The Seven of Swords from the This Might Hurt Tarot. The Seven of Swords has long held a fascination for me. It’s a tricky, slippery card, traditionally interpreted as an omen of betrayal, theft, loss. I’ve always found, though, that it also emanates a kind of playful energy, a trickster energy, and I’ve wondered over the years if there’s a way this sneaky little archetype might be put to good use. I was listening to an episode of the Rise Up! Good Witch podcast, in which the host, Corinna Rosella and their guest, Sanyu Estelle, so beautifully and articulately discussed the healing potentials ..read more

Here we find ourselves, in the very last few days of 2020 – a long, strange, eventful year. There’s plenty to reflect on, plenty to mourn, plenty to be mad and disappointed about, but along with all those feelings, I’m also giving a little energy in these dying days to things I’m looking forward to and hoping for as we move into a new calendar year. One of those things is the publication of The Gentle Tarot. Thank goodness that human creativity is infinite, right? I feel so lucky to be in the midst of a period of very fertile creation in the tarot community, as artists and mystics continue to ..read more

Today on the blog, I’m joined by tarot creator Marion Costentin, who’s here to tell us a little about her newly published deck, the Lilifer Tarot. The Lilifer Tarot is syncretic tarot at its best – combined elements and inspirations from different schools of tarot thought to become something that’s wholly its own. Plus, beautiful watercolours! What more could you want in a deck? Read on to learn more about the decks that inspired Lilifer, Marion’s approach to the cards, and the two figures that unexpectedly joined the party, mid-way through the deck’s creation. Hi Marion, thanks so much for ta ..read more

On the New Moon in Scorpio, I published a zine for the first time in more than ten years. I’d had a lot of thoughts and ideas percolating in the back of my mind, and suddenly, for whatever reason (my Jupiter return, I assume), they came bubbling on out. Prayer is the Delorean is the result. It’s a collection of personal writing, in which I grapple with what it feels like and what it means to cultivate a place-based spiritual practice as a settler in an invaded land, with what it looks like to watch your country-folk practice unofficial Paganism out of sync with the seasons (we do Halloween in ..read more

Today on the blog, I’m catching up with an indie tarot creator who has been making magic for a long, long time!  Alejandra León’s Lioness Oracle Tarot was one of the first decks that I stocked at Two Sides Tarot, back when the shop opened its virtual doors in 2015. Now, happily, the Lioness Oracle Tarot has returned to the shop, along with two, newer oracle decks, Vision of the Muse and The Stars Divine. As it turns out, in the intervening years, Alejandra has been busy! Read on to learn a little more about her art and cartomancy practice, and to find out more about her distinctive collag ..read more

Today, I’m delighted to welcome to the blog Skyweb, creator of the startling, rich, and mythic Orphic Tarot. The Orphic Tarot caught my eye because… how could it not? The bold and utterly unique black, white, and red artwork, along with the classical mythic figures and ideas it depicts, stood out in tarot world. I’d never seen anything like it! And the more I learned about the deck, the more I thought, this one’s coming to Two Sides Tarot! Happily, it is now in stock. You can find it here! With such an original and beautifully executed concept, I was eager to learn from about the deck and its ..read more

A new tarot arrival in the shop is always cause for excitement, and a virtual visit from a new tarot creator is positively thrilling.  I recently became a proud stockist of the beautiful, original Future Ancestor Tarot, and I’m honoured to have been able to catch up with its creator, Alexa Villanueva of lexa luna studio, to learn more about this wonderful deck. Read on to learn more about Alexa’s work as an artist and tarot reader, and to find out what inspired the Future Ancestor Tarot. Hi Alexa, thanks so much for taking the time to share your story here on the blog! First of all, could ..read more

Happy Midsummer, fellow Southern Hemispherans! Let’s celebrate with a lil’ summer solstice tarot spread. Today is the longest day of the year for us, the most daylight we can possibly get, the fullest sense of blooming, bright, hot light. The long dark of winter is but a distant memory, and we here in Sydney are currently slipping on fallen jacaranda blooms, trying to find a socially distanced corner of the sand on a hot beach Saturday, dashing for cover under a sudden summer storm, and maybe (is this just me?) humming along with that distinctive cicada screech as the dusk falls later than eve ..read more