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The Soul’s Choice
The Lover stands in equilibrium between two gravitational fields—the world of the serpent, on the one hand, and the world of the Word, on the other (cf. the “psychic man” in Letter XII). MOTT References: “spiritual fornication“ (143); “It is love which … Continue reading
“Two Gravitational Fields” (Pope Benedict XVI)
In one of our initial posts (Let the journey begin…), we suggested that Meditations on the Tarot might be linked to Pope Benedict XVI through Robert Spaemann (the same Robert Spaemann who wrote the forward to the German edition of MOTT, … Continue reading
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Tagged gravitation, Letter vi, Letter xii, Pope Benedict xvi, the hanged man, the lover
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The Hanged Man — Again!!!
Don’t be surprised if we return again and again to this arrangement of images with our primary focus, perhaps, remaining on The Hanged Man. In any event, consider, for a moment, that Christianity, construed as an exoteric tradition, is designed for … Continue reading
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Tagged ace of batons, ace of cups, repentance, spirit, the hanged man, the lover, the moon, the sun, the tower, the water of life, the wheel, the world
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TTTarot Hermeneutics
One of my fantasies is to open a little brick and mortar meeting place called The TeenyTinyTarot © Cafe and Community Center with a study area devoted to Tarot Hermeneutics. With regard to the Tarot Hermeneutics study area, I would designate … Continue reading
Christianity, Platonism, and the Tarot of Marseille
This document grew out of a student’s question. The student inquired as follows: “…a couple of questions on the tarot card analogy that was discussed this past class. Do the tarot cards have a specific order in which they can … Continue reading
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