TAROT READINGS DIARY

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Log of Notes from the SKT Esoteric Tarot Course 4

Extra Note Taking Pages 101

Personal Tarot Readings 117

Extra Pages for Personal Reading Notes 251

SKT Quick Reference Card Meanings 275

I Ching Trigram Correspondences 311

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 LOG OF NOTES
FROM THE SKT
ESOTERIC TAROT
COURSE

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Introduction (Series I and Series II) + Deck Creator’s Intentions

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Consecrating Your Deck + Initiation and Tarot

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Beginner Tarot and the SKT Deck

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Reading the SKT Deck Intuitively

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Key 0 and the Significator

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The Major Arcana

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Interpreting Signs and Omens

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Dialogue with an Angel

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Spirit Interactions and Tarot

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The Angel and The Demon

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Kundalini Awakening and Tarot

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The Akashic Records and Tarot

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Ritual Magic and Tarot

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Pathworking, Astral Journeying, Final Remarks

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ANGEL WHO RECORDS, whose Hand seals
upon the Book of Remembrance, who bears
witness to All to enumerate every deed, since
Creation, from the beginning of the world to
this day, from my cradle to my grave, I invoke
you to read to me, to show me, to transcribe
upon my heart, to place upon the mantle of
my mind the pages of the Book I petition for.

Let it be the Truth. Let that Truth, come what

may, ever be used to work the Highest Good.
And so may it be.

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QUICK REFERENCE
CARD MEANINGS

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 MAJOR ARCANA: PRIMORDIAL REALM
Reading the Top Captions

The top caption on each Major Arcanum features the elemental or astrological
correspondence at left; the center is the name of the spirit as revealed to me that
occupies the depths beneath the pulse point of the classic tarot Key; and to the
right is the associated Logos, or letter from the Proto-Canaanite/Phoenician
alphabet corresponding with that Key.

The Significator
The Spirit Keeper’s Tarot deck is designed with the intention of using one of
the three offered versions of Key 0, the classic Fool card in tarot, as the
significator card—the card in the deck that represents you or your inquiry. It is
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your personal energetic imprint. Begin a reading by choosing one of the three
Key 0s to be your significator card.
KEY 0: THE INITIATE personifies a return to spring, starting a new cycle of
growth. Ab incunabulis: from cradle to grave; ab aeterno: since the beginning.
Use The Initiate for Key 0 when inquiring about a new undertaking, when a
Path has not yet been chosen or taken, or when insight is needed on which road
to take forward. Use The Initiate as your significator card when what is sought
is experience. How might you decide between potential paths? Are you
embarking on a fresh start in life? What is your potential anyway? Ab initio
mundi: from the beginning of the world to this day. Do you need a little divine
guidance on how to map out your Path? Access the cards through The Initiate
as your significator.
KEY 0: THE SEEKER is The Fool who seeks answers, who seeks to know.
This is you in search of specific guidance. Use The Seeker for Key 0 when
divinatory insight is sought, when the adept needs guidance mid-stream along a
path, or when you seek divine counsel on a material matter.
KEY 0: THE KEEPER is The Fool who has become practiced and learned in a
spiritual path and now engages in a more interactive relationship with the many
names and many faces of the Holy Spirit. Use The Keeper for spirit contacts,
connecting to the angelic or divine realms, Akashic Records readings, or
mediumship readings. Also use the Keeper when working with the cards in
ritual magic. Using The Keeper for Key 0 will enliven the deck immediately
and open it to spirit communications.
First Septenary
Integrate the Self

KEY 1: THE MAGUS. The Magus is the personification of creative thought.

When this Key appears to you, the call to action is exercising the powers of
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you now to help you manifest discipline and focus toward mastery over your
own innate talents. Never forget: you have the capability to manifest your
thoughts into reality. That is the divinity in man and the powers embedded
within your spirit. Embody the alchemist and transmute what is of little value to
what is of great value. Invent, reinvent.
KEY 2: THE PRIESTESS. This is Sophia, or Wisdom personified. She guides
you toward the deepening and broadening of your knowledge. Aspire for
scholarship to wield the power of discernment. The Priestess is the Queen of
the Angels. When The Priestess appears to you, she instructs on the cultivation
of your wisdom and intuition. The summation of choices you have made and
the landscape of thoughts you have painted for yourself have taken you to the
threshold of a particular Path, and now is the time to venture deeper, farther.
Here is the wellspring of magic.
KEY 3: THE EMPRESS. The Empress appears to those who are on the verge of
producing a Work of worthy admiration. The magic of The Empress transforms
your hopes into reality. A divinity of Universal Love is present in your life path
and The Empress appearing to you is the affirmation you need for
acknowledging that presence. Gloria Mundi is the muse for poets, writers,
artists, and musicians. The Empress also embodies the spirit of Rhetoric. She
wields the art of persuasion.
KEY 4: THE EMPEROR. When The Emperor appears to you, your power of
self-determination is being affirmed. You have the power to determine what is
and what will be for yourself. Your task: define your destination, and then lead
the charge. The Emperor appears when you are being called to direct and reign.
Overcome your fears, because it is now time for you to conquer new frontier.
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KEY 5: THE HOLY SEE. When The Holy See appears to you, you are
confronting what you have inherited and are now tasked to evaluate that
inheritance with individual responsibility. This is the spirit of sovereignty over
your soul purpose. When The Holy See appears to you, it’s time to evaluate
your material culture and social norms. Discern for yourself whose
interpretation of the Arcanes is the correspondence that rings true with your
divine higher genius. When Key 5 appears to you, take care that you are not
following a false prophet. Restrain your indulgences.
KEY 6: THE LOVERS. The Lovers is the spirit of pairs. This is our internal
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The Lovers portend the sacred marriage of your higher self and your ego. You
are at a crossroads and your next step is to choose between two paths. Key 6
appears to you when you must decide between instant gratification or delayed
gratification. When The Lovers card appears, it can also be a call to evaluate
your interpersonal matters. In modernity, The Lovers card might appear so that
attention can be called toward a romantic relationship or to the themes of Eros.
KEY 7: THE CHARIOT. The Chariot is the spirit that helps you create change.
You have attained a certain mastery of knowledge, and now you must
determine how you will use that knowledge to innovate. The Chariot is an
omen that you’re gaining momentum. You possess mastery of knowledge and
skills that now drive you farther along your Path. When The Chariot card
appears, you have arrived at a critical milestone and are in active movement
toward victory. Success will come to the one who refuses to stop fighting. Keep
going.
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KEY 8: THE FORCE. This is the spirit of mastery over your own fears. You’re
awakening to higher consciousness. The Force is the personification of audacity
to achieve personal miracles. In spite of all the obstacles you’ve endured, you
prevail, you persist, you domineer. When the beast growls at the maiden,
instead of responding with violence or with fear, the maiden shows love,
kindness, and compassion. Her loving-kindness tames the lion. With patience
and fortitude, you overcome the initial setbacks. You are held in high esteem.
KEY 9: THE ERUDITE. Lux ex tenebris: this is the inner light of wisdom and
guidance that shines through the darkness. The Erudite bears this message: as
you walk through the valley of darkness, fear no evil, for the Holy One is with
you. The Holy One’s rod and staff shall comfort you so that you always shine,
but never burn—luceo non uro.
The Erudite is the prophecy of a wise teacher. This is someone who has learned
and mastered many subjects, and therefore possesses great knowledge as broad
in scope as that knowledge is deep. When The Erudite appears to you, here is
your second message: Shine with the light of the heavens. Shine for others, so
others can see themselves and the world clearer. Light the life of humanity—lux
hominum vita.
KEY 10: WHEEL OF LIFE. When Key 10 appears to you, you are at a major
turning point in your life. This is the symbol of changing cycles and even the
cycles of our mind, how we change our perspectives based on the evolution of
our experiences. This is also our karma and the law of causation. This is the
guardian spirit present during a major shift.
Key10 is the card of change, and a major one at that. What had been up will
come down, and what had been down will rise up. One way of thinking will
change and your soul will evolve. Yet this Key 10 is specially consecrated and
fortified to protect you. The Wheel is in fact a shield. This is Hemuset rising,
Egyptian goddess of fate and protection.
KEY 11: THE CHANCELLOR. This spirit represents rectification measures that
counter karmic consequences. It is the spirit guiding you toward balanced
judgment and making clear decisions. Do not judge based on appearances.
Choose balanced action, balanced words, and balanced thought.
When The Chancellor appears to you, it is a call to make the necessary
adjustments so that you might restore balance. The Angel of Justice arrives
when all considerations have been duly weighed and the resulting outcome of
the choices you’ve made, your actions and your speech has now been
determined. Key 11 marks that point when the truth comes out. The scales of
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KEY 12: THE OUTLAW. Examine your situation from a different perspective.
Be the outlier. This is the spirit designating how we break from establishment
to serve a higher purpose. A guardian spirit has come to support you as you
scrutinize both the fundamentalism around you and the personal dogma
embedded deep within. Key 12 sends the message of psychic mindfulness. Tap
in to your own deep sea of unconscious. This is the heretical, the eccentric, the
dissident. This is the rejection of authority and rebellion against establishment.
The Outlaw appears to you when the answer is to operate outside of and in
contention with the established rules of institution. Do ut des: I give that you
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KEY 13: THE REAPER. Lucem sequimur: follow the Light. You are being
guided through an initiation phase and the suffering you experience serves a
greater divine purpose. A change that you know in your heart is imminent but
have been denying is the change that you will face. The Reaper appears to you
when the circumstances you face call for this gentle reminder: All is not fair to
the human perception. You toil for the Bread of Life until sweat seethes from
your brow, and yet that Life will be taken away no matter who you are or what
you have done. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. That is the purpose and the absence
of purpose to human Genesis. Endure through the difficult changes to come and
when those winds of change have settled, you will find yourself better for it.
There will be rebirth after this death.
KEY 14: THE ANGEL. This is where it gets better. Mutatis mutandis: the
necessary changes have been made. When The Angel appears to you, it is an
omen that troubles are passing, pains subsiding, and you are growing closer to
God. The Angel is your patron deity. Genius, in Greco-Roman lore, is one’s
tutelary deity, or a guardian spirit that protects an individual person. It is your
daimon from your cradle to your grave, the realization of an inner divine.
Circumstances in your life path have converged and a work of personal
inspiration becomes your productivity. You realize your innate talents and
bring into material being that which is extraordinary. This is the primordial
spirit of exceptionalism. “Genius hits a target no one else can see.” (Arthur
Schopenhauer, 1788-1860)
When The Angel appears to you, take a moment to intuit the pulses of energy in
the space around you. Can you feel the presence of the daimon? Do you know
that you are watched over and looked after? Your Angel is not at liberty to
prevent every turn of suffering in your life, required to stand by and watch as
you suffer the slings of your own fortunes, enduring the penance of your
mistakes. Know that every time your Angel is authorized to divert harm away
from you, harm has been diverted.
Third Septenary
Integrate the Divine
KEY 15: THE DEMON. You know you’ve begun the final prong of your
spiritual journey when you’re thrust into a battle with the Typhon. This is the
mental and emotional chains of bondage you must break, and to break those
chains, you must see clearly that those chains have always been an illusion. The
Demon is the primordial spirit of harm, and most often than not, self-harm. This
is self-sabotage. The Demon is the personification of interferences that
undermine our pursuit of our aspirations or the advancement of our knowledge
and wisdom. The Demon is that which holds us back. When The Demon
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surrendering your self-control. The Demon is thus trying to alert you to
manipulation, abuse, deception, or undue influences that are causing you
sabotage in the long-term. When The Demon appears, a usurper lurks nearby.

