THE KABALA UNVEILED

By F r a te r A q u ariu s, S crib e

IN T R O D U C T IO N

I f you lo v e m y stery and th e w eird th in g s which th e human mind has

been a b le to e v o lv e in an a tte m p t to so lv e th e m y s te r ie s of l i f e , you
w ill f i n d t h i s co u rse of s p e c ia l stu d y very i n t e r e s t i n g and v ery h e lp ­
fu l.
We a re happy th a t we a re a b le to p re s e n t to you a r e a l UNVEILING of
t h i s m y ste rio u s s u b je c t. I t i s u n d o u b ted ly th e most w e ird ly a rra n g e d ,
most m y s te rio u s ly a l l u r i n g and m y s tify in g s u b je c t t h a t th e human mind
ev er in v e n te d in an a tte m p t to i n t e r p r e t d iv in e im p re s sio n s.
The s tu d e n ts of m y sticism in o r i e n t a l c o u n t r ie s a re j u s t a s g r e a t l y
m y s tif ie d by t h i s s u b je c t a s a re th e people in th e W estern World; b u t
th e s tu d e n ts in th e O rie n t and th e Near E a st have one ad v an tag e t h a t
th e s tu d e n ts in th e W estern World do n o t have; th e o r i e n t a l s tu d e n ts
have had th e t r u t h of th e K abala e x p la in e d to them, w hereas th e p eo p le
in the W estern World have had o n ly a f a l s e o r w ro n g ly -in te r p re te d form
of the K abala g iv e n to them.
The Kabala d e a ls w ith law s and p r i n c i p l e s th a t a r e th e most m y ste rio u s
and most s u b tle in th e u n iv e rs e . Some p e rso n s have sp e n t t h e i r e n t i r e
l i v e s tr y in g to f in d th e g o ld en th r e a d in th e K abala, an d tr y i n g to
l i f t the v e i l t h a t seems to h id e i t from a c l e a r u n d e rs ta n d in g . I t
would ta k e th e l i f e t i m e of th e av e ra g e p erso n t o c o m p le te ly and
th o ro u g h ly a n a ly z e th e K abala i f he had to depend upon se a rc h in g
thro u g h a l l o f th e modern bo o k s t h a t have b een p u b lis h e d on th e sub­
j e c t . No two o f th e s e books a g re e , an d no s tu d e n ts o f th e K&b&la seem
to a g re e in t h e i r a tte m p ts to i n t e r p r e t i t and p r e s e n t i t t o o th e r s .
The K abala a s a c o u rse o f stu d y h a s n e v e r b een in c o r p o r a te d among th e
r e g u la r g rad ed c o u r s e s o f stu d y o f th e R o s ic ru c ia n O rder i n modern
tim es sim ply becau se i t l e a d s to so many m y s te rio u s f i e l d s t h a t th e
av erag e stu d e n t would n o t have an o p p o r tu n ity o f m a s te rin g i t an d ap­
p ly in g i t . Some of th e more e s s e n t i a l and p r a c t i c a l id e a s c o n ta in e d
in th e K abala a re c o n ta in e d in our o th e r R o s ic ru c ia n l e c t u r e s . But
th e m y ste rio u s th in g s t h a t seem to f a s c in a te th e human mind and h o ld
i t in a s p e ll o f th e m ost w eird form of m y sticism axe now to be ex­
p la in e d to you in t h i s s p e c ia l c o u rse of le s s o n s .
I t i s s a id by many of th e em inent m y stio s of Europe an d o th e r c o u n tr ie s
th a t no s tu d e n t o f m y sticism can speak f l u e n t l y and le a r n e d ly of th e
m y ste rio u s th in g s o f l i f e u n le s s he knows som ething a b o u t th e K abala.
I t i s c o n s id e re d by a g r e a t many p e rso n s to be th e m ost i n t e l l e c t u a l
sued h ig h ly i n t e l l i g e n t p r e s e n ta tio n of many s e c r e t d o c tr in e s . Com­
p a re d w ith o th e r more sim p le s u b je c ts of stu d y th e K abala i s l i k e com­
p a rin g th e game o f c h e s s w ith th e game o f c h e c k e rs.
P erh ap s too much m y stery and m y sticism h a s su rro u n d ed th e K abala, and
p e rh a p s many em inent men in f o r e ig n la n d s have p u rp o se ly made th e
K abala seem to be v ery d i f f i o u l t to u n d e rs ta n d and v e ry e l u s iv e in i t s
The K abala U n v eiled I n tr o d u c tio n

re v e la tio n s . T h i s i m p r e s s i o n m ay h a v e b e e n c r e a t e d i n o r d e r t o d i s ­
c o u ra g e t h e i n s i n c e r e s t u d e n t a n d t h e u n w o rth y o n e fro m e v e r c o n s i d e r ­
in g t h e K a b a la .

You a lo n e w i l l be a b le to ju d g e a f t e r re a d in g t h i s c o u rse of stu d y

w hether th e K abala i s w orthy o f your f u r t h e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n o r n o t.
In a g r e a t many m y s tic s i t awakens an d q u ic k e n s a s le e p in g , dorm ant
i n t e r e s t in som ething t h a t th e y have s tu d ie d f a r i n th e p a s t, p e rh a p s
in a n o th e r in c a r n a tio n . In o th e r m y s tic s t h i s stu d y aw akens a r e -
membranoe o f p a s t e v e n ts an d p a s t c o n t a c t s . In s t i l l o th e r s tu d e n ts
t h i s stu d y aw akens n o th in g o ld b u t le a v e s them w ith a s tr a n g e under­
s ta n d in g o f some o f th e g r e a t m y s te r ie s .
t
T h is c o u rse o f stu d y now b e f o r e you was p re p a re d by one who h a s d e lv e d
d e e p ly i n t o th e s u b je c t, and who h a s n o t o n ly d is c o v e re d a g r e a t d e a l
a b o u t th e m y s te r ie s of th e K abala, b u t i s so th o ro u g h ly f a m ila r w ith
our R o s ic ru c ia n work t h a t he can expLain i t to you a s one R o s ie ru e ia n
to a n o th e r . And b ec au se of your advancem ent i n our R o s ic ru c ia n work
and your s p e c ia l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s i t h as been recommended t h a t you be
p e r m itte d to have t h i s s p e c ia l stu d y .
We ask t h a t you keep t h i s c o u rse o f stu d y c o n f i d e n t i a l to y o u r s e lf ,
and n o t 3how i t to any o th e r R o s ic ru c ia n member even i f you b e l ie v e ,
o r he b e l ie v e s , t h a t he i s re a d y to have i t . L ike a l l o f th e R o sic ru ­
c ia n monographs t h a t a r e s e n t to you, th e s e a r e a l s o c o n f i d e n t i a l and
s t r i c t l y p r i v a t e , an d you a re n o t b u ry in g them o r in an y way p u rc h a s­
in g them t o own them in such a manner t h a t w ill g iv e you th e freedom
to p a s s them on to o th e r s .
You w ill f i n d th e re a d in g and stu d y in g o f t h i s s p e c ia l s u b je c t in ­
te n s e ly i n t e r e s t i n g , and d u rin g th e c o u rse o f th e stu d y such n e c e s s a ry
c h a r t s , d iag ram s, o r i l l u s t r a t i o n s w ill be fu rn is h e d to you a s w ill
h e lp to make e v e ry im p o rta n t p o in t p e r f e c t l y c l e a r an d u n d e rs ta n d a b le .
Because t h i s c o u rse i s g ra n te d to you th ro u g h th e p e rm is sio n o f th e
c e r t i f i c a t e whioh you re c e iv e d from Egypt th e em phasis in th e c o u rse
of stu d y w ill be p la c e d upon th e E g y p tia n m y s tic a l u n d e rs ta n d in g o f
th e Kabala*
With th e s e few words o f in tr o d u c tio n , and w ith o u r f o n d e s t hope t h a t
you w i l l f i n d t h i s s p e c ia l c o u rse , an d o th e r s which we may be p e rm it­
te d to send to you from tim e to tim e u n d er th e p r i v i l e g e o f your
c e r t i f i c a t e from E gypt, i n t e r e s t i n g and h e l p f u l, we g r e e t you w ith th e
a n c ie n t R o s ic r u c ia n g r e e t in g s "on a l l p o in ts of th e t r i a n g l e . "
F ra te rn a lly ,
GRAND ARCHIVIST OF AMORC
P .S . P le a se n o te th a t you a re p e r m itte d t o t e l l o th e r members t h a t
you a r e a s p e c ia l s tu d e n t o f th e K abala, and t h a t you have been p e r ­
m itte d to have s p e c ia l c o u rs e s of stu d y by m r r a n t o f a c e r t i f i c a t e
is s u e d t o you by th e R o s ic ru c ia n a r c h i v i s t i n E gypt, an d t h a t a l l mem­
b e r s who re a c h th e F o u rth Grade o r h ig h e r in th e f u t u r e , an d Who a r e
lo y a l and w e ll q u a l i f i e d , may o b ta in th e same s p e o ia l p r i v i l e g e .
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By P r a te r Ac*uar iu s , S crib e
THE KABALA
I t h a s been f r e q u e n tly s t a t e d t h a t no one can o b ta in a tr u e knowledge
of th e K abala, (w hich i s a Hebrew word o f te n s p e l t C ab ala, Q u ab b a lla,
o r Kab'oala, th e tr u e meaning o f which i s TRADITION,) u n le s s i t i s re ­
c e iv e d o r a l l y from a com petent i n s t r u c t o r , A s in c e r e stu d y o f th e
mass of o c c u lt p o s t u l a t i o n s and t r e a t i s e s t h a t have been p u b lis h e d
th ro u g h th e p a s t few y e a rs , would a lm o st le a d a s tu d e n t to b e lie v e th e
s ta te m e n ts made by t h e i r a u th o r s t h a t th e y have NO OTHER AUTHORITIES
th a n t h a t which has been r e v e a le d t o them in a MYSTICAL MANNER, The
in f e r e n c e b e in g alw ay s b a se d on th e s ta te m e n t t h a t th e y have c o n ta c te d
a source of in fo rm a tio n t h a t i s c lo s e d to th e a v e ra g e human b e in g ;
th a t th e y a r e th e chosen e l e c t , and t h e i r w r i tin g s and p o s tu l a ti o n s
a re n o t to be d is p u te d , b u t must be a c c e p te d a s th e o n ly r e v e a le d
tw ith s . T h is i s n o t a new p o s tu l a ti o n , f o r everyw here in r e s e a r c h of
th e custom s of th e a n c ie n ts , th e p r ie s th o o d c o n t r o l l e d a l l s o u rc e s of
o c c u lt and D ivine and m y stic knowledge, y e t o n ly a c a s u a l survey w ill
show t h a t th e A n cien t P rie s th o o d had a p re ro g a tiv e , p o s s ib ly assum ed,
t h a t th e s e l a t t e r day c u l t s , c a n n o t show any p reced en ce f o r , e x c e p t
c r a s s m a te r ia lis m .
I t i s even v e ry d i f f i c u l t to se c u re a t r u e h i s t o r y of th e r i s e of t h i s
K abala, a t r a d i t i o n a l th e o -so p h y , and u n le s s one h as a w orking know­
led g e o f th e Hebrew lan g u ag e an d an a b s o lu te u n b ia s e d and a u t h e n ti c
h i s t o r y o f th e Jew s o f th e m ed iev al tim e s , he w i l l be l o s t In a
m y stic maze from w hich th e re i s no o u t l e t . I t s h a l l b e , t h e r e f o r e ,
my purpose t o ta k e you th ro u g h a v ery i n t e r e s t i n g and I hope e n lig h te n ­
in g jo u rn e y i n a s e r i e s o f a r t i c l e s on th e v a lu e o f th e K abala to
s tu d e n ts o f m e ta p h y sic s. T h is jo u rn e y w i l l of n e c e s s i t y show th e
p o s t u l a t i o n s ofnany ex p o n e n ts o f t h i s o e c u lt s c ie n c e , i t s u s e s and
a b u s e s ; how i t h a s com bined e s o t e r i c knowledge w ith e x o t e r ic know ledge;
how i t h as en d eav o red t o make of th e K abala th e key o f th e T a ro t c a r d s ,
78 in. number, a s tr o lo g y , s t a r w orship, num erology, and many th i n g s
t h a t w i l l be v e ry i n t e r e s t i n g to u s a s R o s io ru o ia n s tu d e n ts t o show
th e a b s o lu te d if f e r e n c e in our te a c h in g s w hich a r e b a se d on a b s o lu te
t r u t h s a n d th o s e o f th e K abala which a re c la im e d t o be D iv in e r e v e la ­
t i o n s t o th e s e le c te d few.
One o f th e m ost ab u sed id e a s t h a t th e s e s e l f - s t y l e d m y stery sc h o o ls
have a d a p te d i s t h a t th e K abala i s o f two k in d s , th e (HAL an d the
WRITTEN. One E n g lis h w r i t e r on th e s u b je c t s a id ; "The term ’U nw rit­
te n Q ab alah 1 i s a p p lie d t o c e r t a i n knowledge which i s n e v e r e n t r u s t e d
t o w r i tin g , b u t com m unicated o r a l l y . I may say no more on t h i s p o in t,
n o t even w hether I MYSELF HAVE o r HAVE NOT r e c e iv e d i t . "
O ther s c h o o ls , an d I m ight say many o f them sm all p u b lis h in g c o n c e rn s
in E urope an d A m e ric a ,.w ith t h e i r e n t i r e " sc h o o l" lo c a te d u n d e r th e
palm s o f t h e i r hands s t a t e to t h e i r s tu d e n ts t h a t THEY KNOW FULLY b o th
m ethods o f ORAL an d PUBLISHED KABALA, h u t t h a t i t i s s e t f o r t h in
sy m b o lic a l la n g u a g e , w ith p u r p o s e f u l b l i n d s an d su b terfu g es t o co n fu se
th e u n i n i t i a t e d ; so o f th e few who u n d o u b te d ly e x i s t a t th e p r e s e n t
day who have r e c e iv e d th e te a c h in g s , i t s tr u e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n must r e ­
main a se c re t*
With such a p r e s e n ta tio n of th e "m ystery" in form s o f t h i s c h a r a c te r , .
i t h as of c o u rse been an ea sy m a tte r f o r each " te a c h e r " to g iv e to
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th e world h i s own t h e o r ie s , each one more w ild and i l l o g i c a l th a n th e

o th e r, u n t i l i t becomes a s e r io u s m a tte r f o r th e r e a l s tu d e n t to make
up' h is mind w hether th e re i s a r e a l s o lu tio n to th e "m y stery 1' o r n o t.
Now l e t u s g ia r t out w ith one c l e a r and l o g i c a l s ta te m e n t, .and t h a t
i s , in the COSMIC LAWS t h a t have to do w ith th e UNIVERSE th e r e n e v e r
were, never are and n e v e r w ill he any c o n fu s io n s and m y s te r ie s ; t h a t
th e Supreme I n t e l l i g e n c e of th e C re a to r s e t o u t v e ry p l a i n l y t h a t
purpose of man in th e scheme of e v o lu tio n , and p u t no b l i n d f o l d s o r
tr a p s in the p ath of th o se who d e s ir e to KNOW. True, no knowledge
whether i t be e x o t e r ic or e s o t e r i c can he o b ta in e d w ith ­
out a proper t r a i n i n g , and j u s t a s th e v a r io u s e x o te r ic s c h o o ls te a c h
m edicine, law, an d th e o th e r a r t s and s c ie n c e s , so th e r e ARE ARCANE
SCHOOLS th a t te a c h ESOTERIC law s and e c ie n c e s to i t s s tu d e n ts .
To the f r i v i l o u s minded, th e a tta in m e n t of Cosmic C o n scio u sn ess w ill
always be a m ystery. The g r e a t M a ste rs te a c h t h a t a te c h n iq u e i s
n ecessary, i f th e s tu d e n t i s n o t to wander in to a maze of te rm s and
a b s tr a c t th e o r ie s , which e v e n tu a lly d e t r a c t from th e h a lo and lu r e
of r e a l knowledge. They r i g h t l y s t a t e t h a t a tech n iq u e i s n o t th e
r e s u lt of a p ro c e s s of re a s o n in g , n o r a p e rs o n a l b e l i e f , f a i t h or
theory. But r a th e r t h a t i t i s an ac cu m u latio n of knowledge of ways
and means a p p r o p r ia te to o b ta in " th e end w ith th e l e a s t lo s s of e f f o r t ,
both p h y sic a l and m en tal. T his th e n makes th e s tu d e n ts of th e p ro p er­
ly equipped A rcane School ACTORS and n o t THEORISTS. Thus th e d i s ­
co v e ries and p r a c t i c a l works o f th e R o s ie ru c ia n s of th e p a s t s ta n d
a s a c h a lle n g e an d an example f o r a l l tim e . I t i s f o r t h i s v ery pur­
pose th a t e v e ry l e c t u r e t h a t s tu d e n ts r e c e iv e , c o n ta in s a t h r e e - f o l d
le sso n , so t h a t by th e p ro p er te c h n iq u e ea c h s tu d e n t r e c e iv e s a
thorough t r a i n i n g t h a t can be u se d I n h i s d a i l y l i f e , and g r a d u a lly
a s the y e a rs r o l l by, he s e c u re s th e te c h n iq u e t h a t u n fo ld s to him,
the r e a l b le s s in g and p r i v i l e g e o f l i v i n g an d o f r e n d e r in g s e rv ic e
to a l l he c o n ta c ts .
M a rg o lis,a le a r n e d a u t h o r i t y , s e t s f o r t h th e TORAH (a Hebrew word
meaning th e LAW) which I s r a e l r e c e iv e d w ith jo y f u l r e a d i n e s s a t th e
fo o t of Mount S in a i, was i n th e o p in io n o f th e r a b b is , o r i g i n a l l y inr-
tended f o r a l l mankind a s a g u id e to t h e i r s a lv a ti o n . God spoke n o t
in s e c r e t ( I s a ia h 4 5 .1 9 ) b u t i n th e open and f r e e d e s e r t, t h a t a l l
men m ight have a c c e s s to th e r e v e a le d word. Now j u s t a t what tim e
th e Jews in P a le s tin e c e a se d t o u se HEBREW a s a spoken lan g u ag e i s
a mooted q u e s tio n . The o ld e r view h as i t t h a t th e Jews l o s t t h e i r
HEBREW speech in th e B ab y lo n ian c a p t i v i t y whence th e y b ro u g h t back
w ith them th e ARAMAIC. Hebrew and Aramaic a r e s i s t e r la n g u ag es, be­
lo n g in g to a group known a s SEMETIC and c o m p risin g in a d d i tio n A ra b ic,
E th lo p ic and A asy ro -B ab y lo n ia. There i s a c lo s e resem b lan ce among
a l l of them in s tr u c t u r e and v o c a b u la ry , and Hebrew i s r e l a t e d to
Aramaic a s Low German o r Dutch i s r e l a t e d to High German. In th e
days of H ezekiah, Aramaic was u n d e rs to o d by th e c our -Her g; t o th e com­
mon s o l d i e r i t meant an u n i n t e l l i g i b l e g ib b e r is h . E zra ( in th e 5 th
C entury RC.) i s r e p o r te d t o have re a d th e LAW (The Torah) to th e a s ­
sem bled peo p le " d i s t i n c t l y " (Nehemiah 8 .8 ) ; a c c o rd in g to th e r a b b is ,
he r e a d w ith " i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , " t h a t i s , w ith an accom panying re n d i­
t i o n i n t o th e A ram aic. That o f c o u rse may sim ply im ply th e c a r r y in g
o f a custom in vogue a t a l a t t e r p e r io d back to E zra, t o whom many
o th e r i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e a s c r ib e d . I t h as b een u rg e d t h a t th e Aramaic
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spoken in P a le s tin e v a s a d i a l e c t d i f f e r i n g from th e B ab y lo n ian

v a r ie ty and co u ld n o t have b een im p o rte d from th e E a s t. I t h a s t h e r e ­
f o r e been arg u e d t h a t th e change of speech must have occurred in P a le ­
s t i n e i t s e l f , a c e n tu ry or so a f t e r E zra. But we know now t h a t a
Je w ish M il ita r y c o lo n y which s e t t l e d i n Egypt lo n g b e fo re Cambyses
(529-522 BC) spoke and w rote Aramaic i n th e daye o f Nehemiah. T h is
m i l i t a r y s e ttle m e n t f a s form ed b ecau se Egypt h ad h o r s e s , an d P a le s tin e
had more p eo p le th a n i t c o u ld su p p o rt, an d so th e Ju d e a n k in g s from
Solomon downward tr a d e d t h e i r s u b je c ts f o r h o r s e f le s h . Je w ish s o l d i e r i
se rv e d in th e army o f Paammetich I I (594-589 BC) a g a in s t th e E th io ­
p ia n s . A la r g e body of Jews m ig ra te d to Egypt a f t e r th e m urder of
G ed aliah , o v e r r u lin g th e o p p o s itio n of Je re m ia h who was made to accom­
pany th e e x i l e s . Long b e fo re th e c o n q u e st o f Egypt by Cambyses, Jew s
had been s e t t l e d a s m i l i t a r y c o l o n i s t s on th e so u th e rn f r o n t i e r of
the realm . Of f o r c e f u l d e p o r ta tio n s in th e P e r s ia n p e r io d and l a t e r
by th e f i r s t P to le m ie s we re a d in a n c ie n t w r i tin g s ; a s l a t e a s Roman
tim es Jews in h a b itin g a S y ria n v i l l a g e c a l l e d th e m se lv e s a s P e r s ia n
in a l le g i a n c e . The Jew was in Egypt b e fo re th e G reek, b u t under th e
second Ptolem y a lre a d y th e la r g e and i n f l u e n t i a l Jew ish community o f
A le x a n d ria began to exohange t h e i r Aramaic speeoh f o r th e lan g u ag e
of th e go v ern in g ra c e which was th e Greek. I t was in th e r e ig n of
th e second Ptolem y, surnamed P h ila d e lp h u s (285-347 BC) t h a t th e t r a n s ­
l a t i o n of th e LAW (The P en ta te u c h ) in to Greek i s p la c e d by th e c i r ­
c u m s ta n tia l n a r r a t i v e known a s th e E p is tle of A r i s te a s which p u r p o r ts
to be a contem porary re c o rd by one of th e k i n g 's c o u r t i e r s .
We m ust u n d e rs ta n d t h a t th e change i n P a le s tin e from Hebrew to
Aramaic was g r a d u a l, Hebrew succumbing i n th e N o rth E a r l i e r th a n i n
th e S outh. For a tim e b o th la n g u a g e s were spoken an d u n d e rsto o d ,
u n t i l a t le n g th HEBREW *v a n ish e d from th e mouth of th e p e o p le , an d in
th e main became a SACRED TONGUE u n d e rs to o d o n ly by th e le a r n e d , b u t
UNKNOWN to th e u n l e t t e r e d who c o n v e rse d i n A ram aic.
But th e Word o f God was t o be u n d e rs to o d by th e p e o p le . J u s t how
e a r l y th e oustom a r o s e f o r th e Be r a p tu r e s , th e Torah and th e P ro p h e ts
in p a r t i c u l a r , t o be r e a d on th e S abbath i n th e synagogue i s n o t
known. But when th e s e le s s o n s had become a f ix e d i n s t i t u t i o n , i t f o l ­
lowed of n e c e s s i t y t h a t a t r a n s l a t i o n i n t o th e p e o p l e 's speech sh o u ld
go hand in hand w ith th e re a d in g o f th e o r i g i n a l . The r a b b is c a l l e d
t h i s t r a n s l a t i o n TARGUM, b u t th e name i s s p e c i f i c a l l y a p p lie d to th e
Aramaic v e r s io n . A t f i r s t th e Targuai was o r a l . B e sid e th e r e a d e r
sto o d th e Targeman (hence th e word 'd ra g o m a n ') th e o f f i c i a l i n t e r ­
p r e t e r . A v e r s e , o r i n th e c a s e of th e P ro p h e ts a c o n n e c te d s e c tio n ,
n o t ex c ee d in g t h r e e v e r s e s , was r e a d i n Hebrew and im m ed iately t r a n s ­
l a t e d in to A ram aic. Both th e o r i g i n a l from th e SCROLL, an d th e t r a n s ­
l a t i o n from MEMORY, were t o be d eclaim ed in th e same p i t c h , an d th e
i n t e r p r e t e r was e n jo in e d n o t t o le a n a g a in s t th e d esk , b u t i n a de­
f e r e n t i a l p o s tu re t o s ta n d some way o f f . The t r a n s l a t i o n f r e q u e n tly
assum ed th e c h a r a c te r o f f r e e e x p o s itio n w ith a view o f 'i n c u l c a t i n g
th e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n which th e sc h o o ls p la c e on th e law o r custom an d
i n g e n e ra l to b r in g down th e S c r i p t u r a l word t o th e com prehension
o f th e common p e o p le . The p r o p h e tic le s s o n s n a t u r a l l y l e n t them­
s e lv e s to a m p lif ic a tio n ; th e i n t e r p r e t e r tu r n e d p re a c h e r, an d p r e f a c ­
in g h is rem arks w ith a d i r e c t a d d r e s s t o th e c o n g re g a tio n i n some such
words "0 my p eo p le, so n s o f I s r a e l " o r "The p ro p h e t s a i t h " . T his
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freedom had i t s d a n g e rs, e s p e c i a l l y a t a tim e of th e r i s e of h e r e s ie s

out of which new r e l i g i o n s were b o rn .
When we' s to p to c o n s id e r t h a t few of th e p eo p le c o u ld re a d and w rite ,
and t h a t even r u l e r s and Kings u sed t h e i r s e a l s to s ig n t h e i r e d i c t s
and d e c re e s , which had been p re p a re d by th e S c r ib e s , i t becomes a t
once a p p a re n t t h a t th e se p re a c h e rs or t r a n s l a t o r s or Targemen, what­
soever we term them, wove i n t o t h e i r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of th e RAW f o lk ­
lo r e and le g e n d s t h a t had been handed down from g e n e ra tio n to g en e ra­
t i o n , and t h i s in a lan g u ag e t h a t was e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t from t h a t i t
o r ig in a te d in , i t a c c o u n ts f o r many of th e s tra n g e c o n s tr u c tio n s and
e r r o r s t h a t have c r e p t i n t o th e o r i g i n a l s to r y . How e a s i l y t h i s
co u ld o ccu r, we n eed o f c o u rse n o t go back much f u r t h e r th a n to con­
s u l t p e rso n s around 50 y e a rs of ag e, who d i s t i n c t l y remember t h a t in
t h e i r youth i t was n o t com pulsory fox c h ild r e n to go to sch o o l even
in A m erica, and i t was r a th e r th e common th a n th e r a r e occurence to
meet p eo p le who c o u ld n e i t h e r r e a d i e r w rite , and who were com p elled
to r e l y on t h e i r news from th e s t o r y - t e l l e r s , a s d id th o se p eo p le
in M edieval Europe on th e B ards and b a l l a d s in g e r s . I t was n o t a
d is g ra c e to be u n ed u cated , and th e w orkers and t i l l e r s of th e s o i l
had no tim e t o stu d y ev en i f th e y had th e i n c l i n a t i o n . Added to the
f a c t t h a t in B ib le tim e s th e p r in tin g p r e s s had n o t been in v e n te d ,a n d
e v e ry th in g t h a t was w r itte n was done by hand on s c r o l l s by th e S c rib e s
who were a tta c h e d to th e P rie s th o o d , we f in d t h a t th e re was a system
of w r itin g which can be lik e n e d to sh o rth a n d of to d a y . N a tu r a lly
w ith so much hand work to be done, th e y even condensed t h i s form of
w ritin g , and th e r e was no d iv is io n betw een words, l e t t e r s , se n te n c e s , or
p a ra g ra p h s , a l l w ere run to g e th e r a s though i t were one word, an d add­
ed to t h i s th e r e were no vow els o n ly c o n so n a n ts, we can e a s i l y see
how th e s e c h a r a c t e r s o r symbols which compose th e Hebrew lan g u ag e
co u ld e a s i l y be m is in te r p r e te d -
J u s t im agine i f you w i l l , a l l th e l e t t e r s or w ords in t h i s m agazine
b ein g ru n to g e th e r w ith o u t any sp a c in g l i n e a f t e r l i n e , and th e n a ls o
in a language t h a t was n o t spoken g e n e r a lly , and i n t e r p r e t i t to some
one. Why, even th e a tte m p t to r e a d i t would be a d i f f i c u l t y . To me
i t i s a m arvel how th e y c o u ld even t r a n s l a t e th e lan g u ag e a s w ell a s
they have done i t . Yet th e s e r e a d e r s were s k i l l e d and t r a i n e d in th e
M ystery S chools of th e Temple to re c o g n iz e ea ch of th e 23 c h a r a c te r s
or l e t t e r s a s som ething t h a t sto o d f o r a d e f i n i t e e x o te r ic m eaning,
and th e i n i t i a t e s knew b e s id e s th e e s o t e r i c m eaning.
Tb f u r t h e r i l l u s t r a t e th e above I am g iv in g below a ta b l e o f th e
Hebrew a lp h a b e t, th e meaning of th e c h a r a c te r s o r l e t t e r s and the
source from which th e y em anated. T his i s very im p o rta n t t o a s tu d e n t
who d e s i r e s to fathom th e " m y s te rie s " and " f a l l a c i e s " of modern in ­
t e r p r e t a t i o n of th e K abala, f o r w ith o u t th e symbolism of th e Hebrew
l e t t e r s a s w ill be shown l a t e r on in th e t r a n s l a t i o n o f the SEPHER
YETZIRAH th e Book of F o u n d atio n and i t 3 32 p a th s of VTisdom, we ? /ill
o n ly be f lo u n d e r in g d eep er and d eep er.
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Now i t h as b een c la im e d t h a t 1800 y e a r s ago R abbi A kiba b en Jo se p h

red u ced t o w r itin g th e s e c r e t t r a d i t i o n o f th e Jew s in th e Book of
F orm ation, which had b een handed down t o him by h i s f o r e f a t h e r s , an d
i t i s s t a t e d t h a t f o r th e re a s o n t h a t he h e s i t a t e d t o p u t i n w r itin g
th e g r e a t s e c r e t o f th e K abala he em bodied i t i n a " r id d le " which many
W estern w o rld p h ilo s o p h e rs have t r i e d t o so lv e .
I t w i l l now be i n t e r e s t i n g f o r u s t o lo o k in to Je w ish h i s t o r y some
more, to a s c e r t a i n w hat th e Jew s r e a l l y th o u g h t o f t h i s sch o o l of
m ysticism , and I s h a l l use a s my r e f e r e n c e s a stu p e n d o u s and m y s tic a l
m an u scrip t t h a t i s an a u t h o r i t y f o r a l l m y s tic s . We s h a l l l a t e r come
back a g a in t o th e Book o f F orm atio n and make f u r t h e r comments on i t .
I t i s re c o rd e d t h a t Moses o f Coucy en d eav o red t o be a peacem aker be­
tween th e p h ilo so p h y o f Abraham Maimuni, who was deemed a h e r e t i c , and
form ed a s e c t known a s th e M aim u n ists. He w rote i n 1235 A.D. a l i t t l e
book th e s u b je c t of which was "War f o r God," and was w id ely d is c u s s e d
p ro and con, a n d a lth o u g h th e r a b b i o f Coucy was o f a n o th e r sch o o l he
en d eav o red t o h e a l th e b re e c h t h a t h ad form ed by th e v a r io u s p h ilo ­
so p h ie s o f th e r a b b is o f F ran ce and S p ain . E v il c o n se q u e n c e s, however,
d ev elo p ed . Maimuni aim ed a t u n if y in g Ju d aism , and i n s t e a d prod u ced
d iv is io n . He had sought to g iv e i t tr a n s p a r e n t c l e a r n e s s and
s im p lic ity , and o n ly c a u se d m is u n d e rsta n d in g and c o m p lic a tio n . H is
system o f p h ilo so p h y had d iv id e d Ju d aism , s e p a r a te d th e sim p le be­
l i e v e r s from th in k in g men, and a ro u s e d a commotion, w hich i n i t s
v io le n c e f a r o v e rste p p e d th e b o r d e r s o f m o d e ra tio n . Through th e ru p ­
tu r e th a t a ro s e from th e c o n f l i c t f o r an d a g a i n s t Maimuni, th e r e i n ­
s in u a te d i t s e l f i n t o th e g e n e ra l l i f e o f th e Jew s a f a l s e d o c tr in e ,
which, a lth o u g h new, s ty le d i t s e l f a p r im itiv e i n s p i r a t i o n ; a lth o u g h -
u n -Jew ish , c a l l e d i t s e l f a GENUINE REACHING o f ISRAEL; and a lth o u g h
s p rin g in g from e r r o r , e n t i t l e d i t s e l f th e ONLY TRUTH. The r i s e of t h i s
s e c r e t l o r e , which was c a l l e d th e K abala ( t r a d i t i o n ) , c o in c id e s w ith
th e M aim u n istic c o n tro v e rs y , th ro u g h which i t was la u n c h e d in to e x i s ­
te n c e . DISCORD was th e MOTHER of t h i s MONSTROSITY, which h a s e v e r been
th e cau se o f schism . The K abala, i n i t s e a r l i e s t W estern w orld d ev elo p ­
ment i s a c h i l d o f th e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f th e 1 3 th c e n tu r y A . d. The
e a r l y a d h e re n ts o f t h i s o c c u lt l o r e , when a sk e d to c o n f e s s h o n e s tly
from whom th e y had f i r s t r e c e iv e d i t , answ ered in p l a i n te rm s," fro m
Rabbi Is a a c th e B lin d , o r p e rh a p s from h i s f a t h e r , Abraham ben David,
o f F o s q u ie re s , th e a n ta g o n is t o f M aimunu." They f r a n k ly c o n fe s s e d t h a t
th e K a b a lis tic d o c tr in e d o es n o t a p p e a r e i t h e r in th e P e n ta te u c h o r in
th e P ro p h e ts , in th e H agio g rap h a, o r in th e Talmud, b u t r e s t s on
s c a r c e ly p e r c e p tib le i n d i c a t i o n s o f g r e a t a n t i q u i t y . Of th e K a b a lis tio
u t t e r a n c e s o f th e fo u n d e r o f th e K abala, Is a a c th e B lin d ( f lo u r is h e d
a b o u t 1190-1310 A .D .) th e r e a re o n ly fra g m e n ts e x t a n t, from which
l i t t l e c a n b e i n f e r r e d . The d a rk n e s s o f h i s p h y s ic a l v i s i o n was s a id
by h i s d i s c i p l e s t o have b een illu m in a te d by an In n e r L ig h t. He
re v iv e d a s an a r t i c l e o f faith th e a n c ie n t d o c t r in e ox M etem psychosis,
which had been condemned an d r i d i c u l e d b y J e w ish t h i n k e r s . H is d i s ­
c i p l e s s a id t h a t he had th e power o f d is c e r n in g w h eth er men p o sse sse d
a new and f r e s h s o u l, coming d i r e c t l y from th e w orld o f h eav en ly
s p i r i t s , o r o f a n o ld s o u l w hich was m ig r a tin g from body to body, t r y ­
in g t o r e c o v e r i t s p u r i t y . Two o f h i s d i s c i p l e s , A z r ie l and E zra, were
th e f i r s t t o red u ce th e K abala t o a c o h e re n t system . They were so
lik e -m in d e d t h a t th e y have o f te n b e e n confounded, an d c e r t a i n w r i tin g s
and d o c t r in e s have a t tim e s b een a s c r ib e d t o th e one, and a g a in to the
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o th e r . These tw in s in th o u g h t, p e rh a p s b r o th e r s in b lo o d , a r e con­
s e q u e n tly reck o n ed i n th e h i s t o r y o f th e K abala a s o n ly one p e rso n ;
th e y complement one a n o th e r.
But l i t t l e i s known of th e l i f e of t h i s p a i r , and i t i s r e p o r te d one
of them ( i t i s u n c e r ta in w hether E zra o r A z r ie l) ■ d ie d a t th e
age of se v en ty , a few y e a rs a f t e r th e commencement of th e M aim unist
schism . Of A z r ie l, r a t h e r more i s known. He r e l a t e s how, from h is
e a r l i e s t youth, he tr a v e le d from p la c e to p la c e , in se a rc h of a s e c r e t
a r t , which c o u ld g iv e him more s a t i s f a c t o r y c o n c lu s io n s a b o u t God and
c r e a tio n . _ C e r ta in men, who were in p o s s e s s io n of h i s l o r e , had ta u g h t
i t to him,’ and he was f ir m ly co n v in ced of i t s t r u t h . He had, t h e r e f o r e ,
h im se lf .sp re a d t h i s K a b a lie tic d o c tr in e among th e c o n g re g a tio n s he
v i s i t e d d u rin g h i s w an d erin g s; b u t was la u g h e d t o sc o rn by th e p h ilo ­
s o p h ic a l s c h o la r s in S pain. Thus one of th e e a r l i e s t m y s tic s c o n fe s se d
t h a t th e K abala had met v /ith o p p o s itio n a t th e v ery o u ts e t of i t s
c a r e e r , and t h a t THE ANTIQUITY OF ITS SUBJECT-MATTER was e m p h a tic a lly
d e n ie d . A z r ie l and E zra, however, were n o t p e r tu r b e d by t h i s o p p o si­
t i o n , b u t la b o re d to make good t h e i r p o s it io n an d sp re a d t h e i r d o c tr in e s
They develo p ed t h e i r p e c u lia r th e o ry in t h e i r e x p la n a tio n s of p a ssa g e s
in the Agada, th e p r a y e r s , and th e Song of Solomon, which i s a v e ry
mine f o r e v e ry k in d of m y sticism . A z r ie l en d eav o red to co n v in ce a ls o
p h ilo s o p h ic a l s c h o la r s of th e t r u t h o f th e K abala, and c lo th e d i t s
d o c trin e in th e lan g u ag e of lo g ic . But a s soon a s t h i s s e c r e t d o c trin e
s te p s out of th e o b s c u r ity in to l i g h t , i t shows i t s n ak ed n ess an d de­
fo rm ity . I t i s c e r t a i n t h a t th e K abala was in te n d e d a s a c o u n te r p r is e
to th e grow ing sh a llo w n e ss of th e M aim unists* p h ilo so p h y . The s e c r e t
d o c tr in e , f i r s t c o m p le te ly d ev e lo p ed by E zra and A z r ie l, e s t a b l i s h e d
a p e c u lia r p h ilo so p h y of r e l i g i o n , o r more c o r r e c t l y , th eo so p h y , which
ad v an cin g from one in c o n c e iv a b le s ta te m e n t to a n o th e r, f i n a l l y so a re d
in to th e miBty re g io n where a l l th in k in g c e a s e s , and even im a g in a tio n
droops i t s wings- I t s t a r t e d from a b a s i s , which a t t h a t tim e was
c o n s id e re d u n im p each ab le, b u t made b o ld d e d u c tio n s from i t , which c la s h ­
ed w ith i t s u n d e rly in g p r i n c i p l e . U n ity was tra n sfo rm e d i n t o a p l u r a l ­
i t y , s p i r i t u a l i t y i n t o a c o a rs e m aterialism , and r e f i n e d b e l i e f in to an
e x tra v a g a n t s u p e r s t i t i o n . The o r i g i n a l K abala e s t a b l i s h e d th e fo llo w s
in g p r in c ip le s * The D e ity i s e le v a te d above e v e ry th in g , even above
e x is te n c e and th o u g h t. C o n seq u en tly we have no r i g h t to a y o f Him, He
sp eak s, He a c t s , o r s t i l l l e s s , He th in k s , w i l l s , or d e s ig n s . A ll
th e s e q u a l i t i e s which a r e human im ply some l i m i t a t i o n , and God i s un­
l i m i t e d b ecause He i s p e r f e c t . Only one a t t r i b u t e can be a s s ig n e d to
Him—He i s u n c o n d itio n a l o r i n f i n i t e . The K abala a c c o r d in g ly c o n f e r s
on God th e t i t l e o f E te r n a l (H ebrew ,E n-Sof) . The u n iv e r s a l e x is te n c e ,
th e E n-S of, c o n s e q u e n tly i s i d e n t i c a l w ith th e n o n - e x is te n t (A yin).
Hence in o r d e r t o make H is e x is te n c e known, D e ity was o b lig e d to make
H im self v i s i b l e an d r e c o g n iz a b le ; He had t o become a c t i v e a n d c r e a t i v e ,
so t h a t H is e x is te n c e m ig h t be p e rc e iv e d .
But th e low er w orld i n i t s d e p r a v ity and d e c re p itu d e c o u ld n o t have
been produced o r c r e a te d by E n -S o l, f o r th e I n f i n i t e an d P a f e c t can n o t
b r in g d i r e c t l y i n t o e x is te n c e th e f i n i t e and im p e rf e c t. The D eity i s
th e r e f o r e n o t t o b e re g a r d e d a s th e im m ediate C re a to r o f th e w o rld ;
th e p ro c e s s o f c r e a t i o n mpst be c o n c e iv e d in a q u i t e d i f f e r e n t manner.
The E n-S of, by means o f H1g i n f i n i t e w e a lth o f l i g h t , r a d i a t e d from
h im s e lf a s p i r i t u a l su b s ta n c e , a f o r c e , o r w h atso ev er i t m ight be
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c a lle d , which, flo w in g d i r e c t l y from H im self, p a r ta k e s of H is p e rfe c ­

tio n and i n f i n i t y . On th e o th e r hand, t h i s r a d ia tio n or em an atio n
can n o t he l i k e th e E n-S of, i t s c r e a to r , in a l l p o in ts , f o r i t i s n o t
a b s o lu te ly o r i g i n a l , b u t d e r iv a tiv e . T his power sp rin g in g from th e
E n-S of, i s t h e r e f o r e , n o t i d e n t i c a l w ith Him, b u t only s im ila r to
Him, i . e . , i t h as b e s id e s an i n f i n i t e , a ls o a f i n i t e s id e . The K abala
c a l l s t h i s f i r s t s p i r i t u a l c h i l d of th e E n-S of, th e f i r s t SEFIRA, a
name p o s s ib ly a d a p te d a s s u g g e stiv e a t once of number and of sp h e re .
T h is f i r s t s p i r i t u a l power r a d i a t e s from i t s e l f a second f o r c e , and
t h i s l a t t e r a t h i r d , and so on, so t h a t a l t o g e t h e r te n s p i r i t u a l sub­
s ta n c e s or f o r c e s , o r in te rm e d ia te e n t i t i e s , or o rg an s (a s th e y a r e in
tu r n c a lle d ) were s u c c e s s iv e ly re v e a le d , and became a c t i v e . These te n
powers the K abala c a l l s th e TEN SEFIROTH.
The te n s u b s ta n c e s a r e p a r t s of one a n o th e r and of th e E n-S of, and
only r e p r e s e n t d i f f e r e n t s id e s (o r p h ases) of th e 3ame b e in g , a s f i r e
p roduces b o th flam e and sp a rk s, which, a lth o u g h a p p e a rin g d i f f e r e n t
to th e eye, n e v e r th e le s s in d ic a t e th e same th in g . The te n S e f ir o th ,
wrh ic h a re d is tin g u is h e d from one a n o th e r l i k e d i f f e r e n t c o l o r s of the
same l i g h t , b e in g em an atio n s of th e D eity , a re dependent on one a n o th e r,
and c o n s e q u e n tly a r e c o n d itio n e d . Only in th e degree in which th e En-
Sof endows them w ith f o rc e , can th e y c o n tin u e to a c t . T h e ir a c t i o n i s
shown in th e c r e a t i o n of th e m a te r ia l and s p i r i t u a l w orld i n t h e i r own
image, in t h e i r e t e r n a l su p p o rt of th e w o rld w ith which th e y a re in
u n io n , and in t h e i r e v e r com m unicating to i t th e g r a c io u s g i f t o f
d iv in e l i f e .
The K abala d iv id e s th e te n S e f ir o th i n t o th r e e g ro u p s of th r e e e a c h ,
and th e s e n in e S e f ir o t h would have b een s u f f i c i e n t to e x h a u st a l l th e
powers n eeded by th e system , b u t th e K abala c o u ld n o t f o re g o th e number
te n , I t was to o im p o rta n t. The te n commandments, th e te n D e c la r a tio n s ,
by w hich means th e Agada e x p la in s th e c r e a t i o n o f th e U n iv e rse , th e
Ten S p h eres, what a w orld o f meaning i s h id d e n t h e r e i n ' The K abala
was b e n t on k e e p in g th e te n th power, b u t c o u ld n o t c o n s e q u e n tly i n t r o ­
duce i t i n t o i t s scheme. However, i t m ight eschew s t r i c t l o g i c ; hence
i t flo u n d e re d a b o u t a m id st a v a r i e t y o f c o n c e p tio n s . C lo se th in k in g
i s no co n c e rn of th e K ab ala; i t i s s a t i s f i e d w ith f a n t a s t i c p i c t u r e s
and sym bols, however u n s u b s t a n t i a l . With t h i s number te n th e K abala
s p o r te d i n a most c a p r ic io u s m anner. By means of th e S e f ir o t h , God
can make h im s e lf v i s i b l e , and even in v e s t h im s e lf w ith a body. When
i t i s s a id in th e Holy W rit; "God sp o k e ,d esc en d ed to th e e a r t h , or
a s c e n d e d ," i t i s n o t to b e u n d e rsto o d a s s t r i c t l y l i t e r a l o r a s th e
A g a d is ts ta k e i t , a s r e f e r r i n g to th e D eity H im se lf, or to th e sublim e
E n-Sof, b u t to th e S e f ir o t h . The in c e n se which mounted from th e a l t a r ,
and became sw eet sav o r, was n o t in h a le d o r ab so rb e d by th e D eity Him­
s e l f , b u t by th e in te r m e d ia te b e in g s . In t h i s manner th e K abala th o u g h t
t h a t i t had overcome th e d i f f i c u l t i e s which th e n o tio n o f th e a b s o lu te
s p i r i t u a l i t y of God and th e B i b l i c a l method o f r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f God
o ffe r* The D eity i s in c o r p o r e a l and i n f i n i t e , h a s no c o r p o r e a l func­
tio n s , and i s n o t a f f e c t e d by a n y th in g c o r p o r e a l. But th e S e f ir o th ,
which in a d d itio n to t h e i r i n f i n i t e s id e , have a ls o a f i n i t e , and a s
i t were, a c o r p o r e a l s id e , can a l s o perform c o r p o r e a l f u n c tio n s , and
e n te r in to r e l a t i o n w ith c o r p o r e a l b e in g s .
The K a b a lis tic th e o ry o f c r e a tio n i s e q u a lly f a n t a s t i c . God, o r th e
E n-Sof, d id n o t c r e a te th e v i s i b l e w orld im m ed iately , b u t e n t i r e l y by
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th e means o f th e S e f ir o t h . A ll th in g s in th e lo v e r w orld, b o th c l a s s e s
and in d iv id u a ls , have t h e i r o r i g i n a l fo rm s (ty p e s ) in th e h ig h e r w o rld s
so t h a t th e r e i s n o th in g w ith o u t a p u rp o se, b u t e v e ry th in g h a s a h ig h e r
s ig n if ic a n c e . The u n iv e rs e re se m b le s a g ia n t t r e e w ith a w ea lth of
b ra n c h e s and le a v e s , whose r o o t s a re th e S e f ir o th ; or i t i s a c l o s e ly
wrought c h a in , th e l a s t lin k o f which hangs from th e h ig h e r w orld; or
a g r e a t se a, which i s c o n s ta n tly f i l l e d from an e t e r n a l l y flo w in g
s o u rc e .
The K abala i s a g ro te s q u e d i s t o r t i o n o f Jew ish and p h ilo s o p h ic a l postur-
l a t i o n s . In o rd e r to make i t a p p e a r a n c ie n t and a u t h e n ti c , th e com­
p i l e r s had to re c o u rs e to f r a u d . They c i r c u l a t e d a K a b a lis tic manu­
s c r i p t which p u r p o rte d to have been co m p rised by an h o n o rab le Talm udi-
c a l d o c to r, Nechunya ben ha-K ana and o th e r s . I n v a in th e h ig h ly r e ­
s p e c te d M eir ben Simon and Rabbi M eshullam of B e z ie rs c a l l e d a t t e n t i o n
to t h i s f o rg e ry , which t o r e th e t i t l e o f B a h ir (Luminous) and condemn­
ed i t to be b u r n t, a s i t c o n ta in e d b la sp h e m ie s a g a in s t th e g r e a tn e s s o f
God. However, th e book B a h ir m a in ta in e d i t s ground, and was in l a t e r
tim es u sed a s a n ev id en ce o f th e g r e a t age of th e K abala.
A poor c o p y is t, B erachya ben N a tro n a i N atkdan, c a l l e d in th e d i a l e c t
n f th e c o u n try C r is p ia ( f lo u r is h e d 1330-1270) tu r n e d h i s a t t e n t i o n to
f a b le s , which had been p o p u la r am ongst th e a n c ie n t Hebrews, an d th e
K a b a lie ts u se d h i s f a b l e s and in c o rp o r a te d them i n t h e i r d o c t r in e s .
There i s no r e c o r d in Jew ish h i s t o r y or t r a d i t i o n t h a t R abbi A kiba
ben Jo se p h , th e c la im e d a u th o r of th e Book of F o rm atio n , b e in g a
K a b a lis t, was th e f i r s t co m p ile r o f th e M ishna, one of th e s e c tio n s
of th e Talmud, a lth o u g h he d id w rite many e x c e r p ts on th e p a s sa g e s
c o n c e rn in g th e th e o ry of c r e a t i o n an d th e c lo u d - c h a r lo t of E z e k ie l,
b u t alw ays i n s i s t e d t h a t th e y sh o u ld n o t be expounded b e f o r e th e
p e o p le . In f a c t , I can f in d nowhere in a u t h e n ti c , Je w ish h i s t o r y a
r e c o rd of The Sepber Y e tz ir a h . The Jew ish h i s t o r i e s a r e f u l l of th e
w r itin g s and l i f e of A kiba b en Jo se p h . In 130 A.D. he was p r e s id e n t
of th e S ynhedrion, and in 135 A . d . he d ie d a m a rty r t o th e cau se of
Jud aism . I t th e r e f o r e a p p e a rs s tra n g e i n th e many th in g s c r e d i t e d to
him t h a t t h i s book does n o t a p p e a r a s h i s a u th o r s h ip . Then a n o th e r
stra n g e th in g i s c a l l e d to th e a t t e n t i o n o f th e s tu d e n t, an d t h a t i s
t h a t th e f i r s t t r a n s l a t i o n o f t h i s Book of F o u n d atio n was t r a n s l a t e d
i n t o L a tin i n 1553 by W illiam P o s te l , an d had I t s f i r s t I n tr o d u c tio n
t o C h r i s t i a n s c h o la r s h ip a t t h a t tim e . S u re ly , i f su ch a book had
e x i s t e d s i n c e th e tim e o f A kiba, I t would have been t r a n s l a t e d
c e n t u r i e s b e f o r e , and b een a so u rce o f stu d y f o r th e le a r n e d p h ilo ­
so p h e rs o f a l l r e l i g i o n s .
We now come t o two d e f i n i t e c o n c lu s io n s t h a t w i l l a llo w u s t o f o llo w
th e d o c tr in e o f th e W estern w o rld K & b aliste : F i r s t t h a t i t was n o t
w r i t t e n by th e R abbi A kiba, and had no W estern e x is te n c e p r i o r t o th e
tim e o f th e 1 3th c e n tu r y A.D. Second* T hat i t c o p ie d a form o f
theosophy which i t s c o m p ile rs tra n s fo rm e d t o s u i t t h e i r own purposes*
And fu rth e rm o re t h a t th e y a tte m p te d to " v e i l " o r make a " r id d le * o f
t h i s book, which h a s & r e a l f o u n d a tio n in m y stic know ledge, an d so
p r e v e r te d th e te a c h in g s t h a t have e x i s t e d sin c e a l l tim e s among th e
M y stic s, t h a t th e 8 e o re t D o c trin e s o f A n cien t R e lig io n , have become
in t h e i r hands a f a r c e . L u c k ily , th e s e W estern w orld o r i g i n a t o r s of
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t h i s system of Theosophy d id n o t se cu re t h e i r te a c h in g s from th e

m ystic A rcane S chools, which have p re s e rv e d u n ta r n is h e d th e ffisdom
of th e A ges* Thus th e K abala a s now ta u g h t in p a r t s o f th e w orld i s
re s p o n s ib le fo r t h a t c o n g lo m e ra tio n o f s u b je c ts a s s e t f o r t h in th e
f o o l i s h p o p u la r books o f Europe an d Am erica an d t r e a t o f c e re m o n ia l
m agic, in c lu d in g th e making o f magic c i r c l e s , vends, sw ords and
p e n ta c le s , and th e u s e o f i n s c r i p t i o n s f o r p e rfo rm in g m ir a c le s .
How, to add f a c t s to r e a l o c c u lt know ledge, i t i s n e c e s s a ry to g iv e
you a b r i e f h i s t o r y o f th e ZOKAR, o r th e Bock o f S p le n d o r. I t i s
claim ed by th e K a b a lis ts to have b een w r i t t e n in 150 A . d. T h is, how­
e v e r, i s an e r r o r , a s I s h a l l show you from a u t h e n ti c h i s t o r y .
The o u te r form o f th e K abala, which h i t h e r t o had assum ed a m odest
deportm ent and h a rm le ss c h a r a c te r , began to fom ent d is c o r d in Ben
A d r e t's tim e. What i t la c k e d in i n t r i n s i c t r u t h and power o f co n v ic­
tio n , i t en d eav o red to su p p ly by p resu m p tu o u sn ess. I t had a lr e a d y
spread from G erona, i t s o r g in a l s e a t , an d front n o r th e r n S p ain by way
o f Segovia, to S o u th ern S pain. In th e c i t y o f T oledo, th e K abala won
fo llo w e rs , among o th e r s one. man, who by h i s n o b le b i r t h , h i s p r in c e ly
s t a t e , h i s h ig h p o s it io n , h i s w ea lth and le a r n in g , gave i t g r e a t
w eight. T h is man, whose in f lu e n c e ev e n t o t h i s day i s n o t y e t f u l l y
re c o g n iz e d , was Todros be Jo se p h H a le v i, o f th e n o b le Toldean fa m ily
of A b u ia fia (b o rn 1334 d ie d 1 3 0 4 ). He se c u re d many a d h e r e n ts , b u t
th e c h i e f s o f t h i s movement were I s a a c I b n - L a t i f , Abraham A b u ia f ia ,
Jo sep h J i k a t i l l a , and HOSES de LEON, a l l S p a n ia rd s.
A b u ia fia in c u la t e d i n t o th e d o c tr in e of K a b a lis ts , HOTARICON, t o t r a n ­
spose th e component p a r t s o f a word i n a l l p o s s ib le p e rm u ta tio n s , so a s
t o form words from them. TSIRUF, th e emplcyment o f l e t t e r s a s num bers.
GDSATRIA, th e means o f s e c u rin g com m unication w ith th e s p i r i t w orld.
In t h i s way he m o d ifie d th e o r i g i n a l X a b a lis tic th e o ry of th e S e f ir o t h .
Be became so in te n s e i n h i s s t u d i e s t h a t he t r i e d t o c o n v e rt th e pope
t o h i s t h e o r i e s . But we have t o d e a l p a r t i c u l a r l y w ith th e m ost p e r ­
n ic io u s in f lu e n c e t h a t p o s t e r i t y h as i n h e r i t e d in w ild t h e o r i e s w ith one
o f them, HOSES de LBON. Mo was b o rn a b o u t 1350 an d d ie d 1305. H is o n l:
i n t e n t i o n f o r jo in i n g t o th e K a b a lis ts was t o d e c e iv e th e p e o p le , make
money o u t o f h is t h e o r i e s , u n co n cern ed whom ho le a d a s t r a y . A s c i o l i s t ,
who had m a ste re d n e i t h e r th e Talmud n o r any o th e r s u b je c t th o ro u g h ly ,
H ose8 de Leon p o s s e s s e d th e s k i l l t o u se d e f t l y th e l i t t l e t h a t he knew,
t o w r ite e a s i l y an d f l u e n t l y , t o d is c o v e r th e c o n n e c tio n betw een t h e
m ost rem ote th in g s and th e v e r s e s o f th e S c r ip tu r e . Of c a r e l e s s p r o ­
d i g a l i t y , H ose8 de Leon expended e v e ry th in g t h a t he had w ith o u t r e f l e c t ­
in g what would rem ain f o r th e morrow; he made u s e o f th e K abala t o se­
c u re f o r h im s e lf a r i c h so u rce o f re v e n u e . A t f i r s t he p u b lis h e d h i s
I n t e l l e c t u a l p r o d u c tio n s u n d e r h i s own name. H is w r i tin g s were n o t
s u f f i c i e n t l y n o tic e d , an d b ro u g h t him l i t t l e fame an d money. He th e n
h i t upon a much more e f f e c t i v e means o f o p en in g h e a r t s an d p u r s e s . He
commenced th e c o m p o sitio n o f books u n d er f e ig n e d b u t h o nored names.
I f he put th e d o c t r in e s o f th e K abala i n t o th e mouth o f a n o ld e r ,
h ig h ly v e n e ra te d a u t h o r i t y , some im posing name from th e d a z z lin g p a s t
— ta k in g c a r e , o f c o u r s e , to make th e c o lo r in g and th e m ethod of p re­
s e n ta tio n a r c h a ic — would n o t such a c o m p o sitio n be e a s i l y swallowed?
He was v ery c le v e r and knew t h a t he would have t o have a l i v i n g ear-
ponent of h i s " m ira c le s " s ig h te d in h i s book, an d f e l l upon th e p e rso n
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of Simon b a r Y ochai, who i s s a id to have sp e n t t h i r t e e n y e a rs in a

cave, s o l i t a r y , and b u r ie d in p ro fo u n d r e f l e c t i o n , and who claim ed to
have r e c e iv e d many i n s p i r a t i o n s . Moses de Leon ex p resB ly f o r b id Simon
to use th e Hebrew la n g u ag e, and p r e v a ile d upon him to use C haldee, w ith
which few, o u ts id e of s c h o la r s , were f a m i l i a r , and th u s came in to th e
w orld th e book ZOHAR (m eaning b r i l l i a n c y ) which f o r many y e a rs vas
h e ld by Jew s a s a heav en ly r e v e l a t i o n , and was and p a r t l y i s so re g a rd ­
ed by C h r is t ia n s a s an o ld t r a d i t i o n .
The u n d e rly in g p r i n c i p l e o f th e Zohar I s t h a t th e h i s t o r i c a l and r e l i ­
g io u s s t a t u t e s o f th e B ib le were n ev e r in te n d e d t o be u n d e rsto o d in a
p la in , sim ple se n se , b u t t h a t th e y c o n ta in som ething h ig h e r , m y s te rio u s ,
and s u p e r n a tu r a l. Abrahma and S arah , f o r exam ple, d en o te m a tte r of
form ; Pharaoh d e n o te s v ic io u s d e s i r e s , th e la n d o f Goshen th e h e a r t ,
Moses th e D ivine S p i r i t , and th e Urim and Thummin, which th e High
P r i e s t wore on h i s b r e a s t in th e Temple, were th e a s tr o l a b e of th e
A stronom ers, w ith which th e y c a lc u l a te d tim e, lo n g itu d e an d l a t i t u d e .
T his book was e a g e r ly a c c e p te d by th e K a b a lis ts f o r i t s u p p lie d much
t h a t t h e i r o r i g i n a l d o c tr in e had o m itte d and much needed. Under th e
g u idance of th e S p a n ia rd s, who were a d e p ts in A rab ian l o r e , th e
K a b a lis ts now combined w ith t h e i r d o c tr in e s t h a t of a s tr o lo g y and th e
T a ro t. They r e s p e c te d n o th in g t h a t was s a c re d in th e ey e s o f th e
O rie n ta l m y stic s, and t h e i r p e r n ic io u s a c t s have come down t o u s o f
th e 20th c e n tu r y a s " re v e a le d and D ivine know ledge."
They borrow ed from a l l A n cien t m ythology an d c l e v e r ly in terw o v e i n t o
t h e i r d o c trin e many th in g s t h a t would to th e c a s u a l s tu d e n t g iv e i t an
ap p earan ce of m y stic know ledge. They fo llo w e d th e s e w r itin g s w ith a
school in to which were a c c e p te d many d i s c i p l e s who sp re a d th e d o c trin e
a l l over th e known w orld, and th u s from th e m inds of a few men h a s
e v o lv ed t h i s s o - c a lle d o c c u lt s c ie n c e , which h a s In i t much t h a t i s
w orthy, and much t h a t can n o t be a c c e p te d by any s in c e r e s tu d e n t of oc­
c u l t knowledge.
I have been a t p a in s to show you th e h is t o r y of th e b e g in n in g of t h i s
form o f th e o -so p h y , and s h a l l fo llo w t h i s w ith an o u tlin e of th e
v a rio u s M ystery S ch o o ls, w hich w i l l ta k e u s th ro u g h th e Freem asonry
of th e Pyram ids, th e S e c re t O rder of O rpheus, th e sch o o l of P y th a g o ra s;
th e g r e a t M ystagogue o f th e N orth, Odin; th e E ssen ee, e t c . ; th e a n c ie n t
symbolism o f Lemuria and A t l a n t i s , a n d f i n a l l y a f u l l d e s c r ip tio n of
each T aro t c a rd , so t h a t you w ill be e n a b le d to see f o r y o u s e lv e s t h a t
th e Cosmic C o n scio u sn e ss h as n o t l e f t a t any tim e i n th e h i s t o r y of
mankind a n y th in g u n v e ile d f o r th e tr u e m y stic s tu d e n ts and I n i t i a t e s .

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e second d is c o u rs e )
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By F r a t e r A q u a r i u s , S c r i b e

To th e One P riv ile g e d ?

