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"Many of my readers will know, of course, that the word "tarot" does not mean a game of
cards, serving mantical purposes, but a symbolic book of initiation which contains the greatest
secrets in a symbolic form. The first tablet of this book introduces the magician representing
him as the master of the elements and offering the key to the first arcanum"
~ Franz Bardon, Initiation into Hermetics.

The Major Arcana are the suit of the tarot that correspond with Akasha, the etheric "god principle" ,
the element responsible for all of creation.

The suits of the Minor Arcana on the other hand follow this correspondency: (1)

• Swords - Air, mantra, vibration, the power of sound which can pierce like a sword

• Wands - Fire, the spine, Kundalini, sexual energy, the phallus, the sorcerer's blasting rod

• Pentacles - Earth, the physical reality, money, the flesh, the materialisation of a working

• Cups - Water, the chakras (shaped like cups), sexual fluids, emotion, the holy grail and elixir
of life
INITIATION

The fool card is not the first card in the Major Arcana, it is always numbered as "0" as it
depicts the man in the foolish state prior to initiation or shortly after beginning the Magnum
Opus. The Fool appears carefree and happy, but he is walking dangerously close to the edge
of a cliff and will surely die if he does not awaken from his passive, "happy", state.

The sun is to his back and a sack is slung over his shoulder, implying the beginning of a
journey and a call to adventure; the sack also representing untapped potential and
knowledge. "ignorance is bliss"... until it leads to your demise. The white rose represents
purity and innocence.
The Magician IS the first card in the Major Arcana and depicts the one who has been newly initiated. He
appears young and less mature than his wiser counterpart 'The Hermit'. The white robes could be said to
represent inexperience and innocence, but around him is the red robes of passion.

Upon the table before him is the four Minor Arcana, showing that he has mastered the four elements; an
important step in alchemical mastery as we all know. The double edged white wand represents the
magician as a conduit between the higher and lower worlds. The Magician is aware of and understands
the Hermetic Maxim: "As Above, So Below; As Within, So Without as shown in his hand gesture which
mirrors the Baphomet and Shiva.

KUNDALINI AWAKENING
After the Magician comes four subsequent cards: the high priestess, the hierophant, the emperor and the
empress. As you can see, these cards are male and female counterparts to each other, coming in two
pairs. After these figures comes card number 6, The Lovers, which can be seen as an internal union
between the prior male and female energies (High priestess, Hierophant, etc). In Yogic tradition, the
SIXTH chakra is where the Ida and Pingala (female and male) serpents meet to unify into a single
hermaphrodite energy, which is SOLAR.

Now look at the above image and you will understand the symbolism; the angel being the Shushumna
risen consciousness which unites the two lovers at the sixth chakra. Also, notice how the man is looking
at the woman while she is looking at the divine. In the story of Genesis (stolen allegory for Kundalini),
Eve (Ida) is capable of speaking to the serpent and she acts as a guide to Adam who can not, directing
him to eat from the tree of Knowledge. This is because the Shakti feminine energy is the spiritual,
unconscious and occult half of the soul, which guides the logical and active male consciousness into
action.
On the SEVENTH card comes the chariot, which in my opinion symbolises the Kundalini energy which
rides up the spine, bringing enlightenment. The chariot rises after the union of male and female energy,
and after the SEVEN major chakras are open. The Chariot drives between a black and a white sphinx,
symbolising the Ida and Pingala Nadis that the shushumna energy travels through. (2)
The Hermit is a card which depicts the keenly spiritually mature individual. He is deeply introspective and
cautious, a necessary skill when it comes to spiritual advancement (as our great High Priest is sure to
remind us). He carries a large golden rod, symbolising the risen serpent energy up the spine. The 'staff of
moses' carries the same allegory in the filthy bible.

