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So you know Murch?! Thart is a very good thing! I am part of the group, have been for years, but not so much inclined on FB. A few years ago a few people down to San Antonio and we all got to hang out. Some great people. (Other’s not so much, but I like dogs better than most people.)
I work as a medium, fairly well known in some circles, including Lily Dale. A dear friend of mine named Sharon Snowman had it, she got it from Buckland who was part of the LDA. Sharon and me were good friends. I bought it from her before she died. She knew I collected the talking boards. Some due that runs the museum was after it, he was vexed I got it. Things have been known to vanish and end up sold from there. Tricky place, Lily Dale.

I sold so much over the years, only have a few boards left, and this one has always been a favorite, because of the history. Helen Duncan had it, and anyone with an iphone can find out about her. He grand-daughter is still alive, lives here in the US. Helen was not known to NEED a board, it is a tool, or to some folks a game. Some titled English woman bought it from Helen’s estate, (and she was not a wealthy lady, ms. Duncan) and gave it to Leek. She used to make the Donahue show, interesting Pagan lady. Made SOME money peddling Wicca, how Raymond Buckland got it from her, Sharon never knew, or told me. Sharon Snowman was with the NSAC, National Association of Spiritualist Churches.

It is a good board, but my spouse, whilst used to me, and what I do, was raised in another tradition, ands you know how some folks are… too much Hollywood. It is a great piece.

I will send you the tracking info tomorrow. It is right here beside my desk and I am VERY glad it is going to a good and worthy home.

I am not too versed on eBay, but figured it out. So thanks for giving me a day to get back to you.

Take care,

Ricky
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Hello,
So I have purchased this Ouija board, and would love to know a little bit about how it came into your possession and any other details you might find interesting. I am affiliated with the Talking Board Historical Society, this will be part of a large collection that will soon be displayed on the history of the Ouija board. If you have any ephemera and other articles with any historical significance, that would be fantastic, it will be framed and shared with all. Thank you

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Thank you so much for the information. I was just spent a week in Colorado for Murch’s birthday, and now he is coming here to the DC area next week, so we will be seeing him and Gary then.
I am so excited to get this board, my passion is collecting not only the boards, but also collecting the history, articles and other ephemera dealing with talking boards, and spiritualism. Yes I have all the old boards etc., but it is items like this, with it’s own history, that I would rather spend my money on. So thank you again, this will truly become one of my most prized possessions.

Sincerely
Jamie
enchantra:

So you know Murch?! Thart is a very good thing! I am part of the group, have been for years, but not so much inclined on FB. A few years ago a few people down to San Antonio and we all got to hang out. Some great people. (Other’s not so much, but I like dogs better than most people.)
I work as a medium, fairly well known in some circles, including Lily Dale. A dear friend of mine named Sharon Snowman had it, she got it from Buckland who was part of the LDA. Sharon and me were good friends. I bought it from her before she died. She knew I collected the talking boards. Some due that runs the museum was after it, he was vexed I got it. Things have been known to vanish and end up sold from there. Tricky place, Lily Dale.

I sold so much over the years, only have a few boards left, and this one has always been a favorite, because of the history. Helen Duncan had it, and anyone with an iphone can find out about her. He grand-daughter is still alive, lives here in the US. Helen was not known to NEED a board, it is a tool, or to some folks a game. Some titled English woman bought it from Helen’s estate, (and she was not a wealthy lady, ms. Duncan) and gave it to Leek. She used to make the Donahue show, interesting Pagan lady. Made SOME money peddling Wicca, how Raymond Buckland got it from her, Sharon never knew, or told me. Sharon Snowman was with the NSAC, National Association of Spiritualist Churches.

It is a good board, but my spouse, whilst used to me, and what I do, was raised in another tradition, ands you know how some folks are… too much Hollywood. It is a great piece.

I will send you the tracking info tomorrow. It is right here beside my desk and I am VERY glad it is going to a good and worthy home.

I am not too versed on eBay, but figured it out. So thanks for giving me a day to get back to you.

Take care,

Ricky

A letter from Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon mentioning Sybil Leek and Helen Duncan?
Helen Duncan Board

Jamie arkhamsouth@gmail.com
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Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 9:40 AM
to williecross

Hello Mr.Cross,
I have something that may be of interest to you , or if a fake, a
slight diversion.
I have made a purchase of a Ouija Board, and with it comes a letter
claiming to be from Almina to Sybil Leek.
The Ouija board itself along with the planchette I believe are
authentic and from around 1900, and so it was worth the price I paid
for that alone.
As to the provenance and belonging to Almina, I cannot say it is true
yet, although I do believe that the person I am purchasing it from
absolutely believes it’s true, so I see no deception on his part.

I will attach pictures of the letter and board, as well as the
correspondence I had had with the seller as to the history of the
board and letter.

I hope you find this interesting, and would love to know your opinion
on its authenticity.

Thank you very much for your time
James Horrell

The letter:

19 March 1958

Dear Sybil : We were delighted to have you at Highclere Castle! Thank
you ever so much for ridding the gatehouse of the dreadful ghost! one
can’t have ar???? place without a few “lingering things”, Of course
but we are ever so glad to see the last of him!

As a token of (our) gratitude we are pleased to present you with this
spirit board. It has a bit of history. It is from the estate of Helen
Duncan, the infamous (medium?) known as “Churchill’s itch”! One cannot
claim she summoned the spirits which made her notorious with this
curious piece, but it was indeed hers.

I thought you of all people would surely appreciate it’s lineage. It
does move about the board with some swiftness.

I shall return to Hampshire next month after stopping again to check
on Cly?? (Clyde?). Though you know now. I dread yet another trip to
Aberdeen!

Cheers! Almina

Correspondence with seller:

So you know Merch ?! That is a very good thing! I am part of the
group, have been for years. A few years ago a few people down to San
Antonio and we all got to hang out. Some great people. (Other’s not so
much, but I like dogs better than most people.)
I work as a medium, fairly well known in some circles, including Lily
Dale. A dear friend of mine named Sharon Snowman had it, she got it
from Buckland who was part of the LDA. Sharon and me were good
friends. I bought it from her before she died. She knew I collected
the talking boards. Some dude that runs the museum was after it, he
was vexed I got it. Things have been known to vanish and end up sold
from there. Tricky place, Lily Dale.

I sold so much over the years, only have a few boards left, and this
one has always been a favorite, because of the history. Helen Duncan
had it, and anyone with an iPhone can find out about her. He
grand-daughter is still alive, lives here in the US. Helen was not
known to NEED a board, it is a tool, or to some folks a game. Some
titled English woman bought it from Helen’s estate, (and she was not a
wealthy lady, Ms. Duncan) and gave it to Leek. She used to make the
Donahue show, interesting Pagan lady. Made SOME money peddling Wicca,
how Raymond Buckland got it from her, Sharon never knew, or told me.
Sharon Snowman was with the NSAC, National Association of Spiritualist
Churches.

It is a good board, but my spouse, whilst used to me, and what I do,
was raised in another tradition, ands you know how some folks are…
too much Hollywood. It is a great piece.

I will send you the tracking info tomorrow. It is right here beside my
desk and I am VERY glad it is going to a good and worthy home..

Take care,

Re: A letter from Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon mentioning Sybil Leek and Helen Duncan?
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williecross@aol.com williecross@aol.com
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Hello Jamie.

What a hoot!

Tony Leadbetter, Almina’s godson, my ‘kiss an’ tell’ was the man who would have known of the thread, if true, but he died in 2019.

So it’s down to conducting some sort of autopsy. Yes, an irresistible diversion, but I’m drawn in.

Oh! I so want it to be true, but this typed letter and Almina’s signature are not without questions arising importantly of whether it is signed by Almina’s hand.

An example of Almina’s sweeping signature is attached. I have found a hand written letter ( the letter method she much preferred, after the telephone ). It’s from 1958 to Tony and the sweeping handwriting she adopted early on is still carried forward. Her pet name with Tony was “ Your Lady”, so that doesn’t quite present a comparable enough signature. Another letter from 1962 does however have Almina’s sweeping signature and as you can see it’s a far cry from the signature on this typed letter.

I want to try to be helpful and have drilled down a bit further.

It’s the first time I’ve seen a typed letter purporting to be from Almina. Frankly using a typewriter was beneath her, much too common.

However, I recall Almina’s godson, Tony, telling me there was a typewriter in the home he shared with the Countess ( his mother Anne was Almina’s housekeeper).

Another in the household was JTS Almina’s former agent/bedwarmer in Somerset ( where they lived from the early 1940s until 1949). After Almina’s bankruptcy in 1951 JTS had to find work and contribute to his keep. He had an AGA cooker business and I presume issued invoices, hence the typewriter. Anne may have prepared these, she was a clever, versatile woman and a former teaching assistant

If Almina met Sybil at Highclere in 1958 Anne may also have been in tow as chaperone. The Countess was aged then 82. So that may explain the “ we” referred to, although Almina may have been using the royal WE. JTS certainly never set foot in Highclere, he may driven them there, and kept a low profile and would have been the silent attendant in the car park.

I wondered whether “We” might have meant Almina and her son Henry ( the then 6th Earl of Carnarvon). That said their relationship blew hot and cold.

In March 1958 Almina’s son Henry was reported in “The Tatler” as visiting friends at Nassau, so that excludes him. Highclere was pretty much falling into rack and ruin. The heir in waiting was three years married and living on the Highclere Estate at Milford Lake House.

In March 1958 ( in fact from 1951-1969) Almina was living in a modest house in Hampton Road , Bristol, cohabitating with JTS, Anne the housekeeper and a Labrador named Tiger ( after her second husband).

Tony, was away doing his National Service in Cyprus.

The reference to “ Hampshire” could I suppose mean a return by Almina to Highclere – it sits on the Berkshire-Hampshire borders, but her own home was in Bristol and that’s not Hampshire. She was not without brass neck to just walk into Highclere, whether she was on speaking terms or not with her son. Taylor her son’s Butler would have crawled at her feet and let her loose. And the heir in waiting living nearby was her favourite grandson and he would have been pleased to see his granny.

Almina was not a keen participant in the one time séances at Highclere in the early late 1910s. She snubbed them. Her husband the 5th Earl did have a more enthusiastic interest – and that is all well enough recorded by the Velma/ Count Hamon aficionados around the Old King Tut curse. The only recorded séances of a named medium taking part was of a Louis Steele ( a photographer from Portsmouth) who set another of the guests, Lady Helen Cunliffe Owen into a trance and she starting uttering riddles in a foreign tongue.

I can’t work out the meaning of the Scottish references, Almina had a couple of homes in the Highlands but sold them in the 1930s. I have no knowledge of her and overlaps with Helen Duncan or Sybil.

