Table Of ContentTHE MAGICIAN’S KABBALAH
KABBALAH AS AN INITIATORY PATH
ILLUSTRATED BY TAROT
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Marcus Katz
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Dedication
Dedicated to those who labour in the orchard.
To Soror C. L. and Frater V. S. L. of the O. E. D.
And As Ever, Above All, this work is dedicated to
Antistita Astri Argentei
The Priestess of the Silver Star
She whose light leads the way to the Arcanum Arcanorum, the
Secret of Secrets
Vos Vos Vos Vos
V.V.V.V.
About the Author
Marcus Katz has been working with and teaching Western
Esotericism, Kabbalah and tarot for over twenty-five years. He also
works with apprentices in the Western Esoteric Initiatory System®
and was the first student to gain a Masters Degree in Western
Esotericism from the University of Exeter, consolidating his practical
study of the Kabbalah and Ritual.
He was first introduced to Kabbalah thirty years ago through the
works of Dion Fortune and Aleister Crowley and has made a daily
study and practice of the subject since that time. He worked through
the syllabus of the International School of Kabbalah in the 1980’s
before going on to study traditional Kabbalah for twenty years,
including attendance at conferences worldwide with presenters
including Moshe Idel and other leading scholars of the subject.
He co-founded the Tarosophy Tarot Association, the world’s largest
professional tarot Association, with Tali Goodwin in 2009. His first
book, Tarosophy, was called a “major contribution” to tarot by Rachel
Pollack. He has written many other titles on the tarot, Alchemy,
Kabbalah and related subjects, including his journal of the Abramelin
Operation, a perilous and intense ritual to gain the knowledge and
conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel, which has been published
as After the Angel.
His ongoing magnum opus on the Western Esoteric Initiatory System
(WEIS), published as the MAGISTER (in 11 volumes) has been
described as “audacious” and “staggering”.
He lives in the Lake District with his wife, fellow author and editor,
Brina, and magician’s cat, Alex, whose full name is Alexander
Calvert Esq. M.M. (Master Mouser).
Marcus offers a unique apprenticeship opportunity to engage with
the Great Work of spiritual liberation through the Western Esoteric
Initiatory System, which can be discovered at:
www.westernesotericism.com
The many benefits of joining the Tarosophy Tarot Association are
available at:
www.tarotassociation.net.
Acknowledgements
I would like to acknowledge those students who have worked
through early iterations of this material through the Crucible Club,
Order of Everlasting Day and Magicka School.
I would also like to acknowledge the scholars and professors who
refined my work whilst I studied at the University of Exeter.
The librarians and archive custodians of the British Museum, British
Library, Library & Museum of Freemasonry, Ritman Library
(Amsterdam), and Warburg Institute have all given of their time and
service in the provision of material which has informed this present
work.
Contents
Introduction: A Guide for the Perplexed
A Note on Spelling
Using This Book
The Tarot, Ancient Egypt & Kabbalah
The Tarot in the Golden Dawn
The Tarot and Tree of Life
The Sephiroth
The Golden Dawn System
The Grades of the Golden Dawn
The Tree of the Golden Dawn
The Tree of Night Before the Dawn
Aleister Crowley’s Variation to the GD System
The Waite-Trinick System
The Tree of Sapphires
Voices of the Word, Leaves of the Light
The Tree as a Meta-model (Template Theory)
The Tree as a Fractal System (The Orchard)
The Tree as an Emanative System (The Fountain of Light)
The Tree as a Communications System (Lattice Theory)
The Sephiroth and the Four Worlds
The Four Worlds
Ain Soph Aur: A Necessary Non-Negation
Aleph in Kether
Yod in Chockmah
Nun in Binah
Kether: The Crown of Coherent Light
The Doctrine of Trans-Resonance
The Triune Crown
Kaph in Kether
Tau in Chockmah
Resh in Binah
The Tree of Crowns
Chockmah: The Quarry of Devotion
Binah: The Angel of the Tides
Chesed: The Unicorn at the Waystation
Geburah: The Folding of the Robe
Tiphareth: The Hub of Sacrifice
The Paths Of the Heart
A. The God of the Heart
B. The Initiation of the Heart
C. The Trials of the Heart
The Lines of Sacrifice
Netzach: The Rose in the Lamplight
Hod: The Crystal Watercourse
Yesod: The Hall of Mirrors
Malkuth: The Kingdom of the Shells
The Klippoth: The Shells & Husks
Gematria: The Numerology of the Kabbalah
The Binary System
The Grade Passwords
The Twenty-Two Paths
The Psyche: A Curtain of Souls
The Soul in Ancient Egypt
Contemporary Kabbalah
The Scholarly
The New Age
The Occult
The Popular & Literary
Conclusion
Appendix: A Kabbalah Study Program
Bibliography
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