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"How fair and how pleasant art thou, o love, for
delights! This thy stature is like to a palm tree, And thy breasts to clusters of grapes. I said: 'I will climb up into the palm tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof; And let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, And the smell of thy countenance like apples; And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, That glideth down smoothly for my beloved, Moving gently the lips of those that are asleep." | |
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Tarot Major: | Path on Tree: | Hebrew letter: |
Fool | 11, Keter to Chokmah | Aleph, |
Magician | 12, Keter to Binah | Bet, |
High Priestess | 13, Keter to Tipheret | Gimmel, |
Empress | 14, Chokmah to Binah | Dalet, |
Emperor (alt: Star) | 15, Chokmah to Tipheret | Heh, |
Hierophant | 16, Chokmah to Chesed | Vau, |
Lovers | 17, Binah to Tipheret | Zain, |
Chariot | 18, Binah to Geburah | Chet, |
Strength | 19, Chesed to Geburah | Tet, |
Hermit | 20, Chesed to Tipheret | Yod, |
Wheel of Fortune | 21, Chesed to Netzach | Koph, |
Justice | 22, Geburah to Tipheret | Lamed, |
Hanged Man | 23, Geburah to Hod | Mem, |
Death | 24, Tipheret to Netzach | Nun, |
Temperance | 25, Tipheret to Yesod | Samekh, |
Devil | 26, Tipheret to Hod | Ayin, |
Tower | 27, Netzach to Hod | Peh, |
Star (alt: Emperor) | 28, Netzach to Yesod | Tzaddi, |
Moon | 29, Netzach to Malkut | Qof, |
Sun | 30, Hod to Yesod | Resh, |
Judgment | 31, Hod to Malkut | Shin, |
World | 32, Yesod to Malkut | Taw, . |
1). | the single letters: 22 fundamental symbols which interrelate according to combinations and various theories (such as numeric reduction). | |
2). | the two-letter combinations: 22 duplications of the fundamental (1) symbols and 231 combinations showing simple interrelations between different symbols, taken two at a time. | |
3). | the three-letter combinations: 22 duplications of the fundamental (1) symbols, 462 combinations showing an exaggerated (2:1) bias to one of the two letter symbols in a two letter relationship, and 1540 combinations of three different letters, showing 6 interrelationships of which half are of one cycle () and half are of another cycle (). | |
9). ... 21). in like manner. | ||
22). | the 22 letter combinations: 22 duplications of (1), duplications of (2), bias duplications of (3) -- any combination of three different letters with arbitrary, duplications up to 22 letters in all, ... one combination of all 22 different letters. |
"Asmoday, a strong and powerful king, appears with three heads, the first like a bull, the second like a man, and the third like a ram. He has a serpent's tail, the webbed feet of a goose, and he vomits fire. He rides an infernal dragon, carries lance and pennon, and is the chief of the power of Amaymon. He must be invoked bareheaded, for otherwise he will deceive. He gives the ring of virtues, teaches arithmetic, geomancy, and all handicrafts, answers all questions, makes men invisible, indicates the places of concealed treasures and guards them if within the dominion of Amaymon."
"Belial, a mighty king created next after Lucifer, appears in the form of a beautiful angel seated in a chariot of fire, and speaking with a pleasant voice. He fell first amongst the superior angels who went before Michael and other heavenly angels. He distributes preferences of senatorships, causes favors of friends and foes, and gives excellent familiars. He must have offerings and sacrifices made to him.