Guidebook for Cthulhu Mythos Comicology (Old Whispers) Tarot

0. THE FOOL - AZATHOTH

KEYWORDS: travel, chaos, mischief, amusement, freedom, aimlessness, ineffability, ignorance, spontaneity, monotonous life

MESSAGE: You can create anything; they are just different forms of your consciousness, which you have at your disposal. Someone is always influencing you, but the universe is your canvas. You must find your own meaning to fully liberate your nature.

UPRIGHT: uniqueness, eclecticism, luck, adventure, narrow-mindedness, free spirit, aspiration, going for the jugular, free love, artistic temperament, emotional instability

REVERSED: conceit, stubbornness, stagnation, conformist, restlessness, irresponsibility, eccentricity, unrealism, misdirection, emotional instability

I. THE MAGICIAN – YOG-SOTHOTH

KEYWORDS: congregation, infinity, self, oneness, wisdom, knowledge, imagination, interest, mastery, power, deception, talent

MESSAGE: You are incredibly knowledgeable and powerful, capable of breaking the ground with just a few gestures. Others try to define you with their limited abilities. You show your interest in someone by sharing your perspective with them.

UPRIGHT: success, competence, brilliance, being quick-learning, being good at planning and communication, academic prowess, self-righteousness

REVERSED: incompetence, magic trick, cunningness, deceitfulness, failure, despondency, approval gained through improper means

II. THE HIGH PRIESTESS – BAST

KEYWORDS: beauty, poise, serene, transcendent, unmatched intelligence, intuition, mystery, secret, awareness, investigation, witchcraft, protection

MESSAGE: Secrets are hidden underneath your noble, transcendent temperament. You possess arcane knowledge. In you reasons and emotions coexist. Your philosophy of life helps you better understand what you care about.

UPRIGHT: discovery of new potential, prediction of upcoming change, contemplation, keen insight, accurate intuition

REVERSED: short-sightedness, foolhardiness, ignorance, greed, pretentiousness, bias, high self-esteem

III. THE EMPRESS – SHUB-NIGGURATH

KEYWORDS: mother of all, wife, abundance, fertility, production, mother nature, creation, beauty, wisdom, grace, charm

MESSAGE: Her tender maternal instinct hugs you like the womb. The word “mother” makes you feel the elegant charm it embodies. The brilliance and generosity of motherhood gives you happiness and abundance in life.

UPRIGHT: tenderness, obedience, sublime beauty, affection, romanticism, prolificness, fortune, joy, feminine charm, maternal love, creative woman

REVERSED: arrogance, over-indulgence, profligacy, jealousy, possessiveness, matriarchy, temptation, illicit love, decadent lover, prodigal woman

IV. THE EMPEROR – HASTUR

KEYWORDS: power, authority, supremacy, team, organization, management, tradition, constraint, hubris, extraordinariness, stubbornness

MESSAGE: Hastur, the King in Yellow, represents a mysterious, charismatic leader who rarely speaks, respects traditions, and has supreme authority. The person can easily affect others’ thoughts. People follow his/her example closely.

UPRIGHT: professional success, affluence, luck in love, tactic, methodology, resourcefulness, independence, masculinity, machismo, dictatorship, ambition, aspiration

REVERSED: failure, futility, bad luck in love, rigidness, self-righteousness, incompetence, irrationality, being power-hungry, corruption, misjudgement, mundane desire

V. THE HIEROPHANT – NYARLATHOTEP

KEYWORDS: messenger, will, spirit, temptation, deceit, perversion, joy, religion, religious order, scripture, dogma, indoctrination, moral guidance, moral programming, shelter, blessing, inspiration

MESSAGE: Nyarlathotep, the embodiment of madness and destruction, delivers Azathoth’s messages while constantly creating more chaos. Maybe this is why gods lets us exist. We should learn and spread their wills.

UPRIGHT: truth, wisdom, communication, timely help, spiritual support, academic aid, influential mentor, right direction, matchmaking

REVERSED: over-reliance, incompetence, ineffective help, misguidance, dictatorship, bombardment of fatigue, approval gained through improper means, third party in relationship, brainwash

VI. THE LOVERS – CTHULHU, DAGON & HYDRA

KEYWORDS: intimate relationship, intense passion, merger, romance, love, excitement, joy

MESSAGE: We do not know if a romantic love story ever happened between Dagon and Hydra, but their rapport is obvious. Their love is supported by materials and open communication, which are crucial to any healthy relationship.

