It is time to begin a new exploration of the Tarot, and this round we will dive deep into The Shadowland Tarot by Monica Bodirsky. I just love the artwork of this deck! The Shadowland Tarot uses a combination of whimsy and monsters that are spooky but not scary to perceive traditional Tarot symbolism in a new way. The images of the cards are quirky and playful, but they draw from the traditional archetypes and imagery symbolism we have all come to know and love.
The Shadowland Tarot does focus on shadow work, but the theme of this deck seems to be very accepting of our differences rather than seeing those differences as an indication that we are broken and need to be fixed. This is an inclusive deck that celebrates the unlit corners within each of us, and shows us how to face the skeletons, mummies, bats, ghosts and spiders that live there and accept them as maybe being peculiar, but not frightening.
I did a more in depth review of The Shadowlands Tarot in the July 2020 issue of PaganPages.org. You can check out some of the card images on the author's website (https://www.monicabodirsky.com) or her FaceBook page at Monica Bodirsky Design.
My next post will begin our exploration by comparing two cards.
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