Joe the Fortuneteller

A place to talk of cards, fortunes and the occasional stream schedule!

[joethefortuneteller]

I wish I had art to show for this, but I don't. Still, figured I would share, little by little, the fruits of my labor. I've made and tested a 70 card deck of tarot cards based on the Astrologian Deck of Sixty for roughly 7 years, ever since the second Encyclopedia Eorzea was released. Using what little information there was about Astrologians and their cards that could be found in the book, I combined the study of Numerology as it pertains to the art of Tarot to create logical base meanings for the suits of Irons, Crowns, and my own suit of Crystals.

So to those who find this post, if you have love for Final Fantasy XIV, Tarot Cards, Funny Numbers, please join me on this journey as I guide you through my thought processes, research and the derivative meanings this three eyed fortuneteller came up with.

Vos Fortis Fortuna, Fortune favor you all.

[joethefortuneteller]

We begin our journey with the suit of Crowns. Represented by the Spire Arcana and the element of Lightning. Presided over by Rhalgr the Destroyer and Byregot the Builder. The Suit represents Dominion and Nobility, and as such I did my best to frame the meaning of the cards in the Suit to reflect that. I will be covering one card a day in both their Astral (Upright) and Umbral (Reversed) meanings, as well as how the Numerological meanings through Tarot helped shape the card. The Ace of Crowns, like all Aces, represents beginnings, specifically the start of something new and a powerful expression of the Suit's energy.

In its Astral state, it represents one coming into power, starting a new dominion and gaining new responsibilities as either a guide or leader. If depicted artistically, I imagine a crown being placed on someone's head like in some form of crowning ceremony, not completely on just yet.

In its Umbral state, it represents the loss of power, or losing such responsibilities in relation to surrounding circumstances. Artistically, with the card being Reversed it would give the sense of the crown falling off, better illustrating the point.

Please join me next time as we go over the Two of Crowns!

Until next time, Vos Fortis Fortuna! Fortune Favor You All!