New Tarot and Oracle Decks for 2025

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Despite not necessarily being — or sometimes including — books with them, tarot and oracle card decks are absolutely bookish creations. These decks ask users to read the cards, through the words on the cards, the images on the cards, and the combination of both.

Tarot cards began their lives akin to playing cards, and few historical decks still remain. Many were hand painted, and it was through the development of the printing press that they were able to be mass produced. Somewhere in the late 1700s, the first tarot deck was produced for the purposes of divination (AKA using the cards intuitively to find meaning). Tarot cards today have the same setup as did those early decks. There are 78 cards total, consisting of two parts: the 22-card major arcana, alongside the 56-card minor arcana. Tarot cards have a structure and pattern to their language, though interpretation is at the hands of the user, based on what they’re seeing in the individual cards, as well as the spread of cards.

Oracle cards, on the other hand, are more fluid in their structure. A deck can contain any number of cards, any number of designs, and often comes with a booklet to offer insight into the cards and what they might mean. Many see oracle cards as more accessible to the common person, since there isn’t a standard template to them. Rather, you can simply be drawn to the messages or images of a deck and use it wherever feels appropriate in your life.

Do cards connect to something mystical? Maybe! But also maybe not. What makes cards — be they tarot or oracle — appealing for so many is that they simply offer thoughts. Being offered a thought gives a user something to think about or chew over, as well as potential insight into a question or challenge that they may otherwise not have come to on their own. They can offer a guiding idea for any number of projects, time periods, circumstances.

Tarot cards have a long legacy of sexism and racism associated with their use, as well as their iconography. The most common Western deck, the Rider-Waite, was developed by a woman of color named Pamela Coleman Smith, but the credit for its creation went not to her, but instead to the publishing company. Many alternate decks fall into problems, too, wherein the vast majority of images feature thin, white bodies, as well as female bodies positioned in ways that are disempowering. There are not disabled bodies, not bodies of people of color, not empowered female, trans, genderqueer, or otherwise non-cis white men centered in the images. Many decks also showcase patriarchal, Victorian-era conservative family models. For example, The Empress represents a mother who is “nurturing” while The Emperor, representing a father, is “authoritative.” The good news is that over the last decade, with the creation of more decks, these common traps are becoming less and less common.

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Part of why oracle cards have flourished is the freedom to move away from the structure and offer a wholly different — and more accurate — view of the world. Of course, that doesn’t stop some creators from appropriating language and images from other cultures, so do note that many decks will be off-putting because of this. There are, for example, a number of “spirit animal” style decks, both oracle and tarot, developed by non-Native creators for non-Native use.

But, because so many people have found interest in both types of decks, tarot, too, is finding itself better representing a wide array of human (and non-human!) experiences. In 2020, a wildly successful Kickstarter for BOTANICA: A Tarot Deck about The Language of Flowers highlighted the passion for different styles of tarot, as it brought in nearly 3/4 of a million dollars from backers.

It’s a treat to see such a variety of decks, and thanks to authors who are tuned into what sorts of decks would bring meaning and value to users’ lives, we’re able to find the just right set or sets for us.

Let’s have some fun and dive deep into the world of gorgeous, unique, and inclusive tarot and oracle card decks you can buy right now in 2025. I’ve included a handful of decks that came out at the tail end of 2024, as well as a couple you can preorder in preparation for divination this fall. Of note: many of the decks have no authorship attached to them and/or they use an alias. It is impossible to know how diverse creatorship is here, though the cards themselves certainly feature a necessary range of skin tones, shapes, sizes, and more.

chubby witch's night in oracle cards

Chubby Witch’s Night In: A 44-Card Oracle Deck and Guidebook (September 9)

This is another deck created by THE amanda lovelace. It featured 44 cards with imagery of a wide range of cute fat witches. The illustrations are soft and cozy.

the arcana of astrology card deck

Arcana of Astrology Oracle Card Gift Set 

This 45 card oracle deck is dreamy, isn’t it? If you love astrology and have never dabbled with cards or you’re a card lover who also finds a lot of meaning and/or fun with astrology, this will be your new bestie.

drag queen oracle deck

Drag Queen Oracle: 40 Cards to Help Slay on Life’s Runway

10/10 no notes for this vintage-inspired drag queen oracle deck.

