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The Initiatic Path
In The Arcane Of
Tarot And
Kabbalah
By
Samael Aun Weor
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PROLOGUE
The origin of the Kabbalah is lost in the night of the centuries, there, where the universe
was formed in the womb of Maha Kundalini, the Great Mother. The Kabalah is the
science of number.
The author of the Tarot was the Angel Metraton who is Lord of the Wisdom of the
Serpent. He was the prophet Enoch about whom the Bible speaks.
The Angel Metraton or Enoch left us the Tarot, in which is contained all Divine Wisdom.
This was written in stone. He also left to us the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew
Alphabet. This great Master lives in the superior worlds, in a world of unimaginable
happiness; the world of Aziluth, or in terms of the Kabalah, the region of Kether, a very
elevated Sephiroth. All kabalists base themselves in the Tarot. It is necessary to study and
know it profoundly. The universe is formed with the Law of Number, Measure and
Weight. Mathematics forms the universe. Numbers become living entities.
Whoever enters the pure and ineffable world of Spirit, Chesed, is able to verify that in
this region everything reduces to numbers. It is a region of tremendous reality.
We do not see things as they are in our world; rather we see images of things. In Chesed,
one knows how many atoms there are in a table, how much karma the world owes, one
knows how many molecules live in each body; it is a world of mathematics, a world of
realism. One believes that one will be distanced from worldly reality in this world, and
yet, one lives in reality. In a temple one knows the number of persons who are Self-
Realised, and those who are not. If one enters a kitchen one knows the number of atoms
contained in the food, which is to be eaten. It is a world of tremendous reality. In the
world of Chesed one is able to know who is a True Man.
One night, whilst in the world of Chesed, I entered a theatre where karmas were
balanced, and on a screen, the screen of creation, one could observe the activity of the
Masters of Karma. The karma of the two greatest powers on earth was placed, one on
each side of a huge scale. The scale inclined against the colossus of the North. It owes a
great karma; it will decline, will fall devastated because that which it owes must be paid
in one way or another.
The Theosophists speak of planes and sub-planes. These are the ten Sephiroth; ten
emanations of Eternal Mother Space, ten waves which serve as the foundation of the
Great Mother.
The seven planets of the solar system are the seven Sephiroth and the triune Spiritual Sun
is the Sephirothic Crown. These Sephiroth live, palpitate within our consciousness and
we have to learn how to manage them and combine them in the marvellous laboratory of
our internal universe. Thanks to the Sephiroth, one can be transformed into a Man. There
are also Sephirah in the same manner as there are positive ions and negative ions.
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We need to realise those ten Sephiroth because they are here with us, here and now.
Those ten Sephiroth realised in an individual, transform him into a Self-Realised being.
They resemble a setting of precious gems; it is something marvelous.
The Sephirothic Crown is formed of Kether, Chochmah and Binah; one must understand
the foundation of these three Sephiroth.
The FATHER: First Logos. Kether. Wisdom.
The SON: Second Logos. Chochmah. Love.
The HOLY SPIRIT: Third Logos. Binah. Power, flaming igneous principle.
KETHER: The Ancient of Days, the hidden of the hidden, the good of the good. He has
thirty-one ringlets, and his beard has thirteen curls. Thirteen symbolises the Verb, the
Word. About him wonders have been spoken. By means of Samadhi (ecstasy) one may
meet with him in order to receive his commands. He is infinite mercy, complete wisdom.
CHOCHMAH: The Christ, Love. The Christ awaits the day that the disciple will work in
the Ninth Sphere, and prepares him with infinite love. The instructor of the world is
Love.
BINAH: The Holy Spirit, Igneous power. A hierophant had to cure an insane woman, and
was successful. The hierophant asked for financial recompense from the family of the ill
woman. Afterwards he met with the Holy Spirit who took the form of a white dove. The
hierophant asked if he was doing well and the Holy Spirit replied that he was doing
badly: “It is I who cure” he said, and in the face of this, the Master had to return the
money. If one has the power to cure and one charges, one commits a very serious
offence.
In the internal worlds, much is said in a kabalistic form. One must know how to make
additions with kabalistic numbers. If one asks a Master: “How long will I live?”, he
would reply in numbers.
