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***Light of the Goddess Art & Tarot Deluxe Set ***

... is being released in a Self-Published and improved version by The Oracle Garden Editions ... Please read the Special Note included in this page or visit the Copyright

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Following the promise I made to so many virtual travellers and Tarot lovers - that have been contacting me in Lisbon or through the reading rooms of this website -, I designed a Deluxe Bilingual Edition for my first deck, including:

~ One Tarot Deck Of 78 Cards + 1 Presentation Card + 1 Personal Signature of Owner Card Fully Illustrated (80x120mm) printed in quality paper with traditional printing techniques and transparent ink to improve the intense and gorgeous colours of the first virtual game ...

~ One Companion Art & Tarot Book (170mmx170mm) inspired in the design of the Cards with 268 pages about History of Art & Renaissance Culture, Myth & Divination, Tarot History & Divinatory Readings, Unique Spreads & Personal Insights to improve your Tarot and self-empowering experience...

~ One Tarot Bag made in a semi-transparent silk with a gorgeous chocolate colour to protect the box of your Cards and allow you to carry the Deck safely inside your bag without damaging it...

~ One Spread Cloth in deep cerise-red to add more confortand elegance to your Tarot Readings and celebrate the memories of old European Courts also inscribed in the Oracle Garden Reading Room.

29.95 €uros + Package & Shipping Costs

(Registered Priority Mail for Local and International Orders)

Portugal: 29.95€ (Tarot Set) +0.98€(Standard Mailing Paper Box)+ 4.75€ (Shipping)

Europe: 29.95 (Tarot Set) +0.98 (Standard Mailing Paper Box)+ 8.95€ (Shipping)

U.S. & Rest of the World: 29.95 (Tarot Set) +0.98 (Standard Mailing Paper Box)+ 15.80€ (Shipping)

SPECIAL NOTE: All the reservations for the Light of the Goddess Set specially *Signed by Author*, the pre-orders from Mafalda's Tarot Students, the orders placed by local and International buyers and visitors of the Oracle Garden will be only available in this website. There are no other sellers, publishers or distributers of this Tarot Set.

All the internet Orders are directly dispatched to your address from our office located in Lisbon. You may send your email to place your order now and pay it in a easy and secure way through Paypal inside our Tarot Shop.

Shipping Rates may be consulted here (link to the CTT - Official Mailing Company of Portugal) and you may track the state of your package here

My dear Friends, Students and Visitors, now that the Deluxe Edition of my first Tarot Set is finally released in Paper Version, I am updating the contents of this website and will offer some brand new Art & Tarot proposals for the months to come ...

~ NEW ! I will post some inspiring scripts about Renaissance Art & Tarot in the different nooks of the Oracle Garden's Scriptorium!...

~ NEW ! We will restart the Distant Learning Courses with the new spring leaves of 2010 along with the Workshops and Tarot Classes for the Portuguese and foreign Students. During our meetings we will learn together and share our personal experiences with Tarot and Visual Reading; something that may offer you a different perspective upon Tarot & Art as a unique self-empowering, educational and creative tool!...

 

| Visit the e-Courses Webpage to read more about the Distant Learning Course program |

~ Meanwhile, you may try the Free Readings Room inside the Garden with some New & Expanded Spreads according to different areas in Life and unveil some of the Revised Version of Light of the Goddess Majors & Book excerpts !...

~ And you may send me an email to Book Your Personal Private Meditation & Life Tarot Reading !... Please feel free to drop us a line inside the Message Board or Call the Garden to get in touch with our offerings and activities.

 

| Please spend a few moments with my Personal Code of Ethics concerning the professional use of Tarot Cards. Clarifying misconceptions and remembering a few simple concepts are always important for all processes of communication: the spirit of a good visual reading will certainly depend on this.

~ You may Send your email to grant your Light of The Goddess Art & Tarot Deluxe Set or open the GiftBox to get some other Art & Tarot gifts that share the spirit of the Set! ...

Remember to keep your links updated, bookmark our LuminaDivinae's Garden and contact if you want to know more about my work. Here we may share our common Love for Tarot, Art & Meaning ... Or simply say a warm "Hi!" whenever it seems important. I alwaysl read your messages as a gift of confidence without using, sharing or selling your emails with others.

Art History and Tarot Wisdom tell us that every image has a secret voice. One of the major gifts that silence and meditative reading offer is the unveiling of our most intimate inner truths. Several authors and international researchers have been touched by the fascinating speech and power of art images. Art, sound and silence have been the deepest references of my creative work in the fields of Press, Radio and Graphic Design.