UPRIGHT: sweet and blessed love, budding romance; successful date, merger, or collaboration; academic, career or romantic decision-making

REVERSED: broken and cursed love, fading love, wrong person, separation, discord, incompatibility, third party in relationship, external pressure

VII. THE CHARIOT – THE ELDER THINGS & SHOGGOTHS

KEYWORDS: competition, victory, labor, progress, movement

MESSAGE: The Elder Things created Shoggoths and had complete control over them, but they were finally enslaved by their own creations. The lesson is never let your guard down. Always try to be the better version of yourself.

UPRIGHT: triumphant return, nonstop conquest, quick solution, smooth traffic, fruitfulness, confidence, being risk-taking, resolution, persistence, motivation

REVERSED: great failure, traffic accident, setback, obstacle, struggle, unexpected shock, disorientation, irrationality, unruliness, recklessness

VIII. STRENGTH – EIBON

KEYWORDS: tenacity, courage, erudition, energy, vibrancy

MESSAGE: Your power comes from your lifelong learning and past experience. You have a strong heart, a resourceful mind, and a great reasoning ability. Through your unrelinquishing effort, you will one day succeed in defeating the evil.

UPRIGHT: inner strength, reasonable confidence, peaceful attitude, rigidity overcome with softness, charisma, energy, leadership ability, rational handling of issue, mental clarity

REVERSED: incompetence, negativity, despondency, defeat, being unattractive, being helpless, being emotional, self-will, being upset, flinch

IX. THE HERMIT – THE NAMELESS MIST

KEYWORDS: exploration, arcane knowledge, obscurity, isolation, hardship, pursuit

MESSAGE: You saw through the chaotic essence of truth a long time ago. Your existence is merely an undisturbed part of your environment. Perhaps you are preserving your wisdom and strength for some serendipitous encounter.

UPRIGHT: integrity, loftiness, wisdom, magical power, self-cultivation, guidance, appreciation, prudence

REVERSED: spinelessness, pretentiousness, self-righteousness, incompetence, loneliness, lack of support, handicap, outcast, misjudgement

X. THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE – DAOLOTH

KEYWORDS: expansion, transfer, change, lucky one, development, chance, fate

MESSAGE: Worshipping Daoloth can bring you great boost. By understanding all different space-times at once, you can expect substantial change. Are you ready for these sudden, new information and activities?

UPRIGHT: upturn, change, success of going with the flow, grasped opportunity, unpredictable future, change to romantic fortune

REVERSED: downturn, unstoppable change, failure in critical moment of life, missed opportunity, crisis, no answer, being manipulated

XI. JUSTICE – RANDOLPH CARTER

KEYWORDS: decision, investigation, adjustment, organization, undertaking, consequence

MESSAGE: Justice implies balance. It is normal to feel scared when taking a risk. Fight injustice for the finding of inner peace. You will be led onto your destined path and achieve spiritual sublimation.

UPRIGHT: impartiality, neutrality, candidness, consistency, rationalization, coordinator, double duty, legal matter, fair dealing, healthy relationship

REVERSED: prejudice, imbalance, guilty conscience, duplicity, turmoil, incompatibility, discord, tyrant, litigation, emotional up and down, unconventional romance

XII. THE HANGED MAN – ATLACH-NACHA

KEYWORDS: transformation, mediation, stagnation, regression, reversal, passivity, acceptance, patience, fetus, pregnancy, wait, aloofness, vast difference

MESSAGE: The Hanged Man shows no pain, fearlessly waiting for transformation. Or, he might have somehow offended the deity and fainted here after losing everything including his right to be a human being.

UPRIGHT: willing sacrifice, dedication, Taoist practice, contemplation, accumulation, financial loss, unpredictable behavior, idealism, firm belief, passageway to success

REVERSED: unwilling sacrifice, selfishness, demand for return, dissatisfaction, financial loss, being shackle-free, mental abuse, poor treatment, apathy, wrong view of the world

XIII. DEATH – TSATHOGGUA

KEYWORDS: awakening, threat, passage to another world, road, unconsciousness

MESSAGE: Tsathoggua assesses your value when you decide to worship him. Do not fool this kind-looking god. Whether it is happy with your offering, you may bid farewell to the past, since your whole life will change.

UPRIGHT: new state of being, new journey, restart, closure, drastic change

REVERSED: rebirth, loss, termination, failure, sickness, no room for change

XIV. TEMPERANCE – EIHORT

KEYWORDS: loss, coexistence, mediation, mercy, alchemy, healing

MESSAGE: Eihort is resourceful. It found a way for its fragile, photophobic offspring to be able to live in the sun. Find the key of the problem before you look for the solution. Balance, mediation, and coexistence will lead you to success.

