Oracle for the Revolution
(a cartomancy recipe)
by Laura Pensar
If you missed our little demo on Instagram, here is the recipe:
Ingredients:
Standard deck of 52 playing cards. (not plastic)
A fine point permanent marker.
Sandpaper or nail file.
Baking Instructions:
Research and assemble quotes by 52 different Black activists, scholars, artists, writers, leaders that inspire, ignite, and impact you. Commit to learning something about each of these individuals as you gather the quotes. Read a full essay. Listen to a speech. Watch a documentary. If you are BIPOC, consider gathering quotes from family members and elders in your community you feel connected to.
Use the sandpaper to scuff the center area of each playing card and to remove or lessen the image so that you may write over it.
Wipe the dust from the cards! Or your writing won’t stick very well. A very slightly damp cloth or paper towel works just fine.
You can choose cards at random and begin writing the quotes or you can be structured in your approach and consciously match quotes to specific cards. (For my deck I am using these categories for the suits:
Hearts: community, relationships, emotions, Water
Diamonds: resources, health, Earth
Clubs: actions, passion, Fire
Spades: perspective, philosophy, ideas, Air
Always attribute the quote to the individual who said/wrote it. As you finish writing their words on the card, thank them.
Use your deck daily for inspiration, for learning, for reigniting alignment with the Black Lives Matter movement.
For the full video tutorial - link here! - https://www.youtube.com/oraclenaturalscience