Trinity Blood Tarot Cards
The Fool (Abel Nightroad) can be depicted as a madman, a simpleton, a beggar and a jester or joker. Since Abel is drawn bowing, probably the last two meanings are the ones to to take into consideration. Usually in the cards interpretation this tarot is thought as the protagonist of a story, which is why it is labeled with the number zero or no number at all, and the other Major Arcana represent the path to the great mysteries of life and the main human archetypes, called āThe Foolās Journey". It represents innocence or folly.
The Magician (Isaak Fernand von Kampfer) can be depicted as an illusionist, a wiseman or a juggler. Usually in the cards interpretation it is thought to represent the reader of the tarots. This card always has the mathematical symbol of infinite depicted near the head, and in fact Isaac is drawn with his hands wearing his gloves with the circled pentacles joined before his face, thus forming a sort infinite sign. Also his hands, one pointing towards the sky and the other towards the floor, symbolize respectively his link to heaven and earth, and probably the two dolls representing a devil and an angel reflect the dual nature (good and bad) of this card. This card can mean abilityĀ or deceit,Ā and represents cleverness, impetus and guidance, but also manipulation and thirst for power and knowledge.
The High Priestess (Caterina Sforza) is depicted as a popess, or female pope, in relation to the legend of Pope Joan. This card, just as Caterina, is drawn having the book of universal knowledge on her knees. Usually the popess is linked to the empress, the two being sisters representing respectively the heaven (inviting to otherwordliness) and the earth (bringing life into the world). This card can have the meaning of knowledgeĀ orĀ secrecy, andĀ depicts a female figure of intellect, faith, loyalty and virtue but also presumption, arrogance, pride and lack of scruples.
The Empress (Seth Nightroad) is depicted as a royally dressed female monarch that can have various symbols of earthly power: a throne, a crown, a scepter, a sword, a shield. Seth is depicted with a crown and her weapon, that respectively signify power over the earthly things and strenght.Ā This figure has the double meaning ofĀ fertility or support;Ā usually described as a Refugium Peccatorum (shelter of the sinfuls), a āearthly paradiseā and āmother of thousandsā,Ā this figure is a creator and a nurturer of life, love and ideas. It pictures a strong and stable female helping figure and but also excessive protective instinct towards someone else and the struggle to maintain power.Ā
The Emperor (Francesco deā Medici) is depicted as a richly dressed male monarch with all of the symbols of earthly power (a throne, a crown, a scepter, a globe, a shield). He symbolizes the greatest secular power, in fact the very long scepter that also Francesco wields is a symbol of absolute power that descends from Mars, the god of war. This card can assume the meaning of supremacy or obligation, and depicts the āultimate male egoā, a figure of strenght, authority, wisdom, intelligence, charisma, virility, awareness and firmness but also , inflexibility, high-handedness, severity and abuse of power.
The Hierophant (Antonio Borgia) also known as āThe High Priestā (as a counterpart to the high priestess), The Pope, the āTeacher of Wisdomā or rarely Jupiter. Just like the magician and the hanged man, this figure is drawn with one hand up with two fingers pointing skywards in a blessing pose and the other hand down to show his status as the true pontiff (=maker of bridges) between heaven and earth. This card means guidance or dogmatism and depicts a disinterested good adviser, someone to rely on, someone to respect, a mentor but also someone that always sides with the most favorable part, that always agrees with the strongest side or even someone excessively moralistic.
The Lovers (Noelle Bor) can be depicted as Adam and Eve, a bride and groom and sometimes the gemini or āThe Twinsā. Generally meaningĀ choice or indecision, this is clearly a symbol of love, but also a sign of change like changes in an existing relationship likeĀ a temptation, the discovery or the loss of a potential partner, or even a choice between two suitors.
The Chariot (Tres Ics) depicted as a regal figure in a carriage, wielding a weapon or another masculine symbol. The card ofĀ conquest or arrogance, it means victory, oftenĀ military. The two horses symbolize counterposed strenghts and the fact that success is a double edged-swordĀ thatĀ needs to be well guided and administered.
The Strength (William Walter Wordsworth) also known as āFortitudeā or āLustā, is usually depicted as a person, almost always a woman, with a lion. It represents the cardinal virtue of The Fortitude, the firmness of pursuing good during difficulties, and refers to the first fatigue of Hercules, the killing of the lion of Nemea. It can have the meaning of discipline or brutalityĀ and in fact the figure symbolizes the prevailing of intelligence over brute forceĀ and the abilty to resolve problems with our own inner strenght, courage and cunning. On the other hand it can imply impulsiveness, or being defeated when not having time to ponder.
The Hermit (Vaclav Havel) is depicted as an old man holding a lantern often containing a star. The star, that also Vaclav holds in his right hand, is the light that illuminates the reality of facts. It symbolizes the wisdom in the way of prudence, reflection and the will to discover the truth and means retirement or isolation.