The K abala a t l e a s t a tte m p ts to e s t a b l i s h a t r a d i t i o n a l o r ig in , and
th e stu d e n t can make some r e s e a r c h i n t o i t s te a c h in g s , b u t when we
come to th e T aro t C ards, which have b een t i e d up w ith th e K abala by
numerous modern o c c u lt w r i te r s , i t becomes alm o st im p o ssib le t o come
to any d e f i n i t e c o n c lu s io n .
In none of th e A n cien t M y s te rie s , a few o f which I have a lre a d y de­
s c rib e d , i s th e re any m ention or a l l u s i o n made 'to th e T a ro t. Madame
B la v a tsk y in her S e c re t D o ctrin e Volume Three on h er c h a p te r “H erm etic
and K a b a lis tic D o c trin e s" g iv e s E lip h a s L ev i, a s b ein g a u t h o r i t y f o r
the "Taro'' (R o ta ). The Taro, or th e sa cred Book o f Enoch, o r R ota, i s
p re fa c e d , she s t a t e s , a s fo llo w s?
“The a n t i q u i t y of t h i s Book i s l o s t in th e n ig h t o f tim e. I t i s of
INDIAN ORIGIN, and goes back to an epoch lo n g b e fo re M o s e s . . . . I t i s
w r itte n upon d e ta c h e d le a v e s , which a t f i r s t were of f in e g o ld and
p re c io u s m e t a l s . . . . I t i s SYMBOLICAL, and i t s c o m b in a tio n s a d a p t them­
s e lv e s to a l l the wonders o f th e S p i r i t . A lte r e d by i t s p assag e a c r o s s
th e a g e s, i t i s n e v e r th e le s s p re s e rv e d — th a n k s to th e ig n o ra n c e of th e
c u rio u s — in i t s ty p e s and i t s most im p o rta n t p r im itiv e f i g u r e s . " She
f u r t h e r c o n tin u e s? "T h is i s th e Rota of Enoch, now c a l l e d th e Taro of
Enoch, to which De M ir v ill e a l lu d e s , a s we u n d e rsta n d , a s th e means f o r
" e v il magic" th e m e ta l lic p l a t e s or le a v e s , esc a p e d from d e s tr u c tio n
d u rin g th e Deluge, and which a re a t t r i b u t e d by him to C a in ."
She f u r t h e r s t a t e s t h a t th e r e a l T arot can o nly be fo u n d i n i t s com­
p le te symbology in th e B ab y lo n ian c y lin d e r s , t h a t any one can in s p e c t
and study in th e B r i t i s h Museum. That anyone ca n see th e s e C haldean,
a n te d ilu v ia n rhombs, or r e v o lv in g c y lin d e r s , c o v e re d w ith s a c re d s ig n s ;
b u t t h a t the s e c r e t s o f th e s e d iv in in g 11w h eels", o r a s De M ir v ille
c a l l s th e “r o t a t i n g g lo b e s of H ec ate ", have to be l e f t u n to ld f o r some
tim e to come.
U ndoubtedly, th e s tu d e n ts of o c c u ltis m a re so b e fu d d le d th e m se lv e s o n :
what th e T aro t r e a l l y s i g n i f i e s , t h a t each book we re a d i s e i t h e r a
symbolism of i t s e l f or a p u re in v e n tio n of th e p a r t i c u l a r w r i te r .
I t seems in c o n c e iv a b le t h a t so im p o rta n t a symbology sh o u ld have, p r io r
to th e ID-’Vi C en tu ry , e sc a p e d th e n o tic e o f th e many w r i t e r s on th e
o c c u lt, s e c r e t d o c t r in e s and m ystery sc h o o ls, and p h ilo s o p h ie s . I f i t
h a s t h a t im p o rtan ce t h a t th e s e many modern o c c u lt w r i t e r s a t t r i b u t e to
them ( th e c a r d s ) , i t becomes a wonder to th e s tu d e n t who i s s e a rc h in g
f o r th e T ru th , why th e r e i s no key to them in a n c ie n t w r i tin g s .
I can f in d no j u s t i f i c a t i o n f o r t h e i r r e l a t i o n t o th e m y s te r ie s or to
symbolism. Even th e e n c y c lo p e d ia s a r e s i l e n t on t h i s s u b je c t. H is to ry
i s s i l e n t on them, and only in t h i s 2 0 th C en tu ry i s any im portance
p la c e d on t h e i r symbology. The F rench o c c u l t i s t s a lo n e , have b ro u g h t
th e n i n t o any d is c u s s io n , and th e y u se d them m ain ly f o r d i v in a tio n puz^-
p o se s a s can be e a s i l y seen by r e f e r r i n g to t h e i r w r itin g s .
Count de G eb e lin , who p u b lis h e d betw een 1773 and 1782 n in e g r e a t q u a rto
volumes of “Le Monde P r i m i t i f i s p o s s ib ly th e f i r s t w r i t e r who men-
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tio n s th a t the T a ro t i s th e s o le rem a in in g v e s tig e o f th e superb

l i b r a r i e s and l i t e r a t u r e which once f l o u r i s h e d on th e v a lle y o f th e
K ile. P o s s ib ly th e b e s t work on th e T a ro t i s t h a t p u b lis h e d by Papus,
and he had a s h i s a u t h o r i t i e s a lo n g l i s t o f a u t h o r i t i e s t h a t th e T aro t
i s th e B ib le o f B ib le s , th e Book of Thoth and of p r im itiv e r e v e l a t i o n .
Papus u sed a s h is a u t h o r i t i e s , J . A. V a il la n t , E lip h a s L ev i, W illiam
P o s te l, Jerom e Cardan and L. 0, de S a in t M a rtin . Papus g o es on f u r t h e r
than th e s e w r i t e r s on th e T a ro t, and s t a t e s h i s knowledge comes from
the G y p sies. In r e s p e c t to E lip h a s L ev i, i t i s a m a tte r of common
f a m i l i a r i t y t h a t h i s o p in io n on any q u e s tio n of f a o t was som etim es more
th an w o rth le s s , and o c c a s io n a lly a l i t t l e b i t l e e s th an i n t e l l e c t u a l l y
h o n e st. As a n o th e r w r i te r p u ts i t : "He a f f ir m s t h a t th e T a ro t i s p o s­
s ib ly a n t e r i o r to th e Book of Enoch— n o t any a p o c ry p h a l work which
p a sse s under t h a t name, b u t som ething 'e c s t a t i c and u n d e m o n s tra b le ',
something which i s of m y stia rumour w ild — so w ild in d e e d t h a t th e name
proves in th e end to be a synonym f o r th e T aro t i t s e l f , s u g g e s tin g th u s
an in s c r u ta b le v e rb a l im passe. He a f f ir m s f u r t h e r t h a t i t i s th e
SYMBOLICAL summary of p r im itiv e t r a d i t i o n ; t h a t i t i s th e k e y sto n e of
o ccu lt s c ie n c e ; t h a t i t i s th e book o f Hermes. Views o f t h i s k in d —
and th u s a r b i t r a r i l y e x p re s se d — seem o b v io u sly o f th e o rd e r of r e v e la ­
tio n , and a re to be ta k e n or l e f t a c c o rd in g to th e d i s p o s i t i o n of the
r e c ip ie n t." T his w r ite r f u r t h e r sa y s a s to P apus: "Dr Papus dreams
s te r to r o u s ly when he say s t h a t Raymond L u lly — who was term ed i n h i s
day th e illu m in a te d d o c to r of M ajorca— b a se d h ie A rs Magna on th e T a ro t
keys, and I su g g e st t h a t he h a s o m itte d t o re a d th e sh e a f of t r e a t i s e s
which a re in c lu d e d under t h a t t i t l e . "
A nother p o in t s t r i k e s th e s e a rc h e r o f th e t i e i n g up of th e tw en ty -tw o
Major Aroanum of th e T a ro t w ith th e Hebrew l e t t e r s . 1 c a n n o t see any
semblance in th e Hebrew L e t t e r s w ith th e tw en ty -tw o c a rd s o f th e T a ro t.
I p re v io u s ly m entioned th e f a c t t h a t Hebrew i s a book la n g u a g e , and
t h a t th e s c r ib e s who were s k i l l e d in r e a d in g i t , were d ep en d en t on th e
c h a r a c t e r s to r e p r e s e n t a c e r t a i n th in g , and a ta b le I gave o f th e
e x o te r ic th in g s th e y r e p r e s e n te d f a i l s to g iv e u s any c lu e a t a l l to
t h e i r co m b in atio n . Levi i s of c o u rs e r e s p o n s ib le f o r t h i s added con­
f u s io n to th e T arot and Papus and o th e r w r i t e r s have fo llo w e d him ab­
s o lu t e ly in t h e i r e x p la n a tio n s .
I p e r s o n a lly b e l ie v e t h a t th e T a ro t in such form i s a m ed iev al method
o f c a rd p la y in g and o f d iv in a tio n and t h a t th e I t a l i a n b a r b e r , E t t e i l a ,
i s th e in v e n to r o f th e whole system . T rue, many symbols o f sa c re d
th in g s have b een borrow ed n o t o nly f o r th e T a ro t b u t f o r many o th e r
e x o te r ic th in g s . Papus em p h asizes th e im p o rtan ce o f th e s a c r e d word
YOD-HE-VAU-HE in th e Key he g iv e s to th e T a ro t. T h is, o f c o u rs e , i s
h i s method o f w r itin g th e Hebrew l e t t e r s YCBH, th e 1 0 th l e t t e r in th e
a lp h a b e t, h av in g t h e number 10, and e q u iv a le n t t o "Y" i n th e E n g lis h
a lp h a b e t. HE, th e 6 th number e q u iv a le n t to "H", andVAV, th e 5 th
l e t t e r e q u iv a le n t t o 5, an d th e n th e r e p e t i t i o n o f Ht a g a in . You w ill
a t once n o tic e a d if f e r e n c e i n th e s p e l l i n g o f th e Hebrew l e t t e r s , and
t o th e s tu d e n t s*:of H ebre1.* a d if f e r e n c e i n l e t t e r s i s v e ry im p o rta n t,
b e a rin g in mind t h a t ea ch Hebrew l e t t e r s ta n d s f o r p o s s ib ly n o t o n ly a
l e t t e r and a number b u t f o r som ething t h a t may change th e e n t i r e mean­
in g of th e w r i tin g . Papus i s o f c o u rse r e f e r r i n g t o JEHOVAH, th e i n ­
e f f a b le name o f God. In Hebrew i t c o n s i s t s of f o u r l e t t e r s YOBH, HE,
VAV, HE, and i s hence c a l l e d th e nomen tetrag am m ato n or q u a d r i l i t e r a l
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name. As I m entioned b e fo re i t i s d e riv e d from th e s u b s ta n tiv e v erb

HAVAH, (TO EE); and a s i t com bines in i t s e l f th e p r e s e n t, p a s t and
fu tu re form s of th e v e rb , i t i s to be c o n s id e r e d a s d e s ig n a tin g God a s
immutable, e t e r n a l , th e o n ly Being who can f o r e v e r say, " I AM THAT I
AM." T his name m s f i r s t announced t o Moses by God, when he ap p e ared
to him in a b u rn in g bush; on which o c c a sio n He s a id , "T h is i s my name
fo re v e r, and t h i s i s my m em orial u n to a l l g e n e r a tio n s ." (E x .3 .1 5 )
I t was c o n s id e re d u n la w fu l to pronounce t h i s name of God, e x c e p t on
one sa c re d o c c a sio n (th e day o f a to n e m e n t), when i t was o n ly u t t e r e d
by th e High P r i e s t in th e h o ly o f h o lie s , am id th e sound of tru m p e ts
and cym bals, which p re v e n te d th e peo p le from h e a rin g i t . T h is custom
undoubtedly a ro se from a w ish t o p re v e n t i t s becom ing known t o th e su r­
rounding n a tio n s , and b e in g by them b lasp h em o u sly a p p lie d to t h e i r
id o ls . Some of th e Jew s a f te r w a r d s a tte m p te d , by an in g e n io u s c o rru p ­
tio n o f the t e x t o f Exodus above q u o te d , to d e fe n d th e custom of th e
a u th o r ity g iv e n in th e S c r ip tu r e s . By th e change of a s in g le l e t t e r ,
they made th e word L'OLAM, which s i g n i f i e s FOREVER, re a d L'ALAM, t h a t
i s " to be c o n c e a le d ," and hence th e p assag e was t r a n s l a t e d , “T h is i s
My name to be c o n c e a le d ," in s t e a d o f " T h is i s MY name f o r e v e r ." And
th u s Jo se p h u s, in w r itin g upon t h i s s u b je c t, u s in g th e fo llo w in g ex ­
p re s s io n s , 11Whereupon God d e c la r e d u n to Moses H is h o ly name which had
never been d is c o v e re d t o men b e f o r e ; c o n c e rn in g which i t i s n o t la w fu l
fo r me to. say any m ore. " ’ (The se n te n c e u n d e rs c o re d shows where so
many of our modern w ould-be M a ste rs s e c u re t h e i r e x p re s s io n s so o f te n
q u o te d .) In obedience to t h i s law , whenever th e name Jehovah o c c u rs
to a Jew in re a d in g , he a b s t a i n s from p ro n o u n cin g i t , and s u b s t i t u t e s
in i t s p la c e th e word ADONAI or Lord. In consequence o f t h i s p eo p le
th u s a b s ta in in g from i t s u tte r a n c e , th e tr u e p ro n u n c ia tio n o f th e name
was a t le n g th l o s t . Nor i s th e q u e s tio n y e t d e f i n i t e l y s e t t l e d , some
O r i e n t a l i s t s c o n te n d in g , on o r th o g r a p h ic a l g ro u n d s, t h a t JEHOVAH i s
the tr u e p r o n u n c ia tio n , w hile o th e r s , on th e a u t h o r i t y of c e r t a i n
a n c ie n t w r i te r s , a s s e r t i t was pronounced JAO. The ta s k i s d i f f i c u l t
to make one, u n a c q u a in te d w ith th e s t r u c t u r e of th e Hebrew la n g u ag e,
comprehend how th e p r o n u n c ia tio n o f a word, whose l e t t e r s a re p re s e rv e d
can be w holly l o s t . I t may be a tte m p te d , how ever, in th e fo llo w in g
manner. The Hebrew a lp h a b e t c o n s i s t s e n t i r e l y of c o n s o n a n ts. The vowe
sounds were o r i g i n a l l y s u p p lie d by th e r e a d e r w hile re a d in g , he b e in g
p re v io u s ly made a c q u a in te d w ith th e c o r r e c t p ro n u n c ia tio n of each word,
and i f he d id n o t p o s s e s s th is knowledge o f th e l e t t e r s b e fo re him co u ld
n ot su p p ly i t , and he was, of c o u rs e , u n a b le t o pronounce th e word.
Every Hebrew knew, however, from p r a c t i c e , th e v o c a l sounds w ith which
the c o n so n a n ts were pronounced in th e d i f f e r e n t words, in th e same man­
n er a s e v e ry E n g lis h r e a d e r knows th e d i f f e r e n t sounds of "A" in h a t,
h a te , a l l , was, and t h a t KNT i s pronounoed K n ig h t. Thus th e words,
"God save th e R e p u b lic ," w r itte n in th e Hebrew method, would ap p ear
th u s, "Gd sv th r p b lc ." Now t h i s incom m unicable word, th e name of God,
c o n s is ts a s we have o b serv ed , o f fo u r l e t t e r s YODH, HE, VAV, HE e q u i­
v a le n t in E n g lish t o YHVH. I t i s now e v id e n t t h a t th e s e fo u r l e t t e r s
cannot, in our own la n g u a g e , be pronounced u n le s s two vow els a r e sup­
p lie d . N e ith e r can th e y in Hebrew. In o th e r words th e vow els were
known to th e Jew, b ec au se he h e a rd th e words c o n tin u o u s ly pronounced,
j u s t a s we know t h a t Mr. s ta n d s f o r M is te r . But th e name o f God, o f
which th e se fo u r l e t t e r s a r e symbols, was n e v e r pronounced, b u t a n o th e r
word ADONAI, s u b s t i t u t e d f o r i t ; and hence a s th e l e t t e r s th e m se lv e s
have no vocal power, th e Jew, n o t knowing th e im p lie d vow els, was un­
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a b le t o sup p ly them, and th u s th e word in i t s p r o n u n c ia tio n , was, in

tim e e n t i r e l y LOST.
T h is d is p u te a s t o th e p ronunciation o f th e word i s n o t to be te rm in a te d
by a r e f e r e n c e to a n c ie n t a u t h o r i t i e s , among whom th e re i s to o g r e a t a
d isc re p a n c y in r e l a t i o n to th e name t o be e a s i l y r e c o n c ile d . Ire n a e u e
c a l l s i t JAGTH; Isa d o re sa y s i t i s JODJOD; D iodurys S ic u lu s , JAG;
Clemnss of A le x a n d ria , JAU, and T heodorect sa y s t h a t th e Hebrews p ro ­
nounced i t JA, and th e S a m a rita n s, JAVAH.
T r a d itio n t e l l s u s t h a t M eth u sela, Lamech and Noah pronounced i t EUHA;
Shern A rphaxad, S elah , Heber and P e le g , JEVA; Reu, Serug, Nahor, T erah,
Abraham, Is a a c and Judah c a l l e d i t JOVA: by Aminadab and Nasshon were
JEVAH; by J e s s e and David JEHOVAH, And th e y im ply t h a t none o f th e s e
were th e r i g h t p r o n u n c ia tio n , w hich was o nly in th e p o s s e s s io n of
Enoch, Jaco b and Moses- In a l l th e s e names th e J i s to be pronounced
a s Y, th e A a s in f a t h e r , and th e E a s in m ate; th u s JEHOVA must be
pronounced a s i f w r i tte n YA-HO-VAH.
M ichael A ngelo L anci sa y s th e word sh o u ld be r e a d from l e f t t o r i g h t
and pronounced "HC-HI," t h a t i s to say "HS-SKE"; HO b e in g in Hebrew
th e m ascu lin e pronoun, and HI th e fe m in in e . HO-HI (Hi i s pronounced
HE) th e r e f o r e d e n o te s th e male an d fem ale p r i n c i p l e , th e v i s g e n i t r i s ,
th e p h a llu s and lingam , th e p o in t w ith in th e c i r c l e , th e n o tio n o f
which in some form or o th e r o f t h i s d o u b le g e n d e r, p re v a d e s a l l th e
a n c ie n t system s a s th e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f th e c r e a tiv e power.
P lu ta r c h , i n h i s I s i s and O s ir is , sa y s, “God who i s male and fem ale
i n t e l l i g e n c e , b e in g b o th l i f e and l i g h t , b ro u g h t f o r t h a n o th e r i n t e l ­
lig e n c e , th e C re a to r o f th e w o rld ." A ll th e pagan gods and g o d d e sse s,
however v a r io u s t h e i r a p p e la tio n , were b u t d i f f e r e n t e x p r e s s io n s f o r
th e m ale and fem ale p r i n c i p l e . " I n f a c t , " say s R u ssel in h i s “ S acred
and P ro fan e Hi s t o r y , “ “ th e y may a l l be in c lu d e d i n th e one g r e a t Her­
m a p h ro d ite, who com bines i n h i s n a tu r e a l l th e e le m e n ts o f p ro d u c tio n ,
and who c o n tin u e s to su p p o rt th e v a s t c r e a t i o n which o r i g i n a l l y pro­
ceeded from h i s w i l l . "
The Jew s b e lie v e d t h a t t h i s s a c re d name, which th e y h e ld in th e h ig h e s t
v e n e ra tio n , was p o s s e s s e d of unbounded pow ers. "He who p ro n o u n ces i t
shakes a l l heaven and e a r t h , and i n s p i r e s th e a n g e ls w ith a sto n ish m e n t
and t e r r o r . 11
A leph i s in Hebrew n u m e ric a lly e q u iv a le n t to one, and Yodh to te n ,w h ic h
i s e q u a l to e le v e n , a r e s u l t a l s o o b ta in e d by ta k in g th e second and
t h i r d l e t t e r s of th e Holy Name HE, VAV which a r e 5 and 6 , am ounting
to 11. But th e 6 an d 6 i n v a r ia b ly produce th e same number in t h e i r
m u l t i p l i c a t i o n , f o r 5 tim e s 5 a r e 25, and 6 ti»aes 6 a r e 36, and t h i s
I n v a r ia b le p ro d u c t o f HE VAV was s a id t o d en o te th e u n c h a n g e a b ility
o f th e F i r s t C ause. A gain AHYH, ( I am) commences w ith A leph o r one
and th e b e g in n in g o f num bers a n d JHVH w ith YODH o r 10 th e end o f num­
b e r s , which s i g n i f i e d t h a t God was th e b e g in n in g and th e en d of th in g s .
I t i s s a id t h a t th e p ro n u n c ia tio n o f th e name was p re s e rv e d an d t r a n s ­
m itte d by th e ESSENES, who alw ay s com m unicated i t to each o th e r in a
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w h isp er, and in such a form , t h a t w h ile i t s component p a r t s were known,

i t s co n n e cte d whole s t i l l rem ained a m y stery .
I t i s s a id , to o , to have been u se d a s a p a s s w o r d in th e E g y p tia n
M y s te rie s , by which th e c a n d id a te was a d m itte d to th e cham bers o f
i n i t i a t i o n . The modern Jews say i t was en g rav ed on th e ro d of Moses,
and e n a b le d him to perform h i s m ir a c le s , an d th e y a t t r i b u t e a l l th e
w onderful works of C h r is t to th e p o ten cy o f t h i s incom m unioable name.
The Jews had fo u r symbols by which th e y e x p re s s e d t h i s in e f f a b le name
o f God; th e f i r s t and most common were Two YODHS w ith a SHEVA, and
th e p o in t KAAIETZ u n d e rn e a th ; th e second was th r e e p o in ts which r a d i a t ­
ed l i k e a diadem t o r e p r e s e n t in a l l p r o b a b i l i t y th e s o v e re ig n ty of
God; th e t h i r d th e JOD w ith in an e q u i la t e r a l" t r i a n g l e , which the
K a b a lis ts e x p la in e d a s a ra y of l i g h t whose l u s t r e was to o tra n s c e n d e n t
to be c o n tem p late d by human e y e s; and th e f o u r th was th e l e t t e r SEADAI,
“ The A lm ig h ty ,11 and was th e symbol u s u a lly p la o e d in t h e i r p h y la c te r ie s -
I. conclude t h i s o r i g i n a t i o n of th e name by a few c i t a t i o n s o f how v ar­
io u s n a tio n s e x p re s se d th e name o f th e D eity .
1. JAK, T his name o f God i s found in th e 6 8 th Psalm, V 4, I t i s th e
S y ria n name of God, and i s s t i l l r e t a i n e d in some of th e S y ria a form s
o f doxology.
2. BEL or BAAL. T his word s i g n i f i e s , LORD, MASTER or POSSESSOR; and
and hence i t was a p p lie d by many n a tio n s of th e E a s t to d en o te th e Lord
o f a l l th in g s , and th e M aster o f th e World. B aal was w o rshipped by th e
C haldeans, th e M o ab ites, th e P h e n ic ia n s , th e A s s y ria n s . I t i s supposed
th a t th e f i r s t B aal was th e C haldean NIMROD. The word i s r e p e a te d ly
met w ith in th e S c r ip tu r e s , b o th in a l l u s i o n t o th e id o la tr o u s w orship
o f t h i s god, and i n c o n n e c tio n w ith o th e r words, t o d en o te th e names
of place 3.
3. ON. T his was th e word by which Jehovah was w orshipped by th e
E g y p tia n s. I t i s t h i s GOD whom P la to sp eak s in h i s Timaeus, when he
sa y s " t e l l me o f th e GOD ON; w hich IS and n ev e r knew b e g in n in g ." The
E g y p tia n s gave to t h i s God th e same a t t r i b u t e s t h a t th e Hebrews d id to
JEHOVAH, and though we a r e u n a b le t o cay what th e s i g n i f i c a t i o n o f ON
was in th e a n c ie n t EGYPTIAN, we know t h i s word in G reek, CMEGA NU, h a s
th e same s i g n i f i c a t i o n of b e in g or e x is te n c e a s JHVH h a s in Hebrew.
4. AUM, The H indus u se d t h i s word to e x p r e s s th e D e ity .
With t h i s v ery le n g th y e x p la n a tio n of IHVH, i t becomes a p p a re n t to th e
s tu d e n t t h a t Dr. Papus and o th e r s who f u r n is h "kEYS" to th e T arot
f a i l e d to use a u t h o r i t i e s in t h e i r r e s e a r c h e s , an d f e l l back on th e
K a b a l i s t 's su rm ise s in th e fa k e d book th e SSPHER HA JOHAR, o r Book of
S plen d o r, f o r t h e i r u n r a v e llin g of t h e i r t h e o r i e s .
As f a r a s I ca n see th e o n ly r e a s o n th e F ren ch o c o u l t i s t s have t i e d up
th e T a ro t w ith th e K abala i s th e f a c t t h a t th e Book o f F orm ation, th e
SEPHER YETZIRAH, t h e i r B ib le o f B ib le s , g iv e s i n i t s f i r s t v e rse th e
t h ir ty - tw o m y s te rio u s p a th s o f wisdom, and i n th e 2nd v e rse tw en ty -tw o
basal le tte r s . I q u o te : "1. In th i r t y - t w o m y s te rio u s p a th s of wisdom
d id th e Lord w r ite . He c r e a te d H is U n iv e rse by th r e e form s o f e x p re s -
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You w ill n o te from th e above t h a t th e y do n o t a g re e a s ' to names an d a s

t o th e l a s t two c a r d s a s to num bers. I t shows t h a t even i f th e T a ro t
i s an " in v e n tio n " t o d o v e t a il in w ith th e o so p h ic th e o r ie s , t h a t no two
men a r e a g re e d on even a b a s ic u n d e rs ta n d in g .
The o n ly th in g upon which I can a g re e in t h i s stu d y o f symbology, i s
t h a t th e b a s i s o f e s o t e r i c p h ilo so p h y o f th e a n c ie n t s i s , was, and
alw ays s h a ll b e, immutable law s which g o v ern th e u n iv e rs e .
T h is concludes the thiTd d is c o u rs e .
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3y P r a t e r A q u ariu s, S c rib e
To the One P r iv ile g e d :
We s h a ll now p ro c e e d to a n a ly ze each c a rd i l l u s t r a t e d on th e accom­
panying c h a r t . Symbology i s alw ays an i n t e r e s t i n g and e n lig h te n in g
study, p ro v id e d , of c o u rse , we r e a l i z e t h a t th e symbols r e p r e s e n t
th e se law s and t h a t t h e i r p ro p e r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n i s in ac co rd an ce w ith
lo g ic a l re a s o n in g and u n d e rs ta n d in g .
Card No. 1, The MAGUS, o r the JUGGLER
This c a rd i s compared by Papus to th e f i r s t l e t t e r of th e Hebrew
A lphabet ALEPH. He says " t h a t ALEPH h ie r o g ly p h ic a lly e x p re s s e s MAN
h im s e lf as a c o l l e c t i v e UNITY, the m a ster p r i n c i p l e , r u l e r o f th e
e a r t h . T hat from t h i s h ie r o g ly p h ic meaning a re d e riv e d id e a s o f th e
U nity and of th e p r i n c i p l e w hich d e te rm in e s i t , id e a s which g iv e to
th e ALEPH i t s v alu e as th e s ig n o f Power and S t a b i l i t y . Man, o r
Microcosm, th e U nity and th e P r i n c i p l e in a l l th e w o rld s, i s th e mean­
ing o f th e p r im itiv e h ie r o g ly p h ic , w hich, as we s e e , e x a o tly re n d e rs
the g e n e ra l id e a s t h a t I e s t a b l i s h in my book."
He now p ro c e e d s to d e s c r ib e t h i s c a rd in th e fo llo w in g w ords: " I f you
ta k e the f i r s t c a rd of th e T a ro t and examine i t a t t e n t i v e l y , you w i l l
see th e form o f th e J u g g le r d e p ic te d upon i t c o rre sp o n d s in a l l p o in ts
w ith th a t o f th e l e t t e r ALEPH. I f we now ap p ly to th e stu d y of t h i s
c a rd the p r i n c i p l e s o f e l u c id a tio n o f symbolism, a c c o rd in g to th e
" T r a ite E le m e n ta ire de S cie n ce O c c u lte ," we a t once f i n d new e x p lan a­
tio n s f o r i t .
THE HEAD of th e FIGURE i s o c c u p ie d by th e DIVINE SIGN OF UNIVERSAL
LIFE.
The bottom o f th e f ig u r e r e p r e s e n ts EARTH ornam ented w ith its p ro d u c­
t i o n s , th e symbol o f NATURE.
L a s tly th e CENTRE i s o c c u p ie d by MAN h im s e lf , p la c e d b e h in d a ta b le
co vered w ith d iv e r s o b j e c t s .
The r i g h t and l e f t o f th e f ig u r e a re o cc u p ied by th e hands o f th e
J u g g le r , one o f them b e n t to w ard s th e E a r th , th e o th e r r a i s e d .
The p o s it jjjn o f th e h an d s r e p r e s e n t th e two p r i n c i p l e s , a c tiv e and
p a s s iv e , o f th e G re a t JEll, and i t c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e two columns
J a k in and Bohas o f th e Temple of Solomon.
The J u g g le r h o ld s th e wand o f th e Mage in one han d , w hich he r a i s e s ,
and th e f o u r g r e a t sym bols o f th e T a ro t a r e p la c e d b e f o r e him . The
Cup, The Sword, The Wand, and th e P e n ta c le s o r T alism an s.
These Papus com pares w ith th e l e t t e r s of th e T etragam m aton: —
S o ep tre o r Yod, symbol o f th e a c tiv e P r i n c i p l e , p re-em in em t
and of God.
Cup o r He, symbol o f p a s s iv e P r i n c i p l e p re -e m in e n t, o r of th e
U n iv e rs e .
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Sword, (C t o s s o r Vau) eymbol o f th e E q u i l i b r a t i n g P r i n c i p l e

p re -e m in e n t o r o f Man.
PENTACLES, or the 2nd HE, th e c y c lic symool o f E t e r n i t y , which
u n ite s the th re e f i r s t p r i n c i p l e s in one Whole.
Papus then c o n tin u e s and s t a t e s from a human p o in t o f view th e s e
Symbols c o rre sp o n d w ith th e f o u r g r e a t human c l a s s e s :
The men o f YOD, o r th e I n v e n to r s , th e P ro d u c e rs , th e N o b ility
of I n t e l l e c t .
The men of HE, o r th e d e p o s i t a r i e s o f th e g r e a t t r u t h s d is c o v e r ­
ed by men of YOD; th e S a v a n ts, th e Ju d g e s. P r o f e s s io n a l
N o b ility .
The men o f Vau, o r th e g u a rd ia n s and d e fe n d e rs o f th e fo rm e r;
The W a rrio rs . N o b ility o f th e Sword.
The men o f th e 2nd HE, th e m u ltitu d e , from which th e o th e r
c l a s s e s a re r e c r u i t e d . The p e o p le .
He f u r t h e r c o n tin u e s t h a t th e f o u r g r e a t sym bols a r e p la c e d on th e
ta b le a t random, and Man r u l e s them and m ust a rra n g e them; and t h a t
in th e 2 l s t c a rd , we s h a l l f i n d th e s e sym bols a rra n g e d in a c r o s s .
L et u s a t l e a s t g iv e D r. Papus c r e d i t f o r in v e n tin g som ething the.t
g iv e s th e T a ro t a s p i r i t u a l m eaning and n o t a l t o g e t h e r a f o r tu n e
t e l l i n g d e v ic e . I f he h ad l e f t o u t th e Hebrew l e t t e r s , and d e v o te d
h im s e lf e x c lu s iv e ly to sym bolism , he m ight have acco m p lish ed som ething
f o r s tu d e n ts .
Mr. W aite some y e a rs ago p re p a re d h i s own i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f T a ro t
c a rd s i l l u s t r a t e d by a c e le b r a t e d a r t i s t . I q u o te h i s d e s c r i p t i o n o f
th e f i r s t c a rd w hich he c a l l s n o t th e " J u g g le r ," b u t th e "M a g ic ia n ."
Whereas th e c a rd a s i l l u s t r a t e d by Papus i s n o t a t a l l sy m b o lical*
Mr. W a ite 's i s j u s t f u l l o f sym bols. I q u o te Mr. W a ite 's d e s c r i p t i o n
of t h i s c a rd :
"A y o u th fu l f ig u r e in th e ro b e o f a m a g ic ia n , h a v in g th e co u n ten an ce
o f d iv in e A p o llo , w ith sm ile o f c o n fid e n c e and s h in in g e y e s . On h i s
h ead i s th e m y ste rio u s s ig n o f th e Holy S p i r i t , th e s ig n o f l i f e ,
l i k e an e n d le s s c o rd . About h i s w a is t i s a s e r p e n t c i n c t u r e , th e
s e rp e n t a p p e a rin g to d ev o u r h ia t a i l . T h is i s f a m i l i a r to m ost a s a
c o n v e n tio n a l symbol o f e t e r n i t y , b u t h e re i t i n d i c a t e s more e s p e c i a l ­
l y , th e e t e r n i t y o f a tta in m e n t in th e s p i r i t . In th e M a g ic ia n 's r i g h t
hand i s a wand r a i s e d to w ard s h ea v en , w h ile th e l e f t hand i s p o in ti n g
t o - t h e e a r t h . T h is d u a l s ig n i s known in th e h ig h g ra d e s o f th e
I n s t i t u t e d M y s te rie s ; i t shows th e d e s c e n t o f g r a c e , v i r t u e and l i g h t ,
drawn from th in g s .a b o v e and d e r iv e d to th in g s below . The s u g g e s tio n
th ro u g h o u t i s th e r e f o r e th e p o s s e s s io n and com m unication o f th e
Powers and G i f t s o f th e S p i r i t . On th e t a b l e in f r o n t o f th e M agician
a re th e sym bols o f th e T a ro t s u i t s , s ig n i f y in g th e ele m e n ts o f n a t u r a l
l i f e , which l i e l i k e c o u n te r s b e f o r e th e a d e p t, and he a d a p ts them a s
he w i l l s . B eneath a re r o s e s and l i l l i e s , th e f l o s campi and l i l i u m
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co n v alliu m , changed in to g ard en f lo w e r s , to show th e c u l tu r e o f a s p i r a ­

t i o n . T his c a rd s i g n i f i e s th e d iv in e m otive in man, r e f l e c t i n g God,
th e w ill in th e l i b e r a t i o n of i t s u n io n w ith t h a t w hich i s abo v e. I t
i s a ls o th e u n ity of in d iv id u a l b e in g on a l l p la n e s , and in a v ery
h ig h sen se i t i s th o u g h t, in th e f i x a t i o n t h e r e o f . W ith f u r t h e r r e ­
fe re n c e to what I have c a l l e d th e s ig h o f l i f e At may be remembered
t h a t C h r is t ia n G n o stic ism speaks o f r e b i r t h i n C h r is t a s a change
‘u n to th e O gdoad.' The m y stic number i s term ed Je ru s a le m above, th e
Land flo w in g w ith M ilk and Honey, th e Holy S p i r i t , and th e Land o f th e
L o rd . A ccording to K a rtin is m , 8 i s th e number o f C h r i s t ."
How l e t u s tu rn to S ain t-G erm ain , th e R o s ic ru c ia n . X l i k e h i s w ords
b e s t o f a l l due to th e f a c t t h a t th e y a re i n E g y p tia n S ty le , I q u o te
him on t h i s f i r s t c a rd .
E g y p tia n . "A rcane 1 (A e q u a ls 1) THE MAGUS.
"The Magus (M ag ician ) i s s ta n d in g i n th e a t t i t u d e o f th e w ill-p o w e r
ab o u t to a c t ; he i s d re s s e d in w h ite , th e emblem o f p u r i t y , w ith a
C irc le of g o ld around h i s brow, emblem o f e t e r n a l l i g h t ; he h o ld s in
h i s r i g h t hand a s c e p tr e tip p e d w ith a c i r c l e , th e emblem o f c r e a t i v e
i n t e l l i g e n c e . He r a i s e s t h i s s c e p tr e tow ards heaven to i n d i c a t e h i s
a s p i r a t i o n s to wisdom, s c ie n c e and m oral f o r c e . H is l e f t han d p o i n t s
tow ards th e e a r t h to show t h a t he i s re a d y to dom inate o v er m a tte r .
In f r o n t o f him on a c u b e -th e image of a b s o lu te s o l i d i t y - a r e fo u n d a
CUP f u l l of human p a s s io n s , A SWORD, th e weapon o f th e b ra v e s who
f i g h t e r r o r , f i n a l l y a GOLDEN PENTACLE (p ie c e o f money), th e emblem
of th e rew ard g r a n te d to v o lu n ta ry la b o r . H is b e l t i s a snake b i t i n g
i t s t a i l , th e symbol of e t e r n i t y - The I b i s upon th e cube t y p i f i e s
v ig ila n c e .
We now have a n a ly z e d th r e e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s o f c a rd No. 1 . A ll th r e e
o f them c e r t a i n l y have much in them o f symbolism and o f th e A n cien t
S e c re t D o c trin e .
L et us see i f we can n o t b r in g some o r d e r o u t o f t h i s c o n fu s io n , and
j u s t i f y a s f a r a s p o s s i b le th e p o s t u l a t i o n s p r e s e n te d .
The o n ly p l a u s i b l e re a s o n f o r Dr. P sp u s u s in g ALEPH, th e f i r s t l e t t e r
o f th e Hebrew a lp h a b e t, in c o n n e c tio n w ith t h i s c a r d i s t h a t ALEPH i s
e q u iv a le n t to number one in th e Hebrew system o f n u m ero lo g y .T h is word
i s pronounced AK-LEFF, w ith "A” a s in f a t h e r an d , th e "E" a s in l e f t .
The P y th ag o rean a lp h a b e t i s U3ed in c o n n e c tio n w ith i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s
of num bers. The v a lu e an d s i g n i f i c a t i o n of numbers e s p e c i a l l y No 1 .
in which we a re now i n t e r e s t e d in th e P y th ag o rean scheme i s ; No. 1
e q u a ls "IMPULSE, PASSION, AMBITION." The R o s ic ru c ia n s in t h s i r
v ib r a to r y v a lu e s and s ig n i f ic a n c e of names use an a ttu n em en t to Cosmic
F orces on th e Cosmic K eyboard. They s t a t e t h a t r e g a r d le s s o f th e
language spoken, th e re are b u t 12 d i s t i n c t vow els used in th e p ro ­
n u n c ia tio n o f nam es, and t h e r e f o r e , t h a t a l l names a re composed o f
sounds which may be a n a ly z e d in to th e 13 sounds o f one o c ta v e . In
o th e r w ords, th e tw elv e vov'el sounds com posing a l l names c o n s t i t u t e
one o ctav e of th e 12 n o te s o f th e Cosmic K eyboard. I q u o te th e R osi­
c ru c ia n a n a ly s is o f th e number ONE. "T h is i s a, p a s s iv e , th o u g h pow er­
f u l number, sin c e i t r e p r e s e n ts th e c r e a tiv e f o r c e ly in g dorm ant
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a w a itin g th e sp a rk of en erg y which w i l l make i t a c t i v e . I t i s th e

f i r s t p o in t of a t r i a n g l e , and in human n a tu re i t e x p re s s e s and r e ­
p r e s e n ts th e SOUL a w a itin g illu m in a tio n o r a mind n o t y e t in s p i r e d ,
re p r e s e n te d by th e symbol of M ercury. I t a ls o r e p r e s e n ts th e b r a in
w ith many and s tro n g t a l e n t s and i n c l i n a t i o n s th e most p o w erfu l o f
which have n o t y e t been d ev elo p ed . In em otions i t r e p r e s e n ts p a s s io n s
ly in g dorm ant to such an e x te n t t h a t i t may seem as though deep lo v e ,
deep d e v o tio n , l o y a l t y , p a t r i o t i s m and o th e r ennobling em otions may be
a b s e n t; b u t th e s e can be fan n ed in to fu ry o r even extrem e f i r e by the
r i g h t sp a rk .
T h e re fo re , No. 1 c a rd in symbology w ould, a c c o rd in g to th e s e
a u t h o r i t i e s , in d ic a t e th e dorm ant f a c u l t i e s o f man t h a t are to be
aro u se d and u sed f o r th e b e n e f i t o f hum anity.
Let us f u r t h e r tra n sfo rm o u r p i c tu r e o f th e f i r s t c a rd a s i l l u s t r a t e d
by p ap u s. The f ig u r e of th e man i s a f in e c o n c e p tio n o f a youth in
a l l h i s g lo r y , in n o c e n t and in s p i r e d . H is robe i s w h ite , th e symbol
of p u r i t y . A s e rp e n t b i t i n g i t s t a i l i s h i s b e l t o r g i r d l e — i t i s
th e symbol o f e t e r n i t y . Over h i s head i s th e symbol o f l i f e . In h i s
r i g h t hand i s a wand w hich he r a i s e s tow ards heaven a s a s ig n t h a t
th ro u g h wisdom and s c ie n c e comes a s p i r a t i o n to h ig h e r t h i n g s . H is
l e f t hand p o i n t s to w ard s th e e a r t h , which sy m b o lizes t h a t th e r i g h t
hand shov/s th e d i r e c t i o n from which th e l i f e f o r c e comes and t h a t by
th e s e a f f i n i t i v e f o r c e s of th e S u n 's ra y s s t r i k i n g th e e a r t h , to w hich
he i s p o in ti n g , th e fo rc e i s tr a n s m itte d to th e Cosmic eg g s, r e p r e s e n t­
ed oy th e flo w e rs in th e i l l u s t r a t i o n , and b r in g s th e s e eggs to l i f e .
B efore th e man on a t a b l e , (w hich sh o u ld r e a l l y be in th e form o f a
cube) a re p la c e d a cup w ith th e p u rg in g f i r e o f e x p e rie n c e , a sword
and a p e n ta c le o r p ie c e o f g o ld w ith a f iv e p o in te d s t a r en g rav e d
th e re o n . T h ese, to g e th e r w ith th e wand in h i s r i g h t hand, a r e th e
working, t o o l s th e D eity h as g iv en man to a s s i s t him in c a rv in g o u t
"HIs d e s tin y . The CUBE o r ta b l e s i g n i f i e s th e p h y s ic a l w o rld in which
he h as h i s work to do. The sw ord, th e s tr u g g le and t^frills w hich a w a it
him in subduing h i s p a s s io n s , and w hich a s th e B ib le t e l l s u s i s to be
b e a te n in to p lo w sh a re s when Peace P ro fo u n d comes to a l l men. The Cup
s i g n i f i e s t h a t u n le s s we keep th e " in s id e of o u r own cups" (o u r b o d ie s
and minds) c le a n from p a s s io n s , we can n o t overcome th e o b s ta c le s t h a t
we must surm ount in th e f i r e s of human e x p e rie n c e . The p e n ta c le
s i g n i f i e s th e symbol o f rew ard t h a t w i l l come to u s i f we r a i s e o u r
a s p i r a t i o n s to s e rv ic e to m ankind. The f i v e p o in te d s t a r on th e p ie c e
o f m o n ey .is sym bolic o f th e co n q u e rin g of th e .four elem e n ts o f A ir,
W ater, F ir e and E a rth , and th e tr a n s m is s io n to a f i f t h p o in t o f a
u n iso n t h a t i s a l l in harm ony.
The le s s o n th e r e f o r e in t h i s f i r s t c a rd i s t h a t by a p p ly in g ill u m in a t­
ed i n t e l l i g e n c e to th e b a t t l e and f i r e s o f l i f e , man p r e p a r e s h im s e lf
f o r a h ig h e r en v iro n m en t, and t h a t th e fo u r sym bols th e Wand, th e
Sword, th e Cup and th e p e n ta c le s r e p r e s e n t th e f o u r g r e a t f o r c e s o f
th e Cosmic, which w i l l a s s i s t him to a t t a i n th e h ig h e s t p in n a c le s by
subduing h i s p a s s io n s , by r a i s i n g h i s a m b itio n s and y ie ld in g o n ly to
p u re im p u lse s. The whole s to r y o f th e M ajor Arcanum i s th e r e f o r e
c o n ta in e d in t h i s c a rd and a s we fo llo w th e c a rd s one by o n e , we w i l l
i l l u s t r a t e how man h as u se d th e w orking t o o l s p la c e d in h i s h a n d s.
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Thus s tr ip p e d of a l l v a g a r ie s and m is - in te r p T e ta tio n s , i t i s a tie a u t i-

f u l s to ry of an I n i t i a t i o n , sy m b o lizin g the p r o g r e s s of man from th e
beginning, and th e c a rd s can be woven in to a h i s t o r y of w hat sh o u ld
have been, and what e v e n tu a lly w i l l happen, in s t e a d o f th e t e r r i b l e
mess man h as made o f th e D ivine T o o ls p la c e d in h i s p o s s e s s io n . T h is
i s a K abala o r b e l i e f t h a t a l l men can a c c e p t, no m a tte r o f w hat ra c e ,
of what r e l i g i o n , o r w hat environm ent th e y are b o rn . There n e e d be no
hidden m y s te r ie s , f o r th e r e a re no m y s te rie s in l i f e . I t p ro v e s th a t
man came upon e a r t h p e r f e c t l y d ev elo p ed and t h a t a s th e s a c re d , s e c r e t
w ritin g s t e l l u s , he was a SPECIAL CREATION. In a n c ie n t symbology
t h i s th o u g h t was r e p r e s e n te d by A LEAPING DEER, i t i s KEH — th e f i r s t
man, and was s e le c te d on ac co u n t of i t s le a p in g power ---- "He le a p e d
upon th e e a r t h in h i s f i r s t and o r i g i n a l form , w ith o u t g o in g th ro u g h
n a t u r e 's developm ent o f l i f e , y e t he embodied in h i s form a l l elem en ts
of th e v a r io u s kingdoms— m in e ra l, p l a n t and a n im a l." The s e r p e n t u sed
as a g i r d l e i n d i c a t e s th e name NARAYAN — NARA meaning th e DIVINE
ONE—YANA— th e c r e a to r o f a l l th in g s .
Thus we le a r n t h a t th e a n c ie n ts u n d e rsto o d th e m y s te rie s o f l i f e AND
THE PROBLELiS t h a t man would alw ays fa c e h e re on e a r t h . In a l l my r e ­
se a rc h e s among th e most a n c ie n t a r c h iv e s a v a ila b le to me and. to th e
M aster R o s ic ru c ia n s , I have found t h a t th e m y s tic s knew w e ll th e
problem s man would have to so lv e — even in t'ne c e n tu r ie s o f lo n g ago,
and today human e x p e rie n c e i s s e rv in g th e same p u rp o se — b u rn in g o u t
of our n a tu r e s th e d ro s s and th e im pure, so t h a t we may become more
p e r f e c t. In t h i s sen se th e f i r s t T a ro t Card i s known s e c r e t l y among
the R o s ic ru c ia n s of th e O rie n t, a s " th e A lc h e m ist," tra n s m u tin g th e
impure in to th e p u re , and r a i s i n g th e e a r th ly th in g s to w ard th e Cosmic.
Keep t h a t i n t e r p r e t a t i o n in mind, and i t w ill h e lp you to d is c o v e r th e
r a a l m ystery of o th e r T a ro t Cards a s n e v e r r e v e a le d b e f o r e .

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e f o u r th d is c o u rs e )
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3y F r a t e r A quarius, S crib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
THE SECOND TAROT CARD, "Gate of th e S a n c tu a ry ."
PAPUS names t h i s c a rd th e HIGH PRIESTESS* He adds to th e symbolism
of t h i s c a rd th e 2nd Hebrew l e t t e r "BETH". The c o r r e c t p ro n u n c ia tio n
of t h i s l e t t e r i s "BASE" (p ro n o u n ced e x a c tly a s th e word b a s e ) . The
e x o te r ic m eaning of t h i s i s a "HOUSE", and many o f th e names o f towns
and c i t i e s in a n c ie n t w r itin g s se c u re tJ ie ir names from t h i s l e t t e r ,
a s BETH-EL, th e House o f E l. PAPUS sa y s , howSver, t h a t h ie r o g ly p h ! c a l-
ly BETH e x p re s s e s th e mouth o f man a s th e o rg an o f speech; t h a t speech
i s th e p ro d u c tio n o f m an 's in n e r s e l f . T h e re fo re , BETH e x p r e s s e s t h a t
in n e r s e l f , c e n t r a l as a d w e llin g , to w hich man can r e t i r e w ith o u t
f e a r of d is tu r b a n c e . From t h i s , pap u s c o n tin u e s , id e a s a r i s e o f a
S an ctu ary , an in v io l a te abode f o r man and f o r God- "B eth" sa y s D r.
Papus " c o rre sp o n d s w ith No. 2, and a s tro n o m ic a lly w ith th e Moon. T his
number h as g iv e n b i r t h to a l l th e PASSIVE s i g n i f i c a t i o n s E m anated'from
the B in ary ; hence th e id e a s o f r e f l e c t i o n , o f Woman, a p p lie d to th e
Moon r e l a t i v e l y to th e Sun and to Woman r e l a t i v e l y to Man.
"God, u n d e rsto o d as th e F a t h e r , r e f l e c t s H im se lf, and g iv e s b i r t h to
God th e Man, o r God th e Son, who i s n e g a tiv e ly r e l a t e d to h i s C r e a to r .
As we have seen , man i s th e D ivine r e c e iv e r ; th e r e f o r e t h i s second
card o f the T a ro t e x p re s s e s a l l th e id e a s of th e f i r s t c o n c eiv e d
n e g a tiv e ly .
"The f i r s t c a rd r e p r e s e n ts a man s ta n d in g ; t h i s second c a rd , on th e
c o n tra ry , b e a rs th e f ig u r e of a s e a te d woman. The f i r s t id e a o f p a s ­
s i v i t y by th e woman and h e r p o s i t i o n . The MAN, endowed w ith a l l th e
a t t r i b u t e s o f Power, was p la c e d in th e m id st o f N a tu re . The WOMAN
adorned w ith a l l th e a t t r i b u t e s o f A u th o rity and P e r s u a s io n , i s p la c e d
u n d er th e p o rc h o f th e Temple o f I s i s , betw een two colum ns. Id e a o f
a s a c re d d w e llin g , o f a d iv in e r e c i p i e n t . The two colum ns, l i k e th e
arms o f th e J u g g le r , e x p re s s th e P o s itiv e and th e N e g a tiv e . The woman
i s crowned w ith a T ia r a , surm ounted by a lu n a r c r e s c e n t;s h e i s enve­
lo p e d in a tr a n s p a r e n t v e i l f a l l i n g o v er h e r f a c e . On h e r b r e a s t she
b e a rs th e s o l a r c t o b s , upon h e r k n ees l i e s an open book, w hich she
h a l f c o v e rs w ith h e r m a n tle . T his i s th e p i c t u r e o f I s i s , o f N atu re,
whose v e i l must n o t be r a i s e d b e fo re th e p r o fa n e . The book in d ic a t e s
th a t th e d o c tr in e s o f I s i s a re h id d e n ; b u t she d iv u lg e s to th e magi
th e s e c r e ts o f th e tr u e K abala and o f o c c u lt s c ie n c e . L et u s adm ire
t h i s p ro fo u n d symbol.
"The f i r s t c a rd e x p re s s e d OSIRIS in th e th r e e w o rld s, t h i s second
conveys the s ig n if ic a n c e o f IS IS , th e companion o f OSIRIS:—
"In GOD i s th e r e f l e x o f OSIRIS, th e r e f l e x o f GOD THE F a th e r ,
I s i s o r God th e SON.
"IN MAN i t i s th e r e f l e x o f Adam o f th e a b s o lu te man, Eve th e Woman,
life .
"IN THE UNIVERSE i t i s th e r e f l e x o f n a t u r a n a tu r a n s ; i t i s t h a t w hich
fo llo w s from D ivine N a tu re ."
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So does Dr. Papus d e s c r ib e t h i s second c a rd .

Mr. W aite d e s c rib e d th e second c a rd w ith some v a r i a t i o n s , a s fo llo w s :
THE HIGH PRIESTESS
"She h as th e lu n a r crescent a t h e r f e e t , a h o rn ed diadem on h e r head
w ith a globe in th e m iddle p la c e , and a la rg e s o l a r c ro s s on h e r
b r e a s t . The s c r o l l in h e r hands i s in s c r i b e d w ith th e word TORA,
s ig n if y in g th e GREATER LAW th e SECHET LAW and th e second sen se of th e
Word. I t i s p a r t l y c o v e re d w ith h e r m a n tle , to show th a t some th in g s
a r e im p lie d and some th in g s spoken. She i s s e a te d betw een th e w h ite
and b la c k p i l l a r s , J A B ( J a c k in & Boaz) o f th e m y stic Temple, and
th e v e i l o f th e Temple i s b eh in d h e r ; i t i s em b ro id ered w ith palm s
and p o m eg ran ates. The v e stm e n ts a r e flo w in g and guazy, and th e m antle
s u g g e s ts l i g h t , — a shim m ering r a d ia n c e . She h a s been c a l l e d O cc u lt
S cience on th e th r e s h o ld o f th e S a n c tu a ry o f ' I s i s , b u t she i s r e a l l y
th e S e c r e t C hurch, of, th e house w hich i s o f God and man. She r e p r e ­
s e n ts a ls o th e 2nd m a rria g e o f th e P r in c e who i s no* lo n g e r o f ‘t h i s
w orld; she i s th e s p i r i t u a l B rid e and M other, th e d a u g h te r o f th e
s t a r s and th e H ig h er Garden o f Eden. She i s , in f i n e , th e Queen o f
th e borrow ed l i g h t , b u t t h i s i s th e l i g h t o f a l l . She i s th e Moon
n o u rish e d by th e m ilk o f th e S u p ern al M other. I n a manner she i s
a ls o th e S u p ern al M other h e r s e l f — t h a t i s to sa y , she i s th e b r ig h t
r e f l e c t i o n : I t i s in t h i s sen se o f r e f l e c t i o n t h a t h e r t r u e s t and
h ig h e s t name in sym bolism i s SHEKINAH— th e c o h a b itin g g lo r y . A ccord­
in g to K abalism , th e r e i s a SHEKINAH b o th above and below . In th e
s u p e r io r w orld i t i s c a l l e d BINAH, th e S u p ern al U n d e rsta n d in g which
r e f l e c t s in th e em an atio n s t h a t a r e b e n e a th . In th e lo w er w o rld i t
i s UALKUTK— th e w o rld b e in g , f o r t h i s p u rp o se , u n d e rs to o d a s a b le s s e d
Kingdom— t h a t w hich w ith i t i s made b le s s e d b e in g th e In d w e llin g G lo ry .
M y s tic a lly sp e a k in g , th e SHEKINAH i s th e S p i r i t u a l B rid e o f th e j u s t
man, and when he r e a d s th e Law she g iv e s th e D iv in e m eaning. There
a r e some r e s p e c ts i n w hich t h i s c a r d i s th e h ig h e s t and h o l i e s t o f th e
G re a te r ARCANA." T h is d e s c r i p t i o n by U r. W aite i s n o t i n a c co rd an c e
w ith th e sym bolism o f th e c a rd .
S ain t-G erm ain g iv e s th e fo llo w in g e x p la n a tio n :
ARCANE NO. 2 . THE GATE OF THE SANCTUARY. "H ere we have th e s e c r e t
s c ie n c e s r e p r e s e n te d by a s t a t e l y woman s e a te d betw een two columns
o f th e Temple, th e s e colum ns r e p r e s e n tin g Good an d E v i l ; th e f ig u r e
i s crowned w ith a crescent and h e r f a c e i s v e i l e d a s a s ig n t h a t T ru th
i s n o t v i s i b l e to th e p r o fa n e ; she h a s on h e r b r e a s t th e S o la r C ross,
em blem atic o f u n iv e r s a l g e n e r a tio n , and in h e r la p , a p a p y ru s h a l f
co v ered by h e r c lo a k , i n d i c a t i n g t h a t th e m y s te r ie s o f th e s a c re d
s c ie n c e s a r e u n v e ile d o n ly to th e INITIATED. The t i a r a on h e r head
i s th e emblem o f th e power o f i n t e l l i g e n c e l i g h t e d up by wisdom r e ­
p r e s e n te d by th e c r e d e n t; th e f i g u r e i s s e a te d b ec au se s c ie n c e u n ite d
to wisdom an d w i l l pow er i s imm ovable. T h is A rcane I I , t e l l s u s
t h a t i f man p o s s e s s e s a s tr o n g w i l l he can n o t f a i l t o see th e tr u e
l i g h t and to obey i t p r o p e r ly . I t i s e s s e n t i a l , how ever, t h a t he
sh o u ld keep s i l e n t a s to h i s o p in io n s and p r o j e c t s , a s i t h a s been
s a id t h a t 't h e w o rld b e lo n g s to th e s i l e n t o n e s . 1"
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Now a c c o rd in g to th e P y th ag o rea n scheme, Number TWO r e p r e s e n ts DEATH,

FATALITY, DESTRUCTION.
The m ystic F .o sic ru c ia n s in d e f in in g th e number TWO, say i t i s th e
c r e a tiv e , a c tiv e number f o r i t r e p r e s e n ts th e g r e a t f o r c e , th e
e n e rg iz in g pow er, which added to ONE s t i r s in to l i f e th o se th in g s
which are dorm ant in number ONE. I t t y p i f i e s th e p e rso n who h as a l l
th e q u a l i t i e s o f ONE a l i v e and a c t i v e . Such a p e rso n h a s th e mind and
b r a in to p la n and scheme, stu d y and d e v is e , dream and c r e a te , as i n ­
d ic a te d by number one, b u t a ls o th e a b i l i t y , th e energy and th e
DETERMINATION to m a te r ia liz e th e se th in g s and make a su c c e ss o f them.
Number TWO h as a w onderful c a p a c ity for lo v in g ; d e v o tio n , l o y a l t y ,
te n d e rn e s s , g r a tit u d e and u n s e lf is h n e s s a re o th e r q u a l i t i e s which
mark such a p e rs o n . The p a s s io n s a re w e ll - c o n tr o l le d so t h a t th ey
fu n c tio n on the p ro p e r p la n e .
From a l l th e s e q u o ta tio n s i t a p p e a rs t h a t N o.3. r e p r e s e n ts in our
i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , th e second s te p in I n i t i a t i o n . No. 1 c a rd showed th e
way o f I n i t i a t i o n and what to o ls man would be eq u ip p ed w ith in h i s
jo u rn e y ; he was a s s u re d he was A SPECIAL CREATION of th e DIVINITY
and as such was m a ster o v er a l l th e elem en ts he su rv ey ed . Card N o.2
sy m b o lic a lly t e l l s him t h a t to become a CREATOR, i t i s n e c e s s a ry to
u n ite th e w orking to o ls he i s p o s s e s s e d of w ith th e p o l a r i t y o f lo v e
and d e v o tio n to hum anity, sym bolized by th e s ig n o f V irg o , and th u s
av o id Death and d e s t r u c t i o n . He h as i t in h i s power to become a
p h ilo s o p h e r and se c u re a l l know ledge, b u t o f w hat a v a i l to him i f he
u se s not th e knowledge he a t t a i n s . Thus th e sym bols in t h i s c a rd
in d ic a te t h a t w h ile he who d ig s and a p p lie s h im s e lf , w i l l become i n t e l
l e c t u a l l y e a u ip p e d , y e t th e v e i le d a l l u s i o n s .p o s i t i v e l y rem ind him
th a t i f he f a i l s to use h i s knowledge f o r th e b e tte r m e n t o f mankind,
u n s e l f i s h l y , he can n o t se cu re th e 2nd P ath w hich le a d s to e n lig h te n ­
m ent. C onfuciu s h as w e ll r e p r e s e n te d th e symbol o f t h i s c a rd in th e
words, "Hy mouth i s c lo s e d ; I can n o t sp e ak . Do n o t c o n s u lt me. I
can n o t so lv e your d o u b ts and I have n o th in g to a s k . My te a c h in g i s
en ig m atic and t r u e . A house may be burned by sm o ld erin g f i r e , when
a f i e r c e flam e would have shown i t s e l f and have been e a s i l y e x tin g u is h
ed ." Thus i n th e words o f t h i s a n c ie n t Chinese m y s tic , we so lv e th e
r id d le o f th e Sphinx a s a p p lie d to c a rd No. 3 . In h i s words we have
th e most u s e f u l d e f i n i t i o n o f what to do w ith know ledge, and he who
s tu d i e s and APPLIES h i s s t u d i e s w i l l n o t be f a r from p e r f e c t i o n . The
Buddha g iv e s to number 3 th e name o f RIGHT RESOLUTION. T h is i s th e
w ill n o t o n ly to a t t a i n knowledge b u t to u se i t . In th e B u d d h ist
r e l i g i o n th e r e a re two commandments: No. 1. T hou, s h a l t n o t d e s tro y
LIFE. No. 2 Thou s h a l t n o t ta k e what i s n o t g iv e n .
ThiB 3nd commandment a p p l ie s to t h i s 2nd T a ro t c a r d , and in fo rm s th e
t h i e f o f tim e t h a t d e s t r u c t i o n a w a its him . The Buddha saw th e w orld
a s a p ro c e s s of in c e s s a n t change and becom ing. N othing e v e r IS .
ALL IS BECOMING;) however lo n g or s h o r t th e p r o c e s s of change, i t i s
. n ev e r a r r e s t e d ; n o th in g human o r d iv in e i s p erm an en t. T h is i s a b a s is
To h i s d i s c i p l e s he spoke a s f o llo w s : "T h is w o rld b e l ie v e s i n DUALITY
— e i t h e r a th in g i s o r i s n o t. But he who p r e c e iv e s th e TRUTH and
WISDOM know8 th e r e i s no *i t i s n o t 1, th e r e i s no ’ i t : ' i s . ' These a re
e x tre m e s. The t r u t h i s in th e m id d le ." T h is te a c h in g th e n o f n e c e s ­
s i t y shows t h a t w h atev er a r i s e s i s e n e v ita b ly th e e f f e c t o f a p re v io u s
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c a u se , and t h e r e f o r e LAW i s the u n iv e rse and th e u n iv e rs e i s th e LAW.

Does t h i s a p p ly to th e body of MAN? ABSOLUTELY. To th e MIND?
A b s o lu te ly . To what we c a l l the SOUL? A b so lu te ly . A ll th e s e a re
f o r c e s , se q u e n c e s, p ro c e s s e s , as i s e v e ry th in g in th e u n iv e r s e . No­
th in g i s u n r e l a t e d . What, fo r in s ta n c e , i s th o u g h t? A v i b r a t i o n ,
s w if tly i n t e r m i t t e n t , a ra p id f lic k e r i n g d u rin g th e p ro c e s s of ev ery
th o u g h t. I t i s alw ays becoming, never become. I t i s n ev er s ta tio n a r y
— e x c e p t in th e s t a t e o f m e d ita tio n , e c s t a t i c o r o th e rw is e . T his
e q u a lly a p p l i e s to human id e n tity . I d e n tity i s o n ly r a p id c o n t in u ity ,
j u s t as in moving p i c t u r e s you g e t an im p ressio n o f i d e n t i t y o f a c tio n
from s w if t c o n t i n u i t y . Thus from the in f a n t in th e c r a d le to th e o ld
man i s a s e r i e s o f s t a t e s no more; and so i t i s w ith th e mind a ls o ,
even as a s t i c k a l i g h t and w h irled around p ro d u o es th e i l l u s i o n o f a
c i r c l e o f fla m e . A ll t h i s is LAW. From t h i s LAW NOTHING IS EXEMPT,
from th e m ig h t ie s t o f astro n o m ical system s to th e m ic ro sc o p ic l i f e o f
which s c ie n c e h a s o n ly l a t e l y become aware.
Thus A rcane No. 2 te a c h e s us the LAW, from whioh none i s exem pt, MAN
KNOW THYSELF, and f u r t h e r in t h i s 2nd step in th e i n i t i a t i o n , t h a t we
are DUAL, and in th e sen se, t h i s c a rd r e p r e s e n ts KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS
and KNOWLEDGE USERS. To him who is smugly s a t i s f i e d as he f in d s l i f e ,
th e book o f th e Law i s p a r t l y v e ile d , b u t to th e M y stic , th e s e e k e r,
th e re u n f o ld s a v is i o n ex em p lified by t h i s c a rd , t h a t TRUTH i s PURE
and UNDEFILED, and none b u t the PURE IN HEART and MIND can see i t in
a l l i t s BEAUTY and GLORY. He, the M ystic i s e v e r s e e k in g , to m a ste r
a l l th e p o w ers o f n a tu re by th e God-power in h im s e lf , and t h i s i s w hat
i s m eant i n th e sa c re d w ritin g s , when i t sa y s "To c a s t o u t demons".
Such a m y s tic becomes h ig h ly m agnetic and c u re s th e s ic k by h i s mere
to u c h , and he SECURES th e se powers o n ly by h i s UNSELFISHNESS. T h is i s
th e s e c r e t o f tra n s m u ta tio n , not of changing b ase m e ta ls i n t o g o ld ,
b u t to change e v e ry atom in h ie body to h ig h e r v i b r a t i o n s and c o n tr o l
h i s o rg an ism so a s to g e t the most o u t of l i f e , w hich in i t s e l f i s
o nly a form o f INITIATION. He knows th a t th e l e t t e r B on th e p i l l a r
means no BETH, a Hebrew word, but s ta n d s FOR STRENGTH and t h a t w ith
th e p i l l a r J he s h a l l e s ta b li s h h is r i g h t to f u r t h e r advancem ent.
T h is i s th e t r u e DUALISM of which much h a s been w r i t t e n b u t l i t t l e
s a id . The C r e a to r has d e c la re d to man sim ply and D iv in e ly "IN
STRENGTH WILL I ESTABLISH", c e r t a i n l y n o t th e s tr e n g th o f th e C re a to r,
b u t th e WILL to do u n s e lf is h ly f o r ALL, p ro v id e d th e s tu d e n t on th e
p a th h a s th e STRENGTH TO KEEP on th e r i g h t PATH, th e PATH OF LOVE.
The G ate o f th e S an ctu ary is b etw een -th ese two sy m b o lica l colum ns. Here
i s s e a te d , l i k e a g u a rd ia n , th e em o tio n al c r e a t u r e , th e h ig h ly sen ­
s i t i v e h a l f o f m an's b ein g , sym bolized by woman, p a r t l y v e i l e d . She
r e p r e s e n ts th e v ir g in , pure p a r t of m an's tr u e s e l f , sym b o lized by
th e a s t r o l o g i c a l ' sig n o f Virgo o ver h e r h ead . T h is p a r t o f th e s e l f
i s th e g u a rd ia n o f m an's tr u e e x is te n c e on e a r t h .

