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Triple Goddess Tarot Reviews
Bonnie Cehovet
All Product Reviews
The Triple Goddess Tarot is best defined by the three ladies that collaborated on this project: they have named it the Triple Goddess Tarot: The Power Of The Major Arcana, Chakra Healing and the Divine Feminine.
In her foreword, Tarot author/teacher Vicki Noble terms the Triple Goddess Tarot a "synergistic oracle". She acknowledges Isha Lerner as more storyteller than academic in her presentation of history, mythology and Goddess spirituality. I find it a combination of both - one that works for me.
The gist of this book/deck may be well represented by this line from Isha Lerner: "What would life be like if I lived each day as if I were the Goddess?" From there she has gone on to do some serious self work that resulted in a wonderful sharing of information through this deck.
The following are the titles (energies) that this deck assignes to the 22 Alchemical cards:
0 Fool - Flying Into Spring
1 Magician - The Song Of Creation
2 High Priestess - Sanctuary
3 Empress - Fullness Of Life
4 Emperor - Path of Balance
5 Hierophant - Blosomming Spirit
6 The Lovers - Open Heart
7 The Chariot - The Journey Home
8 Strength - Strength
9 Hermit - Ancestors
10 Wheel Of Fortune - Womb of Potential
11 Justice - Tree Of Life
12 The Hanged Man - Flame Of Surrender
13 Death - Passage
14 Temperance - Seated Angel Flying
15 The Devil - Karmic Imprints
16 The Tower - Kundalini Rising
17 The Star - Initiation
18 The Moon - Birth Of The Moon
19 The Sun - Dancing With The Sun
20 Judgment - Alchemy
21 The World - Awakened Aphrodite
The aim of the Triple Goddess Tarot is integration of body and soul through the use of archetypal consciousness of the 26 major arcana cards (representing spirit) and the 7 chakra cards (representing the physical self). One of the things that was most impressive about this book was the manner in which the archetypal cards and the chakra cards are used - which is in combination. They are acknowledged as separate systems that work well together.
One of the suggestions given was to draw the chakra cards at random, and place them on the body of the Seeker. In this manner, a wonderful color chart is created showing the chakra system, any blocks and where the blocks may be. As an addendem, it is suggested that random cards be drawn from the 26 archteypal cards and placed along side the chakra cards. A very nice way to allow the Seeker to see this is to take a picture that they may take away with them.
There are several spreads presented that facilitate specific work with these cards:
1. Trinity Rainbow Layout (Alchemical and Chakra cards)
2. The Moon Goddess Layout (Alchemcial cards only)
3. Body, Soul and Spirit Layout (Alchemical and Chakra cards)
4. Seven Chakra Body Mapping (Chakra and Alchemical cards)
5. Soul Message (One card layout)
6. Body Message (One card layout)
7. Earth Attunement (Alchemical cards and Chakra cards)
There is something very special related to a couple of these spreads: the use of the alchemical triangle. Most of us have some understanding of the metaphyscial properties of the triangle. The first inkling that I had that there was a very exciting depth to this was when I got the Wheel of Change Tarot (book and deck by Alexandra Genetti).
It is probably time to actually talk about the cards, eh! OK The cards are 3 1/2" by 5 1/4" - a fairly easy size to handle. The backs are lavender in color, depicting a lotus opening, with the triple Goddess in the center. The illustration is wonderfull well done - but will show the card in reversed position before it is turned over. The 26 alchemical cards show a lavender border, with an inner border of gold leaf, and the Goddess depicted in the center. The title and the card number are in small print at the bottom of the deck.
The seven Chakra cards are color coded to each chakra, and show wonderful depictions of the Goddess in relation to the energy depicted. These last seven cards were an addition to the original 26 cards, and work well with them.
One of my favorite cards is The Chariot, in this deck titled "The Journey Home". The colors used are a muted blue and white. We see a white full moon in the upper left hand side of the card. In the center of the card we see the Goddess depocted flying towards the moon, with hands outstretched. She is accompanied by a dove to her left and to her right, as well as a dove overlaid on her body. The very first thing that I wanted to do was to meditate with this card!
I recommend this deck to anyone that wants to work with Goddess energy, anyone who wants to work with Tarot and the chakra system, any woman who wants to explore her own spiritual path or any reader that wants to have something very special to offer to their clients.
Bonnie Cehovet is a Tarot Master, a professional Tarot reader with over ten years experience, a Reiki Master/Teacher and a writer. She has served in various capacities with the American Tarot Association and American Board For Tarot Certification and is co-founder of the World Tarot Network.
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