UPRIGHT: hope, commitment, balance, good communication, reconciliation, avoiding the same mistake, lesson, being tactful, being skillful, artistic talent, maturity, purification, temperance, well-being

REVERSED: faraway hope, unfulfilled promise, imbalance, poor communication, temporary separation, same mistake, incompetence, poor technique, hinderance, frustration, lack of self-control, introspection, uncertainty

XV. THE DEVIL – ABHOTH

KEYWORDS: origin, flesh, aversion, futility, negativity, limitation, reality

MESSAGE: Abhoth utterly follows its instincts and desires. None of those created by it, approach it, or try to worship it deserves its attention. Abhoth’s terrifying, morbid pleasure is the only driving force behind all its actions.

UPRIGHT: unethical love, unorthodoxy, immorality, desire, temptation; indulgence in fear, anger, and resentment; artistic talent, disorientation, intimidation, being unfaithful, love affair

REVERSED: ended unethical love, secular rule, immorality, resolved desire, escapism, self-harm, curse, unfavorable situation, misjudgment, outcast

XVI. THE TOWER – THE GREAT RACE OF YITH & FLYING POLYPS

KEYWORDS: destruction, prison break, battle, perseverance, breakthrough, release

MESSAGE: The Great Race of Yith came to where the Flying Polyps lived and drove them underground. This war was undoubtedly fatal to the Flying Polyps, who lost their homeland.

UPRIGHT: disintegration, parting, irreparable damage, catastrophic loss, chaotic influence, unexpected turn, devastation, sadness, dread, disappointment, need for help and rebuilding

REVERSED: annihilation, irreparable damage, doomed life, loss, anxiety, violence, need for rebuilding

XVII. THE STAR – COLORS OUT OF SPACE

KEYWORDS: distance, hope, optimism, serenity, happiness, harmony, understanding, clarity, vision, openness, inspiration

MESSAGE: The Colors Out of Space embody beautiful hopes and fantasies; meanwhile, they are erratic and unpredictable. They turn you into food through mental control for their own growth and transformation.

UPRIGHT: hopeful prospect, goal achieved, rising luck, good timing, new birth, beauty of body and mind, appropriateness, purity, peace

REVERSED: abandoned hope, future with no sustenance, despondency, fading luck, stagnation, paranoia, idealism, being sentimental, illusion

XVIII. THE MOON – MOON-BEAST

KEYWORDS: feeling, instinct, fear, doubt, confusion, insecurity, impotence, struggle, reality, dream, fantasy, secret, deceit, darkness, madness

MESSAGE: The Moon-beasts derive pleasure from inflicting pain on others. All your fear and anxiety are caused by the unknown. You cannot imagine how badly they will torture you but are powerless to resist, let alone see hope.

UPRIGHT: negativity, fear, anxiety, dread, eeriness, darkness, unknown danger, unforeseen threat, depressed economy, daydream, neglect of reality, being cranky, aloofness, obsession, stubbornness

REVERSED: positivity, rebound from negative feeling, calmness, clarity, recognization of lie, fearlessness, freedom from want, reacquisition of reasoning ability, reviving economy, being down-to-earth

XIX. THE SUN – CTHUGHA

KEYWORDS: energy, growth, light, truth, clarity, dispel, cognizance

MESSAGE: Surrounded by darkness and chaos, you try to summon help to shatter the ominousness. Although it is uncertain whether you can flee the scene, putting up a fight is better than surrendering to a silent death.

UPRIGHT: hopeful prospect, prosperity, harvest, material pleasure, aboveboard romance, passionate love, happy marriage, smooth development, accomplishment, content, exuberance

REVERSED: hopeless prospect, decay, dimming light, scarcity, failure, separation, despondency, short shelf life, arrogance, unhappiness

XX. JUDGEMENT – GHROTH

KEYWORDS: awakening, revelation, listening, test, calling, refinement

MESSAGE: It seems to be Ghroth’s sole purpose to awaken Azathoth one day, and it will eventually succeed through sustained effort. When that day comes, what will Azathoth do to us mere creations of dream? We have no way of knowing Azathoth’s sentence.

