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The Tarot Handbook: Practical Applications of Ancient Visual Symbols
Angeles Arrien (1987/1997) 320pages

The Tarot is a symbolic map of consciousness and an ancient book of wisdom that reveals to us visuallly and symbolically the creative ideas and states of consciousness that appear in multiple existence in all cultures. The seventy-eight symbols are portraitures and archetypes of inner and outer experiences that are prevalent within human experience. ... I was drawn to the Thoth deck which was designed by Aleister Crowley and painted by Lady Frieda Harris... which contained Egyptian, Grecian, Eastern, Medieval, and Christian symbols... which incorporated numerology, astrology, alchemy and the Cabala system within it. It was cross-cultural in its symbolism as well as multi-disciplinary... In reading about Lady Frieda Harris, I was inspired to write this book to honor her execution of these universal symbols. - from the author's 1997 Introduction ( Jeremy P.Tarcher)


Tarot and Individuation: Correspondences with Cabala and Alchemy
Irene Gad (1994) 472pages

The major arcana of the tarot are perennially imaginative descriptions of ancient and eternal designs that lie dormant in the collective unconscious, and as such can be helpful guides in our journey towards individuation. Dr Gad suggests that the first ten trumps represent the descent of the Spiirit into matter ( recallin the cabalistic Flash of Lightning). The following eleven trumps describe the difficult journey back (the cabalistic Path of the Serpent) to merge with the Source. The last card, The Fool, sets in motion "Formation, transformation, the eternal Mind's eternal recreation." Related images from the cabala, alchemy, and astrology offer perspectives that can restore harmony and lead us to the road we were meant to travel. Also included is a section on divination, compiling 72 spreads. (Nicolas-Hays)

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