{"collection":"Tarot","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/tarot/tob/tob09.htm","path":"tarot/tob/tob09.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/tarot/tob/tob09.htm","text":"Domination of the 1st Septenary--Affinities of the 2nd Septenary in the Tarot, Card by Card--Ditto of the 3rd Septenary--General Affinities--Affinities of Yod, He, Vau, and of the 2nd He.\nGeneral figure giving the Key to the Tarot.\nCONNECTION BETWEEN THE MAJOR AND MINOR ARCANA..\nTHE Pentacles on one side, the Ternary of transition on the other, establish the connection between the major and minor arcana.\nThis connection is found in the general affinities of the four letters of the tetragrammaton.\nThe 1st septenary, which corresponds to yod, governs all the correspondents of yod in the minor series, that is to say--\nThe 4 Kings.\n The 4 Aces.\n The 4 Fours,\n The 4 Sevens.\nEach element of the septenary governs different terms, thus--\n1st Septenary.\n| The arcana | 1 and 4 | govern | King-1.4.7 | of Sceptres. | \n| ---- | 2 and 5 | ---- | ---- | of Cups. | \n| ---- | 3 and 6 | ---- | ---- | of Swords. | \n| The arcanum | 7 | ---- | ---- | of Pentacles. | \nMoreover--\nThe 1st arcanum especially governs the positive terms of the series, i. e.--\n| Arcanum | The King of Yod or of Sceptres (+). 1 | \n| 1 (+) | The King of Vau or of Swords (-). | \nThe 4th arcanum especially governs the negative terms of the series--\n| Arcanum | The King of He ... Cups | \n| 4 (-) | The King of the 2nd He + Pentacles (-). | \nBy applying the same law to the other arcana we find--\n| Arcanum | Ace of Yod (+) Sceptres. | \n| (+) 2 | Ace of Vau (-) Swords. | \n| Arcanum | Ace of He (+) Cups. | \n| (-) 5 | Ace of He (-) Pentacles | \n| Arcanum 3 | 4 of Sceptres (+). | \n| (+) | 4 of Swords (-) | \n| Arcanum 6 | 4 Of Cups (+). | \n| (-) | 4 of Pentacles (-). | \n| Arcanum 7 | All the transitional terms. | \n| (\u221e) | 7 (\u221e). | \nSECOND SEPTENARY.--The second septenary, corresponding, to He, governs all the correspondents of the first He, in the minor series, that is to say--\nThe 4 Queens.\n The 4 Twos.\n The 4 Fives.\n The 4 Eights.\nEach element of the second septenary has the following dominations--\n| Arcanum 7 (+) | Queen of Sceptres, (+) Queen of Swords, (-) | Arcanum 10 (-) | Queen of Cups, (+) Queen of Pentacles, (-) | \n| Arcanum 8 (+) | Two of Sceptres, (+) Two of Swords, (-) | Arcanum 11 (-) | Two of Cups, (+) Two of Pentacles, (-) | \n| Arcanum 9 (+) | Five of Sceptres, (+) Five of Swords, (-) | Arcanum 12 (-) | Five of Cups, (+) Five of Pentacles, (-) | \n| | Arcana 13 (\u221e) | All the 8, (\u221e) | | \nTHIRD SEPTENARY.--The third septenary corresponds to Vau, and rules over--\nThe 4 Knights.\n The 4 Threes.\n The 4 Sixes.\n The 4 Nines.\nEach element of this septenary thus rules over--\n| Arcanum 13 (+) | Knight of Sceptres, (+) Knight of Swords, (-) | Arcanum 16 (-) | Knight of Cups, (+) Knight of Pentacles, (-) | \n| Arcanum 14 (+) | Three of Sceptres, (+) Three of Swords, (-) | Arcanum 17 (-) | Three of Cups, (+) Three of Pentacles, (-) | \n| Arcanum 15 (+) | Six of Sceptres, (+) Six of Swords, (-) | Arcanum 18 (-) | Six of Cups, (+) Six of Pentacles, (-) | \n| | Arcanum 19 (\u221e) | All the nines, (\u221e) | | \nTERNARY OF TRANSITION.--The ternary of transition rules over--\nThe 4 Knaves.\n The 4 Tens.\nEach of its elements thus rules over--\n| Arcanum 19 (\u221e) (+) | Knave of Sceptres, (+) Knave of Swords, (-) | Arcanum 20 (\u221e) (+) | Knave of Cups, (+) Knave of Pentacles, (-) | \n| | Arcanum 21 (\u221e) | All the 10, (\u221e) | | \nValue of the signs +, -,and \u221e.