I read this story recently, after a conversation with a work colleague about the Tarot led to a recommendation of these graphic novels written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and illustrated by Jean Giraud (aka Moebius).
It's hard to know where to start with Jodorowsky's created Universe, so I purchased the original Incal story which is split into three volumes, and have been translated from French to English.
Thus I began my journey into this strange 'Jodoverse'.
My perception of reality has not quite been the same since, but I feel that my personal viewpoint of the world around me has been changed positively by this meta-physical science-fiction fable and its deeply resonant themes, which I feel are an aid by the authors to a discovery of the Self by the reader.
It is a meditational story which is the basis of a form of self initiation to the process of individuation which seems so desperately needed amidst the disconnection of the technological and authoritarian age.
This psychedelic fable seems directed towards easing the loss of our humanity and compassion, and it represents an attempt to reconnect with the lost archaic world of the subconscious and decode its lessons and meanings. I feel that this work is an experiment to give us back our own minds whilst searching for meaning in our collective existence, and to anchor ourselves in the ever present now.
Of course the skeptical view would be that this is just a work of fiction, but even fiction has a role in the voyage of self discovery. I hope this analysis can illuminate the authors' work satisfactorily. I will try not to reveal too much of the intricacies of the story, but will concentrate more on thematic elements, as I feel this story is worth reading, and do not want to detract from enjoyment by revealing any major spoilers.
The work has a strong spiritual subtext, with elements of the Tarot, Alchemy, and the Universal Tree Of Life grabbing my attention from the pages upon the first reading. It is a reflection on paper of Jodorowsky's own brand of 'psychomagic', a blend of eastern philosophy and Hermetic alchemy.
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