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