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Book T - The Tarot

Comprising Manuscripts N, O, P, Q, R, and an Unlettered

Theoricus Adeptus Minor Instruction

A Description of the Cards of the Tarot with their Attributions;

Including a Method of Divination by Their Use

H R U

THE GREAT ANGEL

is set over the operations of the Secret Wisdom

"WHAT thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the Seven Abodes which be in Aushiah."

"And I saw in the Right Hand of Him that Sate upon the Throne a Book, sealed with Seven Seals."

"Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the Seals thereof?'

The Titles of the Symbols

1. THE Ace of Wands is called the Root of the Powers of Fire.

2. The Ace of Cups is called the Root of the Powers of Water.

3. The Ace of Swords is called the Root of the Powers of Air.

4. The Ace of Pentacles is called the Root of the Powers of Earth.

5. The Knight of Wands is "The Lord of the Flame and Lighting: the King of the Spirits of Fire."

6. The Queen of Wands is "The Queen of the Thrones of Flame."

7. The King of Wands is "The Prince of the Chariot of Fire."

8. The Knave of Wands is "The Princess of the Shining Flame: the Rose of the Palace of Fire."

9. The Knight of Cups is "The Lord of the Waves and the Waters: the King of the Hosts of the Sea."

10. The Queen of Cups is "The Queen of the Thrones of the Waters."

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11. The King of Cups is "The Prince of the Chariot of the Waters."

12. The Knave of Cups is "The Princess of the Waters: the Lotus of the Palace of the Floods."

13. The Knight of Swords is "The Lord of the Wind and the Breezes: the King of the Spirits of Air."

14. The Queen of Swords is "The Queen of the Thrones of Air."

15. The King of Swords is "The Prince of the Chariot of the Winds."

16. The Knave of Swords is "The Princess of the Rushing Winds: the Lotus of the Palace of Air."

17. The Knight of Pentacles is "The Lord of the Wide and Fertile Land: the King of the Spirits of

Earth."

18. The Queen of Pentacles is "The Queen of the Thrones of Earth."

19. The King of Pentacles is "The Prince of the Chariot of Earth."

20. The Knave of Pentacles is "The Princess of the Echoing Hills: the Rose of the Palace of Earth."

NO.

Card

Lord of

Decan

21 5 of Wands Strife Saturn Leo

22 6 of Wands Victory Jupiter Leo

23 7 of Wands Valour Mars Leo

24 8 of Pentacles Prudence Sun Virgo

25 9 of Pentacles Material Gain Venus Virgo

26 10 of Pentacles Wealth Mercury Virgo

27 2 of Swords Peace restored Moon Libra

28 3 of Swords Sorrow Saturn Libra

29 4 of Swords Rest from Strife Jupiter Libra

30 5 of Cups Loss in Pleasure Mars Scorpio

31 6 of Cups Pleasure Sun Scorpio

32 7 of Cups Illusionary Success Venus Scorpio

33 8 of Wands Swiftness Mercury Sagittarius

34 9 of Wands Great Strength Moon Sagittarius

35 10 of Wands Oppression Saturn Sagittarius

36 2 of Pentacles Harmonious Change Jupiter Capricorn

37 3 of Pentacles Material Works Mars Capricorn

38 4 of Pentacles Earthly Power Sun Capricorn

39 5 of Swords Defeat Venus Aquarius

40 6 of Swords Earned Success Mercury Aquarius

41 7 of Swords Unstable Effort Moon Aquarius

42 8 of Cups Abandoned Success Saturn Pisces

43 9 of Cups Material Happiness Jupiter Pisces

44 10 of Cups Perfected Success Mars Pisces

45 2 of Wands Dominion Mars Aries

46 3 of Wands Established Strength Sun Aries

47 4 of Wands Perfected Work Venus Aries

48 5 of Pentacles Material Trouble Mercury Taurus

49 6 of Pentacles Material Success Moon Taurus

50 7 of Pentacles Success unfulfilled Saturn Taurus

51 8 of Swords

Shortened Force

Jupiter Gemini

52 9 of Swords

Despair and Cruelty Mars

Gemini

53 10 of Swords Ruin

Sun

Gemini

54 2 of Cups

Love

Venus Cancer

55 3 of Cups

Abundance

Mercury Cancer

56 4 of Cups

Blended Pleasure

Moon Cancer

NO.

