Runic Tarot

© Valeriy Zhiglov, 2017

ISBN 978-5-4483-0081-3

Created with Ridero smart publishing system

The books “Universal Tarot card Deck”, “Astrological Tarot”, “Buddhist Tarot” and “Yi Ching Tarot”, together with the book “Runic Tarot”, represent the full cycle of my publications on the matter.

Major Arcana, The zero Tarot card

0. The Zero Tarot Card Tarot Card is named “The Fool”. Regardless its seemingly unserious name, this Card is one of the key Cards of the Major Arcanum, and it is associated with the First Card, or a Magician, not due to a simple coincidence. This Card is outside the circle of the Major Arcanum. Emerging from the Zero point, and directed to all the four corners of the Earth, is the entire our visible material world, which is created by the four elements – Fire, Air, Water, Earth. Each of the four elements consists of 16 transitional steps, reflected via the corresponding 16 Cards. The entire Card deck is formed by 64 Cards, which symbolize the human life picture in the Minor Arcana of the Tarot Cards.

Manly P. Hall emphasized the occult importance of this Card, saying that the Zero Card has been linked to the material Universe because the mortal sphere is the World of unreality. The lower Universe (it is where we are), like the mortal body of man is but a garment, a motley costume, well linked to cap and bells. Beneath the garments of the fool is the Divine substance, however, of which the jester is but a shadow; this world is a Mardi Gras – a pageantry of Divine sparks masked in the garb of Fools.

This card symbolizes Genesis, Spirit, Creation at the very early unsteady stages, or joyful, naïve, inexperienced and egocentric creature with passion for adventures, artistry, wastefulness and restlessness. Combined with favorable Cards, it is the undeserved benefit, whereas with the Judgment Card it predicts troubles or even a criminal case, which is not necessarily inevitable with the Nine of Cups, but the troubles are inevitable with the overturned King of Swords, Five of Wands. In the overturned position, this Card symbolizes carelessness, uncertainty and reluctance.

Astrological association is the planet Uranus.

The rune: Hagall, Hagalaz, Haegl.

The magic meaning: it personifies the power of nature. It helps a human to return back to the most natural manifestations of one’s own individual self. It helps to overcome discord in one’s soul and to come into the state of balance again. This rune is of female principle, facilitating the development of occult abilities and self-identity of a person willing to manage one’s own life.

The mantic meaning: circumstances beyond one’s control. It defines the need to obey the circumstances. Breaking the vicious circle. Negative aspects are troubles, unexpected events, which interrupt fulfillment of plans. Natural disaster, demolition.Dependency on external circumstances and on other people.

The plant: fern. (Dryopterisfilix mas) Cough, pain in one’s chest.

The stone: onyx. Spiritual power, red-brown onyx: protection against pain.

The rune: Ing, Inguz

The magic meaning: it allows releasing tension and relaxing. It makes the period of rest come faster. It improves potency in men.

The mantic meaning: new in one’s life. Fertility, performance, understanding one’s own power. Initiatives are necessary. There is the need to finish with old problems. It facilitates giving birth to children, emerging new, and improving the performance. Negative aspects include the power of the old over new; fear of changes, doubts and hesitation.

The plant: gentian. (Gentiana L.) It improves digesting.

The stone: amber. It irradiates heat, recommended for carrying on one’s neck as the protection against chilling. It activates the work of internal mitochondria and facilitates the lifespan becoming longer; it protects one’s thyroid gland against unfavorable influence.

The first Tarot card

1. The First Tarot Card is “The Magician”. It symbolizes Adam Kadmon of the humankind, who had three heads, according to the legend. The material body of a modern human in some way also has three heads, placed one above another – the head, the torso and the pelvis, each having its own analogs. For example, the analogs of eyes and mouth in a torso are breasts and the navel. As we know, before birth, the fetus is fed via navel cord, or the primeval mouth. Each of the three heads has its own primeval “brain”; in a torso, it is within the nerve tissue of the solar plexus, also known as the abdominal brain. By activating our primeval brain of the lower heads, and by opening one’s chakras, we are able to access the telepathic communication channels to contact others at large distances, and to contact the Spiritual World. Please, read more on the matter in my new book “Learning telepathy in 10 minutes”.

The Magician is associated with the active male principle, being the initiator of the transformation process, symbolizing the domination and eternal life, the harmony of forces, thoughts, feelings, wishes and emotions. This Card may mean the person, for whom the fortunetelling is being carried out, if this is a man. In initial position, it symbolizes confidence, skills and good abilities. In overturned position, it is uncertainty, hesitation and weakness.

Astrological association is the planet Mercury.

The rune: Ansuz, Ansur, Ass, Oss

The magic meaning: teaching, science, information. Divine power and the connection with it, letter, religion, creative work. This rune must be used with caution, because it is consecrated to the God Loki, capable of both good and bad actions. Addressing it, one should beg for mercy and correction. It is the best that helps with those actions, which need the efforts of a team, for it might be useless for a single person.

The mantic meaning: science, education, studying, teaching, examinations, interviews, talks, performances, public events. Age and wisdom. Elder relatives, or news about them, may arrive. In the overturned position, it means deception, insincerity, illiteracy.

The plant: bindweed. (Convolvulus L.) Wisdom and courage.

The stone: emerald. Hidden knowledge, improves the sense of vision.

The rune: Ehwaz, Eh.

The magic meaning: the existing situation shall change for better; well-being. It may help to move something that got stuck, to dissolve something that got thick, to soften something that got solid. It may facilitate healing old chronic disorders. Strangers’ path towards water becomes easier.

The mantic meaning: moving forward. The situation improves; spiritual balance gets in norm again. Propulsion; slow, but imminent progress; initiative. Mediation. In the overturned position, it means a delay, dead end, missing initiative, obstacles, passiveness.

The plant: forsythia. (Forsythia L.) Pain relief.

The stone: calcite. It helps the owner to disclose his or her extrasensory abilities, i.e. to become clairvoyant, clairaudient, clairscent.

In the overturned position, it is malachite. It improves wisdom and spiritual power, and it also facilitates wish fulfillments.