KEY 16: THE TOWER. The Tower is the spirit of disappointment when you
feel what you have worked hard for is not propelling you toward the higher
ground you desire. The spirit of The Tower appears when the message you need
to hear is this: change your direction. Before the physical construction of your
Great Work can manifest, you must build a solid inner foundation. Focus on
that inner foundation and then when the conditions are ripe, the physical
construction of your Great Work will manifest. This is the moment your
material and spiritual worlds collide. The spirit of The Tower appears to you
now in an effort to guide you through the challenge of dismantling your own
preconceived notions. A talisman is given to you: a battle axe, which you must
wield to remove the obstacles in your way. Heed these teachings: there can be
joy in sorrow and stability in change. Lux mentis lux orbis: light of the mind,
light of the world. Key 16 can also be an omen of armed conflict.
KEY 17: THE HEALER. You have overcome a brutal yet necessary trial in
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wounds. The Healer appears to mend what was broken. Capax Dei: capable of
receiving the Divine. The mind is formed in the image of God, and in that, it is
capable of Divinity. Your capacity of holding Divinity within you is now being
revealed. The goblets pour forth Hope and Faith—hope and faith in yourself
that you are capable of greatness. Key 17 is the Star of the Magi and when The
Healer appears to you, the fragments of your broken world will be healed. This
is the omen of restoration, of rebuilding, salving, and alleviating your pains.
When The Healer is making her presence known to you, it is the prophecy that
a blessing is soon to be conferred.
KEY 18: THE NECROMANCER. When the Key 18 appears to you, the matter
at hand is steeped in ambiguity. You cannot rely on superficial impressions;
instead, trust your psychic responses. The Necromancer appears to help you see
beyond physical perception. This is the spirit of your own imagination, an
imagination that shines now so that the Truth can be illuminated. The
Necromancer appears when you are coming toward the crossroads of having to
endure through a dark night of the soul. The Necromancer will be your guide
and ally through the darkest night. Yet there is prophecy here: journeying
through the dark night of your soul will take you onto the path that leads to
your Holy Grail. The Necromancer is also the spirit of resurrection. The parting
seas depicted on the card symbolize climactic miracle. Through the doubt and
mystery, maintain an unwavering faith and that is what powers resurrection and
miracle.

KEY 19: THE WARRIOR. Key 19, the Sun of the Magi, signifies competence
and reciprocity. Here we see your consciousness expanding. The Master of the
Mystic Light appears to you when you are on the verge of confronting potential
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Creation with purpose arrived at through Reason and Truth. Here is victory in
the battles you’ve fought for your own independence. You’ve broken all chains.
You’ve detached yourself from that which had tried to control your will. And
now your light shines freely out into the world. The Warrior is also the spirit of
fighting to protect others, fighting in service. This is success and glory you
achieve not for yourself, but so you can be in the empowered position to help
others thrive and grow. This is the spirit of heroic acts. Inscribed upon The
Warrior’s gloves: libertas perfundet omnia luce: freedom floods all things with
light, and luceat lux vestra: let your light shine. You are now liberated and
triumphant.

