The Majikian’s Tarot by Todd Brooks / Illustrated by Jesse Gelaznik

I’m very excited to be working with comrade artist and board member of the Pendu Organization, Jesse Gelaznik. We are working together to create a new 22-card Major Trumps Divinatory Tarot deck with a 23rd Card known as The Darkness. Each card will be added here as they are finished. Details are being unveiled along with explanations and notes along the way. -Todd Brooks

The Darkness	I. The Majikian	II. The High Priestess
III. The Empress	IV. The Emperor	V. The High Priest
VI. The Lovers	VII. The Chariot	VIII. Justice
IX. The Hermit	X. The Wheel	XI. Fortitude
XII. The Hanged-Man	XIII.	XIV. Coniunctio
XV. Chaos	XVI. The Tower	XVII. The Star
XVIII. The Moon	XIX. The Sun	XX. Transmutation
XXI. The World	The Fool

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THE MAJIKIAN’S TAROT

A NEW CARD – 23 – The Darkness aka The Abyss
The Darkness aka The Abyss is a new addition to the divinatory trumps. It is a 23rd card but it has no number. It it the emptiness, the void, the absolute beginning of everything from which light is first illuminated and energy and chaos emanate. It resides within and beyond all things. The World and everything in it is surrounded by and contains The Darkness. Life’s germ is first seeded in Darkness. The Collective Unconscious, the Aethyrs, and The Currents all move on an Elliptical Path of Infinity through The Darkness. It has no path on the Tree of Life as it is associated with AIN. The Darkness may also be closely allied to the ABYSS.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES TO TRADITIONAL TITLES
V – THE HIGH PRIEST (traditionally titled ‘The Hierophant’)
XIV – CONIUNCTIO (traditionally titled ‘Temperance’ or ‘Art’)
XVI – CHAOS (traditionally titled ‘The Devil’)
XX – TRANSMUTATION (traditionally titled ‘The Judgement’ or ‘Aeon’)

REPEATED SYMBOLOGY
Inverted Symbol of Sulphur – Magnum Opus, Lapis philosophorum, True Will
The Star of Manifest Will – The Great Work Completed
The Mask of the Horned Mother – Raw Energy
The Wolf – Beast of Man
The Black Cat – Animal Familiar
Sacred Geometrical Rhombus (Diamond) – Vagina, Fertility, Creation (see also: Ingwaz Rune)

The Hanged-Man is the son of The Emperor and the Empress. The Trump of the World shows the Hanged-Man as finally reaching Ecstatic Transcendence. The Hanged-Man’s number is 12. The World’s number is 21 (or 12 backwards). Both Numerologically add up to 3, the number of the Empress. The Hanged-Man resides on the 23rd Path of the Tree of Life. The World resides on the 32nd path (or 23 backwards). Both numerologically add up to 5 which is equivalent to the Empress on the 14th path (1+4=5). This gives us a new key to decipher the rest of the deck.

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The 22 Trumps + The Darkness
(unnumbered) The Darkness (aka The Abyss)
I. The Majikian
II. The High Priestess
III. The Empress
IV. The Emperor
V. The High Priest (traditionally titled ‘The Hierophant’)
VI. The Lovers
VII. The Chariot
VIII. Justice
IX. The Hermit
X. The Wheel
XI. Fortitude
XII. The Hanged-Man
XIII. (unnamed, traditionally titled ‘Death’)
XIV. Coniunctio (traditionally titled ‘Temperance’ or ‘Art’)
XV. Chaos (traditionally titled ‘The Devil’)
XVI. The Tower
XVII. The Star
XVIII. The Moon
XIX. The Sun
XX. Transmutation (traditionally titled ‘The Judgement’ or ‘Aeon’)
XXI. The World
(unnumbered) The Fool

I – The Majikian
Divinatory Meanings: Ritual. Connection with Aethyr. Seeker of True Will.

Symbols include: Hermaphrodite. 7 Alchemical Beakers. 5 candles. Mask of the Horned Mother. Tarot Deck. Chalk in Left Hand. Standing inside a chalk-drawn Sacred Geometrical Rhombus (diamond). The Star of Manifest Will (Two double-lined circles, representing the Black Sun (first stage of Alchemy). The circle is divided with 12 lines creating a Zodiac Wheel. A 12-pointed star made of 4 overlapping triangles (Earth, Water, Air, Fire) intersected by the lines of the Zodiac Wheel. A Pentagram is drawn using existing lines, 2 points facing up (Horns of Heresy). An Inverted Symbol of Sulphur (Final Stage, Great Work of the Alchemist) is drawn out of the base of the Pentagram.)

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II – The High Priestess
Divinatory Meanings: Guardian of Occult Secrets. Vagina.

Symbols include: Crescent Moon. Tree of Life. Water. Clouds. Mandorla. Cloaked High Priestess sits in the Middle Pillar and she holds a Disc of Tiphareth.

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III – The Empress
Divinatory Meanings: Sensuality. Creativity. Menstruation. Fertility and Fecundity. Sexual Desire. Nurturing. Beauty.

Symbols include: 12 Stars. 12 Pomegranates. 12 Roses. Horns of Hathor. White Dress.

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V – The High Priest (traditionally titled ‘The Hierophant’)
Divinatory Meanings: The Great Teacher.

Symbols include: Elemental symbols: Mercury-Sulphur-Salt. Clouds. Mountain Peak as Upright Triangle. Dagger. Mandorla. 3 Candles. 2 Hooded Students. Goat. Blood.