UPRIGHT: resurrection, introspection, changed perspective or mentality, end of suffering, liberation, fulfillment

REVERSED: injustice, failure, repetition of the past, stubbornness, narrow sight, self-righteousness, regret, devastation, unfulfillment

XXI. THE WORLD – CTHULHU MYTHOS

KEYWORDS: creation, completion, limitation, stillness, freedom, balance

MESSAGE: The human’s limited mind cannot grasp the essence of life. We shall never forget our insignificant existence in the once alien, cruel universe and that unspeakable deities can reignite our awe of the past at any time.

UPRIGHT: success, completeness, perfection, new start, major change, spiritual connection, freedom, confidence

REVERSED: failure, brokenness, imperfection, closure, ruination, pessimism, low self-esteem

ACE OF WANDS – WAND ON LAVA-COVERED PANTHEON

KEYWORDS: origin, adventure, career

MESSAGE: Those obsessed with the wand’s power often neglect the difficulty of steering it. Bravery, confidence, passion, strength, and an adventurous spirit are the bases for success.

UPRIGHT: supreme creation, invention, bravery, confidence, passion, might, spirituality

REVERSED: audacity, acting on impulse, violence, reckless attack

TWO OF WANDS – LLOIGOR

KEYWORDS: command, decision, courage

MESSAGE: Lloigor finds itself in a stable condition nevertheless allowing changes. Settle down, or aim for higher – Lloigor is not eager to act but thinks carefully about its next move.

UPRIGHT: neutrality, prudence, invincibility

REVERSED: hesitation, conservatism, apathy

THREE OF WANDS – SHUDDE M’ELL

KEYWORDS: foresight, leadership, travel

MESSAGE: Shudde M’ell has freed itself from all shackles. It knows exactly what it wants: to conquer more lands. Its skin can produce lava heat. It can receive mental signals from all living beings.

UPRIGHT: progress, development, advance, expansion, foresight, import, export

REVERSED: small business, minor investment, unimportant work, hindsight, unexpected delay

FOUR OF WANDS – RAT-THING

KEYWORDS: stability, harmony, celebration

MESSAGE: Life, pursuit, acknowledgement… all things are worth celebrating at this moment. On this indulgent feast hosted by Rat-Thing, the only question is how to eat these evil-smelling corpse meat.

UPRIGHT: celebration, bustle, jubilation, delight

REVERSED: broken tie, imbalance, accident, unknown danger

FIVE OF WANDS – NODENS

KEYWORDS: dissatisfaction, obstacle, competition

MESSAGE: The morbid pleasure of hunting keeps stimulating Nodens’s nerves. Perhaps all conflicts and killings are allegorical from the beginning, but we humans are too petty to comprehend.

UPRIGHT: conflict, dissent, aversion

REVERSED: inner conflict, avoidance of conflict, placation

SIX OF WANDS – RHAN-TEGOTH

KEYWORDS: confidence, victory, achievement

MESSAGE: Legend has it that Rhan-Tegoth is an infinite, invincible, and a self-sustaining existence, whose death means that the Great Old Ones can no longer be revived.

UPRIGHT: success, victory, wealth, fame, public recognition, development, confidence

REVERSED: fear, vulnerability, feigned courage

SEVEN OF WANDS – LENG SPIDERS

KEYWORDS: bravery, challenge, combat

MESSAGE: The Leng Spiders are an intelligent and a valorous race. Their venom is lethal. Each individual is powerful on its own and can easily win any battle.

UPRIGHT: valor, invisible enemy, advantageous position, victory, success, opposition

REVERSED: self-doubt, irresolution, hesitancy, disorientation, going with the flow

EIGHT OF WANDS – BHOLE

KEYWORDS: rapid change, swiftness

MESSAGE: Bholes like digging and dislike being controlled. They are full of life and roam freely in the soil. Nothing can stop them from marching forward.

UPRIGHT: liveliness, being action-oriented, travel, change of direction, resolution, thoroughness

REVERSED: dispute, family discord, jealousy, mental devastation, procrastination, immobility

NINE OF WANDS – DIMENSIONAL SHAMBLER

KEYWORDS: adaptability, prudence, caution

MESSAGE: The Dimensional Shambler is used to preying within its comfort zone. When it senses dangers, it prepares by saving its strength and luring the enemies into its domain.

UPRIGHT: patience, fortitude, preservation of strength, invisible enemy, high morale, puppet

REVERSED: hinderance, predicament, bad luck, unpleasant experience, low morale, illness

TEN OF WANDS – CTHUGHA’S DISCIPLE

KEYWORDS: forbearance, responsibility, pressure

MESSAGE: Cthugha has abandoned its disciples and left the earth. His god’s indifference causes great pain and burden for this disciple.