KEY 20: APOCALYPSE. This is the spirit presented upon your path when you
have arrived at a point of no return. What has transpired is now irreversible.
“The only way out is through.” (Robert Frost, 1874-1963). This is that moment
of full realization for why all that has happened to you has happened. The
Apocalypse is the spirit of revelation, when the answers that were hidden
before are now obvious. This is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the
end. When the Apocalypse appears in divination with other cards, it adds an
emphasis of significant spiritual importance to those other cards. Pay closer
attention when Key 20 is present. The Apocalypse is a mythic personification
of an event horizon—this is a space-time in which no event that comes
subsequent can affect the outcome, because all that could have affected it has
either transpired or not transpired. The Apocalypse card appears when you have
crossed the boundary of where gravitational pull over you is such that turning
back is impossible.
KEY 21: NEW WORLD ORDER. This is the spirit you encounter when a cycle
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has succeeded at creating a new zeitgeist. You are the New World Order who
brings positive change to the zeitgeist. You are the catalyst. This is the spirit of
you succeeding at creating the change you have wanted to see in your world.
What do you see in your world right now that is broken or causes suffering?
What is your dream of how your world can be repaired? The New World Order
is the spirit ready and by your side, aiding you, guiding you, so that you can
truly and fully embody the catalyst to a most wonderful change, a change that
will make the world you live in a much better place for all. The New World
Order ushers in a period of renaissance and unification. When Key 21 appears
to you, it is the divinatory mark of a new epoch in your life path. With it comes
a dramatic change to your world. This is the spirit of a great power rising.
MINOR ARCANA: SEVEN UPPER REALMS
The RWS equivalent to Scepters is Wands; Chalices is Cups; Swords is
Swords; and Orbs is Pentacles. In the Thoth, the equivalents are Scepters to
Wands; Chalices to Cups; Swords to Swords; and Orbs to Disks.
SKT RWS Thoth
Scepters Wands Wands
Chalices Cups Cups
Swords Swords Swords
Orbs Pentacles Disks

Seven Upper Realms of the Minor Arcana

The Aces: Nucleic Seeds
The Twos: Provision
The Threes: Fruition
Holy Guardians of Fire
Holy Guardians of Water
Holy Guardians of Air
Holy Guardians of Earth
Archangels are the tarot Kings. Shields are the tarot Queens. The Shining Ones
are tarot Knights and the Strongholds are tarot Pages.
Reading the Top Captions
After the Aces in the Minor Arcana, the Twos and onward feature top captions
that give the decan rulership of the Key.

For example, The Discerning One (Two of Scepters) corresponds astrologically

with the decan ruler Mars in Aries.

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 Realm of Aces: Nucleic Seeds

SACRED FIRE. ACE OF SCEPTERS: A switch inside you has turned on your
creativity, productivity, and ingenuity. Fire is alchemizing in your world,
materializing as a creative project, an innovative new venture, entrepreneurship,
or the spark of inspiration for a passion project. This is also a new direction in
career development. This is the Awakening stage of your Path. Fire is the
element now abundant in your world. Manifest your next great achievement by
harnessing and transmuting that Fire.
HOLY WATER. ACE OF CHALICES: You are being cleansed. You will find
the inner peace you seek. Water is alchemizing in your world, materializing as
concord and fruitful development in home and family, the domestic sphere, or
promising prospects in love and relationships. Your soul is being purified by
what is to come. Unions are forged. What fills you will wash away past hurt.
There is renewal. Water is the element now abundant in your world. Manifest
your next great achievement by harnessing and transmuting that Water.
SACRED CINNABAR. ACE OF SWORDS: Realization comes to you in an
instant and your knowledge will deepen. Air is alchemizing in your world,
materializing as intellectual property, achievement of glory, or social
advancement. If you take up the sword to fight, to work, to invest the effort and
toil, then victory will be yours. You conquer others when you conquer yourself.
High achievement. Air is the element now abundant in your world. Manifest
your next great achievement by harnessing and transmuting that Air.
BREAD OF LIFE. ACE OF ORBS: Plenitude of resources. Earth is alchemizing
in your world, materializing as an investment that yields fruition, or a new
undertaking in matters relating to personal economics and commerce. When
this card appears to you, you are about to receive that which shall nourish you
spiritually and also bring you a sense of worldly prosperity. What is to come
will feed the many. The Ace of Orbs endows you with beginning access to the
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You will achieve the capability to do what it is you seek to do. Earth is the
element now abundant in your world. Manifest your next great achievement by
harnessing and transmuting that Earth.
Realm of Twos: Provision

THE DISCERNING ONE. TWO OF SCEPTERS: Determine your boundaries

and define the scope of your own dominion. This is a moment for you to map
out your ambition. Exercise discernment before you proceed any further on this
path you’ve chosen. Look out to the horizon and discern whether this is the sea
you want to embark from. Decide: do you want the kingdom or do you want an
empire? Make a choice between the familiar and the unfamiliar.
THE JOINED ONE. TWO OF CHALICES: In external alchemy, The Joined
One guides us to choose our allies. It designates an outer accord, but also an
inner accord. In internal alchemy, this spirit guides us to unite our anima and
animus. This is the spirit of two becoming one, and an omen of Perfected Love,
love in all its divine forms. Abyssus abyssum invocat: sea calls to sea, or the
depths of me calls out to the depths of you. Do not neglect the relationships you
cherish, both those with other persons and those with the spirit world.
THE BLIND SEER. TWO OF SWORDS: The Blind Seer helps us navigate the
stalemate between the Ego and the Self. The twin swords, or twin paths, form
the cross that you bear. You have yet to attain the realization you need to make
an intelligent, reasoned decision. So take the time to look inward. Arrive at an
inner peace and restore a sense of calm before you proceed any further.
THE NOCTURNE. TWO OF ORBS: Work harder and double down—shoulder
more commitments and steer your ship through the rough tides. Carpe noctem:
work at your dreams late into the night, harder than everybody else, and the
gods will reward you for your dedication. The Nocturne is balancing change
after the dark night of the soul. It bears good tidings, because this is the spirit of
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disappointments. Forming a lemniscate around the twin promises of product is
the alchemical Black Dragon gnawing its own tail, and this is the totem, the
daimon brought before you by The Nocturne: the Black Dragon’s venom is also
the Great Medicine. Past suffering sires future opportunity.
Realm of Threes: Fruition

THE POLITIC. THREE OF SCEPTERS: The Politic is an omen validating

glory achieved through diplomacy, tact, pragmatism, and prudence. The Three
of Scepters portends expedient success. This is the spirit of ingenuity and
wielding your personal brilliance, social intelligence, and psychic dexterity to
successfully navigate complicated social or political situations. This is the spirit
of established strength by your side. Here, we also see powerful allies
supporting you in your endeavor.
THE KINDRED. THREE OF CHALICES: The Kindred is the spirit of affinity
within the tribe. This is abundance in love, camaraderie, and the prophecy of
jubilee to come. A personal zenith point is reached in your community
relations. This spirit also appears when you need a reminder to tend to the
familial and tribal relations that matter the most to you.
THE BEREAVED. THREE OF SWORDS: The Bereaved is sabotage after
fruition, but there is a foretelling of resurrection through the story of Isis
mourning her husband, the god Osiris, and the coming conception of Horus.
This is the spirit of bereavement by your side. This is sorrow, mourning,
sadness, and deprivation of love. Yet this is also the power of resurrection after
sorrow.
THE MASON. THREE OF ORBS: Upon the first stair: ex nihilo nihil fit, the
philosophy that every Work is built or comes from a preexisting Work. The
Mason is completion and inauguration, with a materialized work product to
show for yourself. It is the spirit of merit by your side, of hard work and
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material works erected brick by brick, stone by stone. Labor omnia vincit: Hard
work conquers all.
THE FOUR EMPYREAN COURTS
SKT RWS Thoth
Archangels Kings Knights
Shields Queens Queens
Shining Ones Knights Princes
Strongholds Pages Princesses

