The SYMBOLISM of the TAROT: Philosophy of Occultism in Pictures and Numbers

No study of occult philosophy is possible without an acquaintance with symbolism, for if the words occultism and symbolism are correctly used, they mean almost one and the same thing. Symbolism cannot be learned as one learns to build bridges or speak a foreign language... Special training of the mind is necessary in order to comprehend the "language of the Initiates..."There are many methods for developing the "sense of symbols" in those who are striving to understand the hidden forces of Nature and Man, and for teaching the fundamental principles as well as the elements of the esoteric language. One of the most interesting of these methods, is the Tarot...-- From the Introduction, "What Is The Tarot?"