Tarot of Awakening:Initiation into the Kabbalistic Western Mystery Tradition

THIS BOOK WON THE 2011 ARIZONA BOOK PUBLISHERS AWARD FOR RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY. The Tarot of Awakening explores the use of the Rider-Waite Tarot cards as a map of the journey to higher consciousness. With a deft and scholarly hand, the author addresses the practical realities of the spiritual journey: its emotional subtleties, triumphs, pitfalls and paradoxes. In a wholly new and ground-breaking approach, the four suits of the Minor Arcana are interpreted as the spiritual paths of Service (pentacles), Devotion (cups), Knowledge (swords) and Mysticism (wands); the Court Cards are aspects of our own personalities that help and hinder us on our journey. Meditations on the Major Arcana are provided to lead readers into a deeper awareness of their own being. This book offers clear, unique and insightful guidance for spiritual aspirants.