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Tarot Hermeneutics
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Titles for the Major Arcana
The attributions listed here are in accordance with those of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Dion Fortune’s the Society of the Inner Light, Paul Forster Case’s the Builders of the Adytum (B.O.T.A.), the Servants of the Light and Pamela Eakins, Tarot of the Spirit.
Waite-Trinck number Card name (Astroanalog): color association;
musical note; path; Hebrew letter; alternative title
Golden Dawn Titles:
0 Da’ath
XI The Emperor (Aries): Scarlet, pure red; C-natural; Kether-Chockmah; Aleph
XII The Empress (Venus): Emerald green; F-sharp, G-flat; Kether-Bi nah; Beth
XIII The Wheel of Fortune (Jupiter): Violet; B-flat, A-sharp; Kether-Da 'ath; Gimel
XIV The Chariot (Cancer): Yellow-orange; D-sharp, E-flat; Chockmah-Da'ath; Daleth
XV Strength (Leo): Yellow, gold; E-natural; Binah-Da'ath; Heh
XVI The Magician (Mercury): Yellow; E-natural; Chockmah-Chesed; Vau
XVII The Fool (Uranus): Pale, clear yellow; E-natural; Da'ath-Tiphareth; Zayin
XVIII The High Priestess (Moon): Blue, silver; G-sharp, A-flat; Binah –Geburah; Cheth; Lady of the Sacred Mysteries
XIX The Last Judgement (Pluto): Scarlet, red, black; C-natural; Chesed-Geburah; Teth
XX The Hermit (Virgo): Yellow-green; F-natural; Chesed-Tiphareth; Yod; Keeper of the Secret Tradition
XXI Death (Scorpio): Blue-green; G-natural; Geburah-Tiphareth; Kaph; Mystical Death
XXII The High Priest or Hierophant (Taurus): Red-orange; C-sharp, D-flat; Chesed-Netzach; Lamed; The Church
XXIII The Hanged Man (Neptune): Pale blue; G-sharp, A-flat; Geburah-Hod; Mem; Crowned Master
XXIV The Sun (Sun): Orange, gold; D-natural; Tiphareth-Netzach; Nun; Christ of Glory
XXV The Devil (Capricorn): Blue-violet, indigo, black; A-natural; Tiphareth-Hod; Samekh; Lucifer
XXVI The Lovers (Gemini): Orange; D-natural; Hod-Netzach; Ayin; Marriage, Eden
XXVII Temperance (Sagittarius): Blue; G-sharp, A-flat; Tiphareth-Yesod; Peh; Lady of Reconciliation
XXVIII The Moon (Pisces): Red-violet; B-natural; Netzach-Yesod; Tzaddi; Soul-Part Shining, Shekinah
XXIX Justice (Libra): Green; F-sharp, G-flat; Hod-Yesod; Qoph; President of the Supernal Tribunal, Shekinah
XXX The Star (Aquarius): Violet; A-sharp, B-flat; Netzach-Malkuth; Resh; Lady of the Star, Dispensation, Shekinah
XXXI The Blasted Tower (Mars): Scarlet, red; C-natural; Hod-Malkuth; Shin; Tower of Babel
XXXII The World (Saturn): Indigo, blue-violet, black; A-natural; Yesod-Malkuth; Tau; Guardian of the Gate, Restorer of Worlds, Shekinah
What is the significance four images entitled Shekinah? XXVIII The Moon XXIX Justice XXX The Star XXXII The World
Why not XII The Empress? XVIII The High Priestess? Or XXVII Temperance?
0 Uranus—Fool: Adam-Kadmon, The Babe in the Egg on the Lotus, The Vagabond, Breath, Lightning, The April Fool, The Invisible Point Which Is Not, The Green Giant of Spring, The Jester, Unity of Center-Circumference, The Knight-Errant, The Unconscious Self, The Stranger in a Strange Land, The Wanderer, Aboriginal Chaos, Tao, Spirit, The Joker, The Great Void, The Babe in the Abyss, Genius, Dionysius, Krishna, Divine Folly, Harparkrat, The Divine Bum, Freedom, The Redeemer, Everyman, The Holy Ghost, The Eccentric, Spirit of Aether, The Androgynous One, Fiery or Scintillating Intelligence, The Crown of Wisdom, The Green Man.
1 Mercury—Magician: The Magus, The Juggler, The Magus of Power, The Initiate, Tahuti, The Pagat, The Mountebank, Hermes, Saint Christopher, Loki, Hiram, Harlequin, The Trickster, The Fabricator, Thoth, The Messenger of the Gods, The Minstrel, The Being, The Wizard, The Conjurer, Prometheus, Logic, The Occultist, Creative Will, Intelligence of Transparency, The Crown of Understanding.
2 The Moon—High Priestess: Initiation, The Divine Sophia, Artemis, Bona Dea, Maia, Kybele, The Binary, The Female Pontiff, The Archpriestess, Hecate, Pope Joan, The Priestess of the Silver Star, The Wise Woman, The Witch, The Yoni, Door of the Hidden Sanctuary, The Vesica Piscis, Gnosis, Veiled Isis, The Virgin Mother of the World, Moira, The Holy Guardian, Hathor, Juno, Hera Anima, Diana, The Receiver of All, The Vagina, Soul of All Light, Artemis, Goddess of the Night, The Pillars Jachin and Boaz, The Spiritual Bride and Mother, The Huntress, Trivia, Nuit, Virgin Mary, The Veil of Maya, The Madonna, Eve Before Her Union with Adam, Uniting Intelligence, Memory, The Good Mother, The Crown of Beauty.
