Earth, Moon, & Shadow Oracle March Update!

As many of you know, the tariffs that were imposed last year created an enormous financial burden for our projects. Across everything we have in production, those tariffs added nearly $100,000 in additional costs, which forced several of our projects—including the 2nd Edition of the Earth, Moon, & Shadow Oracle and the Into the Shadows: A Path to Individuation Workbook—into a holding pattern while we tried to find a path forward.

During previous updates, we had anticipated moving into production much earlier this year. However, because the U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to rule on the constitutionality of those tariffs, I made the decision to pause and wait for that ruling before committing to production. If the tariffs were struck down, it would dramatically change the financial reality for us.

On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs were unconstitutional. That decision changed everything. The removal of those tariffs going forward saves us tens of thousands of dollars across our remaining productions. This ruling finally gives us the financial breathing room to move forward again with the projects that have been paused since last spring.

There is also an important piece of context I want to share, because it helps explain how our production schedule works. We work with two different printers, each chosen very intentionally.

Our Earth, Moon, & Shadow Oracle decks are printed in Italy at a zero-carbon-footprint facility. Environmental responsibility is extremely important to us, and this printer allows us to produce these decks in a way that aligns with our values while maintaining the beautiful print quality that the project deserves.

Most of our other projects—including the Into the Shadows Workbook—are printed with a very small, family-owned and operated print shop in Shenzhen, China.

We chose this printer very deliberately. They are not a giant industrial factory running endless production lines. They are a small shop run by a family that genuinely cares about their people and the quality of the projects they produce. From the very beginning it was clear that they take enormous pride in their craftsmanship, and that mattered deeply to us when deciding who we wanted to partner with.

However, being a small shop also means they simply cannot run multiple large productions at the same time. Unlike larger factories, they must complete one project before beginning the next. Because of that, we have to space our projects out in their production queue.

With the tariffs now lifted and our printer schedules confirmed, we are finally able to lock in the production timelines for both the 2nd Edition of the Earth, Moon, & Shadow Oracle and the Into the Shadows Workbook.

📅 Earth, Moon, & Shadow Oracle (2nd Edition)

Printed in Italy
Production Start: July 2026
Production Duration: ~30–45 days (Estimated completion: Late July – Mid August 2026)
Freight Shipping from Italy: August 2026
Arrival to Us: Late August / Early September 2026
Fulfillment Begins: Immediately upon arrival

📅 Into the Shadows: A Path to Individuation Workbook

Printed with our small shop in China
Production Start: September 2026
Production Duration: ~60 days
(Estimated completion: November 2026)
Freight Shipping: November 2026
Arrival to Us: December 2026
Fulfillment Begins: As soon as freight arrives

As soon as each shipment arrives at our studio, we will begin packing and shipping immediately.

I know these projects have taken longer than any of us originally hoped, and I want you to know how deeply grateful I am for the patience, kindness, and encouragement so many of you have shown along the way. The past year brought challenges none of us could have predicted, but the lifting of the tariffs finally allows us to move forward again.

Thank you for continuing to walk this road with us. It truly means more than I can say.

With gratitude,
Serefina Mesa
Rue & Vervain