The 40 Letters

Glagolitic Alphabet · Oracle Deck

The Glagolitic alphabet (Glagoljica) is the oldest known Slavic script, created in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius. Each letter is a doorway. Click any to read its meaning.

Ⰰ AZ The Self Ⰴ DOBRO Goodness Ⰶ ZHIVETE Life Ⰸ ZEMLJA Earth Ⰽ KAKO The Way Ⰿ MYSLETE Thought Ⱂ POKOJ Peace Ⱄ SLOVO The Word Ⱅ TVRIDO Firmness Ⱆ UKU Learning Ⱇ FRITU Flowering Ⱈ KHERUVIM Divine Ⰱ BUKY The Vessel Ⰲ VEDE The Knowing Ⰳ GLAGOLI The Spoken Ⰵ YEST Being Ⰷ DZELO Intensity Ⰹ IZHE The Eternal Self Ⰻ I The Bridge Ⰼ DJERV The Living Branch Ⰾ LJUDIE The Kinship Ⱀ NASH Sacred Belonging Ⱁ ON The Other Ⱃ RYTSY The Decree Ⱉ OT The Source Ⱊ PE The Threshold Ⱋ SHTA The Question Ⱌ TSI The Hinge Ⱍ CHERV The Underworm Ⱎ SHA The Hush Ⱏ YER The Unspoken Ⱐ YERY The Hidden Vowel Ⱑ YAT The Ancient Sound Ⱓ JU The Joining Ⱔ SMALL YUS The Inner Sound Ⱖ JO The Newborn Voice Ⱘ BIG YUS The Vast Voice Ⱙ IOTATED BIG YUS The Tender Vastness Ⱚ THETA The Hidden Wisdom Ⱛ IZHITSA The Final Breath

The deck is more than the sum of its letters. Draw one — or three — and let them speak together.

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