Get At The Root
Sanyu EstelleAn etymological, sociological, socio-cultural and philological deep dive into words, what they mean, what they meant and how we choose to use them.
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GATR Essay #2: I FINISHED MY BOOK and it's an "Industry Disrupter" on the History of Tarot!
My debut book, The Cultural Roots of Tarot, will be out in Fall 2026
I know I’ve been quiet for like 9 months or so, and that is because I FINISHED WRITING MY DEBUT BOOK!
I’m sooooo excited and also pretty proud of what I accomplishe...
New Moon in Libra Reading
Hello Other Worlds,
This is a 6-minute reading for the New Moon in Libra and an invitation to LACMA's A Night of Rituals and Revelry featuring a screening of the Little Shop of Horrors hosted by Meatball the Drag Queen, speed card readings...
GATR Digest #8 | Determine, Control, Hypocrisy and Insecurity
The etymology, ontology, philology, etc.
Hello Other Worlds,
GATR Essay #1: The Tarot Didn't "Magically Appear" in Renaissance Italy
The Tarot Didn't "Magically Appear" in Renaissance Italy—And I’m Here To Prove It
For centuries, we've been fed a sanitized story: that the Major Arcana cards spontaneously appeared in Renaissance Italy around 1430, emerging from Europ...
GATR Digest #7 | Pleasure, Desire and Ecstasy
The etymology, ontology, history, etc.
Hello Other Worlds,
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Sanyu Estelle is a Soothsayer known as "The Word Witch" because of her deep love for word origins and word culture. Her writing has been featured by the New York Times, Row House Publishing and the Geffen Contemporary Warehouse at MOCA.
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