Binding: Toys & Hobbies
Description: Attuned to the movements of nature the Celts understood that all things are connected and they divined answers to their queries as well as what the future holds from the animals plants the winds and the seasons. Trees and animals had particular knowledge of past present and future. Through natural methods of divination bards healers soothsayers and holy women and men gained powers to see into the unseen. Stories and legends of their powers were told and retold transmitting an enormous store of wisdom across the generations. In this oracle deck and guidebook Rosemarie Anderson interprets Celtic myths and legends to create an oracle system of 64 cards featuring symbols from the ancient Celtic ways of knowing. The symbols represent three thousand years of Celtic culture and history derived from archaeological excavations of Bronze and Iron Age Celtic sites throughout Europe and from the myths folktales and faery traditions still flourishing in rural Ireland Scotland and Wales. The symbols of the cards represent cauldrons spirals leprechauns faeries animals trees the wondrous child (C Chulainn) the Sacred King Cernunnos (the antlered god) the Morrig n (the raven goddess) Tir na n g (the Blessed Isles) and other imagery and figures from Celtic lore. The accompanying guidebook explores the meaning symbology and mythic background for each card such as how the Triple - Mother Goddess (Card 1) represents magnificence and the primal goddess in all her aspects - - maiden mother and crone. The guidebook also explores the Celtic worldview the basic principles of Celtic divination as well as how to use the oracle to receive answers to specific questions. Conveying the power and wisdom of the ancient Celtic ways of knowing this oracle offers a hands - on way to gain insight into the hidden forces at play in our lives.
Title: Celtic Healing Oracle 64 Cards And Guidebook
Author(s): Anderson Rosemarie, Susan Dorf
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear And Company
Barcode: 9781644114964
Pages: 176 Pages, Includes 64 Two-Color Cards And 176-Page Color Booklet
Publication Date: 1/31/2023
Category: Fortune-Telling & Divination