Good Witch, Bad Witch by Gilliam Kemp (2002, Paperback)

I really do love this little deck. I have the other decks created by Kemp (tree Magick/Faerie Wisdom) and since I was so charmed by them I had to pick up this one also.

It seems each deck she puts out....the cards are a different size and shape, and this witch deck is no exception. They are about the size of playing cards, on good card stock. 52 cards in all....26 good witch/26 bad witch. Though the bad witches aren't really bad, just more the darker or perhaps less mature sides of ourselves and situations.

The artwork is so entrancing! It's a naive kind of storybook art, I just love this artist (emma Garner), she does the other cards in Kemp's set also. It really opens up the senses and your intution. I have got some accurate and amazing readings with these so far, I plan on working with them for quite awhile and really getting in tune with their energies and depth. Some may think or say that these cards can't be for deeper or more complex readings, but I disagree. The depth is there. Almost every witch card has a host of other meanings not in the description. Say the East, West, North, South witch cards. The symbolism and meanings of just those directions are immense.

I gave it 4 stars because unlike her other 2 decks the descriptions and meanings given for each card are lacking, some don't give good meanings at all...most have great ones...just some are lacking. In her other decks the descriptions are more profound and give you a better jumping off point for your intuition. Of course this was her first deck though.

Still though I highly recommend these cards, the artwork, imagery and power of these little cards are undeniable. My favourite at the moment are the Ditch Witch, the Broomstick Witch, the West Witch,Forest Witch, the Green Witch and the Secret Witch (I really love that one!)