Baal Kadmon Tarot Magick - Harness The Magickal Z
Baal Kadmon Tarot Magick - Harness The Magickal Z
Baal Kadmon Tarot Magick - Harness The Magickal Z
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Occultism and magick is rife with symbols. In fact, the very basis of magick and occult is
symbology. Everything is symbolic of some higher truth. From the rituals we preform to the
books we read. We are immersed in the power and magick of symbols. Although I am of the
school of thought that symbols are not 100% necessary so long as you have a strong inner
intention and can control your mind during a ritual, I use them nonetheless. In my rituals, if you
have read my other books are paired-down. They have symbols but do not overrun you with
complicated devices. However, there are moments in the occultists and magicians life that
require us to pay attention to symbols. Often these symbols can give you insight into your life.
The tarot cards are one aspect of occultism that I feel is worth paying close attention to. The
symbols that is.
Tarot cards have been used for centuries, some say even thousands of years to either foretell the
future or to give the person who is having the reading a sense of direction towards life in general
or for a very specific issue they are having. I have had my tarot cards read several times and I
always found them insightful. Yes, it is helpful if the person who is reading the tarot cards for
you is knowledgeable, but often the symbols themselves, if you pay close attention can give you
some guidance. Since you do not have control over the cards you draw; the shuffling and
choosing of cards becomes an unconscious act. Something, a spirit perhaps or just your
subconscious mind is guiding your hands to pick the cards that you pick. Some would say even
fate herself.
In this book, we will not be focusing on tarot cards as a source of knowledge about the future,
there are plenty of good books about that. We will be dealing with the tarot cards in a different
way, we will be using them as a driving force for magickal practice. It is a fair assessment to say
that Tarot card symbology is quite powerful and aside from divination it can be driving engine
for magick. I know personally, I used it. I used to get someone back into my life. It worked so
well that I needed to have the ritual reversed by a powerful Shaman. So please take heed, tarot
cards are a very powerful magnet. Their symbols have a spiritual force. In the next chapter, we
will discuss, ever so briefly, the reason why symbols are so powerful and how why they are
much more than just contrived ideas of the mind, then we will discuss the tarot in general and
then to the rituals. Let us being.
The Importance of Symbols
We often look at cultures outside of our spheres to be somewhat alien. You must admit, when
you step off a plane into a foreign country that has almost nothing in common with where you
come from, it causes your mind to go into an instant of “Wow, this is weird”. It’s not because we
are ignorant or that we lack the open minded to embrace other cultures, it is just that we are so
different that it often strikes us odd when we see something so different from our own. It’s
almost automatic, it’s unconscious. And it’s natural. BUT, if you look closer, under all the
customs and mores, you find elements within world cultures and religious systems that are
strikingly the same. If you look back into religious history you will find the cross very
prominent. At the dawn of humanity, way before Christianity, the cross had a significance not
unlike the Christian conception. It was considered a symbol of the sun, (no coincidence that
Jesus is often equated with the Sun God?). In Ancient Egypt, the cross is a symbol of life in the
form of the “Ankh”. The Christian cross, although the object on which Jesus died, represents
LIFE. It’s through Jesus suffering and death on the cross that we are saved, that is according to
the Christian understanding. That is of course, one of many symbols I can choose from. Aside
from those basic symbols like the cross, the circle and the triangle which all cultures share. There
is a deeper level of symbology that involves certain essences of an individual. Such as the
warrior, the magician, the Goddess, the fool. As well as certain motifs such as the dying and
resurrecting God, Osiris, Shamash, Jesus, Mithra to name just a very few. There seems to be
some commonality despite the apparently disparate nature of world culture.
If you look at the stories of mythology and even modern day religious texts, you will find, motifs
such as the warrior, the virgin, Immaculate Conception, star crossed lovers, the witch, the
warlock, the judge. The stories have the same motifs, they are just garbed in different clothing.
There is clearly a universal connection here. Those symbols mean something, if they didn’t, they
would not be following us back to the dawn of humanity. Even many of our creation narratives
start in very much the same way and have very similar motifs. We will not go into those here,
but if you would like a good book on parallel creation myths please read “ Parallel Myths by J.F.
