Meditations on the Tarot

The most profound work of Christian Hermeticism written in the 20th century — published anonymously, as the author intended.

Valentin Tomberg's Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism uses the 22 Major Arcana as a framework for a sustained meditation on the relationship between esoteric tradition and Christian mysticism. It is not a book about reading cards. It is a book about the nature of reality, the structure of the spiritual world, and the path of inner transformation — written by someone who had clearly walked it.

Inside:

• Twenty-two letters to an unknown friend, one for each Major Arcanum
• The Magician through the World as stages of spiritual development
• The relationship between Hermeticism, Qabalah, and Christian mysticism
• Profound engagement with the nature of magic, prayer, and contemplation
• A foreword by Hans Urs von Balthasar, one of the great Catholic theologians of the century

Slow, demanding, and inexhaustible. One of the rare books that genuinely changes how you see.