That’s all I can think of, it’s a interesting possibility at best and as I say all quite a hoot .

Regards

Will

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Hello, would it be okay to contact you on FB. I have done quite a lot of research, and talking with William (Willie) Cross, Almina’s biographer / author, and he as he he says, “What a hoot. Oh! I so want it to be true, but this typed letter and Almina’s signature are not without questions arising importantly of whether it is signed by Almina’s hand. So it’s down to conducting some sort of autopsy. Yes, an irresistible diversion, but I’m drawn in.”
He sent copies of her her had writing and a long list of details.
So fingers crossed. But, I know that I am also purchasing a story and happy either way, and it’s the digging around that is my passion. I do believe the sincerity of the purchase, and happy either way.
Until Almina Herbert is verified, we do know the trail is verifiable from you, to Sharon Snowman, to Raymond Buckland. That is a heck of a provenance right there, even if we cannot prove the letter. If I cannot substantiate it 100%, then I can display it with all the mysteries that the letter holds, and being once owned by RB.
My question is, would it be possible to send something showing your friendship with Sharon Snowman and any ties Buckland (photocopies, pictures etc).
I am excited to get the board, and digging into the history’s has been a joy.
Thanks
Jamie .

Re: A letter from Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon mentioning Sybil Leek and Helen Duncan?
Helen Duncan Board

Jamie arkhamsouth@gmail.com
Sat, Aug 12, 2023, 1:45 PM
to williecross@aol.com

Hello Will,

Yes, an irresistible diversion, but I’m drawn in.,
So I have one of the larger collections of Ouija / spirit boards, and
have to say it’s researching the stories, history, and the art that
fascinates me the most.
On my end I am having the prior owner of this board see if he can find
anything else. But since he has had the board for over 13 years, and
the principles involved in the history have all died, there may not be
much more. But I am having him send what he can (letters or photos
etc) to substantiate his association with Raymond Buckland, who you
may have heard of (Author on witchcraft etc), so there will be a
verifiable trail at least that far back.
I know Rick (the seller) would refund the money if I found out that
the letter was a fake. But since I do believe his sincerity, I let him
know that I am also purchasing a story, and happy either way, since it
is the digging around that is my passion. And even If we cannot
substantiate the letter 100%, at least I will have a story, and can
display the board with all the mysteries that the letter holds, as
well as once being owned by Buckland.
But if we find any hint that there may be truth, and you would like
anything from my end, please let me know.
I am also involving others in the research. I am associated with The
Talking Board Historical Society, and having dinner on Monday with
the president of the TBHS (Robert Murch), and the owner of the Salem
Witchboard Museum in Salem Massachusetts, John Kozik. They are as
skeptical as I am, but really, who can resist a good tale.

Sincerely
Jamie Horrell.

Re: A letter from Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon mentioning Sybil Leek and Helen Duncan?
Helen Duncan Board

williecross@aol.com williecross@aol.com
Sat, Aug 12, 2023, 5:24 PM
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Almina wasn’t keen on other women so if she knew Sybil well enough to make her a gift there must have been a little bit of personal history somewhere in the ether.

I can’t envisage Helen Duncan and Almina sharing a Side Car Cocktail ( Almina’s favourite tipple, after whisky) but the gossip about Helen’s wrangles with the law are sure to have found their way to Almina’s breakfast table.

I see Helen died in Edinburgh. If she left a Will / Estate then there may a record to tap at the Sheriff’s Court in Edinburgh where the Wills and Testaments of Edinburgh’s dead are lodged. These are public records but you will pay for a search and any copies. If it went to Confirmation – what my fellow Scots call “Probate”- there may be an Inventory of Helen’s Estate and again that document can be purchased. Long shot but the board might be listed. but I’d say worth a shot.

A voice from Tony reminds me that in the 1950s Almina was constantly in London on the social circuit ( despite being bankrupt). This was usually a three day stint and she stayed at the Cumberland Hotel gratis, on her previous good custom with the place. Anne was at her side and they had struck a deal with a old friend taxi driver ( called Nosey) to spin Almina and her around the usual haunts eg hairdresser, dentist, Tesiers ( in Bond Street where Almina sneaked in a load of her jewellery to protect it from the hands of the Official Receiver), The Ritz, the Savoy Grill Room etc etc. Almina was still the Countess of Carnarvon and she could still part the seas on demand. Now, one other place she did go to was the auctions at Grosvenor House in Park Lane – that may have been the end game for artefacts from Helen Duncan’s estate. Anyway just a thought, as you are clearly a chap who will leave no stone unturned to unravel a mystery.

I note some of your interesting fellow travellers. All new names to me. I have a friend of sorts, a psychic enthusiast who did some spooky work in Salem years ago, and another friend who actually lives there. From my Scots childhood in the 1950s ( yes, I’m that ancient) I well remember my late mother talking about séances in the little cottage we had where her Aunty Violet was the medium and of strange events that followed. My grandmother was a strong believer and spoke of seeing her own dead mother come back and speak to her. That was Lord Carnarvon’s chief purpose in having séances at Highclere, it was to see his mother again. A mother who died when he was barely 9 years old and he missed every day. His chum Victor Duleep Singh had seen his dead father in a vision and so Carnarvon thought it was possible to see his mother again.

I note you’re a Tarot expect. I know little there, but these cards were a part of some research I did a decade ago about the relationship between Crowley and a Welsh aristocrat called Evan Morgan ( Viscount Tredegar) , whose biographer I am. Evan had some input into the Crowley’s own set of tarot cards. Evan dabbled in the occult and much worse.

I’m thinking perhaps you’ve been sent Jamie. As I have some current research in progress that sweeps in an old Witches Coven in Brighton. That research involves a writer Leslie Roberts who was believed to be part of Doreen Valiente’s Wicca outfit. I may write to you again about this, so no need to respond about it. It’s early days anyway in my slow follow up.

Yes, do please let me know of the outcome of your quest on this fascinating pulp.

I suspect I may be dining out on the story too.

Aye

Will

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I tried to write, but FB said my language was “offensive”.
WTF?
The board is on the way. I wrapped it myself, as you will see. I do not trust the UPS store to pack right. I am glad it is going to you.
BTW, I have many pics of me and Sharon. They are on my old FB. One day I will send them to you. I MAY have copies of all of the stuff I earned in Lily Dale from the church laying around. I have so much. She signed everyone. She was the BEST person in that nasty little sociopathic village.
Yes, the board has a history.
It is part of mine.

Please do reach out on FB under the name of Ricky L\ Dale
I am also at PsychicSource.Com
Ricky there as everywhere.
Not so much on the Ouija group.
Some nice people, but I have no need of education proctology beyond my own bedroom.

Blessings to you now and always,

Re: A letter from Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon mentioning Sybil Leek and Helen Duncan?
Helen Duncan Board

Jamie arkhamsouth@gmail.com
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Hello Will,
So it looks like we have one final clue. I finally received the Ouija
board with the letter, and with it the envelope, showing the address
of the Royal Monceau Hotel in Paris (Attached).
Now the only question is how did this letter end up on hotel
stationary with a date of 1958 from Lady Almina.

I would say based on the traceable history of this board, I can feel
confident it was owned by Sybil Leek, and she did pass it on to
Raymond Buckland. And If this letter is a ruse to impress Buckland, it
is a fairly extravagant one with all the claims and details she puts
into its linage. But they did know each other, and were on talk shows
together. And although Raymond Buckland in his book “The Witch Book:
The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Wicca and Neo-paganism” acknowledges
her embellishments, he does appear to have gained at least some
sympathy for her in her later years saying, “over the years she did
educate herself on the true workings of the craft and for the last few
years of her life performed good work for Wicca…” (Pg 295).

So whether the letter is a forgery or not, the story about the board,
and its known provenance, makes it well worth the price of admission.
I will also add some pictures of the room that the board now reside
in. I have about 140 talking boards hung up about the house. The one
room in the pictures you will find is dedicated to the history of the
William Fuld original boards that originated close to my home starting
in Baltimore Maryland. My oldest Fuld board being from the first year
they were made in 1892.

Sincerely
Jamie Horrell
P.S. If you ever have any questions about talking boards, Robert Murch
is a close friend of mine and acknowledged as the worlds leading
authority on all things Ouija.

Re: A letter from Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon mentioning Sybil Leek and Helen Duncan?
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williecross@aol.com williecross@aol.com
Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 6:01 PM
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Greetings Jamie :

Thanks for the update.

Almina was brought up in Paris where her mother ( a Frenchwoman) fled after Almina’s birth.

It was quite usual for Almina to stay in Paris each year in the 1950s so consistent that she could have stayed at the Royal Monceau. But I don’t have any evidence that she did stay there. The Ritz Hotel was always her favourite hovel in Paris and her son had a job with the Ritz group as a sort of social ambassador, so son and mother stayed there, London and Paris branches, for free.

Yes, I agree with your take on the overall thread and the status of the letter as being an unnecessary fraud, so why attempt it? The possible Almina connection is intriguing but it serves no real purpose of advantage that needs to win over anyone regarding the possession/ history of the board once it was owned by Sybil. I don’t know if Almina knew Sybil and I don’t think that matters, as you have a good later provenance. At best I say the Almina angle is not completely dismissible.

A wonderful room, great layout and colours , thanks for sending these photos and a possible contact for spirit boards, if they crop up in my researches.

After our last exchanges I dropped a line to my Welsh spiritual friend Gavin Cromwell, who I know quite well over more than a decade going back to when he was a guide on spooky tours at Tredegar House one of old aristocratic houses here in Wales that I’ve written about.

Gavin did a US tour in the 2000s and as I know he went to Salem, I was sure he would have ran into John Kozik of the Salem Witchboard Museum in Salem Massachusetts.

Gavin’s response is below and he comments on the photo of the board you sent me:

“Yes! I’ve met John and been to that Museum in Salem they have some amazing boards there, I actually did an interview with John for paranormal radio over there , great memories!

Wow that board it BEAUTIFUL a proper board … I’d say if only it could talk, but it probably can lol! What a treasure! It’s such a fascinating area..”

Small world, eh?

If you are in contact with John, Gavin sends his regards.

I’m glad our paths have crossed.

Blessings

Will

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Book T – The Tarot

Comprising Manuscripts N, O, P, Q, R,  and an Unlettered Theoricus  Adeptus Minor Instruction

MacGregor Mathers and Harriet Felkin

A Description of the Cards of the Tarot with their

Attributions;

Including a Method of Divination by Their Use

H R U

THE GREAT ANGEL

is set over the operations of the Secret Wisdom

“WHAT thou seest, write in a book, and send it  unto the Seven Abodes which be in Aushiah.”

“And I saw in the Right Hand of Him that Sate upon  the Throne a Book, sealed with Seven Seals.”

“Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the Seals thereof?’

Samuel Liddell Macgregor Mathers

The Titles of the Symbols

NO.                       Card                                 

1. The      Ace of Wands is called the Root of the Powers of Fire. 
2. The      Ace of Cups    is called the Root of the Powers of Water. 

2          The    Ace of Swords        is called the Root of the Powers of Air. 

• The      Ace of Pentacles         is called the Root of the Powers of Earth. 
• The      Knight of Wands         is “The Lord of the Flame and Lighting: the

King of the Spirits of Fire.” 

• The      Queen of Wands         is “The Queen of the Thrones of Flame.” 
• The      King of Wands            is “The Prince of the Chariot of Fire.” 
• The      Knave of Wands         is “The Princess of the Shining Flame: the Rose of the Palace of Fire.” 
• The      Knight of Cups           is “The Lord of the Waves and the Waters: the King of the Hosts of the Sea.” 
• The      Queen of Cups            is “The Queen of the Thrones of the Waters.” 
• The      King of Cups   is “The Prince of the Chariot of the Waters.” 
• The      Knave of Cups            is “The Princess of the Waters: the Lotus of the

Palace of the Floods.” 

1. The      Knight of Swords is “The Lord of the Wind and the Breezes: the

King of the Spirits of Air.” 

1. The      Queen of Swords is “The Queen of the Thrones of Air.” 
2. The      King of Swords           is “The Prince of the Chariot of the Winds.” 
3. The      Knave of Swords is “The Princess of the Rushing Winds: the

Lotus of the Palace of Air.” 

1. The      Knight of         is “The Lord of the Wide and Fertile Land: the

                              Pentacles                 King of the Spirits of Earth.” 

1. The      Queen of         is “The Queen of the Thrones of Earth.” 

Pentacles

1. The      King of Pentacles is “The Prince of the Chariot of Earth.” 
2. The      Knave of         is “The Princess of the Echoing Hills: the Rose

                              Pentacles                 of the Palace of Earth.”

NO.       Card                                   Lord of                                              Decan               In

• 5 of Wands      Strife  Saturn              Leo 
• 6 of Wands      Victory            Jupiter             Leo 
• 7 of Wands      Valour             Mars    Leo 
• 8 of Pentacles              Prudence         Sun      Virgo 
• 9 of Pentacles              Material Gain              Venus              Virgo 
• 10 of Pentacles            Wealth             Mercury          Virgo 
• 2 of Swords     Peace restored             Moon  Libra 
• 3 of Swords     Sorrow            Saturn              Libra 
• 4 of Swords     Rest from Strife          Jupiter             Libra 
• 5 of Cups         Loss in Pleasure          Mars    Scorpio 
• 6 of Cups         Pleasure           Sun      Scorpio 
• 7 of Cups         Illusionary Success     Venus              Scorpio 
• 8 of Wands      Swiftness         Mercury          Sagittarius 
• 9 of Wands      Great Strength             Moon  Sagittarius 
• 10 of Wands    Oppression      Saturn              Sagittarius 
• 2 of Pentacles              Harmonious Change  Jupiter             Capricorn 
• 3 of Pentacles              Material Works           Mars    Capricorn 
• 4 of Pentacles              Earthly Power             Sun      Capricorn 
• 5 of Swords     Defeat             Venus              Aquarius 
• 6 of Swords     Earned Success           Mercury          Aquarius 
• 7 of Swords     Unstable Effort           Moon  Aquarius 
• 8 of Cups         Abandoned Success    Saturn              Pisces 
• 9 of Cups         Material Happiness     Jupiter             Pisces 
• 10 of Cups       Perfected Success       Mars    Pisces 
• 2 of Wands      Dominion        Mars    Aries 
• 3 of Wands      Established Strength  Sun      Aries 
• 4 of Wands      Perfected Work           Venus              Aries 
• 5 of Pentacles              Material Trouble         Mercury          Taurus 
• 6 of Pentacles              Material Success         Moon  Taurus 
• 7 of Pentacles              Success unfulfilled      Saturn              Taurus 
• 8 of Swords     Shortened Force          Jupiter             Gemini 
• 9 of Swords     Despair and Cruelty    Mars    Gemini 
• 10 of Swords  Ruin    Sun      Gemini 
• 2 of Cups         Love    Venus              Cancer 
• 3 of Cups         Abundance      Mercury          Cancer 
• 4 of Cups         Blended Pleasure        Moon  Cancer 

NO.        Card                                The Twenty-Two Keys of          Letter                Attribution

the Book

• The Foolish Man         The Spirit of GR:Alpha-         Aleph Air

iota-theta-eta-rho

• The Magician The Magus of Power Bet       Mercury
• The High         The Priestess of the     Gimel Moon Priestess            Silver Star
• The Empress   The Daughter of the    Dalet   Venus

Mighty Ones

• The Emperor   Sun of the Morning,    Heh     Aries

chief among the Mighty

• The Hierophant           The Magus of the Eternal Vau            Taurus
• The Lovers      The Children of the     Zain     Gemini Voice; the Oracles of the Mighty Gods
• The Chariot     The Child of the Powers         Chet     Cancer

of the Waters; the Lord of the Triumph of Light

• Fortitude         The Daughter of the    Tet       Leo

Flaming Sword

• The Hermit      The Magus of the Voice         Yod     Virgo

of Power, the Prophet of the Eternal

• The Wheel      The Lord of the of Fate           Koph   Jupiter

Forces of Life

• Justice The Daughter of the    Lamed             Libra

Lords of Truth: the Ruler of the Balance

• The Hanged Man        The Spirit of the Mighty         Mem    Water

Waters

• Death   The Child of the Great            Nun     Scorpio

Transformers: the Lord of the Gates of Death

• Temperance    The Daughter of the    Samekh           Sagittarius

Reconcilers: the BringerForth of life

• The Devil        The Lord of the Gates of        Ayin    Capricorn

Matter: the Child of the Forces of Time

• The Blasted     The Lord of the Hosts of        Peh      Mars

               Tower                      the Mighty

• The Star          The Daughter of the    Tzaddi             Aquarius

Firmament, the dweller between the Waters

• The Moon       The Ruler of Flux and             Qof      Pisces

Reflux: the Child of the

Such are the Titles of the Abodes or Atouts of Thooth; of the Mansions of the House of my FATHER.

The Descriptions of the Seventy-Eight Symbols  of this Book ; together with their meanings.

OF THE ACES

FIRST in order and importance are the Four Aces, representing the Force of the Spirit, acting in, and binding together, the Four Scales of each Element: and answering to the Dominion of the Letters of the Name in the Kether of each. They represent the Radical Forces. 

The Four Aces are said to be placed on the North Pole of the Universe wherein they revolve, governing its revolution; and ruling as the connecting link between Yetzirah and the Material Plane or Universe. 

I. THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF FIRE

Ace of Wands

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and grasping a heavy club, which has three branches in the colours, and with the sigils, of the scales. The Right-and Left-hand branches end respectively in three Flames, and the Centre one in four Flames: thus yielding Ten: the Number of the Sephiroth. Twoand-twenty leaping Flames, or Yodh, surround it, answering to the Paths; of these, three fall below the Right branch for Aleph, Men, and Shin, seven above the Central branch for the double letters; and between it and that of the Right twelve: six above and six below about the Left-hand branch. The whole is a great and flaming Torch. It symbolizes Force — strength, rush, vigour, energy, and it governs, according to its nature, various works and questions. 

It implies Natural, as opposed to Invoked, Force. 

II. THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE WATERS

Ace of Cups or Chalices

A WHITE Radiant Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and supporting on the palm thereof a cup, resembling that of the Stolistes. 

From it rises a fountain of clear and glistening water: and sprays falling on all sides into clear calm water below, in which grow Lotuses and Water-lilies. The great Letter of the Supernal Mother is traced in the spray of the Fountain. 

It symbolizes Fertility — productiveness, beauty, pleasure, happiness, etc. 

III. THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE AIR

Ace of Swords

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and grasping the hilt of a sword, which supports a White Radiant Celestial Crown; from which depend, on the right, the olive branch of Peace; and on the left, the palm branch of suffering. 

Six Vaus fall from its point. It symbolizes “Invoked,” as contrasted with Natural Force: for it is the Invocation of the Sword. Raised upward, it invokes the Divine crown of Spiritual Brightness, but reversed it is the Invocation of Demonic Force; and becomes a fearfully evil symbol. It represents, therefore, very great power for good or evil, but invoked; and it also represents whirling Force, and strength through trouble. It is the affirmation of Justice upholding Divine Authority; and it may become the Sword of Wrath, Punishment, and Affliction. 

IV. THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE EARTH

Ace of Pentacles

A WHITE Radiant Angelic Hand, holding a branch of a Rose Tree, whereon is a large Pentacle, formed of Five concentric circles. The Innermost Circle is white, charged with a red Greek Cross. From this White Centre, Twelve Rays, also white, issue: these terminate at the circumference, making the whole something like an Astrological figure of the Heavens. 

It is surmounted by a small circle, above which is a large white Maltese Cross, and with two white wings. 

Four Crosses and two buds are shewn. The Hand issueth from the Clouds as in the other three cases. 

It represents materiality in all senses, good and evil: and is, therefore, in a sense, illusionary: it shows material gain, labour, power, wealth, etc. 

The Sixteen, or Royal, Cards

The Four Kings

THE Four Kings, or “Figures mounted on steeds,” represent the Yodh forces of the Name in each Suit: the Radix, Father and commencement of Material Forces, a force in which all the others are implied, and of which they form the development and completion. A force swift and violent in its action, but whose effect soon passes away, and therefore symbolized by a Figure on a Steed riding swiftly, and clothed in complete Armour. 

Therefore is the knowledge of the scale of the King so necessary for the commencement of all magical working. 

The Four Queens

are seated upon Thrones; representing the Forces of the He of the Name in each suit; the Mother and bringer-forth of Material Forces: a force which develops and realizes that of the King: a force steady and unshaken, but not rapid, though enduring. It is therefore symbolized by a Figure seated upon a Throne: but also clothed in Armour. 

The Four Princes

These Princes are Figures seated in Chariots, and thus borne forward. They represent the Vau Forces of the Name in each suit: the Mighty Son of the King and Queen, who realizes the influence of both scales of Force. A Prince, the son of a King and Queen, yet a Prince of Princes, and a King of Kings: an Emperor whose effect is at once rapid (though not so swift as that of the Queen) and enduring. It is, therefore, symbolized by a Figure borne in a Chariot, and clothed in Armour. Yet is his power vain and illusionary, unless set in Motion by his Father and Mother. 

