Dark Goddess Tarot

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Dark Goddess Tarot by Ellen Lorenzi-Prince, published by REDFeather Publishing. Boxed set of book and cards. $34.99 : UK  £31.99 ISBN:  978-0-7643-6022-0 

Quality presentation box with magnetic fixing; inside we have a full colour books with substantial information and 78 gold leaf edged cards with recognisable artwork images. Excellent multicultural women’s tarot deck, for all ages and body shapes. The deck is based on the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot with variations. In addition to traditional RWS titles, there are Dark Goddess Tarot titles. In the book, a subtitle is given for each card, and a short sentence. The information provided on each Goddess, her myths, attributes, symbols, life and powers. There is also an advice section about drawing each card. 

 The author and artist provides us with a biography and how the deck came to be created. She used one card at a time. This is a deck created for troubled times. It does not deny difficulty but honours and addresses with honesty and possible action. Reversals are not used, as each Goddess stands in her full power, upright to deliver her message of wisdom and purpose. 

Some traditional titles have changed, for instance, Alchemy replaces Temperance, Corruption replaces Devil, Destruction replaces Tower and Liberation replaces Judgment. The Court Cards are all female figures, Page is Amazon, Knight is Siren, Queen is Witch and King is Hag. The suggested spreads are Substance and Shadow, 2 cards, What, Why, How, 3 cards and Goddess Be With You, 5 cards. 

Thos deck leads to an interesting path to the Goddess, and to conversations with the Divine Feminine.

Thos is an excellent Tarot deck, one I am recommending for all levels from beginners to experienced readers. It is suggested that the reader can research each Goddess further, developing greater connection with each Goddess, their power and meaning. 

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