Tarot of the Holy Grail
Holy Grail, Templar, and medieval mysticism carved as sacred treasure map.
by Lorenzo Tesio, Stefano Palumbo · 2006
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The Grail, the Templars, the secrets of medieval mysticism are carved in the Tarot like a map that leads to the most sacred of treasures. Created by Lorenzo Tesio and illustrated by Stefano Palumbo, the Tarot of the Holy Grail is a masculine deck of warriors, monks and priests, pictured in their quest for The Holy Land, Jerusalem, the Holy Sepulcher and salvation. The booklet explains that during the Crusades, three orders of warrior-monks were formed to defend pilgrims and sacred places the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaler, and the Teutonic Knights. Legendarily, they also held Christian relics, the most famous of which was reputed to be the Grail of Holy Chalice of the Last Supper, and a symbol of divine grace. This forms the basis of the concept for the deck, and the images are of the battles and travails of the knights on their physical journey. The major arcana cards are associated with historical characters or events in some cases The magician is Hughes de Payens, the Empress is Queen Sibyl of Jerusalem, the Devil if Baphomet, the Tower is the Fall of Jerusalem and have a war-like or military feel. The Magician stands between one whole and one broken column,
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