Fortune Telling Refference


In anticipitation of the use of this card deck for fortune telling I have already created several basic spreads.


Captain and Crew


This is a yes/no 3 card spread
Card 1 is drawn and hidden by the reader untill cards 2 & 3 have been laid out and exposed.
This is a highly interpetative method for a yes-no answer. I've narrowed its use down to 3 methods. These methods can be combined or used seperately. Method A: The positive/negative value of the symbols on each card is interpetated to either a good or bad value.
3 of 3: Definately (of the most common value)
2 of 3: Most likely (of the most common value)
Method B: By Numbers: odd #'s = no, Even #'s = yes
Method C: By "Prevailing wind": west & south = no, north & east = yes



Shooting Star



This is a quick daily spread
Cards 1 & 6 are drawn by the reader and hidden untill all other cards are layed out.
Card 1: Best of the day overall
Card 2: Morning
Card 3: Noon
Card 4: Dusk
Card 5: Night
Card 6: Worst of the day overall



Sunrise to Sunset


This is a more complex daily spread
Cards 1,2 & 3 are drawn by the person being read.
They are hidden untill all cards are layed out then exposed before the reading
Card 1: Primay results of the day
Card 2: Best /apex of the day
Card 3: Obstacles occured in the day
Card 4: Dusk
Card 5: Early morning
Card 6: Late morning
Card 7: Mid-day
Card 8: After Noon
Card 9: Evening
Card 10: Night



Eye of the Beholder


This is a simple spread that is used to identify internal struggles
Card 1: This card is drawn by the person being read. It is hidden untill all cards are laid out. Then it is exposed before the reading.
It represents the body of the person being read.

Card 2: Represents the Concious self
Card 3: Represents the Hidden or inner self
Card 4: Represents the temperment or emotions of the person being read.
Card 5: Represents Intelligence
Card 6: Represents Love
Card 7: Represents Virtues



The Helm


This is a future telling spread that gets more vauge as you get further into the future.
Card 1 is pulled by the person being read first and layed face down untill all the other cards are layed out. The other cards are placed in a spiral motion from the center out. Once all cards are layed out the center card is turned over. The reading for the imediate future (ring a) is more defined with only 3 cards and is more accurate compared to say Ring C which has 12 cards. The cards DO NOT represent the next 3 days individually or the next 12 months (for ring C). They are read as an accumulative reading acording to the rings. As you go futher into the future the vairables that can affect the reading get more and more numerous. That is why the furthest future seen with this spread (rinc c) is the most vauge with its large number of cards.The center card (card 1) is a modifying card. It affects the reading of each ring individually. There is also the interaction between the rings. For example, the reading for ring A will act as a modifier for the reading for ring b, and ring b for ring c.
Card 1: represents the person being read.
Cards in ring A: Represents the imediate future. Most likely the next 3 days.
Cards in ring B: Represents the near future. Most likely the next 6 weeks.
Cards in ring C: Represent the far future. Intended to be the next 12 months.



The compass of fate


This is the primary spread. It is designed so that each of the cards in the layout could potentially be expanded into another spread. The main spread is set down but the extensions have not.
The first card
placed down verticle orientation (v) in the center of the layout area.
It represents the Person you are telling the fortune for.
The second card
placed down horizontally over the first card
represents his current situation in life.
The third card
placed horizontally to the left of the second
represents his past situation.
The fourth card
placed down horizontally to the right of the second
represents his future situation.
The Fith card
placed down vertically and above the second card
represents his personal love or signigicant other
The Sixth card
placed down vertically and below the second card
represents his faith.
The Seventh card
is placed to the right of the Sixth card and points toward the second.
It represents his financial situation.
The Eighth card
is placed to the left of the Fith card and points toward the second card.
It represents his family relationships
The Ninth card
is placed to the right of the Fith card and points toward the second.
It represents his Friendships
The Tenth (and last) card
is placed to the left of the Sixth card and points toward the second card.
It represents his Health both physical and mental





The compass of fate (timeline)


This is an extended future/past expansion on the compass of fate.
The cards in the future and past layouts are the same for the corrosponding positions of the primary COF spread. The order is differnt though as the 'present' card is replaced with the past/future card from the original layout. the 'present' card from the original layout then becomes the 'future' card for the past layout, or the 'past' card for the future layout.



The compass of fate (total expansion)


This is a preview of the complete expanded version of the Compass of fate fortune telling spread. Here you can see how each individual card from the smaller original spread becomes the central card that helps to define each sub-spread.





