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Tarot Correspondence Matrix
Compare major tarot keys with Hebrew letters, Tree of Life paths, and Hermetic attributions in a clearly labeled system table.
Tarot correspondence
Major-key path matrix
Key
Tarot
Letter
Attribution
Path
0
The FoolCommon Golden Dawn-style attribution.
א · Aleph
Air
Kether to Chokmah
I
The MagicianConnects the letter Beth with Mercury in this Hermetic table.
ב · Beth
Mercury
Kether to Binah
II
The High PriestessOften treated as the lunar path across the abyss in Hermetic pathwork.
ג · Gimel
Moon
Kether to Tiphareth
III
The EmpressSystem-labeled as Hermetic, not a universal tarot assignment.
ד · Daleth
Venus
Chokmah to Binah
IV
The EmperorShown in the common Hermetic ordering.
ה · Heh
Aries
Chokmah to Tiphareth
V
The HierophantVav is shown as a connecting principle in this table.
ו · Vav
Taurus
Chokmah to Chesed
VI
The LoversA Hermetic path correspondence linked with Gemini.
ז · Zayin
Gemini
Binah to Tiphareth
VII
The ChariotPresented as a path table entry, not a historical claim for all tarot traditions.
ח · Cheth
Cancer
Binah to Gevurah
VIII
StrengthGolden Dawn-style Strength ordering; some decks switch VIII and XI.
ט · Teth
Leo
Chesed to Gevurah
IX
The HermitYod is shown here as the Hermetic path of Virgo.
י · Yod
Virgo
Chesed to Tiphareth
X
Wheel of FortuneKaph links Jupiter with cyclic expansion in this table.
כ · Kaph
Jupiter
Chesed to Netzach
XI
JusticeGolden Dawn-style Justice ordering; some decks switch VIII and XI.
ל · Lamed
Libra
Gevurah to Tiphareth
XII
The Hanged ManMem is shown as the elemental Water path.
מ · Mem
Water
Gevurah to Hod
XIII
DeathNun links Scorpio with dissolution and transformation in the Hermetic scheme.
נ · Nun
Scorpio
Tiphareth to Netzach
XIV
TemperanceSamekh is commonly read as the central path of testing and equilibration.
ס · Samekh
Sagittarius
Tiphareth to Yesod
XV
The DevilAyin is shown in its standard Hermetic attribution to Capricorn.
ע · Ayin
Capricorn
Tiphareth to Hod
XVI
The TowerPeh links Mars with upheaval, speech, and force.
פ · Peh
Mars
Netzach to Hod
XVII
The StarThis follows the Golden Dawn table; Thelemic arrangements may differ.
צ · Tzaddi
Aquarius
Netzach to Yesod
XVIII
The MoonQoph is associated with Pisces and the nocturnal threshold.
ק · Qoph
Pisces
Netzach to Malkuth
XIX
The SunResh is shown as the solar path in this Hermetic matrix.
ר · Resh
Sun
Hod to Yesod
XX
JudgementShin is presented as elemental Fire and Spirit in Golden Dawn-style tables.
ש · Shin
Fire
Hod to Malkuth
XXI
The WorldTav is shown with Saturn and Earth language in common Hermetic usage.
ת · Tav
Saturn / Earth
Yesod to Malkuth
System label: these tables present a compact Hermetic / Golden Dawn-style correspondence layer for study. Other Jewish, Christian, magical, tarot, and modern esoteric systems may arrange correspondences differently.