Chapter XVI.), and has carefully reproduced the twenty-

two symbolical figures, according to the most recent informa- tion obtainable upon Symbolism (1889).
300 THE TAROT.
E. PoiREL. Occultist. Editor of the Tarot cV Oswald Wirth (1889).
Ely Star. An author known by his interesting work upon Astrology, the Mystères de l'Horoscope (Dentu, 1888). It contains a chapter upon the Tarot.
H. P. Blavatsky. This author, rendered eminent by her works upon Theosophy, mentions the Tarot in her books (Isis Unveiled and the Secret Doctrine), but very superficially and without any synthetic basis.
Ch. de Sivry. A very talented occultist, chiefly known by his works upon music. To his kindness we owe the summary of a Tarot Bohémien entitled —
Extract from the sacred book of the Opâchti tribe, the primitive family, which adored Otchâvâtri, representing the only God Otchawatra. This tribe lived at the foot of the Himalaya.
This book describes the symbolism of the twenty-two arcana, according to the Gypsies, with interesting details upon esoterism.
Mathers, an English author, has recently published a short account of the Tarot, which contains nothing very original : it is rather a summary of the principal authors who have studied the question. It is chiefly written as an aid to fortune-telling by cards.
This closes the list of authors whose books we have heard of, and who have alluded to the Tarot or used its keys. We may have omitted some of them, if so we must beg them to excuse us.