The Magical Realism Tarot Deck
The Magical Realism Tarot deck was a passion project I worked on in the summer of 2021. For over ten years, I've used the tarot as a tool for introspection, self-empowerment, dream decoding, and tapping into my intuition. I made the decision to redesign this deck because the way most people find their way into studying the tarot is through the Rider Waite deck. However, it can be disheartening to use such an intimate tool without seeing your personhood reflected in any of the cards. Therefore, this redesign was created with the intention of keeping with the old traditions and rich symbolism of the Waite deck, while making space for new explorers to feel at home among the archetypes.
"When people use the term magic realism, usually they only mean 'magic' and they don't hear 'realism', whereas the way in which magic realism actually works is for the magic to be rooted in the real. It's both things. It's not just a fairytale moment. It's the surrealism that arises out of the real." ~ Salman Rushdie
