The Way of Tarot

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a filmmaker who made the legendary El Topo and The Holy Mountain. He also is a psychotherapist and author of many books on Tarot and spiritualism, including Psychomagic and The Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky. Marianne Costa has worked with Jodorowsky since 1997, coteaching workshops on Tarot and family tree-therapy. She is the author of No Woman’s Land. Both authors live in Paris.

Preface by Marianne Costa

Introduction by Alejandro Jodorowsky


PART ONE
Structure and Numerology of the Tarot

Opening: The Tarot Is a Complete Entity

To Begin

Composition and Rules of Orientation

The Numerology of the Tarot

The Ten Stages for Constructing the Mandala

The Eleven-Color Scale

PART TWO
The Major Arcana

Opening: An Architecture of the Soul

To Begin

Le Mat/The Fool

I Le Bateleur/The Magician

II La Papesse/The High Priestess

III L’Impératrice/The Empress

IIII L’Empereur/The Emperor

V Le Pape/The Pope

VI L’Amoureux/The Lover

VII Le Chariot/The Chariot

VIII La Justice/Justice

VIIII L’Hermite/The Hermit

X La Roue de Fortune/The Wheel of Fortune

XI La Force/Strength

XII Le Pendu/The Hanged Man

XIII L’Arcane sans Nom/The Nameless Arcanum

XIIII Tempérance/Temperance

XV Le Diable/The Devil

XVI La Maison Dieu/The Tower

XVII L’Étoile/The Star

XVIII La Lune/The Moon

XVIIII Le Soleil/The Sun

XX Le Jugement/Judgment

XXI Le Monde/The World

PART THREE
The Minor Arcana

Opening: The Humble Guardians of the Secret

To Begin

The Degrees of the Numerology

- The Aces
- The Twos
- The Threes
- The Fours
- The Fives
- The Sixes
- The Sevens
- The Eights
- The Nines
- The Tens
- The Numerological Degrees by Suit
Swords • Cups • Wands • Pentacles

The Honors or Court Cards

- The Pages
- The Queens
- The Kings
- The Knights
- A Summary of Meaning by Suit
Swords • Cups • Wands • Pentacles

PART FOUR
The Tarot Two by Two

Opening: Consciousness as a Joint Work

To Begin

The Duets of the Two Decimal Series

I The Magician--XI Strength
II The High Priestess--XII The Hanged Man
III The Empress--XIII The Nameless Arcanum
IIII The Emperor--XIIII Temperance
V The Pope--XV The Devil
VI The Lover--XVI The Tower
VII The Chariot--XVII The Star
VIII Justice--XVIII The Moon
VIIII The Hermit--XVIIII The Sun
X The Wheel of Fortune--XX Judgment

The Couples of the Tarot

- The Fool--The World
- The Magician--Strength
- The High Priestess--The Pope
- The Empress--The Emperor
- The Chariot--The Star
- Justice--The Hermit
- The Moon--The Sun

The Pairs That Add Up to 21

Numerical Succession and Transfer

PART FIVE
The Reading of the Tarot

Opening: How to Become a Mirror

To Begin

First Steps to Reading the Tarot

- With One Arcanum
- With Two Arcana
- With One, Two, Then Several Arcana
- With One Partner

Reading Three Cards

Reading Four and More Cards

Reading Ten and More Cards

Conclusion: The Tarotic Philosophy

Notes