Witch Sister Tarot by Julia Jeffrey

Fly Into the Wild Heart of Tarot, Celtic Folklore & Witchcraft

Magic is not always walked alone. Sometimes the path leads us to our kindred spirits.

Enter a tarot world inhabited by witches, familiars, ancient deities, elemental forces and figures drawn from Celtic history and legend.

Witch Sister Tarot by Scottish artist Julia Jeffrey is a hauntingly beautiful 78-card tarot deck that reimagines the familiar Rider-Waite-Smith system through the folklore, landscape and magical traditions of the Celtic world.

But at the heart of this deck is something deeper.

Kinship.

Witch Sister Tarot explores the idea of chosen family and the connections we form with those who recognise something of themselves in us.

These are witches who do not stand alone.

They are accompanied by animals, plants, spirits, deities, ancestors and elemental forces, creating a deck that feels less like a collection of individual characters and more like a gathering.

A gathering into which you are invited.

🌿 Rooted in Celtic Folklore

The stories and traditions woven through Witch Sister Tarot have their origins in Celtic folklore, history and legend, with a particular connection to Scotland, Julia Jeffrey's homeland.

Rather than simply dressing traditional tarot archetypes in witchy clothing, Jeffrey draws upon the stories, landscapes and magical traditions that have surrounded her throughout her life.

Figures from folklore mingle with witches and magical familiars.

Animals and plants carry their own wisdom.

Deities and elemental forces move through the cards.

The natural world feels ever present.

Beneath it all remains the recognisable structure of the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, giving experienced readers familiar foundations while allowing Jeffrey's own mythology to grow around them.

🔮 A Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Reimagined

Witch Sister Tarot follows the 78-card Rider-Waite-Smith system, making it accessible to readers already familiar with traditional tarot.

But Julia Jeffrey isn't interested in simply reproducing familiar scenes.

Her evocative artwork transforms the archetypes into something wilder.

Something older.

Something that feels as though it might have emerged from the mist at the edge of a Scottish loch.

The familiar structure remains, but the imagery encourages you to explore the cards through folklore, intuition and the relationships between their characters.

For newer readers, the RWS foundations provide a recognisable route into tarot.

For experienced readers, the reinterpretation offers an opportunity to encounter familiar cards from an entirely different perspective.

🖤 Meet Your Witch Sisters

The title of this deck matters.

The Witch Sisters aren't simply women wearing pointed hats scattered throughout 78 cards.

They represent connection.

Guides.

Challengers.

Ancestors.

Companions.

Kindred spirits.

Tarot itself can sometimes feel like a solitary practice, but Witch Sister Tarot explores what happens when wisdom is shared.

Some cards may offer support.

Others may confront you.

Some may feel immediately familiar, while others ask you to sit with their stories before their meaning begins to unfold.

Together, they create the sense of a magical community waiting within the deck.

🌙 Witches, Familiars, Deities & the Elements

The magical world of Witch Sister Tarot extends far beyond its human figures.

Throughout the deck you'll encounter the presence and symbolism of:

• Witches and magical practitioners
• Familiar animals
• Celtic deities
• Plants and the natural world
• Elemental forces
• Figures from history and legend
• Scottish and wider Celtic folklore

These elements aren't simply decorative.

They become part of the language through which the cards communicate.

A familiar may alter the emotional tone of a card.

A plant may carry an additional symbolic association.

A deity may introduce another layer of mythology.

The more closely you look, the more the deck begins to reveal.

🎨 The Art of Julia Jeffrey

Julia Jeffrey is a Scottish artist and graduate of the Glasgow School of Art, known for artwork that moves between the beautiful, mysterious and otherworldly.

Tarot readers may also recognise her as the artist behind Tarot of the Hidden Realm.

Her figures have character.

Faces carry experience.

Landscapes have atmosphere.

The imagery isn't polished into something pristine and untouchable. It feels earthy, human and alive.

That quality suits Witch Sister Tarot beautifully.

This isn't witchcraft viewed through a perfectly clean window.

There is earth beneath its fingernails.

