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regarding the Tarot, Playing Cards, etc.
Perhaps the simplest way to explain
the Tarot Deck is to begin with its
deleted version, the Playing Card Deck,
or the Poker Deck.
The Playing Cards, when likened to
the Gregorian Calendar
(12 month, 365 day),
represent the seasons, months, and
weeks of the year.
52
cards/weeks
4
suits/seasons
12
face cards/months
13
cards per suit/weeks per season
When the cards are perceived Astrologically
the Aces represent the four basic elements.
FIRE
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Ace of Clubs
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EARTH
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Ace of Diamonds
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AIR
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Ace of Spades
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WATER
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Ace of Hearts
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Each of the four suits (elements) are separated into 3 parts,
represented by the 12 Face Cards (12 Zodiacal Signs).
Cardinal
(Aries, Capricorn, Libra, Cancer)
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Jacks
(active, outgoing, initiating, enterprising)
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Fixed
(Leo, Taurus, Aquarius, Scorpio)
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Kings
(stable, persistent, loyal, reliable)
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Mutable
(Sagittarius, Virgo, Gemini, Pisces)
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Queens
(adaptable, resourceful, changeable)
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Jack of Clubs
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Aries
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Mar 21 - Apr 20
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King of Diamonds
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Taurus
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Apr 21 - May 20
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Queen of Spades
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Gemini
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May 21 - June 20
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Jack of Hearts
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Cancer
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June 21 - July 22
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King of Clubs
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Leo
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July 23 - Aug 22
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Queen of Diamonds
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Virgo
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Aug 23 - Sept 22
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Jack of Spades
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Libra
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Sept 23 - Oct 22
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King of Hearts
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Scorpio
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Oct 23 - Nov 21
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Queen of Clubs
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Sagittarius
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Nov 22 - Dec 21
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Jack of Diamonds
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Capricorn
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Dec 22 - Jan 20
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King of Spades
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Aquarius
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Jan 21 - Feb 20
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Queen of Hearts
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Pisces
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Feb 21 - Mar 20
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The decanates are represented in the Playing Deck by
the Pip (numbered) Cards. Each Face Card is
associated with three Pip Cards.
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Ace
of Clubs
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Ace
of Diamonds
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Ace
of Spades
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Ace
of Hearts
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Jack
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2
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King
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2
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Queen
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2
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Jack
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2
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3
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3
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3
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3
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4
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4
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4
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4
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5
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5
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5
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5
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King
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6
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Queen
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6
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Jack
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6
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King
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6
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7
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7
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7
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7
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8
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8
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8
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8
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Queen
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10
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Jack
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10
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King
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10
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Queen
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10
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The traditional
Tarot Deck consists of 78 cards,
which may be divided into 2 groups.
22 Major Cards
&
56 Minor Cards
52 of the Tarot's Minor Deck
are those bastardized to make the
52 Playing Cards.
The 4 suits used for the Playing Cards
are similar to those of the Tarot Deck
as they symbolically represent the same principles.
Playing Cards
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Tarot Deck
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Astrological
Elements
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Individual Personality
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Mundane
Matters
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Clubs
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Rods
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Fire
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Instinct
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Inner-quest & Drives
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Diamonds
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Pentacles
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Earth
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Matter
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Business
or Money
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Spades
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Swords
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Air
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Intellect
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Education
& Ideology
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Hearts
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Cups
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Water
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Emotion
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Love
& Family
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The Tarot's Minor Deck has
16 Face (or Court) Cards.
King, Queen, Knight, & Page
across the 4 suits.
It may be the Knight and Page
were combined to create the Jack
for the Playing Deck,
leaving 52 Minor Cards.
The
22 Major Cards
are traditionally numbered
0 -21
and titled.
0
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the Fool
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1
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the Magician
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2
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the High Priestess
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3
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the Empress
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4
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the Emperor
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5
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the Hierophant
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6
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the Lovers
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7
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the Chariot
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8
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Strength
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9
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the Hermit
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10
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the Wheel of Fortune
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11
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Justice
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12
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the Hanged Man
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13
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Death
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14
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Temperance
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15
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the Devil
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16
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the Tower
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17
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the Star
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18
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the Moon
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19
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the Sun
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20
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Judgement
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21
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the World
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Of the Tarot's Major Cards,
the Fool
was the only card to be carried over to the Playing Deck,
being called the Joker.
As the Joker is the Wild Card of the Playing Card Deck,
the Fool is the trump card of the Tarot.
0 the Fool represents the remaining 21 Major Cards
as a whole. These 21 cards conceptualize the
various parts of an individual's personality
and may be divided into two categories.
1-9 Inner Personality
(single digits being one's potential)
10-21 Outer Personality
(double digits symbolizing one's choices)
1
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standing
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2
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understanding
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3
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nature
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4
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action
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5
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thought
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6
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expression
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7
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ability
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8
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will
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9
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faith
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10
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option
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11
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balance
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12
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metamorphose
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13
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change
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14
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logic
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15
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illusion
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16
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reality
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17
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enlightenment
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18
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intuition
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19
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knowledge
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20
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judgement
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21
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the World
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When these 21 cards were dropped
to make the Playing Card Deck,
dropped also were the keys to understanding
the calendar which is an important part of what the
Minor Deck of the Tarot represents.
As
incredible
as this will sound,
Contained within the numerics of the Tarot
is an esoteric, yet simple, mathematical formula
which creates an illustration of the
Great Pyramid of Cheops, at Giza,
and its astronomical relevance.
The historic Freemasons are rumored to have
had knowledge of such a diagram but it
appears to either have been lost through time
or kept a secret to this day.
If
you
would
like to learn more
about this and other essential
keys to the Tarot,
including many fascinating charts,
fold-out posters, fold-up pyramid,
as well as
the other topics mentioned
astrology ancient astronomy numerology hermetic geometry
great pyramid time travel spirit world
exercising & developing extra sensory perception
contact
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click here to learn more about the relationship between the Tarot and
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Astro Numero Deck and its relation to
astrology & numerology
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