The Enchanted Initiate
A Journal of Traditional Symbolism, Hermeticism & the Occult Sciences

Le Feu Du Ciel

Le Feu du Ciel is the sixteenth major trump and portrays a tower, with its crown being destroyed by a lightning bolt from the sun. It signifies the fall of man and his descent into materiality.

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Crown→Substance

The crown on the Le Feu du Ciel card represents divine nature, which is destroyed when the tower is struck by a lightning bolt, leading to the fall of man.

Typhon→Ritual

Typhon, as a symbol, is related to the destructive forces of the Le Feu du Ciel tarot, illustrating the fall of man from divine grace.

Mantegna PackLineage

The Mantegna pack, as a historical collection, includes subject 37, fortitude, which intersects with the Le Feu du Ciel tarot card's themes of inner strength and divine resilience.

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

Le Feu Du CielthroughTyphonilluminatesSun →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Typhon

Typhon, as a symbol, is related to the destructive forces of the Le Feu du Ciel tarot, illustrating the fall of man from divine grace.

II. Typhon & Sun

Typhon, an Egyptian solar deity, is a form of solar energy

Le Feu Du CielthroughTyphonilluminatesIsis →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Typhon

Typhon, as a symbol, is related to the destructive forces of the Le Feu du Ciel tarot, illustrating the fall of man from divine grace.

II. Typhon & Isis

Typhon, the adversary of Isis, is a key character in the mythological concept of cosmic struggles involving Osiris, Isis, and Typhon.

Le Feu Du CielthroughCrownilluminatesJupiter →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Crown

The crown on the Le Feu du Ciel card represents divine nature, which is destroyed when the tower is struck by a lightning bolt, leading to the fall of man.

II. Crown & Jupiter

Jupiter is represented by a crown on the talisman

Le Feu Du CielthroughTyphonilluminatesSphinx →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Typhon

Typhon, as a symbol, is related to the destructive forces of the Le Feu du Ciel tarot, illustrating the fall of man from divine grace.

II. Typhon & Sphinx

The Sphinx and Typhon work together to represent the ongoing struggle between order and chaos, with the Sphinx symbolizing wisdom and Typhon representing disorder.

Le Feu Du CielthroughCrownilluminatesHeart →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Crown

The crown on the Le Feu du Ciel card represents divine nature, which is destroyed when the tower is struck by a lightning bolt, leading to the fall of man.

II. Crown & Heart

The Crown as a symbol of the first androgyne is associated with the Heart in the Sephiroth Tree

Le Feu Du CielthroughTyphonilluminatesHermit →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Typhon

Typhon, as a symbol, is related to the destructive forces of the Le Feu du Ciel tarot, illustrating the fall of man from divine grace.

II. Typhon & Hermit

The Hermit's journey of self-discovery involves facing the forces of Typhon, representing a spiritual test

Le Feu Du CielthroughTyphonilluminatesOsiris →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Typhon

Typhon, as a symbol, is related to the destructive forces of the Le Feu du Ciel tarot, illustrating the fall of man from divine grace.

II. Typhon & Osiris

Osiris, like Isis, is in conflict with Typhon, the adversary, in the mythological struggle which signifies the concept of cosmic order and justice. "Typhon, a giant serpent, was the killer of Osiris, a story central to the mythology of ancient Egypt and a tale of conflict between good and evil."

Le Feu Du CielthroughCrownilluminatesSwords →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Crown

The crown on the Le Feu du Ciel card represents divine nature, which is destroyed when the tower is struck by a lightning bolt, leading to the fall of man.

II. Crown & Swords

Swords are often associated with the concept of the Crown, which is about authority and power.

Le Feu Du CielthroughCrownilluminatesTower →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Crown

The crown on the Le Feu du Ciel card represents divine nature, which is destroyed when the tower is struck by a lightning bolt, leading to the fall of man.

II. Crown & Tower

The crown on the tower, subject to destruction by the lightning bolt, signifies the fall of man's divine nature to materialism when the divine crown is destroyed.

Le Feu Du CielthroughCrownilluminatesIntellectual World →
I. Le Feu Du Ciel & Crown

The crown on the Le Feu du Ciel card represents divine nature, which is destroyed when the tower is struck by a lightning bolt, leading to the fall of man.

II. Crown & Intellectual World

The Intellectual world, the first head, is associated with the concept of the crown in the Sephiroth Tree