Tarot Reading What does my near future hold?
Reading Performed 12/01/2012 at 3:26 PM
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Card One
Judgement from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The Last judgment. I have spoken of this symbol already, the form of which is essentially invariable, even in the Etteilla set. An angel sounds his trumpet per sepulchra regionum, and the dead arise. It matters little that Etteilla omits the angel, or that Dr. Papus substitutes a ridiculous figure, which is, however, in consonance with the general motive of that Tarot set which accompanies his latest work. Before rejecting the transparent interpretation of the symbolism which is conveyed by the name of the card and by the picture which it presents to the eye, we should feel very sure of our ground. On the surface, at least, it is and can be only the resurrection of that triad--father, mother, child-whom we have met with already in the eighth card. M. Bourgeat hazards the suggestion that esoterically it is the symbol of evolution--of which it carries none of the signs. Others say that it signifies renewal, which is obvious enough; that it is the triad of human life; that it is the "generative force of the earth... and eternal life." Court de Gebelin makes himself impossible as usual, and points out that if the grave-stones were removed it could be accepted as a symbol of creation.
Card Two
Strength from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Justice. That the Tarot, though it is of all reasonable antiquity, is not of time immemorial, is shewn by this card, which could have been presented in a much more archaic manner. Those, however, who have gifts of discernment in matters of this kind will not need to be told that age is in no sense of the essence of the consideration; the Rite of Closing the Lodge in the Third Craft Grade of Masonry may belong to the late eighteenth century, but the fact signifies nothing; it is still the summary of all the instituted and official Mysteries. The female figure of the eleventh card is said to be Astraea, who personified the same virtue and is represented by the same symbols. This goddess notwithstanding, and notwithstanding the vulgarian Cupid, the Tarot is not of Roman mythology, or of Greek either. Its presentation of justice is supposed to be one of the four cardinal virtues included in the sequence of Greater Arcana; but, as it so happens, the fourth emblem is wanting, and it became necessary for the commentators to discover it at all costs. They did what it was possible to do, and yet the laws of research have never succeeded in extricating the missing Persephone under the form of Prudence. Court de Gebelin attempted to solve the difficulty by a tour de force, and believed that he had extracted what he wanted from the symbol of the Hanged Man--wherein he deceived himself. The Tarot has, therefore, its justice, its Temperance also and its Fortitude, but--owing to a curious omission--it does not offer us any type of Prudence, though it may be admitted that, in some respects, the isolation of the Hermit, pursuing a solitary path by the light of his own lamp, gives, to those who can receive it, a certain high counsel in respect of the via prudentiae.
Card Three
Three of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
If for a man, celebrity for his eldest son.
Card Four
Queen of Cups from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Sometimes denotes a woman of equivocal character.
Card Five
Six of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The present must not be relied on.
Card Six
The Traitor from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The Hanged Man. This is the symbol which is supposed to represent Prudence, and Eliphas Levi says, in his most shallow and plausible manner, that it is the adept bound by his engagements. The figure of a man is suspended head-downwards from a gibbet, to which he is attached by a rope about one of his ankles. The arms are bound behind him, and one leg is crossed over the other. According to another, and indeed the prevailing interpretation, he signifies sacrifice, but all current meanings attributed to this card are cartomancists' intuitions, apart from any real value on the symbolical side. The fortune-tellers of the eighteenth century who circulated Tarots, depict a semi-feminine youth in jerkin, poised erect on one foot and loosely attached to a short stake driven into the ground.
Card Seven
Temperance from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Temperance. The winged figure of a female--who, in opposition to all doctrine concerning the hierarchy of angels, is usually allocated to this order of ministering spirits--is pouring liquid from one pitcher to another. In his last work on the Tarot, Dr. Papus abandons the traditional form and depicts a woman wearing an Egyptian head-dress. The first thing which seems clear on the surface is that the entire symbol has no especial connexion with Temperance, and the fact that this designation has always obtained for the card offers a very obvious instance of a meaning behind meaning, which is the title in chief to consideration in respect of the Tarot as a whole.
Card Eight
Four of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
A bad card, but if reversed a qualified success may be expected by wise administration of affairs.
Card Nine
Page of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
A dark youth; a young officer or soldier; a child.
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Card Ten
Page of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
An indiscreet person will pry into the Querent's secrets.
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Card Eleven
Two of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Troubles are more imaginary than real.
Card Twelve
Four of Clubs from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Unexpected good fortune.
Card Thirteen
The Tower from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The Tower struck by Lightning. Its alternative titles are: Castle of Plutus, God's House and the Tower of Babel. In the last case, the figures falling therefrom are held to be Nimrod and his minister. It is assuredly a card of confusion, and the design corresponds, broadly speaking, to any of the designations except Maison Dieu, unless we are to understand that the House of God has been abandoned and the veil of the temple rent. It is a little surprising that the device has not so far been allocated to the destruction Of Solomon's Temple, when the lightning would symbolize the fire and sword with which that edifice was visited by the King of the Chaldees.
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Card Fourteen
Eight of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
For a woman, scandal spread in her respect.
Card Fifteen
Six of Clubs from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Servants may lose the confidence of their masters; a young lady may be betrayed by a friend.
Card Sixteen
Eight of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
A young man in business who has relations with the Querent; a dark girl.
Card Seventeen
Queen of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Dark woman; presents from a rich relative; rich and happy marriage for a young man.
Card Eighteen
Eight of Cups from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Marriage with a fair woman.
Card Nineteen
Nine of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
An ecclesiastic, a priest; generally, a card of bad omen.
Card Twenty
Six of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The voyage will be pleasant.
