Golden Dawn Major

Golden Dawn Major Arcana

Descriptions and divinatory meanings of the Twenty-two Major Arcana in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

0 The Fool – Golden Dawn

0 The Fool – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The Fool: The Spirit of Ether Divinatory Meanings of The Fool Idea, thought, spirituality, that which endeavours to rise above the material. MacGregor Mathers Folly, Expiation, Wavering. Reversed meanings Hesitation, Instability, Trouble arising...

1 The Magician – Golden Dawn

1 The Magician – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The Magician: The Magus of Power Divinatory Meanings of The Magician Skill, wisdom, adaptation. Craft, cunning, depending on dignity. Sometimes occult wisdom. MacGregor Mathers Will, Will-Power, Dexterity. Reversed meanings Will applied to evil...

2 The High Priestess – Golden Dawn

2 The High Priestess – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The High Priestess: Priestess of the Silver Star The High Priestess has mysterious, fluctuating energies of the Moon. The emphasis is rhythm, change and movement. The cards around her will reflect this as instability. She represents the feminine...

3 The Empress – Golden Dawn

3 The Empress – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The Empress The Daughter of the Mighty Ones Divinatory Meanings of The Empress Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation. MacGregor Mathers Action, Plan, Undertaking, Movement in a matter, Initiative. Reversed meanings Inaction,...

4 The Emperor – Golden Dawn

4 The Emperor – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The Emperor: Son of the Morning, Chief among the Mighty Divinatory Meanings of The Emperor War, conquest, victory, strife, ambition. MacGregor Mathers Realization, Effect, Development. Reversed meanings Stoppage, Check, Immature, Unripe....

5 The Hierophant – Golden Dawn

5 The Hierophant – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The Hierophant: Magus of the Eternal Gods Divinatory Meanings of The Hierophant Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching. MacGregor Mathers Mercy, Beneficence, Kindness, Goodness. Reversed meanings Over-kindness, Weakness, Foolish...

6 The Lovers – Golden Dawn

6 The Lovers – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The Lovers: Children of the Voice Divine, The Oracles of the Mighty Gods Divinatory meanings of The Lovers Inspiration (passive, mediumistic). Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse. MacGregor Mathers Wise Dispositions,...

7 The Chariot – Golden Dawn

7 The Chariot – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The Chariot: Child of the Power of the Waters, Lord of the Triumph of Light Divinatory Meanings of The Chariot Triumph, victory, health. Success though sometimes not stable and enduring. MacGregor Mathers Triumph, Victory, Overcoming Obstacles....

8 Strength – Golden Dawn

8 Strength – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of Strength: Daughter of the Flaming Sword, Leader of the Lion Divinatory Meanings of Strength Courage, strength, fortitude. Power not arrested in the act of judgement, but passing on to further action, sometimes obstinacy. MacGregor Mathers Power,...

9 The Hermit – Golden Dawn

9 The Hermit – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of The Hermit: The Magus of the Voice of Light Divinatory Meanings of The Hermit Wisdom sought for and obtained from above. Divine inspiration (but active as opposed to the Lovers). MacGregor Mathers Prudence, Caution, Deliberation. Reversed meanings...

10 Wheel of Fortune – Golden Dawn

10 Wheel of Fortune – Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn Title of Wheel of Fortune: The Lord of the Forces of Life Divinatory Meanings Change of fortune Reversed Meanings Attributions of Fortune Correct design of The Wheel of Fortune A wheel of six shafts Mercury, Sulphur and Earth or Sattva, Rajas and Tamas...