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'''[[Archangel Uriel]]''' is one of the [[archangels]] prominently mentioned in the post-exilic rabbinic tradition and in certain [[Christianity|Christian]] traditions. He is well known in the Russian Orthodox tradition and in folk Catholicism (in both of which he is considered to be one of the seven major archangels) and recognized in the Anglican Church as the fourth archangel.
'''''[[Eyes of the Tarot]]''''' is a juvenile fiction novel written by American author Bruce Coville. The book is a mystical adventure made richer by accurate descriptions of [[tarot]] cards as well as techniques for utilizing the cards and Coville's suggested interpretations. In many ways, the heroine's experiences with the figures from the tarot mirror those found in Russian [[occultist]] P.D. Ouspensky's 1913 book ''The Symbolism of the Tarot''.


In the [[hierarchy of angels]], Uriel does not rule over one of the 9 choirs, but is the prince of the triplicity of Innocents, Martyrs, and Confessors. Uriel is often portrayed as a [[Cherubim|cherub]] holding a flaming sword and carrying a book or a papyrus scroll representing wisdom. He "stands at the Gate of Eden with a fiery sword," or as the angel "who is over the world and over Tartarus." Uriel is a patron of the arts. According to the teaching of the modern [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], Uriel is the archangel of North and of Earth, and is thus associated with the vegetation of the Earth. His element is fire.
One notable technique for utilizing the cards involves sleeping with a specific card inside your pillowcase in order to commune with the figure on the card while dreaming. [[Occult]] author [[Travis McHenry]] has frequently cited the book as inspiring him to purchase his first deck of tarot cards, a [[Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot]] deck in 1993. He subsequently published more than a dozen tarot and [[oracle cards|oracle]] decks. Bruce Coville wrote the forward for McHenry's 2025 book ''An Occult Guide to the Tarot''.


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Eyes of the Tarot is a juvenile fiction novel written by American author Bruce Coville. The book is a mystical adventure made richer by accurate descriptions of tarot cards as well as techniques for utilizing the cards and Coville's suggested interpretations. In many ways, the heroine's experiences with the figures from the tarot mirror those found in Russian occultist P.D. Ouspensky's 1913 book The Symbolism of the Tarot.

One notable technique for utilizing the cards involves sleeping with a specific card inside your pillowcase in order to commune with the figure on the card while dreaming. Occult author Travis McHenry has frequently cited the book as inspiring him to purchase his first deck of tarot cards, a Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck in 1993. He subsequently published more than a dozen tarot and oracle decks. Bruce Coville wrote the forward for McHenry's 2025 book An Occult Guide to the Tarot.

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