Inner Seasons Oracle Deck

Right - so have you heard of a tarot deck? This is not that.

Tarot follows a specific system (with a lot of history), and while the content changes deck to deck, they generally follow the same structure.

Every Oracle deck is unique - based on the author’s own personal mythology. There is no “traditional” format, and like this deck encourages, it’s a style rooted in full freedom. From illustrations, to text, interpretations, and ritual, it’s up to the author (and you!) to make whatever you want of it. I believe it gives the reader a lot more freedom in interpretation and reading, allowing their intuition a lot more play space. Lead with curiosity above all else.

There’s a lot of different uses:

* Ask a question and pull card(s). Drop in with yourself and see what the cards bring up for you - what does your gut say seeing them? 


* Pull a card each morning to set an intention for the day (I have one on my desk that sometimes shifts every day, sometime every week, pending whatever I feel!)


* Pull cards as journaling prompts - or utilize the prompts in the booklet 


* Create different spreads and pull cards to fit different questions or ideas (ie Full & New Moon spreads each month)


* If you’re in the helping field cards can serve as a great intention setting at the beginning or end of a session (for coaches, yogis, therapists, or whomever else!)


* Try reading for others questions, use it at gatherings (have each person draw a card)


* Cut them up and use for collaging. Send a card with every letter you send (also, send some letters). Paint or color over them. Rip them up and make a mosaic. There is no wrong way to use these


PERFECT. Think of this as a modern day Rorschach test.

There’s studies about the overlap between Tarot and Carl Jung (famous psychiatrist and psychoanalyst)’s work, and how archetypes help us tap within deeply. You don’t need to believe in anything to pick up an oracle deck - use the words on the cards to help you touch base with yourself. If you’re wondering “should I make that move?” and pull a card about partnership - for some that might mean an immediate gut yes, while for you a gut no based on your circumstances. This is an invitation into you, to hear what jumps to your mind first, before all the explanations and stories layer in over that.

With practice you’re giving space for that intuition voice’s volume to be just a little louder day by day. You’ll find it helps serve as a magic mirror - a little validation and confirmation of what you already knew. You’ll learn how your soul communicates with you, and start speaking that fluently, regularly.

Awesome, you probably know the drill. You can use these cards to connect with your guides, answer questions, and look both ahead and within. While these can be used to assist in shadow work - Tarn and I both believe in Moon Work: understanding that everything comes in phases, and no matter how you show up each day you’re always there in fullness.

These cards were created with a collaborative channeling between myself and the artist (Tarn Ellis). We are both deeply inspired by nature, women, travel, freedom, and self love and aspire to empower others to find a safe home within. If the energy resonates with you, I hope they’ll bring some light to your inner landscapes!

Tarn Ellis’s art makes me feel like waking up from a post-beach nap with a sliver of sun across me on warm sheets, or accidentally finding a wildflower field on that way-too-early morning walk I didn’t want to take.

If you’re called to any of the pieces please reach out - we are open to translating these to other mediums (prints, cards, journals, stickers, etc.).

Let curiosity be your higher power on this playground - lead with it every time you’re going within.

Tarn & I both post a lot about our inner worlds. Join Tarn and Me while we navigate our own springs, summers, falls, and winters.

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