A tarot reading ritual for reflection and intention-setting at the turning of the year.
Category: Blog
New decks for 2020
We’ve a whole host of gorgeous new decks arriving in the new year.
Slow commerce
It feels a little odd to be writing about ‘slow commerce’ right now, as a shopkeeper at the busiest point of my year. But perhaps that’s exactly why I feel the need to write it. My small online shop is not immune to the Christmas shopping frenzy and it’s been a busy few weeks keeping …
Buy Nothing Day: LRT Shop closed today in protest of ‘Black Friday’
Black Friday is one of Capitalism's most sacred festivals. Escape the shopocalypse!
The Bubblewrap Diaries: Favourite podcasts this winter
What we're listening to whilst cutting up used bubblewrap for your parcels!
How to choose a tarot deck
Finding a tarot deck that's right for you can be a minefied! Here's our advice.
Grief & Hidden Places: Dan Francis on creating the Hide Tarot
"I quickly realised that, with each card, I was actually healing myself in a sense."
The Alternative Tarot Course is here!
Registration is open now, and the course begins mid-September.
The Two-Card Cross: A short, sweet, super-useful spread
This mini tarot spread offers a 'snapshot' of your situation, with flexible positions that can be adapted for all kinds of questions.
New tarot & oracle decks for late summer
August brings a wave of soft and spacious new tarot and oracle decks - and some fun, feminist playing cards!
The Bubblewrap Diaries: Favourite podcasts for Summer
Here are my six current favourite podcasts to listen to while I'm processing bubble-wrap for use in the shop!
Wayfinding: A new moon tarot spread
A short, simple tarot spread to help clarify intentions and find your way forward. Perfect for the new moon - or any time you feel confused about direction.
Genevieve Barbee-Turner: Celebrating Pittsburgh in the Bridge Witches Tarot
"It’s frustrating to me that in 2019 we don’t see remotely accurate depictions of diversity in our media. This deck is my humble attempt to fill in some gaps."
Beyond Kings & Queens: Renaming tarot court cards
Renaming tarot's court cards offers different and anti-oppressive ways of reading these cards.
LRT Spring Update
Spring is in the air and things are shifting. Here's an update about what's changing in the LRT shop!
REVIEW | Highlights from the Apparition Tarot
A colourful, oversized tarot with an evocative, folk-art style.
Get to know your new deck with the Tarot Deck Interview Spread
What’s the first thing you do when you get a new tarot deck? Here's a spread to help you meet and discover your new cards (includes a worksheet to download)!
New tarot goodness for 2019!
There are just so many new decks in store this month! Here's a quick(ish) roundup...
Chinggay Labrador: Collaging the Practical Magic Tarot
"Inspiration came from Rookie’s aesthetic, which resonates strongly with me as it’s very DIY, zine-like. I grew up in the 90s so I have a soft spot for collage."
REVIEW | Modern Tarot, by Michelle Tea
It was the kind of book that gave me little epiphanies as I read it and continues to do so when I consult it while reading the cards.
Lettie Jane Rennekamp: Redefining femininity in the Many Queens Tarot
"I’m printing this deck for anyone else who likes to look at tarot cards, and laugh, and feel that there is space for their version of beauty."
Tarot of the Crone & Dark Goddess Tarot to be retired soon
"It takes what it takes. Give yourself permission for it all." Ellen Lorenzi-Prince is retiring her much-loved creations to make room for her own evolution.
Buy Nothing Day: LRT Shop closed today in protest of Black Friday
We close the shop every year to protest one of capitalism's most sacred festivals.
REVIEW | The Numinous Tarot Deck & Guidebook
These images connect me to myself, to reality, to what I love and value and long for.