During the last two years I received so many warm messages from you that I felt encouraged to go on and publish LuminaDivinae ArTarot in an updated paper version. Every virtual reader, pupil and Tarot practitioners asked me for the deck, what led me to a new cycle of work, recreating the whole artwork of the 78 cards in a revised version. During this time, I was more and more convinced about the primal aim of this Art & Tarot game: LuminaDivinae deck was born to share with you my creative work, love and personal experiences relating Renaissance Art and History, Tarot archetypes and western symbology. "This deck must have a strong educational and historical purpose", I used to say..

By that point, I was dreaming about a special companion guide for LuminaDivinae ArTarot; something unique to celebrate Tarot wisdom and encourage the public main sensibilities to the fruition of XVth and XVIth Centuries art. LuminaDivinae ArTarot book began to gain shape a few months later, joining the primal educational and artistic purposes of the deck with some further references to the original structure of the game and the most important European tradition in the field of divination. Along the pages, each one of the referred themes will establish a close connection to the cultural scent of Renaissance life.

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During my childhood I had two wonderful women inspiring my personal approach to Art, Life and Meaning. I used to stay with my Grandmother for the holidays and a great part of my professional path is a tribute to the wonderful times and invaluable experiences we had together. She lived in Elvas - a small Medieval village of the Portuguese frontier, close to the Spanish village of Badajoz. She was a sensible woman, a gifted artisan and a wonderful singer who led me into the realms of assemblage and collaged compositions using painted papers and old pieces of gorgeous tissues. She told me everything she knew about Nature and Spirit and encouraged me to porsuit my piano and design studies. This beautiful woman was so creative and joyful that her daughter, actually my Mother, was given the name of Estrela, what means Star in Portuguese.

My Father is an open-minded economist, the first person to share with me his books about natural medicines and the endless qualities of plants, some teachings on Yoga, Meditation & self-empowering techniques. I learned from my Father that we must remain close to our Higher Self purposes along the Path. He is the architect of my soul's house because he taught me to hear the Sound of Silence.

My Mother introduced me to the alchemy of Arts & Sounds because she worked in press and broadcasting for several years, long before I could even think about my professional abilities. She studied Art History, also; so I used to wander along the pages of her coloured study books, full of gorgeous drawings and vivid reproductions of ancient Greek, Roman, Italian or contemporary art masters. A few years later, she travelled and photographed a lot during her professional movings around the world. She shared with me some of her most valuable experiences in the artistic and human field, acting as a true "guiding and inspiring Star".

The Radio meetings I had along my professional path, all the interviews with so many interesting artists and scholars, have been touching my heart and mind for years. While broadcasting and designing, I was "webmastering in silence" for the last months, also. In some particular sense, I was experiencing very significant times in life, too. The rebirth of a few Radio & Art exalting projects (relating my interest in Arts and World Music and the inter-cultural exchanges between Europe, Africa, East and Western countries); moving to a new cycle in personal affaires, moving to a new house and experiencing the departure of my beloved friend and Tarot author, the Brazilian writer Celina Fioravanti. Her tender voice and wise words will always inhabit the Secret Garden of my soul and inspire my tarot projects.

I believe that our Wheel of Life is always disclosing some surprising brand new cycles, asking for constant growth in life, concepts and experiences. So, the Oracle Garden of LuminaDivinae will present some new materials relating Tarot Readings & Meditative Techniques, some New Spreads specially designed for this original deck. LuminaDivinae ArTarot Deck & Book are the fruits of my Love for Art & Tarot - a project I couldn't dare to conceive without the lovely words and invaluable messages you sent me along the years.

Finally, my warmest *THANK YOU* to all the Tarot Students, Clients, Consultants & Tarot Lovers involved in our 2009's Study Circle in Portuguese Language. Your Love and Support have been encouraging me along the last years!

... A special " leave of Light" is always flowing toward the International Friends and Visitors of the Oracle Garden. Distance does not cut the flow of friendship and support that keeps on inspiring me to create and think about all of you. Thank you again for your messages and visits that nurture the spreading of new leaves inside the Oracle Garden.

Light of the Goddess Deluxe Set was created to fit your needs ... I hope my "broken english" may encourage you to contact me with your suggestions for further editions of the Book ! :) ...

A *Bright Blessing* for all the Friendship and Sincere Support.

With Love and Peace,

Mafalda

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