T his co n clu d es th e F i f t h D isc o u rse

- - “ - o o o O o o o o - - - -
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By F r a t e r A q u ariu s, S c rib e
To The One p r i v i l e g e d :
The T h ird C ard o f th e T a ro t
Papus c a l l e d t h i s t h i r d c a rd o f th e M ajor Arcanum, THE EMPRESS* Here
we see a woman w ith f u l l f a c e , she i s r e p r e s e n te d e i t h e r w ith w ing 3 ,
o r in th e c e n t e r o f a r a d i a t i n g su n . The id e a e x e m p lify in g th e
v iv if y in g p r i n c i p l e o f a l l b e in g s . She h o ld s i n h e r r i g h t hand an
e a g le . The e a g le in t h i s in s ta n c e i s th e symbol o f th e s o u l and o f
l i f e (Holy S p i r i t ) * In th e o th e r han d she h o ld s a s c e p tr e shap ed in
th e form o f th e a s t r o l o g i c a l s ig n o f VENUS. T h is s c e p tr e i s to i n d i ­
c a te th e p a s s iv e in f lu e n c e w hich n a t u r e , VENUS-URANIA, o r th e woman,
e x e r c is e s i n th e g e n e ra tio n o f b e in g s . She w ears a crown w ith tw elve
p o i n t s , o r tw elve s t a r s . The s ig n o f th e d i f f u s i o n o f th e v iv if y in g
p r i n c i p l e th ro u g h a l l th e w o rld s, and o f th e Sun th ro u g h th e Z odiac.
The Hebrew L e tt e r GIUEL, Papus claim ed a s a h ie r o g ly p h ic s ig n i f y in g
th e t h r o a t , th e hand of man h a l f c lo s e d in th e a c t o f p r e h e n s io n .
Hence, he s a y s , i t s i g n i f i e s a l l t h a t in c lo s e s , a l l t h a t I s h ollow , a
c a n a l, an i n c lo s u r e . The th r o a t i s th e sp o t w here th e words co n ceiv ed
in th e b r a in a re form ed, o r em bodied; th e r e f o r e GIMEL i s th e symbol o f
th e m a te r ia l envelopm ent of s p i r i t u a l fo rm s, of o rg a n ic g e n e r a tio n in
a l l i t s p h a s e s , o f a l l th e id e a s s p r in g in g from th e c o r p o r e a l o rg an s
o r t h e i r a c t i o n s . G en e ra tio n i s th e m y stery by w hich th e s p i r i t u n t i e s
i t s e l f to m a tte r , by w hich th e D iv in e becomes Human.
T h u s,c o n tin u e d P apue, th e t h i r d c a rd o f th e T a ro t shows th e r e s u l t o f
th e r e c i p r o c a l a c tio n o f th e f i r s t two term s n e u t r a l i z i n g each o th e r
in one p r i n c i p l e . I t i s th e N eu ter E lem ent o f W ronski, th e b a s i s o f
ev ery system o f r e a l i t y .
The a b s o lu te c r e a t i v e f o r c e , o r O s i r i s , and th e a b s o lu te p r e s e r v a tiv e
f o r c e , o r I s i s , n e u t r a l i z e th e m se lv e s in t h e e q u i l i b e r a t e d f o r c e , which
c o n ta in s in i t s e l f th e two d i s t i n c t p r o p e r t i e s o f th e f i r s t two fo rm s.
In GOD t h i s w ould be th e e q u ilib r iu m o f th e F a th e r and o f th e Son, o r—
God th e Holy Ghost
HORUS
The u n iv e r s a l v i v i f y i n g f o r c e .
In MAN t h i s w ould be th e e q u ilib r iu m o f th e Adam-Eve—
ADAH-EVE
o r HUMANITY.
I n th e UNIVERSE t h i s w ould be th e e q u ilib r iu m o f NATURA
NATURANS and Of NATURA KATURATA—
THE WORLD.
C onceived l i k e a b e in g .
Mr. W aite in h i s book d e s c r ib e d th e T h ird Card a s f o llo w s : TOE EM­
PRESS— A s t a t e l y f i g u r e , s e a te d , h a v in g r i c h v e s tm e n ts and r o y a l
a s p e c t, a s a d a u g h te r o f heaven and e a r t h . Her diadem i s o f tw elve
s t a r b g a th e r e d in a c l u s t e r . The symbol o f venus i s on th e s h ie ld
w hich r e s t s n e a r h e r - A f i e l d o f c o rn i s r ip e n in g in f r o n t o f h e r and
beyond th e r e i s a f a l l o f w a te r . The s c e p tr e w hich she b e a r s i s s u r -
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mounted lay th e g lo b e o f t h i s w o rld . She i s th e i n f e r i o r Garden o f

Eden, th e E a r th ly P a r a d is e , a l l t h a t i s sym bolized by th e v i s i b l e house
o f man. She i s n o t R eg in a c o e l i , b u t she i s s t i l l refu g iu m p eccato ru m ,
th e f r u i t f u l m other o f th o u sa n d s. There a r e a l s o c e r t a i n a s p e c ts in
w hich she h a s b een c o r r e c t l y d e s c r ib e d a s d e s ir e an d th e w in g s th e r e o f ,
a s th e woman c lo th e d w ith th e sun, a s G lo r ia liUndi and th e v e i l o f th e
Sanctum Sanctorum ; b u t she i s n o t, I may add, th e so u l t h a t h a s a t t a i n ­
ed w ings, u n le s s a l l th e sym bolism i s co u n ted up a n o th e r and u n u su a l
way. She i s above a l l th in g s u n iv e r s a l f e c u n d ity and th e o u te r sense
o f th e WORD. T h is i s o b v io u s, b ecau se th e re i s no d i r e c t message w hich
h a s been g iv e n to man l i k e t h a t w hich i s b o rn e by woman; b u t she does
n o t h e r s e l f c a rr y i t s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n .
In a n o th e r o rd e r o f id e a s , th e c a rd o f th e EMPRESS s i g n i f i e d th e door
o r g a te oy w hich e n tra n c e i s g a in e d i n t o t h i s l i f e , a s in to th e Garden
o f Venus; and th e n th e way w hich le a d s th e re fro m in to t h a t which i s
beyond, i s th e s e c r e t known to th e High P r i e s t e s s ; i t i s communicated
by h e r to th e e l e c t . Most o ld a t t r i b u t i o n s o f t h i s card a re c o m p le te ly
wrong on th e symbolism — a s , f o r exam ple, i t s i d e n t i f i c a t i o n w ith th e
Word, D ivine N a tu re , The T ria d , and so f o r t h .
S ain t-G erm ain gave u s an e x p la n a tio n o f th e t h i r d c a rd , a s f o llo w s :
ARCANE I I I (G e q u a ls 3) IRIS-URANIA
T his i s th e a n c ie n t id e a o f n a t u r e , i t i s r e p r e s e n te d by a woman
s e a te d upon a cube co v e re d w ith e y e s , th e emblem o f th e v is i o n s o f th e
famous s e e r , Hermes. Her f e e t r e s t upon a c r e s c e n t o f th e Moon, th e
emblem o f m a tte r s u b je c te d to m ind. She i s crowned w ith tw elv e s t a r s
r e p r e s e n tin g th e tw elv e months and th e Sun s e rv e s h e r a s a nim bus,
th u s sy m b o lizin g th e c r e a tiv e power o f i n t e l l i g e n c e . In one hand she
h o ld s a s c e p te r tip p e d w ith a g lo b e , th e emblem o f h e r d e s p o tic a c tio n
over th e w o rld ; on h e r o th e r hand i s posed an e a g le , i t s h ead tu rn e d
tow ards hex; t h i s s i g n i f i e s th e f l i g h t o f th e human so u l r e tu r n in g to
i t s i n i t i a l p r i n c i p l e , God. T h is A rcane I I I , means: T hat to w ish f o r
th in g s p o s s ib le i s e q u iv a le n t to c r e a t i n g them. To w ish f o r th in g s
im p o ssib le i s to p re p a re o n e’ s own r u in .
The P y th ag o rean scheme o f num bers r e p r e s e n ts th r e e as EXPANSION, IN­
CREASE, INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY, RICHES and SUCCESS, o r PERFECTION.
R o s ic ru c ia n a u t h o r i t i e s r e p r e s e n t th e number th r e e as th e t h i r d p o in t
o f th e t r i a n g l e , th e p o in t wnere m a n if e s ta tio n s o c c u r. T h is i s ab­
s o l u t e l y c o r r e c t and R o s ic r u c ia n s tu d e n ts have many o p p o r tu n iti e s to
p ro v e t h i s p o s t u l a t i o n .
We have h e re a r r iv e d a t th e T h ird p o i n t in o u r i n i t a t i o n . Thus Number
One c a rd showed th e way to I n i t i a t i o n and th e t o o l s w ith w hich man
would be e q u ip p ed f o r h i s jo u rn e y th ro u g h e v o l u tio n . Card Number Two
s y m b o lic a lly t e l l s u s he w ould become a C r e a to r , Card Number T h ree,
THE EMPRESS, i s sy m b o lic a l o f ex p an d in g th e id e a o f c r e a t i v e a b i l i t i e s
and so cause them to m a n ife s t, o u tw a r d ly ,in p e r f e c t i o n .
GIMEL, th e Hebrew l e t t e r , r e p r e s e n ts th e n u m e ric a l v a lu e o f th r o e .
It is pronounced j u s t a s i t i s w r i t t e n , th e Mi" b e in g sounded as
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in th e E n g lis h o r A m erican word, "h im ." Whenever t h i s l e t t e r ap p e ared

alo n e i t s i g n i f i e d a Camel, th e b e a s t o f burden o f th e O r ie n t.
In R e v e la tio n s 12, 1 o f th e C h r is t ia n S c r ip tu r e s i s an e x a c t d e s c r ip ­
tio n o f t h i s c a rd in th e w ords, "And th e r e a p p e a re d a g r e a t wonder .in
h eaven; a woman c lo th e d w ith th e su n , and th e moon u n d er h e r f e e t , and
upon h e r h ea d a crown o f tw elv e s t a r s . And she b e in g w ith c h i ld o r ie d ,
t r a v a i l i n g In b i r t h , and p a in e d to be d e l iv e r e d ."
T h is c a r d i s a b e a u t i f u l symbol o f th e Cosmic law t h a t f o r ev e ry so u l
o f p o s i t i v e o r male p o l a r i t y w hich comes in to e x is te n c e , th e r e
s im u lta n e o u s ly s p r in g s i n t o e x is te n c e a n o th e r s o u l o f n e g a tiv e , o r
fem ale p o l a r i t y . T h is i s in d e e d a v e ry im p o rta n t c a rd f o r R o s ic ru c ia n
s tu d e n ts , i t e x p la in s th e m a n if e s ta tio n s o f th e p o s i t i v e and n e g a tiv e
p r i n c i p l e s o f th e e a r l y l e c t u r e s . T h is Arcanum Ho. I l l does r e v e a l
th e p r i n c i p l e o f v i t a l i z a t i o n . ~ T h i s p r i n c i p l e s p r in g s in to e x is te n c e
a s th e r e s u l t o f t h a t p o l a r i t y r e p r e s e n te d by Card Humber Two. That
i s , i t i s th e v ib r a to r y e f f e c t o f th e i n t e r a c t i o n o f p o la r o p p o s ite s .
One o f th e f i r s t th in g s we le a r n i n th e stu d y o f p h y s io s I s t h a t ev ery
a c tio n i s accom panied by an o p p o s ite and e q u a l r e a c t i o n . T h e re fo re ,
f o r ev e ry p o s i t i v e f o rc e in th e u n iv e r s e th e r e m ust be an e x a c tly
s i m i l i a r f o r c e o f n e g a tiv e a t t r i b u t e s , i t i s im p o s s ib le , fo x in s ta n c e ,
to make a magnet p o s s e s s in g o n ly a p o s i t i v e p o le . For by th e fundamen­
t a l law o f th e Cosmic, when a p o s i t i v e f o rc e o f any k in d i s b ro u g h t
in to e x is te n c e i t must be accom panied by an e q u a l, b u t n e g a tiv e f o r c e .
T his i s th e p r i n c i p l e upon w hich r e s t s th e g r e a t law o f p h y s ic s c a lle d
th e c o n s e r v a tio n o f e n e rg y . F o r i f one member o f t h i s d u a l i t y were
to be a b s e n t, and i f th e en erg y s p e n t in one d i r e c t i o n were n o t alw ays
acco u n ted f o r by an e q u iv a le n t r e a c t i o n , i t would be p o s s i b le to n o t
m erely tra n s fo rm e n e rg y , b u t to c r e a t e new ^ e n e rg ie s , o r to a c t u a l l y
lo s e energy a lre a d y in e x i s te n c e . T hat su ch CREATION and such LOSS
n e v e r ta k e p la c e c o n s t i t u t e s th e w e ll known law o f th e c o n s e r v a tio n
o f e n e rg y .
T ru ly t h i s c a rd te a c h e s U3 d u a l i t y i n a l l th in g s , and t h a t th e t r i ­
angle i s th e e t e r n a l s o lv e n t o f a l l m y s te r ie s .
To e v e r y th in g e x i s t i n g th e r e a re two s id e s , th e s p i r i t u a l and th e
m a te r ia l , th e e s s e n t i a l and th e fo rm a l. We a re l i v i n g in a w o rld o f
d u a l i t y th ro u g h w hich so m eth in g s u b tl e and u n d e fin a b le i s c o n t in u a l ly
p a s s in g and flo w in g , a s an e s se n c e o r p r i n c i p l e b e h in d a l l th in g s t h a t
have t h i s d u a l m a n if e s ta tio n .
T h is may be i l l u s t r a t e d by th e c o n t r a s t o f Day and H ig h t, s u b -d iv id e d
a g a in by S u n ris e and S u n s e t, Noon and M id n ig h t, when th e c o n d itio n s
o f th e e a r t h a r e c o m p le te ly changed and r e v e r s e d . The o nly e x te r n a l
f a c t o r h e re i s th e r o t a t i o n o f th e e a r t h upon h e r own a x is b e fo re th e
fa c e o f th e Sun. But w hat i s i t t h a t c a u se s th e r o t a t i o n , and th e
ch an g in g in f lu e n c e o f S u n ris e and S u n set?
S p rin g , Summer, Autumn and W in ter, a re fo u r d i s t i n c t se a so n s o f one
y e a r , p ro d u ced by th e an n u al r e v o lu ti o n o f the' e a r t h aro u n d th e Sun.
In fa n c y , y o u th , m a tu r ity and o ld age a re c o rre sp o n d e n c e s r e s u l t i n g
from b i r t h , grow th, decay and " d e a th ." But why BIRTH and "DEATH?"
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A m illio n e x o t e r ic f a o t s w i l l n o t s u f f i c e to answ er th e s e q u e s tio n s ,

f o r th e y are concerned w ith our e s o t e r i c in q u ir y in to th e s u b tl e , i n ­
d e f in a b le SOMETHING w hich i s th e e sse n o e and cause o f a l l m a n ife s ta ­
t i o n . There i s alw ays a HIGHER and a LOWER, a FINER and a COARSER,
a s p e c t o f th e SAME SUBSTANCE, an ABSTRACT and a CONCRETE, a PAST CAUSE
and a FUTURE EFFECT o f e v e r y th in g i n n a tu r e ; and th e r e a re two c o r­
resp o n d in g p o i n t s o f view by w hich i t may be s tu d ie d and known.
As many o f th e c a rd s o f th e T a ro t show th e sym bols o f th e p l a n e t s and
th e z o d ia c , i t becomes n e c e s s a ry f o r u s to se c u re t h e i r e s o t e r i c mean­
in g , and on t h i s we must to u c h what i s known a s ESOTERIC a s tr o lo g y
which i s th e o p p o s ite o f EXOTERIC ASTROLOGY. ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY d e a ls
w ith th e a b s t r a c t c a u se , th e p h ilo s o p h y and th e in n e r and more s u b tle
p o in t o f view ; w h ils t EXOTERIC ASTROLOGY i s c o n te n t w ith th e e f f e c t ,
th e p r a c t i c e , and th e c o n c re te o r o u te r e x p r e s s io n , p r e f e r r i n g th e more
w o rld ly and m a te r ia l a s p e c t s .
A llan Leo, a m y stic a s t r o l o g e r , e x p re s s e d th e id e a e x c e l l e n t l y .
f e may d e f in e ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY a s t h a t s id e o f th e s u b je c t w hich
view s a l l s t e l l a r phenomena from th e s ta n d p o in t o f u n i t y ; w h ils t
E x o te r ic A stro lo g y b e g in s i t s stu d y from th e s id e o f d i v e r s i t y and
s e p a r a te n e s s . The ESOTERIC ASTROLOGER lo o k s upon th e whole e x p re s s io n
o f l i f e as p ro c e e d in g from ONE CENTRAL and PRIMAL SOURCE, and t h e r e ­
fo re se e k s to u n d e rs ta n d th e s u b je c t from th e p o in t o f view o f th e
ONE flo w in g f o r t h in to th e MANY.
In th e S o la r system th e SUN i s th e c e n te r o f a l l and th e s t a r t i n g p o in t
o f h i 8 p h ilo s o p h y , f o r to him a l l th in g s come f o r t h from th e SUN; end
i t i s th e s o l a r l i f e i n w hich a l l th in g s l i v e an d move and have t h e i r
b e in g . Coming f o r t h from t h i s c e n te r a r e th e l i f e c u r r e n ts w hich p a s s
th ro u g h th e m a te r ia l o rg an ism s o f e v e ry l i v i n g th in g on e a r t h . T his
l i f e d escen d s and a s c e n d s , th ro u g h ea c h o f th e seven p l a n e t s , and i s
tra n sfo rm e d i n th e p r o c e s s f o r th e USE o f e v o lv in g e n t i t i e s , and
a d a p te d to th e s ta g e th e y have re a c h e d in th e s c a le o f e v o lu tio n ; th e
seven p la n e ts b e in g d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y connecxed w ith th e seven
p r i n c i p a l s u b s ta n c e s in th e human b o d y . Thus th e ESOTERIC ASTROLOGER
c la im s t h a t man, a s we know him , i s composed o f th e g r e a t s o - c a lle d
ele m e n ts o f FIRE, AIR, WATER, EARTH and ETHER. At th e h e a d o f ea ch
o f th e s e i s a l i v i n g c o n s c io u s e n t i t y o f w hich th e v i t a l f o r c e and
c o n s c io u s n e s s flo w in g th ro u g h th e e le m e n t i s an em an atio n .
In d e e p e r p h ilo s o p h y and in th e m a jo r ity o f r e l i g i o n s , th e r e h a s a l ­
ways been p o s t u l a t e d th e ONE a b s o lu te and supreme FIRST CAUSE, a r i s i n g
from t h a t unknowable su c h n ess which i s th e r o o t l e s s r o o t from which
a l l th in g s have a r i s e n . T his ONE and SUPREME ca u se o f a l l i s GOD, th e
unnam eable BEING and su b sta n c e from w hich a l l th e m ighty i n t e l l i g e n c e s
o f th e u n iv e rs e have come f o r t h . L iv in g and moving i n th e V a st ocean
o f b e in g and s u b s ta n c e , o f w hich The A b so lu te i s b o th c e n te r and c i r ­
cum ference, a re m il lio n s o f u n iv e r s e s and s o l a r sy ste m s. These a r e
u n i t s h a v in g a Sun, o r LOGOS, in th e c e n te r ; th e SUN b e in g th e
PHYSICAL and outw ard GLORY o f th e SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE, o r supreme
c o n s c io u s n e s s , whose whole BEING i s th e S o la r sy stem w ith i t s p la n e ts
and m ighty c e n te r s o f c o n s c io u s n e s s seen and u n seen by p h y s ic a l s i g h t .
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To a id our th o u g h t l e t us th in k o f th e Sun o r S o la r Logos as th e

v i s i b l e e x p re s s io n o f th e God of o u r U n iv e rse , and the PLANETARY BODIES
a s th e v e h i c le s o r m ansions o f HI8 m in is te r in g A n g els, each w orld o r
globe l i v i n g and moving in H is l i f e and v a s t sp h ere o f in f lu e n c e .
Our g lo b e , th e E a rth , i s a ls o a u n i t , h av in g i t s p la c e in th e g r e a t
u n iv e rs e o f l i f e , and a l s o h a v in g i t s r u lin g S p i r i t , known to some
as th e S p i r i t o f th e E a r th , and to o th e r s as th e Lord o f th e w o rld .
Around th e e a r t h i s a g r e a t se a o f E th e r, a s u b tle su b sta n c e in w hich
are f l o a t i n g m y riad s o f f i n e r p a r t i c l e s of m a tte r , fo rm in g a v a s t
sphere o f which th e e a r t h i s th e c e n t e r . T h is su b sta n c e i s th e e a r t h 's
AURA, and in i t i s r e f l e c t e d e v e ry th in g co n c e rn in g th e e a r th and i t s
e v o lu tio n . T his AURA and th e SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC are v e ry c lo s e ly
r e l a t e d , and o u t or* i t come th e v a r io u s modes o f m otion known to th e
Hindu a s tr o l o g e r as th e TATTVAS.
From t h i s p o in t o f view o f one who s tu d ie s th e s t a r lo r e o f A stro lo g y
on i t s in n e r or e s o t e r i c s id e , th e ZODIAC as a l i m i t i n g circ le o f th e
E a r t h 's a u ra i s th e f i e l d and sto re h o u s e o f a l l t h a t was, i s , and i s
to b e. I t i s th e b a t t l e f i e l d of A rju n a, (The name o f th e W a rrio r
in I n d i a 's g r e a t e p ic poem 'The Song C e l e s t i a l ' w hich w i l l b e u se d
l a t e r on in a d e s c r ip tio n of one o f th e c a rd s o f th e T a r o t) , th e p la y ­
ground o f th e Logos, and th e s ta g e upon which th e g r e a t drama o f l i f e
i s e n a c te d ; and th o se who would p e n e tr a te i t s m y s te rie s must l i f t th e
v e i l of I s i s .
The PLANETS a re th e p r i n c i p a l ACTORS o r PLAYERS whose movements upon
a v a s t s ta g e d eterm in e th e theme o f th e o r c h e s tr a , th e ch an g in g c o l outs
o f ’ th e ro b e s , and th e o rd e re d march of th o se c a s t to p la y t h e i r a l l o t ­
te d p a r t s .
There i s b u t one AUTHOR o f th e p la y and HIS m ighty w i l l and th o u g h t
b r e a th e l i f e in to th e p e rs o n s of th e drama who a re grouped and moved
by HIS im p e ria l im a g in a tio n ; w h ile th e p u rp o se o f th e whole and th e
end of th e p la y a re known b e fo re h a n d to none save th o se who have r e ­
g a in e d t h a t Cosmic C o n scio u sn ess whioh th e r e s t have l o s t .
To produce th e d iv in e comedy o f u n iv e r s a l l i f e , God sends f o r t h from
H im self c e r t a i n s p i r i t u a l em bodiments o f pow er, lo v e and wisdom. The
PLANETARY SPIRITS o r INTELLIGENCES who c a rr y o u t HIS WILL a r e mani­
f e s t a t i o n s o f HIS CONSCIOUSNESS, and t h e i r g lo r io u s l i f e and a c t i v i t y
tra n s c e n d even th e expanded c o n s c io u s n e s s o f super-m an.
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By F r a t e r A q u a riu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv i le g e d :
The l i m i t a t i o n s or c e n tr e s in th e cosm ic l i f e p ro d u ce c e r t a i n VIBRATORY
ENERGIES known a s PLANETARY INFLUENCES, each.VIBRATION v i t a l i s i n g and
an im atin g one d e f i n i t e d ep artm en t and kingdom of n a tu r e over w hich th e
p la n e ta r y S p i r i t p r e s id e s ; b u t each a ls o h a s a s u b - in f lu e n c e in th e
o th e r d e p a rtm e n ts and kingdom s.
Each s ig n of th e ZODIAC r e p r e s e n ts to th e E s o te r ic ASTROLOGER f i r s t ,
a p a r t i c u l a r s t a t e of m a tte r; second, a c h a r a c t e r i s t i c mode o f m otion;
and t h i r d , a c o - o r d in a te d type of c o n sc io u sn e ss of S e lf . These th r e e ,
th e m a tte r, th e m otion and th e c o n s c io u s n e s s , c o rre sp o n d and a g re e .
They are c o r r e l a t e d w ith th e fun d am en tal c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of SELF, NOT-
SELF, and th e RELATION betw een them . The c r e a tiv e l i f e p ro c e e d s from
th e SELF and ru n s th ro u g h th e o th e r two, and upon t h i s f a c t a l l law s
of a s tr o lo g y a re b a se d ; th e PLANETARY SPIRITS o r INTELLIGENCES, th ro u g h
t h e i r numerous a n g e ls o r a g e n ts show ing th e v a rio u s s t a t e s o f con­
s c io u s n e s s , and th e s ig n s in t h e i r many co m b in atio n s e x h ib it.' th e
form s o f m a tte r in m otion i n w hich th e c o n s c io u sn e ss in w o rk in g .
I t th e r e f o r e fo llo w s from t h i s p h ilo so p h y t h a t a change in c o n s c io u s ­
n e s s p ro d u ces a change in form , and v ic e v e rs a -
Over the whole ZODIAC, o r th e AKASHA, I n d ra i s L ord. He i s King of a l l
the Devas o r S h in in g Ones. These b e in g s shape th e c o m b in atio n s o f th e
e le m e n ts, and g u id e th e VIBRATIONS t h a t p la y th ro u g h th e v a r io u s co n d i­
tio n s of m a tte r c o rre sp o n d in g to th e d iv is io n s of th e ZODIAC in to
m inute p o r tio n s such as d e g re e s and f r a c t i o n s of a d e g re e .
The above p o s t u l a t i o n th e r e f o r e assum es t h a t :
1. There i s b u t ONE LIFE w ith in th e UNIVERSE— The Supreme L ife
of God, stre a m in g th ro u g h th e SUN.
2. T his l i f e i s e x p re s s e d in v a r io u s id e a l s t a t e s of c o n s c io u s ­
n e s s , th ro u g h th e PLANETARY s p h e re s of in f lu e n c e .
3. The f o r c e and m a tte r o f th e u n iv e rs e a r e e x p re s s e d in in ­
num erable m o d if ic a tio n s th ro u g h th e v a r io u s g ro u p s and s ig n s
o f th e ZODIAC, w hich r e p r e s e n ts th e AKASHA o r E th e r , o r in n e r
p la n e s of m a tte r , and a re r e f l e c t e d downward in to our m a te r ia l
u n iv e rs e .
Thus as f a r a s th e Btudy o f th e K abala and T aro t C ards a re co n cern ed
ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY i s c h i e f l y co n c ern ed w ith th e s c ie n c e o f human n a tu r e ,
and se ek s to e x p la in , th ro u g h i t s UNIQUE SYMBOLISM, th e r e a l i t i e s o r
fundam ental p r i n c i p l e s g o v e rn in g hum anity u n d er th e r u le o f th e HEAVEN­
LY BODIES.
The ORDINARY SYMBOLS u se d to d e s c r ib e th e s i g n s .o f th e ZODIAC, th e
PLANETS, and t h e i r RELATIONSHIPS, have se rv e d to p r e s e rv e t h i s in n e r
meaning s a f e ly th ro u g h th e d ark ages o f m a te r ia lis m o u t o f w hich th e
human ra c e i s j u s t em erging. So f a r a s th e p l a n e t s a r e co n cern ed th e se
SYMBOLS a re b u i l t up of a CIRCLE, a SEMI-0 1 ROLE, and th e CROSS, e i t h e r
alo n e o r in v a r io u s modes of co m b in a tio n .
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Thus th e CIRCLE ta k en alo n e s i g n i f i e s th e in c o m p re h en sib le u n ity t h a t

u n d e r lie s a l l m a n if e s ta tio n s . I f 'a p p l i e d to th e w hole U n iv e rse , i t
.stands f o r th e A b so lu te , God u n m a n ife ste d , th e so u rce o f a l l , EQUALLY
PRESENT IN ALL THINGS, in MATTER as w e ll as in SPIRIT, in s o - c a lle d
EVIL as w e ll a s in GOOD. I f i t sta n d s f o r our S o la r System , I t re ­
p r e s e n ts th e One L ife w hich u n d e r lie s and in c lu d e s a l l form s o f mani­
f e s t a t i o n s w ith in th e system , w hich e x i s t e d b e fo re th e f i r s t atom o f
th e s o la r system was form ed, and w hich w i l l c o n tin u e to e x i s t a f t e r
a l l th in g s have d is a p p e a re d . Because i t i s a b s o lu te u n ity , w ith o u t
d i s t i n c t i o n of p a r t s , n e i t h e r SELF o r NOT-SELF, i t tran scen d s o u r com­
p re h e n s io n , and can n o t be c la s s e d in term s o f any form o f c o n sc io u sn e ss
f a m il ia r to u s . I t h as no l i m i t s e i t h e r in SPACE OR TIME, and e n t e r s
• in to no r e l a t i o n e ; and b ecau se o f t h i s th e ONE LIFE can n o t be s a i d to
have any sym bol. The human mind alw ays demands, how ever, symbols in
w hich to sum up and e x p re s s i t s c o n c e p tio n s by one co n v e n ien t s y n th e s is
and, in th e symbolism of g e o m e tric a l form , th e CIRCLE i s l e s s open to
o b je c tio n than any o th e r . However, aB a f a c t o r in a s t r o l o g i c a l symbo­
lo g y , th e c i r c l e i s ta k en to r e p r e s e n t SPIRIT in g e n e r a l, a b s t r a c t and
u n in d iv id u a liz e d , w hich g a in s s e lf - c o n s c io u s n e s s th ro u g h l i m i t a t i o n
and co m b in atio n .
When a p o in t i s p la c e d in th e c e n te r o f th e c i r c l e , som ething i s coming
in to e x is te n c e o u t of th e in c o m p re h en sib le N o -th in g ; LIGHT i s b e g in n in g
to sh in e f o r th in to d a rk n e ss; SOUND i s a r i s i n g from th e s i l e n c e ; Number
ONE th e r e l a t i v e u n ity of a l l m a n ife s te d th in g s i s making an ap p earance
As a p p lie d to th e t o t a l u n iv e r s e , t h i s s ta n d s f o r GOD m a n if e s t. As
a p p lie d to our s o la r system , i t s i g n i f i e s th e S o la r Logos, th e one
supreme GOD of th e system .
T h is th e n le a d s to a p o s tu l a ti o n th a t th e s o la r system , ta k e n a s a
whole ( p le a s e u n d e rsta n d t h a t th e s o l a r system r e p r e s e n ts o u r Sun and
i t s p l a n e t s , n o t th e U n iv erse) i s th e body o f t h i s Logos, th e PLANETS
as d e f i n i t e c e n te r s o r o rg an s w ith in th e body, and th e EARTH i s th e
he ad .
T his d o t in the c i r c l e i s th e f a m il ia r form of th e SUN u se d in a s t r o -
mony and a s tr o lo g y .
When th e c i r c l e i s d iv id e d in two, i t i s th e symbol of th e MOON. Thus
s i g n i f y i n g a s t a t e of d u a l i t y , a symbol, in f a c t , o f th e S p i r i t above
and th e Body below.
When we p la c e a o ro s s in th e c i r c l e , i t i s th e symbol o f th e EARTH. A
symbol t h a t i s f a m i l i a r to a l l s tu d e n ts o f a rc a n e m a tte r s .
Thus from th e se th r e e g ly p h s of c i r c l e , s e m i- c ir c le , and c ro s s th e
sym bols o f a l l p la n e ts may be d e riv e d as f o llo w s :
O A CIRCLE r e p r e s e n ts th e ZODIAC.
(T\ A Dot in a CIRCLE th e SUN. T his s i g n i f i e s , U n ity . L if e o r
w c o n s c io u s. The in d iv id u a l S e lf . S p i r i t .
A h a l f c i r c l e THE MOON. M eaning d u a l i t y , r e l a t i o n s h i p . The
fo rm a tiv e p r i n c i p l e . The p e r s o n a l s e l f . SOUL.
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d iv id u a liz e d s e l f c o n s c io u s n e s s , i s in harmony w ith th e number th r e e ,

the p o in t of m a n if e s ta tio n . W hile Papua c a l l s i t VENUS-URANIA, To
my method o f i n t e r p r e t a t i o n you w i l l n o te in th e e x p la n a tio n o f VENUS
th a t i t r e p r e s e n ts th e s p i r i t u a l s e l f r i s i n g above m a tte r , Adding
t h i s to th e e x p la n a tio n g iv e n f o r URANUS,*i t . i n d i c a t e s th e tr u e mean­
ing o f t h i s c a rd : The s p i r i t u a l s e l f u n i t e s w ith th e in d iv id u a liz e d
s e lf c o n s c io u s n e s s , i n c a r r y in g o u t th e m andates o f th e C re a to r i n r e ­
p le n is h in g th e e a r t h , and u s in g o u r g i f t s an d b le s s in g s f o r th e b e n e f i t
of a l l mankind*

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e S eventh d is c o u rs e )
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By F r a t e r A q u ariu s, S crib e
To th e One P r iv i le g e d :
THE FOURTH TAROT CARD
Fapus c a lle d t h i s f o u r th c a rd THE EMPEROR. He s a id , "The h ie r o g ly p h ic
meaning o f th e f o u r t h Hebrew l e t t e r DALETH i s th e womb. I t s u g g e s ts
th e id e a o f an o b je c t g iv in g p l e n t i f u l n o u rish m e n t, th e so u rce of
f u tu r e g ro w th . The c h i l d i s th e l i v i n g l i n k , w hich in i t s n e u t r a l i t y
r e u n ite s th e o p p o s itio n o f th e se x e s; th e DALETH th e r e f o r e d e n o te s
abundance s p r in g in g from d i v i s i o n . 11
Like th e ONE, i t i s a s ig n o f a c tiv e c r e a tio n ; b u t t h i s c r e a t i o n i s
th e r e s u l t o f p re v io u s a c tio n s e a s i l y d e te rm in a b le , w h ils t th e o r i g i n
o f th e U nity i s I n a c c e s s ib le to human c o n c e p tio n s . The DALETH e x p re s ­
se s a c r e a tio n made by a c r e a te d b e in g a c c o rd in g to d iv in e la w s. The
D aleth sh o u ld be th e image o f th e a c t i v e v iv if y in g p r i n c i p l e o f th e
U niverse JUPITER, th e r e f l e x o f th e p rim a l c a u s e .
T his symbol o f th e EMPEROR, sh o u ld e x p re s s in a c tiv e form a l l t h a t th e
p re c e d in g c a rd e x p re s se d in th e p a s s iv e .
A man s e a te d in p r o f i l e . The man i n d i c a t e s th e a c t i v e ; h i e p o s i t i o n ,
how ever, shows t h a t t h i s a c t i v i t y i s en g en d ered by a s u p e r io r te rm .
The f i r s t arcanum , The JUGGLER, th e a c tiv e a b s o lu te , was r e p r e s e n te d
s ta n d in g , lo o k in g to th e f r o n t ; t h i s f o u r th arcanum , a c tiv e r e l a t i v e ,
i s s e a te d in p r o f i l e .
The man h o ld s in h i s r i g h t bond th e s c e p t r e ,t h e symbol o f g e n e r a tio n
o r of VENUS* The s c e p tr e h e ld in th e r i g h t han d , to in d ic a t e th e
a c tiv e in f lu e n c e , w hich th e v i v i f y i n g p r i n c i p l e e x e r c is e s in n a tu r e ,
by o p p o s itio n to th e fo rm a tiv e p r i n c i p l e (Arcanum t h r e e ) .
The man i s b e a rd e d and w ears a h elm et w ith tw elve p o i n t s , ( s i x on each
s i d e ) . He i s s e a te d upon a cu b ic s to n e , which b e a r s th e f ig u r e of an
e a g le . The h elm et i n d i c a t e s th e r u le o f th e D iv in e W ill in th e Uni­
v e r s e , and i t s u n iv e r s a l a c tio n in th e c r e a tio n of L ife ( e a g l e ) . The
p o s i t i o n of th e c u b ic sto n e in d ic a t e a r e a l i z a t i o n in a l l th e w o rld s.
T ls tJ R e a liz a tio n o f th e D ivine Word by th e c r e a t i o n .
(2nd) R e a liz a tio n o f th e id e a s o f th e c r e a tu r e s h a re d by th e
q u ad ru p le work o f th e s p i r i t —
A ffirm a tio n -N e g a tio n ,
D is c u s s io n ,
S o lu tio n .
(3 rd ) R e a liz a tio n o f th e a c tio n s c o n c e iv e d by th e W ill.
The man*s le g s a re c r o s s e d , h i s body form s a t r i a n g l e th e r e f o r e above
th e c r o s s . T h is means d o m in a tio n o f S p i r i t o v er M a tte r .
C o n sid ered more a t t e n t i v e l y th e f ig u r e re p ro d u c e s th e symbol of
J u p i t e r 3 p l u s , who i s r e p r e s e n te d by t h i s c a rd .
The f o u r th c a rd o f th e T a ro t c o rre s p o n d s to th e second tim e th e l e t t e r
HE of th e Hebrew a lp h a b e t i s u se d , an d th e r e f o r e b e a r s two v e ry d i s ­
t i n c t a s p e c ts .
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I t f i r s t e x p re s s e s a te rm o f t r a n s i t i o n u n i t i n g th e f i r s t s e r i e s
( a c t iv e and p a s s iv e f o r c e s , th e l i n k betw een th e two fo ro e s ) to th e
fo llo w in g s e r i e s ; th e p a ssa g e from one w o rld to a n o th e r .
But i t a l s o r e p r e s e n ts t h i s term t r a n s i t i o n , i t s e l f becom ing th e f i r s t
term o f th e fo llo w in g s e r i e s . As th e fo llo w in g s e r i e s , ta k e n a s a
w hole, i s n e g a tiv e r e l a t i v e l y to th e f i r s t , th e f o u r th symbol r e p r e ­
s e n ts th e a c t i v e in f lu e n c e o f th e f i r s t s e r i e s , 1 , 2 , 3 , ; in th e second
s e r i e s 4 , 5 ,6 .
The 4 th e r e f o r e r e p r e s e n ts th e r e f l e c t i o n s o f th e f i r s t c a rd in a l l
i t s d e t a i l s . I t a c t s to w ard th e f i r s t s e r i e s e x a c tl y a s th e second
c a rd a c te d to th e f i r s t c a rd .
T h is i n t e r p r e t s i t s m eaning:
IN THE DIVINE: R e fle x o f God th e F a th e r — THE WILL.
IN THE HUMAN: R e fle x o f Adam — THE POWER.
IN THE NATURAL:Reflex o f N a tu ra n a tu ra n s — THE UNIVERSAL CREATIVE
FLUID. The Soul o f th e U n iv e rs e ."
WAITE d e s c r ib e d t h i s f o u r th c a r d a s fo llo w s :
"THE EMPEROR.— He h a s a form o f th e Crux A n sata f o r h i s a c e p tr e and a
g lo b e in h i s l e f t h an d . He i s a crow ned monarch — commanding, s t a t e l y ,
s e a te d on a th r o n e , th e arms o f w hich a r e f r o n te d by ra m 's h e a d s . He
i s e x e c u tiv e and r e a l i s a t i o n , th e pow er o f t h i s w o rld , h e re c lo th e d
w ith th e h ig h e s t o f i t s n a t u r a l a t t r i b u t e s . He i s o c c a s io n a lly r e p r e s ­
e n te d as s e a te d on a c u b ic s to n e , w hich, how ever, c o n fu se s some o f th e
is s u e s . He i s th e v i r i l e pow er, to which the Empress re sp o n d s, and in
t h i s sense i t i s he who se ek s to remove th e V e il of I s i s ; y e t she r e ­
m ains Virgo i n t a c t a .
" I t sh o u ld be u n d e rsto o d t h a t t h i s c a rd and t h a t o f the Em press do n o t
p r e c i s e l y r e p r e s e n t th e c o n d itio n o f m a rrie d l i f e , though t h i s s t a t e
i s im p lie d . On th e s u r f a c e , as I have in d ic a te d , th ey s ta n d f o r
mundane r o y a lty , u p l i f t e d on th e s e a t s of th e m ighty; b u t a b o v e ’t h i s
th e re i s th e s u g g e s tio n o f a n o th e r p r e s e n c e . They s ig n if y a l s o — and
th e male f ig u r e e s p e c i a l l y — th e h ig h e r k in g s h ip o ccu p y in g th e i n t e l ­
l e c t u a l th r o n e . H ereof i s th e lo r d s h ip o f th o u g h t r a t h e r th a n th e
th o u g h t o f th e anim al w o rld . Both p e r s o n a l i t i e s , a f t e r t h e i r own
m anner, a re " f u l l o f s tr a n g e e x p e r ie n c e ," b u t t h e i r s i s n o t c o n s c io u s­
l y th e wisdom w hich draw s from a h ig h e r w o rld . The Em peror h a s been
d e s c r ib e d a s (a ) w i l l i n i t s em bodied form , b u t t h i s i s o n ly one of
i t s a p p l i c a t i o n s , and (b ) a s an e x p r e s s io n o f v i r t u a l i t i e s c o n ta in e d
i n th e A b so lu te B eing — b u t t h i s i s f a n ta s y ."
S a in t G erm ain, th e R o s ic r u c ia n , d e s c r ib e d t h i s f o u r t h c a r d a s f o llo w s :
ARCANE IV. (D e q u a ls 4) THE CUBIC STONE- "H ere i s a man b e a r in g on
h i s h ead a crow ned h e lm e t, th e emblem o f c o n q u e st, a s th e cube upon
w hich he i s s i t t i n g i s th e symbol o f la b o r t h a t h a s re a o h e d i t s comple­
t i o n . He h o ld s th e s c e p tr e o f th e Magi a s a s ig n o f th e m oral power
a c q u ire d th ro u g h s a c r e d s t u d i e s . H is l e f t hand p o in ti n g downward, in ­
d ic a te s th e m a ste ry o v er m a tte r , w h ile th e dove on h i s b r e a s t symbol­
iz e s in n o c e n c e , and h i s c r o s s e d le g s s ig n i f y th e ex p a n sio n o f th e power
o f th e human mind w ith in th e th r e e d im en sio n s o f th e I n f i n i t e ; H eig h t,
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Width and D epth. The c a t upon th e cube sy m b o lizes th e th o u g h t of th e

Magi who i s ab le to see th ro u g h th e n ig h t o f a n c ie n t tim e s . T his
Arcane IV, means th a t n o th in g r e s i s t s a firm w ill-p o w e r which h a s f o r
. i t s le v e r th e Knowledge o f T ru th and J u s t i c e . To f i g h t f o r b o th i s
more th a n a r i g h t , i t i 3 a d u ty . Whoever triu m p h s in t h i s s tr u g g le
has sim ply acco m p lish ed h is m is s io n , Whoever f a l l s , in s p i t e o f h i s
h o n e st e f f o r t s , i s e n t i t l e d to im m o rta lity ."
The P y th ag o rean scheme o f num bers gave th e fo llo w in g a t t r i b u t e s to th e
number f o u r : S o l i d i t y , s tr e n g t h and pow er.
Wc have now a r r i v e d a t th e 4 th s ta g e o f o u r I n i t i a t i o n . The l i t e r a l
meaning p f DALETH (pro n o u n ced a s th o u g h i t were w r i t t e n D o ll- e th ) i s
a DOOR. Thus t h i s c a rd c o u ld be lik e n e d to th e e n tra n c e to a n o th e r
sequence, assum ing t h a t th e seq u en ces ru n 1 ,2 , and 3. Papus u se d t h i s
sequence a l l th ro u g h h i s symbolism o f th e T a ro t c a r d s . One, th e a c tiv e
f o r c e ; tw o, th e n e g a tiv e f o r c e ; t h r e e , th e m a n if e s ta tio n ; and th e n th e
4 th number, th e tr a n s f o r m e r . H is r e a d in g o f th e symbolism o f th e
f ig u r e i s , h o w ev e r,u n iq u e and n o t s t r i c t l y c o r r e c t . Take, f o r in s ta n c e ,
th e helm et w ith w hich th e f ig u r e i s crowned; I have re a d t h i s a s an
emblem o f f o r c e w hich in a l l a n c ie n t symbolism i s r e p r e s e n te d by MARS,
n o t by JUPITER. The 12 p o i n t s o f th e crown w ould in d ic a t e t h a t t h i s
r u l e r has a c c e s s to a l l th e f o r c e s o f n a tu re a s i n d i c a t e d by th e s ig n s
of th e Z odiac, and th e s c e p tr e he h o ld s i s th e s c e p tr e o f I s i s , m other
n a tu r e , I n d ic a tin g th a t he i s in p o s s e s s io n o f a l l c r e a tiv e e n e r g ie s .
H is l e f t hand p o in ti n g downwards i n d i c a t e s t h a t he w i l l u se th e s e
e n e rg ie s in a s p i r i t u a l manner to s u b ju g a tio n o f th e p h y s ic a l e le m e n ts.
This is th e E g y p tia n — R o s ic ru c ia n i n t e r p r e t a t i o n ,
Now S a in t Germain l e f t o u t o f h i s symbolism s e v e r a l im p o rta n t h ie r o ­
g ly p h ic s . For in s ta n c e th e s e rp e n t on the brow o f th e man, w hich i n d i ­
c a te s e n lig h te n m e n t; the hawk on h i s b r e a s t; th e hawk b e in g s a c r e d in
E g yptian lo r e to th e Sun, i s an in d ic a t io n of h i s am b itio n to a t t a i n
s p i r i t u a l suprem acy. The apron above h ie le g s ; which i s a symbol of
powers c o n f e r r e d .
I t would lik e w is e ap p ear as though P apus in d ic a t e d t h a t Arcanum IV i s
the r e s u l t o f a s t a t e o f m a rriag e a f t e r manhood h as been r e a d ie d . Both
C h r is tia n Monks and Hindu a s c e t i c s were u n d e r th e Im p re ssio n t h a t to be
h o ly one rauBt be m is e r a b le . B oth modern p sy ch o lo g y and R o sic ru c ia n ism
prove in d is p u ta b ly t h a t h a p p in e s s le a d s to e f f i c i e n c y , and t h a t m isery
ten d s tow ards d i s i n t e g r a t i o n w ith o u t n e c e s s a r i l y ad d in g a n y th in g to
th e s p i r i t u a l i t y . Of a l l av en u es to s p i r i t u a l d ev elo p m en t, th e affec­
tio n s a r e th e m ost p o t e n t . Through em o tio n s we r a i s e o r lov/er o u r
v ib r a to r y r a t e s , an d t h i s te n d s to e l e v a t e o u r s e lv e s to a h ig h e r c o n d i­
tio n o r lo w e r and d eg rad e o u r s e lv e s . The c r e a t i v e e n e r g ie s , i n u n io n ,
c u s to m a rily a ro u se in te n s e e m o tio n a l s t a t e s . I f th e s e e m o tio n a l s t a t e s
are such a s to i n s p i r e te n d e r n e s s , k in d n e s s an d th e d e s ir e to be h e lp ­
f u l to o t h e r s , th e y te n d v ig o r o u s ly t o b u i l d up th e s p i r i t u a l i t y ; f o r
th e y c u l t i v a t e a h ig h e r b a s i c v i b r a t o r y r a t e . But i f th e y en g en d er
b r u ta l th o u g h ts and en co u rag e g r o s s n e s s , th ro u g h c u l t i v a t i n g a lo w er
b a s ic v ib r a to r y r a t e , th e y d e s tro y th e s p i r i t u a l i t y . F u rth e rm o re ,
th e re i s no pow er w hich can l i f t th e s o u l to such e x a lte d s t a t e s o f
e c sta c y a s can lo v e , and th u s o n ly th ro u g h lo v e can we o f each c o n ta c t
the h ig h e r s p i r i t u a l s t a t e s .
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I t i s th e r e f o r e v e ry im p o rta n t f o r th e one on th e tru e , p a th o f i n i t i a ­

t i o n to remember th e O r ie n ta l m y s tic s have e i g h t ro ad s t h a t le a d to
heave#n and t h a t th e s e e i g h t ro a d s c o n s is te d o f a c tio n s and th o u g h ts in
l i f e , th e s e e i g h t ro a d s a r e :
1. R ig h t b e lie f.
2. R ig h t sp e e c h .
3. R ig h t liv in g .
4. R ig h t th o u g h t.
5. R ight a c tio n .
6. R ig h t e x e r t io n s .
7. R ig h t m e d ita tio n .
8. R ig h t a d o r a tio n o f God.
In t h i s IV Arcanum we axe co n c ern ed w ith t h a t o f RIGHT THOUGHT, and
th e Buddha gave t h i s pow er o f c r e a t i n g th in g s by th in k in g , much tim e
in h i s serm ons to h i s d is c ip le s * The 4 th commandment in th e B u d d h ist
b e l i e f i s THOU SHALT NOT LIE OR DECEIVE. T h is means n o t ‘ a lo n e to l i e
and d e c e iv e your fe llo w man, b u t t h a t you must f i r s t b e g in w ith y o u r­
s e l f . A man who l i e s and d e c e iv e s h im s e lf becomes a u s e l e s s i n s t r u ­
ment and c lo g s th e w h eels o f e v o lu tio n . He h a s w ith in h im s e lf a l l
powers o f th e u n iv e r s e , b u t th e s e pow ers l i e dorm ant and c a n n o t be
used u n t i l a ro u se d by RIGHT THOUGHTS. The Buddha h a s w e ll e x p re s s e d
t h i s a n c ie n t, o r i e n t a l , m y stic id e a a s f o llo w s : "The m ind, th e
th o u g h t, and a l l th e s e n s e s a r e s u b je c t to th e law s o f l i f e a n d d e a th ;
and when I t i s u n d e rs to o d how a l l th e s e a r e confounded th e r e i s no
room l e f t f o r th e in d iv id u a l *•I* n o r any ground f o r i t ; f o r i t i s t h i s
b e l i e f in ' I 1 w hich g iv e s r i s e t o many so rro w s, b in d in g u s a s w ith
c o rd s to th e w o rld o f i l l u s i o n . But when a w ise man knows th e r e i s
no such *1' th e bonds a r e lo o se n e d . And o f th o se who b e lie v e i n t h i s
f a l s e '’I ' some say i t en d u re s beyond d e a th , some say i t p e r i s h e s . Both
a r e in e r r o r , i t does n o t e x i s t . But when a man h as le a r n e d th a t
th e r e i s no g re e d y aV , t h a t i t i s an i l l u s i o n , th e n he p a s s e s on in
o th e r l i v e s , knowing he i s th e same b u t n o t th e same, a s th e sh o o t
s p r in g s from th e se e d , one and y e t d i f f e r e n t . L ea rn , t h e r e f o r e , t h a t
‘' I 1' does n o t e x i s t and th e i l l u s i o n o f i t c o n c e a ls what i s t r u l y th e
P erm an en t."
Thus to se c u re s o l i d i t y , to g e th e r w ith s tr e n g t h and w ith th e p r o p e r
u se o f th e s e a t t r i b u t e s r e c e iv e pow er to r u l e , we must f i r s t co n c eiv e
a c c o rd in g to th e m y s tic s a th o u g h t t h a t a l l i s u n i v e r s a l , t h a t eg o tism
and s e l f i s h n e s s m ust be e r a d i c a t e d from o u r th o u g h ts , and th e n comes
i n t o work th e f o u r th commandment f o r b id d in g an id e a o f d e c e p tio n ,
e i t h e r o f y o u r s e lf o r o f o t h e r s .
There a re many s i m i l a r sym bolism s to be ta k e n from t h i s f o u r t h c a rd o f
th e M ajor Arcanum, b u t th e main one i s t h a t o f POWER r i g h t l y u s e d .

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e e ig h th d is c o u r s e .)
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To th e One p r i v i l e g e d :
THE FIFTH CARD OF THE TAROT
Papus c a lle d t h i s c a rd "THE POPE." The 5 th Hebrew l e t t e r HE, he sa y s,
i s in i t s h ie r o g ly p h ic m eaning, A s p ir a tio n , B re a th . I t i s by a s p i r a ­
tio n th a t l i f e i s in c e s s a n tly m a in ta in e d and c r e a te d . Hence s p rin g s
th e a t t r i b u t i o n of a l l t h a t an im ates to th e l e t t e r HE.
B u t , l i f e s p e c i a l i z e s b e in g , by r e n d e rin g i t d i f f e r e n t from any o th e r ;
hence th e a t t r i b u t i o n o f b e in g i t s e l f to t h i s l e t t e r .
However, th e a c tio n of l i f e does n o t s to p h e r e . I t i s a ls o th e m e d iat­
in g p r i n c i p l e , w hich a t ta c h e s th e m a te r ia l body to th e d iv in e s p i r i t ,
in th e same way t h a t man u n i t e s GOD and N a tu re ; l i f e i s to tbie man
(a le p h ) what man i s to th e u n iv e r s e , p re -e m in e n tly th e m ed iate p r i n c i ­
p l e , Here we f i n d th e o r i g i n o f th e id e a s of bond, o f th e re u n io n of
opposing p r i n c i p l e s , o f r e l i g i o n , a t t r i b u t e d to HE. T h is l e t t e r i s
Bimple; a s tro n o m ic a lly i t c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e s ig n of th e Ram, w hich
i t e x p la in s .
THE POPE, th e name o f t h i s c a rd , e x p re s s e s th e fo llo w in g i d e a s : —
( 1 s t ) Id e a o f L if e , a n im a tio n .
(2nd) Id e a of B eing.
(3 rd ) Id e a o f R eunion.
The i n i t i a t e o f th e m ystery o f I s i s i s s e a te d betw een th e two columns
o f th e s a n c tu a ry . He le a n s upon a t r i p l e c r o s s , and makes the sig n of
E s o te ric is m w ith h i s o th e r hand.
The T rip le C ross r e p r e s e n ts th e t r i p l e Lingam o f In d ia n theogony; t h a t
i s to say the p e n e tr a tio n o f th e c r e a tiv e power th ro u g h o u t th e D iv in e ,
the I n t e l l e c t u a l and th e P h y s ic a l W orlds, which c a u se s a l l th e mani­
f e s t a t i o n s of u n iv e r s a l l i f e to ap p ear ( f i r s t i d e a ) .
The two columns sy m b o lize; on th e r i g h t LAW, on th e l e f t : LIBERTY to
obey and to d iso b e y , th e e sse n c e o f B eing (sec o n d i d e a ) .
The I n i t i a t e w ears a t i a r a . Two crowned men k n e e l a t h i s f e e t , one
c lo th e d in re d , th e o th e r in b la c k . Here we f in d th e a c tiv e form o f
t h a t symbolism w hich is e x p re s s e d in p a s s iv e form by th e second c a rd .
The same id e a o f E s o te ric is m , o f s e c r e t I n s t r u c t i o n , re a p p e a rs ; b u t
th e t u i t i o n i s now p r a c t i c a l and o r a l ; i t no lo n g e r r e q u ir e s a book
(3 rd i d e a ) .
As we se e , t h i s c a rd i s a complement o f th e second; th e same r u le ap­
p l i e s to a l l c a r d s , when th e t o t a l o f t h e i r number makes 7. Thus:
3 4
The Empress i s com p leted by The Emperor
4 p lu s 3 e q u a ls 7
7 e q u a ls 28 e q u a ls 10 e q u a ls 1
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2 5
The High p r i e s t e s s i s com p leted by The Pope
2 p lu s 5 e q u a ls 7
1 6
The J u g g le r i s com pleted, by The L overs
1 p lu s 6 e q u a ls 7
The f i f t h c a rd o f the T a ro t c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e l e t t e r HE o f th e
S acred Word (Y od-H e-Vau-H e). I t i s th e d i r e c t r e f l e c t i o n o f th e 4 th
arcanum, and th e i n d i r e c t r e f l e c t i o n o f th e 2nd arcanum . I t th e r e ­
fo re s i g n i f i e s : —
In th e D iv in e: R e fle x o f th e W ill—
INTELLIGENCE
( C h a r a c t e r i s t i c of God th e Son)
In the HUMAN: R e fle x o f Power—
AUTHORITY
( C h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f the Woman)
R e lig io n . F a ith ,
In NATURE: R e flex o f th e S oul of th e W orld, o r of
th e U n iv e rs a l C re a tiv e F lu id —
The U n iv e rs a l L if e .
( C h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f N a tu ra n a t u r a ta )
The above i s th e d e s c r ip tio n g iv e n by papus i n i t s e n t i r e t y of t h i s
5th Card o f th e T a r o t.
Mr. W aite d e s c r ib e d t h i s f i f t h c a rd a 3 f o llo w s :
MTHE HIEROPHANT.—He w ears th e t r i p l e crown and i s s e a te d betw een two
p i l l a r s , b u t th e y a re n o t th o se o f th e Temple w hich i s g u ard ed by th e
High P r i e s t e s s , in h i s l e f t hand he h o ld s a s c e p tr e te r m in a tin g in th e
t r i p l e c r o s s , and w ith h i s r i g h t hand he g iv e s th e w ell-know n e c c l e s i ­
a s t i c a l s ig n w hich i s c a l l e d t h a t o f E s o te r ic is m , d i s t in g u is h i n g be­
tween th e m a n ife s t and c o n c e a le d p a r t o f d o c t r in e . I t i s n o tic e a b le in
t h i s c o n n e c tio n t h a t th e H igh P r i e s t e s s maices no s ig n . At h i s f e e t a re
the c ro s s e d k e y s, and two p r i e s t l y m i n i s t e r s in a l b s k n e e l b e f o r e him.
He h a s u s u a lly been c a l l e d The Pope, w hich i s a p a r t i c u l a r a p p l i c a t i o n
of th e more g e n e ra l o f f i c e t h a t he sy m b o liz e s. He i s th e r u l i n g power
of e x te r n a l r e l i g i o n , a s th e High P r i e s t e s s i s th e p r e v a i l i n g g e n iu s
of th e e s o t e r i c , w ithdraw n pow er. The p ro p e r m eanings o f t h i s c a rd
have s u f f e r e d w o efu l ad m ix tu re from n e a r ly a l l h a n d s. Grand O rie n t
says t r u l y t h a t th e H ie ro p h a n t i s th e power o f th e k e y s, e x o t e r ic ,
orthodox d o c t r in e , and th e o u te r sid e o f th e l i f e w hich le a d s to th e
d o c tr in e ; b u t he i s c e r t a i n l y n o t th e p r in c e o f th e o c c u lt d o c t r in e , as
a n o th e r com m entator h a s s u g g e s te d . He i s r a t h e r th e summa t o t i u s
th e o lo g ia n , when i t h as p a s s e d i n t o th e u tm o st r i g i d i t y o f e x p re s s io n ;
b u t he sy m b o lizes a l l th in g s t h a t a r e r ig h te o u s and s a c re d on th e mani­
f e s t s id e . As su ch , he i s th e ch an n el o f g ra c e b e lo n g in g to th e w orld
of i n s t i t u t i o n a s d i s t i n c t from t h a t p a r t o f N a tu re , and he i s th e
le a d e r o f s a lv a ti o n f o r th e human ra c e a t l a r g e . He i s th e O rd er and
the head o f th e re c o g n iz e d h ie r a r c h y , w hich i s th e r e f l e c t i o n o f a n o th e r
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and g r e a t e r h ie r a r c h io o r d e r ; b u t i t may so happen t h a t th e p o n t i f f

f o r g e ts th e s ig n if ic a n c e o f t h i s h i s sym bolic s t a t e and a c ts a s i f he
combined w ith in h i s p ro p e r m easures a l l t h a t t h i s s ig n s i g n i f i e s , o r
h i s symbol se ek s to show f o r t h . He is n o t, as i t h a s been th o u g h t,
p h ilo so p h y — e x c e p t on th e th e o lo g ic a l s id e ; he i s n o t i n s p i r a t i o n ; and
he i s n o t r e l i g i o n , alth o u g h he i s a mode o f i t s e x p r e s s io n ."
S ain t-G erm ain d e s c rib e d th e f i f t h c a rd in R o s ic ru c ia n term s as fo llo w s :
"Arcane V. (E e q u a ls 5) THE MASTER OF THE ARCANES. The h igh p r i e s t
of I s i s i s h e re r e p r e s e n te d s e a te d betw een the columns o f th e S a n c tu a ry ,
one hand on a lo n g c ro s s w ith th re e c r o s s b a r s , sy m b o lizin g th e p e n e tr a ­
tio n ' o f th e c r e a tiv e g e n iu s th ro u g h th e th r e e w o rld s. (D iv in e , I n t e l ­
l e c t u a l and P h y s i c a l ) , The two columns mean r e s p e c tiv e ly , The Law end
the Freedom o f o u r w ill-p o w e r which may obey o r d iso b e y . The o th e r
hand makes the sig n o f m e d ita tio n and s il e n c e . At th e f e e t o f th e
p r i e s t , two men a re k n e e lin g ; a w h ite man p e r s o n if y in g Good and a b la c k
man p e r s o n if y in g E v il, b o th su b m itte d to th e M aster o r the A rcan es.
T his Arcane V ., means th a t b e fo re you t e l l a man w h eth er he i s happy
o r unhappy, you must f in d o u t what use he h a s made of h i s w ill-p o w e r,
f o r ev ery man i s c r e a te d to th e image of h i s own w o rk s."
In the P y th ag o rea n scheme o f num bers, 5 s i g n i f i e s m a rria g e , p le a s u r e
jo y . I t s h ig h e r a t t r i b u t e 500 s i g n i f i e s h o lin e s s , s a n c ity and s e le c ­
tio n .
From our R o s ic ru c ia n a n a ly s is of t h i s c a rd , we may say i t can be re a d
e i t h e r as R e lig io n o r.L a w .. The m an .h im self r e p r e s e n ts th e g e n iu s o f
good i n s p i r a t i o n , of mind and of c o n s c ie n c e . Papus in h i s a n a l y s i s in
a s s ig n in g t h i s c a rd to th e RAM o r ARIES i s e n t i r e l y w rong; In a l l
a n c ie n t docum ents and m ythology JUPITER i s th e symbol f o r law , r e l i g i o n
and has dom inion o v er good i n s p i r a t i o n , o v er th e ch u rch and s t a t e , and
ov er th e a u t h o r i t y o f e s t a b l i s h e d i n s t i t u t i o n s . The c o rre sp o n d e n c e ,
th e re fo re ,b e tw e e n Arcanum V and th e p la n e t J u p i t e r i s so o b v io u s a3 to
need no f u r t h e r comment. The most s i g n i f i c a n t th in g ab o u t th e H ie ro ­
phant in Arcanum V i s th e s ig n of th e pen tag ram , o r f i v e - p o i n t e d s t a r , '
which he makes w ith h i s r i g h t hand. T h is i s th e symbol o f man, th e —
symbol of the i n t e l l e c t u a l power which .dom inates th e f o u r e le m e n ta l
kingdoms, and th e symbol o f th e m agical fo rc e o f th e human w i l l . I t
g ain s i t s fo rc e by th e g e s tu r e w hich b e a rs token t h a t th e u s e r i s
ob ed ien t to th e laws o f th e D e ity , and th u s p a r t i c i p a t e s in th e d iv in e
power over a l l th in g s . Then th e t r i p l e ta u (cro ss) h a s o f te n b een u sed
to s ig n if y the g i f t s of th e th r e e w ise men of th e E a s t who w ent t o th e
b i r t h p la c e of th e C h r is t, t h a t th e y m ight w orship Him. These th r e e
g i f t s of g o ld , fra n k in c e n s e and myrrh s ta n d a s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f th e
th re e w o rld s, s p i r i t u a l , a s t r a l and p h y s ic a l. These th r e e w ise men
having been le d by th e s t a r o f r e l i g i o u s d e v o tio n , in to a know ledge o f
the th re e w o rld s and th e law s g o v ern in g them, d e p a rte d i n t o t h e i r own
country by a n o th e r way. T hat i s h av in g g a in e d i ll u m in a tio n , t h e i r
ro u te to s e lf - c o n s c io u s - im m o r ta lity — th e r e tu r n to th e realm o f s p i r i t —
Was d i r e c t and c e r t a i n , and n o t by th e d ev io u s p a th o f th e y e t un­
e n lig h te n e d n e o p h y te.
This f iv e p o in te d s t a r which th e y fo llo w e d (th e p en tag ram ) h a s by many
been r e f e r r e d to a s b e in g a symbol s ig n if y in g D jv in e Law an d R e lig io n .
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T h e re fo re , when we h e a r of i t b e in g in v e r te d , th e p o in t o f th e s t a r
r e p r e s e n tin g th e h ead o f man down, and th e two p o i n t s r e p r e s e n tin g
th e f e e t up, i t s i g n i f i e s th e o p p o s ite o f D ivine Law, th e o p p o s ite
a ls o o f man go v ern ed by i n t e l l i g e n c e . I n s te a d , i t th e n d e n o te s ch ao s,
th e d e v i l, e v i l i n s p i r a t i o n and th e p r i n c i p l e o f d e s t r u c t i o n . Thus
th e Lamb o f God i s tra n s fo rm e d in to th e Goat o f H endes; and to ejqpress
t h i s in " b la c k magic" th e symbol i s made by c lo s in g th e hand so t h a t
two f i n g e r s a re up— th e h o rn s o f th e g o a t, o r th e f e e t o f man— in s t e a d
o f t h r e e , ( i f you w ill r e f e r to th e R o s ic ru c ia n M anual, you w i l l see
t h i s s ig n u se d a s "The a n c ie n t s ig n o f ex co m m unication.")
E lip h a s L e v i, th e M ystic w ith s tr a n g e i n s i g h t , e x p re s s e d h i s c o n c e p tio n
o f th e r e l i g i o n sy m b o lized by Arcanum V in v e r s e , s e t t i n g a t th e h ea d
o f each l i n e th e Number o f th e M ajor Arcanum whose s ig n i f ic a n c e i s r e ­
v e a le d by h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , each Arcanum th u s r e p r e s e n tin g one te n e t
o f t h i s a n c ie n t Wisdom R e lig io n :
1. A ll th in g s announce a c o n s c io u s a c tiv e c a u s e ,
2. V iv if ic O neness, b a se d on n u m b e r's law s;
3. Who a l l c o n ta in in g i s by n au g h t c o n fin e d ,
4. And a l l p re c e d in g , h a th no bound a s s ig n e d .
5. T his o n ly L ord sh o u ld man ad o re a lo n e ,
6. Who d o th t r u e d o c tr in e to p u re h e a r t s make known;
7. But a c t s o f f a i t h r e q u ir e a s in g l e c h i e f ,
8. Hence we p ro c la im one a l t a r , law , b e l i e f .
9. The c h a n g e le s s God w i l l n ev e r change, t h e i r b a s e ,
10. He r u l e s o u r d ay s and r u l e s th ro u g h e v e ry p h a s e ,
11. H is m e rc y 's w e a lth , w hich v ic e to naught w i l l b r in g ,
12. H is p e o p le p ro m ise a f u tu r e K ing.
13. The to m b 's a p a th w hich to new w o rld s a s c e n d s ,
And l i f e th ro u g h a l l s u b s i s t s , d e a th o n ly e n d s .
P u re , s a c r e d , s t e a d f a s t t r u t h we h e re r e p e a t
The v e n e ra te d num bers th u s co m p lete.
14. The a n g e l b l e s t d oth calm and m oderate.
15. The e v i l i s th e f r i e n d of p r id e and h a t e .
16. God d o th th o l i g h t n i n g and f i r e subdue;
17. He r u l e s dewy e v e ' and th e e v e n in g 's dew.
18. The w a tc h fu l moon he s e t s to g u a rd o u r h e i g h ts ,
19. H is s u n 18 th e so u rc e o f l i f e ' s renewed d e l i g h t s ,
20. H i8 b r e a t h r e v i v i f i e s th e d u s t o f g ra v e s
22. Where crow ds d escen d who a r e o f l u s t th e s la v e s ;
0. Or, th e mercy s e a t he c o v e rs w ith h i s crown,
21. And on th e ch o ru s p o u r s h i s g lo r y down."
With much o f h i s s tra n g e id e a s L evi y e t h a s c o n tr ib u te d many gems to
o c c u lt know ledge. T h is poem o f h ie i s j u s t f u l l o f th e s to r y o f m an's
i n i t i a t i o n cerem ony, and i s w e ll w o rth an a n a l y t i c a l stu d y by e v e ry
S tu d en t.
The Hebrew L e t t e r "HE" s i g n i f i e s e x o t e r i c a l l y a window, o r a p la c e to
receive th ro u g h , o r an o u t l e t , in t h i s c o n n e c tio n we can use i t f o r
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an. i n t e r e s t i n g q u e s tio n : "How d id man f i r s t le a r n r e lig i o n ? and what
was th e form o f t h i s r e l i g i o n ? A ncient h i s t o r y s u p p lie s t h i s in fo rm a­
tio n .
The minds of p r im it iv e man, g e n e r a lly , were in such an u n c u ltu r e d s t a t e
t h a t they co u ld n o t he b ro u g h t to u n d e rs ta n d th e m eaning o f such w ords,
f o r in s ta n c e , a s " i n f i n i t e , " " e v e r l a s t i n g ," and " a lm ig h ty ," w ith o u t
some s p e c ia l te a c h in g . To e n a b le man t o g ra sp such m eanings he was
f i r s t ta u g h t th e r e was a D e ity , an d a heaven h e r e a f t e r : t h a t he had
an e v e r l a s t i n g s o u l w hich d id n o t d ie ; t h a t th e D e ity h ad many a t t r i ­
b u te s and was a ll- p o w e r f u l and e v e r - l a s t i n g - Then sym bols such a s
p r im it iv e man c o u ld u n d e rs ta n d were s e l e c t e d to r e p r e s e n t th e De-ity
and each o f H is a t t r i b u t e s , and h ea v en . Thus was l a i d th e fo u n d a tio n
o f many p a n th e o n s, w ith t h e i r v a rio u s sym bolic m eanings, t h a t have
c r e p t in to a l l r e l i g i o n s down to , and in c lu d in g , th e modern C h r is tia n
re lig io n .
The most p r im itiv e form s o f symbols were l i n e s and sim ple g e o m e tric a l
f i g u r e s . At f i r s t th e s e symbols were few in number, b u t ..as- uiine went
o n .th e number in c r e a s e d , a ls o t h e i r i n t r i c a c y , u n t i l we reao b th e period
of th e E g y p tia n s , when th e y became so numerous and complex t h a t n o t
h a l f the E g y p tia n p r ie s th o o d u n d e rsto o d them a l l .
Hermes T ris m e g is tu s in h i s w r itin g s s a id : "Oh Egypt l Egypt ! o f a l l
th y r e l i g i o n , f a b le s only w i l l rem ain w hich th y d i s c i p l e s w i l l u n d e r­
s ta n d as l i t t l e a s th e y do th y r e l i g i o n . Words c u t i n t o sto n e w i l l
rem ain t e l l i n g o f th y p io u s d ee d s. The S y th ia n s , o r th e d w e lle r s by
th e In d u s, o r some o th e r b a r b a r ia n s w i l l in h a b it th y f a i r la n d ."
Moses f a th e r e d th e d o c tr in e of m onotheism , as an o u tg ro w th o f th e
O s ir ia n r e l i g i o n , y e t he c o n tin u e d th e u se o f th e many o r i g i n a l symbols
in h i s te a c h in g s .
C h r i s t 's te a c h in g s were alw ays i n p a r a b le s . He d i s t i n c t l y d e c la r e d
t h a t He p re a c h e d in p a r a b le s b ecau se i t was th e o n ly way th e p eo p le
co u ld be b ro u g h t to u n d e rs ta n d . P a r a b le s wens p h r a s e o lo g ic a l sym bols.
When p r im itiv e man u se d a symbol i t d id n o t mean to him th e o b je c t in
s i g h t , BUT WHAT IT REPRESENTED IN HIS MIND.
T his p r im itiv e and a n c ie n t custom rem ain s d e a r to u s ; we s t i l l use
sym bols, as f o r in s ta n c e th e use of them a l l th ro u g h o u r R o s ic ru c ia n
le s s o n s .
I t must be f u l l y a p p r e c ia te d by th e s tu d e n t t h a t th e complex cosmogonic
f ig u r e s c o u ld o n ly have come in to e x is te n c e a f t e r m an's mind h ad been
s u f f i c i e n t l y e d u c a te d to u n d e rs ta n d them , p ro b a b ly th o u san d s upon
th ousan d s o f y e a rs e la p s e d betw een th e tim e when p r im itiv e man was
f i r s t ta u g h t t h a t the CIRCLE r e p r e s e n te d i n f i n i t y and th e tim e when
the i n t r i c a t e and coraplex cosmogonic d iag ram s were i n t e l l i g i b l e to h ia
more e n lig h te n e d mind.
Fundam entally th e r e i s no d if f e r e n c e betw een th e a n c ie n t and p r e s e n t -
day c o n c e p tio n o f th e D6-ity.
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The A n cien ts gave Him many a t t r i b u t e s , m en tio n in g them s in g ly ; we
also g iv e Him many a t t r i b u t e s b u t group them by s a y in g , "E v e ry th in g
comes from God." So v i r t u a l l y , i t i s o n ly a d if f e r e n c e in p h ra s e o lo g y .
The CIRCLE was one of th e f i r s t th r e e symbols u se d by man in h i s re ­
lig i o u s te a c h in g s . I t was lo o k e d upon as th e most s a c re d sym bol. I t
was a p i c t u r e o f th e SUN c a l l e d RA, and was th e m o n o th e is tic o r c o l­
l e c t i v e symbol of a l l th e a t t r i b u t e s o f th e D e ity . The su n , a s Ha,
was lo o k e d upon as THE SYMBOL ONLY and in no way a s th e D e ity H im se lf.
The D eity was w o rsh ip p ed , and th e symbol was u sed o n ly to r e p r e s e n t
Him, The D eity was t r e a t e d w ith such re v e re n c e t h a t H is name was
nev er spoken. The Mayas, H indus, UighurB and a l l th e o th e r anc& ents
spoke o f the D e ity a s THE NAMELESS. The c i r c l e h as no b e g in n in g o r
end, What more p e r f e c t symbol co u ld have been d e v is e d o r s e le c te d to
teach an u n c u ltu re d mind th e meaning o f th e i n f i n i t y and e v e r l a s ti n g ?
E v id e n tly th e re a so n f o r s e l e c t i n g th e Sun as th e emblem of th e D e ity
was because i t was the most p o w e rfu l o b je c t t h a t came to s ig h t and th e
re a so n in g power o f p r im it iv e man. I t w e ll r e p r e s e n te d th e A ll-P o w er­
f u l . The SUN i s found d e p ic te d on th e s to n e s o f P o ly n e sia n r u i n s , on
the w a lls o f The Temple o f S acred M y ste rie s in E g y p t, B a b y lo n ia , P e ru ,
and a l l a n c ie n t la n d s and c o u n t r i e s — i t was a u n iv e r s a l sym bol.
The EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE i3 a n o th e r o f th e f i r s t th r e e sym bols d e s ig n ­
a te d by th e s a c re d te a c h in g s o f th e m y stic E g y p tia n s . I t was s e le c te d
as a v i s i b l e f ig u r e th ro u g h w hich man co u ld see and u n d e rs ta n d th e con­
c e p tio n of a TRIUNE GOD. These th r e e a t t r i b u t e s form ed th e FIRST
TRINITY and were th e o r i g i n a l c o n c e p tio n of a TRINITY. A c o n c e p tio n
which h as come down to u s th ro u g h a l l th e eons o f tim e, i t can n e v e r
d ie , alth o u g h from age to age i t s v e stm e n ts a re changed, and i t h a s
been known u n d e r d iffe re n t names and g u is e s among d i f f e r e n t p e o p le s .
R o s ic ru c ia n s tu d e n ts make u se o f th e T ria n g le f o r s o lv in g a l l p roblem s
th a t a re s o lv a b le .
THE FOUR-SIDED SQUARE i s th e t h i r d of th e th r e e symbols t h a t w ere u se d
in m y stic r e l i g i o u s te a c h in g s . I t sy m b o lized th e e a r t h . The f o u r
c o rn e rs r e p r e s e n te d th e fo u r c a r d in a l p o i n t s , n o r th ,s o u th , e a s t and
w e st. At each c o rn e r a k e e p e r was a s s ig n e d - The e a r t h h a v in g "fouT
c o rn e rs" i s a c o n c e p tio n b ro u g h t down to u s from e a r l y man, f o r a re we
n o t g u i l t y o f o c c a s io n a lly r e f e r r i n g to th e " f o u r c o rn e rs o f th e
e a rth ? "
T his com pletes th e l i s t o f th e e a r l i e s t S acred Sym bols. F o llo w in g
th e se a re compounds w ith one o r more o f th e fo re g o in g th r e e as th e
fo u n d a tio n . As we move down th ro u g h tim e th e S acred Symbols become
more complex and c o m p lic a te d , en d in g in th e w ell-knoivn Cosmic Diagram s
which sym bolize th e w hole o f t h e i r r e l i g i o u s c o n c e p tio n s a s th e y s to o d
a t th e tim e .
The p i l l a r s ( t w o o f them) a re alw ays a symbol t h a t i s p la c e d a t th e
e n tra n c e o f p la c e s o f w o rsh ip . No m a tte r how many p i l l a r s may be used
th e re a re alw ays two t h a t a re th e most p ro m in e n t. The E g y p tia n s c a lle d
them "T at P i l l a r s . " One p i l l a r was c a l l e d TAT w hich means " in s tr e n g th 1
the o th e r p i l l a r i s c a lle d TATTU, w hich means to " e s t a b l i s h : " When
combined th e s e two w ords mean " In s tr e n g t h t h i s p la c e i s e s t a b l i s h e d
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f o r e v e r ." The T at in E g y p tia n i s c o n s id e re d a f ig u r e o f s t a b i l i t y .

