78 Steps

Exploring the connections between tarot and the larger magickal world … one card at a time

The Fool: Planet (Astrology), take two

Jade | August 8, 2009

Looking back over my early entries, I realized that I shouldn’ve made The Fool: Planet post into two different ones — the information on Uranus and the list of famous fools — instead of combining them into a single post. So here’s my updated version of that post.
Uranus is the disruptor. Often called “the great [...]

Famous Fools

Jade | August 7, 2009

This was originally posted as part of another post, The Fool: Planet, but I realized that it needed its own post. This is the revised version of that earlier article.
I’ve started a list of famous “Fools” from media and fiction. While you could make a good case for nearly any story hero being the Fool, [...]

The High Priestess: Enochian Letter and Hebrew Letter

Jade | July 10, 2009

Enochian Letter
The High Priestess’ Enochian letter: Ceph.
Enochian is proving a tough nut to crack. I’m now in the middle of reading the Golden Dawn’s take on it, since they’re the ones that made the correspondence. When I’ve got an handle on it, I’ll do a whole post on just the relationship between Enochian letters and [...]

The Magician: Plant (Herb)

Jade | June 18, 2009

The Magician’s plants: marjoram, palm, vervain.

Marjoram
Folk Names: Joy of the Mountains, Marjorlaine, Wintersweet, Sweet Marjoram, Mountain Mint
Magickal Uses: Associated with air and the planet Mercury, marjoram brings protection and love. It also helps attract happiness, health, money and peace. It can be used to clean magickal objects and ritual spaces.
Folk Remedy Uses: Used for treating [...]

The Magician: Animal(s)

Jade | June 16, 2009

The Magician’s animals: ibis, ape, swallow
Ibis – Connected to the Egyptian gods / goddesses and the moon. The ibis symbolizes wisdom and the ability to work magick. Single-mindedness.
Ape – Effective use of the voice, communication, imagination, extended childhood. Problem-solving, wisdom, survival, inspiration. Loyalty, leadership, compassion, intelligence, dignity, strength, responsibility, nurturing, connectivity. Nobility and honor. Temperance, [...]

The Fool: Final Card

Jade | May 27, 2009

Here’s the final card result from all of the correspondences:

Starting tomorrow: The Magician.

The Fool: Animal, Plant, and Magickal Weapon

Jade | May 21, 2009

Tarot Watch: I found an ad for a computer game featuring tarot cards:
3 Cards to Midnight
The Fool’s animal is: the eagle
Magickally, the eagle represents the divine spirit and our connection to it.  It’s a solar animal, also associated with sky gods, lightening, and air.  The eagle represents being in a state of grace and the [...]

The Fool: Color and Gem

Jade | May 20, 2009

The Fool’s color is: pale yellow
Yellow is the color of air, thought, learning, knowledge and intellect. It corresponds (naturally) to the Sun and light. It also covers travel, trade, communication, progress, and change. Joy and confidence also fall under Yellow.
White is the color of innocence and purity, cleansing, seeking, and truth. It represents spirituality.
The [...]

The Fool: Enochian Letter and Hebrew Letter

Jade | May 19, 2009

The Fool’s Enochian Letter is: Na-hath. I’m not that familiar with Enochian magick, so I’m delaying this until I’ve done some more research on the matter.
The Fool’s Hebrew Letter is Aleph:
Name: Aleph
English Letter Equivalent: A
Meaning: Ox
Astrological Correspondence: Mercury
Divinatory Significance: Will, Dexterity
Aleph is the beginning of the Hebrew Alphabet and magickally represents all and nothing, supreme [...]

The Fool: Element

Jade | May 18, 2009

The Fool’s element is air
Air:  Lightness, subtlety, motion (can be excessive), free, travel. wandering. Mind, intellect, study. Beginnings, spring, childhood. Communication. Creativity, spontaneity. Spirit, the soul.
There are many excellent sites regarding the meaning of the elements. Below are some I’ve found the most useful:

Air
Air (classical element). (Wikipedia)
The Element of Air. (Alchemy Works)
Astrology:Fire, Earth, Air and [...]