Ironwing
Shamanic 78-card deck inspired by tribal traditions and indigenous spiritual wisdom.
by Lorena B. Moore · Self Published Deck Type: Tarot Deck Cards: 78 Rating: stars out of five Where to · 2004
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The record
In a distant time, under the quiet of a starlit night, tribal souls gather around a fire. All listen attentively to the elders' voices speaking of magic and history, gods and goddesses, heroic quests and gifts of the earth. Dancing beyond the safety of the fire, the Shaman chants ancient languages of secret knowledge and whispers alone with the spirits. The Ironwing Tarot is a deck that inspires this sense of primal antiquity. Combining the mythology and mastery of iron with Shaman magic, Lorena Babcock Moore creates a unique visual journey of personal symbolism entwined within the stark black and white renderings of ink on scratch board. Holding the physical deck is analogous to holding an archaeological artefact densely decorated with red-tinted black pictographs. Yet the Ironwing Tarot is not simply a theme deck illustrating the iconography of ancient cultures. The imagery and symbolism ripple between time shifts of the past and present by juxtaposing extinct and extant plants, animals and minerals. A contemporary feature is the substitution of the traditional male occupations of metal worker, Shaman, Page, Knight and King with female figures. The card dimensions are 2.5" x 4.6"
The cards
