Cybee's Online Tarot

Early Occult of Tarot Reference

Early Occult Tarot References and Links
A collection of links and references.

There are hundreds of modern books and Tarot decks on the market these days but I wanted to go back as far as possible to gather the very first set of cards, books and references and bring together a kind of original library of reference that can be added to easily. I will start with some of the very earliest cards and references and work outwards from that point. I may have to go backwards as well as forwards but my search will continue as long as it takes.
There are two tables below, the first is predominantly Western whereas the second table is Eastern. I would suggest that when looking at the second table you use a browser with Google translations in or attached to it as most of these sites are Russian.
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  • The Tarot of Eliphas Levi [1855]

    These Tarot  descriptions are found in The  Book of Hermes, comprizing the Chapter XXII in The Ritual of Transcendental Magic, by Eliphas Levi.

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/levitarot.html

  • Russian Tarot of the Ettailles of [1861]

    This deck is perhaps the first Tarot published in Russia. She was attached to the book.

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/rusett.html


    Click the MAP link at the bottom of the page to see the cards.

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/rusett1.html

  • The Tarot of Paul Christian [1870]

    These Tarot cards descriptions are found in The Mysteries of the Pyramids, being the Book II in The History and Practice of Magic, by Paul Christian (1811-77).

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/pctarot.html

  • The Tarot of "Saint-Germain" [1901]

    These Tarot cards images and descriptions are found in the book,

     

    PRACTICAL ASTROLOGY

    A Simple Method of Casting Horoscopes --The Language of the Stars -- Easily Comprehended, 

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/sg-tarot.html

  • TAROT OF SEPHARIAL [1911]

    These Tarot trump descriptions were published in the books, A Manual of Occultism 

    London: William Rider & Son, 1911, and 

    The Kabala of Numbers  Part 1  

    London: William Rider & Son, 1914

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/seph-tarot.html

  • The Key to the Universe [1917]

    This is an excerpt from the book,

    The Key to the Universe or a Spiritual 1917 Interpretation of Numbers and Symbols by

    Harriette Augusta Curtiss and F. Homer Curtiss

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/curtarot.html

  • The Tarot of C. C. Zain [1881]

    More properly called The Brotherhood of Light Tarot, this Tarot pattern was developed by an American occultist and astrologer, Elbert Benjamine (aka C.C. Zain, 1881--1951), the founder of The Church of Light.

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/zaintarot.html

  • The Church of Light. C.C. Zain (Founder)

    The Brotherhood of Light was transformed into the Church of Light in 1932. Both the Church of Light and its predecessor were devoted to re-establishing the Religion of the Stars on the physical plane. Founded by C.C. Zain.

    A MUST VISIT SITE..

    https://www.light.org/index.cfm

  • TAROT OF JOHN DEQUER [1949]

    The Tarot cards shown here were published in 1949 as a deck entitled 

     The Major Arcana of the Sacred Egyptian Tarot

     Edited by Dr. John H. Dequer

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/jdeq-tarot.html

  • The Tarot of Franz Bardon [1909]

    These Tarot  images and descriptions are found in the  three books by Franz Bardon (1909-1958)

    http://www.green-door.narod.ru/bardontarot.html