Vibrating Tarot is a forthcoming Tarot deck featuring iconic and award winning pleasure products showcased upon new depictions of Pamela Colman Smith’s original Tarot illustrations from over 100 years ago.
The concept clears away stigma with its initial humour but should also be looked at in a serious way as a legitimate tool of divination to engage with, solo or with friends and trusted partners, in search of deeper knowledge about yourself and those around you.
This independent project brings together dozens of quality names in the pleasure product industry, from big companies, to small businesses, to independent artists, so that we may all celebrate the diverse threads that weave this community together.
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“Vibrating Tarot is a fun and innovative way to showcase the link between pleasure and presence, and we’re excited to see the Magic Wand featured so prominently.”
–Ken Herskovitz, Vibratex
We'll be going live with our crowdfunding campaign after all of our licensing agreements are signed and I am working to make that happen as soon as possible.
We're aiming to crowdfund in May 2025.
For now, the best way you can help us out is to please join our mailing list at the following link:
Crowdfunding with BackerKit Pre-Launch Mailing List
BackerKit was the only crowdfunding platform to put their support and their enthusiasm behind our project during a time when other crowdfunding platforms were turning us away because of our relation to sexual wellness.
Please join our mailing list at the link below to ensure that you get notified about the crowdfunding campaign that will help fund the first edition of Vibrating Tarot.
Our new deck of cards builds upon the traditional Tarot themes as it pays homage to many different worlds that explore sex-positivity, LGBTQ+ visibility, and BDSM/kink friendly themes.
In addition to the 90 card Tarot deck and guide booklet, there is a colouring book, a free pleasure product themed font (for non-commercial use), fundraising for charitable donations, and lists of resources like sex educators, product reviewers, and other Tarot designers.
Vibrating Tarot is still in pre-production so most of the artwork you see is process work. I’m hoping to launch on Crowdfunding by BackerKit in May 2025. Please join our mailing list in order to get notified about our crowdfunding campaign.
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“It’s very cool to see this project evolve—and so wonderful to know we’re a big part of it.“
–Alicia Sinclair Rosen, COTR Inc.
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”Good luck with it.”
–U.S. Games Systems
When Vibrating Tarot is commercially available, the package will include the following:
— Deck of 90 Tarot Cards printed on Premium Linen Card Stock
— 120 Page Perfect Bound Paperback Guide Booklet
— Rigid Box with Removable Lid
When Vibrating Tarot is commercially available, the package will include the following:
— Deck of 90 Tarot Cards printed on Premium Linen Card Stock
— 120 Page Perfect Bound Paperback Guide Booklet
— Rigid Box with Removable Lid
Read about our Project Overview at the following link.
Free colouring pages will soon be available for download. A bound version of the colouring book will be available in a limited quantity to those who pledge in a certain tier when the crowdfunding campaign goes live.
After the crowdfunding campaign is over, it would be nice to see the colouring book continue to be available and sold with, or independent of, the deck of cards.
Vibrating Font is very close to being finished, but I’m still in the process of seeking approval from every company involved. When they agreed to be part of Vibrating Tarot, the didn’t agree to be included in this font, so I need to touch base with everyone first in order to get the green light.
The font will be free for non-commercial use, so we’ll all be able to use it in personal projects, or for educational purposes, but we won’t be able to print the images on t-shirts or coffee mugs and sell them for a profit.
Read the full story at our Vibrating Tarot Font page by following the link below.
Have you heard the news? Vibrating Tarot is Crowdfunding with BackerKit in May 2025.
See our Crowdfunding page at the link below for details on how Vibrating Tarot found a home on BackerKit's crowdfunding platform, and please follow the links to join our crowdfunding mailing list.
Over the past year, I’ve had the chance to reach out to dozens of the world’s leading companies in the pleasure product industry to secure permission to use imagery of their products in the Tarot deck.
