“A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by participating in a ritual, participating in the myth, you are being, as it were, put in accord with that wisdom, which is the wisdom that is inherent within you anyhow. Your consciousness is being re-minded of the wisdom of your own life.” ~ Joseph Campbell

The Ritual Tarot began as a series of analog collages inspired by the symbolism of the Major Arcana. As I dissected and reassembled the 23 traditional archetypes of the Tarot, a complex visual narrative emerged; a language that is distinctly archaic but also holds space in the present; a story that honors the old gods and the new; a voice that speaks to the human psyche - not with words but with symbols.

Every image in the deck was created using hand-cut, paper collage methods. My approach to constructing the cards was highly intuitive and my process unconventional, though I aimed to stay true to the Tarot’s historical foundations. The positive response to these artworks encouraged me to expand the scope of the project from the original 23 cards to all 78 found in a standard tarot deck. Two and a half years later, I debuted the large-scale collages at an art exhibit alongside the release of the Ritual Tarot, a 78-card tarot deck created from the scaled-down versions of my art.

The Ritual Tarot was largely informed and influenced by the work of Pamela Colman Smith and Lady Frieda Harris, the artists who created the iconic imagery for the Rider Waite Smith Tarot and The Crowley Thoth Tarot.

Many people in the cartomancy community have connected with the Ritual Tarot and the cards have since taken on a life of their own.

The card faces in the Ritual Tarot are nameless and do not feature titles or numbers. My intention behind this decision is to encourage those who use the deck to form a more intuitive connection with the imagery and to engage in personal myth-making. Develop your own meanings. Design your own approach. Create your own ritual.