Kat’s Guide to the Fortune Deck

 

Autumn

Cockatrice

Meaning: Plenty; harvest, bounty, good fortune
Reversed: Want; blight, starvation, bad fortune

Correspondence: Earth

Meaning:  Corruption; ruin, poison, decay
Reversed: Recovery; healing, fertility

Correspondences: Earth, Water

Creator

Death

Meaning: Nurture; source, support, fullness,  completeness
Reversed: Abandonment; parting for good or ill, possible tragedy

Correspondences: Earth, Water, (Moon)

Meaning: Change; cycles; old/new/old again
Reversed: Stasis; stability/stagnation

Correspondences: Water (mystery, soul)

Defender

Dragon

Meaning: Safety; courage, skill & fortitude
Reversed: Peril; danger, violence, invasion
Correspondences: Air & Fire (Sun)

Meaning: Cunning; intelligence, craftiness, treachery
Reversed: Blind Fury; thwarted plans, Bestial rage
Correspondences: Earth & Air

Drowning In Armor

Eagle

Meaning: Protective Measures Turn Dangerous; defense becomes destruction, plans thwarted to peril
Reversed: True Prudence; understanding limits, sound plans

Correspondences: Air (lacking)

Meaning: The Mind Prevails; keen observation, clear thinking
Reversed: Thoughtlessness; distraction, misdirection

Correspondences: Air

Fearing Shadows

Fertility

Meaning: Unnecessary Fear; fear of the unknown
Reversed: Recognizing Safety; enlightenment

Correspondences: Fire (lacking)

Meaning: Growth; Mercy, children, fruitfulness
Reversed: Decline; sterility, decadence, fall

Correspondences: Water & Earth

Fish

Fool

Meaning: The Soul Prevails; understanding mysteries, delving into the unseen, dreams
Reversed: Shallowness; bedazzled by sensation, lack of intuition

Correspondences: Water, intuition, spirit/soul

Meaning: Freedom;  unbound, open, unrestrained
Reversed: Lack of Connection; isolation; loneliness

Correspondences: Sun Creativity

Griffin

Hermit

Meaning: Valor; nobility, bravery, achievement
Reversed: Cowardice; fear, faltering, loss

Correspondences: Fire & Air

Meaning: Wisdom; inner knowledge, answers, secrets
Reversed: Isolation; neglect, lack of compassion, hiding

Correspondences: Mercury, knowledge

Inspiration

King

Meaning: Creativity; poetry, healing, craft, dream
Reversed: Lack of Imagination; stagnation, cold reality

Correspondences: Water & Fire, Muses

Meaning: Authority; order, peace
Reversed: Tyranny; personal desire over good, lust for power

Correspondences: Jupiter

Knowledge

Law

Meaning: Truth; knowledge, writing, honesty
Reversed: Falsehood; unquestioned faith, deception

Correspondences: Air

Meaning: Order; guidance, speech then force, direction
Reversed: Treachery; injustice, criminal, broken faith

Correspondences: Air & Earth

Lion

Nature

Meaning: The Body Prevails; physical power, health, victory, grace
Reversed: Weakness; illness, failure

Correspondences: Earth & Fire

Meaning: Life Energy; fertility, prosperity, healing
Reversed: Energy Sapped; exhaustion, illness, sterility, loss

Correspondences: Earth

Over Looking The Diamond

Peasant

Meaning: Failure to See Opportunity; preoccupation, unseen blessing
Reversed: Recognizing Opportunity; prosperity, priority

Correspondences: Water (lacking)

Meaning: Simple Strength; dependability, productive labor
Reversed: Lack Of Vision; fear of unknown, tethered, close-mindedness

Correspondences: Earth

Phoenix

Priestess

Meaning: Rebirth; new creation, 2nd chance
Reversed: Destruction; annihilation, permanent loss

Correspondences: Fire & Water

Meaning: Understanding Mysteries; magic, miracles, insight, dreams
Reversed: Impracticality; failure to communicate, breach, nightmares

Correspondences: Water, Moon

Satyr

Smith

Meaning: Indulgence; excess, recklessness, fool hardy endangerment
Reversed: Moderation; balance, stoicism

Correspondences: Fire & Earth

Meaning: Productivity; creation, action, birth
Reversed: Evil Effort; lack of foresight leading to destruction.

Correspondences: Earth

Soldier

Sowing Stones

Meaning: Duty; stead fastness, resilience
Reversed: Blind Obedience; lack of insight, stubborn pride

Correspondences: Earth

Meaning: Fruitless Labor; misspent effort, failure
Reversed: Ceasing Fruitless Labor; averting doom rest, recovery

Correspondences: Earth

Spring

Striking The Dragon’s Tail

Meaning: New Growth; hope, rejuvenation, new ideas
Reversed: Stagnation; failure, disillusionment

Correspondences: Air

Meaning: Underestimating the Challenge; lack of insight, unrealized danger
Reversed: Recognizing the Larger Problem; disaster avoided, clarity

Correspondences: Earth, Air, Fire & Water, Moon

Summer

Trickery

Meaning: Energy; vitality, action, success, advancement
Reversed: Exhaustion; unrealized plans, failure in undertakings

Correspondences: Fire, sun

Meaning: Deceit; misfortune, unseen forces, clever planning
Reversed: Subterfuge Revealed; failure of scheme, dropped pretenses, openness

Correspondences: Fire & Air

Unicorn

Usurper

Meaning: Purity; nobility, swiftness, virginity, inexperience
Reversed: Temptation;
desire, experience

Correspondences: Air & Water

Meaning: Varies
Reversed: Varies

Correspondences: Varies

War

Winter

Meaning: Great Effort; overcoming obstacles, victory
Reversed: Effort Misspent; double cross, loss

Correspondences: Fire

Meaning: Maturity; discipline, patience, understanding, responsibility
Reversed: Inexperience; hardship, lack of preparation, strife

Correspondences: Water



 

 
 
 

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