From Tarot and Other Meditation Decks

by Emily E. Auger ebook available 2011: www.mcfarlandpub.com From Tarot and Other Meditation Decks: History, Theory, Aesthetics, Typology © 2004 Emily E. Auger by permission of McFarland & Company, Inc., Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640. www.mcfarlandpub.com The recent history of Tarot is part of the developing cultural importance of the individual and subjective life, particularly [...]

Meditation on the Nineteenth Major Arcanum of the Tarot

extract from the book Meditations on the Tarot THE SUN – LE SOLEIL The preceding Arcanum—"The Moon"—confronted us with the task of human intelligence to liberate itself from the magical enchantment which separates it from spontaneous wisdom, and to unite itself with the latter, i.e. to arrive at intuition. The nineteenth Arcanum—"The Sun"— is that [...]

A poetry of the Tarot

Shane W Kendal It was the English Romantics in the early 19th century who first expressed the idea that poetry, and the proces of its making, was in some ways a sacred art. In Defence of Poetry Shelley gave poets the status of ‘unacknowledged legislators of the world‘. For me, that sums up the mysterious, [...]

The Boiardo Poem (15th century)

Tarotpedia translation > www.tarotpedia.com/wiki/Boiardo Some time between circa 1460 – 1494, Count Matteo Maria Boiardo wrote a poem about cards, the structure of which either mimics or anticipates tarot: apart from the brief opening and closing sonets, the first four ‘chapters’ (of five) have fourteen parts, and the fifth twenty-two. This mirrors precisely tarot as [...]

Working with Children: Tarot creations

by Roxanne Flornoy (with an addendum by Jean-Michel David) www.tarot-history.com Jean-Claude Flornoy and I live at the foot of a Medieval village in Western France. The town’s historical interest make it a favourite destination for teachers who wish to organise an instructive school outing for their classes. Diverse local options allow a fairly wide choice [...]

Parlour Tricks

by Alissa Hall www.alissahall.com He looks nervous. New clients always have the same look about them. They come in and sit down, try to make things start too quickly. They might even smile. But, then they open their mouth, and the same old phrase pops out. “I’ve never done this before…” “Relax, it’s fun. There’s [...]

Of Mice, Monkeys and Men
writing the Fantastic Menagerie book

by Sophie Nusslé Once upon a time, in the early spring of 2005, I was exchanging private messages on Aeclectic Tarot with Karen Mahony of Magic-realist Press in Prague. We were discussing their latest deck project. I had long been a fan of the Tarot of Prague, and like a good fan, had written gushing [...]

Discovering Tarot in Literature:
… The List

Compiled by Nina Lee Braden (abridged from Nina Lee Braden’s copyrighted list from 2002, the year in which the issue of this Newsletter appeared – the full and most recent updated list may be viewed online here) Since I like to read fiction, and since I like Tarot, I like to read fiction which has [...]

The Bateleur’s Tale:
A Tarot Story for Children

by Diana Sobolewska Chapter I Once upon a time there was a young man who made his living by travelling from fair to fair. He would do tricks for people, and everyone would laugh and clap and throw some pennies. But one day, this young man, whose name was The Bateleur, decided he had had [...]