Many suggest that the tarot evolved from an ancient book containing the prototype of a perfect spiritual journey. Others see it as an extension of astrology and celestial interpretations. And some view it as merely a game with uncanny relevance to life and life events. The Elemental Tarot is the perfect distillation of all these.Featuring explanations of the intrinsic meanings of each element - fire, earth, air and water - plus keys to the astrological and Egyptian symbolism accompanying the art...
Quatre Traites Sur Les Arts Hermetiques
by Bavarois, Von Rosenroth, and Hildebrandt
Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations (Continuum Advances in Religious Studies, #6)
by Gavin D. Flood and Gregory Shushan
Gregory Shushan challenges post-modern scholarly attitudes concerning cross-cultural comparisons in the study of religions. In an original and innovative piece of comparative research, he analyses afterlife conceptions in five ancient civilisations (Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt, Sumerian and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia, Vedic India, pre-Buddhist China, and pre-Columbian Mesoamerica). These are considered in light of historical and contemporary reports of near-death experiences, and shamanic after...
