#please give me validation this took maybe an hour or so to research fhdshj

[prismartist]

okay so on the wayward guide ep 2 post by @noobsomeexagerjunk there was a comment by @greyjedijaneite on the tarot cards that intrigued me, and i decided screw it, i’m gonna do some research on this because this it just begging to be analyzed and i’m on a theory roll right now, so

please note that, from what i’ve observed, tarot is very flexible and symbolisms can vary from person to person. some of these details i could find only on one website, and i did stick to the first page of the results. also i’m not all that experienced with tarot, so if anyone who knows more about it wants to correct me on something please do so, i have no idea what i’m doing lmao

also this got very long oops

paul’s card

there is one card of apollo i could find on the net, though it may be a custom one as it’s present on only one website.

this apollo card supposedly encourages one to focus on their strengths and cultivate them, to make positive affirmations about themself. very uplifting all around, which matches paul’s attitude

apollo in general is associated heavily with the sun and the chariot

the sun, according to magichoroscope.com, draws heavily from the symbolism of two children and their close bond forged by love.

the sun also symbolizes exchanging energy, the power of Nature and life, as well as friendship

also has something to do with the two sons of the magician or something

no one told me the tarot characters had lore. who’s the mom?

also, it has something to do with bringing out our inner wild child and guiding it towards happiness, which again, is quite on-brand for paul

in a nutshell, it’s about close relationships built on love, especially friendships and “brotherhood” (though maybe in this case it’s siblinghood), positivity and good fortune

the chariot, on the other hand, represents willpower, victory, ambition, all that jazz

as established, in wayward guide paul’s card appears to be upside down.

from what i’ve gathered, there can be several ways to interpret a reversed card, but the main ones boil down to “there will be a slight delay before you feel the effects”, “the effects will be reversed” or “the effects won’t be as forthcoming”.

the rest is “just look at it and go from there” or “don’t mind it”

if we’re going with the most popular interpretation, “the opposite effects”, the sun would be “depression and negativity”, apollo is “narcissism” or maybe “self-deprecation”, and the chariot is “lack of control”

considering how paul fit the descriptions of the actual cards before they were reversed, that seems a little weird, doesn’t it? the reversed cards don’t seem to line up with him at all

unless... his card wasn’t actually reversed?

or maybe we shouldn’t be reading into the reversal

anyways moving on

artemis’ card

again, artemis does have her own card, though whether or not it’s an official one is debatable

the card represents spreading “love and light” and having faith that you and your loved ones are protected and safe. basically being at ease and knowing that you are in no danger, letting peace flow through you and stuff like that

(hm, with werewolves wandering around that may be a problem)

artemis the goddess is also associated with the woods and wildlife, so. there’s that.

artemis in general is associated with the cards of the high priestess and the moon

the high priestess kind of just represents all badass warrior goddesses, really

she normally has two pillars next to her representing the duality of man nature: masc and femme, good and evil, etc etc

according to labyrinthos.co, “it is her responsibility to serve as a mediator between the depths of the reality”. she sees both sides as equal and listens to them both

she’s also related to the moon

also she supposedly believes in magic

related to inner knowledge, and encourages one to drop intellect in favor of intuition if the situation calls for it

again, accurate, considering that werewolves aren’t the most logical creatures to exist.

also two sides – like miner mole and those against it? werewolves vs humans?

the moon, on the other hand...

okay so i’m actually a little excited by this card

the moon upright means that not everything is as it seems. it symbolizes anxiety, illusion, deceit, and intuition

the last one does sort of line up with the high priestess

and that’s a theme that would make sense in a place like connor creek

there are also wolves on the card, so :eyes:

now, if we’re going off the idea that paul’s card is actually upright and the rest are reversed, then what does that mean?

well, for artemis, i guess that means that you are in danger and no one is safe, which, yeah fair

the high priestess becomes “repressed feelings” and “confusion, lack of inner voice” and the reversed moon also has “repressed feelings” as well as “subsiding anxiety and illusion”

so artemis’ card seems a lot more relevant to the plot lmao. it appears to point at how things will be made clear eventually, though there is a lot of lies and deception going on right now.

though this time, the upright cards seem to be as accurate as the reversed ones

astraea’s card

astraea, of course, isn’t a character, but she still has relevance to this

astraea also originates from greek mythology – according to wikipedia, she was around during the Golden Age, back when Cronus was still being an asshole up in olympus

she’s the virgin deity of justice, purity and innocence

this is so funny to me – apparently, according to ovid, during the iron age, because humans were starting to become assholes, astraea just went “fuck this” and became the constellation virgo. idk why that’s funny to me it just is

libra is nearby and apparently shows astraea’s relationship to the goddess Dike (as her daughter) and also relates her to the 8th tarot card, justice

upside down, she is obviously dishonesty and the like

again with the “everyone is sus and no one can be trusted” symbolism

so. yeah. that’s really really long lol but this is so fun to research honestly. if yall wanna add something on please do i wanna hear your thoughts

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