Bierlein”, Its very interesting.
Much of why we share so much of our narratives may remain a mystery, but Carl Jung, a
Swedish psychologist came up with by far, the most persuasive answer, at least as far as I am
concerned. He came up with the idea of the “collective unconscious” and the concept of the
“archetypes”.
They are in many ways the structure of the collective unconscious (which I will get into shortly).
They are innate tendencies that reflect our common humanity. Motifs like I mentioned above are
all common themes. These commonalities flow through all our spiritual traditions. They often
manifest in something called “Archetypal images” within religious texts, dreams and spiritual
visions. Essentially many of the characters in mythology and their stories are archetypal in
nature. This also applies to all the biblical motifs and individuals as well. Whether the people in
the bible existed or not is not the purpose of this book, but no matter what their historical status
maybe, they represent archetypical behaviors and demeanors. The hero and the villain are perfect
examples of the archetypal form. It might sound odd that I would be writing this in a book on
Tarot magick, but the tarot is pretty much a deck of cards with all the archetypical symbols on
them. So I feel that it is always good to know some background as to why the tarot are so
powerful. However, before we go into the actual tarot themselves, let me quickly give you an
overview of the collective unconscious. All this will give you a better perspective as to why the
Tarot is what it is and why it is so powerful.
Jung said it best ” the collective unconscious - so far as we can say anything about it at all -
appears to consist of mythological motifs or primordial images, for which reason the myths of all
nations are its real exponents. In fact, the whole of mythology could be taken as a sort of
projection of the collective unconscious... We can therefore study the collective unconscious in
two ways, either in mythology or in the analysis of the individual. (From The Structure of the
Psyche, CW 8, par. 325.).”
It is with that that we will proceed to the Tarot, a deck of cards infused with mythological motifs
and primordial images.
The Tarot Cards
(What follows is a very cursory history, we will be more concerned about their magickal
qualities.)
If you have read anything about the tarot you will have probably read it might be traced back to
the ancient Egyptians or to hermetic traditions. This may or may not be true; I wouldn’t be
surprised if it is.
The only problem is, is that we do not have proof of this. We do, however, have more proof that
the tarot cards came from more modern times. This does not detract from their powers since they
are still in possession of primordial and archetypal imagery. The tarot decks as we know them
today were first seen in Italy around the 1400s. It was not clear if they were used initially for
gambling or just as a card game of sorts. However, it was soon made into an oracle and came to
be classified into the occult science of cartomancy. Cartomancy is the use of cards for fortune
telling purposes. There are various methods of cartomancy. You can even use a normal deck of
card, the kind you play poker with. However, the tarot is a bit different. Tarot became so popular
it was soon condemned as an instrument of the devil. This was made possible because the bible
specifically forbids any form of fortunetelling.
A tarot deck is comprised of two suits of cards; the Major Arcana and Minor arcana. This
classification was coined by the writer Ellic Howe. We will be mostly focused on the Major
Arcana in this book.
The Major Arcana: Is a suit of 22 cards. These 22 cards represent deep archetypes of the
collective unconscious as I stated earlier. In fact, a Jungian analyst by the name of Salie Nichols
wrote about them and stated that they contain deep archetypical and psychological significance
to the individual. He went so far as to say that the cards themselves are the key to a person’s full
potential or as he put it “ The Entire individuation process”… In essence, a key to the total
transformation of the psyche.
The 22 cards are as follows:
The fool
The Magician
The High Priestess
The Empress
The Emperor
The Hierophant
The Lovers
The chariot
Strength
The Hermit
Wheel of fortune
Justice
Temperance
The Devil
The Tower
The Stars
The Moon
The Sun
Judgment
The World
We will now discuss the major arcana and the meaning and powers behind them, as well as their
ritual purpose.
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The Fool: This card is a metaphor for ones journey through life. It is a card of new
beginnings. It is called the Fool, not so much to indicate foolishness but rather of innocence
and faith. We will use this card in our ritual for new beginnings.
