Parallax Cracking the Tarot Code - With Marianne Costa
Nov 20, 2025
Join author and tarot teacher Marianne Costa as she delves into the Minor Arcana of the Tarot de Marseille. With a focus on practical interpretations, she redefines tarot as a tool for understanding life's basic economics through its four suits. Marianne brilliantly contrasts genuine imagination with superficial esotericism, highlights the essential role of influential women in tarot history, and connects the symbolism to everyday laws. Most importantly, she emphasizes tarot as a disciplined practice for personal growth and meaningful insights.
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Minor Arcana As Everyday Economics
- The Minor Arcana encode everyday human systems like politics, agriculture, trade, emotion, and craft.
- Marianne Costa argues these suits reflect concrete economics of life, not mere fantasy.
Tarot As Cultural Synthesis
- The tarot likely synthesizes many cultural streams from medieval, Islamic, and Asian sources.
- Costa treats the cards as rediscoverable wisdom rather than inventions of modern occultists.
Ask Burning Practical Questions
- Stop using tarot for self-indulgent fantasy and ask burning, practical questions instead.
- Costa urges readers to frame queries that test the cards' usefulness in everyday survival and growth.
