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Genuine HTF Authentic Museum Quality Historic Tarot Playing Cards That Disappeared Long Ago.

Certificate of Authenticity COA (included)

• SCARCITY: 9.6/10 ORIGINAL DECK

• CONDITION: (Subjective) See pictures

• CARDS: Acceptable Condition / 15 Cards with Rubbing and Surface Paper Loss Due to Fresh Painted Cards sticking together during its production Year / Light Surface Soiling / Light Surface Wear / Light Edge Wear / Edge Abrasions on a few / Several Gold Leaf Abrasions / Gold Transference on a few / Old Book Odor / Acceptable for its True Rarity.

• BOOK: Spine Worn - Minute Tape / Heavy Rubbing / Tight Binding / Boards Worn / Foxing / No Torn Pages / Inscription on Title Page / Heavy Edge Wear / Abrasions / Fully Intact

• CARD/QTY: 78/78

• YEAR: 1939 / WW2 (Last Known Edition)

• FINISH/SURFACE: Hand Painted Brush

• COUNTRY: France

• TITLE: THE TAROT MEDIEVAL #96 Signed Edition

• CARD MEDIUM: STOCK / Minor Arcana Artisan Paper Overlay

• Back: 24K GOLD LEAF over Silver

• PROCESS: Printed / HAND PAINTED ACCENTS

• CARD SIZE: 70mm x 130mm BOOK: 170mm x 250mm

• PROVENANCE: Private Collection

• COA; Yes

• BOOK: Original (SCARCE) Edition #96 Francis Rolt-Wheeler / Christian Loring

TAROT FACTS:

Spectacular Incredible Original Tarot Medieval

Le Tarot Medieval’ series to be published in the occult periodical l’Astrosophie, in the July, 1935 edition, by Francis Rolt-Wheeler.

• THE SECRETS OF THE TAROT, the mysteries of the Rose + Cross, the search for the Holy Grail and the transmutation of the Philosopher's Stone are only four different aspects of the same thing: the discovery and exploration of the sublimities of the spiritual world, of these four ways, the tarot has the immense advantage of being pictorial; but its pictorial and symbolic side has suffered the terrible disadvantage that the drawings expressing its wonderful symbolism are all so archaic, so grotesque, so poorly made, or harsh in their colour that regrettably, given the symbolic and spiritual teaching of the tarot, forces students to use cards that shock and break their momentum.

• It is rare - oh so rare! - To find in the same person an artist gifted with such subtlety and charm, having impeccable design and control of harmonious shades of colour, as well as a serious scholar and occultist. As readers of Astrosophy know, “occultist” is not a title we readily give. Christian Loring is very advanced in Cabbalism and some Mysteries thereto unknown. We are keen that our readers believe in the true artistic and occult value of the paintings that will appear.

• Christian Loring was inspired, with some modifications, by the Major Arcana as indicated by Oswald Wirth in his book: Le Tarot des Imagiers du Moyen Age, but, as a specialist in medieval art, is free from the rigid and awkward style of primitive times.

• A modern, comprehensive Tarot with all the Minor Arcana having scenic tableau, was made by Ms. Smith, under the direction of Mr. A. E. Waite, in England; it is entitled: A Pictorial to the Tarot; Details are richer in ideas than they are pleasing from an artistic point of view, as Waite is the most prominent, the most learned, the most literary and most eclectic occultist of the twentieth century; Unfortunately, the artist lacks that "sacred fire" and the cards fail to emit any spirituality. There is also a German Tarot, Egyptian in character, on cards of small size, better for divinatory processes; if the Major Arcana are in no way inspired, at least they don’t interfere, and the Minor Arcana follow the tradition of geometric figures and symbols. But for those looking to accentuate the conjectural sciences along high lines, The Medieval Tarot will quickly become the focus, and the vibrancy of divination is there.

• This small bibliography lists all the books that are necessary for a student of the Tarot, and it is striking to note that The Medieval Tarot of Christian Loring will, of all these systems, be the occult and artistic Tarot par excellence, because it was made by a soul in accordance with the Mysteries.

