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Image shows the four Ace cards from Concertina Tarot, hand illustrated in a vintage art style.
What Each Tarot Ace Means (and Why They're Only the Beginning)
Every suit in the tarot has to start somewhere, and in Concertina Tarot that somewhere is the Aces. Before the stories, the arguments, the heartbreaks and the harvests, there's just... Read more...
Image of a surrealist landscape featuring a whimsical hand illustrated The Sun tarot card from Concertina Tarot.
The Sun Tarot Card, and the Year I Was Forced to Stay Still
The Sun tarot card is often read as success and good fortune, but for Jenni Mclaughlin, an Australian artist who hand illustrates tarot decks, it means something else entirely. When... Read more...
Five hand illustrated Concertina Tarot cards laid out together: the 4 of Pentacles, 4 of Swords, 4 of Wands, 4 of Cups and Death, with a red fish skeleton on a plate in the centre.
Following the Thread: Death and the Fours in Concertina Tarot
Death is card 13, and I’ve always seen it as one of the fours. When I painted them for my new tarot deck, Concertina Tarot, the cards started weaving themselves... Read more...
Temperance tarot card from two hand illustrated tarot decks: The Falling Card Tarot shows a glowing angel face above a sun with a fire triangle and flowing water, and Concertina Tarot shows a woman untangling a knotted thread beside an hourglass
The Temperance Tarot Card: Don't be Confused, Trust the Process
Temperance is one of the most subtle cards in the deck, which is exactly why it confused me for so long. Here's how I've come to read it as a... Read more...
Two hand illustrated Judgement tarot cards side by side: a winged figure above hands rising from the ocean from The Falling Card Tarot, and a figure dancing on a guillotine with a concertina from Concertina Tarot.
The Judgement Tarot Card: What's Left When Everything Else Falls Away.
Judgement is one of the most esoteric cards in the tarot, and one I find genuinely confusing. Here's why I don't read it as being judged, what I see in... Read more...
Hand illustrated image of The Moon tarfot card from The falling Card Tarot featuring a blue surreal woman with a lobster covering her torso.
The Moon Tarot Card: Why is She so WEIRD?
Explore The Moon tarot card and its strange, confusing nature, where intuition, uncertainty and hidden fears make it difficult to see what is real. Read more...
Illustrated Lovers tarot card from the Falling Card Tarot deck featuring a Surreal hand painted couple embracing.
The Lovers Tarot Card: There's a Lot Going on Here, So What Does It all Mean?
What does The Lovers tarot card really mean? An exploration of Major Arcana VI, harmony, choices, personal values, partnership, desire, and that pesky connection to The Devil card. Read more...
The High Priestess tarot card from The Falling Card Tarot, a hand illustrated card featuring a blue double exposure style portrait of a woman.
The High Priestess: She Knows. She's Just Not Telling.
The High Priestess is one of the cards I find genuinely difficult to read. Not because she's dark, but because she doesn't tell me what to do. Here's what I think she's... Read more...
Concertina Tarot: My New Hand Illustrated Tarot Deck Is Coming Soon
Concertina Tarot: My New Hand Illustrated Tarot Deck Is Coming Soon
After roughly two years of sketching and painting my way through 78 cards, Concertina Tarot is nearly here. A fully hand illustrated, 78 card deck with a vintage storybook aesthetic,... Read more...
Four hand-illustrated King tarot cards from The Falling Card Tarot deck by Jenni McLaughlin, featuring the King of Wands, King of Cups, King of Swords, and King of Pentacles.
The Kings of the Tarot: Wisdom, Attainment and Simply Knowing What You're Doing
By the time we reach the King of each tarot suit, we've seen it all and we have mastered our lessons. Each King has moved through the full range of... Read more...
Hand-illustrated tarot queens featuring all four suits, original artwork by Jenni McLaughlin
The Queens of the Tarot: Mastery, Feeling and the Power of Knowing Yourself
The Queens of the tarot represent aspects of ourselves, not archetypes to aspire to, but parts that are already there. There is a bit of each Queen in all of... Read more...
Four tarot Knights illustrated by hand: Knight of Wands, Knight of Cups, Knight of Swords, and Knight of Pentacles from The Falling Card Tarot deck by Jenni McLaughlin.
The Knights of the Tarot: Action, Ambition and the Art of Getting There
The Knights are the tarot's movers. Past the curiosity of the Pages and not yet at the mastery of the Kings and Queens, they carry the energy of their suit... Read more...