Maat
Lunar-cycle tarot emphasizing feminine power and zodiacal correspondences.
by Julie Cuccia-Watts · 1990
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The MAAT Tarot, designed by Julie Cuccia-Watts, has an underlying structure largely based upon the lunar cycles through the zodiac. As a result of its emphasis on lunar phases, it provides an interesting shift in focus toward the power and importance of the feminine, but without ignoring or denigrating the Tarots masculine aspects along the way. Instead, this shift brings a fresh new balance to the Tarot. For example, the Emperor in this deck is one of the most potent and vibrant versions of the card that I have seen. Its emphasis is less on the traditional aspects of rigidity and stagnation, which is depicted in many decks, and more on virility as well as a life affirming sense of mortality. As JCW says in the book that accompanies this deck, ... death is part of the healthy transitions of life. Another card for which I have gained more appreciation is the Judgment card. JCW associates it with Samhain (Halloween), which adds a wonderful dimension to it. Just as Samhain is the time when the veil between the two worlds (the worlds of the Living and of the Dead) is considered to be at its most tenuous, this card can indicate the quality of Betwixt and Between or a bridge between
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