LE MAT Original energy. The indefinite. Freedom. Folly. Chaos. Man moving toward his own evolution. Nomad. Anarchy. Desire. Infinite dimension. Delirium. Aspiring to light and eternal life. Seeking the truth. Advancing toward developing all human possibilities. Prophet. Bears the essential. Visionary.
I – LE BATELEUR A beginning. Everything is possible. Taking one’s place. Man on the rise. Initiate. Work. Trickery. The art of convincing. Spontaneity. Egotism. Beginning the search for lost wisdom. Artist. Game. A will to create.
II- LA PAPESSE Divine Mother. Accumulation. Virgin. Occult church. Domineering mother. Frigid woman. A secret known to the one who can decipher it. Coldness. Strict upbringing. Initiator. Sacred books. Solitude. Silence. Meditation. Rigor. Inhibition. Celibacy. Incubating, a work.
III- L’IMPERATRICE Creative impulse. Investing oneself. Fertility. Beautiful woman. Incarnated one. Initiative. Charm. A female lover. Productive activities. A hand that takes. Famed or high-ranking woman. Coquetry. Business woman.
IIII – L’EMPEREUR Stability. Domineering father. Power. Basis for all constructions. Material energy. Support. Influential man. Power over the material world. Spouse. Sexual potency. Head of the family. Patriarchy. Soothing force.
V-LE PAPE Mediator. Ideal. Priesthood. Inspired authority. Guide. Spiritual power. Bridge toward the sacred. Faith. Sanctity. Alliance. Ritual. Helping humankind. Knowledge. Dogmas. Great initiate. Wedding. Reuniting. Idealized father. Revealed secret. Blessing.
VI- L’AMOUREUX Union. The call of love. Joy. The pleasure of doing something one likes. Enthusiasm. Beauty. Mother preventing her son’s union with the spouse. Oedipus. Incest. Choice. Temptation. Conflict in love. Uncertainty. Harmony.
VII- LE CHARIOT Action in the world. Travel. Motion of an organized work. Triumph. Lover. Awareness of the Cosmos. Talent. Conquest. Successful artist. Transmitting a work.
VIII- LA JUSTICE Universal equilibrium. Weighing and cutting. Rigor. Castrating mother. Responsibility within liberty. Reason and will. Collaborating in the divine work. Inflexibility. Lawsuit. Referee. Cosmic laws. Good or bad actions which follow us throughout our successive existences. Perfection. Lucidity. Giving oneself what one deserves.
VIIII – L’HERMITE Moving onward without knowing where to. Crisis. Doubting and transcending doubt. Prudence. Wisdom. Inner life. Initiate operating the inner work. Obscure night of the soul. Solitude. Absent father. Alcoholism. Shedding light on the past. Therapist. Pilgrimage. Knowledge of the occult. Time. Chastity. Secret. Self-study.
X – LA ROUE DE FORTUNE End of a cycle. Universal wheel of the laws of nature set in motion by Providence. Need for outside help. Cycle of deaths and rebirth. Circulation. Alternation. Immobility awaiting the force which will set it in motion. Circumstances. Incarnating the spirit and spiritualizing matter.
XI- LA FORCE Beginning on a new plane. Beginning of a new cycle. Mind controlling desire. Harmony between the intellect and sexuality. Conquest through seduction. Self-discipline Charisma. Conscience. Handling aggressive situations gently. Masturbation. Sexual inhibition. Moral fortitude. Action with detachment. Frigid woman who is afraid of orgasm. Heroism. Self-knowledge.
XII- LE PENDU Stopping. Meditation. Fetus. Gestation. Giving oneself. Ordeal. Progress imposed by pain. Achieving mental vacuity. Waiting in self- denial. Self-punishment. Believing one is attached. Unrequited love. Inner strength received through prayer. Self-improvement.
XIII- ARCANE XIII In-depth transformation. Revolution. Elimination of that which impedes progress. End of an illusion. Transmutation. Cataclysm. Death. Loss. Harvest. Attack. Anger. Family hatred. End of something. Serious disease. Sadism. Destruction. The work of the subconscious. Clearing the ground. Radical changes. Spoliation.
XIIII – TEMPERANCE Recovery. Guardian angel. Moderation. Equilibrium. Reciprocity. Internal circulation. Harmony. Communication. Soul purification. Messenger of grace. Elixir vitae. Divine aid. Flow of the past into the present toward the future. Medicine. The double flow of vital forces. Serenity of mind. Even-temper. Mellowing down. Giving and receiving.
XV – LE DIABLE Animal nature. Sexual forces. Great creativity. Attachment. Work on matter. Passion. The subconscious. False guru. Temptation. Fermentation. Egocentric. Domination. Money. Bestiality. Pride. Fascination. Orgy. Sadomasochism. Mockery. Trap. Dark side. Perversions. Reservoir of vitality.
XVI- LA MAISON-DIEU What was hidden comes out in the open. Joy. Dancing around the temple. Divine force. Lightning. Phallus. Ruin. Catastrophe. Breaking limits. Accident. Divorce. Explosion. Collapse. Liberation. Ejaculation. Streak of genius. Breaking up. Letting sexual energy circulate. Enlightenment.
XVII- L’ETOILE Giving oneself to the world. Psychic reception. Providential help. Universal love. Wasting energy on the past. Nostalgia. Grace. Muse. Astrological influence. Aquarius. Altruistic action. Womanhood. Sanctifying a place. Peace. Harmony. Music. Perfume. Paradise.
XVIII- LA LUNE Maternal archetype. Cosmic Mother. Womanhood. Deep intuition. Dream. The subconscious. Illusions. Solitude. Night. Sadness. Stagnation. Gestation. Children calling for their mother’s love. Desire to return to the womb. Madness. Superstition. Depression. Secret. Concealment. That which is hidden.
XVIIII – LE SOLEIL Paternal archetype. Cosmic Father. Radiance. Brotherly love. Building a common work. Success. Happiness. Light. Starting couple. The one helps the other to cross. A rich harvest. Glory. Achieved awareness. Father who loves his children. Solidarity.
XX – LE JUGEMENT Irresistible desire. Call from the Divine and the spiritual. Resurrection. Announcement. Message. Revival. Rising to a superior awareness. Integrating parental archetypes. Awakening. Revelation. Faith. Ardor. Worship. Virtue. Parents’ blessing. Grace. Accomplished initiating cycle. Consecration. Music.
XXI- LE MONDE Accomplishment in the world. Achievement. The four energy and the fifth essence. Cosmic center. Fame. Universal soul. Travels. Woman’s sex. Achieving unity. Spiritual androgyny. Confinement. An obstacle one must rise above. Difficult Birth. Ideal woman. Happy marriage. Womb. Perfect world. Being born to the world. Creative dancing. Opening. Cosmic egg.
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