The Modern Witch Tarot Review
The Modern Witch Tarot
By Lisa Sterle
...An exploration of femininity, body positivity, divine sexuality, diversity and queerness in tarot.
What a phenomenon this particular tarot deck has been; truly an incredibly unifying experience for young witches all over the world, but especially for us brown and queer femme folk. Almost every one of my femme P.O.C friends pre-ordered this deck with me- including members of my BGMN coven.
The Modern Witch Tarot has taken the world by storm with bursts of delicious color, contemporary themes, diversity in representation and quality manufacturing. While the cards are a tad stiff and glossy for the traditional shuffle, they are the highest quality you'll see in tarot, and they are masterpieces that hearken to graphic novel detail while in-keeping with Rider Waite tradition. The pre-order edition came in a decorated golden tin with moths and moons printed along the sides. Inside was a broach featuring the favored 10 of Swords Card with its popular meme-line, "Everything is Fine". Next, a decorative patch as well as a black and gold reading cloth. The deck comes in a stiff, high quality box and features stiff gold edges.
The illustrations themselves are a treat; headphones and cellphones, print dresses and braids, women with black and dark brown and pale cream skin, people with thick curves and waves and afros... what a wonderful experience to see myself reflected in witchy artwork.
Lisa, you are a wonderful artist and ally, supporting your work has been a pleasure and I cannot wait to see how your work impacts the tarot world in the coming months.
I'm stunned and I highly recommend getting your hands on a deck when it becomes available!
10/10 Via Hedera Tarot Rating.
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