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The '''[[Celtic Cross]]''' is one of the most popular and enduring [[Tarot]] spreads. It is used as a practical method for [[divination]] by laying out the cards in a pattern that resembles a [[christianity|Christian]] cross of the style found in formerly [[Paganism|pagan]] regions.
An individual '''[[Lilith]]''', along with Bagdana "king of the lilits", is one of the demons to feature prominently in protective spells in the eighty surviving Jewish [[occult]] incantation bowls from Sassanid Empire Babylon (4th–6th century AD) with influence from Iranian culture. These bowls were buried upside down below the structure of the house or on the land of the house, in order to trap the [[demon]]. Almost every house was found to have such protective bowls against demons.


The Celtic Cross spread was first mentioned in print by [[A.E. Waite]] in his 1910 book, ''[[The Key to the Tarot|A Pictorial Key to the Tarot]]'' as "An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination." Waite likely created the spread himself and ascribed it an "ancient Celtic" pedigree as an imaginative means for giving the spread some credibility as a [[divination]] tool. However, it is also possible the spread was utilized by [[magician]]s of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] and Waite discovered it through them.


<p><small>Artist: [[Travis McHenry]]</small></p>
<p><small>Photo credit: The Metropolitan Museum</small></p>
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An individual Lilith, along with Bagdana "king of the lilits", is one of the demons to feature prominently in protective spells in the eighty surviving Jewish occult incantation bowls from Sassanid Empire Babylon (4th–6th century AD) with influence from Iranian culture. These bowls were buried upside down below the structure of the house or on the land of the house, in order to trap the demon. Almost every house was found to have such protective bowls against demons.


Photo credit: The Metropolitan Museum

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