3 Venus—Empress: Aphrodite, Isis Unveiled, Eve After Her Union with Adam, The Devouring Mother, The Goddess of. Love, Lilith, Mother Nature, Isis-Urania, Demeter, The Queen, Daughter of the Mighty Ones, Objective Reality, Alchemical Salt, Gate of the Equilibrium of the Universe, Kali, The Manifester, Ma, The Corn Woman, The Magma Mater, Love, The Gate of Heaven, Astarte, The Love of Master and Student in the Mysteries, Wife, Luminous Intelligence, Imagination, The Wisdom of Understanding.
4 Aries—Emperor: Tetragrammaton, Sun of the Morning, The Grand Architect of the Universe, The Ancient of Days, God as Father and Maker, Osiris, Guardian of the Holy Grail, The Cubic Stone, Alchemical Sulphur, The Law of Four, The Daredevil, Conqueror, Mars, Ares, Lightning, Chief Among the Mighty Ones, Priapus, The All-Father, Athena, Minerva, Spiritual Illumination, The Beginning, The I Am, He Who Sees and Sets in Order, The Warrior, The Survivor, The First One, The Pioneer, The Initiator, First Logos, The Higher Self, Lord, Eternal Life, Father of the Sun, Husband, Hercules, Spiritual Governor, The Man of War, The Stone Cube, Constituting Intelligence, Reason, Sight, The Cube of Space, The Wisdom of Sovereignty and Beauty, The Ram.
5 Taurus—High Priest: The Hierophant, Pope, Grand Master, Master of the Secrets, The Builder, The Gypsy Prince, Hierarch, Archpriest, Magus of the Eternal, The Prince, The Silent One, He Who Hears and Teaches to Hear, Revealer of the Holy, Universal Law, Master, Voice of the True Self, The Listening of the Silence, The Physical Voice of Triumph and Eternal Intelligence, Divine Presence as Voice, The Pontifex or Bridge-Maker, Triumphant and Eternal Intelligence, Intuition, Hearing, The Earth Spirit, The Wisdom and Fountain of Mercy, The Bull.
6 Gemini — Twins: Lovers, The Parting of the Ways, Eros, Cupid, The Two Ways, The Dual Brain, The Children of the Voice, Oracle of the Mighty Gods, Logic, The Judgement of Paris, The Androgynous Twins, Anubis, Andromeda's Rescue, The Student, Thinking Perfected, Hermes, The Connection, Duality, Twinning, The Angel Raphael, The Creation of the World, The Servant of Pan, Perfection of the Mind, Castor and Pollux, Temptation, The Monkey, Choice, The Two-Edged Sword, The Witness, The Alchemical or Hermetic Marriage of the Elements, Division, Separation, The Attractions of Opposites, Disposing Intelligence, The Journalist, The Reporter, The Understanding of Beauty, The Production of Beauty and Sovereignty, The Devil's Tool.
7 Cancer— Chariot: The King in Triumph, The Charioteer, The Chariot of Osiris, Chaos, Home, The Fence, The Box, The Children of the Powers of the Waters, The Driver, Lord of the Triumph of Light, The Conqueror, Unification, The Source, Reconciliation, He Who Bears the Holy Grail, Self Control, Progress, The People, The Masses, Intelligence of the House of Influence, The Well, The Crab, Victory, Birth-Death, The Chariot of Reincarnation, The Ark, Receptivity, Understanding, Acting on Severity, The Dog.
8 Leo — Strength: Force, Power, Lust, Fortitude, The Conquered Lion, Pan's Phallus, Lucifer Transformed into Light, The Muzzled Lion, The Daughter of the Flaming Sword, Samson, The Enchantress, The Strength of Love, Union, Ecstasy, The Actor, The Life Force, The Lover, The Snake of Knowledge and Delight, The Lion-Headed Serpent, Vital Power, Prana, Dichotomy Resolved, Neith, Intelligence of the Secret of Works, The Performer, The Child, The Emperor's Love, Mercy Tempering Severity, The Cat.
9 Virgo—Hermit: Truth, The Helper, The Sage, The Ancient One, Prudence, Occult Light, The Path to Initiation, Adonis, Attis, The Secret Seed, The Pet, The Spermatozoon, The Prophet of the Eternal, The Pilgrim Soul, The Perfectionist, The Veiled Lamp, The Critic, Magus of the Voice of Power, Perfected Love, The Virgin, Inner Knowledge, Light and Force, The Servant, The Analyst, Hygeia, Intelligence of Will, Capuchin, Diogenes, The Perfected Tool, The Harpy, Response, Coition, The Old Man, The Hunchback, The Supreme Will, The Mercy of Beauty, The Magnificence of Sovereignty.
10 Jupiter— Wheel of Fortune: Chance, Fortune, The Law of Karma, Tarot, The Sphinx, Lord of the Forces of Life, The Three Fates, The Gambler, The Guru, The Three-Headed One, The Cycle of Events, Zeus, The Circle of Time, Excess, Rota, Rotation, Major Fortune, True Will, The Law of the Wheel, Wealth and Poverty, Intelligence of Conciliation, Rewarding Intelligence of Those Who Seek, Expansion, Lady Luck, The Guide Force, The Mercy and Magnificence of Victory.
