The Cosmic Woman Tarot
Lisa Junius is a Luxembourgish illustrator and designer working in an almost entirely blue-and-white palette with cosmic figures, moons, waves, and botanical linework.
What you get
- Complete 78-card deck: 22 Major Arcana, 56 Minor Arcana
- 350 gsm card stock, linen finish, rounded corners
- Full-colour, full-bleed printing (no white border)
- Fold-out mini guide
- Sturdy two-piece rigid box
- Printed in Belgium
- Shipping weight: 0.8 lbs (deck alone weighs roughly 12.8 oz)
About the printing
Second edition. The illustrations are identical to the first edition; what changed is the packaging and the finish. First-edition cards were smooth; these have a linen texture, and the box went from a tuck-style to a two-piece lift-off rigid box. If you own the first edition already, the art is not different.
350 gsm is heavy stock — most mass-market decks run 280–310. Combined with the linen embossing, the practical effect is a card that riffle-shuffles stiffly at first and needs breaking in, then holds up for years without the soft fuzzy edges cheaper stock develops. Linen finish also resists fingerprint marking, which matters on a deck this dark. Full-bleed printing means edge wear will show as pale flecking against the blue rather than as a clean white border, so a bag or box is worth using.
Provenance and structure
Junius's stated theme for the deck is reconnection with the goddess within and with nature, aligning mind to universe, working through dream and imagination. The imagery follows that: figures, celestial bodies, plants, water. It's a deck of moods rather than of narrative scenes.
Two practical notes before you buy. The included guide is a fold-out card, not a book; enough for a keyword per card, not enough to learn tarot from. And the artwork is interpretive rather than strictly Rider-Waite-Smith in its scene construction, so if you read primarily off RWS visual cues you'll be leaning on your own knowledge of the card meanings rather than reading the picture. Experienced readers tend to find that freeing. Absolute beginners will want a fuller reference book alongside it.
Who this is for
Readers who want an art object they'll actually use. Intuitive and image-led reading, dream work, daily draws, moon-phase practice. Collectors of contemporary illustrated decks. Anyone building a practice around feminine or goddess imagery. It photographs beautifully, which is worth saying out loud if you post readings.
