MAS.863 || Fall 2025 || Architecture Section

Hey, my name is Ayah Mahmoud (she/they) and I’m an undergrad Design major (Course 4B). I love fabrication and I love viewing design through an artistic and personal lens. My interests in this course are to learn electrical skills, and to maybe explore my interests in the occult.

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AYAH MAKES (ALMOST) ANYTHING

ayahm@mit.edu | 937-971-4422 | linkedin

Ideas:
an evil eye necklace that captures evil eyes of people around you and then it tells you hex spells you can put on people
Clip on performative toys turned into intrusive objects
A Tarot Tutor

FINAL PROJECT

IDEAS + INTERESTS

TAROT TEACHER

I’ve always been intrigued by mysticism and spiritual practices. I think I would like to explore ways in which technology can work with people rituals and practices.

“The Tarot is a symbolic map of consciousness that encompasses our journey through life, both spiritually and practically.”
Sage Goddess, 2025

Tarot is a card divination practice, used for self-reflection, spiritual insight, and more popularly known for “fortune telling.” Within a tarot deck, there are 72 cards, each with their own distinct meanings and significance, which tarot readers use in addition to the layout/spread to interpret messages and advice from a higher source.

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I’ve been reading tarot for the past five years, and despite my familiarity with my deck (pictured above!), I still struggle sometimes to interpret some spreads. Whether it’s needing to constantly stop the reading to open up my guide book to remember the nuances within each card or waiting to ask for a second opinion on card pairs and groups, reading tarot is a skill that’s necessary to constantly refresh upon.

But what if there was an assistant that did