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PRINCE OF CUPS The Prince of Cups represents the airy part of Water. On the one hand, elasticity, vola‐ tility, hydrostatic equilibrium; on the other hand, the catalytic faculty and the energy of steam. He rules from the 21st degree of Libra to the 20th degree of Scorpio. He is a warrior partly clad in armour, which seems, however, rather a growth than a covering. His helmet is surmounted by an eagle, and his chariot, which resembles a shell, is also drawn by an eagle. His wings are tenuous, almost of gas.. This is a reference to his power of v…
1944 · PDF PAGE 210
SATIETY TEN OF CUPS This card represents a conflicting element. On the one hand, it receives the influence of the Ten, Malkah the Virgin. The arrangement of the cups is that of the Tree of Life. But, on the other hand, they are themselves unstable. They are tilted; they spill the water from the great Lotus which overhangs the whole system from one into the other. The work proper to water is complete: and disturbance is due. This comes from the influence of Mars in Pisces. Mars is the gross, violent and disrup‐ tive force which inevitably attack…
1944 · PDF PAGE 80
IX. THE HERMIT This card is attributed to the letter Yod, which means the Hand. Hence, the hand, which is the tool or instrument par excellence, is in the centre of the picture. The letter Yod is the foundation of all the other letters of the Hebrew alphabet, which are merely combinations of it in various ways. The letter Yod is the first letter of the name Tetragrammaton, and this symbolizes the Father, who is Wisdom; he is the highest form of Mercury, and the Logos, the Creator of all worlds. Accordingly, his representative in physical life i…
1944 · PDF PAGE 128
… For the impression is of a youth dancing and making music. But you must understand that he is not doing that, for he is still. Even the hand that turns the wheel is not his hand, but only a hand energized by him. “And now it is the dance of Shiva. I lie beneath his feet, his saint, his victim. My form is the form of the god Phtah, in my essence, but the form of the god Seb is my form. And this is the reason of existence, that in this dance which is delight, there must be both the god and the adept. Also the earth herself is a saint; and the su…
1944 · PDF PAGE 133
…hou distinguish between the upward and the downward Arrows, for the up‐ ward arrow is straitened in its flight, and it is shot by a firm hand, for Jesod is Jod Tetragram‐ maton, and Jod is a hand, but the downward arrow is shot by the topmost point of the Jod; and that Jod is the Hermit, and it is the minute point that is not extended, that is nigh unto the heart of Hadit. And now it is commanded thee that thou withdraw thyself from the Vision, and on the morrow, at the appointed hour, shall it be given thee further, as thou goest upon thy way,…
1944 · PDF PAGE 246
…, using your knowledge or judgment of his character rather than dwelling on his physical characteristics. 2. Take the cards in your left hand. In the right hand hold the wand over them, and say: I invoke thee, I A O, that thou wilt send H R U, the great Angel that is set over the operations of this Secret Wisdom, to lay his hand invisibly upon these consecrated cards of art, that thereby we may obtain true knowledge of hidden things, to the glory of thine ineffable Name. Amen. 3. Hand the cards to Querent, and bid him think of the question atte…
1944 · PDF PAGE 162
…patterns, but in these there is no real plan; they are dem‐ onstrations of the powers of the Mind without definite purpose. In his right hand is a lifted sword wherewith to create, but in his left hand a sickle, so that what he creates he instantly destroys.
