The Gentle Tarot {EDITION 1}

The deck is a classic 78 card deck. Some of the cards are lightly based on the Rider-Waite deck, however many of the illustrations are the result of complete surrender to creative/spiritual process. Motifs and symbols, along with colors, have been used throughout the deck to make for easy recognition and to assist with remembering the meanings of the cards.

The minor arcana labels have been slightly modified, Swords have become Thunder and Pentacles have become Stones.

The cards have color coded rims to match their element:.

Major Arcana - Spirit - Purple
Cups - Water - Blue
Wands - Fire - Red
Thunder - Air - Yellow
Stones - Earth - Green

Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar, founder of Mari in the Sky, an indigenous-owned publishing house, brings her rich Mexican and North American heritage to life in The Gentle Tarot. Based in Homer, Alaska, Mariza's art explores mental health, self-awareness, and environmental stewardship. An Anchorage Museum Residency Fellow and Rasmuson Foundation IAA Grant Recipient, her impactful work has been featured by the Alaska Humanities Forum, embodying a powerful fusion of cultural reverence and a call for collective well-being.