The Snail Oracle: 33 Card Deck & Guidebook

If the small things in life have you spiraling, consider consulting The Snail Oracle. The cards feature real-life snails in miniature scenes crafted by Aleia Murawski and Sam Copeland, and plenty of irreverent advice to get you escargot-ing (groan, ha!) when life feels sluggish.

Here's a little sneak peek of the text in the deck's guidebook (edited by yours truly):

"The ancient art of gastrology (not to be confused with gastronomy) divined meaning from the silvery paths left behind by gastropods. Alas, the practice has been lost to time, but there is still much to be learned from mollusks and their mucin: It’s so sticky, a snail’s life can be turned upside down and they won’t fall. It’s so thick, they can slide across a razor blade without getting cut. But a snail’s mucus doesn’t hold them back or glue them into place—it’s what keeps them moving forward. Snails remind us that it’s not about how fast you get there or how big the reward, because home is a place we carry with us, and good things come in small packages."