The objective of studying the Kabalah is to prepare us for the Superior Worlds. For
example: on one occasion, an Initiate asked for the faculty of clairvoyance, and internally
received the reply: “You will be in eight days.” One who did not know would return to
the physical body believing that in eight days he would be clairvoyant. For example if
today was Wednesday, then on the following Wednesday. In reality, “eight” is the
number of Job and was indicating the need for patience. He who does not know is
confused in the internal worlds. Knowing the Kabalah is fundamental for understanding
the language of those worlds.
Kabalistic study must obviously be accompanied by work on oneself, one must make
oneself conscious of the said study, because if it remains in the intellect, at death it will
be lost. If however, one has consciousness of it, it will manifest from infancy.
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On a certain occasion, an Initiate wanted to know how he was in terms of his esoteric
studies, and his guru spoke to him kabalistically saying, “You need fifty eight minutes in
order to finish the work, and you have to bring thirty six Bolivars [Venezuela’s currency]
of thirty two kilograms and the initiations must be assessed.”
Minutes: 5 + 8 = 13; The Death.
Liberators: (Bolivars) 3 + 6 = 9; The Ninth Sphere.
Kilograms: 3 + 2 = 5; The Pentalpha.
If an Initiate lacks fifty eight minutes, this means that he has not even an hour in order to
achieve liberation ; 5 + 8 = 13; death. If minutes are spoken about, it is because little time
remains.
The thirty six Bolivars, San Martines or Morelos are the liberators. 3 + 6 = 9; the Ninth
Sphere, sex, the work with the Lance. They are thirty six basic fundamental works. The
thirty two kilograms by thirty two ways; the Pentalpha.
58 + 36 + 32 = 126 = 1 + 2 + 6 = 9
All the work is of the Ninth Sphere. This is the kabalistic language which is used in the
White Lodge. Don’t forget that the additions in themselves are kabalistic additions. One
must be totally practical.
Once the meanings of the twenty two arcana are known, the practical aspect of prediction
will be studied so that it can be wisely used in cases of great importance. The twenty two
arcana must be committed to memory. In order to really be complete kabalists, one must
study; one must engrave these teachings in the memory.
Inverencial Peace
Samael Aun Weor
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PART ONE
* * *
THE INITIATIC PATH
IN THE ARCANE OF THE
TAROT AND KABBALAH
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ESOTERIC STUDY
AND DESCRIPTION
OF THE TAROT
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“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God
(the Internal God) that giveth to all men liberally,
and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.
For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven
with the wind and tossed”. (James 1.5-6)
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CHAPTER 1
ARCANUM NUMBER ONE
THE MAGICIAN
DESCRIPTION OF THE CARD
The eyes in the upper part represent the eyes of the Father, signifying internally the
infinite, the Holy Eight, the Caduceus of Mercury, the eight Kabirs who direct the planet.
The Magician is shown in right-side pro file, meaning that for the manifested, the right
side is all. The Serpent protrudes from his brow, indicating that he is arisen, that he is a
Self- Realised Master. The Staff of Power, which symbolises the spinal column is in the
left hand which points toward the infinite, whilst the right points toward the earth,
indicating that he dominates it with science, that one must ascend from below, that one
cannot ascend without first descending. One needs to descend to the Ninth Sphere, which
has two representations. The first is sex, the Cubical Stone; the second is the nine circles,
the Atomic Infernos into which the Initiate has to descend; meaning to descend in order
to ascend.
Upon his garment is a triangle with the apex facing upwards. This represents the three
primary forces reunited in Kether, the ONE (1). To one side there is a table, which
represents the four elements (earth, air, fire and water), the physical plane. Upon the table
one finds various elements in a state of disorder: the Sword of Power, the Lingam (male
sexual organ); the Chalice, representing the physical cerebrum and on the other hand, the
Yoni (female sexual organ) and a Moon which must be converted into a Sun.
Beneath the table one finds the immortal Ibis, the Phoenix bird, the Kala Hansa Swan, the
Holy Spirit which symbolises Love. It is beneath the table, indicating that it is by means
of the Sacred Fire of the Third Logos that we have to order the disordered elements upon
the table.
