The Herbcrafter’s Tarot

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Description: A mandala of cannabis lies on top of a copy of the Declaration of Independence written on hemp paper. The deck and book set explores the relationship between herbs and how people use them for medicine, creativity, delight, tools, ritual, and spiritual guidance. She says that when she gets a new deck she asks it the following questions to set intentions for working with it. It's a deck that is meant to be journeyed with, displayed on your altar, and included in acts of magick. I’m also fascinated by the herb choice for Death and Devil and would like to understand more about that.

Each card has a one page description of the card itself, the symbolism, and then three ritual suggestions for engaging with the herb, plant orHerbcrafter’s Tarot is an engaging introduction to herbalism and plant spirit magic and can be used as a profound divinatory tool. The herbs from the Ace cards in this deck anchor the corners, joined by objects representing each of the elements: feathers for air, shells for water, a candle for fire, and crystals for earth. Since this a novelty/modern deck, I can understand where some would not take the same interpretations that I did. The court cards have been renamed to spanish names for herbal healers and practitioners so Pages become Hyas (daughters), Adelitas (warriors), Madres (mothers), and Curanderas (healers).

Rose hips, cottonwood twigs, dandelion roots, pine cones, and crow and gull feathers are tucked inside the nest for safekeeping. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Asali Earthwork with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. It’s incredibly painful and difficult for me to follow a video, I’m a reading person to browse through content. Then there are suggested tarot spreads and ways to work with the cards, along with different methods of preparing herb elixirs, giving you instructions on how to make cordials, flower essences, honeys, incense, oils, salves, scrubs, infusions, and so much more. This deck and book set explores the relationship between herbs and how people use them for medicine, creativity, ritual, and spiritual guidance.Having read about the extensive process of making cacao into cocoa nibs and then even further processing to make chocolate in The Wild Hunt’s recent article, I know that the chocolate we eat is a far cry from the sacred mix drank by the Aztecs for spiritual and medicinal purposes. As for the sixteen court cards, they represent renowned healers and medicine keepers throughout history. Look, there was little doubt that I wasn't going to love a deck produced in collaboration by Phyllis Currott (I re-read her autobiography over and over again as a young witch) and Danielle Barlow (a Dartmoor based artist who I've been a fan of for years and years). We abandoned this idea when it became too limiting for the scenes we wanted to show in the cards, but you can still see charms with those four tools on the Magician / Sunflower card. The silver leaves of mugwort easily hide the plant from all but the best foragers; this is a secret between you and the dreamtime.

but to get the full benefits from the cards you would need to know your herbs 🌿 so will take time to study with. She was named by SageWoman magazine as one of the Wisdom Keepers of the Goddess Spirituality movement. The Witches' Wisdom Tarot is a world unto its own that draws you in and it's a space that I love to visit.

The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. White sage, black cohosh, goldenseal, and slippery elm are all threatened by overharvesting or deforestation and are vital to our ecosystems and herbal medicine! My own favorite spread, the one I use most often with any deck, is one I adapted from my friend Briana Saussy. 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.