The Fool's Journey: the History, Art, & Symbolism of the Tarot
Paperback, 128 pages
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This is one of the best resources for understanding the Tarot’s mystical symbolism. It includes an updated history based on Place’s The Tarot: History Symbolism and Divination, which “Booklist” said “ may be the best book ever written on ...the tarot.” This edition adds color illustrations of key works and comparative illustrations from the Renaissance, from alchemical texts, from ancient Egypt, and from occult sources. It views the Tarot as a 500-year visual conversation between artists, mystics, and occultists. The work is based on the 2010 Tarot exhibition at the LA Craft and Folk Art Museum, curated by Place, and includes the Visconti-Sforza Tarot, the 1st Italian printed deck, the oldest Tarot of Marseille, The 1st occult reference, the 1st occult Tarot, the 1st modern Tarot, the 1st New Age Tarot, and examples from popular modern decks including the Twilight Tarot, the Legacy Tarot, the Deviant Moon Tarot, the Annotated Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery, and Place’s Alchemical Tarot.
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“The Fool's Journey is a gorgeous, quality treasure trove of pictures, history, and gorgeous metaphors. Robert is truly an icon of our time. This book is pure genius.” Donnaleigh de LaRose, host of Beyond Worlds - Your Tarot Tribe
"The Fool's Journey" is based on an exhibition that Robert M. Place curated at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. The focus of this exhibition was on modern occult and divinatory Tarot as it is popularly known in American culture. There is no one better suited to curate an exhibition of this nature - with an artist's eye and a scholar's attention to detail, Place brings to the Tarot public an amazing Tarot resource.
He paints a picture of the 21 Trumps as expressing the mystical allegory of the Tarot – the “Fool’s Journey”, as it were. The Fool’s Journey of the Tarot is a spiritual progression. The story of this exhibition is that of the “Fool’s... More... More >
He paints a picture of the 21 Trumps as expressing the mystical allegory of the Tarot – the “Fool’s Journey”, as it were. The Fool’s Journey of the Tarot is a spiritual progression. The story of this exhibition is that of the “Fool’s... More... More >
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Product Details
| ISBN | 978-0-557-53350-3 |
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| Copyright | Robert M. Place (Standard Copyright License) |
| Edition | first edition |
| Publisher | Talarius Publications |
| Published | September 28, 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 128 |
| Binding | Perfect-bound Paperback |
| Interior Ink | Full color |
| Weight | 1.20 lbs. |
| Dimensions (inches) | 8.5 wide × 11.0 tall |
