The Egyptian Origins of the Tarot

By Samuel Robinson

What are the real origins of the Tarot? Did they merely arise out of the imaginations of some Renaissance philosophers or did they spread around the world in the hands of the gypsies? Or, as some mystics assert, did they arise out of Egypt, a remnant of an ancient civilization, bringing with it their lost knowledge? The author explains the hidden connections between the European creation of the Tarot and its Egyptian origins. The hieroglyphic secret revealed shows you how to understand your Tarot studies in light of these new discoveries, so that you can awaken a deeper sense of connection and sacred profoundness. According to this book, the 15th century Italian creators of the Tarot did indeed base their Tarot cards upon a long lost Egyptian manuscript that was recorded in ancient Alexandrian Egypt by the sage Horappollon. This mysterious book provided the ancient Egyptian keys of understanding symbols and this publication documents its transformation into modern Tarot cards. Not only that, this work lays the foundation for further Hermetic studies, instilling the reader with a sense of the eclectic mentality that was held in ancient Alexandrian Egypt by the sages and Hermetic mystics of those times.You will learn:How Egyptian hieroglyphs were symbolically interpreted by Alexandrian Greeks and Egyptians, who belonged to the last Isis-Serapis temples before ChristHow one of those sages, named Horappollon, recorded that knowledge in the 'Hieroglyphica'How it survived and was translated by 15th century Italian mysticsHow those symbols entered the European occult worldHow the Visconti family, the creators of the Tarot, organized these Egyptian glyphs and painted the first Tarot cardsThat the Tarot was called 'Hieroglyphs' in Italy and FranceHow it became known as the famous lost Egyptian book, known as the 'Book of Thoth'

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467930067
• ISBN13: 9781467930062
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"