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There are many ways you can place the Tarot Trumps on the Tree of Life. Gray came out with a non-conventional way that makes much more sense than some of the traditional ways (e.g., the Golden Dawn). Mainly what he does is sort the Major Arcana by homogeneous ideas. Look it over and see if this arrangement resonates with you!

Cosmic Phenomena:

• on the central Pillar
• using the distance from the Earth outwards
• Moon – Malkuth to Yesod
• Sun – Yesod to Tiphareth
• Star – Tiphareth to Kether

External Rulers:

• temporality and religion
• Emperor – Chesed to Chokmah
• Emperess – Netzach to Chesed

Exoteric and Esoteric:

• the outer and inner Life
• Hierophant – Chokmah to Kether
• Hermit – Binah to Kether

Fatality:

• karmic laws dealing with compensation and balance
• how life deals with us
• in conjunction with the Cosmic Phenomena = the Space-Time Continuum
• Wheel of Fortune – Hod to Netzach
• Justice – Geburah to Chesed
• Judgment – Binah to Chokmah

Alteration:

• dealing with change
• Death – Binah to Geburah
• Devil – Hod to Geburah

Compensation:

• dealing with balance
• The Hanged Man – Tiphareth to Binah
• Temperance – Tiphareth to Chokmah

Energy:

• the uses of force
• Strength – Tiphareth to Chesed
• The Blasted Tower – Tiphareth to Geburah

Movement:

• nothing is static
• moving through Life
• moving in Life through the generations
• The Chariot – Hod to Tiphareth
• The Lovers – Netzach to Tiphareth

Inspiration:

• inspiring inner and outer action
• The Magician – Yesod to Hod
• The High Priestess – Yesod to Netzach

Who? What?:

• ideas of people and places
• The Fool – people
• The World – places

Notes on the Major Arcana (Trumps) ===
* Based on William G. Gray’s works
* Images are the Rider-Waite deck (I mostly use the Radiant Rider-Waite)

The Fool the Innocent Quester *Kingdom to Glory [Z]	The Magician Transmutation *Foundation to Glory [Y]	The High Priestess Inner Wisdom *Foundation to Victory [W]
The Empress Culture *Victory to Mercy [N]	The Emperor Right Rulership *Mercy to Wisdom [G]	The Hierophant Bridgebuilder *Wisdom to Crown [B]
The Lovers Love/Partnership *Victory to Beauty [R]	The Chariot Control *Glory to Beauty [S]	Strength Energy Drive *Beauty to Mercy [M]
The Hermit Spiritual Self *Understanding to Crown [C]	Wheel of Fortune Cosmic Cycles * Glory to Victory [V]	Justice Cosmic Compensation *Severity to Mercy [L]
The Hanged Man Between the Worlds *Beauty to Understanding [K]	Death Restorative Change *Severity to Understanding [J]	Temperance Modifying Balance *Beauty to Wisdom [H]
The Devil Opposition *Glory to Severity [Q]	The Tower Catalysis *Beauty to Severity [P]	The Star Guidance *Beauty to Crown [D]
The Moon Dream Consciousness *Kingdom to Foundation [Th]	The Sun Enlightenment *Foundation to Beauty [T]	Judgement Right Discernment *Understanding to Wisdom [F]
The World The Human Condition *Kingdom to Victory [X]	Shields [A] Swords [E] Rods [I] Cups [O] { Truth [U] }