Today we’d like to introduce you to Evie (Soror Tzadkiel) Johnson.
Hi Evie, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstories.
On my 17th birthday, Memphis native and photographer Paul Clarke gifted me my first Tarot deck. Ever since then I have been constantly doing Tarot readings and learning about various lineages of Tarot for divination and meditation. Shortly after I started working with Tarot, I started attending the University of Memphis and found myself studying Kabbalah under David Patterson, who was the Judaic Studies Department Chair at the time. I soon came to learn about the depth of connection between the Kabbalah and the Tarot.
I aspired to one day create my own Tarot deck and I finally finished my first Tarot deck, Rota Tarot, when I was 28 years old. Since then I have also published an Oracle Deck called Occult Oracle, and another Tarot Deck titled Rota Tarot Classique. My decks, as well as art prints, and psychic readings, can be found on my website: rotatarot.com
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Creating the Tarot and Oracle Decks was extremely time intensive. They each took me about 2 years to produce. I had to teach myself photoshop for my first two decks, which came with many struggles, but I was able to learn with the help of YouTube tutorials and various help articles.
The third deck I created was entirely hand-drawn, and so I ended up making several iterations of a number of the cards. I never received any professional art training, so I would be considered a folk artist, and I hope my story inspires others to know that they can do anything they set their mind to, as long as they have the determination to see the project to its end!
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am best known for my esoteric creations, namely Tarot Decks and fine art paintings influenced by Western Esotericism. In the Western Mystery Tradition, this field of study is called Qabalistic Tarot, a branch of Qabalah, which is spelled differently to distinguish it from Jewish Mysticism, as the study of Tarot is not part of the classical body of Jewish Mystical teachings. I have also been reading Tarot for nearly 20 years, and I provide a unique service to clients in that I give psychic Tarot readings with decks I personally created. I have studied various lineages of Tarot which have been very influential in my understanding of the symbols, namely the Builders of the Adytum and Golden Dawn lineages of Tarot.
In addition, I was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in a co-Masonic lineage of Freemasonry in 2015, which also sets me apart, as I have been initiated into a very old line of wisdom teachings. The Masonic symbols and rituals are highly significant and deeply interwoven with the symbols of classical Tarot.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
I feel that having a foundation in the study of Jewish Mysticism, authentic lineages of Tarot, as well as Masonic teachings, allows me to transmit the ancient wisdom of Tarot in a unique way.
There are thousands of modern decks available, many of which are extremely beautiful and visionary, though I would classify the vast majority of these as exoteric, meaning they lack the mysteries of Ageless Wisdom, rather than esoteric, or being imbued with hidden meanings and teachings that aid beings in discovering their true nature as spiritual beings.
Pricing:
- Rota Tarot Deluxe Deck $85
- Rota Tarot Mini Deck $59
- Occult Oracle $70
- Rota Tarot Classique $85
- Online Tarot Readings from $10
Contact Info:
- Website: rotatarot.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sorortzadkiel/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sorortzadkiel/
- Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/SororTzadkiel
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@sorortzadkiel
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@sorortzadkiel
