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Mark Horn jokes that he might be the only person who has taught at both the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Readers Studio International Tarot Conference. Yep, that’s right: Mark Horn is an Kabbalah academic who also reads Tarot—though the most remarkable point about this combination is that the two actually go together, and are indelibly linked throughout time. In Tarot readings with Mark—full disclosure, I’ve had two—you settle on a specific question, and he does your hand through the Sephirot, which is the Kabbalistic symbol for the Tree of Life. These readings are fascinating, not only for their ability to respond to the question, but also because Mark decodes the cards through stories from the Kabbalah, making it an entirely different, wholly mystical experience.
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Further Listening on Pulling the Thread:
PART 1, ENNEAGRAM: Courtney Smith “The Practical Magic of the Enneagram”
PART 2, ASTERIAN ASTROLOGY: Jade Luna “The Secret Astrological System”
ASTROLOGY: Jennifer Freed “A Map To Your Soul”
ENNEAGRAM: Susan Olesek “The Power of the Enneagram”
TRANSCRIPT:
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ELISE LOEHNEN: So, Mark, I know a bit about your story, but can you tell us how you came alternately to both Tarot and Kabbalah and then how the two strategies are related?