The book of Gareth Knight (b. 1930), a famous English occultist, author of a mass of books on ritual magic, Western occult tradition, Kabbalah and its symbolism, considers tarot not as a means for predictions, but as an instrument of a serious and powerful magical system. Introducing the reader to the history of the origin and development of the tarot, G. Knight analyzes the basic archetypes behind each card, and explains with practical examples how to work with tarot images in astral-visionary travels along the paths of the Tree of Life and in magical rituals.