The Athanasia Major Arcana
Translation of the booklet and pictures by yours truly!
I sincerely welcome you to the world of tarot
Understanding the symbolism of the cards can help you interpret and find solutions to problems. Tarot cards can change your fate depending on how you look at them, so always be careful.
May your journey to the future with the Athanasia Major Arcana be full of happiness and peace...
Cards and their symbolism
To help you interpret, we've used decorative flowers to match the meaning of each card, so please enjoy them together.
0. THE FOOL
Flower: Columbine (becase it resembles a clown's hat).
This card represents a fresh start. Though it may show your naive side, it means you are more energetic than anyone else, striving toward success with pure passion. This signifies the beginning of a journey to find one's roots.
Upright: Pure, simple, free, straightforward, hopeful.
Reversed: Rashness, foolishness, absurdity, self-indulgent, misguided beginnings.
Love: You may meet a new romantic partner. However, significant effort may be required to develop a deep relationship.
Work: You may find yourself in a job that offers relative flexibility. This can sometimes get you into short-term jobs, such as contract work and part-time jobs.
Money: This card may appear when material desires become particularly strong. As the things you want to have and do increase, money may start to run short.
I. THE MAGICIAN
Flower: Rose (passionate love, burning love, beauty).
This card signifies the harmony of all things. A person who will help you lead your life in a positive direction has appeared. The Magician will also serve as a guide, showing you the direction your life should take. Your inner will and the positive influences around you will blend together to achieve harmony. You can unleash all your abilities to their fullest potential.
Upright: Versatile, potential, skills, intelligence, originality.
Reversed: Unjust, deceitful, boastful.
Love: This signifies someone who is exceptionally thoughtful in all matters. Your appearance is also outstanding, and those around you won't leave you alone. It's a period of good fortune in love.
Work: You are highly likely to pursue a professional career. You thrive in roles that involve appearing before the public (e.g., entertainer, magician, recreation instructor, etc.)
Money: This is a good sign that you can earn money yourself. A good opportunity to take care of yourself is approaching, and it could also be a green-light financially.
II. THE HIGH PRIESTESS
Flower: Lily (pure love, chastity).
This card signifies peace of mind and rejuvenation. This figure, deeply rooted in your soul, is the mother of wisdom, who will quietly guide you only along the path of truth. To navigate hardship and adversity well, take time to reflect on yourself. This card will awaken the power of your soul within.
Upright: Spiritual, intellectual, truthful, deep understanding, healing, wise.
Reversed: Cowardly, reckless, ignorant, immoral.
Love: This describes someone who is both romantic and intellectually stimulating. However, there's a high chance the person you have feelings for isn't interested in you. To develop the relationship, you need to take more proactive steps.
Work: You may be involved in religious or academic professions (e.g., pastor, scholar, nurse, etc.)
Money: You do not engage in reckless behavior to earn money. You aim to use the money you currently have in an organized manner.
III. THE EMPRESS
Flower: Peony (wealth, honor, princely dignity).
This card signifies that the fruits of any endeavor can be abundantly realized. A woman who has ascended to the throne of an emperor governs her people with strength, yet we also see her compassionate gaze reaching down to those below.
Upright: Benevolent, elegant, prosperous, gentle charisma, domestic harmony.
Reversed: Stagnant, jealous, lazy, indolent, extravagant, wasteful.
Love: You'll enjoy a comfortable and stable relationship. Your partner has a gentle disposition and will understand you, meaning they will embrace you with love.
Work: You'll pursue a career that involves caring for others with all of your heart (e.g., chef, teacher, beauty-related professions, etc.)
Money: This card signifies financial abundance and stability. It's a positive card in many ways, including business, promotions, and success.
IV. THE EMPEROR
Flower: Gladiolus (faithfulness, sincerity, fervor, strength. With leaves and stalks shaped like blades, this flower bears the name of a sword).
This card signifies the ability to make decisions with rationality and authority. It represents a responsible leader figure worthy of trust and admiration, like a father. It often conveys a strong desire for honor and power.
Upright: Rules, charisma, wise judgement, honor, rationality.
