
Dr. Robert V. O'Neill
Virgo Sun.
The late Dr. Robert V. O'Neill was a Tarot scholar, author, and award-winning ecologist. His interest in Tarot began in the 1950s when he first encountered the cards. Dr. O'Neill and a colleague developed a statistical analysis of Tarot imagery that was published in the Journal of the International Playing Card Society in 1982. Over the course of his career, he produced 60 unpublished Tarot decks and 240 publications, including his renowned book on the symbolism of 15th-century Tarot, Tarot Symbolism. He also attended the first two International Tarot Symposia in Chicago to present his research on the history of Tarot.
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Articles by Dr. Robert V. O'Neill

Iconology of the Sun Cards

Iconology of the Heavens

Christian Magic

Universal Belief in Magic

Iconology of the Early Tarot References

Transmission of Magical Knowledge to the 15th Century

Magic: a Dilemma for Christianity

Franciscans Influence

Joachim of Fiore

Confraternities

Defining Magic