The Revived Tarot

Conclusion

Synopsis:   The restored order of the Tarot. Instead of ignoring the contradictions in reality and replacing them with a private fantasy system which ignores Hebrew tradition, changes the underlying meaning of the symbols and introduces confusion all over the place, we can now consider the possibility that the contradictions exist and our perceptions of reality (the inherited system) need to be altered, just as Strength and Justice needed to be switched to conform to their obvious astrological symbolism and correct Yetsiratic/formative attributions. Then it is possible to break with a false tradition and experiment with alternatives to canonical wisdom. The Magician is moved from Bayt and restored to Raysh, 200, where the role of thought in the Univeral container is apparent. The Sun is displaced to its natural position, a level higher in the containment scale (2-20-200), to the existential Kaph (20), moving the Wheel of Fortune to its more logical position as corresponding to letter 3, Ghimel, archetype of organic movement. The High-Priestess is returned to her proper home, Tav, which forms the cross on her chest and Moon lying at her feet, symbol of the ultimate resistance to life/death and final sanctuary of all energy. The veil hides Tav's equal partnership with Aleph, and the heresy of endogenous creation. Then The World with its primary and unique symbol (as the only enclosed card, containing a figure holding two wands) of containment/dwelling-in, can be restored to its position opposite The Fool, and the relationship of Aleph and Bayt better understood.     The Seven Planetary Tarot Trumps Restored to their True Positions Early Recensions of the Sepher Yetsira Archetypal Air Existential Water Cosmic           Fire Finals And at last, we can go from Aleph to Tav and back, by contemplating the double equation of creation: Bereshyt Bara     The Kabbalah is the doctrinal essence of the Torah, the repository in the heart of Judaism of the 22 mysteries hidden since the beginning of time.       Leo Schaya, The Universal Meaning of the Kabbalah (Penguin Books, 1974), (p. 19). Hebrew Letter-Number-Tarot Trump Archetypal Fool World Wheel Tower Emperor High Priest Lovers Chariot Strength 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Aleph Bayt Ghimmel Dallet Hay Waw Zayn Hhayt Tayt Existential Hermit Sun Justice HangedMan Death Temperance Devil Empress Star 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Yod Kaf Lammed Mem Noun Sammekh Ayn Pay Tsadde Cosmic Moon Magician Judgement Priestess   Finals 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Qof Raysh Sheen Tav Khaf Mem Noun Phay Tsadde Looking at the Tarot The Traditional Tarot The Tarot Unlocked Tarot Genesis: Bereshyt 1:1 Astrological Correspondences in the Sepher Yetsira     Native Positions of the Tarot by Hebrew Formative Letter Early Recensions of the Sepher Yetsira Archetypal Air Existential Water Cosmic Fire Finals Back | Contents | Next