Aghaxiyan glanced at the [Hanged Man] handed to him and blinked.
"The meaning of Tarot cards is continuous," the old wizard said dryly, carefully considering his words, "especially the one you chose, which is right in the middle of the Major Arcana, Ms. Arkhipovna. It connects the past and the future.
There is a lot of content and it may not be easy to understand.”
He cleared his throat, scraped the table with his dry right hand a few times, and selected several main cards with relatively positive and neutral meanings.
"In fact, personally, I think it's best to start with the [Magician] to understand Tarot cards. This is the beginning of everything..."
Before the old wizard could recall the teaching style of the former divination professor, he stopped explaining helplessly.
Arkhipovna removed all the tarot cards in front of him and placed the "Hanged Man" directly in front of him.
"Uh, what are you doing?"
"I still want to start understanding this card first, Mr. Aghasheyan. Even if it's not easy to understand, you have to talk about it before you know where there are gaps in knowledge, right? The main card of the Major Arcana
Maybe there is some connection, but more of it is my own intention."
Aghaxiyan looked at her in surprise and blinked in embarrassment.
The old wizard was extremely convinced that anyone who could say the term "Major Arcana" would not only have a basic understanding of it.
"Lockhart did a divination before we parted ways. He used tarot cards -"
Noticing the old wizard's expression, Arkhipovna shrugged and explained very naturally.
"He didn't tell me the results of the divination, nor the meaning of the cards. The only thing I knew was that when he left, he deliberately took away the [Hanged Man] card from the cards that were revealed.
Cards. So, if I may, I'd like to know what this is all about..."
Arkhipovna did not finish the rest of her words, she raised her head and looked at the old wizard.
"Oh, okay." Aghaxiyan sighed and said slowly, "Yes, I think, of course he won't tell you -"
He glanced at the Muggle woman not far away with a complex expression. His dry, wrinkled fingers were rubbing the edge of the card in front of him. Even though he was not a master of prophecy, his excellent memory could still tell him
The most basic, about the interpretation of Tarot cards.
"After all, the most obvious and core meaning of the Major Arcana you chose is: sacrifice."
For the first time tonight, Arkhipovna listened intently to the old wizard.
Aghaxiyan looked away uncomfortably. Regardless of whether Lockhart really had the ability to divine, at least his behavior in this room today had explained the most basic meaning to a large extent.
And oneself is the source of sacrifice.
Therefore, he had to describe it as objectively and neutrally as possible, and try to include as many explanations as possible.
"Oh, okay then," he said slowly, "let me think...The Hanged Man..."
Aghasheyan rubbed the edge of the card, stared at the patterns on it, and carefully recalled what he had learned in the divination class.
"As I just said, this card symbolizes self-sacrifice. It is the hardest card among the 22 Major Arcana."
"The card depicts a warrior who is hung upside down with his hands tied behind his back. One of his feet is either tied or hung on a tree. He maintains the weight and balance of his body by willpower. This is physical torture and pain, while the other foot is tied to a tree.
One foot was hooked horizontally in a relaxed manner, which was a tease and test at the spiritual level. A faint angelic halo appeared on his head. Although others thought it was extremely painful, he had a peaceful look on his face because he knew that he
He was sacrificed for others. Even though his body...well...is suffering, his spirit will live on forever. Oh, this obviously does not indicate death."
Aghasheyan paused, wiped the small beads of sweat on his forehead, and smiled at Arkhipovna.
"This card tells us that no matter how bad the situation is, it is just a test for us. Sooner or later, bad luck and misfortune will pass."
"Just like the legendary nirvana of the phoenix, the ancient runes and even the legend of the origin of magical power...to endure the misfortune in front of you, accept the arrangement of fate, reflect on the gains and losses of the past, and reserve strength for the future rise again, these are the
Yes is the most important thing.”
"So this card sometimes appears to be deceiving, and what people see is not actually true."
"This is just like people working hard for their goals. It seems very hard, and others think you are working hard. But in fact, only he knows whether he is happy or hard, and only you know whether it is worth it. Others are just others.
It’s just a subjective judgment.”
Aghaxiyan paused again and took a breath. He suddenly realized something.
In a sense, that guy Lockhart perfectly fits what he just described.
In the magical world, magical power may exist even in coincidences.
Different from crystal mist and tea leaf divination, when Aghaxiyan first came into contact with Tarot cards in class, the somewhat arrogant divination professor once said that when a wizard and Tarot
If there are too many coincidences between the cards, then it is no longer divination but...
"So, what are the meanings of upright and reverse? You just said it."
At this moment, Arkhipovna's voice brought the old wizard back from his past memories.
That old guy couldn't even predict his own death, and the legends outside of books didn't have much credibility.
