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Tarot - Arcanum No. 1

Written by Vicentiu Popescu

The Arcanum No.1 is "The Magus", that which Initiates, that which begins, it
is the One, the Unity, the Divine Spirit of each person, the Monad or the
Immortal Spark of every human being, of every creature. The One is the Mother
of all Unities, the One unfolds itself into the following Arcanum: the Priestess,
Arcanum No. 2.
It is easy to understand that every beginning is difficult, we have to work hard,
we need to sow in order to reap, this is why in the Arcanum No. 1 we find the
Unity of the Original Principle, The origin of every Unity comes from the
Arcanum No. 1 because everything begins with the No. 1.
The Unity becomes the origin of Duality, or of the Binary, 1 + 1 = 2, and finally
in this Unity is found the performing synthesis of the Ternary. The Unity, the
“1”, is the Divine Monad, the First Logos, the Father who is in secret, and each
one of us has his own individual Monad.

This Arcanum gives aptitude in order to resolve problems. It grants power as

much for awakening as for dominating passions in the Physical World. It tends
towards the organization of the natural elements and towards domination of the
forces in movement. It gives aptitude in order to acquire, dispose, modulate and
apply.

Arcanum No.1 is the Unity, the Principle of the Light, the Father, the World as a manifestation, the Human
Being as a living unity, complete within himself, the Foundation of Reason of all actions, the Synthesis of all,
the Initiation into the Mysteries and the power to decipher and to be served by them, the Volitional Power.
Arcanum No. 1 gives Triumph, but with struggles, due to Karma.

• Kabbalistic Sephiroth: „KETHER”

• Hebrew Letter: „ALEPH”
• Transcendental Axiom: „Be in your deeds as you are in your thoughts.”
• Forecasting Element: "It predicts dominion of material obstacles, new social relations, happy
initiatives, the concourse of loyal friends who help the development of projects, and jealous friends who
obstruct it."

SYNTHESIS:
• This Arcanum, the Magus, represents the Man. It is the Masculine Principle.
• The No. 1 signifies that which starts, that which begins.
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• The Unity is the performing synthesis of the Ternary.
• We cannot know anything about the Soul and Spirit when we do not know ourselves.
• The four conditions that are needed to be a Magus are the following:
o TO KNOW HOW TO SUFFER
o TO KNOW HOW TO BE SILENT
o TO KNOW HOW TO ABSTAIN
o TO KNOW HOW TO DIE
 Tarot - Arcanum No. 2
The Arcanum No.2 is „the Priestess”, the Occult Science. The ineffable words
of the Goddess Neith have been sculpted on the resplendent walls of the Temple
of Wisdom with letters of gold: "I am she that has been, is, and will be,
and no mortal has lifted my veil."
In occultism it is said that No. 2 is the Dual manifestation of the Unity. When
the Unity unfolds, it gives birth to the Receptive and Productive Femininity in
all of Nature. It is obvious that the No. 2 is within the human organism and the
No. 1 is related to it. Willpower is related to the No. 1, and Imagination to the
No. 2. The Universal Principle of Life unfolds into the Eternal Feminine
Universal Principle, which is the Great Pralaya of the Universe, of the Cosmos,
the fertile bosom where everything is born and where everything returns.

The Hebrew letter Beth expresses the dualism of the two columns of the
Temple. The White, right column, Jachin, represents the Man, the Masculine
Principle, and the Black, left column, Boaz, represents the Woman, the
Feminine Principle.

In the human being, the Cosmic Mother assumes the form of the Serpent. There
are two serpents: the Tempting Serpent of Eden, which is the Goddess Kali, the
abominable Kundabuffer Organ; and there is the Bronze Serpent that cured the Israelites in the desert, the
Kundalini Serpent. These are the two Feminine Principles of the Universe, the Virgin and the Prostitute, the
Divine Mother or White Moon and the Black Moon referring to Astaroth, (Kali, the tenebrous aspect).

The No. 2 is vital; in the Temples of the Mysteries, Two Altars were never absent. One cannot pass into the
Temple without passing through the Two Columns where Two Guardians are always present. What would
the Great Life be like if the No. 2 did not exist? The Matripadma receives the Fohat, the Masculine ray, the
Holy Spirit, spouse of the Divine Mother, who becomes fecundated and the Universe appears.

