The Journey to Enlightenment Tarot

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: The Journey to Enlightenment Tarot -A New Tarot for Alchemical Transformation by Selena Joy Lovett, illustrated by Daniela Manutius-Forster. Published by Watkins Publishing, Boxed set of companion Guidebook and 78 Cards  £19.99  Published Feb 2021 card size: 9.5cm x 13.5cm 

Sample: Card 18 The Moon Keywords: Intuition, mystery, dreams. This card can show up when you are not sure of your path forward. Let go of mental blocks and trust that intuition will lead you forward, shining its light to show you where to step. Don’t just take things at face value, listen to your intuition and feel into whether someone has a hidden agenda. Don’t allow an active imagination to confuse you further as you may be projecting your past fears onto what’s happening around you. Allow yourself time to feel into the situation, investigate. Make sure you are in the centre so that you can trust your intuition. Listen to your dreams as they may be heightened, showing you things you need to see.  Look at the cards around the moon to see the deeper meaning. Look at the cards that come next in the reading. 

The Journey for Card 18 The Moon. This energy is mysterious and has an immense power, and this could indicate something is hiding in the shadows, something that can’t be seen clearly. Uncover the solution by tapping into your intuition, identify your fears and move forward. Listen carefully to your dreams as they may be receiving intuitive wisdom dropped into your subconscious mind. Trust yourself and your instincts, take time to get into your centre and really know yourself and what you care about. 

I like this deck! It’s positive, powerful, insightful and progressive and I like the artwork which is fairly complex in places but invites deeper thought. There are lots of suggested spreads, such as a Full Moon of 7 Cards, and a Celtic Cross of 10 Cards, with one very good sample reading is provided at the back of the guide book. 

An ideal deck for pushing through blocks and when feeling stuck, to question beliefs and preconceived ideas, are you in the same situation time and time again, repeating old patterns? This is a good deck to challenge all that, though it is described as a guide not an instruction manual. Good descriptions, keywords, essences, information on how you can connect and use the cards for your journey of enlightenment. For either personal readings or reading for others. 

Each card carries a philosophy that escorts you on the road to a better life! Court cards are Page, Knight, Queen and King and suits are Swords, Wands, Pentacles and Cups. There is a prayer or dedication to start, shuffle, choose a spread! Keep a journal. 

Review by Wendy Stokes https://wendystokes.co.uk