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Journey of the Sacred Bee Tarot
If you’re looking for a deck to help keep you on track and moving forward in your own truth then Journey of the Sacred Bee Tarot could be the deck you have been looking for. This deck and the the matching oracle, Wisdom of the Sacred Bee, are independently published by Kelly Burton from Sacred Soul Productions, but fortunately they were published this year (2021), so they’re easy to source. I was excited as soon as I discovered the existence of Journey of the Sacred Bee Tarot because I’ve had a strong affinity with bees for a long time now and no, not just because of their association with my…
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The Intuitive Night Goddess Tarot
As soon as I saw the hands on the inside of The Intuitive Night Goddess Tarot box I felt connected. That might sound strange but a) I have a thing about hands and b) when I looked at the box as pictured below, I thought yes the power of the Universe is in our hands. This is not the first thing that usually comes to mind when I’m looking through my tarot decks but I think it should be now. Most decks have a sales pitch of sorts on the back of the packaging. On this box there’s no card images. Instead it feels as if it’s all about the…
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Guardian Tarot
This deck, wow, I don’t know where, or how, to begin. I first saw the Guardian Tarot on You Tube and I thought hmmm creepy. But, I couldn’t stop looking at it. I found it hauntingly beautiful yet I couldn’t imagine how I could work with it. Yet, try as I might, I couldn’t turn away. So, before long it ended up doing the shopping cart dance – I put it in, I took it out, I put it in, I took it out, then finally I put it in and clicked place order. And that brings me back to wow. The Guardian Tarot speaks to me in a way…
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Robin Wood Tarot
For those who like nature inspired decks rich in Pagan symbolism that are super easy to read and nice to look at, then the Robin Wood Tarot may well be for you. This incredibly popular deck closely adheres to the traditional Rider Waite meanings so it’s a great alternative for beginners. But, straight up I want to add that this deck contains some over the top nudity that I know some find questionable and I admit some is a tad bizarre. The man on The Lovers card – hmm bananas anyone. Anyhow, it’s been around for a long time. I’ve only had mine for around ten years and to be…
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The Sacred Rose Tarot
The Sacred Rose Tarot is “inspired by the artistry of medieval stained glass windows” and Byzantine artwork with the symbolism in the cards being nature oriented. The book says that the masculine attributes are physical and linked to the Sun and the feminine are spiritual and linked to the Moon but when I look at the cards that doesn’t stand out to me personally. Maybe because that’s not what I’m focusing on. As the name suggests, this deck revolves around the attributes given to the various rose colours. This is an interesting approach that opens up new ways of viewing certain cards and as you may know, I love it…
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Gaian Tarot
The Gaian Tarot is a contemporary Earth-based tarot deck that focuses on “the healing of the Earth and of the self.” Some cards feature people, some creatures, and many combine both. The people on the cards are for the most part really easy to relate to. Even if you haven’t directly shared the same experience, you can imagine what they may be thinking and or feeling – love, joy, sadness, enthusiasm, wonder, peace, strength, knowing, connection, overwhelm, calm – they’re all to be found within the cards. This deck doesn’t deal in abstracts. The paintings are almost all people, scenes and elements the deck creator, Joanna Powell Colbert, has encountered…
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Universal Celtic Tarot
The Universal Celtic Tarot encourages you to tap into the ancient Celtic wisdom that celebrates Nature. It wants you to recognise and rekindle the connections that may have been forgotten, ignored, or dismissed as life became busier and busier. Rather than letting that happen the creators wants people to immerse themselves “in an atmosphere that makes all kinds of magic possible and quite natural.” And they succeed. The Universal Celtic Tarot is stunning. Some of the cards in this deck rank with some of the most beautiful I’ve seen. The Universal Celtic Tarot Cards As you can see the artwork on this deck is magical. I bought this deck after…
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The Wild Unknown Tarot
I have many, many decks, but nothing like this one. If I had to classify The Wild Unknown Tarot, I would say it is a nature-based, contemporary deck. To be honest, I really didn’t think it was going to be for me but how wrong was I. I absolutely love this deck because I find it strikes to the core of the issue at hand. People don’t tend to choose it for readings and yet if I pull it out to go deeper into an issue, or I just show it to them after their reading, most become drawn to the images. As I keep flicking through in order to…
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The Wildwood Tarot
I had moved The Wildwood Tarot in and out of my ‘shopping cart’ for months before I decided to purchase it on a whim. I’m glad I did. Although, straight up I will admit that, after looking at only a couple of cards, I reached for the scissors and removed the white border. If you read with reversals, trimming the deck may be problematic because retaining the card name means the backs are unbalanced. This is not an issue for me, but I thought I would put it out there. After I trimmed the cards, I was hooked. The more I looked, the more I saw. For example, when I…
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Forest of Enchantment Tarot
When I opened the Forest of Enchantment Tarot I was instantly enchanted. From my first flip through I felt at home. I just wanted to wander through the forest and learn from the characters and creatures. This deck is stunning. The artist, Meraylah Allwood, is truly amazing. Each original painting is said to be only slightly larger than the tarot cards themselves. When you consider the detail on each card this is incredible. Some decks become too busy when the paintings are reduced to card size but that isn’t the case with this one. I cannot speak highly enough of the artwork. The book opens with a quote from Joseph…
