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Shaman Tarot Deck |  | Author: Lo Scarabeo
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 515714
Media: Paperback
Edition: Crds
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 2.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0738720739
Dewey Decimal Number: 133
EAN: 9780738720739
ASIN: 0738720739
Publication Date: April 1, 2010
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Product Description
Healers, visionaries, advisers, intermediaries between the physical and spirit worlds—shamans have played a variety of roles throughout the ages. This unique tarot—built upon a multicultural mosaic of spiritual traditions—can put you in touch with a vast collection of shamanic wisdom for guidance in the modern world.
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Most insightful deck I've ever used. July 4, 2010
Frank Polanscak (Waldwick, NJ United States)
I've been reading tarot for over 10 years, and this is definitely my favorite deck thus far. The imagery is crisp, vivid, and hand drawn. It almost has a marvel comic feel to it, each card displaying more than just deep symbolism. You can actually feel the emotions associated with it. Not having them conventionally labeled also encourages the reader to tap into their subconscious, or spirit, or higher self, to interpret the cards and see what aspects of the issue each card is mirroring.
I don't believe this was intended to be an -intellectual- deck, where you just memorize card meanings from the book. Although, if that's what you choose to use it for, that's great too. To really tap into the deck's full potential, however, one must communicate with their intuitive side. Each card can have a different meaning for a different query, that's how rich the imagery is.
I highly recommend this deck, to experienced readers as well as new readers. If you feel compelled to try it, chances are the deck is calling to you.
It's a calling I'm glad I answered!
A touch of shamanism. April 3, 2010
W (CA USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The stunning imagery in this deck by Sabrina Riganello and Alessia Pastorello, invites you to walk into the world of the shaman. At times bordering into surrealism, these images do not fail to place the shaman as the center piece. However, this is not a deck for the uninitiated, as it drops most labels in favor of symbols.
The background of these cards is white clouds in a blue sky with a gradient towards a white vertical column at the center. The imagery is reminiscent of water colors or tempera, and dark at times. Nude scenes are rarely used; consisting of tastefully illustrated topless female figures when they are used.
The Major Arcana are numbered at the top and bottom with roman numerals, starting on 0 with the Fool. These are devoid of any other label. However, these are relabeled in the Little White Book with a nod to the shaman theme of this deck:
0. The Fool - The Sacred Fool
I. The Magician - The Ancestral Shaman
II. The High Priestess - The Mother of the Worlds
III. The Empress - Mother Earth
IV. The Emperor - The Master of the Drums
V. The Hierophant - The Hunter of Demons
VI. The Lovers - Love
VII The Chariot - The Spinning Shield
VIII. Strength - Power
IX. The Hermit - The Seeker of Souls
X. Wheel of Fortune - The Drum of the Spirits
XI. Justice - Punishment
XII. The Hanged Man - Initiation
XIII. Death - The Other Existence
XIV. Temperance - Healing
XV. The Devil - The Lord of Transformations
XVI. The Tower - The Tree of the Cosmos
XVII. The Star - The Path of the Stars
XVIII. The Moon - The Moon of Illusion
XIX. The Sun - The Dance of the Sun
XX. Judgment - Evocation
XXI. The World - The Upper World
I was somewhat disappointed by The Sacred Fool, which mostly follows the Fool of the Rider's tradition. However, after recovering from my initial disappointment, I came to like the imagery of most of the Major Arcana. I think that The Upper World is the best, with the World encircled by a serpent biting its own tail and the face of a Goddess above. It has an element of Ettellia's tradition, with the serpent reminding me of Ouroboros.
Stones, Drums, Bones and Bows replace the standard suits of chalices, pentacles, wands and swords in the Minor Arcana. This symbol is prominent at the top of each card, and is used instead of labeling. However, these symbols are not always part of the illustration, but implied in subtle ways. For example, the Two of Drums shows a modern shaman meditating in his vines-covered apartment at the sound of drums from his portable boombox.
The pips cards are fully illustrated and numbered at the bottom. The court cards are decorated at the bottom with symbols of feather, totem horse, and necklace of bones and crown of feather representing the knave, knight, queen and king respectively. These embrace the suit symbolism, specially the knights where the steed for the Knight of Stones is a dolphin, for Drums is a buffalo, for Bones is a serpent and for Bows is an eagle.
Unfortunately, the Little White Book does nothing to explain the imagery of these cards, leaving this task to the user.
I cannot recommend this deck to beginners because of it complex imagery and lack of labeling. Even for those who want to use this tarot for casual meditation, may be a bit too much. However, this deck is very enticing, and it may be an interesting acquisition for the avid tarot collector looking for a touch of shamanism.
Beautiful Cards March 30, 2010
loves to learn
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very nice artwork. The minor arcana in this deck are bones , bows, stones and drums instead of wands,cups, disc and pentacles. This unique deck is just that , unique and not just a remake or the same as every other deck with a new twist , which is nice . The artwork is very beautiful. The back of the cards are even beautiful to look at with a blue colored totem pole design and bordered in a lilac pink type color , On the card fronts The colors and art is also very wonderful and each card has its own personality . The LWB that comes with has short explanations for each card. It would have been nice if this deck could come with a book that gave more depth to the card meanings , I am happy to add these to my collection . This is a great deck for the unique artwork alone . Thanks Amazon !
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