Kings: The Archangels

ARCHANGEL OF GLORY. KING OF SCEPTERS: The King of Scepters is the

Archangel of Glory, who holds up the torch beckoning you to pursue greater
scholarship or cultivation of the arts. The Archangel of Glory is a divine teacher
of the arts and all forms of academia. This is the Angel now by your side to
facilitate success in artistic, literary, academic, or scholarly endeavors.
Appearing to you is a spirit guide for career success. Ignus aurum probat: fire
tests gold. The Archangel of Glory is calling upon you to expand your
dominion and conquer new ground in matters pertaining to career advancement,
creative endeavors, personal glory, passion projects, and that which will come
to define your legacy.
ARCHANGEL OF HEALING. KING OF CHALICES: The King of Chalices is
the Archangel of Healing, a reigning angel over the healing arts and purification
of mind, body, and soul. She presents herself to you now to guide you through
precarious times, and she is here, by your side, to salve, to heal, and to purify
what is currently diseased, debilitated, feeble, or unwell. This Archangel
appears to those who most need healing. She has a tender place in her heart for
those who are like fish out of water, caring for them the most. Here is a spirit
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to expand your dominion and conquer new ground in matters pertaining to
empathy, compassion, personal spirituality, your psychic spirit, emotional
wellbeing, home and family matters, your domestic realm or internal sphere,
and to expand the sphere of personal relationships that support you.
ARCHANGEL COMMANDER. KING OF SWORDS: The King of Swords is the
lead commander of the Divine Forces. Usque ad finem—we shall fight to the
very end. He is the most powerful and most formidable of Heaven’s Warriors.
His full title is the Archangel Commander of the Light. The Archangel
Commander appears to you now to bring strength, conviction, courage, and
manifest fearlessness. He is tasked to assist you with navigating the storms,
inner and outer, and to defeat any demons that threaten to harm you. The
Archangel Commander is calling upon you to expand your dominion and
conquer new ground in matters pertaining to your public or external sphere,
your reputation, community or social engagements, to expand the breadth of
your knowledge, and to expand the breadth of sciences you have mastery over.
The King of Swords is your divine warrior who will lead heavenly armies
against your adversaries. When the Commander of the Light appears to you, it
is because you need reinforcement and now that spiritual reinforcement has
come, led at the helm by your greatest champion, the Archangel Commander.
You’re preparing for a fight, and the Archangel Commander appears to you
now in advocacy of your cause.
ARCHANGEL OF MYSTERIES. KING OF ORBS: The King of Orbs is the
Archangel of Mysteries. Another one of her many names is the Archangel of
Revelations. She is a beneficent guide connected to the underworld, one
authorized to act as an intermediary and mediator between the angelic realm
still subservient to the Divine and the realm of the fallen angels. She can also
traverse through all of the lower realms to guide lost souls. The Archangel of
Mysteries appears now because these qualities and powers of protection of hers
are needed by you. She is calling upon you to expand your dominion and
conquer new ground in matters pertaining to your material resources, to
cultivate a stronger, more resilient material and financial foundation for
yourself and for your loved ones, and to be more industrious, to acquire more
for yourself so that you are in a better position to pursue your Great Work.
The King of Orbs illuminates the darkness for you, who are about to traverse
the realms of shadow. You are about to uncover great mysteries. This is the
Archangel who protects you against all forms of darkness along your initiatory
path of discovery. The King of Orbs is the Great Provider. You, too, are a Great
Provider to others.
With her lantern, the Archangel of Mysteries illuminates crossroads; she is the
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spiritual enlightenment through the erudite study of esoteric practices. You
manifest your material abundance through spiritual abundance.
Queens: The Shields

When Shields appear to you in your divinatory readings, it is not a time for expansion, but
rather, it is a time to preserve, reserve, protect yourself, and to deepen what is already within your
scope. This is about achieving new depths, not about conquering new ground. Nurture, further
develop, and bring to mastery what is already in your hands.
THE GOLDEN SHIELD. QUEEN OF SCEPTERS: You are shielded against
those who are sending you psychic arrows of envy, ill will, resentment,
someone who covets what you have and who is just waiting for a vulnerable
opening to strike. Thus, the Golden Shield defends you, and this spirit is now
making his presence known so that the angelic Power of Fire can keep you safe,
healthy, and flourishing. A male ancestor or one from your paternal lineage can
appear to you through the Golden Shield.
THE IVORY SHIELD. QUEEN OF CHALICES: You are shielded against
ailments, disease, and infirmity. Malefic energies that can cause malady or
emotional afflictions are present in your space, challenging your vitality, and so
the Ivory Shield appears in your path to help you preserve your own wellness.
Inscribed around the Queen’s shield: Though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me.
Her shield features the mmusuyidee, a West African symbol of purification and
protection. When the Queen of Chalices appears, you may be experiencing a
dark night of your own soul, an alchemical darkening stage of your life path,
and she is here to give you shelter, to accompany you by your side as you make
your way out of danger. She is your defender as you walk through the valley of
shadows. Know that she is present. Know that you are not alone in your dark
hour. A female ancestor or one from your maternal lineage can appear to you
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THE SCARLET SHIELD. QUEEN OF SWORDS: He, the Queen of Swords, is a
Shorn One, an Aztec warrior priest who shall be your formidable line of
defense as you charge forth confidently to face your battles. His shield features
an eagle devouring a serpent: a divine omen from the gods. When The Scarlet
Shield appears to you, he is making his presence known so that you might go
forth into combat, taking your stand, with might and confidence. When The
Scarlet Shield appears, it is time for you to stand your ground, hold your
position, and this warrior priest is here, ready to face the fight with you. A male
ancestor or one from your paternal lineage can appear to you through the
Scarlet Shield. Seventeen points tattooed on his dominant hand mark his great
triumphs.
THE EBONY SHIELD. QUEEN OF ORBS: The Queen of Orbs brings
nourishment so that you have the vitality to accomplish your goals and the
strength to overcome your challenges. She bears the apple of knowledge that
will fortify you with all that you need to be your most resourceful. The Ebony
Shield brings protection around your wealth, luck, gains, and earthly dominion
so that others cannot take what is yours. When The Ebony Shield appears to
you, she is making her presence known so that you might take prudent action to
preserve your assets and capital. Save, invest, and be more mindful of your
security. A female ancestor or one from your maternal lineage can appear to
you through the Ebony Shield.
Knights: The Shining Ones

When Knights appear to you in your divinatory readings, it is time to take action. You need to
act. You have been complacent for far too long and you have permitted talents, gifts, and blessings
to lay dormant. Activate that which you currently have with an addition of the element that the
Knight holds dominion over and you will achieve what it is you most seek to achieve.
THE SHINING FLAME. KNIGHT OF SCEPTERS: You are now being given
divine instruction to alchemize the elemental nature of Fire, to advance your
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accelerate, hasten, and advance your progress. Crystallization is happening: the
creation of something that will soon take defined, concrete form.
This Knight is also a spiritual guide who appears to you to lead you to an
awakening. The appearance of this card is a prophecy that awakening is
imminent. A spark of creativity will lead you to incredible productivity.

