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The Wheel of the Western Hermetic Calendar makes a major shift as we leave the month of Saggitarius and enter the month of Capricorn represented by Major Arcana card XV Babylon ‘The Devil’ on December 22.  The first decan of Capricorn also begins on December 22.

The bottom row, representing the Jewish calendar according to the Tarot Netivot system has already been featuring Major Arcana card XI Doreshet ‘The Seeker’ since December 13; and the Three of Swords for the beginning of the week of the Waxing Moon December 17.

The Major Arcana card XV Babylon ‘The Devil’ represented the December Solstice in the Tarot Netivot system.  It now continues as the card that represents the entire month of Capricorn.  Cards which represented animal, plant, gemstone/metal correspondences for the Solstice — Dog and Birch; and Dolphin and Willow remain on the board.

The top line features Tarot cards as they relate to today’s Western Hermetic Astrology using primarily the Tabula Mundi Tarot Silver Edition by M.M. Melleen.  This works with the Solar Calendar.  These are the correspondences that Benebell uses when working with the SKT and astrology.

The bottom line features Tarot cards as they relate to the Hebrew calendar according to Tarot Netivot.  I am using the Lurianic Tarot by Basilikon — one of the few truly Jewish Tarot decks out there and certainly one of the most beautiful; and the hand painted Illuminated Tarot Starlight Rainbows edition.  This works with the Lunar Calendar.

The middle cards are animal, crystal, and plant correspondences according to T. Susan Chang in the book ‘Tarot Correspondences’.  These are tied to the Major Arcana cards as they appear in Tarot Netivot representing each Jewish month,  Jewish holidays, and major lunar and solar events as well as to the Western Hermetic Major Arcana in the top rows.  These are taken from various decks in my collection.  New additions:  Elephant, Mountain Goat, Ass, Ruby, Chrysoprase, Turquoise and Poppy are all associated with XV Babylon ‘The Devil’.

Existing cards will be exchanged with new incoming cards as the wheel of the year turns.  Lunar phases change every 3 - 4 days; decans change every 10 days.  Months change every 28 - 31 days.  Note:  I am working with 2 different systems to mark the months, one solar and the other lunar.  I shall try to post a new board every time there is significant movement.