1944 · CLOSE READING
The Book of Thoth
The Book of Thoth (1944), PDF p. 208
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HAPPINESS
NINE OF CUPS
The Number Nine, Yesod, in the suit of Water, restores the stability lost by the excur‐
sions of Netzach and Hod from the Middle Pillar. It is also the number of the Moon, thus
strengthening the idea of Water.
In this card is the pageant of the culmination and perfection of the original force of Wa‐
ter.
The Ruler is Jupiter in Pisces. This influence is more than sym pathetic; it is a definite
benediction, for Jupiter is the planet of Chesed which represents Water in its highest material
manifestation, and Pisces brings out the placid qualities of Water.
In the symbol are nine cups perfectly arranged in a square; all are filled and overflow‐
ing with Water. It is the most complete and most beneficient aspect of the force of Water.
The Geomantic Figure Laetitia y is ruled by Jupiter in Pisces. For its meaning con‐
sult the “Handbook of Geomancy” (Equinox Vol I, No.2). Laetitia, Joy, gladness, is one of the
best and most powerful of the sixteen figures; for the Solar, Lunar, and Mercurial symbols
are, at the best, ambiguous and treacherously ambivalent; those of Venus portend rather
relief than positive beneficence; Saturn and Mars are seen at their worst; and even the
stable‐companion of Laetitia, Acquisitio, has its unpleasant aspects, and even its dangers.
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