bifrost Tarot

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			11:00-1:00 Female
5:00-7:00 Male			5:00-7:00 Female
2:00-4:00 Male			2:00-4:00 Female
8:00-10:00 Male			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.