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Filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's insights into the Tarot as a spiritual path
• Works with the original Marseille Tarot to reveal the roots of Western wisdom
• Provides the key to the symbolic language of the Tarot’s "nomadic cathedral"
• Transforms a simple divination tool into a vehicle for self-realization and healing
Alejandro Jodorowsky's profound study of the Tarot, which began in the early 1950s, reveals it to be far more than a simple divination device. The Tarot is first and foremost a powerful instrument of self-knowledge and a representation of the structure of the soul.
The Way of Tarot shows that the entire deck is structured like a temple, or a mandala, which is both an image of the world and a representation of the divine. The authors use the sacred art of the original Marseille Tarot - created during a time of religious tolerance in the 11th century - to reconnect with the roots of the Tarot's Western esoteric wisdom. They explain that the Tarot is a "nomadic cathedral" whose parts - the 78 cards or "arcana" - should always be viewed with an awareness of the whole structure. This understanding is essential to fully grasp the Tarot’s hermetic symbolism.
The authors explore the secret associations behind the hierarchy of the cards and the correspondences between the suits and energies within human beings. Each description of the Major Arcana includes key word summaries, symbolic meanings, traditional interpretations, and a section where the card speaks for itself. Jodorowsky and Costa then take the art of reading the Tarot to a depth never before possible. Using their work with Tarology, a new psychological approach that uses the symbolism and optical language of the Tarot to create a mirror image of the personality, they offer a powerful tool for self-realization, creativity, and healing.
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The Way of
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The Spiritual Teacher in the Cards
alejandro Jodorowsky and Marianne Costa
Translated by Jon E. Graham
Destiny Books Rochester, Vermont • Toronto, Canada
Destiny Books One Park Street Rochester, Vermont 05767 www.DestinyBooks.com Destiny Books is a division of Inner Traditions International Copyright © 2004 by Éditions Albin Michel English translation copyright © 2009 by Inner Traditions International Illustrations © 1997 by Camoin Éditions Originally published in French under the title La Voie du Tarot by Éditions Albin Michel, 22, rue Huyghens, 75014 Paris First U.S. edition published in 2009 by Destiny Books All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jodorowsky, Alejandro. [Voie du tarot. English] The way of tarot : the spiritual teacher in the cards / Alejandro Jodorowsky and Marianne Costa ; translated by Jon E. Graham.—1st U.S. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ebook ISBN 978-1-59477-656-4 print ISBN 978-1-59477-263-4 (pbk.) 1. Tarot. I. Costa, Marianne. II. Title. BF1879.T2V6513 2009 133.3'2424—dc22 2009028132 Printed and bound in the United States of America by Lake Book Manufacturing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Text design by Jon Desautels and layout by Priscilla Baker This book was typeset in Garamond with Baskerville and Franklin Gothic used as display typefaces Inner Traditions wishes to express its appreciation for assistance given by the government of France through the ministère de la Culture in the preparation of this translation. Nous tenons à exprimer nos plus vifs remerciements au gouvernement de la France et le ministère de la Culture pour leur aide dans le préparation de cette traduction.
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