As Above, So Below
The Hermetic Flight is the world's first aerial tarot deck—78 cards featuring 21 real aerial performers embodying the archetypes of tarot through movement.
"Between earth and sky, in that suspended moment where gravity releases its hold, we find the same liminal space that tarot divination has always occupied."
Five Years of Data Analyzed
After documenting thousands of discussions across Reddit, forums, and tarot communities, five common pain points emerged. We're listening...
Beginners report memorization anxiety as a major barrier to starting tarot. They abandon practice before gaining confidence, believing they need to memorize keywords before pulling their first card.
"78 cards to memorize? That's insane... I keep quitting before I even start." — Reddit user
Many readers, even experienced ones, struggle with the 16 court cards. Traditional decks show similar-looking figures with crowns—Pages, Knights, Queens, and Kings blur together without distinct personalities.
"Most tarot decks don't show the personalities of court cards, so they're hard to tell apart." — The Simple Tarot
Practitioners report consistent frustrations with card stock too thin to shuffle, oversized dimensions that hurt hands, flimsy packaging that disintegrates, and guidebooks offering only generic keywords.
"The very first thing I noticed was how terribly thin and poor quality the card stock is." — Amazon review
Many readers can interpret brilliantly for others but report difficulty with self-readings. Emotional investment clouds judgment, leading to wishful thinking and "convenient but highly subjective" interpretations.
"You end up with interpretations that match what you want to hear, not what you need to know." — Biddy Tarot
The RWS tradition presents homogeneous imagery—very white, very thin, very young. Practitioners actively seek decks featuring diverse body types, ages, ethnicities, abilities, and gender presentations, but finding both quality AND representation proves difficult.
"The traditional RWS is very white, very cis, very het, very ableist, very thin." — Asali Earthwork
These problems have solutions.
Embodied Solutions
When you see a performer suspended in The Strength card's intentional trust, you don't need to memorize "inner strength, courage, patience." The image tells the story. Your brain remembers bodies in motion—not abstract keywords.
Beginner-friendly: Pull your first card without panic. The imagery shows you what you need to know.
Knight energy literally moves with forward momentum—dynamic, risk-taking, action-oriented. Queen energy sits in grounded power—mastery, internal authority, magnetic presence. You don't guess at the difference. You see it in how bodies hold space.
Breakthrough moment: After years of confusion, court cards finally click. Intermediates report mastery within 2-3 months.
Your practice deserves tools that last. We addressed every documented quality complaint:
Built to last: Daily use for years. Cards still look pristine. Packaging still secure.
Clear, specific visual stories reduce projection when reading for yourself. You can't make a suspended inversion mean something it doesn't. Physical bodies anchor abstract concepts, helping you stay honest when emotions run high.
Objectivity support: Guidebook includes self-reading techniques from five years of community research.
The 21 aerial performers who embody these archetypes represent the actual diversity of aerial arts communities—various body types, ages, ethnicities, and gender presentations. This isn't tokenism. This is documentation of real humans doing real aerial work.
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78 cards feels impossible and you need visual stories, not memorization requirements
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Court cards still confuse you after years and you need embodied imagery to break through
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You're tired of decks falling apart and want premium materials with diverse representation
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You need tools that justify your rates and become part of your practice identity
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You want to explore tarot without pressure, expertise requirements, or mystical gatekeeping
Discover Your Archetype
Every tarot practitioner has a natural lens; a way of receiving wisdom that feels like home. Some need to see the structure before they trust it. Others feel truth in their body before their mind catches up. Some seek depth in the shadows. Others flow with creative intuition.
We've identified six distinct archetypes that shape how people connect with tarot. Knowing yours transforms everything: how you learn, which cards speak loudest, and why certain decks have never quite fit.
Twenty questions. Five minutes. One revelation about how you're wired.
You hunt for patterns in chaos. Structure is how you breathe. You need to see the blueprint before you trust the building.
Your body knows before your mind catches up. Truth lands in your bones, your gut, your chest. You read energy the way others read words.
Curiosity is your compass. You're drawn to what you don't yet understand, energized by possibility, alive in the exploration itself.
You go where others won't look. Depth calls to you. Transformation happens in the dark, and you're not afraid to descend.
You process through creation. Beauty is your language. When life gets heavy, you don't analyze; you alchemize.
You hold paradox with ease. Practical magic. Spiritual spreadsheets. You bridge worlds others keep separate.
Receive a detailed reading of your archetype's natural gifts, shadow tendencies, and how these can help or hinder your tarot divination journey.
An 8 Week email journey crafted specifically for your archetype. Same tarot wisdom, translated into the language your mind actually speaks. Whether you pulled your first card yesterday or have been reading for decades, the content meets you where you are.
Behind-the-scenes reveals of card creation. Exclusive Kickstarter pricing when we launch. First access to the deck (limited to first 333 backers). Insider updates on companion offerings.
Twenty questions stand between you and a revelation. No right answers. No tarot knowledge required. Just honest responses about how you move through the world.
Your result arrives immediately.