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VI – The Lovers
Divinatory Meanings: Desire for Union. Strained Relations. Seeking Oneness. Attempting to transcend toward the Alchemical Hermaphrodite.

Symbols include: Hermaphrodite removing the Mask of the Horned Mother. Male figure. Female figure. 2 rivers converged as one. Auras touching river then surrounding figures before conjoining as one around Hermaphrodite. 6 candles.

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IX – The Hermit
Divinatory Meanings: Inner Wisdom. Pineal Imagination. Withdrawal.

Symbols include: Hermaphrodite. Pineal Eye Open. Burning Sigil. Night Sky. 2 windows: Tower Burns in one, Moon shines in the other. Black Cat. Book shelf. Globe aka The World.

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X – The Wheel
Divinatory Meanings: Cycles. Chance. Fate. New Beginnings. Stuck in a Rut. Out of Control.

Symbols include: Ouroboros. The Star of Manifest Will (Two double-lined circles, representing the Black Sun (first stage of Alchemy). The circle is divided with 12 lines creating a Zodiac Wheel. A 12-pointed star made of 4 overlapping triangles (Earth, Water, Air, Fire) intersected by the lines of the Zodiac Wheel. A Pentagram is drawn using existing lines, 2 points facing up (Horns of Heresy). An Inverted Symbol of Sulphur (Final Stage, Great Work of the Alchemist) is drawn out of the base of the Pentagram.) Ten Stars forming Tree of Life Constellation. River. Dry Ground. Dead Tree. Fertile Ground. Tree in Bloom. Element Symbols of Earth, Air, Fire, Water.

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XI – Fortitude
Divinatory Meanings: Self-Discipline. Self-Control. Will. Lust.

Symbols include: Hermaphrodite. Fire. Wolf. Ouroboros. Mountain Peak as Upright Triangle.

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XII – The Hanged Man
Divinatory Meanings: Inverted Birthing. Suspension. Mysticism. Libido over Reason.

Symbols include: Horned Mother. Child-Man. Umbilical cord wrapped around the ankle. Inverted symbol of Sulphur on child-man’s hand.

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XIV – Coniunctio (traditionally titled ‘Temperance’ or ‘Art’)
Divinatory Meanings: Hieros Gamos. Consummation of THE LOVERS (VI). Marriage of the Opposites.

Symbols include: Man and Woman Consummating Marriage. Lifting of the Veil. Man wears Upright Triangle. Woman wears Inverted Triangle. Tetraktys. Aura in shape of Mandorla. Fire and Water find equilibrium in alchemical Harmony.

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XV – Chaos (traditionally titled ‘The Devil’)
Divinatory Meanings: Raw Energy. Undisciplined Force. Source of all creative action.

Symbols include: Red Curtains. 3 sets of Candles, 5 in each set symbolizing the 5 elements. Pentagram, Horns of Heresy pointing up. Pineal Eye as Chaos Star. Hermaphrodite. Black Cat sucking breast. Inverted Symbol of Sulphur on Palm.

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XVI – The Tower
Divinatory Meanings: Ejaculation. Moment of Orgasm. Disruption in Continuity. Charging a Sigil. Major Changes Ahead. Cataclysm.

Symbols include: Black. Stormclouds. Upright Triangle. Lightning Bolt taking the shape of the Flaming Sword. Sigil on Tower. Fire. 22 Candles. Cliff. Two Dead Trees.

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XVII – The Star
Divinatory Meanings: Seeking Balance. Futility. Hopes and Dreams. Reflection or Nostalgia.

Symbols include: Night Sky. Chaos Star outlined Symbol of Akasha. Eight 8-pointed Stars. Mountain Peak as Upright Triangle. Reflecting Pool of Water. Hermaphrodite.

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XVIII – The Moon
Divinatory Meanings: Feminine Energies. Subconscious. Dreams and Nightmares. Heavy Emotions. Vagina. Secrets Revealed by the Light.

Symbols include: Horned Mother. Cat. Wolves. Moon. Downward-pointed Triangle. Water. Reflected Light. Burning Tower in Background. Clouds. Night Sky. Stars.

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XX – Transmutation
Divinatory Meanings: Restoration. The Creation of the Philosopher’s Stone. Outcome. New Being. Breaking from Past.

Symbols include: Serpent coiled in the shape of the Infinity Symbol hissing at the Black Sun. White Crescent Moon. White Mandorla enclosing Ingwaz rune with Chaos Star inside. Horned Mother. Alchemical Symbols of Sulphur, Salt, Mercury. Upright Triangle. Inverted Symbol of Sulphur enclosed in Rhombus Colored Red for 4th and final stage of Alchemical Magnum Opus aka Rubedo. Preceding stages symbolically colored in order Black (Nigredo), White (Albedo), Yellow (Citrinitas).

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XXI – The World
Divinatory Meanings: Reversal of the Hanged-Man. Protection. Centered. Enveloped by Cosmic Revelations. Ecstatic Transcendence. Completion. Eternal. Cosmic Egg.

Symbols include: Ouroboros. Hanged-Man Upright and Floating in a state of Ecstatic Transcendence. Night Sky in Clouds turned to Day with 12 Shining Stars. Moon. Horned Mother. Wolf. Tower. Cliff.

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The Fool
Divinatory Meanings: Mystic In Spiritual Bliss Ignoring Worldly Concerns. Total Freedom.

Symbols include: Sun. Tree. Bird. Black Cat. Orange. Purple. Red Backpack with Elemental Symbols. Cliff. Water. White Cloud as Upright Triangle.
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