Growing a Tree

Trees of Eternity

Circles of Life

Cube of Space

Ideal Numbers

Planetary Paths

Letter Labels

Color Codes

Lightning Bolt

Star Structures

Swirling Tree

Blooming Tree

Chalice of Life

DNA Dynamics

Zero-In 2 Zero-Out

Tree of Life 1                     Tree of Life 2

 

"Three Fathers and their generations, Seven conquerors and their armies, and Twelve boundaries of the Universe.
See now, of these words, the faithful witnesses are the Universe, the Year and the Man."
-Sepher Yetzirah

 

The top Right Tree of Life arrangement is based on a combination of the tarot numbers and strives for the most harmonious arrangement of all the numbers used to each other. The names of the Tarot cards were added according to their corresponding number attribute.  

The top left Tree of Life path arrangements are based on a geometric configuration of the astrological attributes and can also be seen in the Cube of Space section.

The ten Ideal Number characters, 0-9, corresponds with the ten character cards of the Tarot: 0- The Fool, 1- Magician, 2- High Priestess, 3- Empress, 4- Emperor, 5- Hierophant, 6- Lover, 7- Charioteer, 8- Courageous, and 9- The Hermit.

The twelve remaining double numbered Tarot cards, 10-21, coincide with the twelve Zodiac signs: 10-Taurus, 11- Libra, 12- Pisces, 13- Scorpio, 14- Sagittarius, 15- Capricorn, 16- Aries, 17- Aquarius, 18- Cancer, 19- Leo, 20- Gemini, and 21- Virgo.

The relationship between the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana is the same as the the relationship of the Solar Cycle to the Lunar Cycle. The Major Arcana consists of two primary sets of consideration:  the ten major bodies in the Solar System and a twelve zone spatial division of space and time called the Zodiac.

The 56 Minor Arcana cards of the modern Tarot decks consists of two primary categories, male and female elements, with 28 cards each. These male and female sets each consist of two more subsets of 14 cards each: representing the four elements of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water. The Lunar cycle, in turn,  has 28 days (male) and 28 nights (female) and consists of 14 waxing (male) and 14 waning (female) days.

The older Minor Arcana, a.k.a, the common playing cards, or gypsy deck, only had 52 cards; ten pips and three court cards. Although it is a different number than the present Tarot it still reflects Lunar relationships. There are 13 moon cycles in a year and 52 weeks in a year. The three court cards correspond to the three dimensional modes, cardinal, fixed, and mutable, and the three states of the Moon, new, partial (waxing & waning) and full.

The Tarot and the Tree of Life may have originally come from different approaches to teaching the same theories of Numbering, Naming, Imaging, and the Harmonizing of them within the Moment. I can certainly see how they had gotten married to each other in the first place; and I can see no good reason not to continue using them in conjunction with each other.

This is a basic demonstration of breaking the Tree of Life  down into its primary components; then reconstructing the pieces, from a present point of view, into a new vessel of a greater, more relevant, value to the modern mind than the  myriad of previous vessels.

 

(The Seven Double and the Twelve Simple Hebrew Letter associations are taken from Wm. Wynn Westcott's' translation of the Sepher Yetzirah)

The Ten Actors

0=Sun
1=Mercury
2=Venus
3=Earth/Moon
4=Mars
5=Jupiter
6=Saturn
7=Uranus
8=Pluto
9=Neptune
Fool
Magician
High Priestess
Empress
Emperor
High Priest
Lover
Charioteer
Courageous
Hermit
dalet Daleth
peh Peh 
kaf Kaph
beth Beth
gimel Gimel
tau Tau
resh Resh
alef Aleph
shin Shin
mem
Mem
Door
Mouth
Fist
House
Camel
Cross
Head
Ox
Tooth
Water
Seed
Dominance
Life
Wisdom
Wealth
Grace
Peace
Breath
Fortitude
Silence

The Twelve Acts

10= Taurus
11= Libra
12= Pisces
13= Scorpio
14= Sagittarius
15= Capricorn
16= Aries
17= Aquarius
18= Cancer
19= Leo
20= Gemini
21= Virgo
Wheel
Justice
Hanged Man
Death
Temperance
Devil
Tower
Star
Moon
Sun
Judgment
World
vau Vau
lamed Lamed
qoph Qoph
nun Nun
samekh Samech
ayin Ayin
heh He
tzaddi Tzadi
chet Cheth
teth Teth
zayin Zayin
yod Yod
Hook
Ox Goad
Ear
Fish
Prop
Eye
Window
Fish Hook
Fence
Snake
Sword
Hand
Thought
Sex
Laughter
Smell
Sleep
Wrath
Speech
Taste
Sight
Hearing
Motion
Work
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