El Quinto Sol: The Mesoamerican Cosmos - Playing Cards
A project in Mexico City, Mexico by The Mythographer032days
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Status: Active
A cosmological map of ancient Mesoamerica hidden within a deck of playing cards.
Backers: 45
Average Daily Pledges: MX$21,807
Average Pledge Per Backer: MX$969
Funding: MX$43,614 of MX$306,000
Dates: Sep 29th -> Nov 2nd (35 days)
Project By: The Mythographer
Backers: 45
Average Daily Pledges: MX$21,807
Average Pledge Per Backer: MX$969
Funding: MX$43,614 of MX$306,000
Dates: Sep 29th -> Nov 2nd (35 days)
Project By: The Mythographer
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Latest News
BIG SHIPPING UPDATE: Lower International Estimates Are Now Live 
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
You spoke. I listened, and we found a much better shipping solution. Since launching yesterday, the most consistent concern I’ve heard has been international shipping. Several people told me they loved the decks and wanted to back the project, but... (Read More)
Shipping Update: Lower Estimates Are Already Live
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much for the incredible support during these first hours of the campaign! One piece of feedback has come through very clearly: international shipping, especially to the US, was too expensive. I completely understood the concern, so... (Read More)
We’re live! and already at 10%. Thank you for this beginning!
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! I’ve spent so long imagining what it would feel like to write this: El Quinto Sol is live! And in these first hours, we’re already reaching 10% of our funding goal. Watching those first pledges come in and realizing that people are... (Read More)
143 followers, and launch day is almost here!
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! We’ve reached 143 followers here on Kickstarter! So many of you have joined us between Sunday and Tuesday, and I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Whether you discovered the project through the artwork, the mythology, or your... (Read More)
A deeper look into the lore behind El Quinto Sol
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, I wanted to share this short stop-motion film for anyone who’d like to go a little deeper into the mythology behind El Quinto Sol. The deck is rooted in the Mexica story of the Five Suns, successive ages of the world, each ending in... (Read More)
El Quinto Sol has been selected for Witchstarter 2026
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Some very exciting news before launch: Kickstarter has selected El Quinto Sol: The Mesoamerican Cosmos for Witchstarter 2026, its curated October collection celebrating projects inspired by magic, mythology, divination and the supernatural. Once the... (Read More)
El Quinto Sol is evolving!
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been showing the deck to playing-card collectors and designers, and the feedback has been incredibly useful. One thing came up again and again: the project needed a clearer, more modern visual identity, especially... (Read More)
Thank you for following El Quinto Sol
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I just wanted to say thank you for following the project this early. El Quinto Sol launches on Kickstarter September 29, and I’ll be using this page to share a few updates as we get closer, design revisions, new prototype images, behind-the-scenes... (Read More)
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