The Gods Are Dead

Synopsis

Praise For The Gods Are Dead By Joanna Valente: As Interest In The Tarot Resurges, We're Reminded That Its Significance Has Stood The Test Of Time. The Gods Are Dead Is An Exquisite Work That Breathes A Contemporary Light Into These Symbols That Have Been Reimagined For Centuries. A Must-read For Those Interested In The Occult And The Arts. -dallas Athent, Author Of Bushwick Nightz These Are Poems Of Ritual And Sacrifice, Where Ethereal Meaning Gets Rightfully Dismembered And Earthy Truths Read. The Gods Are Dead Invokes The Rich Symbolism Of Tarot With Lyrical Precision, And Lends A Creative Myth To Consciousness. Joanna C. Valente Writes With The Kind Of Raw Energy We All Wish We Could Channel Into Life. -lucas Hunt, Author Of Lives And Light On The Concrete Joanna C. Valente's The Gods Are Dead Positions Anyone Who Opens It As Both Reader And Journey-making Querent. Those Who Immerse Themselves In Valente's Words Will Find A Mashup Of The Sacred And Profane, Filled With Longing And Fear, That Manages To Injure As Well As Delight. The Revered, Archetypal Symbols And Personalities Of The Tarot's Major Arcana Are Subverted Into Recognizable, Conflicted Characters And Narratives: The Unfathomable Gods May Be Dead, But In Valente's Hands These Distressed Identities And Their Stories Live On. - Fox Frazier-foley, Author Of Exodus In X Minor And The Hydromantic Histories