The journey of creating your own tarot or oracle deck is a deeply personal and transformative experience. Whether you’re an artist, a tarot reader, or simply someone with a vision, your deck has the potential to be a unique expression of your creativity and insight. But before you start sketching or designing, the first and most crucial step is finding the inspiration and theme for your deck. In this first installment of our series, we’ll explore how to uncover your deck’s story, brainstorm themes, and begin shaping your vision into something tangible.

COVID-19 is on everyone's lips these days, and for good reason. Here's my update on the impact the pandemic is having on both Tucumcari Tarot and Zia Fox Studios.

Here in our house we have healthy relationship and respect with/for the Voodoo Loa of the Dead - Baron Samedi and Maman Brigit. They have done right by us, and we try to do right by them. Read more about what happens when we forget our obligations, and how the lenormand helped us see the light.

​When it comes to reading tarot you can get a lot of information from a single card. This is not the case with the lenormand system. Keep reading to see why lenormand should always be read as multiples.

​Zia Fox Studios (previously Tiamat Designs) was started in 2015. Here is the lenormand deck that started it all! 

I'll be the first to admit that the lenormand system can seem really daunting at first - it is so totally different then tarot. With only 36 cards you would think it would be a cake walk, right?  Sometimes I think that if you are a tarot reader transitioning into lenormand that it is a little harder then the other way around. If you are interested in learning more about this system here are 10 tips to get you started.

Check out FIVE facts about the differences between the tarot and lenormand systems of card reading.

​When you talk about Lenormand there is one person that I think is head and shoulders above the rest. I love her work, and I love listening to her. Keep reading to see what she has to say about the best lenormand deck features.