It's a divination deck, a way to experience 25 aspects of the goddess, and an aid to meditation! Packed into this exquisitely decorated flip-top box are 25 large and beautiful full-color cards, each dedicated to a different female divinity, and a wonderfully informative guidebook. Anna Franklin, the well-known pagan author of The Wellspring and Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies, explains the imagery and symbols for every card; describes the function and lore of each goddess; and gives instructions on how to use the card in both the upright and reversed positions. The goddesses come from a variety of traditions and places, including Artemis, the wild and free Greek huntress, and the Egyptian Matt, who stands for justice, truth and balance. Look carefully at the cards and see how each one touches you at the deepest level: they're designed as visual triggers and feature key symbols to help you feel the sacred feminine within yourself.
Anna Franklin is the High Priestess of the Hearth of Arianrhod, which runs teaching circles and postal courses, as well as a working coven, a company of archers and the annual Mercian Gathering, a Pagan camp which raises money for charity. She regularly speaks at conferences, moots and workshops around the country.
She lives in a village in the heart of England, where she grows her own herbs and food, and tries to live in harmony with the earth.
Now a full time writer, Anna is the author of many books on witchcraft and Paganism, including the popular Sacred Circle Tarot and The Fairy Ring Oracle [Llewellyn], Midsummer, Lammas, Fairy Lore, Herb Craft, Magical Incenses and Oils, The Celtic Animal Oracle, Personal Power, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Fairies [Anova], A Romantic Guide to Handfasting, Familiars, The Oracle of the Goddess, Hearth Witch and The Path of the Shaman. Anna's books have been translated into nine languages.
