Tarot Correspondence Tables -- Heidrick

Tarot Correspondence Tables

by Bill Heidrick

Hebrew Letter:	Printed Letter:	Value of Letter:	Tarot Trump:	Meaning of Letter Name:	Path Number:
Aleph		1	The Fool	Ox	11
Bet		2	The Magician	House	12
Gimel		3	The High Priestess	Camel	13
Dalet		4	The Empress	Door	14
Heh		5	The Emperor¹	Window	15
Vau		6	The Hierophant	Nail	16
Zain		7	The Lovers	Sword	17
Chet		8	The Chariot	Fence	18
Tet		9	Strength	Serpent	19
Yod		10	The Hermit	Hand	20
Koph		20	The Wheel of Fortune	Closed Hand	21
Lamed		30	Justice	Ox Goad	22
Mem		40	The Hanged Man	Water	23
Nun		50	Death	Fish	24
Samekh		60	Temperance	Prop	25
Ayin		70	The Devil	Eye	26
Peh		80	The Tower	Mouth	27
Tzaddi		90	The Star²	Fish Hook	28
Qof		100	The Moon	Back of Head	29
Resh		200	The Sun	Head	30
Shin		300	Judgment	Tooth	31
Taw		400	The World	Cross or Mark	32

1. Crowley sometimes used the Star in this place in the Thoth Deck

2. Crowley sometimes used the Emperor in this place in the Thoth Deck

Tarot Trump Number:	Hebrew Letter Name:	Traditional Tarot Trump Title:	"Direction" from the Sepher Yetzirah
(0)	Aleph	The Fool	Above to Below
I	Bet	The Magician	Above
II	Gimel	The High Priestess	Below
III	Dalet	The Empress	East
IV	Heh	The Emperor (var: Star)	Northeast
V	Vau	The Hierophant	Southeast
VI	Zain	The Lovers	East-above
VII	Chet	The Chariot	East-below
VIII (XI)	Tet	Strength	North-above
IX	Yod	The Hermit	North-below
X	Kaph	The Wheel of Fortune	West
XI (VIII)	Lamed	Justice	Northwest
XII	Mem	The Hanged Man	East to West
XIII	Nun	Death	Southwest
XIV	Samekh	Temperance	West-above
XV	Ayin	The Devil	West-below
XVI	Peh	The Tower	North
XVII	Tzaddi	The Star (var: Emperor)	South-above
XVIII	Qof	The Moon	South-below
XIX	Resh	The Sun	South
XX	Shin	Judgment	North to South
XXI	Taw	The World	Central point

Hebrew Letter:	Yetziratic Intelligence (Golden Dawn Version):	Musical Note (Paul Case Version):
Aleph	Fiery Intelligence	E Natural
Bet	Intelligence of Transparency	E Natural
Gimel	Uniting Intelligence	G Sharp
Dalet	Luminous Intelligence	F Sharp
Heh	Constituting Intelligence	C Natural
Vau	Triumphant and Eternal Intelligence	C Sharp
Zain	Disposing Intelligence	D Natural
Chet	Intelligence of the House of Influence	D Sharp
Tet	Intelligence of the Secret of all Spiritual Activities	E Natural
Yod	Intelligence of Will	F Natural
Koph	Rewarding Intelligence	A Sharp
Lamed	Faithful Intelligence	G Sharp
Mem	Stable Intelligence	G Sharp
Nun	Imaginative Intelligence	G Natural
Samekh	Intelligence of Probation	G Sharp
Ayin	Renewing Intelligence	A Natural
Peh	Exciting Intelligence	C Natural
Tzaddi	Natural Intelligence	A Sharp
Qof	Corporeal Intelligence	B Natural
Resh	Collecting Intelligence	D Natural
Shin	Perpetual Intelligence	C Natural
Taw	Administrative Intelligence	A Natural

The musical correspondences developed by Case associate the Hebrew letters with the black and white keys of the piano in the same order as the King Scale colors.