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The Magician: The Magician is a very powerful and positive card. It represents the active and
creative impulses in man. It is through the magician that we exert our power in this world. We
will use this card to create change in your lives.
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The High Priestess: This card is also quite powerful and represents, like the magician our
creative impulse; however, it is more latent and passive. She represents all we can be. We will
use this card to become conscious of our life purpose.
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The Empress: This card is motherly card and represents nature and its abundance. We will
use this card to connect to abundance.
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The Emperor: This card represents rules, structure and discipline. We will use this card to
gain stability in our lives.
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The Hierophant: This card represents esoteric knowledge and mysteries. We will use this card
to acquire hidden and spiritual knowledge.
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The Lovers: This card expresses both love and sexuality. It represents the union of a couple.
We will use this card to help us get into a loving relationship.
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The Chariot: This card is one of assertiveness and confidence. It represents stability and
ambition as well. We will use this card for our ritual on Self-confidence.
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Strength: This card represents strength, tolerance, perseverance and patience. We will use
this card to gain strength in the face of adversity.
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The Hermit: This card is about soul searching and finding out who you really are. We will be
using this card to connect with our inward life and become more mindful.
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Wheel of Fortune: This is the card of connections. How the universe works and all the
intricate connections that make it work. We will use this card to see the bigger picture and see
the divine lining inherit in it.
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Justice: This card is about accountability to ones actions as well as decisiveness. We will use
this card to gain clarity on an issue or issues.
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The Hanged Man: This is the card of letting go. Much like the Strength card, it teaches
patience and tolerance. We will use this to help us let go of a trauma or other kind of hurt.
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Death: This card is about letting go of baggage that does not serve us anymore. It’s a card of
changer. We will use it to break away from the past and move forward into the future without
fear.
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Temperance: This card is about living in harmony within oneself. This is the card of
integration and thus we will use this card to bring our disparate parts together so we can
become whole.
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The Devil: This card represents our tendency to be bound by our emotions and the material
world. It represents ignorance of the truth and hopelessness in life itself. We will use this card
to help us break the bondage that we are in. It could also be a person you might think is
keeping you in an emotional prison.
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The Tower: This card represents the crumbling of the ego identity. Often we are too proud
and or aloof to see how ego driven we are. With this card, we will destroy the contorted lens of
the ego so you can see the truth of things.
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The Stars: This card is about hope, serenity and inspiration. This is a card about faith. We
will use it to help you gain faith and hope about something in your life.
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The Moon: This card is one of active imagination, magick and mystery. We will use this card
to help us open our minds to mystery and enhance our power as a magician.
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The Sun: This card symbolizes enlightenment and lucidity, vitality and personal greatness. We
will use this card to become the best versions of ourselves so we can be successful in all that
we do.
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Judgment: This is a card of transformation. It’s a card of joy and courage. We will use this
card to bring joy into your lives and a sense of purpose.
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The World: This symbolizes the end goal; the ultimate in individuation and accomplishment.
This card represents steadfastness and security. We will use this card as an overriding one for
general success and fulfillment.
As you can see, the cards can be very useful for deep inner work. Unlike the other magick books,
we will not be focusing on controlling your enemies or to control the weather etc. Let us know
discuss what you will need to make these rituals work better for you. After that, we will jump
into the rituals themselves.
Tools of Tarot Magick
Although I am not that big on magickal props, I do realize that, at times, one needs them to focus
their energies. While only the Tarot cards are mandatory, I do suggest these items below to help
you maintain focus.
1. Tarot cards: I have several Tarot card decks, many I have because of their beautiful
artwork. Here are a few that I recommend.
The Original Rider Waite Tarot Pack
The Hermetic Tarot
The Witches Tarot
2 Incense: Frankincense and Myrrh incense. This is a beautifully sacred fragrance and I use
it in almost all my rituals, across all forms of magick that I practice.
