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Jewel, one way is to stick to one system (what this means, is stick to the suggestions made by some people who have found this illuminating). As Kaz and others have mentioned, the Golden Dawn version, which allocates the Aces to Keter, is worthy of consideration.
If you wish to also consider suggestions from others, then the positioning of the Major Arcana within the Sefirot is another consideration.
Wirth only places the first ten in the Sefirot (starting with the Magician, as he, like most continental earlier users, does not number the Fool, and places it, as customary, either as penultimate or last card).
Apart from the ten Sefirot, there is also an eleventh 'sphere' which is not, properly speaking, a Sefirah. The twenty-two cards can be paired, and placed on those eleven.
With regards to Kether, though the first emanation, it is also the most distant. It is a bit like trying to understand the nature of Seraphim before discussing the nature of Angels, Archangels, Archai, ..., Thrones and Cherubim. The highest is more easily understood, no matter how inappropriately, as one discusses the emanations closer to the physical realm.
Though this is the first amanation, I'll start another thread on the last: Malkut. Maybe discussion can proceed on more than one thread concurrently. It is also said that Keter is in Malkut, and Malkut in Keter, so to move to this last may be quite appropriate.
If you wish to also consider suggestions from others, then the positioning of the Major Arcana within the Sefirot is another consideration.
Wirth only places the first ten in the Sefirot (starting with the Magician, as he, like most continental earlier users, does not number the Fool, and places it, as customary, either as penultimate or last card).
Apart from the ten Sefirot, there is also an eleventh 'sphere' which is not, properly speaking, a Sefirah. The twenty-two cards can be paired, and placed on those eleven.
With regards to Kether, though the first emanation, it is also the most distant. It is a bit like trying to understand the nature of Seraphim before discussing the nature of Angels, Archangels, Archai, ..., Thrones and Cherubim. The highest is more easily understood, no matter how inappropriately, as one discusses the emanations closer to the physical realm.
Though this is the first amanation, I'll start another thread on the last: Malkut. Maybe discussion can proceed on more than one thread concurrently. It is also said that Keter is in Malkut, and Malkut in Keter, so to move to this last may be quite appropriate.