The Sacred Architecture of your Soul and the Universe - Brought to Life in the Qabalah Tarot.

This has been a truly magical collaboration between myself and the incredible artist (and dear friend) Steve Samsara, whose pencil-on-paper illustrations have brought these energies into form with reverence, power, and exceptional beauty.

Together, we’ve birthed a deck that doesn’t just display occult symbology or flash the pretty images you may expect from Tarot… it enters your world, stirs your soul and sings your deepest life experiences to you in a way that invites you to harmonise and resonate with the Universe. 

I wanted to create a deck for everyone.

For those who will pick it up because the artwork is simply beautiful - perhaps these folks will connect with their intuition purely based on the artwork itself.

For those who are keen to learn about the system of Qabalah and Tarot this deck is an initiation.

For those who are already masters of the craft, may this deck be a valuable tool and faithful companion for your workings.

Over the last 25 years I have entered into direct communion with the ruling energies and archetypes of each card - but I had no idea where the journey was leading me...

My involvement with secret societies, magical orders and ancient wisdom traditions over that time showed me the structure of the world of Tarot that I previously had no idea existed. Since my first day on the path of the Great Work I have dedicated every moment to studying, living and embodying the mysteries of the Qabalistic Tree of Life - the lens through which I experience everything - and Tarot is an integral part of that.

In fact, if it hadn't been for the underlying structure of the Tree of Life, I would never have bothered to learn the Tarot!

Before I had joined any Qabalistic groups it seemed too difficult to memorise all 78 card meanings - double that if you include the reverse meanings - and that's if you keep it as simple as possible!

In any case, I thought it was all a bit silly putting so much store in which cards randomly appeared after shuffling. Yes, part of me really thought that.

You see, the truth is, I was born a mystic... but I was also born with a love for logic.

My astrological birth chart is mostly comprised of the element Air, meaning mental processes, equations, science and structure are first and foremost for me.

So it took a while, through learning and practical application, for me to accept these magical concepts. But the more I learned, and the more I experienced that I could not explain any other way, the more I realised this was the science of spirituality.

When I was shown the astrological correspondences, Hebrew letters, elements and matching suits, colours, numbers... layers of symbology and how they were all displayed on the Tree of Life and correlated with the Tarot... I was absolutely astounded. 

I could see the concept.

I fell deeply in love with the pattern.

But it took years to fully understand, to experience each card through my own life experiences, to know myself through the cards... and then how to know others and their experiences through them too.

By then I was hooked. 

But I was reluctant to follow my destiny... Or was it Divine Timing?

It is tradition in many of the groups to make your own robes, your own tools and your own Tarot deck. I had sort of cheated and used the 'colour it yourself' black and white basic line drawings on big card sheets we were given. I bought special colouring pens, using the exact colours I was told to use for each part of every card, then cut each one out with scissors.

When one of my teachers told me I'd create my own deck one day, I laughed it off and exclaimed "I can't draw to save my life!" I had a vague thought of being about 80 years old before I could master a stick-man drawing. If I had taken that statement as seriously as it was presented, I probably would have spent the next 15 years panicking!

I put that quest to one side as it seemed far too scary and focused on the other piece of information I was solemnly gifted;

"We are training you, not just to experience all this, but to be able to lead others through it. You are a teacher and a guide."

I assumed they probably said this to every student, so I just got on with learning and experiencing it all. Looking back I do feel sorry for my teachers - I'm an enthusiastic student, but I had a lot of self development to get through! 

Over time I was given more responsibility as I worked my way up the ranks and grades in each Order, Society and Group. Eventually I started running events and coaching others. So began 15 years (so far) of being a Qabalah Coach.

Then one day I got a message from an artist who had seen my YouTube channel and liked how my partner and I spoke about our teachings. We became friends and after a year or so, he persuaded me to work with him to create a Tarot deck. You guessed it - despite my decades of work (or maybe because of it) I was reluctant. I knew it would have to be a Qabalah deck... and I knew that meant it was going to be a monumental amount of work. 

The Qabalah Tarot is just one facet of what I do, but it's an important one. Tarot is an amazing tool for self development. I hope this deck will become a cornerstone of my offerings.

What's the latest?

As I write this, we have a few more cards to create and the next step will be seeking out the best means of production. It is a tremendous body of work really, each card has been created from my knowledge and experience over 25 years and the messages I channelled while connecting with each card, Steve's decades of art experience, more hours of work than is reasonable for any sane person, and the souls of two people who just want to make something we can be proud of. Something that will make people's lives better, more rich, joyful, magical. Something that says "I get you. I will say the things there are no words for. I will sing your soul for you."

And yet it is just part of the Qabalah teachings. It is a tool that knits together the Tree of Life - which contains everything in the Universe by the way - in the correct order and in a pictorial and symbolic language everyone can understand. But more than that - thanks to Steve it is beautiful. 

I could never have made a deck this stunning on my own.

The Qabalah Tarot is not just for divination. It is a journey. It is you... and your place in the Universe. It is all the things you experience and all the things your loved ones experience. It is science. It is art.

It is Wisdom and Understanding.

I cannot wait to see you using this deck! 

In Lux et Tenebris

Cassandra 🖤✨