Mysterious semiotics

1, the framework structure distribution of tarot history, semiotics and divination.

The tarot series is divided into six chapters.

Chapter one: the history of tarot cards.

This chapter mainly expounds the historical development of tarot cards from the historical perspective, based on historical facts, from the first deck of tarot cards to the modern tarot cards.

The main contents include

The definition of tarot cards, the first deck of tarot cards, early tarot cards, tarot cards and divination, and modern tarot cards.

Chapter two: the history of Tarot mysticism.

This chapter is devoted to exploring the relationship between tarot cards and western mysticism. Starting from the first person who established the relationship between tarot cards and western mysticism, along the historical track, this chapter explores the background and content of the main western mystical theories used by mystics to establish contact with tarot cards (such as Hermes mysticism, hermeneutics, alchemy, Kabbalah mysticism, etc.). ). Analyze how mystics in different periods establish the relationship between tarot cards and mysticism, analyze the usability and misuse of these theories to tarot cards, and finally lead to the essential connotation of tarot card symbols.

The main contents of this chapter include:

Palace de Geblin and his Egyptian Tarot Theory, Hermes Mysticism, The Book of Toth, Alchemy, Etteilla and the first modern Tarot, Kabbalah Mysticism, Kabbalah and Tarot, Li Wei and his successors, the background and history of Golden Dawn.

Chapter three: A.E. Witt and Witt Tarot in the history of Tarot cards.

This chapter mainly introduces Witt's own thoughts and views on the symbolic connotation of tarot cards, including his dissatisfaction and criticism of the views held by mystics in the past. Through the ideological analysis of Vittarot itself and its book Tarot Picture Book, this paper expounds how Vittarot embodies his thoughts and restores the connotation of Tarot symbols through Vittarot.

Chapter four: Study on the connotation of tarot cards.

Previously, taking history as the process, the tarot theory and related mysticism were introduced. Then in this chapter, we will gradually bring out the essence of the connotation and symbolic meaning of tarot cards through exploration and demonstration.

Here, we will still start from the Renaissance, and investigate the relationship between tarot cards and culture in the creation period of tarot cards in northern Italy in the15th century, and the relationship between tarot cards and Renaissance culture, thus demonstrating that "the connotation of tarot cards includes mysticism and neo-Platonism."

(Note: You may be surprised. In the second chapter, the mystic's theory of combining mysticism with tarot cards is criticized. Why do you say tarot cards contain mysterious thoughts now? A: Renaissance art generally expresses mysticism. Therefore, the images and symbols of tarot cards will definitely have symbols that reflect mysterious thoughts, but it should be noted that this is definitely not a simple one-to-one correspondence, tarot cards are the product of a mysterious discipline, and tarot cards originated from a mysterious discipline. )

Chapter five: Tarot semiotics.

The symbol and connotation of tarot cards from ancient times to the present are explained in detail. The brands involved are Visconti, Marseille, waiters and so on. In addition, the divination meanings of 78 tarot cards summarized by major mystics in history are listed here.

Chapter six: Tarot divination

What is divination? What is tarot divination? What are the key points and skills of Tarot divination? According to the symbolic characteristics of tarot images and symbols, how to interpret them from a holistic perspective?

2. Preface

Since18th century, many mystics have been involved in tarot cards, thinking that the images of tarot cards are rich in western mysterious thoughts. In order to explain these ideas, they usually make up some fantastic legends about the origin of Tarot, including Egyptian origin, Moroccan origin and even China origin. At the same time, mystics created various tarot card systems according to their own mysterious thoughts, such as Kabbalah system and Hebrew alphabet system. But many of their ideas are wrong, unfounded and utopian, which deviates from the correct understanding of tarot cards and takes tarot learners farther and farther. ...

To truly understand what tarot cards are and what their connotations are, we must start with the origin of tarot cards, investigate the theories of mystics and analyze their mistakes, so as to get the correct connotations of tarot cards' images and symbols. When it comes to the connotation of tarot images and symbols, it is necessary to trace back to the Italian Renaissance and understand the relationship between ancient occult theory and culture at that time. Learning tarot cards through historical means can help us gather the basic knowledge of various tarot cards, not only let us have an all-round understanding of the connotation of tarot cards, but also understand the thoughts and concepts of western mysticism in an unobstructed view.