Secrets of the Celtic Cross, by Marcus Katz and Tali Goodwin, published by Forge Press in 2012, is a documentary historical study of the tarot spread. Its strength is that it draws on primary Golden Dawn papers, including the Frederick Leigh Gardner material, to argue the layout predates Waite's 1910 printing and was never Celtic in origin. Its limit is the ordinary one for a specialist documentary study: it argues a specific historical thesis about a niche subject, which has not been independently contested in this record.
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Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: a documentary historical study drawing on primary archival material to argue a specific historical thesis, a specialist study on a niche subject not independently contested elsewhere in this record. NotesDocumentary study of the spread's origin, drawing on Golden Dawn papers including the Frederick Leigh Gardner material. Argues the layout predates Waite's 1910 printing and did not originate as anything Celtic.
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AuthorMarcus Katz and Tali Goodwin
PublisherForge Press
Publication Year2012
Source Typebook
Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Tarot Spreads, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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