As ancient and rich in stories as the symbolism of the Tarot may be, goddess myths are even more so-for these myths are the original women’s stories. When we feel overwhelmed by life’s demands, stories allow us a more detached perspective of events when we stand too close to the trees to see the forest path, they shed light so we can find our way home. The stories told by these soul pictures speak to our condition today they address our common experiences as humans attempting to make sense of our lives and the world around us.įrom the earliest times, stories and myths have been used to impart wisdom and heal the spirit.

Through my own personal experiences with Tarot cards over the past fifteen years, I’ve come to think of the Tarot as a potent archive of what I call “soul pictures”-pictures revealing what Carl Jung called the collective unconscious, those subconscious rivers of archetypal experiences held deep within our psyches. Drawing inspiration from the many goddesses honored throughout history and around the globe, The Goddess Tarot uses goddess myths and imagery to update traditional Tarot symbolism it acknowledges women’s contemporary needs as well as her mythic past. Rider-Waite Tarot was named one of the Top Ten Tarot Decks of All Time by Eclectic Tarot.The Goddess Tarot is a celebration of the Divine Feminine. The innovative Minor Arcana, and Pamela Colman Smith's ability to capture the subtleties of emotion and experience have made the Rider-Waite Tarot a model for the designs of many tarot packs.' - (from The Encyclopedia of Tarot, Volume III)

The pictorial images on all the cards allow interpretations without the need to repeatedly consult explanatory text. Prior to the Rider-Waite Tarot, the pip cards of almost all tarot decks were marked only with the arrangement of the suit signs - swords, wands, cups, and coins, or pentacles. 'A unique feature of the Rider-Waite deck, and one of the of the principal reasons for its enduring popularity, is that all of the cards, including the Minor Arcana, depict full scenes with figures and symbols. Smith's vibrant drawings transformed the standard tarot deck. The cards were drawn in 1909 by Pamela Colman Smith under the direction of Arthur Edward Waite. The world's most popular tarot deck! This classic deck has long been a favorite of beginners as well as tarot enthusiasts.

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