On September 11, 2001, Richard Drew of the Associated Press, the photographer noted for his photos of the assassination of Robert Kennedy, happened to be in Manhattan. Subsequent to the World Trade Towers being hit by airplanes, he captured images of a man falling from one of these towers to his death. The photo chosen for infamy shows the inverted figure of a man in the position of the Tarot Card known as The Hanging Man, representing Arcanum XII. Since there were other shots of this man tumbling through the air in various positions, this image was chosen for a reason, which the occult world picked up on immediately. When I viewed several blogs writing on this famous photo, one of the comments posted under the article quoted our author, Mouni Sadhu.
Richard Drew AP photo on 911
Now it is interesting that Mouni Sadhu refuses to call this Arcanum The Hanging Man. Of course, once upon a time, this trump was called The Traitor after the infamous Judas Iscariot, who hanged himself. Apparently over time, this bothered some followers of Hermetism, and the card received a new name. But as I began to review the features of this trump, specifically its association with the twelfth Hebrew Letter Lamed, and its number equivalent of 30 and symbolism of a goad or a shepherd’s crook, I came to the same conclusion as the occultists of old.
Zechariah 11:10-13 says, “And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. And I said unto them, If ye think good give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the LORD said unto me, cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.” This scripture was fulfilled in the New Testament and refers to the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot for thirty pieces of silver.
Now what is strange about Mouni Sadhu’s book is that his illustrations do not match his words. He says that on his card it is the left leg which is hanging to a tree in the shape of a Tau Cross.
Hanging by the left foot
But in fact his illustration shows the right leg, as do many other popular tarot cards. Mouni Sadhu subtitles this Arcanum with a ternary beginning with the word Messiah and he gives commentary on the sacrifice of Jesus as the Son of Man. He does not acknowledge Jesus as The Son of God.
Hanging by the right leg
I John 4:1-3 says, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is the spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” Further in chapter 5:5, John asks, “Who is he that over cometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? And in verse 10-12, “He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in the Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”
Deuteronomy 21:22-3 declares, “And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (For he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that the land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. Most commenters on the Hanging Man note that he has a halo and a blissful countenance. Mouni Sadhu notes that Jesus Christ suffered at the hands of those who crucified him, but he makes no mention of Jesus suffering for the sins of mankind as the Messiah. While as part of the ternary of this card he grants the use of the word Messiah, in no way does he link it to Jesus as The Son of God. He does not mention the underlying reason for the necessity of blood sacrifice, but rather uses the word sacrifice as meaning some sort of charitable giving. Given that he was a Roman Catholic and displays familiarity with the scriptures, what does this mean?
The Sulphur of the Abyss, one of the three elements important to Alchemy
It would appear that Mouni Sadhu was ashamed of Jesus Christ, his words and of his gospel. Hebrews 10:26-31 provides insight into the seriousness of Mouni Sadhu’s position on sacrifice, “For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins. But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of Grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”
The Traitor with 30 silver pieces of filthy lucre
When Jesus Christ hung on the cross, he experienced the wrath of God on him as the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. Since he was without sin, rather than having a blissful countenance, Psalm 22:1 recorded in advance his words: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?” But because He is the only begotten Son of God, the Word made flesh, he overcame Death for us.
Since Mouni Sadhu rejected the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ for his sins, and thought that sinful man could overcome his own death through many incarnations of working Hermetic magic, he now sits in the bottomless pit with that Son of Perdition, who at one time called himself Judas Iscariot. Revelation 9:11 says that this king of the Abyss, known as Apollyon or Abaddon, will be let out for a short time to become the Antichrist. But it is too late for Mouni Sadhu to be saved, for he was an imperfect sacrifice, and he will have no more incarnations.
MOUNI SADHU UNMASKED 