Reversed: Weakness, irrationality, stubbornness, overly conservative, greedy.
Love: You may encounter someone significantly older than you. They may exhibit conversative and controlling tendencies, and may engage in self-centered and selfish relationships. This card also suggests a lack of consideration and understanding, potentially revealing your own struggles.
Work: You can hold a profession that requires adherence to principles and rules (e.g., politician, judge, soldier, etc.)
Money: This card signifies striving to attain power. While you may acquire substantial wealth, maintaining and growing that wealth requires relentless effort. If you venture into business, it may go well.
V. THE HIEROPHANT
Flower: Narcissus (nobility, mysticism).
This card represents wisdom. It also signifies broadening your mental and emotional horizons, enabling you to gently embrace others. As a card that awakens the importance of spiritual and religious direction, a benefactor will appear to guide you onto the right path in your future life.
Upright: Meditation, trustworthiness, kindness, thoughtfulness, wisdom, guidance.
Reversed: Excessive kindness, duplicity, religious dogmatism, deception.
Love: You may meet someone with great tolerance and understanding. This can also mean someone who can serve as a life mentor during difficult times. It signifies the potential for a mentally mature relationship and may also indicate meeting someone through an introduction.
Work: This card signifies a profession dedicated to guiding others onto the right path (e.g., pastor, educator, lawyer, etc.)
Money: As this card represents study and research, there is no great desire for wealth. However, it cannot be concluded that financial fortune is entirely absent.
VI. THE LOVERS
Flower: Lily of the Valley (hope, delicate love, you will undoubtedly be happy).
This card signifies a new beginning. Young passions are in harmony, striving to create a fresh start. Yet as sweet as it is, temptations clearly lurk nearby, so no one can know what lies ahead.
Upright: Love, marriage, commitment, forming new relationships, passionate.
Reversed: False love, seduction, lack of attraction, breakups, fleeting passion.
Love: A card representing beautiful love, it's the best possible card in matters of romance. Your compatibility with your partner is excellent, and others often call you soulmates.
Work: This card represents careers related to the arts and physical education (e.g., artists, fashion designers, etc.)
Money: You need a planned spending strategy. Unexpected expenses may arise frequently during gatherings and various social events. Don't be dazzled by immediate gratification. The path could lead to financial ruin.
VII. THE CHARIOT
Flower: Iris (respect, heraldry, the symbol of a knight).
This card signifies that you can achieve any goal, no matter what it is. You move forward with fierce determination, driven solely by the pursuit of your objectives. Under this card's influence, your dynamic actions often lead others to remark on your overflowing drive.
Upright: Proactive, victorious, driven, goal-oriented.
Reversed: Defeat, arrogance, irresponsibility, ruthlessness, immaturity.
Love: The other person possesses an incredibly attractive appearance. This card signifies tremendous speed, suggesting that the time spent getting to know each other may also unfold rapidly. However, it can also indicate a one-sided crush at times. If you find yourself with a crush, take your time getting to know them, show consideration, and try to grow closer.
Work: This card signifies a job requiring frequent travel outside the office (e.g., transportation, travel industry, etc.)
Money: It indicates good cash flow. However, if you take on more work, expenses may exceed income. If you work diligently and resolutely, good results await.
VIII. STRENGTH
Flower: Dandelion (gratitude, happiness).
This is a powerful card that can subdue the rough storms within your heart with strong willpower and gentle strength. You are gaining the power to easily subdue and tame all external elements that threaten you. With the broad perspective this card's spirit has instilled in you, you can unleash your full potential.
Upright: Wisdom, patience, tolerance, courage, strong willpower.
Reversed: Recklessness, lethargy, vulnerability to temptation, mental pressure.
Love: This card signifies a love that requires patience. Use your wisdom to guide a partner you find difficult to handle. It also represents overcoming a challenging process.
Work: This card signifies a profession where you guide others with wisdom (e.g., veterinarian, teacher, supervisor, etc.)
Money: It signifies eventual success through wisdom and patience. Promotion and passing exams are both possible. Wealth beyond your means may come your way. However, if you manage it wisely, it will yield the best possible outcome.
