Witch Tarot Revisited

First things first: For proper understanding, we need proper terms for the various elements and aspects of the FULL deck.

I've attempted this before - and as I'm trying to start from scratch, all of that is practically declared invalid here. So:


1. There are 5 (4+1) Symbols (Circle, Triangle, Square, Star(alt: Pentagram) and Crown).
2. There are 5 Signs (Chevron/Seraph, Elephant, Pentagram (Rune of Origin (V/"Downward"/Inverted)), Griffin and Dragon)
3. There are 5 (3+2) Sets:
    a. "The Cycles" entail the 4 primary Symbols (Circle, Triangle, Square and Star) in Numbers (1-5) and the Avatars (Witch, Beast, Wizard and Succubus) = 4*9=36 cards
    b. "The Elements" entail the 5 signs in 6 Elements (Darkness, Earth, Water, Fire, Air/Wind, Light) = 5*6=30 cards
    c. "The Set of Convergence" entails the 5 signs and the 5 symbols = 5*5=25 cards
    d. "The Set of Mysteries" entails 17 cards such that the full Deck amounts to 36+30+25+17=108 (1+0+8=9) - amounting to two Standard Decks (52+52) plus Jokers
    e. "The Set of Extensions" (or: Sang Cards) entails 36 cards such that combined with the Set of Mysteries there are a total of 53 cards (one standard Deck + Joker)

    In Total: 144 cards


Before we continue, some concessions:
- The Standard or Original Divination Deck consists of the first three sets, minus the Crown Cards.
- The Lewdness of the Cards is intentional, as is the "veil of shame" that comes with it. Ideally this implements the logic, that one is to know what they're getting themselves into, where the Cards are from and to therefore create a degree of Sanctity to them.
- What follows is owed to LUST. To properly understand, there is FIRST the 'History' and Secondly the Logic of it.

The "Canonical 86" are the core, the essence and the outline of "The Divined System". What followed is difficult to pin down for me - as between inspiration, perceived imperfections and LUST(/a demand for perfection) the Full Set was extended by Cards that are, by all means, "illogical" following the generally implied Logic of the Canonical 86.
Or in other terms: The Canonical 86 are the 'basic Language' of the Full set. The images are basic and meant to be simple; To say: Not dependent on any kind of arcane knowledge. This left ME with a problem, given that some cards are obscure; Specifically the Avatars and the Square and Star Cards to some extent. But we'll worry about that later.

The Process in Brief: The Medium (the one handling the Deck) is to flip over the cards head to toe; And which way they face is to say WHO is to read the card. The Medium or the Recipient. "by Default" (a.k.a.: 'I propose') the standard Laying of Cards should entail 5 Cards. The Medium has the privilege of their own Bias; And is the one to narrate the cards. To speak of the images and the meanings they entail, from left (first) to right (last). The meaning is here constructed by who gets to formulate the opinion.

The Crown cards are the first to break this order; And in a manner of speaking: The Blade that cut the Bag. From here my interpretation ran wild; Fueled by LUST to arrive at some satisfaction and a more abstract sense of meaning. Thus: Mixing the Crown Cards and perhaps the Set of Mysteries into the Deck is a STATEMENT that may either build on CONFIDENCE or CURIOSITY.

The Set of Mysteries:
1 - Poverty
2 - Sadness
3 - Fear
4 - Clumsiness
5 - Astray
6 - Prison
7 - Freedom
8 - Progress
9 - Dexterity
10 - Prowess
11 - Joy
12 - Wealth
13 - Solo Run
14 - Consideration
15 - Haste
16 - Burdain
17 - Peace

The proposed way to treat them, is to overlay them, left to right, with another card AFTER the five cards lay on the table.

The Set of Extensions has no proper meaning assigned to them (Yet). I would write them up to my divine privilege, as to be filled with meaning in its appropriate time. So is the concept of Confluence lacking from the sets - and in a similar vein my state of mind has to be in the right place. But for sake of completion:

    The Sang cards start with 4 glyphs in Sequence: Vara, Ija, Lera and Kin, counting up 4 cycles (i.e.: The first four cards are: Vara 1, Ija 1, Lera 1 and Kin 1). Subsequently follow 2 more glyphs in order: Lum/Dice 1-4, Mida 1-4. Subsequently follow the 7 Days, Sunday through Saturday, followed by 4 blanks and the Pantheon Card. - Thus Speaks Segulo.

I hereby want to shield myself from any attempts or inquiries in their meaning - merely pointing out Ija 3 as the Card of New Beginnings. For now, they are to be set aside.


The Deeper Truth: The basic principle, the guiding idea, behind all this was, or is, would/should be: If it can be done, it is possible; Speaking of GODs perspective and ability. Setting aside WHAT one would wish to accomplish.

Thus the objective was to Produce a Language, as "For the Cards to Speak through the Veil of Mystery". Therefore no card has explicit meaing 'per se' - although a concrete meaning would be implied through the images or a proper understanding thereof. But so we can already start with the "Meta Wisdom" of it all - highlighting Star 2 (Evil in Good) and Star 4 (Good in Evil) - that, depending on where Your Biases are with the context put forth, can end up meaning the same - and roughly align with either Star 1 (Good) or Star 5 (Evil).
Does the Card refer to the Object 'within', or the Object "without"? And so, what rules can be formulated to make this thing work? To make it 'wise' as opposed to 'foolish'?

We might want to put forth a set of rules, to inform the cosmos of "our Language" that we inquire it to speak such that we may understand. But I find that to be silly; And if I had to bet, I'd say that the cosmos would throw You a curve-ball.

In this instance, one rule has already been formulated - thus I shall here regard it as: Rule 1: There is only ONE Card of Judgment: Pentagram - Star; Following the rule that all Judgments are Righteous. All else is open for interpretation.
This is to say, that rather than a tool to determine right from wrong or truth from fiction, Witch Tarot is a Mirror of Contemplation.

Eventually the story completes itself. Eventually You have to fruther contextualize by adding cards to the table.

The Second Rule I just came to contemplate starting this. As to truly see the deeper meaning behind the images, there is one guiding question or idea that is apparent to me. So, Rule 2: Be Mindful of the Light. So, ask Yourself "What happens to the Light?", or what does it do?
Think of Night and Day (Triangle 3 and 5) for instance: While during the Day all is illuminated, there is the Veil of the Atmosphere hiding the Stars. Conversely at Night everything is cast in Shadow, but the Veil unto the Stars is lifted.
Thus Knowledge and Wisdom are key assets to have here. Well, Wisdom over Knowledge. But as of the Canonical 86, the image is the Symbol and their meaning is Open Ended.

But - this is more important for the Medium than the Recipient; And ultimately ... God knows. If You act in good faith and to the best of Your knowledge, You'll be fine!