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According to Greek mythology, Heracles’ first labour was to slay the Nemean Lion, a monstrous yet divine beast whose impenetrable hide made it invulnerable to ordinary weapons. The lion terrorised the land of Nemea until Heracles overcame it by wrestling it with his bare hands. Having slain the lion, Heracles transformed its skin into his armour, and the lion itself was later placed among the stars as the constellation Leo.

The Tarot is far more than a tool of divination, a means of discerning “the will of the gods.” At its deepest level, it is a symbolic map of the psyche.

The Tarot is far more than a tool of divination, a means of discerning “the will of the gods.” At its deepest level, it is a symbolic map of the psyche.

The Tarot is far more than a tool of divination, a means of discerning “the will of the gods.” At its deepest level, it is a symbolic map of the psyche.

During the second of his labours, the hero Heracles was engaged in battle with the Hydra, a monstrous serpent. Seeking to hinder him, Hera, queen of the gods and goddess of marriage, motherhood, and the home, sent a giant crab to attack the hero.

The constellation of Gemini depicts the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux. Like two sides of the same coin, the twins were inseparable from birth until they were lost to each other when Castor, the mortal one of the two, was slain in an argument. Because of the torment and sorrow, Zeus elected to reunite them in Hades and the heavens, thus the constellation of Gemini.

The Tarot is far more than a tool of divination, a means of discerning “the will of the gods.” At its deepest level, it is a symbolic map of the psyche.

The Tarot is far more than a tool of divination, a means of discerning “the will of the gods.” At its deepest level, it is a symbolic map of the psyche.

With a wand in one hand, the Magician reaches toward the heavens. The other hand points toward the earth, forming a gesture that suggests the channelling of forces between the two realms.

In this course, we retrace Jung’s path. We set aside the exclusively rational posture of the modern mind and enter the imaginal territory he dared to explore. Through immersive reading and discussion, we will encounter the same challenges and figures that confronted Jung and begin to formulate our own relationship to the depths they represent.