The Royal Road: A Manual of Kabalistic Meditations on the Tarot

148 Pages·1995·17.919 MB·English

by  Stephan Hoeller

STEPHAN
A.
HOELLER
A
Manual
of Kabalistic
Meditations on theTarot
A QUEST BOOK

The
Royal
Road
CoverArt by JANE EVANS
The Tree of Life
The
Royal
Road
Stephan A. Hoeller
A
Manual
of Kabalistic
Meditations on theTarot
©
AQUESTBOOK
Published under a grantfrom the Kern Foundation
THE THEOSOPHICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE
Wheaton, U.S.A.
111.,
Madras, India/London, England
8 Copyright Stephan A. Hoeller, 1975
All rights reserved
First Quest edition published by The
Theosophical Publishing House,
Wheaton, Illinois, a department of the
Theosophical Society in America
ISBN: 0-8356-0465-9
Library of Congress Catalog Number 75-4244
Printed in the United States of America
:
Dedicatio Magica
Anagramma
+ IMAS + RACIS + ROTA + VITI
+ AT + TOTUM + ETIA + UGID

CONTENTS
Preface ix
Introduction xiii
PART INTRODUCTORY
I
Chapter I The Wisdom of the Tarot 1
Chapter II Tarot and Kabalah 11
PART THE ROAD AND THE JOURNEY
II
Chapter III Preparing for the Journey 19
Chapter IV A Map for the Traveler 25
Chapter V The Ten Way Stations 30
Chapter VI The Twenty-Two Highways 36
Chapter VII The Fool's Pilgrimage 54
Chapter VIII Observing the Signposts 60
Chapter IX The Road Goes Ever On 105
Appendix Astral Travel:
The Glamourous Road 115