The Occult Review, Vol XXXI, No. 6, June 1920. Includes essays "The Problem of the Tarot Cards" by Julius L. Lachner; "Some Psychic Memories" by J. W. Brodie-Innes.
London: William Rider, 1920. First US Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. (iv adverts) pp.307 - 378 (iv adverts) Printed Blue paper wrappers. B/w illustrations. A single issue of "The Occult Review", which for the best part of 40 years, starting in 1905, was the most significant occult journal in the English-speaking world, attracting contributions by almost every significant author in the field. This US edition of "The Occult Review" has blue wrappers, and the price on the front cover is given in cents as well as shillings. The US edition appeared exactly one month after the British, so the contents of this issue as the same as the May, 1920. This issue includes a reflection on the meaning of the cards of the major arcana of the tarot in the light of the writings of Levi and Waite: "The Problem of the Tarot Cards" by Julius L. Lachner; and accounts of some psychic experiences: "Some Psychic Memories" by John William Brodie-Innes (1848 - 1923), a leading member of the Amen-Ra Temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Other contents: Notes of the Month: "Rachel Comforted" by The Editor; To Dorothy (poetry) by Jessie E. P. Foreland; Beyond the Pineal Door - A Record of Research by Oliver Fox; Thought-Coin by Bart Kennedy; Belief, Custom, & Magic by B. R. Rowbottom, plus Reviews, Correspondence, etc. Previous owner's name on front cover, covers chipped at edges, shorts splits at folds, there is a jagged tear at mid spine with corresponding tears to the extreme inner margin of the pages (not affecting text). Cheap paper browned. Due to it fragile nature copies of "The Occult Review" are seldom found in truly good condition. Were it not for the tear to the spine this copy would be at the higher end of the spectrum, and would rate as VG or better. Item #66282
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