The Four Princesses

are the Knaves of the Tarot Pack; The Four Princesses or figures of Amazons, standing firmly of themselves: neither riding upon Horses, nor seated upon Thrones, nor borne in Chariots. They represent the forces of the He final of the Name in each suit, completing the Influences of the other scales: The mighty and potent daughter of a King and Queen: a Princess powerful and terrible: a Queen of Queens — an Empress — whose effect combines those of the King, Queen, and Prince, at once violent and permanent; therefore symbolized by a Figure standing firmly by itself, only partially draped, and having but little Armour; yet her power existeth not, save by reason of the others: and then indeed it is mighty and terrible materially, and is the Throne of the Forces of the Spirit. 

Woe unto whomsoever shall make war upon her, when thus established! 

The Spheres of Influence of the Court Cards of the Tarot Pack

THE Princesses rule the Four Parts of the Celestial Heavens which lie around the north Pole, and above the respective Cherubic Signs of the Zodiac, and they form the Thrones of the Powers of the Four Aces.

The twelve cards, the Four Kings, Queens and Princes rule the dominion of the Celestial Heavens, between the realm of the Four Princesses and the Zodiac, as is hereafter shewn. And they, as it were, link together the signs.

V. The Lord of the Flame and the Lightning; The King of the Spirits of Fire

Knight of Wands

A WINGED Warrior riding upon a black horse with flaming mane and tail: the horse itself is not winged. The rider wears a winged helmet (like the old Scandinavian and Gaulish helmet) with a Rayed Crown, a corslet of scale-mail and buskins of the same, and a flowing scarlet mantle. Above his helmet, upon his curass, and on the shoulder-pieces and buskins, he wears as a crest a winged black horse’s head. He grasps a club with flaming ends, somewhat similar to that in the symbol of the Ace of Wands, but not so heavy, and also the sigil of his scale is shown; beneath the rushing feet of his steed are waving flames and fire. He is active — generous — fierce — sudden — impetuous. 

If ill dignified, he is evil-minded — cruel — bigoted — brutal. He rules the celestial heavens from above the Twentieth Degree of Scorpio to the First Two Decans of Sagittarius: and this includes a part of the Constellation Hercules. (Hercules is always represented with a Club.) 

Fire of Fire

King of the Salamanders.

VI. The Queen of the Thrones of Flame

Queen of Wands

A CROWNED queen with long red-golden hair, seated upon a Throne, with steady flames beneath. She wears a corslet and buskins of scale-mail, which latter her robe discloses. Her arms are almost bare. On cuirass and buskins are leopard’s heads winged, and the same symbol surmounteth her crown. At her side is a couchant leopard on which her hands rest. She bears a long wand with a very heavy conical head. The face is beautiful and resolute. 

Adaptability, steady force applied to an object, steady rule, great attractive power, power of command, yet liked notwithstanding. Kind and generous when not opposed. 

If ill dignified, obstinate, revengeful, domineering, tyrannical, and apt to turn against another without a cause. 

She rules the heavens from above the last Decan of Pisces to above the 20 Degree of Aries: including thus a part of Andromeda. 

Water of Fire

Queen of the Salamanders.

VII. The Prince of the Chariot of Fire

King of Wands

A KINGLY Figure with a golden, winged crown, seated on a chariot. He has large white wings. One wheel of his chariot is shewn. He wears corslet and buskins of scale armour decorated with a winged lion’s head, which symbol also surmounts his crown. His chariot is drawn by a lion. His arms are bare, save for the shoulder-pieces of the corslet, and he bears a torch or fire-wand, somewhat similar to that of the Zelator Adeptus Minor. Beneath the chariot are flames, some waved, some salient. 

Swift, strong, hasty; rather violent, yet just and generous; noble and scorning meanness. 

If ill dignified — cruel, intolerant, prejudiced and ill natured. 

He rules the heavens from above the last Decan of Cancer to the second Decan of Leo; hence he includes most of Leo Minor. 

Air of Fire

Prince and Emperor of Salamanders.

VIII. The Princess of the Shining Flame; The Rose of the Palace of Fire

Knave of Wands

A VERY strong and beautiful woman with flowing red-gold hair, attired like an Amazon. Her shoulders, arms, bosom and knees are bare. She wears a short kilt reaching to the knee. Round her waist is a broad belt of scale-mail; narrow at the sides; broader in front and back; and having a winged tiger’s head in front. She wears a Corinthian-shaped helmet and crown with a long plume. It also is surmounted by a tiger’s head, and the same symbol forms the buckle of her scalemail buskins. A mantle lined with tiger’s skin falls back from her shoulders. Her right hand rests on a small golden or brazen altar ornamented with ram’s heads and with Flames of Fire leaping from it. Her left hand leans on a long and heavy club, swelling at the lower end, where the sigil is placed; and it has flames of fire leaping from it the whole way down; but the flames are ascending. This club or torch is much longer than that carried by the King or Queen. Beneath her firmly placed feet are leaping Flames of Fire. 

Brilliance, courage, beauty, force, sudden in anger or love, desire of power, enthusiasm, revenge. 

If ill dignified, she is superficial, theatrical, cruel, unstable, domineering. 

She rules the heavens over one quadrant of the portion around the North Pole. 

Earth of Fire

Princess and Empress of the Salamanders.

Throne of the Ace of Wands.

IX. The Lord of the Waves and the Waters; The King of the Hosts of the Sea

Knight of Cups

A BEAUTIFUL, winged, youthful Warrior with flying hair, riding upon a white horse, which latter is not winged. His general equipment is similar to that of the Knight of Wands, but upon his helmet, cuirass and buskins is a peacock with opened wings. He holds a cup in his hand, bearing the sigil of the scale. Beneath his horse’s feet is the sea. From the cup issues a crab. 

Graceful, poetic, Venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. 

Ill dignified, he is sensual, idle and untruthful. 

He rules the heavens from above 20 Degree of Aquarius to 20 Degree of Pisces, thus including the greater part of Pegasus. 

Fire of Water

King of Undines and Nymphs.

X. The Queen of the Thrones of the Waters

Queen of Cups

A VERY beautiful fair woman like a crowned Queen, seated upon a throne, beneath which is flowing water wherein Lotuses are seen. Her general dress is similar to that of the Queen of Wands, but upon her crown, cuirass and buskins is seen an Ibis with opened wings, and beside her is the same bird, whereon her hand rests. She holds a cup, wherefrom a crayfish issues. Her face is dreamy. She holds a lotus in the hand upon the Ibis. 

She is imaginative, poetic, kind, yet not willing to take much trouble for another. Coquettish, good-natured and underneath a dreamy appearance. Imagination stronger than feeling. Very much affected by other influences, and therefore more dependent upon dignity than most symbols. 

She rules from 20 Degree Gemini to 20 Degree Cancer. 

Water of Water

Queen of Nymphs or Undines.

XI. The Prince of the Chariot of the Waters

King of Cups

A WINGED Kingly Figure with winged crown seated in a chariot drawn by an eagle. On the wheel is the symbol of a scorpion. The eagle is borne as a crest on his crown, cuirass and buskins. General attire like King of Wands. Beneath his chariot is the calm and stagnant water of a lake. His armour resembles feathers more than scales. He holds in one hand a lotus, and in the other a cup, charged with the sigil of his scale. A serpent issues from the cup, and has its head tending down to the waters of the lake. He is subtle, violent, crafty and artistic; a fierce nature with calm exterior. Powerful for good or evil but more attracted by the evil if allied with apparent Power or Wisdom. 

If ill dignified, he is intensely evil and merciless. 

He rules from 20 Degree Libra to 20 Degree Scorpio. 

Air of Water

Prince and Emperor of Nymphs or Undines.

XII. The Princess of the Waters; The Lotus of the Palace of the Floods

Knave of Cups

A BEAUTIFUL Amazon-like figure, softer in nature than the Princess of Wands. Her attire is similar. She stands on a sea with foaming spray. Away to her right a Dolphin. She wears as a crest a swan with opening wings. She bears in one hand a lotus, and in the other an open cup from which a turtle issues. Her mantle is lined with swans-down, and is of thin floating material. 

Sweetness, poetry, gentleness and kindness. Imaginative, dreamy, at times indolent, yet courageous if roused. 

When ill dignified she is selfish and luxurious. 

She rules a quadrant of the heavens around Kether. 

Earth of Water

Princess and Empress of the Nymphs or Undines Throne of the Ace of Cups.

XIII. The Lord of the Winds and the Breezes; he King of the Spirits of Air

Knight of Swords

A WINGED Warrior with crowned Winged Helmet, mounted upon a brown steed. His general equipment is as that of the Knight of Wands, but he wears as a crest a winged six-pointed star, similar to those represented on the heads of Castor and Pollux the Dioscuri, the twins Gemini (a part of which constellation is included in his rule). He holds a drawn sword with the sigil of his scale upon its pommel. Beneath his horse’s feet are dark-driving stratus clouds. 

He is active, clever, subtle, fierce, delicate, courageous, skilful, but inclined to domineer. Also to overvalue small things, unless well dignified. 

If ill dignified, deceitful, tyrannical and crafty. 

Rules from 20 Degree Taurus to 20 Degree Gemini. 

Fire of Air

King of the Sylphs and Sylphides.

XIV. The Queen of the Thrones of Air

Queen of Swords

A GRACEFUL woman with wavy, curling hair, like a Queen seated upon a Throne and crowned. Beneath the Throne are grey cumulus clouds. Her general attire is as that of the Queen of Wands, but she wears as a crest a winged child’s head. A drawn sword in one hand, and in the other a large, bearded, newly severed head of a man. 

Intensely perceptive, keen observation, subtle, quick and confident: often persevering, accurate in superficial things, graceful, fond of dancing and balancing. 

If ill dignified, cruel, sly, deceitful, unreliable, though with a good exterior. 

Rules from 20 Degree Virgo to 20 Degree Libra. 

Water of Air

Queen of the Sylphs and Sylphides.

XV. The Prince of the Chariot of the Winds

King of Swords

A WINGED King with Winged Crown, seated in a chariot drawn by Arch Fays, represented as winged youths very slightly dressed, with butterfly wings: heads encircled by a fillet with a pentagram thereon: and holding wands surmounted by pentagrams, the same butterfly wings on their feet and fillets. General equipment as the King of Wands: but he bears as a crest a winged angelic head with a pentagram on the brows. Beneath the chariot are grey nimbus clouds. His hair long and waving in serpentine whirls, and whorl figures compose the scales of his armour. A drawn sword in one hand; a sickle in the other. With the sword he rules, with the sickle he slays. 

Full of ideas and thoughts and designs, distrustful, suspicious, firm in friendship and enmity; careful, observant, slow, over-cautious, symbolizes GR:Alpha and GR:Omega; he slays as fast as he creates. 

