The 'Dreams of Gaia' tarot is a long term project, and one that is close to Michele-lee's heart. The deck will be a blending of faith, magick, and beauty, and one she hopes will become a powerful tool of self-discovery for others. It delves into the domains of emotion, thought, choices, self-awareness, creativity and more, and will enable the reader to connect with their 'self' and in doing so better connect with the world around them and the souls they share that world with.

Michele-lee will be focused soley upon the deck and its creation between August, 2008 and May, 2010. This mammoth project of both painting the 78 artworks, and writing the accompanying book will be all that she eats, sleeps and breathes until it is completed, and once it is done, the 'Dreams of Gaia' Tarot will be published by Blue Angel Publishing and should be available for purchase in late 2010.


The Philosophy

The Dreams of Gaia tarot is one founded in magick, instinct, and intuition; one that allows the user to open and connect with the energies of Gaia, Sol, and Luna. It is a deck that focuses upon the dark and light energies of the cosmos, of nature, dreams, and the emotions and enables the user to understand and draw from them.

Everything we are, all the lessons we have chosen to learn, all we wish to understand, our life purpose, our reason for being - all of this information is stored within our memory. These memories are carried forth from one life to the next, but they are not just memories from times when we took physical form, they are memories from times when we were incorporeal and dwelled within the Source.

Before we choose to take on a physical form, we make choices. We decide who we will be. We choose our destiny. We choose which lessons we will learn. Like an author, we plot the course of our lives from one chapter to the next.

We are born psychic, empathic, and intuitive; wise beyond our years. We are full of pure, magickal energy as we return from the Source. From the moment we take our first breath as a newborn, we are complete.

And then we forget.

We forget the language of Gaia and Magick as we are taught instead to speak with our mouths instead of our minds and hearts. We are told that magick is not real, that fairies only exist in fairy tales, that dragons are evil, and so on. We are bound by religious teaching, laws and traditions, shoulds, and should nots; we are bombarded by different beliefs, opinions, philosophies, and mythologies. As we mature and become adults, who we become is a blending of our own 'self', our parents, our teachers, and the laws and beliefs of our culture and society.

We forget the lives before taking our first breath in this life. We forget the choices we made, and like a blind man, we stumble through our life from one moment to the next, sometimes walking with confidence and ease, and sometimes trapped in one place because we are afraid to move forward or unsure and uncertain as to where we wish to go.

But what if we could remember?

The philosophy behind the cards is simple - to seek, to feel, to grow, to heal - to find unity, to be complete, and one, with Gaia and the cosmos. To remember. The aim of the deck is to teach the user to be intuitive, to look more closely at their dreams, to understand the patterns behind thought and emotion, and to touch and use the Magick that weaves through all life and living things, and in order to tap into the ancient memories within us and use what is revealed to empower the self and to become who we chose to be before we took our first breath.

By better understanding our 'self' we become better people. We see how our beliefs and opinions, our feelings, and our choices impact upon our present and future, our loved ones, and Gaia, our home, and can use that understanding to enable us to move through this life with a lighter step and gentler touch. We touch upon the dreaming energy of Gaia and through her, the Source. We can see and learn from our past, work and live with joy and confidence in the present, and create a future that is truly ours.


To learn more about this magickal project, to view the artwork and read sample meanings, please visit the Dreams of Gaia Tarot website.


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