A Friend From Beyond the Grave: My encounter with Valentin Tomberg
Written in the form of a conversation with himself, Michael Frensch addresses and answers essential questions about Valentin Tomberg's individuality, work and impact on the 20th century. This helps to clarify many of the misconceptions and misunderstandings about Tomberg. He starts by describing the life experiences arising from his encounter with the life and the work of Valentin Tomberg and how this shaped his destiny. He recounts the circumstances that led him to translate the Meditations of the Tarot from French into German, and the way this affected his life.
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A Friend From Beyond the Grave: My encounter with Valentin Tomberg
Written in the form of a conversation with himself, Michael Frensch addresses and answers essential questions about Valentin Tomberg's individuality, work and impact on the 20th century. This helps to clarify many of the misconceptions and misunderstandings about Tomberg. He starts by describing the life experiences arising from his encounter with the life and the work of Valentin Tomberg and how this shaped his destiny. He recounts the circumstances that led him to translate the Meditations of the Tarot from French into German, and the way this affected his life.
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A Friend From Beyond the Grave: My encounter with Valentin Tomberg

A Friend From Beyond the Grave: My encounter with Valentin Tomberg

A Friend From Beyond the Grave: My encounter with Valentin Tomberg
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A Friend From Beyond the Grave: My encounter with Valentin Tomberg

A Friend From Beyond the Grave: My encounter with Valentin Tomberg

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Written in the form of a conversation with himself, Michael Frensch addresses and answers essential questions about Valentin Tomberg's individuality, work and impact on the 20th century. This helps to clarify many of the misconceptions and misunderstandings about Tomberg. He starts by describing the life experiences arising from his encounter with the life and the work of Valentin Tomberg and how this shaped his destiny. He recounts the circumstances that led him to translate the Meditations of the Tarot from French into German, and the way this affected his life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783941664869
Publisher: Novalis Publishing
Publication date: 12/01/2023
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 80
File size: 349 KB

About the Author

Michael Frensch, born in 1948, studied philosophy, art history, romance languages and literature and earned his doctorate in Munich with a thesis on Nicholas of Cusa. Editor of the Swiss cultural journal "Novalis" for many years. Publishing director of the Novalis-Verlag. Numerous book publications on philosophical, art historical and humanistic topics. He lived as a freelance writer and publisher in Neukirchen/Baltic Sea and died in March 2023.

Table of Contents

Original foreword and foreword for English readers I. First Encounter II. The Translation of the 'Taro' III. Moral Logic and the Bodhisattva Question IV. The Effects of the 'Taro' V. Hermetic Tradition and the Catholic Church VI. Attempts to put it into practice VII. From 'Hermetica' to 'Novalis' VIII. The 'Jesuitism' accusation IX. The 'Ramstein Circle' and the 'Edition Valentin Tomberg' X. The Fruits
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