‘Do you remember,’ he went on, ‘writing in your diary, ‘Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four’?’ Read more Two plus two make four
Esotericism
Aquarian Hermetic Tarot (2019)
Hermeticism, also called Hermetism, is a philosophical and esoteric tradition based primarily upon the writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. The name Hermes Trismegistus in Ancient Greek means ‘thrice-greatest Hermes’ and was translated into Latin as “Mercurius ter Maximus”.
Hermes Trismegistus may be associated with the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth.
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Archetypes and genders within the Major Arcana cards
The things we have been taught, the way we have been educated and cultivated, shaped the way we think. These patterns are the measure of our artificial limitations. What concerns me is that we accept and learn – memorise – anything without questioning and thinking. “Believe and do not question” applies not exclusively to the church dogmas but also to rational and scientific matters. Esotericism, although dealing with the invisible aspects of our universe – the macrocosm – and ourselves – the microcosm –, it is science. Read more Archetypes and genders within the Major Arcana cards
The Hermit in Botticelli’s Temptations of Christ
The Temptations of Christ is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, executed in 1480–1482 and located in the Sistine Chapel, Rome.
In 1480 Botticelli, together with a couple other Florentine painters, left for Rome, where he had been called as part of the reconciliation project between Lorenzo de’ Medici, the de facto ruler of Florence, and Pope Sixtus IV. The Florentines started to work in the Sistine Chapel as early as the Spring of 1481.
The theme of the decoration of the Chapel was a parallel between the Stories of Moses and those of Christ, showing the continuity between the Old and the New Testament. It also was meant to prove the continuity between the divine law of the Tables and the message of Jesus, who has chosen Peter, the first bishop of Rome, as his successor. This would finally result in the legitimation of the latter’s successors, the popes of Rome. Read more The Hermit in Botticelli’s Temptations of Christ
Secrets of Crowley’s Thoth Tarot
Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, adventurer, mountaineer, poet, painter, novelist, and allegedly spy or secret government agent, member, or co-founder of several esoteric orders, founder of Thelema, considered the Godfather of modern Satanism and labelled by the press of his time as being “the wickedest man in the world”. Preceded mainly by his bad reputation, Crowley is the one to love or hate. He has remained one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, both amongst occult-ists and in popular culture. In 2002, a BBC poll placed Crowley on the honourable seventy-third position in a list of the 100 Greatest Britons, a list led by Sir Winston Churchill, and populated by prominent personalities such as Charles Darwin, William Shakespeare, Sir Isaac Newton, John Lennon or Diana, Princess of Wales. He has become even more famous after his death than during his life. Read more Secrets of Crowley’s Thoth Tarot
The inverted pyramid
The inverted pyramid is a seventy-eight card Tarot spread attributed to Etteilla. Several variations of the original spread are circulated nowadays. Read more The inverted pyramid
Tarot timeline in 50 imagines, video 09 The Hermit
The timeline of the Tarot in 50 imagines is a project I was thinking about, and I have planned and prepared for a while now. Read more Tarot timeline in 50 imagines, video 09 The Hermit
Tarot timeline in 50 imagines, video 08 Justice
The timeline of the Tarot in 50 imagines is a project I was thinking about, and I have planned and prepared for a while now. Read more Tarot timeline in 50 imagines, video 08 Justice
Visconti Modrone Tarot by Lo Scarabeo
The highly anticipated restored edition of the Visconti Modrone Tarot by Lo Scarabeo is finally here!
Last year 717 backers pledged €46,258 on Kickstarter for the project and a few more on a second campaign on IndieGoGo. With a few delays regarding the delivery and some worries regarding the quality of the final products, the waiting was almost painful in the final couple of weeks. Read more Visconti Modrone Tarot by Lo Scarabeo
The seventy-two stages of spiritual development
The Tarot is an accurate map of the Universe. Understanding the architecture of the Tarot deck is part of the learning process. Each of the seventy-eight cards has a precise position on the Zodiac Wheel.
The Tarot, on the other hand, is also the roadmap of human development: as above, so below. Read more The seventy-two stages of spiritual development