THE SHINING DEW. KNIGHT OF CHALICES: You are now being given
divine instruction to alchemize the elemental nature of Water, to enhance social
charisma. Transmuted Water helps you decelerate, slow down your frenetic
movements, find your calming center, and reflect. Fluidity is the quality of
being like water, as is the Taoist philosophy of wu wei, and The Shining Dew is
here to guide you toward free-flow so you might roll with the waves and let the
natural movements of karma take you where you need to go. The Knight of
Chalices is your guide as you navigate the waters of destiny. Slowing down and
achieving an inner calm will lead you to wielding incredible soft power over
others, which in turn endows you with the influence you’ve sought to have.
When this card appears in a divinatory reading, Spirit is telling you to sublimate
what is deep within your psyche into the material world as creative or artistic
product—allow your soul to be visible.
THE SHINING WINDS. KNIGHT OF SWORDS: You are now being given
divine instruction to alchemize the elemental nature of Air, to win a battle. The
alchemical instructions this spirit brings to you now is this: conform to a shape
of reference that is around you and be a flowing form of energy. While yielding
yourself to the established forms and framework around you, accelerate your
activities, because the conditions are ripe for your advancement and you will
make great progress soon.
This spirit is the active key of illuminated consciousness, the confirmation of a
fully-formed idea bound for manifestation, so long as progressive action is
taken. When the Knight of Swords appears in a reading, mind and body are
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prophesies imminent victory, so long as you continue your proactive progress
along the Path you have chosen. The Shining Winds is the card that confirms
full realization and understanding of a dilemma and figuring out how to
troubleshoot or solve that dilemma. Now, what is left to do is to act upon the
solution. This card also marks the need to change your personality so you can
advance further on your Path, so that mind and body can be aligned. Shift your
mindset and you will accomplish more.
THE SHINING QUARRY. KNIGHT OF ORBS: You are now being given
divine instruction to alchemize the elemental nature of Earth, to increase your
material resources, assets, and to cultivate fruitful abundance. The alchemical
instructions the spirit brings you is this: crystallize your work ethic into
something finally solid and tangible; create definitions. Then slow down,
decelerate so that you have a chance to reflect and meditate. You do not need to
be on the path of rapid increase, not yet. Now is the time to cultivate your
resources organically, taking it slow, without giving in to the temptation of
urgency. Be methodical. The Shining Quarry marks the encounter with one’s
own earth nature and making sense of our material attachments. There will be
realized outcome in your personal economics, finances, property matters,
business, income, or earnings. The Shining Quarry is here as a guardian spirit to
help you navigate the work cut out for you: having to build a stronger, earthly
foundation so that you can increase your access to sources and thus bring about
the success you have been seeking. Et omnia quaecumque faciet
prosperabuntur (“and in all things he does he shall prosper”)—persist forth and
your efforts shall be successful. The Shining Quarry is with you to make certain
of that.
Pages: The Strongholds

When a Stronghold (Page) appears in your reading, the sealed envelope signifies that she comes
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STRONGHOLD OF THE FLAME. PAGE OF SCEPTERS: The Stronghold of the
Flame, or Page of Scepters, comes bearing an important message to you or an
opportunity about career matters, schooling, creative or artistic endeavors,
employment, or passion projects.
The Page of Scepters appears as affirmation of a coming adventure, a quest that
will be presented to you. Your creativity and ingenuity will be the deciding
factors on how you navigate that quest. The presence of the Stronghold of the
Flame can also be an emissary sent by a solar deity, a divinity of the Fires, of
agriculture or artisans, or a pantheon from the southern hemisphere.
STRONGHOLD OF THE GRAIL. PAGE OF CHALICES: The Stronghold of the
Grail comes bearing an important message to you or an opportunity about
matters relating to love, relationships, domestic affairs, or your spiritual path.
The Page of Chalices is the Stronghold here to help you become better attuned
to your emotions, helping you in your pursuit of true happiness. She appears to
you when you need further guidance on your path to finding your personal
Holy Grail.
The presence of the Stronghold of the Grail can also be an emissary sent by a
lunar deity, a divinity of the Waters, of medicine, or a pantheon from the
northern hemisphere.
STRONGHOLD OF THE ZEPHYRS. PAGE OF SWORDS: The Stronghold of
the Zephyrs, or Page of Swords, comes bearing an important message to you or
an opportunity about your social status, community relations, a political or legal
matter, higher education, greater social network that you are a part of or
engaged with, or a matter pertaining closely to your pursuit of glory. The Page
of Swords appears as affirmation of victory to come if you agree to take on the
challenges and walk through the gauntlet. The presence of the Stronghold of the
Zephyrs can also be an emissary sent by a deity of war, battles, or storms, a
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STRONGHOLD OF THE VALE. PAGE OF ORBS: The Stronghold of the Vale
comes bearing an important message to you or an opportunity about your assets
and resources, money or business matters, and that which relates to your
personal economics and industry. When the Stronghold of the Vale appears in a
reading, the offer, events, or opportunities to come are ones that will help you
to make your mark in your world. These are opportunities for establishing
yourself.
Perhaps there is a mundane matter you are facing at the moment or will face.
The Page of Orbs may appear to you to offer insights on how best to navigate
that situation. The Stronghold of the Vale appears when you need to hear
whispers of counsel on what measures to take next. Of all the Pages, she is
most connected to the everyday ongoings of your world, of mortal and earthly
life. She also appears to guide you through shadow work.
The presence of the Stronghold of the Vale can also be an emissary sent from
the underworld, a divinity of the earth, vegetation, a divinity of wealth, a
liminal deity, one of crossroads, thresholds, and gateways, or a pantheon from
the western hemisphere.
MINOR ARCANA: SEVEN LOWER REALMS
Seven Lower Realms of the Minor Arcana
The Realm of Fours: Building
The Realm of Fives: Expanding
The Realm of Sixes: Nurturing
The Realm of Sevens: Reasoning
The Realm of Eights: Manifesting
The Realm of Nines: Culminating
The Realm of Tens: Mounting

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THE DEMIURGE. FOUR OF SCEPTERS: The Demiurge builds our physical
platform of success. This is the attending spirit who guides your intangible idea
into tangible work product in the material world. The Demiurge marks
progress, achievement attained, and is the spirit presence with you through a
momentous rite of passage. The Demiurge is the spirit to help you cull from the
spiritual or intellectual plane and bring perfected work into form on the
physical plane.
THE HOLLOW VOID. FOUR OF CHALICES: The Hollow Void builds our
psychic inner platform for spiritual strength. This is the spirit presence with you
as you look inward, reflect, meditate, and reach independent insight on why
there is the hollow void. This is the spirit that helps you to conduct
reevaluation. How do you find meaning in that which feels meaningless? The
Hollow Void is the spirit here to help you navigate personal sensations of
worldly discontent. Here, a sorceress goddess of magic and healing signified by
the scorpion perched in the tree, has compelled a divine hand to offer you
waters blended from the Mystic Sea and Sea of Awareness—spiritual revelation
and attainment of worldly knowledge that will fill that hollow void.
THE CONVALESCENT. FOUR OF SWORDS: The Convalescent is the net loss
after construction. This is needed rest and restoration after enduring strife. The
Convalescent is the spirit of nursing you back to full health. Here, we see
imagery reminiscent of both Key 13: The Reaper and Key 14: The Angel, a
subversion of the classical Death and the Maiden motif. The Convalescent is
the spirit of a transition phase and is present along your path when you
experience affliction. This is the spirit to bring you rehabilitation after fighting
battles. Fortune comes to you after you have taken the time to restore both inner
and outer balance in your life.
THE CONSERVATOR. FOUR OF ORBS: The Conservator is the maintenance
work, investments, and natural resources needed in reign, rule, and order. This
is the spirit presented in your life path when you are demonstrating an
inordinate attachment to the material.
This is earthly power you are clinging desperately to, at the expense of greater
spiritual realization. The Conservator is both the spirit of that which is
empirical and orderly, efficient and pragmatic, and also that which is self-
serving, covetous, and parsimonious.
Realm of Fives: Expanding
THE CONTENDER. FIVE OF SCEPTERS: The Contender is the spirit of a
zero sum game. This is the spirit appearing before you when you face
competition. This is the battle, the contention you fight for domination. This is
the spirit who helps you through a rivalry for supremacy. There is strife in your
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THE GROTESQUE. FIVE OF CHALICES: The Grotesque is loss after the
waning of joy, a personal feeling of disfigurement, a mystery, and unseen
power rising. When your blood, sweat, and tears have been expended without
yielding fruition or meaning, The Grotesque is the spirit who will appear by
your side. Yet behind The Grotesque are two intact chalices, symbolic of
powers and personal talismans to help navigate social circumstances where you
feel like the disfigured one, the outcast, and to gift you with arcane powers that
have always been reserved for the grotesque ones.
Your differences, which others have denigrated, are the very powers and
talismans that will catapult you above all others and toward greatness. The
Grotesque is the spirit here to guide you on that daunting aspiration.
THE HECTOR. FIVE OF SWORDS: Hector was the greatest warrior of ancient
Troy, and through that namesake, The Hector is the spirit of indomitable
strength, but it is indomitable strength at any cost. The Five of Swords marks a
defeat of your opponents by unfair advantage. The Five of Swords denotes an
imbalance of power in the situation at hand. Heed also: the Hector is the spirit
of that which upon first impression is predicted by all to be victorious, but who
will end in defeat if you do not learn the important lessons The Hector is here
trying to impart to you. Indomitable strength does not come from lording your
power over others; it comes from using your charisma to sway others.
THE VAGABOND. FIVE OF ORBS: The Vagabond is the spirit of alienation
and feeling alienated. Crowning the holy temple is a lotus blossom that features
five petals symbolizing the five aggregates of suffering: sensation,
consciousness, physical forms, perception, and thought forms. The Vagabond
appears by your side when you are the wanderer with no sense of home or
identity. This is the spirit that comes to you when your spirit is restless and
when you are in search of meaning. This is the spirit who will teach you
toughness and resilience, but does so by putting you through the gauntlet of
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THE CHAMPION. SIX OF SCEPTERS: The Champion is the spirit of victory.

