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The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) · 28 of 134 · tr. A.P. Morton

Chapter IX (part 2)

6 The Knight. 16 Thalia. 26 Music. 36 Strength. 46 Jupiter. 7 The Doge. 17 Melpomene. 27 Poetry. 37 Justice. 47 Saturn. 8 The King. 18 Euterpe. 28 Philosophy. 38 Charity. 48 8th sphere. 9 The Emperor. 19 Clio. 29 Astrology. 39 Hope. 49 Chief agent. 10 The Pope. 20 Apollo. 30 Theology. 40 Faith. 50 First cause. A = Trumps. B = Sceptres. C = Cups D = Pentacles. E = Swords. E = Positions in life. D = Muses and Arts. C = Sciences. B = Virtues. A = The system of the Universe. ORIGIN OF THE OTHERS. Minchiate of Florence. 97 cards, of which 40 are Tarots. Venetian Tarot, 78 cards, of which 21 are Tarots. Tarot of Bologna, 62 cards, of which 21 are Tarots. 0 The Foolish Man. 0 The Foolish Man. 0 The Foolish Man. 1 The Juggler. 1 The Juggler. 1 The Juggler. 2 The Grand Duke. 2 The High Priestess 2 The High Priestess. 3 The Emperor of the West. 3 The Empress. 3 The Empress. 4 The Emperor of the East. 4 The Emperor. 4 The Emperor. 5 Love. 5 The Pope. 5 The Pope. 6 Temperance. 6 The Lovers. 6 Love. 7 Strength. 7 The Chariot. 7 The Chariot. 8 Justice. 8 Justice. 8 Temperance. 9 The Wheel of Fortune. 9 The Hermit. 9 Justice. 10 The Chariot. 10 The Wheel of Fortune. 10 Strength. 11 The Old Man, with an Hour-glass. 11 Strength. 11 Fortune. 12 The Hanged Man. 12 The Hanged Man. 12 The Old Man. 13 Death. 13 Death. 13 The Hanged Man. 14 The Devil. 14 Temperance. 14 Death. 15 Hell. 15 The Devil. 15 The Devil. 16 Hope. 16 The Lightning-struck Tower. 16 Thunder. 17 Prudence. 18 Faith. 19 Charity. 20 Fire. 21 Water. 22 The Earth. 23 Air. 24 The Scales. 25 The Virgin. 26 The Scorpion. 27 The Ram. 28 Capricornus. 29 Sagittarius. 30 Cancer. 31 Pisces. 32 Aquarius. 33 The Lion. 34 The Bull. 35 The Twins. 36 The Star. 17 The Star. 17 The Star. 37 The Moon. 18 The Moon. 18 The Moon. 38 The Sun. 19 The Sun. 19 The Sun. 39 The Universe. 20 The Last Judgment. 20 The Universe. 40 Fame. 21 The Universe. 21 The Angel. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE PRIMITIVE ITALIAN PACKS AND THE MODERN TAROT-- Modern Tarot. Mantegna. The King King No. 8 of Mantegna The Knight Knight 6 The Knave Knave 2 The Emperor 4 of the Tarot is the IX series E of Mantegna The Pope 5 ---- X ---- E ---- Temperance 14 ---- 34 ---- E ---- Strength 11 ---- 36 ---- B ---- Justice 8 ---- 37 ---- B ---- The Moon 18 ---- 41 ---- A ---- The Sun 19 ---- 44 ---- A ---- The Foolish Man (unnumbered) Beggar No.
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Themes
Correspondencecosmology

The Hermetic axiom that the structure of the cosmos is reflected at every scale — 'as above, so below; as within, so without' — making each level a legible map of the others.

The passage is fundamentally structured around mapping Tarot cards to Muses, Arts, Sciences, Virtues, and Planetary spheres, explicitly demonstrating the Hermetic axiom of correspondence.

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Divine Providencetheology

Pronoia — the doctrine that the divine actively orders the unfolding of the cosmos and human affairs toward intelligible ends, against pure chance or blind necessity.

The listing of 'First cause' and 'Chief agent' suggests an ordering principle behind the system of the Universe.

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Esoteric Lineagesoteriology

A historical or mythical chain of transmission for secret wisdom from master to disciple across time and cultures — the credential of the teaching, not merely its content. Distinct from oral_tradition (the spoken-not-written modality of transmission, which a lineage may or may not use) and hidden_sayings (the concealment-for-readiness of a teaching's meaning, independent of who transmitted it or in what unbroken chain).

The text compares various historical Tarot packs (Minchiate, Venetian, Bologna, Mantegna) to establish a lineage and evolution of the esoteric system.

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Microcosm Macrocosmcosmology

The human being as a small-scale image of the entire cosmos; the body, soul, and intellect mirroring the structure of the heavens and the divine — distinct from correspondence in that it makes the human the privileged mirror.

The mapping of human faculties (Music, Poetry, Philosophy) to cosmic structures (Spheres, Planets) reflects the idea that the human realm mirrors the universal structure.

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Numerical Mysticismtheology

Numbers, proportions, and mathematical relationships as the underlying structure of divine reality.

The text relies heavily on numbered sequences (6, 16, 26... 46) and card numbering to establish relationships between different categories of knowledge and cosmic forces.

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