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The Thoth Ace of Wands in Hermetic Qabalah

In the Book of Thoth, Crowley presents the Ace of Wands as the Root of the Element of Fire—not fire in the literal sense, but the primal spark of Will, the unconditioned vitality that emanates from Kether down through the Tree of Life. It is the unformulated but irresistible surge of energy that precedes creation.

The card shows a flaming Wand or Club, issuing forth rays of light, with flaming Yods streaming in every direction. These Yods are not scattered at random—they represent the Fiery Seed-Hands of the Divine, extending towards the Ten Sephiroth, for each Sephira is itself a crystallization of the Will of Fire into a specific mode of existence.

The letter Yod (י), which literally means "hand," is the primal spark of manifestation in the Hebrew alphabet. It is also the first letter of the Tetragrammaton (יהוה), the Divine Name of Four Letters. Thus Yod is the Father—the first impulse of creative Will, the seed-point, the archetypal spark.

This is why Crowley, in 777, aligns Yod with the primal Father, Chokmah, and the fiery archetype. Yod is not only the first stroke of the written letter but the first contraction of infinite light into form. It is the “hand” of the Creator extended into manifestation.

Qabalistic Associations

• Hebrew Letter: Yod (“Hand”), the creative seed of all letters.

• Position in the Tetragrammaton: First letter, the Father principle.

• Elemental Root: Fire (Energy, Will, Spirit in motion).

• Sephirothic Flow: The flaming Yods move outward toward all ten Sephiroth, showing how the singular spark differentiates into the full spectrum of existence.

• Astrological Force: Pure, primal Fire, before it divides into Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.

Hermetic Meaning

The Ace of Wands is the unformulated potential of Divine Will. It is the first expression of the One Energy in the Qabalah—the archetypal Father (Abba). It is the flame that leaps from Limitless Light into the first possibility of form.

When this card appears in divination, it signals a new impulse, the ignition of creative energy, a burst of inspiration or spiritual fire. It is the wand of the Magus, the staff of Moses, the rod of Hermes. It is power before direction, a surge of life-force before limitation sets in.

In meditation or ritual, it is the first inhalation of Divine Fire into the soul—the reminder that each aspirant carries within them the same Yod spark that the universe carries, the inheritance of the Creative Father.

The Ace of Wands as Plasmic Star-Fire

When you gaze upon the Ace of Wands of the Thoth Tarot, you are not merely looking at a symbol of “fire” in a mundane sense—you are beholding the Plasmic Star-Fire of the Father, the primal radiance of the One Energy that pervades and animates all existence. This Fire is both catalyst and current: the initial spark that sets motion into being, and the sustaining rhythm that keeps creation alive across all the Sephiroth of the Tree of Life.

Fire, in this highest Hermetic sense, is not combustion but Spirit as Frequency—the eternal vibratory intelligence that “knows itself through form.” In Qabalistic terms, this is the Serpent Force, the hidden spiralic current of Spirit. It is the light-energy that courses unseen through the infinite dimensions of the body of God, condensed into visible manifestation only when slowed into matter.

The Wand of Fire shown in the card is therefore the archetypal Wand of the Magus, the Rod of Power, the axis of creative vitality that bridges Kether’s ineffable brilliance with the manifested worlds. The surrounding flaming Yods are seeds of this plasmic vitality, descending into the Sephiroth as the Divine “hands” that grasp, touch, and shape the worlds.

The Nature of Spirit’s Self-Knowledge

The Spirit—this undivided Fire—can only know itself by manifesting assumptions of itself and then examining them in the mirror of existence. Every form, every thought, every being is a spark of this primal Fire becoming alive, a living hypothesis of the Infinite Mind. Creation is therefore not a static decree but an ongoing experiment of the Spirit with itself—self-recognition through reflection.

Here we see why the Ace of Wands is the card of potential, vitality, and the first surge of Will. It is the unseen frequency becoming visible in form; the One Energy, eternally spiraling, producing images of itself so that it may become intimate with its own reflections. Your body, your mind, your world—all are crystalline mirrors of this unseen Fire, the reflections of the invisible Star-Fire clothed in density.

Hermetic Implication

Thus, the Ace of Wands is not only a symbol of “new beginnings” in the exoteric sense but the very archetype of manifestation itself. It is the moment when Spirit becomes aware of itself through motion. It is the undying, self-renewing serpent-energy that fuels both cosmos and soul. To meditate on this card is to recognize that you are not separate from this plasmic Fire—you are a spark of its eternal experiment, a living flame of the Father’s Will.

In gematria, the numerical sequence 777 is often associated with mystical and spiritual significance. In the context of Western Hermetic Qabalah and related esoteric traditions, 777 is closely connected to the Tree of Life. Each of the three sevens represents a different pillar on the Tree of Life:

1. Macrocosm (Archetypal World/Supernal Triangle): The first seven represents the divine world, the realm of archetypes, and the macrocosm.

2. Microcosm (Psychological World-Ethical Triangle): The second seven represents the human psyche, the microcosm, and the interplay between the divine and the individual.

3. Merging of Macrocosm and Microcosm (Astral Triangle): The third seven signifies the merging of the divine and human, the union of macrocosm and microcosm, often considered a state of spiritual attainment or enlightenment.

In numerology and mysticism, 777 is also seen as a powerful and positive number, symbolizing divine intervention, protection, and completeness.

It's important to note that interpretations may vary among different mystical and esoteric traditions. If you have specific themes or aspects you'd like to explore within the context of Tarot Card Comparisons, feel free to provide more details for a more tailored discussion.

The Medieval Feathers Tarot Ace of Wands card shows the 1st Sephiroth-Kether, as a white=light exuding crystal toping a wand held in a magical Dragon (yod). The I Am Passion of the Divine Creative as "I Will BE!". The wand itself, representing the suite of Fire/Wands, is shaped as a fertile intertwined phallic and serpentine force (() =2). Fertility is in the leaves, and the serpentine flow of energy waves, is shown in the wand's structure.

In the Thoth Ace of Wands, it is a primeval wand of flame, and the Medieval Feathers the Ace is a Staff intertwined with a Dragon as crown on the Wand, both symbolizing the Plasmic and/or Fire that is the suit of wands.

In both Western Hermetic Mysteries and Chinese theology, dragons are powerful and multifaceted symbols, but their interpretations differ due to cultural, philosophical, and spiritual contexts.

