Part I. General Key To The Tarot, Giving
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Chapter Vii.
Connection Between The Major And Minor Arcana. General Affinities.
Key Of The Tarot.
Domination of the 1st Septenary--Affinities of the 2nd Septenary in the Tarot, Card by Card--Ditto of the 3rd Septenary--General Affinities--Affinities of "Yod", "He", "Vau", and of the 2nd "He".
General figure giving the Key to the Tarot.
Connection Between The Major And Minor Arcana..
The \"Pentacles" on one side, the "Ternary of transition" on the other, establish the connection between the major and minor arcana.
This connection is found in the general affinities of the four letters of the tetragrammaton.
The 1st septenary, which corresponds to "yod", governs all the correspondents of "yod" in the minor series, that is to say--
The 4 Kings.
The 4 Aces.
The 4 Fours,
The 4 Sevens.
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Each element of the septenary governs different terms, thus--
1"st Septenary".
The arcana
1 and 4
govern
King-1.4.7
of Sceptres.
2 and 5
of Cups.
3 and 6
of Swords.
The arcanum
7
of Pentacles.
Moreover--
The 1st arcanum especially governs the positive terms of the series, i. e.--
Arcanum
The King of Yod or of Sceptres (+). 1
1 (+)
The King of Vau or of Swords (-).
The 4th arcanum especially governs the negative terms of the series--
Arcanum
The King of He... Cups
4 (-)
The King of the 2nd He + Pentacles (-).
By applying the same law to the other arcana we find--
Arcanum
Ace of Yod (+) Sceptres.
(+) 2
Ace of Vau (-) Swords.
Arcanum
Ace of He (+) Cups.
(-) 5
Ace of He (-) Pentacles
Arcanum 3
4 of Sceptres (+).
(+)
4 of Swords (-)
Arcanum 6
4 Of Cups (+).
(-)
4 of Pentacles (-).
Arcanum 7
All the transitional terms.
()
7 ().
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Second Septenary.--The second septenary, corresponding, to "He", governs all the correspondents of the first "He", in the minor series, that is to say--
The 4 Queens.
The 4 Twos.
The 4 Fives.
The 4 Eights.
Each element of the second septenary has the following dominations--
Third Septenary.--The third septenary corresponds to "Vau", and rules over--
The 4 Knights.
The 4 Threes.
The 4 Sixes.
The 4 Nines.
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Each element of this septenary thus rules over--
Ternary Of Transition.--The ternary of transition rules over--
The 4 Knaves.
The 4 Tens.
Each of its elements thus rules over--
Value of the signs +, -,and.
The signs which follow each card in the preceding lists define the exact value of the card. One example will suffice to make this clearly understood.
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Each term can be taken in two principal acceptations: in the positive (+) or in the negative (-). The same rule applies to the sub-divisions of these terms.
For instance, the correspondents of the first septenary are 1 and 4.
1 is the positive (+)
4 is the negative (-)
1 governs two minor arcana: the King of Sceptres and the King of Swords.
The King of Sceptres is positive.
The King of Swords is negative.
The definite value of these terms would therefore be--1st King of Sceptres.
Positive (+) of the positive (+);
or
King of Sceptres
+ +
2nd King of Swords.
Negative (-) of the Positive (+);
or more simply
King of Swords
+ --
The same rule applies to the other terms in combining the sign which follows the "major arcanum" with that which follows "the term under consideration".
The value of each of the 78 cards of the Tarot is thus defined.
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General Affinities.
Affinities To \"Yod".
Affinities To The 1st \"He".
Affinities To \"Vau".
Affinities To The 2nd \"He".
Equilibrium.
Arcana 21-22
General Figure Of The Construction Of The Tarot, Showing All The Affinities.
The absolute law.
Yod He Vau He
is in the centre of the figure.
Each of the letters of the tetragrammaton governs one quarter of the circle which contains its affinities.
The different colours indicate the especial dominion of each arcanum.
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"Arrangement of Series".">
Grand General Figure Of The Tarot.--\"Arrangement of Series".
Footnotes
62:1 The signs +, -, indicate: the sign + the "positive" terms, the sign - the "negative" terms, the sign the "neuter" terms.
