The Hermit's Tarot

Luminary Edition Number Cards

The number cards in The Hermit's Tarot Luminary Edition depict the symbolic essence of each of the four suits as it manifests in each of the ten numbers. As many others have done, I have equated the suits with the elements of the ancients and numbers with the sephiroth on the Tree of Life. The connotations of the elements and the sephiroth have been somewhat adapted, though, to suit my own purposes. The table here shows the keywords I use in establishing the meaning of each card. A hyperlink on a keyword leads to a page showing the card image and elaborating on its meaning.

staves
will
cups
love
swords
debate
coins
security

ace - potential

vision
oneness
discovery
birth

2 - impulse

drive
attraction
choice
adaptation

3 - expression

daring
communion
injury
foundation

4 - success

victory
marriage
agreement
satisfaction

5 - failure

strife
loss
error
hardship

6 - mastery

leadership
family
teaching
sharing

7 - turmoil

defensiveness
jealousy
irrationality
anxiety

8 - structure

determination
honesty
reason
organization

9 - myth

bravado
desire
fear
greed

10 - result

burden
pleasures
devastation
wealth


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