Dragons in Western Hermetic Mysteries

In Western Hermeticism, dragons carry a complex, often ambivalent symbolism:

1. Primordial Power and Chaos

• Dragons in Hermetic traditions often symbolize the prima materia (the primordial substance of creation), representing raw, untamed power and the chaotic forces of nature that must be harnessed in the alchemical process.
• The dragon is a symbol of dormant potential, waiting to be transformed into spiritual gold through inner work.

2. Guardians of Wisdom

• Dragons are often seen as guardians of treasure or secret knowledge (e.g., the dragon guarding a hoard of gold or an ancient scroll).
• In this context, the treasure is symbolic of spiritual enlightenment, and confronting or "slaying" the dragon represents overcoming inner fears or lower instincts to access divine wisdom.

3. The Serpent Aspect

• Dragons in Hermeticism are linked to the serpent, often appearing in the Ouroboros (a serpent or dragon eating its tail), which symbolizes eternity, the cyclical nature of existence, and the unity of opposites.
• This reflects the Hermetic axiom, "As above, so below," where the dragon unites the heavens (spiritual realm) and the earth (material realm).

4. Transformation and Alchemy

• Alchemically, the dragon represents the nigredo stage (blackness), the initial phase of spiritual transformation where the alchemist must confront the "shadow" aspects of the self.
• Slaying or taming the dragon is a metaphor for transmuting base instincts into higher consciousness.

Dragons in Chinese Theology

In Chinese tradition, dragons (龙, Lóng) are predominantly benevolent and represent cosmic harmony:

1. Cosmic Energy and Creation

• Dragons are associated with Qi (vital energy) and the forces of nature. They control the elements, particularly water, rain, rivers, and seas, making them symbols of life-giving energy.
• They represent the balance of the cosmos, embodying the creative and nurturing aspects of the universe.

2. Power and Authority

• The dragon is a symbol of imperial power and was historically reserved for the emperor, who was considered the "Son of Heaven."
• The emperor's connection to the dragon reflected his role as the mediator between heaven and earth, ensuring cosmic order.

3. Wisdom and Spiritual Ascension

• Unlike the Western view of dragons as chaotic or dangerous, the Chinese dragon symbolizes enlightenment, strength, and divine wisdom.
• Dragons are often depicted ascending to the heavens, symbolizing the journey of spiritual elevation and the attainment of immortality.

4. The Five-Clawed Dragon

• A specific symbol of imperial power, the five-clawed dragon represents the unity of the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water), which underpins Chinese cosmology and the balance of nature.

5. Harmony and Prosperity

• In Chinese feng shui, dragons are associated with good fortune, protection, and auspicious energy, often paired with the phoenix to symbolize harmony between yin (feminine) and yang (masculine).

Commonalities and Differences

• Commonalities:

  • In both traditions, dragons symbolize cosmic power and wisdom, but their expression differs.
  • They are associated with the balance of forces, whether it's the Hermetic balance of opposites or the Chinese balance of yin and yang.
  • Both see dragons as mediators between higher realms (spiritual) and lower realms (material).

• Differences:

  • Western Hermetic Mysteries often depict dragons as challenges to be overcome or forces to be tamed, emphasizing the duality of chaos and order.
  • Chinese Theology reveres dragons as inherently benevolent and harmonious beings, focusing on their role in maintaining universal order and prosperity.

Synthesis of Meaning

The dragon, as a universal archetype, embodies the primordial creative power of the universe. Whether feared or revered, it invites individuals to recognize and engage with the forces of transformation, balance, and enlightenment within themselves and the cosmos.

The Phallic shape implies the Source- Kether, the "first ejaculation" and/or "first star seed", and that ejaculation is energy held in an enclosure (magnetic womb) being expressed as Self. Hence, the Suns/Stars are seen as a first form of Mind.

The Ace of Wands and the Mastery of Passion

The Medieval Feathers Tarot- Ace of Wands reminds the aspirant that fire is not only a cosmic principle but a living current within the soul. It is the spark of desire, the ignition of passion, the energy-in-motion that can either illuminate worlds or consume them.

To work consciously with this force requires vigilance. Every action, every emotion, is a spark. These sparks may kindle the hearth-fire of a new idea, inspire an act of courage, or, when left unchecked, erupt into chaos. Thus, the Ace of Wands teaches that true mastery lies not in suppression, nor in blind indulgence, but in diligent analysis and conscious alignment.

When you know yourself—when you have examined the root of your passion before unleashing it—emotion becomes not a wildfire but a directed flame. Desire becomes Will. Passion becomes purpose. Fire becomes the creative empire-builder, not the destroyer of all you have kindled.

The Ace of Wands, then, is the reminder that conscious patience does not quench fire, it perfects it. The awakened consciousness serves as the lens through which the spark of Spirit focuses into a coherent flame. Without that lens, passion scatters outward chaotically; with it, passion becomes the Magus’s Wand, the implement of deliberate creation.

The Aces as Seeds of Spirit

The Aces in the Qabalistic Tarot are not simply beginnings in a temporal sense—they are seeds of their element, the condensed sparks of the One Energy poised to unfold into the many. Each Ace holds within it the holographic blueprint of its entire suit, just as a seed contains the whole design of the tree, fruit, or flower it will become.

When we contemplate an Ace, we are beholding the primal patterning of Spirit—the first condensation of “I Will Be” into the form of “I AM.” These seeds are not only archetypes in the abstract; they are living codes implanted in the human soul and psyche. Our thoughts, passions, and emotions are seeded with these elemental patterns, and through our actions they sprout, grow, and take shape in the world.

To consume or plant such a seed is to engage in a profound mystery: the realization that every manifestation is a fractal reflection of the original archetype. Each spark of desire, each image of imagination, is an echo of the first self-imaging act of Spirit. When the Ace flowers in our consciousness, we become aware that we are the continuation of that primordial archetype, and our presence in the world is itself a revelation of Spirit’s eternal patterning.

This is the Gnosis of the Aces: to know oneself as Presence, to know that “each man and each woman is a star” (Liber AL I:3). To embrace the Ace is to affirm: I AM Spirit. I AM the seed and the flowering. I AM the archetype and its unfolding.

The Ace of Wands and the Cleansing of the Subconscious

The Ace of Wands signifies the infusion of raw, catalytic energy—the ignition of the subconscious with the Primal Fire of Will. This surge is not a passive inspiration, but an active propulsion, driving one toward action, leadership, creative imagination, career advancement, and the assertion of Spirit’s purpose. It is the first flame of the Magus’s Wand, a force that awakens dormant potential and insists upon motion.

