Gnostic Tarot by Lee Irwin Medicine Vaughan was a mystical philosopher Tantra Vaughan was a mystical philosopher and a visionary largely influenced by the Rosicrucian movement of the 17th century In 1882 he was promoted to the post of deputy commissioner of the Punjab Lee Irwin synthesizes the more traditional forms of interpretation with a new esoteric method based on the contemporary theories of Hermetic and Gnostic spirituality He has developed ten Mandalas (akin to tarot spreads) for you to use as meditative structures for contemplating the interconnection between the natural elements and consciousness as reflected by the imagery of the cards