If ill dignified: harsh, malicious, plotting; obstinate, yet hesitating; unreliable. 

Rules from 20 Degree Capricorn to 20 Degree Aquarius. 

Air of Air

Prince and Emperor of the Sylphs and Sylphides.

XVI. The Princess of the Rushing Winds; The Lotus of the Palace of Air

Knave of Swords

AN AMAZON figure with waving hair, slighter than the Rose of the Palace of Fire. Her attire is similar. The Feet seem springy, giving the idea of swiftness. Weight changing from one foot to another and body swinging around. She is a mixture of Minerva and Diana: her mantle resembles the AEgis of Minerva. She wears as a crest the head of the Medusa with serpent hair. She holds a sword in one hand; and the other rests upon a small silver altar with grey smoke (no fire) ascending from it. Beneath her feet are white clouds. 

Wisdom, strength, acuteness; subtlety in material things: grace and dexterity. 

If ill dignified, she is frivolous and cunning. 

She rules a quadrant of the heavens around Kether. 

Earth of Air

Princess and Empress of the Sylphs and Sylphides.

Throne of the Ace of Wands.

XVII. The Lord of the Wide and Fertile Land; The King of the Spirits of Earth

Knight of Pentacles

A DARK Winged Warrior with winged and crowned helmet: mounted on a light brown horse. Equipment as the Knight of Wands. 

The winged head of a stag or antelope as a crest. Beneath the horse’s feet is fertile land with ripened corn. In one hand he bears a sceptre surmounted by a hexagram: in the other a Pentacle like that of the Zelator Adeptus Minor. 

Unless very well dignified he is heavy, dull, and material. Laborious, clever, and patient in material matters. 

If ill dignified, he is avaricious, grasping, dull, jealous; not very courageous, unless assisted by other symbols. 

Rules from above 20 Degree of Leo to 20 Degree of Virgo. 

Fire of Earth

King of Gnomes.

XVIII. The Queen of the Thrones of Earth

Queen of Pentacles

A WOMAN of beautiful face with dark hair; seated upon a throne, beneath which is dark sandy earth. One side of her face is light, the other dark; and her symbolism is best represented in profile. Her attire is similar to that of the Queen of Wands: but she bears a winged goat’s head as a crest. A goat is by her side. In one hand she bears a sceptre surmounted by a cube, and in the other an orb of gold. 

She is impetuous, kind; timid, rather charming; great-hearted; intelligent, melancholy; truthful, yet of many moods. 

If ill dignified she is undecided, capricious, changeable, foolish. 

She rules from 20 Degree Sagittarius to 20 Degree Capricorn. 

Water of Earth

The Queen of Gnomes.

XIX. The Prince of the Chariot of Earth

King of Pentacles

A WINGED Kingly Figure seated in a chariot drawn by a bull. He bears as a crest the symbol of the head of the winged bull. Beneath the chariot is land, with many flowers. In the one hand he bears an orb of gold held downwards, and in the other a sceptre surmounted by an orb and cross. 

Increase of matter. Increases good or evil, solidifies; practically applies things. Steady; reliable. 

If ill dignified he is selfish, animal and material: stupid. In either case slow to anger, but furious if roused. 

Rules from 20 Degree Aries to 20 Degree Taurus. 

Air of Earth Prince and Emperor of the Gnomes.

XX. Princess of the Echoing Hills; Rose of the Palace of Earth

Knave of Pentacles

A STRONG and beautiful Amazon figure with rich brown hair, standing on grass or flowers. A grove of trees near her. Her form suggests Hebe, Ceres, and Proserpine. She bears a winged ram’s head as a crest: and wears a mantle of sheepskin. In one hand she carries a sceptre with a circular disk: in the other a Pentacle similar to that of the Ace of Pentacles. 

She is generous, kind, diligent, benevolent, careful, courageous, persevering, pitiful. 

If ill dignified she is wasteful and prodigal. She rules over one quadrant of the heavens around the North Pole of the Ecliptic. 

Earth of Earth

Princess and Empress of the Gnomes.

Throne of the Ace of Pentacles.

Herein are Resumed The Especial Characteristics of the Four Court Cards

of the Suits

     Suits       Cards        Crests             Symbols

                                                   ram’s head       of trees, sceptre with        brown

disk, pentacle like that in ace

Of the Thirty-Six Decans

HERE follow the descriptions of the smaller cards of the four suits, thirty-six in number, answering unto the thirty-six Decans of the Zodiac. 

Commencing from the sign Aries, the “Central” Decans of each sign follow the order of the Days of the Week. Thus — 

OF THE THIRTY-SIX DECANS

HERE follow the descriptions of the smaller cards of the four suits, thirty-six in number, answering unto the thirty-six Decans of the Zodiac. 

Commencing from the sign Aries, the Central Decans of each sign follow the order of the Days of the Week. Thus — 

Being thus the Four Threes, Sixes, and Nines. 

The first and third Decans follow the same order: Sunday beginning the First Decan of Virgo and in the Third Decans of Gemini and Capricorn. 

The planets govern respectively Decans with the following Titles — 

Saturn

1. Leo           Strife   5 of Wands.
2. Libra         Sorrow            3 of Swords.
3. Sagittarius Oppression     10 of Wands.
4. Pisces       Abundant Success       8 of Cups.
5. Taurus      Success Unfulfilled 7 of Pentacles.

Or in Taurus Leo Libra Sagittarius Pisces two wands: 1 each of the other suits.

Jupiter

1. Leo           Victory            6 of Wands.
2. Libra         Rest from Strife          4 of Swords.
3. Capricorn Harmonious Change 2 of Pentacles.
4. Pisces       Material Happiness     9 of Cups.
5. Gemini     Shortened Force          8 of Swords.

Or in Gemini Leo Libra Capricorn Pisces two swords: 1 each of others.

Mars

1. Leo           Valour             7 of Wands.
2. Scorpio     Loss in Pleasure          5 of Cups.
3. Capricorn Material Works           3 of Pentacles.
4. Pisces       Perfected Success       10 of Cups.
5. Aries         Dominion        2 of Wands.
6. Gemini     Despair and Cruelty 9 of Swords.

Or in Aries Gemini Leo Scorpio Capricorn Pisces 2 W. 2 C.: 1 each of others. One more Decan than the others.

Sun

1. Virgo        Prudence         8 of Pentacles.
2. Scorpio     Pleasure           6 of Cups.
3. Capricorn Earthly Power 4 of Pentacles.
4. Aries         Established Strength 3 of Wands.
5. Gemini     Ruin    10 of Swords.

Or in Aries Gemini Virgo Scorpio Capricorn 2 pentacles: 1 each of others.

Venus

1. Virgo        Material Gain 9 of Pentacles.
2. Scorpio     Illusionary Success 7 of Cups.
3. Aquarius Defeat   5 of Swords.
4. Aries         Perfected Work           4 of Wands.
5. Cancer      Love    2 of Cups.

Or in Aries Cancer Virgo Scorpio Aquarius 2 Cups: 1 each of others.

Mercury

1. Virgo        Wealth             10 of Pentacles.
2. Sagittarius Swiftness        8 of Wands.
3. Aquarius   Earned Success           6 of Swords.
4. Taurus      Material Trouble 5 of Pentacles.
5. Cancer      Abundance      3 of Cups.

Or in Taurus Cancer Virgo Sagittarius Aquarius two Pentacles: 1 of each of the others.

Moon

1. Libra         Peace Restored            2 of Swords.
2. Sagittarius Great Strength            9 of Wands.
3. Aquarius   Unstable Effort           7 of Swords.
4. Taurus      Material Success         6 of Pentacles.
5. Cancer      Blended Pleasure 4 of Cups.

Or in Taurus Cancer Libra Sagittarius Aquarius two Swords: 1 of each of the others.

There being thirty-six Decans and seven Planets, it follows that one of the latter must rule over one more Decan than the others. This is the Planet Mars, to which are allotted the last Decan of Pisces, and the first 0of Aries, because the long cold of the winter requires a great energy to overcome it, and initiate spring. 

And the beginning of the Decanates is from the royal Star of Leo, the great Star Cor Leonis: and therefore is the first Decan that of Saturn in Leo. 

Here follow the general meanings of the small cards of the suits, as classified under the nine Sephiroth below Kether. 

HB:ChKMH The Four Twos symbolize the Powers of the King and Queen just uniting and initiating the Force; but before the Prince and Princess are thoroughly brought into action. Therefore do they generally imply the initiation and fecundation of a thing. 

HB:BYNH Realization of action owing to the Prince being produced. The central symbol on each card. Action definitely commenced for good or evil. 

HB:ChSD Perfection, realization, completion: making a matter settled and fixed. 

HB:GBVRH Opposition, strife and struggle: war; obstacle to the thing in hand. Ultimate success or failure is otherwise shewn. 

HB:ThPARTh Definite accomplishment. Thing carried out. 

HB:NTzCh Generally shew a force transcending the Material Plane: and is like unto a Crown; which, indeed, is powerful, but requireth one capable of wearing it. The Sevens then shew a possible result: which is dependent on the action then taken. They depend much on the symbols that accompany them. 

HB:HVD Solitary success: “i.e.” success in the matter for the time being: but not leading to much result apart from the thing itself. 

HB:YSVD Very great fundamental force. Executive power, because they restore a firm basis. Powerful for good or evil. 

HB:MLKVTh Fixed, culminated, complete Force, whether good or evil. The matter thoroughly and definitely determined. Ultimating Force. 

Follow the particular descriptions of each of the thirty-six cards: with full meanings. 

Decan-cards are always modified by the other symbols with which they are in contact. 

XXI. The Lord of Strife

Five of Wands

TWO White Radiant Angelic Hands issuant per nubes dexter and sinister. They are clasped together in the grip of the First Order, “i.e.” the four fingers of each right hand crooked into each other, the thumbs meeting above; and they hold, at the same time, by their centres, five wands or torches which are similar unto the wands of a Zelator Adeptus Minor. One wand is upright in the middle; the others cross each other. Flames leap from the point of junction. Above the middle wand is the sign Saturn, and below is that of Leo: thus representing the Decante. Violent strife and boldness, rashness, cruelty, violence, lust, desire, prodigality and generosity; depending on whether the card is well or ill dignified. 

Geburah of HB:Y (Quarrelling and fighting). 

This Decan hath its beginning from the Royal Star of Leo: and unto it are allotted the two great Angels of the Schemhamphorash HB:VHVYH and HB:YLYAL. 

XXII. The Lord of Victory

Six of Wands

TWO hands in grip as the last, holding six wands crossed three and three. Flames issue from the point of junction. Above and below are short wands with flames issuing, surmounted respectively by the symbols of Jupiter and Leo, representing the Decan. 

