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Polina Rud discusses the ancient board game gyān caupar and its spiritual significance as a tool for personal development and understanding one's destiny.

A profound and modern approach to playing the ancient board game • Offers a comprehensive guide to the traditional Hindu game gyān caupar—a predecessor to Snakes and Arrows—and includes a three-color gameboard allowing readers to play • Analyzes archetypes of consciousness with the 72 squares of gyān caupar, enriched by spiritual references to deepen the game’s messages • Offers instruction for conducting personal development ceremonies and receiving guidance from the game The origins of Snakes and Arrows trace back to gyan caupar, or the “game of knowledge,” a spiritual board game from ancient India. Like other forms of divination, such as the I Ching and the Tarot, the game offers a playful yet profound approach to explore the self, the present, and the future as well as understand one’s destiny. Polina Rud delves into the oracle, shedding light on gyan caupar’s archetypal wisdom and its power as a divinatory tool. Using a 72-square gameboard, players are invited to step back and observe their lives from above, seeing the emotional and behavioral patterns that guide their steps and, at times, lead them astray. Rud shows how the 72 squares represent different levels of human…

People in this episode

Host: Cliff Dunning

Guest: Polina Rud

Topics covered

• ancient games
• spirituality
• personal development
• divination
• consciousness

Keywords

• gyān caupar
• Snakes and Arrows
• spiritual board game
• divination
• archetypes of consciousness
• personal development
• enlightenment

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: gyān caupar, Snakes and Arrows, I Ching, Tarot

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