The Meanings of these Tarot Cards
Card One
Judgement from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The Last judgment. I have spoken of this symbol already, the form of which is essentially invariable, even in the Etteilla set. An angel sounds his trumpet per sepulchra regionum, and the dead arise. It matters little that Etteilla omits the angel, or that Dr. Papus substitutes a ridiculous figure, which is, however, in consonance with the general motive of that Tarot set which accompanies his latest work. Before rejecting the transparent interpretation of the symbolism which is conveyed by the name of the card and by the picture which it presents to the eye, we should feel very sure of our ground. On the surface, at least, it is and can be only the resurrection of that triad--father, mother, child-whom we have met with already in the eighth card. M. Bourgeat hazards the suggestion that esoterically it is the symbol of evolution--of which it carries none of the signs. Others say that it signifies renewal, which is obvious enough; that it is the triad of human life; that it is the "generative force of the earth... and eternal life." Court de Gebelin makes himself impossible as usual, and points out that if the grave-stones were removed it could be accepted as a symbol of creation.
Card Two
Strength from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Justice. That the Tarot, though it is of all reasonable antiquity, is not of time immemorial, is shewn by this card, which could have been presented in a much more archaic manner. Those, however, who have gifts of discernment in matters of this kind will not need to be told that age is in no sense of the essence of the consideration; the Rite of Closing the Lodge in the Third Craft Grade of Masonry may belong to the late eighteenth century, but the fact signifies nothing; it is still the summary of all the instituted and official Mysteries. The female figure of the eleventh card is said to be Astraea, who personified the same virtue and is represented by the same symbols. This goddess notwithstanding, and notwithstanding the vulgarian Cupid, the Tarot is not of Roman mythology, or of Greek either. Its presentation of justice is supposed to be one of the four cardinal virtues included in the sequence of Greater Arcana; but, as it so happens, the fourth emblem is wanting, and it became necessary for the commentators to discover it at all costs. They did what it was possible to do, and yet the laws of research have never succeeded in extricating the missing Persephone under the form of Prudence. Court de Gebelin attempted to solve the difficulty by a tour de force, and believed that he had extracted what he wanted from the symbol of the Hanged Man--wherein he deceived himself. The Tarot has, therefore, its justice, its Temperance also and its Fortitude, but--owing to a curious omission--it does not offer us any type of Prudence, though it may be admitted that, in some respects, the isolation of the Hermit, pursuing a solitary path by the light of his own lamp, gives, to those who can receive it, a certain high counsel in respect of the via prudentiae.
Card Three
Three of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
If for a man, celebrity for his eldest son.
Card Four
Queen of Cups from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Sometimes denotes a woman of equivocal character.
Card Five
Six of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The present must not be relied on.
Card Six
The Traitor from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The Hanged Man. This is the symbol which is supposed to represent Prudence, and Eliphas Levi says, in his most shallow and plausible manner, that it is the adept bound by his engagements. The figure of a man is suspended head-downwards from a gibbet, to which he is attached by a rope about one of his ankles. The arms are bound behind him, and one leg is crossed over the other. According to another, and indeed the prevailing interpretation, he signifies sacrifice, but all current meanings attributed to this card are cartomancists' intuitions, apart from any real value on the symbolical side. The fortune-tellers of the eighteenth century who circulated Tarots, depict a semi-feminine youth in jerkin, poised erect on one foot and loosely attached to a short stake driven into the ground.
Card Seven
Temperance from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Temperance. The winged figure of a female--who, in opposition to all doctrine concerning the hierarchy of angels, is usually allocated to this order of ministering spirits--is pouring liquid from one pitcher to another. In his last work on the Tarot, Dr. Papus abandons the traditional form and depicts a woman wearing an Egyptian head-dress. The first thing which seems clear on the surface is that the entire symbol has no especial connexion with Temperance, and the fact that this designation has always obtained for the card offers a very obvious instance of a meaning behind meaning, which is the title in chief to consideration in respect of the Tarot as a whole.
Card Eight
Four of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
A bad card, but if reversed a qualified success may be expected by wise administration of affairs.
Card Nine
Page of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
A dark youth; a young officer or soldier; a child.
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Card Ten
Page of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
An indiscreet person will pry into the Querent's secrets.
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Card Eleven
Two of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Troubles are more imaginary than real.
Card Twelve
Four of Clubs from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Unexpected good fortune.
Card Thirteen
The Tower from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The Tower struck by Lightning. Its alternative titles are: Castle of Plutus, God's House and the Tower of Babel. In the last case, the figures falling therefrom are held to be Nimrod and his minister. It is assuredly a card of confusion, and the design corresponds, broadly speaking, to any of the designations except Maison Dieu, unless we are to understand that the House of God has been abandoned and the veil of the temple rent. It is a little surprising that the device has not so far been allocated to the destruction Of Solomon's Temple, when the lightning would symbolize the fire and sword with which that edifice was visited by the King of the Chaldees.
Related Posts
Card Fourteen
Eight of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
For a woman, scandal spread in her respect.
Card Fifteen
Six of Clubs from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Servants may lose the confidence of their masters; a young lady may be betrayed by a friend.
Card Sixteen
Eight of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
A young man in business who has relations with the Querent; a dark girl.
Card Seventeen
Queen of Coins from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Dark woman; presents from a rich relative; rich and happy marriage for a young man.
Card Eighteen
Eight of Cups from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Marriage with a fair woman.
Card Nineteen
Nine of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
An ecclesiastic, a priest; generally, a card of bad omen.
Card Twenty
Six of Swords from the Ancient Tarot of Lombardy Deck
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
The voyage will be pleasant.