1944 · PDF PAGE 170
…ned with the head of a bull; and his chariot is drawn by an ox, this animal being peculiarly sacred to the Element of Earth. In his left hand he holds his disk, which is an orb resembling a globe, marked with mathematical symbols as if to imply the planning involved in agriculture. In his right hand he bears an orbed sceptre sur‐ mounted by a cross, a symbol of the Great Work accomplished; for it is his function to bring forth from the material of the element that vegetation which is the sustenance of the Spirit itself. The character denoted by…
1944 · PDF PAGE 160
…helmet is crested by the head of a child, and from it stream sharp rays of light, illuminating her empire of celestial dew. In her right hand, she bears a sword; in her left hand, the newly severed head of a bearded man. She is the clear, conscious perception of Idea, the Liberator of the Mind. The person symbolized by this card should be intensely perceptive, a keen observer, a subtle interpreter, an intense individualist, swift and accurate at recording ideas; in action confident, in spirit gracious and just. Her movements will be graceful, a…
1944 · PDF PAGE 253
…and unexpected. Apparent death or destruction, but such interpretation is illusion. XIV Pour thine all freely from the Vase in thy right hand, and lose no drop. Hath not thy left hand a vase? Transmute all wholly into the Image of thy Will, bringing each to its true token of Perfection. Dis solve the Pearl in the Winecup; drink, and make manifest the Virtue of that Pearl. Combination of forces, realization, action based on accurate calculation; the way of es‐ cape, success after elaborate manoeuvres. XV With thy right Eye create all for thyse…
1944 · PDF PAGE 144
…, ordered into geometri‐ cal light by her material power. Beneath the throne the surging flames are steady. She bears a wand in her left hand; but it is topped with a cone suggestive of the mysteries of Bacchus. She is attended by a couchant leopard upon whose head she lays her hand. Her face expresses the ecstasy of one whose mind is well in‐drawn to the mystery borne beneath her bosom. The characteristics of the Queen are adaptability, persistent energy, calm authority which she knows how to use to enhance her attractiveness. She is kindly an…
1944 · PDF PAGE 127
“It seems that this wheel is being spun by a hand. Though the wheel fills the whole Aire, yet the hand is much bigger than the wheel. And though this vision is so great and splen‐ did, yet there is no seriousness with it, or solemnity. It seems that the hand is spinning the wheel merely for pleasure‐it would be better to say amusement. “A voice comes: For he is a jocund and ruddy god, and his laughter is the vibration of all that exists, and the earthquakes of the soul. “One is conscious of the whirring of the wheel thrilling one, like an elect…
1944 · PDF PAGE 72
… sixth key of the Tarot, which ought not to be called The Lovers, but The Brothers. “In the middle of the card stands Cain; in his right hand is the Hammer of Thor with which he hath slain his brother, and it is all wet with his blood. And his left hand he holdeth open as a sign of innocence. On his right hand is his mother Eve, around whom the serpent is entwined with his hood spread behind her head; and on his left hand is a figure somewhat like the Hindoo Kali, but much more seductive. Yet I know it to be Lilith. And above him is the Great S…
1944 · PDF PAGE 102
The left hand, lowered, holds a silver cup, from which also she pours the immortal liq‐ uor of her life. (This liquor is the Amrita of the Indian philosophers, the Nepenthe and Ambro‐ sia of the Greeks, the Alkahest and Universal Medicine of the Alchemists, the Blood of the Grail; or, rather, the nectar which is the mother of that blood. She pours it upon the junction of land and water. This water is the water of the great Sea of Binah; in the manifestation of Nuith on a lower plane, she is the Great Mother. For the Great Sea is upon the shore …
1944 · PDF PAGE 194
…ical physics. It will be noted that there are no flames; they have all been taken up into the wands to turn them into rays. On the other hand, the electric energy has created intelligible geometrical form.
1944 · PDF PAGE 271
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1944 · PDF PAGE 82
…ponds 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 som…
1944 · PDF PAGE 61
…ildren. In this form of Thoth, he is seen bearing the phoenix wand, symbolising resurrection through the generative process. In his left hand is the Ankh, which represents a sandal‐strap; that is to say, the means of progress through the worlds, which is the distinguishing mark of godhead. But, by its shape, this Ankh (crux ansata) is actually another form of the Rose and Cross, and this fact is perhaps not quite such an acci‐ dent as modern Egyptologists, preoccupied with their attempted refutation of the Phallic school of Archaeology, would h…
1944 · PDF PAGE 193
… last card rele‐ gated to the background, diminished, and become commonplace. In front is a large crude uneven club, the first weapon to hand; evidently unsatisfactory in ordered combat. The flames are dispersed, and seem to attack in all directions without systematic pur‐ pose.
1944 · PDF PAGE 99
…om part of the card, therefore, is shown the destruction of the old‐ established Aeon by lightning, flames, engines of war. In the right‐hand corner are the jaws of Dis, belching flame at the root of the structure. Falling from the tower are broken figures of the garrison. It will be noticed that they have lost their human shape. They have become mere geometrical expressions. 1See Liber AL. III. 3‐9; II ‐ 13; 17‐18; 23‐29; 46; 49‐60; 70‐72. This suggests another (and totally different) interpretation of the card. To understand this, it is neces…