A Tarot Deck Rooted in Ancient Wisdom
Five Asian art traditions. One universal journey.
Discover how shān shuǐ mountains, thangka fire, and ukiyo-e clarity illuminate the Rider–Waite archetypes through a new visual language.
Archetypes Beyond Borders
Across every culture, every continent, and every century, humans have used art to understand the forces that shape our lives. The Eastern Arcana Tarot Deck brings together five Asian art traditions to illuminate the timeless journey found in the Rider–Waite system.
The visuals may change.
The symbols may shift.
But the archetypes—the deep, universal patterns we all recognize—remain the same.
Shān Shuǐ
Traditional Chinese landscape painting used to express the soul’s journey. Perfect for the universal themes of the Major Arcana.
Gongbi (Meticulous Brushwork)
A precise, detailed style that mirrors the grounded, practical, material nature of the Pentacles suit.
Ukiyo-e (Woodblock Prints)
Japanese woodblock printing known for its decisive lines, dramatic angles, and graphic clarity. This tradition mirrors the Swords suit’s themes of truth, intellect, conflict, and sharp mental insight — cutting through illusion with unmistakable precision.
Thangka (Sacred Painting)
A vibrant Himalayan art tradition rooted in meditation and spiritual discipline. Thangka paintings use bold color, sacred geometry, and ritual symbolism — the perfect visual match for the Wands suit’s creative fire, passion, and transformative energy.
The Wisdom Beneath All Images
Where symbols speak the secret language we all remember.
Across every culture on earth, certain images appear again and again—
a lantern in the dark, a path through mountains, a hand reaching toward the sky.
Even if we’ve never been taught their meaning, something in us recognizes them.
Carl Jung called these echoes the archetypes—
ancient shapes of story and meaning rising from the collective unconscious.
They are older than language, older than scripture, older than nations or borders.
They are the patterns we dream in.
This is why a single truth can wear many faces.
A hermit may appear as a Taoist sage or a medieval monk;
the lover as a poet, a warrior, or a whisper in the night.
The Tower can fall in a European city or a Himalayan monastery—
the revelation is the same.
The Eastern Arcana deck was born from this understanding.
It doesn’t replace one tradition with another.
It simply lets the archetypes speak in a different accent—
through mountains and mist, ink and flame,
the elegant clarity of a woodblock line,
and the tender brush of water on paper.
These symbols belong to all of us.
And when you hold them in your hands,
some part of you remembers.
Why 78 Cards Still Matter
Long before tarot became a tool for readings, it was a map.
Seventy-eight cards, arranged in a pattern that feels less like invention
and more like something discovered —
a structure that mirrors the rhythms of a human life.
The 22 Major Arcana trace the soul’s great themes:
beginnings and endings, awakening and surrender,
the thresholds we cross that change us forever.
The 56 Minor Arcana reflect our daily world:
work and love, conflict and clarity,
the small choices that shape the larger story.
Rider–Waite didn’t create these patterns;
it simply gave them form.
And that form endured because it resonates across cultures,
across centuries,
across the quiet inner knowing we all share.
The Eastern Arcana keeps this ancient framework intact —
not out of tradition,
but out of respect for the way meaning moves.
Archetypes remain universal.
Fire is still fire.
Water still flows.
Earth still holds.
Air still cuts through illusions.
Only the imagery changes —
speaking in mountains and ink,
in lotus light and rising flame,
in the crisp truth of a woodblock line.
Different art.
Different doorway.
Same sacred architecture beneath it all.
Eastern Archetypes Tarot Deck
A full 78-card tarot deck where every card is reimagined through Asian art traditions – shān shuǐ landscapes, gongbi florals, ink wash portraits, ukiyo-e drama, and thangka fire.
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Standard Rider–Waite structure, so your existing tarot knowledge still applies
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Fresh, evocative artwork that makes intuitive hits faster and readings more vivid
- Perfect for daily pulls, client readings, or as a show-stopping art object on your altar or coffee table
- Stunning enough to display as art — powerful enough to use every day
If you already read Rider–Waite, you can pick this deck up and start reading immediately.
Eastern Archetypes will fit seamlessly into your readings and open a whole new world of wider perspectives.
Zero to Zodiac Masterclass– with Deck Bundle
Zero to Zodiac shows you how the deck thinks. It walks you through the framework behind the art: how Chinese zodiac archetypes map onto Western tarot structure so you’re not just memorizing meanings – you’re reading a living system.
Inside the course, you’ll learn how to:
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Connect each Chinese zodiac sign to its tarot archetypes and elemental patterns
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Read spreads through both lenses at once – Western tarot + Eastern archetype overlay
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Use the deck to answer real questions about timing, personality patterns, and life cycles
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Build confident, story-based readings instead of stiff keyword recitals
The bundle gives you lifetime access to the course plus a free deck download, so you can start working with the system right away!
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