What would be of life without the other principle? Before the dawn of the Mahamanvantara, the Cosmic Day,
nothing existed; the Gods were living within That which has no name, no form, no sound, no silence, nor
ears in order to perceive it. Arcanum No. 2 is the Thesis which presents the Antithesis. By means of this
Arcanum, the Matrix where all the images take form is made, is modeled. It is the Fountain which
accumulates the Waters from the Water-source. It is the Dual manifestation of the Unity. By unfolding itself,
the Unity gives origin to the Receptive and Productive Femininity in all of the Nature.

• Kabbalistic Sephiroth: „Chokmah”

• Hebrew letter: „Beth”
• Transcendental Axiom: „Winds and waves always go in favor of the one who knows how to sail.”
• Forecasting Element: "Attractions and repulsions, loss and profit, ascensions and descents. Favorable
inspirations to the initiative and secret opposition from secondary ones so as to lead to a favorable end
that which has been begun."

SYNTHESIS:
• Woman is the Athanor of Sexual Alchemy. The Human Being departed from Paradise through the Gates of
Eden, and Eden is precisely the "Sex";
• The Gate of Paradise is Sex. Woman is the gate.
• The „Kundalini” is the Sacred Fire of the Holy Spirit; it is the Pentecostal Fire; it is the Igneous "Serpent" of
our Magical Powers.
• Kundalini is enclosed in the Muladhara Chakra situated in the coccyx.
• The Arcanum A.Z.F., Sexual Magic or Maithuna, must only be practiced between husband and wife in
lawfully established homes.
• The practice of the Arcanum must only be performed once a day; if it is practiced twice a day, one falls into
negativity by violating the Magnetic Recuperative Pause.
Excerpts from the book “Tarot and Kabbalah” by Samael Aun Weor.
 Tarot - Arcanum No. 3
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The Arcanum No. 3 is "The Empress", the Divine Light, the Light in itself; it is
the „Divine Mother”. It corresponds to that part of Genesis that says: "And God
Said: Let there Be Light and there was Light", starting from the first day of
creation.
It is also the number of the Third Logos that dominates all forms of creation, it
is the rhythm of the Creator. The Celestial Mother, in the material realm,
signifies Material Production, and in the spiritual realm, signifies Spiritual
Production.

If this Arcanum is analyzed more profoundly a very interesting aspect is

discovered. The No. 1 is the Father who is in Secret, or the Monad; from him the
Divine Mother Kundalini is born, the Dyad; then she unfolds into the No. 3
which is the Father, Mother and Son, this is the Divine and Immortal Spirit of
every living being; the 3, Osiris the Father, Isis the Mother and Horus the Son,
constitute what the Sacred Book of the Mayans, the Popol Vuh, called
the "Heart of Heaven"..
The Ternary, the No. 3, is very important. It is the Word, Plenitude, Fecundity,
Nature, the Generation of the 3 Worlds.
The Third Arcanum of the Kabbalah is represented by a Woman dressed with
the Sun, with the Moon under her feet, and her head crowned with 12 Stars. The symbol of the Queen of
Heaven is the Empress of the Tarot. She is a mysterious, crowned woman seated with the Scepter of
Command in her hand. The globe of the World is on the top of the Scepter. She is Urania-Venus of the
Greeks, the Christified Soul, the Celestial Mother.
The Divine Mother of the Arcanum No. 3 is the Particular Mother of each one of us, she is the Mother of our
Being who must trample the Moon, the Lunar Ego, in order for the 12 Stars, the 12 Faculties, to shine
resplendently over her head

In order to create, we need the 3 Primary Forces that come from above, from the Father and that exist in all
of creation:

1. POSITIVE FORCE
2. NEGATIVE FORCE
3. NEUTRAL FORCE
The Kabbalists state that the Soul has in reality 3 aspects:

1. NEPHESH – THE ANIMAL SOUL

2. RUACH – THE THINKING SOUL
3. NESHAMAH – THE SPIRITUAL SOUL
The Man is the First Arcanum of the Tarot, the Positive Force; the Woman is the Second Arcanum, the
Negative Force and the Christified Soul is the result of the sexual union of both.

The Arcanum A.Z.F. is the secret that transforms the Moon into a Sun and represents the 3 aspects: Positive,
Negative and Neutral. It is stated that the Third Arcanum is the modeler, it is clear that within Creation,
within Nature everything is modeled by means of the Verb.

Arcanum No. 3 signifies Success, it is Material as well as Spiritual production.

