Alejandro Jodorowsky is a filmmaker who made the legendary El Topo and The Holy Mountain. He also is a psychotherapist and author of many books on Tarot and spiritualism, including Psychomagic and The Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky. Marianne Costa has worked with Jodorowsky since 1997, coteaching workshops on Tarot and family tree-therapy. She is the author of No Woman’s Land. Both authors live in Paris.

• Preface by Marianne Costa Introduction by Alejandro Jodorowsky PART ONE Structure and Numerology of the Tarot Opening: The Tarot Is a Complete Entity To Begin Composition and Rules of Orientation The Numerology of the Tarot The Ten Stages for Constructing the Mandala The Eleven-Color Scale PART TWO The Major Arcana Opening: An Architecture of the Soul To Begin Le Mat/The Fool I Le Bateleur/The Magician II La Papesse/The High Priestess III L’Impératrice/The Empress IIII L’Empereur/The Emperor V Le Pape/The Pope VI L’Amoureux/The Lover VII Le Chariot/The Chariot VIII La Justice/Justice VIIII L’Hermite/The Hermit X La Roue de Fortune/The Wheel of Fortune XI La Force/Strength XII Le Pendu/The Hanged Man XIII L’Arcane sans Nom/The Nameless Arcanum XIIII Tempérance/Temperance XV Le Diable/The Devil XVI La Maison Dieu/The Tower XVII L’Étoile/The Star XVIII La Lune/The Moon XVIIII Le Soleil/The Sun XX Le Jugement/Judgment XXI Le Monde/The World PART THREE The Minor Arcana Opening: The Humble Guardians of the Secret To Begin The Degrees of the Numerology - The Aces - The Twos - The Threes - The Fours - The Fives - The Sixes - The Sevens - The Eights - The Nines - The Tens - The Numerological Degrees by Suit Swords • Cups • Wands • Pentacles The Honors or Court Cards - The Pages - The Queens - The Kings - The Knights - A Summary of Meaning by Suit Swords • Cups • Wands • Pentacles PART FOUR The Tarot Two by Two Opening: Consciousness as a Joint Work To Begin The Duets of the Two Decimal Series I The Magician--XI Strength II The High Priestess--XII The Hanged Man III The Empress--XIII The Nameless Arcanum IIII The Emperor--XIIII Temperance V The Pope--XV The Devil VI The Lover--XVI The Tower VII The Chariot--XVII The Star VIII Justice--XVIII The Moon VIIII The Hermit--XVIIII The Sun X The Wheel of Fortune--XX Judgment The Couples of the Tarot - The Fool--The World - The Magician--Strength - The High Priestess--The Pope - The Empress--The Emperor - The Chariot--The Star - Justice--The Hermit - The Moon--The Sun The Pairs That Add Up to 21 Numerical Succession and Transfer PART FIVE The Reading of the Tarot Opening: How to Become a Mirror To Begin First Steps to Reading the Tarot - With One Arcanum - With Two Arcana - With One, Two, Then Several Arcana - With One Partner Reading Three Cards Reading Four and More Cards Reading Ten and More Cards Conclusion: The Tarotic Philosophy Notes

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