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- 1. The Tarot as We Know It
- 2. Two Watershed Moments in Tarot History
- 3. Comparing the Marseille & Waite-Smith Tarots
- 4. Aesthetic Roots and Resemblances Prior to 1770
- 5. The Philosophical and Theological Milieu
- 6. Archetypical Psychology and Spirituality
- 7. Outline of Seminal Figures in the History of the Occult Tarot
- 8. Two Esoteric Schools Worthy of Special Mention
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Lovers Solitaire
Instructions: How to Play Lovers Solitaire A Popular Key to The Soul’s Choice Tarot Spread An Annotated Illustration of the Complete Layout Download PDF of Lovers Solitaire eBooklet
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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Why Meditate on the Tarot?
Cultivate the Seed of Self-Transcendence: The Self is a relation that relates to itself and to the power which grounds it (cf. Kierkegaard). The idea of “the separate self” is an illusion to be transcended. Serious Students May Reasonably Aspire … Continue reading
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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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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