Iniciatory Golden Dawn Tarot

[Andrea_Luna]

So, got my first tarot deck & picked based on my visual interest. Inciatory Golden Dawn Tarot deck. i searched about Golden Dawn & felt i probably bit more than i can chew? there's heavy simbolism in e/card and i think the inicial GD had a strong Cábala inlfuence of which i know nothing about. i also read some bad critics about this particular deck for the imagery of the naked women & that some drawings didn't make sense. so, the deck is there not being used (i haven't even cleanse them yet) what are your opinions about this deck if any? 

[gregory]

Well, for a start, you don't need to cleanse decks. 

 

There's a little about it here:

https://tarot-heritage.com/history-4/english-occult-tarot-1880-1940/

 

Here's a good review that might help:

https://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/initiatory-golden-dawn/

 

And you might also find this site helpful:

https://supertarot.co.uk/guide-to-the-golden-dawn-tarot/

 

Don't let silly people put you off because of nudity - there is nothing wrong with the human body, even with no clothes on. You're right that Golden Dawn takes a lot of study -  I like the deck well enough, and I imagine if you start by studying the images themselves and what YOU think they mean, that would be a good start. If the art work appealed to you, there will probably be a lot there for you. I'm a great believer in decks that call out to you. I think the artist wasn't really aware of Golden Dawn and just drew what he was told, which is unfortunate.

 

 

 

[Andrea_Luna]

@gregory thank you for the links 🙂  they are really helpful. and yep, i really was drawn to the images, specially the high priestess and the chariot, they look pretty intense

[gregory]

Then it may well be Your Deck ! Enjoy it.