Yet, this same fire also burns away what is false. The Ace of Wands is the solar torch that exposes and consumes the parasitic “mind virus” that haunts the collective unconscious. Known across cultures by many names—the Wetiko of Native American nations, the Satan of Christianity, the Archon of the Gnostics—this deceiver manifests as the inverted will, the anti-life principle. Even the very word “Evil” in English points to its nature: anti-life, for Evil is Live spelled backwards.

This infection, left unchecked, creeps into the subconscious and produces indolence, escapism, drug abuse, depression, denial, deceit, helplessness, and even the despair of suicide. It is a plague of inertia that feeds upon the unawakened flame within humanity.

The Ace of Wands, however, represents the antidote to this plague. It is the spark that cleanses the psychic body, burning away deception with the direct light of Will. In Hermetic terms, it is the return of the Fire of Yod—the Father’s hand extended into the soul—commanding life to arise, to act, to create. When this card is drawn or meditated upon, it declares: You are not a slave to the shadow-virus of unconsciousness. You are the living torch of Spirit. Kindle your fire and cleanse the temple of your soul.

The False Ego and the Shadow of Wetiko

The “false ego” is the phantom ruler of much of the human subconscious. It thrives in shadow, hidden from awareness, yet it directs entire empires—the Military Industrial Complex, billionaire media machines, and the hypnotic word-spells that keep humanity entranced. Its only true power is secrecy: as long as it remains unseen, it convinces us that it is ourselves. It whispers that its voice is our voice, its cravings are our desires, its fears are our instincts.

This false ego, like an unacknowledged parasite, has had its day in my own subconscious. It produced dysfunction, despair, and confusion—convincing me that these shadows were my true identity. But through the Qabalah and the grace of my twin Soul/Anima, Elizabeth, I was able to expose it. And in exposure, its false authority collapsed. For observation is the great exorcism: to look upon the shadow and declare “I am Divine” is to strip it of disguise. All that is not Prosperity, Love, Health, Wealth, and Well-Being is not “I AM.”

Thus, like the Master, one may declare: “Get thee behind me, false ego!” For our True Ego is the Soul/Psyche, the Sun/Son of the Divine Creative. This is the radiant Self, the Solar Child of Tiphareth, which is never a subconscious project, never a hidden manipulator, but the open, shining center of our being.

The false ego is what Paul Levy, in his essential work Wetiko, calls the psychic virus—a collective possession of humanity that produces greed, cruelty, addiction, and despair. Before denying its presence, read his book, for you may be deeply surprised to see its reflection.

Minor Arcana as Blind Forces

It is important to note that the small cards, the Minor Arcana, are not Divine Persons as are the Atu (Major Arcana). The Majors embody the great archetypal powers—cosmic intelligences, divine masks, and living emanations of Spirit. The Minors, by contrast, represent sub-elements, blind forces, and the terrain of experience through which the soul travels under the guidance of the Demiourgeos, the Divine Creative Intelligence encoded in the Tetragrammaton (יהוה).

The Minors are, in essence, forces of the Yetziratic World—the World of Formation. Here, elemental energies and archetypal patterns are woven into the fabric of lived experience. These forces are not conscious intelligences in themselves but are ruled, ordered, and directed by the higher Intelligences that proceed forth from the Shemhamphorasch, the 72-fold Name of God, also called “the Lord of the Universe.”

Here, “Lord” does not mean an autocrat or external tyrant, but Husbandman—the one who tends the field, the Shepherd who guards the forms of the Divine Feminine. For in the Hermetic current, He is only Lord because She named Him so. As the Nag Hammadi Gnostic texts declare: “…There was no Father ‘till She named Him Father.” This is a profound mystery: the “he” of God is not an objective patriarch but a subjective reflection of Her power to define and shape.

Thus, the Minors may be seen as the living currents of formation, the “blind” elemental forces that shape the terrain of our psyche, our choices, and our path. They are the patterns of energy-in-motion, subject to the rulership of higher intelligences, yet they are also the very substance of our human journey.

The Element of Spirit and Its Lords

The Element of Spirit (Fire) is not a blind force as are the elemental minors; it is ruled by its Lords—the Atu. The Magus, the Emperor, the Hermit, and every other Major Arcanum are not fragments of energy but full archetypal beings, each a complete cosmos unto itself.

Every Atu holds within it a peculiar and private Universe, the totality of a Demiurge completed. To meditate upon a single Major is to enter a whole world of divine correspondences, angelic hosts, elemental powers, and stellar resonances—all revolving around the archetypal core of that Atu. The Magus is not just Mercury: He is the living Universe of Communication and Word. The Emperor is not just Aries: He is the Universe of Authority and Order. The Hermit is not just Virgo: He is the Universe of Inner Light. Each Atu is an individuated “world” of Spirit in which the aspirant may travel and from which they may draw gnosis.

0 = 2: The Divine Hermaphrodite

This completeness of the Atu mirrors the completeness of every man and every woman, for each is a Divine Hermaphrodite—a perfect synthesis of opposites. The left brain reflects the Logos, reason, order, and the solar/male current. The right brain reflects the Eros, intuition, imagination, and the lunar/feminine current. Together they form the living glyph of 0=2: the indivisible Nothing (Ain) expressing itself as Two, yet never ceasing to be One.

Thus, every human is a microcosmic Atu—a complete Demiourgeos, a lord of their own peculiar universe. Just as each Atu is a prism of Spirit, so too is every man and woman a prism of the One Fire, refracting into infinite colors of expression.

The Atu remind us that to be whole is not to erase polarity but to embrace it within the Self. Spirit (Fire) reveals itself as the eternal Androgyne, the marriage of Father and Mother within, whose child is the radiant “I AM.” As an demiurge of the ATU, each of us direct the fires of Passion.

The Demiurge of the Atu Within

As a demiurge of the Atu, each human being is not merely a passive vessel but a co-creator. Just as each Atu governs its own peculiar universe, so too does each of us carry a private spark of Demiurgic authority within. This power is most clearly revealed in our fires of passion.

