Spiritual Roots of the Tarot: The Cathar Code Hidden in the Cards

Spiritual Roots of the Tarot: The Cathar Code Hidden in the Cards**** Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781644110560 Format: Trade paperback (UK) Year: 2020 Publisher: Inner Traditions Description: Learn the path to enlightenment and inner peace encoded by the Cathar in the Major Arcana of the Marseille Tarot * Reveals how the secret wisdom teachings of the heretical Cathar sect were hidden in plain sight in the imagery of the Major Arcana of the Marseille Tarot deck * Decodes each of the cards in detail and shows how

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781644110560
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Inner Traditions


Description:
Learn the path to enlightenment and inner peace encoded by the Cathar in the Major Arcana of the Marseille Tarot

* Reveals how the secret wisdom teachings of the heretical Cathar sect were hidden in plain sight in the imagery of the Major Arcana of the Marseille Tarot deck

* Decodes each of the cards in detail and shows how they offer clear instructions for recalibrating human consciousness and achieving enlightenment

* Shares the authors self-development program, based on the wisdom of the cards, for creating a lifestyle filled with peace, joy, good health, and meaning

The Holy Grail has been discovered. Not a cup or chalice as myth leads us to believe, the Holy Grail is sacred knowledge of the path to enlightenment and inner peace. While author Russell Sturgess was conducting research on the Marseille Tarot, he found evidence that this tarot deck, while masquerading as a simple card game, held the teachings of an ancient heretical religious group from southern France, the Cathar, believed to be the keepers of the Holy Grail. To avoid persecution by the papacy, this sect used portable art like illuminations to convey their Gnostic Christian teachings, in the same way the stained glass windows of churches spoke to their congregations. This portable Cathar art then inspired the creation of the Tarot.

After his breakthrough discovery of a hidden key on the Magician and Strength cards, Sturgess examined the Major Arcana cards further and used the key to unlock their symbolism, discovering clear instructions for recalibrating human consciousness and