How to Work with MAC Cards: 10 Practices from the Author of the Kvitny Deck

Before you start: tuning in

Before drawing a card, give yourself a minute:

• Pause for a few seconds. Close your eyes. Take a few deep breaths.
• Form an inner question: “What do I want right now?”, “What state am I in?”, “What matters to me today?”
• Draw one card at random. Notice your first feeling: what do you see in the image? where are you in it? what does it resemble in your life?
• First give your own answer to the question — and only then flip the card and read what the flower says.

1. Card of the day

Every morning, draw one card and ask yourself: “What state am I in today?”, “What should I pay attention to?” It is not a forecast — it is the focus of the day. Live the day in the energy of that flower and notice in the evening what has changed.

2. My desire right now

Form the question: “What do I truly want right now?” — and draw one card. It is a detector of your real desire rather than the socially correct one: the subconscious reads an image faster than rationalization kicks in.

3. My decision

When a decision feels hard, draw three cards: my true state, my desire, my next step. This practice is not about “what will happen” but about “how to be with it”: it does not take away responsibility or impose the “right” choice — it hands the choice back to you.

4. What wants to bloom in me

Draw two cards: “what is sprouting in me right now” and “what I need for it to bloom.” It suits reflection on a project, a state, a relationship, or a new chapter — a very gentle way into deep topics without pressure.

5. My inner block

Two cards: “what is holding me back right now” and “what resource I have.” A practice about fears, self-sabotage, fatigue, and boundaries — things that are hard to talk about directly but easy to approach through the image of a flower.

6. Relationships

Three cards: my state in this relationship, my true desire, where it can grow. It works for love, friendship, partnership, and work. There is no toxic “what does he or she think” here — only you and your honest contact with yourself.

7. A practice for two or a circle

Draw cards together — in a pair, with a friend, in a women's circle, in a team, in therapy or coaching. Each person draws their own card, reads what their flower says, and shares what resonated. Two rules: no interpreting for another person, and no advice unless it is asked for.

8. A desire ritual

Form a desire and draw one card. Read its message and finish the practice with the phrase: “I allow myself…”. This is not visualization — it is permission.

9. Closing a chapter

Two cards: “what I am finishing” and “what I take with me.” The practice supports you through big transitions — a breakup, a move, a new job, a new level of life.

10. A bouquet with meaning

A flower deck can also be a tool for choosing flowers as a gift. Think of the person and set an intention: “What do I truly want to wish them?” Draw 1–2 cards — those flowers become the meaning behind the bouquet: build it from exactly those flowers or pick the closest ones in mood and color, and let the cards' meanings suggest the words for the note.

It works the other way too: when you receive a bouquet, find its flowers in the deck, read their meanings, and ask yourself — what are they telling me with this bouquet? what wish is being passed to me?

The key principles

Whichever practice you choose, the deck's author suggests keeping four things in mind:

• There are no good or bad cards in the deck: each one is about a state, not about circumstances.
• There are no right answers here. Only yours.
• The cards do not take away responsibility — they return it to you.
• Do not look for the “correct” answer. Look for the honest one.