Geburah
The Four Fives
In the "Naples arrangement", the introduction of the number Five shows the idea of motion coming to the aid of that of matter. This is quite a revolutionary conception; the result is a complete upset of the statically stabilized system. Now appear storm and stress.
This must not be regarded as something "evil". The natural feeling about it is really a little more than the reluctance of people to get up from lunch and go back to the job. In the Buddhist doctrine of Sorrow this idea is implicit, that inertia and insensitiveness must characterize peace. The climate of India is perhaps partly responsible for this notion. The Adepts of the White School, of which the Tarot is the sacred book, cannot agree to such a simplification of existence. Every phenomenon is a sacrament. For all that, a disturbance is a disturbance; the five of Wands is called Strife.
On the other hand, the Five of Cups is called Disappointment, as is only natural, because Fire delights in superabundant energy, whereas the water of Pleasure is naturally placid, and any disturbance of ease can only be regarded as misfortune.
The Five of Swords is similarly troublesome; the card is called Defeat. There has been insufficient power to maintain the armed peace of the Four. The quarrel has actually broken out. This must mean defeat, for the original idea of the Sword was a manifestation of the result of the love between the Wand and the Cup. It is because the birth had to express itself in the duality of the Sword and the Disk that the nature of each appears so imperfect.
The Five of Disks is in equally evil case. The soft quiet of the Four has been completely overthrown; the card is called Worry. [See Skeat, Etymological Dictionary. The idea is of strangling, as dogs worry sheep. Note the identity with Sphinx.] The economic system has broken down; there is no more balance between the social orders. Disks being as they are, stolid and obstinate, as compared with the other weapons, for their revolution serves t9 stabilize them, there is no action, at least not in its own ambit, that can affect the issue.
This must not be regarded as something "evil". The natural feeling about it is really a little more than the reluctance of people to get up from lunch and go back to the job. In the Buddhist doctrine of Sorrow this idea is implicit, that inertia and insensitiveness must characterize peace. The climate of India is perhaps partly responsible for this notion. The Adepts of the White School, of which the Tarot is the sacred book, cannot agree to such a simplification of existence. Every phenomenon is a sacrament. For all that, a disturbance is a disturbance; the five of Wands is called Strife.
On the other hand, the Five of Cups is called Disappointment, as is only natural, because Fire delights in superabundant energy, whereas the water of Pleasure is naturally placid, and any disturbance of ease can only be regarded as misfortune.
The Five of Swords is similarly troublesome; the card is called Defeat. There has been insufficient power to maintain the armed peace of the Four. The quarrel has actually broken out. This must mean defeat, for the original idea of the Sword was a manifestation of the result of the love between the Wand and the Cup. It is because the birth had to express itself in the duality of the Sword and the Disk that the nature of each appears so imperfect.
The Five of Disks is in equally evil case. The soft quiet of the Four has been completely overthrown; the card is called Worry. [See Skeat, Etymological Dictionary. The idea is of strangling, as dogs worry sheep. Note the identity with Sphinx.] The economic system has broken down; there is no more balance between the social orders. Disks being as they are, stolid and obstinate, as compared with the other weapons, for their revolution serves t9 stabilize them, there is no action, at least not in its own ambit, that can affect the issue.
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Key Scale 5
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Hebrew Names of Numbers and Letters Geburah
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English of Col. II. Strength
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The Heavens of Assiah Madim
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English of Col. VI. Sphere of Mars
VIII
Orders of Qliphoth Golachab
X
Mystic Numbers of the Sephiroth 15
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Elements (with their Planetary Rulers) Fire
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The Tree of Life 3nd Plane, Left Pillar
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The Paths of the Sepher Yetzirah Radical I.
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General Attribution of Tarot The 4 Fives
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The King Scale of Colour (y) Orange
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The Queen Scale of Colour (h) Scarlet red
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The Emperor Scale of Colour (v) Bright scarlet
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The Empress Scale of Colour (#) Red flecked black
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Selection of Egyptian Gods Horus, Nephthys
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Complete Practical Attribution of Egyptian Gods Horus
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The Perfected Man Neith—the Arms
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Small selection of Hindu Deities Vishnu, Varruna-Avatar
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The Forty Buddhist Meditations Death R
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Some Scandinavian Gods Thor
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Some Greek Gods Ares, Hades
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Some Roman Gods Mars
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Selection of Christian Gods (10); Apostles (12); Evangelists (4) and Churches of Asia (7). Christ coming to Judge the World
XXXVIII
Animals, Real and Imaginary. Basilisk
XXXIX
Plants, Real and Imaginary Oak, Nux Vomica, Nettle [[Hickory]]
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Precious Stones Ruby
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Magical Weapons The Sword, Spear, Scourge, or Chain
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Perfumes Tobacco
XLIII
Vegetable Drugs Nux Vomica, Nettle [[Cocaine, Atropine]]
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Mineral Drugs Iron, Sulphur
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Magical Powers [Western Mysticism] The Vision of Power
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Figures related to Pure Number The Rose
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Lineal Figures of the Planets, &c., and Geomany The Tesseract
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Transcendental Morality. [10 Virtues (1-10), 7 Sins (Planets), 4 Magick Powers (Elements).] Energy
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Numeration of Col. LI. 500
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English equivalent of Col. LI. Ph
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The Greek Alphabet (φ)
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Angels of Briah Tharshish
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Choirs of Angels in Briah Tharshishim
LXXXVII
Palaces of Briah H. Zakoth
LXXXVIII
Translation of Col. LXXXVII P. of Merit
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The Saints or Adepts of the Hebrews Abraham Jacob
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The Angelic Functions in the World of Yetzirah One : with two
XCIII
The Heavens of Assiah Maon
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English of Palaces (Col. XCIII) Residence
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Contents of Col. XCIV Angels singing in Divine Presence
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bar Ruach
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English of Col. XCVII The Intellect
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Archangels of Assiah Kamael
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Angels of Assiah Seraphim
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English of Col. C. Fiery serpents
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The Ten Divisions of the Body of God Left arm
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Gia
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English of Col. CIV Undulatingground
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The Ten Hells in Seven Palaces Bar Shachath
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Translation of Hells Clay of Death
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The Dukes of Edom Elah
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The Kings of Edom. Husham of Temani
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Elements and Quarters (Sepher Yetzirah) Height
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Sephirothic Colours (Dr. Jellinek) Red
CXV
Officers in a Masonic Lodge Senior Warden
CXVI
Egyptian Attribution of Parts of the Soul Aib
CXVII
The Soul (Hindu) Lower Manas
CXVIII
The Chakkras or Centres of Prana (Hinduism) Anahata (heart)
CXIX
The Ten Fetters (Buddhism) Patigha
CXX
Magical Images of the Sephiroth A mighty warrior in his chariot, armed and crowned
CXXI
The Grades of the Order. Adeptus Major
CXXII
The Ten Plagues of Egypt Boils
CXXIII
English of Col. VIII., Lines 1-10 Burners
CXXIV
The Heavenly Hexagram Venus
CXXV
Seven Hells of the Arabs Sakar
CXXVI
Their Inhabitants Guebres
CXXVII
Seven Heavens of the Arabs. Jannat al-Maawa
CXXVIII
Meaning of Col. CXXVII. Garden of Mansions, made of yellow copper
CXXXVII
Signs of the Zodiac ♂
CLXXXIV
Numeration of Arabic Alphabet 600
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Numeration of Greek Alphabet 500
CLXXXVI
Diseases (Typical) Fever
CLXXXVII
Magical Formulæ (see Col. XLI) AGLA, ALHIM