Shaman Tarot

I’ve had this deck before but the cards got damaged. I’ve tried different decks but just can’t read as well. These always give me powerful, and more clearly focused reads. The pictures are incredible works of art. These cards are so dynamic and flow so beautiful when read. I hope they are produced for years and years.

Thank you !Very beautiful Taro Shaman !Powerful !Nice!!!!!

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 (LWB) with a nod to the shaman theme of this deck:0. The Fool - The Sacred FoolI. The Magician - The Ancestral ShamanII. The High Priestess - The Mother of the WorldsIII. The Empress - Mother EarthIV. The Emperor - The Master of the DrumsV. The Hierophant - The Hunter of DemonsVI. The Lovers - LoveVII The Chariot - The Spinning ShieldVIII. Strength - PowerIX. The Hermit - The Seeker of SoulsX. Wheel of Fortune - The Drum of the SpiritsXI. Justice - PunishmentXII. The Hanged Man - InitiationXIII. Death - The Other ExistenceXIV. Temperance - HealingXV. The Devil - The Lord of TransformationsXVI. The Tower - The Tree of the CosmosXVII. The Star - The Path of the StarsXVIII. The Moon - The Moon of IllusionXIX. The Sun - The Dance of the SunXX. Judgment - EvocationXXI. The World - The Upper WorldI was somewhat disappointed by The Sacred Fool, which mostly follows the Fool of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot 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 Tarot 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 LWB 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.