The Four Strings in Tarot and the Magus

Tarot and the Magus had a full analysis of all four Strings of Tarot cards in the Opening of the Key Spread, but for reasons of space, were omitted from the book. Below are the Tables of the four Strings of the reading that was performed for my book Tarot and the Magus, The full explanation is of course in the book, but the outline for the tables is here.

Fire String

reset	Cards	El	ED1	ED2	2	3	4	5	ACW	CW	Total
01	Queen Cups	W	F	A	*		*	1	16	4	20
02	6 Swords	A	F	P	*			2	1	12	13
03	10 Cups	W	N	A	*	*	*	3	0	0	0
04	Knight Wands	F	N	A			*	4	0	2	2
05	6 Wands	F	N	A	*			5	16	4	20
06	6 Cups	W	N	P	*			6	15	2	17
07	Hanged Man	W	F	P			*	7	0	12	12
08	Hermit	E	F	P		*		8	1	0	1
09	5 Cups	W	F	P	*			7	19	21	40
10	3 Cups	W	F	P			*	6	0	3	3
11	10 Disks	E	F	P				5	0	1	1
12	4 Cups	W	F	P				4	5	5	10
13	5 Disks	E	F	P	*			3	15	13	28
14	3 Disks	E	F	P	*	*	*	2	0	0	0
15	10 Swords	A	N	P	*		*	1	15	8	23

Fire String Table 2: total number of cards, 15 = Art or Temperance. Significant points:

• Three 10's
• Three 6's
• An excess of Water cards, which are weak in the Fire String
• There are more friendly cards than neutral cards.
• Passive combinations predominate
• There are no Enemy combinations
• 3 Disks and 10 Cups are completely unaspected, therefore the secret rulers of the String
• 5 Cups is the most aspected

Water String

	Water				2	3	4	5	ACW	CW	Total
01	Star	A	F	A	*		*	1	0	3	3
02	4 Swords	A	F	A	*			2	13	3	16
03	Ace Wands	F	F	A	*			3	1	6	7
04	7 Swords	A	F	A	*	*	*	4	0	0	0
05	Queen Swords	A	F	A	*			5	17	5	22
06	2 Cups	W	F	P	*			6	13	3	16
07	2 Disks	W	F	P	*			7	13	11	24
08	The Universe	E	N	P	*		*	6	0	10	10
09	Prince Swords	A	N	P	*	*	*	5	0	0	0
10	Prince Cups	W	F	P				4	13	4	17
11	Princess Disks	E	N	P		*		3	1	0	1
12	3 Wands	F	F	A				2	15	7	22
13	Fortune	F	F	A				1	1	1	2

13, the number of cards equals the Hanged Man

• Air predominates
• Friendly combinations predominates
• There are slightly more active than passive combinations
• No enemy combinations
• The secret rulers are 7 Swords and Prince Swords
• 2 Disks is most aspected

Air String

	Air				2	3	4	5	ACW	CW	Total
01	Knight Disks	E	N	P		*		1	0	0	0
02	9 Cups	W	F	P	*			2	3	5	8
03	9 Swords	A	N	P	*			3	29	6	35
04	9 Disks	E	N	P	*			4	6	24	30
05	4 Disks	E	F	P	*	*	*	5	0	0	0
06	8 Disks	E	F	P	*	*	*	6	0	0	0
07	Priestess	W	N	P		*	*	7	0	0	0
08	Sun	F	N	A	*		*	8	0	1	1
09	Princess Wands	F	F	A	*			9	1	4	5
10	8 Swords	A	F	A				10	25	10	35
11	2 Wands	F	F	A				11	29	5	34
12	Empress	E	F	A	*			12	3	21	33
13	10 Wands	F	F	A	*			11	1	1	2
14	Justice	A	F	A	*	*		10	3	0	3
15	Prince Cups	W	F	A			*	9	0	2	2
16	5 Swords	A	F	A	*		*	8	0	2	2
17	4 Wands	F	F	A				7	4	7	11
18	8 Wands	F	F	A	*			6	21	3	24
19	Tower	F	F	A		*		5	8	0	8
20	8 Cups	W	N	P				4	4	30	34
21	Devil	E	F	P	*			3	1	3	4
22	Prince Wands	F	F	A	*			2	2	2	4
23	Ace Swords	A	N	A		*		1	1	0	1

23-22=1, which represents the Fool

• Four 8's
• Three 9's
• Fire predominates
• Water is least represented
• Friendly combinations predominates
• Slightly more Active than Passive combinations
• The Secret Rulers
  • 4 Disks
  • 8 Disks
  • High Priestess
  • Knight Disks
• The most aspected
  • 8 Swords
  • 9 Sword

	Earth				2	3	4	5	ACW	CW	Total
01	Knight Swords	A	N	P	*			1	25	27	52
02	Moon	W	N	A				2	0	5	5
03	Art	F	N	A	*			3	32	25	57
04	5 Wands	F	F	A				4	48	27	75
05	Aeon	F	N	A	*			5	0	2	2
06	Knight Cups	W	N	P				6	5	0	5
07	Death	W	N	P				7	17	4	21
08	Emperor	F	N	A				8	24	26	50
09	Lust	F	N	A				9	0	1	1
10	Ace Cups	W	N	A				10	3	0	3
11	2 Swords	A	F	A				11	1	0	1
12	9 Wands	F	F	A				12	25	1	26
13	7 Wands	F	F	A				13	10	7	17
14	Magus	A	F	A	*			14	25	26	51
15	Ace Disks	E	N	P		*	*	13	0	0	0
16	Prince Disks	E	F	P	*	*		12	1	0	1
17	6 Disks	E	N	P	*	*	*	11	0	0	0
18	Lovers	A	N	P				10	5	5	10
19	7 Cups	W	F	A				9	32	36	68
20	Fool	A	N	P	*			8	0	4	4
21	Hierophant	E	N	P				7	0	1	1
22	7 Disks	E	F	P	*			6	25	31	56
23	Chariot	W	F	P				5	23	0	23
24	Princess Swords	A	F	A	*			4	2	0	2
25	3 Swords	A	F	A				3	25	31	56
26	Queen Wands	F	F	A	*			2	1	0	1
27	Queen Disks	E	N	A				1	46	29	75

27-22=5, the number of the Star card

• Three 7's
• Fire is strongest
• Elements nearly balanced
• More Neutral than Friendly combinations
• More Active than Passive cards
• Secret Rulers
  • Ace Disks
  • 6 Disks
• Most aspected
  • Queen Disks
  • 5 Wands