The Tarot Room – Georgianna

Today’s Tarot Card Compare looks at 3 versions of Tarot’s Moon card.

The first is from Emily Carding’s Tarot of the Sidhe. The second is from The Muse Tarot by Chris-Anne. And the third is from the Rider-Waite-Smiith Tarot by Arthur Waite and Pamela Colman Smith.

How are themes of facing our fears, mystery, reflection, and the unknown represented in each of these cards. How are they similar? What sets each apart?

I fall easily into each of these images. Do you have a favourite?

Continuing on with the creativity theme (see: Sakki-Sakki Tarot Review and The Creativity Spread), for today’s pull from Georgie’s Magic Card Collection, we have the Muse Tarot by Chris-Anne. It was published in 2020 by Hay House.

6 Points About This Deck

1. Artwork: The images in the Muse Tarot are vibrant, very pretty, and boldly feminine. There are no borders on these cards, leaving more space for the dynamic collage-style imagery.
2. Gender Theme: There’s no doubt that this is a woman-centric deck … men, of course, can use it, but it’s definitely aimed toward the feminine.
3. Kings: The Muse Tarot replaces the four King cards with four Muses. These Muse cards are all horizontally oriented. By being different than the other Court Cards, the side-ways orientation seems to give the Muse cards a little more authority when they show up in a spread … but maybe that’s just me.
4. Suits: Instead of Cups, Swords, Wands, and Pentacles, the Muse Tarot has the suits of Emotions, Voices, Inspiration, and Materials.
5. Readability: Though the images in this deck are absolutely unique and inspire their own story-lines, ultimately, the Muse Tarot follows a Golden Dawn/RWS structure familiar to many readers. If in doubt though, the rather thorough instruction booklet should help you along.
6. Random Stuff: The box is great, the backs of the cards are as pretty as the fronts, and the cards are of hearty stock. All around, it’s a beautiful deck.

And if you go to the Muse Tarot’s website, you’ll find all sorts of other extra goodies, including a chance to pull a card, read and/or listen to descriptions and meditations for each card, prompts to inspire you even more, as well as various creativity-oriented spreads. Check it out … there’s lots to play with over there.