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Chapter Vii.
Connection Between The Major And Minor Arcana. General Affinities.
Key Of The Tarot.
Domination of the 1st Septenary--Affinities of the 2nd Septenary in the Tarot, Card by Card--Ditto of the 3rd Septenary--General Affinities--Affinities of "Yod", "He", "Vau", and of the 2nd "He".
General figure giving the Key to the Tarot.
Connection Between The Major And Minor Arcana..
The \"Pentacles" on one side, the "Ternary of transition" on the other, establish the connection between the major and minor arcana.
This connection is found in the general affinities of the four letters of the tetragrammaton.
The 1st septenary, which corresponds to "yod", governs all the correspondents of "yod" in the minor series, that is to say--
The 4 Kings.
The 4 Aces.
The 4 Fours,
The 4 Sevens.
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Each element of the septenary governs different terms, thus--
1"st Septenary".
The arcana
1 and 4
govern
King-1.4.7
of Sceptres.
2 and 5
of Cups.
3 and 6
of Swords.
The arcanum
7
of Pentacles.
Moreover--
The 1st arcanum especially governs the positive terms of the series, i. e.--
Arcanum
The King of Yod or of Sceptres (+). 1
1 (+)
The King of Vau or of Swords (-).
The 4th arcanum especially governs the negative terms of the series--
Arcanum
The King of He... Cups
4 (-)
The King of the 2nd He + Pentacles (-).
By applying the same law to the other arcana we find--
Arcanum
Ace of Yod (+) Sceptres.
(+) 2
Ace of Vau (-) Swords.
Arcanum
Ace of He (+) Cups.
(-) 5
Ace of He (-) Pentacles
Arcanum 3
4 of Sceptres (+).
(+)
4 of Swords (-)
Arcanum 6
4 Of Cups (+).
(-)
4 of Pentacles (-).
Arcanum 7
All the transitional terms.
()
7 ().
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Second Septenary.--The second septenary, corresponding, to "He", governs all the correspondents of the first "He", in the minor series, that is to say--
The 4 Queens.
The 4 Twos.
The 4 Fives.
The 4 Eights.
Each element of the second septenary has the following dominations--
Third Septenary.--The third septenary corresponds to "Vau", and rules over--
The 4 Knights.
The 4 Threes.
The 4 Sixes.
The 4 Nines.
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Each element of this septenary thus rules over--
Ternary Of Transition.--The ternary of transition rules over--
The 4 Knaves.
The 4 Tens.
Each of its elements thus rules over--
Value of the signs +, -,and.
The signs which follow each card in the preceding lists define the exact value of the card. One example will suffice to make this clearly understood.
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Each term can be taken in two principal acceptations: in the positive (+) or in the negative (-). The same rule applies to the sub-divisions of these terms.
For instance, the correspondents of the first septenary are 1 and 4.
1 is the positive (+)
4 is the negative (-)
1 governs two minor arcana: the King of Sceptres and the King of Swords.
The King of Sceptres is positive.
The King of Swords is negative.
The definite value of these terms would therefore be--1st King of Sceptres.
Positive (+) of the positive (+);
or
King of Sceptres
+ +
2nd King of Swords.
Negative (-) of the Positive (+);
or more simply
King of Swords
+ --
The same rule applies to the other terms in combining the sign which follows the "major arcanum" with that which follows "the term under consideration".
The value of each of the 78 cards of the Tarot is thus defined.
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General Affinities.
Affinities To \"Yod".
Affinities To The 1st \"He".
Affinities To \"Vau".
Affinities To The 2nd \"He".
Equilibrium.
Arcana 21-22
General Figure Of The Construction Of The Tarot, Showing All The Affinities.
The absolute law.
Yod He Vau He
is in the centre of the figure.
Each of the letters of the tetragrammaton governs one quarter of the circle which contains its affinities.
The different colours indicate the especial dominion of each arcanum.
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"Arrangement of Series".">
Grand General Figure Of The Tarot.--\"Arrangement of Series".
Footnotes
62:1 The signs +, -, indicate: the sign + the "positive" terms, the sign - the "negative" terms, the sign the "neuter" terms.
