Title: The Beeston Genesis
Subtitle: Robert William Felkin and the Codification of Modern Tarot Systems
Description: A historical and analytical study examining the role of Robert William Felkin in the formation and codification of modern Western Tarot systems. The paper situates Felkin’s work within the intellectual and social context of Beeston, Nottinghamshire, and traces how these early influences informed later Golden Dawn Tarot structures.
Subjects: Tarot (divination), Local History, Golden Dawn, Beeston history, Occultism -- Great Britain -- History
Places: Beeston (Nottinghamshire, England), London (England)
People: Robert William Felkin, Finbarre Snarey
Time periods: Late 19th century, early 20th century