Card

The Twenty-Two Keys of the Book

Letter Attribution

57 The Foolish Man The Spirit of GR:Alpha-iota-theta-eta-rho

Aleph Air

58 The Magician

The Magus of Power

Bet

Mercury

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The High

Priestess

The Priestess of the Silver Star

Gimel Moon

60 The Empress

The Daughter of the Mighty Ones

Dalet Venus

61 The Emperor

Sun of the Morning, chief among the Mighty

Heh

Aries

62 The Hierophant The Magus of the Eternal

Vau

Taurus

63 The Lovers

The Children of the Voice; the Oracles of the Mighty

Gods

Zain

Gemini

64 The Chariot

The Child of the Powers of the Waters; the Lord of the

Triumph of Light

Chet

Cancer

65 Fortitude

The Daughter of the Flaming Sword

Tet

Leo

66 The Hermit

The Magus of the Voice of Power, the Prophet of the

Eternal

Yod

Virgo

67 The Wheel

The Lord of the of Fate Forces of Life

Koph Jupiter

68 Justice

The Daughter of the Lords of Truth: the Ruler of the

Balance

Lamed Libra

The Hanged

Man

The Spirit of the Mighty Waters

Mem Water

70 Death

The Child of the Great Transformers: the Lord of the

Gates of Death

Nun

Scorpio

71 Temperance

The Daughter of the Reconcilers: the Bringer-Forth of

life

Samekh Sagittarius

72 The Devil

The Lord of the Gates of Matter: the Child of the Forces

of Time

Ayin Capricorn

The Blasted

Tower

The Lord of the Hosts of the Mighty

Peh

Mars

74 The Star

The Daughter of the Firmament, the dweller between

the Waters

Tzaddi Aquarius

75 The Moon

The Ruler of Flux and Reflux: the Child of the Sons of

the Mighty

Qof

Pisces

76 The Sun

The Lord of the Fire of the World

Resh Sun

77 The Judgment The Spirit of the Primal Fire

Shin

Spirit and Fire

78 The Universe

The Great One of the Night of Time

Taw

Earth and

Saturn

Such are the Titles of the Abodes or Atouts of Thooth; of the Mansions of the House of my FATHER.

The Descriptions of the Seventy-eight Symbols of this Book {"T"

in a circle, composed of two white bars}; together with their

meanings.

OF THE ACES

FIRST in order and importance are the Four Aces, representing the Force of the Spirit, acting in, and

binding together, the Four Scales of each Element: and answering to the Dominion of the Letters of the

Name in the Kether of each. They represent the Radical Forces.

The Four Aces are said to be placed on the North Pole of the Universe wherein they revolve, governing

its revolution; and ruling as the connecting link between Yetzirah and the Material Plane or Universe.

I. THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF FIRE

Ace of Wands

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and grasping a heavy club, which has three

branches in the colours, and with the sigils, of the scales. The Right-and Left-hand branches end

respectively in three Flames, and the Centre one in four Flames: thus yielding Ten: the Number of the

Sephiroth. Two-and-twenty leaping Flames, or Yodh, surround it, answering to the Paths; of these, three

fall below the Right branch for Aleph, Men, and Shin, seven above the Central branch for the double

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letters; and between it and that of the Right twelve: six above and six below about the Left-hand branch.

The whole is a great and flaming Torch. It symbolizes Force --- strength, rush, vigour, energy, and it

governs, according to its nature, various works and questions.

It implies Natural, as opposed to Invoked, Force.

II. THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE WATERS

Ace of Cups or Chalices

A WHITE Radiant Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and supporting on the palm thereof a cup,

resembling that of the Stolistes.

From it rises a fountain of clear and glistening water: and sprays falling on all sides into clear calm

water below, in which grow Lotuses and Water-lilies. The great Letter of the Supernal Mother is traced

in the spray of the Fountain.

It symbolizes Fertility --- productiveness, beauty, pleasure, happiness, etc.

III. THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE AIR

Ace of Swords

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and grasping the hilt of a sword, which

supports a White Radiant Celestial Crown; from which depend, on the right, the olive branch of Peace;

and on the left, the palm branch of suffering.

Six Vaus fall from its point. It symbolizes "Invoked," as contrasted with Natural Force: for it is the

Invocation of the Sword. Raised upward, it invokes the Divine crown of Spiritual Brightness, but

reversed it is the Invocation of Demonic Force; and becomes a fearfully evil symbol. It represents,

therefore, very great power for good or evil, but invoked; and it also represents whirling Force, and

strength through trouble. It is the affirmation of Justice upholding Divine Authority; and it may become

the Sword of Wrath, Punishment, and Affliction.

IV. THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE EARTH

Ace of Pentacles

A WHITE Radiant Angelic Hand, holding a branch of a Rose Tree, whereon is a large Pentacle, formed

of Five concentric circles. The Innermost Circle is white, charged with a red Greek Cross. From this

White Centre, Twelve Rays, also white, issue: these terminate at the circumference, making the whole

something like an Astrological figure of the Heavens.

