Symbolon Deck

70 DEPRESSION

Brief Description

This card represents a state of spiritual and emotional stagnation, where one becomes petrified in inaction and withdrawn from life's flow. It symbolizes the shadow side of the soul—a period of profound disconnection, pessimism, and the temptation to surrender entirely. However, within this darkness lies the potential for transformation, as depression can serve as a catalyst for seeking help and ultimately finding the light beyond the shadows. The card reminds us that life consists of both dark and light phases, and that even the deepest despair contains the seeds of renewal.

Keywords

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Keywords

Petrification, getting stuck, chamber of Lethe, numbness, place of omission, chair of oblivion, shadow side of the soul.

Card Description

Astrological Correspondence

Scorpio\Capricorn

Planets

Pluto\Saturn.

Archetypes

Tempter + Elder.

Image

A grim dungeon. Petrified figures. Bats. All of this as if under the devil's wings. In the distance, light is visible, but rather of hellish fire. A person sits in a hunched posture and gradually turns to stone.

Core Themes

Oblivion, inertia. Life in a world of shadows. Hopelessness. Attempts to cope with everything independently and getting stuck.

Symbols and Colors

Petrified Figures

no movement.

Devil's Wings

separation from the world. Elder - loneliness, spiritual old age. Fire in the distance - way out of the situation.

Card Meanings in Spreads

Negative Meanings

Withdrawal from life.

Core Negative Aspects

Depression. Spiritual autism. Pessimism. Stagnation. Standstill. Disappointment.

Card for the Day

A day without special events. Standstill in affairs, procrastination, decline of strength. Possible delays in matters due to loss of energy, procrastination.

Necessary Actions

What will come easily today, without strain. Seek a way out of the situation by turning to others for help.

Conclusions to Draw Today

Our life consists of black and white stripes. Remember that white always follows black!

What I Can Learn Today

Today you can learn to humbly accept life in all its manifestations.

Motif

Withdrawal from life. Depression. Giving up on oneself. Refusing to fight. A situation where a person finds themselves trapped. We don't want to accept something and fall into depression.

Temptation to Withdraw

Temptation to withdraw from life.

State

Spiritual autism. Pessimism. Misanthropy - seeing only the bad in surroundings. Spiritual old age.

Process

Stagnation. Standstill.

Relationships

Loneliness. Psychic impotence. Orientation toward the irrevocably lost past. A man and woman have parted, and one of them cannot accept it.

Warning

Absence of will. Atrophy. Becoming petrified in inaction.

Advice

Sit and think. Stop and wait it out.

Result

Dead-end situation. Stalemate (in chess). Disappointment.

Additional Notes

Depression is when you turn on the internet and don't know where to go (Unknown author). Depression is when your life becomes like a sad black-and-white cartoon (Unknown author).

Final Note

Depression is simply a period of acute awareness of the need for happiness (Unknown author).

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✍️ Deck author(s): Peter Orban, Ingrid Zinnel, Thea Weller

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