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Emily Balivet paints a circle of goddesses and priestesses in Art Nouveau style. Each of the 51 cards brings forward a different archetype, with flowing lines and rich colour. The imagery works intuitively.
A deck that invites daily reflection and archetypal work.
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Art Nouveau and archetypes are related. Both work with repeating symbols, with forms that flow, with lines that suggest rather than fix. Emily Balivet brings the two together in this 51-card oracle deck.
Each card shows a feminine archetype: goddess, priestess, or mythical figure. The style is colourful, sometimes almost decorative, but the images remain clear enough to read at a glance. No overcrowded compositions, but plenty of detail if you look longer.
The flowing lines of Art Nouveau appear in hair, robes and backgrounds. Colours are rich: plenty of purple, blue, green and gold. Each archetype has its own colour palette, which helps you recognise the energy of a card quickly.
The symbolism is classical: moon, sun, flowers, animals, elements. Balivet does not draw them abstractly, but places them in hands, on shoulders or as background. This makes the images accessible without becoming simplistic.
The 40-page guidebook describes each archetype briefly. No extended philosophical texts, but enough to understand which aspect of femininity or life theme a card represents.
This deck works intuitively. Draw a card, notice what strikes you first, and only then feel what the image does to you. You can pick up the guidebook afterwards if you want to know how Balivet intended the archetype.
Many people use this deck for daily draws. The messages are concrete enough to take into your day, but leave room for your own interpretation. Also suitable for meditation work: the images hold your attention without being intrusive.
Lay the card you draw somewhere visible for a while and look again now and then. Details you did not see at first appear later.
Emily Balivet is self-taught and works with a strong focus on feminine archetypes and nature symbolism. Her style combines influences from fantasy illustration with classical decorative art. She paints colourfully, but without becoming kitschy.
This is not her only deck, but one of the most accessible. The emphasis is on recognition: you see immediately what a card expresses, even if you do not know the archetype by name.
Do I need knowledge of mythology to use this deck?
No. The images are drawn in a way that lets you read them intuitively. The guidebook gives background information, but that is not necessary to understand the cards.
How does this deck differ from a classic tarot deck?
This is an oracle deck without the fixed structure that tarot has. There are 51 cards, each with its own archetype. You draw freely, without positions or fixed meanings per place in a spread.
| Auteur | Emily Balivet |
| ISBN | 9781572817883 |
| Taal | English |
| Uitgeverij | |
| SKU | 0357-GBS65 |
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