I t a ls o r e p r e s e n te d f o u r c o rn e rs and i s equal to a s q u a re . Two TATS
form th e e n tra n c e to TATTU. TATTU i s th e gatew ay to th e re g io n where
the m o rta l so u l i s b le n d e d w ith an im m ortal s p i r i t and " e s ta b l is h e d
in th e m y s te rie s o f Amenti f o r e v e r . ” T h is i s f u r t h e r i l l u s t r a t e d by
the S c r ip tu r e s in th e d e s c r i p t i o n of King Solom on's Temple, i n th e
p orch o r e n tra n c e to King Solom on's Temple, two s p e c ia l p i l l a r s were
e r e c te d ( I K ings 7 ,3 1 ,2 3 ) : "And he s e t up th e p i l l a r s i n th e p o rch
of th e tem p le: and he s e t up th e r i g h t p i l l a r , and c a lle d th e name
th e re o f JACHIN: and he s e t up th e l e f t p i l l a r and c a lle d th e name
th e re o f BOAZ." In Hebrew th e word " ja c h in * means "To e s t a b l i s h " and
the word "Boaz" means " In s tr e n g t h ."
And so we can go on f o r many, many p ag es d e s c r ib in g th e symbolism o f
th e a n c ie n ts a s i t a p p lie d to m y s tic a l r e l i g i o u s p r e c e p ts . From th e
sim ple c i r c l e , t r i a n g l e , and sq u are to th e i n t r i c a t e d e s ig n s even t h i s
day p la c e d in th e a r c h i t e c t u r e o f c h u rc h e s, te m p le s, synagogues and
mosques of v a r io u s r e l i g i o n s , y e s, and even on th e Totem P o s ts o f th e
I n d ia n s .
These symbols can be re a d i n t e l l i g i b l y by th e i n t e r e s t e d s tu d e n t, and
i t b e a rs out my , p o s t u l a t i o n in th e very, b e g in n in g o f t h i s s e r i e s o f
le s s o n s , t h a t th e r e are no m y s te rie s c o n c e a le d from th e s e e k e r. The
In n e r S e lf , the S o u l, knows a l l th in g s . I f by p r a c t i c e and stu d y and
p ro p e r u s e , we allo w M0ur Soul alw ays to Walk b e fo re u s ," e n lig h te n m e n t
comes and th e SOUL i n i t i a t e s u s in to th e w onders o f l i f e and th e
p r i v i l e g e o f o u r a b i l i t y to advance in th e scheme of e v o lu tio n .
I t i s a p le a s u r e in d e e d , to ta k e from th e a n c ie n t T re a su re C hest o f
our fto B icrucian wisdom such f a c t s as e n a b le th e s e e k e rs in th e W estern
w orld to s e n se , in w a rd ly , and w ith the S o u l's Eye, th e g r e a t t r u t h s
which have been c a r e f u l ly c o n c e a le d in sym bolism , i f my R o s ic ru c ia n
k in d re d in th e W estern w o rld w i l l read c a r e f u l l y betw een th e l i n e s on
th e se c a r e f u l ly p r e p a r e d p a g e s , th e y w i l l f in d , e s p e c i a l l y in a second
re a d in g of each leB so n , many f a c t s t h a t a re v e i le d to th e o u t e r - s e l f ,
b u t b r i l l i a n t l y s h in in g f o r t h to th e I n i t i a t e , l i k e th e b r i g h t Sun (Ra)
th a t sends i t s beams o f illu m in a tio n i n t o th e shadowy r e c e s s e s o f o u r
a n c ie n t te m p le s f o r th e ad e p t to b a th e in w ith su b lim e e c s ta c y .

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e N in th D isc o u rse )
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To th e One P r iv i le g e d :
The SIX CARD OF THE TAROT
THE LOVERS
papus gave th e fo llo w in g d e s c r ip tio n o f t h i s c a rd : "The h ie ro g ly p h ic
symbol of th e 6 th l e t t e r o f th e Hebrew A lphabet VAU i s th e ey e , a l l
t h a t r e l a t e s to l i g h t and b r i l l i a n c y . The eye e s t a b l i s h e s th e lin k
betw een th e e x t e r n a l w o rld and o u r s e lv e s ; by i t l i g h t and form a re r e ­
v e a le d to u s . The dom inant id e a e x p re s se d by t h i s l e t t e r w i l l th e r e ­
fo re be t h a t o f a c o n n e c tio n , a l i n k betw een an tag o n ism s. I t may be
u s e f u l to qu o te Fa'ore D’O l i v e t 's o b s e rv a tio n s upon t h i s l e t t e r in
e x te n s o :— 'T h is s ig n i s th e image o f th e d e e p e st and most in c o n c e iv a b le
m y stery , th e image o f th e k n o t w hich r e u n ite s u s , o r th e p o in t whioh
s e p a r a te s th e n o th in g from b e in g , x t i s th e u n iv e r s a l c o n v e r tib le s ig n ,
which form s th e p assag e from one n a tu re to th e o th e r ; com m unicating
on one s id e w ith th e s ig n o f l i g h t and of s p i r i t u a l sense w hich i s b u t
a h ig h e r form o f i t s e l f ; on th e o th e r hand lin k in g i t s e l f w ith AYIN th e
sig n o f d a rk n e s s and o f m a te r ia l s e n s e s , w hich a g a in i s b u t a low er
form o f i t s e l f , f The’ VAU i s th e second sim ple l e t t e r ; a s tro n o m ic a lly
i t r e p r e s e n ts th e sig n o f the BULL (TAURUS)."
The LOVERS are a symbol t h a t r e p r e s e n ts , u n io n , an tag o n ism , w ith a l l
t h e i r co n seq u en ces. A b e a r d le s s y o u th (o u r J u g g le r o f th e l i s t
arcanum) b u t w ith o u t a h a t , i s s ta n d in g m o tio n le s s in th e a n g le o f
where two ro ad s m eet. H is arms form a d ia g o n a l c r o s s u p o n h is b r e a s t .
The r e p e t i t i o n of th e f i r s t arcanum u n d er a n o th e r form . Here th e man
i s n o t one o f th e i n i t i a t e s . He d o es n o t know how to d i r e c t m agnetic
c u r r e n ts o f th e A s tr a l L ig h t; he i s th e r e f o r e p lu n g ed in to th e a n ta ­
gonism o f d i f f e r e n t id e a s which he h as no power to m a s te r.
Two women, one on h i s r i g h t , th e o th e r on h i s l e f t , each w ith one hand
on h i s s h o u ld e r, p o in t to th e two ro a d s. The woman on th e r i g h t h as a
c i r c l e o f g o ld on h e r h e a d , th e one on th e l e f t i s d is h e v e lle d and
crowned w ith v in e le a v e s .
The two arms o f th e J u g g le r , e x p r e s s in g the p o s i t i v e and th e n e g a tiv e
columns o f I s i s , e x p r e s s in g n e c e s s i t y and l i b e r t y , a i e h e re p e r s o n if ie d
by the two women, who r e p r e s e n t V ice sued V ir tu e .
The f u tu r e o f th e young man depends upon th e ro a d which he ch o o se s—
w hether, in o th e r w ords, he becomes one o f th e I n i t i a t e s , th e Mage of
the f i r s t arcanum , ( th e S p i r i t u a l YOU) o r th e r a s h th u n d e r s tr ic k e n
personage o f th e 1 8th Arcanum (th e AYIN).
The s p i r i t o f J u s t i c e f l o a t s above t h i s group in a r a d ia n t h a lo ; he
bends h i s bow and aims th e arrow of Punishm ent a t th e p e r s o n if ic a tio n of
V ice.
This i s a p ro fo u n d sym bol, i n d i c a t i n g t h a t i f man ch o o ses th e p a th o f
V irtu e he w i l l n o t be l e f t u n a id e d , b u t t h a t P ro v id en ce w i l l a l l y i t ­
s e lf to h i s w i l l and a s s i s t him to overcome v ic e .
In s h o rt t h i s h ie ro g ly p h e x p re s s e s th e s tr u g g le betw een p a s s io n s and
c o n s c ie n c e , th e antagonism o f id e a s .
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P ro v id en ce th a n a w i l l i n g and c o n sc io u s te m p tr e s s . I t ie th ro u g h h e r
im puted la p s e t h a t man s h a l l a r i s e u ltim a te ly , and o n ly by h e r can he
com plete h im s e lf . The c a rd i s th e r e f o r e in i t s way a n o th e r in tim a tio n
c o n c ern in g th e g r e a t m y stery o f womanhood. The o ld m eanings f a l l to
p ie c e s o f n e c e s s ity w ith th e o ld p i c t u r e s , b u t even a s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s
o f th e l a t t e r , some o f them were o f th e o r d e r o f commonplace and o th e r s
were f a l s e in sym bolism ."
S a in t Germain d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s : "ARCANE V I, THE TWO WAYS.
Here th e D is c ip le , o r N eophyte, i s seen h e s i t a t i n g betw een two ways,
each o f w hich i s p o in te d o u t to him by a woman sy m b o lizin g th e one to
the r i g h t , V ice, and th e one to th e l e f t V ir tu e . Above i s seen a G enius
h o ld in g a bow whose arrow i s p o in te d tow ards V ice a s a w arn in g of th e
punishm ent t h a t a w a its th e man who h a s p r e f e r r e d th e e a sy ro a d to v ic e
to th e h a r d ro a d to v i r t u e .
T his A rcane VI means t h a t one who m ust w atch o v e r o n e 's s e l f and above
a l l show no in d e c is io n in th e c r u c i a l movements o f e x i s te n c e . Nor must
one be d is c o u ra g e d b ec au se o b s ta c le s seem to b a r th e ro a d to h a p p in e s s .
A s tro n g will-poweT will suffice to overcome them a l l . "
The P y th ag o rea n scheme o f numbers a p p lie d to SIX, s i g n i f i e s P e r fe c ­
tio n o f Work.
E x o te r ic a ll y th e 6 th l e t t e r o f th e Hebrew A lp h ab et i s VAV ( n o t VAU)
and i t means a hoo k . How p ap u s came to l i n k i t up w ith an e y e , he does
n o t p a r t i c u l a r l y e x p la in in h i e bo o k . I t i s shaped v ery s im ila r to a
hook, a s can be seen i n any e d i t i o n o f th e D ic tio n a ry which g iv e s th e
Hebrew A lp h a b e t, (u n d er th e v a r io u s a l p h a b e t s .)
T h is th e n g iv e s an e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t meaning to th e symbolism o f t h i s
c a rd . A hook i s u se d to c a tc h th in g s w ith , an d o u ts id e o f s i x r e ­
p r e s e n tin g th e m a th em atic al number o f t h i s c a rd , i t shows t h a t th o se
o c c u l t i s t s and k a b a l i s t s who u se th e Hebrew A lphabet f o r any o th e r p u r­
p ose a re d e lu d in g t h e i r f o llo w e r s and th e m se lv e s.
Yet we can s e c u re much symbolism from t h i s c a rd . I t i s th e f ig u r e of
a man s ta n d in g m o tio n le s s a t th e an g le form ed by th e c o n ju n c tio n of
two ro a d s, ftc lo o k s a re f ix e d on- th e ground; h i s arms a re c r o s s e d on
h is c h e s t. Two women, one a t h i s r i g h t and th e o th e r a t h i s l e f t ,
each p la c e a hand on h i s s h o u ld e r, showing him one o f th e two ro a d s.
The woman a t th e l e f t i s m o d estly d r e s s e d , and h a s th e s a c re d s e r p e n t,
in d ic a t in g e n lig h te n m e n t a t h e r brow . She th u s p e r s o n i f i e s i n th e
u su a l symbolism V ir tu e . The ^one a t th e l e f t w ea rs l e s s c l o th in g , and
i s crowned w ith th e le a v e s o f th e g ra p e v in e , She i s presum ed to r e ­
p r e s e n t th e te m p tr e s s , VICE.
Above and back o f t h i s g roup th e g e n ie o f j u s t i c e , h o v e rin g in a f l a s h ­
ing a u r i c l e o f tw elve r a y s , draws h i s bow and d i r e c t s tow ard v ic e th e
arrow o f p u n ish m en t. The g en ie i s crowned w ith a flam e to show he i s
a s p i r i t ; and i s r e p r e s e n te d i n an a u r i c l e o f tw elve ra y s to in d ic a te
th a t j u s t i c e w i l l b e m eted o u t in due tim e to a l l a s th e sun p a s s e s
through th e z o d ia c a l s ig n s . The zo d ia c i n t h i s in s ta n c e sy m b o lizin g a
l i f e cy cle o f one in c a r n a tio n .
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This symbol sh o u ld th e n be r e a d a s a s tr u g g le betw een c o n s c ie n c e and

the p a s s io n s , betw een th e d iv in e so u l and th e anim al s o u l; and a
c re sc e n t moon in th e b ack g ro u n d i n d i c a t e s th a t th e r e s u l t o f th e
s tru g g le commences a new epoch in th e l i f e .
Papus s t a t e d t h i s c a rd b e lo n g s to T a u ru s ,th e B u ll. He d id n o t go q u ite
f a r enough and sh o u ld have added t h a t i t p a r t i c u l a r l y r e p r e s e n ts th e
animal s id e o f Venus, w hich g o v ern s the a f f e c t i o n s and s o c i a l r e l a t i o n s
o f mankind. T aurus i s a k in d ly s ig n , one t h a t g iv e s to mankind th e
s te a d in e s s so n eeded in s tu d in g o f p h ilo s o p h ie s . I f we a llo w o u r s e lv e s
to f l u t t e r from h i t h e r to yon, f o llo w in g e v e ry im pulse o f a new o u lt
and a new p h ilo s o p h y , we soon lo s e th e power to tran sm u te o u r anim al
im pulses in to th o se h ig h e r v i b r a t i o n s t h a t le a d to a d e p ts h ip .
The o c c u lt a s p i r a n t , when he s e t s h i s f e e t d e f i n i t e l y upon th e p a th
le a d in g to a d e p ts h ip , te n d s to h a s te n t h i s p r o c e s s o f tr a n s m u ta tio n .
But because he h a s ta k e n a s te p in advance o f th o s e by whom he i s s u r ­
rounded, and m arches a t a r a t e more speedy th a n h i s e n v iro n m e n t,a t
once unaccustom ed d i f f i c u l t i e s s p r in g up to th w a rt him . I t i s so com­
mon a s to be t r i t e , t h a t when a n eophyte d e c id e s to do some c e r t a i n
th in g , t h a t h i s d e c is io n i s q u ic k ly c h a lle n g e d . T h is s te p may be a
d e c is io n to change some unw orthy h a b i t , y e t a s soon a s th e d e c is io n i s
made, u n u su a l te m p ta tio n s to c o n tin u e - th e h a b i t a r i s e . I t may be mere­
ly s e t t i n g a s id e one h a l f ho u r f o r m e d ita tio n . Y et, a s soon a s t h i s
i s s t a r t e d , v i s i t o r s drop in a t th e m e d ita tio n tim e , o r o th e r i n t e r ­
r u p tio n s o c c u r w hich te n d to d isc o u ra g e i t s o b se rv a n c e . Or i t may
be m erely a d e c is io n to do a c e r t a i n amount o f s p i r i t u a l stu d y a day,
o r to d ev o te a c e r t a i n tim e each day to s tu d y . Thus th e v e ry D e c isio n
to s t a r t som eth in g o f a more s p i r i t u a l n a tu re seems to b r in g ' t o - b e a r
f o r c e s in d i r e c t ' an tag o n ism to th e s te p . I f th e neo p h y te who ta k e s
w hat he c o n s id e r s a c o n s tr u c tiv e and upward s te p h as th e COURAGE to
p e r s e v e r e , th e s e o p p o s itio n f o r c e s soon a b a te . Hie a s s o c i a t e s , h i s
e n v iro n m e n ts, and even i n t e r i o r i n t e l l i g e n c e s become accustom ed to
h i s new mode o f l i f e an d pay no more a t t e n t i o n to i t . B u t, when he
makes any change to w ard s a s p i r i t u a l l i f e t h a t i s r a d i c a l , more o f te n
th a n n o t h i s d e te r m in a tio n i s th o ro u g h ly t e s t e d b e fo re he makes th e
new o r d e r o f th in g s a perm anent p a r t o f h i s l i f e .
Hermese T rie m e g is tu s n o te d som ething o f th e same th in g , and incLuded
them i n th e Laws o f D eath .
"And th e r e i s a f i e r c e w a rfa re f o r th e v i c t o r y , betw een th e u p p e r and
lo w er, a s th e y b o th d e s i r e to o b ta in th e body a s t h e i r p r i z e ; f o r th e
s t a t e o f man i s e n v ie d by th e lo w er and g l o r i f i e d a s a n o b le s t a t e o f
th e h ig h e r . Now, i f man i n c l i n e s to w ard th e lo w er n a tu r e which i s
m o rta l, he th e re b y a i d s th e lo w e r im p e rfe c t pow ers to oppose th e h ig h e r
which i s Im m ortal, and m ust s u f f e r th e p a in s o f s la v e r y f o r h i s d i s ­
obedience to th e Workman, h i s M aker. But i f he i n c l i n e s to th e h ig h e r ,
then he i s t r u l y w ise and b l e s t . "
In o u r s tu d ie s we a re rem inded a g a in and a g a in t h a t th e r e i s n e i t h e r
good nor e v i l , ex c ep t a s we in our own CONSCIOUSNESSES r e a l i z e them.
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I f o u r environ m en t docs n o t p e rm it u s to know o f th e good th in g s in

l i f e , i t i s o n ly an i n d i c a t i o n t h a t we have n o t a s y e t a r r i v e d a t th e
Door which opens o n ly to th o se who a re p re p a re d to u se th e s e good
th in g s f o r th e b e n e f i t o f m ankind. If* how ever, o u r en vironm ent and
in o a r n a tio n s have p r e p a r e d u s to know w hat i s GOOD th e n o n ly by con­
t r a s t can we a p p r e c ia te EVIL. Thus t h i s c a rd sy m b o lises t h a t When we
a r r i v e a t th e c r o s s ro ad s o f KNOWLEDGE w hich i s GOOD and IGNORANCE
w hich i s EVIL, we have th e FREE WILL to ch o o se.
P y th a g o ra s w e ll knew t h a t PERFECTION i n work was to a t t a i n a d e p ts h ip ,
and t h i s i s th e c ru x o f a l l th e te a c h in g s o f th e R o s io ru c ia n s . Hence
he a s s ig n e d to number s i x t h i s q u a l i t y .

(T h is co n c lu d es th e Nine-A d is c o u rs e )
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To th e One P r iv i le g e d :
The S eventh Card o f th e T a ro t.
The C h a rio t,
Papus d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : "The 7 th Hebrew L e t t e r ZAIN.
H ie io g ly p h ic a lly th e ZAIN r e p r e s e n ts an arro w , and th e r e f o r e i t
s i g n i f i e s th e id e a o f a weapon, o f th e in s tru m e n t w hich man u s e s to
r u le and co n q u er, and to a t t a i n ‘h i s o b j e c t .
The ZAIN e x p r e s s e s v ic to r y in a l l th e w o rld s . As a sim p le l e t t e r , i t
c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e a stro n o m ic s ig n o f th e Twins i n th e Z o d iac.
The symbolism o f t h i s c a rd c o rre sp o n d s i n a l l p o i n t s w ith th e id e a s
w hich i t e x p r e s s e s .
A C onqueror, crowned w ith a c o r o n e t, upon w hich r i s e s th r e e s h in in g
P entagram s o f g o ld , advances in a c u b ic a l c h a r i o t , surm ounted by an
a z u re , s ta r - d e o k e d canopy s u p p o rte d by f o u r colum ns.
T h is symbol re p ro d u c e s th e 1 s t and 2nd Arcanum i n a n o th e r o r d e r o f
id e a s . The f o u r columns r e p r e s e n t th e f o u r a n im a ls o f th e 2 1 s t Arcanum
and the f o u r sym bols o f th e f i r s t Arcanum, sym bols o f th e q u a te r n a r y in
a l l i t s a c c e p ta tio n s .
The C onqueror, who o c c u p ie s th e c e n te r o f th e f o u r e le m e n ts, i s th e man
who h a s v an q u ish ed and d i r e c t e d th e e le m e n ta ry f o r c e s ; t h i s v i c t o r y i s
co n firm ed by th e c u b ic a l form o f th e c h a r i o t , and by th e P entagram s
w hich crown th e I n i t i a t e .
The Conqueror h a s th r e e r i g h t a n g le s upon h i s cu irass, and he b e a r s upon
h i s sh o u ld e rs th e Urim and Thummim o f th e so v e re ig n p r i e s t , r e p r e s e n te d
by th e two c r e s c e n t s o f th e moon on th e r i g h t and l e f t ; in h i s hand i s
a s c e p tr e surm ounted by a g lo b e , a s q u a re , and a t r i a n g l e . Upon th e
sq u a re , which form s th e f r o n t o f th e c h a r i o t , we see th e In d ia n lln g am ,
surm ounted by th e f l y i n g sp h e re o f E g y p t.
Two sp h in x e s— one w h ite th e o th e r b la c k — a re h a r n e s s e d to th e c h a r i o t .
T h is symbol r e p r e s e n ts th e s a c r e d s e p te n a ry in a l l i t s m a n if e s ta tio n s .
The w ord Y od-he-vau-he i s p o r tr a y e d upon th e f r o n t o f th e c h a r i o t by
th e w inged g lo b e , to in d i c a t e th e s e p te n a ry w hich g iv e s th e key to th e
whole T a r o t. The two sp h in x e s c o rre sp o n d to th e two p r i n c i p l e s , a c tiv e
and p a s s iv e . The C onqueror c o rre sp o n d s e s p e c i a l l y w ith th e Sword and
w ith th e VAU o f th e S acred Name.
The 7 th c a rd o f th e T a ro t shows th e in f lu e n c e o f th e c r e a tio n i n th e
p r e s e r v a tio n o f th e D iv in e i n th e Human. I t r e p r e s e n ts th e YOD, o r th e
Cod o f th e 2nd s e p te n a ry .
THE GOD o f th e 2nd SEPTENARY.— Man p e rfo rm in g th e f u n c tio n
o f God th e C r e a to r . The FATHER.
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THE LAW o f th e 2nd SEPTENARY. REALIZATION, ( r e f l e x o f th e Pow er.)

THE MAH OP THE 2nd SEPTENARY, Man p e rfo rm in g th e f u n c tio n of
Adam, THE ASTRAL LIGHT.
Mr. W aite d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : "THE CHARIOT. An e r e o t and
p r in c e ly f ig u r e c a r r y in g a drawn sword and c o rre sp o n d in g , b ro a d ly speak­
in g , to th e t r a d i t i o n a l d e s c r ip tio n to a King in h i s Triumph. On th e
s h o u ld e rs o f th e v i c t o r i o u s h ero a re supposed to be th e URIM and th e
THUMUIM, He h a s l e d c a p t i v i t y c a p tiv e ; he i s co n q u e st on a l l p la n e s —
in th e mind, in s c ie n c e , in p r o g r e s s , in c e r t a i n t r i a l s o f i n i t i a t i o n .
He h a s th u s r e p l i e d to th e sp h in x , and i t i s on t h i s acco u n t t h a t I
have a c c e p te d th e v a r i a t i o n o f E lip h a s L ev i; two sp h in x e s th u s draw h i s
c h a r i o t . He i s above a l l th in g s triu m p h in m ind. \
" I t i s to be u n d e rsto o d f o r t h i s re a s o n (a ) t h a t th e q u e s tio n o f th e
sp h in x i s co n cern ed w ith a m ystery o f n a tu r e and n o t o f th e w o rld o f
G race, to w hich th e c h a r i o t e e r co u ld o f f e r no answ er; (b ) t h a t th e plane!
o f h i s co n q u e st a re m a n ife s t o r e x t e r n a l and n o t w ith in h im s e lf ; (c )
t h a t th e l i b e r a t i o n which he e f f e c t s may le a v e h im s e lf in bondage o f th e
l o g i c a l u n d e rs ta n d in g ; (d) t h a t th e t e s t s o f i n i t i a t i o n th ro u g h w hich he
h a s p a s s e d in triu m p h a re to be u n d e rsto o d p h y s ic a ll y o r r a t i o n a l l y ;
and (e ) t h a t i f he came to th e p i l l a r s o f th e Temple betw een w hich th e
High P r i e s t e s s i s s e a te d , he could n o t open th e s c r o l l c a l l e d th e T o ra ,
n o r i f she q u e s tio n e d him c o u ld he an sw er. He i s n o t h e r e d i t a r y r o y a l­
ty and he i s n o t p r ie s th o o d .* 1
S a in t Germain d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a r d a s f o llo w s : “ARCANE V II (Z e q u a l 7)
THE CHARIOT OF OSIRIS. — H ere we have a w a r r io r r i d i n g a c u b ic c h a r i o t ,
upon w hich f o u r columns s u p p o rt a s t a r r y d a is ; th e s e colum ns s ig n i f y
th e f o u r e le m e n ts, w h ile th e c u b ic c h a r i o t s i g n i f i e s t h a t th e a m b itio n
o f th e w a r r io r h a s been r e a l i z e d th ro u g h h i s w i l l co n q u e rin g e v e ry ob­
s t a c l e . The w a r r i o r h im s e lf h a s a g o ld e n band aro u n d h i s brow a s a
s ig n o f th e e t e r n a l l i g h t he i s endowed w ith . In one hand he h o ld s a
sw ord, th e emblem o f v i c t o r y , and i n h i s o th e r han d , a s c e p te r tip p e d
w ith a sq u are (M a tte r) a c i r c l e ( E t e r n i t y ) and a t r i a n g l e (DIVINITY).
He w ears on h i s b r e a s t a C u ira s s , th e emblem o f s t r e n g t h ; i t i s adorned
w ith th r e e T -s q u a re s , w hich r e p r e s e n t Good Judgem ent, W ill-P o w er and
A c tio n . A w inged sp h ere on th e f r o n t o f th e c h a rio t* sp e a k s o f th e
e x u l t a t i o n o f th e i n t e l l e c t u a l pow er i n th e i n f i n i t e sp ace and tim e .
Two S phinxes a r e h itc h e d t o t h i s c h a r i o t and a r e now a t r e s t . The B lack
one r e p r e s e n ts E v i l , th e W hite one Good. They a r e b o th s la v e s o f th e
Uagus when he h as come o u t v i c t o r i o u s from th e v a r io u s t e s t s .
T h is Arcane V II means t h a t th e em pire o f th e w o rld b e lo n g s to th o s e who
p o s s e s s th e s o v e re ig n ty o f th e mind; t h a t i s to say L ig h t w hich r e v e a ls
a l l th e m y s te r ie s o f l i f e . "
The P y th ag o rea n and E g y p tia n scheme o f numbers a s s ig n s to se v en , PEST,
HAPPINESS and EQUILIBRIUM, w h ile in i t s h ig h e r a s p e c t Number 700, M ight,
Dominion, and A u th o r ity .
Papus u se d th e E g y p tia n manner o f s p e l l i n g th e '7 th Hebrew l e t t e r ZAIN;
th e Hebrew*s s p e l t i t ZAYIN. The e x o t e r i c m eaning o f t h i s l e t t e r in
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Hebrew I s a weapon. Papua s t a t e d t h a t i t c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e s ig n of

th e Twins (G em in i). T h is i s a b s o lu te ly i n c o r r e c t , a s h i s d e s c r ip tio n
i s t h a t o f a oonquerox end SAGITTARIUS i s n e a r e r c o r r e c t i f he d e s ir e s
to use an a s t r o l o g i c a l e q u iv a le n t.
Arcanum V II i s f ig u r e d by a war c h a r i o t o f sq u are form , surm ounted by
a s t a r r y canopy s u s ta in e d by f o u r colum ns. Upon t h i s c h a ri o t i s a con­
q u e ro r armed w ith a c u i r a s s and c a r r y in g b o th sword and s c e p te r . He
w ears a crown from w hich r i s e s th r e e p en tag ram s, o r g o ld e n s t a r s o f
fiv e p o in ts .
The sq u a re in symbolism s i g n i f i e s th e m a te r ia l w o rld . The f o u r columns
w hich su p p o rt th e canopy, r e p r e s e n t th e f o u r q u a d ra n ts o f h eav en w hich
m ight a ls o be i n t e r p r e t e d to r e p r e s e n t th e fo u r e le m e n ta l kingdoms t h a t
have su b m itte d to th e man.
Upon th e sq u are f r o n t o f th e c h a r i o t i s p i c t u r e d a sp h ere s u s ta in e d by
two o u ts p re a d w in g s; symbol o f im m ortal f l i g h t of th e so u l th ro u g h th e
i n f i n i t u d e o f e t e r n i t y . The s a c r e d s e rp e n t a t th e c o n q u e ro r’ s brow
s i g n i f i e s th e p o s s e s s io n o f t h a t i n t e l l e c t u a l l i g h t w hich g iv e s a
c l e a r v is i o n i n t o th e f u t u r e . The th r e e g o ld e n s t a r s a r i s i n g from th e
crown sym bolize th e dom inion o f man i n a l l th r e e w o rld s, p h y s ic a l,
a s t r a l and s p i r i t u a l .
A T Square and two T ry -S q u aree a re t r a c e d upon th e c u i r a s s . The T -
Square o r TAV, o r TAU, sy m b o lizes v i r i l e f o r c e , an d th e two tr y - s q u a r e s
in d ic a t e r e c t i t u d e o f judgm ent t h a t e n a b le s th e co n q u e ro r to d i r e c t
t h i s fo rc e e i t h e r to th e r i g h t o r l e f t , in to m en tal o r p h y s ic a l pow er
a s th e o c c a s io n demands.
The c u i r a s s s i g n i f i e s r e s i s t a n c e ; th e h ig h h e ld sw ord i s th e emblem of
p h y s ic a l v i c t o r y ; and th e s c e p te r s i g n i f i e s m en tal c o n q u e st. T h is
s c e p te r i s surm ounted by a s q u a re , c i r c l e , and a t r i a n g l e . The sq u a re
i n d i c a t e s th e realm o f m a tte r , th e c i r c l e th e re a lm o f s p i r i t , and th e
t r i a n g l e th e emblem o f th e mind; to g e th e r d e n o tin g th e p e r p e tu a l
dom inion o f i n t e l l i g e n c e o v e r a l l realm s and f o r c e s of n a tu r e .
Two sp h in x e s, one w h ite and one b la c k , are h a rn e s s e d to th e c a r , A
sp h in x , a s composed o f th e fo u r emblems of th e z o d ia c a l q u a d ra n ts , in ­
d i c a t e s th e p a ssag e of tim e . The w h ite sp h in x s i g n i f i e s f o r tu n a te
e x p e rie n c e s , and th e 13ack one p e r io d s of a d v e r s ity ; b o th of w hich serv e
th e s o u l v i c t o r i o u s o ver th e o r d e a ls met in th e p ilg rim a g e of e t e r n a l
p r o g e s e io n .
I f we were w r i tin g a p a p e r on ’’num erology," t h i s number seven would
f u r n is h u s p o s s i b ly th e m ost i n t e r e s t i n g example o f how t h i s number i s
u s e d i n S c r ip tu r e s , in m ythology, and i n o c c u lt books..
Out o f c u r i o s i t y we m ight q u o te th e f a c t t h a t among th e* G reek s th e SUN
i s p o r tr a y e d a s a CHARIOT drawn by 7 h o r s e s , and in th e myth, P h aethon,
th e m o rta l son of H e llo s th e Sun-god, e s s a y s t o d r iv e t h i s c h a r i o t of
th e Sun w ith d i s a s t r o u s r e s u l t s . I t seems to be more th a n a o o - in ­
cid en ce t h a t th e K a b a lie ts use a c h a r i o t f o r th e 7 th c a rd , and t h a t th e
symbology of t h i s le g e n d o f P h ath eo n a s u s e d by th e A n cien t G r e e k s ,f i t s
in w e ll as a m oral f o r th e symbology u sed by modern K abalism .
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U ndoubtedly, Pythagoras) knew th e co m b in atio n o f f o u r and th r e e sym boli­

c a l l y meant th e sq u a re and th e t r i a n g l e , hence he gave i t a q u a l i t y o f
r e s t , h a p o in e e s , e q u ilib r iu m , w hich c o u ld be tra n sm u te d in to M ight,
Dominion and A u th o r ity . A ll modern a u th o rs who d e a l w ith th e symbolism
o f numbers have u s e d P y th a g o ra s a s a m odel, Thus in th e P y th ag o rea n
scheme o f num bers when we ta k e th e number th r e e sy m b o lizin g RELIGION,
FAITH and DESTINY and add to i t th e number f o u r SOLIDITY, STRENGTH and
POWER, i t r e q u ir e s v e ry l i t t l e a n a l y t i c a l th o u g h t to know t h a t we se ­
cu re th e q u a l i t i e s r e p r e s e n te d by th e number sev en .
As P ythagoraB re c e iv e d h i s e s o t e r i c t r a i n i n g in o u r A ncient E g y p tia n
B ro th erh o o d , he was aware o f th e f a c t t h a t th e r e i s no seven p o in te d
s t a r , a s so many o c c u ltis ts t r y to make o f t h i s co m b in atio n o f th e t r i ­
a n g le and s q u a re . I t was r e p r e s e n te d by him and lik e w is e by th e
A ncient E g y p tia n s as an i n t e r l a c e d T ria n g le w ith a DOT in th e c e n te r .
T h is is commonly known as a King Solomon’ s S e a l. I t meant and s t i l l
means th e macrocosm and i t s la w s. The t r i n e p o in ti n g downwards ex­
p r e s s e s in v o lu tio n and th e t r i n e p o in ti n g upwards e v o lu tio n . The
se v e n th p o i n t , i s in th e c e n te r o f th e s e i n t e r l a c e d t r i a n g l e s . T h is
was n e c e s s a r y a c c o rd in g to o u r R o e ic ru c ia n d o c tr in e s , t h a t in th e
b le n d in g o f th e two t r i a n g l e s a se v e n th p o in t must be d ev e lo p ed where
t h e i r tr u e e q u ilib r iu m i s fo u n d . From t h i s comes th e H erm etio Axiom:
"As i t ia below , sc i t i s above, a s on e a r t h , so in th e sk y ." The tr u e
co n q u e ro r, a c c o rd in g to Buddha, was in th e m id d le, th e p la c e i n d ic a t e d
by th e d o t. In T ib e t today we w i l l m eet w ith th e e x p re s s io n ’’The Mid­
d le P a th i s th e P a th o f R ig h te o u s n e s s ."
The use o f th e URIU and TKUUMIH on th e s h o u ld e rs o f th e man in th e
v a r io u s c a r d s , a p p a re n tly a re to in d ic a t e t h a t he h a s p r i e s t l y pow er to
answ er a l l q u e s tio n s th ro u g h d i r e c t i n s p i r a t i o n from th e D iv in e . T h is
a g re e s w ith o u r R o s ic ru c ia n p o s t u l a t i o n s , t h a t i t i s o n ly from m e d ita­
t i o n w ith t h e In n e r S e lf t h a t t r u e knowledge i s r e c e iv e d , and he who
w ould be a c o n q u e ro r and r e c e iv e Peace P ro fo u n d , m ust c u l t i v a t e h i s
in n e r and t r u e f a c u l t i e s .
A stu d y o f a n c ie n t R o e ic ru c ia n docum ents shows w ith what re v e re n c e o u r
A ncient M asters re c o g n iz e d t h i s f a c t , and i t i s th e key p o in t o f a l l
o u r te a c h in g s . We must f i r s t conquer s e l f i s h n e s s and th e n when we have
become s u f f i c i e n t l y hum ble, th e in n e r l i g h t w i l l g u id e u s in th e m iddle
way tow ards h a p p in e s s , p e a c e , and know ledge.

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e T enth D isc o u rse )

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By F r a t e r A q u a r iu s , S c r i b e

To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
THE EIGHTH CARD OF THE TAROT,

Papus d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : —
E ig h th Hebrew L e t t e r , (HETH) H ie r o g ly p h ic a lly th e HETH e x p re s s e s a
f i e l d . From i t s p rin g s th e Id e a o f a n y th in g t h a t r e q u i r e s la b o u r,
t r o u b l e , an e f f o r t .
C ontinued e f f o r t r e s u l t s i n th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f an e q u ilib r iu m , b e­
tw een th e d e s tr u c tio n o f th e w o rts o f man acco m p lish ed by N a tu re ,
when l e t to h e r s e l f , and th e p r e s e r v a tio n of t h i s w ork. Hence th e
Id e a of b a la n c in g power, and c o n se q u e n tly J u s t i c e , a t t r i b u t e d to t h i s
le tte r.
A stro n o m ic a lly HETH co rre sp o n d s to th e sig n of Cancer in th e Z o d iac.
The id e a s e x p re sse d by J u s t i c e in th e c a rd a re E q u ilib riu m in a l l i t s
form s.
A woman w earing an ir o n c o r o n e t, i s s e a te d upon a th r o n e . She i s
p la c e d betw een th e two columns o f th e te m p le . The s o l a r c r o s s i s
tr a c e d upon h e r b r e a s t .
Here we f in d a c o n tin u a tio n o f th e symbolism o f th e 2nd and 5 th a rc a n a .
The s e a te d woman o c c u p ie s th e c e n tr e betw een th e two colum ns, o f f e r ­
in g a f i r s t id e a o f th e e q u ilib r iu m betw een Good and E v il.
She h o ld s a sw ord, p o in t upw ard, i n h e r r i g h t h an d , and a b a la n c e
( s c a le ) i n h e r l e f t .
O cc u lt S cien ce (2) a t f i r s t t h e o r e t i c a l , h a s become p r a c t i c a l (5) and
h as been ta u g h t v e r b a l ly . Now i t a p p e a rs i n a l l i t s p i t i l e s s n e s s of
co n seq u en ces, t e r r i b l e f o r th e f a l s e M agi-(The Sword) b u t j u s t i c e to ­
wards tr u e I n i t i a t e s (B a la n c e .) The s i g n i f i c a t i o n o f th e arcanum is
c e n tr a l betv/een th e 5 th l e t t e r HE and th e 1 1 th l e t t e r KAPH.
The c a rd i s th e complement o f th e 1 1 th , a s th e 5 th was o f th e 2nd. I n
th e 1 s t se p te n a ry a l l th e c a rd s w hich, by a d d itio n form ed th e number 7
com pleted each o th e r ; in th e 2nd s e p te n a ry a l l th e c a rd s w hich added
to g e th e r form 19, a c t i n th e same way.
7
The C h a rio t 12
i s com pleted by The Hanged Man
7 p lu s 12 e q u a ls 19
19 e q u a ls 10 , e q u a ls 1
8
J u s tic e 11
i s co m p leted by S tre n g th
8 p lu s 11 e q u a ls 19
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o f th e second c a rd . I t s y n th e s iz e s i n i t s e l f th e m eaning o f th e
second and f i f t h c a rd of th e T a ro t, and r e p r e s e n ts th e r e f l e x o f th e
7 th . I t s i g n i f i e s :
1. IN THE DIVINE. God th e Son of th e 2nd S e p te n a ry . The woman
f u l f i l l i n g th e f u n c tio n s o f th e God th e Son.
THE MOTHER
R e fle x o f th e F a th e r . P r e s e r v e r o f God th e Son
i n h u m an ity .
2. P a s s iv e Law o f th e 2nd s e p te n a ry .
JUSTICE.
R e fle x o f R e a liz a tio n and A u th o r ity .
3 THE WOMAN OF THE 2nd SEPTENARY. N atu re f u l f i l l i n g th e f u n c tio n o f
E ve.
ELEMENTARY EXISTENCE.
R e fle x o f A s tr a l L ig h t. P r e s e r v a tio n o f N a tu ra
" N a tu ra ta i n th e W orld."
Mr, W aite d e s c r ib e d t h i s fith c a rd a s f o llo w s : S tre n g th o r F o r t i t u d e .
A woman, o v er whose head b ro o d s th e same symbol o f l i f e which we have
seen i n th e c a rd of th e H ie ro p h a n t, i s c lo s in g th e Jaws o f a l i o n . The
o n ly p o in t in w hich t h i s d e s ig n d i f f e r s from th e c o n v e n tio n a l p r e s e n ta ­
t i o n s i s t h a t h e r b e n e f ic e n t f o r t i t u d e h a s a lre a d y subdued th e l i o n
which i s b ein g l e d by a c h a in o f f lo w e r s . F o r re a s o n s w hich s a t i s f y
m y self t h i s c a rd h a s been In te rc h a n g e d w ith t h a t of J u s t i c e , w hich i s
u s u a lly number e i g h t . As th e v a r i a t i o n c a r r i e s n o th in g w ith i t t h a t
w i l l s ig n if y to th e r e a d e r , t h e r e i s no ca u se f o r e x p la n a tio n . F o r t i ­
tu d e , i n one o f i t s m ost e x a lte d a s p e c t s , i s co n n e cte d w ith th e D iv in e
KyBtery o f U nion; th e v i r t u e , o f c o u rs e , o p e r a te s on a l l p la n e s , and
hence draw s on a l l i n i t s sym bolism . I t c o n n e c ts a l s o w ith in n o c e n tia
l n v l P l a t a , and w ith s tr e n g th w hich r e s i d e s I n c o n te m p la tio n .
These h ig h e r m eanings a r e , how ever, m a tte r s o f I n f e r e n c e , and I do n o t
su g g est t h a t th e y a r e t r a n s p a r e n t on th e s u r fa c e o f th e c a rd . They
a re In tim a te d In a c o n c e a le d manner by th e c h a in of f lo w e r s , w hich
s i g n i f i e s , among many o th e r t h i n g s , sw eA yoke and th e l i g h t b u rd en o f
th e D ivine Law, when i t h a s b een ta k e n i n t o th e h e a r t o f h e a r t s . The
card h as n o th in g to do w ith s e l f "-confidence i n th e o rd in a ry s e n s e ,
though t h i s h a s b een su g g e ste d —b u t i t c o n c e rn s th e c o n fid e n c e o f th o s e
whose s tr e n g th i s i n God, who have found Him t h e i r r e f u g e . There i s
one a s p e c t i n w hich th e l i o n s i g n i f i e s p a s s io n s , and she who i s c a lle d
S tren g th i s th e h ig h e r n a tu r e i n i t s l i b e r a t i o n . I t h a s w alked on th e
asp and b a s i l i s k and h a s tro d d e n down th e l i o n and th e d r a g o n .1'
S ain t Germain d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd as f o llo w s . ’’ARCANE V I I I , (h equals 8)
"The BALANCE ANT THE SWORD." At th e to p o f th r e e s te p s which r e p r e s e n t
the th re e w o rld s, s i t s a woman, h e r brow e n c ir c le d w ith a crown of
ir o n , the emblem of i n f l u x l b i l i t y ; h e r eyes a r e bandaged, to i n d i c a t e
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t h a t she h o ld s no acco u n t o f th e s o c ia l p o s it io n s of th e ac cu sed o n es.
A sword in one hand and a b a la n c e in th e o th e r , she Judges and she
p u n is h e s . The l i o n by h e r s id e sym boliz.es F orce r u le d o v er by J u s t i c e ,
and th e Sphinx n e x t to i t , th e eye of God who lo o k s in to th e so u l o f
th e w icked. The w inged T u r tle above sym bolized R epentance w hich may
o b ta in fo rg iv e n e s s i n s p i t e o f th e g r e a tn e s s o f th e crim e . F i n a l l y ,
a D iv in e M essenger t e l l s u s t h a t th e J u s t i c e of God w i l l be th e f i n a l
Judge o f th e J u s t i c e of men.
T his A rcane V I I I , means t h a t e v e ry th in g i n l i f e i s a p r e t t y even
s tr u g g le betw een Good and Bad, and t h a t ev ery a c tio n b r in g s i n i t s
wake a r e - a c t i o n , th u s f o r c in g u s to be m ost c a u tio u s in our th o u g h ts
and u n d e r ta k in g s ."
Number 8 in th e P y th ag o rean scheme of numbers s i g n i f i e d PROTECTION,
JUSTICE.
The Hebrew l e t t e r HHETH i s th e 8 th i n t h a t a lp h a b e t and e x o t e r i c a l l y
i t s i g n i f i e s a fe n c e . (You w i l l n o te t h a t th e c o r r e c t way of s p e llin g
t h i s l e t t e r i s w ith two H 's a t th e b e g in n in g .)
T his Arcanum 8 i s fig u re d by a woman, b lin d f o ld e d and s e a te d on a
th ro n e . She w ears a crown of la n c e -h e a d s , h o ld s in h e r r i g h t hand a
r a is e d sword, and in h e r l e f t hand a b a la n c e and from h e r brow th e
sa c re d s e rp e n t t h r u s t s i t s h ead .1
T his i s th e a n c ie n t symbol of J u s t i c e , w hich w eighs and a c ts and op­
poses e v i l as a c o u n te rw e ig h t to th e sword of e x p i r a tio n . J u s t i c e ,
em anating from God, a s sym bolized by th e overshadow ing p r o t e c t i o n , i s
th e e q u i l i b r i a t i n g r e a c tio n w hich r e c o n s t i t u t e s o r d e r ; t h a t i s to say
i t e q u i l i b r i a t e s betw een r i g h t and d u ty .
J u s t i c e I s crowned w ith la n c e s to in d i c a t e i n f l e x i b i l i t y , adorned w ith
th e sa o re d s e rp e n t to s i g n i f y she a c t s w ith e n lig h te n m e n t, and h e r
th ro n e i s p la c e d on a p la tfo rm of th r e e s te p s to r e p r e s e n t h e r a c tio n
in a l l th r e e w o rld s . At h e r s id e I s a l i o n , symbol of f o r c e o v er w hich
she r u l e s ; and a sp h in x , symbol o f th e p assag e of tim e w hich e n a b le s
h er to m a n ife s t. Above i s a winged t u r t l e , symbol o f th e re p e n ta n c e
which may b r in g f o r g iv e n e s s . At th e back i s a d iv in e m essen g er, s ig n ­
if y in g t h a t th e J u s t i c e of God w i l l be th e f i n a l ju d g e of th e J u s t i c e
of men. The sword i s th e s ig n o f p r o te c tio n to th e good and a menace
to th e w icked.
The eyes o f J u s t i c e a re co v ered w ith a bandage to show t h a t she w eighs
and s t r i k e s w ith o u t ta k in g i n t o acco u n t th e c o n v e n tio n a l d if f e r e n c e s
th a t men e s t a b l i s h f o r th e m se lv e s.
The symbolism o f t h i s c a rd n eeds v e ry l i t t l e f u r t h e r e l u c id a tio n .
J u s tic e and P r o te c tio n have alw ays been v i r t u e s p r iz e d by man w h eth er
o u ltu re d o r sav ag e. In c i v i l i z e d c o u n tr ie s i t i s s a id t h a t ig n o ra n c e
of th e LAW i s no ex cu se. I n u n c i v i l i z e d c o u n tr ie s th e v i o l a t i o n o f a
Taboo i s not a c c e p te d as an excuse e i t h e r . A ll th ro u g h Dr. F r a z i e r 's
"Golden Bough" you w i l l re a d o f in s ta n c e a f t e r in s ta n c e o f a s tr a n g e r
who tr a n s g r e s s e s a g a in s t th e Taboos o r Laws o f a T rib e , and he i s
never fo rg iv e n b u t must s u f f e r th e co n seq u en ces.
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H ot/ s i g n i f i c a n t t h i s i s o f our R o s ic ru e ia n s t u d i e s . We a r e o f f e r e d
th e o p p o r tu n ity f o r u s in g o u r knowledge f o r th e b e n e f i t o f m ankind;
n o th in g i s sp a re d by o u r M a ste rs t o p ro v id e u s w ith th e w orking t o o l s
to eq u ip us p r o p e r ly ; y e t th e law o p e r a te s t h a t he o r she who d o es
n o t a v a i l th e m selv es o f th e o p p o r tu n ity o f u n s e l f i s h l y a s s i s t i n g a l l
h u m an ity , does n o t make th e same p r o g r e s s , a s th e I n i t i a t e s who g iv e
so w i l l i n g l y and h e a r t i l y . Thus th e r e i s a R o s ic ru e ia n Axiom, t h a t he
who h a s th e m ost power i s th e g r e a t e s t s e r v a n t o f a l l . In th e R o s i-
c ru c ia n Laws i t i s s a id : "Always read y to r e n d e r some S e rv ic e to th e
O rd e r, th ro u g h th e O rd er, o r BECAUSE OF th e O rd e r, i s a form o f devo­
tio n t h a t pays each member th e g r e a t e s t d iv id e n d s i n d ev elo p m en t."
I n th e R o s ic ru e ia n h i s t o r i e s you w i l l f i n d a f a i r l y com plete l i s t o f
R o s ic ru c ia n s who have w r i t t e n p a p e rs . A ll th e s e p a p e rs " s in g th e same
tu n e " ; t h a t o f g iv in g o f th e m se lv e s so t h a t th e y may b e t t e r o b ta in
JUSTICE and PROTECTION from th e Cosmic.
S u re ly i t cann o t be p o s s ib le t h a t s e l f i s h n e s s f o r th e O rder h a s prom pt­
ed so many s c h o la r s and m y s tic s to d w ell on t h i s one s u b j e c t , "SERVICE
to o t h e r s b u t r a t h e r t h a t th e y have fo u n d t h a t COSMIC JUSTICE h a s
r e v e a le d to them th e IMPORTANCE OF THIS ROSICRUCIAN LAW. No R o s ic ru -
ci&n s tu d e n t can e x p e c t to advance in m y sticism u n le s s h e r e a l i z e s th e
v a lu e o f t h i s law . P aying o f " d u e s," a tte n d a n c e a t m e etin g s and con­
v e n tio n s , d ilig e n c e i n s tu d y in g h i s l e s s o n s , a r e im p o rta n t i n a way,
b u t th e y a re n o t THE IMPORTANT THING. T ru e , u n le s s we a r e eq u ip p ed
s tr o n g ly and c o r r e c t l y by o u r a tte n d a n c e s and by o u r a f f n a t i o n , we
may m iss th e o p p o r tu n ity f o r h e l p f u l c o n t a c t s . Y e t, u n le s s we a r e
w i l l i n g to g iv e o f o u r s e lv e s , n o t f o r th e rew ard s t h a t may a c c r u e .
T his does n o t mean th e g iv in g of alm s and c h a r i t y and th e n w ip in g our
hands and sa y in g I have met ny t i t h e . Not a t a l l , t h a t i s n o t g iv in g ,
b ecau se in th e f i r s t p la c e i t i s n o t y o u rs to g iv e . But i f you g iv e
o f your knowledge to h e lp o th e r s t o l i v e a l i f e of h a p p in e s s and p e a c e ,
th e n you a re g iv in g som ething D iv in e . I f you g iv e to o th e r s k in d words
and k in d d e e d s, in s t e a d o f m a lic e and v en g e an c e, th e n you a r e on th e
ro a d to w ard s M a s te rs h ip . I f you a re re a d y to p r a is e th o s e who have
acco m p lish ed som ething f o r h u m an ity , in s t e a d o f h a v in g J e a lo u s pangs
t h a t you d id n o t do i t , th e n you a r e becom ing a m y s tic . T his i s th e
Cosmic s p i r i t t h a t p re a c h e rs p re a c h so much.
T his i s th e im p o rta n t le s s o n t h a t we o b ta in from th e symbolism o f t h i s
8 th Arcanum o f th e T a ro t.

NOTE TO STUDENT: The l i s t o f books w r i t t e n by M y stic s o f th e p a s t

( r e f e r r e d to above by F r a t e r A q u ariu s) w i l l be found i n th e AMORC book,
"Q u estio n s and A nsw ers, w ith Com plete H is to r y o f th e O rd e r."

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e E le v e n th D isc o u rse )
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By F r a s e r A q u a riu s, S crib e
m
4o th e One P r iv i le g e d :
THE NINTH CARD OF THE TAROT
The H erm it
I im p lo re th e c o n tin u e d s y m p a th e tic t i n t e r e s t o f my s tu d e n ts in t h i s
d i s s e c t i o n of th e am iab le p a r t s of th e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s of th e Arcanum.
I t i s th e g lo ry o f wisdom to comprehend th e concensus o f (p in io n on any
p ro fo u n d s u b je c t, e s p e c i a l l y one t h a t i s g r e a t l y mooted.
I t sh o u ld s u r p r i s e you n o t to know t h a t th e r e i s a s e c r e t,h id d e n mes­
sage c o n ta in e d ir. th e s e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s , f o r w hich t h i s d is c o u rs e on
th e p r o b a b i l i t i e s o f outw ard m eaning o f each Arcanum i s b u t a v e ile d
m otive f o r th e expose o f th e c o n c e a le d r e v e l a t i o n . In words which I
r e s t r a i n e d in w r i tin g th e f i r s t p ag e s o f t h i s s e r i e s , I now in tim a te
th e L ig h t t h a t may p e n e tr a te th e v e i l . He who i s tem pted o nly by
c u r i o s i t y w ould d iv e rg e h i s p u rp o se s in re a d in g th e f i r s t p ag e s and
lo o k no f u r t h e r ; b u t th e s e e k e r whose hope i s e v e r b o m o f d e la y s and
" s to n e s a t th e e n tra n c e o f th e tomb" w ill p e r s i s t , as you have p e r ­
s i s t e d , and f i n d th e u ltim a te rew ard .
T h e re fo re , I s h e l l p ro c e e d w ith in c r e a s in g f ra n k n e s s and c a r e f u l s i g n i -
fan ce.
Papus d esc rib e d , th e n in th c a rd a s f o llo w s : "The 9 th Hebrew L e tt e r
(T eth) h ie r o g ly p h i c a l ly r e p r e s e n ts a ro o f and s u g g e s ts th e id e a o f a
p la c e o f s a f e t y , a p r o t e c t i o n . A ll th e id e a s a r i s i n g from t h i s l e t t e r
a re d e r iv e d from th e a l l i a n c e o f s a f e ty and p r o t e c t i o n e n su re d by w is­
dom. A stro n o m ic a lly th e TETH c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e z o d ia c a l s ig n o f
th e LION.
The fo llo w in g id e a s a re c o n n e c te d w ith t h i s c a r d - -
1. P r o te o tio n .
P, Wisdom, C irc u m sp ec tio n .
An o ld man w alk in g , su p p o rte d by a s t i c k . Ke c a r r i e s b e fo re him
a l i g h t e d lamp, h a l f h id d en by th e g r e a t m an tle which e n v e lo p e s him .
T h is symbol i s midway betw een th e s i x t h and th e t w e l f t h .
P r o te c tio n i s in d ic a t e d by th e m a n tle which e n v e lo p e s th e o ld man.
Wisdom i s su g g e ste d by th e h a lf - h id d e n lam p.
The s t i c k in d ic a t e s t h a t th e Sage i s alw ays armed to f i g h t a g a in s t
In ju s tic e or E rro r.
By com paring t h i s c a rd w ith two o th e r s , th e 5 th and th e 1 3 th , we s h a l l
see th e b e a r d le s s young man o f th e f u tu r e (S th ) h as chosen th e r ig h t
p a th . E x p e r ie n c e ,•won in th e la b o u r o f l i f e , h a s re n d e re d him a
p ru d e n t o ld man, and p rudence u n ite d to wisdom w i l l le a d him to a
h ig h e r l e v e l , which he i s an x io u s to a t t a i n ( l 3 t h c a r d ) . The arrow
sh o t by th e g e n iu s in th e S th Arcanum h a s become h i s s u p p o rt, and th e
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e f f u lg e n t a u re o le which su rro u n d ed th e g e n iu s i s now im p riso n e d in th e

lamp which g u id e s th e I n i t i a t e . T his i s th e r e s u l t o f h i s p ro lo n g e d
e ffo rts .
The 9 th card, o f th e T aro t r e p r e s e n ts th e t h i r d , co n c eiv e d a s p r e s e r v e r
and r e c i p i e n t . I t a ls o b a la n c e s th e 7th and th e 8 th .
1. Humanity f u l f i l l i n g th e f u n c tio n of God th e Holy S p i r i t .
The human c r e a tiv e f o r c e .
HUMAN LOVE
Tae p r e s e r v in g power o f Humanity. The e q u ilib r iu m o f
th e F a th e r and th e M other.
3. E o u ilib x iu m o f R e a liz a tio n and J u s t i c e .
PRUDENCE
( S ile n c e )
3. N atu re ac c o m p lish in g th e f u n c tio n o f h u m an ity . E o u ilib riu m
o f th e A s tr a l L ig h t and E lem en tary e x is te n c e .
The NATURAL PRESERVING FORCE
The A s tr a l F lu id .
W aite d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd as f o llo w s : "THE HERMIT— The v a r i a t i o n
from th e c o n v e n tio n a l m odels in t h i s caTd i s o n ly t h a t ‘th e lamp i s n o t
enveloped p a r t l y in th e m an tle o f th e b e a r e r , who b le n d s th e id e a o f
th e A n cien t o f Days w ith th e L ig h t o f th e W orld. I t i s a s t a r which
sh in e s in th e l a n t e r n . T h is i s a c a rd o f a tta in m e n t, and to e x ten d
t h i s c o n c e p tio n th e f ig u r e i s seen h o ld in g up h i s b eaco n on and
em inence. T h e re fo re th e HERMIT i s n o t as Count de G eb e lin e x p la in e d ,
a w ise man in s e a rc h o f t r u t h and j u s t i c e ; n o r i s h e , a s a l a t e r
e x p la n a tio n p u rp o s e s , an e s p e c i a l example o f e x p e rie n c e . H is b eacon
in tim a te s t h a t ’’w here I am, t h e r e you may b e ." I t i s f u r t h e r a c a rd
which i s u n d e rs to o d q u ite i n c o r r e c t l y when i t i s co n n e cte d with, th e
id e a o f o c c u lt i s o l a t i o n , a s th e p r o te c tio n o f p e rs o n a l m agnetism
a g a in s t a d m ix tu re . T h is i s one o f th e f r i v i l o u s re n d e r in g s w hich we
owe to E lip h a s L e v i. I t h a s b e e n ad o p ted by th e F ren ch O rd er o f
M a rtin i sm and some o f u s have h e a rd a g r e a t d e a l o f th e S i l e n t and
Unknown P h ilo s o p h e r en v elo p ed by h i s m an tle from th e know ledge o f th e
p r o fa n e . In t r u e M a rtin ism , th e s i g n i f i c a t i o n o f th e term PHILOSOPEE
INCONNU was o f a n o th e r o r d e r . I t d id n o t r e f e r to th e in te n d e d con­
cealm ent o f th e I n s t i t u t e d M y s te r ie s , much l e s s t h e i r s u b s t i t u t e s ,
b u t— l i k e th e c a r d i t s e l f — to th e t r u t h -that th e D iv in e M y s te rie s s e c u re
t h e i r ov/n p r o t e c t i o n from th o se who a r e u n p re p a re d ."
SAINT CERTAIN d e s c r ib e d t h i s 9 th c a rd as f o llo w s : "ARCANE IX (TH
e c u a ls 9) THE VEILED LAMP. An o ld man, th e symbol cf wisdom, h o ld s a
lig h t e d lamp which he c o v e rs w ith h is m antle a s a s ig n o f d i s c r e t i o n .
He w alks on, le a n in g on a s t i c k , th e symbol o f s tr e n g th a c o u ire d
through e x p e rie n c e . T h is A rcane IX means t h a t WISDOM h a s to be ap­
p e a le d to in ev ery c irc u m sta n c e of l i f e . I t te a c h e s one a ls o to be
d is c r e e t and s i l e n t in a l l c r i t i c a l c irc u m s ta n c e s ."
In th e P yth ag o rean scheme o f numbers NINE s i g n i f i e s , g r i e f , a n x ie ty
m ain ly .
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The n in th l e t t e r o f th e Hebrew a lp h a b e t TETE s i g n i f i e s e x o t e r i c a l l y

a SHAKE, And in a l l symbolism th e SHAKE i s a s ig n o f WISDOK,
Thus Arcanum Ho. Nine i s f ig u r e d by an o ld w an d erer le a n in g on a s t a f f
and c a r r y in g b e f o r e him a l i g h t e d lamp which h e h a l f c o n c e a ls in h i s
m a n tle . ‘'T h is sage p e r s o r if ie s e x p e rie n c e g a in e d in th e jo u rn e y o f l i f e .
The c lo a k i s o f scraare form sy m b o lisin g th e p h y s ic a l w o rld in which
man a c q u ir e s knowledge o f good end e v i l . 'T h a t t h i s knowledge h a s been
g a in e d i s s i g n i f i e d by th e man p a r t i a l l y ra n o v in g th e c lo a k o f
m a te r ia l l i m i t a t i o n s , “and by th e map, emblem o f i n t e l l i g e n c e , sh ed d in g
i t s ra y s o v er th e p a s t , p r e s e n t and f u t u r e . -The lamp b e in g c o n c e a le d
by th e m antle sy m b o lizes d i s c r e t i o n , and a ls o e x p re s s e s th e t r u t h t h a t
i f we a r e e v e r t o know th e r e a l n a tu r e o f a n y th in g we must d e lv e d e e p ly
b e n e a th th e clo ak o f e x te r n a l a p p e a ra n c e s.
The s t a f f which i s in th e form o f th e s ix t h l e t t e r o f th e E g y p tian
and Hebrew a lp h a b e ts , in d ic a t e s t h a t man p r o g r e s s e s th ro u g h s tr u g g le ,
a l t e r n a t e l y overcom ing o b s ta c le s and b e in g v an q u ish ed b y them, and
t h a t when f i n a l l y he r e a l i z e s he o nly d e v e lo p s h i s a b i l i t i e s th ro u g h
r e c u r r e n t e f f o r t s to trium ph o v e r d i f f i c u l t i e s , t h i s knowledge becomes
h i s s t a f f o f p ru d en ce s u p p o rtin g him in a l l h i s e n d e a v o rs.
In th e s o u l 's p ilg rim a g e t h i s Arcanum IK i n d i c a t e s th e a tta in m e n t o f
Cosmic C o n sc io u sn e ss. Upon a r r i v i n g a t t h i s s t a t e o f h i s upward a s c e n t
th e n eo phyte i s a b le to d is c e r n th e p r o p e r r e l a t i o n s o f th e v a r io u s
e n t i t i e s in th e u n iv e r s e , b o th to h im s e lf , and to each o t h e r . T h is
i s n o t m erely an i n t e l l e c t u a l c o n c e p tio n , b u t i t i s b o rn e home to him
a ls o th ro u g h tu n in g in on th e u n iv e r s a l o rg an ism . He r e c o g n iz e s t h a t
th e so u l i s b e in g t r a i n e d to p erfo rm a work w hich th e ex p a n sio n o f th e
Cosmic o r g a n iz a tio n makes n e e d f u l.
As a r e s u l t of t h i s h ig h e r s t a t e o f c o n s c io u s n e s s he comes to re c o ­
g n iz e q u i t e c l e a r l y th e n a tu r e o f h i s own f u n c tio n in u n iv e r s a l work,
and th u s s e t s ab o u t h i s ta s k w ith th e know ledge t h a t he i s a v a lu a b le
f a c t o r in th e scheme o f t h in g s , w ith a c e r t a i n and d e f i n i t e m issio n to
p e rfo rm . And upon h i s f a i t h f u l n e s s in p e rfo rm in g what he comes to r e ­
cog n ize a s h i s p r e s e n t ta s k c o n t r ib u t in g to Cosmic w e lf a r e , depends
h i s f u t u r e o p p o r tu n iti e s f o r p r o g r e s s io n .
Q u ite im p o rta n t in a r r i v i n g a t t h i s h ig h e r s t a t e o f c o n s c io u s n e s s ,
w h erein h e p e r c e iv e s h i s Cosmic w ork, a re th e developm ent of h i s a f -
f e c t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s . That i s , th e power to tu n e in on e i t h e r h ig h e r
o r lo w er s t a t e s i s c h i e f l y r e g u la te d by th e em o tio n s. P a s s io n and
g ro s s e x p r e s s io n , t h e r e f o r e , m ust be su p p la n te d by more e x a lte d
e x p r e s s io n s o f LOVE. T hat w hich i s g ro s s and d e g ra d in g te n d s to tu n e
th e mind iofcon low er s t a t e s - But ACTS which engender s tro n g em otions
o f te n d e r n e s s and k in d ly f e e l i n g s t h a t a re so ex p a n siv e a s to embrace
a l l , and w hich u p l i f t th e e n e r g ie s in in te n s e d e s ir e f o r n o b le w ork,
a re th e m ost e f f e c t i v e a g e n ts known to tu n e th e in d iv id u a l in on th e
h ig h e r realm s and to d ev elo p Cosmic C o n sc io u sn e ss.
P y th a g o ra sw e ll knew what he was d o in g when he s i g n i f i e d number NINE
a s th e number i n d i c a t i n g g r i e f and a n x ie ty . As number n in e i s th e
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most im p o rta n t number, which p o s s e s s e s th e u n iq u e p r o p e r ty t h a t i t

may be m u ltip lie d by any number and th e d i g i t s so o b ta in e d when added
to g e th e r w ill alw ays r e s o lv e i n t o 9 , i t c o n se o u e n tly i n d i c a t e s i t s
h ig h v i b r a t o r y p o w ers. R o s ic ru o ia n s tu d e n ts a re c o n tin u a lly im p ressed
w ith th e w orking o f t h i s rule o f N ine, y e t when we r e s o lv e o u r p o s tu l a ­
t i o n s in to p r a c t i c a l u s e , we r e a l i z e th a t u n le s s we can lau g h and c ry
w ith th e w o rld , we have s t i l l many le s s o n s to l e a r n . T his c a rd th e n
s i g n i f i e s t h a t s ta g e in th e e v o lu tio n o f th e Ego when a s e v e re t e s t
i s b ein g a p p lie d f o r h ig h e r i n i t i a t i o n . I f we la c k th e human q u a l ity
o f lo v e o f fellow m an, we f a i l to p a s s to t e s t s . T h e re fo re , th e N in th
deg ree o f th e R o s ic ru c ia n O rd er i s t r u l y sym bolized by t h i s C ard, as
a r e a l l th e low er d e g re e s sy m b o lized by th e f i r s t e ig h t Arcanums, i f
exam ined by th e s tu d e n t who r e a d s betw een th e l i n e s . What comes a f t e r
th e NINTH? We s h a l l see— o r p e rh a p s f a i l to s e e .

