I tend to attribute the season of winter with Earth/Pentacles, autumn with Air/Swords, spring with the Fire/Wands, and summer with Water/Cups. The Witches Tarot gives straightforward answers. Ellen Dugan is a highly celebrated author and practicing garden witch. The Witchesâ Wisdom Tarot, created by Phyllis Curott and gorgeously ilustrated by Danielle Barlow, is one of my current favorites. The backs are not reversible, however, as one edge is reddish and the other bluish. There are a few basic spells using the tarot, several great spreads, card image descriptions (very helpful in understanding the deck creator’s use of symbolism), and card meanings. Though itâs not likely because I have my eyes on the Poesis oracle on Kickstarter. The artwork is halfway between cartoonish and realistic. Here, the figure pictured is Hecate the Crone holding a torch. Somehow, however, I ended up forgetting the name of it and managed to walk past it sitting there on the Barnes and Noble shelf on TWO DIFFERENT TRIPS TO THE STORE. Featuring the vibrant artwork of award-winning artist Mark Evans, Witches Tarot is the perfect combination of Tarot and the Craft. Something about that figure, I don’t know. Buy your Tarot, oracle, decks and cards from a easy to use site with card payments or paypal checkout no fuss no gimmicks. Such a cool way to get to meet a deck. I guess I’m the boy sitting under that tree and the Witches Tarot is the mermaid, representing lunar and feminine energies (per the Companion guidebook), and she waits patiently for me to look up from my sulking and see her, and see the opportunities offered by the deck. My husband ended up getting it for me for Yule, so all was well, but Jesus Christ. This might be a long-ass review because I have a lot of shit to say, starting with: The Witches’ Wisdom Tarot, created by Phyllis Curott and gorgeously ilustrated by Danielle Barlow, is one of my current favorites. I can't say this is one of the best Tarot decks I've had to review lately, but then I think I'm a few years out of its target market. And look at this Balance. Ok, so it's not July and it's not Christmas really - but it might as well have been. I only have tried one reading and it was so in tuned. It’s easy to find at the very back of the book if you feel you need it. Anyway, to clear your mind of that atrocity, check out two of my very favorite cards from this deck: That Goddess of Air may just be my number one top favorite card. As you can see above, the World is 1, Initiation (commonly known as Judgement) is 2, and our High Priestess is numbered 20. Unexpected opportunities will arise with this deck. They are, hands down, my favorite decks. Here we have a silver pentagram surrounded by a golden wheel, expressing all eight sabbats, the four seasons, and the cycles of nature. ( Log Out / Oh dang, I swear I shuffled the cards well. ( Log Out / ( Log Out / Witches Tarot opens a world of 21st century magick to all who dare to enter! A bright red butterfly flutters to the side of the wand. The deck is nice overall, but certainly did not meet or exceed my expectations. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Published by Lo Scarabeo, the box describes these cards as 'beautiful, elegant and rebellious, the teen witches walk among us. It’s a Rider-Waite-Smith based deck with photographic digital art that is a near seamless blending of realism and fantasy. BENEBELL: Which card sums up your personality? with every type of DIvination for sale, along with books on many subjects including tarot, oracle, Magic, wicca, divination, crystals and much more. 5 reviews. Let me help you pick a side with my review of this interesting deck. It’s a very appropriate answer, given that I normally don’t like digital art. As I took my first look at the deck, I could tell it was one that would be easy to read intuitively, without the LWB or the companion book, also by Ellen Cannon Reed, as the imagery on each and every card is quite evocative. Review of The Witches Tarot. I’ve opted not to read with reversals when using this deck. “Essence” is a list of at-a-glance sort of keywords. It is a card about hard work becoming successful reality. The Witches Tarot: Deck Interview (and Review), SKT Production Status Update: Still on Proofs, Deck Production: About the Gilding (Gold Edging), Book of Maps Proofs (SKT Revelation Production Status Update), White Numen: A Sacred Animal Tarot by AlbaBG (Alba Ballesta Gonzalez), Journey to the West (Monkey King) Taiwanese Playing Cards, New Chapter Tarot by Kathryn Briggs (a Liminal-11 Publication). 