UPRIGHT: pressure, problem, strong faith, responsibility, diligence, being emotional, being overtired

REVERSED: burden, breakdown, loss, avoidance of obligation and judgement, dishonesty, troublemaker

PAGE OF WANDS – RLIM SHAIKORTH

UPRIGHT: honest person, excellent assistant, emissary, valuable reference, good news

REVERSED: instability, indetermination, loose lips, rumor, slander, bad news

KNIGHT OF WANDS – APHOOM-ZHAH

UPRIGHT: appearance, change, luck, travel, migration, promotion, new endeavor

REVERSED: crisis, disruption, tumult, divorce, separation, rupture, disagreement

QUEEN OF WANDS – YOMAGN’THO

UPRIGHT: elegant woman, family affair, nature, magnanimity, harvest

REVERSED: capriciousness, obstruction, jealousy, arrogance, disgrace

KING OF WANDS – CTHUGHA

UPRIGHT: gentleman, good father, honesty, conscience, virtue

REVERSED: strictness, dogmatism, arrogance, failure caused by hubris

ACE OF CUPS – CUP IN CAVE

KEYWORDS: love, passion, benevolence

MESSAGE: The cup satisfies one’s mind and senses, giving birth to complex feelings and illusions. It happens in a sudden but breathtakingly mad and beautiful way, making countless lives fly towards it like moths.

UPRIGHT: interest, fondness, romance, new relationship, sympathy, mercy, creation

REVERSED: selfish love, intuition, emotional damage, emptiness, lack of inspiration, self-esteem, self-comfort, narcissism; suppressed feeling, impulse, and desire

TWO OF CUPS – INNSMOUTH PEOPLE

KEYWORDS: true love, equality

MESSAGE: To reassure the man of her sincerity, the woman has used magics to fabricate a holy grail. This white lie helps the man find confidence in his look, so that he can treat her as an equal.

UPRIGHT: fervent love, passion, marriage, healthy friendship, harmony, mutual understanding

REVERSED: hypocritical love, rapacious lover, divorce, distrustful friendship, opposition

THREE OF CUPS – INNSMOUTH PEOPLE

KEYWORDS: joy, celebration, harvest

MESSAGE: The village’s living condition is harsh, yet gold is all over the ground. Seeing children playing freely outside, you realize that life here is not so bad. You can tell at once that they come from happy families.

UPRIGHT: resolution, decision, happy marriage, birth, recovery, reconciliation

REVERSED: excess, indulgence in pleasure, pleasure mixed with pain, overeating, delay

FOUR OF CUPS – MAD INVESTIGATOR

KEYWORDS: choice, patience, discontent

MESSAGE: As the investigator is one step away from the truth, he is offered irresistible conditions in exchange for ceased investigation. Stability and dullness are two sides of the same coin. How would you choose?

UPRIGHT: loneliness, fatigue, burnout, stagnation, disappointment, disgust

REVERSED: new relationship, approach, and opportunity; rebound, missing out, decision-making

FIVE OF CUPS – CTHULHU’S ALTAR

KEYWORDS: disappointment, pessimism, immobility

MESSAGE: The altar has not made breakthroughs as expected. The village is still trapped in its sorry status quo. A new executor has been sent only to disappoint more. Meaningless actions result in meaningless ends.

UPRIGHT: regret, partial damage, loss, meaningless networking, defect, disillusion

REVERSED: hope, return of old friend, revival, reconnected friendship, new alliance

SIX OF CUPS – DEMON’S DISCIPLE

KEYWORDS: reliance, security, stability

MESSAGE: One’s past experience affects one’s present self. The demon’s horrifying rituals make the disciple feel safe. He is provided with a means for survival, a safe living environment, and eternal faith.

UPRIGHT: nostalgia, sentiment, reunion, influence of the past, childhood experience, memory

REVERSED: new prospect, good luck, being forward-looking, trauma, insecurity

SEVEN OF CUPS – ADVENTUROUS INVESTIGATOR

KEYWORDS: dream, daydream, desire

MESSAGE: The investigator is well aware of god’s power. Struggling to win this battle, he must explore his most secret needs and desires instead of indulging in fantasies. When his wish finally comes true, few know the price.

UPRIGHT: fantasy, daydream, illusion of success, unrealistic mindset, deceit, capriciousness

REVERSED: wish, determination, strong will, goal soon to be achieved, wise choice

EIGHT OF CUPS – UNMANNED SHIP

KEYWORDS: aspiration, peace

MESSAGE: You were ambitious, but having gone through all the hardships, you feel exhausted and desperate. Perhaps, to retreat is also to advance. Is it smarter to regather your strengths first somewhere safe?

