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    The Message in the Tarot with Selections from the Sacred Writings
    The Message in the Tarot with Selections from the Sacred Writings
    The Message in the Tarot with Selections from the Sacred Writings
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    The Message in the Tarot with Selections from the Sacred Writings

    By Jim Reiher

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    Tarot cards have fascinated people since they first appeared in the Middle Ages. The images on the cards - especially the Major Arcana cards - captivate and inspire.

    A Tarot deck is made up of 78 cards. 22 of them are the deeply spiritual ones - "The Major Arcana" cards. The other 56 evolved into our regular playing deck, (minus 4 cards lost in the process).

    In "The Message in the Tarot", Jim Reiher explores the images of the Major Arcana cards. The symbols and pictures of each and every card do create different impressions and feelings in different people as they ponder them. That is natural enough. What might inspire one person might make another person nervous or worried. What makes one person smile might make another person somber. But the writer here shares his own impressions and reflections on the Major cards, and in so doing taps into his personal spiritual journey. It is a journey that will resonate in different places and in different ways, to each reader.

    Jim takes the unusual method of "counting down" through the 22 Major Arcana cards. He gives a chapter to each of the 22 cards being considered, but he begins with number 21 and ends with 0. Each short chapter considers the image on the different cards, and then offers some quotations from the Sacred Writings that connect to the image on each card. The Sacred Writings are, for this writer, those he has grown up with and which he is most familiar with: the Jewish and Christian scriptures.

    As the book moves from the World (card 21) all the way to the Fool (card 0) you will follow a line of discussion that flows naturally from the cards, one after the other. As they move very easily along, one after the other, you will see a consistent and overarching narrative discussed and explored. The great questions being posed by the writer include: how do we get past our own limitations and failings (card 16)? How can we find the peace that is seen in the face of the Hanged Man (card 12)? How can we experience the joy and strength of the woman in the Strength card (card 8)? How can we have a confidence as we face Death (card 13)?

    The images on the cards invite us to consider such "big questions" of life and meaning. You may or may not agree with every reflection offered by the author, but you will certainly be provoked to think about the topics raised.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJim Reiher
    Release dateMay 5, 2016
    ISBN9781310574580
    The Message in the Tarot with Selections from the Sacred Writings
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    Jim Reiher

    Jim Reiher lives in Melbourne Australia. He has four adult children and lots of grandchildren. Jim writes both fiction and non-fiction.Regarding most of his non-fiction, Jim's serious side comes out, although sometimes he writes his non-fiction with humor, too ('Confessions of a Christian Magician' is a good example of that). Jim is a respected Australian Biblical scholar, with a MA in Theology with Honors, and 13 years of full time lecturing in Bible Colleges. Jim has published a number of books on topics ranging from Tarot Cards, to the Equality of Women in the Church, to how politics works in Australia. He has also written a number of commentaries on different New Testament books and letters: the Epistle of James, the Book of Acts, and most recently the Gospel of Mark.Jim enjoys a nice quiet walk in 'the middle of no where'; a good movie; a good book; playing ten-pin bowling; writing; and spending time with his children and grandchildren.

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      The Message in the Tarot with Selections from the Sacred Writings - Jim Reiher

      Acknowledgments

      The Quotations in this book that are taken from the Sacred Writings, are from the NIV version © 1978. A few phrases and words have been replaced with synonyms in places.

      Each of the cards used as illustrations for this book come from the Rider Tarot Deck. Images from the Rider Tarot Deck reproduced with permission of U.S. Games Systems, Inc., Stamford, CT USA. Copyright © 1982 and registered trademark © 1991 by U.S. Games Systems, Inc.

      Introduction

      The Tarot has been the cause of great fascination for many people over the centuries. This book intends to take a different look at the Major Arcana cards of the Tarot, and in so doing, examine the spiritual journey and reflections of the author. It is a journey that is, perhaps, common in places, to many people. It is expected that there will be numerous points of contact that will be made by different readers.

      The chapters are arranged in such a way as to allow you to read the material in one of two main ways. If you just want to read the flow of the author’s thought, then simply enjoy studying the pictures and then read the commentary at the start of each chapter. It is a continual discussion throughout the 22 chapters. If you want to pause in-between each set of comments with each card, and read the selections from the sacred writings that have been compiled, then simply take time to enjoy reading the excerpts that are arranged and given short headings. Whichever way you choose to read the book, we are confident that you will find numerous points of contact with the author’s thoughts.

