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Lua Tarot Complete! Pre-orders coming soon.

7/29/2020

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Itâ€™s official! My #newtarotdeck the #LuaTarot is done. â–¡ Hereâ€™s an E-Proof view with the title card and Tarot Keys 0-8. âœ¨â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡âœ¨ â € You probably noticed that I left the Major cards unnumbered. This is bc of the VIII & XI switch that some #tarotreaders prefer. â € I sent the booklet and box design to the printer yesterday. And, now Iâ€™m going to start working toward opening pre-orders (in the near future). If you donâ€™t want to miss it, I invite you to subscribe to my newsletter. Iâ€™ll also post here, so stay tuned! â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡âœ¨ â € Thank you! âœ¨â–¡â–¡âœ¨ Thank you for supporting my work and #indiedeckcreators â € #tarotcommunity #tarotdeck #tarotlove #divinersofinstagram #tarotreadersofinstagram #ilovetarot #tarotwitch #tarotcollector #divinemuses #tarotnerd #tarotlover

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Divine Muses Oracle Reading

7/28/2020

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Strong Minds, Strong Bodies, Strong Hearts. I want to believe that there is more love than hate that exists in the world. That people are doing the work even if we canâ€™t see it. The work behind the scenes and screens. â € I want to focus on those millions of small actionsâ€¦of love, peace, solidarity, and faithâ€¦.and think of them as the glue of the structural change of our greater evolution. Those little stories that donâ€™t get the mediaâ€™s attention because they arenâ€™t deemed worthy, because they arenâ€™t dramatic. â € But, glue is invisible, and rarely gets attention. (Unless youâ€™re a collagist. Donâ€™t get me talking about my glue collection. Each different glue has its perfect job!) â € I know that this year has been especially difficult, but I believe in us. The pressure that many of us are feeling is evolutionary growthâ€”weâ€™re growing out of the space weâ€™ve been living in. Sometimes it painful, downright ugly, and so, so sad. But, my heart is buoyed by all the actions Iâ€™m witnessing toward REAL change.âœ¨â–¡â–¡ â € Thank you for the work you are doing, and continue to do, big and small. The special little things that may never be seen, but will be a part of the foundation of the new world we build together. âœ¨â–¡â–¡âœ¨ â € â € Astral Ascent + Queen of Roses + Perfect Stranger = When we give from the heart, life begins to synchronize and align in immeasurable ways. When we see the stranger as the person we have yet to meet, we invite a deeper connection with humanity. Open minds create new worlds. â € âœ¨âœ¨âœ¨ â € #divinemusesoracle #divinemuses #divinemusings #seenostranger #oraclereading #oraclereadersofinstagram #tarotwitch #ibelieveinmagic #ibelieveinus

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See No Stranger. Wonder is where love begins...

7/23/2020

"When we choose to to wonder about people we don't know, when we imagine their lives and their stories, we begin to expand the circle of those we see part of us. We prepare ourselves to love beyond what evolution requires." -Valerie Kaur, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.

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â€œIt is easy to wonder about the internal life of the people closest to us. It is harder to wonder about the people who seem like strangers or outsiders. But when we choose to wonder about people we donâ€™t know, when we imagine their lives and listen for their stories, we begin to expand the circle of those we see as part of us. We prepare ourselves to love beyond what evolution requiresâ€¦. â € â€œWonder is where love begins, but the failure to wonder is the beginning of violence. Once people stop wondering about others, once they no longer see others as part of them, they disable their instinct for empathy. And once they lose empathy, they can do anything to them, or allow anything to be done to them. Entire institutions built to preserve the interests of one group of people over another depend on this failure of imagination.â€ â€”Valerie Kaur, from See No Stranger, A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love â € â–¡âœŠâ–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡ â € #SeeNoStranger #DivineMusesOracle #shadowwork #revolutionarylove #loveistheanswer #cardofthedayâ–¡#oraclecardreading #oraclecardoftheday #divinemuses #cardoftheday #oraclereadersofinstagram #indiedeck #indiedeckcreator #tarotwitch #witchesofinstagramâ–¡â–¡

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Strength. It's Leo Season!

