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Interpretation & Meaning

14 Pieces - a card of the Inclusive Oracle deck

Isis rushing down the Nile and we hum that song – “Ain’t no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you“.

But she’s not on a cruise to see the pyramids nor sailing on Pacey’s boat. After bad boy Set murdered Osiris and dumped his body parts into the river, the Egyptian goddess made it her mission to collect and reassemble all 14 pieces of her dead husband.

Marvin Gaye doesn’t quite cut it.

When this card appears in a reading, it’s time to add that last piece to the figurative puzzle you’ve been working on. Whether that’s the end of a relationship, a great accomplishment or a journey coming full circle, this will be the kind of end that feels perfectly right, a satisfying epilogue with a liberating sense of closure.

In a different interpretation, it can also symbolize the need to bring together parts or entities that are currently disconnected. The problem at hand may require you to play matchmaker with friends who don’t know each other, merge projects or ideas together, be the bridge between situations that are seemingly worlds apart from one another. Parts that don’t work well by themselves may acquire a new, unsuspected raison d’etre once you pair them up together.

Keywords: wholeness • end • full circle • completion • closure • unit  • get things done • finish line • cycles • connections • bringing together • bridging

Homework & Practice

Jobs Conductor, Project Manager, Coordinator, Soccer Coach, Matchmaker, Couple Therapist, Stylist and all jobs having to do with making different parts work together
Situations & Life Events Retirement, Graduation, Separation, Divorce, Death, End of a Job
Activities Collecting
Archetypes The Completist, The Intermediary, The Mediator, The Prophet, The Shaman, The Gatekeeper

Interpretation within the Game of Cracks

The Soil
In the Soil position, this card suggests something is coming full circle in the consultant's life. It might be as clear cut as graduating from a study cycle or less literal, like getting closure from a painful situation (whatever "closure" means for you). It might also refer to seemingly disconnected entities coming together (eg. a company merger).
The Knot
As the Knot, this card symbolizes the tension between the parts and the whole. In order to advance in your journey, you may have to write the final chapter of a situation, tie together disconnected entities within a system, bridge gaps between figurative worlds
The Eye
When this card shows up as the Eye, it can represent a completist, someone who wants to get things done and leave no unfinished business. It can also stand for someone who plays the role of intermediary between different parties, or even someone who pays close attention to intersectionality when looking at situations and people.
The Fall
As the Fall, this card warns you against bringing something to an end in a way that is unnecessary. It could mean it's not the right time to quit a situation/job/relationship, but it could also mean that you shouldn't stick to something just for the sake of going all the way. In an alternative interpretation, it could signify that the pieces you are trying to put together will never fit and no conciliation is possible
The Hook
When this card appears as the Hook, it's an invitation to write the final chapter to a situation that is obviously reaching an end. It could also be an invitation to bring together parts of your life that have been existing in parallel, discover something precious at the intersection of your skills or personality traits
The Fruit
In the Fruit position, this card suggests an outcome that manifests itself through a journey coming full circle or with separate parts working together as a unit

Homework & Practice

In order to embody the teachings of this card, you can:

  • Do a puzzle and dwell in the sense of satisfaction as you lay down the last piece
  • Re-watch the last episodes of your favorite tv shows
  • Re-read the last pages of your favorite books
  • Think of all the things that ended in your life (relationships, school cycles, projects). Did they all feel like satisfying endings? What work did you do on yourself to be at peace with them?
  • Think of current situations that you want to bring to an end. Close your eyes and manifest that end in the most vivid way. Imagine how it will make you feel and draw your motivation from it

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The card’s background photo is by the sublime Janko Ferlic.