Luminous Void Tarot - hand-painted watercolours in an oval-shaped deck
Not every tarot deck gives you fixed symbols to hold onto. This deck gives you colour, movement and space to interpret for yourself. The Luminous Void Tarot by Laura Zuspan is built around traditional tarot archetypes, but the images are painted in watercolour, with no sharp lines.
The cards have an elliptical shape, a choice that reaches back to medieval playing cards. The format is 86 x 160 mm. They sit differently in your hand than rectangular cards. You notice this especially when shuffling.
What you see on the cards
Zuspan works with flowing watercolour tones. Shapes blend into one another, contours are soft. Each card image is hand-painted, so no two cards have exactly the same colour intensity.
The symbolism aligns with classical tarot, but the execution is abstract. Where a traditional deck shows clear figures, here you choose what shape you see. That makes the deck more directly dependent on your own gaze.
The cards have gold foil edges. These are not just decorative, they also protect against edge wear.
How this deck relates to traditional tarot
This is not an RWS variant. The structure is tarot, the visual language is not. If you are used to reading details on a card, such as clothing or backgrounds, this deck asks for a different approach. Here you look at colour, flow, atmosphere.
That does not make it a beginner deck in the classical sense. But it is accessible for people who want to train their intuition without clinging to fixed meanings.
Lay a card in front of you and turn it a quarter turn. Because of the abstract shapes you sometimes see a different image appear from another angle.
About Laura Zuspan
Laura Zuspan is an artist, healer and meditation teacher. Her background in visual art is clearly visible in this deck. She regards art as a means for spiritual transformation and has published the Luminous Void Tarot independently.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 78
- Format: 86 x 160 mm (elliptical shape)
- Material: 400 gsm art paper
- Finish: Matte coating with gold foil edges
- Language: English
- Publisher: Self-published by Laura Zuspan
Questions we often get
Why are the cards oval-shaped instead of rectangular?
The elliptical shape is inspired by medieval playing cards. Practically speaking, the cards sit more smoothly in your hand and shuffle more easily. It takes a moment to get used to, but most people experience it as more comfortable.
Are the meanings of the cards explained somewhere?
There is no extensive guidebook included. The deck trusts you to interpret the images yourself based on colour and form. If you are completely new to tarot, you can use a separate standard work for the archetypes.
