{"id":1707,"date":"2023-12-20T22:36:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T22:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/?p=1707"},"modified":"2023-12-20T22:36:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T22:36:05","slug":"the-decolonized-tarot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/12\/20\/the-decolonized-tarot\/","title":{"rendered":"The Decolonized Tarot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tarot, like the Oscars, are so white. Fortunately, thanks to efforts from independent creators, and now even major tarot publishers, we\u2019re starting to see more diverse representation in tarot. Still, I was excited when I learned about \u201cThe Decolonized Tarot\u201d by Maritess Zurbano and Cathleen Abalos. So, why did I contribute to their Kickstarter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply put, I\u2019m a huge fan of Maritess Zurbano and the art looked good. Maritess Zurbano was featured on The Magical Buffet WAY BACK when it was a monthly e-zine. At the time she was interviewed as a mentalist and as far as I\u2019m a aware, she is still the only Filipina-American professional magician in history. I was unfamiliar with the artist Cathleen Abalos, but after seeing her work, I\u2019m a fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Decolonized Tarot\u201d is a reimagining of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck with the characters recast leaning heavily on feminine Pilipino, Caribbean, and African representation. The creators describe it as a \u201cTarot for people of the Global Majority.\u201d Anyone familiar with tarot can use this deck with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m just going to rip this bandage off now. When you go to \u201cThe Decolonized Tarot\u201d website, you\u2019ll see that this deck retails for $125. This is absolutely a pearl clutching price tag. However, I would like to point out that tarot decks in general are expensive to produce. They become even more expensive when you don\u2019t have a publishing company footing the bill. Also, Zurbano and Abalos spared no expense in the production of this deck. It\u2019s a full color 78 card deck with cards that have a smooth finish and gold gilt edging. The box the deck comes is hard, coated, cardboard with a jointed cover and magnetic closure. Inside is a ribbon to make it easy to remove the cards from the box. With this set up \u201cThe Decolonized Tarot\u201d has been manufactured to last, making it a prime candidate for being an heirloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can I say? \u201cThe Decolonized Tarot\u201d is a wonderful and whimsical addition to the expanding diversification of the tarot landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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