Runic Tarot. Valeriy Zhiglov

is a woman. In its initial position, it predicts love, mysteriousness, and romanticism. The combination with the Maid of Cups, Four of Wands, is a good sign. In the overturned position, it means passion, regret, demolition, or the secret that is no longer a secret.

      Astrological association is the satellite (planet) Moon.

      The rune: Laguz, Lagu.

      The magic meaning: improves intuition, facilitates developing and demonstrating occult abilities. It also eases the process of knowing and penetrating into mystery, understanding the laws of Cosmos. In daily life, it facilitates marriages, finishing with separations, resolving disputes with a partner. Scientists are helped to complete studying, resolve a problem. It is used in most magic formulas and symbols for women.

      The mantic meaning: moon qualities, intuition, and belonginess. Astral, the sphere of emotions. Fruitful contacts. The inner voice.

      The plant: white water lily. (Nymphaea alba L.) Slavic nations called this plant “Odolen-trava”, or “the grass that defeats”, and recommended using the root of the plant to treat multiple diseases. Wanderers used to carry the root of this plant in their sweet-bags as a mascot, always with a spell: “Odolen-trava! Odolen-trava! Defeat evil people to prevent them from thinking bad things and conceiving bad things. Repel a sorcerer or a snitch! Odolen-trava! Defeat high mountains, and low valleys, and blue lakes, and abrupt banks, and dark forests, and stubs and logs for me! I shall hide you, Odolen-trava, by the proud heart, for the entire path and the entire road”.

      The stone: pearl. It gives power and purity. The natural calcium of pearl facilitates preventing heart and nerve disorders.

      The third Tarot card

      3. The Third Tarot Card is named “The Empress”. This Card symbolizes fertility and Peace. The empress of life turns our ordinary daily life into the everlasting holiday. It symbolizes bravery and clairvoyance. The Card represents the deliberate mind that combines the Spirit and the Matter. She is the sovereign of Sky and Earth, and of the World between the Sky and the Earth. The secretof her secret power may only be disclosed by connecting to the male principle.

      It means proactiveness, progress, and abundance, sometime excessive. In overturned position, it is associated with lustiness, blind fancy and lightheartedness.

      Astrological association is the planet Venus.

      The rune: Gyfu, Gebo, Geofu

      The magic meaning: gift. The rune helps with selecting a partner, for a marriage or for a joint enterprise, and with establishing a reliable and stable contact. Unification, union. Success, achieved due to joint efforts.