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"This book is a portal for those interested in the Bible and curious about the Tarot, for those who might read the Bible daily as well as those who know very little about it but are not averse to it. The first two chapters provide background that place the two mystical texts in conversation. The vast mythos of the Bible with its complex characters, actors, symbols, stories, and parables, are the backstory of the magnificent creatures of the Tarot's inner, psychic world. Spiritual explorers will enjoy reading the Bible and the Tarot side-by-side to expand the imagination. Stafford expertly reveals how these two mystical texts work together to provoke the unconscious, utilize one's dream world, and expand the mind. By the final chapter, you'll be able to connect the mysteries of the Bible with the psychological magic of the Tarot-as tools for self-transformation"--
List of contents
Chapter 1: The Habitation of Dragons
Chapter 2 The Bible
Chapter 3 The Book of Tarot
Chapter 4 The Fool’s Sacred Path
Chapter 5 The Magician
Chapter 6 The High Priestess
Chapter 7 The Empress
Chapter 8 The Emperor
Chapter 9 The Hierophant
Chapter 10 The Lovers
Chapter 11 The Chariot
Chapter 12 Strength
Chapter 13 The Hermit
Chapter 14 The Wheel of Fortune
Chapter 15 Justice
Chapter 16 The Hanged Man
Chapter 17 Death
Chapter 18 Temperance
Chapter 19 The Devil
Chapter 20 The Tower
Chapter 21 The Star
Chapter 22 The Moon
Chapter 23 The Sun
Chapter 24 Judgment
Chapter 25 The World
Chapter 26 Minor Arcana: The Pips
Chapter 27 The Court Cards
Chapter 28 The Practice of Reading the Bible and the Tarot
Bibliography
Notes
About the author
Gil Stafford, PhD, DMin, Episcopal priest and former Canon Theologian for the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, was president of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Life is pilgrimage and Stafford has walked many, including Ireland coast to coast. He is a spiritual director to many, and also often leads spiritual retreats on the Bible and Tarot. He and his wife, Catherine, live in the Arizona desert west of Phoenix.
Summary
“Beautiful, generative, loving, and deep: this may be the wisest Tarot book ever written. Gil Stafford finds the folly of the Cross in the journey of the Fool, and reminds us that ‘Life is a pilgrimage on the path of wisdom’s way.’” —Lisa Freinkel Tishman, author of Mindful Tarot
This book is a portal for those interested in the Bible and curious about the Tarot, for both those who might read the Bible daily as well as those who know very little about it but are not averse to it.
The first two chapters provide background that place the two mystical texts in conversation with each other. The vast and complex mythos of the Bible with its complex characters, actors, symbols, stories, and parables, are the backstory of the magnificent creatures of the Tarot’s inner psychic world.
A book for spiritual explorers, reading the Bible and the Tarot hand-in-hand can expand the imagination. It explores how to read the Tarot and the Bible to provoke the unconscious, the dream world, and expand the imagination. By the final chapter, readers are able to connect the mysteries of the Bible with the psychological magic of the Tarot.
Foreword
- Author was Canon Theologian for the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona.
- Author has worked with Tarot for over twenty years, and uses them regularly today as a spiritual director.
- Author is one of 3 lead members of the “Sanctifying Science: Craftwork as Soulwork” project at Arizona State University, through a Templeton Foundation grant, which affords him an international network of people working on the intersection of science and spirituality.
- Facebook Live interview on publication day.
- Galley review mailing to Body-Mind-Spirit and progressive Christian religious markets.
