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From the creator: 

The Gentle Tarot is a hand-drawn tarot deck that was birthed from a 2020 Kickstarter inspired by decolonizing the practice of tarot, compassion for mental health, and connection to our natural environment as a source of support and meaningful relation. The Gentle Tarot was created by Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar and is published by her independent publishing house Mari in the Sky. Mari's indigenous roots are Chichimeca and Wixárika from Zacatecas, Central México. She is an Anchorage Museum Residency Fellow and a Rasmuson Foundation grant recipient. Her art has been featured by the Alaska Humanities Forum. She is currently based in Homer, Alaska. 

The Gentle Tarot is a classic 78-card deck with the addition of a bonus Major Arcana card. While some cards are based on the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition, many of the illustrations and renditions of card meanings surfaced through intuitive creative processes. Swords have been replaced with Thunder and Pentacles with Stones. Similarly, the court cards are Seed, Root, Flower, and Harvest instead of Page, Knight, Queen, and King. This renaming represents internal stages of growth with a direct connection to nature and a conscious distancing from colonial symbols.

The Gentle Tarot, Guidebook Bundle

$58.00Price
Out of Stock
    • Gentle Tarot first edition deck
    • Canvas pouch (instead of a box)
    • Guidebook
    • Reading cloth
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