Zielenspat Tarot - comic art, dark dreams and a vivid palette
This is not a deck you set quietly on a shelf. Zielenspat Tarot is built around a single driving idea: a soul moving through incarnations, blurring dream and reality at every turn. Each card is a scene from that story, not just a symbol placed on a background.
The art style combines comic-book illustration with what the creators describe as 'chilling dreams'. Colour is central: the palette is striking, with fluorescent tones that carry through to the packaging itself. The mood is dark and unsettling, but there is nothing inert about it. Every card has motion.
What is in the box
The full 78-card tarot structure is intact: 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana. On top of that comes a replacement card for the Death position and three bonus cards titled 'Ω. Be Yourself', 'α. Fear' and 'β. Lost'. The total comes to 82 cards plus the three extras.
The guidebook is in English. Cards are printed on 330 gsm black core card stock with an air-cushion finish, which gives them a lightly springy feel when handled and shuffled. The box is a sturdy lid-and-base construction with sleeve, also printed on black core paper with fluorescent ink.
What this deck is about
The source material describes each scene as 'a statement in itself', and that is exactly what comes through: not subtle imagery but direct, wilful art with something to say. This deck is not aimed at someone looking for a classic Rider-Waite-Smith style or soft watercolour aesthetics.
The bonus cards signal that the creators deliberately stepped outside the traditional 78-card structure. 'Be Yourself', 'Fear' and 'Lost' are concepts that can hold their own in a reading, even though they sit outside the standard framework.
Try pulling the bonus card 'β. Lost' separately and place it beside a position in a spread that is not landing for you. The tension between the two images can be surprisingly direct.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 82 tarot cards + 3 bonus cards
- Composition: 22 Major Arcana + 56 Minor Arcana + replacement Death card + 'Ω. Be Yourself', 'α. Fear', 'β. Lost'
- Guidebook language: English
- Dimensions: 70 x 120 mm
- Card stock: 330 gsm black core paper
- Finish: air-cushion
- Ink: environmentally friendly, odourless ink
- Packaging: rigid lid-and-base box with sleeve, black core paper, fluorescent ink
- Weight: 425 g
Questions we often get
What exactly are the bonus cards and how do they work?
The three bonus cards ('Ω. Be Yourself', 'α. Fear' and 'β. Lost') sit outside the standard 78-card structure. The English guidebook is included; how you work with them in a reading is yours to decide or find described in the guidebook.
In what language are the cards printed?
The guidebook is in English. The card titles are not specified in the product details beyond the bonus card names. The deck is an internationally released title, so checking the product images before purchase is a good idea if this matters to you.
