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COVER ART less. These flying insects often congregate in swampy
marshes where they eat mosquitoes and other stinging
insects. Cimidye, a goddess associated with the Tucana
DRAGONFLY by Indians of the Amazon, was transformed into a dragonfly
so she might transcend her difficulties. In North Amer-
Kris Waldherr ica, the Zunis consider the dragonfly an intermediary
between the spirit and the physical worlds.

Kris Waldherr is an
award-winning author-
illustrator who is fasci-
nated with mythology
and women’s history.
Her books for adults
and children include
Bad Princess, Doomed
Queens, and The Book
of Goddesses. As a
visual artist, Waldherr
is the creator of the
Goddess Tarot, which
has a quarter of a mil-
lion copies in print,
and the Sacred World
Oracle, a Coalition of
Visionary Resources
best product of the
year.

Her art has been exhibited in many galleries and muse-
ums including the Ruskin Library, the Mazza Museum of
This painting by Kris Waldherr comes from her Sacred International Art from Picture Books, and the National
World Oracle, a 44-card oracle deck that celebrates the Museum of Women in the Arts.
beauty and diversity of the earth and its creatures. It
was painted in oils over watercolor and pencil on paper. Kris Waldherr’s upcoming books include her debut novel
The Lost History of Dreams (Atria Books), a Victorian-
In The Sacred World Oracle, the dragonfly serves as a set reimagining of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
symbol of unexpected grace found in difficult places. See page 19. She works and lives in Brooklyn. Learn
Though some fear the dragonfly for its sting, it is harm- more at KrisWaldherr.com.

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