Tarot of Bohemians by Papus
has anyone read The Tarot of the Bohemians and if so how did they find it ? I have just started the book and would love to hear your thoughts
I happen to have a first edition, from 1958 by Arcanum Books. Samuel Weiser is the publisher. It is unbelievable how my readings evolved once I laid out the cards according to the Yod-He-Vau-He structure in the ternary/septenaries pattern. The story of the tarot became clear to me in terms of the patterns of "society", "morality", "spirituality" (which I call the Night Sea Journey realm or karmic payback.....made up of the major arcana 13 through 18), and finally, "transformation" 19, 20, 21). The court cards are under the domain of one of the major arcana, and the pip cards are under the domain of the court cards.
I had this edition for decades and never looked at it because it looked so complicated. One day I decided to start reading it, and figured out how to lay out the septenaries and ternaries, the relationships between the cards became clear. I set up 2 sawhorses and put a big sheet of plywood on them....covered it with a blanket and laid out the cards. That was about a year and a half ago, and they are still there for me to consult periodically if I need to. Actually, it is pretty much in my memory now.
I noticed on Amazon there are a couple of the 1958 editions for sale. The price is $38....it is well worth it.