IX. THE HERMIT
Flower: Ash Tree (humility, diligence).
This card signifies the wisdom of hope shining brightly. Its calm yet seasoned light aids your inner reflection. Do not mistake retreating from the world and hiding as mere escape. It is simply taking a step back to view the world with an even more objective perspective.
Upright: Wise, selfless, deliberate, prudent judgement, principled action, reflection.
Reversed: Cynicism, exposure of secrets, disorientation, solitude, loneliness, incompetence.
Love: You currently lack the energy for a romantic relationship. If you are already in one, this may indicate that your love has stagnated. Rather than focusing on your relationship, it might be beneficial to take some time alone for yourself.
Work: This card signifies a profession that explores deep matters (e.g., researcher, professor, etc.)
Money: It also signifies not pursuing wealth excessively. It is advisable not to venture into business.
X. WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Flower: Flowers were not used.
The pivotal turning point in life, born from the eternal motion of the universe and the ceaseless changes of existence, has arrived. This card signifies a period of good fortune. Actively pursuing your goals will yield favorable results. However, rather than merely hoping for luck, examine the trajectory your life has been following and plan for the future accordingly.
Upright: Luck, fateful, satisfying, opportunity, new change.
Reversed: Misfortune, missed opportunity, stagnant, difficult change, unwanted direction.
Love: It signifies the possibility of a fateful love, and if you desire marriage, it can develop into one. However, since the wheel also symbolizes cycles, it can also mean repeated partings and reunions.
Work: It would be good to keep moving forward in the direction you want to go.
Money: What comes in must go out. However, the wheel of fate also signifies good fortune, so unexpected money may come your way.
XI. JUSTICE
Flower: Freesia (a new beggining for purity and innocence).
This card embodies the soul's current that corrects the world's imbalance and injustice. This current will help you make logical and rational judgements, and following its guidance will bring justice to fruition. It signifies that your actions and decisions will receive their due reward. Just as you would with others, you must examine whether you yourself are honest and truthful.
Upright: Fairness, justice, fair compensation, truth, honor, sincerity.
Reversed: Misjudgment, stubbornness, abuse of power, impurity, selfishness.
Love: This card signifies cautious or calculating love. The person you hold in your heart has built a thick wall around themselves. Even if you start a relationship, it's more likely to be one filled with calculation rather than love. With so many conditions to weigh, the probability of failure is high.
Work: This card signifies a profession involving the analysis of others (e.g., lawyer, tax accountant, analyst, critic, etc.)
Money: This card indicates a financially stable situation. Alternatively, it may suggest a state of restraining spending to stabilize one's financial circumstances.
XII. THE HANGED MAN
Flower: Ranunculus (enchantment, charm, condemn).
Your heart is filled with pain, hardship, and fear right now. Though you are overwhelmed by suffering at this moment, every trial exists for your brilliant growth. Embrace it boldly. Only by accepting it can you move forward to the next stage.
Upright: Sacrifice, breaking down stereotypes, regret, repentance, being bound.
Reversed: Meaningless sacrifice, punishment, abandonment, futile effort.
Love: This card carries a negative meaning in matters of love. Your relationship is currently stagnant, and you may need to make sacrifices to move forward. New love is not yet timely, so please wait a little longer.
Work: This card signifies a profession requiring altruism (e.g., social worker, psychological counselor, etc.)
Money: This indicates your current financial situation is very poor. It also signifies that, due to external reasons, you do not possess much wealth.
XIII. DEATH
Flower: Anemone (according to Greek mythology and Christianity: death, a forsaken love).
Death always marks the beginning of something new. It signifies that your current situation will undergo a transformative change akin to death. As a card symbolizing change, it also represents a shift that frees you from all that oppresses you by overcoming long-held ways of thinking and factors that stifle growth.
Upright: Ending, humble, major change, new path.
Reversed: Recession, stagnation, unresolved, loss, self-abandonment.
Love: This card signifies a breakup. It means your circumstances are changing. Let go of past relationships to make way for new ones.
