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The Outsider Tarot – 5 of Lights, Jackie Shane

by outsidertarot_g2kvmiupdated on December 29, 2020September 1, 2020

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  • El chico del que te hable, Vincente from Spain with the 2 of BOTTLES. I was enchanted the first time I saw one of Vincente's photos in which he assumes many different mystical roles — he's a truly magical & gentle being that weaves the most beautiful spells with nature and the elements 🌲🌲🌲! I love the 3 bottles in the foreground, just a small selection of the magical trinkets that line the shelves of this 🌈Queer Witch. The 2 of BOTTLES represents energies coming together to nurture and create. The two artists allow themselves to be vulnerable as they join hands — directing their consciousness, love and creativity into the yolk of the egg to create something new. 🐣🥚 Here's what Vincente had to say about the 2 of BOTTLES: "Dos personas creando un universo que puede que sea efímero, pero generando emociones tan duraderas como un tatuaje. Una carta de elemento agua y marcada por el emocional signo de Cáncer. ♋ . Para mí el dos de botellas es el amor. Amor del que marca. No necesariamente duradero, no necesariamente sexual, no necesariamente romántico. Esa persona con la que creas un universo que solo es vuestro y pase el tiempo que pase, ocurra lo que ocurra, forma irremediablemente parte de tu vida. . @outsidertarot no es un tarot convencional. Sus palos 🍶🌹💡👁️ dan otra lectura a los cuatro elementos. No hay reyes ni reinas, ni caballeros ni pajes, porque los outsider no entendemos de jerarquía. Un tarot repleto de color y referencias pop que no deja indiferente a nadie." Please give @elchicodelquetehable a follow to add some special queer magic to your feed! ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE UNTIL MARCH 8! 🔗 Link in bio #kickstartertarotdeck #queerwitches #queerinstagram #queerartistsofinstagram #indietarot #queertarot #queerwitch #spiritualtools #divinationcommunity #witchesofinsta #queerlife #queerartists #tarotlife #witchylife #tarotgram #tarotdecks #tarotoftheday #modernwitch #witchystuff #tarotreadersofig #tarotlover #healers #taroteverydamnday #queerpride #moonmagic #witchaesthetic #dailytarot #queerartist #queerart #outsidertarot
  • We're 1/2 way through the Kickstarter campaign! Everything aside, I am so humbled by all the love and support. I can hardly believe the Outsider Tarot is finally going to be printed and go straight to so many beautiful homes all over the world. This really is a dream come true. Thank YOU! There's just 14 days left to get the Outsider Tarot deck and guidebook — AND we've almost reached our 3rd stretch goal to unlock the compact traveler's edition of the Outsider Tarot! Secure your copy of the deck and guidebook now — they won't be available again until all the Kickstarter orders have shipped! ✨ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT MARCH 8 🔗 Link in bio ⁣ #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity  #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #kickstartertarotdeck #cartadelgiorno
  • Meg of @tarot_nerds with the SPARK of BOTTLES who embodies the element of 🔥 in the world of 💧. We just started Pisces season, which includes a longing to be free come confines. When this Spark appears in personal readings, I think back to when I first started making the Outsider Tarot, feeling creative fire but also disconnected from this new tarot community I wanted to be a part of. When Meg sent this selfie hours before my Kickstarter launch, it gave me a burst of happiness because it reminded me that I've come out of my bottle and it inspired the same energy for Meg: "I recently realized that I’ve never actually introduced myself on Instagram, and no one has any idea who the hell is running the Tarot Nerds account. Then I was asked to participate in the @outsidertarot Selfie Project. Synchronicity! I think we’re all feeling a little like the Spark of Bottles (Page of Cups) these days: isolated, longing for connection with others, deep in our feels. This image so beautifully captures what it can feel like scrolling through social media during the pandemic—we can see what’s happening outside our bubble, but it’s not the same as being a part of the action. We’re all feeling a bit lonely, but we’re all capable of bridging distance & making