0 The Fool
Zodiac: Aries
Planet: Uranus
Hebrew Letter: Aleph
Number: 0
Element: Air
Deities: the God, Morpheus
Stones: emerald, Rhine pebble stone
Herbs: lemon balm
Sepher Yetzirah1: Breath of Life, Spirit
Key Words: journey; beginnings; adventure; the unknown; traveling; life quest; look before you leap; optimism; spontaneity, innocence, naiveté
1 The Magician
Zodiac: Aries
Planet: Mercury
Hebrew Letter: Bet
Number: 1
Element: Air
Deities: Hermes Trigmegistus, Thoth, Hanuman
Stones: diamond, pyrite
Herbs: bayberry, ginseng, nutmeg (flower)
Sepher Yetzirah: Attention, life and death
Key Words: power; magic; the elements- earth, air, fire, water; the impossible; the occult, infinity; ritual; retaining or reclaiming control; mastery; accomplishment
2 The High Priestess
Zodiac: Taurus
Planet: Venus
Hebrew Letter: Gimel
Number: 6
Element: Earth
Deities: the Goddess in her aspect of Mother or Creatrix
Stones: chalcedony, serpentine
Herbs: cloves
Sepher Yetzirah: Memory, peace and strife
Key Words: feminine spirituality; the feminine divine; occult mysteries; intuition; the goddess; acquiring knowledge; wisdom; foresight
3 The Empress
Zodiac: Taurus
Planet: Venus
Hebrew Letter: Dalet
Number: 3
Element: Earth
Deities: Great Mother Goddess
Stones: jasper, carnelian, rose quartz
Herbs: rose, sandalwood, clary sage
Sepher Yetzirah: Imagination, wisdom, and folly
Key Words: fertility; feminine issues; the feminine mystique; physical wealth; growth; abundance; nature
4 The Emperor
Zodiac: Aries
Planet: Mars
Hebrew Letter: Heh
Number: 9
Element: Fire
Deities: Jahwe, Wotan, Zeus
Stones: black onyx, rock crystal
Herbs: ironwood, wormwood, eucalyptus
Sepher Yetzirah: Reason, sight
Key Words: strength; men’s issues; masculine energy; forcefulness; fortitude; maintaining control; ancestry
5 The Hierophant
Zodiac: Taurus
Planet: Earth
Hebrew Letter: Vau
Number: 5
Element: Earth
Deities: the God in all three aspects, the Christian trinity
Stones: amethyst, orange zircon
Herbs: frankincense
Sepher Yetzirah: Intuition, hearing
Key Words: traditionalism; conservatism; religion; spirituality; spirituality put to the test; intolerance; prejudice; strict formality; rigidness
6 The Lovers
Zodiac: Cancer
Planet: Mercury
Hebrew Letter: Zain
Number: 5
Element: Air
Deities: Feminine- Aphrodite, Inanna, Venus;
masculine- Eros, Amor
Stones: carnelian, red coral, rose quartz
Herbs: musk, sandalwood
Sepher Yetzirah: Discrimination, smell
Key Words: physical attraction; true love; soul mates; sexuality; liberation; freedom of expression; free spirit
7 The Chariot
Zodiac: Cancer
Planet: Moon
Hebrew Letter: Chet
Number: 2
Element: Water
Deities: Shiva, Osiris
Stones: garnet, star sapphire
Herbs: cedar, cypress, cardamom
Sepher Yetzirah: Receptive will, speech
Key Words: movement; travel; modes of transportation; inner journeys; choices; diverse paths; steering one’s own life course
8 Justice
Zodiac: Libra
Planet: Venus
Hebrew Letter: Lamed
Number: 6
Element: Air
Deities: Pallas Athena, Rhea Dictynna,
Libera, Maat
Stones: blue sapphire
Herbs: lilies
Sepher Yetzirah: Equilibrium, action, work
Key Words: the judicial system; fairness; playing fair; skepticism; balance/imbalance; legal issues; legal papers, contracts; chivalry
9 The Hermit
Zodiac: Virgo
Planet: Mercury
Hebrew Letter: Yod
Number: 5
Element: Earth
Deities: Cronos, Hermes
Stones: onyx, crystal
Herbs: juniper, frankincense, wormwood
Sepher Yetzirah: Response and union of opposites, touch
Key Words: solitude; loneliness; privacy; withdrawing; skepticism; mistrust; soul searching; spiritual journeys; peace
10 Wheel of fortune
Zodiac: Aquarius
Planet: Jupiter
Hebrew letter: Koph
Number: 1
Element: Earth
Deities: Fortuna, Nornes of Fate
Stones: fluorite
Herbs: mugwort, hyssop
Sepher Yetzirah: Rotation, wealth and poverty
Key Words: Lady Luck, success, change of circumstances, completion, coming full circle, indecision, running in circles
11 Strength
Zodiac: Leo
Planet: Sun
Hebrew Letter: Tet
Number: 1
Element: Fire
Deities: Anuket, Hebe, Cyrene
Stones: ruby
Herbs: neroli, patchouli, niaouli