• Kabbalistic Sephiroth: „BINAH”

• Hebrew Letter: „GIMEL”
• Transcendental Axiom: „Your loom is weaving, cloth for you to use and cloth that you shall not use.”
• Forecasting Element: "Multiplication of material goods, prosperity in business, abundance, wealth,
success. Obstacles to overcome and satisfaction to the extent that they are overcome."
SYNTHESIS:
• Our disciples must learn how to travel in the Astral Body in order to visit all of the White Lodges in the
world, where they can personally converse with Christ and with all of the Masters of the White Lodge.
• The atoms of Laziness are a serious obstacle for the progress towards the Superior Worlds.
• The Great Law is the return of life towards the Superior Worlds.
• Pray and meditate intensely. The Divine Mother teaches her children. Prayer must be performed by
combining Meditation with Sleep. Then, as in a dream vision, Illumination arises. The Divine Mother comes
to the devotee in order to instruct him in the Great Mysteries.
Excerpts from the book “Tarot and Kabbalah” by Samael Aun Weor

Tarot - Arcanum No. 4

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Arcanum No. 4 is “The Emperor” from Kabbalah, the Intimate within

ourselves. The Forth Arcanum is very interesting. It refers to the cross of 4
points, the cubic stone which is the foundation of the Great Work. It is a stone
that must be chiseled.
The Cross is a very ancient symbol, being used all along, in all the religions,
among all peoples, and it would be erroneous to consider it an exclusive emblem
of a religious sect; when the Spanish Conquistadors arrived in the holy land of
the Aztecs they found crosses upon all the altars.

We must comprehend that the cross with its 4 points symbolizes the 4 Cardinal
Points of the Earth: North, South, East and West. The 4 Ages: Gold, Silver,
Copper and Iron. The 4 Seasons of the year. The 4 Phases of the Moon. The 4
Paths: Science, Philosophy, Art and Religion. When we speak about the 4 Paths
we must comprehend that they are really one Path, this Path is the Straight and
Narrow Path of the Razor's Edge, the Path of the Revolution of the
Consciousness.

The No. 4 also represents the 4 Physical Elements and the 4 Elements of
Alchemy::
EARTH – SALT
FIRE – SULPHUR
WATER – MERCURY
AIR – AZOGUE
The ancient Alchemists said that the Sulphur must fecundate the Mercury of Secret Philosophy in order for
the Salt to be regenerated; in other words, the Fire must fecundate the Water in order for the Human Being
to be regenerated and Self-Realized.

In the Arcanum No. 4 we also find the secret of the Sphinx, and this Arcanum reminds us of the 4 Sacred
Animals of Sexual Alchemy:

LION: FIRE - CLAWS OF A LION – HIDES THE ENIGMA OF THE FIRE

MAN: WATER – FACE OF A MAN – INTELLIGENCE
EAGLE: AIR – WINGS OF THE SPHINX – SPIRIT
BULL: EARTH – BACK HOOVES – TENACITY
These are the representative values of the Sphinx, the 4 Elements of Solar Alchemy. We need the tenacity of
the bull and the wings of the Spirit.

The Arcanum No. 4 of the Tarot is the Holy and Mysterious Tetragrammaton. The Sacred name of the
Eternal One has 4 letters: IOD, HE, VAU, HE.
IOD – MAN – MAN
HE – WOMAN – WOMAN
VAU – PHALLUS – FIRE
HE – UTERUS – WATER
 In the word IOD-HE-VAU-HE, we find the mystery of Tetragrammaton (Holy 4), the 4 Words, the 4
Elements, more profoundly we find our Being, the most complete Divinity. Within the Arcanum No. 4 there
are 4 Concordances. These are: Affirmation, Negation, Discussion and Seduction.
• Kabbalistic Sephiroth: „CHESED”
• Hebrew Letter: „DALETH”
• Transcendental Axiom: „Give blessing onto the labor of your hand, and place your heart into your
thoughts.”
• Forecasting Element: „It guarantees material gains, having the basis for higher enterprises, favorable
results on spent efforts troubled conditions in order to achieve them. Friends are simultaneously a help and
obstacle. Fate is proper and adverse at the same time”
SYNTHESIS:
• The Master is formed by Atman-Buddhi.
• Atman is the Intimate.
• Buddhi is the Divine Soul, meaning the Divine Consciousness of the Intimate.
• When a Logos wants to redeem a world, it emanates from Itself a celestial prototype formed by Atman-
Buddhi.
• The Logos is the Sephirothic Crown, the Individual Ray from which the Intimate Himself emanated. This ray
is triune; it is the Holy Trinity within each one of us.
• Thus, every Logos is a triune.
• The Father is Kether, the Ancient of Days.
• The Son is the Cosmic Christ within us.
• The Holy Spirit is the Divine Mother within us.
• The Mother carries a lamp in her hand. That lamp is the Intimate who burns within our heart.
Excerpts from the book “Tarot and Kabbalah” by Samael Aun Weor

