Myths of Tarot. From Egyptian Priests and Renaissance Mysticism to Carnival Culture and the Fool's Dance

What lies behind the Tarot cards: magic of predictions or a system of myths and archetypes? How is the history of the cards connected to Egyptian priests, ancient gods, and alchemy?

And why is the Tarot deck a universal guide on the hero's journey and human psychology? This study immerses you in the mythology of the major arcana: from antiquity and Kabbalah to Jung's psychology and images of mass culture. 

The book reveals Tarot as a system of the hero's journey, where each arcana is part of a unified whole. Without magic and predictions — only history, symbols, and archetypes.

Olga Zhilkо — art historian, writer, researcher of mysticism in culture and art, author of courses.