Victory after strife: Love: pleasure gained by labour: carefulness, sociability and avoiding of strife, yet victory therein: also insolence, and pride of riches and success, etc. The whole dependent on the dignity. 

Tiphareth of HB:Y (Gain). 

Hereunto are allotted the great Angels HB:SYTAL and HB:a’aLMYH of the Schemhamphorash. 

XXIII. The Lord of Valour

Seven of Wands

TWO hands holding by grip six wands, three crossed. A third hand issuing from a cloud at the lower part of the card, holding an upright wand which passes between the others. Flames leap from the point of junction. Above and below the central wand are the symbols of Mars and Leo, representing the Decan. 

Possible victory, depending on the energy and courage exercised; valour; opposition, obstacles and difficulties, yet courage to meet them; quarrelling, ignorance, pretence, and wrangling, and threatening; also victory in small and unimportant things: and influence upon subordinates. 

Netzach of HB:Y (Opposition, yet courage). 

Therein rule the two great Angels HB:MHShYH and HB:LLHAL of the Schemhamphorash. 

XXIV. The Lord of Prudence

Eight of Pentacles

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, issuing from a cloud, and grasping a branch of a rose tree, with four white roses thereon, which touch only the four lowermost Pentacles. No rosebuds even, but only leaves, touch the four uppermost disks. All the Pentacles are similar to that of the Ace, but without the Maltese cross and wings. They are arranged like the geomantic figure Populus: 

• *

• *

• *

• *

Above and below them are the symbols Sun and Virgo for the Decan. 

Over-careful in small things at the expense of great: “Penny wise and pound foolish”: gain of ready money in small sums; mean; avaricious; industrious; cultivation of land; hoarding, lacking in enterprise. 

Hod of HB:H (Skill: prudence: cunning). 

Therein rule those mighty Angels HB:AKAYH and HB:KHThAL. 

XXV. The Lord of Material Gain

Nine of Pentacles

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, holding a rose branch with nine white roses, each of which touches a Pentacle. The Pentacles are arranged thus 

• *

• *

*

• *

• *

and there are rosebuds on the branches as well as flowers. Venus and Virgo above and below. 

Complete realization of material gain, good, riches; inheritance; covetous; treasuring of goods; and sometimes theft and knavery. The whole according to dignity.  

Yesod of HB:H (Inheritance, much increase of goods). 

Herein those mighty Angels HB:HZYAL and HB:ALDYH have rule and dominion. 

XXVI. The Lord of Wealth

Ten of Pentacles

AN Angelic Hand, holding by the lower extremity a branch whose roses touch all the Pentacles. No buds, however, are shewn. The symbols of Mercury and Virgo are above and below. 

The Pentacles are thus arranged: 

• *

*

• *

• *

*

• *

Completion of material gain and fortune; but nothing beyond: as it were, at the very pinnacle of success. Old age, slothfulness; great wealth, yet sometimes loss in part; heaviness; dullness of mind, yet clever and prosperous in money transactions. 

Malkuth of HB:H (Riches and wealth). 

Herein are HB:LAVYH and HB:HHa’aYH set over this Decan as Angel Rulers. 

XXVII. The Lord of Peace Restored

Two of Swords or Pikes

Two crossed swords, like the air dagger of a Zelator Adeptus Minor, each held by a White Radiant Angelic Hand. Upon the point where the two cross is a rose of five petals, emitting white rays. At the top and bottom of the card are two small daggers, supporting respectively the symbol {Crescent moon with horns upward} thus, and Libra representing the Decanate. 

Contradictory characters in the same nature, strength through suffering; pleasure after pain. Sacrifice and trouble, yet strength arising therefrom, symbolized by the position of the rose, as though the pain itself had brought forth beauty. Arrangement, peace restored; truce; truth and untruth; sorrow and sympathy. Aid to the weak; arrangement; justice, unselfishness; also a tendency to repetition of affronts on being pardoned; injury when meaning well; given to petitions; also a want of tact, and asking question of little moment; talkative. 

Chokmah of Vau. Quarrel made up, yet still some tension in relations: actions sometimes selfish, sometimes unselfish. 

Herein rule the Great Angels HB:YZLAL and HB:MNHAL. 

XXVIII. The Lord of Sorrow

Three of Swords or Spears

THREE White Radiating Angelic Hands, issuing from clouds, and holding three swords upright (as though the central sword had struck apart the two others, which were crossed in the preceding symbol): the central sword cuts asunder the rose of five petals, which in the previous symbol grew at the junction of the swords; its petals are falling, and no white rays issue from it. Above and below the central sword are the symbols of Saturn and Libra. 

Disruption, interruption, separation, quarrelling; sowing of discord and strife, mischief-making, sorrow and tears; yet mirth in Platonic pleasures; singing, faithfulness in promises, honesty in money transactions, selfish and dissipated, yet sometimes generous: deceitful in words and repetitions; the whole according to dignity. 

Binah of HB:V (Unhappiness, sorrow, and tears). 

Herein rule the Great Angels HB:HRYAL and HB:HQMYH as Lords of the Decan. 

XXIX. The Lord of Rest from Strife

Four of Swords

TWO White Radiating Angelic Hands, each holding two swords; which four cross in the centre. The rose of five petals with white radiations is reinstated on the point of their intersection. Above and below, on the points of two small daggers, are Jupiter and Libra, representing the Decanate. 

Rest from sorrow; yet after and through it. Peace from and after war. Relaxation of anxiety. Quietness, rest, ease and plenty, yet after struggle. Goods of this life; abundance; modified by dignity as is usual. 

Chesed of HB:V (Convalescence, recovery from sickness; change for the better). 

Herein do HB:LAVYH and HB:KLYAL bear rule. 

XXX. The Lord of Loss in Pleasure

Five of Cups or Chalices

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, holding lotuses or water-lilies, of which the flowers are falling right and left. Leaves only, and no buds, surmount them. These lotus stems ascend between the cups in the manner of a fountain, but no water flows therefrom; neither is there water in any of the cups, which are somewhat of the shape of the magical instrument of the Zelator Adeptus Minor. 

Above and below are the symbols of Mars and Scorpio for the Decan. 

Death, or end of pleasure: disappointment, sorrow and loss in those things from which pleasure is expected. Sadness, treachery, deceit; ill-will, detraction; charity and kindness ill requited; all kinds of anxieties and troubles from unsuspected and unexpected sources. 

Geburah of HB:H (Disappointment in love, marriage broken off, unkindness of a friend; loss of friendship). 

Herein rule HB:LVVYH and HB:PHLYH. 

XXXI. The Lord of Pleasure

Six of Chalices

AN Angelic Hand, as before, holds a group of stems of water-lilies or lotuses, from which six flowers bend, one over each cup. From these flowers a white glistening water flows into the cups as from a fountain, but they are not yet full. Above and below are Sun and Scorpio referring to the Decan. 

Commencement of steady increase, gain and pleasure; but commencement only.

Also affront, detection, knowledge, and in some instances contention and strife arising from unwarranted self-assertion and vanity. Sometimes thankless and presumptuous; sometimes amiable and patient. According to dignity as usual. 

Tiphareth of HB:H (Beginning of wish, happiness, success, or enjoyment). 

Therein rule HB:NLKAL and HB:YYYAL. 

XXXII. The Lord of Illusionary Success

Seven of Chalices

THE seven cups are arranged as two descending triangles above a point: a hand, as usual, holds lotus stems which arise from the central lower cup. The hand is above this cup and below the middle one. With the exception of the central lower cup, each is overhung by a lotus flower, but no water falls from these into any of the cups, which are all quite empty. Above and below are the symbols of the Decanate Venus and Scorpio. 

Possible victory, but neutralized by the supineness of the person: illusionary success, deception in the moment of apparent victory. Lying, error, promises unfulfilled. Drunkenness, wrath, vanity. Lust, fornication, violence against women, selfish dissipation, deception in love and friendship. Often success gained, but not followed up. Modified as usual by dignity. 

Netzach of HB:H (Lying, promises unfulfilled; illusion, deception, error; slight success at outset, not retained). 

Herein the Angels HB:MLHAL and HB:ChHVYH rule. 

XXXIII. The Lord of Swiftness

Eight of Wands or Torches

FOUR White Radiating Angelic Hands (two proceeding from each side) issuant from clouds; clasped in two pairs in the centre with the grip of the First Order. They hold eight wands, crossed four with four. Flames issue from the point of junction. Surmounting the small wands with flames issuing down them, and placed in the centre at the top and bottom of the card respectively, are the symbols of Mercury and Sagittarius for the Decan. 

Too much force applied too suddenly. Very rapid rush, but quickly passed and expended. Violent, but not lasting. Swiftness, rapidity, courage, boldness, confidence, freedom, warfare, violence; love of open air, field-sports, gardens and meadows. Generous, subtle, eloquent, yet somewhat untrustworthy; rapacious, insolent, oppressive. Theft and robbery. According to dignity. 

Hod of HB:Y (Hasty communications and messages; swiftness). 

Therein rule the Angels HB:NThHYH and HB:HAAYH. 

XXXIV. The Lord of Great Strength

Nine of Wands or Torches

FOUR hands, as in the previous symbol, holding eight wands crossed four and four; but a fifth hand at the foot of the card holds another wand upright, which traverses the point of junction with the others: flames leap herefrom. Above and below are the symbols Moon and Sagittarius. 

Tremendous and steady force that cannot be shaken. Herculean strength, yet sometimes scientifically applied. Great success, but with strife and energy. Victory, preceded by apprehension and fear. Health good, and recovery not in doubt. Generous, questioning and curious; fond of external appearances: intractable, obstinate. 

Yesod of HB:Y (Strength, power, health, recovery from sickness). 

Herein rule the Angels HB:YRThAL and HB:ShAHYH. 

XXXV. The Lord of Oppression

Ten of Wands

FOUR hands holding eight wands crossed as before. A fifth hand holding two wands upright, which traverses the junction of the others. Flames issuant. Saturn and Sagittarius. 

Cruel and overbearing force and energy, but applied only to material and selfish ends. Sometimes shows failure in a matter, and the opposition too strong to be controlled; arising from the person’s too great selfishness at the beginning. Illwill, levity, lying, malice, slander, envy, obstinacy; swiftness in evil and deceit, if ill dignified. Also generosity, disinterestedness and self-sacrifice, when well dignified. 

Malkuth of HB:V (Cruelty, malice, revenge, injustice). 

Therein rule HB:RYYAL and HB:AVMAL. 