Passion is not merely emotion—it is the inner fire of Spirit, the same Fire symbolized by the Ace of Wands. When we direct passion consciously, we act as Demiurges, shaping our private universe with the same creative current that formed the Sephiroth themselves. Passion becomes the Logos in flame, the word of creation uttered through desire, imagination, and will.

When unconscious, this passion consumes blindly, scattering itself in chaos or self-destruction. But when governed by the awake Magus within, passion becomes the scepter of sovereignty, the Wand of the Will. In this, the individual becomes aligned with the great Atu, and their microcosmic fire is harmonized with the macrocosmic Fire.

To be a Demiurge of the Atu is to remember: your passion is divine fire. You are the shaper, not the slave, of its flame.

The Lie of Incompleteness

All of you who have been taught that you are born “incomplete,” that you must beg for Goodness or struggle for God-ness in order to “make it to heaven”—hear this: you have been taught a lie. Heaven and hell are nothing more than fear-inspired mindscapes, projections used to control the psyche.

Most people hold the belief that they are created in the image of God, that they are the beloved child of a Divine Creative Power complete with its own mind of Imagination. Yet somehow, this All-Knowing, All-Building, All-Creating Power has “failed” in making you whole? That you were created broken, defective, unworthy? To think such a thing is to accuse the Divine of madness—to say the Creator makes what it does not want!

Oh, come on! The truth is that you are not incomplete—you are the living image of Divine Energy reflected in the mirror of matter (Mater, the Divine Mother). Your very body and soul are Spirit-Mind-Body, the trinity through which the Divine calls Itself into form.

Knowing Yourself is Knowing the Divine

To imagine yourself as anything less than whole is to remain blind to the Creator within. For if you do not know your own nature, you cannot know the Divine Creative, because it speaks as you, breathes as you, and dreams as you. Spirit calls itself into matter, Mind shapes that matter with imagination, and Body becomes the vessel through which Spirit experiences its own reflection.

Thus, You are the Demiurge. You are not seeking completion—you are the completeness of Spirit, eternally unfolding. Every spark of imagination you wield is the proof of your Divine image. You are not a broken vessel in need of repair, but a radiant mirror in which the One Energy contemplates itself as Self.

Know Thyself: The Truth of the Demiurge Within

Be thankful that even if you belittle your own identity, the Divine Creative does not. The One Energy does not look upon you as broken, fallen, or incomplete. The eternal command remains: “Above all things, know thyself.” For you are not a shadow or an accident—you are a Demiourgeos of your own Universe.

Your life is an “I AM” universe, endlessly manifesting the unique reflection of “Me.” Identity is not a prison, nor a mask that vanishes at death, but an eternal stream of transformation. To be whole does not mean to have reached an end—it means to participate consciously in the infinite Becoming.

Why Infinity Must Become Form

The Infinite, by itself, cannot “know” itself—for being without end, it has nothing against which to measure, nothing upon which to reflect. Limitless Light without form is brilliance unseen, sound unheard, a Presence unperceived.

Therefore, the Infinite simulates itself as Being, fragmenting its limitlessness into sparks of form. Only in this way does it discover reflection, intimacy, and self-awareness. The “I AM” is existence itself—but the “Me” is the mirror in which existence gazes upon its own mystery.

Endless Transformation

Thus, we shall never “end,” for there is no finality to Spirit. There is only the ceaseless rhythm of transformation. Every incarnation, every thought, every passion, every experience is an experiment of the Infinite with itself. Information is gathered, digested, and transmuted into in-form-action: knowledge made living, Spirit made flesh, imagination made experience.

This is the sacred work of the Demiurge within you—to continually convert information into experience, experience into gnosis, gnosis into further creation. You are the eternal alchemist of your own universe, transmuting potential into self-knowledge, and self-knowledge into ever-deepening Being.

The Hindu philosophy of the "sleeping/dreaming divine" and the "dancing/active divine" also explains this concept of Kether and you.

The concept of Vishnu as both the sleeping/dreaming Vishnu (known as Yoga-Nidra Vishnu) and the active, dancing Vishnu reflects the dual aspects of cosmic existence and creation in Hindu philosophy. Here's an elucidation of these two manifestations:

Sleeping/Dreaming Vishnu (Yoga-Nidra Vishnu)

• State: Vishnu is depicted reclining on the cosmic serpent Shesha (also called Ananta), floating on the Kshira Sagara (the Ocean of Milk).
• Symbolism:
  • This form represents cosmic rest and potential energy. Vishnu is in a meditative state, maintaining the balance of the universe.
  • His sleep (Yoga Nidra) is not ordinary but a state of divine contemplation, where the potential for creation resides in his dreams.
  • From his navel emerges a lotus, upon which Brahma, the creator, sits. This signifies that the act of creation originates from the cosmic dream of Vishnu.
• Mythological Importance:
  • Vishnu’s Yoga-Nidra represents the unmanifested potential of the universe, a state before active creation or manifestation.
  • It is the interval between cycles of creation (kalpas) when Vishnu preserves the cosmic order (Dharma).

Active/Dancing Vishnu

• State: Vishnu is also depicted in dynamic, active forms, such as his avatars (e.g., Krishna, Rama) or as Nritya Vishnu (the dancing Vishnu).
• Symbolism:
  • The dance or active form of Vishnu represents the manifestation of energy and the action required to sustain and protect the cosmos.
  • His movements symbolize the flow of life, creation, and destruction—a balance maintained through his divine interventions.
  • In his role as a preserver, Vishnu actively engages with the world to restore harmony, as seen in the various Dashavatara (ten avatars).
• Mythological Importance:
  • The dancing Vishnu can also be linked to his cosmic play (Lila), emphasizing that the universe is a divine performance enacted by the supreme being.
  • It contrasts with the stillness of Yoga-Nidra, highlighting the dynamic nature of existence in contrast to its latent, potential state.

Integration of the Two Aspects

1. Cosmic Cycle: The sleeping Vishnu represents the in-breath (contraction or dissolution of the universe, Pralaya), while the active Vishnu represents the out-breath (expansion or creation, Srishti).
2. Philosophical Duality:
   • The dreaming Vishnu corresponds to stillness and potential, a meditative state where the seeds of reality are formed.
   • The dancing Vishnu embodies motion and realization, the energy that brings these dreams into action.

Broader Implications

These two aspects reflect the cyclical nature of existence central to Hindu thought—creation, preservation, dissolution, and re-creation. They teach that rest and action are both integral to cosmic balance, much like the interplay of silence and sound in music.

