At least the first of these three could be explained, in some generic Sci Fi, by the touch of some kind of advanced alien (or plutonic) civilization. The book does nothing to rule these out. Of the four, the only one that I would like to be resolved in this way is The Other/the Geisters.
Even if the Tarot card numbers do not match our deck, they may be a link to something that we can identify in the story.
Four Mysteries
The Other/the Geisters
The Spark itself
The Dyne
At least the first of these three could be explained, in some generic Sci Fi, by the touch of some kind of advanced alien (or plutonic) civilization. The book does nothing to rule these out. Of the four, the only one that I would like to be resolved in this way is The Other/the Geisters.
Even if the Tarot card numbers do not match our deck, they may be a link to something that we can identify in the story.