Christina Mrozik Illustrates an ‘Emotional Ecosystem’ Oracle Deck with Fantastical Forms

Six years in the making, Christina Mrozik’s new project tackles “the feelings of all things.” Fifty cards comprise the richly illustrated oracle deck, which delves into a vast emotional terrain through the artist’s distinctive visual metaphors of flora and fauna. Monochromatic in palette and surreal in subject matter, the individual works portray a variety of curious pairings from twin turtles with eyes nested into their shells to a bird speared by a spindly tree to a lily pad bursting from an open alligator jaw.

“Each drawing took between 20 to 40 hours of focused work,” Mrozik writes. “I built every image in layers—starting with rough sketches, researching forms, refining the composition, and slowly developing the final drawing in pencil until it felt complete.”

a drawing by Christina Mrozik of a bird in a plant

What results is an “emotional ecosystem designed to help you witness your feelings, understand their purpose, and build a relationship with your inner world. It is not a tool for fixing yourself, but a practice for meeting yourself,” they add.

As with much of Mrozik’s work, The Feelings of All Things melds beauty and pain, death and life. The deck is designed to be used on its own or alongside a preferred tarot set, either by selecting an illustration that feels most alluring or profound in the moment or simply choosing a card and reflecting on the imagery.

The Feelings of All Things has just under a week to go on Kickstarter, where it’s blown past its original goal, although there are still a few rewards available. Find more on Mrozik’s website and Instagram.

a collection of oracle cards on a table
a drawing by Christina Mrozik of two turtles with eyes on their backs
three drawings by Christina Mrozik on oracle cards
a drawing by Christina Mrozik of an alligator jaw opening around a plant
a drawing by Christina Mrozik of a skull entwined with a plant
a drawing by Christina Mrozik of two birds entwined
two oracle cards on a black table
a drawing by Christina Mrozik of a spider and a flower
a drawing by Christina Mrozik of crabs

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