Welcome back to another deck review. In the post, I’ll be reviewing the Mythic Goddess Tarot by Jayne Wallace. Check out my last deck review here. If you don’t like spoilers then you might want to skip this post or not stare at the pictures below for too long as I will be showing some cards from the deck.
The Mythic Goddess Tarot deck was created by Jayne Wallace with illustrations by Hannah Davies.
Jayne Wallace is the founder of Psychic Sisters. A has worked as a professional clairvoyant since the age of 17 and has a monthly column in Fate & Fortune. She is the author of many books and tarot decks all published under CICO Books.
This deck features goddesses and deities from all over the world. Use the cards in this deck as a way to guide you in challenges. Inside includes a full deck of 78 specially commissioned tarot cards and a 64-page illustrated guidebook.
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PROS
– Beautiful box illustration
– Glossy cards
– Shuffle well
– Stunning artwork
– Pastel colors
– Diverse
– Pretty card back artwork
– Colored guidebook
– Keywords on cards
The Mythic Goddess Tarot is printed on glossy slightly flimsy cardstock. I would label these cards as a true glossy deck as they reflect and you can feel the glossy film on the cards, they also shuffle nicely. The cards come packaged in a strange box, it’s my first time seeing a tarot deck packaged that opens from the side. Inside, the box contains the guidebook and the deck. The blue color on the inside is pretty though, reminds me of my room color. haha
The box art illustration is really cute! It’s also the same artwork on the Judgement card. All of the Major Arcana cards have lovely illustrations and the colors in this deck are lovely, think pastel with hints of earthy colors and pops of color. Even the card back artwork is pretty! The entire deck is stunning.
As the title explains, this is a deck that focuses a lot on gods and goddesses from mythology and folklore from around the world. In the guidebook, the stories or background information on said god or goddess is featured.
The guidebook is colored! I know a lot of people in the tarot community like to see this so if you’re a fan of colored guidebooks, you’re in luck! In the guidebook, each card has a meaning and more keywords (not mentioned on the card), the major arcana even has a mantra for each card. I will also note that this deck doesn’t have reversal explanations. Not everyone who reads Tarot reads reverse cards as they don’t like to associate Tarot with negaitive meanings. The booklet is a decent size and contains a lot of useful knowledge.
CONS
– Slightly flimsy cardstock
– Strange box
– Pip minor cards
I already mentioned the flimsy cardstock and a little about the strange box thing so I won’t go too in-depth on this. However, because of the box and its weird shape, I decided to store these cards in a pouch for convenience. So, if you buy this deck you might want to get a pouch for your cards for easy access.
One of my least favorite things about this deck is the minor cards, besides the 4 suits cards the rest of the 1-10 minor cards are pip cards which are cards with the same image copied several times. They could’ve done something more creative and featured other gods and goddesses like what they did in the Tarot of the Divine deck.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I do like this deck. Now, is it my favorite deck? No. But it’s a lovely deck and the box stands out from the rest of the card decks in my collection. By the way, who wants to see an updated post with all my decks?
I’m torn between recommending this deck for beginners because on hand the tarot cards come with keywords to associate the card too but on the other hand, the minor cards don’t showcase any details like other tarot decks and tarot is very visual so it helps to practice visualization with tarot cards if you’re new to tarot. If you’re into mythology and gods and goddesses then you will probably like this deck. If you want a deck that’s simple yet pretty, then you’ll love this deck.
You can purchase the Mythic Goddess Tarot here
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