“The Gaian Tarot is a beautifully illustrated deck that has captivated tarot enthusiasts for years. In this new edition, Joanna Powell Colbert elevates the deck with additional spreads, updated interpretations, and insightful new exercises. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the world of tarot, the Gaian Tarot is destined to become a cherished favorite.”
Theresa Reed, author of The Cards You’re Dealt – How To Deal When Life Gets Real: A Tarot Guidebook.
“For more than a decade, Joanna Powell Colbert’s Gaian Tarot has been my close companion—an essential tool for deepening connection to self, spirit, and earth. I couldn’t be more delighted to see this deck coming to the world in this beautiful new form. The revised companion book is as much a gift as the deck itself, bringing even more nuance and depth of wisdom to our interpretation of the cards. Far beyond a simple list of meanings, it is among the best resources available for cultivating an authentic relationship to the tarot, one that sustains every level of our human journey. The luminous Gaian Tarot brings much-needed healing, hope, vision, and wonder to this complex time on our beloved planet.”
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, author of Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit.
“The multicultural imagery of the Gaian Tarot shows human beings of all ages interacting with nature, animals, and each other. This has been my go-to deck for thirteen years. It was the first deck where I really saw myself reflected in the images of women with dark hair and dark skin. The illustrations show contemporary women who look like me and are empowered, taking up space, joyful, and dancing. As a somatic movement therapist and dance facilitator, the Gaian Tarot consistently inspires my creativity, provides sparks for embodiment, and always unlocks the deepest wisdom in my psyche and soul.”
Jennifer Lucero-Earle, Registered Somatic Movement Therapist & Educator (RSMT/RSME)
“Reading with the Gaian Tarot is like opening a treasure box where the secrets of Nature are revealed. The art draws one into a world that is beautiful, inclusive, and sacred. The text offers more than good advice ready to help with any situation. There are also prompts, exercises, affirmations, and spreads, all designed to bring you deeper into relationship with your soul and the soul of the world. One hundred percent recommend.”
Ellen Lorenzi-Prince, artist/author of the Dark Goddess Tarot and Tarot of the Crone
“Joanna Powell Colbert’s exquisitely beautiful Gaian Tarot is much more than a tarot deck. It’s a doorway into a community of people living close to the land and its creatures. It’s a journey through the seasons where nature mirrors the joys and sorrows, pain and exaltation of what it takes to live in harmony with and through the earth. It reminds us how to know and respect the planet we live on. This is a very readable deck that, if you open to it, will take you right back to the elemental truth that resides inside everything.”
Mary K. Greer, author of 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card, Tarot Reversals, and the classic Tarot for Your Self.
“Joanna Powell Colbert’s illustrations for the Gaian Tarot are exquisite, accessible and identifiable. Her drawings of real people personify the ancient wisdom of the Tarot. Coupled with her meaningful interpretations, the deck is inclusive, inviting, and supportive even in the more difficult cards. I have loved the Gaian Tarot since its first edition in 2010. I use it for writing prompts, teaching, and personal guidance. I constantly learn from my reflections. This deck is a rich symbology—for beginners to scholars.”
Christina Baldwin, author of Life’s Companion, Storycatcher, and The Circle Way.
“The Gaian Tarot is a soul friend and wisdom teacher for me — and can be for you, too. Out of her many years of practicing both the Tarot and earth spirituality, Joanna Powell Colbert has created a vibrant and beautiful deck that while firmly connected to the Rider Waite Smith Tarot tradition brings new and helpful perspectives to the cards. Esoteric and abstract symbols are often replaced with the living processes, cycles, and creatures — including humans; we are not outside of nature in the Gaian Tarot — of nature to awaken us to the magic inherent in the world. The deck’s colors and compositions speak a language beyond words to support meaning making across cards and within spreads.
Deck users will find the antidote to the most problematic situations presented by the Tarot within the Gaian’s images. In both my personal and professional Tarot practice, I turn to the Gaian for help in exploring both the most spiritual and most practical concerns and receive guidance for moving through our turbulent times with grace and gratitude, without ignoring grief, and toward a life lived in balance with the Whole. What a gift this deck is to the world!”
Carolyn Cushing, Tarot practitioner and teacher
“Joanna Powell Colbert’s Gaian Tarot is a beloved classic for good reason. This deck, working with the energy and archetypes of the Divine Feminine, is both more gentle and more direct than many other decks out there, which is why it is one of my favorites! Joanna’s gorgeous illustrations are perfectly paired with the deep wisdom insights that could only be found in someone who doesn’t just create decks, but knows how to work with them, top to bottom. The Gaian Tarot is a must-have deck!”
Briana Saussy, author of Making Magic and Star Child.
“There truly is no limit to the number of ways the Gaian Tarot’s visual beauty transforms messages. No other deck offers this degree of depth, guidance, insights, and truly unique perspectives. What Joanna has created is nothing short of magical.”
Beverly Frable, teacher of Tarot and the divinatory arts
“The Gaian Tarot is one of the most healing, powerful decks I’ve ever used for my clients. Its effect is, in a word, profound.
I have observed even the most agitated, cynical, or despondent querents become completely captivated by the beautiful, strong images in these cards. From all backgrounds and walks of life, without exception, my clients strongly identify with this deck. As they can so clearly see themselves in these cards, they can also envision new, inspiring possibilities and solutions to the concerns for which they have sought guidance. The Gaian Tarot is a rare treasure and belongs in the repertoire of every reader.”
Beth Owl’s Daughter, Tarot reader, teacher, and host of the Raleigh-Durham Tarot MeetUp.
“In the first years of the 21st century, humanity needs to be reminded of its unity with all of life. And we need to hold meaningful conversations about how to birth that unity in reality. The Gaian Tarot is one of the most powerful tools to come along recently that can help us to accomplish both of these things. Joanna Powell Colbert’s cards ring with an authenticity that can only come from someone who lives what she depicts. I appreciate that they are rooted deeply in tarot tradition, yet are attuned to the consciousness of Earth and Her inhabitants in our own time. Whether for readings, meditation, contemplation, or ceremony, the Gaian Tarot’s lush images will inspire, heal, and delight.”
James Wells, Tarot consultant and teacher
“A deck that taps into earth consciousness like no other deck, the Gaian Tarot is the much talked about, beloved, and exceptional deck borne from the genius of artist and writer Joanna Powell Colbert. It is at once both contemporary and mystical, a deck that will be loved by those following women-centered or earth-centered life paths. The deck set is an impressive (and useful) gift for anyone who you know would embrace the Gaia principle and Gaian lifestyle, even one with no tarot background. Yet the deck itself is sophisticated and rich with symbolism, which any seasoned tarotist will appreciate.
A masterpiece tarot deck that blends the wisdom taught by Mother Earth and showcases the magic that sentient beings can create when we tap into that wisdom, Colbert’s Gaian Tarot reads with astounding accuracy, sincerity, and grace. It’s no wonder that time and time again, master tarot readers and bestselling writers turn to the Gaian Tarot for answers.”
Benebell Wen, author of Holistic Tarot, The Tao of Craft, and I Ching the Oracle.