Tarot Correspondences

T. SUSAN CHANG (Western Massachusetts) is a writer and teacher who began moonlighting as a tarot reader in New York more than twenty years ago. Susie cohosts the Fortune s Wheelhouse esoteric tarot podcasts, and she s the creator of the Arcana Case(R) for tarot decks. She administers the 78-playlist Tarot Music Project on Spotify and conducts tarot readings in person at a local shop.

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• ContentsAcknowledgments viiIntroduction 1Part One: Correspondence TablesCorrespondences for the 22 Major Arcana 9 Table 1—Conventional, Historical, and Hermetic Titles 10Table 2—Astrological Correspondences 15Table 3—Tree of Life Correspondences 18Table 4—Alternate Astro-Alpha-Numeric Correspondences 32Table 5—Color Scales of the Golden Dawn 37Table 6—Natural, Magical, Mythical Correspondences 40Table 7—Numerological Reduction 57Correspondences for the 4 Suits 59 Table 1—Nomenclature and Physical Correspondences 60Table 2—Astrological, Spatiotemporal, and Mythical Correspondences 61Table 3—Natural Correspondences 63Correspondences for the 40 Numeric Minor Arcana (Ace–10) 65 Table 1—Nomenclature, Astrology, and Decans 66Table 2—Associated Major Arcana by Planet and Sign 91Table 3—Combined Aces 93Table 4—Sabian Symbols 94Table 5—Geometry, Kabbalah, and Symbolism of 1 through 10 122Table 6—Color Scales of the Golden Dawn 127Correspondences for the 16 Court Cards 129 Table 1—Nomenclature, Astrology, and Corresponding Minors 130Table 2—Astrological Correspondences in Chronological Order 140Part Two: The Reader’s Guide to Using CorrespondencesOne—Using Elemental Correspondences: Head in the Clouds, Mud on Your Boots! 147Two—Using Astrological Correspondences: “The sign of life eternal is writ on earth and sky.” 167Three—Using Numeric Correspondences: A Tale of Ten Great Mysteries 199Four—Using Kabbalistic Correspondeces: Climbing the Tree of Unknowable Fruit 215Five—Putting It All Together: Interpretation, Creation, Magic 229Six—Creative Techniques: The Power of the Pen 239Seven—Magical Techniques: So Mote It Be! 253Part Three: Individual Card TablesThe Hermit’s Epilogue 369Bibliography 373Books 373Art Credit List 376About the Author 384