Tzaddi is the letter of The Emperor, the Trump IV, and He is the Star, the Trump XVII. Aquarius and Aries are therefore counterchanged, revolving on the pivot of Pisces, just as, in the Trumps VIII and XI, Leo and Libra do about Virgo. This last revelation makes our Tarot attributions sublimely, perfectly, flawlessly symmetrical. [2] Terrible and wonderful is the Mystery thereof, O thou Titan that hast climbed into the bed of Juno! Surely thou art bound unto, and broken upon, the wheel; yet hast thou uncovered the nakedness of the Holy One, and the Queen of Heaven is in travail of child, and his name shall be called Vir, and Vis, and Virus, and Virtus, and Viridis, in one name that is all these, and above all these. [Vi Veri Vniversum Vivus Vici, the motto of the Master Therion as an 8=3] As the journey progresses, the querent encounters cards such as the Magician, the High Priestess, and the Empress, each of which represents a different aspect of spiritual and personal growth. The Magician represents manifestation, the power to bring one’s desires into reality. The High Priestess represents intuition, the ability to tap into one’s inner wisdom and knowledge. The Empress represents nurturing and creativity, the ability to bring new life and ideas into the world.

The present card endeavours to represent all the above conceptions. Yet no true image is possible at all; for, firstly, all images are necessarily false as such; and, secondly, the motion being perpetual, and its rate that of the limit, c, the rate of Light, any stasis contradicts the idea of the card: this picture is, therefore, hardly more than mnemonic jottings. Many of the ideas expressed in the design are well expounded in the extracts from The Paris Working. Note also Christ’s relations with the money-changers, his frequent parables, and the fact that his first disciple was a publican, i.e., tax-collector. Consider the position of the cards: The position of each card within the spread can also provide important information about its meaning. For example, a card that appears in the “past” position may represent a past event or experience that is influencing the present, while a card that appears in the “future” position may represent a potential outcome. Shriek, therefore, shriek aloud; mingle the roar of the gored lion and the moan of the torn bull, and the cry of the man that is torn by the claws of the Eagle, and the scream of the Eagle that is strangled by the hands of the Man. Mingle all these in the death-shriek of the Sphinx, for the blind man hath profaned her mystery. Who is this, Oedipus, Tiresias, Erinyes? Who is this, that is blind and a seer, a fool above wisdom? Whom do the hounds of heaven follow, and the crocodiles of hell await? This Table is connected with the forty-two Assessors of the Dead, for they are the Accusers, whom the soul must baffle; and with the forty-two-fold name of God, for this is the Mystery of Iniquity, that there was ever a beginning at all. And this Magus casteth forth, by the might of his four weapons, veil after veil; a thousand shining colours, ripping and tearing the Aethyr; so that it is like jagged saws, or like broken teeth in the face of a young girl, or like disruption, or madness. There is a horrible grinding sound, maddening. This is the mill in which the Universal Substance, which is ether, was ground down into matter.Trust your intuition: While it’s important to understand the symbolism and meaning of each card, it’s also important to trust your intuition and inner guidance when interpreting the cards. Pay attention to any feelings or impressions that arise as you examine the cards, and use them to guide your interpretation.

The Star card represents hope and inspiration, while the Moon card represents the unknown and the need to trust in one’s intuition and inner guidance. The Sun card represents clarity and understanding, while the Aeon card represents the transformation of the self and the world around us. Here follows a very full description of the nature of Mercury in several aspects, particularly his relation with Jupiter and the Sun: Get online tarot card reading using the Book of Thoth in its original form, with card descriptions by Aleister Crowley and card images illustrated by Lady Frieda Harris. Many methods of reading are available, including the famous 15-card Thoth (Golden Dawn) layout. Online readings do not include the option for reversals, as Crowley Thoth cards were designed to be interpreted by elemental dignity. This essentially means the light each card is seen in depends upon its neighbours. Learn more about the tarot spreads at https://tarotsmith.com/spreads. Use the table of links below to select a reading, or scroll to the form below for extra options. Book of Thoth Readings: Draw One CardAleph, Vau, Yod, Ayin, Resh, Tau, is his name. [These are the Paths forming a Current 1-2-6-8-9-10 on the Tree of Life]. The Hindu conception of Mercury, Hanuman, the monkey god, is abominably degraded. None of the higher aspects of the symbol are found in his cult. The aim of his adepts seems principally to have been the production of a temporary incarnation of the god by sending the women of the tribe every year into the jungle. Nor do we find any legend of any depth or spirituality. Hanuman is certainly little more than the Ape of Thoth. So I am torn asunder, nerve from nerve and vein from vein, and more intimately--- cell from cell, molecule from molecule, and atom from atom, and at the same time all crushed together. (Write down that the tearing asunder is a crushing together.) All the double phenomena are only two ways of looking at a single phenomenon; and the single phenomenon is Peace. There is no sense in my words or in my thoughts. “Faces half-formed arose.” This is the meaning of that passage; they are attempts to interpret Chaos. But Chaos is Peace Cosmos is the War of the Rose and the Cross. That was a “half- formed face” that I said then. All images are useless.