Irkallu/NeIziGar Spread


This is my Irkallu, Underworld, card. For Ne Izi Gar (ghost month-- which is in like 2 weeks!) I wanted to have a tarot/oracle spread based upon it for testing through that month. I am toying with what to do for the various stops along the trip down the Underworld; Qlippoth? Gilgamesh? Base questions on the deities attributes? Base the spots on wisdom gained from each deity? OYE!

This card has an intention of walking through the Underworld from crossing into it to discussing what you wish with the gods at the bottom.

  • First you need to cross the river Id-lu-rugu via the ferryman, Ur-Shanahi. (1-2 cards)
  • At the mouth of the cave you encounter Ninnghizhidda as the first gate guardian and challenger. (1 card)
  • There are 6 more gates, all have guardians (scorpion men, bull-men, lion-men, smaller dragons, etc). At the gates you strip things you carry until you are naked and are challenged by the guardians to make sure you are worthy of crossing through. (6 cards, one per gate)
  • At the bottom there are Annukai (which are not in my Sumerian deck due to being the "wrong faction"), Ereshkigal (Queen of the Underworld), Nergal (King of the Underworld), and Geshtiana (Scribe- writes your name in the book of the Dead). (4 cards- one per deity group... maybe 5 if I want an ancestor spot)


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