aurum solis - the divine arcana of the aurum solis - foreword by carl llewellyn
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A true symbolic synthesis of the Western Initiatic Tradition, the Tarot is a remarkable tool for connecting to the divine powers of the Hermetic and Ogdoadic Tradition of the Ordo Aurum Solis. Grandmaster Jean-Louis de Biasi offers this innovative system of high magic to help you attain higher states of consciousness and an evolved inner self.Pairing the symbolic components of the Hermetic macrocosm—including the five elements, the seven ancient planets, and the twelve zodiac signs—with corresponding deities of the Greek pantheon, de Biasi shows you step-by-step how to channel cosmic energies. This is the ultimate system, reconciling magicians, Tarot readers, and astrologers. Using original Hermetic Tarot images as talismans, you will invoke and internalize the unique energies of each card through powerful practices and rituals.—Work with the Hermetic Tree of Life—Discover astral practice—Perform meditations and visualizations—Explore Tarot's earliest Greek Qabalistic symbols and other associationsAs you progress further on this initiatic path, you will deepen your inner experience of the divine Arcana, and ultimately bring about a profound transformation in all levels and aspects of your being.TRANSCRIPT
ORDO AURUM SOLIS
Anno MDCCXCVII condito constat
IMPREMATUR
By Authority, PB, Administrator General, A.S. – O.S.V.
FOREWORD
What’s a “Foreword” for?
As they say, that’s a good question but there is no established answer. A Foreword can accomplish
anything the writer wants, but the one general criterion is that it is normally written by someone other
than the author.
I have my own ideas of what a Foreword should do. It should quickly and concisely forewarn the
reader about what is really important in the book that follows, and especially anything that is radical,
revolutionary or innovative.
I warn you that what you are going to read about the Tarot will – or should if you are wide awake! –
completely change your thinking about Tarot and your use of the Tarot deck. Most people don’t like
change and few people are really wide awake. Most of us – I’m including myself – are not always truly
awake and rarely do we welcome change even when pretending that we do. We want our comfort, we
prefer consistency, and we honor tradition while yearning for simpler times of the Good Olde Days.
Real “revolutions” are evolutionary, and when involved with esoteric and spiritual concepts their
essential function is to wake us up, expand our consciousness, and open doors we didn’t see were there
all the time.
The difference between revolution and evolution is the one happens to you and the other requires you
to take the “next step” to accomplish the change in your reality. Evolution builds upon the past, but the
change in your reality is transformative and even the past looks different from your new perspective
and place of understanding.
How old is the Tarot?
Historically it is both a few hundred years old and several thousand because its hidden power has
slowly opened our doors of perception to its esoteric function and purpose. Our author tells us that the
Tarot was created to invoke specific invisible forces that generate energies present both within us and
at universal levels. Each card represents a state of consciousness and a particular energy which can be
invoked and used in ritual and divination as keys to the most ancient archetypes.
“Tarot induces an action of the subtle planes which is capable of affecting our invisible bodies and
then reverberating into the physical level in our daily lives.”
He further writes that the “Tarot was conceived to transmit a secret initiatic inheritance by channeling
specific invisible powers and stimulating energies inside of us that are extent in the entire universe”
and that “its construction is based on an occult structure that makes each Arcanum a genuine Talisman
which is able, merely by its presence, to generate those effects to which it corresponds.”
However, he does warn the reader that most versions of the Tarot are not completely effective in
connecting us with these full powers, and explains why and reveals the answer to the problem.
What you already see is that this Divine Tarot is a long ways from “the devil’s picture book,” or the
simple art form of the Italian Renaissance. We don’t have the “fortune telling” decks so entertaining in
Victorian times and we have much more than even promised by the modern magickal orders.
The Tarot is a system, not a “thing,” and as such it stands alone and unaided to fulfill it purpose of
providing an inner experience of contacting the Divine powers and incorporating them into your own
psyche, fostering your psychic development and empowerment. You will then be able to use these
powers even in solving personal life problems by taking action on the invisible planes.
Understanding of the secret origins of Tarot symbolism, the reader is directly involved with the nearly
alchemical process of transformation that is itself the secret of Initiation.
The sacred language of the Theurgic tradition was not Hebrew, but Greek. Yes Hebrew was and is
prominent not only in Qabalistic studies and magical practices, but it is with the Theurgic tradition that
we find the authentic theoretical and practical uses of the Tarot keys as well as their original
correspondences. And that Theurgic tradition is continued to this day in the Ogdoadic Tradition of the
Aurum Solis.
It is within that ancient tradition, reaching back to the origins of the Tarot, that we correct the errors to
be found in the Waite and other modern decks, the we find the original correspondences of the sacred
Greek letters, see the original Qabalistic correspondences to the sacred Hebrew letters, perceive the
archetypal relationships with the Greek Divinities and rediscover the sacred names corresponding to
these Divine Powers.
Building upon these Revolutionary/Evolutionary foundations, the book takes the reader well beyond
the limitations of ordinary Tarot practices of divination and even of talismanic and ritual magick.
Through these uses and active meditation we are in astral and mental contact with the invisible living
Spirit or Angel of the Tarot that has existed now for thousands of years.
It is with the system of the Tarot, and interaction with the Angel that the Divine Tarot becomes a
complete initiatory experience. We are not limited to just the physical reality but Tarot enables a true
link and a reciprocal exchange between the physical and the non-physuical, between our mind and the
spiritual world. Through our subtle bodies the Taort system makes it possible to enter directly into a
relationship with different levels of reality. Thought Forms are created of astral substance and then
function to connect us with other entities and energies that empower our further evolutionary growth
and development.
Seeing the Tarot as a genuine symbolic summary of the Divine Powers at work throughout the Cosmos
we enter into new relations and responsibilities as conscious co-creators, knowing that every thought
and action has consequences beyond our personal sphere. Even our divination becomes more than
interpretation but open an interactive channel to influence the outcome of the reading.
We can go further, using the Tarot Cards as astral doorways to travel out-of-body, experience new
realities, and to become more than we are!
Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
7th Past Grandmaster Aurum Solis
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