When the Six of Scepters appears, success will be yours. Yet here we are
reminded there are two sides to victory. The Champion can bring wisdom,
wealth, seed, life, dominance, peace, and grace, as noted in the Seven Double
Letters corresponding with the Sacred Seven planetary rulers in the back wall
archways.
Likewise, The Champion can bring folly, poverty, desolation, death,
subjugation, war, and ugliness. The imagery of the spirit here conveys the core
of the message: to be the champion, one must be oblivious to pain. For there to
be victory, there must be self-sacrifice. If you seek to defeat your opponents in
competition or combat, then with the support of The Champion, you will be
victorious, though with it comes personal sacrifice. Victory always necessitates
personal sacrifice.
THE MEMORY KEEPER. SIX OF CHALICES: The Memory Keeper is the
spirit of reminiscence. Who you once were is trying to speak and reach out to
who you are now. Listen to the whispers from the past, for they send
premonitions of the future. Initiate an open dialogue between the Past and the
Present. The Memory Keeper is your custodian of memories, both fond and
adverse, the reflection of your inner child. When The Memory Keeper appears
to you in a reading, the past and the present converge.
THE FERRYMAN. SIX OF SWORDS: The Ferryman navigates us to calmer
waters. When The Ferryman appears to you, you are about to embark upon a
journey in the hopes of leaving behind turbulent waters and achieving earned
success. The success factors that The Ferryman endows you with are
intellectualism, acute and accurate analysis, and claircognizance. Plans move
forward. You are being guided across what you previously thought was an
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THE GIVER. SIX OF ORBS: Let the karmic circle remain unbroken: give to
receive; receive, but give back. The Giver is the spirit of provision. Seeking
anonymity, The Giver shows only the hand in offering. Yet know this about
one of the many names for The Giver: Anesidora—the “Giver of Gifts.” In the
Six of Orbs, we also see the divine blessings of Demeter, who gifts you with
material success. When The Giver appears to you, the spirit of nurture is all
around you. Give freely, mercifully and you shall receive freely, and
mercifully.
Realm of Sevens: Reasoning

THE DARK HORSE. SEVEN OF SCEPTERS: The Dark Horse is the underdog
who blindsides the naysayers and will emerge victorious. When you are being
cornered or are outnumbered, The Dark Horse appears to you, ready to stand
shoulder to shoulder with you as you take on your opposition. You will emerge
in prominence and glory: take that fighting stance and ready yourself.
The Dark Horse is marginalization personified, and yet this spirit is
extraordinary in both strength and stealth. This is the spirit of valor who has
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THE CORRUPTER. SEVEN OF CHALICES: The Corrupter is the master of
sophistry—superficially your current reasoning seems plausible, but it’s
fallacious. The Corrupter is a spirit who appears to you now as a threshold
guardian, cautioning you to redirect yourself. The Corrupter personifies the
pursuit of wisdom that derails into folly, wealth that leads to poverty, the
sowing of seeds that becomes desolation, seeking dominance but finding
subjugation; it is peace that becomes war, or well-intentioned grace that
becomes ugliness.
The Corrupter is illusory success and wishful thinking. You’re dreaming big
but acting small. We see the allegory of the seven sins. The pig is gluttony, the
snake for envy, peacock for pride, snail for sloth, lion for wrath, toad for
avarice, and the goat for lust. The symbology here is taken from the 18th
century Tableau de Francois-Marie Balanant.
Do not act on impulse. When The Corrupter appears to you, rethink that idea
you’ve been contemplating: it might not be prudent. Also, pay closer scrutiny to
your environment: there are poisons around. The Seven of Chalices is falsehood
appearing as truth. This spirit appearing to you is a warning that misleading
perceptions abound.
THE ROGUE. SEVEN OF SWORDS: The Rogue is mischief personified. Here
you see the story of Loki cutting off Sif’s beautiful golden locks of hair while
she slept. Sif is the Norse goddess of the earth, of plenitude and the grains,
affinity, fertility, family, marriage, Mother of Might and Magnificence. She
was also a seer. The mind, the thought plane, and the intellect are the
weakening barriers to materialized success. The Seven of Swords denotes an
unstable mind, and unstable efforts.
The Rogue is the spirit of cunning and scheming. We see compromised
integrity. Yet The Rogue is also the personification of one who is
misunderstood, so when this spirit appears to you, you are the rogue in pursuit
of an undertaking that diverges from the mainstream. You may get blowback
for it, and yet take heart that the toad on the lily pad is symbolic of a rainmaker,
an omen of ambition that begets plenitude, while the snail calls in the grace of
The Eminence, the blessings of the Nine of Orbs. A little bit of roguish
behavior is called for if you seek to achieve your goal. You are being
challenged to confront an ethical dilemma. Will you choose to follow the rules,
or will you break them?
THE GARDENER. SEVEN OF ORBS: The Gardener is the nature spirit of low
magic, and the spirit of harvest. When The Gardener appears, close by is the
presence of an earth goddess. The Seven of Orbs card is a threshold, a special
nexus point between the physical realm and the spirit realm. The Gardener calls
to mind the Magna Mater, the goddess Cybele, and She appears to you now to
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meritorious work product and a presentment of harvest. The Gardener is also a
spirit who oversees low magic and can be called upon to assist with the Craft,
utilizing herbs, stones, roots, oils, and the crafting of charms. The Gardener
appears to you when you are experiencing success unfulfilled. The Seven of
Orbs is a liminal gateway between states of consciousness.
When The Gardener appears to you, know that you’ve got an idea, a design, or
concept worth investing in, and if you see it through to fruition, you will
achieve the security, stability, and material abundance you’ve been seeking.
Realm of Eights: Manifesting

