Pushkin's myth, as well as that of the Freemasons, has several mystical aspects. At that time, the nobility's passion for astrology was very widespread. Alexander Sergeyevich, as if responding to this interest of the nobility in occult psychology, encrypts astrological information through characters (they symbolize astrological planets), place of action (houses of characters, symbolizing astrological planetary houses), time of action (Pushkin notes it each time with incomprehensible pedantry). There are seven main characters in the story: Hermann, the countess, Lizaveta Ivanovna, Tomsky, Narumov, Chekalinsky, Surin. The rest of the acting characters are not called either by name or surname; This number of acting characters was not chosen by Pushkin at all, if we take into account the astrological aspect we are considering, because in classical astrology only the action of seven planets is taken into account, which form the seven active causes of nature. In ancient times, only seven planets were known, and the seven days of the week were named after them in European languages.

It is not so difficult to identify the characters with the planets, because Pushkin gives very accurate characteristics for this. The main character of Hermann is undoubtedly Hermes (Mercury). The first part of his name (surname, more on this later) according to the sounds of Germ... repeats the beginning of the name of Hermes. Hermes Trismegistus ("thrice greatest"), the main character of Masonic mystical treatises. He possesses occult knowledge, the art of divination and witchcraft. This secret "science" itself is called hermeneutics. Hermes was identified with the Egyptian god Thoth. He wrote a holy book, in which, in the form of capacious symbols-arcana, he told mortals about the occult secrets of the world. Playing cards are Tarot cards (the so-called Minor Arcana), visual symbols of the Arcana. Therefore, Hermann's interest in playing cards is not so much a manifestation of a gambling passion for the game as an unquenchable desire to obtain secret occult knowledge that gives power over the world. However, astrologically, Mercury contributes to the acquisition of "fast" money. The game is also a quick way to get rich, as Hermann thinks. In Pushkin's work, Hermann is the main character, but according to the occult teaching, Mercury is the anima mundi (soul of the world) – "the real mover of the heavens", and the heart of Mercury is located at the pole, around which the starry sky revolves. Therefore, the central position of the figure of Hermann, the appeal of all the characters to him is not accidental – in all aspects, including the astrological, all occult action revolves around him. In this sense, it is interesting that Mercury has in occultism a synonym for Deus absconditus ("hidden God" or hellfire). This god dwells at the North Pole and manifests himself through magnetism.

Female characters can be identified with the planets quite easily, because there are only two of them: the countess and Lizaveta Ivanovna. And there are only two planets that are called female names in traditional astrology: Venus and the Moon. But which of them is the Moon, and which is Venus? In one place, Pushkin tells about how the countess was called in Paris in her youth – she was called la Venus moscovite (Moscow Venus). And this is not just a classic characteristic of her youth and beauty. This is also its astrological affiliation. In astrology, Venus was called the "merciful night star". The Countess is nocturnal. At night, she is always awake: she has insomnia.

The image of Elizabeth Ivanovna in Pushkin is painted with special warmth. He constantly emphasizes her humility, her martyrdom, her compassion, but also her dependence on all the other characters. In this noble assembly, it does not seem to have a full noble status, it is a reflection of others – it is not recognized as an independent subject, it is not even noticed, as it were. But the moon is the luminary that does not have the degree of independence that other planets have. The Moon is a satellite, and as a satellite it is dependent on the main planet, that is, it does not have the same status as all other planets. The moon shines with reflected light. But at the same time, in the astrological circle of planets, it occupies an equal place with them. Lizaveta Ivanovna's status in society and in the Countess's house is a figurative characteristic of her lunar position among the planets. Lisa is drawn to Hermann – like follows like – the relief and physical characteristics of Mercury are very similar to those of the Moon.

Pushkin ascribes to Tomsky the characteristic features of Mars. Tchaikovsky felt this for sure when he put into Tomsky's mouth the famous song about the maidens sitting on his arms like birds on the branches of a tree. Pushkin endows him with obvious features of red tape, who knows how to talk to any woman. In astrology, the main action of Mars is associated with sexual male energy. In mythology, Mars is the god of war, but Tomsky is also a warrior. Pushkin gives, at first glance, a very neutral, descriptive characterization of him: "a young officer", but this colorless description contains precisely his mythological and astrological characteristics as a character who performs precisely this astrological function in his myth.

Chekalinsky, despite the fact that he is not the main character, plays a very important plot and mystical role in the story. As an astrological character, he is also at the center of events, to which all characters are attracted. The card table at which he sits attracts all the characters who are active and acted in the past. What is a Card Table?

A card table is essentially only an enlarged copy of the sheet in which the results of the game were recorded; it is the "throne" on which this diabolical action is performed, and the leaf is the devil's copy of the "antimension" (instead of the altar or portable "throne"). Anyone who has ever played preference knows how players mark the sheet on which they enter the results of their game. So, this marking is a carbon copy of the ancient Greek marking of houses in the horoscope. Chekalinsky sits at the head of this table. At the head of the astrological table is the occult sun. When Pushkin draws a portrait of Chekalinsky, it seems that he describes the radiant sun.