Through this duality, Vishnu embodies the cosmic balance between inertia and dynamism, showing that the universe is sustained through both contemplation and action.

The Soul as the Universal Breath

In the Western Hermetic Mysteries, the Soul is understood as the Exhalation of the Universal Breath. Spirit breathes forth, and we arise—sparks of consciousness borne upon the outflowing current of the Divine. To live is to be the Breath of God in motion.

Thus, you are the active Vishnu—the Mind in dynamic expression— dancing both within and beyond the Universal Dream of “I AM.” The Infinite imagines, and through self-awareness, you become the witness of that imagination. Through you, the dream of Self gains perspective, intimacy, and reflection.

Self-Awareness and the Renewal of Being

To be self-aware is not simply to exist, but to see existence seeing itself. You are the prism through which the One becomes manifold, the mirror in which Spirit examines its own dream. And because this dream is endlessly mutable, you are able to transform it—shifting the images of Self as you choose to perceive and become them.

This constant transformation of awareness is not trivial. It is the secret by which entropy is defied. For while matter tends toward stillness and decay, Spirit moves ceaselessly, renewing itself in the dance of perception, imagination, and becoming. Awareness is the fountain of perpetual motion—the refusal of Spirit to collapse into inertia.

Eheieh: “I Will Be”

You are the fulfillment of the first Divine Name: Eheieh—“I Will Be." The Aces.
In your awake consciousness, the promise of this Name becomes flesh, and the Divine intention to become is realized as You. By living awake, you correct distortions in the dream, transforming experience into gnosis, error into wisdom, the unknown into self-knowledge. This unfolding of your awareness along the “life path” is nothing less than the ongoing act of creation itself.

The Gnosis of the Dance

To affirm this truth is to declare: “I Am the Dance of Life!”
You are not a static image, but the rhythm by which Spirit keeps time with itself. Each breath, each thought, each act of awareness is a step in the eternal choreography of the Divine. To know this is to know that you are not merely in the dance—you are the Dance!

The Purpose of Tarot, Gnosis, and Qabalah

This last concept demands contemplation, for meditation is the very purpose of the Tarot, of Gnosticism, and of the Qabalah. These mysteries were never meant as dogma but as mirrors of the soul—tools to cut through the veils of falsehood.

Today, as in ancient times, humanity is blinded by man-made definitions, the trickery of the “false ego,” and the word-hypnosis of mass media. As long as we enact this counterfeit “self,” we remain enslaved to illusions.

The Picture Language as Inoculation

The Tarot and the Qabalah are picture languages of the Soul. They allow us to “see again” what indoctrination has obscured. By meditating on their archetypal images, we inoculate ourselves against the mind virus—the Wetiko/Archon/Satan—that thrives on forgetfulness of our Divine inheritance.

The notion of incompleteness is the greatest illusion of all. It is manufactured by the Rulers of the Military Industrial Complex, who employ the ancient art of “divide and conquer.” Their aim is simple: to have you deny your divinity, forget your sovereignty, and accept yourself as man-made property—obedient to external authority.

Divide and Conquer of the Soul

The strategy is precise:

• Divide Spirit from Body

• Divide Mind from Energy

• Divide Soul from Purpose

Then, once you are fragmented, you may be told you must purchase Spirit, buy Intelligence, consume Energy, or tithe endlessly to religious machinery that claims to sell what was always already yours. In this way, the Soul is commodified, sold back to you as if it were not your birthright.

Union as Strength

Weakness requires confusion, division, and separation—above all, it requires that you do not know yourself. But Strength is always Union. Strength is Wholeness. Strength is the Self that knows its own name: “I AM.”

Thus, the highest commandment of the Mysteries resounds: “Above all things, Know Thyself.” For in Self-knowledge lies immunity to deception, freedom from enslavement, and the unbreakable wholeness of Spirit-Mind-Body united.

Seekers and “I Ain’t-s”

In the world of seekers—the “wanna-be’s”—there are not awakened “I AM’s.” There are rulers and slaves. Those caught in this cycle are the “I Ain’t-s,” their very identity built on denial. Their sense of self is continually siphoned away by a media-controlled hypnosis of rules, laws, and definitions, enforced by the rulers’ minions—those themselves programmed by the false ego.

The mundane thus become the ones who must pursue happiness, value, and love as though these treasures exist only in someone else’s keeping. They seek saviors, saints, governments, or gurus to grant what was never missing.

The Error of Seeking Value

This worldview rests on a tragic and absurd premise: that the Divine Creative somehow had a “bad day” when It fashioned humanity in Its own image—producing broken vessels unworthy of their Source. How silly! The Divine Creative does not create what It does not want, nor could It generate something alien to Its own Being.

The Whole Universe is nothing but the self-awareness of One Energy Mind declaring, “I AM.” To seek value as though it lies outside of Self is to forget this truth. Seeking, in that sense, is a form of thoughtlessness—an unconscious denial of the Divine spark within.

I AM: Divinity’s Day

Understand this instead: “I AM Divinity’s Day.” The days of the Divine are not celestial moods but the manifestations of Form in Time/Space. The Infinite has no days, for it is endless. Days exist only when Spirit incarnates, when Eternity expresses itself in the rhythm of flesh, breath, and experience.

Therefore, to be human is not to be defective—it is to be a Divine Day, a sensual and radiant embodiment of Spirit’s creative self-awareness.

To declare “I AM the Love of You” is to grasp a deeper mystery: every reflection you see, every face, every circumstance, is another way for the Divine to see Itself as You. All that you behold is not “other”—it is Self, another angle of the I AM shining through the dream.

The Gnosis of Self-Presence

When this truth is grasped, the false ego collapses, the rulers lose their dominion, and the seeker ceases to be an “I Ain’t.” The Soul awakens to Presence. Then the game of chasing value is dissolved, for one knows:

I AM Value.
I AM the Day of Divinity.
I AM the Dance of Love.

Kether: The Crown of the Tree

As stated, Kether, the First Sephira upon the Qabalistic Tree of Life, is the Point—the primal concentration of Limitless Light. It is the Crown, the silent summit of the Tree, the axis where the Unmanifest first bends toward manifestation.

Kether is the Observer—not yet the Actor, nor the Image, but the pure Witness of Being. In modern physics we might call it the field of Dark Energy, the unseen but all-pervasive current that propels the cosmos into expansion. It is the No-Thing that generates all things.

