Akashic Eye Tarot: What You See on the Second Look

On Akashic Eye Tarot’s Star card, the yellow star stands out against violet. Look a little longer and the border starts to ask for your attention too. That shift from the scene to the smaller marks is a good way to get acquainted with this deck.

Presented by A.M.M. Studio, Akashic Eye takes its name from the esoteric idea of the Akashic Records. It combines familiar Rider-Waite-Smith imagery with Hebrew letters, astronomical signs, Kabbalistic pathways and Lenormand motifs. The product listing also describes imagery designed to be viewed in reverse. There is plenty to study, especially if you like to come back to a card after your first reading.

The Star card from Akashic Eye Tarot on top of a fan of cards — The yellow star gives you somewhere to begin before you examine the finer details.

Start with the scene you recognise

You can read the figures and objects before deciding what to do with the correspondences. Look at what a character is doing, where the light falls, and whether the surrounding scene feels open or crowded. Then pick one mark you are curious about. If you know the system it comes from, see how that reading changes your first impression. If you are still learning it, make a note to look it up later.

White-bordered Akashic Eye Tarot cards spread beside a fan of reddish patterned backs — The white borders leave a clear space between the images in a spread.

Try looking again from the other end

Choose a card for a question you have been circling. Write a sentence about the first detail you notice. Turn the card around and take another look. What has become easier to see? What did you assume on the first pass?

You might discover that you kept looking at the most prominent figure and missed something nearer the edge. That is enough for a journal entry. In the situation you are thinking about, what has been taking up most of your attention, and what would you like to look at more closely?

Two Akashic Eye Tarot cards held together with a central eye visible on the front card — The eye motif draws attention to the layered geometry around it.

White Border or Portable?

Both editions contain 80 cards and come in telescoping boxes with a matte laminate. The White Border edition measures 70 × 120 mm and uses 350 gsm paper coated on both sides, with a varnished, embossed finish.

The Portable edition measures 63 × 108 mm and uses 330 gsm black-core paper with embossed slip-coat varnish. Its box has gold foil detailing. The smaller cards take up less room in a spread, while the larger format gives the fine marks more room on the face.