Cards of the Major Arcana

In the tarot, the Force is radiated by a female character who with the power of gentleness and subtlety tames the devouring lion, the beast, the emblem of ardor and vehemence. The energy of the animal that is in us must not be suffocated, but rightly channeled and judiciously used in its immense power. What is vile, brutal, without being destroyed, must be enslaved and transformed, like lead by alchemists, into gold.

It symbolizes intelligence subduing brute force; high morality, discernment, defense of a just cause; loves, intense activity, new professional relationships, easy, unexpected victory; engagement, imminent wedding; will, determination, self-control, self-confidence, ambition, physical and moral stamina, pride, audacity.

The Hanged Man is the symbol of a passive, mystical initiation. The body appears inactive, impotent, because the liberated soul now escapes the reality of matter. His tunic in which red and white alternate leads to an idea of innocence and purity, but also of resistance against harmful influences. His strength is very great, no longer exerted by the muscular masses, but by the hidden power of his soul which has passed the initiatory test.

The Hanged Man symbolizes abnegation, disinterest in the things of the world, altruism, sacrifice, reversal of the current situation thanks to a personal decision, ideals achieved, liberation through sacrifice; dream; foresight, intuitions, occult actions; a secret and romantic love, fidelity, dedication to a person or a cause; trial, ordeal, punishment, need for patience and resignation; temporary limitation, period of calm; rehabilitation, regeneration; extraordinary events. This blade is linked to the Christian concept of piety and therefore to the Church, mysticism and water.

Death is the necessary condition for rebirth. It is necessary to die in the profane state, to overcome the initiatory passage to relive better, immersed in a situation of sacredness. Contrary to normal use, the reaper of the thirteenth arcana holds the instrument in his left hand so that the skeleton and scythe draw a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the mem.

The bones of the skeleton are dyed in flesh pink, emblem of all that is sensitive and human. The sickle with the red handle (the fire that dries up everything) seems to spare hands, feet and heads which still retain their appearance: nothing dies definitively, therefore nothing is really lost but everything continues, everything is transformed.

The fourteenth arcane of the tarots shows us the angel of universal life pouring the vital fluid from a silver urn into a gold one. With its beneficial liquid, it revives the flower at its feet, about to wither.

It, therefore, represents the blade of healing, of regeneration, in close analogy with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. Indicates evolution, happy transformation, progress, future, serenity, and spirituality. The sentimental life consolidates, and reaches stability; the individual lives in harmony with the environment which shows him great solidarity and often achieves perfect, faithful, and solid unions.