Tarot

Support Your Local Nightmare Conjuror with the Dark Art Tarot!
From the inception of CVLT Nation, one of our tenets has been to support and promote underground dark artists with both the webzine and the clothing brand. So it’s kismet that I stumbled across The Dark Art Tarot – a project aiming to assemble a stunning collection of nightmarish art

CVLT Nation Presents… OHHMS Have Their Tarot Read Part Two
When I first heard OHHMS, I knew I was listening to something strange and special. So when they approached us with the weird idea of having their tarot read on film and publishing it on CVLT Nation, of course we were into it! Below if the second of the two videos

CVLT Nation Interviews Tattoo Artist Christian Castañeda
On alchemy, magic and TLC: A few pretty scrapes and witchy words with the high priestess of Mexico City’s tattoo scene I’ve officially been waiting for about six months for my tattoo appointment with Christian Castañeda, but I’ve been Instagram-stalking her for two years. As I arrive at her

Nothing is What it Seems…
Twin Peaks Tarot Cards
If you were a young adult in the early 90s, chances are you remember watching the unsettling and eerie Twin Peaks on your box TV. As a tween, watching this series at my friend’s house was a ritual experience, and we were all too cool to show how stomach-churning and

The IONA Tarot by Giona Fiochi
In the world of tarot, the cards can be works of art unto themselves. One rare and stunning deck is the IONA Tarot, designed and printed by artist Giona Fiochi, who produced only 12 complete decks using intaglio printing in 1999. Although their history is fairly recent, the quality of

The Pop Apocalypse is Coming… 1971 Hawkwind Tarot Cards
I have always thought that as far as eras go, the late 60s – 70s are my favorite. Especially in heavy rock, there was so much innovation happening, and everybody was fucking high and dancing naked (in my imagination). So these Hawkwind tarot cards from the November 1971 issue of