Trumps, Letters, Colors
Trumps & The Hebrew Letters
In the Hebrew Alphabet there are three types of letters:
- 3 Mother Letters
- 7 Double Letters
- 12 Simple Letters
In the Golden Dawn Tradition there are three types of astrological attributions for the trumps associated with the three types of letters:
3 Elemental Trumps
7 Planetary Trumps
12 Zodiacal Trumps| 3 Mother Letters |  |
7 Double Letters |  |
Tarot Key | 12 Simple Letters |  |
Tarot Key | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Aleph |  Air |
0. The Fool |  |
Beth |  Mercury |
1. The Magician |  |
He |  Aries |
4. The Emperor | ||
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Mem |  Water |
12. The Hanged Man |  |
Gimel |  Moon |
2. The High Priestess |  |
Vau |  Taurus |
5. The Hierophant | ||
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Shin |  Fire |
20. Judgment |  |
Daleth |  Venus |
3. The Empress |  |
Zain |  Gemini |
6. The Lovers | ||
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Kaph |  Jupiter |
10. Wheel of Fortune |  |
Cheth |  Cancer |
7. The Chariot | ||||||
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Peh |  Mars |
16. The Tower |  |
Teth |  Leo |
8. Strength | ||||||
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Resh |  Sun |
19. The Sun |  |
Yod |  Virgo |
9. The Hermit | ||||||
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Tau |  Saturn |
21. The World |  |
Lamed |  Libra |
11. Justice | ||||||
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Nun |  Scorpio |
13. Death | ||||||||||
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Samekh |  Sagittarius |
14. Temperance | ||||||||||
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Ayin |  Capricorn |
15. The Devil | ||||||||||
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Tazaddi |  Aquarius |
17. The Star | ||||||||||
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Qoph |  Pisces |
18. The Moon |
![[Planetary Heptagram diagram]](../img/GEM-PHg.gif)