The element Air is symbolised by the Sword in the Tarot. There are ten Swords Minor Arcana, four Air Court cards, and The Fool, The Lovers, Justice and The Star in the Major Arcana.
Air is the Vau of YHVH, representing the Son. Air is masculine active and unstable. Air or Swords shows problems, worries, agitation, and disharmony.
The Fool is unnumbered, therefore it can appear anywhere in the sequence. Some decks put the Fool last, after the Universe, but most place it before the Magus, 1. The Golden Dawn Cipher Manuscript is unambiguous on the subject: First cometh the Atu numbered 0, the O...
The Pole Star demonstrates evidence of the influence of Papus in Crowley's commentaries on the Fool, the Ace of Disks and the Princess of Disks in particular. Ace of Disks The Ace of Disks is the chapter where Crowley mentions Papus. Dr. Gerard Encausse, "Papus", who...