Egyptian Tarot archetypes

[Nau7ik]

I’ve been reading a few books, and I continually run into the ancient Egyptian archetypes of the Tarot as given by Ra. But there is little information concerning these images coming from the Egyptians. I’m of the bias that Ra taught the ancient Egyptians these concept complexes. It’s suspected that the Tarot is the Book of Thoth “written” by Hermes Trismigestus. The Egyptians looked to Hermes as a great Divine teacher. (Hermes has becomes synonymous with Thoth and Mercury/Hod.) The cadecus is his symbol.) His 42 books guided Egyptians for centuries. Mercury is the messenger of the gods. (Compare this to how the Egyptians saw Ra: as gods.) im not saying Hermes is Ra, im just noting an interesting synchronicity. The books were all but destroyed since then, but Manly P Hall says this:

According to Legend, the Book of Thoth was kept in a golden box in the inner sanctuary of the temple. There was but one key and this was in the possession of the “Master of the Mysteries,” the highest initiate of the Hermetic Arcanum. He alone knew what was written in the secret book. The Book of Thoth was lost to the ancient world with the decay of the Mysteries, but it’s faithful initiates carried it sealed in the sacred casket into another land. The book is still in existence and continues to lead the disciples of this age into the presence of the Immortals. No other information can be given to the world concerning it now, but the apostolic succession from the first hierophant initiated by Hermes himself remains unbroken to this day, and those who are peculiarly fitted to serve the Immortals may discover this priceless document if they will search sincerely and tirelessly for it.

Pythagoras used a symbol for teaching with his disciples: Y, the forking of the ways. If you’ve read the Ra Material, then you are familiar with this concept. It’s said that Pythagoras picked up this concept during his time with the Egyptians. It’s much akin to the Lovers Tarot card. A man facing forward, arms crossed, with two women facing left and right at his side. In the description of the symbol “Y”, this image is used by Pythagoras!

The main point I want to make is that these 22 archetypes as taught by Ra have been very influential in our world. Personally, I think the Egyptian pictures are the best. They’re clearer to me; easier to understand. The concepts flow one into the other. Compare them to modern decks like Rider-Waite and the image of Lovers doesn’t at all seem to indicate a “forking of the ways” or a polarizing choice to be made, for example. Don’t get me wrong, that’s not to say the modern decks aren’t good!

Where did L/L and subsequently the Church of Light get these images from? If I’m not mistaken, HP Blavatsky wrote about them in one of her books? That’s what I really want to know: where did these images come from? Where were they preserved? And how do we have them now? The original images or “concept complexes,” which form the basis of the Tarot as we know it now. I heard they were pictured on the walls of pyramids, but I can’t confirm that.