TAROT OF A MOON GARDEN

by Karen Sweikhardt

Reviewed by Jan Class-Gregoire

Fairies, unicorns, dragons, dolphins, butterflies, dragonflies, ferns, mushrooms and castles in the skies all say, Welcome to Karen's Magical Moon Garden. Based on a poem entitled Moon Garden that Karen wrote over twenty years ago, her subconscious seed fully flowered in the creation of Tarot of the Moon Garden.

Since the beginning of time, countless individuals have contemplated the moons mysteries, giving rise to so many fantastical tales of beautiful moon gardens and seas completed with enchanting beings. Tarot of the Moon Garden captures these mystical stories with each card.

Each card depicts a moon phase, which represents the triple goddess aspect of maiden, mother and crone. Thus adding to the interpretation of the deck. The artwork is fanciful and colorful with most scenes illustrating a moon lit night. To most readers and seekers who are new to the tarot, the cards Death, The Devil and the Ten of Swords often strike terror in their minds. However, this is not the case with this deck. Karen has not painted one frightening card in her deck. Who's to say such cards need to be a frightening experience?

The deck is divided into swords, staffs (wands), cups and pentacles. Dragonflies form the hilt of the swords to illuminate their lessons. Instead of the traditional living wood, the staffs are still rooted in the ground as in tree trunks. This illumes to grounding the energies. The pentacles are on bubbles to represent magical manifestation.

The companion book guide divides the text into The Rendering-the description; The Reading-the significance of each card (there are no reversal given), and The Ritual-demonstrates how a card can pertain to a specific rite.

The card size appears to be close to standard size, measuring 2 by 4 inches and the card stock seems adequate. It is published by U.S. Games. Tarot of the Moon Garden is recommended to anyone who wants a place to dream of a different reality.

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