THE SHARPSHOOTER. EIGHT OF SCEPTERS: Swift movement abounds

around you. This is the spirit of marksmanship. When the Eight of Scepters
appears, it bears notice to pay attention to messages being directed at you
coming from your world, for Spirit is presenting itself through the words of
those speaking to you. The Eight of Scepters is the spirit of inbound tidings that
bear your name.
When The Sharpshooter appears in a tarot spread, pay attention to what she is
aiming and shooting at in the context of the spread’s landscape. What she
points at is what Spirit is directing you to pay your attention to.
The Sharpshooter might be appearing to you as a protégé of Anat, an old
Canaanite maiden goddess of war. She might also be a messenger from
Artemis. Perhaps she is a priestess-daughter of Minerva, or Pallas Athena. The
Sharpshooter in the Eight of Scepters is the spirit oft called upon to be an
emissary into our world to deliver messages from a divine feminine embodying
courage, wisdom, military strategy, war and battles, or a patron goddess of the
arts. When The Sharpshooter appears to you, such a divine consciousness is
calling to you.
THE DEFECTOR. EIGHT OF CHALICES: This is the spirit of abandoned
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walk a contrasting and entirely different one. This is walking away from what
you have otherwise devoted a great deal of effort to, and not looking back. This
is the spiritual quest for that which will be more emotionally fulfilling.
The five chalices stacked on the ground symbolize the material work that The
Defector leaves behind. The three hovering above symbolize the beliefs and
ideologies The Defector now abandons. When the Eight of Chalices appears,
you are at the foot of a steep mountain, about to embark onto challenging, yet
personally fulfilling terrain. Wisdom will be attained and the path of that
mountain is the path toward achieving your Great Work, toward fulfilling your
life purpose.
The scarlet ibis with wings outstretched, flying overhead is the material
manifestation of a guardian deity who will be overseeing your difficult
journeying ahead. The Defector is the guardian spirit guiding you to abandon
illusory success and to scale new heights in a different direction. This is the
start of a difficult journey, but a journey that will take you to where you want to
be.
THE CAPTOR. EIGHT OF SWORDS: You are feeling bound by the Threads of
Fate. You’re being pulled in so many oppositional directions that now you
cannot move in any direction at all.
When The Captor appears to you, it is a message from beyond warning you that
there has been undue interference to your path. The themes here are having to
confront the evils of oppression, aggressions of those in a superior position to
hurt those who are helpless and meek, feelings of isolation, but also, that
prophecies will be delivered to you through your dreams. When The Captor
appears to you, begin paying closer attention to your dreams.
This is the spirit of shortened force, of obstruction. When the Eight of Swords
appears to you, take immediate action toward unbinding yourself and cutting
loose from all that is trying to hold you down. The way out is not to exert your
own force against the oppression, but to use the oppression against itself.
Instead of struggling with your own strength to escape the bindings, use the
blades of the swords blocking your path to cut yourself free.
THE JOURNEYMAN. EIGHT OF ORBS: The Journeyman is the spirit of
apprenticeship, of perfecting one’s craft, of routine work that leads to mastery.
This is also the spirit of prudence. When The Journeyman appears to you, you
are being called to apply discipline, a strong work ethic, and perseverance to
hone your skills in a particular trade.
The Journeyman is the grind of dedicated work, practice, and careful,
methodical study of a specialized craft. Note the orb set into a master’s staff:
this is prophetic of an adept who is currently an apprentice, but who will
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or The Erudite, or perhaps it is The Healer. One of these three paths
manifested—that is the prophecy of The Journeyman.
Behind the Journeyman and into the dark woods: can you see the forest through
the trees? When The Journeyman appears to you, look again at your
surroundings. Can you discern the holistic pattern from the details? Try to
understand the bigger picture.
Realm of Nines: Culminating

THE MALAISE. NINE OF SCEPTERS: The Malaise is the questioning of

purpose and why we suffer. It is the wearing away of vitality and innocence
when we’ve seen too much of suffering in this physical world. When the spirit
of The Malaise appears to you, engage in grand strategy. Summon all the power
within you and direct it outward, now. The Nine of Scepters is the spirit of
great strength.
This is also the personification of malaise, reflecting back at you so you can see
clearly your own feelings of debility or weakening health. This is the spirit of
despair, pessimism, or cynicism. Do not reduce yourself to feelings of apathy.
Feeling feelings, and passions, even when they hurt, are the necessary gauntlets
to overcome so that wisdom and transcendence might be attained.
Note the resilience of the figure in this imagery. The Nine of Scepters is a
powerful key against debility, weakening, or despair. The Malaise appears to
remind you of the powerful defensive magic that you are capable of conjuring
to protect yourself and to revitalize what has been depleted. The Malaise can be
a sign that you need to take better care at shielding yourself.
THE WISH GRANTED. NINE OF CHALICES: Nine chalices are arranged in
the formation of a magic square, a grid that denotes power. This is the spirit of
personal happiness achieved after earning material gains. The Wish Granted is
the neverending blessing of abundance. All that you conceive of will manifest,
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This is one of the more profound keys in the tarot architecture. The Nine of
Chalices is a channel through which gift-giving deities of old folklore can pass
through and bless you.
The imagery here is symbolic of a sacred space within your own inner temple.
The well is iconic of Mimir’s Well from Nordic mythos, where Odin’s eye was
sacrificed. At Mimir’s Well is where you will find wise counsel from the gods.
Drink from Mimir’s Well to gain knowledge.
When this card appears to you, focus on each of the nine chalices in turn,
reciting, “Light, Love, Life” three times (3x3=9). As you focus on one chalice,
recite “Light,” then focus your line of sight onto the next chalice over, recite
“Love,” and on over again, “Life.” Move to the next row and repeat so that
each chalice has received your focus and the utterance of one word from the
recitation. Such a ritual ensures that the wish you have petitioned for shall be
granted by the gift-giving gods of old lore.
THE HAUNT. NINE OF SWORDS: Restful sleep eludes a figure, who sits
upright in bed, face buried in hand, in slight fetal position. The astrological
glyphs of planets and signs stitched into the bedding signify the fate,
circumstances, and consequences of your own action that you now lie in. This
is also how you feel: you are haunted and bound by your fate. Behind the
slatted wall of swords is a dark horned shadow.
The shadow is The Haunt. The background is an illusion of space, a seemingly
endless, spacious checkered room (emblematic of Hermetic duality) that leads
through an archway to an endless hall. As Aleister Crowley calls it, this is the
“cathedral of the damned.” This is anxiety personified, anxiety about what your
future holds, because at least for the moment, your perception of your present is
bleak.
And yet what the imagery on the Nine of Swords card reflects back to show
you is that your perception is an illusion of space. You feel despair over the
cruelty in this world and you are not wrong, but you are wrong about your
helplessness. The Haunt is the haunting of our own past actions, our inner
demons that we have not resolved, our regrets, and the actions we have taken
both against others and against ourselves.
The Haunt is also your spirit ally and an appearance during divination made by
The Haunt could be this beneficent spirit detecting malefic energies or psychic
poison arrows in your vicinity and alerting you of such presence. Thus, The
Haunt is often a sign to conduct a full spiritual cleansing, banishing, and to
engage in more proactive shielding or personal protection rituals.
THE EMINENCE. NINE OF ORBS: The Eminence is the spirit personification
of upward mobility and material fruition, born out of our own hard work. All
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we are at the top…are we feeling isolated and alone? All that glitters is not
gold… The woman pictured here in the Nine of Orbs is the same woman
pictured in the Nine of Swords, and yet upon first impression, they appear so
different. Inner lives versus outer lives can be unrecognizable from one another.
Nevertheless, The Eminence appears as your spirit ally and when she makes her
presence, she is here to support your endeavors toward elevating rank,
reputation, and to increase your material gains. When the Nine of Orbs appears
in your reading, this is the message from Spirit to heed: Everything is for the
best in the best of all possible worlds (an aphorism from Voltaire).
Realm of Tens: Mounting

