There is a city inside No. Zero Tarot, and it takes more than one look to get your bearings.
The gallery moves between crowded, colourful scenes and darker cards held within black frames. Figures appear among machinery, unusual landscapes and curling decorative forms. Illustrated by Jan, the deck brings a science-fiction story to a Rider-Waite-Smith foundation, with 91 cards and two different visual presentations.
Watercolour in an unfamiliar future
Cyberpunk is often pictured in hard lines and neon. Here, watercolour gives the setting a different texture. Colours meet unevenly; small details gather around the figures. In a spread, the cards can feel like fragments of a larger illustrated story.
The product description introduces a future shaped by humanity’s encounter with alien technology. Its central characters include Z, a duplicate heroine; Unknown, a nameless traveller; Terek, a scientist; and Angelo, a bar owner. Memory and identity run through that premise.
You do not have to invent a complete biography for every figure before reading. Start by noticing who appears, what surrounds them and where they seem to be going. The companion guidebook can then help place those observations within the deck’s own story.
A useful question about identity
A story about a duplicate naturally raises a question: which parts of a person remain recognisable when their circumstances change?
That can be a productive starting point for journaling. Think of a role you have recently taken on, or one you have outgrown. Choose a card and describe what its figure seems to carry into the scene. Then ask what you are bringing into your own situation: a habit, an expectation, perhaps a strength you have stopped noticing.
This is a suggested way to reflect with the imagery, rather than an official interpretation from the guidebook. There is no need to make every reading an enormous question about existence. Sometimes a small change in perspective is enough.
Blue or Purple?
The edition choice changes how the artwork sits on the table.
Blue Edition has borderless card faces, white-bordered backs and blue-sprayed edges. It is worth considering if you prefer the illustrations to fill the card.
Purple Edition frames the faces in black, with black-bordered backs and purple-sprayed edges. The darker frame separates one scene from the next and gives the spread a more contained appearance.
Neither presentation is inherently better for reading. Look at several images together and decide which you find easier to follow. If a particular gallery photograph catches your attention, confirm the edition it shows before ordering.
Getting to know a 91-card deck
The listing describes 91 cards built around the traditional 78-card RWS structure, with additional thematic cards. That makes the companion guidebook particularly useful: check how the extra cards are named and used before folding them into your usual practice.
You can begin slowly. Read a familiar card, compare its scene with the meaning you already know, and note what this version adds. Leave room for the deck’s narrative to become familiar over several sessions.
The physical details
- 91 cards and a physical companion guidebook in both editions.
- Card dimensions: 70 × 120 mm.
- 330 gsm German black core paper.
- Soft-touch matte lamination.
- Blue- or purple-sprayed edges, depending on the edition.
- A magnetic book-style clamshell box with gold foil detailing.
The current listing does not specify the guidebook language. If that matters to your reading practice, ask us to confirm it before you choose.
For readers who enjoy following a story
No. Zero Tarot is an appealing prospect if you like science-fiction settings, recurring characters and illustrations that reward close attention. The Blue and Purple versions offer two ways into the same deck concept, so spend a little time with the gallery before deciding.
View No. Zero Tarot and compare the editions, or contact us if you would like help confirming a detail.
