{"product_id":"literary-witches-a-70-card-deck-and-guidebook","title":"Literary Witches: A 70-Card Deck and Guidebook","description":"\u003cp class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eTaking liberties with the Tarot tradition, Literary Witches is a seventy-card oracle deck featuring thirty prominent female writers from throughout history. This original game is based on the inventive book\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eLiterary Witches\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eA Celebration of Magical Women Writers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e, by Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan, which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003ereimagines visionary women writers as witches…formidable, powerful figures of creativity and empowerment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eUse this parlor game to seek enlightenment or simply as entertainment. Either way, you’ll learn about thirty significant female authors—mini-biographies of each are included in the booklet. Each author is assigned several traits for the player to reflect on: Virginia Woolf (vision); Toni Morrison (power); Zora Neale Hurston (story); Agatha Christie (trickery); Angela Carter (identity); Mary Shelley (loss); Emily Dickinson (the soul). A valuable feature: in addition to these well-known writers, the deck also includes Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Eileen Chang, Leslie Marmon Silko, Octavia E. Butler, Audre Lorde, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAnna Akhmatova, and many others. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eIn addition to the portrait cards, the deck features forty symbol cards (wildflowers, wings, wall, lantern, pond, elixir, bees, and more), also to inspire contemplation. A small guidebook helps interpret the cards based on your specific intentions, the writers’ dominant traits, and the symbols at play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eIf you’re new to the idea of an oracle deck (or Tarot cards), here are the basics: An oracle deck is a more free-wheeling version of a traditional Tarot set, which has specific guidelines for the number of cards, suits, and rules. An oracle deck can have any number of cards, and the creator chooses the images and how the deck should be interpreted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eThere are two ways to play: Single-card, in which the player chooses one card and reflects on it throughout the day; and Three-card, in which the player chooses three cards, signifying (left to right), the past, present, and future. The authors suggest that this helps break out of routine ways of thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003ePackaged in a sturdy flip-top presentation\/storage box; 4.75” x 6.25”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31725873397806,"sku":"05-TLWCH","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/products\/9781984824714.jpg?v=1582124231","url":"https:\/\/shop.nybooks.com\/products\/literary-witches-a-70-card-deck-and-guidebook","provider":"The Reader's Catalog","version":"1.0","type":"link"}