Summer Solstice Musings on Life & Work; Antiquarian Tarot Reprint Paused

Two of Swords, Antiquarian Tarot 3rd Edition ©Maree Bento 2022 Keywords: Impasse, Indecision

Happy summer! Here’s an update about what the hell is going on here regarding the deck creator side of things. 

I sent out a poll last Fall asking Divine Muses subscribers to answer some questions for me regarding reprints for my deck creations.

I had wanted to know which of my decks to prioritize for rerelease. First place in that poll was the Antiquarian Tarot, so I started down the path to reprint it...

As I started reconnecting with the businesses I worked with in the past, I ran into some snags, which has derailed the reprinting of this set.

The last printing of the Antiquarian Tarot was the third edition. It was printed in the USA on a matte coated card stock, which I loved. Sadly, when I emailed my contact at the printer, he told me they had changed their machinery and were no longer offering the matte-coated stock. 

I started considering printing in the EU, but the costs for me to ship packages from here to the USA have become astronomical—plus the post office just announced they will not be shipping goods to the USA.

Because of this, I’m taking another pause to consider this situation a bit more. Especially since over 90% of subscribers in the poll said they were located in the United States.

I have decided to just focus my attention on my tarot & astrology offerings to focus on adding more healing and clarity in this world.

Two of Pentacles from The Goddess Tarot by Kris Waldherr ©1997

It’s been a balance for me to create a new life here that isn’t just about doing and working, but being and healing too. The Two of Pentacles has repeatedly been popping up for me in readings over the past two years trying to drill this idea into my old workaholic head.

There have been some challenges as I adapt to my new life here. While it was exciting to move to Portugal, the land of my ancestors, there has been grief to process. I have been spending a lot of time trying to reconnect with my Self and sense of purpose again.

This is highlighting in my Reverse Nodal Return in my 6th and 12th house axis, which means I am taking this as a sacred opportunity to honor my daily routines (6th house) and spiritual practice (12th house) that create more balance and healing in my life. The Two of Pentacles card, which I pulled in my New Moon reading for this lunar cycle, reflects this perfectly! (See above photo from the Goddess Tarot.)

This has meant doing more self-reflection work and creating boundaries so that I can have more clarity, peace, and spiritual strength, especially in service (also 6th house) to my community.

We all need more clarity about our lives and we are needing more than ever to ground back into our real sense of purpose.

The Sun and The Moon cards from The Tarot of Traditions by Giuliano Costa ©2024

In Conclusion

This is not the end of me releasing decks. My hope is to reprint my works in the near future. I’m not completely closing the door on reprinting the Antiquarian Tarot. I remain open to whatever possibilities show up.

​If you’d like to see what your tarot and astrology archetypes are saying about your life, my books are open for a limited number of readings each month.

I’m here to explore whatever questions you need to unpack this summer. The more we can understand the specific lessons we are traversing, the more we can get clarity and move with confidence and purpose.

Sending you all the love and blessings of The Sun energy this summer.