Tarot - Arcanum No. 5

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The No. 5 is grandiose, sublime; it is the number of the rigour and of the Law; it
is the number of Mars and of war. Arcanum No. 5 of the Tarot indicates: the
Teaching, the Karma. It symbolizes the 5th Cycle, the 5th Race, the 5th Sun,
the 5 Tattvas, the 5 Fingers, the 5 Gospels, the 5 Senses, the 5 Cells of the brain
and ovaries, the 5 Aspects of the Divine Mother.
Arcanum No. 5 of the Tarot is Initiation, Demonstration, Teaching, Karmic
Law, Philosophy, Science, Art. We live in the Age of Samael, the 5th of the 7;
the return towards the Great Light has been initiated. Life has begun to flow
from the outer towards the inner; we are faced with the dilemma of To Be or Not
To Be; we need to define ourselves as Angels or Demons, Eagles or Reptiles and
to confront our own destiny.
The Hierarch of the Arcanum No. 5, the Jackal of the Jackals is the Lord of the
Archons of destiny, he is Anubis, the Jackal-headed God. The Temple of Anubis
is the Temple of the Lords of Karma. Anubis carries the books of Karma in the
Underworld. Each human being has his own book of negotiations.

In this Tribunal only the terror of Love and Justice rules. It is necessary for the
people to understand what the Sanskrit word "Karma" means. My friends, there
a Law which is called Karma, and it is relevant to assert that such a word means
in itself: Law of Action and Consequence. Obviously “there is no cause without an effect as there is no effect
without a cause”.
The Law of the Scale, the terrible Law of Karma, governs all that is created. Every cause converts itself into
an effect, and every effect converts itself into a cause. You must understand what the Law of Compensation
is. Everything that is done must be paid for, because there is no cause without an effect and no effect without
a cause. Karma is the Law of Compensation, not of vengeance.
 There are some people who confuse this Cosmic Law with determinism, and even with fatalism, believing
that everything that happens to the human being in life is inexorably determined beforehand. It is true that
the actions of the human being are determined by Inheritance, Education and Environment. However, it is
also true that the human being has free will and can change his actions: refine his character, form superior
habits, overcome weaknesses, strengthen virtues etc.

“Karma is a medicine that is applied to us for our own good”; unfortunately, instead of bowing reverently
before the Eternal Living God, people protest, blaspheme, justify themselves, they foolishly excuse
themselves and wash their hands like Pilate. Karma is not modified with such protests; on the contrary, it
becomes harder and more severe.
In the "Book of the Dead", Chapter LIX, the triumphant NU says: "I am the Jackal of the Jackals, and I
draw air from the presence of the God of Light, and I convey it to the bounds of the Firmament and to the
bounds of the Earth, and to the frontiers of the outer most limits of the flight of the Neveh bird. Thus air is
given to these Young Divine Beings."
The Arcanum No. 5 is the Hierophant, the Law, the Rigour; it is the Flaming Pentagram, the Flaming Star,
the sign of Divine Omnipotence; this is the ineffable symbol of the Verb made flesh, the terrible Star of the
Magi. The Pentagram represents the Man; the Microcosmic Human Being who with open arms and open
legs is the Star of Five Points.

Arcanum No. 5 is Indication, Demonstration, Teaching, Karmic Law, Philosophy, Science, Art. It is the Law,
Rigour.

• Kabbalistic Sephiroth: „GEBURAH”

