{"title":"Robert M. Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert M. Place is the designer and author of 17 Tarot and oracle decks, including the world-renowned \u003cem\u003eAlchemical Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e. The American Library Association has said that his book \u003cem\u003eThe Tarot, History, Symbolism, and Divination\u003c\/em\u003e may be the best book ever written on the subject. He was the guest of honor at the opening of the Tarot Museum in Riola, Italy. He has appeared on numerous TV documentaries and taught and lectured on the Tarot throughout the US and on five continents. He is based in NY. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-buddha-tarot","title":"The Buddha Tarot","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe archetypal similarities between Siddhartha's journey to enlightenment and the story told by the Major Arcana are brought to light in The Buddha Tarot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ancient philosophers and alchemists taught that the highest wisdom is to see the patterns that are timeless. This is what happened to Siddhartha as he sat under the Bodhi Tree—he saw the pattern of all his incarnations like a great wheel and became the Buddha, “the Enlightened One.”\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eNow the archetypal similarities between his journey to enlightenment and the story told by the Major Arcana are brought to light in The Buddha Tarot. By viewing the Tarot as a mandala, with the four suits representing the four cardinal directions and the trumps as the sacred center, you can use this deck to change your consciousness and progress toward individuation.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWith this deck you will understand how the practice of divination itself prods us toward the realization that all is one as you begin to communicate with the unconscious and bring its wisdom into consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCard dimensions: 2 3\/4\" x 4\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"REDFeather","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48211519635704,"sku":"9780764362538","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/3538\/7384\/files\/81rZZfs5-PL._SL1500.jpg?v=1776517196"}],"url":"https:\/\/archaicsanctum.com\/collections\/robert-m-place.oembed","provider":"Archaic Sanctum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}