(T h is co n clu d es th e T w elfth d is c o u rs e )
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By F r a t e r A q u ariu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv i le g e d :
THE TENTH CARD OF THE TAROT
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE.
Papus d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s : The h ie ro g ly p h ic meaning o f th e
lO tn Hebrev; l e t t e r YCD, i s th e f i n g e r o f man; th e f o r e f i n g e r ex ten d ed
a s a s ig n of command. T his l e t t e r h a s th e r e f o r e become th e p o t e n t i a l
m a n if e s ta tio n of s p i r i t u a l d u r a tio n , and l a s t l y , o f th e e t e r n i t y o f
time w ith a l l th e id e a s r e l a t i n g to i t . The YOD i s a sim p le l e t t e r ;
a s tro n o m ic a lly i t c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e z o d ia c a l s ig n o f VIRGO.
Two p r i n c i p a l id e a s a r e e x p re s se d by t h i s c a rd .
The id e a o f Command, of Supremacy
3. The id e a of d u r a tio n , o f th e e x te r n a l a c tio n o f tim e.
The Wheel of F o rtu n e suspended upon i t s a x i s . To th e r i g h t AHUBIS,
th e g e n iu s o f good a sc e n d in g ; to th e l e f t TYPHON, th e g e n iu s o f e v i l
d escen d in g ; th e SPHINX is b a la n c e d upon th e c e n te r o f th e w h eel, h o ld ­
ing a sword in i t s lio n claw s.
The f i r s t id e a r e p r e s e n te d by th e te r n a r y , A nubis, o r p o s i t i v e ,
Typhon, o r n e g a tiv e , th e b a la n c e d Sphinx, th e r u l e r .
The second id e a i s e x p re s s e d by th e w h eel, a l i n e w ith o u t
b e g in n in g o r end, th e symbol of e t e r n i t y .
The 10th Arcanum i s mid-way betw een th e 7 th and th e 1 3 th a r c a n a .
7-13 e q u a ls 20; 20 d iv id e d by 2 e q u a ls 10-
I t e x p re s s e s th e in c e s s a n t e q u ilib r iu m w hich m o d ifie s th e c r e a tiv e
r e a l i z a t i o n s of th e se p te n a ry by th e n e c e s s a ry d e s tr u c tio n th ro u g h
D eath (Arcanum 1 3 ) . The th r e e a rc a n a , 7 ,1 0 ,1 3 c o rre sp o n d e x a c tly
w ith th e Hindu t r i n i t y o r TRIMURTI,
Brahma e q u a ls C re a to r e q u a ls Arcanum 7
S iv a n D e s tro y e r 11 M 13
V ishnu * P re se rv e r " " 10
I t r e p r e s e n ts th e c o u rse o f th in g s a c c o rd in g to th e te n a r y la w , w hich
d i r e c t s a l l d iv in e m a n if e s ta tio n s .
The 1 0 th c a rd o f th e T aro t commences th e n e g a tiv e p o r tio n o f th e 2nd
s e p te n a ry , and e x p re s s e s th e n o tio n o f th e s e p te n a ry c o n s id e re d in i t s
re fle c tio n s .
I t w i l l th e r e f o r e r e p r e s e n t —
1. R e fle c t o f w ill (se e arcanum 4)
NECESSITY.
The Karma o f th e H indus.
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3. R e fle x of power and r e a l i z a t i o n .

iiAGIC POWER
F o rtu n e (To w ill)
3. R e fle x o f th e u n iv e r s a l s o u l.
FORCE POTENTIAL IN ITS MANIFESTATION.
W aite d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s : "WHEEL OF FORTUNE. In t h i s
symbol I have a g a in followed th e c o n s tr u c tio n o f E lip h a s L ev i, who
f u r n is h e d s e v e r a l v a r i a n t s . I t i s le g i t i m a t e — as I have in tim a te d —
to use E g y p tian symbolism when t h i s s e rv e s o u r p u rp o se , p ro v id e d t h a t
no th e o ry of o r ig in i s im p lie d t h e r e i n . I h av e , t h e r e f o r e , p r e s e r v e d
Typhon in h i s s e rp e n t form . The symbolism i s n o t o f c o u rse e x c lu ­
s iv e ly E g y p tia n , a s th e f o u r l i v i n g C re a tu re s o f E z e k ie l occupy th e
a n g le s of th e c a rd , and th e w heel i t s e l f fo llo w s o th e r i n d ic a t io n s o f
L evi in- r e s p e c t to E z e k i e l 's v i s i o n , as i l l u s t r a t i v e of th e p a r t i c u l a r
T arot Key. W ith th e French o c c u l t i s t , and in th e d e sig n i t s e l f , th e
sym bolic p i c t u r e s ta n d s f o r p e r p e tu a l m otion of a f l u i d i c u n iv e rs e
and f o r th e f lu x o f human l i f e . The Sphinx i s th e e q u ilib r iu m t h e r e i n .
The t r a n s l i t e r a t i o n o f Taro and R ota i s in s c r ib e d on th e w h ee l, c o u n te r -
changed w ith th e l e t t e r s of th e D ivine Name— to show t h a t P ro v id en ce
i s im p lie d th ro u g h a l l . But t h i s i s th e D iv in e i n t e n t i o n w ith in , and
th e s im ila r i n t e n t i o n w ith o u t i s e x e m p lifie d by th e f o u r L iv in g C rea­
t u r e s . Sometiines th e Sphinx i s r e p r e s e n te d cou ch an t on a p e d e s ta l
above, w hich d e fra u d s th e symbolism by s t u l t i f y i n g th e e s s e n t i a l id e a
of s t a b i l i t y am id st movement. B ehind th e g e n e r a l n o tio n e x p re s s e d i n
th e symbol th e r e l i e s th e d e n ia l o f chance and o f th e f a t a l i t y which
i s im p lie d t h e r e i n . I t may be added t h a t , from t h e d ay s of L evi on­
w ard, th e o c c u lt e x p la n a tio n s o f t h i s c a rd a r e — even f o r o c c u ltis m i t ­
s e l f — o f a s in g u l a r ly fa tu o u s k in d . I t h a s been s a i d to mean p r i n ­
c i p l e s , f e c u n d ity , v i r u l e h o n o r, r u l i n g a u t h o r i t y , e t c . The f in d in g s
o f common f o r tu n e t e l l i n g a r e b e t t e r th a n t h i s on t h e i r own p la n e ."
S a in t M a rtin d e s c r ib e d th e 1 0 th c a rd a s f o llo w s : "ARCANE X. THE
SPHINX. We h ave h e r e th e most a n c ie n t draw ing o f th e Wheel o f D e stin y
tu r n in g upon i t s own a x i s . On one s id e we see th e God K nephta, th e
S p i r i t o f Good; on th e o th e r s id e Typhon, th e S p i r i t o f E v i l , who i s
a b o u t to be throw n o f f th e w heel w h ile th e S p i r i t o f Good i s r i s i n g .
Over th e w hole p r e s i d e s a f u l l f i g u r e o f a w inged S phinx r e p r e s e n tin g
th e f o u r f o r c e s o f human n a tu r e : To KNOW, t o DARE, to ACT, to be
SILENT. The Sphinx rem ain s i n p e r f e c t .'e q u ilib riu m a s i f th e c o n s ta n t­
ly moving w heel o f f o r tu n e h ad no in f lu e n c e o v e r h im . He th u s
sy m b o lize s th e m y s te rio u s pow er o f God d is p o s in g o f human d e s t i n i e s
a c c o rd in g to th e good o r b ad a c t i o n s o f ev e ry o n e . In h i s c la w s, th e
Sphinx h o ld s a j a v e l i n , th e emblem o f supreme j u s t i c e . At th e f o o t
of th e s u p p o rtin g beam o f th e a x i s , two sn a k es sym bolize th e even
f o r c e s t h a t b a la n c e each o th e r , w h ile b o th c o n s ta n tly s tru g g le f o r
suprem acy.
T h is A rcane X means t h a t i f we w ant o n ly w hat i s t r u e , what i s j u s t ,
what i s w ith in o u r re a c h : i f we keep s i l e n t a s to o u r d e s ig n s ; i f
f i n a l l y , we add p e rs e v e ra n c e to th e r e s t , we s h a l l f i n d o u r s e lv e s
one day in p o s s e s s io n o f th e Key o f Pow er."
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REASON, SUCCESS, ASPIRATION.
The HEBREW LETTER YODH s i g n i f i e s e x o t e r i c a l l y a hand.
The c a rd i s f ig u r e d by a wheel of e ig h t spokes suspended by i t s a x is
upon a d ual column. At th e r i g h t th e g e n iu s o f good, s t r i v e s to t h e
summit of th e c irc u m fe re n c e , w h ile a t th e l e f t th e e v i l s p i r i t i s
b ein g throw n o f f th e w h eel. On a c i r c u l a r p la tfo rm in e q u ilib r iu m
on th e w heel i s p o s te d a Sphinx, h o ld in g in i t s claw s a j a v e l i n . At
th e f o o t o f th e d u a l column two s e r p e n ts r a i s e t h e i r h e a d s .
T h is i s t y p i c a l of th e w heel of d e s tin y . The c i r c u l a r p la tfo r m upon
which th e sph in x s ta n d s , i s marked o f f in p o in ts to r e p r e s e n t th e
z o d ia c a l d e g re e s , and th e sp h in x as a com posite o f th e f o u r c o n s t e l ­
l a t i o n s making z o d ia c a l q u a d ra n ts , EAGLE, th e 8 th s ig n , LION th e .5 th
s ig n , MAN, th e 1 1 th s ig n and BULL th e 2nd s ig n , s i g n i f i e s th e p a ssa g e
of tim e , as r e p r e s e n te d by th e FIXED CROSS o r th e H oroscope.
The e i g h t spokes of th e w h eel, e ig h t b ein g th e Pythagorean, number of
JUSTICE, sym b o lizes t h a t tim e and o p p o r tu n ity , in th e c o u rse of d iv in e
p ro v id e n c e , a r e j u s t l y m eted out to a l l . The d u a l column s u p p o rtin g
th e v;heel i n d i c a t e s t h a t a l l n a tu r e i s p o l a r i z e d in to p o s i t i v e and
n e g a tiv e . The s e r p e n ts s ig n if y t h a t th e law o f a l l a c tio n i s t h a t o f
in te llig e n c e .
T his Arcanum X d e p ic ts th e Wheel o f E z e k ie l, E z e k .1 .15"Now, as I
b e h e ld th e l i v i n g c r e a t u r e s , b e h o ld , one wheel upon th e e a r t h by th e
l i v i n g c r e a t u r e s , w ith h i s f o u r f a c e s . These f a c e s were th e com­
p o s i t e sym bols em braced in th e sp h in x ; th e L io n , th e E a g le , th e Man
and th e B u ll." The genii on th e wheel o f Arcanum X a re m entioned th u s :
Ezek 1 .1 3 ."A s f o r th e lik e n e s s o f th e l i v i n g c r e a t u r e s , t h e i r a p p e a r­
ance was l i k e b u rn in g c o a ls o f f i r e , and l i k e th e ap p earan ce o f lam ps;
i t went up and down amid th e l i v i n g c r e a tu r e s ; and th e f i r e was b r i g h t
and o u t o f th e f i r e went l i g h t n i n g ."
T here i s a le s s o n in t h i s Wheel o f F o rtu n e f o r R o s ic ru c ia n s tu d e n ts .
I t i s th e le s s o n o f e v o lu tio n . The Buddha e x p la in e d t h i s way by a
p h ilo s o p h y h a v in g f o u r s ta te m e n ts ,w h ic h he c a l l e d th e F our NOBLE
TRUTHS:
F irs t: T here i s s u f f e r i n g .
Second: There i s a ca u se f o r s u f f e r i n g .
T h ird : T h is cau se can be e lim in a te d .
F o u rth : The Way to acco m p lish t h i s end e x i s t s .
Yet you m ight in q u ir e , why sh o u ld th e r e be s u f f e r in g ? Why must th e
SOUL in i t s p ilg rim a g e e x p e rie n c e so much s u f f e r i n g b e f o r e i t p a s s e s
th e many t e s t s of E v o lu tio n ? I t i s a known f a c t th a t N atu re t r i e s a
ty p e . I f i t does n o t s u i t h e r p u rp o se , she slo w ly k i l l s o f f th e
f a i l u r e and s u b t i t u t e s a n o th e r ty p e , which in tu r n may f a i l .
True th e r e i s e v o lu tio n — t r u e th e r e i s i n t e l l e c t u a l l i f e — tr u e th e r e
i s s p i r i t u a l l i f e . Yet th ro u g h a l l o f th e s e th e Ego must o f i t s own
f r e e w i l l choose th e way. The Cosmic I n t e l l i g e n c e i s in no h u rry to
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fo rc e u s to a com pletion, o f o u r e v o lu tio n from Ig n o ran ce to wisdom,
we a s a p a r t o f th e A ll-S o u l a re f r e e to s e l e c t o u r own Karma, and
th u s i s th e s p i r i t u a l law d i r e c t e d . The p r i e s t s and le a r n e d ones about
man ta u g h t him (and te a c h him) from a s u p e r n a tu r a l s ta n d p o in t o f r e l i ­
g io n , in w hich o ffe n d e d o r je a lo u s gods must be c o n c i l i a t e d by
s a c r i f i c e s and p en an ces and l i t u r g i c r i t e s . Man, s t r i k i n g a t th e r o o t
o f d e a d ly grow th , i s ta u g h t a phSosophy o f th e Buddha, w hich gave b i r t h
to a r e l i g i o n where th e gods were o f no a c c o u n t, th e p r i e s t n o th in g —
s a c r i f i c e s and p en an ces v a n is h in g in th e l a r g e r c o n c e p tio n o f th e u n i­
v e rs e a s d a rk n e ss d ie s in dawn, T here must be a l i b e r a t i o n o f th e
SOUL. Y es. But no man, no p r i e s t , no i n t e r c e s s o r , ca n acco m p lish
t h a t work f o r a n o th e r .
S te a d f a s t d e v o tio n to d u ty , h ig h a l tr u i s m , p e r f e c t a e l f - c o n t r o l ; th e s e
were th e s te p s by w hich man m ight clim b th e Mount of V is io n . Y et th e
Buddha was no m a t e r i a l i s t , no r a t i o n a l i s t . In th e v ery s ta te m e n t and
b u ild in g up o f h i s system w i l l b e found th e o r d e r ly developm ent w hich
le a d s re a s o n to c o n n e c tio n s f a r beyond r a tio n a lis m .
The b e g in n in g o f h i s p h ilo so p h y c o n s i s t s in th e m en tal a t t i t u d e by
which i t must be ap p ro ach ed ; and h e re we come a t once on th e g r e a t d i f ­
f e r e n t i a t i o n between, th e B u d d h ist and o th e r sy ste m s. PURS REASON FIRST.
N othing— no s ta te m e n t— must be ta k e n on t r u s t b ec au se i t h a s a u t h o r i t a ­
t i v e b a c k in g . No w ord o f h i s i s t o be a c c e p te d on t h a t a c c o u n t. He
la y s down c e r t a i n p r i n c i p l e s , w hich you can t e s t by e v e ry t e s t o f r e a ­
son; th e r e must be d o u b t, in d u c tio n , and co m p ariso n , b e f o r e one o f
them i s a c c e p te d . T here must be c lo s e i n v e s t i g a t i o n and e x p e rie n c e .
N othing i s to be mere THEORY, and th e judgm ent must be h e ld in su spense
u n t i l ca u se and e f f e c t a r e u n d e rs to o d .
T h is in d e ed i s t r u e s c i e n t i f i c s p i r i t . R eaching a c r o s s two m illen n iu m s
i t c o n n e c ts th e Buddha w ith such men a s Newton and E in s te in — a l l
p a t i e n t a p o s tle s and d i s c i p l e s o f th e g r e a t E vangel o f w hat we c a l l
modern s c ie n c e . T h is i s th e n o b le a g n o s tic is m t h a t must e v e n tu a lly
conauer know ledge, f o r i t i s in i t s e l f WISDOM.
Thus some p o i n t s o f th e p h ilo s o p h y o f th e Buddha a g re e w ith o u r R o s i-
c ru c ia n c o n c e p tio n t h a t th e w o rld i s a p r o c e s s o f in c e s s a n t change and
becom ing. N othing e v e r I S . A ll i s BECOMING. Thus i s e x p la in e d th e
Wheel o f F o rtu n e and why man must l e a r n th ro u g h m e d ita tio n and e x p e r­
ie n c e what TRUE KNOWLEDGE IS . T h is e x p la in s w hat s c ie n c e c a l l s th e
"Law o f th e s u r v iv a l o f th e f i t t e s t . " A rcane s c h o o ls l i k e AMORC h e lp
us to s e c u re t h i s TRUE KNOWLEDGE, b u t even so i t ta k e s TIME, and i s
lik e w is e th e tr u e e x p la n a tio n why you c a n n o t se c u re o o c u lt and m y s tic a l
knowledge w ith o u t le a r n in g th e FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS o f th e Buddha, o r
s im ila r t r u t h s .

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e t h i r t e e n t h d is c o u r s e .)
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By F r a t e r A q u ariu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv i le g e d :
THE ELEVENTH CARD OF THE TAROT
STRENGTH
Papus d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s : "The h ie r o g ly p h ic o f th e l l t h
Hebrew l e t t e r KAPH i s th e hand o f man, h a l f c lo s e d and in th e a c t of
p re h e n s io n , l i k e th e GIMEL. But th e KAPH i s th e re in fo rc e m e n t o f th e
GIMEL, so t h a t we m ig h t say t h a t i t d e s ig n a te s th e h an d o f man in th e
a c t o f g ra sp in g s tr o n g ly . I d e a s o f s tr e n g th a r e th e r e f o r e a p p lie d to
t h i s l e t t e r . The number 11, th e f i r s t a f t e r th e d ecad e, g iv e s a d i f ­
f e r e n t v a lu e to th e Kaph, w hich d e s ig n a te s a r e f l e c t e d t r a n s i t o r y l i f e ,
a k in d o f mould, w hich r e c e iv e s and r e s t o r e s ev e ry v a r i e t y o f form .
I t i s d e r iv e d from th e l e t t e r HETH ( 8 ) , w hich i s i t s e l f d e riv e d from
th e s ig n o f a b s o lu te l i f e HE ( 5 ) . Thus, a l l i e d on one s id e by th e
s ig n of e le m e n ta ry l i f e ( s e e 8 th arcanum) i t J o in s to th e s i g n i f i c a ­
t i o n o f th e l e t t e r HETH th a t, o f th e o rg a n ic s ig n (GIMEL), (3 rd arcanum)
o f w hich, to o , i t i s m erely a re in fo rc e m e n t. The KAPH i s a double
l e t t e r c o rre sp o n d in g a s tro n o m ic a lly w ith March and Tuesday.
Only two id e a s a re e x p re s s e d by t h i s Arcanum—
1. The id e a o f s tr e n g t h .
2. The id e a of v i t a l i t y .
A young g i r l calm ly c lo s e s a l i o n ’ s mouth w ith o u t any v i s i b l e e ffo rt,
( f i r s t idea.)
T his g i r l w ears th e v i t a l sig n ( a h o r iz o n ta l 8) upon h e r h e a d .
(sec o n d id e a .)
The l l t h arcanum i s midway betw een th e 8 th and 1 4 th arcanum . In i t
we f in d th e symbolism of th e 8 th arcanum t r a n s f e r r e d to th e p h y s ic a l
p la n e . I t i s , in f a c t , an image o f th e power g iv e n by th e s a c re d
sc ie n c e (2nd arcanum) when j u s t l y a p p lie d ( 8 ) .
The l l t h c a rd of th e T a ro t shows u s a l l th e n e g a tiv e o r r e f l e c t i v e
s i g n i f i c a t i o n s of th e f i f t h , t h a t i s to say—
1. R e fle x o f th e I n t e l l i g e n c e (5)
LIBERTY
2. R e fle x o f A u th o rity o r F a i t h .
Courage ( t o d a re )
3. R e fle x o f U n iv e rs a l L i f e . M a n ife s ta tio n o f th e s tr e n g th of
th e p re c e d in g arcanum .
"REFLECTED and TRANSITORY LIFE,"
W aite d e s c r ib e s t h i s l l t h c a rd a s fo llo w s : "JUSTICE: As t h i s c a rd
fo llo w s th e t r a d i t i o n a l sym bolism and c a r r i e s above a l l i t s o b v io u s
m eanings, th e r e i s l i t t l e to say re g a r d in g i t o u ts id e th e few c o n s id e r a ­
tio n s c o l l e c t e d in th e f i r s t p a r t o f t h i s book. (H ere W aite com pares
t h i s c a rd w ith th e o th e r c a rd s o f th e T aro t by com parison) I t w ill be
seen, how ever, t h a t th e f ig u r e i s s e a te d betw een two p i l l a r s , l i k e th e
High P r i e s t e s s , and on t h i s ac co u n t i t seems d e s ir a b le to in d ic a te t h a t
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t h e m o ra l p r i n c i p l e w h ic h d e a l s u n to e v e r y man a c c o r d i n g t o h i s w o r k e r
w h i l e , o f c o u r s e , i t i s i n s t r i c t a n a lo g y w i t h t h e h i g h e r t h i n g s — d i f ­
f e r s i n i t s e s s e n c e fro m t h e s p i r i t u a l J u s t i c e w h ic h i s I n v o lv e d i n th e
id e a o f an e le c tio n . The l a t t e r b e lo n g s t o a m y s te r io u s o r d e r o f P r o ­
v i d e n c e , i n v i r t u e o f w h ic h i t i s p o s s i b l e f o r c e r t a i n men to c o n c e iv e
o f t h e i d e a o f d e d ic a t i o n , t o t h e h i g h e s t t h i n g s . The o p e r a t i o n o f
t h i s i s l i k e t h e b r e a t h i n g o f t h e 8 p l r l t w h e re i t w i l l s , a n d we h a v e no
can o n o f c r i t i c i s m o r g ro u n d o f e x p l a n a t i o n c o n c e r n in g i t . I t is
a n a lo g o u s to t h e p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e f a i r y g i f t s a n d t h e h i g h g i f t s a n d
t h e g r a c i o u s g i f t s o f a p o e t : we h a v e them o r we h a v e them n o t , a n d
t h e i r p r e s e n c e i s a s much a m y s te ry a s t h e i r a b s e n c e . The law o f
J u s t i c e i s n o t , h o w e v e r, i n v o lv e d b y e i t h e r a l t e r n a t i v e . In c o n c lu s io n ,
t h e p i l l a r s o f J u s t i c e o p en i n t o one w o r ld a n d t h e p i l l a r s o f t h e H igh
P r i e s t e s s i n t o s m o th e r ."

S a i n t U eruiain d e s c r i b e s t h i s c a r d a s fo llo w s : "ARCANE X I. THE TAMED

LION. We se e h e r e a young m aid en o p e n in g a n d c l o s i n g w ith o u t e f f o r t
th e m outh o f a l i o n , a n emblem o f p o w e r o v e r o n e 's s e l f a c q u i r e d
th r o u g h t h e e d u c a t i o n o f t h e w i l l pow er a n d t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f l i f e .

The ARCANE XI m eans t h a t i f we a r e endow ed w i t h s u f f i c i e n t f a i t h we

may go a h e a d f e a r l e s s l y . O b s t a c l e s a r e m ore im a g in a r y t h a n r e a l . L et
u s f i n d w h e re o u r d u ty l i e s a n d a c c o m p lis h i t w i t h o u t h e s i t a t i o n . " In
t h e P y th a g o r e a n schem e o f n u m b ers ELEVEN s i g n i f i e s , DISCORD, OFFENCE,
DECEIT.

Arcanum XI i s f i g u r e d by a young g i r l w hoq?ene a n d c l o s e s t h e m outh o f

an a n g ry l i o n , w i t h o u t e f f o r t . The m a id e n w e a rs a crow n su rm o u n te d b y
a v a s e a n d a c ro w n ed e a g l e , a n d a t h e r brow t h e s a c r e d s e r p e n t .

The v a s e i s a sym bol o f a f f e c t i o n s , a n d t h e crowned e a g l e r e p r e s e n t s

fo rc e s p ir itu a liz e d . The s a c r e d s e r p e n t s i g n i f i e s t h a t s h e u s e s h e r
p ow er i n f u l l k n o w le d g e o f w h a t s h e i s d o in g a n d n o t w ith b l i n d p u r ­
p ose. The l i o n s y m b o liz e s f o r c e , a l s o t h e a n im a l d e s i r e s i n man w h ic h
a r e t o b e su b d u e d by t h e s p i r i t u a l n a t u r e .
T h is p r i n c i p l e i l l u s t r a t e d by C a rd N o. 11 i s f o r c e f u l l y i l l u s t r a t e d b y
t h e s t o r y o f Samson i n t h e B i b l e . H ie s t r e n g t h l a y i n h i s p u r i t y a n d
h is v i r i l i t y . Samson s le w t h e l i o n w i t h h i s h a n d s a n d l a t e r to o k t h e
h o n ey fro m i t s c a r c a s s ; h o n e y b e i n g s y m b o lic a l o f t h e n o u r is h m e n t t h e
s p i r i t u a l p o w e rs o f man r e c e i v e s fro m t h a t c r e a t i v e p u r i t y r e p r e s e n t e d
b y to e h i g h e s t w o rk o f t h e b e e . I n o t h e r w o rd s , Samson o v e rc am e h i s
a n im a l n a t u r e ; a n d t h e b e e s , o r c r e a t i v e a t t r i b u t e s , u t i l i z e d h i s
v i r i l e p o w e rs t o b u i l d u p s p i r i t u a l s t r e n g t h . So l o n g a s Samson w as
p u r e h i s s t r e n g t h w as b o u n d l e s s , b u t w hen h e f e l l i n t o s i n h i s s t r e n g t h
d e p a rte d .
W ell d i d P y t h a g o r a s know t h a t w hen we u s e o u r k n o w led g e f o r d i s c o r d ,
o r to o f f e n d , o r f o r d e c e i v i n g o t h e r s , t h a t t h e s p i r i t u a l s t r e n g t h d e ­
p a r t s , h e n c e h e a s s i g n e d t o num ber 11 t h e s e n e g a t i v e a t t r i b u t e s . T h e re
i s a w o n d e r f u l C osm ic l e s s o n i n t h i s t h a t o u r I m p e r a to r h a s so o f t e n
s t r e s s e d i n h i s d i s c u s s i o n s i n t h e Forum : T h a t j u s t a s lo n g a s we
s ta y p u r e a n d u s e o u r t e a c h i n g s f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a l l , j u s t so l o n g
w i l l we r e c e i v e C osm ic b l e s s i n g s , b u t t h a t j u s t a s so o n a s we p a r t fro m
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t h e s t r a i g h t a n d n a rro w p a t h , j u s t so q u i c k l y a r e t h e s e b l e s s i n g s w i t h ­
draw n a n d we a r e f l o u n d e r i n g n o t o n ly i n a " s e a o f d o u b t ” b u t a r e i n
a c tu a l d i s t r e s s .

E ven i f we a r e n o t f u n d a m e n t a l i s t s a s t o t h e c h r o n o l o g i c a l s e q u e n c e s
shown b y t h e B i b le s t o r i e s , y e t i t s t i l l i s t h e f i n e s t book on o c c u l t i a n
t h a t h a s e v e r b e e n w r i t t e n . E v e ry l i n e i n i t i s f u l l o f sy m b o lism ,
sh o w in g t h e h i s t o r y o f m an k in d fro m t h e b e g in n i n g a n d i n R e v e l a t i o n s
sh o w in g t h e r e w a r d s . Of c o u r s e , we m u st n o t r e a d t h e s e p a s s a g e s i n
t h e S c r i p t u r e s l i t e r a l l y , f o r m o st o f th em a r e p a r a b l e s an d s i m i l e s ,
t h a t c o n t a i n a sym b o lo g y t h a t i s e a s i l y i n t e x p r e t e d i n g i v i n g t o p o s t e r ­
i t y t h e ESSENCE t h a t m akes f o r r i g h t d o in g a n d r i g h t l i v i n g . I t m ig h t
b e v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g f o r o u r s t u d e n t s t o s e c u r e i f p o s s i b l e a B ib le t h a t
h a s b een sh o rn o f a l l i t s i n t e r l o p t i o n s , a n d se e th e s i m p li c it y and
c l e a r n e s s i n w h ic h t h e p a s s a g e s - w i l l now b e r e a d . The c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
t h e B i b l e i s a n i n t e r e s t i n g s t o r y , a n d i t w o u ld p a y y o u w e l l t o s e c u r e
fro m y o u r l i b r a r y o n e o f t h e many i n t e r e s t i n g a n d s c h o l a r l y w o rk s on
how t h e B i b le was n o t a lo n e t r a n s l a t e d b u t how i t w as e r e c t e d fro m t h e
s t o r i e s m o s tly o f f o l k - l o r e . I t w i l l g i v e you a n e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t
a t t i t u d e to w a rd s o n e o f t h e g r e a t l e s s o n s o f AMORC, TOLERANCE.

T r u ly t h e l e s s o n s g i v e n i n t h e B i b le a r e fro m t h e DEITY, b u t man a s

u s u a l I n h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s h a s made a s a d m ess o f t h e S e c r e t D o c t r i n e
c o n t a i n e d i n h i s B ook, a n d t r a n s l a t e d i t fro m tim e t o tim e t o s u i t h i s
own p u r p o s e s * Y e t w i t h a l l h i s b l u n d e r i n g t h e m e ssa g e o f t h e Cosm ic
I n te llig e n c e s ta n d s o u t c le a r l y . T h o se who t r a n s l a t e d t h e w o rd s , " S e e k
a n d ye s h a l l f i n d ; Knock a n d i t s h a l l b e o p e n e d u n to y o u ," l i t t l e know
o f t h e REAL SIGNIFICANCE o f t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s . We, a s R o s i c r u c i a n
s t u d e n t s , a r e s e e k i n g day by d a y , y e a r by y e a r , a n d t h e " d o o r s " a r e
b e in g o p e n e d u n to u s , and t h e r e s u l t s a r e p a y in g d i v i d e n d s i n a m an n er
t h a t i t i s h a rd to e x p la in to th e u n i n i t i a t e d .

( T h i s c o n c lu d e s t h e F o u r t e e n t h D i s c o u r s e . )
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By F r a t e r A quarius, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
THE TWELFTH CARD OF THE TAROT.
"THE HANGED MAN"
Fapus d e s c rib e d t h i s ca rd a s fo llo w s : "The 12th Hebrew l e t t e r LA1JED
h ie r o g ly p h ic a lly d e s ig n a te s th e arm, and th e r e f o r e i t i s co n n ected
w ith a n y th in g t h a t s t r e t c h e s , t h a t r a i s e s , t h a t u n fo ld s l i k e th e arm,
and has become th e s ig n of ex p an siv e movement. I t i s a p p lie d to a l l
id e a s o f ex p an sio n , e x te n s io n o f o c c u p a tio n and o f p o s s e s s io n . As a
l a s t s ig n , i t i s th e image of th e power d e riv e d from e le v a tio n .
D ivine e x p re s s io n in hum anity i s produced by th e p ro p h e ts and r e v e la ­
t i o n , and t h i s i n s p i r e s th e id e a o f th e r e v e a le d law . But th e r e v e la ­
t i o n of th e law in v o lv e s punishm ent f o r him who v i o l a t e s i t , o r e le v a ­
t i o n f o r him who u n d e rsta n d s i t ; and h e re we f in d th e id e a s o f p u n ish ­
ment, of v io le n t d e a th , v o lu n ta ry o r in v o lu n ta r y .
The LAMED is a s in g le l e t t e r , and a s tro n o m ic a lly c o rre sp o n d s to th e
Z o d iac al s ig n of LIBRA.
A man i s p ic tu r e d by t h i s c a rd , he hangs by one f o o t t o a g ib b e t, r e s t ­
ing upon two t r e e s , each b e a rin g s ix b ra n c h e s, w hich have b een c u t o f f .
The m an's hands a re t i e d b e h in d h i s b ack , and th e f o ld o f h i s arms
forms th e base o f a re v e rs e d t r i a n g l e , o f w hich h is head i s th e ap ex .
His eyes are open and h i s f a i r h a i r f l o a t s upon th e w ind. H is r i g h t
le g c ro s s e s , th e l e f t and so form s a c r o s s .
This young man i s a g a in th e J u g g le r whose tr a n s f o r m a tio n s we have a l ­
read y fo llo w ed in th e 1 s t , 6 th and 7 th a rc a n a .
Like th e Sun p la c e d in th e m id st o f th e s ig n s o f th e Zodiac ( 6 on each
s id e , th e lopped b ra n c h e s ), o u r young h e ro i s a g a in suspended betw een
two d e c is io n s , from w hich w i l l s p r in g , no lo n g e r h i s p h y s ic a l f u tu r e ,
as in th e 6 th arcanum , b u t h i s s p i r i t u a l f u t u r e .
The 1 2 th arcanum f i l l s th e c e n tr e betw een th e 6 th arcanum (Wisdom) and
th e 16th ( f a t a l i t y ) , These a rc a n a r e p r e s e n t two women o f the 6th
arcanum re g a rd e d in a s p i r i t u a l s e n s e .
The Hanged m ani;serves as an example to th e presum ptuous, and h i s p o s i­
tio n in d ic a t e s d i s c i p l i n e , th e a b s o lu te su b m issio n w hich th e human owes
to th e D iv in e.
C onsidered a lc h e m ic a lly , th e Hanged Man shows th e s ig n o f p e r s o n a l i t y .
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The 1 2th c a rd o f th e t a r o t r e p r e s e n ts E q u i l i b r i a t e d Power. It

n e u t r a l i z e s th e o p p o s itio n s o f th e 1 0 th and 1 1 t h card s*
1. E q u ilib riu m o f N e c e s s ity and L ib e r ty —
C h a rity , Grace
( P r e s e rv in g Power o f Love)
2. E q u ilib riu m o f Power and (pipage, Reflex o f Prudence—
ACQUIRED EXPERIENCE
(Knowledge)
3- E q u ilib riu m o f p o t e n t i a l M a n ife s ta tio n (1 0 ) and o f
r e f l e c t e d l i f e ( 1 1 ). R e flex of th e a s t r a l F lu id .
EQUILIBRIATED FORCE."
W aite d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd as fo llo w s : "THE HANGED KAN. The g allo w s
from which he i s suspended form s a TAU CROSS, w h ile th e f ig u r e — forms
a (from th e p o s i t i o n of th e le g s ) a f l y f o t c r o s s . T here i s a nimbus
ab o u t th e head o f th e seem ing m a rty r. I t sh o u ld be n o te d (1 ) t h a t th e
t r e e o f s a c r i f i c e i s l i v i n g wood, w ith le a v e s th e re o n ; ( 2 ) t h a t th e
fa c e e x p re s s e s en tra n cem en t, n o t s u f f e r i n g ; ( 3 ) t h a t th e f ig u r e , a s a
w hole su g g e sts l i f e in su sp e n sio n , b u t l i f e and n o t d e a th . I t i s a
c a rd o f p rofound s i g n i f i c a n c e , b u t a l l th e s ig n i f ic a n c e i s v e i le d ,
One o f h i s e d i t o r s s u g g e s ts t h a t E lip h a s L evi, d id not know th e mean­
in g , which i s u n q u e s tio n a b le — n o r d id th e e d i t o r h im s e lf . I t h a s b een
fafeely c a lle d a c a r d o f m artyrdom , a c a rd o f p ru d en ce, a c a rd o f th e
G reat Work, a c a rd o f d u ty ; b u t we may e x h a u st a l l p u b lis h e d i n t e r ­
p r e t a t i o n s and f in d o n ly v a n ity , I t w i l l say v ery sim ply on my p a r t
t h a t i t e x p re s s e s th e r e l a t i o n , in one of i t s a s p e c t s , betw een th e
D ivine and th e U n iv e rse . He who can u n d e rs ta n d t h a t th e s to r y o f h i s
h ig h e r n a tu re i s embedded in t h i 6 symbolism w i l l r e c e iv e in tim a tio n s
c o n c e rn in g a g r e a t aw akening t h a t i s p o s s ib le , and w i l l know t h a t a f t e r
th e s a c re d M ystery of D eath th e r e is a g lo r io u s M ystery of R e su rre c tio n "
S a in t M a rtin d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd as fo llo w s : "ARCANE XII THE SACRIFICE.
A man is h anging by one f o o t from th e g allo w s s t r e t c h e d a c ro s s th e
tru n k s o f two t r e e s and th e tw elv e b ran ch e s o f w hich have been c u t o f f .
His hands a re bound and from them drop p e n ta c le s o r g o ld p ie c e s . One
of h is le g e , f o ld e d down and form ing w ith th e o th e r a re v e rs e d t r i a n g l e ,
t e l l s us t h a t he d ie s th e d e a th o f th e w icked o n e s. H is bound hands
from w hich d ro p th e g o ld p ie c e s , mean t h a t id e a s s u rv iv e th o se who
s a c r i f i c e d th em selv es f o r them and t h a t th e y w i l l come f o r t h l a t e r .
The tw elv e b ran ch e s t h a t have been c u t down sym bolize th e s ig n s o f th e
Xodiac who r e t u r n r e g u la r ly y e a r by y e a r. This Arcane XII means th a t
one must s a c r i f i c e o n e 's s e l f f o r o th e rs w ith o u t a w a itin g a n y th in g b ut
i n g r a t i t u d e as a rew ard. F o rg iv e n e ss must rem ain o u r most p r e c io u s
g i f t , a s i t c a u se s us to resem b le more c lo s e ly our D ivine p ro to ty p e."
The 12 th HEBREW LETTER LAHEDH (n o t Lamed) s i g n i f i e s an OX GOAD and i t
i s e q u iv a le n t to th e number 3 0 . E x o te r ic a lly th e Hebrews u se d t h i s
symbol as a s ig n o f s e r v ic e , o r o f la b o u r . Hence Papus and o th e r s u s­
in g th e Hebrew s ig n i f ic a n e o f t h i s l e t t e r a re wrong in t h e i r c o n c lu s­
io n s .
The P y th ag o rean scheme of numbers g iv e s to TWELVE th e a t t r i b u t e s of a
FORTUNATE WRITING.
As th e c a rd has b een v ery w e ll d e s c r ib e d s y m b o lic a lly by th e q u o ta tio n s
above we need n o t re p e a t th e p o s it io n of th e M artyr on th e g ib b e t. The
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sym bolism o f th e p o s it io n o f th e man is shown in th e sym bolism o f th e

R o s ic ru c ia n s . The T ria n g le w ith th e APEX a t th e b o tto m , th e tr u e
meaning o f w hich i s only known to th e TRUE ARCANE SCHOOLS, and in a s ­
much as t h i s i s expounded so th o ro u g h ly in our le s s o n s , i t is n e e d le s s
to go in to any d is c u s s io n on i t a t t h i s tim e .
The s ig n i f ic a n c e o f t h i s c a rd i s th a t a l l who endeavor to l i v e a l i f e
o f t r u e R o sic ru c ia n ism , means th e m e r itin g of th a n k le s s n e s s in t h i s
w o rld . I f you d e v e lo p y o u r s e lf to w here th e h e a lin g g i f t i s ea sy to
ap p ly and you q u ic k ly and c o n v e n ie n tly go ab o u t g iv in g p e rs o n a l t r e a t ­
m ents o r a b se n t tre a tm e n ts t h a t a re alm o st l i k e m ir a c le s , you w i l l
f in d t h a t seldom do th e s ic k e x p re s s even th e words "th a n k you" when
th e y a re w e ll. And as our M a sters have ex p re sse d i t , "They may even
sa y , as I have h e a rd them say hundreds o f tim e s: 'P e rh a p s I was
n o t a? sic k as I th o u g h t 1 w a s ', o r 'P e rh a p s n a tu re would have cu red
me anyway1. When so l i t t l e th a n k s o r a p p r e c ia tio n i s e x p re sse d when
h e a lth h as been h e lp e d , one can e a s i l y im agine how much l e s s is th o u g h t
of h e lp in o th e r p e rs o n a l p ro b lem s . 11 T his theme o f s e l f - s a c r i f i c e i s
so th o ro u g h ly e x p re s se d in P o s tu la n ts ' D isc o u rse s, t h a t i t m ight pay
you a t t h i s tim e to r e r e a d and m e d ita te on i t . I t i s th e le s s o n of
t h i s 1 2 th c a rd , t h a t o f p e rs o n a l s a c r i f i c e and m artyrdom o f s e l f to th e
advancem ent o f m ankind.

W ith t h i s number 12 i t m ight be w e ll a ls o to read th e 12 ta s k s of

H e rc u le s, H e rc u le s in th e Greek F ic ti o n , was th e 3un-God, and who
s a c r i f i c e d h ie tim e and e f f o r t s to th e c le a n in g o f th e Cosmic e v i l ­
d o e rs . When re a d in t h i s l i g h t , i t w i l l g iv e you an id e a o f w hat an
I n i t i a t e must acco m p lish in h is in c a r n a tio n s to make t h i s U n iv erse a
f i t p la c e to l i v e in . Only when he s a c r i f i c e s h i s own co m fo rts and h i s
own l i f e , i f n e c e s s a ry , f o r th e b e n e f i t o f hum anity, w i l l he h im s e lf
p r o g r e s s . I t h a s been su g g e ste d t h a t th e 12 Sons o f Ja c o b and th e 12
D is c ip le s of th e C h r is t c a r r y o u t s y m b o lic a lly t h i s same s to r y o f
s a c r i f i c e . I n some works o f a n c ie n t o c c u ltis m th e 12 sons o f Jaco b a re
a s s ig n e d th e fo llo w in g a t t r i b u t e s and to each i s a s s ig n e d a s ig n o f th e
Z o d ia c :
REUBEN, m eaning "Behold a so n . 11 LIBRA.
SIMEON, " " L is te n in g S co rp io
LEVI S u ccess S a g itta riu s

Name Q u a lity S ig n o f Z o d iac.

Judah P ra is e d C a p ric o rn
Dan To judge A quarius
N a p h ta li S tru g g lin g P is c e s
Gad A Troop A ries
Ashar H appiness Taurus
is e a c h a r T h e * la b o re r Gemini
zebulun He l i v e s Cancer
Joseph He s h a l l adcl Loo
Benjam in S u ccess V irgo,
You w i l l d is c o v e r , a s you a n a ly s e much o f o c c u lt te a c h in g s , t h a t many
of th e above a t t r i b u t e s have b een u sed i n c o n n e c tio n w ith th e v a rio u s
sig n s o f th e Z odiac when a p p lie d to m ythology and sym bolism .
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For in s ta n c e , th e re a so n Jo sep h i s a s s ig n e d to LEO, Jaco b say s in
b le s s in g him in th e M-^Hh C h ap ter v e rse 22, G en esis, "Joseph is a f r u i t ­
f u l bough, even a fru itfu l* -b o u g h by a w e ll, whose b ran ch e s run over
th e w a ll ." Now th e SUN i s a f r u i t f u l bough. I t is th e l i f e g iv e r and
th e SUN in a s tr o lo g y r u le s LEO. C on seq u en tly , th e A n cie n ts a s s ig n e d
to th e name o f Jo se p h , " th a t he s h a l l ad d ".
I t i s o n ly by an a n a ly s is o f B ib le sym bolism th a t we le a r n to re a d
symbols c o r r e c t l y . T h is i s a n o th e r method o f s a c r i f i c e , f o r i t means
th e b u rn in g o f th e "can d le a t b o th ends" to se a rc h through th e
S c r i p t u r e s , th ro u g h h i s t o r y , th ro u g h m ythology, t h a t le s s o n s and m orals
may be se cu red t h a t w i l l h e lp a l l m ankind. You n ev er w i l l a c q u ire
knowledge by m erely th e re a d in g o f le a r n e d o r i n t e r e s t i n g b o o k s; you
must d ig f o r i t , and what you d ig f o r by yo u r own la b o u r, t h a t you
w i l l r e t a i n . T h is i s one o f th e s a c r i f i c e s you must make in th e w eekly
le s s o n s giv en you by your R o s ic ru c ia n lo d g e ; th a t o f d e lv in g in to th e
t r u e m eanings a s th e le s s o n s in d ic a te by e x p e rim e n ta tio n , by m e d ita tio n *
and f i n a l l y by p r a c t i c e o f th e s e p r i n c i p l e s in your d a i ly l i f e .

T his c o n c lu d e s th e F if t e e n t h d is c o u r s e .
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"DEATH"
Papus d e s c rib e d t h i s ca rd a s fo llo w s : 11The h ie r o g ly p h ic meaning o f th e
1 3 th Hebrev; l e t t e r HEM i s a woman, th e companion o f man; i t th e r e f o r e
g iv e s r i s e to id e a s of f e r t i l i t y and fo rm a tio n . I t i s p re -e m in e n tly
th e m a te r ia l and fe m a le , th e lo c a l and p l a s t i c s ig n , an image o f ex­
t e r n a l and p a s s iv e a c tio n . Employed a t th e end o f w ords, t h i s l e t t e r
becomes a c o l l e c t i v e s ig n , th e f i n a l MEM. I n t h i s c a s e i t d ev e lo p s th e
id e a o f b e in g i n u n lim ite d sp a c e . C re a tio n n e c e s s ita t e s eq u al d e s t r u c ­
t i o n i n a c o n tra ry s e n se , and th e r e f o r e MEM d e s ig n a te s a l l th e r e ­
g e n e r a tio n s t h a t have sprung up from p re v io u s d e s t r u c t i o n , a l l t r a n s ­
fo rm a tio n s , and co n seq u en tly d e a th , re g a rd e d as a p a ssag e from one
w orld to th e o th e r . The HEU i s one of th e Three M other L e t t e r s .
The id e a s e x p re s se d by t h i s c a rd "d e a th o r th e S k e le to n Mower" a re
th o s e o f a d e s tr u c tio n p re c e d in g o r fo llo w in g r e g e n e r a tio n . A s k e le to n
mows down h ead s i n a f i e l d , from which hands and f e e t s p rin g up on a l l
s id e s , a s th e s c y th e p u rsu e s i t s work.
The works of th e h ead (c o n c e p tio n ) become im m ortal as soon a s th e y a re
r e a l i z e d (head s and f e e t ) .
The 1 3 th arcanum i s e x p la in e d by th e 1 0 t h ( f o r tu n e ) and by th e 1 6 th
( d e s t r u c t i o n ) , betw een w hich i t s ta n d s .
10 p lu s 16 e q u a ls 26; 26 d iv id e d by 2 e q u a ls 13.
T h ir te e n i s th e r e f o r e th e c e n te r betw een YOD ( p r i n c i p l e s of C re a tio n )
and th e Ayin (16) P r in c ip le of d e s tr u c tio n .
The 1 3 th Arcanum i s com pleted by th e 1 6 th , i t s com plem entary, as th e
f i f t h was of th e second, and th e tw e lf th of th e s e v e n th . (See th e 8 th
and 5 th a r c a n a ) .
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1. God th e tr a n s f o r m e r —
THE UNIVERSAL TRANSFORMING PRINCIPLE.
D e s tru c tiv e and C r e a tiv e .
S. The n e g a tiv e o f r e a l i z a t i o n —
DEATH
3. The A s tr a l l i g h t ac co m p lish in g th e f u n c tio n o f th e C r e a to r —
THE UNIVERSAL PLASTIC FORCE
(B a la n c in g D eath and tra n s fo rm in g F o r c e .) "
W aite d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s : "DEATH. The v e i l o r mask of
l i f e I s p e r p e tu a te d in ch an g e, tr a n s f o r m a tio n and p a ssag e from lo w er
to h ig h e r , and t h i s i s more f i t l y r e p r e s e n te d in th e r e c t i f i e d T a ro t
by one of th e a p o c a ly p tic v i s i o n s th a n by th e cru d e n o tio n of th e re a p ­
in g s k e le to n . Behind i t l i e s th e whole w orld of a s c e n t i n th e s p i r i t .
The m y ste rio u s horsem an moves slo w ly , b e a rin g a b la c k b an n er em blazon­
ed w ith th e M ystic R ose, w hich s i g n i f i e s l i f e - Between th e two p i l l a r s
on th e v erg e o f th e h o riz o n th e r e sh in e s th e sun of im m o rta lity . * The
horsem an c a r r i e s no weapon t h a t i s v i s i b l e , b u t k in g ahd c h ild and
maiden f a l l b e fo re him , w h ile a p r e l a t e w ith c la sp e d hands a w a its h i s
end.
There should be no need to p o in t o u t t h a t th e s u g g e s tio n o f d e a th ?/hlch
I have made In c o n n e c tio n w ith th e p re v io u s c a rd i s , of c o u rs e , to be
u n d e rsto o d m y s tic a lly , b u t t h i s i s n o t th e c a se i n th e p r e s e n t i n ­
s ta n c e . The n a t u r a l t r a n s i t of man to th e n e x t s ta g e o f h i s b e in g
e i t h e r i s o r may be one form of h i s p r o g r e s s , b u t th e e x o tic and alm o st
unknown e n tra n c e , w h ile s t i l l i n t h i s l i f e , in to th e s t a t e of m y s tic a l
d e a th I s a change i n th e form of c o n s c io u sn e ss and th e p assag e i n t o a
s t a t e t o which o rd in a ry d e a th i s n e i t h e r th e p a th n o r g a te . The e x i s t ­
in g o c c u lt e x p la n a tio n s of th e 1 3 th c a rd a r e , on th e w hole, b e t t e r th a n
u s u a l— r e b i r t h , c r e a t i o n , d e s t i n a t i o n , re n e w a l, and th e r e s t . "
S a in t G erm ain ,th e R o s ic r u c ia n , d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s: "ARCANE
X I I I . The REAPING SKELETON. A s k e le to n armed w ith a sc y th e sy m b o lizes
'D eath* mowing down human b e in g s , whose hands and f e e t a r e c o n s ta n tly
b o rn a g a in , so to sp e ak , w h ile a rainbow r i s e s i n th e h o riz o n , an
emblem of th e im m o rta lity of th e s o u l. T h is A rcane X III means t h a t we
must r a i s e our m inds above e a r t h l y th in g s , o th e rw ise th e b i t t e r n e s s of
o u r d isa p p o in tm e n t w ill s h o rte n o u r d ay s. However, i f 'D e a th ' sh o u ld
come to us e a r l y , we need n o t sorrow f o r i t , s in c e a new l i f e and a
b e t t e r one i s prom ised u s , a c c o rd in g to our m e r its ."
I n th e P y th ag o rean scheme of numbers 13 i s r e p r e s e n te d by W ickedness,
and WRONG.
MEM, th e Hebrew l e t t e r , a p p lie d to t h i s c a rd s i g n i f i e s WATER. I t m ight
be i n t e r e s t i n g a t t h i s p o in t to m ention t h a t LI, th e E n g lish e q u iv a le n t
f o r MEM, i s a c o n v e n tio n a liz e d g ly p h f o r th e w aves, and th u s "m" in
t h i s form was u se d by th e Am erican I n d ia n s and o th e r s . N ea rly ev e ry
name g iv e n to th e m other o f th e g r e a t I n i t i a t e s b e g in s w ith th e l e t t e r
i'll". Thus we h ave MARY th e m other o f J e s u s ; HAIR th e m other o f Hermes,
MAYA MARIA, m other o f th e Siamese S a v io r, Sommona Cadom; UYRRHA, m other
o f th e Greek A donis; MAYA th e m other of A gni; MAYA th e m other o f Bud­
dha. Moses was g iv e n h i s name b ecau se he was ta k e n o u t of th e w a te r.
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T his 1 3 th c a rd i s sym bolized by a s k e le to n re a p in g human h e a d s, hands
and f e e t . On th e b la d e of th e sc y th e w ie ld e d by F a th e r Time i s a s e r ­
p e n t and a a c a ra b a e u s,a n d b ack of a l l I s seen a rain b o w . The a c c e p te d
symbolism of th e sc y th e a t work I s t h a t o f p e r p e tu a l d e s t r u c t i o n . The
s e rp e n t on th e sc y th e r e p r e s e n ts th e v i r i l e energy t h a t h a s c a r r i e d th e
s o u l , sym bolized by th e s c a r a b , i n i t s p ilg rim a g e s o f b i r t h s and d e a th s
th ro u g h th e v a r io u s r e i n c a r n a t i o n s .
The s k e le to n mowing human h e a d s , hands and f e e t s lg r tf ie s th e th o u g h ts ,
works and u n d e rs ta n d in g o f man e v e n tu a lly co m p letin g each Cosmic c y c le ,
b u t th e rainbow i s a p ro m ise o f a new l i f e by r e b i r t h whereby th e p e r ­
s o n a lity e i t h e r w i l l . p r o g r e s s i n th e scheme of e v o lu tio n o r w i l l choose
to rem ain s t a t i o n a r y o r r e tr o g r a d e .
The le s s o n t h a t we r e c e iv e from t h i s c a rd i s t h a t th e cosmos depends
upon Innum erable co n scio u s e n t i t i e s embraced i n i t f o r e x p re s s io n and
p r o g r e s s io n . And lik e w is e man depends upon th e in n u m erab le c e l l s of
h i s body f o r th e e x p re s s io n upon th e p h y s ic a l p la n e . Each o f th e s e
c e l l s i s a s In d ep en d e n t o f man a s man i s in d e p e n d e n t o f th e e a r t h on
w hich he l i v e s . T hat i s , each c e l l h a s i t s own i n d iv i d u a l c o n s c io u s ­
n e s s , n o r do th e sum t o t a l of th e c e l l s com prise man; f o r th e man h a s
a c o n s c io u sn e ss in d e p e n d e n t o f th e s e c e l l s . X et w h ile th e s e c e l l s a r e
a p o r tio n of m a n 's anatomy th e y sh o u ld each obey th e d i c t a t e s o f man,
J u s t as man sh o u ld obey th e commands of th e Supreme I n t e l l i g e n c e .
Even as man i s u n d erg o in g a p r o g re s s iv e c y c le on e a r t h , so each c e l l
In h i s body i s u n d erg o in g a p r o g re s s iv e c y c le In a s s o c ia tio n w ith him .
T h e re fo re , w h ile th e 'Death* of t h e organism l i b e r a t e s th e S o u l, t h i s
t r a n s i t i o n I s n o t w ith o u t com pensation to th e I n d iv id u a l c e l l s .
Number 13, symbolized by Water, the great solvent, i s to Rosicruclan
students, the sign of re-incarnation. For without this b e l i e f in re­
incarnation, or what might be termed another opportunity, a l l philo­
sophies are in error, and then there Is no explanation for the cause
of our Being.

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e S ix te e n th D isc o u rse )
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To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
THE FOURTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT
«TEMPERANCE*1
Papus d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : "The 1 4 th Hebrew l e t t e r NUN i s
in a h ie r o g ly p h ic se n se th e o f f s p r i n g o f a fe m a le — a so n , a f r u i t o f
any k in d , a l l th in g s p ro d u ced . The l e t t e r , t h e r e f o r e , h a s become th e
image o f th e b e in g produced o r r e f l e c t e d , t h e s ig n o f in d iv id u a l and
c o rp o re a l e x i s te n c e . As a f i n a l i t i s th e s ig n o f au g m en ta tio n and
g iv e s to th e word w hich c o n ta in s i t a l l th e I n d iv id u a l e x te n s io n o f
which th e th in g e x p re s se d i s s u s c e p t i b l e . A s tro n o m ic a lly , th e NUN
c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e Z o d ia c a l s ig n o f th e SCORPION.
I n short,NUN e x p re s s e s p ro d u c tio n o f any c o m b in a tio n , th e r e s u l t o f
th e a c t i o n o f th e a sc e n d in g o r c r e a t i v e f o r c e s and o f th e d e sc e n d in g
o r d e s t r u c t i v e f o r c e s , f ig u r e d by th e S t a r o f Solomon.
The fo llo w in g id e a s a r e e x p re s se d by TEMPERANCE th e 1 4 th c a rd :
1 . C om bination o f d i f f e r e n t f l u i d s .
2 . I n d i v i d u a l i z a t i o n o f e x is te n c e .
The g e n iu s o f th e SUN p o u rs th e f l u i d o f l i f e from a g o ld e n v a s e I n to
a s i l v e r one ( th e f i r s t i d e a ) .
T h is e s se n c e p a s s e s from one v a s e to th e o th e r w ith o u t one d ro p b e in g
s p i l l e d , (seco n d i d e a ) .
The 1 4 th c a rd r e p r e s e n ts a young g i r l whom we h ave a lr e a d y se e n i n th e
1 1 th
arcanum , and whom we s h a l l see a g a in i n th e 1 7 th .
The v i t a l c u r r e n t p la c e d upon h e r h ead i n th e 1 1 th arcanum h e re p a s s e s
from one v a s e i n t o a n o th e r , b u t w i l l sp re a d f u r t h e r in th e 1 7 th arcanum .
The 1 4 th c a rd o f th e T a ro t shows' u s th e f l u i d , h i t h e r t o c a r e f u l l y p r e ­
s e rv e d , now f r e e l y c i r c u l a t e d i n N a tu re .
1. C om bination o f a c tiv e and p a s s iv e f l u i d s . E n try o f S p i r i t
in to H a t t e r , and r e a c t i o n o f M a tte r upon S p i r i t —
INVOLUTION
2- R e fle x , o f J u s t i c e i n th e m a te r ia l w o rld —
TEMPERANCE
3. F ix a tio n o f r e f l e x ; L i f e . I n c a r n a tio n o f L i f e —
INDIVIDUAL AND CORPOREAL L IFE ."
W aite d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s : "TEMPERANCE. A w inged A ngel,
w ith th e s ig n o f th e Sun on h i s fo re h e a d and on h i s b r e a s t th e sq u a re
and t r i a n g l e o f th e s e p te n a ry . I speak o f him i n th e m ascu lin e s e n s e ,
b u t th e f i g u r e i s n e i t h e r m ale n o r fe m a le . I t i s h e ld to be p o u rin g
e s se n c e s of l i f e from one c h a l i c e to c h a l i c e . I t h a s one f o o t upon
th e e a r t h and one upon th e w a te r s , th u s i l l u s t r a t i n g th e n a tu r e o f th e
e s s e n c e s . A d i r e c t p a th g o es u p to c e r t a i n h e i g h ts on th e v e rg e o f th e
h o r iz o n , and above th e r e i s a g r e a t l i g h t , th ro u g h w hich a crown i s
se e n v a g u e ly . H ereo f i s some s e c r e t p a r t o f th e S e c re t o f E te r n a l L if e ,
as i t i s p o s s i b le t o man in h i s in c a r n a tio n . A ll th e c o n v e n tio n a l
emblems a r e ren o u n ced h e r e i n . So a l s o a r e th e c o n v e n tio n a l m eanings
w hich r e f e r to th e changes in s e a s o n s , p e r p e tu a l movement o f l i f e and
even th e co m b in atio n o f th e s e id e a s . I t i s , m oreover, u n tru e t o say
t h a t th e f ig u r e sy m b o lizes th e g e n iu s o f th e su n , tho u g h i t i s th o
an alo g y o f th e s o l a r l i g h t , r e a l i z e d i n th e t h i r d p a r t o f o u r human
tT ip lic ity . I t i s c a lle d Tem perance, f a n t a s t i c a l l y , b e c a u se , when th e
r u le o f i t o b ta in s in our c o n s c io u s n e s s , i t te m p ers, com bines, and
harm onizes th e p s y c h ic and ^ m a terial n a tu r e s . Under t h a t r u le we know
in our r a t i o n a l p a r t som ething of whence we came and w h ith e r we a re
g o in g .
S a in t M a rtin , The R o s ic ru c ia n , d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : "ARCANUM
XIV THE TUO URNS. A f ig u r e r e p r e s e n tin g th e Sun i s t r a n s f e r r i n g from
a g o ld en v ase in to a s i l v e r v a se th e e le m e n ta l f o r c e s o f n a t u r e , a
symbol o f th e g r e a t magic a g e n t— th e E l e c t r i c and M agnetic F lu id s com­
b in e d — th e image o f p e r p e tu a l f e c u n d a tio n o f N atu re by means o f L ig h t
and H eat, which a re a ls o movement and l i f e . T his Arcane XIV meens we
must so husband our f o r c e s , m oral and p h y s ic a l, a s to w ear o u t a l l
o b s ta c le s , l i t t l e by l i t t l e a s a drop o f w a te r p i e r c e s a s to n e ."
E xoteT ical-ly NUN in Hebrew sy m b o lizes a FISH.
In th e P y th ag o rean scheme of numbers 14 means SACRIFICE, LOSS.
T his c a rd i s sy m b o lised by th e g e n ie o f th e Sun h o ld in g - a g o ld e n u rn
and a s i l v e r u rn and p o u rin g from one to th e o th e r th e " c o n d u c tin g
f l u i d of l i f e . The g en ie i s crowned w ith a flam e to i n d ic a t e t h a t i t
i s a s p r i t ; and i t s f e e t a re w inged to s ig n i f y ra p id movements. The
f l u i d t r a n s f e r r e d from one u rn to th e o th e r i s th e symbol o f transm utac­
t i o n ; and th e e ig h t ra y s of th e sun w hich show b e h in d th e g e n i e 's h e a d ,
s ig n i f y th e p o s i t i v e , o r m a sc u lin e , f o r c e s of n a tu r e and a r e e x a c tly
e q u i l i b r i a t e d by th e n e g a tiv e o r fem ale f o r c e s . The c lo a k o v e r th e
s h o u ld e r o f th e s p i r i t i n d i c a t e s th e p e r p e tu a l fe c u n d a tio n o f m a tte r ,
as sym bolized by th e c lo a k , by s p i r i t .
T his ensem ble p i c t u r e s th e co m b in atio n and in te rc h a n g e of m a scu lin e and
fem in in e, o r p o s i t i v e and n e g a tiv e f o r c e s th ro u g h o u t n a t u r e , w orking
c e a s e le s s ly in a l l kingdom s, a s th e i n s t i g a t o r s and c a u se of a l l move­
ments and l i f e .
The d u alism o f th e p o s i t i v e and n e g a tiv e f o r c e s , so s t r e s s e d in e a r ly
monographs, i s so s y m b o lic a lly c a r r i e d o u t in t h i s c a rd , t h a t i t i s a
Key to th e Cosmic K eyboard.
P y th ag o ras u n d e rsto o d t h i s symbology when he d e fin e d i t as e a c i f i c e o r
l o s s , and was in f a c t r e f e r r i n g to th e p o l a r i t y o f num bers, th e d iv e r s ­
i t y of v ib r a ti o n s and th e h arm o n is, som etim es a llu d e d to in music as
n o te s and o c ta v e s .
Thus th e r e is g iv e n to o u r s tu d e n ts in our monographs a Key w hich un­
locks through th e w o n d erfu l lav/ o f D ualism , th e a p p a re n t m y stery con­
c e a le d in th e c ip h e r of t h i s c a r d . Also th e a l l u s i o n to tra n s m u tio n
of i n f e r i o r th in g s in to g o ld i s s y m b o lic a lly e x p re s s e d in th e tr u e
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By F r a t e r A o u a riu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv i le g e d :
THE FIFTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT
"THE DEVIL"
Papus d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : "SAMEGH th e 1 5 th Hebrew l e t t e r
e x p re s s e s th e sdrae h ie r o g ly p h ic s ig n a s ZAIN (c a r d No. 7 ) , t h a t i s to
say, an arrow — a weapon of any k in d ; b u t to t h i s id e a i s h e re added
t h a t o f th e arrow making a c i r c u l a r movement, o r of any c i r c l e d e f in in g
and d e l in e a tin g c irc u m fe re n c e .
The id e a of an im p assab le c i r c l e h a s g iv e n b i r t h to t h a t of D e stin y ,
of F a t a l i t y , c irc u m s c rib in g th e l i m i t s o f th e c i r c l e in w hich th e human
w ill can a c t f r e e l y ; so th a t th e S erp en t form ing a c i r c l e o f h i s own
body, b i t i n g h i s own t a i l , h as alw ays been th e symbol of F a t a l i t y , of
t h i s D e stin y , e n c i r c l i n g th e w o rld in i t s em brace. I t i s th e image of
th e y e a r ( th e r in g ) and of th e f a t e d and s e t t l e d r e v e l a t i o n s o f tim e.
As a l e t t e r , SAIIECH i s th e lin k o f ZAIN, r e in f o r c e d and tu r n e d bach on
its e lf. As a 's im p le l e t t e r , i t c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e z o d ia c a l s ig n
S a g itta riu s .
In ev ery cosmogony th e DEVIL r e p r e s e n ts th e m y ste rio u s a s t r a l f o r c e ,
the o r ig in o f which i s r e v e a le d to u s by th e h ie ro g ly p h ic SA1I5CH.
But a l i t t l e a t t e n t i v e c o n s id e r a tio n of th e symbol w i l l show u s t h a t
i t c o n ta in s s e v e r a l d e t a i l s w hich we have a lre a d y seen in o th e r f i g u r e s
of th e T a r o t, though u n d er a d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t.
I f we p la c e th e J u g g le r by th e s id e o f th e D ev il we s h a l l see t h a t th e
arms o f th e two persona,ges a r e u s in g th e some g e s tu r e , in an in v e rs e
s e n s e . The J u g g le r p o i n t s h i s r i g h t hand to w ard s th e U n iv e rse , h i s
l e f t hand tow ard s God; on th e o th e r han d , th e D ev il r a i s e s h i s r i g h t
hand in to th e a i r , w h ils t h i s l e f t p o in ts to th e e a r th . I n s te a d of
th e m a g ic a l, i n i t i a t i n g wand of th e J u g g le r , th e Demon h o ld s th e l i g h t ­
ed to r c h , th e symbol o f b la c k magic D e s tr u c tio n .
By th e s id e o f th e D ev il and b a la n c e d by him, a re two p e rso n a g e s r e ­
p ro d u c in g th e same sym bolism t h a t we f in d in th e two women o f th e L overs
(C ard No. 6 ) and in th e s u p p o rts o f th e g ib b e t o f th e Hanged Man (C ard
No. 1 3 . ) .
The u n iv e r s a l v i v if y in g f o rc e r e p r e s e n te d by th e 3 rd arcanum h a s h e re
become th e u n iv e r s a l d e s tr o y in g f o r c e . The s c e p tr e of V onue-U rania
h as become th e Demon's to r c h ; th e A n g e l's w ings have changed in to th e
h id e o u s p in io n s of th e God o f E v i l .
The 3rd Arcanum sy m b o lizes th e Holy S p i r i t , o r th e P ro v id e n ce of F abre
d 1O liv e t. ~
The 1 5 th arcanum sy m b o lizes th e F a ls e S u i r i t , o r th e D estin y of Fabre
d I O liv e t.
15 P lu s 3 e q u a ls 1 8 d iv id e d by 2 w hich e q u a ls 9 .
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The 9 th arcanum , w hich f i l l s th e c e n te r betw een th e two f i g u r e s

sy m bolizes P rudence, o r th e Human t7 ill o f T a b r e d ’O liv e t.
The D ev il h as m a te r ia liz e d upon h i s h ead th e u n iv e r s a l f l u i d which
su rro u n d ed th e head o f th e J u g g le r ; t h i s i s in d ic a te d by th e two p o in t­
ed h o rn s which adorn him .
He s ta n d s upon a cube, w hich i t s e l f i s p la c e d upon a s p h e re , to i n d i ­
c a te th e d o m in atio n o f H a tte r ( th e cube) o v er th e S p i r i t ( th e 3 p h e r e ) .
The 1 5 th c a rd o f th e T a ro t d e r iv e s i t s s i g n i f i c a t i o n from i t s own
symbolism—
1. DESTINY (Chance)
2. FATALITY The r e s u l t o f th e f a l l o f Adam-Eye.
3. The a s t r a l f l u i d w hich i n d i v i d u a l i z e s .
NAHSASK, The Dragon on th e T h re sh o ld ."
N a ite d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s : "THE DEVIL." The d e s ig n i s an
accom m odation, mean o r harmony, betw een s e v e r a l m o tiv es m en tio n ed in
th e f i r s t p a r t o f my d e s c r i p t i o n s . The H orned Goat o f U endes, w ith
w ings l i k e th o se o f a b a t , i s s ta n d in g on an a l t a r . At th e p i t o ^ t h e
stomach th e r e i s th e s ig n o f M ercury. The r i g h t hand i s u p r a is e d end '
ex ten d ed , b e in g th e r e v e r s e o f th e b e n e d ic tio n w hich i s g iv e n by th e
H iero p h an t o f th e f i f t h c a rd . In th e l e f t han d th e r e i s a g r e a t flam ­
in g to r c h , in v e r te d to w ard s th e e a r t h . A r e v e r s e d p en tag ram i s on th e
fo re h e a d . There i s a r i n g in f r o n t o f th e a l t a r , from w hich two c h a in s
a re c a r r i e d to th e n eck s o f two f i g u r e s , male and fem a le- These a re
an alogous w ith th e 5 th c a rd , a s i f Adam and Eve a f t e r t h e i r f a l l . H ere­
o f i s th e c h a in and f a t a l i t y o f th e m a te r ia l l i f e .
The f i g u r e s a re t a i l e d , to s i g n i f y th e anim al n a tu r e , b u t th e r e i s hu­
man i n t e l l i g e n c e i n th e f a c e s , and he who i s e x a lte d above them i s n o t
to be m a ste r f o r e v e r. Even now, he i s a ls o a bondsman, s u s ta in e d by
th e e v i l t h a t i s in him and b lin d to th e l i b e r t y o f s e r v i c e , w ith more
th a n h i s u s u a l d e T is io n f o r th e a T ts w hich he in te n d s to r e s p e c t and
i n t e r p r e t a s a m a tte r t h e r e i n . E lip h a s L evi a f f ir m s t h a t th e Baphome-
t i c f ig u r e i s o c c u lt s c ie n c e and m agic. A nother commentatoT say s th a t
in th e D ivine w o rld i t s i g n i f i e s p r e d e s t i n a t i o n , b u t th e r e i s no c o r­
respondence in t h a t w o rld w ith th in g s w hich below a r e o f th e b r u t e .
Phat- X-t does s i g n i f y i s th e D w eller on th e T h re sh o ld w ith o u t th e M ysti­
c a l" G a r d i^ w h e n 'th o se a r e d r iv e n f o r t h th e re fro m who have e a te n th e
fo rb id d e n f r u i t . "
S a in t M a rtin , th e R o s ic r u c ia n , d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a r d a s f o llo w s : "ARCANE
XV — TYPHOON. T his i s th e S p i r i t o f E v il, o f F a t a l i t y and Chaos. I t
i s r e p r e s e n te d by a hippopotam us w ith th e h ead o f a c r o c o d ile , th e
f e e t o f a g o a t and th e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f man and woman. A snake
emerges from h i s body, to show t h a t he b e g e ts n o th in g b u t e v i l ; h i s
w ings l i k e th o s e o f a b a t , show him to be th e S p i r i t o f D ark n ess. He
i s seen h e re r i s i n g from r u i n s , one h i s hands w aving th e to r c h o f
d e s tr u c tio n end th e o th e r h o ld in g th e s c e p tr e o f d iv ia io n and h a tr e d .
At h i s f e e t e.re two men w ith g o a t h ead s and c h a in s around t h e i r n e c k s,
sy m b o lizin g th o se b e in g s whom v ic e b r in g s down lo w er th a n th e b e a s t .
The h o rn on th e f i g u r e 's n o se i n d i c a t e s h i s r e b e l l i o n a g a in s t th e
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D iving S p i r i t , w hich h e seems to he i n s u l t i n g . T his A rcane XV means
th a t f a t a l i t y w i l l r u in yo u r f u t u r e p la n s , i f y o u r p a s s io n s a re n o t
k e p t in s tro n g c o n tr o l by y o u r w i l l po w er . 11
The e s o t e r i c m eaning o f SA-liEKH, th e p ro p e r way to s p e l l t h i s l o t h
l e t t e r i s A PROP.
In th e P y th ag o rea n scheme o f numbers 15 r e p r e s e n ts VIPlTUE, CULTURE,
INTEGRITY.
In t h i s c a rd th e s p i r i t o f E v il i s s ta n d in g triu m p h a n tly o v e r th e r u in s
o f a te m p le . In h i s r i g h t hand he h o ld s a s c e p tr e surm ounted by a
c i r c l e r e s t i n g betw een two d iv e rg e n t b a r s . These s p re a d in g b a r s
s ig n if y th e in v e rs e f o r c e s th a t hem in ami ham per t h e in f lu e n c e o f
s p i r i t , r e p r e s e n te d by th e c irc le . I t i s presum ed to be th e emblem o f
h a tr e d and d i v i s i o n .
In th e o th e r hand, t h i s c r e a tu r e h o ld s th e f la tt in g to r c h o f d e s tr u c tio n ,
whose b la s e h a s been a p p lie d to th e r u in s o f th e Temple, a s shown by
th e smoke a r i s i n g from i t . He i s crowned v /ith a flam e to i n d ic a t e he
i s n o t of t h i s w o rld , and he h as th e w ings o f a b a t , to i n d i c a t e t h a t
he i s a d en izen o f th e realm of d a rk n e s s . The h o m on h i s head s i g n i ­
f i e s stu b b o rn r e b e l l i o n .
He h as th e b r e a s t s o f a woman and th e o rg a n s o f a man, and i s th u s a
h e rm a p h ro d ite , emblem o f s e lf - c e n te r e d n e s s and a b e in g d e v o id o f lo v e .
The body i s h a p e d l i k e t h a t o f a h og to i n d i c a t e g r e e d . The f e e t a re
th o s e o f a g o a t, to i n d i c a t e th e s ig n o f C a p ric o rn , th e home s ig n o f
S atu rn o r o f S a ta n ; th e .sig n d e v o te d to m a te r ia l a m b itio n s . And. th e
b ein g s ch a in ed a t th e f o o t o f t h i s m a ste r o f chaos a ls o h av e g o a t s 1
h e a d s, i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h e i r i n t e l l i g e n c e h a s been u se d e x c lu s iv e ly
to f u r t h e r m a te r ie l and s e l f i s h a m b itio n s .
T his m a lig n a n t e n t i t y h a s th e h e a d o f a c r o c o d ile , symbol o f c r u e l t y .
The snake em erging from h i s body, in s t e a d o f from h i s brow , i n d i c a t e s
th e u se o f th e c r e a t i v e e n e rg y , n o t f o r e n lig h te n m e n t, b u t t*r p h y s ic a l
g ra tific a tio n .
T his c a r d to R o e ic ru c ia n s tu d e n ts sh o u ld n o t be view ed in th e l i g h t of
th e symbolism i t i s p i c t u r e d i n . As m entioned h e r e to f o r e th e r e i s no
E v il in th e U n iv erse u n le s s o u r C o n scio u sn ess compares Good w ith Bad.
I r a t h e r l i k e th e P y th ag o rea n scheme o f com paring th e number 15 as
VIRTUE, CULTURE AND INTEGRITY, w hich b e a r o u t th e Hebrew l e t t e r , th e
15th in th e l i s t , o f th e a lp h a b e t, ( b u t n o t r e p r e s e n tin g 15 in number)
as a PROP. I t can be u se d by R o s ic r u c ia n s as a f u r t h e r i l l u s t r a t i o n
of p o s i t i v e and n e g a tiv e f u n c tio n s o f a l l m a tte r , of a l l i n t e l l i g e n c e ,
of a l l a c t i o n s . SATAN, th e DEVIL, o r SATURN, i s a v ery a n c ie n t symbol
in th e H y s tic D o c trin e . In a s tr o lo g y SATURN h as been term ed th e
"SUBDUER", and i s th e most im p o rta n t p la n o t to th e e e t o e r i c a s t r o l o g e r ,
as t h i s p la n e t marks th e c r i t i c a l s ta g e betw een th e r e a l and th e un­
r e a l , th e t r u e and. th e f a l s e , th e s u b je c ti v e an d o b je c ti v e , l i g h t and
d ark, good i n t e n t and p r o c r a s t i n a t i o n . In no se n se i s i t an e v i l
p la n e t e s s e n t i a l l y , b u t i t s r e s t r a i n i n g and m a t e r i a l i s i n g in f lu e n c e
o f f e r s more o p p o r tu n ity f o r i t s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n i n t o d i r e c t and d e l i b e r ­
a te e v i l th a n any o th e r p l a n e t , ow ing to th e s o l i d i f y i n g and h in d e r in g
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in f lu e n c e th a t i t p ro d u c e s ; f o r w h ile i t g iv e s s t a b i l i t y and f irm n e s s ,

i t a ls o i n c l i n e s to w eakness and in c o n s ta n c y . In common w ith o th e r
p la n e ts i t h a s a d u a l a s p e c t, b u t a t th e same tim e i t s v i b r a t i o n s
th ro u g h m a tte r te n d to p ro d u ce g r e a t e r ex trem es o f good and e v i l th a n
any o th e r p l a n e t . Thus by u s in g th e good in f lu e n c e s we can se c u re
tru e h u m ility , re v e re n c e , p e rs e v e ra n c e , en d u ran c e, s a c r i f i c e , s u r re n d e r
and s e r e n i t y , and make i t a work o f a p u r if y i n g a n g e l— S a tu rn ; ..I n
t h i s r e s p e c t in ev e ry se n se o f th e word SATURN i s th e medium t h a t
c h a s te n s , and to a l l who s t r i v e a f t e r p u r i t y , v ir tu e ? a n d m odesty, th e
words, "B le sse d a re th e p u re in h e a r t f o r th e y s h a l l see God," w i l l
have a s p e c ia l m eaning; f o r by le a d in g th e c o n tin e n t l i f e w hich S a tu rn
demands, th e g a te s o f h eav en w i l l open and th e b le s s e d w i l l see a s God
s e e s . A ll th e myths c o n c e rn in g S a tu rn o r S ata n a r e d e e p ly i n t e r e s t i n g ,
but i t i s u n n e c e ssa ry to q u o te them , as m ythology i s j u s t f u l l o f th e
symbolism o f t h i s P la n e t* We m ust o nly remember t h a t th e h ig h e s t
m ental a t t r i b u t e o f S a tu rn i s PERFECTION, and th e n we se c u re th e deep
knowledge t h a t P y th a g o ra s h ad of" th e number f i f t e e n , and i t can th e n
a ls o be c o r r e l a t e d to th e 1 5 th l e t t e r in th e Hebrew a lp h a b e t and i t
does become a PROP to le a n upon.

