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'''[[Metatron]]''' is an [[angel]] in [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]] mentioned three times in the Talmud, in a few brief passages in the Aggadah, and in mystical [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] texts within Rabbinic literature.
'''''[[An Occult Guide to the Tarot]]''''' is a book written by [[occultist]] and author [[Travis McHenry]] dealing with the history of [[tarot]] cards from their origins as playing cards to the modern usage of the cards for [[divination]]. It was published by [[Rockpool Publishing]] in 2025.


The figure forms one of the traces for the presence of dualist proclivities in the otherwise monotheistic visions of both the Tanakh and later Christian doctrine. In the Jewish kabbalistic tradition, he is sometimes portrayed as serving as the celestial scribe. The name Metatron is not mentioned in the Torah or the [[Bible]] and how the name originated is a matter of debate. In Jewish apocrypha and early Kabbalah, 'Metatron' is the name that Enoch received after his transformation into an angel.
Uniquely, it shows four full color images for all cards in the [[Major Arcana]] and [[Minor Arcana]] in addition to providing detailed meanings for every card. Each entry explains the historical foundations behind the card, esoteric interpretations, and the modern [[divination|divinatory]] significance. The four images of each card show the historical progression of the artwork and how it has changed over the course of 600 years since the [[tarot]] was created during the Italian Renaissance. It also includes examples of [[Trionfi]] artworks which the Major Arcana cards were originally based upon.


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Latest revision as of 06:16, 15 July 2026

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An Occult Guide to the Tarot is a book written by occultist and author Travis McHenry dealing with the history of tarot cards from their origins as playing cards to the modern usage of the cards for divination. It was published by Rockpool Publishing in 2025.

Uniquely, it shows four full color images for all cards in the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana in addition to providing detailed meanings for every card. Each entry explains the historical foundations behind the card, esoteric interpretations, and the modern divinatory significance. The four images of each card show the historical progression of the artwork and how it has changed over the course of 600 years since the tarot was created during the Italian Renaissance. It also includes examples of Trionfi artworks which the Major Arcana cards were originally based upon.


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