• Hebrew Letter: „HE”
• Transcendental Axiom: „I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eyes see you and my
heart feels you.”
• Forecasting Element: "Freedom and restrictions, new experiences, acquisition of useful teachings, love
and love affairs, journeys of ill-fated prosperity. Propitious friends and portentous friends. Beings and
things that come and go, those who come in order to leave, and those who go in order to return."
SYNTHESIS:
• Karma is paid not only for the evil that is done, but also for the good that could be done, and yet is left
undone.
• Each evil action is a bill of exchange that we sign in order to pay in the next life.
• "When an Inferior Law is transcended by a Superior Law, the Superior Law washes away the Inferior
Law"
• Let us not cheat ourselves; whatever a human being sows he will later reap, and his actions will follow
him.
• The Lords of Karma in the Tribunals of Objective Justice judge the Souls for their deeds and for the clear,
definitive and concrete fact, and never for their good intentions.
• Results always speak for themselves; good intentions are worthless if the facts are disastrous.
• During the initiatic esoteric processes of the Fire, I had to completely understand the following statements:
o „THE LION OF THE LAW IS COMBATED WITH THE SCALE.”
o „WHOEVER HAS CAPITAL WITH WHICH TO PAY, PAYS AND DOES WELL IN THE
NEGOCIATIONS.”
o „WHOEVER DOES NOT HAVE CAPITAL TO PAY WITH MUST PAY WITH PAIN.”
o „PERFORM GOOD DEEDS SO THAT YOUR DEBTS CAN BE PAID.”
Excerpts from the book “Tarot and Kabbalah” by Samael Aun Weor
 Tarot - Arcanum No. 6
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The Arcanum No. 6 is the Lover of the Tarot, signifying Realization. The
human being is found between Vice and Virtue, the Virgin and the Prostitute,
Urania-Venus and Medusa. One is found in the situation of having to choose
between one Path or the other. The Arcanum No. 6 is enchantment,
equilibrium, loving union of Man and Woman, as well as terrible struggle
between Love and Desire.
Here we find the mysteries of the Lingam-Yoni. It also represents interlinking.
In Arcanum No. 6 we find the struggle between the Two Ternaries; it is the
Affirmation of the Internal Christ and the Supreme Negation of Satan.

Arcanum No. 6 is the struggle between the Spirit and the Animal Beast. The No.
6 represents the struggle between God and Devil. This Arcanum is expressed by
the Seal of Solomon. The upper triangle represents Kether, Chokmah and
Binah, the resplendent Dragon of Wisdom (Father, Son and Holy Spirit); the
lower triangle represents the Three Traitors who are the antithesis of the Divine
Triad, they are the Demons of Desire, of the Mind, and of the Evil Will, who
betray the Internal Christ from moment to moment.

They represent the basis of the Ego (Judas, Caiaphas and Pilate); this lower
triangle is the Black Dragon. The upper triangle in the Seal of Solomon represents the Immortal Eternal
Triad.

The lower triangle represents the Three Traitors who lie within us:
1. The Demon of Desire
2. The Demon of Mind
3. The Demon of Evil Will.
These are the Three Evil Friends of Job. The three assassins of Hiram Abiff:
• JUDAS, CAIAPHAS, PILATE: CHRISTIAN SYMBOLISM
• APOPI, HAI, NEBT: EGYPTIAN SYMBOLISM
• SEBAL, ORTELUK, STOKIN: MASONIC SYMBOLISM.
These Three Traitors live within the Mind, they are within ourselves. Let us remember that Dante represents
Lucifer in the centre of the Earth, having three mouths, and in each one of his mouths there is a traitor. The
Bible mentions these Three Traitors in the Apocalypse of Saint John, (16:13-14): "And I saw three frog-like
Unclean Spirits coming out of the mouth of the Dragon, and out of the mouth of the Beast and out of the
mouth of the False Prophet." These frog-like Three Spirits are the Traitors that betray the Internal Christ
from moment to moment and constitute the foundation of the re-incarnating Ego, the "Psychological I", the
Satan which must be dissolved in order to incarnate the Internal Christ.
In the The Seal of Solomon, the Christmas Star is the perfect symbol of the Central Sun (the Cosmic
Christ, the Perfect Multiple Unity). The Star of Bethlehem is the Seal of Solomon. The 6 points of the Star are
Masculine. The 6 outer obtuse angles that exist between the points are Feminine (in synthesis, this Star has
12 Rays).
6 are masculine, 6 are feminine. The mysteries of the Arcanum A.Z.F. (the Sexual Magic) are summarized
and synthesized in them. All of the Zodiacal Measurements are summarized within the Seal of Solomon; the
12 Rays of the brilliant Star crystallize by means of the Alchemy in the 12 Zodiacal Constellations. The inner
relations that exist between the Zodiac and the invincible Central Sun are found written in the Seal of
Solomon.

