The Lovers is interesting, because as a glyph it references the original vision/hoax responsible for almost all modern occult traditions. It is an artistic representation of The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkruetz, one of the three original Rosicrucian manifestos. See previous article on Rosicrucianism. It is one of the alchemical cards, but much more highly […]
The mysteries of The Hierophant are a further elaboration of the alchemy described in the cards. The Holy Father or Pope bestows the secrets of the occult upon the Emperor and Empress leading them to their Great Work. There are many symbols in the card that reinforce this, but the primary symbolism in the Crowley […]
If The Empress is the higher representation of the feminine within tarot, then it stands to reason that The Emperor should be a very high representation of the masculine. Where she represents the mysteries of the vagina, then he logically represents the mysteries of the phallus. His color is that of flame, to represent the […]
The Empress is the complete embodiment of higher femininity within the deck and must be considered in her partnership with the masculine Emperor. She is Hera and Freya, and all the married goddesses of the male high Gods of their respective pantheons. She is also, considered in an exalted sense the Shakti of Shiva. […]
The symbol of the High Priestess is one of the most silent and inscrutable cards in the deck, but we may be able to discern a little about her by her position on the tree of life. She has the path from Tiphareth to Kether. This is one of the most significant paths as it […]
This will have to be another explanation leaning on the Crowley/Harris deck as they have provided the most in-depth symbolism for the card. The Magician has been described as a mountebank, a trickster and con artist who performs sleight of hand for money. Supposedly this indicates skill on the part of the practitioner. This distracts […]
Why should you potentially waste your time with Tarot? The normal course of a tarot reading involves randomly shuffling the symbols and cannot possibly have bearing on the subject asked about. Yes and yes. Part of the thesis of the way tarot works is that higher entities govern its movements. Despite the inherent illogicality of […]
When you start disassembling reality everything is a walk in the park. I’ve had some really rough times figuring out the riddles posed by paths on the tree, but nothing has prepared me for the encounter with this guy. The Devil, card 15. Usually ignorance is bliss and a little purification is enough to pass, […]
I’ve been using tarot cards for decades and it doesn’t matter whether they are digital or physical cards in your hands. The secret to getting them to work is concentration. The more you actually concentrate the contents of your mind, the more accurate the reading. Practice with these. The kind and generous maker of fourthdimension.net […]
