Tempest Tarot Deck

Discover The Tempest Tarot, a deck for the ones who feel most themselves near open water. Created by tarot reader and astrologer Maisy Bristol and published by U.S. Games Systems, this is a fully nautical world — mermaids and pirates, krakens and sea maidens, spyglasses and compass roses, old maps bleached by salt and sun. The palette is deliberately muted: misty greys, ocean blues, washed-out blacks, and quiet golds that feel less like color choices and more like the sea itself deciding what to show you. It loosely follows the Rider-Waite-Smith bones, with some bold departures — Justice becomes a compass rose, the Pages become mermaids, the Ace of Wands a sailor's spyglass — and the minor arcana leans more pip-style, which makes this a deck that rewards the reader who's willing to sit with imagery and let it speak rather than match it to a memorized meaning. The card backs reveal a coiling Kraken. Of course they do. This is not a beginner deck — it's a deck for someone who already knows the sea, and is ready to go deeper.

Details:

🏢 Publisher: U.S. Games Systems, Inc.

📚 Guidebook: 72-page booklet with card meanings, imagery notes, and spreads

✨ Finish: Standard card stock, no gilded edges

🎴 Card Count: 78 cards

🔮 System: Loosely RWS-inspired with significant departures, especially in the Major Arcana and court cards

🎨 Art Style: Muted, illustrative, ink-drawn nautical imagery — minimalist with quiet emotional depth

📦 Packaging: Premium tuck box