Samuel Farrand OfficialSamuel Farrand OfficialSamuel Farrand OfficialThe Aeon of Da’ath Tarot emerges from a refusal of illustration as authority. For over a century, most Tarot systems have relied on narrative imagery to communicate meaning, embedding interpretation directly into pictorial scenes. While visually accessible, this approach subtly constrains perception, steering readings toward story rather than structure. The Aeon of Da’ath departs from this model entirely, returning Tarot to its symbolic core.
This system is composed exclusively of correspondences. Meaning is not shown, it is revealed through relationship. By removing illustrative scenes, the deck restores clarity across multi-card spreads, allowing patterns, repetitions, and underlying dynamics to surface without narrative bias. Influence is observed rather than imposed. Tarot becomes less a sequence of images and more a symbolic field in motion.
Rooted in classical Hermetic, astrological, alchemical, and Kabbalistic frameworks, the system largely follows Golden Dawn mapping while introducing a correspondence never before integrated into Tarot structure: the eight Pagan Sabbats. This addition reintroduces time, seasonality, and initiation as active forces within divination. Experience is no longer static. It unfolds cyclically through phases of emergence, culmination, decay, and return.
With the inclusion of the Sabbats, the deck operates as a seven-path system, reflecting the pervasive role of seven across esoteric traditions, from planetary orders and alchemical stages to initiatory thresholds and rays of light. Tarot here functions not only as a divinatory instrument, but as a coherent symbolic engine for reflection, pattern recognition, and contemplative inquiry.
The Aeon of Da’ath Tarot is a compressed and functional system derived directly from the Occultum Lapidem body of work. It translates symbolic architecture into applied practice, offering a Tarot designed not to tell stories, but to reveal structure.
The Aeon of Da’ath Tarot will be available for pre-order in February 2026.
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