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e E ig h te e n th d is c o u r s e )
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SECRET DISCOURSE NUMBER NINETEEN PAGE ONE
By F r a t e r A q u ariu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
THE SIXTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT
"THE LIGHTNING STRUCK TOWER"
Papus d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : The 1 6 th Hebrew l e t t e r AYIN
e x p re s s e s th e same h ie ro g ly p h ic a s th e VAU (C ard No. 6 ) b u t m a te r ia l­
iz e d . i t i s th e s ig n of M a te r ia l s e n s e . A gain d e g e n e r a te d , i t ex­
p r e s s e s a l l t h a t i s cro o k ed , f a l s e , p e rv e rs e and b a d . A stro n o m ic a lly
t h i s l e t t e r c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e z o d ia c a l s ig n C a p ric o rn -
T h is c a rd b e a r s a p i c t u r e o f a to w e r, w ith i t s b a ttle m e n ts s tr u c k by
l i g h t n i n g ; two men, one crow ned, th e o th e r uncrow ned, a r e f a l l i n g w ith
th e fra g m e n ts o f bro k en m asonry; th e a t t i t u d e o f th e fo rm e r r e c a l l s
th e shape o f th e l e t t e r AYIN. T h is c a rd c o n ta in s th e f i r s t a l l u s i o n
to a m a te r ia l b u ild in g in o u r p ac k , b u t we s h a l l f in d th e same symbol
re p ro d u c e d i n th e 1 6 th and 1 9 th a rc a n a - H ere i t s i g n i f i e s th e i n ­
v i s i b l e o r s p i r i t u a l w o rld , in c a r n a te d i n th e v i s i b l e o r m a te r ia l
w o rld .
The 1 6 th c a rd r e p r e s e n ts th e m a te r ia l f a l l o f Adam. He w i l l g r a d u a lly
become more g r o s s and e a r t h l y , u n t i l th e 1 8 th arcanum , i n w hich h e a t ­
t a i n s th e maximum o f h i s m a te r ia liz a tio n * The s ig n i f ic a n c e o f t h i s
f ig u r e i s a l l d e r iv e d from th e i d e a o f f a l l , o f th e m a t e r i a l i z a t i o n
o f th e s p i r i t u a l l e t t e r VAU.
1. M a t e r i a l i z a t i o n of God th e Holy S p i r i t , (se e 3 rd arcanum ).
E n tran ce o f th e Holy S p i r i t in to th e V is ib le W orld. The
Holy S p i r i t a c t i n g l i k e God o f M a tte r.
2- The m a t e r i a l i z a t i o n o f th e Adam-Eve, who have been s p i r i t u a l ­
iz e d u n t i l now.
E n tra n c e o f Adam-Eve i n t o th e v i s i b l e W o rld .—
THE FALL.
3- M a te r ia l iz a tio n o f t h e U n iv e r s e - P r in c ip le —
THE VISIBLE WORLD.'"
W aite d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : "THE TOWER." O c c u lt e x p la n a tio n s
r e g a r d in g t h i s c a rd a re m eagre and m o stly d is c o n c e r ti n g . I t i s i d l e
to i n d i c a t e t h a t i t d e p i c ts r u i n i n a l l i t s a s p e c ts , b e c a u se i t b e a r s
ev id e n c e on th e s u r f a c e . I t i s s a id f u r t h e r t h a t i t c o n ta in s th e f i r s t
I l l u s i o n to m a te r ia l b u ild in g , b u t I do n o t co n ceiv e t h a t th e Tower i s
more o r l e s s m a te r ia l th a n th e p i l l a r s w hich we have met w ith i n th r e e
p re v io u s c a s e s . I can se e n o th in g t o w a rra n t Papus i n su p p o sin g t h a t
i t i s l i t e r a l l y th e f a l l o f Adam, b u t t h e r e i s more in fa v o u r o f h i s
a l t e r n a t i v e — t h a t i t s i g n i f i e s th e m a t e r i a l i z a t i o n o f th e s p i r i t u a l
w o rld . The b ib lio g r a p h e r C h r is t ia n im a g in e s t h a t i t i s th e d o w n fa ll
o f th e mind, s e e k in g to p e n e t r a t e th e m y ste ry o f God. I ag ree r a t h e r
w ith th e Grand O rie n t t h a t i t i s th e r u i n o f th e House o f L if e , when
e v i l h a s p r e v a ile d t h e r e i n , and above a l l t h a t i t i s th e r e n d in g of a
House o f D o c tr in e . I u n d e rs ta n d t h a t th e r e f e r e n c e i s , how ever, to a
House o f F alse h o o d . I t i l l u s t r a t e s a ls o i n th e m ost com prehensive way
th e o ld t r u t h t h a t "e x c e p t th e L ord b u ild th e h o u se , th e y la b o r i n v a in
t h a t b u ild i t . "
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There i s a sen se in w hich th e c a ta s tr o p h e i s a r e f l e c t i o n from th e p r e ­

v io u s c a rd , h u t n o t on th e s id e o f th e symbolism which I have t r i e d
to in d i c a t e t h e r e i n . I t i s more c o r r e c t l y a q u e s tio n of an alo g y : one
• i s co n cern ed w ith th e f a l l in to th e m a te r ia l and. anim al s t a t e , w h ile
th e o th e r s i g n i f i e s d e s tr u c tio n on th e i n t e l l e c t u a l s id e . The Tower
has b een spoken o f as a c h a s tis e m e n t of p r id e and th e i n t e l l e c t o v e r­
whelmed in th e a tte m p t to p e n e tr a te th e ily s te ry of God; b u t in n e i t h e r
case do th e s e e x p la n a tio n s acco u n t f o r th e two p e rso n s who a re th e
l i v i n g s u f f e r e r s . The one i s th e l i t e r a l word made v o id and th e o th e r
i s th e f a l s e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n . In y e t a d ee p er se n se , i t may s ig n if y
a ls o th e end of a d is p e n s a tio n , b u t th e re i s no p o s s i b i l i t y h e re f o r
th e c o n s id e r a tio n o f t h i s in v o lv e d q u e s tio n ."
S a in t ila r t in d e s c rib e d t h i s caTd as fo llo w s : "ARCANE XIV THE THUNDER
STRUCK TONER. T7e see h e re a pyram id whose p in n a c le i s cru sh e d down by
a s tr o k e o f l i g h t n i n g , th ro w in g down two men, one of them w ith a crown
on h i s head. T h is sym bolizes th e r u in of human pricfe and th e f a l s e
sc ie n c e by th e sudden in f lu x o f th e A s tr a l f l u i d . T his Arcane XVI means
th a t you a re g o in g s t r a i g h t to your r u in , which w i l l be due to y o u r
e x a g g e ra te d p r i d e , your f o o lis h v e n tu re s and your v o lu n ta ry m is ta k e s .”
The e x o te r ic m eaning of th e l o t h l e t t e r in th e Hebrew A lphabet AYIN i s
an EYE.
In th e P y th ag o rea n scheme o f numbers SIXTEEN i s r e p r e s e n te d to ty o if v
LUXURY, SENSUALITYGOOD-FORTUNE
T his c a rd i s sy m b o lized by a pyram id d e c a p ita te d by a th u n d e r b o lt. A
crowned and an uncrow ned man a r e p r e c i p i t a t e d from a p la tf o r m b u i l t on
seven s te p s , f a l l i n g down w ith th e g r e a t o f th e d e b r is .
A pyram id as th e most s ta b le o f s o l i d s , i s th e symbol o f e a r t h l y s e ­
c u r i t y . As composed o f f o u r t r i n e s , w hich a re i t s s i d e s , i t a ls o
sy m b o lizes th e f o u r m a te r ia l e le m e n ts .
That th e pyram id h a s b een s tr u c k by li g h t n i n g to th e d i s a s t e r o f b o th
a crowned and an uncrow ned man, sy m b o lizes t h a t n a tu re i s no r e s p e c te r
o f p e r s o n s , and t h a t she s t r i k e s down b o th th e h ig h and th e low , k in g s
a s w e ll a s s u b j e c t s , who tr a n s g r e s s h e r law . I t i s a ls o a symbol o f
th o se r i v a l r i e s w hich a re so common among men, w hich d i v e r t e n e rg ie s
in to c h a n n e ls t h a t r e s u l t in r u in f o r a l l . I t a ls o r e p r e s e n ts th e f a ls e
s e c u r i t y w hich r e s u l t s from m a te r ia l su c c e s s and th e r e l i a n c e upon
p u r e ly m a te r ia l s c ie n c e , a s w e ll as th e s u re punishm ent t h a t i s a t t r i ­
b u te d to a d is o b e d ie n c e o f Cosmic Law.
P y th a g o ra s u se s o u r a n c ie n t te a c h in g s in showing t h a t we must use our
good f o r tu n e , n o t f o r lu x u ry and s e n s u a l i t y t u t f o r th e b e n e f i t of a l l
m ankind. I t n e v e r was meant f o r man to be p o v e r ty s t r i k e n , b u t he was
to have th e b e s t f r u i t s o f h i s la b o r as a m a te r ia l rew ard . However,
i f we make a god o f s u c c e s s and d e v o te o u r e f f o r t s o n ly to th e b u ild ­
in g o f m a te r ia l th i n g s , and f o r g e t th e s p i r i t u a l w an ts, t h e n ’a s t h i s
m ighty b u ild in g i s sy m b o lized a s b e in g d e s tro y e d an d w ith i t b o th 1
h ig h and m ighty, r i c h and p o o r, must be th e co n seq u en c e.
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To th e R o s ic ru c ia n s tu d e n t th e pyram id o r tow er in a t r i a n g u l a r form

h as much symbolism th a t w ould co v e r p ag es to d e s c r ib e . I t i s n o t a
c o in c id e n c e th a t th e pyram id i s on th e G re at S eal o f th e U n ite d S ta te s ,
n or t h a t th e ca p sto n e is l i f t e d above th e pyram id w ith an eye o r b la z ­
in g sun in th e c e n te r o f th e c a p s to n e . Thus th e c r e s t h a s n e v e r b een
com pleted and, t h e r e f o r e , th e pyram id i s n o t f i n i s h e d . As one o f o u r
h ig h R o s ic ru c ia n s tu d e n ts in th e fo rm e r p e r io d o f a c t i v i t y in A m erica,
Thomas J e f f e r s o n , h ad much to do w ith th e i n s t i t u t i o n o f t h i s s e a l ,
i t n a t u r a l l y le a d s u s to ta k e a much d i f f e r e n t c o n s tr u c tio n o f t h i s
symbol th a n t h a t ta k e n by th e u n i n i t i a t e d . The m otto on t h i s s e a l ,
"NOVUS ORDO SECLORUU," m eaning "A new S e r ie s o f A g e s" --d e n o tin g t h a t
a new o rd e r o f th in g s had commenced in th e W estern H em isphere, i s
lik e w is e b e a rin g f r u i t y e a r by y e a r, and we a s R o s ic ru c ia n s tu d e n ts
a re showing th e way.

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e N in e te e n th D isc o u rse )
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SECRET DISCOURSE NUMBER TWENTY PAGE ONE
By P r a t e r A q u ariu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
THE SEVENTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT
THE STARS
Papus d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s : "The l ? t h Hebrew L e t t e r PHE
e x p r e s s e s the same h ie r o g ly p h ic meaning as th e BETH (3nd c a rd ) b u t in
a more ex ten d ed sense* F o r* w h ile th e BETH s i g n i f i e s th e mouth o f man
a s an o rg an o f sp e e c h , th e PHE r e p r e s e n ts th e pro d u ce of th a t o rg an :
Speech. I t i s th e s ig n o f speech and a l l t h a t i s co n n ected w ith i t —
th e Word in a c tio n in N ature w ith a l l i t s co n seq u en ces. A stro n o m ic ally
t h i s l e t t e r resp o n d s to M ercury, th e God o f Speech, and a l l s c i e n t i f i c
com m ercial d i f f u s i o n , th e God o f U n iv e rsa l exchange betw een a l l b e in g s
and a l l w o rld s. PHE i s a double l e t t e r .
The id e a s e x p re sse d by t h i s symbol o f th e STAR a r e :
1. Of th e e x p a n sio n o f f l u i d s ;
2. Of t h e i r e x te r n a l re n e w a l.
A nude fem ale p o u rs th e W ater o f U n iv e rs a l L if e from two cu p s. The
g e n iu s o f th e Sun (1 4 th arcanum) h a s now d escen d ed to th e e a r t h u n d er
th e form o f t h i s young g i r l , th e image o f e t e r n a l Youth- The f l u i d s ,
which she fo rm e rly p o u red from one v ase to th e o th e r , she now throw s
upon th e ground ( f i r s t id e a ) .
The young g i r l i s crowned w ith 7 s t a r s ; in th e m id st o f them s h in e s
one w hich i s v e ry l a r g e and b r i l l i a n t . N ear h e r an i b i s ( o r som etim es
a b u t t e r f l y ) r e s t s upon a flo w e r ( o r a b u s h ).
H ere we f i n d th e symbol o f im m o rta lity . The s o u l ( i b i s o r b u t t e r f l y )
w i l l s u rv iv e th e body, w hich i s o n ly a p la c e o f t r i a l (Ephem eral
f lo w e r .) The co u rag e t o b e a r th e s e t r i a l s w i l l come from above ( th e
s ta rs ).
The f a l l o f th e D iv in e and o f th e Human in to th e M a te ria l h as s c a r c e ly
ta k en p la o e , when a m y ste rio u s v o ic e w h isp e rs courage to th e S in n e r
by showing him f u tu r e r e - in s ta te m e n t th ro u g h t r i a l .
T h is c a rd e x a c tly b a la n c e s th e e v i l e f f e c t s of th e p re c e d in g one, and
from i t we d e riv e th e fo llo w in g s i g n i f i c a t i o n —
1 . OPPOSITION OR DESTRUCTION. No d e s tr u c tio n i s f i n a l . E very­
th in g i s e t e r n a l and im m ortal in God—
IMMORTALITY.
2 . The f a l l i s n o t i r r e p a r a b l e - T h is i s w h isp e re d to u s by th e
i n t u i t i v e se n tim e n t t h a t we name
HOPE:
3. The V is ib le U n iv erse c o n ta in s th e so u rc e o f i t s D iv in iz a tio n
in i t s e l f . T h is i s —
THE FORCE WHICH DISPENSES THE ESSENCE OF LIFE,
w hich g iv e s i t th e means o f p e r p e t u a lly renew ing i t s c r e a tio n s
a f t e r t h e i r d e s t r u c t i o n ."
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W aite d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd as fo llo w s : "THE STAR. A g r e a t , r a d ia n t

S ta r o f e ig h t ra y s , su rro u n d ed by seven l e s s e r s t a r s — a ls o o f e ig h t
r a y s . The fem ale f i g u r e in th e fo re g ro u n d i s e n t i r e l y n ak ed . Her
l e f t knee i s on th e land, and h e r r i g h t f o o t upon the w a te r. She p o u r 3
th e W ater of L ife from two g r e a t ew ers, i r r i g a t i n g se a and la n d . Be­
h in d h e r i s r i s i n g ground and on th e Tight a shrub o r t r e e , whereon
a b i r d a l i g h t s . The f ig u r e e x p re s s e s youth and b e a u ty . The s t a r i s
L 'e t o i l e flam b o y a n te, w hich a p p e a rs in Masonic sym bolism , b u t h as been
c o n fu se d th e r e in . That w hich th e f ig u r e com m unicates to th e l i v i n g
scene i s th e su b sta n c e o f th e h eav en s and th e e le m e n ts. I t h a s been
t r u l y s a id th a t th e m o tto es o f t h i s c a r d a r e ''W aters of l i f e f r e e l y " ,
and " G if ts o f th e S p i r i t . "
The Summary o f s e v e r a l taw dry e x p la n a tio n s sa y s t h i s i s th e c a rd of
hope. On o th e r p la n e s i t h a s b ee n c e r t i f i e d as •im m o rta lity and in ­
t e r i o r l i g h t . F o r th e m a jo rity o f p re p a re d m inds, th e f ig u r e w i l l s p -
p e a r as th e type o f T ru th u n v e ile d , g lo r io u s in undying b e a u ty , p o u r­
in g on th e w a te rs o f th e so u l some p a r t and m easure o f h e r p r i c e l e s s
p o s s e s s io n . But she i s in r e a l i t y th e G reat M other in th e K a b a lis tic
S e p h ira B inah, w hich i s su p e rn a l to th e S e p u iro th t h a t a re below in
th e m easure t h a t th e y can r e c e iv e h e r i n f l u x ."
S a in t M a rtin , th e R o s ic ru c ia n , d e s c r ib e d th e c a r d a s f o llo w s : "ARCANE
XVII. THE STAR OF THE MAGI. T h is r e p r e s e n ts a nude g i r l w ith one
f o o t on th e Sea and one f o o t on th e E a rth ; she r e p r e s e n ts T ru th and
h o ld s two cups from which flow K in d n ess and C h a rity , th e balm t h a t
a l l e v i a t e s human s u f f e r i n g . The Sea r e p r e s e n ts th e b i t t e r n e s s o f th e
days of sorrow . Over th e young g i r l s h in e s an e ig h t- p o i n te d s t a r , a
double symbol o f th e U n iv erse an d o f th e D iv in e T r i n i t y ; a t i t s c o n te r
i s found a w h ite p y ram id , a b la c k one u p -sid e-d o w n . T h is i s th e
emblem o f th e g r e a t o c c u lt law w hich i s w orded a s f o llo w s : "T h at w hich
i s above i s l i k e t h a t w hich i s b elo w ." Seven s m a lle r s t a r s r e p r e s e n t
th e seven P la n e ts o f A n cie n t A s tro lo g y . Next t o th e woman th e r e i s a
flo w e r w ith th r e e b lo sso m s and above th e u p p e r one a b u t t e r f l y ooens
i t s w in g s.
T his Arcane XVII means t h a t i f you f r e e y o u r s e lf from y o u r lo w er p a s ­
s io n s an d y o u r in b o rn e r r o r s , and s t e a d f a s t l y stu d y th e m y s te rie s of
th e t r u e s c ie n c e you w i l l be g iv e n th e key t o th e m y s te r ie s o f l i f e . "
The 1 7 th Hebrew l e t t e r o f th e a lp h a b e t i s PE, e x o t e r i c a l l y m eaning "a
m outh."
In th e P y th ag o rea n scheme o f numbers SEVENTEEN i s r e p r e s e n te d a s MIS­
FORTUNE, DISREGARD, OBLIVION.
T his c a r d i s sy m b o lized by a b la z in g s t a r o f e ig h t ra y s i n th e c e n te r
o f w hich i s a w h ite t r i n e w ith th e p o in t upward jo in e d a t i t s b ase to
a b la c k t r i n e w ith i t s p o in t downward. T h is s t a r i s su rro u n d e d by-
seven o th e r s t a r s . I t h o v e rs o v e r a nude i^oung g i r l who h a s one f o o t
on th e s e a and th e o th e r fo o t on la n d , and w h o p o u rs a f l u i d from two
cups, one o f g o ld , th e o th e r o f s i l v e r . N ear th e g i r l i s a flo w e r of
th re e b lo sso m s, and above th e u p p e r one a b u t t e r f l y opens i t s w in g s.
This young g i r l i s th e emblem o f TRUTH. She i s nude, s ig n i f y in g t h a t
TRUTH can be p r e c e iv e d o n ly when s t r i p p e d o f th e p re c o n c e iv e d id e a s
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and dogm atic o p in io n s w ith w hich i t h a s been c lo th e d by th e a r t i f i c i a l

itie s of c iv iliz a tio n .‘
She r e s t s p a r t l y on th e la n d and p a r t l y upon .the se a to d e n o te t h a t
TRUTH i s d u a l, tlie t r u t h o f r e a l i t y and th e t r u t h o f a p p e a ra n c e s, th e
t r u t h o f th e p r a c t i c a l and th e t r u t h o f th e id e a l'. The two cups r e ­
p r e s e n t o f co u rse th e n e g a tiv e and p o s i t i v e s id e s o f e v e ry th in g t h a t
m a n if e s ts .
The e i g h t p o in te d s t a r sy m b o lizes th e Law o f E q u ilib riu m , th e b a la n c e
betw een s p i r i t and m a tte r , male and fe m a le , th e in n e r an d th e o u te r .
I t i s th e book o f th e a p o c a ly p se s e a le d w ith sev en s e a l s , and th u s
r e p r e s e n ts th e in n e r r e a l i z a t i o n and th e o u te r r e a l i z a t i o n , th e b i r t h
o f th e so u l and th e b i r t h o f th e body, w hich in a s tr o lo g y i s p a id to
he u n d e r th e in f lu e n c e o f th e p l a n e t s , r e p r e s e n te d h e r e in by th e seven
su rro u n d in g s t a r s o r s e a l s .
Each o f th e s e s m a lle r s t a r s h a s fo u r p o i n t s , to s i g n i f y th e f o u r m ani­
f e s t a t i o n s o f m a tte r , FIRE, WATER, EARTH and AIR.
We m ight in d ic a t e t h a t th e two TRINES o f th e l a r g e r s t a r sym bolize 1he
H erm etic. Axiom, "As i t i s below , so i t i s ab o v e", and r e v e a ls t h a t
e v o lu tio n , im p lie s a p re c e d in g in v o lu tio n .
The b u t t e r f l y i s a symbol o f im m o rta lity .
The most pronounced symbolism o f t h i s c a rd i s t h a t i t p o r tr a y s d u alism
in a l l i t s form s.
The P y th ag o rea n scheme of num bers a s a p p lie d t o t h i s c a r d , MISFORTUNE,
DISREGARD and OBLIVION, shows t h a t o u r a n c ie n t M asters w e ll knew t h a t
th e v a r io u s in c a r n a tio n s o f man w ere f o r th e p u rp o se o f p u r i f i c a t i o n
of th e p e r s o n a l i t y , so t h a t i t would l e a r n t h a t i t c o u ld n o t d is r e g a r d
th e y e a rn in g s o f th e s o u l, w hich se n se d m is fo rtu n e and f e a r e d o b liv io n
f o r t h i s p e r s o n a l i t y i f i t d id n o t obey th e Cosmic Laws. T h e re fo re ,
w h ile th e p u re i n t u i t i o n s o f th e S o u l, when s u f f i c i e n t l y f r e e d from
V arious o th e r in f lu e n c e s , a r e r e l i a b l e g u id e s to TRUTH; f o r th o se who
have n o t a t t a i n e d a v ery h ig h d e g re e o f s p i r i t u a l i n i t i a t i o n , th e so u l
doe 8 n o t sp eak . T h is i s one of th e p u rp o se s o f o u r le s s o n s in R o sie ru
o ia n s t u d i e s , th e aw akening o f th e p s y c h ic f a c u l t i e s so t h a t we may
re c o g n iz e th e t r u t h of a p p e a ra n c e s alw ays a t i t s t r u e v a lu e . We do
n o t deny th e e x is te n c e o f m a tte r and i t s p r o p e r t i e s , b u t we do know
t h a t th e m a te r ia l body i s o nly a v e h ic le f o r th e e x p re s s io n 'o f th e
p sy c h ic f a c u l t i e s , w hich in th e end a re th e REAL HAN. To become i n t i ­
mate w ith t h i s REAL INNER SELF i s th e s o le p u rp o se o f A rcane te a c h in g s

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By F r a t e r A q u a riu s, S c rib e
To The One P r iv i le g e d :
THE EIGHTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT
THE L40QN
P a p u s d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s ; "The 1 8 th Hebrew l e t t e r TZADDI
r e p r e s e n ts th e h ie r o g ly p h ic id e a co n n e cte d w ith t h a t o f TSTH (9 th c a rd );
b u t c h i e f l y s i g n i f i e s a te rm , an aim , an en d . I t i s a f i n a l c o n c lu d ­
in g s ig n , r e l a t i n g to a l l th e id e a s o f term , o f s u c c e s s io n , d iv i s i o n
and aim . The TZADDI i s a sim p le l e t t e r ; it: c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e
z o d ia c a l sig n o f AQUARIUS.
We have tr a v e r s e d th e s te p s w hich th e s p i r i t d escen d s i n i t s g ra d u a l
and u t t e r f a l l to w ard s th e m a te r ia l w o rld . A ll i s now ended; th e
s p i r i t i s com p letely m a te r ia liz e d , and th e change i s in d ic a te d by th e
1 8 th c a rd . I t d e p ic ts a meadow f e e b ly l i g h t e d by th e moon.
The l i g h t , symbol o f th e s o u l, no lo n g e r re a c h e s us d i r e c t l y ; th e
m a te r ia l w o rld i s o n ly lig h te d , by r e f l e c t i o n .
The meadow i s bounded by a tow er on each s i d e . Drops o f b lo o d are
f a l l i n g from th e moon.
The m a te r ia l w o rld i s th e l a s t p o in t w hich th e s p i r i t can re a c h ; i t
can descend no lo w e r. T h is i s shown by th e b o u n d a rie s o f th e f i e l d .
The d ro p s o f b lo o d r e p r e s e n t th e d e s c e n t o f th e S p i r i t in to M a tte r.
A p a th s p r in k le d w ith d ro p s o f b lo o d lo s e s i t s e l f in th e h o r iz o n . In
th e c e n te r o f th e f i e l d a dog a n d a w olf a r e h o w lin g a t th e moon; a
c r a y f is h i s c lim b in g o u t o f th e w a te r betw een th e two a n im a ls .
The e n tr y o f s p i r i t in to m a tte r i s so g r e a t a f a l l t h a t e v e ry th in g
c o n s p ir e s to augment i t .
S e r v ile s p i r i t s ( th e dog) savage s o u ls ( th e w o lf) and c ra w lin g c r e a ­
t u r e s ( th e c r a y f is h ) a r e a l l p r e s e n t w atc h in g th e f a l l o f th e s o u l,
h o p in g to a id in i t s d e s t r u c t i o n .
1 . End o f d iv in e M a t e r i a l i z a t i o n . F in a l p o in t o f in v o lu tio n :
CHAOS.
,3 . End o f m a t e r i a l i z a t i o n o f man—
TEE MATERIAL BODY and i t s PASSIONS.
3. End of p h y s ic a l m a t e r i a l i z a t i o n .
MATTER."
W aite d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd as fo llo w s : "THE MOON. The d i s t i n c t i o n
betw een t h i s c a rd and some o f th e c o n v e n tio n a l ty p e s i s t h a t th e Uoon
i s in c r e a s in g in what i s c a l l e d th e s id e o f m ercy, to th e r i g h t of th e
o b s e rv e r. I t h a s 16 c h ie f and 16 seco n d ary r a y s . The c a rd r e p r e s e n ts
l i f e o f th e im a g in a tio n a p a r t from th e l i f e o f th e s p i r i t . The p a th
betw een th e to w ers i s th e is s u e in to th e unknown. The dog and th e
w o lf a r e th e f e a r s o f th e n a t u r a l mind in th e p re se n c e o f t h a t p la c e
o f e x i t , w hich th e r e i s o n ly r e f l e c t e d l i g h t to g u id e .
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The l a s t r e f e r e n c e i s th e key to a n o th e r form o f sym bolism . The i n t e l ­
l e c t u a l l i g h t i s a r e f l e c t i o n anti beyoncl i t i s th e unknown m ystery
which i t cannot show f o r t h . I t illu m in a te s o u r anim al n a tu r e , ty p e s
of w hich a re r e p r e s e n te d below— th e dog, th e w o lf and t h a t w hich comer,
up o u t of th e d eep s, th e nam eless and h id e o u s ten d en cy w hich i s low er
th a n th e savage b e a s t . I t s t r i v e s to a t t a i n m a n if e s ta tio n , sym bolized
by c ra w lin g from th e ab y ss o f w a te r to th e la n d , b u t a s a r u le i t s in k s
back whence i t came. The f a c e o f th e mind d i r e c t s s calm gaze upon th e
u n r e s t below; th e dew o f th o u g h t f a l l s ; th e message i s : P eace, be
s t i l l ; and i t may be t h a t th e r e s h a ll come a calm upon th e anim al
n a tu r e , w h ile th e ab y ss b e n e a th s h a ll ce ase from g iv in g up a fo rm ."
S a in t M a rtin , th e R o s ic ru c ia n , d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd as fo llo w s : ARCANE
X V III. THE TWILIGHT. Two pyram id s s ta n d on th e edge of a ro ad ; in
f r o n t o f them two dogs howl a t th e moon; below a sc o rp io n i s seen . One
o f th e pyram ids i s w h ite and i s th e emblem o f True S cie n ce; th e o th e r
pyram id i s b la c k ar.d i s th e symbol of E r r o r . The two dogs r e p r e s e n t
Good and E v il, and th e sc o rp io n i s th e emblem o f P e r v e r s i t y , th e w o rst
f e a t u r e o f v ic e . T h is Arcane XVIII means t h a t e v a y th in g i s c o n s p irin g
a g a in s t you and you a lo n e a r e k e p t in ig n o ran c e of th e r e a l s i t u a t i o n .
Enemies o f th e w o rs t k in d a re p l o t t i n g a g a in s t you, o f te n h id in g t h e i r
tr e a c h e r y u n d er th e g arb o f f l a t t e r y . "
The 1 8 th l e t t e r o f th e HEBREW LETTER i s TSA-DHE and e x o t e r i c a l l y s ig n ­
i f i e s na f is h - h o o k .”
In th e P y th ag o rea n scheme of numbers EIGHTEEN i s r e p r e s e n te d a s symbol­
iz in g MISERLINESS, HARDNESS, TYRANNY.
T his c a rd i s sy m b o lized by two pyram ids a t th e edge o f a ro a d . The
moon above h a l f o b sc u re d by th e c lo u d s , sh ed s a p a le t w i l i g h t . One
of th e pyram ids i s b la c k , which i s presum ed to r e p r e s e n t th e ig n o ra n t
and u n s p i r i t u a l p a r t o f l i f e . The o th e r i s w h ite , sy m b o liz in g a l i f e
e n lig h te n e d by s c ie n c e and s p i r i t u a l wisdom. In f r o n t o f i t i s a
d o o r, o r e x i t , i n d i c a t i n g th a t th o s e th u s e n lig h te n e d a r e n o t e a r t h -
bound, b u t p a s s f r e e l y co th e p s y c h ic realm s when th e o c c a sio n demands.
In th e ro a d b e fo re th e pyram id s a re two dogs, one w h ite and one b la c k ;
w h ile betw een them in a c i r c l e o f w h ite c ra w ls a s c o rp io n . T his ag a in
s i g n i f i e s th e d u a l i t y o f e v e ry th in g , and i t i s o n ly by a com parison
t h a t we l e a r n w hat i s Cosmic law and what i s f o rb id d e n .
At f i r s t th o u g h t i t seems r a t h e r haari. to r e c o n c ile why P y th a g o ra s gave
t o num be r 18 th e a t t r i b u t e s o f if IS.ERLI NESS, HARDNESS and TYRANNY. Yet
upon i n v e s t i g a t i o n , we f in d t h a t t h i s o ld Ro3 ic r u c ia n M aster e v e r lied
upperm ost in h i s m ind, n o t th e n e g a tiv e d u a l i t i e s , b u t r a t h e r th e
im portance o f th e p o s i t i v e q u a l i t i e s .
He f r e e l y gave to h i s s tu d e n ts know ledge, n ev e r e x e r c is e d any ty ra n n y
o v er them because o f h i s s u p e r io r know ledge, and co n se q u e n tly th e re
c o u ld be no h a rd n e s s o r h a rs h n e s s in t h i s 1 makeup. In h i s p o s tu l a ti o n s
and e x p e rim e n ts, he handed down f r e e l y to p o s t e r i t y , and v e i l e d much
o f h i s te a c h in g s , so t h a t o n ly th e y who had th e stam in a to work in th e
r i g h t d i r e c t i o n , w ould r e c e iv e th e knowledge to h e lp on th e scheme oi
th e Cosmic Law to w ard s e v o lu tio n .
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The Buddha in h i s te a c h in g s to h i s d i s c i p l e s im p lie d t h a t even p h ilo ­

sophy h a d i t s l i m i t s , and t h a t w hich we a tte m p t to d e s c r ib e i s in d e ­
s c r ib a b le ; we must l e t w ords a lo n e . The s u b je c ti v e s e l f e lu d e s a l l
d e s c rip tio n .
The Buddha w is e ly ta u g h t th a t a man i s th e a r c h i t e c t of h is own f o r tu n e s
in ev e ry r e l a t i o n of l i f e . He l i v e s in th e house which h i s fo rm er ex­
p e r ie n c e s have b u i l t f o r him w ith h i s own h ands; and i n e q u a l i t i e s and
s u f f e r i n g s , o th e rw is e in e x p lic a b le , a r e s e t b e fo re us as a consequence.
W ealth may be a t e s t o r a m is fo rtu n e , p o v e rty a b le s s in g and so f o r t h .
Each can be t e s t e d o r c o n s id e re d o n ly in r e l a t i o n to th e inn erm o st
b ein g of man; and none can ju d g e of i t s w o rk in g s b u t h im s e lf , who h * s
th e problem of w orking w ith , and upon th e s t u f f h i s th o u g h ts and a c ­
tio n s have p ro v id e d f o r him . T h is i s th e law of EARIiA and he p la c e d
i t upon such a s c i e n t i f i c f o o tin g t h a t i t i s a c c e p ta b le even to d ay in
modern p sy c h o lo g y . I t i s m ech an ical in i t s w orking, b u t by no means
m echanical in i t s g e n e s is , f o r a l l i t s g e n e r a to r s axe c r e a t u r e s of
grow th, developm ent and p e r c e p tiv e c o n s c io u s n e s s , w hich can and w i l l
be d ev elo p ed to th e h i g h e s t . Each one i s f r e e , He i s c a p ta in o f h i s
fa te . S e lf - c o n tr o l and d i s c i p l i n e can be m a d e h i 3 s e r v a n ts . C a u sa tio n
i s a cosmic f o rc e and e f f e c t s th e w hole ten d en cy o f th e w o rld a s w e ll
as of th e in d iv i d u a l. The wave, sm all as i t i s , i s p a r t of th e o cean .
No man can be r ig h te o u s o r u n rig h te o u s w ith o u t a f f e c t i n g th e u n iv e r s e ,
because he i s p a r t of th e u n iv e r s e , and we know th a t in a c h a in o f con­
sequences n o t an atom can move w ith o u t a f f e c t i n g th e march o f th e
p l a n e t s . T h is, t h e r e f o r e , makes th e Law of Karma a p a r t o f o u r s e lv e s ,
and hence th e te a c h in g s of- th e ALIORC, th a t th e re i s o n ly ONE 30UL in
th e UNIVERSE becomes n a t u r a l l y and l o g i c a l l y c o r r e c t . T h is th e n makes
ev ery one s t r i v e to do what i s r i g h t , n o t b ecau se i t i s a s e l f i s h d e­
s i r e , b u t becau se th e Cosmic Law so o r d a in s . 'Tlth t h i s e x p la n a tio n
o f th e Buddha and t h a t of P y th a g o ra s, i t i s easy to o b se rv e th e in c o r ­
r e c t d e s c r i p t i o n s of th e symbolism d e s c rib e d to t h i s 1 8 th c a rd , and
th e u t t e r d is r e g a r d i t s v a r io u s exponents have o f th e t r u e m eaning of
t h i s arcanum .

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By F r a t e r A au a riu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
NINETEENTH LETTER OF THE TAROT.
"The Sun"
Papus d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd as fo llo w s : "The 1 9 th Hebrew l e t t e r QUOPK
H ie ro g ly p h ic a l l y e x p re s s e s a sh a rp weapon, e v e ry th in g t h a t i s u s e f u l
to man, t h a t d efen d s him and makes an e f f o r t f o r him .
The QU.OPH i s th e r e f o r e a p a r t i c u l a r l y co m p ressiv e, a s t r i n g e n t and
c u t tin g s ig n ; i t i s th e imago o f a g g lo m e ra tiv e , r e s t r i c t i n g form , which
g iv e s r i s e to th e id e a o f m a te r ia l e x is te n c e .
T his l e t t e r r e p r e s e n ts KAPH 11 e n t i r e l y m a te r ia l iz e d , a p p ly in g i t s e l f
to p u re ly p h y s ic a l o b j e c t s . H ere i s a p r o g re s s io n o f th e s ig n —
HE (C ard 5) U n iv e rs a l L if e
CHETH (C ard 8) E lem entary e x i s te n c e . The e f f o r t of n a tu r e .
KAPH (C ard 11) A s s im ila te d l i f e , te n d in g to m a te r ia l fo rm s.
QUOPH (C ard 19) M a te r ia l e x is te n c e , becom ing th e medium of fo rm s.
Q'JOPK i s a sim ple l e t t e r ; i t c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e sig n GEMINI.
Two naked c h ild r e n s ta n d in a w a lle d e n c lo s u r e . The sun se n d s down
i t s ra y s upon them; drops o f g o ld escap e from him and f a l l upon th e
g ro u n d .
The s p i r i t resum es i t s ascen d en cy . I t i s no lo n g e r a r e f l e c t e d l i g h t ,
as in th e p re v io u s arcanum , w hich illu m in e s th e f i g u r e , b u t th e d i r e c t
c r e a tiv e l i g h t o f th e God of o u r U n iv erse w hich flo o d s i t w ith i t s
ra y s.
The vtalla in d ic a t e t h a t we a re B t i l l in th e v i s i b l e o r m a te r ia l w o rld .
The two c h ild r e n sym bolize th e c r e a tiv e f l u i d s , p o s i t i v e and n e g a tiv e ,
o f th e new c r e a tu r e .
1. Awakening o f th e S p i r i t . T r a n s itio n from th e m a te r ia l w o rld
to th e d iv in e w o rld . N ature ac c o m p lish in g th e f u n c tio n s of
God—
THE ELEMENTS.
3* The body o f man i s renew ed—
NUTRITION; DIGESTION.
3. The m a te r ia l w o rld commences i t s a s c e n s io n tow ards God—
THE MINERAL KINGDOM.“
U a ite d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd as f o llo w s : "THE SUN. The naked c h ild
mounted on a w h ite h o rs e and d is p la y in g a re d s ta n d a rd h a s been men­
tio n e d a lr e a d y as th e b e t t e r symbolism c o n n e cte d w ith t h i s c a r d . I t
i s th e d e s tin y o f th e S u p e rn a tu ra l E a s t, and th e g r e a t and h o ly l i g h t
which goes b e fo re th e e n d le s s p ro c e s s io n o f h u m an ity , coming o u t from
th e w a lle d g ard en o f th e s e n s i t i v e l i f e and p a s s in g on th e journey
home. The c a rd s i g n i f i e s , th e r e f o r e , th e t r a n s i t from th e m a n ife s t
l i g h t o f t h i s w o rld , r e p r e s e n te d by th e g lo r io u s sun o f e a r t h , to th e
l i g h t o f th e w o rld to come, w hich goes b e fo re a s p i r a t i o n and i s typified
by th e h e a r t o f a c h i l d .
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But th e l a s t a l l u s i o n i s ag a in th e key to a d i f f e r e n t form o r a s p e c t

o f th e symbolism. The sun i s t h a t o f c o n s c io u sn e ss in th e s p i r i t —
th e d i r e c t as th e a n t i t h e s i s o f th e r e f l e c t e d l i g h t . The c h a r a c te r ­
i s t i c ty p e of hum anity h as become a l i t t l e c h i l d t h e r e i n — a c h i l d in
th e se n se o f s im p lic ity and in n o cen ce in th e s e n se o f wisdom. In t h a t
s i m p lic ity he b e a rs th e s e a l o f N atu re and o f A rt; in t h a t in n o cen ce,
he s i g n i f i e s th e r e s to r e d w o rld . When th e se lf-k n o w in g s p i r i t lias
dawned in th e c o n s c io u sn e ss above th e n a t u r a l mind, t h a t mind in i t s
renew al le a d s f o r t h th e anim al n a tu r e in a s t a t e o f p e r f e c t c o n fo rm ity .1'
S a in t H a r tin , th e R o s ic ru c ia n , d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd as fo llo w s :
"ARCANE XIX. THE DAZZLING LIGHT. Under a r a d ia n t sun, a young man
and a young g i r l h o ld each o th e r by th e hand w ith in a c i r c l e o f flow ers;
t h i s A rcane sym b o lizes lo v e , w hich b r in g s H ap p in ess; th e sig n w ith in
th e Sun above the co u p le i s th e symbol of u n iv e r s a l g e n e r a tio n . T h is
Arcane XIX means th a t you w i l l be happy and no one s h a l l ta k e your
h a p p in e s s from you, i f you o n ly keep i t w ith in th e l i m i t s of th e home
and th e sa n c tu a ry o f yo u r h e a r t . "
The 1 9 th l e t t e r o f th e Hebrew a lp h a b e t e x o t e r i c a l l y means " th e back
o f th e head" and i s s p e lle d KOPH.
In th e P y th ag o rean scheme o f numbers NINETEEN r e p r e s e n ts FOOLISHNESS
and INSANITY.
In t h i s c a rd , we have a young man and a young woman h o ld in g each o th e r
b y 'th e hand. About them i s a c i r c l e of 30 flo w e rs w hich s p rin g s from
th e e a r t h . Above i s a r a d ia n t Sun o f 31 r a y s , in th e c e n te r o f w hich
iB th e symbol o f u n io n . T his Sun i s th e symbol of p e r f e c t union and
of p e r f e c t harmony in. p h y s ic a l d e s i r e s , i n t e l l e c t u a l i n t e r e s t and
s p ir itu a l a s p ira tio n s .
The young man and woman a re sim ply d r e s s e d , in d ic a t in g a s im p lic ity
in d e s ir e s and a p u r i t y of th o u g h t. The flo w e rs s p r in g in g up about
them sym bolize th e jo y and h a p p in e ss of th e d o m estic c i r c l e w hich more
th a n com pensates them f o r m a te r ia l h a r d s h ip s . The 20 flo w e rs s ig n if y
th e p o te n c y o f d o m estic harmony to Awaken and R e s u rre c t th e s p i r i t u a l
f l o r a o f th e s o u l.
I n s p i r a t i o n means th e in d rav /in g o f th e s p i r i t . Tile so u rc e o f a l l l i f e
and en erg y and s p i r i t u a l pow er i s th e SUN, an d HE i s th e tr u e so u rce
o f i n s p i r a t i o n . Papus g iv e s th e z o d ia c a l in f lu e n c e o f t h i s c a r d to
G em ini. He i s w rong f o r i t b e lo n g s to LEO, th e t r u e home o f th e
SUN. LEO i e th e home o f th e SUN, th e h e a r t c e n te r o f man th ro u g h
w hich th e SUN e x e r t s i t s s tr o n g e s t i n s p i r a t i o n a l pow er. LEO, t h e r e ­
fo re c o rre sp o n d s to th e c a p a c ity to r e c e iv e i n s p i r a t i o n . Love, w hich
i s r u le d by th e sig n o f LEO, i s acknow ledged to be th e power w hich
opens th e i n s p i r a t i o n a l g a t e s . T h is i s sym b o lized by th e SUN o v e r­
shadowing th e lo v e r s in t h i s c a rd .
At th e c e n te r of o u r s o l a r system i s xhe SUIT, t h e 'g i v e r of l i f e and
l i g h t t o she w hole sy stem . I t s symbol in a s tr o lo g y ia a p o in t w ith in
th e c i r c l e , sy m b o lisin g th e one u n ity u n d e r ly in g a l l th in g s . T his
p o in t in. th e m iddle o f tile C i r c le , i s th e b e g in n in g o f a l l t h a t i s to
b e, th e u n m a n ife ste d , a b s o lu te , p r im o r d ia l, perm anent C e n tre , th e
unspoken TfORD from w hich a l l i s to em an ate.
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From th e E a s te rn P h ilo so p h y known as th e WISDOLi RELIGION, we have

been ta u g h t to look upon th e SUN as th e p h y s ic a l body, o r r a t h e r th e
outw ard g lo ry , o f th e CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE in th e S o la r System . The
SUN, how ever, i s o n ly th e r e f l e c t i o n of th e CENTRAL o r UNIVERSAL SUN,
a lth o u g h to ue on e a r t h i t r e p r e s e n ts th e h ig h e s t we can hope to know
o r u n d e rs ta n d w h ile i n h a b itin g human b o d ie s . Every sun in th e h eav en s
i s b u t th e r e f l e c t i o n o f a DIVINE GLORY o f w hich v;e can o b ta in no
ad e q u ate c o n c e p tio n , f o r no man can lo o k upon th e REAL SUIT and LIVE.
In t h i s s to r y w hich comes to ue of th e A ncient Wisdom r e l i g i o n , ’i t
i s p o s tu l a te d t h a t from th e CENTRAL SUN, w hich i t s e l f i s t r i p l e , a r i s e
Seven B eings o r Holy Ones, who send f o r t h T h e ir Rays o r f o rc e s in to
Seven S o la r sy stem s; and o u r SUN r e p r e s e n ts one o f th e s e Rays. In
th e New Teatam ent we re a d t h a t J e s u s s a id : " I and my f a t h e r are one"
(John X, 30), "and I ascen d u n to my F a th e r and your F a th e r" (John XX.
1 7 )— showing t h a t He and th o se who fo llo w e d Him b elo n g ed to th e same
'S t a r ' o r ‘F a th e r ’ in th e same p la n e ta r y realm ; and t h i s i s th e
a s t r o l o g i c a l e x p la n a tio n o f th e sta te m e n t in John XIV, 2: "In my
F a t h e r 's house a re many m an sio n s."
Our v i s i b l e Sun i s th e r e f o r e shown to be th e SHADOW o f th e CENTRAL SUIT
a c tin g as a c o n c re te symbol o f th e E te r n a l POINT from which i t em anate
and around which i t moves in a c y c le o f th o u san d s o f y e a r s .
We, as R o s ic ru c ia n S tu d e n ts , have to do w ith e a c h in c a r n a tio n a s we
f in d i t , and p o s tu l a ti o n s o f th e h e r e a f t e r a re o n ly to a c e r t a i n ex­
t e n t im p o ssib le to p u t in lan g u ag e t h a t i s e n t i r e l y u n d e rs ta n d a b le to
o ur c o n s c io u s n e s s . W hether th e Seven G reat S p i r i t s o r C o sm o crato res,
beyond our V is ib l e SUN, have a DIRECT r e f l e c t i o n in th e seven p la n e ts
f a m i l i a r to a s t r o l o g e r s , we are th e r e f o r e u n a b le to say d e f i n i t e l y .
But i t a p p e a rs to be e v id e n t t h a t a p p ly in g th e maxim, "As above so
b elo w ," th e Sun o f our System i s a S ta r h av in g stre a m s o f in flu e n c e
w hich seem t o l i n k i t w ith each p la n e t and g iv e to each a s p e c ia l
lo r d s h ip ov er c e r t a i n s ig n s o f th e Z odiac; f o r th e SUN h a s p rim a l
lo r d s h ip o v er ALL th e s ig n s , and th e n each p la n e t i s a s s ig n e d o r
a l l o t t e d i t s s e p a r a te r u l e r s h i p u n d er th e SUN. E x o te r ic a ll y , th e n ,
th e p h y s ic a l Sun i s th e c e n te r o f our m a n ife s te d S o la r System .
E s o t e r i c a l l y , i t i s th e fo c u s o f a Ray from th e CENTRAL SUN o r Supreme
I n t e l l i g e n c e p r e s id i n g o v er th e w hole o f o u r U n iv e rse ; and from th e
Sun we re c e iv e as much o f th e C e n tra l S u n 'a ray3 as a re m a n ife s te d
thro u g h t h i s fo c u s .

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e Twenty-Second D isc o u rse )

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By F r a t e r A q u a riu s, S crib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
THE TWENTIETH CARD OF THE TAROT
"The Judgm ent”
Papus d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a r d a s f o llo w s : "The 3 0 th Hebrew l e t t e r RESH
h ie ro g ly p h ic a l l y means th e head o f man, and i t i s th e r e f o r e a s s o c ia te d
w ith th e id e a of a l l t h a t p o s s e s s e s in i t s e l f an o r i g i n a l , d eterm in ed
movement. I t i s th e a b s o lu te s ig n of m otion, good o r b ad , and ex­
p r e s s e s th e renew al o f th in g s w ith re g a rd to t h e i r in n a te power of
m otion. The RESH i s a d o u b le l e t t e r , and resp o n d s a s tro n o m ic a lly to
SATURN.
An angel w ith f i e r y w in g s, su rro u n d ed by a r a d ia n t h a lo , sounds th e
trum pet o f th e l a s t judgm ent. The in stru m e n t i s d e c o ra te d w ith a c r o s s .
A tomb opens in th e e a r t h , and a man, woman and c h i ld is s u e th e re fro m ;
t h e i r hands a re jo in e d in s ig n o f a d o r a tio n .
How can th e reaw akening o f n a tu re u n d er th e in f lu e n c e o f th e Word be
b e t t e r e x p re sse d ? We must adm ire th e way in w hich th e symbol answ ers
to th e c o rre sp o n d in g Hebrew h ie r o g ly p h ic .
1. R etu rn to th e d iv in e W orld. The S p i r i t f i n a l l y r e g a in s
p o s s e s s io n o f i t s e l f —
ORIGINAL DETERMINED MOTION.
2. L if e renew s i t s e l f by i t s own m otion—
VEGETABLE LIFE
RESPIRATION
3. The m a te r ia l w o rld p r o g r e s s e s one d eg ree in i t s a s c e n s io n
tow ards God—
THE VEGETABLE WORLD.'1
W aite d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : "THE LAST JUDGMENT. I have s a id
t h a t t h i s symbol i s e s s e n t i a l l y i n v a r ia b le in a l l T aro t s e t s , o r a t
l e a s t th e v a r i a t i o n s do n o t a l t e r i t s c h a r a c te r . The g r e a t a n g e l i s
h e re encom passed by c lo u d s , b u t he blow s h i s b an n e re d tru m p e t, and th e
c r o s s a s u s u a l i s d is p la y e d on th e b a n n e r. The dead a r e a r i s i n g from
t h e i r tombs— a woman on th e r i g h t , a man on th e l e f t hand, and betw een
them t h e i r c h ild , whose back i s tu r n e d . But in t h i s c a rd th e r e a re
more th a n th r e e who a re r e s to r e d , end i t h as b een th o u g h t w orth w h ile
to make t h i s v a r i a t i o n as i l l u s t r a t i n g in s u f f ic ie n c y o r c u r r e n t ex p la n a ­
t i o n s . I t sh o u ld be n o te d t h a t a l l th e f i g u r e s a re a s one in th e wonder
a d o ra tio n and e c s ta c y e x p re sse d ' by t h e i r a t t i t u d e s . I t i s th e c a rd
which r e g i s t e r s th e accom plishm ent of th e g r e a t work o f th e tra n s fo rm a ­
tio n in answ er to th e summons o f th e S u p e rn a l—w hich summons is h e a rd
and answ ered from w ith in .
H erein i s th e in tim a tio n o f a s ig n i f ic a n c e w hich cannot w e ll be c a r r i e d
f u r t h e r in th e p r e s e n t p la c e . What i s th a t w ith in u s w hich does sound
a trum pet and a l l t h a t i s low er in our n a tu re r i s e s to re sp o n se — alm ost
in a moment, alm o st in th e tw in k lin g o f an eye? L et th e c a rd c o n tin u e
to d e p ic t, f o r th o se who can see no f u r t h e r , th e L a st Judgment and th e
r e s u r r e c ti o n in th e n a t u r a l body; b u t l e t th o se who have inw ard eyes
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look anddis cover th e r e w ith . They w ill u n d e rs ta n d t h a t i t h a s 'b e e n

t r u l y c a l l e d in th e p a s t a c a rd of e t e r n a l l i f e , and f o r t h i s re a so n
i t may be compared w ith t h a t w hich p a s s e s u n d er th e name o f Tem perance."
S a in t M a rtin , th e R o s ic ru c ia n , d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd as f o llo w s : "ARCANE
XX, THE RISING o f THE DEAD. A Genius, i s b low ing a tru m p et above a
S arcophagus o u t of w hich emerge a fa m ily of f a th e r , m other and c h ild .
T his n o t on ly sy m b o lizes th e L a st Judgment of th e Dead, b u t a ls o th e
aw akening of s o u ls t h a t have been p u t to s le e p by e r r o r o r in a c ti o n .
T his A rcane XX, means th a t you must not alloy/ y o u r s e lf to sin k in to th e
s lo t h o f f o r g e t f u l l n e s s , sin c e you have a m issio n to f u l f i l l and
P ro v id en ce i s reacty to re v e a l i t to you as soon as you show y o u r s e lf
w illi n g to a c c e p t th e m essage."
The 20th l e t t e r in th e Hebrew A lphabet i s c a lle d RESH and e x o t e r i c a l l y
means "a HEAD,"
In th e P y th ag o rea n scheme of number TWENTY i s r e p r e s e n te d to mean
WISDOM, RIGOUR, MELANCHOLY.
In t h i s c a rd i s sym bolized a sarco p h ag u s on whose s id e i s p i c t u r e d a
sc a ra b . Above t h i s tomb a g e n ie sounds a tru m p e t, whereupon i t opens
and a man, woman and c h i l d r i s e from i t , s t i l l d r e s s e d in t h e i r wind­
ing s h e e ts .
The sarcophagus i s th e tomb th ro u g h w hich man ascen d s to a h ig h e r l i f e .
The sc a ra b i s a symbol of th e im m o rta lity o f th e s o u l. The g e n ie
blow ing th e tru m p et i s th e c a l l to ascen d to th e Cosmic. A man, a woman
and a c h i ld a r i s e to g e th e r to in d ic a t e th a t im m o rta lity depends upon
th e t r i n i t y o f p o s i t i v e and n e g a tiv e soul-m onads u n ite d in to a cosmic
c o n s c io u s n e s s . The in n o cen ce o f th e ego i s r e p r e s e n te d by th e c h i l d .
The r e a l tomb i s th e p h y s ic a l body w hich c o n fin e s and e n v e lo p e s th e
soul w h ile i t d e v e lo p s i t s pow ers th ro u g h th e f u n c tio n o f s o c ia l l i f e ,
i t s r e l a t i o n s to o th e r l i f e - f o r m s .
The R o s ic ru c ia n s tu d e n t can n o t e n t i r e l y a c c e p t th e sym bolism o f t h i s
card ; i t i s , a s Mr. W aite h a s s t a t e d , e n t i r e l y to o in c o m p le te in i t s
c o n c e p tio n . I f we a r e to se c u re a le s s o n from th e c a rd we a r e a g a in
com pelled to tu r n to th e symbolism o f th e number 20 from th e P y th ag o rean
scheme o f num bers. T h is a n c ie n t R o s ic ru c ia n p h ilo s o p h e r and I n i t i a t e ,
sa id t h a t twenty r e p r e s e n ts WISDOM, RIGOUR and MELANCHOLY. What r e a l l y
should be co n n e cte d w ith 20 in th e TAROT CARD i s n o t THE JUDGMENT, b u t
the p i c t u r e of an o ld man, f u l l o f wisdom, h a l e and h e a r ty , y e t w ith an
a i r o f sa d n ess on h i s f a c e . We c o u ld th e n re a d t h i s c a rd in i t s tr u e
s ig n if ic a n c e . Wisdom comes w ith a g e , n o t m a te r ia l ag e, b u t th e age of
the SOUL in i t s g a th e r in g o f p e r s o n a l i t y in s t e a d o f w asted in c a r n a tio n s ,
paying th e Karma o f i t s , ( th e p e r s o n a l i t y , ) s l o t h f u l n e s s . I f in each
in c a r n a tio n we add to t h i s £ to re o f p e r s o n a l i t y , we become v ig o ro u s
and in harmony w ith a l l r e l a t i o n s we b e a r to o u r fellow m en; y e t we have
th at sa d n e ss, o r as P y th a g o ra s c a l l e d i t , m elan ch o ly , ‘f o r th o s e who in
ignorance o f th e Cosmic Law a re b u ild i n g up n o t " tr e a s u r e s in heaven"
but more Karma.
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We know t h a t th e body a f t e r t r a n s i t i o n goes hack to th e elem e n ts from

w hich i t came, th e r e f o r e th e r e can n o t he any r e s u r r e c ti o n as sym bolized
in th e s e c a rd s of th e s e l f same body. Our le s s o n s a re s u f f i c i e n t to
co v er t h i s phase o f th e a n a ly z a tio n of t h i s c a rd and we c e r t a i n l y need
n o t go in to any le n g th y e x p la n a tio n of our p o s t u l a t i o n s .
The e v e r re p e a te d symbolism o f d u alism , and i t s accompanying m a n ife s ta ­
t i o n i s b e a u t i f u l l y e x p r s e s s e d in th e man, woman and c h ild , th e p o s i t i v e
and n e g a tiv e o f th e a d u l t s , u n ite to b r in g in to m a n if e s ta tio n th e c h ild ,
th e p i c t u r e r e p r e s e n tin g th e E te r n a l T ria n g le ,

(T h is co n clu d es th e T w enty-T hird d is c o u rs e )

