This Might Hurt Tarot Deck by Isabella Rotman

Isabella Rotman has created a deeply personal tarot deck that accurately and adoringly reflects her world: complicated, rich, queer, and diverse. Each card pays homage to the classic tarot imagery of the Rider-Waite-Smith yet has been remixed for the modern-day tarot reader. This Might Hurt is immediately accessible for those starting on their tarot journey and is the perfect addition to any rebellious witch's collection. A tarot deck that embraces the fact that sometimes, essential changes or fundamental truths might hurt us at first, but once we bring them to light, all wounds will heal in time.

Why We Carry It

The name is a warning label and a promise. This deck does not soften a hard card to make you feel better about it, and readers who have been reading a while tend to find that a relief. What makes it work is that the honesty comes with warmth rather than doom. The imagery holds the Rider-Waite-Smith structure closely enough that any book or course you already own still applies, so nothing you have learned goes to waste.

78 cards with a guidebook. By Isabella Rotman.

Who It Is For

First deck buyers who want something that looks like the world they actually live in, and long-time readers who are tired of being handed only comfort. If you do shadow work, this one keeps up with you.

Try It With

Pair it with The Weiser Tarot Journal and read on the Serpent Altar Cloth. Our Shadow Work Deck covers similar ground without a divination framework. More in our Tarot Alchemy Collection.