Angeles Arrien

In this updated edition of The Tarot Handbook, now with a new introduction by the author, Angeles Arrien takes tarot beyond the limits of the fortune-telling realm and shows us how this time-honored application is both a visual and symbolic map of consciousness, and a source of ancient wisdom. An exciting handbook for either a beginning or an ardent student of the tarot, it contains a multitude of charts, spreads, illustrations of the Thoth Deck, and other methodology tools for anyone looking for insights into personal and spiritual development.An anthropologist who specializes in cross-cultural myths, Arrien demonstrates how the seventy-eight figures of the tarot are portraitures and archetypes that are prevalent in the collective human experience. The author teaches us to use this realization to look beyond our cultural viewpoint or bias when we approach the tarot, and to rely instead on these more important universal principles, thereby deepening the quality and accuracy of our interpretations and expanding our awareness of the human psyche. A significant and classic piece of tarot literature, The Tarot Handbook is both a required manual for teachers and students of the subject, and an accessible and fascinating exploration of cultural anthropology.

Practical Applications of Ancient Visual Symbols

The Tarot Handbook

"No matter how much I learn, grow and share, Angeles Arrien's wisdom always holds more before me to practice, integrate, and give away to others. She is a shining light in my life, and I know she can become on in yours through this fine, empowering book!" -- Brooke Medicine Eagle, author of Buffalo Women Comes Singing - from back cover.

Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer, and Visionary

The Four-Fold Way

A Mythological Path to Creativity

The Nine Muses

When you find the courage to change at midlife, a miracle happens.

Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom

The Second Half of Life

"The soul never thinks without an image," claimed Aristotle. Indeed, as Angeles Arrien displays in this reissued edition of Signs of Life, shapes have significant psychological and mythological meanings embedded in our minds. Understanding the messages they convey and our attraction to them opens up a door to the secret workings of our inner selves and to a fuller appreciation of the art itself.As in her widely popular The Tarot Handbook, Arrien applies her background as a cultural anthropologist to the import human beings attribute to shapes. Examining her results, she has developed an effective tool to determine the connection between a person's preferences for certain shapes and the same person's inner, subjective states. In the course of using Arrien's book, individuals, parents, teachers, and therapists will experience the universal processes of growth embodied in images and myths. Life, we discover, is art, and through Arrien's fascinating journey in Signs of Life, we gain a new perception of the omnipresent patterns and symbols that surround us. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs

The Five Universal Shapes and How to Use Them

Signs of Life

a journey that will change your life

Living in gratitude

What would happen if you made gratitude your focal point for one full year? With Living in Gratitude, Angeles Arrien invites you to find out. Integrating the latest teachings from social science with stories, prayers, and practices from cultures and traditions spanning the globe, she presents a 12-month plan for making gratitude your foundation for daily living. Opening with themes such as “Beginning Anew” and “The Power of Equanimity” and progressing to “Letting Be and Letting Go,” “The Mystic Heart,” and more, readers will steep themselves in “the parent of all virtues,” exploring:?- How to overcome habitual tendencies toward envy, comparison, and narcissism;?- Blessings, learnings, mercies, and protections---the four portals to the grateful heart, and how to cultivate these key entryways in our work, relationships, health, finances, and personal growth;?- Journaling and reflection exercises, perennial and indigenous wisdoms, and universal practices for every season and situation. “The practice of gratitude bestows many benefits,” writes Angeles Arrien. “Anger, arrogance, and jealousy melt in its embrace. Fear and defensiveness dissolve. Gratitude diminishes barriers to love and evokes happiness, keeping alive what has meaning for us.” Living in Gratitude, is a dependable resource for making this cherished virtue your guiding light along life’s journey. Praise for Living in Gratitude “The daily practice of gratitude will enhance the quality of every aspect of your life, including better health, more fulfilling relationships, and greater financial abundance. This book is the best manual I have ever come across to show you how. I highly recommend it!” —Jack Canfield, coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles “Having written about and practiced gratitude for over a decade, I felt there was nothing else to say about the topic. Then I read Living in Gratitude. Angeles takes the practice of thankfulness to a whole new level. Month by month, she guides us with questions and reflections to use gratefulness to grow spiritually in work, finances, health, and relationships. I give thank to her and to this book.” —M.J. Ryan, author of Attitudes of Gratitude and A Grateful Heart “Are you exhausted? Disheartened? Worried? Please do yourself a favor and read this book. Please allow this heart food to feed you at the deepest levels of your being. This is more than a book—it is a manual for living a life that you love and that matters, a life of savoring and serving, a life or inter-communication and grace. Please, let yourself be fed.” —Jennifer Louden, author of The Woman’s Comfort Book and The Life Organizer “Angeles Arrien is one of the most gifted and generous teachers of our time. She brings forward the perennial wisdom of traditional cultures and gives it accessible, pragmatic application that is essential to the health of our contemporary society. Angeles Arrien is a rare and true wise elder. She embodies what she teaches.” —Frank Ostaseski, founder and director of the Metta Institutue

A Journey That Will Change Your Life

Living in Gratitude

Explores the cross-cultural meanings of symbols with universal patterns of perception

A leading expert on native spirituality and shamanism reveals the four archetypal principles of the Native American medicine wheel and how they can lead us to a higher spirituality and a better world.

Čelíte krizi středního věku či odchodu do důchodu? Všímáte si na sobě změn souvisejících s věkem? Toužíte po větší hloubce a smysluplnosti? Přejete si, aby i druhá polovina vašeho života byla naplňující a výjimečná? Najdete-li odvahu se ve středním věku změnit, stane se podle Angeles Arrien zázrak. Budete otevřenější, hlubší, silnější a jemnější. Vrátíte se k nejvyšším hodnotám své duše. A v tom okamžiku budete připraveni vytvořit svůj odkaz: otisk svého snu o našem světě – snu, který se ve druhé polovině života může naplno uskutečnit. Pomocí obrazů, poezie, metafor a dalších forem symbolického jazyka z různých kultur světa nás Angeles Arrien seznamuje s osmi branami zasvěcení. Když se vám podaří jimi projít a přijmoutjejich dary, budete odměněni nalezením smyslu a účelu života a dosáhnete duchovní zralosti. VeDruhé polovině života projdete krok za krokem každou z osmi bran moudrosti tak, abyste mohli prohloubit své nejcennější vztahy, využít své dosud opomíjené talenty a zaměřit pozornost vtéto životní fázi nikoliv na ambice, ale na smysl a význam.

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