History of the Ukrainian Arcanology and the Occult Tarot Decks Creation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.71294/ers.2021.02Keywords:
Arcanology, Occult Tarot, Ukrainian Tarot, Western EsotericismAbstract
Abstract. This article describes the history of occult Tarot in Ukraine, as well as attempts to systematize occult decks created over the past 30 years. This is the first time such work has been carried out in the Ukrainian academic community, and so the article aims to become a starting point for further research into occult tarot decks and schools in Ukraine. The article also examines the pre-Independence period of Tarot history in Ukraine. Despite the fact that occult tarot decks were not published in Ukraine before 1991, the Tarot arcana were a subject of reflection for Ukrainian esotericists, which was known as arcanology (research and meditation dedicated to Tarot arcana). The article also discusses local Tarot decks, including those with a Ukrainian ethnic design, as well as mythological and demonic decks, and examines the influence of tarot arcana on Ukrainian artists over the past 30 years.
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