As someone who constantly struggles with filling up a blank canvas, there is a quiet logic behind Mariëlle S. Smith’s latest Kickstarter campaign, Get Out of Your Own Way, that feels familiar to anyone who has ever sat in front of a blank page, half-finished sketch, or stalled project.
At its core is a 31-day tarot challenge designed to work with whatever tools you already use: tarot, oracle cards, journals, crystals, or simple reflection. Each day offers a prompt focused on creativity, fear, confidence, and direction, presented one at a time rather than as a single overwhelming framework.
Mariëlle S. Smith, whose wider body of work centres on supporting creatives through spiritual and reflective practice is well-known for projects such as Tarot for Creatives, Tarot for Entrepreneurs, and Cards for Creative Courage, she has built a following among writers, artists, and small business owners who use tarot as part of their working process rather than as a purely spiritual ritual.
In that context, Get Out of Your Own Way feels like a natural extension of her practice. It is aimed at people who are not short of ideas, but often blocked by overthinking, comparison, or uncertainty. The structure is simple. You follow the prompts in sequence, sit with your cards, and reflect honestly on what comes up.
The Kickstarter campaign supports a full-colour special edition of the challenge. Instead of existing only as a downloadable worksheet or digital programme, it becomes a physical object that can live alongside sketchbooks and decks. The format reinforces the idea of showing up daily, rather than dipping in only when motivation is high.
The 31-day structure also matters. It encourages rhythm over intensity. Small, repeated acts of attention rather than dramatic moments of clarity. For writers and artists used to uneven bursts of productivity, this kind of steady framework can be more useful than open-ended self-reflection.
Within contemporary tarot culture, projects like this reflect a growing interest in process over prediction. I enjoy using my tarot cards when it comes to planning a D&D campaign or creating a character sheet, and many readers now use cards as part of their creative routine, alongside journalling and planning. Get Out of Your Own Way sits firmly in that space. It is about noticing what gets in the way of making work, and learning to move through it with more awareness.
For creatives who already work with tarot, or who are curious about using reflective tools more intentionally in their practice, this campaign is worth paying attention to.
Support the project here from €5 : Kickstarter | Get Out of Your Own Way Tarot Challenge Limited Edition.
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