Hebrew Letter:	Astrological Symbol:	Atributes from the Sepher Yetzirah (Golden Dawn version):	Traditional Tarot Trump Title:
Aleph	,	Breath of life, Spirit	Fool
Bet		Attention, Life and Death	Magician
Gimel		Memory, Peace and Strife	High Priestess
Dalet		Imagination, Wisdom and Folly	Empress
Heh		Reason, Sight	Emperor (or Star)
Vau		Intuition, Hearing	Hierophant
Zain		Discrimination, Smell	Lovers
Chet		Receptive Will, Speech	Chariot
Tet		Suggestion, Digestion	Strength
Yod		Response and Union of Opposites, Touch	Hermit
Koph		Rotation, Wealth and Poverty	Wheel of Fortune
Lamed		Equilibrium, Action-work	Justice
Mem	,	Reversal, Suspended Mind	Hanged Man
Nun		Transformation, Motion	Death
Samekh		Verification, Wrath	Temperance
Ayin		Bondage, Mirth	Devil
Peh		Awakening, Grace and Sin	Tower
Tzaddi		Revelation, Meditation	Star (or Emperor)
Qof		Organization, Sleep	Moon
Resh		Regeneration, Fertility and Sterility	Sun
Shin	, P	Realization, Decision	Judgment
Taw	,	Universal Consciousness, Dominion and Slavery	World

Hebrew Letter:	King Scale Color:	Queen Scale Color:	Emperor Scale Color:	Empress Scale Color:
Aleph	Yellow	Sky Blue	Blue Emerald Green	Emerald flecked Gold
Bet	Yellow	Purple	Gray	Indigo rayed Violet.
Gimel	Blue	Silver	Cold Pale Blue	Silver rayed Sky Blue.
Dalet	Emerald Green	Sky Blue	Early Spring Green	Bright Rose rayed Pale Green
Heh	Scarlet	Red	Brilliant Flame	Glowing Red
Vau	Red-Orange	Deep Indigo	Deep Warm Olive	Rich Brown
Zain	Orange	Pale Mauve	New Yellow Leather	Redish Gray inclined to Mauve
Chet	Orange-Yellow	Maroon	Rich Bright Russet	Dark Greenish Brown
Tet	Yellow	Deep Purple	Gray	Reddish Amber
Yod	Yellow-Green	Slate Gray	Green-Gray	Plum
Koph	Violet	Blue	Rich Purple	Blue rayed Yellow
Lamed	Emerald Green	Blue	Deep Blue-Green	Pale Green
Mem	Blue	Sea Green	Deep Olive Green	White flecked Purple
Nun	Green-Blue	Dull Brown	Very Dark Brown	Livid Indigo Brown
Samekh	Blue	Yellow	Green	Dark vivid Blue
Ayin	Blue-Violet	Black	Blue Black	Cold Dark Gray
Peh	Scarlet	Red	Venetian Red	Bright Red rayed Emerald
Tzaddi	Violet	Sky Blue	Bluish Mauve	White tinged Purple
Qof	Red-Violet	Buff flecked Silver-White	Light translucent Pinkish Brown	Stone Color
Resh	Orange	Gold Yellow	Rich Amber	Amber rayed Red
Shin	Red	Vermilion	Scarlet flecked Gold	Vermilion flecked Crimson & Emerald
Taw	Indigo	Black	Blue Black	Black rayed Blue

Some of the more unusual color names derive from the labels on Winsor & Newton Designer Gouche opaque water colors. That was the brand used by the Order of the Golden Dawn, still available.

Variant Titles of the Tarot Trumps:

Tarot Trump Number:	Traditional Tarot Trump Title:	Thoth Atu Title Crowley Deck:
(0)	The Fool	The Fool
I	The Magician	The Magus
II	The High Priestess	The Priestess
III	The Empress	The Empress
IV	The Emperor	The Emperor (var: Star)
V	The Hierophant	The Hierophant
VI	The Lovers	The Lovers
VII	The Chariot	The Chariot
VIII (XI)	Strength	Lust (XI)
IX	The Hermit	The Hermit
X	The Wheel of Fortune	Fortune
XI (VIII)	Justice	Adjustment (VIII)
XII	The Hanged Man	The Hanged Man
XIII	Death.	Death
XIV	Temperance	Art
XV	The Devil	The Devil
XVI	The Tower	The Tower
XVII	The Star	The Star (var: Emperor)
XVIII	The Moon	The Moon
XIX	The Sun	The Sun
XX	Judgment	Aeon
XI	The World	Universe

