The Lost Tarot of Nostradamus Ebook. John Matthews
THE LOST TAROT OF
NOSTRADAMUS
THE LOST TAROT OF
NOSTRADAMUS
JOHN MATTHEWS & WIL KINGHAN
Card illustrations by Wil Kinghan
New translations of original quatrains
from The Prophecies of Nostradamus
by Caitlín Matthews
Dedications
To the Memory of Michel de Nostredame;
and to Caitlín and Emrys, without whom I am nothing.
John Matthews
To my wife Melanie and our Anabelle.
May the future be blessed with love and happiness.
Wil Kinghan
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Text copyright © John Matthews and Wil Kinghan 2012
Translations from The Prophecies of Nostradamus copyright © Caitlín Matthews 2012
Card illustrations copyright © Wil Kinghan 2012
This edition copyright © Eddison Sadd Editions 2012
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Matthews, John, 1948-
The lost tarot of Nostradamus / John Matthews & Wil Kinghan; with new translations of original quatrains from the Centuries of Nostradamus by Caitlin Matthews. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-8048-4305-8 (pbk.)
1. Tarot. 2. Nostradamus, 1503-1566. 3. Prophecies (Occultism)--History--16th century. I. Kinghan, Wil.
II. Matthews, Caitlin, 1952- III. Title.
BF1879.T2M385 2012
133.3’2424--dc23
2012006361
ISBN 978-0-8048-4305-8; ISBN 978-1-4629-1910-9 (ebook)
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CONTENTS
Part One
The Seer from the South The Book of Images The Lost Tarot Reinterpreting the Images Shaping the Tarot The Tarot and the Prophecies Translating the Quatrains
Part Two
The Major Arcana
0 The Fool
I The Magician
II The Papess
III The Empress
IV The Emperor
V The Hierophant
VI The Lovers
VII The Chariot
VIII Justice
IX The Hermit
X Fortune’s Wheel
XI Fortitude
XII The Hanged Man
XIII Death
XIV Temperance
XV The Devil
XVI The Burning Tower
XVII The Star
XVIII The Moon
XIX The Sun
XX Judgement
XXI The Completed World
The Minor Arcana
SUIT OF STARS
I of Stars
II of Stars
III of Stars
IV of Stars
V of Stars
VI of Stars
VII of Stars
VIII of Stars
IX of Stars
X of Stars
XI Postulant
XII Cardinal
XIII Abbess
XIV Pope
SUIT OF SUNS
I of Suns
II of Suns
III of Suns
IV of Suns
V of Suns
VI of Suns
VII of Suns
VIII of Suns
IX of Suns
X of Suns