This figure is like Rhadmanthus, a judge of the underworld in Greek mythology who's name literally
means "lord of the rod" (2). The lantern is allegorical for bringing light and introspection to the darkness
of the soul. While the fool looks to the sky carelessly, the Hermit carefully ignites the path ahead of him
and watches the floor under his feet. The fool believes he knows everything, the Hermit knows that he
knows very little.
NIGREDO// SPIRITUAL DEATH

The Hanged Man's face is one of deep entrancement, not suffering, as to show that he is there on his
own accord. Just as Odin hung himself upon Yggdrasil for nine days and nine nights in order to achieve
Knowledge, the alchemist prepares himself for the Nigredo stage of the Magnum Opus in which darkness
will overtake his soul and he will "die" and be "reborn", metaphorically speaking.
There is a halo burning brightly above the man's head, depicting enlightenment and higher learning
taking place. Indeed, death and rebirth is a very common theme in alchemy as it is present to some
degree at all stages of advancement. No pain, no gain!
After the Hanged Man slays himself (symbolically speaking), comes spiritual death and true Nigredo. The
Sun which was present in the Fool card is setting, the people are dying, death has visited the soul of the
alchemist and Ragnarok has begun in his soul. This is the dying of the light, the death of Baldr, the
beginning of the putrefaction process.
The Alchemist confronts the shadow, the darkness of the soul. Just as Inanna, Heracles, and Persephone
descended into the underworld, so too must the alchemist. He must confront the deepest recesses of his
own consciousness and descend to the internal underworld before ascending to the bliss of heavenly
risen consciousness. The Devil card, while being a deeply offensive depiction of Satan, does have some
relevance. The horns, the fire, the goatish features, all of these are symbols of the base chakra that come
to us from ancient times. This, however, has little to do with Satan.
The tower represents the human soul, with the crown on top further proving this (the crown chakra from
which energy descends from, as shown by Zeus in mythology who does represent the crown). In the
depths of Nigredo, the alchemist is faces with chaos and the descending energy of the crown chakra. The
energy creates chaos, but once this subsides, the alchemist can move onto higher stages of
advancement. This is one of a few allegories in the Tarot that I am not yet 100% in understanding of, due
to lack of experience. Input very much welcome.
REBIRTH

Once the chaos of the tower settles, and the darkness reaches its peak, the light can begin to bloom
again in the soul. The star symbolises the condensed energy which is circulated among the seven major
chakras (the seven smaller stars you can see in the image above). While being something I scarcely
understand, this is an allegory which HPS Maxine did speak of at length. (3)
Just as the sun sets in the card "Death", it has once again risen in the soul to give birth to a new golden
age. This is symbolised by the rebirth of Baldr after Ragnarok, the building of the temple of Solomon, the
temple of the sun, the diamond body of the east, etc. Spiritual light has returned to full glory. The child
being naked and young symbolises rebirth. The sun is of course related to the holy grail, the Solar Plexus
chakra which catches the elixir of life secreted by the pineal gland, ruled by the moon which was the
previous card. The Solar Plexus chakra is the powerhouse of immortality.
In the Egyptian belief on the afterlife, a soul's highest goal would be that of rebirth into an immortal
body. Before this, however, the soul would be judged in the hall of Maat by being weighted against a
feather. If the soul was lighter than the feather, he would be reborn as an immortal in the hall of Osiris.
"Weight" is an allegory for the purity of a soul. Negative energy, dross, hangups, karmic weights,
personal flaws and lack of power all WEIGH on a soul and factor into the divine judgement we all face.

This "judgement of God" takes place every time we die, as the weight of our karma determines the
quality of our next life. If the Egyptian soul was judged too "heavy", it would be fed to the Crocodile
Goddess Ammit and devoured (destroyed due to lack of energy).
The World is the final Tarot card in the Major Arcana and depicts the end goal of alchemy; rebirth.
Nakedness is a symbol of rebirth as we are all born naked. When Adam and Eve ate from the tree of
knowledge they knew they were naked. The naked woman in the center is circled by a wreath that is
both egglike and resembling a Vagina, from which all humans are born.

The Woman holds the same wand as the Magician, but two of them, perhaps telling us that this is the
magician who has now completed the great work. The Figures on the four corners are the four fixed signs
of the Zodiac (Aquarius the man, Scorpio the eagle, Taurus the bull and Leo the lion) and this also
suggests that this person has balanced the four corners of her soul and all of the elements.

I hope you enjoyed reading this and do feel free to give feedback. I hope also that I have not come off as
pretentious or a wannabe HP. Only a person who wants to share his opinions.

HAIL SATAN!

(1) - HPs Maxine