Tarot Key

GAIA Astrology combines Tarot with the science of the stars. The Rider-Waite Tarot has its origin in a set of cards designed in 1100 CE in Fez, Morocco. Here, when the dark ages were descending over Europe, many of the brightest minds of the time convened to put into brief coded form a synthesis of the ancient wisdom. That they succeeded is evidenced among other things by the incredible congruity between the Tarot cards by number and the periodic table of elements by atomic number. The correspondence is undeniable to anyone who may look into this relationship. So Tarot and Astrology cannot be disjoined - they are a common system with shared roots.   

 

ELEMENTAL TAROT

 
  Tarot # Element Atomic Number
       
  I Magician HYDROGEN most reactive   1
  II Priestess HELIUM super cool          2
  III Empress LITHIUM most responsive      3
  IV Emperor BERYLLIUM bejeweled          4
       
  V Hierophant BORON divine order        5
  VI Lovers CARBON diamond fused          6
  VII Chariot NITROGEN lightning warder    7
  VIII Lady Strength OXYGEN muse            8
       
  IX Hermit FLOURINE number             9
  X Wheel of Fortune NEON lit           10
  XI Justice SODIUM sword of mind        11
  XII Hanged Man MAGNESIUM wit            12
       
  XIII Death ALUMINUM ruby goddess         13
  XIV Temperance SILICON crystal tuned    14
  XV Devil PHOSPHOR Luci-ferOUS          15
  XVI Tower SULFURous fiery runed         16
       
  XVII Star CHLORINE swimming pool         17
  XVIII Moon ARGON silver light             18
  XIX Sun POTASSIUM radiant jewel         19
  XX Judgment CALCIUM inner might        20
       
  XXI The World SCANDIUM jois de vivre    21
  XXII The Fool TITANIUM blanc de fleur    22
  XXIII Wand King VANADIUM power to be      23
  XXIV Wand Queen CHROMIUM to be sure...   24