The Healing Tarot

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: The Healing Tarot - 78 Ways to Wellness, by Juno Lucina, illustrated by Monica Knighton. Presentation box containing 78 cards and guidebook. Published by Schiffer Publishing. RRP US $39.99 

This is an interesting study on what each Tarot card means here in terms of Astrology, Qabala, Archetypes, and the traditional RWS perspective. Health, diet, fitness, wellness, balance of body, mind and spirit are provided with upright and reversed meanings for self readings and readings for others. The guidebook contains detailed text for Majors and lessons text for Court Cards and Minors. Each card provides a pencil sketch, title, subtitle, additional title, number, quote, information on the meaning, astrology connections, traditional interpretations, and health advice for upright and reversed cards. 

Spreads suggested are Acute Illness 4 cards, Healthy Zodiac 12 cards, and Diet/Fitness 7 cards. 

 I found the deck prescriptive, but lots of good prescriptions, and I would have liked a lot more information on what is happening in the pencil sketches. What is going on I ask? I will try to colour the cards myself to give the images more clarity. However, I like the energy: the Fool is holding a compass though not looking at it. The map falls from his hand. A caution sign is in the background, a pilon reaches across the countryside. Is that a sausage dog?

I find the deck refreshing with strong spiritual values and excellent guidance, challenging, grounding, intelligent, true, powerful: just what we need to hear as a world consumed with pollution, and dwindling finite resources. This is not woo-woo that tells you what you want to hear, but truth speaking, a get real and grow up style of reading for a spiritual life that will stand the test of time. 

For the intelligent, high minded and academic! Reviewer: Wendy Stokes https://wendystokes.co.uk