- Paperback: 237 pages
- Publisher: Llewellyn Pubns (Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1567183891
- ISBN-13: 978-1567183894
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,341,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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See Through the Eyes of a Hawk
Shapeshifting is about far more than simply taking on the image of another thing. It's about using the unique and specialized talents of that animal, plant, or object. Nothing makes this technique and method more clear than the Shapeshifter Tarot.
This amazing 81-card deck follows the traditional pattern, although the names of many of the Major Arcana cards have been shifted to fit the more Pagan approach to this deck. For example, the Fool becomes Initiation, the Magician changes to the Sorcerer, and the Hermit becomes The Seer. Three additional cards, The Double, The Journey, and The Dreamer are part of the tradition on which this is based and will add additional meaning to your readings and personal work.
And there's more! This boxed set comes with a 264-page book. Of course it has vivid interpretations of all the cards, revealing their symbolism and divinatory meanings. It also includes sample readings, key words to make readings easy, how to meditate with the cards, using the deck for spellworking, and the skill of shapeshifting itself.
Combined with brilliant art of transcendent majesty and beauty, this uniquely shamanic deck is simply one of the most powerful Tarot decks available today. It is also one of the most potent tools for Pagans of all traditions. Whether you want this deck for personal work or for giving readings, one thing is very clear: you'll want to get and use this deck every day! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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note from the illustrator Lisa Hunt
The unique aspect of Shapeshifter Tarot is that all 81 images were created exclusively for this deck. The illustrator worked closely with the authors to create a series of images that exemplify "oneness" and act as a vehicle of greater understanding. This body of work reflects the artist's deep love of mythology, shapeshifting images and the environment --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The unique aspect of Shapeshifter Tarot is that all 81 images were created exclusively for this deck. The illustrator worked closely with the authors to create a series of images that exemplify "oneness" and act as a vehicle of greater understanding. This body of work reflects the artist's deep love of mythology, shapeshifting images and the environment --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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I LOVE this deck. Number one, it is in a comfortable size for a woman's hands.
Sometimes it's very hard to call upon the wisdom of a tarot deck, especially when you are in a fragile point in your life. Sometimes it's easier to just "not know".
The Shapeshifter tarot has guided me over many hurdles with it's brutally honest, in your face, wisdom. How can the cards know just what I am avoiding facing and gently steer me toward resolution?
These cards are insightful and honest and gentle all at the same time. The images are a catalyst for introspection. Very well done indeed!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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It is a wonderful thing that these three lovely ladies from Northern California were inspired to join forces to, so brilliantly and elegantly, create a work that invokes all the archetypes of ancient Celtic visionary wisdom at a time when so many people are interested in learning about the roots of ancient Celtic culture. Every picture and explanation lifts one into the realm of the visionary thus making the process of shapeshifting so simple to experience and better understand. It shows us that we do shapeshift all the time. When we pick up these cards and this book we are lead into a place in our own imaginations where we feel the expansion of our vision. This is a reminder that this ability is always there in everyone. This work demonstrates the wider possibilities of the imagination through the images of the Celtic style of thinking and makes it possible to understand why it is so exciting for a growing number of people to see into the depths of such a beautiful ancient way of thinking and being. For those wishing to understand the implications of ancient Celtic wisdom this book offers a true insight. It is like going there! It brings to mind the Celtic concept of "anam chara" which means "soul friend". This concept is based on the idea that when we truly meet another being we can become them and they can become us: A "soul friend". Shapeshifting is the Celtic concept that defines that experience. The intellectual and artistic integrity of these three ladies safely leads to a beautiful and very relevant insight into ancient Celtic culture where time and dimension do not stand in our way. I am deeply grateful for their beautifull joint effort.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I bought these cards because the images really called to me. As I was hoping for a more traditional deck, it was a little disappointing to find them titled so non-traditionally as this is my first deck of tarot. However, I like that the companion book gives equivilents to traditional tarot and I also like the use of the Elements. I agree that some of the titles are confusing but for a beginner, who needs to use the book a lot anyway, it's not that much of a problem. Overall I think they are a beautiful and helpful set.
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GREAT Set
A few years back I had tried to get this Tarot deck while sitting in a coffee shop browsing various new age books. Read more
Published 1 month ago by syn
This deck is right for me.
I have found the ShapeShifter tarot very easy for me to use. I have had the Mythic tarot for years and have never been able to get readings with the Mythic deck like I did with... Read more
Published on 8 May 1999
This is most amazing tarot deck I have ever used.
DEFFINITELY THE BEST TAROT DECK OUT THERE! After buying the deck, I sat down and did some readings for some of my friends, and we were all amazed at how right on the cards were. Read more
Published on 9 April 1999
Ugly, insipid, useless tarot
I have never been so disapointed in a tarot deck in my life. Flimsy cards, insipid art, strange interpretations... I got rid of this deck as soon as I could. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 1999
Transformative beyond my wildest imaginings
Rarely does a tarot deck capture me just from the picture of the artwork I see in a catalog. This is one exceptional divinitory tool. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 1998
Wonderful imagery.
I agree with all of the previous reviews about this deck but I do want to note one disappointment I found. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 1998
Phenomenal tool for personal growth
Dj Conway, with her intellectual and practical way of writing is well balanced by Shirona Knight's passionate and intuitive style. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 1998
Passable, ...
I bought this deck as something to work with before I made my own tarot cards. It works well enough for its purpose, but the meanings and such are way too watered down. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 1998
I would rate half of this book/deck a 10, the other half a 5
There is definitely two distinct voices in this book, and at times they conflict with each other. One author writes tarot descriptions which are redundant, at best, while the... Read more
Published on 16 May 1998
PHENOMENAL! DEFINITELY A DECK WORTH OWNING AND GROWING WITH
"The Shapeshifter Tarot is very impressive. The images on the cards are so ethereal, magically rendered from the realm of Camelot and the land of fairies. Read more
Published on 27 April 1998
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