The Sexual Genesis of the Zodiac is represented in the Seal of Solomon. The V.M. of Light, Hilarius IX,
when speaking of the brilliant Star, said: "It is the basic form of all crystallizations and the schematic model
of all flourishments. Its two triangles that join or separate Love, are the shuttles by means of which the
ineffable mystery of the Eternal Life is woven and unwoven. Above, the Most Holy Eternity that acts as
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Below, its counterpart with the power that governs, the power that liberates
and the power that executes."
"I am the resplendent morning Star", exclaimed John, the well-beloved of Christ, when receiving the
Venustic Initiation from Christ’s hands.
 "And thus, each time the Eternal Geometrician fixes his attention upon one point of space, from that point
arises the glorious Star announcing the birth of a new State of Consciousness, the Archetype of a Being, a
globe, a star, a Sun." (Fourth message of the Avatar Ashrama.)
• Kabbalistic Sephiroth: „TIPHERETH”
• Hebrew Letter: „VAV”
• Transcendental Axiom: „Oh Lord, you give me labor, and fortitude with it.”
• Forecasting Element: "Privilege and obligations in the relations between the sexes. Antagonism of
forces. Separations and divorces. Possession of that which is pursued and ardent desires which are
fulfilled, some of them satisfy and others disappoint."
SYNTHESIS:
• We have entered the world of Will and Love.
• We must steal the Fire from the Devil in order to enter into the amphitheatre of Cosmic Science.
• The Lover must steal the Light from the Darkness.
• The man must intensely practice Sexual Magic with the woman.
• The Flaming Sword of Eden must be re-conquered.
• Results always speak for themselves; good intentions are worthless if the facts are disastrous.
Excerpts from the book “Tarot and Kabbalah” by Samael Aun Weor

Tarot - Arcanum No. 7

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The Arcanum No. 7 represents magical power in all its strength, the Holy
Seven is the Sanctum Regnum of Sacred Magic, of High Esoteric Magic in
Kabbalah, the Chariot of War.
The Arcanum No. 7 is the Chariot of War that the Monad has created in order
to be able to act in this world, having power to work in this field of life. It is the
already realized Monad, manifesting itself through the 7 Bodies.
From another perspective, the No. 7 means struggles, battles, difficulties;
however, despite all the battles, it is always victorious.

The Arcanum No. 7 represents the 7 Notes of the Lyre of Orpheus, the 7 musical
Notes, the 7 Colors of the solar prism, the 7 Planets, the 7 Vices that we must
transmute into the 7 Virtues, the 7 Sidereal Genii, the 7 Bodies, the 7
Dimensions, the 7 Degrees of the Power of the Fire, the 7 Secret Words that
were spoken by the Solar Logos (of Calvary), etc.

The No. 7 is the Intimate, our Real Being, assisted by all of the Elemental Forces
of the Nature. Nature is a great living organism; in a final synthesis this great
machine is controlled by Elemental Forces. The Human Being has Seven Bodies,
each body has its Spinal Medulla and its Sacred Serpent.

The Seven Bodies of the Human Being are the following:

1. PHYSICAL BODY
2. VITAL BODY
3. ASTRAL BODY OR BODY OF DESIRE
4. MENTAL BODY
5. CAUSAL BODY OR BODY OF WILL
6. BODY OF THE CONSCIOUSNESS
7. BODY OF THE INTIMATE
There are seven vices that we have to transmute:
• THE SOLAR PRIDE:INTO FAITH, HUMILITY
• THE LUNAR AVARICE: INTO ALTRUISM
• THE VENUSIAN LUST: INTO CHASTITY
• THE MARTIAN ANGER: INTO LOVE
• THE MERCURIAN LAZINESS: INTO DILIGENCE
• THE SATURNIAN GLUTTONY: INTO TEMPERANCE
• THE JUPITERIAN ENVY:INTO HAPPINESS FOR THE WELLBEING OF OTHERS
We can disintegrate our Defects and dissolve the Psychological "I" only by means of the Science of
Transmutations. We can modify our errors, transmute the vile metals into Pure Gold and govern only by
means of the Science of Transmutations. Work with the Arcanum A.Z.F. so that you can receive the Sword.

