Parallax Newsletter #114
Zeitenwende, Tarot, and Last Call for October courses
Prof. Ulrike Guerot: Zeitenwende
Professor Ulrike Beate Guérot ist eine deutsche Politikwissenschaftlerin, Publizistin und Autorin des Buches "Der Ausverkauf der Republik."
Marianne Costa - Tarot: step by step
Note: A few years ago, I met Marianne Costa in a garden in Avon, France, along with a mutual friend who was on a pilgrimage to George Gurdjieff’s grave, located just around the corner from where I live. We had a fascinating conversation, during which she spoke insightfully about Tarot and her collaboration with Alejandro Jodorowsky, among other topics. I was very happy to have this conversation. Though I was impressed by her depth of knowledge, I remained somewhat indifferent toward Tarot at the time. A few years later, my wife gifted me The Way of Tarot, which Costa co-authored with Jodorowsky. It turned out to be the most practical and compelling book I had ever read on the subject, sparking a personal journey to explore the symbolism of the Tarot. It wasn’t until a few years after that, during a psycho-magic reading in a smoky bar in Paris, that I realized I had encountered Tarot symbolism before. Synchronicities abound!
Bio: Marianne Costa, born 1966, holds a M.A. in comparative literature and is a renowned Tarot expert. She has published several books translated in various languages, among which : No Woman’s Land (novel, Grasset 2004), The Way of Tarot (with Jodorowsky, Inner Traditions 2005, German edition Windpferd 2008) and Metagenealogy (France 2011, USA 2014, a study of family as both a treasure and a trap, also with Jodorowsky). Her last opus, an essay on Tarot’s history, symbolism and iconography Le Tarot pas à pas («Tarot step by step ») is already available in French, Spanish and Italian. She is the translator of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s poetry in French. Her base is in Paris and she has been a passionate tango dancer and singer for the last decade.
Artist Links: https://mariannecosta.com
Sex, Death & the Occult: A talk with Rachel Hayden & Layman Pascalt
Last call: There are still a couple of tickets left for the fall course on Sex, Magick and the Occult, starting October 5th. (link in the YouTube-description). In the meantime, enjoy the full pre-course talk with Layman Pascal and Rachel Hayden. And yes, we are also pondering the question how many not blondes are enough.
Course: Gurdjieff’s Christianity (With Luke Behncke)
SATURDAYS OCTOBER 5/12/19 2024
In this course, it is hoped that you will develop a deeper understanding of the history and teachings of the Fourth Way and its critical relationship to Christianity on Gurdjieff’s own terms, free from the superficial and often agenda-driven interpretations of post-modern or meta-modern intellectuals and celebrity philosophers. The critical questions to be explored concerning the spiritual evolution of human life, both collectively and personally, as Gurdjieff saw it, stretching from the deep past to beyond the reach of the distant future, may offer a different perspective on your own life and its possibilities.