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The Modern Arcana

The original. Twenty-two major arcana for the absurd present, from The Intern to The Touch Grass. It punches up at the systems, the feeds, and the self, never down. Flip any card for its upright and reversed reading.

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The Intern — illustrated tarot card, arcanum 0
· 0 ·The Intern
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· 0 ·
The Intern
in the place of the fool
upright
Fearless, curious, and one onboarding muffin from greatness.
reversed
Pushed to prod on day one. Nobody told it to wait.
The Side Hustler — illustrated tarot card, arcanum I
· I ·The Side Hustler
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· I ·
The Side Hustler
in the place of the magician
upright
Every tool you need is open in a tab right now.
reversed
Nine ventures, zero shipped, infinite buffering.
The Finsta — illustrated tarot card, arcanum II
· II ·The Finsta
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· II ·
The Finsta
in the place of the high priestess
upright
What she knows, she keeps. The main account smiles; the finsta has the receipts. Intuition you’re not cleared to access.
reversed
Someone screenshotted the veil. The secret’s in the group chat now.
The Plant Mom — illustrated tarot card, arcanum III
· III ·The Plant Mom
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· III ·
The Plant Mom
in the place of the empress
upright
Things grow when you tend them. Look what you made thrive.
reversed
One fiddle-leaf fig is hidden in the corner, crispy.
The Middle Manager — illustrated tarot card, arcanum IV
· IV ·The Middle Manager
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· IV ·
The Middle Manager
in the place of the emperor
upright
Structure holds the whole floor together. That's you.
reversed
It could've been an email. It became a recurring invite.
The Computer Guy — illustrated tarot card, arcanum V
· V ·The Computer Guy
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· V ·
The Computer Guy
in the place of the hierophant
upright
The keeper of the old knowledge: turn it off and on again.
reversed
It's in the docs, he says. He wrote the docs. They say TODO.
The Group Chat — illustrated tarot card, arcanum VI
· VI ·The Group Chat
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· VI ·
The Group Chat
in the place of the lovers
upright
Chosen family, warm and lit and always there at 1 a.m.
reversed
Forty unread, one paragraph brewing, somebody's mad.
The Commuter — illustrated tarot card, arcanum VII
· VII ·The Commuter
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· VII ·
The Commuter
in the place of the chariot
upright
You left in the dark and you'll arrive anyway. Drive on.
reversed
Same train, same delay, the thousand-yard platform stare.
The 5AM Club — illustrated tarot card, arcanum VIII
· VIII ·The 5AM Club
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· VIII ·
The 5AM Club
in the place of strength
upright
Quiet discipline tames the loudest alarm. Up before the world.
reversed
You're not stronger, you're just awake and insufferable.
The Remote Worker — illustrated tarot card, arcanum IX
· IX ·The Remote Worker
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· IX ·
The Remote Worker
in the place of the hermit
upright
Solitude is teaching you something the open office never could.
reversed
The blinds haven't moved in a week. Open a door.
The Delivery — illustrated tarot card, arcanum X
· X ·The Delivery
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· X ·
The Delivery
in the place of wheel of fortune
upright
The wheel turns; today the package is out for delivery.
reversed
Out for delivery since Tuesday. The wheel mocks you.
The HR Email — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XI
· XI ·The HR Email
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· XI ·
The HR Email
in the place of justice
upright
The scales are fair when the receipts are kept. Keep them.
reversed
A meeting invite with no agenda and your name on it.
The Burnout — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XII
· XII ·The Burnout
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· XII ·
The Burnout
in the place of the hanged man
upright
A forced pause is clarity. The rest is allowed, finally.
reversed
Fully out of give-a-damn, and still somehow attending.
The Unsubscribe — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XIII
· XIII ·The Unsubscribe
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· XIII ·
The Unsubscribe
in the place of death
upright
One press and a thousand emails die. Let the old list go.
reversed
They emailed to confirm you'd like to stop the emails.
The Meal Prepper — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XIV
· XIV ·The Meal Prepper
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· XIV ·
The Meal Prepper
in the place of temperance
upright
Patience, portions, and Sunday balance. You've got this week.
reversed
It's chicken and rice for the fifth straight day. One's grey.
The Algorithm — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XV
· XV ·The Algorithm
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· XV ·
The Algorithm
in the place of the devil
upright
Name the thing that owns your thumb. Naming it loosens it.
reversed
Just one more video, says the idol you built yourself.
The Outage — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XVI
· XVI ·The Outage
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· XVI ·
The Outage
in the place of the tower
upright
The whole stack falls in fire and you finally feel alive.
reversed
Root cause: an expired cert that nobody ever owned.
The Manifester — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XVII
· XVII ·The Manifester
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· XVII ·
The Manifester
in the place of the star
upright
Hope is real when you pour it into the work. Keep the faith.
reversed
Waiting for the universe to do the part that was yours.
The Doomscroller — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XVIII
· XVIII ·The Doomscroller
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· XVIII ·
The Doomscroller
in the place of the moon
upright
You see the things others scroll past. Don't let it drown you.
reversed
It's 2 a.m. and the moon is a phone six inches away.
The Main Character — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XIX
· XIX ·The Main Character
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· XIX ·
The Main Character
in the place of the sun
upright
This is your golden-hour moment. Walk into it, no apology.
reversed
The street is just a street and the drone is somebody's lunch.
The Wrapped — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XX
· XX ·The Wrapped
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· XX ·
The Wrapped
in the place of judgement
upright
The year reveals what you actually were. Rise to meet it.
reversed
Your top artist was a focus playlist. The trumpet sounds anyway.
The Touch Grass — illustrated tarot card, arcanum XXI
· XXI ·The Touch Grass
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· XXI ·
The Touch Grass
in the place of the world
upright
The cycle closes. Phone off, sun up, you're whole and here.
reversed
So close to logged off. One last notification keeps you in.
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