      So sit back, and relax, and enjoy the journey you are about to go on – as you consider the pictures and imagery of the Major Arcana Cards.

      Just what is the Tarot?

      There are a lot of tarot packs on the market today! For a long time, there were not all that many variations. But today you will find hundreds of different packs. They have been constantly redesigned by people who are keen to capture what they want the tarot to portray. They feel the need to capture within the pictures of the tarot, a different emphasis, and different symbols to what standard packs illustrate. And so new packs appear on the market every year. But despite there being a large number of different decks, there remains the common essentials that mark them out as real tarot packs.

      A full tarot pack consists of 78 cards. 22 of these are called the Major Arcana and the other 56 are called the Minor Arcana.

      The Major Arcana are considered to contain the Greater Secrets or the spiritual dimension to any message that comes from the tarot. They are the famous 22 picture cards. Sometimes they are intricately designed with incredible detail and colour. At other times, they are simple and relatively plain. Different readers prefer different decks. But the major Arcana are made up of 22 specific cards. The 22 Major Arcana cards are numbered 0 to 21 and besides their number, they each have a distinct name and image.

      The Minor Arcana contain the Lesser Secrets and refer to the ordinary things of life: daily life and work, and people we meet. The 56 cards of the minor Arcana have evolved into our 52 card playing decks of today.

      The 56 minor cards are made up of four suits (not spades, clubs, diamonds and hearts - but rather swords, wands, pentacles and cups, respectively). Each suit has 10 number cards (Ace to 10) and four picture cards. The four picture cards are the jack, knight, queen and king. In the modern playing cards the knights have disappeared from usage. When the pack was 78 cards, the 22 Major Arcana were in it as well. So the modern playing cards have seen all the Major Arcana (except one card) and the 4 knights all disappear. The one extra card in the modern playing pack is of course, the Fool (commonly called the Joker). That is Major Arcana card number 0 (zero).

      Different Packs

      We have already noted that different tarot packs do not all look the same. This is because there have been a number of famous packs used over time.

      The Rider-Waite deck was designed by Arthur Edward Waite, and drawn and painted by Pamela Colman Smith. This deck has the feature of having pictures on every one of the 78 cards. Other decks sometimes only illustrate the Major Arcana, and use symbols for most of the Minor Arcana. This book will be using the pictures from the Rider-Waite deck (with permission) as illustrations.

      Other decks are different in size or shape (some are round, others are larger than normal playing cards). Some have no borders surrounding the pictures on the cards, others have the traditional border. Others have more or less solemn figures to illustrate them, and still others use figures from mythology, or from Egyptian symbolism, and other sources. There are many variations, but in the end the different cards from all of the various packs are readily identifiable.

      History of the tarot cards.

      Lindel Barker Revell has put it bluntly when she says that the origin of the Tarot remains speculative. (The Tarot and You: A Simple guide to using the cards for self-discovery and prophecy. Victoria: Ken Fin, 1995, p. 8.) Some suggest that the first tarot came from Gypsies who brought them to Europe from Egypt in North Africa. The Gypsies made their presence felt in Europe in the 15th century.

      Because Tarot cards were clearly being used in Europe in the 14th century, some reject the theory about the Gypsies, and argue instead that Arabs brought the Tarot to Europe via North Africa and Spain. Of course, just because the Gypsies were more numerous and noticeable in Europe in the 15th century than they were in the 14th century, does not mean that the 14th century Gypsies in Europe were not using the tarot.

      Others combine both suggestions and say that Arabs in Egypt were the originators of the idea and concept of the cards but the Gypsies painted the first lot of colorful pictures on them.

      Muslim Arabs might have had some influence in the origin of the cards. Even though the images are very Christian in places, there are chapters in the Koran with titles like The Star (Major Arcana card 17), and The Moon (card 18). There is also a chapter called The Cloaked One (The Hermit? Card 9). Also, both Christians and Muslims believe in a Judgement Day (card 20); The Devil (card 15); Adam and Eve (The Lovers, card 6); and the quality of Temperance (card 14).

      Perhaps some Arab influence is sitting behind the modern versions of

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