Dark woods tarot how to#

Abigail Larson did an amazing job with each card and even if I hadn’t connected with this deck I would have loved it for the artwork alone. I cannot say enough about how beautiful the cards are though. I prefer this type of cardstock because the cards are easier to shuffle and use, especially if you have smaller hands. The cards are on a thin but sturdy card stock. Also I read this whole book before I worked with the cards because I wanted to make sure I understood what the cards meant and were telling me. I really enjoyed the story aspect because it helped me see the correlation between the cards and the progression of what the cards were teaching me. The text tells the story of the shadow witch and how each interaction with the cards impacted her and how she grows from it. Not only is the art captivating and beautifully dark but the meanings supplied within the text really make you consider the darker sides of yourself. This is my first shadow deck and I feel it will become an important part of self journey. We heal the world when we heal ourselves, and hope shines brightest when it illuminates the dark.” “The Shadow is needed now more than ever.

Dark woods tarot how to#

This beautiful deck comes with a 200+ book that helps you understand the shadow side and how to use it during your readings. The shadow self is the hidden and repressed parts of our personalities, desires and thoughts that we normally don’t acknowledge and repress. We heal the world when we heal ourselves, and hope shines brightest when it illuminates the dark.” This is my first shadow deck and This tarot deck focuses on our darker side, our shadow self. This tarot deck focuses on our darker side, our shadow self. I like it when there is history to a deck and upon reading, I thought the (hi-)story of this one was very well thought out.Ī very nice addition to my collection. And it tells of how this deck / design came about in the first place. Naturally, the guidebook also shows some classic spreads and teaches the reader how / when to use them. Inside the box, there is not only the deck comprising of 78 cards, but also a detailed guidebook with lots of explanations and annotations as well as the story told by this tarot. What I definitely also enjoy very much about this deck is that it comes in a nice box with a magnetic clasp. Though I definitely also get a fairytale vibe (I can't help it, I've read so many and always love them). Here are some of my favourite cards (not all) from this particular deck:Īs you can see, despite the deck being a bit dark(er), there is still the underlying nature theme. And it never hurts to have both designs at hand, does it?! ) Personally, I like both design options: light/colourful as well as dark and foreboding with gorgeous red highlights. Thus, the cards are darker in design, sometimes quite spooky even. Moreover, the underlying 'story' is that of a young woman traveling through the titular dark wood and, through her experiences, growing in character. The Dark Wood tarot has a bit of a witchy vibe.

This, in many ways, can be considered its opposite or dark twin. One of the decks I own is the so-called Druid tarot/oracle deck and it is in vibrant greens and other lively colours, depicting many nature-related scenes. No, I don't believe in them having any powers, but I do find the concept fascinating and there are many different decks out there, some of which are utterly gorgeous. The Dark Wood tarot has a bit of a w I've been fascinated by tarot cards for a while now.

I've been fascinated by tarot cards for a while now.