TAROT / SPIRITUALITY"The stimulating and thrilling artwork and insightful text in Tarot of the Four Elements will help every reader bring its ancient energies to life." Rachel Pollack, author of Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot"The primal language of this deck reaches straight to our inner depths and evokes a response that feels ancient and all-knowing. The images comfort the mind and nurture the heart even as they speak of profound cosmic mysteries. Stripped bare of the arcane and medieval, the Tarot of the Four Elements offers an original approach without compromising the Tarot's inherent archetypal structure--a feat indeed!" Kate Warwick-Smith, author of The Tarot Court Cards: Archetypal Patterns of Relationship in the Minor Arcana This innovative 78-card tarot deck calls forth a shamanic presence through its evocative imagery of primal symbols, sacred geometry, and tribal art forms from earth mythology and folklore. The potent journey mapped out in the deck has roots that reach into our ancient ancestry, encouraging us to feel and dream as a means to contact the unconscious forces of life. Tarot of the Four Elements prepares the soul for a magical exploration of the dream world using images that span cultures, races, and religions, including masks, totems, stars, handprints, and various symbols representing the natural world. Artist Amy Ericksen invites the mind and heart to dance into the images to find stillness and depth. Her paintings invoke the magic of nature, imagination, and the human spirit in order to stimulate our own power and creativity. ISHA LERNER is a professional astrologer and tarot consultant and author of the bestselling Inner Child Cards (more than 100,000 sold) and two other book/deck sets, The Power of Flower and The Triple Goddess Tarot, as well as Inner Child Cards Workbook. She lives in Eugene, Oregon. AMY ERICKSEN is an artist and a member of the Petaluma Art Council whose illustration credits include several books, magazines, greeting cards, and posters. She lives in Petaluma, California.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1 Tribal Art and the Symbols That Shape Our Consciousness
2 The Magic of Numbers, Form, and Color
3 Using the Tarot: Encountering Tribal Wisdom
The Essential Self Layout
Balancing the Soul Layout
Manifesting Dreams and Visions
Layout
The Four Directions Layout
The Major Arcana: Mythical Images
0 The Fool
1 The Magician
2 The Priestess
3 The Empress
4 The Emperor
5 The Priest
6 The Lovers
7 The Chariot
8 Justice
9 The Hermit
10 The Wheel
11 Strength
12 The Shaman
13 Death
14 Temperance
15 The Devil
16 The Tower
17 The Star
18 The Moon
19 The Sun
20 Realization
21 The Universe
The Minor Arcana: Everyday Magic
The Suit of Fire
The Suit of Earth
The Suit of Air
The Suit of Water
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