11 Libra—Justice: Adjustment, The Sword and the Balance, Union of Opposites, Copulation, The Judge, Daughter of the Lords of Truth, The Jury, Ruler of the Balance, The Blind One, Karma in Action, The Mirror, Inner Truth, Nephthys, Athena, The Partner, The Shadow, The Peacemaker, The Scales, The Other, The Stranger, The Crystal Cube, Narcissus, Equilibrium, Transition, Faithful Intelligence, The Severity of Beauty and Sovereignty, The Dove of Peace.
12 Neptune—Hanged Man: The Sacrifice, Spirit of the Mighty Waters, The Thief, Judas, The Victim, Samadhi, The Acrobat, Crucifixion, Mental Purity, The Law of Reversal, Baptism, The Drowned Man, The Musician, Balder, The Divine Giving-Forth, Stable Intelligence, The Redeemer in the Waters, The Old Man of the Sea, The Example, The Sacrificed God, Dissolution, Poseidon, The Dancer, The Invisible One, The Severity of Splendor, The Masochist.
13 Scorpio—Death: The Grim Reaper, The Circle Completed, The Scythe, The Angel of Death, The Skeleton, The Angel Azrail, Transformation, Reincarnation, Change, Sunrise, Sex, The Tax Man, Liberation, Reproduction, The Dark Angel of the Doors, The Tunnel, The Eagle, The Child of the Great Transformation, Thanatos, Charon, Birth, The Detective, The Great Snake, Kundalini, Metamorphosis, The Scorpion, Motion, Imaginative Intelligence, The Three Manifestations of Matter, The American Indian, The Red Man, The Sovereignty and Result of Victory.
14 Sagittarius — Temperance: Art, Alchemy, The Two Urns, Adaptation, The Bringer-Forth of Life, Daughter of the Reconcilers, The Teacher, The Way, Preservation, Higher Spaces, Verification, Tentative Intelligence, Intelligence of Probation or Trial, Divine Wisdom, The Fourth Dimension, The Angel Michael, The Rainbow's Promise, The Pointer, The Arrow That Pierces the Rainbow, The Gypsy, Iris, Universal Life, Consummation of the Royal Alchemical Marriage, Chiron, The Queen of Heaven, The Philosopher, The Operation of the Great Work, The Quest of the Universal Medicine, The Coniunctio Oppositorum, Mantra, Combination, Wrath, The Beauty of a Firm Basis, The Centaur.
15 Capricorn— Old Pan: The Devil, The Tester, The Establishment, Matter, The Cube of Imperfect Understanding, Lord of the Gates of Matter, Formless Form, Child of the Forces of Time, Typhon, The Electric Whirlwind, God as Perceived by the Ignorant, Satan, Fate, The Twins Chained by Time, Lucifer—Angel of Light, The Spirit of Discord, Master of the Coven, Old Nick, City Hall, The Goat of Mendes, Society, Guardian of the Key to the Temple, Janus, The Mountain, The Eye of the Father, The Temple of Universal Peace Among Men, The World Father, The Watching Eye, The Prime Minister, The 1 Blackness of Ignorance, Argus of the Many Eyes, Eroticism, The Horny One, The Path of the Tradition of Darkness, The Scapegoat, The Clown, Opacity, Shiva, Two-Sexed Horus, Bondage, Mirth, Renewing Intelligence, The Climber, The Sovereignty and Beauty of Material Splendor, Lord of the Flies, The God of the Old Testament, The Virgin's Child.
16 Mars — Tower: The Force of Nature, Exciting Intelligence, The Fall of Adam, The Cities of the Plain, Preparation Through Destruction for the New Birth, Pride of Intellect, Infatuation, Catastrophe, The Dark Night of the Soul, The Ruined Tower, The Castle of Plutus, The Column Jachin, Megalomania, The Effect, The Opening of the Eye of Shiva, The Tower of Destruction, The Fire of Heaven, The House of God, The Tower of Babel, Lord of the Hosts of the Mighty, Phallic Energy, Grace and Sin, Anger, The Red One, The Descent into Hell, Awakening, The Crisis Point, The Lightning-Struck Tower, Husband, The Victory over Splendor.
17 Aquarius — Star: Star of the Magi, Sirius, Destiny, Natural Intelligence, Revelation, Meditation, Astrology, Hapi, Ganymede, Brotherhood, The Imagination of Nature, The Dog Star, The Star of Bethlehem, The Pool of Memory, Daughter of the Firmament, The Stars, Sattva, The Genius, Hope, The Dweller Between the Waters, The Friend, The Group, Humanity, The Revolutionary, Tinkerbell, The Unveiling of Nature, The Supernal Power of Divine Fire, The Scientist, The Exile, The Food of the Gods, The Grave of Death, Altruistic Love, Freedom, The Free Man, Soma, The Victory of Fundamental Strength, The Metasexual Lover, The Bear.
