{"id":32328,"date":"2019-11-11T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=32328"},"modified":"2019-11-11T12:00:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T12:00:42","slug":"introducing-the-21st-century-creative-vision-of-tarot-for-the-modern-feminist-witch-in-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/introducing-the-21st-century-creative-vision-of-tarot-for-the-modern-feminist-witch-in-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the 21st-century creative vision of Tarot for the modern feminist witch in you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Designed by <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lisasterle.com\/mwt\"><b>Lisa Sterle<\/b><\/a><b>, now available in Watkins bookstore, are the beautifully illustrated tarot cards that are sure to make the artsy magical witch in you burst out in joy.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32351\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7784.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2991\" height=\"3740\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unlike classic tarot cards, Sterle\u2019s set depicts the witch personified in the present-day avatar of the trendy woman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She is active \u2013 donning ripped jeans and camisole tops. She is capable \u2013 riding her motorbike as well as her horse with grace and power. She is knowledge-seeking \u2013 can be seen with her laptop, working-resting-taking care of herself through all walks of life. She is self-confident \u2013 experimenting with her hair, beauty, and dressing looks, and showing off the person she is deep inside without conforming to societal labels.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-32328 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7850\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7850-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7855\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7855-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7852\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7852-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7854\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7854-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7861\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7861-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7864\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7864-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7866\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7866-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7869\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7869-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7868\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7868-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7860\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7860-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7857\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7857-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7863\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7863-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7856\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7856-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7862\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7862-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7867\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7867-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7859\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7859-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lisa is from Columbus, Ohio in the States where she works as an illustrator. Fuelled by pop-culture with her work spanning from comic books to concept designs to now being the creator of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Modern Witch Tarot Deck<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She has also worked with Vault Comics, IDW, BOOM! Studios, and many others. And she is the co-creator of monthly comics Long Lost and Submerged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her artwork usually is a cross between the beautiful and grotesque, making it quite eye-catching, with a big spoonful of mystical-fantasia elements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently she launched her deck of tarot cards here in the UK, available to buy in two types of sets: the \u2018standard\u2019 and the \u2018special edition\u2019 each one priced at \u00a321.99 and \u00a365 respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32352\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7786.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3004\" height=\"3221\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The \u2018standard\u2019 edition includes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Full 78-card tarot deck<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hardcover introductory book (little white booklet on steroids!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Slipcase box<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Velvet tarot bag designed by Lisa Sterle (exclusive to the Liminal 11 web store)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32353\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2997\" height=\"3749\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>And the \u2018special\u2019 edition includes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Limited to 1,111 copies\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Signed and numbered by Lisa Sterle\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Full deck with beautiful gilding (inside slipcase box)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hardcover introductory book\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Velvet tarot bag designed by Lisa Sterle\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gold-threaded tarot scarf<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Custom enamel pin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Custom iron-on patch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All in an embossed, colour-printed gold tin!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-32328 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7792\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7792-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7871\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7871-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_7873\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_7873-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buy in-store at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/watkinsbooks.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watkins books<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Also available for pre-order from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/liminal11.com\/2019\/04\/30\/modern-witch-special-edition-pre-orders\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liminal 11<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> web store.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each box comes with 78 tarot cards plus one \u201ceverything is fine\u201d card that which\u2019s design idea first came to her and inspired the whole deck\u2019s aesthetic. \u201cEverything is fine\u201d card acts as an equivalent card to \u2018ten of swords\u201d in the deck. It also comes with it is a small booklet explaining the meaning of each card, and there are also some sample spread ideas at the end to give you an idea of what kinds of readings you can start to perform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s meaning inscribed by her as \u201cEverything is fine. It\u2019s fine. Really. Sure, you\u2019ve been completely pierced through with ten sharp swords, and you\u2019re collapsed into a ball on the floor. You\u2019re struggling, just trying to survive, as the weight grows ever heavier. Every movement hurt, and sometimes only a meaningless distraction feels like it\u2019ll help. But the pain will end, and you will come out stronger having survived it.\u201d (but open to personal interpretations while doing readings).<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a tarot newbie, an enthusiast or a fully enchanted witch, you are sure to find a part of yourself reflected through these cards. And embracing them in your life to draw upon some guidance from the cards or the magical universe is something you will be able to appreciate, no matter where you are in life!<\/p>\n<p>Words:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meghna Agarwal<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Images:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meghna Agarwal<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designed by Lisa Sterle, now available in Watkins bookstore, are the beautifully illustrated tarot cards that are sure to make the artsy magical witch in you burst out in joy. 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