connection. It’s normal and healthy to take time for ourselves when we need to, but we also need to remember to pop the cork and stick our heads out from time to time. With that said, hi! I’m Meg, one of the admins for the Tarot Nerds Facebook group. I make tarot spreads & memes, put together challenges, and run exercises in the group. I love helping people see the cards in new, unexpected, and sometimes silly ways. I’m a nerd who loves a good laugh, and I try to put some of that energy into the spreads & memes I create. If I can help others find the humor & playfulness in the tarot, I’m a happy camper! #tarotnerds #tarotnerdscommunity" Yes to all that glorious Tarot Nerd energy!!! 100%. Please give @tarot_nerds a follow and check out the interview I did with them on the Outsider Tarot! Thank you Meg and Tarot Nerds for all the ♥️ and support! ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🔗 Link in bio
  • A little Sunday morning frisket porn with Rihanna and the 5 of Eyes for your viewing pleasure. Let’s start to peel away that Mercury Rx energy and prep for Spring!!! In order to paint the backgrounds of the Outsider Tarot cards with flowing brushstrokes in watercolor and gauche, I had to first mask the foreground with liquified rubber. This method was very intense for the more detailed cards like the 5 of Roses, but peeling off the frisket was always an incredible treat — especially for the 5 of Eyes! ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🔗 Link in bio ⁣ #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity #subculture #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #kickstartertarotdeck
  • One of my mentors, novelist Lynne Tillman with the ROOT of LIGHTS, aka Shirley Chisholm, who Lynne praises as "an exceptional person. She lit the way for so many others. " Lynne is also an exceptional woman who helped light the way for me as fledgling artist. From CAST IN DOUBT to AMERICAN GENIUS to MEN AND APPARITIONS, Lynne is one of my favorite writers but what's even more incredible is witnessing Lynne give a reading of her work. There's something about the way Lynne reads that feels like watching the most captivating film — and of course I couldn't help but cast her in my film Love Rose, where she reads instructions on how to hold a seance as written by Hereward Carrington from 1920. The link I see between Shirley and Lynne is the ability to spin powerful spells from the podium — words that inspire and shed light where lights needs to be shed — and the ability to step in to new roles with courage and fire. You can find Lynne's novels at your library and local bookstore and you can follow Lynne here in IG: @tillman_glossitis ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🔗 Link in bio #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #shirleychisholm #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #novelist #tarot #tarotcommunity #lynnetillman #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #kickstartertarotdeck
  • The mediation for scene of the TOWER as read (whispered?) by me. Woodpecker powers, activate! Please go listen to @ajaxcaravan here on Instagram or find him on Apple Music / Spotify. ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🔗 Link in bio #everydaywitchtarot #tarottime #tarotadvice #tarotaddict #tarotstudy #tarotwisdom #intuitivereader #intuitivetarot #pickacardreading #cardslinger #dailycard #tarotart #tarotgram #tarotdecks #dailyguidance #modernwitch #dailyreading #intuitiveguidance #spiritguide #tarotlove #tarotlover #oraclereadersofinstagram #healers #tarotista #astrologer #witchlife #tarotreadersofinstagram #kickstartertarotdeck #outsidertarot #thetower
  • 🗼Artist, painter, & musician (@ajaxcaravan) Adam Ogilvie with the Tower. Adam actually requested the Tower (I didn't want to send this one out cold to anyone) and I think this image captures the cards energy perfectly - I'm definitely getting some Blair Witch Project poster vibes here, too. In the Outsider Tarot, the Tower represents the forces and voices of oppression, the blurt of bullshit and lies that in recent years have become so obvious, they've created an alternate reality. It is our job as Outsiders to dismantle and destroy this structure. In the Tower from the Outsider Tarot, the woodpeckers of Mars have already started!!! I met Adam many years ago, he and is family are some of my closest friends. We've had so many conversations about the toppling of this damn Tower! ⚡⚡⚡ Here's what Adam had to say: "The Tower - I love this card because it encourages me to peck away at powerful forces that are against art and love and also understands how our own efforts to be electric need to withstand the little saboteurs nibbling on our wires." Woodpecker powers, activate! Please go listen to @ajaxcaravan here on Instagram or find the brilliant hypnotic tunez on Apple Music / Spotify. ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🔗 Link in bio #everydaywitchtarot #tarottime #tarotadvice #tarotaddict #tarotstudy #tarotwisdom #intuitivereader #intuitivetarot #pickacardreading #cardslinger #dailycard #tarotart #tarotgram #tarotdecks #dailyguidance #modernwitch #dailyreading #intuitiveguidance #spiritguide #tarotlove #tarotlover #oraclereadersofinstagram #healers #tarotista #astrologer #witchlife #tarotreadersofinstagram #kickstartertarotdeck #outsidertarot #thetower
  • Please take a moment to make a donation, send light, or offer any kind of help to those who are struggling right now. We come together in the 3 of ROSES to share our mutual strength. Please comment with any Instagram Accounts for organizations that need our support. Here are some that I found: TEXAS MUTUAL AID One simple and straightforward way to help those in need is by donating to local mutual aids. In spring 2020, civilian-run organizations like these helped keep their neighbors safe and fed amid the swelling COVID-19 pandemic. Below are a few such examples and their corresponding Venmo accounts: **AUSTIN MUTUAL AID: @austinmutualaid (Currently running a Kick The Cold fundraiser to book hotel rooms for those in need.) DALLAS MUTUAL AID: @feedthepeopledallas HOUSTON MUTUAL AID: @mutualaidhou (This org is a bit overwhelmed with donations) Other organizations: AUSTIN IS SAFER WHEN: Austin is Safer When we respect all our communities & address each crisis with an appropriate solution. @austinissaferwhen AUSTIN URBAN LEAGUE @atxurbanleague ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS: @houstonspca @austin_humane @austinanimalcenter @spcatexas MORE INFO: https://mashable.com/article/how-to-help-texas-winter-storms/
  • Alana with the ACE OF LIGHTS. All I can say is PLEASE follow Alana who has illuminated and added so much light to my experience of Tarot & Astrology: "I love that I received the Ace of Lights ON the day that Bobby's @outsidertarot Kickstarter launched (and then fully funded in just 5.5 hours!). In some ways it's the start of making his Outsider Tarot deck a reality, and in other ways it's the completion of this project. Seeing something all the way through leaves a wonderful open space with no regrets, a void where your completed project once was that is now pure potential. So what's next?! The illustration, with the bright red bulb and the lantern-like paper box, made me think immediately of Lunar New Year happening this week, with the new moon in wonderfully weird, revolutionary Aquarius. What do we want to spark now that will burn bright by the time the sun is in Leo lighting up a full Aquarius moon six months from now? Ace of Lights energy, to me, is the spirit of revolution itself. In my mind, the Fire Ace in any deck is the smaller-scale, everyday equivalent of The Tower. It's combustible, exciting, and potentially destructive, but oh so invigorating! It feels like the needle on my skin when I got my first tattoo. It makes me think of the first big protest I ever joined, 20 years ago. It reminds me of the first night I ever spent in jail after getting arrested for civil disobedience. This Ace is present in the moments when you decide to DO something, when you're brave enough to put skin in the game and take action, and you stand behind it so hard, it leaves an imprint on your soul so deep that it becomes part of how you define yourself forever afterwards. Here's to brave beginnings, truly new ideas, and bold action. Cheers to the Outsider Tarot, to the outsiders it pays homage to, and to Bobby. You've done more than just create an amazing Tarot deck. I've been touched and inspired by how you found a way to use it to bring together so many people as a community of misfits who are nothing alike, and yet we all seem to share similar values: the margins more than the center, the outcast more than the hero, change over the status quo. Thank you!"