Thoth (Crowley) Deck titles for the Minor Atus:

Wands:

1. --- Root of the Powers of Fire.
2. --- Dominion.	3. --- Virtue.	4. --- Completion.
5. --- Strife.	6. --- Victory.	7. --- Valour.
8. --- Swiftness.	9. --- Strength.	10. --- Oppression.

Cups:

1. --- Root of the Powers of Water.
2. --- Love.	3. --- Abundance.	4. --- Luxury.
5. --- Disappointment.	6. --- Pleasure.	7. --- Debauch.
8. --- Indolence.	9. --- Happiness.	10. --- Satiety.

Swords:

1. --- Root of the Powers of Air.
2. --- Peace.	3. --- Sorrow.	4. --- Truce.
5. --- Defeat.	6. --- Science.	7. --- Futility.
8. --- Interference.	9. --- Cruelty.	10. --- Ruin.

Disks:

1. --- Root of the Powers of Earth.
2. --- Change.	3. --- Work.	4. --- Power.
5. --- Worry.	6. --- Success.	7. --- Failure.
8. --- Prudence.	9. --- Gain.	10. --- Wealth.

COLORS ASSIGNED TO THE MINOR TRUMPS

These colors were given to the number cards by the Order of the Golden Dawn. In the Thoth (Crowley) Deck, they can often be seen to dominate the background of the corresponding card.

WANDS:

These ten colors are derived from ancient Qabalistic speculation. In Sepher Zohar they are mainly composed of mixtures of red and white to suggest differing proportions of severity and mercy. Touches of blue and yellow are added from astral study to increase the variety. The allocation of blue to the deuce also comes from Sepher Zohar.

ACE ----------- Brilliance		TWO ----------- Pale soft blue
THREE ------- Crimson		FOUR ---------- Deep violet
FIVE ---------- Orange		SIX ------------- Clear pink rose
SEVEN ------- Amber		EIGHT --------- Violet Purple
NINE --------- Indigo		TEN ------------ Yellow

CUPS:

These ten colors and groups of colors are obtained from the Qabalah and the theory of color pigment mixing. They also reflect the traditional planetary and Alchemical correspondences to the Tree of Life. These are: 3 - Saturn - Lead - Black; 4 - Jupiter - Tin - Blue; 5 - Mars - Iron - Red; 6 - Sun - Gold - Yellow; 7 - Venus - Copper - Green; 8 - Mercury - Orange; 9 - Moon - Silver - Violet. Most of the colors come from common ores or compounds of the corresponding metals, e.g. Mercuric Chloride is reddish orange and Silver Chloride is purplish. The three shades:

ACE --------- White Brillance
TWO -------- Gray		THREE ------- Black
The three primaries:
FOUR -------- Blue (Cyan)		FIVE -------- Red (Magenta)
SIX ------------ Yellow
The three secondaries:
SEVEN ------- Green (Blue+Yellow)		EIGHT ------- Orange (Red+Yellow)
NINE ----------- Violet (Red+Blue)
The tertiaries or earth colors: TEN --------- Citrine, Olive, Russet and Black Citrine = Orange+Green Olive= Green+Violet Russet = Orange+Violet Black = all three primaries mixed or all three secondaries mixed or Citrine+Olive+Russet

SWORDS:

These ten colors are obtained by mixing the two colors of the same number in Wands and Cups. This is in accord with Qabalistic method: Fire and Water mix to form Air, the Yod

and the first Hay

combine to produce Vau

, the next letter.

ACE ------ White Brilliance		TWO ------ Blue Gray
THREE ---- Dark Brown		FOUR ----- Deep Purple
FIVE ----- Bright Scarlet		SIX ------ Rich Salmon
SEVEN ---- Bright Yellow-Green		EIGHT ---- Red Russet
NINE ----- Very Dark Purple		TEN ------ Citrine, Olive, Russet and Black, all flecked with gold.

