Rufus C. Camphausen

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Rufus C. Camphausen (born February 16, 1948 in Germany ; † May 20, 2013 in Leeuwarden ) was a German- Dutch author in the field of spiritual eroticism and mysticism .

Among other things, Camphausen designed in 1981, together with Apolonia van Leeuwen, a purely symbolic tarot ("Tree-of-Life") based on the kabbalistic tree of life . According to the Hermetic Kabbalah , the 22 Hebrew letters represent the trump cards and paths, the 10 Sephiroth the number cards, the four elements the court cards and the four suites of the minor arcana the descending four worlds of Kabbalah.

Private

Born in Düsseldorf, he was married to Christina de Vries since 1991

Works

  • Tarot and Kabbalah. Mirror of life. Sphinx , Basel 1983 (3rd edition 1991), ISBN 3-85914-319-0 .
    • with Apolonia van Leeuwen: Tree-of-Life - Kabbalistic Tarot , AGM 1983, ISBN 3-905017-15-6 .
  • The Encyclopedia of Erotic Wisdom. Inner Traditions, Vermont 1991, ISBN 0-89281-321-0 .
  • The Divine Library. A Comprehensive Reference Guide to the Sacred Texts and Spiritual Literature of the World. Inner Traditions, Vermont 1992, ISBN 0-89281-351-2 .
  • The yoni. Sacred Symbol of Female Creative Power. Inner Traditions, Vermont 1996, ISBN 0-89281-562-0 .
  • Return of the Tribal. A Celebration of Body Adornment. Park Street Press, Vermont 1997, ISBN 0-89281-610-4 .
  • The Encyclopedia of Sacred Sexuality. Inner Traditions, Vermont 1999, ISBN 0-89281-719-4 .
  • with Eva Sawada and Christina Camphausen: Magic of Flowers. IRIS / Königsfurt-Urania, 2001, ISBN 90-76274-79-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ David Silverberg: Obituary of a Digital Journalist. RIP RC Camphausen 1948-2013. In: Digital Journal. June 11, 2013, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  2. ^ Stuart R. Kaplan: The Encyclopedia of Tarot . 2003, ISBN 978-0-88079-122-9 , pp. 638, 640-641 (English, first edition: 1990).
  3. ↑ Note: Cf. → en: Four Worlds , → en: Tarot and the Tree of Life , for images of the 78 cards [1] .
personal data
SURNAME Camphausen, Rufus C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Camphausen, RC; Camphausen, Rufus Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Germany
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 2013
Place of death Netherlands