Sometimes Tarotists relate the cards to alphabets, especially the Hebrew one, and, to a lesser extent, the so-called Alphabet of the Magi (see table, below). Paul Christian may have invented the latter; the earliest example known to the author appears in Christian’s The History and Practice of Magic (originally published in 1870 as Histoire de la magie, du monde surnaturel et de la fatalité à travers les temps et les peuples).
The table below summarizes the Hebrew alphabet and its correspondences to the Alphabet of the Magi.
Hebrew Alphabet |
Alphabet of the Magi |
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Aleph | Althoïm | ||
Beth | Beïnthin | ||
Gimel | Gomor | ||
Daleth | Dinaïn | ||
He | Eni | ||
Vav | Ur | ||
Zayin | Zaïn | ||
Cheth | Heletha | ||
Theth | Théla | ||
Yod | Ioïthi | ||
Kaph | Caïtha | ||
Lamed | Luzain | ||
Mem | Mataloth | ||
Nun | Naïn | ||
Samekh | Xirön | ||
Ayin | Oléath | ||
Pe | Pilôn | ||
Tzaddi | Tsadi | ||
Qoph | Quitolah | ||
Resh | Rasith | ||
Shin | Sichen | ||
Tau | Thoth | ||