XXXVI. The Lord of Harmonious Change

Two of Disks or Pentacles

TWO wheels, disks or pentacles, similar to that of the Ace. They are united by a green-and-gold serpent, bound about them like a figure of 8. It holds its tail in its mouth. A White Radiant Angelic Hand holds the centre of the whole. No roses enter into this card. Above and below are the symbols of Jupiter and Capricorn. It is a revolving symbol. 

The harmony of change, alternation of gain and loss; weakness and strength; everchanging occupation; wandering, discontented with any fixed condition of things; now elated, then melancholy; industrious, yet unreliable; fortunate through prudence of management, yet sometimes unaccountably foolish; alternatively talkative and suspicious. Kind, yet wavering and inconsistent. Fortunate in journeying. Argumentative. 

Chokmah of HB:H (Pleasant change, visit to friends). 

Herein the Angels HB:LKBAL and HB:VShRYH have rule. 

XXXVII. The Lord of Material Works.

Three of Pentacles

A WHITE-WINGED Angelic Hand, as before, holding a branch of a rose tree, of which two white rosebuds touch and surmount the topmost Pentacle. The Pentacles are arranged in an equilateral triangle. Above and below the symbols Mars and Capricorn. 

Working and constructive force, building up, creation, erection; realization and increase of material things; gain in commercial transactions, rank; increase of substance, influence, cleverness in business, selfishness. Commencement of matters to be established later. Narrow and prejudiced. Keen in matters of gain; sometimes given to seeking after impossibilities. 

Binah of HB:H (Business, paid employment, commercial transaction). 

Herein are HB:YChVYH and HB:LHChYH Angelic Rulers. 

XXXVIII. The Lord of Earthly Power

Four of Pentacles

A HAND holding a branch of a rose tree, but without flowers or buds, save that in the centre is one fully blown white rose. Pentacles are disposed as on the points of a square; a rose in its centre. Symbols Sun and Capricorn above and below to represent the Decan. 

Assured material gain: success, rank, dominion, earthy power, completed but leading to nothing beyond. Prejudicial, covetous, suspicious, careful and orderly, but discontented. Little enterprise or originality. According to dignity as usual. 

Chesed of HB:H (Gain of money or influence: a present).  Herein do HB:KVQYH and HB:MNDAL bear rule. 

XXXIX. The Lord of Defeat

Five of Swords

TWO Rayed Angelic Hands each holding two swords nearly upright, but falling apart of each other, right and left of the card. A third hand holds a sword upright in the centre as though it had disunited them. The petals of the rose, which in the four had been reinstated in the centre, are torn asunder and falling. Above and below are Venus and Aquarius for Decan. 

Contest finished and decided against the person; failure, defeat, anxiety, trouble, poverty, avarice, grieving after gain, laborious, unresting; loss and vileness of nature; malicious, slanderous, lying, spiteful and tale-bearing. A busybody and separator of friends, hating to see peace and love between others. Cruel, yet cowardly, thankless and unreliable. Clever and quick in thought and speech.

Feelings of pity easily roused, but unenduring. 

Geburah of HB:V (Defeat, loss, malice, spite, slander, evil-speaking). 

Herein the Angels HB:ANYAL and HB:Cha’aMYH bear rule. 

XL. The Lord of Earned Success

Six of Swords

TWO hands, as before, each holding two swords which cross in the centre. Rose re-established thereon. Mercury and Aquarius above and below, supported on the points of two short daggers or swords. 

Success after anxiety and trouble; self-esteem, beauty, conceit, but sometimes modesty therewith; dominance, patience, labour, etc. 

Tiphareth of HB:V (Labour, work, journey by water). 

Ruled by the Great Angels HB:RHa’aAL and HB:YYVHL. 

XLI. The Lord of Unstable Effort

Seven of Swords

TWO Angelic Radiating Hands as before, each holding three swords. A third hand holds up a single sword in the centre. The points of all the swords “just touch” each other, the central sword not altogether dividing them. 

The Rose of the previous symbols of this suit is held up by the same hand which holds the central sword: as if the victory were at its disposal. Symbols of Moon and Aquarius. 

Partial success. Yielding when victory is within grasp, as if the last reserves of strength were used up. Inclination to lose when on the point of gaining, through not continuing the effort. Love of abundance, fascinated by display, given to compliments, affronts and insolences, and to spy upon others. Inclined to betray confidences, not always intentionally. Rather vacillatory and unreliable. 

Netzach of HB:V (Journey by land: in character untrustworthy). 

Herein rule the Great Angels HB:HHHAL and HB:Ma’aKAL. 

XLII. The Lord of Abandoned Success

Eight of Chalices

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, holding a group of stems of lotuses or waterlilies. There are only two flowers shown, which bend over the two central cups, pouring into them a white water which fills them and runs over into the three lowest, which later are not yet filled. The three uppermost are quite empty. 

                                                                    U           U           U

                                                                             U           U

                                                                    U           U           U

At the top and bottom of the card are symbols Saturn and Pisces. 

Temporary success, but without further results. Thing thrown aside as soon as gained. Not lasting, even in the matter in hand. Indolence in success. Journeying from place to place. Misery and repining without cause. Seeking after riches. Instability. 

Hod of HB:H (Success abandoned; decline of interest). 

The Angels ruling are HB:VVLYH and HB:YLHYH. 

XLIII. The Lord of Material Happiness

Nine of Chalices

A WHITE Radiant Angelic Hand, issuing from a cloud holding lotus or waterlilies, one flower of which overhangs each cup; from it a white water pours. Cups are arranged in three rows of 3. Jupiter and Pisces above and below. 

Complete and perfect realization of pleasure and happiness, almost perfect; selfpraise, vanity, conceit, much talking of self, yet kind and lovable, and may be self-denying therewith. High-minded, not easily satisfied with small and limited ideas. Apt to be maligned through too much self-assumption. A good and generous, but sometimes foolish nature. 

Yesod of HB:H (Complete success, pleasure and happiness, wishes fulfilled). 

Therein rule the Angels HB:SALYH and HB:a’aRYAL. 

XLIV. The Lord of Perfected Success

Ten of Cups or Chalices

HAND, as usual, holding bunch of water-lilies or lotuses, whose flowers pour a white water into all the cups, which “all run over.” The uppermost cup is held sideways by a hand, and pours water into the left-hand upper cup. A single lotus flower surmounts the top cup, and is the source of the water that fills it. Above and below the symbols Mars and Pisces. 

Permanent and lasting success and happiness, because inspired from above. Not so sensual as “Lord of Material Happiness,” yet almost more truly happy. Pleasure, dissipation, debauchery, quietness, peacemaking. Kindness, pity, generosity, wantonness, waste, etc., according to dignity. 

Malkuth of HB:H (Matter settled: complete good fortune). 

Herein the Great Angels HB:a’aShLYH and HB:MYHAL rule. 

XLV. The Lord of Dominion

Two of Wands

A WHITE Radiating Angelic hand, issuing from clouds, and grasping two crossed wands. Flames issue from the point of junction. On two small wands above and below, with flames of five issuing therefrom, are the symbols of Mars and Aries for the Decan. 

Strength, domination, harmony of rule and of justice. Boldness, courage, fierceness, shamelessness, revenge, resolution, generous, proud, sensitive, ambitious, refined, restless, turbulent, sagacious withal, yet unforgiving and obstinate. 

Chokmah of HB:Y (Influence over others, authority, power, dominion). 

Therein the Angels HB:VHVAL and HB:DNYAL bear rule. 

XLVI. The Lord of Established Strength

Three of Wands

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, as before, issuing from clouds and grasping three wands in the centre (two crossed, the third upright). Flames issue from the point of junction. Above and below are the symbols Sun and Aries. 

Established force, strength, realization of hope. Completion of labour. Success after struggle. Pride, nobility, wealth, power, conceit. Rude self-assumption and insolence. Generosity, obstinacy, etc. 

Binah of HB:Y (Pride, arrogance, self-assertion). 

Herein rule the Angels HB:HHShYH and HB:a’aMMYH. 

XLVII. The Lord of Perfected Work

Four of Wands

TWO White Radiating Angelic Hands, as before, issuing from clouds right and left of the card and clasped in the centre with the grip of the First Order, holding four wands or torches crossed. Flames issue from the point of junction. Above and below are two small flaming wands, with the symbols of Venus and Aries representing the Decan. 

Perfection or completion of a thing built up with trouble and labour. Rest after labour, subtlety, cleverness, beauty, mirth, success in completion. Reasoning faculty, conclusions drawn from previous knowledge. Unreadiness, unreliable and unsteady through over-anxiety and hurriedness of action. Graceful in manner, at times insincere, etc. 

Chesed of HB:Y (Settlement, arrangement, completion). 

Herein are HB:NNAAL and HB:NYThHL Angelic rulers. 

XLVIII. THE LORD OF MATERIAL TROUBLE

Five of Pentacles

A WHITE Radiant Angelic Hand issuing from clouds, and holding a branch of the white rose tree, but from which the roses are falling, and leaving no buds behind. Five Pentacles similar to the Ace. Above and below are Mercury and Taurus. 

Loss of money or position. Trouble about material things. Labour, toil, land cultivation; building, knowledge and acuteness of earthly things, poverty, carefulness, kindness; sometimes money regained after severe toil and labour. Unimaginative, harsh, stern, determined, obstinate. 

Geburah of HB:H (Loss of profession, loss of money, monetary anxiety). 

Herein the angels HB:MBHYH and HB:PNYAL rule. 

XLIX. The Lord of Material Success

Six of Pentacles

A WHITE Radiant Angelic Hand holding a rose branch with white roses and buds, each of which touches a Pentacle. Pentacles are arranged in two columns of three each: 

• *

• *

• *

Above and below are the symbols Taurus and Moon of the Decan. 

Success and gain in material undertakings. Power, influence, rank, nobility, rule over the people. Fortunate, successful, liberal and just. 

If ill dignified, may be purse-proud, insolent from excess, or prodigal. 

Tiphareth of HB:H (Success in material things, prosperity in business). 

Herein rule the Angels HB:NMMYH and HB:YYLAL. 

L. The Lord of Success Unfulfilled

Seven of Pentacles

A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand issuing from a cloud, and holding a white rose branch. Seven Pentacles arranged like the geomantic figure Rubeus: 

• *

*

• *

• *

There are only five buds, which overhang, but do not touch the five uppermost Pentacles. Above and below are the Decan symbols, Saturn and Taurus respectively. 

Promises of success unfulfilled. (Shewn, as it were, by the fact that the rosebuds do not come to anything.) Loss of apparently promising fortune. Hopes deceived and crushed. Disappointment, misery, slavery, necessity and baseness. A cultivator of land, and yet a loser thereby. Sometimes it denotes slight and isolated gains with no fruits resulting therefrom, and of no further account, though seeming to promise well. 

