The Sigilic Tarot

The Sigilic Tarot is a distinctive 50-card divination deck, diverging from the traditional 78-card tarot structure by organizing its cards into five suits of ten. Each suit represents a different aspect of life: Bones (personality), Pelts (atmosphere), Teeth (relationships), Feathers (intangible concepts), and Horns (action). This unique framework, combined with the abstract, sigil-based artwork, is designed to encourage a highly intuitive and interpretive reading experience, offering readers more independence in their divinatory practice.

Created by Olivia Cox, known as The Living Wiccan, the deck integrates her personal craft work with sigils into a functional divination tool. Beyond the individual card designs, the deck features an innovative element where the quarter-circle corners of four adjacent cards align to form new, unique sigils, providing an additional layer of interpretation. This interactive design aims to create a mesmerizing and dynamic reading experience, distinct from more rigid traditional decks.

The project, though unfunded, outlined plans for a limited print run of 500 decks, each to be accompanied by a custom cloth bag and a comprehensive guidebook. The guidebook would include card meanings, instructions, and sample spreads, making the deck accessible to new readers while still appealing to experienced enthusiasts and collectors seeking a unique aesthetic and reading approach.

The artwork for The Sigilic Tarot consists of hand-drawn sigils, which are intricate, abstract symbols with specific meanings to the creator. The style is primarily black and white, with a clean, almost minimalist aesthetic that emphasizes line work and symbolic form. The campaign images show these sigils centered on each card, with suit indicators in the corners. The overall visual mood is occult and mystical, reflecting the creator's background in witchcraft. The artwork is described as original lino prints, indicating a traditional, tactile art medium that has been digitized for the cards.

This deck is ideal for readers interested in occult symbolism, witchcraft, or those who prefer a highly intuitive and less structured divination system than traditional tarot. It appeals to collectors seeking unique, art-focused decks with a strong conceptual foundation. Readers who enjoy abstract art and are comfortable interpreting non-pictorial imagery will find this deck particularly engaging, especially those looking for a deck that encourages personal interpretation over fixed meanings.

Olivia Cox, also known as The Living Wiccan from a popular Pagan Tumblr blog, developed The Sigilic Tarot from her extensive personal collection of hand-designed sigils. Sigils are a core part of her craft work, used for various purposes from spell work to warding. The idea for the deck had been in her mind for years, finally coming to fruition when she found a clear vision and the resources to produce it. Her deep personal connection to sigils is reflected in the detailed and meaningful design of each card.