18 Pisces—Moon: Dreams, Twilight, Dusk, The Ruler of Flux and Reflux, Child of the Sons of the Mighty, Medusa, Hecate, The Fish-God, Body Knowledge, Trance, The Compassionate One, The Land of Dreams, Corporeal Intelligence, Organization, The True Base of Reality, The Land of the Gods, The Mystic, The Role Taker, The Dreamer, The Synthesizer, The Mermaid, The Gateway to Resurrection, The Dancer, Fantasy, The Hounds of Diana, Tamas, Music, Metaphysical Sleep, The Poet, Ast the Serpent, Basic Understanding, The Victory of the Material, The Two Fish, Master of the Mind.
19 The Sun—Sun: Eternal Youth, The Center of the Self, Lord of the Fire of the World, Ra, The Symbol of Tetragrammaton, Apollo, The Eternal Child, Christ, The Ceaseless Giver, Phaethon, Mithra, The Spiritual Phallus, The Central Fire, Continuous Energy, Illumination, Lord of the Aeon, Rajas, Collective Intelligence, Regeneration, Fertility and Sterility, The Splendor of Fundamental Strength, The Higher Self.
20 Pluto—Last Judgement: Perpetual Intelligence, Realization, Resurrection, The Day of Wrath, Vulcan, The Raising of the Dead, The One-Way Trip, The Horn, The Angel Gabriel, King of the After-Life, Hades, The Great Vocation, The Physical Phallus, Spirit of the Primal Fire, Lord of the Underworld, The Hidden One, The Apocalypse, The Swan of Leda, Shiva, Dionysian Ecstasy, The Gangster, Rise, That Which Limits the Auric Egg, The Kidnapper, The Force of Gravity, Conscious Immortality, The Phoenix, The Splendor of the Material World.
21 Saturn — World: The Virgin Universe, The Cosmos, Aion, The Great Ones of the Night of Time, The Crown of the Magi, Kronos, The God of Fertility, The Old God, The Point of Now, The New Jerusalem, Dominion or Slavery, Reality, The Esoteric Side of Nature, Immortality, The Dancing Hermaphrodite, The Center of the Cube of Space, That Which Holds All Together, Administrative Intelligence, Cosmic Consciousness, The Initiated One, The Regents of the Earth, The Woman with the Penis, Guardian of the Times of Man, The Dance of Shiva, The Slain God, The Eternal Present, The Foundation of the Cosmic Elements and of the Material World.
Based upon astrological analogs certain natural opposites or polarities where stress or balance could be a factor either in one’s horoscope or in random spreads. Balances may be checked are the life areas of which they are the general rulers (your personal horoscope gives the specific rulers) are in balance. The natural:
Emperor and Justice (The ego-partner polarity)
High Priest and Death (The money-sex polarity)
The Loves and Temperance (The logic-intuition polarity)
Chariot and The Devil (The security-career polarity)
Strength and Star (The love-friendship polarity)
Hermit and Moon (The analysis-synthesis polarity)
Tower and Empress (The aggression-reception polarity)
Empress and Last Judgement (The manifestation-transformation polarity)
Magician and Wheel of Fortune (The wisdom polarity)
High Priestess and World (The mother-father polarity)
Sun and Fool (The spiritual love polarity)
Magician and Hanged Man (The magic-psychic polarity)
World and Wheel of Fortune (The contraction-expansion polarity)
Sun and High Priestess (The yang-yin polarity)
Fool and Hanged Man (The freedom-bondage polarity)
World and Last Judgement (The limitation polarity)
Horoscope—Tree of Life Sphere Equivalents and Images
The Sephiroth of the kabbalah Tree of Life represent junctions of concentrated transformative energy. The ten Sephiroth astrologically corresponds to the Sun, Moon and the eight planets. In the tarot they correspond to the number cards, Ace through Ten.
There are, in fact, four Trees, the top of one meshing with the bottom of the next, each corresponding to one of the four bodies or the four worlds. See Pamela Eakins’ Tarot of the Spirit for more details. The twenty-two paths of the Tree correspond to the tarot major Arcana. The Tree of Life is a glyph for levels of the inner world.
The four suits of tarot (Wands/fire, Cups/water, Swords/air and Pentacles/earth) correspond to the four-body system, as do the court cards (King/fire, Queen/water, Knight/air, Page/earth). For example, the Three of Wands would correspond to Saturn in the spiritual body (fire); the Three of Cups, to Saturn in the emotional body (water), etc.
Three resistance points are experienced as you do inner work. The first, called The Veil of the Lesser Mysteries, is encountered when you initially begin to meditate and move up the Tree from Malkuth to the next Sphere in order, Yesod. Here you are confronted with the necessity of immediately facing all your doubts and fears about meditation and the inner planes as you begin your own inner process.
The next resistance point occurs after the Spheres of Hod and Netzach have been experienced and you progress towards Tiphareth, the heart center of the Tree. It is called The Veil of the Greater Mysteries, and a strong ego test in the outer world is encountered at this point. It is the place where you must truly decide whether or not you want to become your Higher Self and allow your ego to become its vehicle.
The last resistance point is called The Abyss and occurs after the Spheres of Geburah and Chesed have been encountered. (An invisible Sphere called Da’ath is often described at this point.) Past this place no Guide can accompany you. Unwavering trust in Spirit is all you can take with you.
The images and colors below are given as suggestion for those who wish to work in meditation with the Sephiroth of the Tree. They are the traditional forms from the correspondences of 777.
