Month: August 2024

Aset, Auset, Isis, Bast, Bastet, Bast-Mut, Freyja, Frigga, Goddesses, Hekate, Hera, Hethert, Hathor, Magic, Oracle Cards, Oya, Sekhmet, Sekhmet-Mut

Modern Goddess Oracle

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Here are my first impressions of the Modern Goddess Oracle by Ethony and artwork by Elena Semenkova and Sasha Semenkova.

Items Included

  • 49 Goddess Cards; 16 Archetype Cards
  • A Sturdy Box
  • A Thick Guide Book

The artwork in this deck is beautiful. It is a modern take on the Goddesses so they are wearing modern clothing with their symbols on their outfits or in the background of the card. The back of the cards are a beautiful royal blue color with a silver symbol on it.

Many Goddesses are included in this deck. Frigg (Frigga is in this deck!)

  • Greek: Athena, Demeter, Hecate, Hera, Persephone, Aphrodite, Artemis
  • Egyptian: Isis, Sekhmet, Ma’at, Hathor, Bast
  • Chinese: Kwan Yin, Mazu
  • Japanese: Amaterasu, Uzume
  • Celtic: Cerridwen, Rhiannon, Morrigan, Brigit
  • African: Oya, Oshun, Yemoja
  • Norse: Frigg (Frigga), Freyja, Sif, Hel
  • India: Parvati, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Kali
  • and more!

The Archetype Cards include:

  • The High Priestess
  • The Artist
  • The Healer
  • The Warrior
  • The Witch
  • The Maiden
  • The Mother
  • The Queen
  • The Mystic
  • The Rebel and more!

Some Notes in the Guide Book

In the Frigg section, it mentions mistletoe as a symbol of the goddess. The mistletoe was the weapon used to kill her son, Baldr. This symbol for Frigg may not be the best choice.

In the Sekhmet section it mentions that the goddess is associated with menstruation because she is connected to blood. Sekhmet’s association with blood has to do with a myth about Her slaughtering mankind (She got better; humanity was saved). Sekhmet is a goddess of health, surgery, and healing, and she can be called upon to help with issues during menstruation.

In the Isis section, it mentions to watch a TV program or movie that has magic in it as a way to honor the Goddess. As someone who loves Charmed (RIP Shannen Doherty), I thought this idea was awesome.

Final Thoughts

I would highly recommend this deck! The art is gorgeous!

Aset, Auset, Isis, Freyja, Goddesses, Hekate, Nebet Het, Nephthys, Nut, Nuit, Oracle Cards

Great Goddess Oracle Review

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These are my first impressions of The Great Goddess Oracle by Lucy Cavendish and artwork by Jake Baddeley.

Items Included

  • A sturdy box
  • 42 Cards (with the Triquetra on the back; as a Charmed fan I loved this)
  • A hefty guide book

What is Different About this Deck

The artwork is beautiful and colorful, but just a word of warning to those who may mind, there is some nudity in this deck. This deck is comprised of 42 cards, but each Goddess has two cards (Card One: Her Blessing; Card Two: Invocation). Within the Guide Book, there is a section which explains how to use the cards and most of them (for your altar; journaling with the cards; meditation; blessing, etc.) is more for communing with a deity then a practical divination method. I would use this deck for more spiritual related questions rather than the mundane, pragmatic ones, then maybe?

The reason I say this is that the entries for the cards in the guide book are all channeled messages (Card One is about the Goddess Herself as if She is speaking to you: the Blessing cards; Card Two is the invocation of the querent who is speaking to the Goddess: the Invocation Cards). These blessings and invocations are beautifully written. They are fantastic.

The sections in the Guidebook on the Goddesses I’m most familiar with were spot on! In the Nephthys section (Yes, Nephthys is in this deck!), the name of a festival is alluded to and mentioned: the Heart of Nephthys Rejoices. This is an obscure festival. The author really did her research. In the Isis section, the author captured Her commanding presence (in my opinion) and Isis as a goddess of the sun, moon, rain, river, magic, and a protective mother. Nut’s section was cosmic. I loved the channeled messages.

What I Loved

I loved the guide book. I liked the art style. I liked the cards. Have I mentioned that Nephthys is in this deck?! (This is the first Goddess Themed deck that I have ever found Nephthys in!). Nephthys is in this deck!

This deck had many Goddesses in it from various pantheons.

  • Egyptian: Nut, Isis, Nephthys
  • India: Lakshmi, Kali, Saraswati
  • Greek: Hekate, Persephone, Demeter
  • Sumerian: Ninhursag, Ereshkigal, Inanna,
  • Norse: Hel, Norns, Freyja
  • Irish: Macha, Babd, Anu
  • Welsh: Cerridwen, Blodeuwedd, Arianrhod

What May Be an Issue for Some

Many of the Goddesses are bare breasted in this deck (Isis, Nephthys, Nut, Lakshmi, Saraswati, one card of Persephone, Blodeuwedd).

Final Thoughts

I loved the deck. I loved the guide book. I would recommend this deck.