Egypt, Tarot and Mystery School Initiations

Tarot did not originate in ancient Egypt, despite claims to the contrary. Nevertheless, an occult tradition underlies modern Tarot decks that arises from 18th century lore about the Egyptian mysteries. Mystery schools often use tarot to define the levels of their initiations and feature Egyptian god-forms and symbolism. Mystery Schools claim there is hidden meaning…...

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Mary K. Greer

Mary K. Greer is the author of 12 books on tarot and magic and teaches a Jungian-based interactive method of reading the cards. Discovering tarot in 1967, she has been teaching it since 1974 in colleges, privately, and in conferences and workshop venues around the world. Her 1984 book Tarot for Your Self revolutionized the practice of tarot, being the first book to describe reading for oneself as a self-help and personal creativity tool. She also also writes biographies of magical women, including co-authoring the book, Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story. You can find her at marykgreer.com and on Facebook.

Egypt, Tarot and Mystery School Initiations

Musings on Tarot: The Monstarot

Deep, Distant, Dire or Ditched: Competing Views on the Major Arcana

Tarot Flow

Deck Selection and Spread Dynamics

Tarot Reading: Words and Pictures

Beginner’s Tarot: Getting to Know Your Deck

Musings on Tarot: The Intuitive Tarot

Major Arcana Planetary Triplicities

“Putting A Face To It”: Physical Profiling with the Tarot

Musings on Tarot: Touchstone Tarot

Mary K. Greer

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