1. Kether (Neptune): An ancient bearded king seen in profile;
the crown; the cranium; the thousand-petaled lotus; the divine
spark;
the Archangel Metatron;
brilliance; a point of brilliant white light; white
flecked with gold.
2. Chokmah (Uranus): A bearded male figure; an erect phallus;
the left side of the face;
the Archangel Ratziel;
pure soft blue; grey; iridescent pearly-gray; white flecked with
red, blue and yellow.
3. Binah (Saturn): A mature woman; a matron; the yoni; the cup or
chalice;
the right side of the face;
the Archangel Tzaphkiel;
crimson; black; dark brown; gray flecked with pink.
4. Chesed (Jupiter): A mighty crowned and throned king;
the left arm;
the Archangel Tzadkiel;
deep violet; blue; deep purple; deep azure flecked with yellow.
5. Geburah (Mars): A mighty warrior in his chariot;
the sword; the right arm;
the Archangel Khamael;
orange; scarlet red; bright scarlet, red flecked with black.
6. Tiphareth (Sun): A majestic king; a child; a sacrificed God;
the heart; the breast;
the Archangel Raphael;
clear rose-pink; yellow; rich salmon-pink; golden amber.
7. Netzach (Venus): A beautiful naked woman; the bearded Venus; a
rose;
sexuality; the loins, hips and legs;
the Archangel Haniel;
amber; emerald; bright yellowish green; olive flecked with gold.
8. Hod (Mercury): A hermaphrodite;
an apron covering the generative organs; the loins and legs;
the Archangel Michael;
violet-purple; orange; russet-red; yellowish black flecked with
white.
9. Yesod (Moon): A beautiful naked man, very strong;
the generative organs;
the Archangel Gabriel;
indigo; violet; very dark purple; azure flecked with citrine.
10. Malkuth (Earth and Pluto): A young woman, crowned and
throned;
the feet; the anus;
the Archangel Sandalphon;
yellow; citrine, olive, russet and black; citrine, olive, russet and
black flecked with gold; black rayed with yellow.
Titles for the Major Arcana
The attributions listed here are in accordance with those of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Society of the Inner Light, the Builders of the Adytum (B.O.T.A.), the Servants of the Light, and Pamela Eakins, Tarot of the Spirit.
Waite-Trinck number Card name (Astroanalog): color association;
musical note; Path; Hebrew letter; alternative title
Golden Dawn Titles:
0 Da’ath
XI The Emperor (Aries): Scarlet, pure red; C-natural;
Kether-Chockmah; Aleph
4 Aries—Emperor: Tetragrammaton, Sun of the Morning, The Grand
Architect of the Universe, The Ancient of Days, God as Father and
Maker, Osiris, Guardian of the Holy Grail, The Cubic Stone,
Alchemical Sulphur, The Law of Four, The Daredevil, Conqueror, Mars,
Ares, Lightning, Chief Among the Mighty Ones, Priapus, The
All-Father, Athena, Minerva, Spiritual Illumination, The Beginning,
The I Am, He Who Sees and Sets in Order, The Warrior, The Survivor,
The First One, The Pioneer, The Initiator, First Logos, The Higher
Self, Lord, Eternal Life, Father of the Sun, Husband, Hercules,
Spiritual Governor, The Man of War, The Stone Cube, Constituting
Intelligence, Reason, Sight, The Cube of Space, The Wisdom of
Sovereignty and Beauty, The Ram.
XII The Empress (Venus): Emerald green; F-sharp, G-flat;
Kether-Bi nah; Beth
3 Venus—Empress: Aphrodite, Isis Unveiled, Eve After Her Union with
Adam, The Devouring Mother, The Goddess of. Love, Lilith, Mother
Nature, Isis-Urania, Demeter, The Queen, Daughter of the Mighty
Ones, Objective Reality, Alchemical Salt, Gate of the Equilibrium of
the Universe, Kali, The Manifester, Ma, The Corn Woman, The Magma
Mater, Love, The Gate of Heaven, Astarte, The Love of Master and
Student in the Mysteries, Wife, Luminous Intelligence, Imagination,
The Wisdom of Understanding.
XIII The Wheel of Fortune (Jupiter): Violet; B-flat, A-sharp;
Kether-Da 'ath; Gimel
10 Jupiter— Wheel of Fortune: Chance, Fortune, The Law of Karma,
Tarot, The Sphinx, Lord of the Forces of Life, The Three Fates, The
Gambler, The Guru, The Three-Headed One, The Cycle of Events, Zeus,
The Circle of Time, Excess, Rota, Rotation, Major Fortune, True
Will, The Law of the Wheel, Wealth and Poverty, Intelligence of
Conciliation, Rewarding Intelligence of Those Who Seek, Expansion,
Lady Luck, The Guide Force, The Mercy and Magnificence of Victory.
XIV The Chariot (Cancer): Yellow-orange; D-sharp, E-flat;
Chockmah-Da'ath; Daleth
7 Cancer— Chariot: The King in Triumph, The Charioteer, The Chariot
of Osiris, Chaos, Home, The Fence, The Box, The Children of the
Powers of the Waters, The Driver, Lord of the Triumph of Light, The
Conqueror, Unification, The Source, Reconciliation, He Who Bears the
Holy Grail, Self Control, Progress, The People, The Masses,
Intelligence of the House of Influence, The Well, The Crab, Victory,
Birth-Death, The Chariot of Reincarnation, The Ark, Receptivity,
Understanding, Acting on Severity, The Dog.
