Tarot.

Major Arcana

The Major Arcana represent the core group of adventurers - they travel together and are bound to a collective purpose. Once claimed, a character that is a major arcana shall never be cleared. If the writer is inactive for an extended amount of time, the fate of their character will be decided in a way that makes sense to the community.


0 THE FOOL
the source, NPC

CORRESPONDENCES
the joker; dionysus; mullah nasrudin; jesus riding an ass; the wandering minstral; Mardi Gras King; a fool of god in divine madness; a source of potential; a circle's wholeness; the first step to discover the authentic self; nonconformists; spiritual explorer; creative savant; intellectually innocent; peter pan's shadow; zero.


I THE MAGICIAN
the initiation, ELLORIAN SOLANA

CORRESPONDENCES
merlin; hermes; transmigistus; mercury; the first magus; transparency; speed; skill and cunning; ignition; catalyst; inspiration magic; abuse of authority; lack of willpower.


II THE HIGH PRIESTESS
the veil, MARA LUSINE

CORRESPONDENCES
the lady of the lake; the black madonna; joan of arc; akashic knowledge; divine mystery; the receptive yin force; the divine mediator; subtle intuition; the moon; obscure; a lamb; passive composure; real and secret mysteries.


III THE EMPRESS
nature, open

CORRESPONDENCES
venus, aphrodite, mary magdalene; diana; kali; ishtar; universal fecundity; high priestess's counterpart; fertility and birth; metamorphosis; vitality; lust for life; inner gardens; health, sexuality, and happiness; spontaneous generousity; promiscuity; valuing outer beauty; quirky ambitions.


IV THE EMPEROR
the order, ANTONIA PRENDERGHAST

CORRESPONDENCES
mars; ares; conquest and victory; stability; stubborness; masculinity; fibonacci sequence; the purpose of life; the patriarchal protector; society and civilization; rules; legacy; triumph and failure; power; clear-minded determination; using practical and proven methods; architects; the third and fourth dimensions; narrow-minded; deep need to control; contracting situations.


V THE HEIROPHANT
the awakening, open

CORRESPONDENCES
the second magus; occult teachers; the Keys; religion; spiritual order; knowledge from tradition or experience; clinging to tradition; fear of being wrong or alone; no ambition for power.


VI THE LOVERS
harmony, open

CORRESPONDENCES
two balanced pairs; two separate purposes in one mind; facades to be attractive; indecision; hesitation; fear of rejection; adolescent immaturity; cupid; courtship; relationship choices; marriage and divorce; linking physical to spiritual love.


VII THE CHARIOT
the triumphal way, open

CORRESPONDENCES
to control four steeds without reins; the ego mask of the persona; exuberance; recklessness; boasting; speed; lack of experience; excess; angelic horns; lead the charge; self-control, skillful navigation, and the opposites; the inevitable; apollo;the outer path home; chakras; visible planets; days in a week; all means of transportation.


VIII THE JUSTICE
the equilibrium, ECHION MAYNOR

CORRESPONDENCES
justice; maat; libra; solomon's solution; judicial matters; mercy; reality; ajustment and atonement; everyday deliberation between right and wrong; mediation; everyone tips the scale; equilibrium is death; honesty and maturity; skeptism and criticism; the domino affect of dishonesty.


IX THE HERMIT
the recluse, MIKHAIL ZHARKOV

CORRESPONDENCES
hexagram star; soul in solitaire; inner illumination; the third magus; completing a strenuous phase; inner sanctuary; need for inner sanctuary; silence; philosophy; contemplation; common sense; the world is what we make it; analysis; intentional v. situational; a beacon of light in the wilds; escapism; letting go of the reins; blame directed at the world for what it holds; fear of being alone.


X THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE
the sphinx, DARYA MORRIGAN

CORRESPONDENCES
apollo; the chariot; wheel of fortune; king arthur's dream; all cycles of change; karma; probability; circles; spontaneous realization; riddles of fate; risk of staying in the same place; gamboling; the window of opportunity is short; heiroglyphes; read the writings on the wall; luck; reincarnation; fatalism.