📖 The Full-Colour Companion Guidebook

Witch Sister Tarot is accompanied by an extensive 216-page full-colour guidebook, allowing Julia Jeffrey to take readers beyond the surface imagery of the cards.

The guide explores the symbolism and stories behind the deck while helping you understand how its Celtic influences relate to tarot.

It also explores ways to work with the magical dimensions of the cards, including connecting with elemental forces and the deities encountered throughout the deck.

This makes Witch Sister Tarot particularly rewarding for readers who enjoy discovering the mythology behind their cards rather than relying solely on keywords.

You can begin with the image.

Explore your own intuitive response.

Then open the guidebook and discover the story waiting beneath it.

✨ Why You'll Love Witch Sister Tarot

• Complete 78-card tarot deck
• Based upon the familiar Rider-Waite-Smith system
• Created and illustrated by Scottish artist Julia Jeffrey
• Rooted in Celtic history, folklore and legend
• Particular connection to Scottish traditions and landscape
• Features witches, magical familiars and deities
• Rich symbolism drawn from animals, plants and the elements
• Explores themes of sisterhood, kinship and chosen family
• Atmospheric, evocative artwork
• Includes an extensive 216-page full-colour guidebook
• Beautiful for intuitive reading and deeper tarot study
• Premium hardbox presentation
• Published by Llewellyn

🔥 The Reading Experience

Witch Sister Tarot works beautifully for traditional tarot readings, but its folklore and magical symbolism provide additional paths to explore.

Use it for everyday guidance.

Work with a single card as part of a personal ritual.

Explore relationships and the people surrounding you.

Ask questions about belonging, community and connection.

Work with the elemental imagery.

Research the mythology behind a figure that appears in your reading.

Or simply allow Julia Jeffrey's artwork to lead you somewhere you hadn't expected to go.

This is the sort of deck that can grow alongside your practice.

The RWS structure gives you somewhere familiar to begin.

The folklore gives you somewhere entirely different to wander.

🌿 Perfect For

Witches • Pagans • Celtic folklore lovers • Scottish folklore enthusiasts • Rider-Waite-Smith readers • Intuitive tarot readers • Lovers of dark and atmospheric decks • Familiar magic practitioners • Mythology lovers • Folk magic enthusiasts • Tarot collectors • Readers drawn to nature-based spirituality

It's also particularly beautiful for anyone seeking a tarot deck centred around the idea that spiritual practice doesn't have to mean walking entirely alone.

📦 In the Box

• 78 full-colour Witch Sister Tarot cards
• 216-page full-colour companion guidebook
• Premium hardbox presentation

📖 At a Glance

Title: Witch Sister Tarot
Creator & Artist: Julia Jeffrey
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
ISBN: 9780738765112
Cards: 78
System: Rider-Waite-Smith based
Guidebook: 216 pages, full colour
Themes: Witchcraft, Celtic folklore, Scottish folklore, mythology, familiars, deities, nature & the elements
Box Format: Premium hardbox kit
Box Size: Approx. 5½ × 8½ inches
Language: English
Publication: 2024
Product Type: Tarot Deck & Guidebook Set

🖤 Why We Love It at Oneness Emporium

There are plenty of witch-themed tarot decks.

Witch Sister Tarot feels different.

Perhaps it's because Julia Jeffrey hasn't simply added witches to the traditional tarot and called the job finished.

There is a genuine connection to folklore and place running through these cards.

There is Scotland.

There is landscape.

There are old stories, animals, plants, deities and elemental forces.

But what we particularly love is the idea at the centre of it all.

Chosen family.

The people we find.

The people who find us.

The ones who understand the slightly stranger corners of who we are without requiring a PowerPoint presentation first.

That feels rather appropriate for tarot.

Witch Sister Tarot can certainly be used as a beautiful RWS-based reading deck, but spend a little longer with it and there is much more beneath the surface.

The guidebook gives you the opportunity to follow the folklore deeper, while Julia Jeffrey's artwork leaves enough space for your own intuition to have its say.

Dark without becoming gloomy.

Witchy without becoming a collection of clichés.

And rooted in traditions that give the imagery genuine substance.

Exactly the sort of deck that belongs on the Oneness shelves.