XV Strength (Leo): Yellow, gold; E-natural; Binah-Da'ath; Heh
8 Leo — Strength: Force, Power, Lust, Fortitude, The Conquered Lion,
Pan's Phallus, Lucifer Transformed into Light, The Muzzled Lion, The
Daughter of the Flaming Sword, Samson, The Enchantress, The Strength
of Love, Union, Ecstasy, The Actor, The Life Force, The Lover, The
Snake of Knowledge and Delight, The Lion-Headed Serpent, Vital
Power, Prana, Dichotomy Resolved, Neith, Intelligence of the Secret
of Works, The Performer, The Child, The Emperor's Love, Mercy
Tempering Severity, The Cat.
XVI The Magician (Mercury): Yellow; E-natural; Chockmah-Chesed;
Vau
1 Mercury—Magician: The Magus, The Juggler, The Magus of Power, The
Initiate, Tahuti, The Pagat, The Mountebank, Hermes, Saint
Christopher, Loki, Hiram, Harlequin, The Trickster, The Fabricator,
Thoth, The Messenger of the Gods, The Minstrel, The Being, The
Wizard, The Conjurer, Prometheus, Logic, The Occultist, Creative
Will, Intelligence of Transparency, The Crown of Understanding.
XVII The Fool (Uranus): Pale, clear yellow; E-natural; Da
'ath-Tiphareth; Zayin
0 Uranus—Fool: Adam-Kadmon, The Babe in the Egg on the Lotus, The
Vagabond, Breath, Lightning, The April Fool, The Invisible Point
Which Is Not, The Green Giant of Spring, The Jester, Unity of
Center-Circumference, The Knight-Errant, The Unconscious Self, The
Stranger in a Strange Land, The Wanderer, Aboriginal Chaos, Tao,
Spirit, The Joker, The Great Void, The Babe in the Abyss, Genius,
Dionysius, Krishna, Divine Folly, Harparkrat, The Divine Bum,
Freedom, The Redeemer, Everyman, The Holy Ghost, The Eccentric,
Spirit of Aether, The Androgynous One, Fiery or Scintillating
Intelligence, The Crown of Wisdom, The Green Man.
XVIII The High Priestess (Moon): Blue, silver; G-sharp, A-flat;
Binah –Geburah; Cheth; Lady of the Sacred Mysteries
2 The Moon—High Priestess: Initiation, The Divine Sophia, Artemis,
Bona Dea, Maia, Kybele, The Binary, The Female Pontiff, The
Archpriestess, Hecate, Pope Joan, The Priestess of the Silver Star,
The Wise Woman, The Witch, The Yoni, Door of the Hidden Sanctuary,
The Vesica Piscis, Gnosis, Veiled Isis, The Virgin Mother of the
World, Moira, The Holy Guardian, Hathor, Juno, Hera Anima, Diana,
The Receiver of All, The Vagina, Soul of All Light, Artemis, Goddess
of the Night, The Pillars Jachin and Boaz, The Spiritual Bride and
Mother, The Huntress, Trivia, Nuit, Virgin Mary, The Veil of Maya,
The Madonna, Eve Before Her Union with Adam, Uniting Intelligence,
Memory, The Good Mother, The Crown of Beauty.
XIX The Last Judgement (Pluto): Scarlet, red, black; C-natural;
Chesed-Geburah; Teth
20 Pluto—Last Judgement: Perpetual Intelligence, Realization,
Resurrection, The Day of Wrath, Vulcan, The Raising of the Dead, The
One-Way Trip, The Horn, The Angel Gabriel, King of the After-Life,
Hades, The Great Vocation, The Physical Phallus, Spirit of the
Primal Fire, Lord of the Underworld, The Hidden One, The Apocalypse,
The Swan of Leda, Shiva, Dionysian Ecstasy, The Gangster, Rise, That
Which Limits the Auric Egg, The Kidnapper, The Force of Gravity,
Conscious Immortality, The Phoenix, The Splendor of the Material
World.
XX The Hermit (Virgo): Yellow-green; F-natural; Chesed-Tiphareth;
Yod; Keeper of the Secret Tradition
9 Virgo—Hermit: Truth, The Helper, The Sage, The Ancient One,
Prudence, Occult Light, The Path to Initiation, Adonis, Attis, The
Secret Seed, The Pet, The Spermatozoon, The Prophet of the Eternal,
The Pilgrim Soul, The Perfectionist, The Veiled Lamp, The Critic,
Magus of the Voice of Power, Perfected Love, The Virgin, Inner
Knowledge, Light and Force, The Servant, The Analyst, Hygeia,
Intelligence of Will, Capuchin, Diogenes, The Perfected Tool, The
Harpy, Response, Coition, The Old Man, The Hunchback, The Supreme
Will, The Mercy of Beauty, The Magnificence of Sovereignty.
XXI Death (Scorpio): Blue-green; G-natural; Geburah-Tiphareth;
Kaph; Mystical Death
13 Scorpio—Death: The Grim Reaper, The Circle Completed, The Scythe,
The Angel of Death, The Skeleton, The Angel Azrail, Transformation,
Reincarnation, Change, Sunrise, Sex, The Tax Man, Liberation,
Reproduction, The Dark Angel of the Doors, The Tunnel, The Eagle,
The Child of the Great Transformation, Thanatos, Charon, Birth, The
Detective, The Great Snake, Kundalini, Metamorphosis, The Scorpion,
Motion, Imaginative Intelligence, The Three Manifestations of
Matter, The American Indian, The Red Man, The Sovereignty and Result
of Victory.
