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Sacrifice. The hanging man forms a cross above a triangle: the whole work is to acquire a soul.
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In the Master’s words
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What the card shows
In the waters of life the Pentacle of Solomon, a variant on the six-pointed star. The three upper points represent the Three Traitors of Hiram Abiff (the Internal Christ), Judas, Pilate and Caiaphas (desire, mind and ill-will). In the middle are 2 columns each with 9 rungs - this is the Ninth Sphere (sex).
— Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah, ch. 12
Its esoteric meaning
Arcanum number 12 represents the 12 signs of the Zodiac, the 12 Apostles, the 12 Tribes of Israel, 12 hours of cooking of the Alchemists, the 12 faculties, Hydrogen SI-12. Arcanum number 12 of the Tarot is the Apostolate: the figure of a man hanging forms a triangle with the apex facing downwards and his feet form a cross above the triangle. All of the Work has as its objective the acquisition of Soul, that is, to achieve the ligament of the Cross with the Triangle.
— Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah, ch. 12
His synthesis
The Apostolate: Sacrifice “Tests and Pain. The Arcanum A.Z.F takes away the pain.”
— Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah, ch. 86, Prediction and synthesis