It is surmounted by a small circle, above which is a large white Maltese Cross, and with two white

wings.

Four Crosses and two buds are shewn. The Hand issueth from the Clouds as in the other three cases.

It represents materiality in all senses, good and evil: and is, therefore, in a sense, illusionary: it shows

material gain, labour, power, wealth, etc.

The Sixteen, or Royal, Cards

The Four Kings

THE Four Kings, or "Figures mounted on steeds," represent the Yodh forces of the Name in each Suit:

the Radix, Father and commencement of Material Forces, a force in which all the others are implied, and

of which they form the development and completion. A force swift and violent in its action, but whose

effect soon passes away, and therefore symbolized by a Figure on a Steed riding swiftly, and clothed in

complete Armour.

Therefore is the knowledge of the scale of the King so necessary for the commencement of all magical

working.

The Four Queens

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are seated upon Thrones; representing the Forces of the He of the Name in each suit; the Mother and

bringer-forth of Material Forces: a force which develops and realizes that of the King: a force steady and

unshaken, but not rapid, though enduring. It is therefore symbolized by a Figure seated upon a Throne:

but also clothed in Armour.

The Four Princes

These Princes are Figures seated in Chariots, and thus borne forward. They represent the Vau Forces of

the Name in each suit: the Mighty Son of the King and Queen, who realizes the influence of both scales

of Force. A Prince, the son of a King and Queen, yet a Prince of Princes, and a King of Kings: an

Emperor whose effect is at once rapid (though not so swift as that of the Queen) and enduring. It is,

therefore, symbolized by a Figure borne in a Chariot, and clothed in Armour. Yet is his power vain and

illusionary, unless set in Motion by his Father and Mother.

The Four Princesses

are the Knaves of the Tarot Pack; The Four Princesses or figures of Amazons, standing firmly of

themselves: neither riding upon Horses, nor seated upon Thrones, nor borne in Chariots. They represent

the forces of the He final of the Name in each suit, completing the Influences of the other scales: The

mighty and potent daughter of a King and Queen: a Princess powerful and terrible: a Queen of Queens --

- an Empress --- whose effect combines those of the King, Queen, and Prince, at once violent and

permanent; therefore symbolized by a Figure standing firmly by itself, only partially draped, and having

but little Armour; yet her power existeth not, save by reason of the others: and then indeed it is mighty

and terrible materially, and is the Throne of the Forces of the Spirit.

Woe unto whomsoever shall make war upon her, when thus established!

The Spheres of Influence of the Court Cards of the Tarot Pack

THE Princesses rule the Four Parts of the Celestial Heavens which lie around the north Pole, and above

the respective Cherubic Signs of the Zodiac, and they form the Thrones of the Powers of the Four Aces.

The twelve cards, the Four Kings, Queens and Princes rule the dominion of the Celestial Heavens,

between the realm of the Four Princesses and the Zodiac, as is hereafter shewn. And they, as it were,

link together the signs.

V. The Lord of the Flame and the Lightning; The King of the Spirits of Fire

Knight of Wands

A WINGED Warrior riding upon a black horse with flaming mane and tail: the horse itself is not

winged. The rider wears a winged helmet (like the old Scandinavian and Gaulish helmet) with a Rayed

Crown, a corslet of scale-mail and buskins of the same, and a flowing scarlet mantle. Above his helmet,

upon his curass, and on the shoulder-pieces and buskins, he wears as a crest a winged black horse's head.

He grasps a club with flaming ends, somewhat similar to that in the symbol of the Ace of Wands, but

not so heavy, and also the sigil of his scale is shown; beneath the rushing feet of his steed are waving

flames and fire. He is active --- generous --- fierce --- sudden --- impetuous.

If ill dignified, he is evil-minded --- cruel --- bigoted --- brutal. He rules the celestial heavens from

above the Twentieth Degree of Scorpio to the First Two Decans of Sagittarius: and this includes a part

of the Constellation Hercules. (Hercules is always represented with a Club.)

Fire of Fire

King of the Salamanders.

VI. The Queen of the Thrones of Flame

Queen of Wands

A CROWNED queen with long red-golden hair, seated upon a Throne, with steady flames beneath. She

wears a corslet and buskins of scale-mail, which latter her robe discloses. Her arms are almost bare. On

cuirass and buskins are leopard's heads winged, and the same symbol surmounteth her crown. At her

side is a couchant leopard on which her hands rest. She bears a long wand with a very heavy conical

head. The face is beautiful and resolute.

Adaptability, steady force applied to an object, steady rule, great attractive power, power of command,

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