THE BURDENED ONE. TEN OF SCEPTERS: The spirit resident in this card
is the carrier of sorrows. The Burdened One is oppression we bring onto
ourselves when we don’t temper or when we have acquiesced to others using us
as their beasts of burden. The series of decisions you have made along the way
have led up to this culminating point of unduly carrying the responsibilities of
others.
Are the Hands of Spirit holding the rods to help you carry the weight of your
load? Or are the Hands of Spirit presenting the burden to you to test your
strength, resolve, and perseverance? Is this a Divine Trial or Divine Assistance?
The mystic rose at the center, between the Hands symbolize a secret, a mystery,
indicating that you don’t know everything. There are greater reasons for why
you are where you are. There is purpose and you are not yet privy to what that
purpose is. The Ten of Scepters is the card of laborious tasks.
THE JOYOUS ONE. TEN OF CHALICES: The Joyous One is happiness we
have earned. This is the prognostication of spiritual fulfillment. Creativity
becomes productivity, and productivity leads you on a directed path toward
contentment. The glyph etched upon the large chalice in the foreground is the
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Chalices appearing before you signifies the appearance of God the Mother. The
rainbow across the heavens is an omen: perpetual success. The Joyous One is
an omen of fertility, and that which was in the figurative womb shall mature
and ripen into a great spiritual and emotional reward for you. When this spirit
appears before you, it reflects back for you to see how along your path, you
have developed your wisdom, your intelligence, and your agape love. The Ten
of Chalices is an affirmation that your learned skills, intellect, and acumen have
matured. The Joyous One is the personification of wisdom attained. When this
card appears for you, it is an affirmation from the Holy Spirit of your spiritual
maturation. The card can also appear to remind you that you are complete, that
your life and world is perfected and harmonious as it is right now, that it is not
necessary for you to pine for more. Bask in the blessings you’ve been given.
THE DESTROYER. TEN OF SWORDS: The Destroyer is ruin personified.
Here you are watching the Dance of Kali, a wave of catharsis crashing onto the
shores of your psyche. The Destroyer is downfall as a consequence of our acts.
There has been a Fall from Grace. The Destroyer appearing before you can be
an omen from a death spirit or a triple goddess motif portending doom,
destruction, or plunder. If you have erred and let pride or glory corrupt you,
then The Destroyer is here to cut down that pride and glory so that you might
find your way back onto the rectified path of wisdom. If you have been unduly
betrayed or hurt by another, then The Destroyer is here to pull the swords out
from your back and will ravage vengeance on your behalf. What goes around
will come around. The Destroyer is here to warn you of deception afoot,
treachery, perhaps even treason that threatens your wellbeing. Be cautious of
your environment and who you’re trusting.
THE DYNASTY. TEN OF ORBS: The Dynasty is wealth multiplied. In the
foreground, the old man faces the young man—they personify inheritance,
legacy, and the multigenerational dynasty. This card portends advancing
prestige. The Dynasty is the spirit of collective power that strengthens a tribe.
The theme here is successorship. It can also suggest the personal impact on you
of much greater national or global affairs. Something greater going on in the
collective has reached down to directly affect you, at the individual and
personal level. What the Ten of Orbs portends is gains to be had from that
impact.
While the Ten of Orbs marks a pinnacle of material wealth and success, the
Book of Thoth reminds us that the success will quickly go inert, and from that
inertia, degenerate and rot, if the pinnacle is not immediately put to productive
use toward the greater good. Thus, with the benefits and gains you shall reap,
you must direct those benefits and gains toward a greater good. Do not harvest
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 Heaven Lake Fire Thunder

Wind Water Mountain Earth

Pairs of cards in the tarot can form I Ching hexagrams with each card’s trigram
correspondence. The earlier card dealt always forms the lower trigram and the
later card forms the upper trigram. The hexagram’s entry can then be consulted
in any Book of Changes.

Six Major Arcana cards are assigned “(Double)” to indicate a Formula of God:

 Key 1 – The Magus  Key 11 – The Chancellor

 Key 7 – The Chariot  Key 14 – The Angel
 Key 8 – The Force  Key 18 – The Necromancer

Thus, in divination, the other trigram produced is doubled to form the

hexagram. If two “(Double)” cards are drawn, then Divine Light is making its
presence known, but no words of revelation will be given at this time.

Tarot Arcana Trigram

Key 0 – Initiate, Seeker, Keeper Heaven
Key 1 – Magus (Double)
Key 2 – Priestess Water
Key 3 – Empress Heaven
Key 4 – Emperor Fire
Key 5 – Holy See Mountain
Key 6 – Lovers Lake
Key 7 – Chariot (Double)
Key 8 – Force (Double)
Key 9 – Erudite Mountain
Key 10 – Wheel of Life Wind
Key 11 – Chancellor (Double)
Key 12 – Outlaw Water
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Key 14 – Angel (Double)
Key 15 – Demon Earth
Key 16 – Tower Thunder
Key 17 – Healer Lake
Key 18 – Necromancer (Double)
Key 19 – Warrior Fire
Key 20 – Apocalypse Thunder
Key 21 – New World Order Earth
Ace of Scepters, Sacred Fire Fire
Two of Scepters, Discerning One Thunder
Three of Scepters, Politic Fire
Four of Scepters, Demiurge Thunder
Five of Scepters, Contender Fire
Six of Scepters, Champion Thunder
Seven of Scepters, Dark Horse Fire
Eight of Scepters, Sharpshooter Thunder
Nine of Scepters, Malaise Fire
Ten of Scepters, Burdened One Thunder
Page of Scepters, Stronghold Thunder
Knight of Scepters, Shining One Fire
Queen of Scepters, Shield Thunder
King of Scepters, Archangel Fire
Ace of Chalices, Holy Water Water
Two of Chalices, Joined One Wind
Three of Chalices, Kindred Water
Four of Chalices, Hollow Void Wind
Five of Chalices, Grotesque Water
Six of Chalices, Memory Keeper Wind
Seven of Chalices, Corrupter Water
Eight of Chalices, Defector Wind
Nine of Chalices, Wish Granted Water
Ten of Chalices, Joyous One Wind
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Knight of Chalices, Shining One Water
Queen of Chalices, Shield Wind
King of Chalices, Archangel Water
Ace of Swords, Sacred Cinnabar Heaven
Two of Swords, Blind Seer Lake
Three of Swords, Bereaved Heaven
Four of Swords, Convalescent Lake
Five of Swords, Hector Heaven
Six of Swords, Ferryman Lake
Seven of Swords, Rogue Heaven
Eight of Swords, Captor Lake
Nine of Swords, Haunt Heaven
Ten of Swords, Destroyer Lake
Page of Swords, Stronghold Lake
Knight of Swords, Shining One Heaven
Queen of Swords, Shield Lake
King of Swords, Archangel Heaven
Ace of Orbs, Bread of Life Earth
Two of Orbs, Nocturne Mountain
Three of Orbs, Mason Earth
Four of Orbs, Conservator Mountain
Five of Orbs, Vagabond Earth
Six of Orbs, Giver Mountain
Seven of Orbs, Gardener Earth
Eight of Orbs, Journeyman Mountain
Nine of Orbs, Eminence Earth
Ten of Orbs, Dynasty Mountain
Page of Orbs, Stronghold Mountain
Knight of Orbs, Shining One Earth
Queen of Orbs, Shield Mountain
King of Orbs, Archangel Earth

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