Laba Wisdom Journal

Research, making,
and worlds in progress.

Studio notes across our different works, from translation and classical texts to myth, image, material, and contemporary ritual.

Translation Notes

What changes when an old prophecy crosses languages?

A look at the research and editorial choices behind our illustrated English edition of Tui Bei Tu.

Creation Journal

Why the deck begins with tarot meaning, then searches Chinese myth for the figure able to carry it.

Material Study

Color, texture, glare, shuffle feel, edges, packaging, and what physical prototypes taught us.

Mountains and Seas · Reading notes

Begin with the basics, explore the editions, or follow a card into its mythic world.

First steps

A familiar system, a companion guidebook, and a gentle first reading.

The physical deck

Starlight Standard, Collector, and Mini: three ways to spend time with the deck.

Chinese mythology

How familiar tarot archetypes meet the extraordinary lives of the Shan Hai Jing.