He walks from north west (the place of darkness in masonic terms - where we enter into the lodge seeking light) to the south east - (where a mason seeks initiation in the center of the lodge). The handle is shaped like a letter T which stands for Tau. It is crescent shaped, indicating the relationship between this Key and that of the High Priestess. His scythe is of steel, referring to the planet Mars. The skeleton is the conventional figure of Death. You cannot become an adept and remain as you are - Change is implicit - transformation is necessary. It is the power represented by this Key that transforms our consciousness and releases it from the trammels and limitations that now hamper its free expression. Death is but a gateway to a larger life in reality. The card does not represent the end, but the real meaning of death, which is change, motion, or transformation. The one power that unites all things is love.įirst, the scene is not a sunset - it is a sunrise. Key 13 - 13 is a very special number - it is the number for the hebrew words Ahevah and Achad - Love and Unity. The Imaginative Intelligence - The Law of Transformation These lessons, therefore, are derived from B.O.T.A. Since people design all kinds of tarot decks, I'll be referencing the Tarot deck manufactured by the Builders of the Adytum and will link to each card for reference.
