The Esoteric Lexicon·Ritual

Minor Arcana

Minor arcana are the lower-numbered cards in the Tarot, often associated with everyday life and emotions)<br> The 56 cards of the Tarot representing the personal or less profound aspects of the major themes

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Cards→Substance

The Minor Arcana cards provide a more detailed and personal interpretation of the themes outlined in the Great Arcana

Trumps Major→Concept

The symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana are interrelated in the broader Tarot tradition, with the Minor Arcana providing additional symbolic depth and elaboration.)

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

Minor ArcanathroughTrumps MajorilluminatesFool →

I. Minor Arcana & Trumps Major

The symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana are interrelated in the broader Tarot tradition, with the Minor Arcana providing additional symbolic depth and elaboration.)

II. Trumps Major & Fool

The Major Trumps provide the foundational messages for the Fool's journey of transformation and experience

Minor ArcanathroughTrumps MajorilluminatesCourt De Gebelin →

I. Minor Arcana & Trumps Major

The symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana are interrelated in the broader Tarot tradition, with the Minor Arcana providing additional symbolic depth and elaboration.)

II. Trumps Major & Court De Gebelin

The Trumps Major sequence originates from Court de Gebelin's work

Minor ArcanathroughTrumps MajorilluminatesHieroglyphics →

I. Minor Arcana & Trumps Major

The symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana are interrelated in the broader Tarot tradition, with the Minor Arcana providing additional symbolic depth and elaboration.)

II. Trumps Major & Hieroglyphics

Hierooglphic symbols are associated with the major arcana in tarot

Minor ArcanathroughTrumps MajorilluminatesDr. Papus →

I. Minor Arcana & Trumps Major

The symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana are interrelated in the broader Tarot tradition, with the Minor Arcana providing additional symbolic depth and elaboration.)

II. Trumps Major & Dr. Papus

Papus created a scheme for the Trumps Major that focuses on numerical sequence and interrelation within the Divine World, Macrocosm, and Microcosm

Minor ArcanathroughTrumps MajorilluminatesIphas Lévi →

I. Minor Arcana & Trumps Major

The symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana are interrelated in the broader Tarot tradition, with the Minor Arcana providing additional symbolic depth and elaboration.)

II. Trumps Major & Iphas Lévi

Tarot symbolism claimed by Eliphas Lévi includes the Major Arcana

Minor ArcanathroughTrumps MajorilluminatesM. Picard →

I. Minor Arcana & Trumps Major

The symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana are interrelated in the broader Tarot tradition, with the Minor Arcana providing additional symbolic depth and elaboration.)

II. Trumps Major & M. Picard

Picard discusses the Trumps Major in his historical description of the Tarot

Minor ArcanathroughCardsilluminatesIntelligences →

I. Minor Arcana & Cards

The Minor Arcana cards provide a more detailed and personal interpretation of the themes outlined in the Great Arcana

II. Cards & Intelligences

Intelligences work through the cards in the process of divination

Minor ArcanathroughCardsilluminatesGringonneur →

I. Minor Arcana & Cards

The Minor Arcana cards provide a more detailed and personal interpretation of the themes outlined in the Great Arcana

II. Cards & Gringonneur

Gringonneur was a painter who designed and illuminated cards for the amusement of Charles VI of France.

Minor ArcanathroughTrumps MajorilluminatesSecret Tradition In Freemasonry →

I. Minor Arcana & Trumps Major

The symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana are interrelated in the broader Tarot tradition, with the Minor Arcana providing additional symbolic depth and elaboration.)

II. Trumps Major & Secret Tradition In Freemasonry

Major Trumps in the Tarot form part of the Secret Tradition in Freemasonry, suggesting the transmission of esoteric knowledge.

Minor ArcanathroughTrumps MajorilluminatesGrand Orient →

I. Minor Arcana & Trumps Major

The symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana are interrelated in the broader Tarot tradition, with the Minor Arcana providing additional symbolic depth and elaboration.)

II. Trumps Major & Grand Orient

Grand Orient, in his Manual of Cartomancy, provided a method of transcendental divination that used the order of the Major Arcana