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An archer draws his bow; beneath him, a scorpion.
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In the Master’s words
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How he reads a minor card
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.
The Prodigy: 26 = 2 + 6 = 8
— Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah, Consulting the Tarot
His synthesis · Arcanum 9
The Hermit: Initiation “Solitude, Suffering.”
— Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah, ch. 86, Prediction and synthesis
Its esoteric meaning · Arcanum 9
Arcanum number 9 is the Hermit, Solitude. This Arcanum in its more elevated form is the Ninth Sphere, “Sex”. In the ancient Temples the descent to the Ninth Sphere was the greatest test of the supreme dignity of the Hierophant. Hermes, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Zoroaster, Dante, and many other great Initiates had to pass through the Great Test; descend to the Ninth Sphere to work with the Fire and the Water, origin of worlds, beasts, men and Gods.
— Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah, ch. 9
All 78 cards · Consulting the Tarot · The Library
Samael Aun Weor writes about the 22 major arcana one by one. The minor arcana are read through his own rule: add the card’s two digits to find the major arcanum it leads to.