Paul Foster Case
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Paul Foster Case was an American occultist and author best known for his influential work on Tarot and Qabalah and for founding the esoteric school Builders of the Adytum.
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| Paul Foster Case canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Paul Foster Case Context triple: [Builders of the Adytum, foundedBy, Paul Foster Case]
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Ermine Cowles Case
Ermine Cowles Case was an American paleontologist known for his work on Permian and Triassic vertebrate fossils and for helping establish the field of vertebrate paleontology in North America.
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Maguire Seven case
The Maguire Seven case was a notorious miscarriage of justice in the UK in which seven members of the Maguire family were wrongfully convicted in the 1970s of handling explosives allegedly linked to IRA bombings, before their convictions were quashed in 1991.
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Thaw–White murder case
The Thaw–White murder case was a sensational early 20th-century American scandal in which millionaire Harry K. Thaw fatally shot famed architect Stanford White over White’s relationship with actress Evelyn Nesbit, captivating the public and press with its mix of sex, jealousy, and high society.
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Archer-Shee case
The Archer-Shee case was a famous early 20th-century British legal scandal involving the wrongful accusation of a naval cadet, which became a landmark example of the fight for individual justice against institutional authority.
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Shadrach Minkins case
The Shadrach Minkins case was a landmark 1851 legal and political battle in Boston over the capture and rescue of an escaped enslaved man, which galvanized Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act and intensified sectional tensions before the Civil War.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Paul Foster Case Target entity description: Paul Foster Case was an American occultist and author best known for his influential work on Tarot and Qabalah and for founding the esoteric school Builders of the Adytum.
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A.
Ermine Cowles Case
Ermine Cowles Case was an American paleontologist known for his work on Permian and Triassic vertebrate fossils and for helping establish the field of vertebrate paleontology in North America.
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B.
Maguire Seven case
The Maguire Seven case was a notorious miscarriage of justice in the UK in which seven members of the Maguire family were wrongfully convicted in the 1970s of handling explosives allegedly linked to IRA bombings, before their convictions were quashed in 1991.
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C.
Thaw–White murder case
The Thaw–White murder case was a sensational early 20th-century American scandal in which millionaire Harry K. Thaw fatally shot famed architect Stanford White over White’s relationship with actress Evelyn Nesbit, captivating the public and press with its mix of sex, jealousy, and high society.
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D.
Archer-Shee case
The Archer-Shee case was a famous early 20th-century British legal scandal involving the wrongful accusation of a naval cadet, which became a landmark example of the fight for individual justice against institutional authority.
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E.
Shadrach Minkins case
The Shadrach Minkins case was a landmark 1851 legal and political battle in Boston over the capture and rescue of an escaped enslaved man, which galvanized Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act and intensified sectional tensions before the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
esoteric author
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esoteric school ⓘ human ⓘ magical order ⓘ occultist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian mysticism
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Rosicrucian tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1884-10-03 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1954-03-02 ⓘ |
| education | largely self-taught in occultism ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hermeticism
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Qabalah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarot ⓘ Western esotericism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Builders of the Adytum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
esoteric instruction
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occult literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
correspondence courses on Qabalah
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correspondence courses on Tarot ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Western occultism
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modern Tarot studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Builders of the Adytum
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systematic teachings on Qabalah ⓘ systematic teachings on Tarot ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Western mystery tradition ⓘ |
| name | Paul Foster Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
correspondences between Tarot and Hebrew alphabet
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integration of Tarot with Hermetic Qabalah ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Introduction to the Study of the Tarot
NERFINISHED
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The Book of Tokens NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tarot: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ The True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
occultist
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teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fairport, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrPhilosophicalView | Hermetic Qabalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught |
esoteric Tarot symbolism
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practical Qabalistic meditation ⓘ |
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