's a point of reference for the tarot student.

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One of those books you would willingly skip sleep to finish & be sad when it is over knowing that a read like that only comes far and few in between...The book is striking, poignant, well-written, deeply insightful, and will consume your concentration to digest. It is not a light read on the topic, but it is certainly a good one. If you are looking for something less dense...this is not the title for you...but, at some point, it is absolutely worth a read. I am, personally, a Paul Foster Case die hard fan! As a result of completing this book and reading so much of his other writings. I am a Builder & I enjoy everything about it. There is not anything that he has written, that if handed to me, I would not read. Definitely & always worth your time should you feel drawn to this book!

corresponde a introduccion al tarot, pero al parecer trae un poco mas de info recomendado para el estudiante serio

The writings on each key weren't wildly long, perhaps 7 to 10 pages on average. Paul Foster Case is very concise on this writing however and had a great deal of insight to offer, particularly along the lines of explaining the Sephir Yetzirah connections, the row and column relations of the tableau, and offering additional reading suggestions in the right places (such as Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali with respect to Key 17: the star). Like a lot of people I find myself researching occult literature these days not to divine or learn ceremonial magick but really to try and understand our connection with God and get a feel for where the boundaries are between specifically new age metaphysics vs. more universal and less sectarian substructures that apply with equal merit to the more traditional orthodox exoteric world. Paul Foster Case worked under the commission of Compte De St. Germain for bringing in the Age of Aquarius, something most of Christendom would put firmly in the category of a spiritual warfare issue. By the same token when I read many people's writings such as Case I find myself looking at people who cared, by most people's standards almost too much, about the issues and went to the ends they did to find answers. My overall understanding of the tarot keys at this point is that they're an explanation of working relationship between conscious, subconscious, superconscious, and the steps of progress by which one steps through from being nominal in their spirituality to having it in full bloom, whether they're working to be an ascended master or whether they're looking to be the next John of the Cross or Theresa of Avila. Admittedly, while the space cube was an interesting application of the Sefir Yetzirah I didn't see a particularly strong concordance between the cards spatially, save in a few instances, in the manner that was evident in the three row tableau but then again I'll admit that my goal was really to gain familiarity with the concepts and narratives rather than stare at the tarot for years. Overall this was the most concise and detailed tarot to alchemy book that I've read so far, he's also the first of a few authors I've read not to speak of key 18: the moon as a reductive materialism warning. Definitely a book worth reading for those who are curious to gain an entry level understanding of what the major 22 trump mean.