1944 · CLOSE READING
The Book of Thoth
The Book of Thoth (1944), PDF p. 82
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X. FORTUNE
This card is attributed to the planet Jupiter, “the Greater Fortune” in astrology. It corre‐
sponds to the letter Kaph1, which means
1Kaph 20 Pé 80=100, Qoph, Pisces. The initials K Ph are those of ?τεις and Φαλλος
the palm of the hand, in whose lines, according to another tradition, the fortune of the owner
may be read. It would be narrow to think of Jupiter as good fortune; he represents the element
of luck. The incalculable factor.
This card thus represents the Universe in its aspect as a continual change of state.
Above, the firmament of stars. These appear distorted in shape, although they are balanced,
some being brilliant and some dark. From them, through the firmament, issue lightnings; they
churn it into a mass of blue and violet plumes. In the midst of all this is suspended a wheel of
ten spokes, according to the number of the Sephiroth, and of the sphere of Malkuth, indicating
governance of physical affairs.
On this wheel are three figures, the Sworded Sphinx, Hermanubis, and Typhon; they
symbolize the three forms of energy which govern the movement of phenomena.
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