Paul Foster Case

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Paul Foster Case was an American occultist and author best known for his influential work on Tarot and Qabalah and for founding the esoteric school Builders of the Adytum.

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instanceOf esoteric author
esoteric school
human
magical order
occultist
associatedWith Christian mysticism
Rosicrucian tradition
linked to: Rosicrucianism
birthDate 1884-10-03
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1954-03-02
education largely self-taught in occultism
era 20th century
familyName Case
fieldOfWork Hermeticism
Qabalah
linked to: Kabbalah

Tarot
Western esotericism
founded Builders of the Adytum
genre esoteric instruction
occult literature
givenName Paul
hasWritten correspondence courses on Qabalah
correspondence courses on Tarot
influenced 20th-century Western occultism
modern Tarot studies
influencedBy Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
knownFor founding Builders of the Adytum
systematic teachings on Qabalah
systematic teachings on Tarot
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Western mystery tradition
name Paul Foster Case
notableIdea correspondences between Tarot and Hebrew alphabet
integration of Tarot with Hermetic Qabalah
notableWork An Introduction to the Study of the Tarot
The Book of Tokens
The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages
The True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order
occupation occultist
teacher
writer
placeOfBirth Fairport, New York
placeOfDeath Mexico City
religiousOrPhilosophicalView Hermetic Qabalah
taught esoteric Tarot symbolism
practical Qabalistic meditation

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Builders of the Adytum foundedBy Paul Foster Case
Paul Foster Case name Paul Foster Case
Paul Foster Case Tarot designs creator Paul Foster Case