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In the lower part of the card, in the Waters of Life, we find the Cubical Stone. The
already worked Philosophical Stone indicates that this is the Work which we must realise.
This is the Cubical Stone of Jesod, the sex, Stumbling Block and Rock of Scandal.
ESOTERIC MEANING OF THE ARCANUM
One can divide the esoteric study of the Tarot into two parts; the esoteric and the
mathematic. The first consists of 22 Arcana; after this begin the advances via
mathematics.
Arcanum number 1 is the Magician, that which initiates, which begins; the 1. It is Unity,
the Divine Spirit of each person, the Monad or Immortal Spark of each human being, of
each living creature. The One is the mother of all unities. The One unfolds to become that
which is the fol lowing Arcanum, the Priestess.
In Arcanum 1 we enter the Sanctum Regnum of magic; above the head one sees the Holy
Eight represented by two eyes it is the symbol of the infinite, representing the eight
Kabirs, the symbol of life and of death.
In the centre of the Earth, in the Ninth Sphere one finds this sacred symbol of the infinite.
All organisms revolve around this symbol, just as within the human body of one who
wishes to Self-Realise there is al ways an eternal struggle: “brain against sex”, “sex
against brain against heart”. If sex dominates brain it leads to the fall and the Pentagram
(representing the Master) rests with the lower extremities facing upwards and the head
facing downwards.
The Holy Eight is a very important and interesting symbol within which is enclosed,
defined and linked the magnetic currents which are set up between the earthly man and
the spiritual. This sign unites or separates all the elements ruled by atomic energy if one
traces it with the thumb, middle and index fingers upon the surface of the cardiac plexus.
PRACTICE
Achieve a still and silent state of mind. Go to sleep thinking of the figure of the Holy
Eight (infinity), making an outline upon the heart in accordance with the previous
description. Allow the aforementioned figure to submerge itself within your
consciousness, then place the mind in a blank state, without thinking of anything. Thus,
after a certain period of time: “you will awaken consciousness in that region called the
Astral World”.
If we examine the vertebral column we will see the Holy Eight, and there, the two
ganglionic cords which are entwined about the spinal cord, which are represented by the
Caduceus of Mercury or Hermes. These are: Ida and Pingala, the Two Witnesses, the
Two Olives, the Two Candlesticks which are before the throne of the God of the Earth
and which ascend to the brain to the height of the pineal gland, thence to the pituitary
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between the eyebrows finally reaching the heart by means of an extremely fine thread
called Amrita-Nadi.
By means of the right-hand cord the Solar atoms arise; by means of the left-hand, the
Lunar atoms arise. When they ascend through the spine, they ignite our Magic powers.
The Holy Eight has been, is, and will be, the key of all. No Magician exists without the
Holy Eight.
If we consider the outline of this symbol we see that it encloses a double circuit where the
two forces cross; one closes and the other opens. This is the Key to open all doors. It
opens our Inner Temple, it is the sign which opens the Book of the Seven Seals. In the
Sacred Order of Tibet it is universally used.
This Order which we have the great honour of representing here in Mexico, is the most
powerful Order of the whole Oriental tradition. It is comprised of 201 members, the
higher echelon being made up of 72 Brahmans. The great Regent of the above mentioned
Order is the great Guruji Bagavan Aclaiva. The Sacred Order of Tibet is the genuine
depository of the royal treasure of Aryavarta. This treasure is the Arcanum A.Z.F.
EXERCISE
Immediately prior to going to bed, concentrate on the Sacred Order of Tibet and on the
Holy Eight, calling the Master Bagavan Aclaiva; he will assist you to travel in the astral
body. Some night we will be called to the Lodge of Tibet and in the Temple of Himalaya
we will be submitted to seven tests. When one is called, one is pulled by the feet so that
one may present oneself in an upright position.
One must have valour because he will be submitted to many very hard tests. We will be
decapitated and pierced through the heart with a sword; one must have valour; he who
has aspiration and constancy will triumph. The Sacred Order of Tibet is very exacting,
here we find the true Rectors of humanity.