UPRIGHT: abandoned plan, paranoia, ceased love and effort, loss of strength, feebleness

REVERSED: felicity, good news, dance, striving to achieve goal, new romance

NINE OF CUPS – H. P. LOVECRAFT

KEYWORDS: satisfaction, wish come true

MESSAGE: With Lovecraft’s rich experiences, resources, and great potential, there is no doubt that the work will turn out to be a great success.

UPRIGHT: abundance, felicity, favorable condition, energy, success

REVERSED: financial loss, mistake, incompletion, complaint, intemperance, weakened physical condition

TEN OF CUPS – DAGON

KEYWORDS: felicity, family

MESSAGE: Domestic stability brings wealth and the happy growths of children. It is a beautiful thing to be in control of your life. Your partner is away, but there is nothing to worry about your solid relationship.

UPRIGHT: inner peace, serenity, virtue, tangible happiness, blissful family, joy of love

REVERSED: anxiety, loss of friendship, domestic violence, dissonance, opposition

PAGE OF CUPS – THE STAR-SPAWN OF CTHULHU

UPRIGHT: thoughtfulness, being meditative, being warm-hearted, journalism, diligent worker

REVERSED: being withdrawn, sycophant, confusion, meticulous craftsmanship, relaxation

KNIGHT OF CUPS – GHATANOTHOA

UPRIGHT: rising opportunity, reservation, arrangement, temptation, entertainment

REVERSED: misbehavior, being well-behaved, deceit, insidious means, indiscretion

QUEEN OF CUPS – CTHYLLA

UPRIGHT: sensitive woman, devoted love, kindness, fairness, felicity, success

REVERSED: bad conduct, being surly, being disreputable, untrustworthiness, intrusion

KING OF CUPS – CTHULHU

UPRIGHT: fair ruler, geniality, trustworthiness, creativity, erudition, expert

REVERSED: hypocrite, indecency, being unethical, loss, damage

ACE OF SWORDS – SWORD ON ALIEN PLANET

KEYWORDS: breakthrough, development, victory

MESSAGE: Do no be afraid of the problems and challenges you are facing. You will overcome them through hard work. As time goes on, you will acquire the strength to win.

UPRIGHT: conquest, triumph, overcoming difficulty, dominance, aggression

REVERSED: escape, damage, trouble, dispute, obstacle, misfortune caused by flaunting

TWO OF SWORDS – LIVING DEAD

KEYWORDS: protection, ego, reality

MESSAGE: The Living Dead is able to regain freedom but is afraid of change. It contemplates on whether to break the status quo. The skeleton under its feet contrasts sharply with its excessive need of self-preservation.

UPRIGHT: balance, coordination, resolute will, hurting one’s own kind, reason, truth, end

REVERSED: hypocrisy, double personality, bad influence of peer, dishonor, dishonesty, end

THREE OF SWORDS – HEART WRAPPED BY TENTACLES

KEYWORDS: pain, sadness, bad memory

MESSAGE: Pain and humiliation strike your heartstrings. You feel ridiculed by bloodsucking indifference, but you shall not admit failure. Examine your shortcomings, and look for the possibility of breakthrough.

UPRIGHT: absence, lost love, quarrel, separation, opposition, scatter, dispiritedness

REVERSED: mistake, growing sense of insecurity, discord, fatal loss, chaos, fixation

FOUR OF SWORDS – HASTUR’S DISCIPLE

KEYWORDS: rest, worry relief

MESSAGE: It is the time to sleep, but the disciple is disturbed by countless noises. Proper rest can help clear your mind. It is not an escape but a necessary preparation for the upcoming trial.

UPRIGHT: bed rest, recuperation, replenishment, postponement, temporary concession, retirement

REVERSED: second attempt, careful advance, retrieval of what’s lost, pain forgotten, incessancy

FIVE OF SWORDS – TCHO-TCHO

KEYWORDS: dispute, temporary victory, deterioration

MESSAGE: Long-term speaking, all victories are temporary. Victories could lead to broken relationships, unfavorable conditions for survival, and more competition.

UPRIGHT: vandalism, removal from office, notoriety, corruption, confusion

REVERSED: great loss, being unpredictable, misfortune to acquaintance, condolence, defeat, grudge

SIX OF SWORDS – DARK YOUNG OF SHUB-NIGGURATH

KEYWORDS: decision, peace, lingering question

MESSAGE: The people of Sarnath have been harassed by disbelievers for a long time, so much so that they cannot spread their own belief. They pray to Shub-Niggurath for help with purging the heresies.

