€ 26,95
Siolo Thompson, known for The Linestrider Tarot, illustrated this Kipper deck in her signature watercolour style: ethereal sea creatures and genderqueer merpeople replace the traditional figures of the historic Kipper system. The guidebook, written by Thomas Witholt, explains the Kipper system from the ground up and gives each card keywords, deeper meanings, reflective questions and an affirmation.
The Kipper system reads more literally than tarot: what you see on the card is generally what it means.
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The Kipper system works differently from tarot. The cards are direct and literal. What you see is what you get, without layers of archetypal symbolism or open-ended interpretation. That makes Kipper a strong choice for anyone who wants concrete answers rather than reflective prompts.
Siolo Thompson, the Seattle-based illustrator behind The Linestrider Tarot, the Hedgewitch Botanical Oracle and several other decks, drew this one in her signature watercolour style. The traditional Kipper figures are reimagined here as merpeople and ethereal sea life. The characters are depicted as genderqueer, which rethinks the fixed male and female figures of the historic Kipper system.
Each card combines recognisable objects, figures and short descriptions. Thompson keeps the imagery clear rather than symbolically dense. Readers used to the layered imagery of an RWS tarot deck will notice immediately that this operates differently. That is not a limitation. It is the point of the system.
The watercolour style gives the cards a soft, aquatic atmosphere that fits the marine theme. Each card carries a title or short description that acts as a direct anchor when reading.
Thomas Witholt wrote the 128-page guidebook. For each card there are keywords, extended meanings, questions to push your reading further and an affirmation. Witholt does not just explain what the cards mean. He explains how the Kipper system works and why it operates the way it does.
Readers new to the Kipper system have described the guidebook as exceptionally clear for beginners. The directness of the system means it is easy to follow without years of card-reading experience.
If you tend to think in concrete, literal terms, the Kipper system may suit you better than tarot. Seaborn Kipper is a solid place to find out: the guidebook explains the system thoroughly without assuming you already know it.
Siolo Thompson works from Seattle and moves between traditional painting, comics and sequential illustration. Her work has been published and exhibited worldwide. Previous decks include The Linestrider Tarot, Otherkin Tarot, Hedgewitch Botanical Oracle and Winterseer Animal Oracle.
Thomas Witholt contributed the written content and brought his knowledge of the Kipper system to the guidebook. The text blends older and more recent approaches to this fortune-telling system, with a focus on personal identity and self-development.
How does the Kipper system differ from tarot?
Kipper is an older German fortune-telling system. The cards depict situations, people and events in a direct, literal way rather than working through symbolic layers. Seaborn Kipper contains 38 cards, adding two to the classic 36-card Kipper set.
What language are the cards and guidebook in?
Both the cards and the guidebook are in English.
| Taal | Dutch |
| ISBN | 9780738775845 |
| Auteur | Siolo Thompson |
| Uitgeverij | Llewellyn |
| SKU | 1161-STD5845 |
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