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Tarot and Numbers 11-22 |
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11 |
In RWS tradition: Justice. Reduce the number to 2 (1 + 1 = 2) and see the connection with The High Priestess—both figures are seated in front of a veil.
In the Marseille tradition: Strength |
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12 |
The Hanged Man. Turn this number around to 21; there is a connection with The World—the legs of the female figure in the World are in the same position. Also notice the inverted 4 in the Hanged Man’s leg position. |
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13 |
Death. Number 13 is regarded as an unlucky number (Judas was the 13th man at the Last Supper). It is also a number signifying imbalance as it follows number 12—number of perfection, which can be divided by 2, 3, 4 and 6. |
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14 |
Temperance. Reduced to 5 it suggests a crisis card—in this case the necessity to ‘temper the soul’. |
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15 |
The Devil. Reduced to 6 it reveals a connection with the Lovers. Compare the images of the card and see. |
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16 |
The Tower. Reduced to 7 it connects with the Chariot. Both cards indicate change. |
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17 |
The Star; reduced to 8 it connects with Strength—raised to a higher level, where the lion is turned into joy and light rather than just tamed. |
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18 |
Reduced to 9, the Moon connects with the Hermit. Whereas the Hermit teaches us that loneliness and retreat can assist us in gaining clarification and a new focus, the loneliness represented by the Moon can also be our enemy.
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19 |
The Sun. The number 19 suggests a higher level to 9. The light in the Hermit’s lantern turns into bright and warming sunlight. The Hermit has returned from his withdrawal to a barren landscape and has become a joyous open child. The number 1 provides the link to the Magician—the wisdom of the Hermit combined with the choices and ideas of the Magician result in a higher consciousness of experiencing happiness with meaning and purpose.
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20 |
Judgement. The number 2 suggests a link with the High Priestess. Multiply 2 with 10, the Wheel of Fortune. Here, the wisdom of the High Priestess has revealed the mystery of the Wheel’s laws of cause and effect.
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21 |
The World. Split into two numbers—2 and 1—the World is connected with the Magician (1) and The High Priestess (2). Both are inherent in the Fool, who, after his journey, has been transformed into the World. Another connection is with number 12—see above.
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22 |
The number 22 is an ancient symbol for a circle representing God and infinity (the circle has no starting point or end). Life continues on and on in a cycle, so it may also be logical to number the Fool 22. The Fool continues with life after The World suggesting that we never reach a limit in potential.
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