Goddesses Knowledge Cards
paintings by Susan Seddon Boulet
text by Michael Babcock
 
This is not a tarot deck, nor a divination deck of any kind, really.  But it is one of the most breathtaking sets of cards I have ever seen (of course I have always been a huge fan of Boulet's paintings) but it can be tremendously helpful when used in conjunction with some of the many goddess-oriented tarot decks and oracular systems that are out there.  Use these cards like flash cards to learn your goddesses.
 
There are 48 cards in this nice tidy little pack, each one bears a specific goddess' likeness.  Goddesses have been chosen from a variety of cultures including, but not limited to, Greek, Roman, Celtic, Native American and Egyptian.  The designs have no borders, so you get the entire face of the card covered with beautiful work by Boulet.  The backs of the cards are filled with a meditative type text piece describing each goddess, how she came to be, how the culture that she presided over revered her, what qualities one aspires to when working with that goddess, etc.
 
There are several ways of using the cards, which are really meant for use as a learning and "appreciation" tool in keeping with the recent reawakening of goddess appreciation in the world today.  One way to use them is to draw a random card each morning and seek to bring those qualities embodied by that goddess into your life during the course of the day.  Another is to draw a card when you are in need and it can often point out graceful ways to overcome the challenges.  Of course, they are great when you are using a goddess-oriented tarot or oracle deck and get stuck on the significance of a particular goddess.  One woman I know uses them on her goddess altar.
 
Since this is not a tarot deck, there are no suits or court cards, no arcana of any kind.  Just 48 of the most beautiful works of goddess art you've ever seen.  The cards are kind of short and square, making the deck kind of chunky in your hands, but not difficult to handle.  Now that I have seen these, I know why I found the Shapeshifter Tarot so disappointing..... Susan Seddon Boulet had the corner of the market on the shapeshifters.
 
I highly, highly recommend this deck as an addition to any collectors, especially those who are interested in art, and most especially those who seek feminine empowerment.  Boulet fans, take note:  Susan Seddon Boulet passed away in 1997, so all that is left out there of her work is all there will ever be.  Don't miss a chance to own a small gold mine of her best work.
 
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Review Copyright 1999 by Gina M. Pace
 
Goddesses Knowledge Cards by Susan Seddon Boulet and Michael Babcock
published by Pomegranate  ISBN 0-7649-0604-6