kabbalistic interpretation of the tarot

I've always interpreted the first three cards (Foolish Man, Magician, and High Priestess) as a kind of 'trinity' loosely representing the root element of each of the three pillars. The High Priestess seems to me to be representational of the mysteries of the middle pillar, the all pervasive elements that remain mostly shrouded, such as the influence of the lunar cycle, and the influence of the subconscious. Within these elements, eternal truths can be gleaned, but, not without first traversing (the unmarked Sephiroth) which is hidden behind the veil. The visualization I hold for this card is; at her feet is the moon of Yesod the cross on her breast is the balance/beauty of Tiphareth the veil behind her is the Veil of the Abyss, which shrouds The Unnamed and finally Kether these last two she has in symbollic form as her headdress (the cresents being the flux energy found in Da ath, parting to make way for the full orb, being the totallity found in Kether.

I'm no expert on the Tarot, nor have I posted here before (been reading this newsgroup for about a month now) and I hope that I have not overstepped any boundaries. I'm not used to writing out this stuff, but I'm hoping it will help in my developement, and maybe lead to some meaningful exchanges. The following is my standard signature;

Love and Groovyness,

WEBmadman

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If truth is in the experience, then so be it. (Hold tight!)

In my workings, the cross of gimel is not fully revealed, and is in fact linked to the focal icon of samekh. The fold of cloth on the Rider-Waite picture reveals an uneven edge concealing an uncertain end to the actual cross, whose exit is in the same position on the path of samekh.

A similar motif is suggested in the GD tarot in which the base of the cup which is concealed and revealed in the opening in the GD QShTh version of samekh (yes, there are two).

The cross is more like the sword of wisdom towards purposeful sacrifice. It suggested as the greatest of sacrifices, for the character shown was not of that of Demeter (as shown in Daleth) but that of Persephone the dweller of both worlds as suggested by the pomegranates and its purposeful position over daath in the sphere of Pluto.

Seeing this is to believe that the cross represents the three rivers which flow together to nourish the garden resulting flowing into the fourth river which spilleth out onto the earth. In this way, the lunar cresent becames not just a planetary messenger but a tattvic symbol of densification and integration into manifestation