Hermetic Tarot — The Esoteric Tarot of the Golden Dawn

The Hermetic Tarot is a profound work of occult art, reissued by U.S. Games Systems in recognition of its historic and symbolic importance. This deck preserves the rich esoteric teachings of the Secret Order of the Golden Dawn, whose influence shaped the foundations of modern tarot around the turn of the twentieth century. Every card is a study in hidden knowledge, offering a direct encounter with the symbols that have informed ritual magick, astrology, and the Western mystery tradition.

Illustrated by Godfrey Dowson, the deck features subtle black-and-white designs that illuminate the Golden Dawn’s astrological correspondences alongside sephirotic, angelic, geomantic, numerical, and Kabbalistic elements. Each of the 78 cards is rendered with exquisite detail, making the Hermetic Tarot a powerful tool for deep study, meditation, and advanced readings rooted in the Tree of Life.

The 72-page guidebook includes an introduction by Stuart R. Kaplan, with card meanings written by Kaplan and Dowson. It also offers guidance on the classic ten-card Celtic Cross layout, along with charts of elemental and astrological symbols and a diagram of the ten spheres and the 22 Hebrew letters of the 22 Paths of the Tree of Life.

This deck is ideal for readers called to the Golden Dawn current, practitioners of ceremonial magick, students of Kabbalah, and anyone seeking the original esoteric foundations of modern tarot.