Greg Stanton
I asked this on another thread, and I've never it mentioned here before:
Have you read Promethea? If you like comics, it's an absolute must for a tarot enthusiast. Here's some info on it from Wikipedia:
"Promethea is a comic book series created by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III with Mick Gray, published by America's Best Comics/Wildstorm. Serialized in 32 issues on an irregular schedule from 1999 to 2005, the series explores Moore's ideas about art and magic, combining elements of superhero action, metaphysical theorizing, and psychedelic revelation, all focused on the adventures of Promethea, a metafictional character that possesses magical power over the real world. Promethea is also notable for wide-ranging experimentation in visual style and storytelling technique on the part of Williams and Moore."
"Issues dealt with in this series include tarot and Hermetic Qabalah, and the comic is laden with and studies mythological and archetypal symbolism. Real people who appear in Promethea include Aleister Crowley, John Dee, Austin Osman Spare, and John Kendrick Bangs (who in the comic is distantly related to Sophie Bangs)."
Moore's slant on Kabbalah/Tarot is definitely Crowleyesque (not my thing, but interesting). Each sephirot has it's own issue in the series -- and the artwork, along with Moore's grasp of the material, really helps explain a difficult subject well.
Promethea has been collected into five books, and is available on Amazon.
Have you read Promethea? If you like comics, it's an absolute must for a tarot enthusiast. Here's some info on it from Wikipedia:
"Promethea is a comic book series created by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III with Mick Gray, published by America's Best Comics/Wildstorm. Serialized in 32 issues on an irregular schedule from 1999 to 2005, the series explores Moore's ideas about art and magic, combining elements of superhero action, metaphysical theorizing, and psychedelic revelation, all focused on the adventures of Promethea, a metafictional character that possesses magical power over the real world. Promethea is also notable for wide-ranging experimentation in visual style and storytelling technique on the part of Williams and Moore."
"Issues dealt with in this series include tarot and Hermetic Qabalah, and the comic is laden with and studies mythological and archetypal symbolism. Real people who appear in Promethea include Aleister Crowley, John Dee, Austin Osman Spare, and John Kendrick Bangs (who in the comic is distantly related to Sophie Bangs)."
Moore's slant on Kabbalah/Tarot is definitely Crowleyesque (not my thing, but interesting). Each sephirot has it's own issue in the series -- and the artwork, along with Moore's grasp of the material, really helps explain a difficult subject well.
Promethea has been collected into five books, and is available on Amazon.