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“The changing of work, which is duty, into play, is effected as a consequence of the presence of the “zone of perpetual silence”, where one draws from a sort of secret and intimate respiration, whose sweetness and freshness accomplishes the anointing of work and transforms it into play. [...] For silence is the sign of real contact with the spiritual world and this contact, in turn, always engenders the influx of forces. This is the foundation of all mysticism, all gnosis, all magic and all practical esotericism in general. All practical esotericism is founded on the following rule: it is necessary to be one in oneself (concentration without effort) and one with the spiritual world (to have a zone of silence in the soul) in order for a revelatory or actual spiritual experience to be able to take place.”

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Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism

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Valentin Tomberg
Valentin Tomberg

Valentin Tomberg (1900-1973) was a Swedish mystic and philosopher, whose work encompasses various fields such as religion, philosophy, and mysticism. He is known for his contributions to Western esoteric traditions, particularly Gnosticism and Aryan mysticism. more

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