7/22/2020

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Sun is in Leo now, and itâ€™s officially #LeoSeason âœ¨?? with the Leo moon today too (through 4:40pm PDT) ? should bring a blast of creativity, and playful energy. And letâ€™s be honest, some drama too, it is Leo after all! ??âœ¨âš¡ï¸ â € Strength card is from the upcoming #LuaTarot âœ¨?âœ¨?âœ¨ Itâ€™s basically done! Booklet is in editing mode, and Iâ€™m now working on the box art. Cards are at the printer, and Iâ€™m waiting on the proof! ???? â € Image is Mithra In the Form of the Leontocephalic Kronos from #manlyphall #thesecretteachingsofallages â € âœ¨????âœ¨ â € â € #leolove #iloveleos #leomagic #tarotwitch #tarotcommunity #taroteverydamnday #tarotreadersofinstagram #astrotarot #tarotastrology #tarotdeckcollector #tarotdeckcreator #newtarotdeck â € â € â €

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Lua Tarot Cards. Getting Closer!

7/18/2020

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I have been working with the Lua Tarotâ€™s test copy and getting the details sorted out. I am looking forward to completing this project and getting it out to you. Almost there! ?âœ¨? â € Iâ€™m close to finishing the LWB. (Itâ€™s more of a mini book at 160 pages.) Finishing up the Swords and Coins suits. The rest of the booklet is written, and will go into editing phase right after Iâ€™m done with the Coin suitâ€™s descriptions. âœ¨ â € Those are jasmine flowers from our garden. I wish you could smell the scent wafting through the space. Jasmine is so magical! A friend of mine recently said that god must smell like it. ????âœ¨

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Thank You for Supporting BEAM

7/13/2020

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THANK YOUâ€¦to all of you who made a purchase from the Divine Muses shop in June. All the proceeds went to BEAM: Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective, an outstanding organization working nationally toward healing justice and improving Black peopleâ€™s health literacy. â € July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month and I wanted to feature BEAM and the work they have been doing to support Black healing and healers. â € BEAM offers access to mental & emotional healthcare for Black communities and focuses on supporting Black people entering mental health professions & also offers a Black virtual therapist network. â € I have added BEAMâ€™s Mission, Vision & Belief statements below. To find out more about their work and how you can support them, please follow the link @_beamorg â € ********** BEAM is a training, movement building and grant making organization dedicated to the healing, wellness and liberation of Black and marginalized communities. â € WHO WE ARE: We are a collective of advocates, yoga teachers, artists, therapists, lawyers, religious leaders, teachers, psychologists and activists committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities. â € OUR VISION: We envision a world where there are no barriers to Black healing. â € OUR MISSION: BEAM is a 501 (c)(3) organization. Our mission is to remove the barriers that Black people experience getting access to or staying connected with emotional health care and healing. We do this through education, training, advocacy and the creative arts. â € What We Believe 1. Dismantling the systems that dehumanize Black people in America is a long term project. In the face of this we must create community based systems of care that help alleviate the harm and trauma for present and future generations. â € 2. Effective emotional health systems affirm the value of all Black lives: Cis and transgender, heterosexual, gender non-conforming, disabled and able-bodied, lesbian, queer, gay and bisexual Black people. â € 3. Effective emotional health strategies must include a variety of approaches. Practices such as dance, yoga, generative somatics, spiritual and religious practices, psychotherapy, (cont. below.)

