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.

Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 1

Part One: Correspondence Tables
Correspondences for the 22 Major Arcana 9



Table 1—Conventional, Historical, and Hermetic Titles 10
Table 2—Astrological Correspondences 15
Table 3—Tree of Life Correspondences 18
Table 4—Alternate Astro-Alpha-Numeric Correspondences 32
Table 5—Color Scales of the Golden Dawn 37
Table 6—Natural, Magical, Mythical Correspondences 40
Table 7—Numerological Reduction 57

Correspondences for the 4 Suits 59



Table 1—Nomenclature and Physical Correspondences 60
Table 2—Astrological, Spatiotemporal, and Mythical Correspondences 61
Table 3—Natural Correspondences 63

Correspondences for the 40 Numeric Minor Arcana (Ace–10) 65



Table 1—Nomenclature, Astrology, and Decans 66
Table 2—Associated Major Arcana by Planet and Sign 91
Table 3—Combined Aces 93
Table 4—Sabian Symbols 94
Table 5—Geometry, Kabbalah, and Symbolism of 1 through 10 122
Table 6—Color Scales of the Golden Dawn 127

Correspondences for the 16 Court Cards 129



Table 1—Nomenclature, Astrology, and Corresponding Minors 130
Table 2—Astrological Correspondences in Chronological Order 140

Part Two: The Reader’s Guide to Using Correspondences
One—Using Elemental Correspondences: Head in the Clouds, Mud on Your Boots! 147
Two—Using Astrological Correspondences: “The sign of life eternal is writ on earth and sky.” 167
Three—Using Numeric Correspondences: A Tale of Ten Great Mysteries 199
Four—Using Kabbalistic Correspondeces: Climbing the Tree of Unknowable Fruit 215
Five—Putting It All Together: Interpretation, Creation, Magic 229
Six—Creative Techniques: The Power of the Pen 239
Seven—Magical Techniques: So Mote It Be! 253

Part Three: Individual Card Tables

The Hermit’s Epilogue 369

Bibliography 373

Books 373

Art Credit List 376

About the Author 384