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57

Rivalry

Arcanum 57: Rivalry
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57 = 5 + 7 = 12 · leads to Arcanum 12, The Apostolate

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 12

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

Its esoteric meaning · Arcanum 12

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

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.