Witch: a person who works with nature, plants, cycles of the universe and deep wisdom, and who uses those elements for healing. Potion: magical tool made from plants, such as a tea, drink or salve.

The paintings, which are priced at $4,000 each, are abstracted takes on the familiar images of the Rider–Waite tarot deck, created by unsung British illustrator Pamela Colman Smith in 1909.

Inner Witch, on shelves now, guides readers through modern practice of "magick" through tools tools like tarot, astrology, and crystals — all of which have seen a surge in mainstream popularity ...

Tarot doesn't predict the future, and if you get a reading by someone who tells you otherwise, they're just in it for the con. It's fun to play, but the cards aren't meant to be taken literally ...

Tarot readings, she said, can help people feel "more clarity and direction." "For a theater-lover like me, I wanted a Broadway-themed deck," she recalled.