Planets & Distance from Earth

[Fulgour]

Planets According to Distance from the Earth
in Kilometres (average)

Moon
384,404

Venus
38,050,900 minimum (261,039,880 maximum)

Mars
54,510,620 minimum (401,355,980 maximum)

Mercury
77,269,900 minimum (221,920,880 maximum)

Sun
147,085,800 minimum (152,104,980 maximum)

Jupiter
588,404,520 minimum (968,460,580 maximum)

Saturn
1,195,772,020 minimum (1,658,854,940 maximum)

 

[Fulgour]

Footnote

I use this "order" for my Tarot
correlations with the planets:

MOON 2 The High Priestess
VENUS 3 The Empress
MARS 4 The Emperor
MERCURY 11 Strength
SUN 17 The Star
JUPITER 20 Judgement
SATURN -- The Fool

Though the Thoth (and clones)
sees things slightly differntly:

Mercury 1 The Magician
Moon 2 The High Priestess
Venus 3 The Empress
Jupiter 10 The Wheel of Fortune
Mars 16 The Tower
Sun 19 The Sun
Saturn 21 The World

 

[paradoxx]

That might be becasue of the discorvery of recent planets (uranus, neptune, pluto) and how they associate into the tarots symbolism.

I have seen Uranus associated as the fool (personal journeys), neptune as the hanged man(hanging on to spiritual belief), and judgment as pluto (bringing forth transformation.).

 

[Fulgour]

thanks paradoxx

I once tried making the modern planets work where they
have been substituted in the Golden Dawn numbering,
and I understand how they may be seen to apply:

0 (Uranus) The Fool (substituted for AIR - Aleph)
12 (Neptune) The Hanged Man (substituted for WATER - Mem)
20 (Pluto) Judgement (substituted for FIRE - Shin)

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But Aleph Mem Shin form the Triadic Unity in Tarot:

1 The Magician - Aleph
13 Death - Mem
21 The World - Shin

The 3-in-1 and 1-in-3 mystery of this is lost otherwise.
What "unity" is there in The Fool, Hanged Man, and
Judgement... after all, Tarot is about the elements.

 

[isthmus nekoi]

Fulgour, thanks for sharing your system of planetary correlations. If you don't mind me asking, how do you divvy up the signs w/the cards?

 

[Fulgour]

greetings isthmus nekoi

Here are the 12 Months from the Phoenician and Hebrew
calendars, with their corresponding Major Arcana cards:

Nisanu (Nissan) Aries : Letter 5 (He): V The Hierophant
Ayaru (Iyar) Taurus : Letter 6 (Waw): VI The Lovers
Simanu (Sivan) Gemini : Letter 7 (Zayin): VII The Chariot

Du'uzu (Tammuz) Cancer : Letter 8 (Heth): VIII Justice
Abu (Av) Leo : Letter 9 (Teth): IX The Hermit
Ululu (Elul) Virgo : Letter 10 (Yod): X The Wheel of Fortune

Tashritu (Tishri) Libra : Letter 12 (Lamedh): XII The Hanged Man
Arach-Samna (Cheshvan) Scorpio : Letter 14 (Nun): XIV Temperance
Kislimu (Kislev) Sagittarius : Letter 15 (Samekh): XV The Devil

Shabatu (Shevat) Capricorn : Letter 16 (Ayin): XVI The Tower
Tebetu (Tevet) Aquarius : Letter 18 (Tsade): XVIII The Moon
Adaru (Adar) Pisces : Letter 19 (Qoph): XIX The Sun

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Now, in the order of the 22 Letters, we see the 12 Signs-Months:

1
2
3
4
5 Nisanu (Nissan) Aries : Letter 5 (He): V The Hierophant
6 Ayaru (Iyar) Taurus : Letter 6 (Waw): VI The Lovers
7 Simanu (Sivan) Gemini : Letter 7 (Zayin): VII The Chariot
8 Du'uzu (Tammuz) Cancer : Letter 8 (Heth): VIII Justice
9 Abu (Av) Leo : Letter 9 (Teth): IX The Hermit
10 Ululu (Elul) Virgo : Letter 10 (Yod): X The Wheel of Fortune
11
12 Tashritu (Tishri) Libra : Letter 12 (Lamedh): XII The Hanged Man
13
14 Arach-Samna (Cheshvan) Scorpio : Letter 14 (Nun): XIV Temperance
15 Kislimu (Kislev) Sagittarius : Letter 15 (Samekh): XV The Devil
16 Shabatu (Shevat) Capricorn : Letter 16 (Ayin): XVI The Tower
17
18 Tebetu (Tevet) Aquarius : Letter 18 (Tsade): XVIII The Moon
19 Adaru (Adar) Pisces : Letter 19 (Qoph): XIX The Sun
20
21
22

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Here is where the Planets appear in the order of the 22 Letters:

1
2 Beth
3 Gimmel
4 Daleth
5 Nisanu (Nissan) Aries : Letter 5 (He): V The Hierophant
6 Ayaru (Iyar) Taurus : Letter 6 (Waw): VI The Lovers
7 Simanu (Sivan) Gemini : Letter 7 (Zayin): VII The Chariot
8 Du'uzu (Tammuz) Cancer : Letter 8 (Heth): VIII Justice
9 Abu (Av) Leo : Letter 9 (Teth): IX The Hermit
10 Ululu (Elul) Virgo : Letter 10 (Yod): X The Wheel of Fortune
11 Kaph
12 Tashritu (Tishri) Libra : Letter 12 (Lamedh): XII The Hanged Man
13
14 Arach-Samna (Cheshvan) Scorpio : Letter 14 (Nun): XIV Temperance
15 Kislimu (Kislev) Sagittarius : Letter 15 (Samekh): XV The Devil
16 Shabatu (Shevat) Capricorn : Letter 16 (Ayin): XVI The Tower
17 Pe
18 Tebetu (Tevet) Aquarius : Letter 18 (Tsade): XVIII The Moon
19 Adaru (Adar) Pisces : Letter 19 (Qoph): XIX The Sun
20 Resh
21
22 Taw

There are 5,040 ways, mathematically, to put any 7 things in order:

1 x 1 = 1
2 x 1 = 2
3 x 2 = 6
4 x 6 = 24
5 x 24 = 120
6 x 120 = 720
7 x 720 = 5,040

No traditional text exists to say what order the Planets appear in the
alphabet ~ so think for yourself which planet may (should) go where.

You decide.

PS: If using 10 Planets there are 3,628,800 possible arrangements.

 

[isthmus nekoi]

Ah, thanks for sharing your system, it makes a lot of sense.

 

[Fulgour]

How the Golden Dawn changed ALL 22 Majors

1=0 was done to facilitate "Magical Kabbalah" and not Tarot.
Here is a simple guide to changes done just to the 12 Signs:

1 = 0
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4 The Emperor was changed to Aires
6 = 5 The Hierophant was changed to Taurus
7 = 6 The Lovers was changed to Gemini
8 = 7 The Chariot was changed to Cancer
9 = 8 Justice (Strength) was changed to Leo
10=9 The Hermit was changed to Virgo
11=10
12=11 Strength (Justice) was changed to Libra
13=12
14=13 Death was changed to Scorpio
15=14 Temperance was changed to Sagittarius
16=15 The Devil was changed to Capricorn
17=16
18=17 The Star was changed to Aquarius
19=18 The Moon was changed to Pisces
20=19
21=20
22=21

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This is the system I first learned, and see most often.
My view is more to investigate it rather than disagree
as to whether or not it works. Tarot pays scant heed
when coming forward with answers. It will provide us.