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The Devil's role in this Capricorn Lunar Eclipse

7/4/2020

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The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is exact tonight at 9:44pm PDT in Capricorn. And, itâ€™s the USAâ€™s birthday. The US has been experiencing major difficult times. I know I keep talking about shadow work in my astrology posts, but, itâ€™s a Capricorn Lunar Eclipse, and he rules the Devil card! â € The Devil card is about the shadow and the ego. He shows us where we have attachment and fear. Itâ€™s the card of materialism and being addicted to stuff, like money. Itâ€™s bondage and enslavement. All the shadow stuff that the US is currently facing thatâ€™s broken and crumbling: capitalism at the expense of health, capitalist incarceration at the expense of justice, and attachment to money and greed over the well-being of the people. â € The 8 of Cups is the card of Abandoned Success. Itâ€™s also about walking away from toxic and abusive relationships. We can see the woman is walking away from the Devil, and whatâ€™s outdated, and Capricorn is the sign of the patriarch â € The 2 of Coins is associated w/ Jupiter in Capricorn (at 23Â° now.) This card is about Harmonious Change. It will be a balancing act, but change is possible! Iâ€™m hopeful bc Jupiter pushes Capricorn to expand from his constricting old ways. With the 2 of Coins there is fluctuation, and we will see the ebbing and flowing of change. There will be wins and losses. But, the point is that we keep working toward the change we want to see. â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡ â € Weâ€™re exiting the eclipse portal tonight (the 8 of Cups has an eclipse in it!) This eclipse season (that started in early June) has been especially intense and emotional, but the past month has brought forth an opportunity to transcend the shadow self, so we can finally look more deeply at the collective shadow, and do the work needed to heal and evolve. What is consciously being contemplated is resulting in quantum leaps of realization that initiates change. â € This is especially potent now since the Sun is conjunct fixed star Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. So wish upon the Dog Star, Canis Major, tonight, my friends. Letâ€™s wish that we are making changes that stick. I know they will not be overnight, but Iâ€™m hopeful that they are underway. â–¡â–¡âœŠâ–¡âœ¨â–¡â–¡â–¡

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Maree Bento is an artist and practitioner of the mystical & healing arts with 20 years experience. She’s a tarot reader and the creator of 5 divination decks, including the Lua Tarot, Lua Lenormand, Divine Muses Oracle, Antiquarian Tarot, and Antiquarian Lenormand.

A 3rd House Sagittarius, Libra Ascendent and Capricorn Moon conjunct Pallas Athena. She's been deepening her astrology studies the last few years, after a years-long hobby interest in the subject.

She's been a licensed bodyworker for 17 years. Her background in the healing arts inspires her present approach to tarot, creativity, ritual, and divination. Her career as a healing professional focused on massage therapy, energy work, and yoga philosophy—holistic mediums for body, mind, and spiritual well-being and connection.

Maree offers tarot, Lenormand, and astrology readings online and in person, as well as mentorships and consultations.

She enjoys traveling, and connecting with people and animals. She lives in Portland with her beloved, David, and their huggable hound, Dante.

Divine Muses: Reviews, Features, Nominations.

► Lua Tarot nominated for 2021 CARTA Awards in 3 categories: Best Tarot, Best Self-published Tarot, and Outstanding Artistic Achievement.

► The Lua Lenormand is nominated for 2021 CARTA Awards: Best Oracle Deck.

► Lua Tarot nominated for WDA 2021 Awards: Best Indie Deck.

► Lua Tarot featured in Parq Magazine article "Tarot Today" June 2021

► Lua Tarot Video Review by Tarot Map Jan. 2021

► Lua Tarot Review by Benebell Wen Dec. 2020

► Divine Muses Oracle nominated for 2020 CARTA Awards

► Lua Tarot walkthrough video Old Soul Mermaid

► The Cartomancer
Magazine: Winter 2020

► The Cartomancer
Magazine: Spring 2020

►Tarot Map's review of the Divine Muses Oracle

► Benebell Wen Review
Divine Muses Oracle '19

► Tarot Map Inspired Tarot Series, Dec. 11, 2019

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December 11th, 2019

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August 2017

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► The Cartomancer: Vol. 2, Issue 3 2016

► Lenormand Lovers Calendar: Sept. 2014

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