"This Arcanum is related with two dogs or two wolves. Behind these two dogs or two wolves we see two pyramids.

The pyramid is a symbol of thought; a symbol of the mind. As you remember the Egyptians were the builders of the pyramids in Egypt, of course, but there are other pyramids in different parts of the world; among the Mayans and Aztecs we find other pyramids built by the Toltecs, which means ‘The Builders,’ as the meaning of Masons is ‘The Builders.’

In Sanskrit, manas means ‘mind.’ The English word ‘man’ comes from that Sanskrit term manas; mind.

So here we see the meaning of this Arcanum; we will say it is “to be or not to be,” because we find that it is related with the ninth sphere twice. On the Tree of Life, the ninth sphere is Yesod. Yesod is always related with the sexual organs, which we can see when we place Adam Kadmon behind the ten Sephiroth. Yesod is Hebrew and means “foundation.” And of course, 9 (Yesod) + 9 (Yesod) = 18 (The Eighteenth Arcanum).