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(4.15) | None | Now in a fully corrected edition, one of the true spiritual classics of the twentieth century. Published for the first time with an index and Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar's afterword, this new English publication of Meditations on the Tarot is the landmark edition of one of the most important works of esoteric Christianity. Written anonymously and published posthumously, as was the author's wish, the intention of this work is for the reader to find a relationship with the author in the spiritual dimensions of existence. The author wanted not to be thought of as a personality who lived from 1900 to 1973, but as a friend who is communicating with us from beyond the boundaries of ordinary life. Using the 22 major arcana of the tarot deck as a means to explore some of humanity's most penetrating spiritual questions, Meditations on the Tarot has attracted an unprecedented range of praise from across the spiritual spectrum.… (more) |
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Spiritus whi vult spirat: et vocem ejus audis, sed nescis unde veniat, aut quo vadat: sic est omnis, qui natus est ex spiritu. --(John iii, 8)
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The wind blows where it wills, and
you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. -- (John iii, 8)
 Into this happy night
In secret, seen of none,
Nor saw I aught,
Without other light or guide,
Save that in which my heart did burn.
------( St. John of the Cross, The Dark Night of the Soul, verse iii,, trsl. G.
C. Graham, London, 1922, p. 29) | |
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This edition is dedicated to Our Lady of Chartres. | |
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Dear Unknown Friend, The words of the Master cited above have served me the key for opening the door to comprehension of the first Major Arcanum of the Tarot, "The Magician", which is, in turn, the key to all the other Major Arcana. | |
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These are the things which can serve as a key to the Minor Arcana of the Tarot, for your work, dear Unknown Friend, on these Arcana.
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Adieu, dear Unknown Friend,
Festival of the Holy Trinity,
21 May 1967 (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.) | |
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'Anonymous' is Valintin Tomberg | |
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▾Book descriptions Now in a fully corrected edition, one of the true spiritual classics of the twentieth century. Published for the first time with an index and Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar's afterword, this new English publication of Meditations on the Tarot is the landmark edition of one of the most important works of esoteric Christianity. Written anonymously and published posthumously, as was the author's wish, the intention of this work is for the reader to find a relationship with the author in the spiritual dimensions of existence. The author wanted not to be thought of as a personality who lived from 1900 to 1973, but as a friend who is communicating with us from beyond the boundaries of ordinary life. Using the 22 major arcana of the tarot deck as a means to explore some of humanity's most penetrating spiritual questions, Meditations on the Tarot has attracted an unprecedented range of praise from across the spiritual spectrum. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description |
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