Enochian
Non-traditional 86-card deck based on Enochian magic and Dr. John Dee's writings.
by Betty Schueler, Gerald Schueler · 2000
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The Enochian Tarot is a more than slightly non-Traditional Tarot deck. It consists of 86 cards, numbered from 1 to 86. Cards number 1-30 constitute the Major Arcana, while cards number 31-86 constitute the four suits. The Enochian Tarot is based on the writings of Dr. John Dee, who is said to have received information about the Enochian Magic system from t he angelic realm, who spoke to him through his psychic partner Edmond (or Edward) Kelly. The universe as John Dee presents it does not follow Qabalistic thought (i.e. the Tree of Life). It consists of two parts: four Great Watchtowers and thirty Aethyrs or Aires. Each of the Major Arcana cards portrays one of the Aethyrs. The Enochian Tarot system employs a system that represents the universe, which, while is differs from the Qabalistic system, is along the lines of Tarot and can justifiably be termed a Tarot deck. I do recommend buying the deck and book together because of this. If you buy them separately, as I inadvertently did, the companion book, by Gerald Schueler, is entitled Enochian Tarot. The Enochian Magical system when it first came into being (during Elizabethan times) was primarily used for ritual magic. It is intere
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