XXII The High Priest or Hierophant (Taurus): Red-orange; C-sharp,
D-flat; Chesed-Netzach; Lamed; The Church
5 Taurus—High Priest: The Hierophant, Pope, Grand Master, Master of
the Secrets, The Builder, The Gypsy Prince, Hierarch, Archpriest,
Magus of the Eternal, The Prince, The Silent One, He Who Hears and
Teaches to Hear, Revealer of the Holy, Universal Law, Master, Voice
of the True Self, The Listening of the Silence, The Physical Voice
of Triumph and Eternal Intelligence, Divine Presence as Voice, The
Pontifex or Bridge-Maker, Triumphant and Eternal Intelligence,
Intuition, Hearing, The Earth Spirit, The Wisdom and Fountain of
Mercy, The Bull.
XXIII The Hanged Man (Neptune): Pale blue; G-sharp, A-flat;
Geburah-Hod; Mem; Crowned Master
12 Neptune—Hanged Man: The Sacrifice, Spirit of the Mighty Waters,
The Thief, Judas, The Victim, Samadhi, The Acrobat, Crucifixion,
Mental Purity, The Law of Reversal, Baptism, The Drowned Man, The
Musician, Balder, The Divine Giving-Forth, Stable Intelligence, The
Redeemer in the Waters, The Old Man of the Sea, The Example, The
Sacrificed God, Dissolution, Poseidon, The Dancer, The Invisible
One, The Severity of Splendor, The Masochist.
XXIV The Sun (Sun): Orange, gold; D-natural; Tiphareth-Netzach;
Nun; Christ of Glory
19 The Sun—Sun: Eternal Youth, The Center of the Self, Lord of the
Fire of the World, Ra, The Symbol of Tetragrammaton, Apollo, The
Eternal Child, Christ, The Ceaseless Giver, Phaethon, Mithra, The
Spiritual Phallus, The Central Fire, Continuous Energy,
Illumination, Lord of the Aeon, Rajas, Collective Intelligence,
Regeneration, Fertility and Sterility, The Splendor of Fundamental
Strength, The Higher Self.
XXV The Devil (Capricorn): Blue-violet, indigo, black; A-natural;
Tiphareth-Hod; Samekh; Lucifer
15 Capricorn—The Devil: Old Pan, The Tester, The Establishment,
Matter, The Cube of Imperfect Understanding, Lord of the Gates of
Matter, Formless Form, Child of the Forces of Time, Typhon, The
Electric Whirlwind, God as Perceived by the Ignorant, Satan, Fate,
The Twins Chained by Time, Lucifer—Angel of Light, The Spirit of
Discord, Master of the Coven, Old Nick, City Hall, The Goat of
Mendes, Society, Guardian of the Key to the Temple, Janus, The
Mountain, The Eye of the Father, The Temple of Universal Peace Among
Men, The World Father, The Watching Eye, The Prime Minister, The 1
Blackness of Ignorance, Argus of the Many Eyes, Eroticism, The Horny
One, The Path of the Tradition of Darkness, The Scapegoat, The
Clown, Opacity, Shiva, Two-Sexed Horus, Bondage, Mirth, Renewing
Intelligence, The Climber, The Sovereignty and Beauty of Material
Splendor, Lord of the Flies, The God of the Old Testament, The
Virgin's Child.
XXVI The Lovers (Gemini): Orange; D-natural; Hod-Netzach; Ayin;
Marriage, Eden
6 Gemini — Twins: Lovers, The Parting of the Ways, Eros, Cupid, The
Two Ways, The Dual Brain, The Children of the Voice, Oracle of the
Mighty Gods, Logic, The Judgement of Paris, The Androgynous Twins,
Anubis, Andromeda's Rescue, The Student, Thinking Perfected, Hermes,
The Connection, Duality, Twinning, The Angel Raphael, The Creation
of the World, The Servant of Pan, Perfection of the Mind, Castor and
Pollux, Temptation, The Monkey, Choice, The Two-Edged Sword, The
Witness, The Alchemical or Hermetic Marriage of the Elements,
Division, Separation, The Attractions of Opposites, Disposing
Intelligence, The Journalist, The Reporter, The Understanding of
Beauty, The Production of Beauty and Sovereignty, The Devil's Tool.
XXVII Temperance (Sagittarius): Blue; G-sharp, A-flat;
Tiphareth-Yesod; Peh; Lady of Reconciliation
14 Sagittarius — Temperance: Art, Alchemy, The Two Urns, Adaptation,
The Bringer-Forth of Life, Daughter of the Reconcilers, The Teacher,
The Way, Preservation, Higher Spaces, Verification, Tentative
Intelligence, Intelligence of Probation or Trial, Divine Wisdom, The
Fourth Dimension, The Angel Michael, The Rainbow's Promise, The
Pointer, The Arrow That Pierces the Rainbow, The Gypsy, Iris,
Universal Life, Consummation of the Royal Alchemical Marriage,
Chiron, The Queen of Heaven, The Philosopher, The Operation of the
Great Work, The Quest of the Universal Medicine, The Coniunctio
Oppositorum, Mantra, Combination, Wrath, The Beauty of a Firm Basis,
The Centaur.