"Oh, yes, when the Tarot cards are turned over, they will show positive and negative, each representing different meanings."
Aghaxiyan shook his head, dismissed the fragments floating in his memories, came back to his senses and continued.
"The correct meaning of the Hanged Man is: to accept tests, to be restricted in movement, to sacrifice, to be unafraid of hardships, not to be tempted, to be rewarded with losses, to learn from experience and lessons, to be reborn from the ashes, to learn extensively, and to have dedicated love."
The old wizard pressed his fingers on the edge of the card, rotated it to face Arkhipovna, and explained.
"If the [Hanged Man] is turned upright during divination, it indicates that there will be a brief pause in the career, but the person asking the fortune-telling is very clear about the reason, reconfirms his goal, and is ready to go. Emotionally
It also requires time for reflection. The querent’s sacrifice for love will greatly touch the other person and become a catalyst for the development of the relationship between the two parties.”
"Sacrifice of love...catalyst?" Arkhipovna raised her eyebrows, "What about the reverse position?"
"Needless sacrifice, broken bones, bad luck, not working hard enough, being at a disadvantage, willful, egoistic, impatient, being punished, avoiding love, fruitless love affairs. When the cards are upside down, there is a lack of vision in career and the goal of hard work is lost.
, I want to escape emotionally... Ignoring the correct judgment deep in my heart, I may start to encounter a lot of failures..." The old wizard shrugged his shoulders and said quickly.
"It sounds like whether it's upright or reversed, it all seems to fit Gilderoy's appearance——"
Arkhipovna snorted lightly and whispered meaningfully.
Maybe there are coincidences in this world, but there must be some identifiable and inductive logic behind the coincidences.
Finding out this logic is the job of countless scholars, and Arkhipovna is just the best among them.
She is now more than 90% sure: Gilderoy Lockhart's fate may have been observed and affected in advance.
"Well, so, in general, in tarot divination, this card more often represents waiting..."
At the same time, Aghaxiyan put away the tarot cards in his hand and tried hard to recall the better divination meanings he had heard in class.
"Waiting for the opportunity to come, all he loses is the freedom of the moment. The Hanged Man looks at the world upside down. The world he sees is different from ordinary people. He hangs on a tree, possibly voluntarily, for a greater cause.
to sacrifice his current situation; he may also be punished, repaying his sins, or repaying the sins of others. But this sacrifice will eventually reach the end and be rewarded..."
"Yeah, but I believe Lockhart will definitely come back."
Arkhipovna nodded, looking at the pile of tarot cards next to her, and asked softly thoughtfully.
"You just introduced that [The Hanged Man] is a main card that connects the previous and the next... So what is its relationship with the other Major Arcana?"
Since there is a coincidence between Lockhart's fate and his Tarot cards, it is also likely that the other Major Arcana will be the same, especially those at the top of the order, even if those "Major Arcana" are
Most of the main cards chosen on the initiative are confirmed in some aspects.
The Magic Parliament hidden in the shadows of the world may be more mysterious and dangerous than Arkhipovna had imagined before.
As a Muggle who was dragged into this world ignorantly, she had to at least know what kind of wizards she was working for.
"The one before [The Hanged Man] is [Justice], and the one in front of [Justice] is [The Wheel of Fortune]..."
"The connection of these three major arcanas is the repayment of fate. There is an invisible destiny in this world. Some parts are gained, and some are lost. No matter what means and methods are used, if more of the original destiny is obtained,
What does not belong to oneself will inevitably be repaid in the future destiny. Therefore, [The Hanged Man] is paying for his sins on the one hand, and it is also the continuation of [justice] on the other hand..."
"Faced with things that cannot be chosen, one day you have to face and make a choice..."
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At the same time, on the other side.
The depths of the Armenian jungle are exceptionally peaceful.
A werewolf's transformation into a wolf on a full moon night does not depend on seeing the moon.
No matter they are on the top of a mountain, in a wooden house, or even at the bottom of a lake, when the moon dances to the moment when the longitude of the ecliptic is 180 degrees different from that of the sun, they will uncontrollably turn into a bloodthirsty beast, just like every sunrise and sunset.
The tide is equally impossible to resist or escape.
At the very beginning, the werewolves would still try to roar, struggle, and fight before the "full moon" came.
However, as time goes by, mature werewolves begin to choose to quietly enjoy the last peace of being human.
The werewolves were sitting or standing gathered around the forest, waiting for the beast inside them to appear.
Surrounded by a group of werewolves, Lockhart sat quietly on the top of the reinforced and simply protected cabin, staring at the dark and silent woods not far away, as if someone had cast an echoing spell, and there were many lights, shadows and sounds.