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The Fool vs The World
Prompt: Use the two cards as goal posts for the beginning and ending of a story.
The Fool represents your character at the beginning of their adventure, they might be a bit impulsive, naive and inexperienced but that doesn’t mean he is a fool. Pictured here as Jack Skellington the protagonist of The Nightmare Before Christmas, he was enthusiastic and determined, yet ill-advised to take over Christmas.
The World represents the completion of a journey, when your character finds what it is that will make them whole.
King of Wands
Prompt: Use the demon Asmodeus and his attributes as the inspiration for a villain.
Asmodeus
Makes men fly into passionate rage and desire. Destroys the happiness of married couples. Wastes the beauty of virgins. Reveals the future.
Past, Present, Future Spread
Prompt: Create a narrative by reading the cards from left to right as past, present, future.
Past: The Sun (The Grateful Dead) A good-hearted hero pays a dead man’s debt and then befriends a stranger on his journey. After a pattern of good fortune the stranger reveals his identity as the dead man the hero helped.
Present: Page of Cups (Encantado-Dolphin Shapeshifters) Natural animal spirits with the ability to transform into humans. They were known for wreaking havoc, including shifting into handsome men to seduce young women. Although if properly respected they could be protective and healing spirits.
Future: The Chariot (The Wild Hunt) A savage phantom army of hideous horses and wild dogs hunt down the damned and carry bad omens for those who dare to spy. Their ruthless display knows no mercy as their unearthly wails foreshadow death.
Lucifer’s Cage Spread
Prompt: Use the Lucifer’s Cage layout and card interpretations as a guide to writing out your character’s major conflict.
- The Cage: The behaviors, action, or situations holding you back.
Death: A challenging and major life change.
- The Seal: The action that needs to be taken in order for you to overcome the obstacle represented by the cage card.
The Hanged Man: Open your mind to new ideas and perspectives.
- Breaking the Seal: What will happen when you take the action revealed by the seal card and are freed from your personal cage.
Queen of Pentagrams: You’ll take advantage of the opportunity to use your power for profit and create a life of abundance.
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