1944 · CLOSE READING
The Book of Thoth
The Book of Thoth (1944), PDF p. 148
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PRINCESS OF WANDS
The Princess of Wands represents the earthy part of Fire; one might say, she is the fuel
of Fire. This expression implies the irresistible chemical attraction of the combustible sub‐
stance. She rules the Heavens for one quadrant of the portion around the North Pole.
The Princess is therefore shewn with the plumes of justice streaming like flames from
her brow; and she is unclothed, shewing that chemical action can only take place when the
element is perfectly free to combine with its partner. She bears a wand crowned with the disk
of the Sun; and she is leaping in a surging flame which re‐calls by its shape the letter Yodh.
This card may be said to represent the dance of the virgin priestess of the Lords of Fire,
for she is in attendance upon the golden altar ornamented with rams’ heads) symbolizing the
fires of Spring.
The character of the Princess is extremely individual. She is brilliant and daring. She
creates her own beauty by her essential vigour and energy. The force of her character imposes
the impression of beauty upon the beholder. In anger or love she is sudden, violent, and im‐
placable. She consumes all that comes into her sphere. She is ambitious and aspiring, full of
enthusiasm which is often irrational. She never forgets an injury, and the only quality of pa‐
tience to be found in her is the patience with which she lies in ambush to avenge.
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