9/4/2017 0 Comments ** This post may contain affiliate links ** Have you been on the fence about the Witches Tarot? âRead reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Witches Tarot. Witches Tarot Lite reviews, ASO score & analysis ð on App Store, iOS These are fairly large cards, which makes sense considering the amount of detail in these cards. It’s published by Llewellyn and has a pretty standard Llewellyn/Lo Scarabeo cardstock quality. I think Kate’s interview idea is genius…and really enjoyed the warm, personable way you fleshed it out here. BENEBELL: Do you have a favorite card in this deck? To showcase that, Key X was perfect. So be careful when shuffling or storing the box. by Ellen Dugan. Featuring the vibrant artwork of award-winning artist Mark Evans, Witches Tarot is the perfect combination of Tarot and the Craft. But Witches Tarot is not for Witches and Wiccans only. For an RWS tarot practitioner who likes modern digital art, the Witches Tarot would make an incredible workhorse reading deck. The Five of Cups keeps true to RWS imagery, but I love the inclusion of the mermaid. So cool that you’re in the SF Bay Area! There’s a lot of creativity that went into this deck. The backs are not reversible. Witches Tarot Review by Eeviee. This is a card that represents creativity, the courage to create, optimism, and ambition. I usually offer reviews on crystal decks, but I am making an exception with the Witchesâ Oracle series. You can definitely see happiness and enthusiasm in his youthful face. In the Witches Tarot deck is embedded Ellen Dugan’s message, a message about her belief systems, her traditions and how she has integrated those traditions with the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, and a quick and natural wit about the deck’s style that will attract its followers. Beneath the card name is a keyword, then the following two pages for each card are broken down into four parts. The deck invites the practitioner to use it for professional tarot readings. Anyway, on to the deck. I love the deck interview concept and just did one with The Wild Unknown though the format was slightly different than yours. I hope you enjoy it when it gets to you ð¹. Instead of aiming to ascend, this deck is more focused on the descent into matter, which I’ve really been feeling lately. This section often includes questions to ask yourself in relation to the card. The dramatically broad-shouldered men and women, with their often long wiry hair and large intense eyes, struck me as somewhat creepy. So first things first, we have all heard of tarot cards. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. We take a look and flip through the Witches Tarot by Ellen Dugan and illustrated by Mark Evans.ð® I am not affiliated or sponsored for these reviews. Yet I drew the Page of Swords again. I’ve decided to approach this deck much the same way as I approached the Wildwood Tarot: I tell myself it’s its own thing and disregard any of my previous knowledge of other tarot decks. Do you need this deck? The last section is “Magic,” and it contains an activity or spell you can use in conjunction with the card. While I would normally opt for hand-drawn tarot decks, Dugan’s Witches Tarot deck has such great energy to it and I love many of her reinterpretations and symbolic additions to the RWS. How I can bought the book. Read her blog post about it here. The hawthorn is associated with the element of fire, making it fitting as the wand representation in this tarot for Witches. Perfection. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! It will introduce many people to Kabalistic concepts that are associated with the Tarot. BENEBELL: What can I do for you that would ensure we have a good relationship? Interesting how the deck referred to intuition in answering how you could have a good relationship with it… when I did my “deck interview” with this one I received the same message about it speaking via intuition. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Voir plus d'idées sur le thème tarot, sorciere, tarot carte. The âLWBâ is actually a small hardback book. Allow for change. My top four favorite cards in this deck are the Goddess cards. Hm, interesting choice. There’s a galactic vibe to it and at the center, the triple goddess symbol, with the waxing crescent, full moon, and waning crescent moon. By maria Z. San Francisco, CA. This one feels very sleek, modern, and smooth and gives the user plenty of ways to customize it. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. The inclusion of children in the background of The Emperor card makes sense, since he is the archetypal father figure, but for me, on a certain intuitive level, it doesn’t work, because it takes away from the traditional austerity and sternness of The Emperor. Now, without further ado, let’s interview the Witches Tarot with Kate’s suggested questions.