BOOK DETAILS:

• AUTHOR: Francis ROLT-WHEELER

• TITLE: THE TAROT MEDIEVAL. Illustrations Christian Loring.

• F. Rolt-Wheeler also published a three volume work on tarot/cabbalah:

1. Le Tarot ésotérique. Arcanes majeurs et Arcanes mineurs

2. Les Sephiroth. L'Arbre de la connaissance

3. Les mystèries. Les 32 voies de la sagesse.

Nice : Editions d'Astrosophie, (1936).

• Which inspired Nice based artist Micheal Bellon's tarot (1980), which is dedicated to F.R-W:

RARITY VRS. SCARCITY

The wonderful appearance of a surviving examples of the printed version of the Tarot Medieval has led me to ask why more examples have not surfaced?

One could speculate that its publication was untimely, occurring in 1940 just as France was invaded by the German forces.

Nice, from where l'Astrosophie was published, was in Vichy France, and one wonders if Rolt-Wheeler, being British, had to flee the country. It appears that l'Astrosophie ceased publication until the late 1940's. It could be that having printed copies of the tarot, Rolt-Wheeler was not able to distribute these by post, and he may even have had to abandon his stock.

So although the tarot may have been printed in a substantial edition, it could be that few copies survived the War. Making this set a must have piece of history!

• THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

Yes, the war situation probably is the reason for the decks virtual disappearance - while the situation in 1940 may not have been in immediate danger, being in unoccupied territory, nonetheless under the control of the Vichy government he probably faced the possibility of internment - one hopes that some of the many esoteric societies and associates he was connected with saved some material. A member of the Gnostic church he was particularly associated since his relocation to Nice with the neocatharsist movement.

"The term 'Astrosophy' seems to have been invented by a certain Francis Rolt-Wheeler, who can be regarded as a great initiate. He was also one of the twelve secret advisers of the papacy. After his passing, he left a series of books and a Review of hundreds of numbers at least, which is called 'Astrosophy'. He was the voice of the Astrological Institute he founded in Carthage. Also, he played a secret role, not in the course of the war, but in some representative events, about Montsegur.* He obviously tried to fathom the mysteries of the "Mount of the Sun", which is also the Mount of solemnity and universal security, the "rock" referred to in the Gospels.

Astrosophy:

• The main direction of Astrosophy, is the wisdom of the stars. It consists of several aspects which I will summarize in three figures. The first aspect is perfectly accurate dating of major global eras. For about two centuries, many have sought vigorously to know at what time the sun entered the sign of Aquarius. The response of Astrosophy is very accurate, and is based on irrefutable findings which I will elaborate further.

"The relationship between astrological ages, the numerological eras, the tarot and planets, are also part of Astrosophy.

The arrival of planetary archangels and also great odysseys of the soul before and after death. All these adventures are still part of the astrosophy.

MORE HISTORIC DETAILS:

François Brousse,** Paris Conference 1985.

(His lectures (1984–1990) touching on "astrosophy" (wisdom of the stars), a word formerly used by F. Rolt-Wheeler (1929) but to which François Brousse attributed deep importance as cycles or cosmic eras through which souls travel [L'astrosophie ou la science divine des étoiles, (Astrosophy or the Divine Science of the Stars) Ed. Dervy-Livres, Paris, 1989]. in May 1939 he published “Les Tours de la nuit” (The Night Towers) in L'Astrosophie, in which he announced the fall of the facist dictatorships (this was four months before France and England went to war against Hitler).

*Montsegur is the key place in the modern mythology of the neocatharsists. Rolt-Wheeler was associated with Prosper Estieu's review 'Montségur', and Antonin Gadal with the 'Graal Pyrénéen, and co-founder on July 26th, 1937, with Maurice Magre , of the “Company of the Friends of Montségur and the Holy Grail”, which was banned in 1942 following German occupation.

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