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Integrating numerology, astrology, Kabbalah, and the contemplative life.
As John Sandbach illuminates in depth, the Tarot is a portal to realms of wisdom. It not only can provide deep insight through traditional readings but also offers a hands-on way to learn multiple spiritual practices and metaphysical systems, each interrelated through numbers and the ways the systems are worked with to reveal cosmic truths.
In this guide, Sandbach explores the deep interconnected meanings of each of the 78 cards of the Tarot and explains how to work with the cards for spiritual healing and growth as well as to synergistically learn other methods of spiritual insight, in particular numerology and astrology. Connecting the traditional, symbolic, psychological, alchemical, astrological, and numerological meanings of each card to its deepest meaning, the one closest to its spiritual core, he shows how exploring the interconnected meanings of the cards allows you to understand the Tarot as an integrated whole and enables you to provide insightful and deeply intuitive readings. He explains how every card is connected to the Tree of Life, an ancient Kabbalistic diagram of the universe, and details how to use the Tarot to calculate the numerological value of names, words, and dates, including birthdays, to reveal their metaphysical significance. He explores the connections between alternative rulerships for the cards and how they allow you to understand astrology at a deeper level. He also demonstrates several types of card layouts that can be used to perform readings for yourself or others, and he provides instructions for Tarot Contemplations to access deeper meanings of the cards.
By journeying through the nexus of wisdom connections within each card, you not only are simultaneously learning the ancient wisdom of numerology and astrology, but also opening access to your own inner wisdom.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
The Nature of the Tarot
MEET THE CARDS
The Oracles of Hermes
PART ONE
The Major Arcana
CHAPTER ONE
The Four Elements and Major Arcana I-IV
CHAPTER TWO
Synchronicity and Major Arcana V-VIII
CHAPTER THREE
The Threshold to Magic and Major Arcana IX-XII
CHAPTER FOUR
Flowers and Major Arcana XIII-XVI
CHAPTER FIVE
The Hebrew Alphabet and Major Arcana XVII-XX
CHAPTER SIX
Tarot Odysseys and Major Arcana XXI and XXII
Workshop One: Journaling with the Tarot
CHAPTER SEVEN
Ritual as Magic and a Summary of the Major Arcana
Workshop Two: The Three-Card Spread
PART TWO
The Kabbalistic Tree of Life
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Stations of the Tree of Life
CHAPTER NINE
The Paths on the Tree of Life
PART THREE
The Minor Arcana
CHAPTER TEN
The Alchemist's Laboratory
CHAPTER ELEVEN
The Numbered Cards
CHAPTER TWELVE
The Court Cards
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The Minor Arcana: Its Higher Numbers Revealed
PART FOUR
Advanced Practices
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Metaphysics of the Question
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Numerology
Workshop Three: Using the Higher-Numbered Cards of the Minor Arcana
Workshop Four: Numerological Synthesis in the Three-Card Reading
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Gematria
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
A Seven-Card Layout for Problem-Solving and Personality Analysis
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The Language of Space (aUI)
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Kabbalistic and Therapeutic Levels of the Tarot
CHAPTER TWENTY
Tarot Contemplations
FINAL MUSINGS
A Tarot Garden of Thoughts
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
