THE ABSOLUTE KEY TO OCCULT SCIENCE

THE

TAROT

OF THE

BOHEMIANS

original: "Bohémiens." In this context, the term refers to the Romani people, whom the author believed were the descendants of ancient Egyptians and the keepers of the Tarot's secrets.

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by PAPUS

Papus was the pseudonym of Gérard Encausse (1865–1916), a leading figure in the French occult revival.

All intellectual light, like all physical light, comes from the East, and it is also from the East that I come with it. original: "Toute lumière intellectuelle comme toute lumière physique vient d'Orient..." — NARAD, the Bohemian.

An engraving of the Emperor card (Arcanum IV) from a tarot deck. A bearded man with a crown sits on a throne, facing right. He holds a long scepter topped with an orb and cross. A shield with a heraldic eagle rests at his feet. The Roman numeral "IV" is printed above the figure.