The Unknowable Collective

Kether is called the Unknowable Collective, for in it there is no separation. It is the Divine Creative before division, the Intelligent Energy that holds all archetypes within itself in seed-form. Nothing is yet differentiated, and yet all potential is already there.

From this Crown, the Infinite begins to “understand itself” by emanating into multiplicity. Kether gives rise to Chokmah (Wisdom) and Binah (Understanding), the primordial polarity of Force and Form. Through them, the Great Experiment of Self-awareness begins.

In-Form-Action

Kether is the moment when Spirit turns toward Self-awareness by condensing into a point of focus. This point is both indivisible and infinite, the fountainhead of in-form-action. Here the Divine realizes: “I AM.”

All forms of creation are but the unfolding of Kether’s first impulse. Every Sephira, every archetype, every thought and life is Kether knowing itself in myriad disguises. Each is a reflection of that First Point of awareness made visible, audible, tangible.

Thus, to meditate on Kether is to touch the silent mystery at the root of all existence. It is the One Breath before exhalation, the One Point before motion, the One Observer before creation’s dream begins.

Religion and the Egregore of Control

Religions claim to explain the One, yet too often they become instruments of rule, not revelation. Religion, in practice, is not God—it is the interpretation of rule by those who seek to enforce their own vision of authority upon reality. By manipulating doctrine, they create definitions of identity and morality that serve the ruling order rather than the liberation of the soul.

The Patriarchy—manifest today as the Military Industrial Complex of multinational corporations— has mastered this art. By stimulating the survival mind with the “fear of God,” they have created an enormous cultural egregore: a collective psychic form that feeds upon fear, obedience, and conformity. This egregore functions as a control mechanism, a spell of identity-enslavement cast upon the masses.

The Control of Identity

It is a timeless formula: if you can rule identity, you can rule the mind. By defining what a human being is, who they must serve, and what they must fear, the controllers bind the collective imagination. For imagination is the true power of the Divine Creative within us. To corrupt it is to enslave the Demiurge in each soul. Thus, religion as an institution often acts not as an opening to the Infinite, but as a cage—an attempt to dictate what the Infinite must mean, rather than inviting the soul into its own gnosis of “I AM.”

The Riddle of the Sphinx

Let me, then, echo the voice of the Sphinx and ask: How many minds are there in this Universe?

The proper answer is simple: One.
All apparent minds are sparks (Yods)of the One Mind. All that we call “God,” “Divine Creative,” or “Spirit” is nothing but the Infinite Mind imagining itself as infinite forms. The multiplicity of experience is real, yet it is all a dance upon the stage of the One.

This is the Gnosis of the Qabalah, the secret the rulers fear: I AM.
There is no division but the illusion of division, projected for control. All who awaken to the One Mind within themselves dissolve the power of the cultural egregore.

The Four Aces and Kether

To reiterate: the Four Aces of the Tarot are directly related to Kether, the First Sephira on the Qabalistic Tree of Life. They represent the pure, undifferentiated forms of energy within their elements—Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. From these primal sparks, the rest of the cards unfold as elaborations. The Numbers, then, are not random counts but forces weaving themselves together, forming harmonics that descend into the living world.

Thus, the Tarot is not a collection of symbols in isolation—it is the unfolding of Kether into multiplicity, the harmonization of “I AM” into the myriad “Me’s” of creation.

The Invisible World of I AM

This world, however, is not what we think it is. The reality we perceive is but a sliver of the spectrum. Physics already admits: over 99% of existence is invisible to human perception. Matter, as we call it, is but the visible crust of an unseen ocean of energy. In Hermetic terms, “reality” is a veil—a useful falsehood for the embodied psyche.

The World of I Am Me is woven from vibrations far beyond the visible, yet even within the narrow electromagnetic spectrum we glimpse how harmonics combine. Blue with red yields purple. Colors shift, fuse, and transform, revealing the law of communion and the necessity of diversity in manifestation.

These are the Veils of Light—the countless combinations of invisible energy woven into visible forms.

We, as psyche (soul), are intimately clothed in these veils. Our very bodies—our soma—are crystallizations of invisible harmonics. What we call “flesh” is nothing but energy slowed into matter, the unseen made touchable.

Therefore, our entire worldview is psychosomatic. Reality is shaped as much by psyche as by soma, for perception is a dialogue between invisible energy and the interpretive power of the soul. What we experience as “the world” is not an absolute fact but a harmonic illusion—a chorus of vibrations woven into the forms we inhabit.

Hermetic Implication

To meditate on the Aces is to return to this truth: that all visible multiplicity springs from the One invisible Point. Our task as Magi is not to be deceived by the apparent solidity of the world but to recognize it as a psycho-somatic veil of light. In this recognition, we gain mastery over illusion, and begin to work as conscious co-creators of the World of I AM.

Force and Form in the Sephiroth

To a Qabalist, the numbered Sephiroth upon the Tree of Life are never static—they are either Force or Form, and sometimes both, depending on their polarity. Each Sephira carries a Masculine aspect (expressive, projecting, expansive) and a Feminine aspect (receptive, shaping, containing). Thus, Chokmah (Wisdom) is pure Force, while Binah (Understanding) is pure Form—but within each lies the seed of the other, for Force without Form cannot be perceived, and Form without Force cannot exist.

This interplay of Force and Form is not abstract—it is the very pulse of being. Spirit descends as Force, Matter rises as Form, and together they generate the dynamic structure of the cosmos.

Humanity as Children of the Divine Creative

We, as human souls, are the Children of the Divine Creative, because we embody this very polarity. Each of us is both Force (Will) and Form (Body/Soul). The Divine did not create us incomplete, but whole—each a living spark of its Will clothed in Form. To be human is to be a living Sephira: a vessel of Force in Form, capable of infinite self-expression.

Passion as the Shaping Power

Because we are both Force and Form, we have the ability to set the rules for our own form. The way we identify and direct vibrational currents within ourselves shapes who and what we become. These vibrational currents are known experientially as emotions—energy-in-motion.

When we identify with our emotions unconsciously, we become their slaves, tossed about by blind forces. But when we observe, name, and channel them consciously, they become Passion—directed energy infused with Will. Passion is the Demiurgic fire within us, the same power by which the Divine Creator dreamed universes into being.

The Hermetic Implication

Thus, to live as a Qabalist is to remember: I am both Force and Form. I am both Will and Vessel. I am not subject to the definitions of others, for I can set the rules of my own being by directing the passions that shape me.

