Serpent & Sword

Three-Path Tarot Praxis

Serpent descends. Sword ascends.
The Middle Path tests what synthesis would cost.

The Serpent

Left-Hand Path · Nigredo

Descent, individuation, rupture. The Qliphothic vector—not evil, but necessary stripping.

The Middle Path

Synthesis Axis · Citrinitas

The test of synthesis. Does reconciliation serve, or does it flatten what should remain distinct?

The Sword

Right-Hand Path · Albedo

Ascent, integration, refinement. The Sephirothic vector—structure that clarifies.

Serpent & Sword is a three-path tarot praxis built to hold opposing currents without flattening them. It maps consequences, pressures, and openings, and leaves the final movement to the seeker.

Readings

Human-to-human three-path divination

The full Serpent & Sword praxis is performed in direct reading by Hermetis. What you receive is not fortune-telling. It is structured symbolic mapping through Sephirothic and Qliphothic currents.

Serpent & Sword — LIVE Tarot Reading with Hermetis

$36

Responsive Exchange

30 minutes

A live tarot reading is a responsive exchange. It unfolds in real time, allowing the symbols to be explored as they arise, with clarification introduced only where it meaningfully serves the reading. This format privileges immediacy and adaptability over strict structure.

FORMAT:

  • Approximately 30 minutes live
  • Conducted via live video session
  • A fluid draw of 3 to 9 cards, selected as required by the reading

WHAT THIS READING OFFERS:

  • Real-time interpretation shaped by what emerges in the moment
  • Clarification where needed, without excessive dialogue
  • The ability to pivot if the original question reveals a deeper or more relevant centre

BENEFITS:

  • Adaptive and responsive to what is most active now
  • Immediate clarification reduces misinterpretation
  • Momentum-oriented, favouring forward movement
  • Useful when time sensitivity or uncertainty is present

LIMITATIONS:

  • No guaranteed card count: the reading concludes when the pattern resolves
  • Live dialogue can reduce symbolic density if extensive context is required
  • The presence of interaction introduces natural influence on direction
  • Not designed for deep, multi-layered investigations within a short window

Example: A live reading focused on a present-moment decision may resolve clearly within 3–5 cards. If a concealed factor surfaces, the reading can adjust immediately without restarting the inquiry.

SUGGESTED USE:

  • Clarification after reflection
  • Follow-ups to a recorded reading
  • Short, adaptive engagements

Serpent & Sword — RECORDED Tarot Reading with Hermetis

$69

Hermetically Sealed

30 minutes

A recorded tarot reading is hermetically sealed. It is conducted without live interaction, allowing the investigation to unfold without interruption, influence, or conversational drift. This format is designed for depth, structure, and privacy.

FORMAT:

  • Approximately 30 minutes recorded
  • Guaranteed 9-card spread
  • Delivered as a private video file or secure link

WHAT THIS READING OFFERS:

  • A structured, uninterrupted investigation of the question
  • A complete symbolic arc contained within a fixed framework
  • A delivered reading that can be revisited and reflected upon over time

BENEFITS:

  • Guaranteed depth through a fixed 9-card investigation
  • Reduced drift: no time lost to live dialogue or clarification
  • Removed influence: the reading follows the cards alone
  • Privacy secured: no live appearance required
  • Rewatchable and translatable into notes, reflection, or journaling

LIMITATIONS:

  • No real-time clarification during delivery
  • Best results depend on a clear, considered question
  • Follow-up questions are not included and require a separate booking

Example: A recorded reading examining a recurring pattern can map origin, reinforcement, blind spots, pressure points, and resolution within the single 9-card structure, producing a cohesive investigation rather than a partial snapshot.

SUGGESTED USE:

  • A primer before a live session
  • A standalone deep investigation
  • A private, self-paced reflection tool

The Praxis

Three paths. Two trees. One terrain.

Serpent & Sword is a three-path tarot praxis built to hold opposing currents without flattening them. It is balanced by design: two pillars in tension, with a central axis that tests synthesis.

The Three Lenses

The Serpent

Left-Hand Path · Qliphothic Vector · Nigredo

This pillar is read through a Luciferian, Goetic, and Qliphothic lens—the Tree of Death. In this praxis it is not treated as evil, but as descent: the stripping of masks and the reclaiming of sovereignty.

DescentIndividuationRuptureStrippingSovereignty

The Sword

Right-Hand Path · Sephirothic Vector · Albedo

This pillar is read through a Hermetic, Angelic, and Sephirothic lens—the Tree of Life. It is the current of integration, ethics, discipline, order, and refinement.

AscentIntegrationClarificationStructureRefinement

The Middle Path

Synthesis Axis · Syncretic Vector · Citrinitas

Between Serpent and Sword is a third space aligned with alchemical reconciliation. The Middle Path does not automatically declare harmony—it tests what reconciliation would cost.

ReconciliationSynthesisTestIntegrationEmergence

Core Doctrine

  • Polarity is defined by placement and channel, not by upright/reversed.
  • Upright and reversed are read as orientation shifts, not moral value.
  • The mechanism is balanced. The outcome may favour Serpent, Sword, Synthesis, or reject blending.
  • The reader preserves agency. The seeker retains choice.

Tree of Life

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Tree of Life

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Hermetis' Servitor

Structured Three-Path Readings

This AI Servitor has been carefully programmed by Hermetis himself. It draws cards for each pillar and offers structured readings that preserve agency and avoid superstition.

Daily Draws: 3 / 3

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About

Origin and method

Serpent & Sword is a three-path tarot praxis built to hold opposing currents without flattening them. It is balanced by design: two pillars in tension, with a central axis that tests synthesis.

The Name

The Serpent represents the Left-Hand Path: descent, individuation, the Qliphothic current that strips masks. The Sword represents the Right-Hand Path: ascent, integration, the Sephirothic current that refines.

Between them lies the Synthesis axis—not automatic harmony, but a test of what reconciliation would cost.

Hermetis

Hermetis is a practitioner of structured occult divination working through the Serpent & Sword three-path praxis. Readings are conducted via Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

The approach is austere, reverent, and precise. The reading maps consequences, pressures, and openings. The final movement belongs to the seeker.

Journal

Notes on praxis and method

PRAXIS

The Three Pillars

On holding Serpent and Sword in tension without collapsing into false synthesis.

2025-01-20
METHOD

Polarity and Placement

Why upright and reversed are not the source of meaning in this praxis.

2025-01-15
PHILOSOPHY

Against Flattening

Why synthesis is not always the answer.

2025-01-10

Resources

Tools for serious practice

Selected texts and tools for those pursuing structured work with the two Trees and the three-path praxis.

Thoth Tarot Deck

The Crowley-Harris deck. Standard for Qabalistic and ceremonial work.

~$25

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The Mystical Qabalah - Dion Fortune

Essential text for understanding both Trees and the Western Mystery Tradition.

~$18

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777 and Other Qabalistic Writings - Crowley

Crowley's correspondence tables. Indispensable for serious practice.

~$20

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Contact

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  • Written summary emailed after session