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Tarot the Fool, and by signification an ox. Thus we have the famous I.N.R.I. =
y. n. r. i. = f, h, !, f; the Virgin, the Evil Serpent, the Sun, suggesting the story of
Genesis ii. and of the Gospel. The initials of the Egyptian names Isis, Apophis, Osiris,
which correspond, give in their turn the Ineffable Name IAO; thus we say that the
Ineffable is concealed in and revealed by the Birth, Death and Resurrection of Christ;
and further the Signs of the Mourning of the Mother, Triumph of the Destroyer, and
Rising of the Son, give by shape the letters L.V.X., Lux, which letters are (again)
concealed in and revealed by the Cross the Light of the Cross. Further
examples will be found in A Note on Genesis. One of the most famous is the Mene,
Tekel, Upharsin of Daniel, the imaginary prophet who lived under Belshazzar the
imaginary king.
anm. The Hanged Man, Death, the Fool = Sacrificed to Death by thy Folly.
lkt. The Universe, the Wheel of Fortune, Justice = Thy kingdom s fortune is in
the Balance.
crp The Blasted Tower, the Sun, the Last Judgement = Ruined is thy glory,
and finished.
But we cannot help thinking that this exegesis must have been very hard work.
We could more easily read
anm. To sacrifice to death is folly.
lkt. Thy kingdom shall be fortunate, for it is just.
crp The Tower of thy glory shall endure until the Last Days.
There! that didn t take two minutes; and Belshazzar would have exalted us above
Daniel.
Similarly AL, God, may be interpreted His folly is justice, as it is written: The
wisdom of this word is foolishness with God.
Or, by Yetzirah, The air is His balance, as it is written: God made the firmament,
and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were
above the firmament.
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LIBER LVIII
Or by meaning: The ox and the goad, i.e. He is both matter and motion.
We here append a sketch MS by Frater P., giving his explanation by Tarot, etc., of the
letters of the alphabet spelt in full.
MYSTIC READINGS OF THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET
(See TAROT CARDS, AND MEDITATE)
[la. Folly s Doom is Ruin
tyb. The Juggler with the Secret of the Universe.
lmg. The Holy Guardian Angel is attained by Self-Sacrifice and Equilibrium.
tld. The Gate of the Equilibrium of the Universe. (Note D, the highest reciprocal path.)
hh. The Mother is the Daughter; and the Daughter is the Mother.
ww. The Son is (but) the Son. (These two letters show the true doctrine of Initiation as
given in Liber 418; opposed to Protestant Exotericism.
}yz. The answer of the Oracles is always Death.
tyj. The Chariot of the Secret of the Universe.
tyf. She who rules the Secret Force of the Universe.
dwy. The Secret of the Gate of Initiation.
[k. In the Whirlings is War.
dml. By Equilibrium and Self-Sacrifice, the Gate!
\ym. The Secret is hidden between the Waters that are above and the Waters that are
beneath. (Symbol, the Ark containing the secret of Life borne upon the Bosom of the
Deluge beneath the Clouds.)
}wn. Initiation is guarded on both sides by death.
]ms. Self-control and Self-sacrifice govern the Wheel.
}yu. The Secret of Generation is Death.
hp. The Fortress of the Most High. (Note P, the lowest reciprocal path).
ydx. In the Star is the Gate of the Sanctuary.
[wq. Illusionary is the Initiation of Disorder.
cyr. In the Sun (Osiris) is the Secret of the Spirit.
}yc. Resurrection is hidden in Death.
wt. The Universe is the Hexagram.
(Other meanings suit other planes and other grades.)
Truly there is no end to this wondrous science; and when the sceptic sneers, With all
these methods one ought to be able to make everything out of nothing, the Qabalist
smiles back the sublime retort, With these methods One did make everything out of
nothing.
Besides these, there is still one more method a method of some little importance to
students of the Siphra Dzenioutha, namely the analogies drawn from the shapes of
letters; these are often interesting enough. a, for example, is a w between y and y,
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