The Mystical Encounter: How My Tarot Deck Revealed the Hebrew Alphabet's Divine Connection
Have you ever experienced something so profound that you couldn't explain it at the time, only to find the explanation later on? I certainly did, and it was during my creation of a homemade tarot deck five years ago.
A Divine Encounter with the Hebrew Letters
Back then, I was engrossed in creating a homemade tarot deck. Each card represented a Major Arcana, and while drawing the Hebrew letters for each card, these symbols became more than just marks on a piece of paper. They spoke to me, telling stories with an almost divine voice. It was a transcendent experience, and I felt a profound connection to a higher source.
There are 22 Major Arcana cards in a tarot deck, which aligns perfectly with the 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Each letter is a sign/symbol with its own unique story, and the tarot itself contains many mysteries, with the Major Arcana representing grand mysteries and the Minor Arcana representing the 56 Petit Mysteries.
Auditory Hallucinations of Gnosis from a Divine Voice
The mysteries were revealed to me through auditory hallucinations, as I felt connected to a divine voice speaking to me. It's strange to say that I was startled by this experience, as I was alone in my bedroom. When I drew the first Hebrew letter, Aleph, onto my index card (which represented The Fool, numbered zero), the first stroke created the sign/symbol of Yod. The divine voice then spoke, and I couldn't help but drop my pen in astonishment. The voice said, "I am the hand of God."
I was certainly not immune to the doubts of whether I was going crazy. However, as I continued to draw the letter Aleph, I felt the voice guide me through the drawing process. The final mark was another Yod, and the voice said, "This is the hand of man." I was puzzled and omitted at the same time, as I had no recollection of the Torah from a college class thirty years ago.
The Torah's Connection
I later learned that the voice communicated only when I was drawing a letter, and it stopped upon completion. However, my thoughts were influenced by these words, which felt otherworldly. I researched the meaning of the letter Yod, which means "hand," and Vav, which means "peg," and holds the idea of connection. I also learned that the letter Aleph used to look like a picture of an ox-head, and that the Roman letter A evolved from the ancient letter Aleph.
The tarot's connection to the Torah became clearer as I noticed a scroll book in The High Priestess card with the letters TORA and the last letter hidden. This intrigued me, and I further explored the mystical connection between the cards and the Hebrew letters.
From Divine Encounters to an Educational Journey
Through my experiences, I validated my intuition and shared my discoveries with others through Quora. I met someone who recommended a book that deepened my understanding of the mystical connection between the tarot and the Hebrew letters. I intuitively made a tarot deck based on the 22 letters and the Tree of Life, further consolidating this knowledge.
The High Priestess card, which represents the invisible Middle Pillar between Boaz and Jachin, symbolizes the middle way—stability and peace. The color purple, representing Yesod, the 9th sefira of the 10 Sephiroth, completes the Trinity of the Tree and is pendant to Malkuth, the kingdom. The letter Gimel, which I drew as a Yod, Vav, and another Yod, evoked the image of a "gimp L" with the idea of a "gimp El," or God with a limp.
Further research on ancient paleo-Hebrew pictographs revealed that the third sign/symbol on the left is Gimmel, meaning "Foot camel" and "pride." This aligns with the shape of the pre-letter, which resembles a boxed-shaped Roman capital letter L.
These mystical connections are not just rare occurrences; they are a testament to the profound depth and layers of meaning embedded within the tarot and the Hebrew alphabet. My journey has been both enlightening and humbling, and I continue to explore these mysteries more deeply.