The Arcanum No. 7 "Triumph" is attained through great struggles and bitterness, this is seen in the Seven
Capital Sins that we must transmute into Seven Virtues: the transmutation of the 7 Inferior Metals into Pure
Gold.
The Governors of the Seven Planets are:
• GABRIEL - MOON
• RAPHAEL - MERCURY
• URIEL - VENUS
• MICHAEL - SUN
• SAMAEL - MARS
• ZACHARIEL - JUPITER
• ORIFIEL - SATURN
Arcanum No. 7 is Struggle, Battle, Difficulties. The Warrior must learn to use the Staff and the
Sword, thus he will attain the Great Victory. Our device is Thelema (Willpower).
• Kabbalistic Sephiroth: „NETZACH”
• Hebrew Letter: „ZAIN”
• Transcendental Axiom: „When science shall enter into your heart and wisdom shall be sweet to your
soul, ask and it shall be granted to you.”
• Forecasting Element: "It guarantees magnetic power, appropriate understanding (union of intellect
and intuition), justice and reparations, honor and dishonor, achievement of that which is pursued with
determination, satisfactions and disappointments."
SYNTHESIS:
• The "Pater Noster" (Lord’s Prayer) is the most perfect prayer. The Lord’s Prayer with its Seven Esoteric
Petitions is one of the magical prayers. One has to meditate upon each petition.
• Whoever wants to become a Magus must attain the Sword.
• The Sword is the Kundalini. The Sword is the Fire of the Holy Spirit.
• One has to work with the Arcanum A.Z.F. in order to attain the Sword. The struggle is terrible. The warrior
can free himself from the Four Bodies of Sin only by means of the Arcanum A.Z.F.
• We gain nothing by filling our heads with theories.
• It is better to love a good woman and practice Sexual Magic with her daily, rather than to waste time with
polemics, intellectualism and theories.
• In this manner we acquire the Sword of Kundalini and we awaken all of our Magical Powers so as to enter
through the gates of the Triumphant City.

Tarot - Arcanum No. 8

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 Arcanum No. 8 represents the "Judgment", No. 8 is the Number of
Job, of ordeals and pain; it is represented by the sword that corresponds
to the esoteric. This number represents the life and sacrifice of Job
which is the path that takes the Initiate to the Second Birth. The ordeals
are very hard; we need the Patience of Saint Job; without it, it is
impossible to perform this Work.
A grave sickness afflicted Job (Book of Job 2.9), Lazarus’ sores were
rotten; (Luke 16:19-31), the friends of Job, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar
(the Three Traitors of the Internal Christ) were telling him: “if you are a
friend of God, why don't you complain?"; Job answered: "the Lord has
given and the Lord has taken away" (Job 1.21). The number of Job is
Patience and Meekness, this is the path to “Putrefaction”. This is
testified by the original Bible that included the books of The Aeneid, The
Odyssey and The Macabeus; examples of such a Bible are found in the
Museum of London, in the Vatican and in the Washington Museum.
The modern Bible is a corpse. The Bible is an Arcanum, in the Book of
Psalms, chapter XIX the Tarot is discussed. The number 8 is
the Number of the Infinite. The vital forces of the Fire of Phlegethon
and the Water of Acheron circulate in the form of an eight, intercrossing
themselves in the Ninth Sphere, within the heart of the Earth. In the
dorsal spine the symbol of the Infinite is also formed. The sign of the
Infinite signifies working in the Ninth Sphere and this is the Sex.
The Arcanum No. 8 of the Tarot is a woman with a sword in her hand,
before the Scale of the Cosmic Justice. Only she can hand the Sword to
the Magus; without a woman no Initiate can receive the Sword. There is the Eve-Venus, the instinctive
woman; the Venus-Eve, the noble woman of home. There is also the Venus-Urania, the woman initiated into
the Great Mysteries and finally we affirm the existence of the Urania-Venus, the female adept, the fully
realized woman.
The woman of Arcanum No. 8 of the Tarot holds in one hand the Scale and in the other the Sword. It is
necessary to balance the forces, it is necessary and urgent to sanctify ourselves in an absolute manner and to
practice the Arcanum A.Z.F.; the forces of man and woman are balanced in Love and Wisdom.
In the Arcanum No. 8 the Initiatic Ordeals are enclosed. Each Initiation, each degree has its ordeals. These
Initiatic Ordeals are each time more demanding in accordance with the Initiatic Degree. The Number Eight
is the Degree of Job; this sign, this number signifies Ordeals and Pain. The Initiatic Ordeals are performed in
the Superior Worlds and in the Physical World. The ordeals of the Initiation are very terrible. A great deal of
Patience is needed in order not to fall into the Abyss. We are tested many times.
Arcanum No. 8 is Rectitude, Justice, Equilibrium. One must seek for performing good deeds at any cost,
just as the Masters of Medicine, when in regards to someone who is sick and is dying, always intend to save
that person because this is the Law.
• Kabbalistic Sephiroth: „HOD”
• Hebrew Letter: „Cheth”
• Transcendental Axiom: „You shall edify an altar within your heart, but you shall not make an altar of
your heart.”
• Forecasting Element: "It guarantees retributions, punishments and rewards, gratitude and
ungratefulness. Compensations for given services."
SYNTHESIS:
• When our disciples wish to ask for help from the Lords of Karma, they trace a Six-Pointed Star upon the
ground, they open their arms in the form of a scale, which they move from above to below, having the mind
concentrated on Anubis.
• Then we can mentally ask the Lords of Karma for the desired service. While moving the arms in the form of a
scale, we must vocalize the syllables: NI, NE, NO, NU, NA.
• This is how we can ask for help from the Lords of Karma in moments of necessity or danger. Every credit
must be paid.
Tarot - Arcanum No. 8

