The Princesses and Aces form their own group within the Tarot. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn recognised this in their top secret teachings reserved for Adepts.
The concepts are subtle but very powerful
Golden Dawn title The Radix of the Powers of Fire Divinatory meanings Natural force, strength, and energy are available for use MacGregor Mathers Birth, Commencement, Beginning, Origin, Source. Reversed Persecution, Pursuit, Violence, Vexation, Cruelty,...
Golden Dawn Title The Radix of the Powers of Water Divinatory meanings Pleasure and happiness. The influence of the Great Mother, who creates freely through the subtle pressure of the waters. MacGregor Mathers Feasting, Banquet, Good Cheer. Reversed Change, Novelty,...
Golden Dawn title The Radix of the Powers of Air Divinatory meanings Great energy called to do good. Stationary forces are roused and called into action. MacGregor Mathers Triumph, Fecundity, Fertility, Prosperity. Reversed Embarrassment, Foolish and Hopeless Love,...
Golden Dawn Title The Radix of the Powers of the Earth The Ace of Disks is the root of the Earth element; it is Spirit. Divinatory meanings The root sense of materiality. The presence of all material possibilities; from soaring wealth to crushing poverty. Mathers...
Golden Dawn Title Princess of the Shining Flame, The Rose of the Palace of Fire Divinatory meanings Brilliance, courage, beauty, force, sudden in anger or love, desire of power, enthusiasms, revenge. Ill-dignified, superficial, theatrical, cruel, unstable,...
Golden Dawn Title Princess of the Waters and Lotus of the Palace of the Floods Divinatory meanings Sweetness, poetry, gentleness, and kindness. Imagination, dreamy, at times indolent, yet courageous if roused. Ill-dignified She is selfish and luxurious. MacGregor...
Golden Dawn title Princess of the Rushing Winds, Lotus of the Palace of Air Divinatory meanings Wisdom, strength, acuteness, subtleness in material things, grace and dexterity. Reversed If ill-dignified, she is frivolous and cunning. MacGregor Mathers A spy,...
Golden Dawn Title Princess of the Echoing Hills, Rose of the Palace of Earth Divinatory meanings She is generous, kind, diligent, benevolent, careful, courageous, preserving, pitiful. Ill-dignified She is wasteful and prodigal. Mathers A dark Youth, Economy, Order,...