\nThe signs which follow each card in the preceding lists define the exact value of the card. One example will suffice to make this clearly understood.\nEach term can be taken in two principal acceptations: in the positive (+) or in the negative (-). The same rule applies to the sub-divisions of these terms.\nFor instance, the correspondents of the first septenary are 1 and 4.\n1 is the positive (+)\n 4 is the negative (-)\n1 governs two minor arcana: the King of Sceptres and the King of Swords.\nThe King of Sceptres is positive.\n The King of Swords is negative.\nThe definite value of these terms would therefore be--1st King of Sceptres.\nPositive (+) of the positive (+);\n or\n King of Sceptres\n +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0+\n2nd King of Swords.\nNegative (-) of the Positive (+);\n or more simply\n King of Swords\n +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0--\nThe same rule applies to the other terms in combining the sign which follows the major arcanum with that which follows the term under consideration.\nThe value of each of the 78 cards of the Tarot is thus defined.\nGENERAL AFFINITIES.\nAFFINITIES TO Yod.\n| | Positive. | Negative. | \n| Major Arcana | Arcanum 1 | Arcanum 4 | \n| | ---- 7 | ---- 10 | \n| | ---- 13 | ---- 16 | \n| Minor Arcana | King of Sceptres | King of Cups | \n| | Ace | Ace ---- | \n| | 4 | 4 ---- | \n| | 7 | 7 ---- | \n| | King of Swords | King of Pentacles | \n| | Ace | Ace ---- | \n| | 4 | 4 ---- | \n| | 7 | 7 ---- | \nAFFINITIES TO THE 1ST He.\n| | Positive. | Negative. | \n| Major Arcana | Arcanum 2 | Arcanum 5 | \n| | ---- 8 | ---- 11 | \n| | ---- 14 | ---- 17 | \n| Minor Arcana | Queen of Sceptres | Queen of Cups | \n| | Two ---- | Two ---- | \n| | Five ---- | Five ---- | \n| | Eight ---- | Eight ---- | \n| | Queen of Swords | Queen of Pentacles | \n| | Two ---- | Two ---- | \n| | Five ---- | Five ---- | \n| | Eight ---- | Eight ---- | \nAFFINITIES TO Vau.\n| | Positive. | Negative. | \n| Major Arcana | Arcanum 3 | Arcanum 6 | \n| | ---- 9 | ---- 12 | \n| | ---- 15 | ---- 18 p. 67 | \n| Minor Arcana | Knight of Sceptres | Knight of Cups | \n| | Three ---- | Three ---- | \n| | Six ---- | Six ---- | \n| | Nine ---- | Nine ---- | \n| | Knight of Swords | Knight of Pentacles | \n| | Three ---- | Three ---- | \n| | Six ---- | Six ---- | \n| | Nine ---- | Nine ---- | \nAFFINITIES TO THE 2ND He.\n| Positive. | Negative. | \n| Arcanum 19 | Arcanum 20 | \n| Knave of Sceptres | Knave of Cups | \n| ---- of Swords | ---- of Pentacles | \nEquilibrium.\nArcana 21-22\n| Ten | of Sceptres | \n| ---- | of Swords | \n| ---- | of Cups | \n| ---- | of Pentacles | \nGENERAL FIGURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TAROT, SHOWING ALL THE AFFINITIES.\nThe absolute law.\nYod He Vau He\nis in the centre of the figure.\nEach of the letters of the tetragrammaton governs one quarter of the circle which contains its affinities.\nThe different colours indicate the especial dominion of each arcanum.\n \nClick to enlarge\nGRAND GENERAL FIGURE OF THE TAROT.--Arrangement of Series.\n62:1 The signs +, -, \u221e indicate: the sign + the positive terms, the sign - the negative terms, the sign \u221e the neuter terms.","title":"Tarot of the Bohemians: Part I. General Key to the Tarot, Giving the Absolute Key to Occult Science: Chapter VII. Connection Between the Major and Minor Arcana","type":"page"}