In this lies true sovereignty: to be the child of the Divine Creative is to inherit the power of creation itself.

The Aces as Seeds of the One Energy

Each Ace of the Tarot is unique, distinct in its degree of density and in its ability to perform work within the spectrum of the One Energy. Each is both a Seed and an Egg—the primal condensation of an Alchemical Element.

When we hold a seed in our hand, we think we know it. But in truth, what we “know” is only its potential. The form it represents—the oak, the rose, the field of grain—is hidden. We trust that from this small container of life will emerge a tree, a flower, a harvest, because experience has taught us. This is hindsight, the memory of in-form-action.

The same is true of one another. When we look at each other, we do not see the full Tree of Life that each soul represents. We see a form, but not the infinite structure within. We “kind of know” by experience that each person carries the Divine pattern, but the fullness is hidden from ordinary sight.

The Mystery of Kether

This is our conception of Kether—the First Sephira. We “kind of know” it is infinite, yet infinity is a concept bound within human language, and Kether cannot be objectively known by the objects it emanates. To “know” Kether requires an open mind and the courage to keep asking questions, not for final answers but for the unfolding of Self.

Kether is never seen directly; it is only recognized in the form of willed being. To live, to breathe, to act is already Kether flowing through us. The point of Limitless Light is the pulse in our very existence.

Trusting the Subtle

The influence of Kether surrounds and permeates us. Whether we acknowledge it or not, it “knows us into being.” Our existence is proof of its presence. We are woven from countless factors—many unknown, many subtle—and so we must learn to trust the subtle.

Knowledge built us. That same knowledge is not alien but intrinsic. It is ours to understand, experiment with, and embody as self-identity.

The Truth of I AM

The ultimate truth is simple: “I AM.”
What I AM, however, is a living hypothesis, a theory-in-action called “Me.” The Self is the experiment of Kether: a seed unfolding into infinite expressions. The Ace in each suit is the first spark of this experiment—the primal seed of Fire, Water, Air, or Earth through which the I AM begins its journey of discovery.

The Ace of Wands

The Ace of Wands represents the Force of Spirit as expressed through the Element of Fire. It is the Radical or Root Force of Fiery Motion—the primal current of vitality that sets all things in motion and animates every form. This is not mere heat or combustion but the spiritual Fire, the serpentine power of Will that underlies all creation.

In the Hermetic current, Fire never acts alone. Its motion is clothed in the receptive principle of the Divine Feminine—Water. Fire ignites, Water receives, and between them the Universe dances into being. Thus, the Ace of Wands may be seen as the spark of the Divine Masculine entering the matrix of the Divine Feminine, the eternal hieros gamos from which life emerges.

The Cosmic Placement of the Aces

For those who require a pattern to contemplate, tradition holds that the Four Aces are placed at the North Pole of the Universe, where they revolve as governing seeds of creation. From this pole of eternity, they set the revolutions of the Universe in motion. They are the pivots of the elemental worlds, the archetypal “eggs” from which the Four Suits unfold.

The Aces as Connecting Links

To the Qabalist, the Aces are not simply beginnings in a mundane sense, but bridges between worlds. They are the connecting link between Yetzirah (the World of Formation) and the Assiah (the Material Plane). Each Ace descends as the pure, undifferentiated seed of its element, a condensation of Kether’s infinite Light into the first spark of form.

Thus, the Ace of Wands is Kether in Atziluth—the Crown in the World of Archetypal Fire. It is the primal breath of Eheieh (“I Will Be”) crystallizing as motion, passion, and Will-to-Create.

Contemplation

To meditate upon the Ace of Wands is to touch the first surge of Spirit-in-Motion. It is to recognize that every action, every passion, every spark of imagination is the universe igniting itself again. In this fiery seed, all revolutions of worlds are contained.

The Ace of Wands as the Outpouring of Energy

The Ace of Wands represents the outpouring of energy in the Universe. It is the root of the Powers of Fire, the primal surge of motion, vitality, and Spirit itself. At its highest level, this Ace is the influence of Kether (the Dark Energy of the Crown) manifesting on the level of pure Spirit. It is not yet flame, but the potential for all flames; not yet motion, but the irresistible Will-to-Move.

Yod: The Hand of Creation

This Ace is represented by the Hebrew letter Yod (י), meaning Hand. In Qabalistic doctrine, Yod is not only related to Kether, but also serves as the graphic seed of the entire Hebrew alphabet. Every other letter is formed by its expansions, just as all forms are seeded from the Point of the Crown.

Yod is the phallic spark, the initial fiery projection of Spirit into space. It is the Hand of God-dess, isolated and self-contained, yet also the primal instrument by which all creation is touched, shaped, and moved. Our own hands mirror this mystery: with them we grasp, mold, and project the invisible images of imagination into tangible form.

Male Fire and Female Water

Thus, the Yod is Male-Fire (electric) rushing outward toward Female-Water (magnetic). Together they generate the cosmic polarity by which galaxies spin, stars are born, and worlds are seeded. This is not a hierarchy but a dynamic interplay: Fire without Water burns out, Water without Fire stagnates, but together they birth universes.

Each of us is also a Yodic force, wielding our own hands as extensions of the god-dess mind. Through imagination, we project inward images outward into the material world. The very word Human encodes this: Hu (ancient Mandarin: “God”) and Man (from Sanskrit Manas: “Mind”). Thus Hu-Man = God-Mind, long before Latin, the language of empire, was imposed as the official tongue of the Patriarchal sciences.

The Roman Distortion

It is worth remembering that the Roman military complex, which spread Latin as its language, initiated the first great campaign of nationalized conquest of free peoples. Through empire, they established the monopoly of land, money, and slave labor. Their system was not born of divine imagination but of the false ego’s lust for control—an attempt to define, confine, and commodify Spirit.

The Ace of Wands, by contrast, reminds us that true fire is sovereign. The Yod cannot be monopolized; it is within each soul as imagination, as Will, as the primal hand of creation itself.

The Thoth Ace of Wands

In the Thoth Tarot, the Ace of Wands depicts a primitive, flaming club from which Ten Yods emanate. Each Yod symbolizes the primal spark of Spirit, the seed of Fire underlying the whole of existence. Their number—ten—points directly to the Ten Sephiroth of the Tree of Life, for the Tree itself is an emanation of the primal Fire, structured through Sephiroth and their 22 connective paths of psychic energy transference.