XXVIII The Moon (Pisces): Red-violet; B-natural; Netzach-Yesod;
Tzaddi; Soul-Part Shining, Shekinah
18 Pisces—Moon: Dreams, Twilight, Dusk, The Ruler of Flux and
Reflux, Child of the Sons of the Mighty, Medusa, Hecate, The
Fish-God, Body Knowledge, Trance, The Compassionate One, The Land of
Dreams, Corporeal Intelligence, Organization, The True Base of
Reality, The Land of the Gods, The Mystic, The Role Taker, The
Dreamer, The Synthesizer, The Mermaid, The Gateway to Resurrection,
The Dancer, Fantasy, The Hounds of Diana, Tamas, Music, Metaphysical
Sleep, The Poet, Ast the Serpent, Basic Understanding, The Victory
of the Material, The Two Fish, Master of the Mind.
XXIX Justice (Libra): Green; F-sharp, G-flat; Hod-Yesod; Qoph;
President of the Supernal Tribunal, Shekinah
11 Libra—Justice: Adjustment, The Sword and the Balance, Union of
Opposites, Copulation, The Judge, Daughter of the Lords of Truth,
The Jury, Ruler of the Balance, The Blind One, Karma in Action, The
Mirror, Inner Truth, Nephthys, Athena, The Partner, The Shadow, The
Peacemaker, The Scales, The Other, The Stranger, The Crystal Cube,
Narcissus, Equilibrium, Transition, Faithful Intelligence, The
Severity of Beauty and Sovereignty, The Dove of Peace.
XXX The Star (Aquarius): Violet; A-sharp, B-flat;
Netzach-Malkuth; Resh; Lady of the Star, Dispensation, Shekinah
17 Aquarius — Star: Star of the Magi, Sirius, Destiny, Natural
Intelligence, Revelation, Meditation, Astrology, Hapi, Ganymede,
Brotherhood, The Imagination of Nature, The Dog Star, The Star of
Bethlehem, The Pool of Memory, Daughter of the Firmament, The Stars,
Sattva, The Genius, Hope, The Dweller Between the Waters, The
Friend, The Group, Humanity, The Revolutionary, Tinkerbell, The
Unveiling of Nature, The Supernal Power of Divine Fire, The
Scientist, The Exile, The Food of the Gods, The Grave of Death,
Altruistic Love, Freedom, The Free Man, Soma, The Victory of
Fundamental Strength, The Metasexual Lover, The Bear.
XXXI The Blasted Tower (Mars): Scarlet, red; C-natural;
Hod-Malkuth; Shin; Tower of Babel
16 Mars — Tower: The Force of Nature, Exciting Intelligence, The
Fall of Adam, The Cities of the Plain, Preparation Through
Destruction for the New Birth, Pride of Intellect, Infatuation,
Catastrophe, The Dark Night of the Soul, The Ruined Tower, The
Castle of Plutus, The Column Jachin, Megalomania, The Effect, The
Opening of the Eye of Shiva, The Tower of Destruction, The Fire of
Heaven, The House of God, The Tower of Babel, Lord of the Hosts of
the Mighty, Phallic Energy, Grace and Sin, Anger, The Red One, The
Descent into Helll Awakening, The Crisis Point, The Lightning-Struck
Tower, Husband, The Victory over Splendor.
XXXII The World (Saturn): Indigo, blue-violet, black; A-natural; Yesod-Malkuth; Tau; Guardian of the Gate, Restorer of Worlds, Shekinah|br /> 21 Saturn — World: The Virgin Universe, The`Cosmos, Aion, The Great Ones of the Night of Time, The Crown of the Magi, Kronos, The God of Fertility, The Old God, The Point of Now, The New Jerusalem, Dominion or Slavery, Reality, The Esoteric Side of Nature, Immortality, The Dancing Hermaphrodite, The Center of the Cube of Space, That Which Holds All Together, Administrative Intelligence, Cosmic Consciousness, The Initiated One, The Regents of the Earth, The Woman with the Penis, Guardian of the Times of Man, The Dance of Shiva, The Slain God, The Eternal Present, The Foundation of the Cosmic Elements and of the Material World.
What is the significance four images entitled Shekinah? XXVIII The Moon XXIX Justice XXX The Star XXXII The World
Why not XII The Empress? XVIII The High Priestess? Or XXVII Temperance?
of no particular relevance
Generally ignorance (not knowing) and knowing I do not know, is not wisdom, but the beginning of wisdom, because I might be willing to seek valid knowledge somehow, whereas`rank ignorance has no such humility, nor inspires any effort.
One thing ignorance does prove to people on the path to possible knowing is the reality of the infinite, because ignorance is naturally abyssal and without bounds; whereas knowledge on the path seems so impermanent and tentative as to be almost a will-o-the-wisp or ignis fatuus when compared to vast reach of ignorance.
Of course if I happen to come upon absolute, certain knowledge it is not different from the infinity of ignorance, except now I am content and kind, at peace, happy, and aware whereas just ignorance tends to harbor resentment, fear, attachment, cruelty and hatred.
Remember there will come a time when I will forget everything I know. And in forgetting I will awaken to a simple resplendent being.
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