11/13 Book Signing and talk with author Dai Léon
Origins of the Tarot: Cosmic Evolution and the Principles of Immortality
Where: Mystic Journey Bookstore
1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, California
When: Friday November 13th
Time: 7-9pm
Conventional wisdom traces Tarot cards to medieval Italy, but their roots go back much further in time and draw on a surprisingly rich variety of cultures and spiritual traditions. Combining pioneering scholarship with practical spiritual instruction, Origins of the Tarot is the first book to unveil the full range of the ancient streams of wisdom from which the Tarot emerged. The timeless principles of conscious realization and cosmological unfoldment underlying the Tarot have never been explored in a comparably extensive and detailed way.
The Tarot is about a universal procession of evolution and the soul’s quest for enlightenment. It is a unique exemplification of perennial teachings on the soul and its liberation. It was developed through teachings and practices within a tremendous range of traditions, including Kabbalah, Western esotericism and alchemy, Buddhism, Taoism, yogic disciplines, Sufism, mystical Christianity, Gnosticism, and Neoplatonism. Dai Léon masterfully incorporates and synthesizes these in his book, seminars and daily life.
“Origins of the Tarot’s profound learning and unprecedented range of references are sure to attract close study among students both of the world’s most enduring esoteric tradition and of esotericism itself.”
A lifelong student of East-West philosophy and contemplation, Dai has served for 25 years as a cultural emissary between modern and traditional, scientific and spiritual domains. Dai began his studies of esoteric ritual, yoga, alchemy and martial arts at the age of eight in France, where he was raised as a youngster. After studying the philosophies and spiritual ways of the great traditions at the University of Illinois, Dai was invited to directly study under the Venerable Gia-fu Feng, head of Stillpoint Foundation in Colorado. In the spring of 1978, Sifu (indicating monk or teacher) Dai Sealed Heart-Mind with Master Feng (a traditional method of Lineage or Dharma Transmission), who requested Dai to teach the Tao that is none other than the One of Heraclitus, Plotinus and Western wisdom through the ages.
Come chat with Dai during this Mystic Journey evening. And schedule a future reading! Adept of the Buddhist-Taoist way of insight, Dai integrates transpersonal advice with intimate and immediate realms of personal development. East meets West in what will prove to be an unforgettably insightful interaction.
