Sandra Tabatha Cicero is an American

esoteric Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to categorise a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements that developed within Western society. These ideas a ...

writer and lecturer, best known for her work in the field of

Hermeticism Hermeticism, or Hermetism, is a philosophical system that is primarily based on the purported teachings of Hermes Trismegistus (a legendary Hellenistic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth). These teachings are containe ...

Early life

Born in rural

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

in 1959, Cicero graduated from the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wiscons ...

with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts in 1982. She worked as an entertainer, typesetter, editor, commercial artist, and computer graphics illustrator. She met her husband

Chic Cicero Charles "Chic" Cicero (born 1936) is an American esoteric writer. He was born in Buffalo, New York.Cicero, Sandra Tabatha. The Book of the Concourse of the Watchtowers, Elfers, FL: HOGD Books, 2012, P. vi

Writings

Along with her husband, Cicero has co-authored several books on the Golden Dawn,

Tarot The tarot (, first known as '' trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a pack of playing cards, used from at least the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play card games such as Tarocchini. From their Italian roots, ...

Kabbalah Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and Jewish theology, school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "rece ...

, and the

Western mystery tradition Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to categorise a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements that developed within Western society. These ideas a ...

including ''The Essential Golden Dawn'', which won a Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) award in 2004 as one of the year's best titles in the field of

magic Magic or Magick most commonly refers to: * Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces * Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic * Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...

. Together, the Ciceros have edited, annotated and added new material to recent editions of classic magical texts by

Israel Regardie Francis Israel Regardie (; né Regudy; November 17, 1907 – March 10, 1985) was a British-American occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer who spent much of his life in the United States. He wrote fifteen books on the subject of occultism. Bo ...

, including ''

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'', ''

A Garden of Pomegranates ''A Garden of Pomegranates'' is a 160-page book, written by Israel Regardie in 1931. History The first edition was published in 1932. The book was printed four times, with a second edition being published in 1970 by Llewellyn Publications. The ...

'', ''The Philosopher's Stone'', and ''The Tree of Life''. At the encouragement of

she painted "The Golden Dawn Magical Tarot".

The Golden Dawn

Cicero is a

Rosicrucian Rosicrucianism is a spiritual and cultural movement that arose in Europe in the early 17th century after the publication of several texts purported to announce the existence of a hitherto unknown esoteric order to the world and made seeking its ...

and a

Martinist Martinism is a form of Christian mysticism and esoteric Christianity concerned with the fall of the first man, his state of material privation from his divine source, and the process of his return, called 'Reintegration'. As a mystical traditio ...

, as well as the current Imperatrix of the Societas Rosicruciana in America (SRIAm).The Societas Rosicruciana in America. Accessed July 26, 2013 She was initiated into a modern Order in the tradition of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
in 1983. Together, Cicero and her husband are two of the G.H. Chiefs of the contemporary Order of the same name, which claims initiatory lineage to the original Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn through Israel Regardie.

Bibliography

Books

*''The New Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1991). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''Self-Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1995). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''Experiencing the Kabbalah''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1997). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''Creating Magical Tools''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1999). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''Ritual Use of Magical Tools''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2000). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''The Golden Dawn Magical Tarot''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2001). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''The Essential Golden Dawn''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2003). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''Secrets of a Golden Dawn Temple''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2004). Great Britain: Thoth, *''Tarot Talismans''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (2006). Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''The Babylonian Tarot''. Cicero, Sandra Tabatha. The Babylonian Tarot. (2006) Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''The Book of the Concourse of the Watchtowers''. Cicero, Sandra Tabatha. (2012) Elfers, FL: HOGD Books,

Other

*''The Golden Dawn Journal: Book I: Divination''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1994). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''The Golden Dawn Journal: Book II: Qabalah''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1994). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''The Golden Dawn Journal: Book III: The Art of Hermes''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1995). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''The Magical Pantheons: A Golden Dawn Journal''. Cicero, Chic and Tabatha (1998). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''The Golden Dawn Enochian Skrying Tarot''(co-authored with Bill & Judi Genaw)(2004). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, *''Basics of Magic: The Best of the Golden Dawn Journal: Book I; Divination''(2007). Elfers, FL: H.O.G.D. Books,

Notes

References

*Avalonia
Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero: Avalonia Author Interview
*The Tarot Institute

*Flight of Hermes

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