Webinar: Mary K. Greer on “An Analysis of the Role of Cartomancers through Western Art” Part 2. This Thursday!! It’s okay if you missed Part 1 (or purchase the video recording).
Sign-up here for the live “Webinar” through Linda Marson’s Global Spiritual Studies program.
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“Bravo!”, “Thanks so much for organising this”, “Wonderful stuff – great to have the images”. These are just a few of the enthusiastic responses to the first of the two sessions from internationally-renowned Tarot author and teacher, Mary K. Greer. In these webinars, Mary takes us on an exploratory journey into the role of card readers over the centuries. Purchase access to the recording of the first session NOW and register to join the live audience for the second session on Thursday 7 April at 6pm US Pacific time. Only a few places left, so be quick!
Little is known about cartomancers before the 20th century: who were they, who were their clients, where did they practice, what decks were used? Written information is scarce beyond basic instruction books and accounts of Mlle. Lenormand, who was famous for doing predictive card readings for Napoleon and Josephine in the 19th century.
An historical record does exist in genre art that depicts ordinary people going about their everyday work and recreations. In this slide presentation and talk, Mary analyses the visual content of paintings, prints and postcards showing cartomancers from the 16th through early 20th century. She brings to light both the professional and recreational characteristics of those people who practised cartomancy and reveals their largely unseen and under-acknowledged role in everyday Western society.
It’s an empowering experience for card readers to see themselves as part of a long-lived profession that ultimately goes back to the oracles and diviners of ancient times.
Live webinar requirements
All you need to participate in live webinars is a broadband connection. Only 23 places are available in the room, so sign up now to participate in the live sessions where you have the opportunity to ask questions or make comments through the room’s text chat function. Depending on the number of participants, audio interaction may be possible. If so, this requires you to have a headset and mic plugged in before you login into the room.
The webinar will be recorded for later sale, and participants in the live sessions will have free access to recordings: here.
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April 5, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Anita Perez
I’d love to sign up. Wish I’d been able to attend part one. Do you still have space?
April 5, 2011 at 3:52 pm
mkg
Anita –
There was still space as of last night. You can pay for & watch a video of Part 1. At the bottom of the page is the sign-up form, which lists “access to recording of Session 1” as one of the options.
http://globalspiritualstudies.com/shop/presentations/an-analysis-of-the-role-of-cartomancers-through-western-art-mary-k-greer/
April 5, 2011 at 5:36 pm
jamesricklef
Hi Mary
Re:
“… Mlle. Lenormand, who was famous for doing predictive card readings for Napoleon and Josephine in the 17th century.”
Um… I’m sure you meant the 19th century, right?
Best,
James
April 5, 2011 at 8:39 pm
mkg
James –
Good call – right! Correction made.
April 6, 2011 at 5:11 pm
Köy Deli
Ladies of the court of Ferrara were identified with the cards of the tarot in other tarocchi appropriati of the time:
http://www.tarock.info/bertoni.htm
In the above example is we see that Il Matto is allocated to La S. Mamma Riminaldi. – Nulla val la beltà senza pazzia (beauty is nothing without madness?). Who is perhaps the one under the sway of an evil spirit under the control of the ‘Bagatino’ in the following tarocchi appropriati sonnet:
It seems that the angel, star, sun, and moon,
With the world, and all who desire to live with it,
Hate the beauty that the skies gather
In the proud face of Madam Mamma.
Perhaps among these goddesses there is one
who strips men of good, for love of fortitude,
That is, not for death or evil fortune,
Who from her firm will cannot be turned:
But surely everybody ought to believe
An evil spirit, following only the Bagatino,
Must possess this woman in order for her
to be able to say: “the good tarot shall be
mine, to be able to play as I please, and I draw
this one, the Fool, who is the brain divine.”
The original Italian Italian Tarocchi Appropriati sonnet was published in:
Berti and Vitali 1987. “Le carte di corte. I tarocchi” p.107-108.
April 6, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Köy Deli
Oops – sorry: that comment was supposed go with the tarot and poetry article!
April 7, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Sharyn
Just a note to say I love your header Mary!
Sharyn
April 10, 2011 at 10:52 am
mkg
Sharyn – Thank you.