Fortune Telling card Definitions

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CAST
A family shield bordered by ribbons
1N Farmer Fisher A fishermans hook, unbaited.
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1E Farmer Herdsman A shepards hook
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1S Farmer Farmer A 3 pronged Pitchfork
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1W Farmer Hunter A strung Bow & 2 arrows
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2N Craftsman Carpenter An old fashion bow saw
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2E Craftsman Blacksmith An Anvil
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2S Craftsman Mason A Brick & Trowl
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2W Craftsman Architect A measured right angle, & leveling device
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3N Wicked Thief A key with a flattened skull for its handle
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3E Wicked Slaver A neck shackle with two smaller wrist shackles chained to it. All closed
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3S Wicked Assassin A thin neck bottle with a skull and crossbones symbol on it. Top closed.
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3W Wicked Trickster A smileing theater mask covers a frowning one.
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4N Artists Musician A mandolin
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4E Artists Writer A quill and long parchment with its ends curled up in scroll fashion.
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4S Artists Actor A theateres smileing and frowning face
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4W Artists Painter A paint brush and pallete.
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5N Feminine Mother A rocking baby's crib. empty
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5E Feminine Healer A pestle & Morter with leaves and wheat
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5S Feminine Teacher A long scroll beside a freshly lit candle.
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5W Feminine Harlot A 4 post bed. Well made.
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6N Fighters Archer A bow & a quiver filled with arrows
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6E Fighters Warrior A roman helmet with top mane
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6S Fighters Swordsman Two double edged swords crossing blades
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6W Fighters Warlord A battle axe and shield
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7N Outcast Exile A fire edged with stones
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7E Outcast Leper An under-the-arm cane.
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7S Outcast Hermit two bare footprints
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7W Outcast Fugitive A Shackled attached by a chain to a iron ball. The chain is broken half way its length to the ball.
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8N Travelers Trader A meteal edged Chest with handles and a built in lock
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8E Travelers Caravan A Camel without saddle bags or reigns
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8S Travelers Shipper A 2 mast sailing ship
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8W Travelers Explorer A compass with the needle pointing to south west
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9N Faithful Priest A hand with a single finger pointing upward
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9E Faithful Heretic A clenched fist
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9S Faithful Follower An outstreached hand as if waiting to recieve something
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9W Faithful Martyr A hand held up with its fingers outstreached as if to indicate 'stop'
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ITEMS
A curtain frames a window
1-N Pottery Cup A Mug and a spoon
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1-E Pottery Plate A plate with a fork and spoon on top
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1-S Pottery Bowl A spoon in a bowl sitting atop a folded napkin.
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1-W Pottery Pot A pot with handles
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2-N Currency Barter Hands exchangeing seeds
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2-E Currency Jewls A solitary Jewl
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2-S Currency Coins A few metal coins
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2-W Currency Sercitude Shackles atop a contract
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3-N Light Tinderbox A tinderbox with steel file and flint holder
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3-E Light Lamp A metal Oil Lamp
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3-S Light Candle A thick lit candle dripping wax onto its ornate metal base.
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3-W Light Torch A lit metal torch
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4-N Carrying Sack A small full sack tied with a drawstring
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4-E Carrying Pouch A Belt Hung Pouch
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4-S Carrying Pocket A shirt pocket
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4-W Carrying Pack A Backpack
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5-N Staff Measuring A folding Measureing stick
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5-E Staff Shepards A Shepards hook
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5-S Staff Cane A Walking Cane
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5-W Staff Fighting 3 fighting staves
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6-N Bell Chime A triangle Chime and ringer
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6-E Bell Tubular A set of tubular bells on a stand
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6-S Bell Hand Bell A Hand bell
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6-W Bell Gong A gong hanging from a beam with a hammer
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7-N Knife Bread A Bread Knife
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7-E Knife Butcher A hatchet style butcher knife with hole for peg hanging on blade.
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7-S Knife Scaling A fish de-scaling knife
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7-W Knife Tanning A Two Handled Tanning knife with a wide blade
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8-N Rope Noose A Hangmans noose
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8-E Rope Figure-8 A figure-8 knot
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8-S Rope Slip A Slip Knot
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8-W Rope Hitch A hitch knot
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9-N Clothing Shoes A pair of high boots
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9-E Clothing Shirt A long sleave shirt with collar buttoned up
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9-S Clothing Pants A pair of work pants complete with a patch on the right knee
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9-W Clothing Hat A wide brimed hat with upturned sides
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LANDS
An ocean laps at the bottom, a field open field bordered with trees looks upward into the night and day sky.
1N Ocean Ocean A seashell sits alone amidst the ocean waves
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1E Ocean St. Elmos Fire A star within a circle
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1S Ocean Bay A sandy beach leads to an outcropping of rock far away createing a bay
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1W Ocean Tidal Wave A tidal wave awashes high over an old tree.
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2N Water Lake A waterfall tumbles into a cattail surrounded lake
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2E Water Guyser An old guyser spouts a plume of water
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2S Water River A tiny bridge spans a river that flows from the mountains
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2W Water Flood Flood waters cover trees that were once dry
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3N Island Quicksand Man and animal track alike fall prey to the dangers of quicksand
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3E Island Spring From an unseen spring a small stream of freshwater spills into a small pool.
