Ambiguous, evocative, and spirit-infested, the decans occupied a cryptic place in astrological lore over centuries and across continents. But in the modern era, they found a new entry into occult practice through a numerological coincidence observed by the Golden Dawn, which assigned the 36 decans to the 36 minor arcana numbered 2 through 10 in the tarot. Eerie synchronicities ensued, as the freshly drawn and costumed decanic spirits introduced themselves to a whole new population. For those of us drawn to the fertile crossroads of tarot and astrology, their enigmatic allure is virtually impossible to ignore.