Includes both The Herbal Tarot Deck AND The Spirit of Herbs Guide to the Herbal Tarot!
The Herbal Tarot is a vibrantly colored deck designed to integrate the healing properties of traditional herbs with the esoteric symbolism of tarot. The Herbal Tarot follows the general assignments of the Rider-Waite deck, but each card is assigned an individual medicinal herb based upon intuition, astrological and energetic values. A different herb is pictured and identified on each card. The symmetric card backs feature sprigs of rosemary. The booklet gives both upright and reversed meanings. The symbolism of The Herbal Tarot deck offers understanding on many levels of the healing messages of the plant beings and shows how they can be teachers and healers of body/mind/spirit.
The Spirit of Herbs is a guide to the Herbal Tarot that depicts the healing properties of herbs and the use of herbs and tarot cards together as talismans and for meditation. This Herbal Tarot Guide is a valuable introduction to the art of herbalism and the mysticism of the tarot, and helps to read the included companion tarot deck, The Herbal Tarot. It includes instructions and diagrams for six different card spreads. There is also a glossary that explains medical and herbal terms. A complete guide to understanding how tarot cards and herbs can be healing to the body/mind/spirit together.
Researched, draw and written by experts Candice Cantin (herb and holistic counselor) and Michael Tierra (acupuncturist, herbalist, naturopath, and spiritual counselor). According to the creators, "The Herbal Tarot is a tool for studying the psycho-physical energy of herbs. Herbs, when joined with the tarot, can provide a symbolic material manifestation to accompany a specific divination. This will encourage communication with the subconscious for which the tarot cards are especially powerful."