Tarot of Sacred Feminine — Deck by Floreana Nativo, Lo Scarabeo

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Tarot of Sacred Feminine deck — a 78-card tarot deck by Italian artist Floreana Nativo, published by Lo Scarabeo, centred on goddess mythology and the divine feminine across cultures. The lush, sensual imagery draws from goddess traditions worldwide, making this deck a favourite for practitioners working with goddess spirituality, feminist witchcraft, and sacred feminine archetypes. The full-colour artwork grounds each card in feminine power and beauty. A meaningful deck for those who find connection to the divine through female-coded archetypes and mythology.

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Quick Specs

• Deck: Tarot of Sacred Feminine
• Author: Floreana Nativo
• Artist: Franco Rivolli
• Publisher: Lo Scarabeo (2014)
• Cards: 78, approximately 2.60 x 4.72 inches
• Best for: Goddess spirituality, feminine divine work, mythology study, collectors

Goddess Tarot Across World Traditions

The Tarot of Sacred Feminine by Floreana Nativo draws on goddess traditions from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Arabia, Tibet, ancient Israel, Greece, Rome, Celtic mythology, and early Christianity to build a 78-card system centered entirely on the feminine divine. The Major Arcana each feature a specific, named goddess, with Franco Rivolli's artwork depicting the deity in her mythological context. The deck's organizing principle is stated clearly in Lo Scarabeo's framing: the Sacred Feminine is the myth of humankind told from the female point of view, illuminated by the moon. This is not a decorative concept but a structural one that shapes how the suits and court cards are organized throughout the deck.

The Minor Arcana suits are each linked to a lunar phase and to specific ancient cultures. Wands carry the crescent moon and the energies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Arabia, and Tibet. Chalices correspond to the full moon and Hebrew and Christian traditions. Swords are associated with the waning moon and the Greeks and Romans. Pentacles connect to the new moon and the Celtic peoples. This layering of mythological culture, lunar phase, and tarot suit creates a multi-dimensional interpretive framework that practitioners interested in goddess spirituality will find unusually rich. Browse my tarot and divination collection to see other goddess and feminine-focused decks currently available.

Art, Structure, and What to Know Before Buying

Rivolli's artwork is the deck's primary selling point: the cards are richly detailed, the figures are depicted with clear iconographic intention, and the overall visual language is coherent across the full 78 cards. The card backs are reversible, featuring a golden ankh mirrored at each end on a glowing yellow background, which is a clean, dignified design. The card size at approximately 2.60 by 4.72 inches is manageable for most hands and shuffles comfortably. Some cards contain nudity appropriate to their mythological subjects.

There are two things worth knowing honestly before purchase. First, the included booklet is a standard Lo Scarabeo LWB covering six languages, which means the per-card depth is minimal. Practitioners who want to work deeply with this deck will need to supplement with external research on the individual goddesses depicted. Second, the deck is not Rider-Waite-Smith based, which means RWS interpretive guides do not apply directly. Court cards follow a non-standard hierarchy: Knaves are linked to goddesses with sacred birds, Knights to goddess-associated animals, Queens to virgin-mother figures, and Kings to goddesses with their divine consorts.

How to Use the Tarot of Sacred Feminine

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I carry this deck because the artwork is genuinely exceptional and the goddess-across-world-traditions scope is something few decks attempt with this level of structural intentionality. It's not a casual read-by-feel deck: the mythology runs deep enough that spending time learning the figures depicted pays real dividends in reading accuracy and interpretive depth. I'd recommend it to practitioners with at least some tarot foundation and a real interest in goddess traditions rather than to complete beginners. For practitioners interested in connecting lunar cycles to their practice, browse my moon products collection for complementary tools.

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