The Rebis, reciprocity, and social justice
The Rebis, reciprocity, and social justice
Hi friends,
I started The Rebis with the intention of building community around tarot and creativity — making space for poetry and art alongside personal and collective healing. Today, I’m reflecting on the founding principles for this publication and wanted to share them with you all.
The Rebis commits to amplifying and centering underrepresented voices, paying artists and writers fairly for their work, and redistributing profits to social justice causes.
After accounting for operating costs, profits from The Rebis will go to organizations committed to reparations and reproductive justice: The Sogorea Te Land Trust, an urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people; The National Network of Abortion Funds, which works with over 80 organizations to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access; and Liberated Capital, a donor community and funding vehicle aimed at moving untethered resources to Black, Indigenous, and other people-of-color communities for liberation and racial healing.
On a personal note: I’ve been decolonizing my own tarot practice — for example, learning more about the exclusionary practices of the occult societies that popularized tarot, using decks that don’t exclusively feature white bodies, and moving beyond the masculine/feminine gender binaries that are so often present in the cards. I welcome discussion and feedback if anyone reading this wants to chat more about these topics. I recognize there is so much more work to do here. I’ve let perfectionism paralyze me in the past, but I’m learning how to keep going regardless, and not let the feeling of “not enoughness” prevent me from doing anything at all.
My intention for The Rebis is to hold space for awe, beauty, joy, and creativity, while also being committed to collective liberation.
Thank you for being here and for supporting the publication.
—Hannah
Additional resources
For those interested in learning more about anti-capitalism, anti-racism, and decolonizing tarot, here’s a roundup of people I’ve been following and resources from folks in The Rebis community. If there’s anyone you’re learning from, please send them my way. I’d love to keep adding to the list.
Corinna Rosella, creator the Tarot School for Liberation and host of the podcast rise up! good witch: self care as resistance
Alana Smith, publisher of the Tarot & Politics Zine
Laura Mae Northrup, author of Radical Healership
Nick Kepley, tarot reader and host of the podcast In Search of Tarot
Diana Rose, astrologer who writes about liberation and healing
Charlie Claire Burgess, creator of the Fifth Spirit Tarot Deck
Kendrick Daye + Justin Henry, creators of Black Queer Tarot
Helen Shewolfe Tseng* + Virgie Tovar, creators of the Body Positivity Tarot class
Eryn Johnson*, breathwork facilitator and writer who works with people healing from the impacts of dogmatic religion and purity culture. They’re also the host of the incredible Living Open podcast
Sanyu Estelle*, a claircognizant ("clear knowing") soothsayer ("truth teller") that is also known as "The Word Witch" because of her deep love for word origins and word culture. She writes and speaks extensively on these topics.
Maria Minnis*, writer, artist, ritual facilitator, and teacher who wrote a series devoted to anti-racism with the tarot
Jessica Lanyadoo, astrologer, tarot reader, and host of Ghost of a Podcast
Casey Zabala, founder of Modern Witches, which pulled together a Justice & Liberation committee and often hosts workshops featuring educators on this list
*Contributors to the first print edition of The Rebis