I owe a lot to all of these companies. Without their permission, I wouldn’t be able to do this kind of work and this body of work would not exist. Thank you to everyone out there who has shown me their support.
Follow this link for a list of product manufacturers who are involved in Vibrating Tarot.
What toys do you want to see featured in Vibrating Tarot?
This is an open call for anyone who has some great ideas for products that should be featured in the Vibrating Tarot deck of cards. It’s important that I include a variety of diverse voices in the conversation and I’m happy to be reaching out to important people in our community for guidance.
It’s a major goal of mine to feature small businesses and independent artists alongside the big companies so that everyone can share the spotlight in this project. This way, the landscape of the deck will resemble a true depiction of the unique nature of our own personal toy collections.
I'm grateful for all the press and attention I've received for this project, from industry leaders like XBIZ and AVN, to local podcast interviews like The Bed Post Podcast. Thank you all.
As a way of giving back to the community that has helped make this project possible, I’d like to donate some original pieces of art to silent auctions that donate their money to charities that work with matters pertaining to sex education, sexual assault survivors, and LGBTQ+ rights. I’m in discussions right now with some of the toy manufacturers in order to obtain permission to do so.
One of my goals is to be able to consult with a variety of health care professionals along the way to build a more comprehensive understanding of the important decisions that need to be made in a project like this. Provided here is a list of sex education professionals who are well known members of the community.
Part of getting all the details right in Vibrating Tarot consists of tapping into the wealth of knowledge that is found within the community of product reviewers and sex bloggers. The genuine guidance they give is invaluable, especially to a project like this. Listed here are some notable voices in this field.
I’m particularly interested in chatting with other card designers in an attempt to uncover what our different processes look like when it comes to releasing independently made decks of cards.
What are the first things that you look at when reviewing a new deck? What are the top things you take into consideration? What are some essential details that I shouldn’t neglect? What are some of the things that I want to avoid?
The community of Tarot and Oracle deck reviewers has been a hidden gem for me, and I'm grateful to be in a position to learn from them on multiple levels. Listed here are the names that have stood out for me.
Frank Lawrence is an independent artist and freelance typographer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, who gardens poisonous plants, collects old typewriters, and plays the saw.
After obtaining a Bachelor of Design from York University / Sheridan College’s Joint Program in Design in 2011, he's been running a small freelance design business called Pallor Publishing, offering typography consultation, book design, font design, as well as Tarot and ESP card readings by appointment.
Thanks for taking the time to read about Vibrating Tarot and for getting to know more about the project though all of the different resources on this website. Please don’t hesitate to reach out anytime.
Frank Lawrence, B.Des
Pallor Publishing
@PallorPublishing
@VibratingTarot
I can’t thank everyone enough for their enthusiastic support. From the encouragement I get from those in the pleasure product industry, to the excited voices in the larger community who are responsible for making the industry thrive, to the sex educators who have made me realize the greater responsibility at hand, to the enthusiasm from the Tarot community, and to the everyday people who are eager to see this deck of cards come to fruition, you are all responsible for my progress with Vibrating Tarot.
Each company you see represented on this page has given me their permission to continue developing the project while using their images in my process work. Now is the time when we are taking our next steps towards signing the licensing agreement that will allow us to crowdfund, print, and distribute the deck.
Thank you to everyone for your consideration and for all of your support.
We'll be going live with our crowdfunding campaign after all of our licensing agreements are signed and I am working to make that happen as soon as possible.
We're aiming to crowdfund in May 2025.
For now, the best way you can help us out is to please join our mailing list at the following link:
Crowdfunding with BackerKit Pre-Launch Mailing List
BackerKit was the only crowdfunding platform to put their support and their enthusiasm behind our project during a time when other crowdfunding platforms were turning us away because of our relation to sexual wellness.
Please join our mailing list at the link below to ensure that you get notified about the crowdfunding campaign that will help fund the first edition of Vibrating Tarot.