Creation Tarot
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[edit] Celestial Arcana
The Celestial Arcana replace the Major Arcana of the conventional Tarot, and consist of the 25 constellations. Associations, trappings, and imagery can be taken from the extant write-up in Manual of Exalted Power: Sidereals
[edit] Terrestrial Arcana
The Terrestrial Arcana replace the Minor Arcana. There are five suits, each with five cards, matching the fivefold symmetry of Creation.
I've based the individual cards on the abilities Dragon-Blooded of the relevant aspect would have, for lack of a better idea at present.
- Air
- The element of Air is associated with the color blue, the Maiden of Serenity, the season of Air and the Northern direction. It is the element of thinkers and dreamers, of plans and schemes.
- I: Creative Endeavor Paying Off / Leading to Ruin
- II: Optimism / Pessimism
- III: Unexpected Knowledge, Orderly Relations with Deities and Elementals / Abuse of Spiritual Power or Authority
- IV: Be Careful About Revealing What You Know / Unexpected Foe, or Plans Made Against the Subject
- V: Travel for Good / Ill
- Earth
- The element of Earth is associated with the color white, the Maiden of Battles, the season of Earth, and the Central direction. It is the element of tradition and endurance.
- I: Foresight / Ignorance
- II: Planning and Hard Work / Disappointment
- III: Strength of Character / A Weak Will or Giving In
- IV: Endurance / Failure
- V: Conflict, and Success / Defeat in it
- Fire
- The element of Fire is associated with the color red, the Maiden of Journeys, the season of Fire and the Southern direction. It is the element of passion and personal excellence.
- I: Personal Excellence / Self-Obsession
- II: A Misfortune Avoided / Fortune Lost
- III: A Duel, physical or otherwise / Misfortune on the Field of Battle
- IV: Rely on Friends / Lack of Trust
- V: An Advantageous Introduction or Relationship / Failure of Communication
- Water
- The element of Water is associated with the color black, the Maiden of Secrets, the season of water, and the Western direction. It is the element of change, practicality, and adaptability, and of good advice.
- I: Financial entanglement, for good or ill
- II: Follow your instincts / Social mores cause trouble
- III: An Advantageous Acquisition / A Theft
- IV: Hard-Earned Wisdom / Misusing Power
- V: Natural Bounty / Storms and Disaster
- Wood
- The element of Wood is associated with the color green, the Maiden of Endings, the season of Wood, and the Eastern direction. It is the element of growth and support, and of good friends.
- I: Foresight / Unpreparedness or False Expectations
- II: A Practical Scholar or Wisdom / Illness or Death, Poisons
- III: Support of Others / Outcasts or Outcastes
- IV: A Short Journey / Lost
- V: Harmony with Nature / Barbarians
[edit] Arcana of Calibration
In addition to the Celestial and Terrestrial Arcana, there are five cards that represent Calibration. These cards are always considered inauspicious, whether ascending or descending. Though the cards may predict a fortunate outcome, the subject must be wary of from where this fortune comes, and what may balance the scales in the end.
- Yu-shan
- The Calibration of Yu-Shan Arcana represents Heaven-sent happenstance, of Fate and Destiny.
- Malfeas
- The Calibration of Malfeas Arcana represents schemes with dire misfortune intended. It also, of course, represents demonic influence or interference.
- Underworld
- The Calibration of the Underworld Arcana naturally represents the presence of or a link with the dead. It also reflects inheritance or debt passed on from ancestors, or the pride or displeasure of ancestors.
- Blessed Isle
- The Calibration of the Blessed Isle Arcana represents Creation and the natural processes thereof, including elementals and Terrestrial deities. Since the establishment of the Realm by the Scarlet Empress, it is also commonly read as indicating the involvement of Dragon-Blooded or even the Realm itself in one's affairs.
- Wyld
- The Calibration of the Wyld Arcana represents nothing. It also represents everything. It is change in elemental form, and upheaval is sure to follow in the wake of this arcana. This Arcana is the only one that has no ascending or descending aspect; there is no up or down in the Wyld.
[edit] Comments and Suggestions
I am not that familiar with the tarot, to be perfectly honest. My experience largely comes from Persona games, to the point where I still have to remind myself that wands don't mean extra xp. If you can think of better ways to associate the Terrestrial Arcana in particular, please don't hesitate to suggest them. -Kon
