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Creator’s Spotlight – Meet Nicholas Ribera
Click or not: Creator’s Spotlight – Meet Nicholas RiberaI’ve always found it interesting that tarot readers are perfectly happy to stare at Death, The Tower, or a card depicting someone pierced by ten swords, but the moment a deck includes nudity, people get nervous. That tension sits at the heart of Eros Tarot. Created by Nicholas Ribera, the deck is now entering its… …
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Eros Tarot Third Edition
Click or not: Eros Tarot Third EditionI love an occasional erotic tarot decks, in fact, one of my favourite erotic tarot decks is Aquata Dujour’s Dick Pic Tarot Deck (not very subtle!). Erotic tarot decks usually fall into one of two traps. They either become shock value, or they become oddly sanitised. The sexuality is technically there, but flattened into something… …
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The Threshold Tarot
Click or not: The Threshold TarotI’ve been super intrigued by Margrave Lucian for a while now and when I found out that they’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign for a tarot deck, I was in. In true Lucian’s form, the Threshold Tarot isn’t traditional in the way most tarot decks are. According to them, the deck is inspired by “queers with… …
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The Faustina Tarot
Click or not: The Faustina TarotI’ll be honest, I almost scrolled past this one. There are a lot of collage decks on Kickstarter right now, and not all of them hold up beyond the first glance. But The Faustina Tarot made me pause, then go back, then zoom in. It’s all hand-cut. You can tell immediately. The edges are not… …
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The Tarot of Crossed Destinies
Click or not: The Tarot of Crossed DestiniesI first wrote about Andrea Aste almost a year ago, when The Ghastly Lenormand breathed new life into Victorian mysticism and quietly reminded readers why historical interfaces between imagery and meaning still matter in contemporary decks. Later, in our creator’s spotlight, Andrea spoke about his fascination with European visual traditions and how they continue to… …
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The Fertile Void Tarot Deck and Illuminated Magazine
Click or not: The Fertile Void Tarot Deck and Illuminated MagazineI don’t think I have ever seen a more beautiful tarot deck. Which might be an exaggeration, considering how many decks I’ve bought and how many decks I’ve featured here in Fortune Teller’s Gazette. But wow, The Fertile Void Tarot is in a league of its own. Created by Devany Amber Wolfe, The Fertile Void… …
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Get Out of Your Own Way
Click or not: Get Out of Your Own WayAs someone who constantly struggles with filling up a blank canvas, there is a quiet logic behind Mariëlle S. Smith’s latest Kickstarter campaign, Get Out of Your Own Way, that feels familiar to anyone who has ever sat in front of a blank page, half-finished sketch, or stalled project. At its core is a 31-day… …
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Creator’s Spotlight – Meet Jack Brutus Penny
Click or not: Creator’s Spotlight – Meet Jack Brutus PennyWhen I first wrote about Arcane Wildlife Tarot recently, it was clear that something a little unusual was taking shape. Jack Brutus Penny’s vision for the deck stood out not because it leaned on a familiar narrative about spiritual transformation, but because it began with a simple question: what if tarot could be less about… …
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Arcane – Luxury Tarot and Art Playing Cards
Click or not: Arcane – Luxury Tarot and Art Playing CardsJack introduces himself plainly: “My name is Jack and I am a nonsense writer and illustrator from England, based in Japan.” That tone carries straight into Arcane Wildlife Tarot. The deck starts with a simple idea: animals understand cycles without overthinking them. They know when to rest, when to move, when to cause trouble. “We… …
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Creator’s Spotlight – David McKinsey
Click or not: Creator’s Spotlight – David McKinseyThere are tarot decks that promise clarity, and then there are decks that ask you to remain inside the question a little longer. The Liminal Deck sits firmly in that second space. Created by artist David McKinsey, it is shaped by thresholds, pauses, and moments that resist definition. For David, liminality did not arrive as… …