3. Candles: Like in most rituals, there are candles involved. Here are a few you will need. I
used to get them individually but I found an amazing source that sells 10 candle colors, 4
of each for a total of 40 candles for an excellent price. I just discovered them and will use
them from now on. The colors are red, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black,
white and violet. “Spell Candles ( 40 candles)” I will indicate the colors below and their
meanings.
Red: This candle is for love and personal power.
Pink: Faith, devotion and tenderness.
Orange: For energy, success, cleanses negativity, creates motivation.
Yellow: Confidence, power, knowledge and healing.
Green: Nature and connection to nature. Attracts bodily healing and promotes
growth in all ways.
Blue: Spirituality, Harmony at oneness and divinity.
Purple: Success, the attainment of all desires. Psychic powers and the acquisition of
mystery knowledge.
Black: Change, protection, black magick, to banish negativity of all sorts be it mental
or spiritual in nature.
White: Purity, higher consciousness, peace, truth and unity.
Violet: High levels of spiritual attainment and power. Will help increase magickal
ability.
That is all you will need. You will see that these rituals are so easy you will think they are too
good to be true. Magick does not have to be difficult for it to work. I think its time to change that
old paradigm once and for all. In the next chapter we will go through the 22 rituals. Won’t you
join me?
22 Tarot Rituals
To perform a simple Tarot Card ritual is very easy. I will go through the steps below.
Please note, you may perform these rituals at any time. In this case, you do not need to
wait for specific days to arrive. The Tarot cards themselves have a self-possessed power
and do not rely on astrological forces, although taking them into account will not impede
your outcome. .
1. Place the main tarot card at the center. For example, if we are using the fool card as
the main driver for the ritual you would put it in the center of your altar.
2. Pick up the main card and think about the intention you have for this ritual.
3. Say the prayer to the spiritual guardians of the tarot. You may use your wording, this
is just an example that I use.
4. Place the main card back in its place.
5. From the same deck, randomly pull out 5 cards. Place those cards in such a way that
they encircle the main card. As seen below.
6. Place the candle right before the 1st card. As seen below. You can light and place the
incense wherever you like. The incense is more for the ambience.
7. Visualize a white light coming and encircling the main card.
8. Sit in silence and think about your intended outcome.
9. Take out a tarot card book and read the descriptions of the 5 cards that are encircling
the main card. Does it give you any insight into your issue?
10. Thank the spiritual guardians of the tarot and release them.
11. For the next 10 days, carry the main card with you wherever you go. Place it under
your pillow at night. Every time you touch it, think of your intention.
That concludes the ritual. I will be sure to itemize these instructions for each of the 22 rituals
below. This way you will have it readily available. The steps will be tailored to the ritual. You
see? Not very difficult is it? Do not believe those who would have you do elaborate rituals that
require you to do things that are burdensome. Magick is natural and should come as naturally to
you as drinking water. Elaborate rituals only serve the egoic tendency for structure and do
nothing to contribute to the actual magick itself. In fact, in a future volume I will discuss why
magick works at all. Stay tuned…With that said, let us proceed to the rituals.
RITUAL 1 – THE FOOL: A RITUAL FOR NEW BEGINNINGS
This concludes Tarot Magick. As you have seen, it is quite simple. You can do these rituals as
often as you like. You can also do multiple rituals for the same issue and see what information
you can glean. As you see, there is no pomp and circumstance, no expensive ritual garments and
paraphernalia, no odd and impossible herbs to obtain, no directions to turn to, no contrived and
pompous terminology and phrases to this kind of magick. Just magick , unconventional magick
at that. I am filled with utmost confidence that once you have performed one or all these rituals,
you will enter a magickal partnership with the Tarot like you never have before. You will find
yourself using them over and over again. Although we used only the Major Arcana, feel free to
use the lesser cards as well. May all your Magick be fruitful and effective.
And So It Is.
Other books by the author
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Daemonic Magick
The Daemonic Companion: Creating Daemonic Entities To Do Your Will
Vedic Magick
Vedic Magick: Using Ancient Vedic Spells To Attain Wealth
Quantum Magick
The Quantum Magician – Enhancing Your Magick with a Parallel Life
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