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Now in a fully corrected edition, one of the true spiritual classics of the twentieth century.

Published for the first time with an index and Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar’s afterword, this new English publication of Meditations on the Tarot is the landmark edition of one of the most important works of esoteric Christianity.

Written anonymously and published posthumously, as was the author’s wish, the intention of this work is for the reader to find a relationship with the author in the spiritual dimensions of existence. The author wanted not to be thought of as a personality who lived from 1900 to 1973, but as a friend who is communicating with us from beyond the boundaries of ordinary life.

Using the 22 major arcana of the tarot deck as a means to explore some of humanity’s most penetrating spiritual questions, Meditations on the Tarot has attracted an unprecedented range of praise from across the spiritual spectrum.

ISBN-13: 9781585421619

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Date: 06-10-2002

Pages: 688

Product Dimensions: 5.97(w) x 8.97(h) x 1.58(d)

Age Range: 18 Years

Written anonymously and published posthumously in 1980 at the wishes of its author, Meditations on the Tarot has been translated from the original French by writer and esotericist Robert Powell, who lives in Germany. Widely considered one of the greatest Catholic theologians of the twentieth century, the Swiss-born Hans Urs von Balthasar, who wrote the afterword in this new edition, was nominated by Pope John Paul II as a cardinal in 1988, and died in June of that year, two days before his inauguration.

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"It is simply astonishing. I have never read such a comprehensive account of the 'perennial philosophy.' There is hardly a line without some profound significance. To me it is the last word in wisdom." (Father Bede Griffiths)

"This book, in my view, is the greatest contribution to date toward the rediscovery and renewal of the Christian contemplative tradition of the Fathers of the Church and the High Middle Ages." (Trappist Abbot Thomas Keating, OCSO)

"Meditations on the Tarot has become instrumental in my thinking and in my understanding of health and disease. The writer-who calls himself 'Unknown Friend'-seems to be speaking to me directly with endless wisdom and inspiration." (Gerald Epstein, M.D., author of Healing Visualizations)

"The most beautiful and instructive book of the twentieth century concerning Western esotericism." (Antoine Faivre, professor of Germanic Studies at the University of Haute-Normany)

"The book begs not only to be studied cover to cover, but also to be savored, meditated upon and assimilated into one's life." (Richard W. Kropf, National Catholic Reporter)

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Letter I The Magician 3
Letter II The High Priestess 29
Letter III The Empress 53
Letter IV The Emperor 77
Letter V The Pope 99
Letter VI The Lover 123
Letter VII The Chariot 147
Letter VIII Justice 173
Letter IX The Hermit 199
Letter X The Wheel of Fortune 233
Letter XI Force 269
Letter XII The Hanged Man 305
Letter XIII Death 341
Letter XIV Temperance 373
Letter XV The Devil 401
Letter XVI The Tower of Destruction 431
Letter XVII The Star 463
Letter XVIII The Moon 493
Letter XIX The Sun 527
Letter XX The Judgement 555
Letter XXI The Fool 589
Letter XXII The World 625
Afterword 659
Index 667