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The seventy-eight arcana of the Egyptian Tarot

Every card is a page of the book of life. The twenty-two major arcana carry the Master’s own teaching, card by card; the fifty-six minor arcana are read through them, by adding their digits, as he shows.

Open any card to see it large, read his words, listen, and find a practice to take into your day.

The 22 major arcana · The 56 minor arcana · Consulting the Tarot

The 22 major arcana1–22

The Master’s teaching, card by card, from The Magician to The Return.

The MagicianArcanum 1The High PriestessArcanum 2The EmpressArcanum 3The EmperorArcanum 4The HierarchArcanum 5IndecisionArcanum 6TriumphArcanum 7JusticeArcanum 8The HermitArcanum 9RetributionArcanum 10PersuasionArcanum 11The ApostolateArcanum 12ImmortalityArcanum 13TemperanceArcanum 14PassionArcanum 15FragilityArcanum 16HopeArcanum 17TwilightArcanum 18InspirationArcanum 19ResurrectionArcanum 20TransmutationArcanum 21The ReturnArcanum 22

The 56 minor arcana23–78

Each one leads to a major arcanum: add its two digits.

The PlowerArcanum 23 → 5The WeaverArcanum 24 → 6The ArgonautArcanum 25 → 7The ProdigyArcanum 26 → 8The UnexpectedArcanum 27 → 9UncertaintyArcanum 28 → 10DomesticityArcanum 29 → 11ExchangeArcanum 30 → 3ImpedimentsArcanum 31 → 4MagnificenceArcanum 32 → 5AllianceArcanum 33 → 6InnovationArcanum 34 → 7GriefArcanum 35 → 8InitiationArcanum 36 → 9Art and ScienceArcanum 37 → 10BiplicityArcanum 38 → 11TestimonyArcanum 39 → 12PresentimentArcanum 40 → 4UneasinessArcanum 41 → 5PreeminenceArcanum 42 → 6ImaginationArcanum 43 → 7ThoughtArcanum 44 → 8RegenerationArcanum 45 → 9PatrimonyArcanum 46 → 10DeductionArcanum 47 → 11ConsummationArcanum 48 → 12VersatilityArcanum 49 → 13AffinityArcanum 50 → 5CounsellingArcanum 51 → 6PremeditationArcanum 52 → 7ResentmentArcanum 53 → 8ExaminationArcanum 54 → 9ContritionArcanum 55 → 10PilgrimageArcanum 56 → 11RivalryArcanum 57 → 12RequalificationArcanum 58 → 13RevelationArcanum 59 → 14EvolutionArcanum 60 → 6SolitudeArcanum 61 → 7ProscriptionArcanum 62 → 8CommunionArcanum 63 → 9VehemenceArcanum 64 → 10LearningArcanum 65 → 11PerplexityArcanum 66 → 12FriendshipArcanum 67 → 13SpeculationArcanum 68 → 14ChanceArcanum 69 → 15CooperationArcanum 70 → 7AvariceArcanum 71 → 8PurificationArcanum 72 → 9Love and DesireArcanum 73 → 10OfferingArcanum 74 → 11GenerosityArcanum 75 → 12The DispenserArcanum 76 → 13DisorientationArcanum 77 → 14RenaissanceArcanum 78 → 15

Consulting the Tarot

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  1. Light the candles on the altar or simply use three candles.
  2. Lay out the Pentagram.
  3. Separate the 22 major Arcana from the minor.
  4. Cross yourself, and seal your self with the Microcosmic Star. Invoke the Father and ask Him for the illumination of the Holy Spirit.
  5. Shuffle the 22 major Arcana; with the cards face downwards, take out a major Arcanum and place it aside without looking at it.
  6. Shuffle the 56 minor Arcana and take out a card; shuffle again and take out another minor Arcanum; 3 cards in total.
  7. Add the major Arcanum to the result of the sum of the two digits of each one of the minor ones. If the result is greater than 22, add the digits once again; the final result is the card of prediction, the result. This is further clarified with the prediction of the 2 minor Arcana.

Example: The Tame Lion: 11 · The Prodigy: 26 = 2 + 6 = 8 · Pre-eminence: 42 = 4 + 2 = 6 · 11 + 8 + 6 = 25 = 2 + 5 = 7 (Answer: Triumph)

Many people use the Tarot in an empirical manner and thus use it badly. The final thing which is taught in kabalistic prediction: In order that we may use the numbers wisely we must study, must comprehend the meaning of each card.

— Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah

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