Prince + Queen Pairs
 
The court cards are archetypes of the 4 general types of people. Since the Queens and Princes generally represent actual people during readings, Bifrost has incorporated the LaVey Personality Synthesizer to work within these 8 cards. They represent the 4 main archetypes of people, who can be identified as easily as noting their body type. For example: broad shoulders, narrow hips, long torso and short legs is archetypal fire, typified by the Prince and Queen of Wands. The LPS is based on the idea that there are 3 layers of the personality: the apparent self, the demonic self (or anima), and the core self. The general types of people are broken down into the 4 groups based on the 4 elements, and then further broken down into 2 of each sex, making it another system based on the 8 X 3 formula. Each number on the face of the clock is represented as a particular archetype.


11:00-1:00 Male
Prince of Wands
Queen of Wands 11:00-1:00 Female
5:00-7:00 Male
Prince of Cups
Queen of Cups 5:00-7:00 Female
2:00-4:00 Male
Prince of Swords
Queen of Swords 2:00-4:00 Female
8:00-10:00 Male
Prince of Disks
Queen of Disks 8:00-10:00 Female


The LaVey Personality Synthesizer


The 3 Layers of the Personality

Apparent layer: outer physical appearance - how others see you
Demonic middle layer: the alter-ego or dark side - the opposite sex and inverse clock position of the Apparent layer - the Anima (or animus)
Core layer: how the person sees himself - which can be same or opposite sex, but always the same clock position as the Apparent layer
Majority Self: whichever two layers outweigh the third
Minority Self: in this example the Male sex is the Minority Self and the Demonic layer is the Minority Self

General qualities of the 4 main groups:

11:00-1:00
Fire
Wands
Male Core

 

Physical: wide shoulders & narrow hips  
long torso & short legs  
hard & firm flesh  
 
Mental: pioneer soul  
dominant by nature, always on stage  
aggressive, impulsive, and self-conscerned  


2:00-4:00
Air
Swords
Intellectual Type

 

Physical: small frame  
  straight build, no waist  
  sinewy  
  translucent flesh  
 
Mental: least social, a social critic  
a technical, abstract thinker  
mind constantly in action  
surly  
nit-picker  


5:00-7:00
Water
Cups
Female Core

 

Physical: narrow shoulders & wide hips  
short torso & long legs  
marshmallow flesh  
fluid movement  
     
Mental: dependable & consistent  
  dedicated  
  open to suggestion  
  non-ego-threatening  


8:00-10:00
Earth
Disks
Emotional Type

 

Physical: large frame  
  tendency to gain weight  
  rubbery flesh  
  resilient  
 
Mental: very social  
agreeable, good sense of humor  
sensible, solid  
  practical and resourceful  
a doer, not a thinker  

 

At this point it is important to explain the number sets, for example the 8:00-10:00 above.  The number 8:00 is to be thought of as 8 O'clock.  4 groups each correspond to an element and suit.  Each number on the face of a clock represents a distinct personality type.  This is actually as far as the bifrost court cards describe, but the LPS goes even deeper into the description of each of the 12 clock positions, there being 3 for each element. 

LaVey described the physical proportions, temperament, and other qualities of each individual clock position in The Satanic Witch.  Study this system in order to fully understand the court cards in bifrost.



LaVey actually went so far as to provide information as detailed as each type's choice of automobiles in his Personality Synthesizer. 
 
For more information about this brilliant method of personality classification, read The Satanic Witch ©1970 by Anton Szandor LaVey.


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