The X Tarot Card Gallery

"A wing can cover all sorts of things"
-- Tori Amos

1. The Magician represents action, consciousness, and the power to create. He is divinely inspired in his actions. If in reverse, it stands for failure or power used for destructive purposes. Before him lie the symbols to the four suits of Tarot: the Sword, the Wand, the Cup and the Pentacle. (Most people place the Fool as the first card of the Major Arcana, so it's been speculated that Clamp plans to use the Fool for the last volume.)
Kamui is the main character of X. He has returned to Tokyo after years of absence. As soon as he arrives, two opposing forces are drawn towards him. There are the Dragons of Earth, seven individuals gathered together to cause the destruction of Earth, believing that apocalypse will cleanse the world of humanity's abuse. Against them are the Dragons of Heaven, seven individuals hoping to save humanity from destruction; each controls a kekkai, which is sort of a protective linchpin for the Earth. So if the Dragons of Earth destroy all the kekkais, they can destroy civilization. Each group hopes to align Kamui to their side because he has the power to lead either side to success. (It's been foreordained.) Actually, Kamui doesn't give a toss for either side and has his own reasons for coming back to Tokyo. Although Kamui can be arrogant and moody , he is fiercely protective of his childhood friends Fuuma and Kotori.

2. The High Priestess represents inaction, spirituality, and the unconsciousness. She keeps her secrets to herself. In reverse, she represents selfishness.
Hinoto is the prophetess who guides the Dragons of Heaven and is also being used by the Japanese government to predict the future from her dreams. Blind, mute and deaf, she is able to communicate to others only through her psychic ability.

"I don't know what it is about fecundity that so appalls."
-- Annie Dillard

3. The Empress represents fertility, creativity and contentment. Reversed, it can mean war and destruction.
Kanoe, an obviously fertile person, is the seer and leader of the Dragons of Earth. She is the younger sister of Hinoto. Kanoe doesn't have the same powers that Hinoto does, but she is able to foresee the future by eavesdropping on her sister's dreams.

4. The Emperor, the father figure in comparison to the mother figure of the Empress, represents authority and leadership. Reversed, it means weak character.
Kyouga Monou, the father of Kotori and Fuuma, is the head priest at the Tokagusha shrine and hiding a deadly secret that will eventually prove his undoing.

5. The Hierophant represents the conformity of society. Reversed, it represents unconventionality.
Seiichiro is one of the Dragons of Heaven, motivated by the desire to protect his wife and child. He also shares his name with Clamp's real-life magazine editor.