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Introduction to the Cards, III Page Eye in the Ninth House - A Beginner’s Guide to Cards of the Arcana - on New World Guide Database of Lore

The Hanged Man
A graceful figure floats amidst a beam of light, arms crossed in supplication. A blue tree spreads its branches in all directions, but can its leaves hear the dire appeal?
- Upright: sacrifice and suspension
- Reversed: a reversal of fate or stalling

Death
Face obscured in shadow, a figure in dark robes leans forth, holding a scale that is tipped to one side. Below the scales, a lighted silhouette proffers a key, as if it offers some chance of salvation.
- Upright: depths and transformation
- Reversed: stagnation or resistance to change

Temperance
A light against the dark, a winged goddess stands behind a ruler, one hand held high and the other low, cupping an orb of power she is preparing to bestow. The ruler is seated on a shadowed throne, head bowed, waiting for what blessing or curse may come.
- Upright: balance and exchange
- Reversed: excess and depletion

The Devil
A great eye appears in a dark sky and opens to send rays of destruction on what stands below. A tower is sundered and falls into flame as the eye razes all in sight.
- Upright: protection turned to bondage
- Reversed: release from the past

The Tower
A clock tower rises against a clouded night, with rays of light shining from its face like a beacon to guide lost travelers. A dark landscape shrouded in mist gives way to many bridges and spires on high.
- Upright: barriers and their breaking
- Reversed: disaster avoided or uncertainty

The Star
A three sided object representing stability and upward movement shines in a darkened sky. Wreathed in light, it illuminates many roads below it, which weave in and out of distant hills, obstacles that cannot be navigated in the dark.
- Upright: hope and guidance
- Reversed: discouragement or loss of faith