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 Arcanum No. 8 represents the "Judgment", No. 8 is the Number of Job, of ordeals and pain; it is
represented by the sword that corresponds to the esoteric. This number represents the life and sacrifice of
Job which is the path that takes the Initiate to the Second Birth. The ordeals are very hard; we need the
Patience of Saint Job; without it, it is impossible to perform this Work.
A grave sickness afflicted Job (Book of Job 2.9), Lazarus’ sores were rotten; (Luke 16:19-31), the friends of
Job, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar (the Three Traitors of the Internal Christ) were telling him: “if you are a
friend of God, why don't you complain?"; Job answered: "the Lord has given and the Lord has taken
away" (Job 1.21). The number of Job is Patience and Meekness, this is the path to “Putrefaction”. This is
testified by the original Bible that included the books of The Aeneid, The Odyssey and The Macabeus;
examples of such a Bible are found in the Museum of London, in the Vatican and in the Washington
Museum.
The modern Bible is a corpse. The Bible is an Arcanum, in the Book of Psalms, chapter XIX the Tarot is
discussed. The number 8 is the Number of the Infinite. The vital forces of the Fire of Phlegethon and
the Water of Acheron circulate in the form of an eight, intercrossing themselves in the Ninth Sphere, within
the heart of the Earth. In the dorsal spine the symbol of the Infinite is also formed. The sign of the Infinite
signifies working in the Ninth Sphere and this is the Sex.
The Arcanum No. 8 of the Tarot is a woman with a sword in her hand, before the Scale of the Cosmic
Justice. Only she can hand the Sword to the Magus; without a woman no Initiate can receive the Sword.
There is the Eve-Venus, the instinctive woman; the Venus-Eve, the noble woman of home. There is also the
Venus-Urania, the woman initiated into the Great Mysteries and finally we affirm the existence of the
Urania-Venus, the female adept, the fully realized woman.
The woman of Arcanum No. 8 of the Tarot holds in one hand the Scale and in the other the Sword. It is
necessary to balance the forces, it is necessary and urgent to sanctify ourselves in an absolute manner and to
practice the Arcanum A.Z.F.; the forces of man and woman are balanced in Love and Wisdom.
In the Arcanum No. 8 the Initiatic Ordeals are enclosed. Each Initiation, each degree has its ordeals. These
Initiatic Ordeals are each time more demanding in accordance with the Initiatic Degree. The Number Eight
is the Degree of Job; this sign, this number signifies Ordeals and Pain. The Initiatic Ordeals are performed in
the Superior Worlds and in the Physical World. The ordeals of the Initiation are very terrible. A great deal of
Patience is needed in order not to fall into the Abyss. We are tested many times.
Arcanum No. 8 is Rectitude, Justice, Equilibrium. One must seek for performing good deeds at any cost,
just as the Masters of Medicine, when in regards to someone who is sick and is dying, always intend to save
that person because this is the Law.
• Kabbalistic Sephiroth: „HOD”
• Hebrew Letter: „Cheth”
• Transcendental Axiom: „You shall edify an altar within your heart, but you shall not make an altar of
your heart.”
• Forecasting Element: "It guarantees retributions, punishments and rewards, gratitude and
ungratefulness. Compensations for given services."
SYNTHESIS:
• When our disciples wish to ask for help from the Lords of Karma, they trace a Six-Pointed Star upon the
ground, they open their arms in the form of a scale, which they move from above to below, having the mind
concentrated on Anubis.
• Then we can mentally ask the Lords of Karma for the desired service. While moving the arms in the form of a
scale, we must vocalize the syllables: NI, NE, NO, NU, NA.
• This is how we can ask for help from the Lords of Karma in moments of necessity or danger. Every credit
must be paid.