Why we created this deck
About Mackenzie
About Lex
I had followed the steps I was told would make me happy. It all looked perfect from the outside, but on the inside I felt broken, empty, misaligned, defeated and anxious.
Through a whole lot of hard inner work driven by pain and the feeling that “there has to be more to life than this”, in 2019 I found alignment and began living my life, not the ones others and society had created for me.
I now devote my life as a certified Life Coach to helping others who are ready to find their own truth and make the change.
Daily rituals such as oracle decks, journaling and meditation have helped me stay connected to my true self so I can stay on track with living an aligned life. Making tools like this accessible to others (no matter where they are) is part of my heart's calling to help others who may feel similar to how I did discover their truth and move forward with that wisdom.
The 44 card deck has been a soul project for Author Mackenzie Watts, CLC, PCC and Artist Lex Joyal for almost 2 years. What came from their inner knowing will now help you uncover your own.
The 44 card deck has been a soul project for Author Mackenzie Watts, CLC, PCC and Artist Lex Joyal for almost 2 years. What came from their inner knowing will now help you uncover your own.
Creating Illuminate feels like the most natural extension of my work: helping sensitive, high-achieving humans remember their magic, trust their inner voice, and return to the parts of themselves they’ve been taught to doubt.
I didn’t grow up feeling spiritually fluent. I actually felt lost, overwhelmed, and unsure if I even belonged on this path. But something quiet inside me kept saying keep going. And following that whisper led me straight into the kind of guidance, mentorship, and soul-family that changed my life.
Now, my work is all about offering that same steadiness to others. Through creativity, coaching, and community, I help people reconnect to their intuition, regulate their nervous systems, and create lives that feel alive, expansive, connected and beautifully self-expressed.
This deck is a piece of that mission, a reminder that your sensitivity is your superpower, your emotions are a compass,
and your inner wisdom has been speaking to you all along.
Sharing this feels like both a homecoming and an offering.
I hope it illuminates something true inside of you, too.
Creating Illuminate feels like the most natural extension of my work: helping sensitive, high-achieving humans remember their magic, trust their inner voice, and return to the parts of themselves they’ve been taught to doubt.
I didn’t grow up feeling spiritually fluent. I actually felt lost, overwhelmed, and unsure if I even belonged on this path. But something quiet inside me kept saying keep going. And following that whisper led me straight into the kind of guidance, mentorship, and soul-family that changed my life.
Now, my work is all about offering that same steadiness to others. Through creativity, coaching, and community, I help people reconnect to their intuition, regulate their nervous systems, and create lives that feel alive, expansive, connected and beautifully self-expressed.
This deck is a piece of that mission, a reminder that your sensitivity is your superpower, your emotions are a compass,
and your inner wisdom has been speaking to you all along.
Sharing this feels like both a homecoming and an offering.
I hope it illuminates something true inside of you, too.
About Mackenzie
I had followed the steps I was told would make me happy. It all looked perfect from the outside, but on the inside I felt broken, empty, misaligned, defeated and anxious.
Through a whole lot of hard inner work driven by pain and the feeling that “there has to be more to life than this”, in 2019 I found alignment and began living my life, not the ones others and society had created for me.
I now devote my life as a certified Life Coach to helping others who are ready to find their own truth and make the change.
Daily rituals such as oracle decks, journaling and meditation have helped me stay connected to my true self so I can stay on track with living an aligned life. Making tools like this accessible to others (no matter where they are) is part of my heart's calling to help others who may feel similar to how I did discover their truth and move forward with that wisdom.
About Lex