"Thou and I, the one thing; before me, thou; that after thee, I."

I will now describe carefully the symbolism of each of the hiero'glyphical keys.

1. The Juggler or Magician. Before a table covered with the appliances of his arts, stands the figure of a juggler, one hand upraised holding a wand (in some packs, a cup), the other pointing downwards. He wears a cap of maintenance like that of the kings, whose wide brim forms a sort of aureole round his head. His body and arms form the shape of the Hebrew letter Aleph, to which this card corresponds. He symbolizes Will.

2. The High Priestess, or Female Pope. A woman crowned with a high mitre or tiara (her head encircled by a veil), a stole (or a solar cross upon her breast, and the Book of Science open in her hand. She represents Science, Wisdom, or Knowledge.

3. The Empress. A winged and crowned woman seated upon a throne, having in one hand a scepter bearing a globe surmounted by a cross, while she rests the other upon a shield with an eagle emblazoned therein, on whose breast is the cross. She is the symbol of Action, the result of the unio of Science and Will.

4. The Emperor. He is crowned (and leaning against a throne, his legs form a cross, and beside him, beneath his left hand is a shield blazoned with an eagle). In his right hand he bears a scepter simi