The Fire of Phiegethon and the Water of Acheron intersect in the Ninth Sphere, sex,
forming the sign of the Infinite. One must work with Water and Fire, the origin of beasts,
men and Gods. He who wants to ascend must first descend, this is something terrible, this
is the greatest test, almost all fail.
Everything in life has its price; nothing is given to us as a gift. The price of Self-
Realisation is our Life. One must have valour and may then be admitted to the Sacred
Order of Tibet.
Our organism has the same constitution as the Earth. We have to work, and to descend to
our own infernal worlds.
One has to work with sex; this is the Cubical Stone of Jesod.
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CHAPTER 2
ARCANUM NUMBER TWO
THE PRIESTESS
DESCRIPTION OF THE CARD
In the Waters of Life the two columns of the Temple of Isis are shown; the white, Jakin
and the black, Boaz. Each one has four levels indicating the Four Bodies of Sin; Physical,
Vital, Astral and Mental. Above, a female Master appears seated between two larger
columns. She is within a temple and is facing us; for this reason the columns are reversed.
The fact that she is seated indicates to us her passive aspect. In Arcanum number 1 the
Magician is standing; the active aspect. She is showing her left profile, her negative
aspect.
In her lap there is a half-opened book, which she partially covers with her shawl. This
indicates that she is Wisdom, that she teaches the Kabbalah. Upon her chest is the Crux
Ansata, the symbol of life, of the fundament, Venus, the Tao Cross. The cross upon her
naked breast signifies that its product, the Milk, are the Virtues.
The serpent upon her brow indicates Mastery; that she is arisen.
Above her head are the horns of the Sacred Bull Apis, husband of the Divine Cow.
Internally the horns signify the Father, and externally, the “psychological I” (our defects).
We also find the attributes of the Little Calf, or Kabir. The circle is the Serpent which
bites its tail, representing the Cosmic Mother, the Sacred Cow. The veil which covers her
face is the veil of Isis.
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ESOTERIC MEANING OF THE ARCANUM
Arcanum number 2 is the Priestess, Occult Science. In the region of the Spirit, the One is
the Father who is in Secret, the Two is the Divine Mother who is the Unfoldment of the
Father.
The Sacred Book of the Maya, the Popol Vuh, states that God created man first from clay
and later from wood (the Atlantean race) but that they forgot their Fathers and Mothers,
they forgot “The Heart of Heaven”.
Then came the great flood and all perished; they took refuge in caves and these collapsed
(this is a reference to the submersion of Atlantis). Each one of us has his Father and his
Mother who are very sacred. In the Father and in Mother Kundalini we see the two
columns Jakin and Boaz; it is they, which support the Temple.
The Hebrew letter Beth expresses the dualism of the two columns of the temple. Jakin is
the right-hand column, which is white, the man, the masculine principle and Boaz the
black left-hand column, the woman, the feminine principle. Between the two columns ‘J’
and ‘B’ is the Great Arcanum. It is precisely this which many masonic brothers do not
understand. The Cubical Stone in its crude state is located between the two columns, and
once worked it becomes the Cubical Stone of Jesod; this is none other than Sex, the
sephiroth Jesod. One must know the Arcanum, the Maithuna, which is represented by the
Chisel of Intelligence and the Mallet of Will.
The ineffable words of the Goddess Neith have been carved in letters of gold upon the
resplendent walls of the Temple of Wisdom: “I am all that has been, is, and will be, and
no mortal has raised my veil.”
The veil symbolises that the secrets of Mother Nature are hidden to the profane and that it
is only the Initiate, after incessant purifications and meditations who can draw it back.
You must have valour and raise the veil of Isis, our Gnostic motto is Thelema (will-
power).
The number 1, the Father who is in Secret, is the Eternal Masculine Principle, in himself
Brahma; who has no form, is impersonal, ineffable. We may symbolise him with the Sun.
The number 2, the Divine Mother, is the Eternal Feminine Principle which is symbolised
by the Moon. Brahma has no form but is, in Himself, the governor of the universe, is
Ishvara, the Eternal Masculine Principle, the Universal Principle of Life.
The Universal Principle of Life overflows into the Eternal Feminine Universal Principle
which is the Great Pralaya of the universe, of the Cosmos, fecund womb of which all is
born and to which all returns.
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