  • Why did I photograph the Outsider Tarot with garbage? ASSESSMENT! Replacing Judgement from the Majors, Assessment shows each of the objects that represent the four suits discarded at the dump, in a state of decay. ASSESSMENT is a reminder that the light bulb 💡, 🍾bottle, 👁eye and 🌹rose are only representations of spiritual energy, they aren't the alchemical energy of fire, water, air and earth themselves. We can not take any physical object with us when we pass on. When ASSESSMENT appears, the questions are: What are we leaving in behind? What have we contributed to the world that will be a home to all those who come after us? The scene of ASSESSMENT is ruled by Saturn, because Saturn maintains the physical stage that each Fool absolutely requires to play each and every scene of the Major Arcana: 🦉🐛🦇THE NATURAL WORLD. 🌱🌴🌲🌸🌽 As a Tarot maker, I think a lot about the legacy of physical objects I'll leave behind in this world, and their impact on the environment - not to mention the byproducts of my everyday life. There's a lot to meditate on whenever this card comes up! How much I have contributed to this landfill? ✨ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🔗 Link in bio #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity #subculture #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #kickstartertarotdeck
  • Writer Douglas A. Martin with the Boss from the Major Arcana (⚡ ohhh, and D is also my BF of 13 years.🌈) I included a halloween photo of us as archetypes. 👹👼🏼 For the Boss, I hadn't made the connection that D's office window was painted to match and there's white snow covering our lawn. D foraged a saw & mallet from our basement & with pandemic telecommuting, the factory is omnipresent. Douglas is the one who introduced me to Rachel Pollack, the one who bought me my first Smith-Waite deck and he saw every single iteration of the Outsider Tarot as I designed, researched, painted then redesigned, re-researched, & repainted for 8 years. The Fathom of Lights even became the cover his book ACKER. This deck wouldn't be here without his love and encouragement. Here's what D had to say about THE BOSS who replaces the Emperor: "Here I am with the “Boss,” this afternoon as @outsidertarot Kickstarter campaign goes live. Many many years and days into the making, and one of the most defining contours of our life. I heard nobody had posed with it yet. I was thinking about the first time I was ever called this and how it seemed like the first time I had been seen as something I was not, never, no not normally, so directly: but it was still some reflection. Wondered if it was flirtation, attempt. Wondered if it was passing. It was at a bodega that I lived above on Hoyt St between Warren and Wykoff in Boerum Hill in Brooklyn, NY, and it would have been then before 2003, when I moved to Red Hook, before I began to sing weekends when I met Bobby who who I moved in with in 2008 when began to commute to CT to teach cw at Wesleyan. I wasn’t supposed to call certainly people this there but sometimes I felt like they were and felt there could never be a better one than one I once had. This is Looking Glass. The window in the card is the window in Greenpoint, now, but the radiator I am sitting on here is portable plug-in, that I rest my coffee cup upon, sawing away mornings on a desk Bobby also built (repaired) for my use. There may appear to be no one here (no one but me) though I know one is made of many things, elements, checks and suits." Follow Douglas here: @douglasamartin
  • 🌈 1 week down, 3 to go! 🌈 The Outsider Tarot is officially coming — I can't wait to send this to print and mail it out. Thank you for all the love, support - and amazing selfies!!!! We've already reached our initial funding goal + the first two stretch goals: ✔️ Silver foil details on the deck and book for all backers! ✔️ 22x22" reading cloth will be available as a $10 add-on at the end of the campaign. ➡️ The next stretch goal is the Mini Traveler's deck and we're almost there. There's a Birthday Special until the end of the day today, which includes the deck, book and giclée print of your choice (including Bernie) for $80. 👉 Kickstarter link in bio! #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity  #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #tarotcommunity #cartadelgiorno
