The Illuminati
Tarot exploring secret societies and conspiracy theory imagery.
by Casey DuHamel, Bob Greyvenstein · 1982
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The record
In recent decades 2 books have put secret societies and conspiracy theories front and centre, namely The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (1982), and Dan Browns 2004 best seller The Da Vinci Code. Anyone even remotely familiar with these books (or The Da Vinci Code movie) will have some inkling about the events which background The Illuminati Tarot. Subtitled 'Keys of Secret Societies this well researched deck indulges a conspiracy trickle-down theory which connects the dots between a plethora of secret societies including the Gnostics, Cathars, Knights Templars, the Priory of Sion, the Illuminati, the Rosicrucians, the Golden Dawn, and the Masons which all funnel into the origins and later expansion of the tarot. The decks conceptual originator, Casey Duhamel uncovers a complex web of interconnected secret societies, and the information supplied in the guidebook is more than enough to tantalise any burgeoning history buff come conspiracy theorist. The Major Arcana features some of the most prominent personages from this long line of interwoven mystical societies. There are some unusual choices of people who embody the characters of the Major Arcana including John Cocteau as The St
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