"He was a man of about sixty, of the most respectable appearance; his head was covered with silver gray; his full and fresh face showed good nature; his eyes shone, enlivened by his ever-present smile" (292). Pushkin constantly emphasizes his invariable smile, courtesy, affection and gaiety. Even during the most critical moment of the game, Chekalinsky only turned pale, but retained his smile. And when Herman lost, Chekalinsky, as Pushkin writes, "said kindly": "Your lady is killed" (294).

Narumov and Surin are episodic characters, but even the little information that Pushkin provides us with about them gives us some grounds for their astrological recognition. Surin says to himself that he never gets excited, and Narumov, surprised by his calculated game, throws out a phrase that is interesting to characterize Surin: "And you have never been tempted? I have never put it on a rue?.. Your firmness is amazing to me" (269). Surin is cold, calculating, firm. This firmness of his, a certain rigidity, expressed in coldness and prudence, are the characteristics that quite accurately indicate his astrological affiliation – he is Saturn. Even his surname begins with the same letter, and through the three common letters, s-r-n, which follow each other in the same sequence as they appear in the name of the planet, there is something in common in their sound. In the occult tradition, where planets have the widest connections with various phenomena, in particular, planets, according to occultists, can also have an influence on metals. Interestingly, Saturn rules the lead surik in this connection. In this association, there is a certain indication of the character's surname. Obviously, Pushkin was familiar with all this occult Kabbalah, and such associations could have taken place in the process of writing the story. It is curious that Mercury rules mercury – in alchemy, it is the metal from which gold is obtained. But it is also a metal that can fatally poison a person. And Hermann is really poisoned by a passion for gold. This association was understandable in Pushkin's time (occult knowledge was very common at that time) – and it could even work as an artistic image.

Narumov remains in the role of Jupiter. But we can make such an identification not only on the residual principle, and Pushkin himself gives grounds for this. He is a horse guardsman. This is a very important characteristic for the context of our study. Many researchers identify the Roman god Jupiter with the Slavic god Perun. It would not be a stretch to make such an identification within the framework of this study, since we are still talking about Russia. But the god Perun is a special patron of military squads; He is represented in Slavic mythology in the form of a rider sitting on a horse. Narumov clearly acts as a leader, and not only by right of the owner of the house in which the card game takes place. He is an unspoken mentor in the card game: he urges Surin to play more decisively, he tries to draw Hermann into the game, and when he finally decides to enter the game, he introduces him to Chekalinsky's house, and even expresses obvious displeasure with Hermann's risky game. He shows amazing sobriety and strength of mind, his questions make those who speak express their thoughts more clearly. These are all obvious psychological characteristics related to Jupiter.

Astrological houses in the story are the houses of the characters in which the action takes place. Their correspondence to astrological signs is not difficult to establish by the planetary affiliation of the characters and their psychological characteristics, but we will not do this for the reason stated below.

Pushkin constantly gives the exact time of action, although such accuracy is not required for artistic characterization. "Once," writes Pushkin, "and this would have been enough in an ordinary narrative, but he makes a detailed clarification, "it happened two days after the evening described at the beginning of this story, and a week before this scene on which we dwelt" (276). Moreover, Pushkin further specifies the time of this event – we learn that it took place two hours before lunch. And five minutes later it repeated. Knowing the usual time of dinner in noble houses, it is possible to calculate the time of this event with an accuracy of five minutes. What event does Alexander Sergeyevich describe with such temporal accuracy? It is only about how the young people met their eyes. Moreover, we learn that "from that time not a day passed that a young man, at a certain hour, did not appear under the windows of their house" (276). For a work of fiction, such temporal accuracy and regularity of an event occurring at the same hour is even superfluous, because such "accounting" removes the romantic veil from the narrative. But for the astrological aspect of the myth unfolded by Pushkin, such temporary scrupulousness is simply necessary, otherwise the whole myth falls apart – and an accurate astrological characterization of the event and characters becomes impossible. The daily repetition of this event has another aspect – Mercury makes a retrograde movement across the sky, repeatedly returning to the starting point.

Such accuracy in indicating the time is present in the description of almost all events. "The long winter night passed unnoticed; sat down to supper at five o'clock in the morning" (268) [81], Pushkin begins the story, immediately pointing to the winter season in which the story takes place. Moreover, there is no long winter night in the months close to spring. If we take into account that this happens in St. Petersburg, where closer to spring the nights become very short, then we are talking about the winter month in which the solstice has not yet occurred - this is December. Indirectly, this is confirmed by other details: the weather (this is wet snow with a strong wind), clothing (Elizaveta Ivanovna is dressed in a cold raincoat), transport (these are carriages, there is no mention of a sleigh anywhere, "the carriage rolled on loose snow" (281), and in the cold months they rode a sleigh). Even the phase of the moon is known: when the countess appears to Hermann, a bright "moon illuminates his room" (290). Pushkin also indicates the exact time: "a quarter to three" (290).