Sepher Yetzirah: Suggestion, digestion
Key Words: dominance; domination; overpowering the enemy; overcoming obstacles; maintaining control; being in charge; strength of will
12 The Hanged Man
Zodiac: Pisces
Planet: Neptune
Hebrew Letter: Mem
Number: 3
Element: Water
Deities: Odin, Prometheus, Attis, Schemchasai
Stones: topaz (colorless), turquois (green-blue), calamine
Herbs: garlic, onion, valerian
Sepher Yetzirah: Reversal, suspended mind
Key Words: self-sacrifice; martyrdom; self-esteem issues; paranoia; spirituality in a twisted version; relinquishing control; indecision
13 Death
Zodiac: Scorpio
Planet: Mars/Pluto
Hebrew Letter: Nun
Number: 9
Element: Water
Deities: Hades, Thanatos, Hypnos, Nyx
Stones: malachite, onyx, nephrite
Herbs: mushrooms
Sepher Yetzirah: Transformation, motion
Key Words: transition; ethereal planes; deterioration; hesitation; the grim reaper; personal fears; negative influence
14 Temperance
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Planet: Jupiter
Hebrew Letter: Samekh
Number: 3
Element: Fire
Deities: Isis, Nemesis
Stones: yellow sapphire, gold topaz
Herbs: lavender, goldenrod
Sepher Yetzirah: Verification, wrath
Key Words: balance; stability; spiritual profoundness; calmness; tenacity in the face of adversity; angels…and daemons
15 The Devil
Zodiac: Capricorn
Planet: Saturn
Hebrew Letter: Ayin
Number: 8
Element: Earth
Deities: Lucifer, Seth, Baal, Pan
Stones: fire opal, almandite
Herbs: tobacco, sulphur
Sepher Yetzirah: Bondage, mirth
Key Words: the dark side; obsessions, compulsions, addictions; the weak link; inner demons; and daemons
16 The Tower
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Planet: Mars
Hebrew Letter: Peh
Number: 7
Element: Fire
Deities: Shiva, Zeus, Thor
Stones: malachite, black opal
Herbs: hemlock, calamus root
Sepher Yetzirah: Awakening, grace and sin
Key Words: chaos; catastrophe; carnage; unexpected assault or attack; devastation; complete transformation; clearing the debris
17 The Star
Zodiac: Aquarius
Planet: Uranus
Hebrew Letter: Tzaddi
Number: 4
Element: Air
Deities: Astarte, Isis, Ischtar, seven priestesses of the oracle
Stones: aquamarine, rose quartz, star sapphire, lapis lazuli
Herbs: jasmine, rose, ophire, almond oil
Sepher Yetzirah: Revelation, meditation
Key Words: unbridled hope; optimism; the light at the end of the tunnel; personal revelations; infinity; the dreamscape
18 The Moon
Zodiac: Pisces
Planet: Neptune
Hebrew Letter: Qof
Number: 7
Element: Water
Deities: Anubis, Khephra, Hecate, Medusa, Hydra, Kali
Stones: water opal, moonstone
Herbs: mint, coca, peyote, poppy seeds
Sepher Yetzirah: Organization, sleep
Key Words: magic; deception; dark revelations; feminine spirituality; occult mysticism; estrangement; secrets
19 The Sun
Zodiac: Leo
Planet: Sun
Hebrew Letter: Resh
Number: 1
Element: Fire
Deities: Apollo, Helios, Hyperion, Huitzilopochtli, Krishna, Papa Legba, Lug, Ra Rama, Semesh, Sol, Vishnu
Stones: diamond
Herbs: bay leaf
Sepher Yetzirah: Regeneration, sterility and fertility
Key Words: happiness; deep seated contentment; brilliance of thought; complacency; individualism; courage
20 Judgment
Zodiac: Aquarius
Planet: Pluto
Hebrew Letter: Shin
Number: 2
Element: Fire
Deities: The Messiah
Stones: zircon (orange)
Herbs: myrrh
Sepher Yetzirah: Realization, decision
Key Words: intolerance; snobbishness; degradation; setting limits; accepting the consequences of your actions; conservative thinking
21 The World
Zodiac: Scorpio
Planet: Saturn
Hebrew Letter: Taw
Number: 3
Element: Air
Deities: The All, the Source
Stones: fluorite (clear), clear quartz crystals
Herbs: lavender, moon flower, mugwort
Sepher Yetzirah: Universal consciousness, dominion and slavery
Key Words: completion; the end; starting over; finishing up; reaching a goal; full potential; running in circles
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1 Sepher Yetzirah: "Book of Formation," or "Book of Creation," is the title of the earliest extant book on Jewish esotericism.
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