Netzach of HB:H (Unprofitable speculations and employments; little gain for much labour). 

Therein HB:HRChAL and HB:MTzRAL are ruling Angels. 

LI. The Lord of Shortened Force

Eight of Swords

FOUR White Radiant Angelic Hands issuing from clouds, each holding two swords, points upwards; all the points touch near the top of the card. Hands issue, two at each bottom angle of the card. The pose of the other sword symbols is reestablished in the centre. Above and below are the Decan symbols Jupiter and Gemini. 

Too much force applied to small things: too much attention to detail at the expense of the principal and more important points. When ill dignified, these qualities produce malice, pettiness, and domineering characteristics. Patience in detail of study; great care in some things, counterbalanced by equal disorder in others. Impulsive; equally fond of giving or receiving money or presents; generous, clever, acute, selfish and without strong feeling of affection. Admires wisdom, yet applies it to small and unworthy objects. 

Hod of HB:V (Narrow, restricted, petty, a prison). 

Therein rule the Angels HB:VMBAL and HB:YHHAL. 

LII. The Lord of Despair and Cruelty

Nine of Swords

FOUR Hands, as in the preceding figure, hold eight swords nearly upright, but with the points falling away from each other. A fifth hand holds a ninth sword upright in the centre, as if it had struck them asunder. No rose at all is shewn, as if it were not merely cut asunder, but utterly destroyed. Above and below are the Decan symbols Mars and Gemini. 

Despair, cruelty, pitilessness, malice, suffering, want, loss, misery. Burden, oppression, labour, subtlety and craft, dishonesty, lying and slander. 

Yet also obedience, faithfulness, patience, unselfishness, etc. According to dignity. 

Yesod of HB:V (Illness, suffering, malice, cruelty, pain). 

Therein do HB:a’aNVAL and HB:MChYAL bear rule. 

LIII. The Lord of Ruin

Ten of Swords

FOUR hands holding eight swords, as in the preceding symbol; the points falling away from each other. Two hands hold two swords crossed in the centre, as though their junction had disunited the others. No rose, flower or bud, is shewn. Above and below are Sun and Gemini, representing the Decan. 

Almost a worse symbol than the Nine of Swords. Undisciplined, warring force, complete disruption and failure. Ruin of all plans and projects. Disdain, insolence and impertinence, yet mirth and jollity therewith. A marplot, loving to overthrow the happiness of others; a repeater of things; given to much unprofitable speech, and of many words. Yet clever, eloquent, etc., according to dignity. 

Malkuth of HB:V (Ruin, death, defeat, disruption). 

Herein the Angels HB:DMBYH and HB:MNQAL reign. 

LIV. The Lord of Love

Two of Chalices

A WHITE Radiant Hand, issuant from the lower part of the card from a cloud, holds lotuses. A lotus flower rises above water, which occupies the lower part of the card rising above the hand. From this flower rises a stem, terminating near the top of the card in another lotus, from which flows a sparkling white water, as from a fountain. Crossed on the stem just beneath are two dolphins, Argent and Or, on to which the water falls, and from which it pours in full streams, like jets of gold and silver, into two cups; which in their turn overflow, flooding the lower part of the card. Venus and Cancer above and below. 

Harmony of masculine and feminine united. Harmony, pleasure, mirth, subtlety: but if ill dignified — folly, dissipation, waste, silly actions. 

Chokmah of HB:H (Marriage, love, pleasure). 

Therein rule the Angels HB:AVa’aAL and HB:ChBVYH. 

LV. The Lord of Abundance

Three of Chalices

A WHITE Radiating Hand, as before, holds a group of lotuses or water-lilies, from which two flowers rise on either side of, and overhanging the top cup; pouring into it the white water. Flowers in the same way pour white water into the lower cups. All the cups overflow; the topmost into the two others, and these upon the lower part of the card. Cups are arranged in an erect equilateral triangle. Mercury and Cancer above and below. 

Abundance, plenty, success, pleasure, sensuality, passive success, good luck and fortune; love, gladness, kindness, liberality. 

Binah of HB:H (Plenty, hospitality, eating and drinking, pleasure, dancing, new clothes, merriment). 

Therein the Angels HB:RAHAL and HB:YBMYH are lords. 

LVI. The Lord of Blended Pleasure

Four of Chalices

FOUR cups: the two upper overflowing into the two lower, which do not overflow. An Angelic Hand grasps a branch of lotus, from which ascends a stem bearing one flower at the top of the card, from which the white water flows into the two upper cups. From the centre two leaves pass right and left, making, as it were, a cross between the four cups. Above and below are the symbols Moon and Cancer for the Decan. 

Success or pleasure approaching their end. A stationary period in happiness, which may, or may not, continue. It does not mean love and marriage so much as the previous symbol. It is too passive a symbol to represent perfectly complete happiness. Swiftness, hunting and pursuing. Acquisition by contention: injustice sometimes; some drawbacks to pleasure implied. 

Chesed of HB:H (Receiving pleasure or kindness from others, but some discomfort therewith). 

Therein rule the great Angels HB:HYYAL and HB:MVMYH. 

Brief Meanings of Twenty-Two Keys

1. IF the question refers to spiritual matters, the Fool means idea, thought, spirituality, that which endeavours to transcend Earth. But if question is material, it means folly, stupidity, eccentricity, or even mania. 
2. Skill, wisdom, adaptation, craft, cunning, or occult wisdom or power. 
3. Change, alternation, increase and decrease, fluctuation; whether for good or evil depends on the dignity. 
4. Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success. But with very bad dignity it means luxury, dissipation. 
5. War, conquest, victory, strife, ambition. 
6. Divine wisdom, manifestation, explanation, teaching, occult force voluntarily invoked. 
7. Inspiration (passive, mediumistic), motive power, action. 
8. Triumph, victory, health (sometimes unstable). 
9. Eternal justice. Strength and force, but arrested as in act of judgment. May mean law, trial, etc. 
10. Wisdom from on high. Active divine inspiration. Sometimes “unexpected current.” 
11. Good fortune, happiness (within bounds). Intoxication of success. 
12. Courage, strength, fortitude, power passing on to action. Obstinacy. 
13. Enforced sacrifice, punishment, loss, fatal and not voluntary, suffering. 
14. Time, age, transformation, change involuntary (as opposed to 18, Pisces). Or death, destruction (only latter with special cards). 
15. Combination of forces, realization, action (material effect, good or evil). 
16. Materiality, material force, material temptation, obsession. 
17. Ambition, fighting, war, courage, or destruction, danger, fall, ruin. 
18. Hope, faith, unexpected help. Or dreaminess, deceived hope, etc. 
19. Dissatisfaction, voluntary change. Error, lying, falsity, deception. This card is very sensitive to dignity. 
20. Glory, gain, riches. With “very” evil cards it means arrogance, display, vanity. 
21. Final decision, judgment, sentence, determination of a matter without appeal, “on its plane.” 
22. The matter itself. Synthesis, world, kingdom. Usually denotes actual subject of question, and therefore depends entirely on accompanying cards. 

Princes and Queens shew almost always actual men and women connected with the matter.

But the Kings (Knights) sometime represent coming or going of a matter, according as they face.

The Princesses shew opinions, thoughts, ideas, either in harmony with or opposed to, the subject.

Cards

• Sixes            Gain, success.
• Fives            Order, regularity.
• Fives            Quarrels, fights.
• Fours            Rest, peace.
• Fours            Industry.
• Threes          Resolution, determination.
• Threes          Deceit.
• Twos            Conferences, conversations.

3 Twos                                  Reorganization, recommendation.

Of The Dignities

A CARD is strong or weak, well dignified or ill dignified, according to the cards next to it on either side.

Cards of the same suit on either side strengthen it greatly, for good or evil according to their nature.

Cards of opposite natures on either side weaken it greatly, for either good or evil.

Swords are inimical to Pentacles.

Wands are inimical to Cups.

Swords are friendly with Cups and Wands.

Wands are friendly with Swords and Pentacles.

If a card fall between two other which are mutually contrary, it is not much affected by either.

A Method of Divination by the Tarot

1. THE Significator.

Choose a card to represent the Querent, using your knowledge or judgment of his character rather than dwelling on his physical characteristics. 

• 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. 
• Hand the cards to Querent, and bid him think of the question attentively, and cut. 
• Take the cards as cut, and hold as for dealing. 

“First Operation”

This shows the situation of the Querent at the time when he consults you.

1. The pack being in front of you, cut, and place the top half to the left. 
2. Cut each pack again to the left. 
3. These four stack represent I H V H, from right to left. 
4. Find the Significator. It be in the HB:Y pack, the question refers to work, business, etc.; if in the HB:H pack, to love, marriage, or pleasure; if in the HB:H pack, to money, goods, and such purely material matters. 
5. Tell the Querent what he has come for: if wrong, abandon the divination. 
6. If right, spread out the pack containing the Significator, face upwards. Count the cards from him, in the direction in which he faces.

The counting should include the card from which you count.

For Knights, Queens and Princes, count 4.

For Princesses, count 7.

For Aces, count 11.

For small cards, count according to the number.

For trumps, count 3 for the elemental trumps; 9 for the planetary trumps; 12 for the Zodiacal trumps.

Make a “story” of these cards. This story is that of the beginning of the affair. 

• Pair the cards on either side of the Significator, then those outside them, and so on. Make another “story,” which should fill in the details omitted in the first. 
• If this story is not quite accurate, do not be discouraged. Perhaps the Querent himself does not know everything. But the main lines ought to be laid down firmly, with correctness, or the divination should be abandoned. 

“Second Operation”

Development of the Question

1. Shuffle, invoke suitably, and let Querent cut as before. 
2. Deal cards into twelve stacks, for the twelve astrological houses of heaven. 
3. Make up your mind in which stack you ought to find the Significator, “e.g.” in the seventh house if the question concerns marriage, and so on. 
4. Examine this chosen stack. If the Significator is not there, try some cognate house. On a second failure, abandon the divination. 
5. Read the stack counting and pairing as before. 

“Third Operation”

Further Development of the Question

1. Shuffle, etc., as before. 
2. Deal cards into twelve stacks for the twelve signs of the Zodiac. 
3. Divine the proper stack and proceed as before. 

“Fourth Operation”

Penultimate Aspects of the Question

1. Shuffle, etc., as before. 
2. Find the Significator: set him upon the table; let the thirty-six cards following form a ring round him. 
3. Count and pair as before. 

“Fifth Operation”

Final Result

1. Shuffle, etc., as before. 
2. Deal into ten packs in the form of the Tree of Life. 
3. Make up your mind where the Significator should be, as before; but failure does not here necessarily imply that the divination has gone astray. 
4. Count and pair as before. 

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