COINS:

These ten colors are often derived from the colors for the same number in Wand and Cups, especially the latter. They add a flecked color which may represent a secondary correspondence to one of the colors in Cups or Wands not otherwise suggested by the dominant color. The colors for Coins are vaguely linked to a variety of theories about the meaning of the earthly aspect of each number. They are also often the result of astral visions of auras encountered in known situations or seen about the astral bodies of people of know character.

ACE ------ White flecked Gold		TWO ------ White flecked Red, Blue and Yellow
THREE ---- Grey flecked Pink		FOUR ----- Deep Azure flecked Yellow
FIVE ----- Red flecked Black		SIX ------ Gold Amber (no flecking)
SEVEN ---- Olive flecked Gold		EIGHT ---- Yellowish Brown flecked White
NINE ----- Citrine flecked Azure		TEN ------ Black rayed with Yellow.

THE MINOR TRUMPS AND ASTROLOGY

The Order of the Golden Dawn allocated Aces to the four elements and the rest of the Minor Trumps to decans of the zodiac. A decan is a ten degree division of a zodiacal sign. Thus each sign has three decans or 30°. All twelve signs total 36 decans. In assigning ruling planets to the decans, the Golden Dawn used the method of Ptolemy. Modern astrology frequently uses a much less elaborate method. Both are given here. In the Thoth (Crowley) Deck, this information is marked on the cards themselves for Two through Ten. In the Rider or Celtic (Waite) Deck, these factors are sometimes translated into corresponding Major Trumps and used as a basis for the design; e.g. the Two of Wands has Aries ruled by Mars. This is the Emperor (Aries) and the Tower (Mars), so the card shows an Emperor standing on a Tower. The Key Expression used by the Order of the Golden Dawn usually derives from this Astrological correspondence.

Tarot Card:	G D Key Expression:	Decan or Element and Ruler (G D):	Alternate:



Wands Ace	Root of Fire		by day by night
Wands Two	Dominion	0°-10° ,
Wands Three	Established Strength	10°-20° ,
Wands Four	Perfected Work	20°-30° ,
Wands Five	Strife	0°-10° ,
Wands Six	Victory	10°-20° ,
Wands Seven	Valor	20°-30° ,
Wands Eight	Swiftness	0°-10° ,
Wands Nine	Great Strength	10°-20° ,
Wands Ten	Oppression	20°-30° ,



Cups Ace	Root of Water		+ by day + by night
Cups Two	Love	0°-10° ,
Cups Three	Abundance	10°-20° ,	,
Cups Four	Blended Pleasure	20°-30° ,	,
Cups Five	Loss in Pleasure	0°-10° ,
Cups Six	Pleasure	10°-20° ,	,
Cups Seven	Illusionary Success	20°-30° ,	,
Cups Eight	Abandoned Success	0°-10° ,
Cups Nine	Material Happiness	10°-20° ,	,
Cups Ten	Perpetual Success	20°-30° ,	,



Swords Ace	Root of Air		by day by night
Swords Two	Peace Restored	0°-10° ,
Swords Three	Sorrow	10°-20° ,	, P
Swords Four	Rest from Strife	20°-30° ,
Swords Five	Defeat	0°-10° ,
Swords Six	Earned Success	10°-20° ,	, P
Swords Seven	Unstable Effort	20°-30° ,
Swords Eight	Shortened Force	0°-10° ,
Swords Nine	Despair and Cruelty	10°-20° ,	, P
Swords Ten	Ruin	20°-30° ,



Coins Ace	Root of Earth		by day by night
Coins Two	Harmonious Change	0°-10° ,
Coins Three	Material Works	10°-20° ,
Coins Four	Earthly Power	20°-30° ,
Coins Five	Material Trouble	0°-10° ,
Coins Six	Material Success	10°-20° ,
Coins Seven	Success Unfulfilled	20°-30° ,
Coins Eight	Prudence	0°-10° ,
Coins Nine	Material Gain	10°-20° ,
Coins Ten	Wealth	20°-30° ,