The "City Mystic - New York" is a black and white photographic tarot deck. It is fashioned in the perspective of British Occultism and the visual tone of American Esotericism.
From the deck's creator, Ginnie Jester: "Because we are American, we began naturally, with our cultural mother, New York, NY. Through harrowingly freezing weather (temperatures fluctuating between 36 degrees f and 5 degrees f) we piled on our numerous layers of heat-trapping clothing... Then we trekked, camera-in-hand, from 1pm- midnight (sometimes 4 am ) for seven days, asking the City to tell us its story, to give us a read, to allow us to sense her pulse. New York was freezing. New York was expensive. New York was harsh. New York was beautiful. The bustle and buzz of life creates an energetic field that is almost palpable... It can be detected. It can be discerned. New York speaks a vibrant humming language that asks of one nothing short of full presence. And so that was the energetic read that we aimed to infuse into this deck and its Major Arcana. We wanted to show you New York from a fresh perspective, with honest eyes and a mystical dialogue between camera and city. We left the stereotypes behind and asked the city to show us its Mystic side."
Product Details:
Deck: 78 standard size cards
Booklet: little white book, 68 pages