# Symgnosis — full citation brief

> Bilingual tarot-and-philosophy reading room: 78 cards, ten reader-philosophies, English and Chinese. Cards are a questioning device, not a forecast.

Published: 2026-08-01
Updated: 2026-09-10
Publisher: Symgnosis Editorial (https://symgnosis.com/en/about)

## What this site is

Symgnosis is a bilingual reading room for tarot through philosophy: 78 cards and ten reader-philosophies, in English and Chinese. Cards are a questioning device, not a forecast, and the ten hall names are editorial lenses rather than ten human fortune-tellers. Live-draw personalization uses a language model by default when one is configured; static card pages do not. This is not medical, legal, or financial advice.

## Reader-philosophy vs fortune-teller

A reader-philosophy is an editorial lens — Existentialism, Stoicism, Absurdism, Taoism, Buddhism, Nietzschean philosophy, Phenomenology, Cynicism, Epicureanism, or Confucianism — that keeps tone and questions consistent. The ten hall names are not ten people each running a separate practice.

Background on the card deck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot

## Live draws vs static pages

Static card pages are a 78×10 template matrix, editorially reviewed, and opening one does not call a model. Live draws can send your question and spread to a configured language model; that path is on by default when a model is configured.

| Surface | What you get | Calls a model? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Static card page | 78 situations × 10 lenses, English and Chinese, editorially reviewed | No |
| Live draw table | A sitting for your own question, with optional follow-up while logged in | Yes, by default when a model is configured |
| Field notes | Editorial essays, signed Symgnosis Editorial | No |

## How to start

1. Choose a language. Enter English or Chinese from the language tiles on the home page.
2. Pick a reader-philosophy. Open the reading hall or the traditions table and choose one of the ten lenses.
3. Draw or open a static page. Sit at the live draw table with your own question, or open a static 78-card page.

## Disclaimer

Symgnosis publishes tarot and philosophy content for education and reflection only. Readings are interpretive tools and do not guarantee outcomes. Nothing on this site is medical, psychological, legal, or financial advice, and it does not replace therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. You remain responsible for choices you make after using the site.

WHO mental health: https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health
IASP local resources: https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/

## Privacy (summary)

We process login email and session cookies, draw records and optional journal notes, Stripe order records, technical security logs, and Google Tag Manager (GTM-PN3C26KB). Blog comments, when enabled, go through Giscus on GitHub. We do not store full payment card numbers.

GDPR: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj
CCPA: https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa
GitHub privacy: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
Stripe privacy: https://stripe.com/privacy

## Terms (summary)

You must be at least 18, or the age of majority where you live. Free static readings and a live draw table are available without a purchase. Purchases grant a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license unless a product page says otherwise. Payments are processed by Stripe. Refunds: https://symgnosis.com/legal/refund

Stripe legal: https://stripe.com/legal

## AI

Static card pages do not call a model. Live-draw personalization is on by default when a model is configured, including in production. We do not use conversations to train third-party models.

## Core URLs

- https://symgnosis.com/
- https://symgnosis.com/en
- https://symgnosis.com/zh
- https://symgnosis.com/en/traditions
- https://symgnosis.com/en/method
- https://symgnosis.com/en/about
- https://symgnosis.com/legal/disclaimer
- https://symgnosis.com/legal/privacy
- https://symgnosis.com/legal/terms
- https://symgnosis.com/legal/ai
- https://symgnosis.com/blog/rss.xml