  • Author, scholar, karaoke master and co-host of the podcast @waitingtoxhalepod with the 4 of LIGHTS. I must first plug TODAY's episode of @waitingtoexhalepod in which they discuss Britney Spears, "because it truly is the only thing that’s on everyone’s minds these days, as the pressure intensifies to #FreeBritney from her father’s conservatorship. " Britney appears as the BILLOW of BOTTLES (one of two versions of this card in the Outsider Tarot). While there are certainly more dire issues in the world, it's pretty insane that one of the world's most famous female pop stars is so publicly imprisoned by a conservatorship. The double standard is off the charts. 4 of LIGHTS: Last week, I posted a selfie and amazing breakdown of this card from @lunacactus and I'm going to jump right into Karen's writing because it frames a totally different POV of the card, which is just about the most exciting perk to being a Tarot artist! "I received this beautiful @outsidertarot card with the #4ofLights (wands/🔥), and as a Virgo I’m heartened by the snug, Tetris-like fit of these luminescent bars promising to center us in the darkness. Nicknamed “the migrant” this card points to a period of wandering and spiritual drift, but heralds impending ceremonies, rituals, (re)gathering and REUNIONS! Come to think of it, these bars of light look a little like vaccine syringes to me...In short, this card makes me hopeful for a way out of the darkness and into each other’s light soon." Please listen to @waitingtoexhalepod NOW and follow Karen too! @tongsonator ✨ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!! 🔗 Link in bio #tarottime #indietarot #tarotstudy #witchstuff #learntarot #queerwitch #dailytarotcard #divinationtools #onlinetarotreading #spiritualtools #tarotlife #witchylife #dailytarotreading #queers #tarotdecks #tarotoftheday #dailyreading #tarotreadersofig #solitarywitch #tarotlover #tarotdaily #taroteverydamnday #tarottribe #tarotista #witchesofig #queerartist #queer #outsidertarot
  • The ROOT of BOTTLES. An elemental who embodies Earth upon Water. How would you interpret this card? 😈Sorry, I had to put the sexy devil statuette that I purchased in Napoli a couple years ago. I really wanted a reason to include it into a photo and the Devil card from the Majors seems to obvious! Maybe the Root and the Devil and lovers? ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🎁BIRTHDAY SPECIAL THRU MONDAY 🔗 Link in bio ⁣ #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity #subculture #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #ipreview via @preview.app
  • Artist living deliciously, AURORA LUNA (aka @Baby_Recklesss) with the 2 of BOTTLES. This selfie is everything PLUS but this is to be expected from the self-described, "SCARLET WITCH 💥 DARK ANGEL OF LOVE, LUST AND DIVINE CREATION." I love the Ouroboros wrapping itself around the photo to bite its own tail and complete the circle — a classic alchemical symbol of cycles, renewal and coming full circle. This image is a tarot card onto itself! Here's what Aurora wrote about the 2 of BOTTLES — a great meditation for the day: “Let love be the water I pour into you and you pour into me There ain't no drought here Bloom into our actual powers I'll be your sanctuary, you just don't know it yet You just don't know it yet No matter how hard it gets You got my blood in ya And you're gonna rise....” The two of bottles to me is one of the most special cards in the cards in the tarot . It speaks of the divine union consecrated in the Lovers, Tested by the Devil and nourished by Temperance. In the two of cups we can see how this union is not only limited to your lover but the union of all opposites, flesh and spirit, dark and light, above and below, the earthly and the divine - we are all walking vessels that contain these multitudes and how fitting to receive this card during Aquarius season! Aquarius is the water bearer who knows a bit about the caring and keeping of vessels that contain these divine waters and with 7 planets currently in the sign of the water bearer there is much to explore. The two of bottles is teaching this Aquarius the joys of embracing the lessons of Venus in Cancer (the astrological association of two of cups) and to be open to the blessings of Jupiter, which is exalted in Cancer. Embrace devotion, embrace emotional connection, embrace witnessing yourself in another and another in you. Fall in love." Please follow @baby_recklesss now — one of my favorite IGs! ⚡ OUTSIDER TAROT KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🔗 Link in bio
  • 💛🖤♥️Valentine's Day. When I was young queer Outsider at the end of my teens, I remember how painful & tortuous this day was — I felt soooooo alone. This is a holiday created by the Hallmark corporation to sell greeting cards in the dead of winter but there's kinda nothing wrong with setting aside a day to celebrate the power of 💙 (and maybe listen to some DEE-LITE?) I wish I could tell the younger me that there are many things to love and receive love from today: friends, family, pets — the flowers, the snow, the sun (if you have it) — and yourself. Rupaul currently says it best every week, "if you can't love yourself how the hell you gonna love someone else?" 🏹 The photo shows some cards that feel like a spectrum of excellent Valentine's Day celebrations! Sending 💛🖤💚💜🧡♥️to all of you today. ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🎁SPECIAL THROUGH MONDAY 🔗 Link in bio ⁣ #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity #rupaulsdragrace #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #lovespells
