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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.

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 Skilful Huntsman tells the story of a young man who leaves home in search of his fortune. Trained first as a locksmith, he abandons his trade and learns the art of hunting, receiving in parting a remarkable air-gun that never misses its mark. Wandering through a vast forest, he comes upon three giants roasting an ox over a great fire. They speak of a princess imprisoned in a tower beyond a lake and of their desire to carry her off. The huntsman agrees to help them, but instead turns his skill against them.

A young man named Peter leaves home with nothing but twenty thalers and a soft heart. When he finds a dead stranger left to rot because no one would pay for his burial, Peter doesn't hesitate — he gives every coin he has to see the man properly laid to rest.