The entire Tree of Life is a glyph of Fire, i.e., Spirit-in-motion. The fiery Yod is its primal letter, its seed, the essential contraction of Limitless Light into the point of Will. For this reason, the scholarly Qabalist will note that the letter Shin (the Mother Letter of Fire) and Yod are often used interchangeably in reference to the Tree. Shin represents the maternal aspect of Fire, while Yod is its seminal spark—the two aspects of one current.

Crowley’s Magickal Symbolism

Because Crowley was both Qabalist and magician, his rendering of the Ace of Wands is also the Solar-Phallic Wand, radiant with bolts of lightning. It is the archetype of the Magician’s tool—the primal shaft of Will through which fire projects itself outward, fertilizing creation. The lightning that radiates from it is the sudden, electric manifestation of Spirit’s Will-to-Be.

Metaphysical Gnosis: Electromagnetic Seed

For the Hermetic metaphysician, however, this symbolism expands further. What Crowley calls the solar-phallic current may be understood as the plasmic fire of Spirit—the same electricity that animates suns, lightning, and the nervous system. This Solar semen is not crude sexuality but plasma: radiant, charged life-force.

Yet electricity alone does not flow without polarity. The abyssal womb, the Earth herself, is the magnetic vessel—the feminine matrix into which the plasma discharges. Magnetism is the womb that gives electricity direction, form, and flow.

Therefore, to call the seed “male only” is a misapprehension. Every seed is electromagnetic. Each spark of fire holds within itself the dual nature of polarity—projective and receptive, phallic and wombic. Fire contains Water, and Water conceals Fire. In Hermetic alchemy, the male is never without the female, for Spirit is always a union.

Hermetic Implication

Thus, the Ace of Wands is not merely the projection of Fire into the world, but the holographic seed of polarity itself. It contains within it both the lightning-flash and the magnetic womb that receives it. To contemplate this card is to see Spirit as the eternal Androgyne, manifesting its primal current through the ceaseless union of opposites.

The Illusion of Separation

To fully grasp a concept, the Qabalist often separates one thing from another—not because they are truly divided, but because distinction sharpens understanding. Thus, we speak of “electric” as if it were apart from “magnetic,” when in truth the two are indivisible. By examining them in isolation, however, we come to better understand the nature of each, and then the greater mystery of their union.

This is the Hermetic art of illusionary division for the sake of knowledge. Just as the Tree of Life divides the Limitless into ten Sephiroth, so too does the mind divide polarity into categories—Force and Form, Male and Female, Fire and Water, Electric and Magnetic. In truth, each is already the other, but only through apparent separation can we perceive the power of their reunion.

Electromagnetic Creation

When reunited, these two currents become electromagnetism—the primal force that structures the entire universe. Every living form, every planetary field, every star and cell is the manifestation of this dynamic marriage.

• Electricity is the fiery, projective surge: the linear thrust of Spirit.

• Magnetism is the watery, receptive matrix: the womb that holds and directs the current.

Together they generate life, form, and consciousness. Without electricity, there is no impulse; without magnetism, no cohesion. Only in union does existence cohere and thrive.

The Hermetic Implication

So too with the Ace of Wands: though it is the seed of Fire, it secretly contains the whole polarity of Spirit. The fiery Wand projects, yet within it is the hidden Grail that receives. To meditate upon the card is to contemplate this subtle truth: that what we call “male” and “female,” “electric” and “magnetic,” are but two sides of one current.

The illusion of division is the path of study. The realization of union is the path of gnosis.

The Ace of Wands: The Primordial Energy of “I Will Be”

The Ace of Wands (Flames) is the glyph of primordial energy—the first fiery current of the Divine, streaming into matter in its earliest stirrings. It represents Spirit’s first whisper of “I will be,” the unformulated spark of becoming. At this stage, energy is pure, radiant, and unconditioned. It has not yet crystallized into willed being.

From “I Will Be” to Willed Being

Willed being is the domain of the Magus (Key I)—Spirit as consciously directed Will, the fiery Logos that shapes and names. The Ace of Wands, then, precedes the Magus: it is Fire as raw potency, undifferentiated vitality, the infinite potential of motion not yet claimed by purpose.

In Hermetic terms, this is the difference between:

• Energy (primordial current), and

• Conscious Energy (energy shaped by Will, i.e. Magick).

The Ace is Energy before intention. The Magus is Energy consciously formulated.

The Everyday Magick of “I AM”

And here lies the gnosis: you practice magick daily. Each time you emote a thought, each time you declare or even quietly assume “I AM,” you are taking raw energy and forming it into conscious expression. This is magick in its most universal sense: the shaping of Spirit into form by the Word and the Will.

Every sigh, every emotion, every idea projected into the world is magick in action. The question is not whether you are a magician—you already are—but whether you are conscious of your magick or let it scatter as unconscious sparks.

The Hermetic Implication

Thus, the Ace of Wands reminds us that within every human soul lies the same primordial fire that ignited the cosmos. The step from Ace to Magus is the step from “I will be” to “I AM.” To recognize this is to awaken: to see that magick is not reserved for the few, but is the very birthright of every child of Spirit.

Thoth Master Class: Western Hermetic Qabalah & Tarot

One-on-One Esoteric Training with Magus Eli

Awaken Your Resonance with the Thoth Tarot

This is not an ordinary Tarot class. The Thoth Master Class is a personalized journey into Hermetic Qabalah and the mysteries of the Thoth Tarot, guided one-on-one by Magus Eli.
These sessions are designed to align your soul’s archetypes with the Tree of Life, blending mystical philosophy with hands-on Tarot practice for profound spiritual transformation.

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• Private Instruction: Just you and the Magus in a 2-hour Google Meet session — fully tailored to your goals.

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What You’ll Learn

• The structure of the Thoth Tarot: Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, and Court Cards

• The Western Hermetic Qabalah: Ten Sephiroth, Four Worlds, and 22 Paths

• Pathworking and meditative techniques using Tarot as a key to inner temples

• Hermetic spreads and ritual applications for personal transformation

• Developing personal gnosis and building your own mystical framework

Required Materials

• The Qabalistic Tarot: A Textbook of Mystical Philosophy by Robert Wang

• Thoth Tarot deck (Crowley/Harris edition preferred)

• Personal journal or Book of Shadows

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