While in the second day, they believe in everything, for they believe in truth, which is all.

In the first day they believe only in illusions, and these are nothing.

This year, she has made available The Holy Book of Thoth by Vladimir Schmakov in a beautiful edition with colour plates! Our Unknown Friend recommended Shmakov’s book very highly and now English speaking Hermeticists can read the same material.įor most men life is made up of two days:įor a few others, life also has two days, but what distinguishes them from ordinary men is that So last year, Miss Charlotte made available in English The Solar Way by Nina Roudnikova. But what will the name of Shmakov say to you, for example? Or the name Roudnikova? These are names which, like the yellow leaves of autumn, repose in forgetfulness beneath the immense white shroud of snow which covers pre-revolutionary Russia. But there are many others who ought to be named as guardians of the ancient tradition of the arcanum of inspiration. I have mentioned some Hermeticists whom I suppose that you, dear Unknown Friend, know of. Mebes, whose teachings had influenced the Unknown Friend. First she translated and made available the books on the Tarot Majors and Tarot Minors by G. Miss Charlotte Cowell is one of those spirits who has been serving the living Hermetic tradition. The author wanted not to be thought of as a personality who lived from 1900 to 1973, but as a friend who is communicating with us from beyond the boundaries of ordinary life.In the Foreward to Meditations on the Tarot, we read:įor these are in essence twenty-two spiritual exercises, by means of which you, dear Unknown Friend, will immerse yourself in the current of the living tradition, and thus enter into the community of spirits who have served it and who are still serving it.

It is included in the bibliography of books ascribed to Valentin Tomberg. The author is known, but has requested to remain anonymous. Written anonymously and published posthumously, as was the author's wish, the intention of this work is for the reader to find a relationship with the author in the spiritual dimensions of existence. Published for the first time with an index and Cardinal Hans Urs vonBalthasar's afterword, this new English publication of Meditations on the Tarot is the landmark edition of one of the most important works of esoteric Christianity. Read Or Download Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism By Valentin Tomberg Full Pages.

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