A room of quiet shelves
The Library
Everything I know, written down before I forget it. The meanings of the cards, the old arcana they answer to, and the questions each one tends to ask of whoever draws it. Read slowly. Nothing here predicts you.
Madam Moira's GuideHow the reading works, step by step — and what to askOpen the shelf →The CardsMeanings of the painted deck & the classical arcanaOpen the shelf →
The SkySigns, houses, and what the stars are said to holdStill being written
The HeartAttachment, longing, and love read without prophecyStill being written
Recently shelved
- The Hermit (IX) — The Lantern Bearer
- The Lovers (VI) — The Crossroads
- The Empress (III) — The Garden
- The High Priestess (II) — The Silent Bell
- Strength (VIII) — The Anchor
- The Moon (XVIII) — The Two Moons
- The Star (XVII) — The Open Hand
- Temperance (XIV) — The Chalice
- The Hanged Man (XII) — The Nightbird
- Death (XIII) — The Rain
- The Hierophant (V) — The Well
- The Chariot (VII) — The Compass
- Judgement (XX) — The Owl
- The Tower (XVI) — The Storm
- Justice (XI) — The Mirror
- The Emperor (IV) — Roots
- Wheel of Fortune (X) — The Hourglass
- The Devil (XV) — The Key
- The Fool (0) — The Threshold
- The Sun (XIX) — The Ember
- The World (XXI) — The Veil
- The Magician (I) — The Maker
- Ace of Wands (Ace) — Fire & Will
- Six of Swords (Six) — The Bridge
- Eight of Cups (Eight) — The Path
- Tides & Cycles (—) — Tides & Cycles
- The Thread (—) — The Thread
- The Feather (—) — The Feather
- The Nest (—) — The Nest
- The Loom (—) — The Loom
- The Horizon (—) — The Horizon
- The Flame Keeper (—) — The Flame Keeper
- Three of Swords (Three) — The Pierced Heart
- Nine of Swords (Nine) — The Sleepless Room
- Ten of Cups (Ten) — The Full Table
- Four of Pentacles (Four) — The Locked Purse
- Seven of Pentacles (Seven) — The Harvest Hand
- Ace of Pentacles (Ace) — The Seed Coin
- Six of Pentacles (Six) — The Two Hands
- King of Swords (King) — The One Who Decides
- Queen of Cups (Queen) — The Keeper of the Hearth
- The Leap (0) — The Leap
- The Iron Chair (IV) — The Iron Chair
- The Old Door (V) — The Old Door
- The Quiet Hand on the Lion (VIII) — The Quiet Hand on the Lion
- The Rider (Knight of Wands) — The Rider
- The Messenger (Page of Cups) — The Messenger
- Ace of Cups (Ace of Cups) — The Cup Offered
- Two of Cups (Two of Cups) — The Cups Pouring
- Ace of Swords (Ace of Swords) — The First Blade
- Queen of Wands (Queen of Wands) — The Keeper of the Flame
- Six of Cups (Six of Cups) — The Golden Child
- The Hanged Man (XII) — The Inverted Tree
- The Devil (XV) — The Loose Chain
- The Moon (XVIII) — The Towers and the Dog
- Judgement (XX) — The Trumpet Over Water
- The World (XXI) — The Wreath