The strong implication in P3 is that the evoker works because on some primal level it represents a suicidal ideation, yes.  P3 doesn't go into a lot of detail about the nature of shadows and Persona, though it does leave some very strong hints lying around (for example, the fact that all the human characters have at least one dead parent, and were probably borderline suicidal at one point in their lives).  The cards still exist in Persona 3, but they're purely representative of the main character's ability to "shuffle" Personae, rather than being linked to the ability to summon them.<br/><br/>Miyr: That's okay.  Just to be clear, though, I'm not running the "real time" concept anymore.  I just can't maintain the schedule necessary for it, myself, at the moment.  The new premise can be found at http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=64247.msg3136037#msg3136037 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=64247.msg3136037#msg3136037) onward.<br/><br/>I don't know off the top of my head where to find it, but the 'life journey' of the Arcana as described in P3 would also be pretty useful for people trying to pick an Arcana, as some of them are a bit counter-intuitive.  The Journey begins with 0 (The Fool, a blank slate), then to 1 (The Magician, a young person intrigued by the world and out to discover what it holds) and continues up to The World (a person who has completed life's journey and come to understand his or her place within the greater context of existence).  A few of the Arcana names can be a bit confusing outside of that context, particularly Death, The Moon, and The Devil.