Malkuth
The Four Tens
These cards are attributed to Malkuth. Here is the end of all energy; it is away from the "formative world" altogether, where things are elastic. There is now no planetary attribution to consider. So far as the Sephira is concerned, it is right down in the world of Assiah. By the mere fact of having devised four elements, the current has derogated from the original perfection. The Tens are a warning; see whither it leads-to take the first wrong step!
The Ten of Wands is called Oppression. This is what happens when one uses force, force, and nothing else but force all the time. Here looms the dull and heavy planet Saturn weighing down the fiery, ethereal side of Sagittarius; it brings out all the worst in Sagittarius. See the Archer, not shooting forth benign rays, but dealing the sharp rain of death! The Wand has conquered; it has done its work; it has done its work too well; it did not know when to stop; Government has become Tyranny. One thinks of the Hydra when one reflects that King Charles was beheaded in White hall!
The Ten of Cups is called Satiety. Its attribution is Mars in Pisces. The watery sign has sunk into a stagnant dream, but in it broods and breeds the violent quality of Mars, to putrefy it. As it is written: "Until a dart strike through his liver." The pursuit of pleasure has been crowned with perfect success; and constantly it is discovered that, having got everything that one wanted, one did not want it after all; now one must pay.
The Ten of Swords is called Ruin. It teaches the lesson which statesmen should have learned, and have not; that if one goes on fighting long enough, all ends in destruction.
Yet this card is not entirely without hope. The Solar influence rules; ruin can never be complete, because disaster is a sthenic disease. As soon as things are bad enough, one begins to build up again. When all the Governments have smashed each other, there still remains the peasant. At the end of Candide's misadventures, he could still cultivate his garden.
The Ten of Disks is called Wealth. Here again is written this constantly recurring doctrine, that as soon as one gets to the bottom one finds oneself at the top; and Wealth is given to Mercury in Virgo. When wealth accumulates beyond a certain point, it must either become completely inert and cease to be wealth, or call in the aid of intelligence to use it rightly. This must necessarily happen in spheres which have nothing whatever to do with material possessions, as such. In this way, Carnegie establishes a Library, Rockefeller endows Research, simply because there is nothing else to do.
But all this doctrine lies behind the card; it is the inner meaning of the card.
There is another view to consider, that this is the last of all the cards, and therefore represents the sum total of all the work that has been done from the beginning. Therefore, in it is drawn the very figure of the Tree of Life itself. This card, to the other thirty-five small cards, is what the twenty-first Trump, The Universe, is to the rest of the Trumps.
The Ten of Wands is called Oppression. This is what happens when one uses force, force, and nothing else but force all the time. Here looms the dull and heavy planet Saturn weighing down the fiery, ethereal side of Sagittarius; it brings out all the worst in Sagittarius. See the Archer, not shooting forth benign rays, but dealing the sharp rain of death! The Wand has conquered; it has done its work; it has done its work too well; it did not know when to stop; Government has become Tyranny. One thinks of the Hydra when one reflects that King Charles was beheaded in White hall!
The Ten of Cups is called Satiety. Its attribution is Mars in Pisces. The watery sign has sunk into a stagnant dream, but in it broods and breeds the violent quality of Mars, to putrefy it. As it is written: "Until a dart strike through his liver." The pursuit of pleasure has been crowned with perfect success; and constantly it is discovered that, having got everything that one wanted, one did not want it after all; now one must pay.
The Ten of Swords is called Ruin. It teaches the lesson which statesmen should have learned, and have not; that if one goes on fighting long enough, all ends in destruction.
Yet this card is not entirely without hope. The Solar influence rules; ruin can never be complete, because disaster is a sthenic disease. As soon as things are bad enough, one begins to build up again. When all the Governments have smashed each other, there still remains the peasant. At the end of Candide's misadventures, he could still cultivate his garden.
The Ten of Disks is called Wealth. Here again is written this constantly recurring doctrine, that as soon as one gets to the bottom one finds oneself at the top; and Wealth is given to Mercury in Virgo. When wealth accumulates beyond a certain point, it must either become completely inert and cease to be wealth, or call in the aid of intelligence to use it rightly. This must necessarily happen in spheres which have nothing whatever to do with material possessions, as such. In this way, Carnegie establishes a Library, Rockefeller endows Research, simply because there is nothing else to do.
But all this doctrine lies behind the card; it is the inner meaning of the card.
There is another view to consider, that this is the last of all the cards, and therefore represents the sum total of all the work that has been done from the beginning. Therefore, in it is drawn the very figure of the Tree of Life itself. This card, to the other thirty-five small cards, is what the twenty-first Trump, The Universe, is to the rest of the Trumps.
777 for key 10
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Key Scale 10
II
Hebrew Names of Numbers and Letters Malkuth
III
English of Col. II. Kingdom
VI
The Heavens of Assiah Cholem Yesodoth
VII
English of Col. VI. Sphere of the Elements
VIII
Orders of Qliphoth Lilith
X
Mystic Numbers of the Sephiroth 55
XI
Elements (with their Planetary Rulers) Earth
XII
The Tree of Life 7th Plane, Middle Pillar
XIII
The Paths of the Sepher Yetzirah Resplendent I.
