09-12-2011, 08:02 PM
Tenet, I have found C.C. Zain's work to be very divergent both from Ra's descriptions and from the more traditional thought-patterns which accompany the Tarot. In his book, The Sacred Tarot, he claims to be possessed of esoteric knowledge about the Tree of Life, the Tarot and astrology which mainstream Qabalistic teachings do not enunciate. To me, his mind is opaque. Due to these facts, I have found his work to be only marginally useful for understanding the Archetypes. However, his cards are excellent and he addresses a very broad range of arcane traditions including all of the above as well as the rites of Free Masonry, alchemical processes, numerology, and magical practices. He also depicts and explains the most intricate Tarot spreads I've ever seen.