The Symbolism of the Tarot, P.D. Ouspensky
The Symbolism of the Tarot, P.D. Ouspensky
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The Symbolism of the Tarot
Philosophy of Occultism in Pictures and Numbers

Author: P.D. Ouspensky

Narrator: Graham Dunlop

Unabridged: 1 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2023

Synopsis

No study of occult philosophy is possible without an acquaintance with symbolism, for if the words occultism and symbolism are correctly used, they mean almost one and the same thing. Symbolism cannot be learned as one learns to build bridges or speak a foreign language, and for the interpretation of symbols a special cast of mind is necessary. One who understands the use of symbolism in the arts, knows, in a general way, what is meant by occult symbolism. But even then a special training of the mind is necessary, in order to comprehend the "language of the Initiates"and to express in this language the intuitions as they arise. There are many methods for developing the "sense of symbols" in those who are striving to understand the hidden forces of Nature and Man, and for teaching the fundamental principles as well as the elements of the esoteric language. The most synthetic, and one of the most interesting of these methods, is the Tarot.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Taliesin

This is an interesting booklet, but i cannot give this a good rating for several reasons. First of all, i would like to say that it's good for a student to get as many perspectives as possible on tarot, and this does present some interesting points. It explores each of the 22 major arcana in a narra......more

Goodreads review by Juane

Se fue en una . . . . . una bien fome......more

Goodreads review by Adéla

Really nice quick read, this book has some really deep shit in it so don't expect to understand everything (or at least I didn't), therefore i wouldn't really recommend it as a beginner's guide book or anything as this book grasps the very abstract part or tarot instead of the basics......more

Goodreads review by Steven

THE OCCULTIST LOOKS AT THE MEANING OF THE TAROT CARDS Author P.D. Ouspensky began this 1913 book, “No study of occult philosophy is possible without an acquaintance with symbolism, for if the words ‘occultism’ or ‘symbolism’ are correctly used, they mean almost one and the same thing. Symbolism canno......more

Goodreads review by Anthony

very short You can read anything into anything if you try hard enough. All of the medieval symbolism has not dated well. The author writes well enough elsewhere but here he comes across as a whining pompous windbag.......more

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