The Herbcrafter’s Tarot

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The Hya of water shows a small girl brewing chamomile tea with the help of her mother, the adelita of earth is weaving brigid’s crosses from the leaves of a yucca, the madre of fire is crushing thyme for potions and brews, andd the curandera of air has used a rounded boline knife to cut rosemary, and is raising it to the sky. A decorative molinillo lies on the tapestry, having already stirred and frothed the walnut-brown elixir. Thoughtful is a word I’ll use over and over in this review because of how deeply thought out every card in this deck is.

Hmm, if I’m being honest, I feel neutral about this particular card back design, and I think it’s because the deck art is so extraordinary that the card back pales in comparison. As an herbalist who reads the tarot (and a tarot reader who talks with plants), I'd thought I'd share with you some of my favorite tarot decks with herbal themes. Finally, if you chose the third card to the right, you got Key 12: The Hanged One, corresponding with burdock. And speaking of favorites - The Star card is one of the images from the tarot that I love the most and The Star in The Future Ancestor Tarot is so beautiful that it makes my heart break open just a little wider every time I see it.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Fourth, the creators deftly and respectfully handled issues of diversity and cultural appropriation in the tarot community, with an emphasis on people forming their own connections with the plants. This is the first time pulling this card, and what a fitting one for this time of year (well, for us in the Northern Hem). There are calm gestures, furrowed brows, sweet embraces, and the difficult to name feeling that comes from experiencing profound peace amidst a storm of grief. She says that when she gets a new deck she asks it the following questions to set intentions for working with it.

Celebrate milestones old and new; freely give, freely receive; and let your heart be comforted by the company of friends. After pulling a card from the Herbcrafter’s Tarot, pull the corresponding card from the Gaian Tarot or another favorite deck to compare and enhance the meaning of the card.While we were creating the deck, we were constantly reading and discussing the book “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Joanna lives on the edge of the woods and village near the shores of the Salish Sea in Washington state. We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved. Cosmic Delights on Instagram: "HERB CRAFTERS TAROT 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. This deck is very readable and the detailed guide book makes it very easy to understand the connection to a traditional tarot deck and each card meaning. It would be interesting to try a more original form of the treat, and likely less damaging to the world.Each card has a one page description of the card itself, the symbolism, and then three ritual suggestions for engaging with the herb, plant or As an herbalist, I use tarot in my healing practice and as a tool to help folks connect with plant allies. The cards respectfully reflect Latisha’s Mexican-American heritage and the Celtic heritage that she shares with Joanna. This High Priestess card tells us to focus on our dreams, intuition, and genetic memory – all things that are easily pushed to the wayside in day-to-day life. You’ve also got the skills of the herbcrafter: creating is Fire, nourishing is Water, learning is Air, and giving is Earth.