The Herbcrafter’s Tarot

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The Ace of Water (Cups) card, for example, is so beautifully depicted as a lush and watery space, capturing the movement, complexity, and sensitivity of the emotional worlds that the Cups represent in tarot.

I also have a post on my blog, “Seven Ways to Get to Know the Herbcrafter’s Tarot,” which is helpful. It’s incredibly painful and difficult for me to follow a video, I’m a reading person to browse through content. And that's also why it's such a sweet and joyful deck for me - it makes space for the difficult moments, so that we can experience all of our feelings with as little fear as is possible in any given time. When she’s not writing, you can find her mixing potions, foraging for snacks on her family homestead, and re-learning geometry with her homeschooled kiddos.

Accustomed as I am to the faces and personalities of the people depicted in full in The Gaian Tarot, I did find myself sometimes missing that human component and wanting to see who is “behind the scenes” of the beautiful herbal layouts, nature mandalas, works in progress, and the gnarled hands at work in The Herbcrafter’s Tarot. The creation of the deck was truly magical, with time spent both in my island garden and her garden on the mainland, and on the backroads and secret places we both love so much here in the Pacific Northwest.

Depending on the suit and type of plant, some of the herbs are shown in the act of being prepared or harvested, in use in baths or teas, or in their native environment.Drinking pure cacao is an ancient practice that leads to greater perceptive awareness by opening the heart. A decorative molinillo lies on the tapestry, having already stirred and frothed the walnut-brown elixir.

Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. The Herbcrafter's Tarot celebrates the handicrafts, tools, and time-honored folk skills related to herbs, trees, flowers and other plants that share their gifts with us. White Sage is frequently used and heralded for purification and cleansing; however, the plant is endangered and over harvested in the wild. Rather than documenting the properties associated with specific plants, this deck focuses on the relationships between people and plants. Iv added a photo of one of the pages, for bee balm, so you ca see what I mean)I can’t say enough about the stunning illustrations on each and every card!Just in life, the plants featured on each card are constant companions that we share space with and every card in this deck feels like there's a secret recipe hidden within them.

The Majors represent the wilderness and the journey of the herbcrafter to learn about wildlife and use that knowledge to cultivate a garden for herself and one for the world. This sounds like it would be true of all plant decks, but others I looked at with beautiful botanical artwork really only used those images as art. Herbcrafter's Tarot is an engaging introduction to herbalism and plant spirit magic, and can be used as a profound divinatory tool.Mirroring the way we speak of human archetypes, we begin to characterize our encounter with plants in a similar way as strong, delicate, oppressive etc. I’d also like to say that I’ve been teaching tarot for a long time, and I always tell people to trust their own initial, intuitive take on a card, and not to assume they are wrong if the book says something different. There are specific qualities assigned to the numbers, people cards, and elements in the HCT which will also enhance your understanding of the deck. I just love the life and lushness of The Witches' Wisdom Tarot and the way that it reflects the spirit of interconnectedness between all living beings.