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

The Empress: Enochian Letter and Hebrew Letter

Jade | August 11, 2009

Enochian Letter
The Empress’ Enochian Letter: Gal
Hebrew Letter
In the Golden Dawn system, the Empress’ Hebrew Letter: Daleth
In the Elphas Levi system, the Empress’ Hebrew Letter: Gimel

Golden Dawn

Daleth
English Letter Equivalent: D
Meaning: door
Astrological Correspondence: Venus
Symbolic meaning: Door, selflessness
Daleth is the door we must pass through to gain wisdom and inner knowledge. It is the doorway to the womb, [...]

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: Enochian Letter and Hebrew Letter

Jade | June 10, 2009

The Magician’s Enochian letter: Orth. I’m still working on the connection between the tarot and the Enochian system.
Golden Dawn Correspondence: Beth
Beth
English letter equivalent: B
Meaning: house (container)
Astrological Correspondence: Mercury
Symbolic Meaning: household, in, into
This correspondence, attributed by the Golden Dawn, is the most widely used. The usual translation of Beth is “house”, a term that also corresponds [...]

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 [...]