Lumina Tarot: Let your intuition guide you - black-and-white imagery with coloured accents
Many tarot decks try to show everything at once. Lumina Tarot takes a different route: black-and-white illustrations with the occasional colour placed exactly where it matters. That sharpens the focus.
Lauren Aletta, founder of Inner Hue and spiritual coach from Australia, designed this deck to kindle intuition without leading you into decorative detail. Illustrator Tegan Swyny draws with an eye for line and space. Her style has a graphic quality but stays rooted in images from nature and the human form.
What you see on the cards
The cards are mostly black and white, with occasional patches of red, blue or gold. That colour is not random. It marks where the energy of the card concentrates: a flower, a hand, an object. That helps direct your gaze.
The symbolism stays close to classical tarot traditions, but the design is contemporary. No rich robes or baroque backgrounds. Instead you get plenty of empty space, clear lines, and compositions that make their point without explanation.
All 78 cards come in a sturdy magnetic box. The cards themselves are printed on heavy card stock with a matte finish and rounded corners. The size is large enough to see details clearly, but not awkward to shuffle.
How the deck behaves
The 184-page guidebook describes each card in full colour and explains how Aletta sees the symbolism. She writes clearly and practically, without slipping into abstraction. Each card gets space for reflection questions you can answer yourself.
What stands out is the emphasis on duality: light and shadow, inner and outer, knowing and feeling. The cards ask you to look at both sides. That makes the deck suited to shadow work, but you can just as easily use it for daily draws.
Draw a card and look at it for thirty seconds without reaching for the guidebook. What do you notice first? Where does your eye go? That often says more than the text.
About Lauren Aletta and Tegan Swyny
Lauren Aletta is a spiritual coach and writer based in Australia. She founded Inner Hue, a platform focused on intuitive development and authentic living. Her work centres on strengthening inner knowing.
Tegan Swyny works as an illustrator and translates spiritual concepts into visual images. Her style for Lumina Tarot is characterised by clear contrasts and a graphic, almost minimalist approach to symbolism.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 78
- Guidebook: 184 pages, full colour
- Card size: 89 x 127 mm
- Material: Sturdy card stock with matte finish
- Finish: Rounded corners
- Packaging: Magnetic box
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781922786289
- Author: Lauren Aletta
- Illustrator: Tegan Swyny
Questions we often get
Is this deck suitable for beginners?
Yes. The symbolism remains recognisable, and the guidebook is detailed enough to get you started. The emphasis is on intuitive work, though, so you are not walked through fixed steps.
Why black and white with colour accents instead of full colour?
It is a design choice that keeps the focus sharp. The colour marks where the energy of the card sits. It prevents your eye from jumping everywhere.
