Meditations on the Tarot

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Meditations on the Tarot: Journey into Christian Hermeticism (Element Classic Editions)

author:Anonymous
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publisher:Element Books Ltd
released:May 30, 1991
isbn:1852302224
isbn-13:9781852302221
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A seemingly bottomless well of spiritual insight - Rated 5/5
This book takes work (for example, it's one I found almost impossible to read whilst there is something else going on in the background) but it is endlessly rewarding. It has nothing to do with the divinatory applications of the Tarot, presenting each card instead as an arcanum, a pictorial representation of a spiritual exercise that as a whole, represent the hermetic tradition.


Caution to readers - Rated 4/5
An excellent book with many profound and interesting ideas, However the reader should be aware of the background to the book which was written by Valentin Tomberg. Born in Russia in 1900 he studied the occult at an early age, became attracted to the work of Rudolf Steiner ( Anthroposophy) and produced other excellent books ( Christ and Sophia, etc.) as an Anthroposophist, stressing Steiner's ideas of the spiritual development of the INDIVIDUAL through freedom in Thinking. In the 1940's he joined the Roman Catholic Church and adopted the Jesuit attitude of unquestionning obedience to your superior - ultimately the Pope. This attitude , directly opposed to his earlier Anthsoposophical views, is embedded in the book. This book is warmly endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church - seen as way of converting an interest in the occult into Roman Catholicism. For further info read " The Case of Valentin Tomberg" by Sergie Prokofieff.


brilliant, profound contemplations upon the tarot - Rated 5/5
This is a unique work on the tarot, of unparalleled depth and visionary range: taking the French Hermetic tradition of Levi, Wirth, , De Pasqually, St. Martin and Peladan onto a whole new level, vivified by the thought of the great Catholic doctors, theologians and mystics of the ages, the author employs the images of the Marseilles Tarot as a springboard to contemplative insights which are of astonishing profundity, subtlety and illuminative power. In keeping with the traditional medieval symbolism of Tarot itself the tenor of the work is that of orthodox Catholicism and Christian mysticism and the tarot becomes an emblematic exposition of the Via Contemplativa at its highest level. This is a book which invites one to read and re-read it's chapters again and again, slowly and at leisure, for it is replete with jewels for the reader to discover and wonder at. One example is that of the letter describing card 10, the Wheel of Fortune: the Gnosis which the author imparts in that one letter alone is like a spiritual depth-charge, some of the most amazing teachings upon the ontological implications of the Fall, the Wheel of Necessity and the mystery of Salvation - one rarely encounters such clarity of spiritual vision. The Unknown Author, unlike so may of the overrated pop occulture idols of the 20th century, proves himself in this astonishing book to be a mystical sage of the highest calibre. Meditations on the Tarot is a genuine masterwork of Hermeticism, in this age such a book is a rare blessing indeed. The Meditations is luminous with flashes of spiritual vision and Hermetic insight.


Meditations on the Tarot - true inspirtation - Rated 5/5
This is an excellent book, it is vast and all encompassing. It speaks to a part of you that is beyond the ordinary mental consciousness and connects to the deep wisdom that each of us has within. The writer is both endearing and inspiring and his vast wisdom is more than apparent. A book for those who want to go beyond and step inside the hidden mystery of each of the major arcana.


Luminescent Esotericism - Rated 5/5
It is difficult to summarize the book without trivializing it. Suffice to say that those who have interest in esotericism (Christian or otherwise), Rudolf Steiner, Valentin Tomberg et al should read this work. The "anonymous" author (whose supposed identity has, however, been quite widely rumoured) indeed appears to be a master of his craft...

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