Welcome to The Rhetorica
Every week, you’ll receive one card from The Rhetorica deck, which features a mythic or historical figure from Western history on one side and an inspiring prompt on the other.
This newsletter comes in 5 parts:
An introduction to the philosophies of the card’s theme
The mythology of the figure and their place in culture
A breakdown of the symbols within the card and the story
A series of prompts to put the philosophies and myths into practice in your writing
A full lesson how to use it in your content creation or brand
The Rhetorica is a creative system designed to spark better writing, richer ideas, and deeper storytelling, whether for your creative work or for your brand.
It’s a magical little tool to keep in your digital library.
(For now, because after the 52 cards of each volume are sent out in digital form, the physical deck will be released for purchase. Want it automatically and for free? Subscribe at the Card Holder level.)
Keep your cards in an album to flip through when you need some inspiration, or keep your weekly card as phone wallpaper to keep your creative fire burning.
Visit the site’s archives at therhetorica.com to peruse, pick, and choose.
Immerse yourself in the mythology, philosophy, and the history of persuasion and storytelling.
And let the cards remind you that writing isn’t just a commodity. It’s craft.
It’s rebellion. It’s an ancient art.
When you develop a creative writing and thinking practice, you’ll explode into a myth-making machine…but in a fun way.
And so, we begin—as all stories do—with a spark. (And a bit of rebellion.)
Your first card (and free to all) is Prometheus. Meet him here.
To meet the others and get weekly inspiration straight to your inbox, subscribe to a paid tier.
When the volume is complete (52 cards, 52 weeks, 1 year), the physical deck will be released. If you join the Card Holder tier, it will be sent to you for free.
And then the new volume will begin.
