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From intention into form.

The fixed stations, four Worlds, and numbered cards.

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The three Great Gates

Atziluth, Beriah, and Yetzirah are distinguished as three Great Gates in Babylon’s current method.

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The ten fixed stations

Ten stable reference points, from Keter / RECEIVE to Malkuth / BUILD.

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Keter · Receive

Station 1 carries the action RECEIVE in the Babylon daily method.

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Chokhmah · See

Station 2 carries the action SEE in the Babylon daily method.

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Binah · Form

Station 3 carries the action FORM in the Babylon daily method.

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Chesed · Open

Station 4 carries the action OPEN in the Babylon daily method.

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Gevurah · Say No

Station 5 carries the action SAY NO in the Babylon daily method.

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Tiferet · Recognize

Station 6 carries the action RECOGNIZE in the Babylon daily method.

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Netzach · Want

Station 7 carries the action WANT in the Babylon daily method.

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Hod · Say

Station 8 carries the action SAY in the Babylon daily method.

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Yesod · Feel

Station 9 carries the action FEEL in the Babylon daily method.

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Malkuth · Build

Station 10 carries the action BUILD in the Babylon daily method.

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The four Worlds

Four lenses: will, feeling, thought, and material action.

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The Minor Arcana in a daily reading

The number identifies a station; the suit identifies a World.

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How can the four Worlds describe one everyday experience?

The four Worlds examine will, feeling, thought, and material expression within the same situation.

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Why does the daily method use forty numbered Minor cards?

Ten station numbers viewed through four suits produce forty fixed symbolic addresses.

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Ace of Wands · A first creative impulse

A first creative impulse through will: Station 1, Keter, in Atziluth.

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Ace of Cups · A first opening of feeling

A first opening of feeling through feeling: Station 1, Keter, in Beriah.

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Ace of Swords · A first clear distinction

A first clear distinction through thought and language: Station 1, Keter, in Yetzirah.

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Ace of Pentacles · A practical seed

A practical seed through material action: Station 1, Keter, in Assiah.

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Two of Wands · Choosing a direction

Choosing a direction through will: Station 2, Chokhmah, in Atziluth.

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Two of Cups · Meeting another person

Meeting another person through feeling: Station 2, Chokhmah, in Beriah.

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Two of Swords · Holding two accounts

Holding two accounts through thought and language: Station 2, Chokhmah, in Yetzirah.

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Two of Pentacles · Balancing two demands

Balancing two demands through material action: Station 2, Chokhmah, in Assiah.

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Three of Wands · An intention launched

An intention launched through will: Station 3, Binah, in Atziluth.

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Three of Cups · Shared celebration

Shared celebration through feeling: Station 3, Binah, in Beriah.

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Three of Swords · A difficult truth

A difficult truth through thought and language: Station 3, Binah, in Yetzirah.

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Three of Pentacles · Work finding its form

Work finding its form through material action: Station 3, Binah, in Assiah.

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Four of Wands · A milestone acknowledged

A milestone acknowledged through will: Station 4, Chesed, in Atziluth.

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Four of Cups · Contemplating what is received

Contemplating what is received through feeling: Station 4, Chesed, in Beriah.

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Four of Swords · Rest for the mind

Rest for the mind through thought and language: Station 4, Chesed, in Yetzirah.

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Four of Pentacles · Holding what is built

Holding what is built through material action: Station 4, Chesed, in Assiah.

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Five of Wands · Competing intentions

Competing intentions through will: Station 5, Gevurah, in Atziluth.

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Five of Cups · Making room for grief

Making room for grief through feeling: Station 5, Gevurah, in Beriah.

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Five of Swords · The cost of winning

The cost of winning through thought and language: Station 5, Gevurah, in Yetzirah.

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Five of Pentacles · Material difficulty

Material difficulty through material action: Station 5, Gevurah, in Assiah.

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Six of Wands · Recognizing a contribution

Recognizing a contribution through will: Station 6, Tiferet, in Atziluth.

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Six of Cups · Memory and kindness

Memory and kindness through feeling: Station 6, Tiferet, in Beriah.

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Six of Swords · Passage toward clarity

Passage toward clarity through thought and language: Station 6, Tiferet, in Yetzirah.

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Six of Pentacles · Giving and receiving

Giving and receiving through material action: Station 6, Tiferet, in Assiah.

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Seven of Wands · Defending a position

Defending a position through will: Station 7, Netzach, in Atziluth.

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Seven of Cups · Imagining possibilities

Imagining possibilities through feeling: Station 7, Netzach, in Beriah.

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Seven of Swords · Strategy and honesty

Strategy and honesty through thought and language: Station 7, Netzach, in Yetzirah.

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Seven of Pentacles · Waiting for a harvest

Waiting for a harvest through material action: Station 7, Netzach, in Assiah.

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Eight of Wands · Movement needing coordination

Movement needing coordination through will: Station 8, Hod, in Atziluth.

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Eight of Cups · Leaving with clarity

Leaving with clarity through feeling: Station 8, Hod, in Beriah.

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Eight of Swords · Examining a limiting account

Examining a limiting account through thought and language: Station 8, Hod, in Yetzirah.

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Eight of Pentacles · Skill through practice

Skill through practice through material action: Station 8, Hod, in Assiah.

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Nine of Wands · Sustained effort and limits

Sustained effort and limits through will: Station 9, Yesod, in Atziluth.

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Nine of Cups · Satisfaction received

Satisfaction received through feeling: Station 9, Yesod, in Beriah.

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Nine of Swords · Troubled thoughts

Troubled thoughts through thought and language: Station 9, Yesod, in Yetzirah.

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Nine of Pentacles · Independence with care

Independence with care through material action: Station 9, Yesod, in Assiah.

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Ten of Wands · The weight of accumulated work

The weight of accumulated work through will: Station 10, Malkuth, in Atziluth.

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Ten of Cups · Shared emotional completion

Shared emotional completion through feeling: Station 10, Malkuth, in Beriah.

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Ten of Swords · An exhausted account

An exhausted account through thought and language: Station 10, Malkuth, in Yetzirah.

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Ten of Pentacles · Legacy made usable

Legacy made usable through material action: Station 10, Malkuth, in Assiah.

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Numbered Minors and court cards

Forty numbered cards and sixteen court cards make the fifty-six Minors.

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