Myrrha
Hello
I am fascinated with this deck although I don't actually have it yet. I translated some of the cards for seeker*13* and though I would post them for others who love this deck to enjoy.
My French is rusty so if you notice that I mistranslate anything please point it out! Words I didn't understand I put in brackets[].
I'm pretty sure the plant in the first card is Prunella Vulgaris or Heal-all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_vulgaris
The name in French was hard to look up but in the Spanish deck it is called hierba mora which had lots of online information.
Does anyone know if "les nuits de lune montane" means the waxing moon or the rising moon?
Card 1 Heal-all
Popular belief is that the Heal-all, or herb of love, has to be gathered on Saint John’s Eve. It possesses sedative and analgesic [pain relieving] powers. Witches mix it with other herbs to make the ointment necessary to fly to the sabbat and to relieve the skin conditions that were common in the middle ages due to dubious hygienic and food conditions.
A simple working to see if a person you love is attracted to you is to think about them intensely while holding a leaf of herb of love in your mouth. Then, stick the leaf onto your arm. If a spot appears love is assured but if a fold appears [? Si un pli se forme] it is necessary to start again.
In all the daily magical practices of the witch they use heal-all in rites of love and affectionate bonds, and to see if destiny will cause a loved one to return [not sure about this -- et des sorts desines a faire revenir la personne aimee.] By special prayers and paying attention to favorable and deceptive circumstances the witch [“re-comforted”] dissatisfied lovers who she wished would once again love her passionately. Then, assisted by her faithful black cat, she consecrated herself to the rites of love during the nights of the waxing moon. [les nuits de lune montane, perhaps rising moon?]
Description:
In an ambience full of the smoke of purifying incense, the witch , wearing white with a red belt around her waist and her hair loose, holds in her hand a branch of healall flowers. Under her left arm is a small red cushion, shaped like a heart on which she has written the name of the person concerned. [Once pricked with needles?] this cushion will be ready to touch and make the heart of her lover throb. The witch has a red ribbon used to tie together two objects belonging to the two people involved in the divination or spell.
Meaning:
Upright: Love. Happiness.
All the actions of the moment are supported by luck. Manifestation of contracts and agreements, marriages, new social circles. Harmony in the family, between friends and between collegues. Romantic relationships and a soul connection could [nitre?] new knowledge.
Reversed: Obstacles, Insatisfactions
It is necessary to sacrifice and pay attention before satisfying certain aspirations and ambitions The fruit of constancy and loyalty in love and friendship is in the professional and economic realm. Love stories are fleeting and illusory. [having a hard time making sense of this. I think it means that your loyalty and friendship are better invested in the realms of work and profession at this time as love will prove fleeting and illusory.]
I am fascinated with this deck although I don't actually have it yet. I translated some of the cards for seeker*13* and though I would post them for others who love this deck to enjoy.
My French is rusty so if you notice that I mistranslate anything please point it out! Words I didn't understand I put in brackets[].
I'm pretty sure the plant in the first card is Prunella Vulgaris or Heal-all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_vulgaris
The name in French was hard to look up but in the Spanish deck it is called hierba mora which had lots of online information.
Does anyone know if "les nuits de lune montane" means the waxing moon or the rising moon?
Card 1 Heal-all
Popular belief is that the Heal-all, or herb of love, has to be gathered on Saint John’s Eve. It possesses sedative and analgesic [pain relieving] powers. Witches mix it with other herbs to make the ointment necessary to fly to the sabbat and to relieve the skin conditions that were common in the middle ages due to dubious hygienic and food conditions.
A simple working to see if a person you love is attracted to you is to think about them intensely while holding a leaf of herb of love in your mouth. Then, stick the leaf onto your arm. If a spot appears love is assured but if a fold appears [? Si un pli se forme] it is necessary to start again.
In all the daily magical practices of the witch they use heal-all in rites of love and affectionate bonds, and to see if destiny will cause a loved one to return [not sure about this -- et des sorts desines a faire revenir la personne aimee.] By special prayers and paying attention to favorable and deceptive circumstances the witch [“re-comforted”] dissatisfied lovers who she wished would once again love her passionately. Then, assisted by her faithful black cat, she consecrated herself to the rites of love during the nights of the waxing moon. [les nuits de lune montane, perhaps rising moon?]
Description:
In an ambience full of the smoke of purifying incense, the witch , wearing white with a red belt around her waist and her hair loose, holds in her hand a branch of healall flowers. Under her left arm is a small red cushion, shaped like a heart on which she has written the name of the person concerned. [Once pricked with needles?] this cushion will be ready to touch and make the heart of her lover throb. The witch has a red ribbon used to tie together two objects belonging to the two people involved in the divination or spell.
Meaning:
Upright: Love. Happiness.
All the actions of the moment are supported by luck. Manifestation of contracts and agreements, marriages, new social circles. Harmony in the family, between friends and between collegues. Romantic relationships and a soul connection could [nitre?] new knowledge.
Reversed: Obstacles, Insatisfactions
It is necessary to sacrifice and pay attention before satisfying certain aspirations and ambitions The fruit of constancy and loyalty in love and friendship is in the professional and economic realm. Love stories are fleeting and illusory. [having a hard time making sense of this. I think it means that your loyalty and friendship are better invested in the realms of work and profession at this time as love will prove fleeting and illusory.]