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By F r a t e r A q u ariu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d ;
THE TWENTY-FIRST CARD OF THE TAROT
"The Fool"
Papus d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd a s fo llo w s : "SHIN, th e 21s t l e t t e r o f th e
Hebrew a lp h a b e t, e x p re s s e s th e same h ie r o g ly p h ic m eaning as th e ZAIN,
th e 7 th arcanum and SAMECH th e 1 5 th arcanum , t h i s i s an arro w , an
o b je c t d ir e c te d to an aim . But th e movement w hich was d i r e c t i n th e
ZAIN and which becomes c i r c u l a r i n th e SAMECH, h e re ta k e s th e form of
a v i b r a t i o n from one p o le to th e o th e r , w ith an u n s ta b le p o in t o f
e q u ilib r iu m i n th e c e n te r . The SHIN i s , t h e r e f o r e , th e s ig n o f r e ­
l a t i v e d u r a tio n and o f th e movement c o n n e cte d th e re w ith , which th e
SAMECH e x p re s s e s c y c lic movement, and th e r e f o r e a b s o lu te d u r a tio n .
SHIN i s one o f th e th r e e m other l e t t e r s .
A c a r e le s s .lo o k in g man, w e a rin g a f o o l 's ca p , w ith to r n c lo th e s and
a b u n d le on h i s s h o u ld e r, g o es q u i e t l y on h i s way, p a y in g no a t t e n ­
tio n to a dog w hich b i t e s h i s le g . He does n o t lo o k w here he i s g o in g
so w alk s to w ard s a p r e c i p ic e , w here a c r o c o d i le i s w a itin g to d ev o ur
him.
T his i s an image o f th e s t a t e to w hich u n r e s i s t e d p a s s io n w i l l re d u c e
a man- I t i s th e symbol o f th e FLESH and o f I t s g r a t i f i c a t i o n . From
a m oral p o in t o f view th e fo llo w in g v e r s e s from E llp h a s L evi w e ll ex­
p l a i n t h i s symbol:
"Sorrow le s s o n s i t s w ork, I n f u l f i l l i n g a ta s k ;
Woe to th e s lu g g a rd who s le e p s on h i s way;
L ike a dog a t h i s h e e ls p a in c l i n g s t o him f a s t ,
I f h e le a v e f o r to-m orrow th e work o f to d a y ."
1. More r a p id r e t u r n to th e D iv in e W orld. P e r s o n a li ty a s s e r t s I t s e l f —
THE MOTION OF RELATIVE DURATION.
2. The I n t e l l e c t ro u g h ly a p p e a rs u n d e r th e in f lu e n c e o f e v o lu tio n —
INNERVATION: INSTINCT
3. The m a tte r o f th e w o rld a t t a i n s th e maximum o f i t s m a te r ia l
p r o g re s s io n —
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM,"
W aite d e s c rib e d t h i s c a rd as f o llo w s : "No. ZERO. THE FOOL. W ith
l i g h t s te p , a s i f th e e a r th and i t s tram m els h ad l i t t l e power to r e ­
s t r a i n him , a young man i n g o rg eo u s v e stm e n ts p a u se s a t th e b r in k o f
a p r e c i p ic e among th e g r e a t h e i g h ts of th e w o rld ; h e su rv e y s th e b lu e
d is ta n c e b e fo re him— i t s expanse of sky r a t h e r th a n th e p ro s p e c t b e­
low. H ie a c t o f e a g e r w alk in g i s s t i l l i n d i c a t e d , th o u g h he i s
s ta tio n a r y a t th e g iv e n moment; h i s dog i s s t i l l boun d in g . The edge
which opens on th e d e p th h a s no t e r r o r ; i t i s a s i f a n g e ls were w a it­
ing to u p h o ld him , i f i t came a b o u t t h a t he le a p e d from t h e h e i g h t.
His co u n ten an ce i s f u l l o f i n t e l l i g e n c e and e x p e c ta n t dream s. He h as
a ro se in one hand and i n th e o th e r a c o s t l y wand, from which depends
over h i s r i g h t s h o u ld e r a w a l l e t c u r io u s ly em b ro id ered . He i s a
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p r in c e o f th e o th e r world, on h ie t r a v e l s th ro u g h t h i s one— a l l am id st
th e m orning g lo r y , i n th e k een a i r . The sun w hich s h in e s b e h in d him ,
knows whence he came, w h ith e r he i s g o in g , and how he w i l l r e tu r n by
a n o th e r p a th a f t e r many d a y s . He i s th e s p i r i t in s e a rc h o f e x p e rie n c e .
Many symbols o f th e I n s t i t u t e d M y s te rie s a r e summ arized i n t h i s c a rd ,
w hich r e v e r s e s , u n d e r h ig h w a r r a n ts , a l l th e c o n fu sio n s t h a t h ave p r o ­
ceed ed i t .
In t h i s Manual o f C artom ancy, G rand O rie n t h a s a c u rio u s s u g g e s tio n
o f th e o f f i c e o f th e M y stic F o o l, a s a p a r t o f h i s p ro c e s s in h ig h e r
d i v in a tio n ; b u t i t m ight c a l l f o r more th a n o r d in a r y g i f t s t o p u t i t
in to o p e r a tio n . We s h a l l see how th e c a rd f a r e s a c c o rd in g to th e
common a r t s o f f o r tu n e t e l l i n g , and i t w i l l be an exam ple, to th o se
who can d is c e r n , o f th e f a c t , o th e rw is e so e v id e n t, t h a t th e Trumps
M ajor h ad no p la c e o r i g i n a l l y in th e a r t s o f p s y c h ic gam b lin g , when
c a rd s a re u se d as th e c o u n te rs and p r e t e x t s . Of th e c irc u m sta n c e s
u n d e r w hich t h i s a r t a ro s e we know, how ever, v e ry l i t t l e . The con­
v e n tio n a l e x p la n a tio n s say t h a t th e F ool s i g n i f i e s th e f l e s h , th e
s e n s i t i v e l i f e , a n d ty a p e c u l i a r s a t i r e i t s s u b s id ia r y name was a t
one tim e th e a lc h e m is t as d e p ic tin g f o l l y a t th e m ost in s e n s a te
s t a g e . 11
SAINT MARTIN, th e R o s ic r u c ia n , d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd as f o llo w s :
"ARCANE XXI THE CROWN OF THE MAGI. We have b e fo re u s a w re a th made
o u t o f l o t u s f lo w e r s . At each o f th e f o u r a n g le s i s fo u n d a h e a d ,
r e s p e c t i v e l y , o f a l i o n , o f a man, o f an e a g le , an d o f a b u l l ; th e y
sym bolize th e f o u r w inds o f th e s p i r i t . The w re a th e i t s e l f i s th e
emblem o f th e magic c h a in t h a t u n i t e s a l l b e in g s , a l l th in g s and a l l
id e a s . Under th e w re ath i s a k n e e lin g young g i r l r e p r e s e n tin g R e li­
g io n and p la y in g upon a h a rp o f th r e e s t r i n g s , th e image o f th e t r i p l e
harmony w ith in man: SOUL, MIND, BODY. T h is A rcane XXI, means t h a t
you may re a c h th e g r e a t e s t h e ig h t to w hich man may a s p i r e ; i t p ro ­
m ises you t h a t y o u r most a m b itio u s d e s i r e s w i l l be r e a l i z e d an d th a t
y o u r f i n a l s u c c e s s w i l l o n ly be l i m i t e d by y o u r w is h e s ."
The 3 1 st l e t t e r o f th e Hebrew A lp h ab et SHIN e x o t e r i c a l l y r e p r e s e n ts
"a TOOTH."
31 in th e P y th ag o rea n scheme o f num bers r e p r e s e n ts MYSTERY, FECUNDITY
and PRODUCTION.
As th e r e i s a m ix-up in th e l e t t e r s and num bers of th e T a ro t c a rd s a t
t h i s p o i n t , Pqpus c a l l s i t c a rd 31, W aite c a l l s i t c a rd ZERO, and
S a in t M a rtin d e s c r ib e s th e 3 1 s t c a r d a s th e 33nd and t h e SSnd a s th e
2 1 s t, we w i l l th e r e f o r e c o n tin u e w ith th e SSnd c a rd o f th e T a ro t and
th e n g iv e o u r sym bolism a s we f i n d i t a t th e c o n c lu s io n o f th e s e two
c a r d s . We fo llo w w ith th e
TWENTY-SECOND CARD OF THE TAROT.
THE WORLD
Papus d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a r d a s f o llo w s : THE TAU, th e SSnd Hebrew l e t t e r ,
h a s th e same h ie r o g ly p h ic m eaning a s th e DALETH th e 4 tli c a rd , t h a t i s
a womb; b u t i t i s o h i e f l y th e s ig n o f r e c i p r o c i t y , th e image o f a l l
t h a t i s m utual and r e c i p r o c a l . I t i s th e s ig n o f s ig n s , f o r to th e
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abundance o f th e l e t t e r DALETH 4 th c a r d , an d by d i n t o f r e s is ta n c e and
p r o t e c t i o n o f th e l e t t e r TETE, 9 th c a r d , i t adds th e id e a o f PERFEC­
TION o f w hich i t i s th e symbol* I n th e p r im it iv e Hebrew a lp h a b e t
TETH was r e p r e s e n te d by a CROSS* T h is l e t t e r i s d o u b le and in a s t r o ­
nomy r e p r e s e n ts th e SUN*
A nude fem ale f i g u r e h o ld in g a wand in each h an d , i s p la c e d in th e
c e n te r o f an e l l i p s i s , h e r le g s c r o s s e d ( l i k e th o s e o f th e Hanged man
o f th e 1 2 th c a r d ) . At th e f o u r a n g le s o f th e c a r d we f i n d f o u r an im als
o f th e A pocalypse, and th e f o u r form s o f th e Sphinx: The Man, th e
L io n , th e B u ll and th e E a g le .
T his symbol r e p r e s e n ts th e Macrocosm and th e M icrocosm; t h a t i s to sa y ,
God and C re a tio n , o r th e Law of th e A b so lu te . The f o u r f i g u r e s p la c e d
a t th e f o u r c o m e r s r e p r e s e n t th e f o u r l e t t e r s o f th e S a c re d Name, o r
th e f o u r g r e a t sym bols o f th e T a r o t.
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W aite d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a rd a s f o llo w s : "No* E l THE WORLD. As t h i s
f i n a l message o f th e M ajor Trumps i s unchanged— and in d e e d unchange­
a b le — i n r e s p e c t t o i t s d e s ig n , i t h a s b een p a r t l y d e s c r ib e d in i t s
d e e p e r s e n s e . I t r e p r e s e n ts a ls o th e p e r f e c t i o n and end o f th e Cosmos,
th e s e c r e t w hich i s w ith in i t , th e r a p tu r e o f th e u n iv e r s e when i t
u n d e rs ta n d s i t s e l f in God. I t i s f u r t h e r th e s t a t e o f th e so u l in th e
c o n s c io u sn e ss o f D iv in e V is io n , r e f l e c t e d from th e se lf-k n o w in g 6 p i r i t .
But th e s e m eanings a re w ith o u t p r e ju d ic e to t h a t w hich I have s a id
c o n c e rn in g i t on th e m a te r ia l s i d e . I t h a s more th a n one m essage on
th e m&crocosmic s id e and i s , f o r exam ple, th e s t a t e o f th e r e s to r e d
w o rld when th e law o f m a n if e s ta tio n s h a l l h ave been c a r r i e d to th e
h ig h e s t d eg ree o f n a t u r a l p e r f e c t i o n . But i t i s p e rh a p s more e s p e c i a l ­
l y a s to r y o f th e p a s t , r e f e r r i n g to th e day when a l l was d e c la r e d to
be good, when th e m orning s t a r s san g to g e th e r an d a l l th e Sons o f God
sh o u te d f o r jo y . One o f th e w o rs t e x p la n a tio n s c o n c e rn in g i t i s t h a t
th e f i g u r e sy m b o lizes th e Magus when h e h a s re a c h e d th e h ig h e s t d eg ree
o f i n i t i a t i o n ; a n o th e r sa y s t h a t i t r e p r e s e n ts th e a b s o lu te , w hich i s
r i d i c u l o u s . The f i g u r e h a s b een s a i d to s ta n d f o r TRUTH, w hich i s ,
how ever, more p r o p e r ly a l l o c a t e d to th e 1 7 th c a r d . L a s t l y , i t h a s
been c a l l e d th e Crown o f th e M agi."
S a in t M a rtin , th e R o s ic ru c ia n , d e s c r ib e d t h i s c a r d a s f o llo w s : "ARCANE
XXII THE CROCODILE. T h is image w hich h a s o f te n b een c a l l e d th e
A th e is t o r th e FOOL, r e p r e s e n ts a b l i n d man w ith a b ag on e i t h e r s id e
o f h i s s h o u ld e r and a s t i c k i n h i s h an d , w a lk in g to w ard s a b ro k en
o b e lis k , s t r e t c h e d on th e g ro u n d an d b e h in d w h ich , w ith i t s huge mouth
open a c r o c o d ile a w a its him . I t i s t r u l y th e p i c t u r e o f th e A th e is t
who se e s n o t th e d iv in e l i g h t and c a r r i e s th e w eig h t o f h i s m is ta k e s
and h i s f a u l t s . K is s t i c k can n o t g u id e him , and h e w a lk s , u rg e d on
by f a t a l i t y to w ard s h i s r u i n , sy m b o lized by th e v o r a c io u s c r o c o d ile .
I n th e sky above th e sun i s p a r t i a l l y e c lip s e d by a d ark shadow, th e
symbol o f Doubt d e s tr o y in g F a i t h . T h is A rcane XXII means t h a t a
number o f ra is fo rtim e s a r e t h r e a te n in g you, and t h a t your o n ly hope i s
to come to you from Heaven to w ard s w hich y o u r p r a y e r s m ust r i s e con­
s ta n tly . "
The 22nd Hebrew l e t t e r TAV e x o t e r i c a l l y means a "CROSS MARK."
The P y th ag o rea n scheme o f num bers Twenty-Two i s d e s c r ib e d to mean
CHASTISEMENT, PENALTY, HURT.
A ccording to Papus and W aite th e 3 1 s t c a rd s i g n i f i e s th e FOOL, w h ile
S a in t M a rtin d e s c r ib e s t h i s c a rd a s th e 22nd. Arcanum XXI h a s a p p a re n t­
l y a d u a l i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , t h a t o f m a te r ia l and s p i r i t u a l m eanings.
T here i s l i t t l e to ad d to th e sym bolism a s p i c t u r e d b y t h i s c a rd to
t h a t w hich h a s b een g iv e n .
The sym bolism o f th e WORLD th e l a s t c a rd o f P apus and W aite and th e
3 1 st c a rd o f S a in t M a rtin lik e w is e a re f u l l y d e s c r ib e d in t h e i r symbo­
lism s# As I m en tio n ed a t th e b e g in n in g o f th e d e s c r ip tio n o f th e s e
c a rd s , I l i k e th e p i c t u r e d sym bols o f S a in t M a rtin b e t t e r th a n th o se
o f any o th e r s e t . Thus S a in t M a rtin s i g n i f i e d th e c a rd c a l l e d by Papus
and W aite "THE WORLD" a s th e CROWN o f th e MAGI. Here we have a young
g i r l k n e e lin g and p la y in g a h a rp of th r e e s t r i n g s . Above i s a w re ath
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of 13 flo w e rs , each flo w e r h a s tw elv e b lo sso m s. At each o f th e f o u r

a n g le s o f th e w re ath i s a h ead , th e two below b e in g a a crowned e a g le
and b u l l , th e two above b e in g th e h ead s of men, one th e low brow o f a
p r im it iv e man, th e o th e r th e brow of th e c i v i l i z e d man, w ith th e
s e r p e n t 's head a t th e brow to in d i c a t e m ental f e r t i l i t y .
The young g i r l sy m b o lizes th e p u r i t y o f l i f e . She i s m o d estly c lo th e d
to in d ic a t e s im p lic ity o f l i v i n g and m o d e ra tio n o f d e s i r e s . She k n e e ls
a s she p la y s th e h a rp to i n d i c a t e th e a b s o lu te d e v o tio n t o th e h ig h e r
la w s , and p r a y e r f u l a s p i r a t i o n s t o l i v e a s p i r i t u a l l i f e .
The h a rp h a s th r e e s t r i n g s , s ig n i f y in g harmony o f body, i n t e l l e c t and
em o tio n s.
The tw elv e flo w e rs o f th e w reath above a re th e tw elve z o d ia c a l s ig n s
in which a l l e x p e rie n c e i s g a in e d . The th r e e blossom s o f each flo w e r
in d i c a t e th a t th e so u l h a s g a rn e re d e x p e rie n c e on th e th r e e p la n e s ,
p h y s i c a l , a s t r a l and s p i r i t u a l ,
The head o f th e p r im itiv e man i s adorned w ith a L io n 's s k in to s ig n if y
th e c r e a t i v e f o r c e s o f th e s o l a r s ig n LEO, and th e courage w hich i s
n e c e s s a ry to a l l r e a l a tta in m e n t. The h ead o f th e B u ll r e p r e s e n ts th e
f r u c t i f y i n g ag en t of n a tu r e and p o in ts o u t th e n e c e s s ity o f la b o r in
a l l p r o g r e s s . The Crowned E ag le s i g n i f i e s t h a t se x , w hich i s governed
by th e s ig n of SCORPIO, h a s been tu r n e d in to th e c h a n n e ls w hich le a d
to s p i r i t u a l i t y . And th e h ead o f th e c i v i l i z e d man i n d i c a t e s t h a t
b o th i n t u i t i o n and i n t e l l i g e n c e a r e n e c e s s a ry g u id e s in u n fo ld in g th e
h ig h e s t s p i r i t u a l p o s s i b i l i t i e s .
These f o u r emblems ran g ed aro u n d th e Z odiac ty p if y th e p r o c e s s e s of
e v o lu tio n . They a r e th e f o u r form s o f th e E g y p tia n S phinx, and a ls o
sym bolize th e p a s s a g e o f th e Sun th ro u g h th e f o u r z o d ia c a l q u a d ra n ts .
As a p p lie d to a d e p ts h ip , th e y p o in t o u t t h a t th e neo p h y te must have
energy and courage to s u s t a in h i s e f f o r t s , must have knowledge to
d i r e c t h i s e n e r g ie s p r o p e r ly , must la b o r c e a s e l e s s l y f o r th e r e a l i z a ­
t i o n o f h i s a s p i r a t i o n s , and must g r a d u a lly tu n e h i s em o tio n s to a
h ig h e r , more s p i r i t u a l v ib r a to r y l e v e l . Those f o u r a t t r i b u t e s , WISDOM,
PERSEVERANCE, COURAGE and LOVE a r e u s u a lly re n d e re d in o c c u lt c i r c l e s
"TO KNOW, TO DO, TO DARE and TO BE SILENT."
We have fo llo w e d th e p a th o f th e Twenty-two c a rd s of th e M ajor Arcanum
of th e T a ro t a s a p p lie d to symbology and i t s c o n n e c tio n w ith th e
K abala. You can ju d g e f o r y o u r s e lf by th e many exam ples g iv e n o f th e
u t t e r c o n fu sio n t h a t e x i s t s in th e minds o f o c c u l t i s t s how to t i e up
th e s e tw enty-tw o l e t t e r s o f th e Hebrew a lp h a b e t w ith num erology, w ith
a s tr o lo g y , and th e f a l l a c y o f t h e i r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s . I h ave en d eav o r­
ed a t th e end o f each c a r d t o g iv e a tr u e le s s o n t h a t m ight be a p p lie d
to th e c a r d m en tio n ed and how i t c o u ld be p r o p e r ly woven in to R o s ic ru -
o ia n te a c h in g s . I
I have t r i e d to e lim in a te much t h a t i s g u e ss work and have q u o te d from
th e a n c ie n t M a ste rs o f o u r O rd er to e n a b le you t o a s c e r t a i n t h a t th e r e
i s a t r u e KABALA, t h a t i t h a s alw ays e x i s t e d , b u t t h a t i t can o n ly be
a t t a i n e d by d ig g in g and th ro u g h p ro p e r g u id an ce o f th e R o s ic ru c ia n
te a c h in g s t h a t have been e s t a b l i s h e d f o r t h a t v e ry p u rp o se .
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You are d a ily r e c e iv in g knowledge o f th e tr u e K abala o f th e A ncient
M ystery S ch o o ls, and in your w eekly le s s o n s from g rad e to g ra d e , i f
you have the stam in a and courage to c o n tin u e , u n t i l you re a c h th e
h ig h e r g ra d e s , th e r e a l s to r y of th e K abala w i l l u n fo ld i t s e l f to you,
j u s t a s a b e a u t i f u l ro se u n fo ld s from a bud. Hay th e God of our
H e a rts gu id e you in y o u r s t u d i e s , and may you have th e cou rag e and
s p i r i t u a l g u id an ce t h a t i s so n e c e s s a ry to a l l R o s ic ru c ia n s tu d e n ts
i n t h e i r s e a rc h f o r Knowledge to u se f o r th e b e n e f i t o f a l l m ankind.
The fo llo w in g le s s o n s w i l l be a c o n tin u a tio n o f th e stu d y o f th e
K abala, b u t w i l l t r e a t w ith a n o th e r phase o f i t — th e s c ie n c e o f sym­
b o lo g y .

(The c o n c lu d e s th e T w enty-Fourth D isc o u rse )

There a r e , as you know, 56 o th e r c a rd s o f th e TAROT, th e y a r e c a l l e d
th e 56 MINOR ARCANE3 . These 56 c a rd s a re d iv id e d in to f o u r s u i t s o f
14 c a rd s each:
THE SCEPTERS
THE KINO, THE QUEEN, THE T7ARRI0R o r KNIGHT, THE PAGE OR SLAVE
and th e numbered c a rd s 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 . 1 0
THE CUPS
THE 370RDS
THE PSilTACLES
A ll I can a s c e r t a i n from th e s e 56 c a rd s i s t h a t th e y a re u sed f o r w hat
i s known as "S p read s" ot d i v i n a t i o n o r r a th e r f o r tu n e t e l l i n g .
S a in t M artin in h i s d e s c r i p t i o n o f each c a rd o f th e M ajor Arcanum gave
h i s m eaning o f each c a rd a s u sed f o r d i v i n a t i o n a s you w i l l a s c e r t a i n
by lo o k in g a t th e bottom o f each d e s c r i p t i o n .
F o r th o se who d e s ir e to know how he u s e d th e b a la n c e o f th e 55 ce.rds
f o r t h i s p u rp o se , you can s e c u re a book f o r 50 c e n ts a t y o u r book­
seller and g e t a d e s c r i p t i o n o f th e m ethod f o r each c a r d .
I gave you th e f u l l d e s c r i p t i o n o f each c a rd by Papus to a ro u se yo u r
i n t e r e s t , and i f you have c a r e f u l l y fo llo w e d h i s d e s c r i p t i o n you w i l l
see t h a t he h a s a tte m p te d t o e s t a b l i s h a p r i n c i p l e o f t h r e e p rim a ry
p r i n c i p l e s a s c o n s id e re d th ro u jp i t h e i r e v o lu tio n : The U n iv e rs e , Han,
and God. He assum es t h a t th e r e i s a p r o g r e s s io n w hich s t a r t s from
God, th e H oly G h o st, to end i n M a ste r, w h ile p a s s in g th ro u g h a number
o f v a ry in g m o d a liti e s . Then a n o th e r g r a d u a tio n le a d s from M a tte r to
God, th e p r im it iv e o r i g i n o f a l l t h i n g s .
We, a s R o 3 ic ru c ia n s tu d e n ts , r e c e iv e t h i s s to r y o f I n v o lu tio n and
E v o lu tio n i n a more c o n c re te and s a t i s f a c t o r y m anner. The e x p e rie n c e s
o f R o s ie ru c ia n s f o r a g e s i s a t o u r han d , to g u id e and a s s i s t u s p r o ­
p e r ly i n t h i s p a th o f i n i t i a t i o n and a l l g u e ss work h a s b een c a r e f u l l y
e lim in a te d , and o u r p o s t u l a t i o n s have been so p r e s e n te d t h a t th e y a r e
easy to t e s t by e x p e rim e n ts .
Tile Cosmogony p r e s e n te d by Papus i s sim p ly a copy work g o tte n a t second
hand from raed d lars w ith t h i s Cosmic S c ie n c e , and we a s R o s ic ru c ia n
S tu d e n ts r e c e iv e a Cosmogony t h a t i s n o t o n ly s c i e n t i f i c a l l y c o r r e c t ,
b u t a s we go th ro u g h th e V e,rious D egrees we b e g in to r e a l i s e th e
D iv in e n e ss and c o ia p le te n e ss o f th e te a c h in g s o f th e AilOP.C u n d e r th e
g u idance o f M a sters who KNOW.
N a tu r a lly , i f we d e s i r e d , we c o u ld p r e s e n t le s s o n s on th e K ab ala t h a t
w ould ta k e y e a r s o f le s s o n s to co m p le te . T h is w ould e n t a i l f i r s t a
com plete knowledge o f HE3REU so a s to make co m p ariso n s w ith w hat h a s
b een p r e s e n te d to th e w o rld a s th e "TRUE KABALA" and th e n i t s p ro p e r
p r e s e n t a t i o n a s th e O rd er h a s i t from th e most a n c ie n t tim e s .
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I t Y/ould mean a com plete p r e s e n t a t i o n of th e stu d y o f E s o te r ic A stro ­

lo g y » so t h a t you would be e n a b le d to p ic k o u t th e fla w s o f th e p r e s e n t
system o f A stro lo g y , w rongly s o - c a lle d , and se c u re a knowledge of t h i s
A ncient 3 cien ce in w hich o u r A ncient B re th e rn w ere so th o ro u g h ly
sc h o o led in . Yet t h i s b ran ch b elo n g ed to o n ly one s e c tio n o f o u r
s tu d e n ts , and was n o t known to a l l s tu d e n ts .
I t would mean a com plete stu d y o f num erology, so th a t you c o u ld see
th e f a l l a c y of th e v a r io u s system s o f num erology a s i t i s now p r a c tic e d ,
A h i n t o f t h i s num erology h a s b een g iv en to you in each c a rd as to how
th e s tu d e n ts o f o u r R o s ic ru c ia n B ro th e r P y th a g o ra s w ere ta u g h t i t .
You do re c e iv e one b ra n c h o f th e K abala, t h a t o f v i b r a t i o n s , in a l l
its e n t i r e t y , th ro u g h th e v a r io u s D eg rees. T his in i t s e l f h as en a b led
you to u n d e rs ta n d th e wrong d e s c r ip tio n s g iv e n to most o f th e c a rd s of
th e lia jo r Arcanum.
T his s e r i e s of le s s o n s h a s b een p r e s e n te d to you to open t o your stu d y
th e sc ie n c e of symbology, th e re a d in g of p i c t u r e s , you m ight c a l l i t ,
so th a t you might become f a m i l i a r w ith th e most a n c ie n t manner of
w r i t i n g s . Thus when you re a d b o o k s, you w i l l b e e n a b le d to form in
your mind a p i c t u r e o f w hat i s b e in g p r e s e n te d and draw f o r y o u r s e lf
a p i c t u r e sy m b o lisin g what th e a u th o r i s tr y i n g to convey. I f the
le s s o n s have awakened yo u r C o n scio u sn ess to t h i s p h ase a lo n e , i t h a s
accom plished much. I f i t le a d s you to r e s e a r c h in to many p le a s a n t
b y -p a th s of stu d y , i t h a s acco m p lish ed more, and f i n a l l y i f i t h a s im­
p r e s s e d you w ith th e f a c t t h a t th e AHORC te a c h in g s a re c o m p lete, l o g i ­
c a l and p r a c t i c a l , th en i t i s in d e e d t y p i c a l o f a l l th e e f f o r t s o f
R o s ic ru c ia n s tu d e n ts b o th p a s t and p r e s e n t.

(T h is co n c lu d es th e T w e n ty -F ifth d is c o u rs e )
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By F r a t e r A q u ariu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
One o f th e d i f f i c u l t i e s t h a t c o n f r o n ts th e s tu d e n t o f th e K abala i s
a p ro p e r sequence of fo llo w in g t h i s in tric a te o c c u lt and th e o s o p h ic a l
s u b je c t.
However, i f we B ta rt o u r stu d y w ith a knowledge o f th e TEN SEPHIROTH
o r em anations o f th e c r e a tiv e D e ity , c a l l e d AIN SOPH, (A in Soph i s th e
B eing who i s th e cause and g o v ern o r o f a l l t h i n g s , — i . e . a B eing, in ­
f i n i t e , b o u n d le ss, a b s o lu te ly i d e n t i c a l w ith i t s e l f , u n ite d i n i t s e l f ,
w ith o u t a t t r i b u t e s , w i l l , i n t e n t i o n , d e s i r e , th o u g h t, word o r deed)
and t h a t th e se em anations o r SEPHIROTH a re em anated from th e ABSOLUTE,
th e AIN SOPH, th e n we can come to a c o n c lu s io n t h a t w h ile th e AIN SOPH
i s th e c r e a t o r , y e t a l l m a n if e s ta tio n s must en su e th ro u g h th e 8EPEI-
ROTHS.
T his i s a b s o lu te ly e s s e n t i a l to u n d e rsta n d th e K ab ala, b e c a u se th e
D eity i s i n v i s i b l e and e x a lte d , and th e r e f o r e th e 8 e p h iro th a re th e
medium betw een th e Ain Soph and th e r e a l w o rld . T his i s b a se d on th e
f a c t so g r e a t l y e n la rg e d by th e K abala t h a t th e r e a l w o rld i s lim ite d
and n o t p e r f e c t , th e r e f o r e i t can n o t d i r e c t l y p ro c e e d from th e Ain
Soph; s t i l l th e Ain Soph m ust e x e r c is e in f lu e n c e o v e r i t , o r p e r f e c ­
tio n w ould c e a s e . Hence th e S e p h iro th , w hich in t h e i r in tim a te con­
n e c tio n w ith th e Ain Soph, are p e r f e c t , and in t h e i r se v e ra n c e in p e r ­
f e c t , m ust be th e medium.
T his c o n c lu s io n th e r e f o r e b r in g s us to our f i r s t p r o p o s itio n t h a t th e
SEPHIROTH a re ELIANATI ONS, and n o t CREATIONS. T h is m ust n eed s be so ,
f a r as th e a b s o lu te AIN SOPH i s p e r f e c t , th e S e p h iro th p ro c e e d in g th e r e ­
from must a ls o be p e r f e c t , hence they a re n o t c r e a te d .
From t h i s p r o p o s itio n comes the second t h a t , th e f i r s t SEFHIRA was in
th e AIN SOPH as a power b e fo re i t became a r e a l i t y ; th e n th e second
SEPHIRA em anated as a p o te n c y of th e i n t e l l e c t u a l w o rld ; and a f t e r ­
w ards th e o th e r SEPHIROTH em anated f o r th e m oral and m a te r ia l w o rld s .
T h is, how ever, does n o t im ply a " p r iu e and p e s t e r i u s , B o r a g r a d u a tio n
in th e AIN SOPH, b u t j u s t as a l i g h t whose k in d le d l i g h t s , w hich s h in e
so o n er and l a t e r , and v a r io u s ly , so i t em braces a l l in a u n i t y . Thus
th e SEPHIROTH a re b o th a c tiv e and p a s s i v e „ As th e SEPHIROTH do n o t
s e t a s id e th e u n ity o f th e AIN SOPH, each one o f them m ust r e c e iv e from
i t s p r e d e c e s s o r and im p a rt to i t s s u c c e s s o r— i . e . , be r e c e p tiv e and im­
p a rtin g .
We lik e w is e m ust remember t h a t th e s e TEN SEPHIROTH s ta n d f o r c e r t a i n
th in g s in th e FOUR WORLDS.
I f we s e t up a ta b le o f th e s e t h i n g s , we b e g in to see t h a t th e com­
p l e x i t i e s o f re a d in g ab o u t the K abala b e g in to become more com prehens­
i b l e , and w h ile we may o r may n o t ag ree w ith th e t h e o r i e s s e t f o r t h ,
we are e n a b le d to tr a c e th e p h ilo s o p h ie s to o th e r s o u r c e s .
L et u s b e g in w ith th e names o f th e Ten S e p h iro th and e s t a b l i s h o u r
b a s is : The f i r s t name w i l l be th e Hebrew name and th e seco n d column
w i l l c o n ta in th e E n g lis h e q u iv a le n t:
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In th e WORLD OF ASIAH o r MATERIAL WORLD, a l l th in g s a r e made up o f th e
g r o s s e r e le m e n ts o f th e o th e r t h r e e .
The p l a n e t s , e t c . , t h a t a r e a c te d upon a r e g iv e n a s f o llo w s :
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The M acroprosopus o r V ast Countenance b elo n g s s o le ly to th e ARCHETYPAL

WORLD and th e r e f o r e o n ly to th e 1 s t SEPHIROTH.
The FATHER to th e 2nd S e p h iro th an d th e M other S u p ern al to th e 3rd
S e p h ir o th . These two sy m b o lica l D e if ic form s a re in th e CREATIVE WORLD
o n ly .
The M ioroprosopus, o r L e s s e r Countenance b e lo n g s to th e FORMATIVE WORLD
and h as to do w ith S e p h iro th s 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 .
The B rid e o f th e M icroprosopus b e lo n g s to th e 4 th o r MATERIAL WORLD
and c o rre sp o n d s w ith th e 1 0 th S e p h iro th ,

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e T w en ty -S ix th D isc o u rse )
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NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN
By F r a t e r A q u ariu s, S crib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
From th e t a b l e s s u b m itte d i n o u r l a s t l e c t u r e , i t becomes o f g r e a t
a s s i s t a n c e in s tu d y in g th e K ab ala, f o r when we know what w o rld th e
w r i t e r i s d e a lin g w ith , th e ATZILOTE, o r a r c h e ty p a l w o rld ; BRIAH, o r
w o rld o f c r e a tio n ; YETZIRAH, w o rld o f fo u n d a tio n ; o r ASIAH, w o rld of
m a te r ia lis m s , th e p o s t u l a t i o n s a r e more u n d e rs ta n d a b le .
From th e s e ta b l e s t h a t I have s u b m itte d , L evi form ed h is "C lef des
M y ste re s." T here h a s been added to th e ta b l e s su b m itte d one f o r th e
so u l as f o llo w s :
NESCHAliAH o r th e p u re s p i r i t
RUACH th e s o u l o r s p i r i t
NEPHESCH th e p l a s t i c m e d ia to r
Thus Nephesch i s im m ortal by renew al o f i t s e l f th ro u g h th e d e s tr u c tio n
o f form s;
Ruach i s p r o g r e s s iv e th ro u g h th e e v o lu tio n o f id e a s .
Neschamah i s p r o g r e s s iv e w ith o u t f o r g e tf u l n e s s an d w ith o u t d e s t r u c t i o n .
The body i s th e v e i l o f N ephesch, Nephesch i3 th e v e i l o f Ruach, Ruach
i s th e v e i l o f th e sh ro u d o f Neechamah,
From Ruaoh and N ephesch in f lu e n c e d by th e good a s p i r a t i o n s o f Neschamah,
p ro c e e d s M ich ael, th e good a n g e l o f th e s o u l. From N ephesch d o m in atin g
Ruach, and u n in flu e n c e d by th e good a s p i r a t i o n s o f Neschamah, p ro c e e d s
Samacl th e e v i l s p i r i t o f th e s o u ls .
T h is c a r r i e s o u t th e good and e v i l i n t e n t s o f mankind and en d eav o rs to
e x p la in why such p u re em an atio n s o f th e Ain Soph can d e t e r i o r a t e in to
n e g a tiv e q u a l i t i e s .
Q u ite f r e q u e n tly you w i l l h e a r th e lO .S e p h iro th c a l l e d s l i g h t l y d i f ­
f e r e n t names from th o se g iv e n in th e f i r s t t a b l e ; f o r in s t a n c e , Dr,
J e llin e M e in h ie “Be i t rage zu r G esch ich te d e r K abbalh, E r s te s H eft"
p u b lis h e d i n 1852 c a l l s them a s f o llo w s :
In Hebrew we re a d from r i g h t to l e f t j u s t th e r e v e r s e o f E n g lis h .
Hence Number 1 . s t a r t s a t th e r i g h t hand s i d e . Thus Number 1 above
r e p r e s e n ts th e Hebrew l e t t e r s VHV, and i f we su p p ly th e v o w els, we
se c u re th e name BSHU. I g iv e below th e e n t i r e l i s t o f th e s e 72 names,
w ith th e vow els s u p p lie d . I f to each o f th e s e t r i l i t e r a l names A l,
o r I h , S I o r Yah be ad d ed , th e names o f 72 a n g e ls a re o b ta in e d , who
r u le o v e r th e 72 q u in a r ie s o f th e d eg ree o f th e ZODIAC.
The names from th e above t a b u l a t i o n lik e w is e are a lin g e d to th e fo u r
heavens a ta b le o f w hich h a s been s u p p lie d . Thus from number one to
number 18 b elo n g to th e ATZILOTH o r ARCHETYPAL tfORLD.
The names num bering 19 to 36 to BRIAH o r w o rld o f C r e a tio n .
The names o f 37 to 54 to YETZIRAH o r w o rld o f fo u n d a tio n
The names o f 55 to 72 to ASIAH o r m a te r ia l w o rld .
I t i s assumed th a t th e s e names r u le th e v a rio u s q u a l i t i e s of each w orld,
and from thiB are made up m a n y o f th e p o s tu la tio n s of the K & balist.
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th e "S ig n s o f th e Z o d ia c ". T h is i s n o t a t a l l so , f o r th e p l a n e t s ,
s t a r s , and lu m in a rie s a re lik e w is e meant when you re a d a p a ssa g e in
th e S c r ip tu r e s r e f e r r i n g to th e " s ig n s " o r " S ig n a tu re s " i n th e
h eav en s.
As th e r e seems to he a demand f o r an a r t i c l e such as I have a tte m p te d
to p r e s e n t above, I s h a l l fo llo w th io p a p e r up w ith s e v e r a l o th e r s ,
w ith th e th o u g h t in mind th a t i t w i l l l e t th o se s tu d e n ts who have th e
d e s ir e to in v e s tig a te f o r th em selv es th e i n t r i c a c i e s of the Ka'oala,
(which i s a l i f e s tu d y ,) and w i l l re v e a l to th e e a r n e s t s e e k e r c lu e s
t h a t le a d to much m e ta p h y sio a l r e s e a r c h .

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e T w enty-Seventh d is c o u r s e )
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By P r a t e r A q u a riu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d ;
A KEY TO THE STUDY OF THE KABALA
I n th e f i r s t a r t i c l e of t h i s s e r i e s on th e Key to th e S tudy of th e
K abala, we gave a number of t a b l e s to a s s i s t th e s tu d e n t in h i s r e ­
se a rc h e s in to t h i s i n t r i c a t e p h ilo so p h y . In t h i s a r t i c l e v;e w ill t r y
and s im p lif y th e stu d y of th e L i t e r a l K ab ala. The K abala h a s been
d iv id e d in to fo u r p a r t s :
1. The p r a c t i c a l K ab ala which d e a ls w ith ta lls m a n lc and oereraonial
m agic.
2. The l i t e r a l K ab ala, which I s d iv id e d i n t o th r e e p a r t s :
a. G im e tria , whloh i s an a r i t h m e t i c a l method by which
each word was r e p la c e d by a n o th e r h a v in g th e same .num erical
v a lu e .
b. NOTARICON, in which s e le c tio n i s made of c e r t a i n l e t t e r s
a c c o rd in g to th e r u l e s of th e a r t , th e s e l e t t e r s b ein g
ta k e n from th e b e g in n in g , m id d le , o r end of th e words in
a s e n te n c e , so as to produce a s in g le word from th e com­
b in a tio n .
c. TEIJURAH, i n w hich l e t t e r s o f a word w ere r e p la c e d by
o th e r s a f t e r a d e f i n i t e method.
3. The u n w ritte n K abala.
4. The dogm atic K ab ala.
I n t h i s p ap e r we w i l l d e a l more w ith th e p o s tu l a ti o n s of th e L i t e r a l
K ab ala.
The th e o ry of G im e tria in v o lv e d i s t h a t words of s im ila r n u m e ric al
v a lu e s a r e c o n s id e re d to be e x p la n a to ry of each o th e r , and t h i s th e o ry
i s a ls o ex ten d ed to p h ra s e s .
The Hebrew l e t t e r SHIN, th e 2 1 s t l e t t e r of th e Hebrew A lp h a b e t, hao a
n u m e ric a l v a lu e o f 300. I t i s e q u iv a le n t to th e number o b ta in e d by
ad d in g up th e n u m e ric a l v a lu e s of th e l e t t e r s 'Ruach E lo h lm ,' t r a n s l a t ­
ed l i t e r a l l y a s 't h e s p i r i t o f th e E lo h im .'
Thus SHIN h a s been u se d by th e K a b a lis ts as a symbol of th e s p i r i t of
th e Elohim . The Hebrew manner of w r itin g 'Ruach E lohlm ' i s RVCK ALHILI.
By r e f e r r i n g to any d i c t i o n a r y you w i l l g e t th e p ro n u n c ia tio n and
n u m e ric a l v a lu e s o f th e Hebrew A lp h a b e t, b u t f o r th e b e n e f i t of th o se
who c a n n o t l o c a t e such a d i c t i o n a r y , I t a b u l a t e t h i s a lp h a b e t f o r re a d y
refe re n c e .
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by th e y endeavored to C h r is t ia n i z e th e e n t i r e Judaism to t h a t f a i t h .
Prom t h i s new th e o ry h ae a r i s e n many co m b in atio n s o f th e t r a n s p o s i t i o n
o f l e t t e r s f o r num bers and t h i s l e a d to th e p r a c t i c e o f NOTARICON,
whioh i s d e riv e d from th e L a tin word NOTARIUS, a s h o r t hand w r i t e r .
Of t h i s NOTARICON th e r e a re two p r i n c i p a l fo rm s. In th e f i r s t m ethod,
ev e ry word of a l e t t e r i s ta k e n f o r th e i n i t i a l o r a b b r e v ia tio n o f
a n o th e r word, so t h a t from th e l e t t e r s o f a word a se n te n c e may be
form ed.
Thus e v e ry l e t t e r o f th e word BRAShITh, B e r a s h ith , th e f i r s t word i n
G e n e sis, i s made th e i n i t i a l of a word and we o b ta in :
BRAShITh RAH ALKI1S ShIZBLV IShRAL ThVRH, w hich t r a n s l a t e d l i t e r a l l y
m eans, " In th e b e g in n in g th e Elohira saw t h a t I s r a e l w ould a c c e p t th e
Law."
From t h i s word BRAShITH, Solomon H e ir Ben M oses, a Je w ish f c a b a lia t,
who em braced th e C h r is t ia n f a i t h in 1665, and to o k th e name o f P ro s p e r
R u g ers, form ed a number o f NOTARICON a l l h a v in g a C h r i s t i a n te n d e n c y
and by w hich he c o n v e rte d o th e r Jew s to C h r i s t i a n i t y .
BN RVch AB ShLVShThH IChD ThMIU, m eaning "The Son, th e S p i r i t , th e
F a th e r , T h e ir T r i n i t y , p e r f e c t U n ity .
BN RVch AB ShLVShThK IChD ThOBVDV: "The Son, The S j* * it, th e F a th e r ,
ye s h a l l e q u a lly w o rsh ip t h e i r T r i n i t y . "
BKVRI RAShVNI AShR ShKV iShVO ThOBVDV: "Ye s h a l l w o rsh ip My f i r s t
b o m , My f i r s t , Whose Name i s J e s u s ."
BBVA RBN AShR ShMV IShVO ThOBVDV: "When th e M aster s h a l l come Whose
Nome i s J e s u s ye s h a l l w o rs h ip ."
BThVLH RAVIH ABCH ShTHLDIShVO ThAShRVH: " I w i l l choose a v i r g i n w orthy
to b r in g f o r t h J e s u s , and ye s h a l l c a l l h e r b le s s e d ."
BOVGTh RTZPHI ASThThR ShGVPI IShVO ThAKLV " I w ill h id e m y self in oake
(balled w ith ) c o a l s , f o r ye s h a l l e a t J e s u s , My Body."
The seoond form o f NOTARICON i s th e e x a c t r e v e r s e o f th e f i r s t . By
th e i n i t i a l s o r f i n a l s , o r b o th , o r th e m e d la ls , o f a s e n te n c e , a r e
ta k e n t o form a word o r w o rd s. Thus th e K ab ala i s c a l l e d ChKMh NSThHK,
" th e s e c r e t w isdom ", and i f we ta k e th e i n i t i a l s of th e two words CK
and N, we form by th e second k in d o f NOTARICON th e word ChN "G race".
S im ila r ly from i n i t i a l s and f i n a l s o f th e w ord E l IOLK LEV HShKIKB,
"Who s h a l l go up f o r u s to h eav en ?" (D eu t. XXX, 1 2 ) , a r e form ed KILH,
" C irc u m c isio n " , an d IHVH, t h e T etragam m aton, im p ly in g t h a t God h a th
o rd a in e d c irc u m c is io n a s th e way t o h ea v en .
TEKURAH i s p e rm u ta tio n . A cco rd in g to c e r t a i n r u l e s , one l e t t e r i s sub­
s t i t u t e d f o r a n o th e r l e t t e r p r e c e d in g o r fo llo w in g i t i n th e a lp h a b e t,
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Sometimes t h i s method i s u se d a s a c ip h e r , b y taking, th e p o r tio n s of

th e f i g u r e to show th e l e t t e r s th e y c o n ta in , p u tti n g one p o in t f o r th e
f i r s t l e t t e r , two f o r th e s e c o n d ,e tc . Thus th e r i g h t an g le c o n ta in in g
AIZ, w i l l answer f o r th e l e t t e r A i f vie have th r e e d o ts o r p o in ts
w ith in i t . Again a sq u are w i l l answer f o r H, N K f i n a l , a c c o rd in g to
w h eth er i t h as o n e, tw o, o r th r e e p o in ts r e s p e c tiv e ly p la c e d w ith in
it. But th e r e a re many more ways o f em ploying th e K abala of th e £
Chambers.
In th e n e x t a r t i c l e I w ill d e s c r ib e c e r t a i n h id d en m eanings in th e
shapes o f th e Hebrew l e t t e r s .

(T h is co n clu d es th e T w en ty -eig h th d is c o u rs e )
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By P r a t e r A q u a riu s, S c rib e
A KEY TO THE STUDY OF THE KABALA
To t h e One P r iv ile g e d ;
C o n tin u in g o u r stu d y o f th e L i t e r a l K ab ala, th e r e a r e c e r t a i n m eanings
h id d e n In th e SHAPE o f th e l e t t e r s o f th e Hebrew a lp h a b e t. As I have
e x p la in e d b e f o r e , some b f th e Hebrew l e t t e r s have a d i f f e r e n t shape
when th e y a re f i n a l s th a n when u se d a t th e b e g in n in g o r m iddle o f a
w ord. A ta b le o f th e s e f i n a l l e t t e r s h a s been g iv e n to you. Thus In
come c a se s a f i n a l l e t t e r i s p la c e d in th e m iddle o f a word; a g a in
o th e r l e t t e r s a r e w r i t t e n i n a s iz e l a r g e r o r s m a lle r th a n th e r e s t
o f th e m a n u s c rip t, o r i n a l e t t e r b e in g tu r n e d u p s id e down.
F o r exam ple, th e Shape o f th e Hebrew l e t t e r ALEPK, (A) i s s a id to
sym bolize a VAV (V) betw een a YOD ( I ) and a DALETH (D ); and th u s th e
l e t t e r i t s e l f r e p r e s e n ts IVD (YOD). S im ila r ly th e shape o f th e l e t t e r
HE (H) r e p r e s e n ts a DALETH (D) w ith a YOD ( I ) w r i tte n a t th e lo w er
l e f t hand c o rn e r and so f o r t h .
I n I s a i a h IV 6 and 7 , th e word LHRBH, (L em arbah), f o r m u ltip ly in g i s
w r i t t e n w ith th e c h a r a c te r f o r H f i n a l in th e m iddle of th e w ord, i n ­
s te a d o f w ith th e o rd in a ry i n i t i a l and M edial M. The consequence of
t h i s I s t h a t th e t o t a l n u m e ric a l v a lu e o f th e w ord, i n s t e a d o f b e in g
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w hich by u s in g th e method of G im e tria changes th e w ord t o ThTh Z1 (T a t
Z a l,) and becomes "The p ro fu s e G iv e r" , i n s t e a d o f th e l i t e r a l r e a d in g
o f th e s e two v e r s e s .
In Deuteronomy V I, 4 , i s th e p r a y e r o f th e Jew s known a s th e "Sheraa
Y is r a e l" , t h i s i s th e c o n f e s s io n o f f a i t h o f th e Jew s and i s u se d in
e v e ry s e r v ic e o f t h a t r e l i g i o n w h eth er o f th e O rthodox, C o n s e rv a tiv e
o r R a d ic a l Reform b ra n c h e s . I t i s th e l a s t p ra y e r o f f e r e d a t th e
tim e o f t r a n s i t i o n . The p r a y e r b e g in s "ShliO IShRAL IHVH ALHINV IHVH
AChD" "H ear, 0 I s r a e l , th e L ord Thy God i s One". I n t h i s v e rs e th e
te rm in a l l e t t e r 0 In Shlio, and th e D i n AChD a r e w r i t t e n much l a r g e r
th a n th e o th e r v e r s e s o f th e t e x t . The k a b a l i s t i c a l symbology con­
ta in e d in t h i s c irc u m s ta n c e i s e x p la in e d : The l e t t e r 0 b e in g o f th e
v alu e of 70 shows t h a t th e law may be e x p la in e d in se v e n ty w ays, and
th e D e q u a ls 4 , th e f o u r c a r d in a l p o in ts and l e t t e r s o f th e Holy Name.
The f i r s t word, ShMO, h a s th e n u m e ric al v a lu e o f 410, th e number of
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y e a rs o f d u r a tio n o f th e f i r s t te m p le . The u s u a l way o f s p e l l i n g t h i s

word SfaHO i s Shemai;' and th e u s u a l way o f s p e l l i n g th e Holy Name IHVH,
i s ADONAH, th u s u s in g th e word LORD in s t e a d of JEHOVAH.
With c o m p le x itie s o f t h i s n a t u r e , and a s e t of r u l e s s e t up by th e
s tu d e n ts of th e M iddle A ges, i t becomes v e ry a p p a re n t t h a t i t r e q u i r e s
a h ig h c l a s s s c h o la r s h ip in th e Hebrew lan g u ag e to c o r r e c t l y i n t e r p r e t
th e L i t e r a l K abala.
The exam ples t h a t have been g iv e n you, w i l l o f c o u rse h e lp you in your
r e a d in g s and s t u d i e s , b u t more im p o rta n t th a n t h i s , i t w i l l im p re ss
on y o u r c o n s c io u sn e ss th e re a s o n f o r th e many c o n t r a d ic ti o n s and un­
c e r t a i n t i e s ' o f t h i s p h ilo s o p h y .
I have ta k e n many o f my exam ples from th e work o f S .L . MacGregor
M a th e rs, due to th e f a c t t h a t he c o n s i s t e n t l y fo llo w s th e exam ples of
th e S chool o f th e K abala o f th e K id d le A ges, r a t h e r th a n t h a t o f th e
F rench School h eaded by L e v i, whose t r a n s l a t i o n s have i n many i n ­
s ta n c e s taken on a form o f th e " P r a c t i c a l K abala" u sed in ce re m o n ia l
m agic. U n fo r tu n a te ly , most W estern K a b a lis ts and s c h o o ls t h a t w h ile
th e y would be v e r y in d ig n a n t were you to a s s e r t th e y were K a b a lis ts ,
fo llo w Levi l i t e r a l l y . T h is i s more p r e v a le n t in A m erica th an in
E urope. These S chools c a l l th e m se lv e s E s o te r ic , R o s ic r u c ia n , New
Thought and so f o r t h , and have co p ied c o p io u s ly from th e K abala and
g iv e n i t to t h e i r p u p ils as m y s tic a lly r e v e a le d . The AMORC, th e o n ly
tr u e R o s ic ru c ia n O rd er, know ing t h i s , h a s sgain and a g a in warned i t s
s tu d e n ts of t h i s f a c t , and th e p u rp o se o f t h i s s e r i e s o f a r t i c l e s i s
to e n a b le you t o tr a c e f o r y o u r s e lf th e so u rc e o f in fo rm a tio n th e s e
s c h o o ls a r e p e d d lin g a s a c lo a k f o r b o o k - s e llin g and o th e r form s o f
im p o s tu re .
W ith t h i s e x p la n a tio n , l e t u s c o n tin u e o u r a n a ly z in g o f th e L i t e r a l
K ab ala.
I t i s to be f u r t h e r n o te d w ith re g a rd to th e f i r s t word* o f th e B ib le
BRAShITh, t h a t th e f i r s t th r e e l e t t e r s BRA, a r e th e i n i t i a l l e t t e r s
o f th e name of th e th r e e p e rs o n s o f th e T r i n i t y ;
BN (Ben) The Son
RVCH (Ruach) The S p i r i t
AB The F a th e r .
F u rth e rm o re , th e f i r s t l e t t e r o f th e B ib le i s B, w hich i s th e i n i t i a l
of BRKH, ( B le s s in g ) ; and n o t A. w hich i s ARR, ( c u r s in g ) .
A gain th e l e t t e r s BRAShITH, ta k in g t h e i r n u m e ric al p o w ers, e x p re s s th e
number o f y e a rs betw een C re a tio n and th e B ir th o f C h r i s t .
B ( in t h i s c a s e e q u a ls) 2000
R 200
A ( In t h i s c a s e e q u a ls) 1000
Sh 300
Th 400
I 10
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P ic u s de M lrandola g iv e s th e fo llo w in g w orking o u t o f BRAShITh; By

J o in in g th e t h i r d l e t t e r A to th e F i r s t B, we se c u re AB o r F a th e r .
I f to th e f i r s t l e t t e r B, d o u b le d , we add th e second l e t t e r R, i t
g iv e s BBR (Bebar) in o r th ro u g h th e Son.
I f a l l th e l e t t e r s be re a d e x c ep t th e f i r s t , i t makes RAShITh, " th e
b e g in n in g " .
I f w ith th e f o u r th l e t t e r Sh, th e f i r s t B and th e l a s t Th be co n n ected
i t makes ShBTh, S hebeth { " th e end or r e s t " . )
I f th e f i r s t t h r e e l e t t e r s be ta k e n , th e y make BRA, B era " C re a te d " .
I f o m ittin g th e f i r s t , th e t h r e e fo llo w in g be ta k e n , th e y make RASh,
R ash, w hich e q u a ls "a h e a d ".
I f o m ittin g th e f i r s t two th e n e x t two be ta k e n th e y g iv e ASh " f i r e " .
I f th e f o u r th and l a s t be Jo in e d ShTh, i t g iv e s " F o u n d a tio n " .
I f th e second l e t t e r be p u t b e f o r e th e f i r s t i t makes RB " g r e a t" .
If after th e th ird be p la c e d th e fifth and fo u rth , it g i v e s A lS h,
"m an".
I f to th e f i r s t two i s Jo in e d th e two l a s t , i t g iv e s BRITh, w hich
means "C o v en an t".
I f th e f i r s t be added to th e l a s t i t g iv e s ThB w hich means " g o o d ".
Now ta k in g th e whole of th e s e m y s tic a l anagram s in p r o p e r o r d e r , P ic u s
makes th e fo llo w in g se n te n c e o u t of t h i s word BRAShITh: Through th e
Son h a th th e F a th e r c r e a te d th e Head w hich i s th e b e g in n in g and th e
end, th e f i r e - l i f e and th e fo u n d a tio n of th e s u p e rn a l man ( th e Adam
Kadmon) by H is r ig h te o u s c o v e n a n t."
T h is sen ten ce in f a c t form s th e epitom e o f th e te a c h in g s o f th e "Book
o f C oncealed M y ste ry " .
We now come to th e "U n w ritten K a b a la " , and t h i s i s a p a r t o f th e doc­
t r i n e t h a t ' i t i s claim ed h a s n e v e r b een w r i t t e n and i s o n ly tr a n s m it­
te d o r a l l y , and c o n ta in s th e in n e r s e c r e ts of th e p h ilo s o p h y . I f th e
p r a c t i c e of th e L i t e r a l K abala w hich we have e x p la in e d in much d e t a i l
in th e l a s t two a r t i c l e s i s so c o m p lic a te d , you can Im agine how much
m y stery h as been made o f t h i s p a r t . No w r i t e r h a s e v e r p u t any o f i t
i n w r i tin g , and from my i n v e s t i g a t i o n s i t I s a p p a re n t t h a t th e r e i s
on ly one re a s o n f o r t h i s . The K abala i s th e c h i l d o f th e m iddle a g e s,
when mankind was s tr u g g lin g o u t o f th e E ra of D arkness which had come
over th e Known W orld, due to th e b ig o tis m of r u l e r s , who f e a r e d f o r
th e c o n tin u a n c e o f th e C h r i s t i a n r e l i g i o n . The C hurch, which presum ed
to r e p r e s e n t th e C a th o lic C hurch, b u t which i t d id n o t, c o n tr o lle d a l l
th e r u l e r s and th ro u g h them b u rn e d and d e s tro y e d a l l docum ents t h a t
h ad -b een amassed by th e le a r n e d th ro u g h th e a g e s . Mankind was n o t to
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be d e n ie d know ledge, an d more e s p e c i a l l y e s o t e r i c know ledge, and hence

we have i n h e r i t e d a v a s t number o f books w r i t t e n by o u r s tr u g g lin g
f o r e b e a r s , which c o n ta in e d t o th e b e s t o f t h e i r a b i l i t y t h e i r concep­
t i o n s o f th e D e ity and th e f o u n d a tio n o f th e U n iv e rse , and th e p u rp o se
o f man b e in g b o rn and e v o lu tin g . Some o f th e p o s t u l a t i o n s were so
f a r fe tc h e d and v is io n a r y t h a t i t co u ld n o t be r e a d i l y p u t in w r i tin g
and hence were form ed sc h o o ls which o n ly gave t h i s " in n e r work?" to
th e d i s c i p l e s o f th e s c h o o l. T h is s u p e r s t i t i o n h a s c o n tin u e d t o th e
p r e s e n t day a s to th e " u n w ritte n w o rk ", and h a s a b s o lu te ly no fo u n d a­
t i o n . You w ill b e g in to comprehend t h i s as we go i n t o Dogmatic Ka-
b a lis m . No knowledge h a s e v e r been d e n ie d by th e Cosmic to th e e a r n e s t
s tu d e n t, and mankind in ages to come w i l l have much to th a n k th e AMORC
and i t s k in d re d so h o o ls of A rcane S c ie n c e , f o r d u rin g th e Dark Ages
c o n tin u in g t h e i r I n v e s ti g a ti o n s alo n g a sane l i n e , and han d in g to
p o s t e r i t y n o t SECRETS b u t r e s u l t s o f ex p e rim en ts and Cosmic g u id a n c e .
Were i t n o t f o r sc h o o ls o f t h i s c h a r a c te r , mankind to d a y would be
s tr u g g lin g alo n g v is io n a r y and f a n t a s t i c p a th s , f lo u n d e r in g to a s c e r ­
t a i n th e T ru th .
The harm done by t h i s "U n w ritten K abala" I s t h a t i t h a s p e r m itte d
in d iv i d u a ls t o form s o - c a lle d e s o t e r i c O rd e rs and S c h o o ls, t h a t c a n n o t
b e a r th e i n v e s t i g a t i o n of T rue L ig h t. The a d h e re n ts of th e s e S c h o o ls
become so d is g u s te d , i f th e y a r e e a r n e s t s tu d e n ts , t h a t th e y c e a se
t h e i r se a rc h f o r L ig h t, and mankind i s r e tr o g r a d in g in s t e a d o f b e in g
In a c y c le of e v o lu tio n f o r h ig h e r t h i n g s . F or t h i s re a s o n ONLY, h a s
th e AMORC a l l o v er th e w o rld , throw n open i t s d o o rs to a l l men and
women, t h a t th e y may know t h a t th e Cosmic Laws a r e s t i l l a v a ila b le In
a sim p le , r e f in e d method o f stu d y f o r a l l who s e e k . And i t i s f o r
t h i s re a s o n ALONE t h a t th e c la n d e s tin e o r d e r s a r e s t r i v i n g so hand to
k eep t h e i r h ea d s above w a te r , and a t ta c k in g and en d e av o rin g to d e s tr o y
th e p u re P r i s t i n e O rd e rs.
Thus I have en d eav o red to e x p la in what th e "U n w ritten K abala" c o n s i s t s
o f . T here i s no such th in g , c o n se q u e n tly I t can n o t b e e x p la in e d
d o g m a tic a lly .
The Dogmatic K abala c o n ta in s th e d o c t r i n a l p o r t i o n . W hile th e r e a re
many, many t r e a t i s e s o f v a r io u s k in d s , th e y can be re d u c e d to th e
fo llo w in g :
1. The S ep h er Y e tz ira h (Bool; of fo u n d a tio n )
2. The Zohar (Book o f S p len d o r)
3. The S epher S e p h iro th (Book o f E m anations)
4. The Asch lJe tz a re p h and i t s sym bolism .
The Sep h e r Y e tz ir a h t r e a t s o f th e cosmogony a s sym bolized by te n
numbers and 22 a lp h a b e ts (H ebrew ), w hich i t c a l l s th e 32 p a th s .
The Zohar c o n s i s t s o f th e f o llo w in g books:
1. SIFHRA DTZENIOUTHA, o r "The Book o f C oncealed M ystery" which i s
th e r o o t and fo u n d a tio n o f th e Zohar?
2. The IDRA RABBA QADISHA "The G re a te r H oly A ssem bly".
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3. IDRA ZULA QADOSHA, o r "The L e s s e r H oly A ssem bly,"

These t h r e e books t r e a t o f th e g r a d u a l developm ent o f th e
c r e a tiv e D e ity , and w ith Him th e C r e a tio n .
4. The Beth E lohim , "House of th e E lo h im ". T h is t r e a t s o f a n g e ls ,
demons, e le m e n ta l s p i r i t s and s o u ls .
5. "The Book o f th e R e v o lu tio n s o f S o u ls" w hich i s an ex p an sio n
o f th e l a t t e r book, The B eth Elohim .
The Sepher S e p h iro th describes th e g ra d u a l e v o lu tio n o f th e D e ity from
n e g a tiv e in to p o s i t i v e e x is te n c e .
The Asch M etzarep h , o r " P u r if y in g F i r e " , i s h e rm e tic and a lc h e m ic a l,
and l i t t l e i s w r i t t e n on i t , and w hat i s w r i t t e n i s so h a rd to u n d e r­
s ta n d t h a t a c o n c lu s io n m ust o f n e c e s s ity be h ad t h a t i t i s founded
to o much on fa n c y and n o t a rra n g e d i n l o g i c a l se q u en ce .
In th e n e x t a r t i c l e we w i l l go i n t o some o f th e p r i n c i p a l d o c t r in e s
of th e K abala and w hat problem s th e y a tte m p t t o s o lv e .

(T h is co n clu d es th e T w enty-N inth d is c o u rs e )

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To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
The p r in c ip a l d o c t r in e s o f th e K abala a r e d e sig n e d to so lv e th e f o llo w ­
in g problem s.
1. The Supreme B ein g , H is n a tu r e and a t t r i b u t e s .
3. The Cosmogony.
3. The c r e a tio n o f a n g e ls and man.
4. The d e s tin y o f a n g e ls and man.
5. The n a tu r e o f th e s o u l.
6. The n a tu re o f a n g e ls , demons and e le ra e n ta ls -
7. The Im port o f th e re v e a le d law .
0. The tr a n s c e n d e n ta l symbolism o f n u m erals.
9. The p e c u lia r m y s te rie s c o n ta in e d in th e Hebrew l e t t e r s -
10. The e q u ilib r iu m o f c o n t r a r i e s .
The "Book o f C oncealed M y ste rie s" opens up w ith th e s ta te m e n t t h a t i t
i s th e book o f e q u ilib riu m o f b a la n c e . E q u ilib riu m i s of c o u rse t h a t
harmony w hich r e s u l t s from th e a n a lo g y of c o n t r a r i e s , i t i s th e dead
c e n tr e yrhere, th e o p p o s itio n o f o p p o sin g f o r c e s b e in g e q u a l I n s t r e n g t h ,
r e s t su c cee d s m otion. I t i s th e c e n t r a l p o i n t . I t i s th e " p o in t w ith ­
in th e c i r c l e " o f a n c ie n t sym bolism . I t i s th e l i v i n g s y n th e s is of
c o u n te rb a la n c e d pow er. Thus form may be d e s c r ib e d a s th e e q u ilib r iu m
o f l i g h t and sh ad e; ta k e away e i t h e r f a c t o r , and form i s v ie w le s s . The
term b a la n c e i s a p p lie d to th e two o p p o s ite n a tu r e s i n each t r i a d o f
th e S e p h iro th , t h e i r e q u ilib r iu m form ing th e t h i r d S e p h ira in each
te r n a r y . T h is d o c tr in e o f e q u ilib r iu m and bbhnce i s a fundam ental
k a b a l i s t i c a l id e a .
The AMQRC goes in to t h i s s u b je c t o f e q u ilib riu m from a more se cu re and
s e n s ib le v ie w -p o in t- I n f a c t w ith o u t g o in g i n t o th e v a g a r ie s and
f a n c ie s o f th e K abala i t g iv e s to i t s s tu d e n ts th e f u l l law s of th e s e
s u b je c ts in ouch a m anner, t h a t ev ery s tu d e n t can ap p ly th e law s i n h i s
o r h e r e x p e rim e n ts, and th u s I n s te a d o f a p h ilo so p h y o f w hat m ight b e ,
th e s tu d e n ts a re e n a b le d to p ro v e th e law s.
Thus t h i s "Book o f C oncealed M y stery ngoes on f u r t h e r to s t a t e t h a t t h i s
"E q u ilib riu m h an g eth in t h a t r e g io n w hich i s n e g a tiv e ly e x i s t e n t . "
What i s n e g a tiv e e x is te n c e ? What i s p o s i t i v e e x is te n c e ? The d i s t i n c ­
tio n betw een th e s e two i s a n o th e r fundam ental id e a , To d e f in e n e g a tiv e
e x is te n c e c l e a r l y i s im p o s s ib le , f o r when i t i s d i s t i n c t l y d e fin e d i t
c e a se s to be n e g a tiv e e x is te n c e ; i t i s th e n n e g a tiv e e x is te n c e p a s s in g
in to s t a t i c c o n d itio n . The K a b a lis ts overcome t h i s by s h u tt in g o u t
from m o rta l com prehension th e p rim a l AIN, th e n e g a tiv e ly e x i s t i n g One,
and th e Ain Soph, th e l i m i t l e s s e x p a n sio n , w h ile of even th e Ain Soph
A ur, th e i l l i m i t a b l e L ig h t, o n ly a dim c o n c e p tio n can be form ed.
Here a g a in th e AHORC in i t s e s o t e r i c g ra d e s i s en a b led to g iv e to i t s
s tu d e n ts a c l e a r c o n c e p tio n of th e P e t t y , which th e K a b a lis ts endeavor
to fathom by so many m ethods w hich to say th e l e a s t a re w ild and c ra z y ,
and le a d one to d i s p a i r i f you endeavor to fo llo w " A ria d n e 's Thread"
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o f th e K abala i n any o f th e 10 p r i n c i p a l d o c trin e © enum erated above.

T ru e, a stu d y o f th e s e d o c t r in e s i e u s e f u l f o r a p u rp o se of com pari­
son.
E llp h a s L evi in h i s " H is to ir e de l a H agle" s t a t e s t h a t th e K a b a lis ts
have a h o r r o r o f e v e ry th in g t h a t re se m b le s i d o l a t r y ; th e y , how ever,
a s c r ib e a human form to God, b u t i t i s a p u r e ly h ie r o g ly p h ! c a l f i g u r e .
They c o n s id e r God a s th e i n t e l l i g e n t , l i v i n g and lo v in g i n f i n i t e One.
He i s f o r them n e i t h e r th e c o l l e c t i o n o f o th e r b e in g s , n o r th e ab­
s t r a c t i o n o f e x i s te n c e , n o r a p h ilo s o p h ic a lly d e f in a b le b e in g . He 1 3
in a l l , d i s t i n c t from a l l , and g r e a t e r th a n a l l . I n t h i s d o c tr in e
th e y , of c o u rs e , a r e no d i f f e r e n t th a n n e a r ly ev e ry c o n c e p tio n o f th e
D e ity , and th e y f i n a l l y f a l l back on th e name o f th e D e ity , "I am t h a t
I am", which i s no answ er a t a l l t o th e m a te r ia l q u e s tio n o f man, a s
to whom th e D e ity i s o r r e p r e s e n ts .
The AliORC answ ers t h i s q u e s tio n much more s a t i s f a c t o r i l y i n i t s p o s tu ­
l a t i o n s , alw ays b e a r in g in mind a q u o ta tio n from P r o c lu s , one of i t s
e a r n e s t i n v e s t i g a t o r s . "T hat th e h eaven i s in th e e a r t h , b u t a f t e r an
e a r t h ly m anner; and t h a t th e e a r th i s in th e h ea v en , b u t a f t e r a
h ea v en ly m anner."
We now come to th e c o n s id e r a tio n o f th e f i r s t S e p h ira , th e Kumber One,
th e Monad o f P y th a g o ra s . In t h i s number th e o th e r n in e S e p h iro th a re
h id d e n . I t i s i n d i v i s i b l e ; a ls o in c a p a b le of m u l t i p l i c a t i o n ; d iv id e
1 by 1 and 1 re m a in s; m u ltip ly one by one and one re m a in s. Thus t h i s
number i s a f i t t i n g r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f th e g r e a t u n ch an g eab le F a th e r
of a l l . The K a b a lis ts overcome th e d i f f i c u l t y of a number which can
n e i th e r be d iv id e d by i t s e l f n o r m u ltip lie d by I t s e l f by th e p o s tu l a ­
tio n , t h a t i f we d e s i r e t o add to i t i t must be done BY REFLECTION OF
ITSELF. T h is conform s to th e r u l e of v i b r a t i o n s , f o r th e number one
v i b r a t e s a l t e r n a t e l y from c h a n g e le s s n e s s to d e f i n i t i o n , and back to
c h a n g e le s s n e s s a g a in .
The name o f th e f i r s t S e p h ira i s K e th e r, th e Crown.
The D iv in e N a m e -a ttrib u te d t o i t i s th e Name o f th e F a th e r g iv e n in
Exod. I l l , 4 . AHIH, " I am". I t s i g n i f i e s E x is te n c e .
Among th e E p h ith e ts a p p lie d t o I t , a s c o n ta in in g i n i t s e l f th e id e a o f
n e g a tiv e e x is te n c e d ep en d in g b ack from i t , a r e :
TUIRA DTHIRIN, The C o n cealed o f th e C o n cealed .
OThlQA DOTlilQIN, th e A n c ie n t o f A n cie n t O nes.
OThlQA QDIShA, The Moot H oly A n c ie n t One.
OThlQA, The a n c ie n t One.
OThlQ, IVKIN, The A n cien t o f D ays.
The f i r s t S e p h ira i s a ls o c a l l e d :
NQDH RAShVHH, The P rim o rd ia l P o in t.
NQPH PShVTh, The Smooth P o in t.
RlShA HWRH, The W hite H ead.
KVK liOLH, The I n s o r u t a b le H e ig h t.
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B esid es a l l th e s e th e r e i s a n o th e r v ery im p o rta n t name ap-oiled to t h i s

S e p h lra a s r e p r e s e n tin g th e g r e a t F a th e r of a l l th in g s - i t I s ARIK '
ANPIU, th e V ast C ountenance o r M acroprosopus.
The e n t i r e Ten S e p h iro th r e p r e s e n t th e H eavenly Han, o r P rim o rd ia l Being
ADM OILAH, or Adam A u ila h .
Under t h i s S e p h lra a re c la s s e d th e a n g e lic o rd e r of ChIVTh HQDSh, or
h o ly l i v i n g c r e a tu r e s , th e cerubim o r s p h in x e s o f E z e k i a l 's v is io n and
th e A pocalypse of Jo h n .
The f i r s t S e p h lra c o n ta in e d th e o th e r n in e , and produced th e n in su c ­
c e s s io n .
The number 2 o r Duad. The name of th e Second S e p h lra i s Chokmak, W is­
dom, a m a scu lin e a c tiv e p o ten cy r e f l e c t e d from K e th e r. As In th e
t a b l e s g iv e n in th e f i r s t a r t i c l e o f t h i s s e r i e s , t h i s second S e p h lra
i s r e p r e s e n te d in th e D iv in e names a s I h , and IHVH, and among th e
a n g e lic h o s ts by AVPNIM, th e W heels. I t i s a ls o c a lle d AB th e F a th e r .
Hence t h i s p o s tu l a ti o n o f m a scu lin e p o te n cy .
The 3rd S e p h lra , or T r ia d , i s a fem in in e p a s s iv e p o te n c y , c a lle d BINAH,
th e U n d e rsta n d in g , and i s a c o -e q u a l w ith th e 2nd CHokmah. I t I s a ls o
c a lle d AHA, M o th er,an d AIMA th e g r e a t p ro d u c tiv e m o th er, who i s
e t e r n a l l y co Jo in ed w ith AB th e F a th e r , f o r th e m aintenance o f th e u n i ­
v e rs e in o r d e r .
The number 4 i s prod u ced by a u n io n of th e 2nd and 3 rd S e p h iro th , and
i s o a l le d , CHESED Mercy o r Love.
The number 5. From t h i s emanated th e fem in in e p a s s iv e p o ten cy G-EBURAH,
s tr e n g th o r f o r t i t u d e , o r DIN J u s t i c e .
The number 6 . From 4 and 5 is s u e d t h i s S e p h lra c a lle d T ip h e re th ,
B eauty o r Mildness. Thus by a u n io n of J u s t i c e and mercy we o b ta in
b e a u ty , and th e second T r i n i t y o f th e S e p h iro th i s com pleted-
The 7 th S e p h lra i s NETZACH o r firm n e s s and v i c t o r y .
The 8 th HOD o r s p le n d o r.
The 7 th and 8 th prod u ced th e 9 th YESOD, th e fo u n d a tio n o r B a s is , Thus
y ie ld in g th e 3rd T r i n i t y o f th e S e p h iro th .
S e p h iro th 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , form what i s known a s th e SOIR AMPIN-or L e ss e r
C ountenance, o r lilc r o p r o s o p u s .
From th e 9 th S e p h lra came th e 1 0 th and l a s t MALKUTH, th e Kingdom, and
a ls o th e Queen M atrona, th e i n f e r i o r m o th er, th e B ride of th e M icro-
pro sopus.
Now each o f th e s e S e p h iro th w i l l be i n a c e r t a i n d e g r e e an d ro g y n o us,
f o r i t w i l l be fe m in in e o r r e c e p tiv e w ith re g a rd t o th e S e p h ira vhich
im m ed iately p re c e d e s i t i n th e s e p h i r o t i c s c a l e , and m a scu lin e or
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tr a n s m is s iv e w ith r e g a r d to t h e S e p h ir a w hich im m ed iately fo llo w s i t .

