The record
"The Book Of Doors" is based on the concepts of the universal language of the symbols of Egypt, and on the archetypal nature of Egyptian deities. Two occult keys comprise the magical system behind this deck: the alchemical text known as the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus (which describes the transmutation of primal elements to pure gold), and the numerical system of Pythagorus (specifically the magic square that provides the basis of the numbering for the Neteru). Within this magical square the eight families of the Neteru are arranged according to element (which defines their function) and by the evolution of the Mysteries in the major religious centers of Heliopolis, Memphis and Thebes. This is a system meant to be used with great care - with emphasis on the sacred when working with divination, meditation, and magical invocation and evocation. It is meant to act as a doorway to the voices of ancient Egypt, much as Tarot acts as a doorway to the archetypes that it represents. The Neteru as presented here represent their evolution over the ages - some merging with others, some fading away, some coming to the forefront of their time. The eight families of the Neteru are based
The cards