Work: This card presents professions or medical fields that handle the final stages of something (e.g., undertakers, demolition workers, doctors, etc.)
Money: This signifies a truly unfavorable situation. However, light definitely exists at the end of this difficult path, so do not lose hope.
XIV. TEMPERANCE
Flower: Hibiscus Chiffon (delicate beauty, unwavering devotion, subtlety, perseverance).
This card signifies restraint, the ability to maintain moral integrity without excess. It represents a balanced and harmonious state, free from bias, allowing you to present an exemplary image in your connections with others.
Upright: Balance, stability, harmony, compromise, positive influence.
Reversed: Imbalance, excessive desire, difficulty to restrain, discord, instability.
Love: You and the other person share many common understandings. They are far more sensitive and thoughtful than you might imagine. Because of this, they can sometimes appear indecisive.
Work: This card signifies a profession that mediates relationships (e.g., broker, manager, distributor, etc.)
Money: While you may not have large sums readily available, this does not necessarily mean you are lacking. If you are overly cautious, you may miss investment opportunities.
XV. THE DEVIL
Flower: Chinese lantern (falsehood).
This card represents negative forces. You find yourself unable to make any decisions, but if you overcome this, freedom will come to you. Of course, you remain stuck because you believe there are benefits for you or being complacent is not so bad. It also signifies a state where you neglect other precious things for the sake of material value.
Upright: Constraint, submission, malice, obsession, addiction, greed, easily succumbing to temptation.
Reversed: Liberation, opportunity to receive positive influence, escape, recovery.
Love: You may find it difficult to break free from your current relationship. You could meet an attractive person and enjoy a pleasant romance. However, you should consider whether this connection will have a positive influence on you.
Work: This card signifies a career with a clear role, a vertical hierarchy, and organizational life (e.g., police officer, soldier, prison guard, etc.)
Money: There is wealth that seems about to come in, yet may not materialize. However, it resembles the devil's temptation, and this opportunity could lead to greater losses later. You must be cautious in all matters.
XVI. THE TOWER
Flower: Cluster amaryllis (sad memories, thinking alone, death, passion, resignation, reunion).
The Tower signifies succumbing to the devil's temptation, becoming arrogant and pursuing only pleasure, only to be destroyed by Heaven's judgement. Since ancient times, towers have also been called places of confinement and hallucination. This card signifies that something that has profoundly influenced you will collapse due to an external force, leading to a sudden change. But do not be swept away by this change. If you acknowledge the change and adapt steadily, you can overcome anything.
Upright: Decline, ruin, wrong path, unexpected disaster, collapse.
Reversed: Disaster, cornered, worsening of all things, anxiety, pressure.
Love: The relationship you've maintained may face sudden changes. Unexpected situations could arise abruptly, weighing heavily on your heart. But the end isn't only filled with despair. After the rain, the ground hardens and new sprouts emerge. So don't view this change solely through a negative lens.
Work: This card signifies a profession requiring unyielding willpower (e.g., fighter, mechanical engineer, construction worker, etc.)
Money: Unexpected expenses may arise. Preparation is absolutely essential to prevent the situation from deteriorating.
XVII. THE STAR
Flower: Hydrangea Dance Party (patient affection).
Stars represent the transformation and balance of all things, and since ancient times have signified the end of change and chaos. They shine with their own light. The spirit of this card, radiating positive effects around it, seeks to bring you hope. At life's crossroads, it will illuminate and guide you toward where good opportunities appear.
Upright: Hopeful, idealistic, peaceful, popular, happy, generous.
Reversed: Illusion, pessimistic, deluded, loss of hope.
Love: A relationship that wasn't going well shows signs of recovering in a positive direction. If you meet someone new and start getting closer, it could naturally develop into a romantic relationship.
Work: This card signifies a profession that looks good to others (e.g., celebrity, designer, etc.)
Money: It indicates that expenses exceed income. You tend to squander money easily, so it's wise to be cautious with spending. Business-wise, now is a good time to invest. You might feel like you're losing out now, but as time passes, you'll realize it was the right move.
