Luca Pelagatti

tarot

  • Diversity and the Lie that is “Traditional” Tarot

    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

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  • A Spread Demo from Mathers’s Tarot with Soler’s Waite Smith

    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,

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