Tarot: A Rosicrucian Perspective: RCCNYC August 2014

Tarot: A

Rosicrucian

Perspective!

Illustrations: 1909 Deck created by Pamela Coleman Smith according to the instructions of A.E. Waite.

The Path to Unity!

KETHER!

Crown!

CHOKMAH!

Wisdom!

CHESED!

Mercy!

NETZACH!

Victory!

TIPHERETH!

Beauty!

BINAH!

Intelligence!

GEBURAH!

Strength!

HOD!

Splendor!

YESOD!

Foundation!

MALKUTH!

Kingdom!

Journey to Reintegration!

Welcome and Introductions!

Please briefly

Ø""""" Share what brought you to Workshop

Ø""""" What Deck you have brought

Ø""""" What Tarot Book you find helpful

Ø""""" Your experiences with Tarot

Rosicrucian Principles for Tarot

Ø As Above, So Below: Correspondences

Ø Concentration & Attention

Ø Personal Experimentation to learn for one’s self what is True: Develop a Personal Numerology. Free Association

Ø What we focus on, Manifests

The Great Dance!

Ø The Tarot is based on Correspondences (The Great Dance --

Perichoresis)

Ø As Above, So Below

Ø Hierophantic Nature

The Great Dance!

Ø Tarot is the Wheel, ROTA, corresponding to

the Kabbalah in its 10 Sephiroth,

22 Paths and Four Worlds (The Divine Name)

Concentration Exercise: Part 1!

Ø  Pair up with a discussion partner for part 2

Part 1:

Ø  Choose a card from the Greater Trumps (Major Arcana)

Ø  Send the intention to learn more about your Inner

Nature into the Cosmic

Ø  Conduct Overall Exercise

Ø  Concentrate on Card, mentally memorize every element,

from top to bottom, right to left. 5 minutes

Ø  Become receptive, simply gazing at the Card. 5 minutes

Ø  Write down in your notes any insights that come

Concentration Exercise: Part 2!

Ø Show your card to your discussion partner and describe with as much detail as possible the card you concentrated on

Ø Switch roles and listen to your discussion partner’s description.

Ø Voluntary Feedback from the group

Ø This exercise can be done with all 78 cards.

Structure of Tarot

Ø 4 Suits of 10 Cards + Court Cards each

Ø 22 Major Arcana (0+21)

The Four Suits

The Images are mnemonic devices, not mandatory.

The Great Dance: Divine Correspondences: Court!

Iod Knight Focus of Energy Will Emmanation

Divine Soul manifested as individual

Heh Queen Life-Force Emotion Creation

Vav King Mind-Stuff Intellect Formation

Heh Page Physical Body Senses Manifestation

The Great Dance of Involution and

Evolution!KETHER!

Crown!

CHOKMAH!

Wisdom!

CHESED!

Mercy!

NETZACH!

Victory!

TIPHERETH!

Beauty!

BINAH!

Intelligence!

GEBURAH!

Strength!

HOD!

Splendor!

YESOD!

Foundation!

MALKUTH!

Kingdom!

Iod: World of Archetypes Knight

Heh: World of Creation King

Vav: World of Formation Queen

Heh:World of Manifestation Page

The 10 Sephiroth (Minor Arcana)

The 22 Paths (Major Arcana)

Court Cards:

The Great Dance: Divine Correspondences: Suits!

Iod Air Swords Spirit East Spring Emmanation

Heh Fire Staffs Soul South Summer Creation

Vav Water Cups Emotion West Autumn Formation

Heh Earth Pentacles Physical North Winter Manifestation Body

The Great Dance of Involution and

Evolution!KETHER!

Crown!

CHOKMAH!

Wisdom!

CHESED!

Mercy!

NETZACH!

Victory!

TIPHERETH!

Beauty!

BINAH!

Intelligence!

GEBURAH!

Strength!

HOD!

Splendor!

YESOD!

Foundation!

MALKUTH!

Kingdom!

Iod: World of Archetypes Swords

Heh: World of Creation Staffs

Vav: World of Formation Cups

Heh:World of Manifestation Pentacles

The 10 Sephiroth (Minor Arcana)

The 22 Paths (Major Arcana)

Suits:

Court Cards and the Zodiac!

Aries – Queen of Wands

Taurus – King of Pentacles

Gemini – Knight of Swords

Cancer – Queen of Cups

Leo – King of Wands

Virgo – Knight of Pentacles

Libra – Queen of Swords

Scorpio – King of Cups

Sagittarius – Knight of Wands

Capricorn – Queen of Pentacles

Aquarius – King of Swords

Pisces – Knight of Cups

The Great Dance in Combination!

Consider the permutations. For

Example:

Ø  All the meanings of

Queen (Heh) affect:

Ø  All the meanings of

Pentacles (2nd Heh) Ø  (And there are many more

correspondences, e.g. Astrological)

Ø  Here: Emotion affecting, directing, transmuting Senses, etc.

The Great Dance: Counting to Ten!

Ø  Pygthagoras: Wisdom is knowing how to

count 10.

Ø  For Tarot 0 + 10

Ø  Begin with Sephiroth and work inward.

Ø  Personal Numerology: what do 0-10 mean for you?