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3S Island Shore A seashell curls in a spiral dance
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3W Island Hurricane The sprialling dance of a hurricane that can only be seen from above.
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4N Plain Prarie A brillian sun shines down upon the few hills found in the praries
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4E Plain Lightning Storm A darkened sky fills the horizon as great lightning bolts hit the ground.
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4S Plain Hills Snow capped mountains look down upon the lower hills
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4W Plain Tornado A twisting tornado pens the landscape with its destrutive funnel
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5N Forest Grotto In the side of a hill and almost covered by a tree is a small grotto
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5E Forest WaterFall A majestic Waterfall spills over a short cliffside into the continuing river below.
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5S Forest Hedge Thick rows of hedges surround a tree
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5W Forest Flash Fire A scene of fireing eating its way across ground and treetops
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6N Desert Sand Dunes Sand dunes great and tall tower like distant hills and valleys
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6E Desert Mirage The vision of an oasis hangs in the air above a dry desolate land
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6S Desert Oasis A group of palm trees and shrubs as seen across a dry desert.
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6W Desert Sand Storm an abandoned waggon wheel sticks up out of the ground, half covered in sand
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7N Canyon Plateaus A searing hot sun bleaches the high steped plateaus of the desert
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7E Canyon Arch A sandstone arch as found on rocky hills and cliffs
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7S Canyon Balancing Stones A Gigantic boulder Balances atop a stone outcropping. The outcropping shaped by the wind into a natural pillar
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7W Canyon Landslide A visoin of layers of dirt sliding down a mountain
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8N Caves Crevace A crevace opens atop the ground to lead to the caves below
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8E Caves Glowing stones A stone glows brilliantly in the darkness
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8S Caves Stalagmite A great Stalagmite nearly reaching ceiling stands majesticly amoung smaller others. The ceiling scattered with smaller stalagtites.
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8W Caves Cave In A blocked passage filled with mounds and mounds of rubble
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8N Mountain Cliff A cliff side overlooks other lower mountains and hills
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8E Mountain Echo Two hands symbolizing sound point toward each other.
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8S Mountain Peak A moon watches over a snow covered mountain peak
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8W Mountain Volcano A volcano erupts spewing a guyser of red earth and covering the sky in a great black cloud.
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SEASON
A wreathe of flowers in bloom
N Spring Vegetables An unprepared carrot
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E Spring Bird An eagle like bird holding a rose, its wings outstreached
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S Spring Rain A cloud pouring rain
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W Spring New moon A black moon
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N Summer Fruit An whole apple
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E Summer Cattle Hove prints
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S Summer Steam A whisteling teapot spouting a steam cloud
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W Summer Falling Star A star with a ribbon like tail behind it
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N Autumn Grain A stack of grain stalks tied together
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E Autumn Fish A Fish
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S Autumn Frost A frosty cloud
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W Autumn Half moon A half concealed moon
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N Winter Nuts A walnut
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E Winter Mammal A mamal's footprint
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S Winter Snow A snowflake
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W winter Full moon A full moon on a clear night
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REASON
A frame of knotworks
N Good Noon Sun A full unblocked sun
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E Good Creation A hand points down, index finger pointing into the center of a sphere. A new but small sphere forms within.
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S Good Happiness A rose ready to bloom.
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W Good Truth A scale awaits to make judgement
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N Chaos Day Moon The crecent of the moon can be seen close to a full mid day sun.
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E Chaos Existence A hand holds a sphere with a perfectly formed spherical blob within.
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S Chaos Emptiness A empty field
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W Chaos Ambigious A outline of a spiraling line flows both inward and out.
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W Evil Lies A strange mask which rightside up looks like a frown face with a hat. upside down looks like a smileing skull.
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S Evil Suffering Two hands held upward with figers out and wrist together as if bound.
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E EVIL Destruction A fist poised above a sphere with a floating blob within. Ready to smash it to pieces.
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N EVIL Eclipse The darkened disc of the moon blocks all but a crecent of the sun.
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VIRTUE
A family shield is framed by flowers and curtains.
Wisdom A finger points into an upraised open palm. Symbolizing reading a book.
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Courage A fist representing force hits into a flatend palm representing a stoping force.
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Humility Two hands crossed in down ward slack opened position. As if bound by the wrist.
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Faith Two hands pressed together in prayer
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Honesty A hand held up with thumb out and fingers together as if swearing an oath.
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Strength Two fist butting against each other top to bottom. As if representing the force of two hands joined together.
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Patience Two hands with interlocked fingers as if someone was waiting. Their choices locked away by the position of their hands.
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Generosity Two palms opened upward as if waiting to recieve an offering.
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ELEMENTS
Fire crowns a flow of water and air that cascades onto the rocky soil below.
Water A drop of water filled with an ocean/lake
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Air Wind blowing over a mountain
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Fire A stylized symbol of a burning fire.
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Earth A mountain surrounds a triangular earth symbol.
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FAMILY
A wreath of knotwork surrounded by flames
Family Father A smoldering pipe with a family crest & a tobacco leaf
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Family Brother A sling shot & stones
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Family Sister A spool of thread tied to a needle
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Family Self A handheld mirror
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