The decans, tarot magic: Scions of 777

At this instant: the decans, tarot magic unlocked. At this time: the decans and tarot magic are revealed: Scions of 777 is a 598-page book containing two volumes in one book: Volume 1, subtitled Six-and-thirty Decans, and Volume 2, subtitled Forty-two Truths. Lest you fear having to buy two volumes, rest assured, you do not. They are combined into one; though the decan volume came first. For that reason, it begins with the decans, Accordingly, this book has a large focus on the 36 astrological decans, and the tarot as used for magical purposes.

Volume 1: Six-and-thirty decans

Therefore, we now have Volume 1, Six-and-thirty Decans. It is all about the 36 decans in astrology, and the 36 related minor cards of tarot. This is a sampling of what you may find there:

• Image magic and magical viewing
• Deck consecration – simple method
• Making talismans, both permanent and temporary
• Invocations, evocations, mantras, magical alphabets
• Magical materia
• Methods for “loading” a talisman
• Ephemeral talismans and talismanic actions
• Obscure, eclectic, and diverse magical practices that relate to the energies and correspondences of each decan
• Comparison of different decan image traditions
• Hellenistic and Ptolemaic deities, some you know, and some that are obscure
• Process of making the Telos Tarot of 777 deck
• Symbolic visual elements of each design explained
• Embedded astrological and Qabalistic correspondences
• “Artist notes” with behind-the-scenes inspirations, technicalities, models for and influences on the image
• Explanation of esoteric elements of the card back design
• The cards in divination
• Tarot magic
• The decan walk
• Unique spreads
• Proactive spread magic
• Tables of useful decan and tarot correspondences
• Lastly: other: fixed stars, divinatory lotteries, PGM rites, and horoscopic decan interpretations

Volume 2: Forty-two Truths

Equally important, likewise with a magical focus, we have Volume 2, Forty-two Truths, about the Majors, Aces, and Courts, with an additional focus on how they relate and are used in alchemy and magic. This is a sampling of what you may find:

• Magical use of Majors, Aces, and Courts
• Difference in use between zodiacal, planetary, and elemental majors
• Astrological timings related to the creation process of Telos
• Delineations of the reasoning behind the complex symbolically “correct” descriptions of the majors, aces, and courts according to the Hermetic Golden Dawn
• New method of elemental empowerment and consecration of a deck used for magic, based on the Emerald Tablet
• The Seven Hermetic Principles
• Correspondences
• Alchemical considerations, old/traditional, plus new considerations
• Elemental majors and portals of the three
• Planetary magical effects, weapons, and epithets of the seven
• Zodiacal mottos and purviews of the twelve
• Aces as magical tools
• Court cards: their faces and shadows, rank, modality, and elemental considerations
• Court cards as souls of people and their shifting traits
• Court cards as significators, and choosing one
• Court cards as situations
• The uniqueness and power of Princess cards in esoteric tarot
• Symbolism of the Telos art, and Artist Notes for inspirations behind the art
• Divinatory card meanings
• New and unique spreads
• Sources, references, and recommended reading for both volumes

In the final analysis, this book in its entirety is about tarot and magic, specifically and emphatically focused on the decans. Consequently, Volume 1 is slightly longer, but comparatively they are generally similar. Without doubt, Scions of 777 will surprise you. In truth, it will show you things you may not have known or expected. Spend time with the decans. In time, your experience of the decans, the Telos deck, and your magical practice in general may expand in ways you did not expect.

About ordering:

Two Volumes printed as one 598-page book. 6x9" Softcover. Equally important: This item will not ship with other items. Instead, it will incur a separate shipping charge. To add anything else to this order without additional shipping charges being required you will need to contact us. If you add other items without contacting us, your order may be cancelled and refunded. To clarify: This is a PRE-ORDER. Ordered now it will be shipped shortly, straightaway as it becomes available. Orders that come in for the book during the pre-order period will ship in early December, so should arrive by the holidays in most cases when choosing Priority Flat Rate, depending on holiday transit time and when ordered.

Optional book & deck set:

There is also the opportunity to include a copy of a new edition of Telos Tarot, in large or the more portable mid-size at 2.625x4 inches. The new edition has a new holographic card back design different from the first edition, saturated color, same cardstock as Tabula Mundi, and smooth slice-cut deck edges. Similar to the first numbered special edition but smaller, with new backs, no booklet, signed but not numbered. In a Scorpionic green two-part hard box with foil symbol and satin ribbon.

The 598-page book and book-deck sets will ship in early December, so should arrive by the holidays in most cases with Priority Flat Rate. In summary, anything in the cart with a pre-order item will be held to ship with it in December. IMPORTANT:This is a larger book than our others. No matter what the cart says, this package can only hold two books, or one book and one or two decks for the same shipping rate. Please order any additional store items separately as they may result in a request for additional shipping or refund of the item. Email if you have questions before ordering.