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Tribal masks, handprints and shamanic symbols instead of medieval imagery. This deck works with the four elements as a mirror for your inner world.
This is not a classic RWS deck. The imagery is shamanic, free, and asks for your own interpretation.
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This is not a tarot deck you recognise by a sword, a star or a robe. Instead you see tribal masks, handprints, geometric patterns and forces of nature. Tarot of the Four Elements steps away from classic medieval symbolism and chooses a shamanic approach in which earth, water, fire and air take centre stage.
The deck was created by artist Amy Ericksen and accompanied by texts from Isha Lerner, an astrologer and tarot expert who previously created the Inner Child Cards Tarot. Ericksen paints with vivid colours, flowing shapes and totems that seem to come directly from dreamwork or ritual.
The imagery is tribal and expressive. No classic court cards in ermine or knights on horseback, but human and animal figures embodying the energy of an element. The colours are fiery: lots of red, orange, deep blue and ochre.
Each element has a visual signature. Fire shows itself in flames and sun symbols. Water returns in flowing lines and blue spirals. Earth appears with handprints, marsh green and earthy textures. Air takes form through birds, feathers and geometric patterns suggesting movement.
The cards carry no keywords. The meaning lies in the image itself and in the symbolism Lerner describes in the guidebook. That makes the deck more intense to work with, but also freer.
This deck asks for an intuitive approach. It works well for those already experienced with tarot or oracle work and looking for a less structured, more visual way of reading. The 160-page guidebook offers no fixed meanings, but describes the spiritual and numerological background of each card.
Many people use this deck for dreamwork, rituals or meditations in which the elements play a role. It is less suitable for classic spreads that rely on fixed symbolism as in the Rider-Waite system. You do not so much read the cards as feel them.
Draw a card before sleep and notice the element. See if it returns in your dreams or in your emotions the next day.
Isha Lerner writes about inner transformation and works as an astrologer and tarot teacher. She previously developed the Inner Child Cards Tarot, a deck focused on healing and self-insight.
Amy Ericksen is the artist behind the images. Her work is expressive and carries a direct emotional charge. She works with paint, rich colour and tribal motifs that she uses to make the elements tangible.
Does this deck follow Rider-Waite symbolism?
No. The cards use shamanic imagery based on the four elements. You will not recognise classic tarot scenes such as the Hanged Man or the Hermit. The structure of 78 cards is the same, the images are not.
Are there meanings or keywords on the cards themselves?
No. The cards show only the image. The guidebook describes the background and symbolism of each card, but leaves room for your own interpretation.
| ISBN | |
| Auteur | Amy Ericksen |
| ISBN | 9781591430308 |
| Uitgeverij | |
| Taal | English |
| SKU | 1672-DB115 |
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