UPRIGHT: travel, rebound, calmness after storm, need for intermediary, tranquility

REVERSED: dead end, dilemma, confession of love, useless proposal, problem surfacing

SEVEN OF SWORDS – MI-GO

KEYWORDS: whim, sloppiness, being unique, solitude

MESSAGE: Those possessed by the Mi-gos will unknowingly leak their personal information. Only by constantly examining themselves and observing their surroundings can they possibly find out.

UPRIGHT: failure, imprudence, hidden enemy, information breach, theft

REVERSED: pleasant surprise, advice, guidance, being overly headstrong, favorable situation

EIGHT OF SWORDS – GLA’AKI

KEYWORDS: limitation, end

MESSAGE: Gla’aki escaped to the earth from Nyarlathotep’s conspiracy, but crises still surround it. This cautious deity keeps looking for more worshippers to feel secure and plans on leaving this new conspiracy.

UPRIGHT: crisis, isolation, criticism, slander, dispute, bad news, confinement

REVERSED: crisis relief, being shackle-free, fresh start, renewal, departure, slowdown

NINE OF SWORDS – NYOGTHA

KEYWORDS: cruelty, disquiet, nightmare

MESSAGE: Nyogtha embodies latent, dormant fear. Most of the time, it hides deep underground, isolated from the human world. Certain rituals may trigger its manifestation. Humans can never defeat it.

UPRIGHT: despair, misery, misfortune caused by lover, miscarriage, breakup, illness

REVERSED: confusion, shame, secret owner, indecision, terror, rumor, slander

TEN OF SWORDS – BYAKHEE

KEYWORDS: hope, extremity, danger

MESSAGE: A large number of ant-like Byakhees work and reproduce tirelessly. They live a boring, monotonous life when not given instructions. Only at those moments when they are asked for by the gods do they feel special. Although they are destined for a miserable death, those are moments as splendid as fireworks.

UPRIGHT: disillusion, harsh criticism, epic failure, miserable fate, distress, loneliness, death

REVERSED: short-term gain, overnight success, comeback, possible improvement, latent crisis

PAGE OF SWORDS – BYAKHEE

UPRIGHT: new idea and perspective, originality, curiosity, thirst for knowledge, strange object, treasure, new means of communication

REVERSED: self-expression, being all-talk-no-action, recklessness, haste

KNIGHT OF SWORDS – ITHAQUA

UPRIGHT: valor, fierceness, daring, forceful suppression of rebound, mobility, armwrestling

REVERSED: epic failure, incompetence, being rash, conceited, antagonism, indifference

QUEEN OF SWORDS – SHUB-NIGGURATH

UPRIGHT: faked hostility, fierceness, loneliness, being upset, germophobia, parting

REVERSED: malicious intent, disquiet, unyielding enemy, unfairness, overbearing

KING OF SWORDS – HASTUR

UPRIGHT: exertion of strength, authority, leadership, profession, clear mind, thoughtfulness

REVERSED: disillusion, conflict, unethical means, fierce and selfish man, commotion

ACE OF PENTACLES – COIN IN ANCIENT FOREST

KEYWORDS: material, status, wealth

MESSAGE: This coin plays a significant role in the human world. A large amount of gold empowers the human society, giving even ordinary people great abilities. You are capable of controlling your own destiny and even those of others.

UPRIGHT: prosperity, abundance, affluence, material opulence, benefit, stability, soundness

REVERSED: overflowing desire, wastefulness, bankruptcy, ruined reputation, being rich but empty inside

TWO OF PENTACLES – HUNTING HORRORS

KEYWORDS: circulation, investment, transportation

MESSAGE: Investment is the manipulation of the money flow. Sometimes, a great result can be exchanged for a very small price.

UPRIGHT: circulation of money, investment, debt, interest, communication, control of money flow

REVERSED: melancholy concealed by hearty appearance, indulgence, over-expenditure, wastefulness

THREE OF PENTACLES – THE INSECTS FROM SHAGGAI

KEYWORDS: discussion, plan, step-by-step

MESSAGE: The Shans are building a pyramid connecting them with their faith. One is directing; one is checking for errors; and one is devising a more precise plan of design.