The Witch of the Forest’s Earth Oracle Deck: 78 Oracle Cards

I’m obsessed with the imagery in this deck, which includes moon phases, animals, herbs, flowers, crystals, the seasons, and the elements. The cards themselves are a stark black with bright illustrations, giving them such a perfectly Earthy feel.

tarot disassembled card deck

Tarot Disassembled: (78 Full-Color Cards)

Going maybe in the exact opposite direction as the Earthy cards above is this tarot deck that explodes the traditional imagery and symbolism of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. These cards are bold, bright, and inviting to both new and long time tarot fans.

hedgewitch tarot cards

The Hedgewitch Tarot (September 8)

This clever deck pulls from the tradition of the Rider-Waite-Smith lineage and the spiritual realms of the hedgewitch. The major arcana cards call to the spiritual world while the minor arcana are grounded in Earth’s four elements. It’s a nice balance of the immediate world beneath our feet and the possibilities of worlds beyond them.

alchemy of the spirit oracle cards

Alchemy of the Spirit: An Oracle Deck to Guide Your Journey Into the Self

If you’re looking for the kind of oracle deck that invites true self-discovery, this groovy-palated option is calling your name. The designs and motifs draw from three arenas: Situations, Spirits and Symbols.

 A Fantasy Oracle Deck and Guidebook

The Endless Grove: A Fantasy Oracle Deck and Guidebook

This deck pitches itself as something original not only in its gorgeous Arabian-inspired fantasy art. It ties all of the cards together through an organic pattern “inspired by Islamic arabesque.” The cards are inclusive here, featuring a wide array of symbols and people at the center. There are 50 cards along with a handy guidebook.

 A Deck and Guidebook of Plant Power card deck

Mystic Mondays: The Healing Herbology Deck: A Deck and Guidebook of Plant Power

Prefer plant energy? This deck is inspired by tarot and oracle, but it is its own thing all together. Enjoy 56 cards featuring plants, flowers, and herbs with healing power. The cards are vibrant in color and they come in a little bit of a different shape: they’re square!

the zodiac oracle card deck

The Zodiac Oracle: The Heavens Speak (December 8)

Here’s another deck for those who love astrology. The Zodiac Oracle pulls from western beliefs about the plants and stars to offer users wisdom from both oracle lineage and astrological lineage. Look how beautiful the people on these cards are rendered–they’re ethereal, to say the least.

Morbid Mirror Oracle (July 31)

The box for this oracle deck was enough to grab my attention, and the cards inside were no less disappointing. Marrying wisdom and whimsy, the cards offer a peek into both the dark and light of the human experience. The images are those gorgeous mirror-y silver set against a black background.

feminine myths oracle deck

Feminine Myths Oracle

Myths of the feminine spanning global beliefs and spiritual ideas? Yes, please. And yes, “feminine” here isn’t exclusive to cis-het representation as you might expect.

Stunning art features maidens, mothers, crones, and more.

the spiritual meaning of birds card deck

The Spiritual Meaning of Birds Oracle Deck: Discover the Wisdom & Insight of These Divine Winged Messengers

It’s really hard for me to choose which deck among these is the one I’d pick up first, but I think it’s this one. In an era where more and more people are leaning into a love, fascination–err, maybe obsession–with birds, this deck marries a love of birds with the oracle. There are 50 cards featuring the variety of birds you’d see in your own backyard.

There are also a number of fun fandom-inspired, pop culture-forward decks hitting shelves this year as well. Check out Gilmore Girls Oracle: A Stars Hollow-Inspired Deck and Guidebook (August 12), Shania Twain Oracle: A Deck and Guidebook for Still Being the One (August 12), The Eras Tarot: A Deck and Guidebook Tribute to the Magic of Taylor Swift (November 11), and Barbie Oracle: A Deck and Guidebook to Empower and Inspire (August 5). You can also pick up the 2025 releases of The Wizard of Oz Tarot Deck and Guidebook, Mean Girls Tarot Deck and Guidebook, and Back to the Future Tarot Deck and Guidebook now.


Want more from the world of the tarot and oracle? You’ll want to pick up these great science fiction and fantasy books involving tarot and play around with this reader’s tarot spread.

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