You can also send us an email or call us to tell us what you'd like to purchase. Thank you for your understanding. Initially we will be open Wednesday through Saturday from - pm and Sunday - pm. We will post further information here on our home page Ariana Lightningstorm is available remotely on Wednesdays and can do phone and video sessions at other times Deb Heisel is available remotely on Fridays, and Saturdays and can do phone and video sessions at other times Alice Jones is available remotely on Thursdays and the third Saturday of the month.
Marie-Claire is available remotely anytime and can do video sessions. Angela Dellafiora is available remotely evenings and can do video sessions. Just click on the link in the menu banner above. Calendar of Events:. Accept Credit Cards. Themed tarot decks are very popular and a number have appeared in recent years that use imagery from different traditions [Nordic, Celtic, Greek mythology etc.
However, it was our aim to formulate a deck which not only draws on ancient traditions but is of immediate relevance to the modern day practitioner. We felt that the deck should not only be beautiful, but useful; not only useful but beautiful, using key symbols to unlock the deepest levels of Pagan teaching. He points out that the images of the tarot have clear connections with images described in the Vita Merlini, a text which pre dates the earliest known tarot deck by three centuries.
It clearly describes the Empress, the Hanged Man, The Wheel of Fortune, The Fool and so on, which are derived from the bardic Celtic tradition of preserving images of the gods, goddesses and cosmology. This derivation of the tarot from bardic tradition is also clearly seen in the four suits, which represent the four magical weapons of the four directions of the Tuatha De Danaan: the sword of Nuadha [associated with the east]; the spear of Lugh [associated with the south] which became wands or rods; the cauldron of the Dagda [associated with the west] which became the cups, and the stone of Fal which became discs and later pentacles.
We have tried to restore the Celtic Pagan imagery in a way that speaks to, and is of use to, modern Pagans.
The imagery of the card is designed to work on a number of levels and to be used not only for divination but to facilitate personal and spiritual development and as an aid to meditation. The circle of the title is not only the Wheel of the Year, but the sacred circles of the landscapes and the cycles of life- spiritual, material and emotional. The cards depict landscapes and sacred sites in Britain and Ireland, centres of energy and worship for thousands of years, emphasising our connection to the land and its cycles and the visible and spiritual legacy of our ancestors.
In the native magical tradition each plant and animal has a place [or places] on the wheel, a magical connection within the web of being and a spiritual lesson. These feature strongly in the imagery of the deck as do archetypes of Gods and Goddesses. Each of the cards has a divinatory meaning concerned with the currents, energies and events surrounding the questioner.
The text explains the relevant symbolism and lessons of various elements of the cards- plants, animals, deities, sacred sites etc. These can be used to work on personal and spiritual development independently of the pack. The cards have lessons to teach about self-development, self-improvement and the healing of the mind and spirit.
On a spiritual level, through the Journey of the Fool, the cards chart the progress of the initiate from undirected energy, through the lessons of dawning consciousness, the death and dissolution of the old self, renewal and the emergence of the new Self and new consciousness.
The Minor Arcana consists of the usual four suits- cups, wands, discs and swords, with the cards one to ten and page, knight, queen and king. This is a 78 card deck, and the names of some of the cards have been changed to reflect Pagan ideas — thus, the Empress becomes The Lady, for example.
As well as being used for divination, the imagery of each card is designed to work as an aid to meditation and spiritual development. The accompanying text for the Sacred Circle Tarot is no longer published, so you can access it here along with the pictures. The Sacred Circle Tarot. The Cards This is a 78 card deck, and the names of some of the cards have been changed to reflect Pagan ideas — thus, the Empress becomes The Lady, for example.
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