XI STRENGTH
the presence, ZHENYA ZHARKOV

CORRESPONDENCES
involution of tarot; inner fortitude; firm yet forgiving; mankind and nature reconciled; poise; perfection; a child stroking a lion; instinctual authority; destructiveness of unbridled passion; mutually beneficial; instinct complementing intelligence; bipolar cooperation; peaceful integration; courage to live out life; perseverence; latent, uncontrolled instincts; wreaking havoc; ruin the plans of the intellect.


XII THE HANGED MAN
the question, DARST VECCHIO

CORRESPONDENCES
prelude to change; odin's twelfth rune; mind in suspensionl the human cross; the unconscious; full stop; forgetting all you know; perplextion; stasis; stagnation; peace in spite of coming realizations; acceptance of self; psychic act of heroism; a right time and place for things; new persectives on old hangups; missing the point.


XIII DEATH
the crossing, GALYA BAHT-RUAKH

CORRESPONDENCES
change in action; revolution; spiritual change affecting mind and body; feared by status quo; hero never dared to become; regrets; carrying what has no wieght or shape; accepting life and its tragedies and attachments; clinging to the past; moving on; sentimentality; renewal; create with a passion - become or do not become the creation.


XIV TEMPERANCE
alchemy, open

CORRESPONDENCES
centaur; spirited; saggittarius; combined forces; maturity of the chariot; power of fusing opposites; knowledge through experience instead of memorization; the philosopher's stone; importance of integrating all aspects of our being; schizophrenia; multiple-personality disorder; waking and dreaming; submission and dominance; masculine and feminine; rhythmic balance; cooperation and compromise; hastiness; lack of long-term goals leads to a failure to launch; over-analytical.


XV THE DEVIL
energy, open

CORRESPONDENCES
controlled and uncontrolled forces; capricorn; attraction, addiction, obession, or fixation; gate of hell en route to heaven; dante's inferno; pornography; goats; temptations and indulgences; shadows and light; fantasy; sarcastic humor; trickery; expelling ignorance, out-moded beliefs, or dogmas; material cravings; seeking out easy answers; instilling fear to coerce or dominate.


XVI THE TOWER
divine intervention, LUZIFER CELCIUS

CORRESPONDENCES
babel; freedom paid by ultimate price; over-protection; discontent; greed; prove superiority; attract negative attention; attract competition; what goes up must come down; expect the unexpected; destruction of all explanations of god; false crowns; shock.


XVII THE STAR
hope, LUCREZIA GAVELL

CORRESPONDENCES
connection; constellation; eternal soul; guiding light; peaceful suspension; movie star; acts out our dreams; wished on; follow the light; fantasy without fixation; removal from hope; redemption; old light.


XVIII THE MOON
reflective influences, EFRAIN CINGOLANI

CORRESPONDENCES
the goddess; short cycles; transmutation; undercurrents; lunacy; split personality between light and shadow; howling; human passions; physical distractions; old problems reflected back into the mind; wild and intoxicating; mysterious origins; the womb; stay awake even when dreaming; inevitable contact with the bump in the night.


XIX THE SUN
success, CHRYSSA DZIEDZIC

CORRESPONDENCES
phallic; long cycles; joy; good health; child-like exuberance; roosters; ouroborous; completion and totality; neverending rediscovery; sunlight dawning every day; enlightenment; enthusiasm; giving energy to others; collaboration; wasted energy; overly dominant ego.


XX JUDGEMENT
the angel, JUSTUS MARTELL

CORRESPONDENCES
last judgement; resolution; spirit never dies; continuum; purified self; demise of memories; harmony despite loss; dramatic change; religious and political matters; release of gravity; meditation; reunion and mutuality; fear of supernatural or shadows.


XXI THE UNIVERSE
completion and continuation, NPC

CORRESPONDENCES
the world; cessation of previous form; reintegration of whole; travel; riding off into the sunset; leap of faith; completion of the circle; never rest on the laurels; the big picture; keep everyone in mind.