Tarot: The Kabbalistic Method of Divination as the Key to Occultism

Ernst Tristan Kurtzahn (1879 - 1939) was a German architect, professor and esoteric researcher. Despite being largely forgotten today, Kurtzahn was an influential figure in Western esotericism, and his work represents a significant, if overlooked, contribution to its development. In 1915, inspired by Gustav Meyrink's novel The Golem, Kurtzahn became interested in the Tarot. After studying the works of Etteilla, Papus and Éliphas Lévi, Kurtzahn published The Tarot in 1920. It was the first German-language book on the Tarot and includes a set of cards designed by the author, which was also the first esoteric Tarot in German.The Tarot is an indispensable guide for those seeking a deep understanding of the meanings behind the cards, how the tarot works, and the occult connection between the tarot and the kabbalah. While it answers the essential questions about the tarot, it also reveals the hidden keys to how the tarot system works, its secrets, kabbalistic methods in the tarot, the meanings of the cards through Hebrew letters and the name of God, methods of interpreting and reading the tarot, and much more. In this book, you will learn: - The correspondence between the tarot and kabbalah- The hidden kabbalistic order of the cards- The 22 Hebrew letters, their mystical meaning, and the major arcana- The correspondence between the minor arcana and the tetragrammaton- The sequence of a magical tarot reading- The secret system of the tarot: triads and septanaries-positive, negative, and neutral-and their correspondence with the three worlds.- Methods, decks, and procedures- 10 tarot spreads (Papus, Gypsy, Daytunus, etc.)- Traditional and kabbalistic interpretations- Methods: Use of gematria, notaricon, or temurah in the tarot. - The method of addition and reduction.- The tarot as a kabbalistic and numerological system.- Magical readings, calculating time in the tarot