XVIII. THE MOON
Flower: Camellia (I only love you).
Since ancient times, the moon has been understood to lack the ability to shine on its own, illuminating the world somewhat dimmer than the sun. Yet it clearly radiates light in a different direction, and its opacity and darkness demand intuitive judgement and the power of the unconscious. Your will and plans are gradually becoming blurred, different from when you first set your mind to them. Yet, deep within your heart, the spark of determination to do what must be done has not been extinguished. Now, more than ever, is the time to strengthen your willpower and focus.
Upright: Mysterious, delicate, rich, worry, confusion, anxiety.
Reversed: Unremarkable, lacking, anxiety dispelled, misunderstandings resolved.
Love: Your previous relationship may have lacked smooth communication. There might have been changes in your feelings for each other or misunderstandings. Since your new relationship also shows some difficulties, it's best to resolve misunderstandings when they arise.
Work: This card represents professions in the mental health field, such as those who listen well to others' concerns (e.g., professional interviewers, psychologists, psychiatrists, service industry workers, etc.)
Money: This card signifies that your plans are going awry. You may face hardship as wealth fails to come your way. It is a time to exercise caution with investments or contracts. If you proceed with a contract, you may suffer disadvantages or it may fail through.
XIX. THE SUN
Flower: Sunflower (I only have eyes for you).
Blessings are upon you. This card encourages you to seize any opportunity that comes your way and pursue it to the very end. The sun, the source of life, shines upon you. Do not let this chance slip away.
Upright: Glory, hope, happiness, vibrancy, passion, goal achievement, purity, confidence.
Reversed: Waste, loss, dwelling on past achievements, failure, excessive greed.
Love: Great news seems to be coming your way in your love life. It looks like the perfect time to start planning your future together.
Work: This card signifies a career where you can pour your energy freely (e.g., business, agriculture, etc.)
Money: While not immediate, this card indicates promising financial fortune ahead. Events that secure your future may occur, and matters will gradually flow in a positive direction. However, it's wise to be cautious about spending habits.
XX: JUDGEMENT
Flower: Dutchman's Pipe Cactus (the solitude of night).
What you need now is pure and sincere effort. This card signifies that you will face the consequences of your past actions. As it relates to decisiveness, the soul journeying to the world of light for judgement will also be judged for its past wrongdoings.
Upright: Final outcome, receiving reward, new beginning, significant change, being saved.
Reversed: Situation persisting, indecisiveness, no news, lost opportunity.
Love: Your current relationship may have experienced some discord. However, it can change with effort, so please try harder in proportion to how much you cherish your partner. In your new romantic prospects as well, you can encounter positive situations based on your efforts. In terms of reunion fortune, there is a possibility of reconnecting with a past connection or reviving a relationship that had ended.
Work: This card represents professions that identify and address occupational issues (e.g., doctors, engineers, prosecutors, funeral directors, etc.)
Money: The current difficult situation you're facing may be very challenging. However, this card indicates things can move in a positive direction going forward. Effort always yields results.
XXI. THE WORLD
Flower: Rose of Sharon (eternity).
This card shows the end of all things. The conclusion of this journey is perfect. It signifies that the fruits of your will and effort have been successfully borne.
Upright: Achievement, realization, integration, happiness, satisfaction, satisfying results, success.
Reversed: Unfinished, unachieved, stagnant, frustrated, imperfect.
Love: This card signifies that your current relationship will bear good fruit. It also indicates that in a new relationship, you are highly likely to meet your ideal type and develop a positive connection with someone you've recently met.
Work: This card signifies a stable, long-term career and overseas-related occupations (e.g., civil servant, managerial position, diplomat, interpreter, etc.)
Money: This card signifies that wealth will flow in as much as you desired. If you've struggled with insufficient funds before, this situation may soon be resolved. Ongoing projects are also likely to conclude positively, and matters that trouble you have a high chance of finding solutions. New contracts you plan to pursue will proceed smoothly under mutually satisfactory terms, and negotiations will also flow in a favorable direction. Additionally, this is a favorable period for passing exams or qualifications.
