Origins Of The Minor Arcana

Author : Ben Hoshour
Publisher : Learn Authentic Tarot
ISBN 13 : 1648713386
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins of the Minor Arcana written by Ben Hoshour and published by Learn Authentic Tarot. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Origins of the Minor Arcana, the first volume in the Learn Authentic Tarot series, presents the true story behind the ancestry of the Tarot's much-neglected Minor Arcana, which is to be found in the symbolism, culture, and gaming traditions of Asia and the Middle East. In doing so, it abolishes the numerous occult myths surrounding the Tarot that have been promulgated from the late 18th century right up to the present day. Origins of the Minor Arcana provides a new foundation by which to understand the development of the Tarot, one grounded in historical scholarship and careful research. Set against the backdrop of humankind as Homo symbolicus (symbolic man) and Homo ludens (playful man), this volume illustrates how the gradual evolution of symbolic expression, together with the integral nature of play in human culture, ultimately led to the invention of playing cards and their transmission across the Eurasian landscape and into Europe. These early ancestors served as the foundation for the creation of all European playing cards, including the Tarot, and are the source of its four-suit system. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully presented, this volume contains a sizable collection of stunning color photos, including a full presentation of the Tarot’s direct ancestors: the Chinese Money cards and the Mamluk deck. Heavily researched, but eminently readable, this scholarly account of the Tarot's Minor Arcana is the definitive work on the early, formative history of the Tarot.

Author : Benjamin Hoshour
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins of the Tarot's Minor Arcana written by Benjamin Hoshour and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, the Tarot is largely associated with divinatory practices, western ceremonial magic, and as a primary element in the New-Age Spirituality complex. Central to these associations is the Tarot's trump suit, consisting of twenty-two symbolic images, whose original 15th-century meaning has been whitewashed by the Tarot's occult pseudo-history. The trump suit (Major Arcana), however, is only one of two components making up the Tarot, the other being its regular pack, or Minor Arcana. This one-of-a-kind volume deals with the ancestry of the much-neglected Minor Arcana, showing that it developed as a unique variant of European playing cards, which were themselves the inheritance of a much older and richer Chinese and Islamic heritage.In "Tarot Ancestors", Ben Hoshour examines the untold story of the Asian and Islamic influences leading up to the creation of European playing cards, specifically the Chinese money cards and the Mamluk deck. His treatment is a needed one, going a long way towards dispelling the numerous origin myths surrounding the Tarot and placing it firmly back within its historical roots. These early developments are framed within the larger story of humankind as Homo symbolicus (symbolic man) and Homo ludens (playful man) in order to show that playing cards were the direct result of humankind's innate propensity to play and communicate symbolically.This volume also serves as an indispensable guidebook to the cards of the the Chinese money pack and the Mamluk deck. This short, landmark work delves deeply into the mysteries of both packs, revealing the origin of the four suit system in the Chinese pack and foundation for the European suit-signs in the Mamluk deck. Each of these packs, including their suit-signs (i.e. symbols), developed as a unique combination of the symbolic and ludic (i.e. relating to games) elements of the culture in which they were created, a process that would be repeated with European cards including the Tarot.Origins of the Minor Arcana is the definitive, popular work on the early, formative history of the Tarot's Minor Arcana. This knowledge that will deepen and enrich your understanding and appreciation of the most neglected masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance.

Author : Paul Huson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620551837
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mystical Origins of the Tarot written by Paul Huson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-05-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profusely illustrated history of the occult nature of the tarot from its origins in ancient Persia • Thoroughly examines the original historical source for each tarot card and how the cards’ divinatory meanings evolved from these symbols • Provides authentic 18th- and 19th-century spreads and divination techniques • Reveals the divinatory meanings of the cards as understood by diviners in the Middle Ages and Renaissance The origins of the tarot have been lost in the mists of time. Most scholars have guessed that its origins were in China, Egypt, or India. In Mystical Origins of the Tarot, Paul Huson has expertly tracked each symbol of the Minor Arcana to roots in ancient Persia and the Major Arcana Trump card images to the medieval world of mystery, miracle, and morality plays. A number of tarot historians have questioned the use of the tarot as a divination tool prior to the 18th century. But the author demonstrates that the symbolic meanings of the Major Arcana were evident from the time they were first employed in the mid-15th century in the popular divination practice of sortilege. He also reveals how the identities of the court cards in the Minor Arcana were derived from a blend of pagan and medieval sources that strongly influenced their interpretation in tarot divination. Mystical Origins of the Tarot provides a thorough examination of the original historical source for each card and how the cards’ divinatory meanings evolved from these symbols. Huson also provides concise and practical card-reading methods designed by the cartomancers of the 18th and 19th centuries and reveals the origins of the card interpretations promoted by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and A. E. Waite.