There i s , how ever, no S e p h ira b e f o r e K e th e r, n o r i s th e r e a S e p h ira
t h a t su c c e e d s K a lk u th . T here i s a c o n n e c tin g l i n k betw een th e S ep h i-
r o th and t h i s i s RUACH, o r s p i r i t , w hich th e K a b a lie ts say i s th e h i d ­
den i n f l u e n c e .
From t h i s p o s tu l a ti o n th e r e i s assum ed to be a TRIPLE TRINITY, th e up­
p e r , th e low er and th e m id d le . How th e s e th r e e a re r e p r e s e n te d th u s :
The SUPERNAL, o r u p p e r, r e p r e s e n te d by th e CROWN o r K eth er
The m iddle " « « King o r F a th e r CHokmah
The lo w e r " " " Queen o r M other, BIHAK.
T h is T r i n i t y i s th e g r e a t e s t o f th e th re e .
There i s lik e w is e a p o s t u l a t i o n of th e X a b a lis ts t h a t i n th e w o rld th e
S e p h iro th a r e r e p r e s e n te d by:
R a s h lth H a-G alg alim , th e commencement o f w h ir lin g m o tio n s, th e
1priraum m o b ile . '
M a slo th , th e sp h e re o f th e Z o d iac.
S h a b b a th a i, r e s t , S a tu rn .
T zedeq, r ig h te o u s n e s s J u p i t e r ,
liadlra, vehement s tr e n g t h , Mars
Sheroesh, th e s o l a r l i g h t , The Sun
Nogah, G l i t t e r i n g S p le n d o u r, Venus
Kokab, th e S t e l l a r l i g h t . M ercury
L evanah, th e lu n a r fla m e , th e Moon
Cholom Y esodbth, th e b r e a k e r o f f o u n d a tio n s , th e e le m e n ts .
The S e p h iro th a r e f u r t h e r d iv id e d in to th r e e p i l l a r s :
The r i g h t hand p i l l a r o f M ercy, c o n s is tin g o f th e 2nd, 4 th and 7 th
em anations*
The l e f t hand p i l l a r of Judgm ent, c o n s i s t i n g o f th e 3 r d , 5 th & 8 th .
The m idd le p i l l a r o f M ild n e s s , c o n s i s t i n g o f th e 1 s t , 6 th , 9 th
• and 1 0th e m a n a tio n s-
Thus we s e c u re from t h e i r t o t a l i t y and u n i t y , th e te n S e p h iro th r e p r e ­
s e n tin g t h a t much q u o te d p o s t u l a t i o n , th e a r c h e ty p a l man, ADAM KADHON,
th e P ro to g o n o s.
Now i f you w i l l c a r e f u l l y i n v e s t i g a t e many o f th e 2 0 th C en tu ry book-
p u b lis h in g s c h o o ls , w hich t r a d e a s o c c u lt i n s t i t u t i o n s , you w i l l see
t h a t th e y g e t t h e i r p o s t u l a t i o n s n o t p s y c h ic a lly , o r c o s m ic a lly , b u t
r a t h e r from th e K ab a la. F or i n e v e ry work o f th e K abala i t i s d e c la r e d
t h a t th e f i r s t t r i a d o f th e S e p h ir o th , r e p r e s e n t s th e i n t e l l e c t u a l
w o rld . The second c o rre sp o n d s to th e m oral w o rld , and th e t h i r d r e p r e ­
s e n ts power and s t a b i l i t y and i s c a l l e d th e m a te r ia l w o rld .
I n th e K ab ala th e s e th r e e a s p e c ts a r e c a l l e d ANPIN, o r f a c e s . Thus th e
TREE OF LIFE, O tz C haiim , i s form ed; th e f i r s t T ria d b e in g p la c e above,
th e second and t h i r d b elo w , in such a manner t h a t th e t h r e e m ascu lin e
S e p h iro th a r e on th e r i g h t , th e t h r e e fem in in e on th e l e f t , w h ile th e
f o u r u n i t i n g S e p h iro th a r e p la c e d i n th e C e n te r. THIS IS THE KABALIS-
TICAL TREE OF LIFE, on w hich a l l th in g s d ep en d . You w i l l se e t h a t th e re
i s a c o n s id e r a b le a n a lo g y betw een t h i s and th e t r e e YGGDRASIL o f th e
S c a n d in a v ia n s .
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By F r a t e r A q u a riu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
In o u r p re v io u s le s s o n s we have- to u ch ed on some o f th e h i s t o r y o f th e
K abala and I t s r i s e in m ed iev al tim e s . I t now i s o u r p u rp o se to en ­
la r g e on th e h i s t o r y o f t h i s th e o s o p h is ti c p h ilo so p h y so a s to e n a b le
u s to t r a c e i t s t r u e f o u n d a tio n .
We s t a t e d t h a t th e K ab ala compared th e U n iv erse i n resem b lan ce to a
g ia n t t r e e w ith a w e a lth o f b ra n c h e s and le a v e s , whose r o o t s a r e th e
S e f ir o t h , som etim es c a l l e d S ep h ir o th ; o r t h a t i t i s a c l o s e ly w rought
c h a in , th e l a s t l i n k o f w hich h an g s i n a h ig h e r w o rld ; o r , a g r e a t s e a ,
which i s c o n s ta n tly f i l l e d from an e t e r n a l l y flo w in g s o u r c e -
The human so u l i n p a r t i c u l a r i s a p r iv ile g e d c i t i z e n o f th e h ig h e r
w o rld , i s i n im m ediate c o n n e c tio n w ith th e e n t i r e 10 S e f i r o t h , and con­
s e q u e n tly i t can e x e r t some in f lu e n c e on them , and even on th e D e ity .
By v i r t u e o f i t s m oral and r e l i g i o u s co n d u ct th e so u l can in c r e a s e o r
d im in ish th e flo w o f g ra c e from th e D e ity , th ro u g h th e ch a n n el o f i n -
te r a e d ia r y b e in g s , i t s good a c t i o n s c a u s in g an u n in te r r u p te d flo w , and
i t s e v i l conduct o c c a s io n in g i t s d is c o n tin u a n c e .
The E a b a lis t s claim ed th e p e o p le o f I s r a e l w ere e s p e c i a l l y chosen to
prom ote th e f u ln e s s o f g r a c e , and th e r e f o r e th e p r e s e r v a tio n o f th e
w o rld . F or t h a t p u rp o se th e y r e c e iv e d th e R e v e la tio n o f th e Law, w ith
i t s 613 r e l i g i o u s o r d in a n c e s ,in o r d e r to a c t on th e S e f ir o t h th ro u g h
ev e ry r e l i g i o u s a c t , and, so to sp eak , compel th e d is p e n s in g of t h e i r
b o u n ty . The cerem o n ies c o n s e q u e n tly have a d e e p ly m y s tic a l m eaning and
im p e ris h a b le im p o rta n c e ; th e y c o n s t i t u t e th e magic means whereby th e
whole u n iv e rs e i s s u p p o rte d , and b le s s e d . "The r ig h te o u s man i s th e
fo u n d a tio n o f th e w o rld ." The Temple, and t h e s a c r i f l d a l s e r v ic e
e s p e c i a l l y , had a p a r t i c u l a r l y deep s ig n i f ic a n c e i n k e e p in g a l i v e th e
c o n n e c tio n o f th e low er w o rld and th e h ig h e r .
The E a r th ly Temple co rre sp o n d e d w ith th e H eavenly Temple (The S e f ir o th )
The p r i e s t l y b l e s s i n g , w hich was pronounced w ith th e t e n f in g e r s
r a i s e d , prom pted th e Ten S e f ir o t h to pour o u t t h e i r g r a c io u s g i f t s
upon th e low er w o rld .
A f te r th e d e s tr u c tio n o f th e Tem ple, p r a y e r to o k th e p la c e o f s a c r i ­
f i c e , and a c c o rd in g ly p r a y e r h a s a p e c u l i a r , m y s tic a l Im p o rtan ce . The
p r e s c r ib e d r i t u a l h a s an u n f a i l i n g e f f e c t , i f th e w o rs h ip p e r knows how
to a d d re s s h im s e lf , on any p a r t i c u l a r o c c a s io n , to th e p ro p e r S e f r i a ,
f o r p r a y e r m ust be a d d re s s e d o n ly to i t , and n o t d i r e c t l y to th e D e ity .
The m y stery o f p r a y e r assum es an im p o rta n t p la c e i n th e K ab ala. Every
word, even e v e ry s y l l a b l e I n th e p r a y e r s , e v e ry movement made d u rin g
w o rsh ip , ev ery c e re m o n ia l symbol i s I n t e r p r e t e d by th e K abala w ith r e ­
f e re n c e to th e h ig h e r w o rld .
The K a b a lis ts to o k s p e c ia l i n t e r e s t i n th e m y s tic a l e x p la n a tio n o f th e
r e l i g i o u s law s o f Ju d a ism . T h is was th e c e n te r of g r a v i t y o f t h e i r
system .
The v i t a l im p o rta n ce to Ju d aism o f th e d o c t r i n e o f r e t r i b u t i o n and i n ­
q u iry in to th e c o n d itio n o f th e s o u l a f t e r d e a th was g r e a t l y d w elt
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upon. S t a r t i n g from th e d o c tr in e t h a t a l l s o u ls had been c r e a te d in

th e b e g in n in g , th e K abala ta u g h t t h a t th e s e so u ls were d e s tin e d to
e n te r upon an e a r t h l y l i f e , to p a s s in to b o d ie s , and to rem ain c o n n e c t­
ed w ith them f o r a c e r t a i n p e r io d of tim e. The so u l d u rin g i t s e a r t h l y
l i f e was s u b je c te d t o th e t e s t w h e th e r, in s p i t e of i t s c o n n e c tio n w ith
th e body, i t can keep I t s e l f p u re from e a r t h l y g r o s s n e s s . I f i t can
do t h i s , i t ascen d s p u r i f i e d a f t e r d eath t o th e domain of th e s p i r i t s ,
and becomes a p a r t o f th e w o rld o f th e S e f i r o t h . I f , on th e o th e r
h an d , i t becomes t a i n t e d w ith e a r t h l i n e s s , i t i s com pelled to r e t u r n
t o b o d ily l i f e (BUT NOT MORE THAN THREE TIMES) t i l l , a f t e r r e p e a te d
t e s t s , i t can s o a r a l o f t i n a p u re s t a t e .
On th e d o c tr in e o f th e tr a n s m ig r a tio n o f th e s o u l, an im p o rta n t p o in t
o f th e K abala, was b a se d i t s d o c t r in e of rew ard and p u n ish m en t. The
s u f f e r i n g s to which th e p io u s , a p p a re n tly w ith o u t c a u s e , a r e s u b je c te d
on e a r t h , se rv e th e p u rp o se o f p u r if y in g t h e i r s o u ls . G od's J u s t i c e ,
t h e r e f o r e , ought n o t to be q u e s tio n e d , i f th e r ig h te o u s a r e u n f o r tu n a te ,
and th e g o d le s s a r e p ro s p e ro u s .
As m ost s o u ls d u rin g t h e i r e a r t h l y e x is te n c e become l o s t i n s e n s u a l i t y ,
f o r g e t t i n g t h e i r h e a v e n ly o r i g i n , and th e r e f o r e a r e o b lig e d to w ander
thro u g h new b o d ie s , i t .happens t h a t th e l a r g e r number of s o u ls a re such
as a r e born a g a in , w h ile new s o u ls r a r e l y come on e a r t h . 1 t

Through th e s in f u ln e s s o f man, whereby th e same s o u ls r e p e a te d ly e n t e r

b o d ie s , th e g r e a t red em p tio n i s p o stp o n e d , f o r the--nev; s o u ls can n o t
come in to e x is te n c e , th e w o rld b e in g a lm o st e n t i r e l y f i l l e d byt o ld
o n es. The g r e a t tim e of g r a c e , th e s p i r i t u a l co m p letio n o f th*e w o rld ,
cannot come u n t i l a l l c r e a te d s o u ls have been born on e a r t h . Even th e
so u l o f th e M essiah , which l i k e o th e r s a b id e s in th e s p i r i t u a l w o rld
of th e S e f ir o th in I t s pre-m undance e x is te n c e , cannot a p p e a r u n t i l
ev ery so u l h a s d w elt in a body, The so u l of th e M essiah w i l l be th e
l a s t s o u l, and th e M essiah w i l l th e r e f o r e o n ly come to th e end of d a y s.
Then a t le n g th th e g r e a t J u b ile e w i l l a r r i v e , when a l l s o u ls , p u r i f i e d
and r e f i n e d , w ill have r e tu r n e d from e a r th u nto h eav en . The fu rth er­
ance and h a s te n in g o f t h i s tim e of g ra c e d ep e n d s, t h e r e f o r e , on th e
wisdom and r e l i g i o u s co n d u ct o f th e r ig h te o u s . The a d e p ts i n th e
K abala th u s a c q u ire d e x tr a o r d in a r y im p o rta n ce; th e y w ere s u r e t i e s , n o t
o n ly f o r I s r a e l , b u t f o r th e whole o rd e r o f th e w o rld , f o r th ro u g h
t h e i r conduct th e y m ight h a s te n th e b i r t h of th e so u l o f th e M essiah,
th e l a s t in th e s to re h o u s e of s o u ls .
In t h i s very b r i e f d is c u s s io n o f th e d o c tr in e of th e TRUE KABALA we
have h i t what m ight be term ed th e h ig h p o in ts of t h i s p h ilo s o p h y . I t
shows c l e a r l y t h a t th e s o - c a lle d r e v e a le r s o f th e K ab ala had i n some
f a i n t manner c o n ta c te d th e A n cie n t M ystery S c h o o ls, ta k e n from th e
te a c h in g s much t h a t was v e ry A n cie n t and ad d ed to i t much t h a t th e c e
A rcane S ch o o ls n e v e r ta u g h t.
I t rem ained f o r some th r e e c e n t u r i e s a somewhat p u re p h ilo so p h y b ased
on th e d o c tr in e of th e re d e m p tio n of a l l s o u ls , so t h a t t h i s age of
e a r t h ly e x p e rie n c e s o f th e s o u l would be te r m in a te d .
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T ru e, in t h a t p e r io d th e r e w ere many f a n t a s t i c a l t h e o r i e s fo rm u la te d
by i t s s tu d e n ts and a d h e re n ts , m o stly th o se o f S panish s tu d e n ts , who
were g r e a t l y in f lu e n c e d by th e A rab ian m y s te r ie s and p h ilo s o p h ie s , w ith
which th e y h ad in tim a te c o n t a c t , as S pain was s t i l l u n d er th e dom inion
of t h i s School o f p h ilo so p h y .
In th e l a s t th r e e decades of th e 1 6 th C entury th e K abala g ain ed s o le
m a ste ry in P a l e s t i n e , and h e re i t was tu r n e d in to a d o c tr in e t h a t con­
ju r e d up a p p a r itio n s , and encouraged o r g ie s of m y stic ism . I t sp re a d
th e n c e over th e whole of T urkey, P o lan d , Germany and I t a l y , d a rk e n in g
and c o n fu sin g m en 's m inds, h a v in g an e v i l In flu e n c e upon t h e i r h e a r t s ,
a llo w in g no h e a lth y th o u g h t to a p p e a r, o r b ra n d in g such th o u g h t as
h e r e t i o a l and s i n f u l .
Once a g a in , a s in th e e a r ly d ay s of C h r i s t i a n i t y , G a li le e , e s p e c i a lly
th e d i s t r i c t of S a f e t, became th e scene of a h o s t of e v i l s p i r i t s , of
p eo p le p o sse sse d w ith d e v i l s , w hich c h a lle n g e d m y stic ex o rcism , and
re v e a le d profound m y s te r ie s ; and i t i s im p o s sib le to say w hether th e
p o sse sse d ap p eared in consequence o f th e e x o r c i s e r s , o r th e l a t t e r of
th e fo rm e r. I t was a p e r io d of K a b a lis ti c m ania, c o in c id e n t w ith
p r o f lig a c y and m oral d e g r a d a tio n , and i t s v ic tim s d e s p is e d n o t only
th e s c ie n c e s , b u t even th e Talmud i n ' i t s e x h o r ta tio n s to s o b r ie t y .
T his tendency was a g g ra v a te d by two men, who by f a n a tic is m and v i s i o n ­
ary e x tra v a g a n c e i n f e c te d a c o n t in u a l ly w id en in g c i r c l e . These were
ISAAC LURYA and h i s d isc ip le CHAYIli VITAL CALABRESE.
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By F r a t e r A q u a riu s, S c rib e
To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
I s a a c Luyra L e v i, (b o rn in Je ru s a le m in 1534, and d ie d 1572) was
descended from a German fa m ily . L e f t an orp h an a t an e a r l y age by
th e d e a th o f h i s f a t h e r , young I s a a c came to E gypt, to th e house o f
a r i c h u n c le , M ardochai F r a n c is , a ta x - f a r m e r , and began t o stu d y th e
Talmud. The d ry stu d y o f th e Talm ud, w hich f i l l e d th e mind w ith
volum inous le a r n in g , u n f r u i t f u l h a i r s p l i t t i n g , and mere fo rm u la s , y e t
f a i l e d to s a t i s f y th e w ants o f th e h e a r t , seems to have become rep u g n ­
a n t to L u y ra, and t o have d r iv e n him to f a n t a s t i c m y stic ism . He p r e ­
f e r r e d th e aw ful l o n e lin e s s o f th e N ile c o u n try to th e n o is e o f th e
sc h o o l; a b s t r a c t i o n i n w o rld s o f m y sticism and devout p ra y in g to work­
in g o u t I n t e l l e c t u a l p ro b lem s.
He was g r e a t l y a t t r a c t e d to th e Z ohar, w hich had been p r i n t e d f o r th e
f i r s t tim e , and w id ely sp re a d a b ro a d , had become a c c e s s ib le to e v e ry ­
body. The more f a m i l i a r h e became w ith th e K abala th ro u g h h i s a b s o rp ­
t i o n in th e sounding e m p tin e ss o f th e Z ohar, th e more d id he seek
s o l i t u d e , and th e l e s s I n te r c o u r s e he had w ith men.
He even n e g le c te d h i s young w if e , o n ly v i s i t e d h i s house from S abbath
to S ab b ath , and spoke l i t t l e , t h a t l i t t l e b e in g i n Hebrew.
L uyra i s s a id to have s p e n t s e v e r a l y e a r s i n s o l i t u d e I n t h i s m anner,
and th e r e s u l t was t h a t l i k e a l l whose re a s o n i s w eaker th a n t h e i r
im a g in a tio n , he became a co n firm ed v is i o n a r y . The m y stic book, th e
Z ohar, h i s c o n s ta n t companion i n t h i s s e c l u s i o n , a id e d i n e x c iti n g
h i s im a g in a tio n . A lthough f a m i l i a r w ith th e h i s t o r y o f th e Zohar and
o f i t s b e in g exposed in S p ain a s a book o f Moses de Leon, and t h a t i t
had ev o lv ed out of Moses de L e o n 's own c o n s c io u s n e s s , and had been
w r i t t e n by him w ith h i s own h an d , L uyra re a s o n e d t h a t i t was r e a l l y
th e work o f t h a t sage Simon b a r Y o ch ai, and t h a t i t was o f d iv in e
r e v e l a t i o n to t h a t p h ilo s o p h e r and he th e r e f o r e p e r s i s t e d i n s e e in g
i n i t h ig h a l l u s i o n s and p ro fo u n d wisdom. I n t h i s h e a te d Im a g in a tio n
he even saw E l i j a h , th e te a c h e r o f th e m y s te r ie s , f a c e t o f a c e .
But what d id th e p ro p h e t E l i j a h , o r th e Z o h ar, o r r a t h e r h i s own h e a t ­
ed Im a g in a tio n , r e v e a l to him? F i r s t , he to o k th e tr o u b le to p u t
system , u n i t y , and l o g i c a l o r d e r i n t o th e c o n fu sio n and i n t r i c a c i e s
o f th e Z ohar, a s i f co n n e cte d th o u g h t co u ld be e x p e c te d in th e i d l e
c h a t t e r o f a h a l f im b e c ile . The h e rm it o f C a iro so u g h t to deduce from
i t how God had c r e a te d and o rd e re d th e w o rld by means of m y stic
numbers ( S e f i r o t h ) , o r how th e Godhead r e v e a le d i t s e l f i n th e form s
o f s u b s ta n c e s , o r how i t c o n c e n tr a te d I t s e l f I n o rd e r to p r o j e c t th e
f i n i t e n a tu re of c r e a te d th in g s from i t s own i n f i n i t u d e .
Thus h e ev o lv ed an e x tr a o r d in a r y co m p lic a te d system of pow ers and op­
p o sin g pow ers, f o r c e s and c o u n te r f o r c e s , and d e g re e s ( p a r s o p h in ) , in
th e fo u r sp h e re s of S e p a r a tio n , C re a tio n , F o u n d atio n and T ransform a­
t i o n ; and h e c lo th e d th e s e empty a b s t r a c t i o n s w ith such wondrous names
t h a t he a f te rw a r d s co m p lain ed , w ith r e a s o n , t h a t no one c o u ld u n d e r­
s ta n d h i s m y stic sy ste m . Y et L uyra lo o k e d upon t h i s i n t r i c a t e and
complex th e o ry o f th e c r e a tio n a s o n ly a k in d of I n tr o d u c tio n to w hat
seemed to him a much more Im p o rta n t and p r a c t i c a l p a r t o f th e K ab ala,
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whereby th e d iv in e o r d e r o f th e w orld (01 am ha-T lkkun) c o u ld be b ro u g h t

a b o u t. T h is p r a c t i c a l K abala o f L uyra r e s t s upon a n o t l e s s m arvelous
d o c tr in e o f s o u ls , a ls o b a s e d upon th e v i s i o n s o f th e Z ohar,
Our s o u ls , he s a y s , r e f l e c t th e c lo s e c o n n e c tio n betw een th e f i n i t e
and i n f i n i t e , and th e r e f o r e have a m an ifo ld c h a r a c te r . The whole o f
th e so u l m a te r ia l to ap p ear in tem p o ral l i f e , was c r e a te d by Adam, b u t
each s o u l, a c c o rd in g to i t s h ig h e r o r low er d e g re e , was fa s h io n e d in
form , o r w ith th e f i r s t man, o u t o f th e h ig h o r low o rg a n s and fo rm s.
A cco rd in g ly th e r e a re s o u ls o f th e b r a in , th e e y e s, th e h an d s and th e
f e e t . Each o f th e s e m ust be re g a rd e d as an e f f lu e n c e , o r sp a rk
(N iz u z ), from Adam. By th e f i r s t s in o f th e f i r s t man— f o r th e
K abala f in d s o r i g i n a l s in n e c e s s a ry f o r i t s f a n c i f u l c r e a t i o n s — th e
h ig h e r and th e lo w e r, th e s u p e r io r and th e i n f e r i o r s o u ls , good and
e v i l , become confu sed and m in g led to g e th e r . Even th e p u r e s t b e in g s
th e re b y re c e iv e d an ad m ix tu re o f e v i l and th e d e v i l i s h elem en t o f th e
"husk" ( K e l l f a ) .
But th e morel, o rd e r o f th e w o rld , o r th e p u r i f i c a t i o n o f th e f i r s t man,
can n o t be b ro u g h t ab o u t t i l l th e co n seq u en ces o f o r i g i n a l s i n , th e
c o n fu sio n o f good and e v i l , a r e o b l i t e r a t e d and rem oved. From th e
most e v i l p a r t o f th e so u l m a te r ia l em anates th e h e a th e n w o rld ; th e
people of I s r a e l , on th e o th e r h an d , come from th e good p a r t . But th e
form er o re n o t q u ite w ith o u t an ad m ix tu re o f th e o r i g i n a l good, w h ile
th e l a t t e r a re n o t f r e e from an ad m ix tu re o f th e c o r r u p t and dem oniac.
T his im p e rfe c tio n g iv e s th e c o n tin u a l im pulse tow ards s i n , and h in d e r s
th e chosen fragm en t o f th e human r a c e from fo llo w in g th e law o f God,
th e T orah. The m e ssia n ic p e r io d w i l l p u t an end to th e d is tu r b a n c e o f
d iv in e o r d e r a r i s i n g from th e f i r s t s i n , o r a b o lis h th e d is o r d e r t h a t
h a s c r e p t i n , and w i l l in tr o d u c e , o r see In tro d u c e d , th e d i v i n i t y o f
th e w o rld . T h e re fo re , a co m plete s e p a r a tio n o f good from e v i l m ust
ta k e p la c e , and t h i s can o n ly happen th ro u g h I s r a e l , i f i t o r each o f
i t s members w i l l lo s e o r c a s t away th e ad m ix tu re o f e v i l . F or t h i s
p u rp o se , m en's s o u ls ( e s p e c i a l l y th o s e o f th e I s r a e l i t e s ) have to
wander th ro u g h th e BODIES OF MEN and ANIMALS, and even THROUGH RIVERS,
WOOD and STONES.
The d o c tr in e o f th e tr a n s m ig r a tio n o f s o u ls form s th e c e n t e r and b a s is
o f L u y ra 1s K abala, b u t he h a s p e c u l i a r developm ent in th e id e a . Ac­
c o rd in g to t h i s th e o ry even th e s o u ls of th e p io u s must s u f f e r t r a n s ­
m ig r a tio n , sin c e even th e y a re n o t f r e e from th e t a i n t o f e v i l ; th e r e
i s none r ig h te o u s on th e e a r t h , who does o nly good and s in s n o t. In
t h i s way L uyra so lv e d th e d i f f i c u l t y , which fo rm er K a b a lis t w r i t e r s
co u ld n o t overcom e.
But t h i s s e p a r a tio n o f th e good and th e e v i l elem e n ts in th e w o r ld 's
m a te r ia l s o u l, th e e x p ia tio n and o b l i t e r a t i o n of th e o r i g i n a l s i n , o r
th e r e s t o r a t i o n o f th e d iv in e o rd e r in Adam, would r e q u ir e a lo n g
s e r i e s o f a g e s , owing to th e im p u lse tow ard s i n c o n t in u a l ly p r e s e n t.
There a r e , how ever, means o f h a s te n in g t h i s p r o c e s s , and t h i s was
r e a l l y th e o r g ln a l d o c tr in e t h a t L uyra e n u n c ia te d .
B esid es th e tr a n s m ig r a tio n o f o u r s o u ls , s i n f u l and s u b je c t to dem onic
f o r c e s as th e y a r e , th e r e i s a n o th e r mode o f e x p ia tio n , th e e l e v a t io n
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and Im p reg n atio n o f th e s o u l ( I b b u r , s u p e r f o e t a t i o n . ) I f a p u r i f i e d

soul h a s n e g le c te d r e l i g i o u s d u t i e s h e re on e a r t h , o r h a s had no op­
p o r tu n ity of f u l f i l l i n g them , i t m ust r e t u r n to e a r t h l y l i f e , a t t a c h
i t s e l f t o th e so u l o f a l i v i n g human b e in g , and u n i t e and c o a le s c e w ith
i t i n o r d e r to r e t r i e v e t h i s n e g l e c t . Or a g a in , th e d e p a rte d s p i r i t s
of men f r e e d from s in ap p ear a g a in on e a r t h t o s u p p o rt th e weals, and
w av erin g s o u ls w hich can n o t a t t a i n to good by t h e i r ovm e f f o r t s ,
s tr e n g th e n them and le a d them to th e f i n a l g o a l. These p u re s p i r i t s
combine w ith th e weak s p i r i t s o r w eaker s o u ls s t i l l s tr u g g lin g , and
form a u n io n w ith them , p ro v id e d t h a t th e y have some a f f i n i t y w ith
one a n o th e r , i . e . , i f th e y o r i g i n a t e from th e SAME SPARK o r ORGAN o f
ADAM, s in c e as a r u le o nly s im ila r (Homogeneous) s o u ls a t t r a c t each
o th e r , w h ile on th e o th e r hand d i s s i m i l a r (H etero g en eo u s) s o u ls r e p e l
each o t h e r . A cco rd in g to t h i s th e o ry th e b an ish m en t and d is p e r s io n o f
I s r a e l have f o r t h e i r p u rp o se th e s a lv a ti o n o f th e w orld o r of m en 's
s o u ls . The p u r i f i e d s p i r i t s o f p io u s I s r a e l i t e s u n i t e w ith th e s o u ls
o f men o f o th e r n a t i o n a l i t i e s i n o r d e r to f r e e them from th e dem oniacal
im p u lses t h a t p o s s e s s them.
I s a a c L uyra im agined a com plete system o f th e tr a n s m ig r a tio n and com­
b in a tio n o f s o u ls . I t a ls o seemed to him im p o rta n t to know th e sex o f
a s o u l, f o r fem in in e s o u ls a r e found in m a scu lin e b o d ie s , and v ic e
v e r s a , a c c o rd in g to th e tr a n s m ig r a tio n and a t t r a c t i o n i n .each c a s e .
I t i s e s p e c i a lly im p o rta n t i n c o n t r a c tin g a m a rria g e to kno*7 w h eth er
th e s o u ls of man and w ife h arm o nize w ith each o th e r i n r e s p e c t o f
o r ig in and d e g re e .
By means of t h i s s e c r e t th e v is i o n a r y o f C a iro e x p e c te d t o so lv e th e
o th e r m y ste ry , nam ely, how good s p i r i t s may be c o n ju re d down from
h ea v en , and In a m easure be com p elled to e n t e r th e b o d ie s o f l i v i n g
men, and th u s made to d iv u lg e r e v e l a t i o n s o f th e *7orld beyond. H ereby
h e b e lie v e he h e ld th e KEY t o th e KINGDOM o f th e MESSIAH and th e r e ­
g e n e r a tio n of th e w o rld . L uyra b e lie v e d t h a t HE POSSESSED THE SOUL
OP THE MESSIAH o f th e b ran ch o f JOSEPH, and t h a t h e h ad a M e ssia n ic
m is s io n . He saw s p i r i t s ev ery w h ere, and h e a rd t h e i r w h is p e rs i n th e
ru s h in g w a te r s , th e movements o f th e t r e e s and g r a s s e s , i n th e song
o f th e t w i t t e r i n g b i r d s , even i n th e f l i c k e r i n g o f fla m e s . He saw
hov/ a t d e a th th e s o u ls v/ere s e t f r e e from th e body, how th e y h o v ered
i n th e a i r , o r ro s e o u t o f t h e i r g r a v e s . He h e ld in tim a te i n t e r ­
co u rse v /lth th e s a i n t s of th e B ib le , th e Talmud, and w ith th e r a b b i s ,
i n p a r t i c u l a r w ith Simon b a r Y o c h a i, th e re p u te d a u th o r o f th e Z o h ar.
I n s h o r t L uyra was a g h o s t- s e e r and r a i s e r o f th e d e a d , a ro u s in g h o p es
o f th e coming of th e M essiah by K a b a lls ti c J u g g le ry , b u t w ith a l l t h i s
f a n a tic is m he was so b e r and s o p h i s t l o a l . He in tr o d u c e d th e c a s u i s t r y
o f th e Talmud i n th e K ab ala.
In E gypt, Luyra found l i t t l e f a v o r w ith h i s la b y r i n t h of h ig h e r w o rld s
and h i 8 t h e o r ie s o f c r e a tio n and red em p tio n . To r e a l i z e h i s scheme o f
red em p tio n he m ig ra te d w ith h i s w ife and c h i l d to S a f e t, th e Je ru sa le m
o f m y stic ism , where th e m y stic d o c tr in e f l o u r i s h e d , and th e Z o h ar, th e
s p u rio u s work o f Moses de Leon, was e x a lte d to th e same le v e l a s th e
T o rah . Almost th e v/hole c o lle g e of r a b b i s and c h i e f le a d e r s of S a f e t
w ere K a b & llsts. T h is p la c e was a t th e tim e a f l o u r i s h i n g c i t y i n ­
h a b ite d o n ly by Jew s. Eie members o f th e community knew l i t t l e o f th e
o p p re s s io n o r th e c a r e s o f l i f e , and so th e K a b a lls ts c o u ld sp in m y sti-
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c a l t h e o r ie s to t h e i r h e a r t s ' c o n te n t. The K a b a lis ts of t h i s p la c e

h ad gone so f a r In t h e i r I m ita tio n of C a th o lic is m t h a t th e y had a d o p t­
ed a u r i c u l a r c o n fe s s io n and th e a d o ra tio n o f m a rty rs . And t h i s was
th e sta g e on w hich L u y ra, th e c r e a t o r of th e NEW KABALA, v/as to o r i ­
g in a te new a b e r r a t io n s .
H ere h e met a s t i l l g r e a t e r v is i o n a r y , an I t a l i a n , Chayim V ita l C a la ­
b r e s e (b o rn 1543, d ie d 1 6 2 0 ), whose f a t h e r , a c o p y is t o f th e s c r o l l s
o f th e Torah, had t r a v e l l e d to P a le s tin e from I t a l y . V i t a l had l e a r n ­
ed n o th in g th o ro u g h ly In h i s younger d ay s; he had g a in e d o n ly a
s m a tte rin g of th e Talmud and m y stic l o r e . He p o sse sse d a w ild , e x t r a ­
v ag an t im a g in a tio n , and a d e c id e d I n c l i n a t i o n f o r a d v e n tu re and s e n sa ­
t i o n . When he met L uyra he im m ed iately ad o p te d t h a t v i s i o n a r y 's New
K abala and i t i s s t a t e d t h a t L uyra s e n t f o r t h h i s d i s c i p l e to c o n ju re
up s p i r i t s and f o r t h i s p u rp o se d e liv e r e d to him c e r t a i n docum ents o f
fo rm u las made up o f th e tr a n s p o r te d l e t t e r s o f th e D e i t y 's name. Of
c o u rs e , e v i l s p i r i t s f l e d b e fo re V i t a l 's g a z e , w h ils t good s p i r i t s
a tta c h e d th em selv es to him , and communicated t h e i r s e c r e t s .
I t was V ita l who sp rea d s e n s a tio n a l r e p o r t s c o n c e rn in g th e e x t r a ­
o r d in a r y , alm ost d iv in e powers of h i s m a s te r, and of h i s power o v e r
d e p a rte d and l i v i n g s o u ls ; d o in g i t , so I t a p p e a rs , w ith an a r t f u l
c a lc u l a ti o n of e f f e c t and p u b l i c i t y . L uyra who had been once so
i s o l a t e d , now found h im s e lf su rro u n d ed by crow ds o f v i s i t o r s ; K a b a lis ts
o ld and y o u n g came to l i s t e n to h i s r e v e l a t i o n s . S e v e ra l more d i s ­
c i p l e s a tta c h e d th e m se lv e s to him , and he communicated to them h i s
confused th o u g h ts , a s s ig n e d to each th e o r i g i n a l Adamite so u l t h a t
d w elt in him , th e tr a n s m ig r a tio n s t h a t I t h ad undergone b e fo re i t s
p r e s e n t c o rp o re a l e x i s te n c e , and i t s f u n c tio n s on e a r t h . I t n e v e r oc­
c u rre d to th e s e p e o p le , a lr e a d y enmeshed in th e K a b a lis tlc n e t , to
doubt th e t r u t h o f th e s e com m unications. The d i s c i p l e s t h a t g a th e re d
around him Luyra formed i n t o two c l a s s e s : " th e i n i t i a t e d " and the
" N o v ic e s ."
M y s tic a l c o n v e rs a tio n s and n o te s , th e in te r v ie w in g and summoning o f
s p i r i t s , form ed th e o c c u p a tio n of L uyra and h i s f o llo w e r s . I n s h o r t ,
L uyra was on th e eve of fo u n d in g a new Je w ish s e c t . On th e Sabbath
he d re s s e d i n w h ite , and wore a f o u r f o ld garm ent to s ig n i f y th e fo u r
l e t t e r s o f th e name of God. The u n d e rly in g f a c t of a l l h i s r e v e l a t i o n s
and e x e r tio n s was t h a t he was th e MESSIAH of th e ra c e o f JOSEPH, th e
f o re ru n n e r o f th e M essiah o f D av id ’ s l i n e . T h is, how ever, he o n ly
f u r t i v e l y h in te d to h i s d i s c i p l e s . H is d e lu s io n was t h a t th e Mes­
s ia n ic p e r io d would commence a t th e b e g in n in g of th e 2nd h a l f of th e
second p e r io d of a th o u san d y e a rs sin c e th e d e s tr u c tio n of th e Temple,
l . e . , i n 1568. However, th e sudden d e a th o f L uyra a t th e age of 38,
saved h i s f a c e and o n ly f u r t h e r g l o r i f i e d him . D eath i s wont to
t r a n s f i g u r e n a tu r e s l i k e h i s , and v e n e ra tio n f o r them in c r e a s e s as
y e a r s r o l l on. W ith E a s te rn e x a g g e ra tio n , h i s d i s c i p l e s re g a rd e d him
as even more th a n a w orker of w onders; th e y c a l l e d him th e "Holy and
D iv in e" and sou g h t f o r t h e i r own g lo r y , to w in a d h e re n ts f o r him and
h i s v is io n a r y e x tra v a g a n c e s . They d e c la r e d t h a t I f L uyra co u ld o n ly
have liv e d 5 y e a rs lo n g e r , he would have Improved the w orld so e f ­
f e c t u a l l y , th a t th e M e ssia n ic p e r io d would m ost c e r t a i n l y have been
a s s u re d .
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The d i s c i p l e s sp re a d h i s d o c t r in e a l l o v e r th e known Je w ish w orld and

even to d a y we re a d o f com m entaries which u se L uyra a s t h e i r a u t h o r i t y .
I t s c o r r u p tin g in f lu e n c e worked much harm d u rin g th e c e n tu r ie s t h a t
fo llo w e d f o r h i s th e o ry of "harmony o f s o u ls " a s a c o n d itio n to mar­
r i a g e , le a d to much ab u se o f th e Hebrew "Get" o r d iv o rc e system , f o r
a man h ad o n ly t o p le a d t h a t h i s m a rriag e was n o t a u n io n fo re o rd a in e d
by th e harmony o f th e S e f i r o t h , t o se cu re a s e p a r a tio n from th e w if e .
Thus d iv o rc e became v e ry f r e q u e n t I n K a b a l i s t l c c i r c l e s .

(T h is c o n c lu d e s th e T h irty -S e c o n d D isc o u rse )

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To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
M ysticism means deep th in k in g and d e e p e r f e e l i n g ; i t i s a c o n sc io u s
ad m issio n t h a t human re a s o n r e v e a l s n o t enough o f God t o th e so u l to
appease h e r d e e p e s t, o f te n in d e f in a b le lo n g in g s . Reason c e a s e s w ith
d e f i n i t i o n . Who arid w here i s God? What a r e h i s a t t r i b u t e s ? What i s
i n f i n i t y , e t e r n i t y , la w , m a tte r , s p i r i t , b e in g ? Can re a s o n d e f in e .
them? I f she c a n n o t,s h e m ust, and a c t u a l l y d o e s , r e s o r t to a power
o f f i n e r s p i r i t u a l i n s i g h t and p e n e t r a t i o n , w hich i s known a s INTUI­
TION; o f power which te a c h e s th e h e a r t to f e e l l o g i c a l l y and th e mind
to th in k d reain ln g ly .
R e v e la tio n and P rophecy gave Ju d aism th e a d v a n tag e of a m y stic r e a lis m ,
o r , a s th e modems c a l l i t , a p h ilo s o p h ic a l tr a n s c e n d e n ta lis m . Y et
was th e r e a p e rio d i n h i s t o r y when, d i s s a t i s f i e d w ith th in g s v i s i b l e ,
s u b je c t to th e w o rst o f s o c ia l c o n d itio n s hum anity i s c a p a b le of en d u r­
in g , th e Jew ish m ind, I n e x h a u s tib le in v a ry in g a s p e c ts o f th e s p i r i t u a l ,
ev o lv ed a system o f m y stic dream s w hich, disow ned by san e Je w ish p h i l o ­
sophy, and d e c r ie d by many c r i t i c s a s m ethodized i n s a n i t y , i s y e t a
phenomenon n o t unw orthy o f a f a i r n o t i c e .
There i s most a s s u r e d ly method in th e m adness o f th e K a b a lis t. Nor
a re h i s v iew s of C re a to r and c r e a t i o n s e n t i r e l y o r i g i n a l . B e sid e s th e
BOOK OF CREATION, o r SEFAR YEZIRAH, a work assumed t o be o f h o a ry a n t i ­
q u ity , th e main so u rc e o f t h i s Theosophy i s th e ZOHAR, a C h a ld a ic term
d e n o tin g " s p le n d o r " , a h e a v e n ly l i g h t , a book of s tr a n g e r e v e l a t i o n s ,
o f which Rabbi Simeon ben Y ochal i s s a id to have been th e a u th o r o r
c o m p ile r. The s u b s ta n c e of t h i s m y stic te x t-b o o k was lo n g g e n e r a lly
a c c e p te d by th e K a b a lie ts a s an o r a l r e v e l a t i o n d e liv e r e d by God to
Adam w h ile i n Eden, and th e n c e i t p a s s e d , from age to a g e , down to th e
c o m p ila tio n i n i t s p r e s e n t form . L a te r c r i t i c s , how ever, u n d erto o k to
d is p ro v e i t s a n t i q u i t y , and to t r a c e i t to an a u th o r of a c o m p a ra tiv e ­
l y r e c e n t d a t e , and t h e i r e f f o r t s w ere crowned w ith s u c c e s s , th u s d i ­
v e s tin g th e ZOHAR of th e sa n c tim o n io u s h a lo i t n o t u n n a t u r a lly assum ed.
The ZOHAR h a s been c o n c lu s iv e ly p ro v ed to be a p r o d u c tio n o f th e 1 3 th
c e n tu r y , w ith Moses de Leon a s i t s o r i g i n a l a u th o r ; a th e o ry i n w hich
we a r e l i t t l e c o n c e rn e d , c o n s id e r in g t h a t th e o b j e c t of th e s e le s s o n s
on th e K ab ala i s n o t t o e s t a b l i s h th e d a te and a u th o r s h ip , b u t to con­
vey an id e a of t h a t s t r a n g e s t of th e p e c u lia r p ro d u c tio n s o f th e Je w ish
m ind.
Whoever th e a u th o r , he was a Jew, and c la im s o u r a t t e n t i o n , w h eth er we
a g re e o r d is a g r e e . We may f in d f a u l t w ith th e system a s one ir r e c o n ­
c i l a b l e w ith th e M o n o th e istic i d e a l , s a v o rin g to o much o f th e t r i n i ­
t a r i a n s a l v a t i o n to be c o n g e n ia l t o Jew ish I n t u i t i o n ; s u b o r d in a tin g
th e e t h i c a l elem en t to th e v a p o ro u s, im a g in a ry , p h ilo s o p h ic a lly un­
te n a b le ; a tte m p tin g to p a s s o f f a c ra z y m osaic made up o f a l i t t l e o f
e v e ry th in g , borrow ed ev ery w h ere, o f everybody a s an o r i g i n a l work.
Y e t, w ith a l l d e d u c tio n s and a llo w a n c e s made, th e ZOHAR rem a in s a
l i t e r a r y c u r i o s i t y o f uncommon I n t e r e s t .
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I t s a u th o r commands c o n s id e r a b le know ledge of a n c ie n t Je w ish and non-

Jew leh p h ilo so p h y ; he h a s m ethod, and a rem ark ab ly cu n n in g f a c i l i t y
o f a s s i m i l a t i o n , w h ile h i s Im a g in a tio n vrould, a s a p o e t, have se c u re d
f o r him h ig h d i s t i n c t i o n . These q u a l i t i e s he w ie ld s w ith consummate
I n g e n u ity , b le n d in g them in to a h a z y w hole s u f f i c i e n t l y c o h e re n t and
s y s te m a tic t o d e c e iv e th e n o v ic e , b u t d i s s o lv in g u n d e r th e m agic t e s t
o f h i s t o r i c a l a n a l y s i s . The a u th o r , how ever, e n fo rc e s r e s p e c t f o r h i s
s i n c e r i t y . There i s a dead e a r n e s t i n e v e ry l i n e . F a ith i s h i s w ork,
f ir m and s tr o n g . H is u n iv e r s e teem s w ith l i f e and b e in g , v i s i b l e and
i n v i s i b l e , a l l i s s u i n g from th e I n f i n i t e In c o m p re h e n sib le . H e re in
th e ZOHAR l a e s s e n t i a l l y Je w ish ; a s f o r th e r e s t , l e t u s s e e .
We a r e c o n fro n te d h e r e w ith a maze o f th o u g h t, fa n c y , c o n c e p tio n ,
t r u t h , f a b l e , and f i c t i o n unknown i n th e a n n a ls o f p h ilo s o p h y . The
n a tu r e o f th e D iv in e , Suprem est B e in g , and o f a l l b e in g , th e o r ig in
and s u b je c t o f a l l c r e a t i o n s , a r e t h e r e i n a c c o u n te d f o r w ith a con­
c lu s iv e n e s s and a b o ld n e s s w hich a ro u s e a s to n is h m e n t. N ever was a
m e ta p h y sic a l th o u g h t u t t e r e d w ith such p o s i t i v e p r e c i s i o n and d e f i n i t e ­
n e s s . As i n G e n e sis, th e a u th o r d is d a in s r e a s o n , h u t g iv e s f a c t s w ith
an a i r o f u n q u e s tio n a b le a u t h o r i t y , an d h i s v o t a r i e s a c c e p t them w ith
.u n q u a lif ie d f a i t h , a s i f n o t h e b u t th e y have h ad th e m y stio r e v e la ­
tio n '. God, th e O rig in , S u b stan c e and A uthor o f a l l th in g s seen o r un­
se e n , i s h e r e denom inated a s The Unbounded o r th e EN-SOPH, h a v in g
n e i t h e r b e g in n in g n o r en d in g , n o r d im e n sio n , n o r form n o r a t t r i b u t e s ,
each o f w hich i f a s c r ib e d to Him, w ould l i m i t H is I n f i n i t e . The u n i­
v e rs e — w hich n e c e s s a r i l y h a s bounds somewhere— i s a l l c o n ta in e d i n
Him, n o t He i n th e u n iv e r s e — w hich i s a T alm u d lcal id e a . B eing th u s
In co m p reh en sib le t o f i n i t e I n t e l l e c t , in o r d e r to be known. God m ani­
f e s t s H im self i n w hat i s v i s i b l e to th e eye and co m p reh en sib le to th e
m ind. But such m a n if e s ta tio n s w ere Im p o ssib le w ith o u t c e r t a i n a c tiv e
o r c r e a t i v e p r i n c i p l e s em anating from The Unbounded o r EN-SOPH. F or
t h i s p u rp o se a p e r f e c t s p i r i t u a l b e in g , a c e l e s t i a l Adam, of whom th e .
e a rth y one i s a g ro s s copy, had t o be c a l l e d i n t o e x i s te n c e . T hat
su p e rn a l pow er, w hich E z e k ie l saw i n v is i o n mounted on a c h a r i o t o f
f i r e , was th u s n o t God H im se lf, b u t a p e r f e c t p e r s o n if ic a tio n o f Him,
o r , to g iv e i t th e t r i n i t a r i a n name, "H is Son".
M ilto n im p a rts p o e t i c a l b e a u ty to t h i s K a b a l i s t l c fa n c y . T h at Shadow
o f God o r Adam b e in g th e c e n te r o f a l l c r e a t i v e en erg y o r p o t e n t i a l i t y ,
i s th e p rom pting f o c u s , a s i t w ere, from whom te n a c t i v e V ir tu e s o r
E m an atio n s’, c a lle d ' SEPHIROTH, r a d i a t e . These a r e : Crown, Wisdom, I n ­
t e l l i g e n c e , B eauty, Love, J u s t i c e , F o u n d a tio n , F irm n ess, S p le n d o r, and
Kingdom. The E m anations is s u e from th e s e v e r a l members and q u a r te r s
o f th e a r c h e ty p a l h e a v e n ly Adam, and we have o n ly to im agine a w ise ,
m ighty m onarch, crown oh h ead , wisdom w r i t t e n on h i s f a c e , i n t e l l i g e n c e
sp eak in g from h i s h e a r t , lo v e and j u s t i c e p r a c t i c e d by h i s h a n d s, a
v ig o ro u s progeny I s s u i n g from hte l i o n s , th e s p le n d o r and firm n e s s o f
r o y a l manhood v i s i b l e i n h i s l o r d l y b e a r in g , p o w erfu l lim b s , and f i n a l ­
l y , a kingdom a t h i s f e e t , and we have th e m o rta l p i c t u r e o f th e im­
m o r ta l, c r e a t i v e r o y a l t y . Such i s th e f i r s t p e r f e c t r e f l e x o f th e
Unbounded, and such H is t e n c r e a t i v e v i r t u e s . W ith th e s e th e b a s i s
f o r th e o r i g i n a t i o n and p r o g r e s s io n o f th e v i s i b l e and I n v i s i b l e u n i­
v e rse i s l a i d .
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We a re s o r r y to deny o r i g i n a l i t y to t h i s c o n c e p tio n , w hich i s s c a r c e ly

h a l f as p h ilo s o p h ic a l and. i d e a l a s th e DIVINE SOPHIA of th e P h ilo n lc ,
and th e AEONS o f th e P la to n ic sy stem , o f w hich i t i s an i n f e r i o r r e ­
f l e c t i o n . What th e ZOHAR c la im s f o r th e SEPHIROTH, th e G n o s tic s many
c e n tu r ie s b e f o r e a s c r ib e d to th e AEONS, which a re i n tu r n an im prove­
ment on th e TITANS, who sp ran g from Chaos w ith th e ch arg e of b u ild in g
th e upper and n e th e r w o rld s.
The v is i o n o f th e h e a v e n ly Adam l a n o th in g e l s e th a n th e m y th ic a l
M inerva, who sp ra n g armed from th e h ead o f J u p i t e r . Nor does th e r e ­
sem blance end h e r e . The En-Soph lo o k s n o t u n lik e C hronos, w ith incom­
p r e h e n s ib le P a te i n th e backg ro u n d . F u r th e r com parison s u g g e s ts th e
p r o b a b i l i t y — a s w i l l a p p e a r l a t e r — o f t h i s m y stic Theosophy b e in g a
melange o f H e lle n ic and H e b ra ic id e a s a s w elded by P h ilo .
The M o n o th e is tic Jew o f e t h i c a l r e a l i t i e s i s n o t open to m y stic e x t r a ­
vagances u n le s s lu r e d by a g o ld e n p ro m ise o f some new s p i r i t u a l r e v e l a ­
t i o n . When th e P la to n i c p h ilo s o p h e r s made th e h appy e f f o r t of i d e a l i s ­
in g G reek p o ly th e ism , re d u c in g I t t o an an th ro p o m o rp h ic e x p r e s s io n o f
th e i n f i n i t e LOGOS, A le x a n d ria n Ju d aism r e a l i z e d an a f f i n i t y o f th o u g h t,
and th e r e s u l t was th e w edding and w e ld in g of H e lle n ic and H e b ra ic
id e a s , w hich became th e l i f e work o f P h ilo J u d a e u s .
K ab ala, we v e n tu re to m a in ta in , i s n o th in g more th a n an u n f o r tu n a te
d i l u t i o n o f P h i l o 's tr a n s c e n d e n ta l Ju d aism , P h i l o 's God i s n a t u r a l l y
a m o s t'a b s o lu te tra n s c e n d e n c y , H is u n iv e rs e o r i g i n a t i n g i n th e DIVINE
SOPHIA, o r Wisdom. One m ust be b lin d n o t to p e r c e iv e i n th e s e two
fu ndam ental p r i n c i p l e s o f P h i l o 's p h ilo so p h y th e metam orphosed id e a s
o f th e En-Soph and th e h e a v e n ly Adam w ith h i s s e v e r a l AEONS o r Emana­
t i o n s . And i s n o t th e e t h i c a l summary o f K a b a lis ti o s e l f - d e n i a l and
r e s i g n a t i o n b u t a m y s tic a l r e f l e c t i o n of P h i l o 's e t h i c a l i d e a l t h a t
c u lm in a te s in m e d ita tio n , r e n u n c ia tio n , and i n an u n c o n d itio n a l s u r ­
re n d e r o f s e l f to The Suprem est W ill?
C om patible w ith G reek m ythology o f m ale and fem ale d e i t i e s , i s 'a l s o th e
m y s tic a l r e a l i z a t i o n o f a s p i r i t u a l , m o ral, and m a te r ia l w o rld ,e n g e n ­
d e re d by a u n io n o f m ale and fem ale SEPHIROTH, a s I n t e l l i g e n c e and
B eau ty , Love and J u s t i c e , F irm ness and S p le n d o r, w ith th e a ll- e m b r a c ­
in g , m ost g lo r io u s S e p h lra , Kingdom, as th e clim ax and sum o f a l l th e
o th e r n in e E m anations, e x c e llin g them a l l by m ir r o r in g th e E n -S o p h 's
O m nipresence and O m nipotence. So much f o r th e o r i g i n a l i t i e s of th e
Z o h a r's fu n d am en tal id e a s .

T h is c o n c lu d e s th e T h ir ty - T h ir d D isc o u rse
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To th e One P r iv ile g e d :
We concede c h e e r f u l ly t h a t i f th e in g e n io u s K a b a lia t borrow ed th e bulk,
o f h i s m a te r ia l, he c e r t a i n l y d ig e s te d i t w e ll, and wove i t s k i l l f u l l y
in to a t i s s u e o f h i s own. He p ro ceed ed t o te a c h t h a t th e h i g h e s t ,
p u r e s t, and id e a l w o rld i s , o f c o u rs e , t h a t o f th e c r e a t i v e E taan ations,
c lo s e ly a l l i e d to The Unbounded, who w orks th ro u g h H is a rc h e ty p a l
im age; i t I s , i n P l a t o 's la n g u a g e , th e "w o rld o f id e a s " , i n P h i l o 's th e
D ivine S ophia o r Wisdom, a w o rld most p e r f e c t and im m utable. From t h i s
w orld o f id e a s em anates th e w o rld o f fo rm s, p u r e , s p i r i t u a l b e in g s ,
l e s s p e r f e c t th an th e s e p h lr o th , b u t, n e x t to th e s e , th e h ig h e s t i n
th e s c a le , e n t i r e l y e t h e r e a l , p e r s o n if ie d by th e a n g e l M a ta tro n , who
i s th e garm ent o f S h ad d ai, The o m n ip o ten t, and t h e v i s i b l e m a n ife s ta ­
tio n o f The Unbounded. M a tatro n i s th e p r in c e o r dom inion of th e
s p i r i t u a l w o rld , and i s a w ell-know n p e r s o n a l i t y to such a s we have
re a d th e fre q u e n t a l l u s i o n s to him i n th e H aggadlc t r a d i t i o n s . From
h i s s p i r i t u a l domain M atatro n c o n tr o ls th e sp h e re s and th e a n g e ls and
e v e ry th in g e l s e , a s a lo y a l prim e m in i s te r o u g h t to d o . O th er t r a d i ­
tio n s I d e n t i f y Enoch w ith t h a t p r in c e ly m agnate, who i s —we a r e s c a r c e ­
ly s u r p r is e d — th e c o n fid a n t of God, H is m in i s te r o f th e I n t e r i o r and
e x t e r i o r . H is t r u s t i s In d eed n o t s m a ll, f o r b e s id e s p la n n in g and sup­
e r in te n d in g th e fo rm a tio n o f th e m ost s u p e rn a l b e in g s and th i n g s , he
h as to condescend to a tte n d to a lo w er g ra d e of o c c u p a tio n , s in c e from
h i s p o te n t sp h e re s i s s u e s th e somewhat lo w e r "w orld o f f o rm a tio n " , a
w orld v e ry , v e ry h ig h above th e one we a r e tr e a d in g , b u t c o n s id e ra b ly
low er th a n th e tr a n s c e n d e n ta l S e p h lro th .
So f a r from h a v in g a n y th in g i n common w ith t h i s m assiv e g lo b e , th e
"World o f fo rm a tio n " i s w h o lly f r e e from g r o s s m a tte r , i t s d e n iz e n s
b ein g a n g e lic h o s t s , made of l i g h t , d iv id e d i n t o te n d i v i s i o n s , c o r ­
re sp o n d in g in ra n k to th e o r i g i n a l te n E m anations; b e in g i n v i s i b l e
e x c ep t when com m issioned to a p p e a r to man. Not one o f th e s e b u t h o ld s
a r e s p o n s ib le p o s t i n th e u n iv e r s e , b e in g th e name o f th e re g io n o r
elem ent he i s i n t r u s t e d w ith a s m i n i s t e r o r s e n t i n e l .
And t h i s lo w er a n g e lic w o rld gave r i s e to th e lo w e s t o f w o rld s, c a lle d
th e "w o rld o f a c t i o n " , o r o f m a tte r , i f b e in g a k in d o f c o n d e n sa tio n
o f a l l t h e g r o s s e r e le m e n ts o f th e o th e r th r e e w o rld s , b u t s t i l l r e ­
t a i n i n g th e im p re s s io n o f th e te n S e p h lro th . T his i s t h e w o rld o f
ta n g ib le s u b s ta n c e , lim ite d by tim e and sp a c e , p e r c e p t i b l e t o th e
s e n s e s , c h a n g e a b le , c o r r u p t i b l e , and th u s th e abode o f m a lig n a n t
s p i r i t s . G ross and im p e rfe c t a s th e s e e v i l a n g e ls a r e , th e y a re y e t
d iv id e d up in to te n ra n k s , one lo w er th a n th e o th e r , sev en o f w hich
a re th e in c a r n a tio n o f human v i c e s , and i n h a b i t th e "se v e n i n f e r n a l
h e l l s " . Samael i s th e p r in c e o f th e s e b la c k le g io n s and r e g io n s . The
seven h a l l s a r e su b d iv id e d i n t o unnumbered p la c e s o f t o r t u r e , w h erein
s i n f u l hum anity e x p ia te s i t s s i n s . Samael was th e te m p tin g snake who
caused Eve to d iso b e y G o d 's w i l l , th u s b r in g in g ab o u t t h e e x p u ls io n
o f man from Eden. Samael i s n o t w i f e l e s s , f o r he i s m a rrie d t o th e
h a r l o t , a " b e a s t" l i k e h i s i n f e r n a l m a je sty ; o r , r a t h e r , b o th m aking
up one m onstrou s b r u t e , and w orking in c o n s ta n t harmony i n d is s e m in a t­
in g e v i l . Samael i s a f a l l e n a n g e l, whose p r o s p e c ts co u ld be much
d a r k e r th a n th e y a c t u a l l y a r e . But we m ust n o t a n t i c i p a t e m a tte rs -
The c r e a tu r e o f whom we know m ost i s y e t to be h e a rd from and t h a t
i s MAN.
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The u p p er and n e th e r w o rld s b e in g re a d y and w e ll p e o p le d , I t was

found t h a t betw een th e a n g e ls and th e demons th e r e was a m issin g l i n k ,
a b ein g who, s ta n d in g betw een th e a n g e lic and dem oniac o p p o s itio n , a t ­
tack ed by th e l a t t e r and s h ie ld e d by th e fo rm e r p a r ty , would b r in g
l i f e and a c t i v i t y I n to th e v a r io u s camps o f th e o th e rw is e unemployed
good and e v i l s p i r i t s . Thus was man form ed a f t e r th e model o f th e
c e l e s t i a l Adam, a b e in g who I s th e m icrocosm ic ep ito m e, th e acme of
e v e ry th in g t h a t I s m y ste rio u s and w o n d erfu l In th e u n iv e r s e ; th e v e ry
shape and s k in o f h l s body r e v e a lin g to th e se e in g eye th e s t e l l e r
f ig u r e s o f th e h e a v e n s.
As th e h ea v en ly a rc h e ty p e sp ran g from th e I n s c r u ta b l e En-Soph, o r th e
U niversed Im p e n e tra b le ,s o was H is copy, th e e a r th y Adam, a g r a c io u s ,
lum inous work o f t h a t C e l e s t i a l A u th o r, who, to do H im self J u s t i c e ,
la v is h e d a l l th e te n E m anations I n g r a c in g H ls a r c h e ty p a l, l a s t m a ste r
work, MAN. T hat man was th e crow ning work o f c r e a tio n I s proved by
h l s b e in g th e l a s t work o f th e s i x t h d ay , made to be monarch o f e v e ry ­
th in g . He b e in g t h e r e , e v e ry th in g above and b elo w m s co m p lete; f o r
h l s form i s t h a t o f th e whole u n iv e r s e , and i s shaped a f t e r th e f o u r
l e t t e r s , w hich, in Hebrew, make up The H o lie s t Name.
W ithin and w ith o u t, i n sh ap e, fo rm , and f e a t u r e , to him who can r e a d
h id d en t h in g s , man I s th e w onder o f w o n d ers, th e m y stery o f m y s te r ie s ,
as m y ste rio u s a s th e s t a r r y em pyrean, sa y s th e ZOKAR. H is s o u l' I s a
d i r e c t o f f s p r in g o f th e tr a n s c e n d e n ta l t e n S e p h lr o th , an d i s a t h r e e ­
f o ld power c o n s is tin g o f SPIRIT, SOUL and SENSES, by w hich l a s t he
i s lin k e d to t h i s w o rld o f g r o s s m a tte r'. H ls s p i r i t em anates from ,
and i s In flu e n c e d by th e S e p h lra h CROWN, th u s l i n k i n g him to th e
h ig h e s t w orld o f I d e a s and i d e a l s , w h ile h i s e t h i c a l q u a l i t i e s eman­
a t e from , and a r e r u le d o v e r by th e S e p h ira BEAUTY, th e e t h i c a l b e in g
synonymous w ith th e b e a u t i f u l , w hich I s , to o u r m ind, th e b e s t id e a
o f th e w hole theo so p h y o f th e K ab a la. We se e h e r e i n a new g a rb th e
w o rld s o f Onnusd and o f A hrlm an, th e l i g h t and d a r k n e s s , good and e v i l ,
a t w ar, w ith man a s th e bone o f c o n te n tio n , and th e K a b a lls tl c th e o -
s o p h ls t needed to go no f u r t h e r th a n th e Talmud to g e t h l s m a t e r i a l s ;
f o r th e P h a r is e e , a M o n o th eist In f a i t h , w as In some m easure a Maglan
In s u p e r s titio n *
A ll human s a h ls p r e - e x i s t I n th e te n S e p h lr o th , and a r e d e s tin e d to
p a s s th ro u g h th e e a r t h l y o r d e a l by d e sc e n d in g i n t o human fra m es and
d w e llin g on p r o b a tio n below . P r i o r to th e s u b lu n a r e x i s te n c e each
so u l r e p r e s e n t s th e d u a l, m ale an d fe m a le , p r i n c i p l e . Both e n te r t h i s
w orld In two s e p a r a te form s u n t i l , u n ite d by m a rr ia g e s , th e y resum e
th e o r i g i n a l r e l a t i o n o f one co m p lete s o u l. The m ost H oly One con­
t r o l s th e s e u n io n s a c c o rd in g t o th e m e r its o r d e m e r its o f man, th e
v ir tu o u s b e in g g r a n te d h i s o r i g i n a l com panion, w hich I s d e n ie d to th e
w icked— th u s r e n d e r in g h l s l i f e m is e r a b le . Our c u r i o s i t y a s to th e
s o u l 's m is sio n below i s s u f f i c i e n t l y s a t i s f i e d , b u t n o t i n a manner to
make u s f o r g e t th e te a c h in g s o f Z o ro a s te r and o f Buddha. The so u l I s
se n t down w ith a p e r f e c t f r e e w i l l and an u n lim ite d f a c u l t y to d ev elo p
and e n r ic h th e germ s o f th o s e s u p e rn a l endowments she r e c e iv e d from
th e S e p h lr o th , l e s t she b e u n a b le t o r e - a s c e n d to th e P rim o rd ia l S ource.
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Reason i s a t a l o s s to r e a l i z e how a power is s u in g from th e h ig h e s t

Em anations, i n s t e a d o f i d e a l i z i n g th e g r o s s , could ru n s e rio u s r i s k
of b e in g ab ased and e n g u lfe d by i t . Yet t h i s p o s tu l a te i s n o t con­
f in e d to K a b a lls ti c l i t e r a t u r e . Should, by low en d u lg en ce , th e so u l
degrade h e r h ig h n a tu r e , she i s g iv e n , by r e - b i r t h , th r e e chances to
redeem h e r e t h e r e a l q u a l i t y , a f t e r which f a i l i n g i n h e r e f f o r t s ,
E te r n a l Grace s tr e n g th e n s h e r by an a d d i tio n a l so u l more c a llo u s to
e a r t h ly te m p ta tio n , by w hich a s s i s t a n c e she u lti m a t e ly re -a s c e n d s to
h e r a e r i a l abode.
The s o u l 's tr a n s m ig r a tio n i s th u s an e s s e n t i a l d o c tr in e o f th e K abal-
i s t i c Theosophy. When a l l s o u ls s h a ll have triu m p h a n tly p assed th ro u g h
t h i s o r d e a l, th e n w i l l th e M essiah d escen d and th e e v e r l a s t i n g Sabbath
b eg in — an e r a s i n l e s s and b l i s s f u l , f o r S ata n h im s e lf w i l l be r e s t o r e d
to h i s a n g e lic dom inion and l u s t r e ; a l l s o u ls w i l l u n i t e w ith th e
U n iv e rs a l Soul and d w ell i n th e Holy o f H o lie s of th e seven P a r a d i s i c a l
h a lls .
The h i s t o r y o f p h ilo so p h y shows human th o u g h t engaged i n th e c a s tin g
and r e c a s tin g of sy stem s, w ith , h e re and t h e r e , a new id e a im p u ta b le
l e s s to m ental o r i g i n a l i t y th a n to th e n a t u r a l grow th o f e n lig h te n m e n t
in th e e m p iric a l s c ie n c e s . A s s im ila tio n , d i g e s t i o n , and re p ro d u c tio n
of th o u g h t in a more a c c e p ta b le form , a more s u i t a b l e need o f th e
h o u r, i s not p la g ia r is m . Given a p o e t i c a l g a r b , th e K a b a lls ti c Theo­
sophy would throw a l l o th e r e p ic t a l e s in to I n s i g n i f i c a n c e . I t i s a
w o n d e r-tie s u e , woven of e t h e r e a l woof and w arp; l i g h t and d ark th r e a d s
In te rc h a n g e t h e r e i n ; c h a o tic d ee p s, s o la r w o rld s , s t a r s and serap h im ,
and a n g e ls h ig h and low a re th e r e i n b le n d in g to th e U n iv e rs a l W ill;
and man i s t h e r e d e riv e d from th e P u re s t E ssen ce w ith f a i t h , f r e e w i l l ,
hope, and i n t e l l e c t to b r ig h te n up h i s way to Him, who i s th e A l l - i n -
A ll.
Sm ile n o t my f r i e n d s ; you know n o t more, b u t l e s s th a n th e m y stic
dream er who w rote th e ZOHAR, a v is i o n sw eet, o f l o f t y th o u g h ts and
s e n tim e n ts . He had a h e a v e n ly dream; w hat have you more? E ith e r you,
to o , have a dream o r a so u l t h i r s t i n g f o r s e n s u a l p le a s u r e ; a s p i r i t
heavy a s le a d . And w h ith e r te n d s your f a i t h ? What do you re a d i n th e
s t a r s , th e o cean s, and th e c o n tin e n ts ? What h a s hope i n s t o r e fo ry o u ?
T his w o rld , you w i l l know, i s n o t y o u rs, and i f you c h e r i s h no m y stic
dream o f an h e r e a f t e r , th e n you have good ca u se to envy th e K a b a lls ti c
m y s tic , who se e s end, p u rp o se , and wisdom i n e v e ry th in g ; f e e l s h im s e lf
a t home among th e s t a r s , know ing, o r b e l ie v in g to know, th e WHENCE,
WHITHER and WHEREFORE. Happy h e , happy a l l who have a dream !
T his co m p letes th e s p e c ia l s e r i e s of th e l e c t u r e s on th e E gyptian
K abala. You w i l l be n o t i f i e d in th e n e x t m a ilin g o f th e next s e rie s
of m a n u s c rip ts w hich you w i l l be e n t i t l e d to r e c e iv e and which w i l l
be s e n t to you in th e custom ary manner and i n acco rd an ce w ith th e
u s u a l p r o v is io n s .