  • Clairvoyant, astrologer & creator of the Couture Tarot Megan Skinner with the 3 of LIGHTS. Here in New York, we are the midst of one of the grayest, snowiest, coldest winters in recent years. Megan's selfie with the ACROBAT is here to bring light into your day!! 🌞🌞🌞 In actuality, Megan sent me this photo a couple weeks ago with loving words of encouragement and support, but I knew this would be the time to post the photo, because this is a moment of fearless forward movement for all of us — through the winter ❄️, through this retrograde ⬅️into the moment of Sun shining in Aries 🌷(at least in the northern hemisphere.) For me, Megan is an inspiration for moving through this 🔥Kickstarter! 🔥 I love this photo! Thank you! 👉Here's what Megan had to say about the 3 of LIGHTS: "This card is definitely on FIRE! To me it speaks to how negotiating our “inner-fires” can be like a tricky high-wire act. Fire, to me, represents creativity, desire, growth and expansion, and I love that it includes the idea of balance...If we’re not balanced, we can fall into the fire and get burned. It’s also cool (joke intended) that the acrobat is capable of juggling everything and seems skilled at the art. This is a talented fire walker!🔥🔥🔥" SKILL! Speaking of, you have to give Megan a follow and check out her work — Megan also offers some great workshops! @megansees ⁣ 👉KICKSTARTER SPECIAL In honor of my grandmother's birthday, Chinese new year & Valentine's day I've created a new reward tier for the weekend: The OUTSIDER TAROT DECK, GUIDEBOOK and GICLEE PRINT for $80. ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 💘 SPECIAL THRU MONDAY 🔗 Link in bio ⁣ #tarotartist #tarotadvice #intuitivetarotreader #tarotlovers #learntarot #cardreadings #divinationtools #cardreader #spiritualtools #witchofinstagram #psychicadvice #tarotart #tarotspreads #moonwitch #intuitivereading #tarotoftheday #intuitiveguidance #tarotcardoftheday #tarotreadersofig #psychicsofinstagram #spiritualist #tarottribe #psychicreader #tarotspread #witchaesthetic #astrologer #witchlife #psychicmedium #witchesofinstagram #outsidertarot
  • Happy Birthday to my grandmother, Assunta, who was born 108 years ago, today! My grandmother was a full on strega (Italian for witch) and she cast all of her magical spells in the kitchen. She is the inspiration behind the FATHOM of ROSES who connects us to our ancestral roots and all the wisdom/intuition they have to offer. Whenever I bake it feels very much like casting a spell. I plan to do lots of baking this weekend! 👉KICKSTARTER SPECIAL In honor of my grandmother's birthday, Chinese new year & Valentine's day I've created a new reward tier for the weekend: The OUTSIDER TAROT DECK, GUIDEBOOK and GICLEE PRINT for $80. ⚡ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🎁 BIRTHDAY SPECIAL THRU MONDAY 🔗 Link in bio ⁣ #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #chinesenewyear2021 #strega
  • Writer, Artist & Spiritual Mentor Shelley Marlow with the BILLOW of ROSES. I remember showing Shelley the very first drawing I did for this card and how connected she felt to it. Shelley has been such a huge source of support and love from the very start. I love how Shelley sees people reaching out from the cards, in this case AMY WINEHOUSE — yes please! Shelley's take on the healing aspects of Roses also connects directly to the reading I just did for the Aquarius New Moon! Here's what Shelley had to say about the BILLOW of ROSES: "My friend asked me to model a lovely #outsidertarotselfie @outsidertarot card, and sent the Billow of Roses, that features our sister in spirit #amywinehouse. I read this card as metaphorical healing blooms arriving soon in your life. Here I am singing to the card ❤❤❤! " Please check our Shelley's wonderful art, writing and magical powers @shelleymarlow 📬 KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW!!! 🐿 SECURE YOUR COPY OF THE OUTSIDER TAROT 🌹Link in bio #everydaywitchtarot #tarotstudy #queertarot #witchstuff #tarotcardsdaily #intuitivetarot #queerwomen #cardslinger #divinationcommunity #witchesofinsta #queerlife #queerartists #tarotlife #tarotcardreader #witchylife #tarotgram #tarotdecks #tarotreaders #dailyguidance #solitarywitch #goddessenergy #tarottribe #psychicreader #moonmagic #spiritualhealer #witchlife #queer #oursidertarot
