Prime

Mage Tarot

By Jones the Dolphin
Feb. 1995

The Cards

I. The Sleeper
Image: Top view of bed, sleeper within.
Meaning: Refers to querant's destiny. More specifically it applies to the human side of a mage, his nature.

II. The Pure One
Image: A glowing white humanoid set against a starry background.
Meaning: Refers to a mortal's soul, the mage's Avatar. It describes the essence of enlightenment.

III. The Wyld
Image: A swirling, psychedelic mass, gold predominating.
Meaning: Initiative and action, especially as brought about by the Sphere of Prime.

IV. The Weaver
Image: A spider hanging by a silver thread.
Meaning: The Weaver symbolizes stability and willpower.

V. The Faerie
Image: A pixie sitting cross legged on a mushroom.
Meaning: Inspiration, imagination, enlightenment, Arete.

VI. The Kindred
Image: Two pale figures locked in an embrace, against a green background.
Meaning: Passion and the Shere of Life.

VII. The Node
Image: Standing stones against a blue skyline.
Meaning: Triumph, protection by providence. Nodes are often equated with mystic bridges, and therefore with the Sphere of Correspondence.

VIII. Justice
Image: A women with scales and a sword.
Meaning: Justice

IX. The Mage
Image: A gray robed man with staff and lantern.
Meaning: Wisdom, prudence, the Sphere of Mind

X. The Wheel of Fortune
Image: Girl in sparkly dress, man with huge fake grin. A purple wheel. The three hanging from the spokes represent the Norns (or Fates).
Meaning: Destiny, Karma, Fate. These subjects are intimately linked to the Sphere of Time.

XI. Force
Image: An orange lightning bolt.
Meaning: Strength, force.

XII. The Haunt
Image: A white ghost rising from a body.
Meaning: Meaning: Sacrifice, ordeal.

XIII. Death
Image: The Grim Reaper decapitating a man with his scythe.
Meaning: Death

XIV. The Talisman
Image: Some sort of bizarre device.
Meaning: Temperance, economy, moderation. The Sphere of Matter.

XV. The Wyrm
Image: A black snake or dragon.
Meaning: Disease, great strength. Refers to a character's attributes.

XVI. The Dark Tower
Image: A crumbling black tower.
Meaning: Ruin, deception. The Sphere of Entropy.

XVII. The Spheres
Image: Nine spheres; blue (Corr.), purple (Time), red-orange (Forces), green (Life), gray (Mind), silver-white (Spirit), gold (Prime), black (Entropy), brown (Matter)
Meaning: Hope, faith, truth revealed. The magick of the Spheres.

XVIII. The Garou
Image: A man and a wolf, both howling at the moon.
Meaning: Danger, false friends. A person's Demeanor.

XIX. The Mummy
Image: A mummy before a pyramid, sun above.
Meaning: Marriage, happiness, wealth, those Backgrounds that tie a mage to the mundane world.

XX. The Ascension
Image: Butterfly leaving a cocoon, caterpillar nearby.
Meaning: Acsension

XXI. Gaia
Image: The globe; other planets revolve around it.
Meaning: Success, harmony, attainment. Quintessence.