Tarot cards - a deck consisting of 78 cards, each of which has its own symbolism and meaning. This is one of the most popular and at the same time the most mysterious divination systems. Images can be interpreted from the point of view of both occultism and alchemy, and astrology. The deck is divided into two parts: the Major Arcana (22 cards) and the Minor Arcana (there are 56 cards in total). Some tarologists create their own decks, such as Piero Aligo, Ricardo Minetti, Donald Tyson. They are the authors of the famous Tarot deck - "Necronomicon". "Black Grimoire" is another name for her.
Characteristic
The set includes 78 cards and instructions for their interpretation.
The suits of the deck are Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles. Court cards: Page, Knight, Lady, King. Numbering: "Jester" - 0, "Power" - 11, "Justice" - 8.
The history of the creation of the Black Grimoire
Magical grimoire books have become a source of inspiration for the author. In addition, the Necronomicon Tarot is based on fantastic works. Howard Lovecraft. The characters of his novels are easily guessed: it is the mad Erich Zann or the mad Joe Slater. Studying the works of Lovecraft also provides clues to the meanings of the cards.
Deck Features
Since the Necronomicon Tarot deck was created based on works of art, it itself is a fragment of a magical old book, only in drawings and symbols that need to be unraveled. The deck conveys information using a picture. To decipher its meaning, it is necessary to understand the character, the situation in which he is, and the thought embedded in his image.
Who is the Necronomicon Tarot particularly suitable for? It will be most useful to those specialists who work with various techniques of magic and fortune-telling, identify the presence of magical effects, the level of its intensity and the period of its occurrence. This deck also helps in predictions: it is especially good at showing hidden obstacles and pitfalls. It will seem difficult for those who are just starting to work with Tarot cards, moreover, even for those who have been practicing for a long time, it raises many questions. Those who worked with her claim that at the moment when they first took her in their hands, they felt a special, gloomy and heavy energy. The deck seems to show a person his dark side and calls not to deny, but to accept its existence.
Brief interpretation
The Major Arcana of the "Black Grimoire" most often show the unconscious psychological trauma of a person, on the basis of which he perceives the world around him. Minor Arcanademonstrate ways of expressing these mental traumas in society.
The author decided to slightly change the classic interpretation of suits. So, for example, the Cups here symbolize ordinary people who have not yet had time to face anything cruel and sinister. Pentacles denote the beginning of contact with the other world, a person's interest in the incomprehensible and inexplicable. They also symbolize the search for new, important knowledge. Wands here are a symbol of active actions aimed at studying the surrounding world, as well as a logical approach to explaining otherworldly things. Finally, the Swords are directly another, otherworldly, insane, dark world.
It is considered wrong to turn the cards over when working with the Grimoire Tarot ("Necronomicon"), as this may interfere with the correct interpretation. Since all cards are images from books, fragments of plots, they already contain the necessary interpretations, and reversed cards can only distort the plot.
Selective description of cards
Card "Devil"
The image itself, which is depicted on the map, was taken from the novel "Shadow over Innsmouth". Shown here is the ancient custom of worshiping a mystical creature at Devil's Reef. This creature is the Great Ancient, awakened from sleep. People around him perform rituals and make sacrifices.
In relationships, this card symbolizes complete suppression by a partner, in work - great sacrifices to achieve professional goals, in the financial sector - excessive greed and greed. The card warns against submission to someone else's lifestyle and from participating in dubious financial fraud. The magical effect of the "Devil" card lies in the possibility of destroying a person with black magic. The card demonstrates the essence of a person who feels like a stranger in this world, but at the same time is vindictive and greedy.
Card "Two of Swords"
Here is a hero from the work "Music by Erich Zann" - a young man playing the violin. At the time of the game, he is blindfolded, he stands on a cliff, and mystical creatures surround him. The card means a suppressed will, the inability to get out of the yoke of circumstances without outside help. In relationships, she indicates dependence on the desires of a partner, in a career - the position of a subordinate and fear of losing her place, in finance - the possibility of being deceived and dependence on others. The magical power of the card lies in the suppression of the will of man. The card shows the fear of addiction and the reduction of communication with people to nothing in order to avoid this.
