{"id":15339,"date":"2019-12-12T17:40:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T22:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=15339"},"modified":"2019-12-12T17:40:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T22:40:14","slug":"the-magian-tarok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=15339","title":{"rendered":"The Magian Tarok"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhy aren\u2019t more people talking about this book? Are people talking about this book? Did I miss people talking about this book?\u201d These questions continually raced through my mind while reading \u201cThe Magian Tarok: The Origins of the Tarot in the Mithraic and Hermetic Traditions\u201d by Stephen E. Flowers, Ph.D. <\/p>\n

$\"\"$ Over the years I\u2019ve heard many stories about the origin of the tarot. Perhaps I\u2019m not well read, or maybe I never dug far enough, but I don\u2019t recall ever hearing about Mithraic origins. Not until \u201cMagian Tarok\u201d. Flowers explores the Major Arcana through the prism of Mithraic symbolism. Mithraism is a mystery cult that\u2019s roots run through most of the ancient world. \u201cMagian Tarok\u201d does a great job explaining and exploring the subject.<\/p>\n

As he gets into the spread of Mithraism to the Greco-Roman empire, Flowers explores how the magical alphabet, Stoeicheia, also relates to the tarot. Curious about Stoeicheia? Don\u2019t worry, the book goes into the subject as well.<\/p>\n

Flowers doesn\u2019t discuss how to use the tarot, but I can\u2019t help but feel like anyone interested in the tarot would benefit from reading \u201cMagian Tarok\u201d. Understanding the roots and evolution of the tarot can help bring a fresh perspective and new appreciation of the modern tarot deck.<\/p>\n

You can learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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