Michael Orlando Yaccarino

Each of us is travelling upon an ever-evolving path toward greater illumination. The Tarot can provide deep awareness on many levels. Performed effectively, a Tarot reading encourages individual strengths, while proposing options to overcoming unhelpful blocks. Revelation unfolds within the open heart. The mystical deck has fascinated both nonprofessional and paranormal scholars alike since its early development in the 15th century. Today, a myriad of books on using the cards to read to others is readily available. However, few works focus exclusively on the process of self-reading. Heart Vision: Tarot's Inner Path is your in-depth, hands-on guide for a balanced path of discovery through the art of solitary reading. Highlights include card-by-card message interpretations; a special focus on self-contemplation; the step-by-step process of self-reading unique to this work; and a variety of simple yet powerful spreads utilizing no more than six cards original to this book, many illuminated by actual self-readings. World-leading Tarot authority Rachel Pollack provides an insightful foreword. Award-winning author and specialist in Ancient Egyptian spirituality, Normandi Ellis offers an illuminating afterword. In addition to the wisdom of diverse spiritual traditions, the text includes exclusive comments by a variety of contemporary luminaries in the realms of the mystical and magical. And acclaimed artists Scot D. Ryersson, Gary Lund, and David Palladini all contribute to the book's stunning illustrations. Enriched throughout by the wisdom of diverse spiritual traditions, in these pages, you will find an innovative pathway to inner transformation.

”Jag vill vara ett levande konstverk.” Luisa Casati var känd för sina storslagna fester, för att bära levande ormar som smycken och för att promenera naken i månskenet med sina tama geparder i diamantkoppel. Skandalomsusad och egensinnig fascinerade hon tidens konstnärer, författare och modeskapare och blev deras dekadenta musa och välgörarinna under 1900-talets första decennier. D’Annunzio och Fortuny, Van Dongen och Man Ray – alla förtrollades de av hennes person. I Scot D. Ryerssons och Michael Orlando Yaccarinos bästsäljande biografi får vi möta Europas mest excentriska kvinna genom konsten hon inspirerade till. Beskrivningarna av Luisa Casatis avtryck i konsten och hennes makalösa kostymer kryddas med färgstarka anekdoter om allt från svarta mässor till förlupna boaormar på Ritz – allt i en fabulöst underhållande och halsbrytande bisarr levnadsteckning. Inför den svenska översättningen har texten uppdaterats av författarna och utgåvan försetts med ett exklusivt förord av religionshistoriker Per Faxneld.

Heart Vision: Tarot's Inner Path Michael Orlando Yaccarino Foreword by Rachel Pollack Afterword by Normandi Ellis Synopsis Each of us is traveling upon an ever-evolving path toward greater illumination. The Tarot can provide deep awareness on many levels. Performed effectively, a Tarot reading encourages individual strengths, while proposing options to overcoming unhelpful blocks. Revelation unfolds within the open heart. The mystical deck has fascinated both nonprofessional and paranormal scholar alike since its early development in the 15th century. Today, a myriad of books on using the cards' to read for others is readily available. However, few works focus exclusively on the process of self-reading. Heart Vision: Tarot's Inner Path is your in-depth, hands-on guide for a balanced path of discovery through the art of the solitary reading. Highlights include card-by-card message interpretations; a special focus on self-contemplation; the step-by-step process of self-reading unique to this work; and a variety of simple yet powerful spreads utilizing no more than six cards original to this book, many illuminated by actual self-readings. World-leading Tarot authority Rachel Pollack provides an insightful foreword. Award-winning author and specialist in Ancient Egyptian spirituality, Normandi Ellis offers an illuminating afterword. In addition to the wisdom of diverse spiritual traditions, the text includes exclusive comments by a variety of contemporary luminaries in the realms of the mystical and magical. And acclaimed artists Scot D. Ryersson, Gary Lund, and David Palladini all contribute to the book's stunning illustrations. Enriched throughout by the wisdom of diverse spiritual traditions, in these pages you will find an innovative pathway to inner transformation. The author has read, taught, and written about the Tarot for many years. He holds degrees in psychology and film studies from New York University. Previous books co-authored with Scot D. Ryersson include: Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati, The Marchesa Casati: Portraits of a Muse, and The Princess of Wax: A Cruel Tale. Also with Ryersson, he co-edited Spectral Haunts and Phantom Lovers. Visit marchesacasati.com to learn more. Visit the official book site. Front-cover art: Gary LundBack-cover art: David PalladiniCover design: Scot D. RyerssonAuthor photo: Rigaud/Paris Tarot, Divination & Spirituality

For the first three decades of the twentieth century, the Marchesa Luisa Casati astounded Europe. She was infamous for her evening strolls-naked beneath her furs, parading cheetahs on diamond-studded leashes. Artists such as Man Ray and Augustus John painted, sculpted, and photographed her; writers, including Jean Cocteau, Ezra Pound, and Jack Kerouac, praised her strange beauty; celebrities and royalty from around the world were amazed and awed by her lavish parties and spectacles at her homes in Italy and France. The extravagance ended in 1930 when Casati was more than twenty-five million dollars in debt, but she continued her iconoclastic and creative pursuits until her death in London in 1957. Her legacy continues, especially in contemporary fashion, with John Galliano, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld, and other designers inspired by her remarkable style. Fully authorized, completely updated, and richly illustrated, this is the fantastic story of the Marchesa Casati.