UPRIGHT: proficiency, excellence, fame, artist, talent, accomplishment

REVERSED: incompetence, average thought, insufficient skill, immaturity, financial loss, disobedience to others’ advice

FOUR OF PENTACLES – NIGHTGAUNT

KEYWORDS: conservatism, stubbornness, stinginess

MESSAGE: The Nightgaunts are supposed to have no wish of their own but obeying Nodens’s order. However, this is the first time this Nightgaunt finds wealth appealing. Some kind of magical touch has perhaps led it to become obsessed. It has decided to give up everything just to cling to this treasure.

UPRIGHT: material desire, obsession with wealth, accumulation of wealth, inheritance problem, careful budgeting, miser

REVERSED: failure caused by greed, inability to make ends meet, poor money luck, extravagance, lack of social skill, poor financial management

FIVE OF PENTACLES – GUGS

KEYWORDS: poverty, disability, hunger

MESSAGE: The Gugs are abandoned by the deities even though they look powerful. They seem capable of contacting the deities easily, while in fact, they may never come close. The Gugs must survive by searching the frozen land for food.

UPRIGHT: predicament, being upset, failures in a row, unemployment, indulgence, money concern

REVERSED: disorder, discord, collapse, absurd state of mind, chaos, housing concern

SIX OF PENTACLES – GHOUL

KEYWORDS: generosity, giving, satisfaction

MESSAGE: The mighty Ghoul steps on the tombstone, a corpse under its feet and an arm in its hands. Apparently, it is lucky to have found food. After it has had enough, the Ghoul shares the food with its peers in return for heartfelt content.

UPRIGHT: generosity, gift-giving, satisfaction, benefit, prosperity, kindness, charity

REVERSED: greed, selfishness, jealousy, envy, debt, dirty money

SEVEN OF PENTACLES – STAR VAMPIRE

KEYWORDS: standby, leisure

MESSAGE: The Star Vampire sets traps like a hunter hiding in the dark; it plans carefully and lures any innocent preys. The Star Vampire is also like a farmer waiting for its fruits to ripen. It plants more and more seeds in hope of bigger harvests.

UPRIGHT: patience, being carefree, uneconomical choice, unattainable goal, disappointment

REVERSED: worry, overproduction, ignorance, recklessness, financial loss, foolish investment

EIGHT OF PENTACLES – THE SERVITORS OF THE OUTER GODS

KEYWORDS: profession, study, craftwork

MESSAGE: The Servitors of the Outer Gods have been playing mad tones since birth to prevent Azathoth from awakening. They care about nothing but their own music. They are rarely distracted by other affairs.

UPRIGHT: rooting, emulating the virtuous, refinement, research, learning, self-motivation, being organized

REVERSED: thwarted ambition, abuse of technology, vanity, incompetence, usury, being unprofessional

NINE OF PENTACLES – NYARLATHOTEP

KEYWORDS: charm, nobility, accomplishment

MESSAGE: Nyarlathotep has supremacy over this land. In human language, it is the king of this land. All major changes must be permitted by Nyarlathotep. All rules must be under its.

UPRIGHT: wealth, status, accomplishment, insight, security planning, favorable condition

REVERSED: breach of trust, theft, termination of plan, inability to manage, loss of credit or property

TEN OF PENTACLES – YIG

KEYWORDS: family property, formation of family, longevity

MESSAGE: Yig, the Father of Serpents, established its own tribe. With Yig’s help, the serpents gained powerful abilities. No other tribe dares to challenge them. However, Yig never actively interferes with the serpents’ growth, only providing protection.

UPRIGHT:family prosperity, old house, inheritance, bloodline, virtuous family tradition

REVERSED: loss, damage, theft, loss of inheritance, conflict with relative, nepotism

PAGE OF PENTACLES – MOON-BEAST

UPRIGHT: studiousness, focus, passion for research, curiosity, good news

REVERSED: waste of money and energy, resistance, incomprehension, narrow sight, bad news

KNIGHT OF PENTACLES – SHANTAK

UPRIGHT: practical concern, tangible achievement, competence, conservatism, responsibility

REVERSED: depression, exhaustion, apathy, extreme conservatism, inertia, stagnation

QUEEN OF PENTACLES – YHOUNDEH

UPRIGHT: wealth, prosperity, abundance, maternal love, empathy, grandeur, stability

REVERSED: illusion of prosperity, vanity, obscenity, cunningness, wastefulness, negligence

KING OF PENTACLES – THE BLACK PHARAOH

UPRIGHT: business acumen, trusting relationship, groundedness, investment

REVERSED: lack of economic sense, dangerous relationship, extravagance, perplexity, brazenness