Material/Composition: The deck features high-quality cardstock with vintage 19th-century photographs of ancestors, layered with traditional tarot imagery and symbols.
Dimensions: Standard tarot card size, approximately 2.75 x 4.75 inches.
Design Details: Each card showcases vintage black-and-white photographs of ancestors from various ethnic backgrounds and life experiences. The photographs are carefully overlaid with classic tarot symbols and imagery, creating a visually striking and deeply meaningful connection between the past and present. The deck includes multiple variations of select Major Arcana cards, allowing for personal customization based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Spiritual/Metaphysical Benefits:
Energetic Properties: The Relative Tarot is designed to foster connection with your ancestors, providing guidance, insight, and healing through ancestral wisdom. The spirits of the ancestors offer answers, resolution, truth, and transcendence, helping illuminate the deeper meanings that may have eluded them in life.
Chakra Association: The deck is particularly aligned with the Root Chakra, aiding in grounding, ancestral connection, and healing. It also connects with the Heart Chakra, promoting emotional healing and understanding.
Intended Use: This deck is perfect for those seeking to connect with their ancestral lineage, whether for healing, guidance, or a deeper understanding of their life's journey. It is also ideal for individuals looking to explore the intersection of personal identity and ancestral wisdom, especially in terms of gender and sexual orientation.
Usage Instructions:
How to Use: Use The Relative Tarot to explore your connection to your ancestors, seeking clarity on life’s questions and challenges. The deck's accompanying guidebook offers instructions on calculating your personal birth, annual, and significator cards, providing additional layers of insight for each reading. Whether for daily guidance or deeper soul-searching, this deck will help illuminate your spiritual path.
Care Instructions: Keep the cards in a protective bag or box to maintain their condition. To preserve the energetic purity of the deck, cleanse the cards periodically with sage, palo santo, or your preferred method of energy clearing.
Additional Information:
Origin: The Relative Tarot draws on vintage photographs from various archives, reflecting a wide range of ethnicities, cultures, and walks of life, creating a diverse and inclusive representation of ancestral wisdom.
Unique Qualities: The inclusion of multiple versions of select Major Arcana cards allows for a personalized experience based on individual identity, offering a deeper connection to the deck's messages.