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The Wildwood Tarot Deck and Guidebook by Mark Ryan and John Matthews, 78-Card Pagan Forest Tarot
$22.90
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The Wildwood Tarot Deck and Guidebook by Mark Ryan and John Matthews, 78-Card Pagan Forest Tarot
$22.90
Sale price
$22.90
Regular price
$24.95
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The Wildwood Tarot is a 78-card tarot deck and 160-page guidebook by Mark Ryan and John Matthews, illustrated by Will Worthington, published by Sterling Ethos. New and sealed.
This is a modern classic, the long-awaited successor to the legendary and long out-of-print Greenwood Tarot, reborn here with new art and deeper accessibility. It takes you into the heart of a primeval forest, where ancestral wisdom lives, and draws on pre-Celtic mythology and the shamanic mysteries of the ancient year.
Rather than the usual tarot figures, the Wildwood introduces forest archetypes tied to the seasonal rhythms and festivals of the old calendar: the Green Man and Woman, the Hooded Man, the Archer, the Blasted Oak, and more. The guidebook makes it easy to step into that world, giving each card's historical and mythological background alongside its divinatory meaning, so you can read with it as a divination deck, work with it as a meditation and pathworking system, or simply lose yourself in the lore.
Will Worthington's powerful pagan imagery is the heart of it, connecting you to a long-lost world that still has a great deal to say about your own. A must-have for collectors of pagan and Celtic tarot, and a profound, atmospheric deck for anyone drawn to nature-based spirituality. A wonderful gift for the green witch or forest soul in your life.
What's in the box: 78 tarot cards and a 160-page illustrated guidebook.
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Part One "Intro to the Green" includes an introduction by Mark Ryan. In this introduction, Mark gives an overview of his history and experience with the tarot. Gives some practical wisdom on sitting with and reading the cards, how to use the book with the cards, and associations with the Wheel of the Year.
The guidebook alone in this deck is incredibly valuable and informative. An entire section in the back of the guidebook is on navigating the deck itself and tarot spreads. You can tell that this deck was created with intention, as a tool to teach and share wisdom. Which is why I feel this deck is so special.
The cards are based on the 78-card Rider-Waite structure; however, they depict and are associated with Celtic, pagan, and earthly themes. The names of the Major and Minor arcana are based on this. For example:
The Minor Arcana:
- Suit of Arrows is Air; in Rider-Waite, it is the suit of Swords.
- The Suit of Bows is Fire; in Rider-Waite, it is the Suit of Wands.
- Suit of Vessels is Water; in Rider-Waite, it is the suit of Cups.
- Suit of Stones is Earth; in Rider-Waite, it is the suit of Pentacles.
Deck Details:
- 78 tarot cards, card size: 4.75" x 3" standard tarot-sized cards
- 160-page guidebook, guidebook size: 8" x 6" x .5
- Bottom-lid box, box dimensions: 8.5" x 6.25" x 1.5"
Size guide
Dimensions and weight are listed in the details above. Natural stones vary slightly from piece to piece. Questions about fit or size? Contact us before you order and we will measure for you.
Care instructions
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