In the distance, the landscape is that of dunes, a path can be seen in the middle and the sun is setting against a pale blue sky. When looking at the history of Dionysus, it is easy to see why, when in the upward position, this card means: Is he about to walk off this cliff because he young and foolhardy, inexperienced, takes action without thinking things through and is just plain naïve so doesn’t know what the consequences of his actions could be? Is that necessarily a bad thing? The Workbook uses a variety of exercises that will help you get a deeper understanding of the card. There is a detailed explanation of each card, with space for writing down your notes of the exercises that have been given for the cards.

Each of the stories is a lesson in itself, and the cards and the description in the book really makes the whole story come alive. Cards That I Liked

From the Suit of Wands, the card I truly loved was the 8 of Wands. Not only does the image truly inspire, but it also conveys the happy, positive and ‘fast-fast’ pace of the energy that this card always brings about. Plus, you gotta love the dolphins, right? 🙂 His mother – Semele was a mortal priestess who was seduced and invariably impregnated by Zeus. To make this story brief, Hera (the wife of Zeus), on hearing of the pregnancy, befriends Semele and put doubts into her mind that Zeus was in fact a God. Because Semele then demanded that Zeus prove his divinity, and because he loved her so much, he did as she wished. Does the eagle above him symbolise a certain kind of wisdom, or the implication that someone is watching over you? The symbolism has kept the original suits of wands, pentacles, cups and swords. Tricia Newell, the artist has maintained wands as fire and swords as air. All the higher arcana keep their original titles such as ‘the Devil’ ‘Judgement’ ‘Hierophant’ but the imagery is replaced with illustrated versions of the Greek gods.

The cards themselves are made of rather thin material, and bend easily. The name of the card is depicted on each card, but These cards have been with me since I began tarot card readings in my teens, twenty years ago. Recently a new version has arrived and you can only get the print I have reviewed here second hand. The older version is still my favourite. Personally, I prefer the originals for style and design. My suggestion: spend some time with the cards and the book first, and then buy the book and work with it to go deeper. 🙂 The Majors The artwork is fresh clean and vibrant the cards appear simple and each illustration has the title written clearly above the lines are exact and there is a good deal of detail to work with. Greek myth, like Tarot, forms its own imagined world of powerful archetypes. In The Mythic Tarot, the intersection of the two worlds is mutually rich and satisfying, and skillfully aligned with the familiar RWS imagery. First published in 1989, here you will find the journey of the Tarot cast from the characters of ancient Greek myth. With charmingly naïve art by Tricia Newell, the original Mythic Tarot illuminates these deceptively simple tales of Greek gods and heroes once again.One thing is for sure, for better or for worse, Dionysus is definitely about actions when commencing a new venture, whether that is slotted in within the health, wealth, love or happiness category will depend on what is going on with the other cards around him. When looking at this card, I ask myself, is he bright eyed and red cheeked because he is excitedly hurtling himself towards great adventure? Or is it because he has simply gone a little mad, is blind drunk and Apollo dared him to jump of that cliff for a bit of a laugh? This book really makes a lot of sense for those who have not acquainted themselves with Greek Mythology,and can serve as a primer / introduction into the topic. Not only does the book relate the stories connected with the characters on the cards, but it also talks about what the whole image means on both an inner level, and on a divinatory level. The WorkBook It is interesting to note that his symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull and oak, meaning that the eagle depicted on this card, could be symbolic of Zeus the father overseeing the actions of his son.