Zen Tarot

object, performance


"She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it)."

•  -Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Recovering from a burnout is challenging. "What if everything I do feels like 'not enough'?". If excessive stress feels like you're drowning in responsibilities, burnout is a sensation of empty, emotional exhaustion and devoid of motivation that comes after. Ilva and many others struggle with the pressure of society.

Her decision to take residency in a Zen Buddhistic monastery in Oregon, USA, taught her the wisdom of simple living: "Empty your cup" (as the monks would pu

t it). This and other sayings, Ilva collected to remind herself.

Zen Tarot is a game designed to calm a stressed mind, stimulate intuition and associative thinking. 

Ilva made this work to encourage belief in her own inherent wisdom.