This week, I'm pulling out my Goddess Tarot by Kris Waldherr. For me this is practically a brand new deck though I've had it for over a year... the cards still feel stiff and the shape of them is fairly clumsy in my hands. They're nearly square, so it's difficult to find a smaller side to shuffle from.
The theme of this deck - no mystery here - is based on a variety of goddesses from various cultures. Each of the Major Arcana is based on the story of a different goddess. In the case of the minors, the imagery is closer to RWS standard, but each suit is associated with a particular goddess: Venus for Cups, Freyja for Staves, Isis for Swords, and Lakshmi for Pentacles.
The coloring is pastel and primarily peach tones - it's a bit softer focus than I prefer (I much prefer the richness of Kris Waldherr's Lover's Path Deck). I enjoy decks that employ a hook in to mythology, although I also sometimes find the associations limiting and stretching a point to make it fit the Tarot structure. I am not sure yet how well the mythological associations will work for me with this deck, but I do like that it incorporates more than just one mythology, so I'm looking forward to finally spending some time with it. I will likely be referring to the LWB with this one, so I can understand the mythology in the cards.
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