22 Mysteries of the Christian Way

This is an attempt to replenish the Major Arcana of Taro with new contents: the mysteries of the New Testament, given to people by Christ. It is a presentation of the Royal Path to find God inside the soul, which was accomplished by thousands and thousands of Christian ascetics, who have left us the description of their spiritual experiences. Their instructions form the basis of this book. The whole of Arcana forms the ladder of 22 steps leading to heaven. Studying each Arcanum and mastering the practices of prayer and contemplation you climb one step higher. The prayer and contemplation exercises purify and elevate the soul and prepare it to become the temple of the living God. The 22 Arcana, the 22 mysteries are divided into two categories. The first four Arcana are the contemplative mysteries, as they explain where the Path starts and where it leads to. The rest of the Arcana are the active mysteries, as they explain in which way man can purify and elevate his soul. The authors recommend the readers to continue with the Fifth Arcanum after they have read through the First Arcanum and then read the book through up to and including the 22d Arcanum, and only then return to the Arcana 2, 3 and 4. The reason being that the doctrinal part can be better understood after the reader has become acquianted with the ideas and the exercises of the active Arcana. The essence of the Path is faithfulness towards God and praying and contemplative exercises, which make the soul crystal-clear and full of the fire of the Holy Spirit.