Occult Literature
The Chariot of Hermes
An armoured, crowned figure holds a sceptre beneath a star-covered canopy. Two differently shaded sphinxes sit at the front of the chariot, beside a winged emblem. The rectangular frame encloses the columns, wheels, garments and the signature A. Constant. The printed caption identifies the Chariot of Hermes as the Seventh Key of the Tarot. The following page describes the four-pillared chariot, pentagram crown and paired sphinxes, explicitly identifying the reproduced hieroglyph. The signed design is credited to A. Constant as inscribed, without naming an independent engraver. The full rectangular image and both caption lines remain together. The interpretation records the author’s Tarot system rather than treating this engraving as a card from an unspecified historical deck.
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A. Constant (signed design); engraver unidentified. "The Chariot of Hermes" [editorial title]. In Transcendental Magic, Éliphas Lévi. 1896, George Redway. Source scan leaf 397. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/transcendental-magic-plate-397
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Complete source scan actually viewed, surrounding prose read, and exact active PageRef duplicate-screened. Complete design and captions retained; original monochrome reproduction without reconstruction. Final crops actually inspected; complete image boundaries, lettering and captions retained.
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A. Constant (signed design); engraver unidentified. The Chariot of Hermes. Transcendental Magic. Scan leaf 397. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/transcendental-magic-plate-397