Author : Dovid Krafchow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594776350
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kabbalistic Tarot written by Dovid Krafchow and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-07-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the ancient kabbalistic origins and meanings of the tarot • Reveals the intimate relationship of the tarot to the esoteric teachings of the Torah and the Kabbalah • Provides kabbalistic interpretations for all 78 traditional tarot cards • Includes a detailed kabbalistic reading and interpretation of the Tree of Life spread When the Greeks invaded Israel and forbade study of the Torah, the Jewish people began a secret method of Toranic study that appeared to be merely a simple way to fill time: playing cards. These first tarot decks enabled study of the Torah without detection. Once the Maccabees expelled the Greeks from Israel and Israel once again became a Jewish kingdom, tarot cards dropped from sight. Fifteen hundred years later, in response to Jewish disputations with Catholic theologians, political and religious persecutions, and ultimately the Inquisition, the cards resurfaced as a secret learning tool of the Torah. In Kabbalistic Tarot, Dovid Krafchow details how the true meaning of the tarot is locked within the Kabbalah. He shows the correspondence between the 22 Major Arcana cards and the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet and how the four suits correspond to the four kabbalistic worlds of Briah, Yitzerah, Asiyah, and Atzilut. He describes the kabbalistic meanings of each of the 78 cards and their relations to the Torah and provides insight into the Tree of Life spread through several kabbalistic readings.

Author : Sergio Toppi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788886131971
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tarot of the Origins written by Sergio Toppi and published by . This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Benjamin David Hoshour
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781648713484
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins of the Tarot written by Benjamin David Hoshour and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An absorbing and richly illustrated examination of the Asian and Islamic influence behind the creation of the Tarot's Minor Arcana. This volume highlights the symbolic and ludic contributions leading up to the invention of the basic ingredients for playing cards: paper, printing, and formal games. Set against the backdrop of humankind as Homo symbolicus (symbolic man) and Homo ludens (playful man), Ben Hoshour illustrates how the gradual evolution of symbolic expression and the creation of formal games gradually led to the formation of pre-European playing cards, specifically the Chinese money cards and the Mamluk pack. Following a detailed examination of both landmark packs, Hoshour illustrates the way in which they provided the foundation for European playing cards, to include the Tarot. There has never been a more accessible guidebook to these landmark packs or the early history of the Minor Arcana.

Author : Timothy B. Husband
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588396088
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World in Play written by Timothy B. Husband and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late Middle Ages and early modern times, card playing was widely enjoyed at all levels of society. The playing cards in this engaging volume are unique works of art that illuminate the transition from late medieval to early modern Europe, a period of tumultuous social, artistic, economic, and religious change. Included are the most important luxury decks of hand-painted European playing cards that have survived, as well as a selection of hand-colored woodblock cards, engraved cards, and tarot packs. The casts of characters they illustrate range from royals to commoners. Many feature animals such as falcons and hounds, while other portray such diverse objects as acorns, helmets, or coins. This is the only study of its kind in English and the only one in a generation in any language. The insightful narrative by Timothy B. Husband discusses the significance of playing cards in the secular art of the period and also recounts the varied stories they tell, conjuring the customs and facts of life of the time. Little is known abut the games played with these cards, but as Husband notes: "The playing out of a hand of cards can be seen as a microcosmic reflection of the ever-changing world around us—a world in play—a view that the creators of the cards under discussion here would seem to have shared.

Author : Ronald Decker
Publisher : Quest Books
ISBN 13 : 0835630838
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Esoteric Tarot written by Ronald Decker and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That the Tarot originated in ancient Egypt as a divinatory tool is a romantic misconception. Ron Decker’s meticulous scholarship will surprise practitioners and academics alike, revealing the Tarot’s true evolution and meanings as its inventor(s) understood it. The Tarot consists of the Minor Arcana, four suits of cards similar to our modern deck, and the Major Arcana, twenty-two allegorical or “trump” cards. Decker says the four-suit deck was invented in Asia Minor before AD 1000; Italian courtiers added the trumps in the 1400s. But Tarot was first used as a game. Tarot divination was only created in the 1700s by a Parisian fortuneteller who based the trump images on Hermeticism, which merges Greco-Egyptian alchemy, astrology, numerology, magic, and mysticism. Today, the suit-cards are often traced to the ancient Jewish Cabala. But, says Decker, they, too, acquired their meanings only in the 1700s, and he cites a lost numerical system based on Cabala at that time Decker’s interpretation integrates three whole systems-astrological, arithmological, mystagogical (concerning initiation rites into the Mysteries). His depth of knowledge makes the book a must-have for serious students of Tarot and esotericism

Author : Isabel Radow Kliegman
Publisher : Quest Books
ISBN 13 : 0835630722
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tarot and the Tree of Life written by Isabel Radow Kliegman and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though many books are available on the 22 major Tarot cards, few look in depth at the 56 Minor Arcana, or suit cards. Simple, accessible, and easy to understand, these "overlooked mirrors" of everyday life can help us access our inner knowing and learn more about ourselves. In refreshingly down-to-earth terms and with a joyous, commonsense wisdom, Kliegman demystifies the Tarot by revealing its "small secrets."

Author : Tomás Hijo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 168383979X
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tarot Del Toro written by Tomás Hijo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let the fantastic vision of Guillermo del Toro guide your tarot practice with this sumptuously illustrated deck inspired by the haunting world of the award-winning filmmaker. From the macabre world of Guillermo del Toro comes a deliciously twisted take on a traditional seventy-eight-card tarot deck. Designed and illustrated by Tomás Hijo, this deck features sumptuous original artwork inspired by the themes, imagery, and characters of some of del Toro’s most popular films, including Pan’s Labyrinth, Crimson Peak, and The Shape of Water. Featuring both major and minor arcana, the set also comes with a helpful guidebook explaining each card’s meaning, as well as a simple introduction to creating and reading spreads. Packaged in a collectible gift box, this imaginative set is the perfect gift for del Toro collectors and tarot enthusiasts alike.