XIV
General Attribution of Tarot The 4 Tens — Empresses or Princesses
XV
The King Scale of Colour (y) Yellow
XVI
The Queen Scale of Colour (h) Citrine, olive, russet, and black
XVII
The Emperor Scale of Colour (v) As Queen scale, but flecked with gold
XVIII
The Empress Scale of Colour (#) Black rayed yellow
XIX
Selection of Egyptian Gods Seb. Lower (i.e. unwedded) Isis and Nephthys. [[Sphinx as synthesis of Elements]]
XX
Complete Practical Attribution of Egyptian Gods Osiris
XXI
The Perfected Man The Eye of Hoor—the Buttocks and Anus
XXII
Small selection of Hindu Deities Lakshmi, &c. [Kundalini]
XXIII
The Forty Buddhist Meditations Dhamma R
XXIV
Certain of the Hindu and Buddhist Results Vision of the “Higher Self,” 10 the various Dhyanas or Jhanas
XXXIV
Some Greek Gods Persephone, [Adonis], Psyché
XXXV
Some Roman Gods Ceres
XXXVI
Selection of Christian Gods (10); Apostles (12); Evangelists (4) and Churches of Asia (7). Ecclesia Xsti, the Virgin Mary
XXXVIII
Animals, Real and Imaginary. Sphinx
XXXIX
Plants, Real and Imaginary Willow, Lily, Ivy [[Pomegranete, all cereals]]
XL
Precious Stones Rock Crystal
XLI
Magical Weapons The Magical Circle and Triangle The Dagger or Fan
XLII
Perfumes Dittany of Crete
XLIII
Vegetable Drugs Corn
XLIV
Mineral Drugs Mag. Sulph.
XLV
Magical Powers [Western Mysticism] The Vision of the Holy Guardian Angel or of Adonai.
XLVI
System of Taoism Khan
XLVIII
Figures related to Pure Number Altar (Double Cube), Calvary Cross
XLIX
Lineal Figures of the Planets, &c., and Geomany Sephirothic Geomantic Figures follow the Planets. Caput and Cauda Draconis are the Nodes of the Moon, nearly = Neptune and Herschel respectively. They belong to Malkuth.
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Transcendental Morality. [10 Virtues (1-10), 7 Sins (Planets), 4 Magick Powers (Elements).] Scepticism
LI.II
Numeration of Col. LI. 200
LI.III
English equivalent of Col. LI. S
LIII
The Greek Alphabet ϡ
LXXXV
Angels of Briah Michael
LXXXVI
Choirs of Angels in Briah Aralim
LXXXVII
Palaces of Briah H. Lebanath Ha Saphir
LXXXVIII
Translation of Col. LXXXVII Palace of Crystalline Whiteness
XCI
The Saints or Adepts of the Hebrews David, Elisha
XCII
The Angelic Functions in the World of Yetzirah And one cried to the other and said: Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory
XCIII
The Heavens of Assiah Tebel Vilon Shamaim
XCIV
English of Palaces (Col. XCIII) Veil of the vault of heaven
XCV
Contents of Col. XCIV Has no use. Follow 390 heavens, 18,000 worlds, Earth, Eden and Hell.
XCVII
bar Nephesh
XCVIII
English of Col. XCVII The Animal Soul, which perceives and feeds
XCIX
Archangels of Assiah Sandalphon (Metatron)
C
Angels of Assiah Ashim
CI
English of Col. C. Flames
CIII
The Ten Divisions of the Body of God Crown which is in Yesod
CIV
Cheled
CV
English of Col. CIV Wet earth
CVI
The Ten Hells in Seven Palaces Gehinnom
CVII
Translation of Hells Hell
CIX.I
The Dukes of Edom Eram
CIX
The Kings of Edom. Hadar of Pau
CX
Elements and Quarters (Sepher Yetzirah) North
CXI
Sephirothic Colours (Dr. Jellinek) The Light reflecting all colours
CXII
Alchemical Tree of Life (i.) Mercurius Philosophorum
CXIII
Alchemical Metals (ii.) Medicina Metallorum
CXV
Officers in a Masonic Lodge Tyler and Candidate
CXVI
Egyptian Attribution of Parts of the Soul Kheibt, Khat, Tet, Sahu
CXVII
The Soul (Hindu) Sthula Sharira
CXIX
The Ten Fetters (Buddhism) Avigga
CXX
Magical Images of the Sephiroth A young woman crowned and veiled
CXXI
The Grades of the Order. Zelator, Neophyte
CXXII
The Ten Plagues of Egypt Water turned to Blood
CXXIII
English of Col. VIII., Lines 1-10 The Evil Woman or (simply) The Woman
CXXV
Seven Hells of the Arabs Jehannum
CXXVI
Their Inhabitants Moslems
CXXVII
Seven Heavens of the Arabs. Jannat al-’adn or al-Karar
CXXVIII
Meaning of Col. CXXVII. Garden of Eden, or Everlasting Abode, made of red pearls or pure musk
CLXXXV
Numeration of Greek Alphabet 900
CLXXXVI
Diseases (Typical) Sterility
CLXXXVII
Magical Formulæ (see Col. XLI) VITRIOL