  • NEW MOON IN AQUARIUS. Are you feeling this one? With the Moon, Sun, Mercury Rx, Venus, Jupiter a & Saturn all in Aquarius, this is a really powerful moment. One way I read this moon is as a conjunction with Uranus (ruler of Aquarius) which can be experienced as an intense need for personal space. Air is very active, it electrifies the mind and the body - this can be exhausting! For this reading, I searched for the STARS — signifier for Aquarius from the Majors. The bathtub of the STARS offers the kind of peace & silence needed for self restoration — beyond thoughts, words and actions — to the universal consciousness. Aquarius is an air sign so this bath is filled with the element of Pure Sprit. When doing a "search for the card" style reading, it's important to pay attention to the cards that come before and after. In this case, EVERY SINGLE CARD sandwiching the STARS is connected to the element of AIR or AQUARIUS! I see all 4 of of these cards as energies we need to take a break from in the next few days: 1) 6 of EYES: (Merc in Aq) The Internet and Social Media offer a wonderful way for us to connect to each other, but the STARS offer a direct connection to the silent, spiritual powers of all beings thru Aquarius. 2.) BILLOW of ROSES: (Air & Earth) Work, messaging & communication. Even though we may enjoy work, step into this tub and let the waters of pure spirit infuse your body. 3.) 5 of EYES: (Venus in Aq) An attempt to create virtual intimacy, which is always fun, but in this moment just connect to the self and pay attention to emotional needs. 4.) BILLOW of EYES (Air & Air) is flying off the edge of the cliff in a gust of emotions — caused by the Uranus / Moon energy. Don't run, just soak! ✨ KICKSTARTER LIVE UNTIL MARCH 8! 🔗 Link in bio ⁣ #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity  #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #newmoon #newmooninaquarius
  • Artist, filmmaker, writer & witch Cat Tyc with Agnes the chihuahua and the 6 of LIGHTS aka the Writer, inspired by James Baldwin. I had to wait to post this card until after the Kickstarter was funded because this is a card of celebration and Cat received this card for her Capricorn birthday a while back. Cat is one of the most generous and talented artists I know — I really miss sitting across a table from her and having fun! I'm looking for the moment when this card, celebrating in person with lots of amazing people, can become a safe reality again! Here's what Cat had to say about the 6 of LIGHTS: "Bobby drew for me the Six of Lights which has significant meaning as it is also the James Baldwin card which for me signifies the path of illumination in all its triumph." Let's triumph! You can find Cat here: @catherinetyc ✨ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE UNTIL MARCH 8! 🔗 Link in bio #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #jamesbaldwin #witchesofig via @preview.app
  • The screen-printed reading cloth for the Outsider Tarot has been unlocked, and we're not even through day 3! I designed this specifically for readings with the deck. The central image is a drawing I did for the card backs about 6 years ago before settling on the pattern design. I always wanted to use the drawing and as it turns out, it's perfect for the 22x22" reading cloth because it creates a circle of protected space in which to do readings (it is also the card back for the Travel edition of the Outsider Tarot, yet to be unlocked.) The crests in each corner represent the four suits and the four elementals, what readings would you do that work with this elemental energy? I don't even have one of these, I can't wait to pull cards for the North ☊ and South ☋ Nodes , and the specific astrological glyphs! It's eco-friendly natural cotton which means it is also perfect for wrapping the deck (and book too!) 👉 If you backed the kickstarter campaign you'll get an update on how to acquire it soon! Any Kickstarter backer can add the cloth on for $10. ✨ KICKSTARTER IS LIVE UNTIL MARCH 8! 🔗 Link in bio ⁣ #kickstarter #tarotcreator #newtarotdeck #tarotreadersofig #cardoftheday #cardoftheweek #outsidertarot #bobbyabate #queertarot #queerartist #gaywitch #tarotista #tarotgram #tarotcollector #queerwitch #taroteverydamnday #queerart #tarot #tarotcommunity  #tarotoftheday #kicksonfire #kicksoftheday #witchesofinstagram #crowdfunding #kickstagram #witchesunited #tarot #witchery #tarotmat #northnode
  • Hannabal Marie turns a stunning look with the DEVIL from the Major Arcana. I have to admit, my mouth dropped to the floor when I first saw this!! 🔥 I am obsessed with HM’s artistry of make-up, costume & character exploration. This is what the Majors in the Outsider Tarot inspire us to do — jump into the role and explore! Hannabal Marie's take on the DEVIL really touched me: "When I first handled The Devil card, it was upside down. So, I will interpret it that way. Working on past problems, overcoming other problems and obsessing over them, all at once. Being addicted to certain sad feelings & being stuck in a physical realm of humanly difficulties/issues...completely forgetting my beautiful, magical self. Also, I see a personal sign within, too. I'm not alone but on a rather personal path and struggling/hardships are just another part of that. This card is a symbol of understanding this AND knowing I hold the choice on how things can ultimately be controlled/changed in my own personal favor. Left or right, good or bad. That I still have "a chance" if I work to change it but