
36 - The Book
Do things with conviction, follow your guides.
We can see several things in the glyph, the two pages of an open book, the reel of Destiny which unwinds the thread of Life … The two semi-circles also present in the Prophet (Harmonic 27) show the intimate oppositions that everything one each meets on his way; the large triangle aims to stabilize convictions …
The Book symbolizes the collective laws which are written and on which each one can rest to say: it is thus, it is written, the Truth common to all is found there. The Book is the harmonic of convictions, beliefs, of Destiny. He reminds us that we have homework. Its message is to remind us of what is inevitable, unavoidable, “written”. He questions us about this fatality and asks us: what is the Truth from which I cannot escape? Even if no one has the Truth, it is clear that we need rules, common knowledge, a “program” in which everything is written because it is difficult for us to move forward without certainty. And yet sometimes we create our own mental prisons. The Book of Convictions is a benchmark that helps us stay sure and certain of something. We can cling to a faith, a philosophy, a belief which is based only on inner conviction.
We draw the Book first to ask ourselves what are our convictions and unalterable beliefs, but also what we condemn ourselves to. The spool of fate, which is spun by the Moires in Greek mythology, ties us to the thread of Life, to the silver cord which once cut takes our life away. The message of the card invites us to follow our inner guides, our powerful intuitions that will make us overcome doubt and break down borders. The Book is the last card and in that sense it seals the game, ends the loop.
Questions of the Book
Is what I live my destiny? Am I doomed? What are my beliefs, my certainties? What do I have faith in? What are my duties?