Rachelcat wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 16:07
Calling on all astrology buffs for help! And it might be fun for you? Way back when, a sweet person on Aeclectic knew I liked astrology cards, and sent me a deck of cards with upright and reversed German keywords. Thank you again, wherever you are! It looks like it was punched out of a magazine or something. I don’t have a name for it, so I call it “German astrological cards.”
I searched "Deutsche astrologisch karten", "licht und dunkelheit" and did a Google image search on that card but got no hits. I don't suppose there is anything distinctive on the backs of the cards which might identify them? If we could get hold of the 'little white book' for the deck it would help immeasurably.
The cards for the signs are obvious, but I’m having trouble with the planets. There are 12 planet cards (I’m assuming that’s what they are), so I’m thinking Sun, Moon, 8 planets, and 2 moon’s nodes. A few are obvious (“moon goddess”!), but others I really can’t figure out!
As a great favor to me, please post here with your mix and match of which planet you think goes with which keywords (translated with Google).
Waterpuppy has done a great job of translating the card titles but, like her, I find it difficult, if not impossible, to match those binaries to the planets as regarded by most of the astrologers I have read. There are other asteroids eg Chiron, minor planets, and others not represented by an actual body in the solar system. Some astrologers may use them, I suspect a large majority would not. It would be a lengthy exercise for me to argue the pros and cons of each card in view of trying to match each of them to a specific planet and ultimately my opinion is that these cards do not relate directly to the planets anyway. Sorry I can't help you with that.
As for the identity of the deck, I have one last longshot: my ex's sister in Germany has an RW deck and may possibly have some knowledge of your cards. Could be worth a try if all else fails. Maybe enquiries of German and Austrian esoteric retailers may yield some answers too.