The Wheel of Fortune (Ion Fortuna) can be depicted in countless ways but it is always centered around the wheel of the Goddess Fortuna (Luck), often attended by the personification of fateĀ depicted as blind. It can have four, six or eight spokes, each number having a different meaning. The number four, like Ionās four imaginary spokes marked by four figures, relates to the four cardinal points, the four cardinal virtues, the four fixed astrological signs and the four evangelists. This card means luck or chance as it symbolizes mainly the uncertainty of destiny and change.
The Justice (Petros Orsini) also known as āVirtueā, represents the cardinal virtue of Justice, seen as both the natural justice and the justice broght by men. It means equity or rigidity as itās a figure of probity but also confrontation, trial and retribution.
The Hanged Man (Leon Garcia de Asturias) is usually depicted as a traitor punished by being hanged by the foot. The distinctive trait of both the classic tarot figure and Leon is that the hanged is a āseeming martyrā whose face shows deep meditation and not pain. Just as the Magician and the Pope, his hands shows his relation to both heaven and earth. This card means trial or sacrifice as the hanged man is a symbol of waiting the resolution of something that we can do nothing about.
The Death (Hugue de Watteau) is usually depicted as a skeleton wielding a sickle, or in Hugueās case his swords. Contrary to popular belief, this card is viewed as not only positive but also just and fair as Death can potentially strike everyone, impartial to social class and wealth. It means transformation or ending and symbolizes the end of a life cicle, implying the start of a new life.
The Temperance (Kate Scott) the third cardinal virtue represented in tarots, is depicted as a winged woman pouring liquid (the āWater of Lifeā) from a container into another, symbolizing the dilution of wine with water. Just like Kate, is often drawn as having one foot touching water as a sign of holiness. This card means mediation or confusion as Ā itās a symbol of moderation, self control and balance.
The Devil (Dietrich von Lohengrin) is depicted in unnumerable ways but in common with Dietrichās shadow it has ram thorns, bat wings and harp fingers. Every depiction always portrays him with fire and also having one the right hand lifted and the left lowered to signify his otherwordliness. He is meant to be the evil conterpart of The Pope. It means passion or excess and itāsĀ the most negative card, symbolizingĀ Evil or a threat but also immorality and vices.Ā
The Tower (Cain Nightroad) has many various depictions that refer to the Tower of Babel or Jesusā Harrowing of Hell; sometimes it can depict Adam and Eveās banishment from Eden, that ironically are Cain and Abelās parents. It is associated with sudden, disruptive and potentially destructive change and can mean exile or ruin. The tower itself is a symbol of the pride and arrogance of the humans that wish to compete with the divine (ubris) and the card symbolizes the punished arrogance and the resulting failure.
The Star (Esther Blanchett) is always depicted as a woman by the water under seven stars. It means hope or optimism as the sky and the stars are in our favor. This card has a positive effect that spreads to all the surrounding cards and symbolizes not material success but joy and happiness.
The Moon (Monica Argento) is depicted as a moon simultaneously in three phases (new moon, full moon and waxing moon) with a slight frown on her face. It is considered a very sinister and obscure card, in fact the classic tarots show the moon shining over foreboding signs like wailing canines, two high buildings and a shrimp. It is an allegory of the imaginative life separated from the spiritual life, where the intellect is just the reflected light from the spiritual life, represented by the Sun, thus implying its dangerous nature. This card means dream or illusion as thereās a sinister atmosphere that hides deceit with the lunar light hiding the dangers of a rough path.
The Sun (Alessandro XVIII) has diverse depictions but always revolves around the sun that shines on a young boy or more. Itās the card of the spiritual rebirth, in fact the Sun in the christian mythology is the symbol of Christ. It is the counterpart of the Moon and comes right after it in the deck as to represent the sun returning to shine after a period of obscurity. It means energy or light.
The Judgement (Astarothe Asran) also known as The Angel, is none other than the crack of doom and depicts Gabriel, theĀ Apocalypse angel, starting with a great trumpet the final moment in which everyone will be judged. It is a card of renovation: it means rebirth or repentance and symbolizes a great change after a confrontation andĀ a situation that cannot be delayed.
The World (Lilith Sahl) is depicted as a half naked woman, often dancing, surrounded by a green wreathĀ encircled by the symbols of the four Evangelists or the classical four elements. It is one of the most positive tarots and portrays harmony, creation and the human knowledge. The last card before restarting a story cycle with The Fool, it symbolizes the end of a life cycle and the beginning of a new one. Like The Hanged Man, The Hierophant and The Magician, this card represents a figure suspended between heaven and earth, as shown by its hands, one pointing skywards and one downwards. It is an allegory of completeness, and it personifies the union of the opposites (male and female, above and below, heaven and earth) as well as cosmic consciousness. It means that full happiness is giving back to the world and sharing what we have learned or gained. The wreath encircling the woman points to her divine nature, in fact she is often identified as Sophia, Prudence or Wisdom, the fourth and last cardinal virtue. This card means completeness or equilibriumĀ as it depicts what the ultimate human goalĀ isĀ and what the men (should) truly desire.
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