What Does The Deck Say? May 22, 2025

Wyzard of Odd Tarot: Five of Swords, Nine of Disks, & Three of Swords. ©Bryan Lahr.

Today’s cards: Five of Swords, Nine of Disks, & Three of Swords.

Before the day starts, consider if what you think you wanted to get done today is truly worth the cost required to achieve it. You may pay relatively little, but someone is going to bear distressing levels of discomfort and burden so you can walk lightly. You may think that nothing will come back to you about it, and that may be true for today, but the burden you place on yourself cannot be abrogated or carried by another. Whatever debt you incur today will come back to be paid in full by you in turn. Are you sure what you want is worth that increased cost?


Bryan Lahr’s Wyzard of Odd tarot deck is a work of art featuring carefully crafted images of literal smoke and mirrors. The deck is based on the Thoth and the margins are lined with correspondences from various esoteric practices. The slightly oversize deck works well for contemplation as the images fold onto themselves and unfolds upon the viewer. In following with the tradition set by the Thoth deck, Wyzard Princes are equivalent to Waite’s Knights, and Wyzard Knights are equivalent to Waite’s Kings. The Wyzard of Odd tarot deck is ©Bryan Lahr.

What Does The Deck Say” is a weekday series of 3 card pulls from a cartomancy deck. No context or query is given to frame what the cards say as the posts are reading samples and not personal instruction. The result is sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, and usually surprising. All readers are invited to leave a comment about what they perceive in the random spread as each person will interact with the cards in their own way.

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