The Cathar Tarot: The Secret Wisdom of the Perfecti

Description

The only Tarot to use the ancient beliefs of the Cathars to power its journey.
The Cathar Tarot is a living Book of Images. It takes as its starting point
the beliefs of the Cathars, which were in turn founded on the ancient belief
system known as Gnosticism. Building on this, and drawing on a wide knowledge
of Grail symbolism, the successful team of author John Matthews and artist Wil
Kinghan have created a unique system that reflects the personal journey of the
Seeker from that of Believer (Postulant) to Parfait (Perfected One) through
his or her encounter with the archetypes whose mysterious presences lay behind
the spiritual beliefs of the Cathar order. Though the pack follows the basic
outlines of the traditional Tarot, many of the original archetypes have been
replaced with those drawn from Cathar belief. The Cathars saw all life as
initiatic journey and for the modern user this pack uniquely outlines such a
journey – upon which all are engaged – which takes us from the depths to the
heights of personal spirituality, via a range of human experiences with which
we can all resonate. Included in the accompanying book is a brief overview of
Cathar history, doctrine and belief, background information on the archetypal
imagery of the cards, and three new spreads: The Cathar Cross, The Quadriga
and The Consolomentum, each of which draws on Cathar tradition and reflects
the underlying spiritual truth of the group. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Watkins Publishing; Box Tcr Cr edition (December 20, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Cards ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 178028912X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 20
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.91 x 2.35 x 5.55 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #780,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,366 in Ancient & Controversial Knowledge #1,723 in Occultism #1,790 in Tarot
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