sitting idly by, being weighed by my own mental clutter will only keep piling over...suffocating me. My past of obsessing over everything. The thoughts of other people. Obsessing over what I did or didn't do right or wrong. My compulsion to make sure ppl loved me or at the core--tolerated me. Watching my mouth and holding my tongue. Being too polite that it ultimately "hurt more than helped." Giving my all with no reward returned. Addicted to my own personal sorrows and vice. Seeking out momentary pleasures, knowing they wouldn't last yet torturing myself when they'd end, just the same. Like a moth to a flame...who is really to blame? The fire because it burns or the moth unable to learn the difference between fire & light?" Check out the stunning art @hannabal_marie ✨ KICKSTARTER UNTIL MARCH 8! 🔗 Link in bio
  • The artwork for the Outsider Tarot is hand drawn and painted with watercolor and gauche. I really wanted to capture the energy and boldness of old school tarot decks with queerness and diversity! Pictured are some of the older decks that inspired the Outsider Tarot: 1) The UNIVERSITY BOOKS edition of the SMITH-WAITE deck was printed in 1959, a decade before it exploded into the mainstream. The 4 color printing process, a number that mirrors the 4 elements, electrifies my eyes every time I look at it! I wanted the colors of the Outsider Tarot to pop like this. 2) The MANLY P. HALL deck foregrounds symbols & shapes to stimulate the psychic mind. The Outsider Tarot is influenced by the geometry & symmetry here. 3) La SIBILLA ORIGINALE from 1890 connects to my Italian roots, I love the mundanity of this deck — the naive drawing style was a massive influence. 4) El GRAN TAROT ESOTERICO by Maritxu Guler is one of my of favorite decks. Maritxu boldly reinvented divination systems by Oswald Wirth and Eudes Picard, injecting a strong feminist point of view that celebrates the magical powers of the natural world. This deck inspired me to reinvent! 5) The THOMPSON LENG is a rare deck offered as a promotion in the 1930's by MY WEEKLY, a women’s magazine from the UK. It strangely and boldly combines the Smith-Waite symbolism with the little known Eudes Picard system. The art & color palate of this deck is unlike anything I've ever seen — think Henry Darger meets the first edition of Women Woman. I was greatly inspired by the boldness of this art. A sad thing that all of these decks have in common is a complete lack of inclusivity and diversity. It's exhausting to read cards that portray such a white-washed world. It wasn't the way the world was then and it certainly isn't the way the world is now. I applaud decks like the MODERN WITCH that completely reclaim the Smith Waite imagery. These decks are extremely important & necessary. For Outsider Tarot, I just wanted to just start over. The biggest leap was to remove all the figures from the Majors. These are the stages of birth, life, enlightenment and death. We are the figures of the Major Arcana.
  • 🌕 Intuitive Psychic, Astrologer & Tarot Reader Marcy with the ROOT of ROSES! Known as Lady in Yellow, Marcy brings light and clarity to her esoteric practice — a skill that requires grounding. In order to reach up into the stars we have to trust what's under our feet and that's what the Lady in Yellow and the Root in Yellow share, other than a love for all things yellow (my current favorite color!) I don't know who found who in the beginning, but I've been loving Marcy's posts since I brought the Outsider Tarot to Instagram and she's offered me a lot of love and support that's kept me going! 🌞 Marcy, your selfie brought a lot of Sun into my snowy existence! ❄️ Here's what Marcy had to say about the Root of Roses: "I was quite pleased to see that I received the Root of Roses as my chosen card. The Root of Roses (aka King of Pentacles, King of Coins, King of Discs) is court card that represents strong wise masculine earth energy within the suit of roses/Pentacles. The Root of Roses represents success, ambition, practical and wealth. Its very grounding card. This energy is well established within their garden and cannot be uprooted so easily. It is very nurturing to those who come to seek advice. It is also very protective of the garden they have created." I love the idea of the protective garden! Please check out Marcy: @ladyinyellowtarot ✨ KICKSTARTER LIVE UNTIL 3/8! 🐣 EARLY BIRD extended until 1:08 PM today (2/9) 🔗 Link in bio #tarotdesign #tarotcardsreading #everydaywitchtarot #cardsoftheday #learntarot #moonology #cardreadings #intuitivetarot #divinationtools #witchofinstagram #astrological #taroteveryday #instatarot #tarotlife #moonwitch #intuitivereading #astrologyfacts #spiritguide #tarotreadersofig #psychicsofinstagram #healers #psychicreader #spiritualhealer #instawitch #witchlife #tarotonline #tarotreader #witchesofinstagram #outsidertarot #kickstagram via @preview.app
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