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The Tarot: Why, How, and How Far? By Tchalaï Unger
Posted: 16 Jan 2020, 05:13
by Desmond
Tchalaï Unger (1934-2005) was an exceptional French polymath of Hungarian Gypsy ancestry who worked as an entertainment journalist and Eriksonian-Transpersonal therapist. She is reported to have been a student of Jacques Lacan and mentor to Alejandro Jodorowsky. She is most well known within the Tarot community as the creator of Le Véritable Tarot Tzigane (The Authentic Gypsy Tarot) and Le Tarot des Chamanes (The Tarot of the Shamans) and as the author of Tarot: Why, How, and How Far? that was published in 1982 as the Little White Book accompanying Paul Marteau’s Ancient Tarot of Marseilles published by Grimaud. According to Jean-Claude Flornoy, along with Jean Assens and Jodorowsky, she “was one of those who restored the reputation of the Tarot at the end of the 20th Century.” An excellent collection of research and translations of her work can be found
here.
Unger’s booklet (attached below) contains information concerning subjective methods of assessment including emotional reactions to the imagery, historical symbolism, and interpretive frameworks, and objective methods of observation focused on the concrete content of the cards “without letting conditioned answers intervene.”
According to Unger,
... no book contains the Tarot, but the Tarot is contained in the whole of itself.
Re: The Tarot: Why, How, and How Far? By Tchalaï Unger
Posted: 16 Jan 2020, 08:36
by Diana
Ah. If you mention Tchalaï Unger, I wouldn't be surprised if the CoT member _R_ pops his head in the door. He's a fine connoisseur of her books.
Re: The Tarot: Why, How, and How Far? By Tchalaï Unger
Posted: 16 Jan 2020, 12:27
by _R_
He may indeed. In fact, he put together the materials linked to above.
That said, I do not know where this Lacan rumour began as Tchalaï - always generous to a fault - never mentions him or his work in her books.
Re: The Tarot: Why, How, and How Far? By Tchalaï Unger
Posted: 16 Jan 2020, 13:26
by Desmond
_R_ wrote: ↑16 Jan 2020, 12:27
He may indeed. In fact, he put together the materials linked to above.
That said, I do not know where this Lacan rumour began as Tchalaï - always generous to a fault - never mentions him or his work in her books.
Greetings _R_,
You are my personal hero. I just discovered your material yesterday and had never before encountered so much information on Unger (in English) in one place.
I will have to trace my reference for Lacan. Maybe I was just confused.
Take Care,
Desmond
Re: The Tarot: Why, How, and How Far? By Tchalaï Unger
Posted: 16 Jan 2020, 14:38
by _R_
Desmond wrote: ↑16 Jan 2020, 13:26
Greetings _R_,
You are my personal hero. I just discovered your material yesterday and had never before encountered so much information on Unger (in English) in one place.
I will have to trace my reference for Lacan. Maybe I was just confused.
Take Care,
Desmond
Hello Desmond, you're welcome. Glad to be of service. There is more where that came from.
Re: The Tarot: Why, How, and How Far? By Tchalaï Unger
Posted: 16 Jan 2020, 16:43
by Monk
Desmond wrote: ↑16 Jan 2020, 05:13
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Tchalaï Unger (1934-2005) was an exceptional French polymath of Hungarian Gypsy ancestry who worked as an entertainment journalist and Eriksonian-Transpersonal therapist. She is reported to have been a student of Jacques Lacan and mentor to Alejandro Jodorowsky. She is most well known within the Tarot community as the creator of Le Véritable Tarot Tzigane (The Authentic Gypsy Tarot) and Le Tarot des Chamanes (The Tarot of the Shamans) and as the author of Tarot: Why, How, and How Far? that was published in 1982 as the Little White Book accompanying Paul Marteau’s Ancient Tarot of Marseilles published by Grimaud. According to Jean-Claude Flornoy, along with Jean Assens and Jodorowsky, she “was one of those who restored the reputation of the Tarot at the end of the 20th Century.” An excellent collection of research and translations of her work can be found
here.
Unger’s booklet (attached bellow) contains information concerning subjective methods of assessment including emotional reactions to the imagery, historical symbolism, and interpretive frameworks, and objective methods of observation focused on the concrete content of the cards “without letting conditioned answers intervene.”
According to Unger,
... no book contains the Tarot, but the Tarot is contained in the whole of itself.
Tchalai booklet.pdf
Thank You for this, also to _R_!
This is exactly what I need at the moment, A true godsent, WOW
M
Re: The Tarot: Why, How, and How Far? By Tchalaï Unger
Posted: 16 Jan 2020, 17:41
by _R_
You're welcome. I have just posted another related article in this TdM subforum. By all means, take a look.