hermeticlibrary:

These are the first, speculative rough drafts for an idea I had to create cards that represent the pieces from Enochian Chess, also called Rosicrucian Chess, as described in the material of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

These cards might be decorated with images in the open space of each card by various artists, or a set might be produced using illustrations by just one artist interpreting them all. I suppose cards could be used for some, as yet, unknown card game if they had uniform backs. But primarily, I think, these would be printed with sides mirrored and placed in stands, so they were held upright, and used as pieces on an Enochian Tablet for a proper game, or divination.

These five cards represent the four elemental Kings along with the extra Ptah piece which is used only in divination. Each displays the flashing colour and attribution of the corresponding element, Tarot correspondence where appropriate, a glyph showing which chess rank it is, and the name of the piece in Latin and Coptic characters.