Tarot deck 2026 · USA

The Tarot of New York City

Seventy-eight arcana rewired for the five boroughs.

A 78-card tarot built on the Rider–Waite–Smith skeleton and reset in present-day New York City, with suits of Cranes, Cups, Subways, and Tokens. Pop-art arcana by the Tarot Academy collective, led by Olena Zhukova and Volodymyr Zhukov.

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Cards
78
Major Arcana
22
Minor Arcana
56
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What makes it matter

  • 78 cards: 22 major arcana and 56 minors, every RWS meaning preserved
  • Four city suits: Cranes (Wands), Cups (Cups), Subways (Swords), Tokens (Pentacles)
  • Strength sits at VIII as Patience & Fortitude, the two New York Public Library lions
  • Created by the Tarot Academy collective under Olena Zhukova and Volodymyr Zhukov
  • Pop-art artwork: halftone dots, sunburst rays, black silhouettes on saturated primaries
  • 19 content sections per card, from keywords and significator to a guided meditation

About the deck

The Tarot of New York City is a 78-card deck that keeps the complete Rider–Waite–Smith skeleton (22 major arcana, 56 minors, four suits with Page-to-King courts) and moves every scene into the present-day five boroughs. The Fool becomes the Newcomer stepping off the bus at Port Authority with a phone at 12% battery; the Chariot is a yellow cab threading Midtown gridlock; the Tower is the 1977 blackout. Each traditional meaning stays intact under the new image, so anyone who reads RWS can read this deck on sight.

The suit system is the deck's central rewiring. Wands become Cranes, the fire of ambition and construction; Cups keep their name but take the shape of the blue Greek “We Are Happy To Serve You” coffee cup; Swords run underground as Subways, the suit of mind, conflict, and the daily grind; Pentacles circulate as Tokens: money, rent, and work. Strength holds the RWS position at VIII as Patience & Fortitude, named for the two marble lions on the New York Public Library steps.

The deck was created by the Tarot Academy collective, headed by Olena Zhukova and Volodymyr Zhukov, with pop-art imagery: halftone dot fields, sunburst rays, and black silhouettes of figures and skyline set against saturated color blocks. Every card carries the same 19-section content template, from keywords and topical spreads (money, business, work, romance, relationships, the physical self) to astrological and numerological correspondences and a guided meditation for connecting with the arcana's energy.

The deck at a glance

Created by
Tarot Academy collective, headed by Olena Zhukova and Volodymyr Zhukov
Illustrated by
Tarot Academy collective
First published by
Tarot Academy
Year
2026
Country
USA
Tradition
Tarot Academy collective
Also known as
New York City Tarot, NYC Tarot
Influences
Rider–Waite–Smith Tarot
Court ranks
Page · Knight · Queen · King
Reversals
Read upright and reversed
Recommended spreads
Daily Card, Three Card, Celtic Cross, Yes No
Best for
Beginner

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Astrology Numerology Elements

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