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I’m Luca, lover of all things fortune-telling, witchcraft, and religion. Here, you’ll find deck reviews, musings on tarot and initiatory witchcraft, introductory tutorials on cartomancy, and more.
Recent Posts
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Diversity and the Lie that is “Traditional” Tarot
TLDR: representation matters, “traditional” as a concept in tarot is BS, and performative diversity is awkward. I’m Italian & Chinese. In the past, I struggled with my identity; though I grew up culturally Italian, speaking the language, and was raised in Italy by an Italian mother, not everyone considered me Italian. I was told I “didn’t look like it.” My eyes were “too slanted.” Naturally, it gave me quite a complex! I resented my Asian heritage. I felt like it was an obstacle to popularity, recognition, and even romance. I did everything I could to prove my “whiteness.” Thankfully, I’ve…
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A Spread Demo from Mathers’s Tarot with Soler’s Waite Smith
Fabricio Soler’s Waite Smith is a welcome treat to the body of RWS reconstructions. Unsurprisingly, I haven’t seen many English-speaking reviews or tarot readers showcase this deck, so I’m excited to show it in action and perhaps inspire folks to look beyond European and US markets. I became aware of Soler’s work through his Instagram, illustrarot. I lack the language to describe the art style; thankfully, I can take photos. Hopefully, you can help me find the right descriptors! Many of y’all are likely familiar with the Rider-Waite-Smith, so I put it to work using a (modified) spread from an…
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How to Tell Fortunes with Cards by Wenzell Brown
I was recently gifted How to Tell Fortunes with Cards, a guide published in the early 60s by Wenzell Brown. It is a cute manual for reading playing cards, covering card meanings, holistic reading of a spread, and sample readings. Oh, and it has the cutest cover. I love the vintage look… The book is a quick read, with each “chapter” consisting of a few paragraphs; the bulk of the chapters being individual card meanings. At first glance, it feels very run-of-the-mill. But I was pleasantly surprised by the guidance, advice, and techniques it included. Like most cartomancy books, Brown…