€ 25,95
An esoteric tarot deck that combines the Kabbalah and the four elements into one working system. Designed by Pamela Eakins and illustrated in watercolour by Joyce Eakins. Includes a transparent overlay of the Tree of Life.
A 20th anniversary edition for those who want to see the classic tarot structure through the lens of the Kabbalah.
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Most tarot decks stick to the classic structure. This one deliberately steps away from it. Instead of Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles you get Fire, Water, Wind and Earth. That choice is not cosmetic. It changes how you look at the cards.
Tarot of the Spirit was designed by Pamela Eakins and illustrated by her sister Joyce Eakins. Pamela taught spiritual traditions and brought the structure of the Kabbalah into the deck. Joyce translated that structure into watercolour images with a dreamy, soft quality. The combination gives the deck a handcrafted, almost personal tone.
The deck consists of 78 cards, plus an extra Spirit Card that represents pure consciousness. It comes with a transparent overlay showing the Tree of Life. You place that over your cards to see which sephirah each card touches. That is not decoration. It is a working method.
The 40-page guidebook explains the basics: how the four elements work, what the Tree of Life does in a reading, and how the cards relate to the ten sephiroth. There are no detailed meanings for each card. You mainly get context.
The imagery is abstract. Where a Rider-Waite deck shows stories in scenes, these cards show symbols, elements and archetypal figures. That asks for a different way of reading. Not: what is happening on the card? But: what energy is present here?
The colours are soft, mainly pastels and translucent layers. That fits the watercolour technique, but it also makes the cards less immediately readable. Sometimes you have to look at them for a moment before the symbolism comes forward.
Place the transparent Tree of Life overlay over your cards and see which sephirah is most active in your reading. That gives an extra layer of information about which phase of spiritual growth is central.
This deck is designed for people who already know how tarot works and are now interested in the kabbalistic structure behind it. The guidebook explains the basics but assumes you are already familiar with the major and minor arcana.
If you have never worked with the Tree of Life, you can leave the overlay aside at first and read the cards on elemental energy. That works too. The four elements are direct enough to start with.
Pamela Eakins is a spiritual teacher and writer. She taught mystical traditions, including the Kabbalah, and brought that knowledge into this deck. Joyce Eakins is a watercolourist. Her work for this deck has a soft, almost ethereal quality. Together they made a deck that is both theoretically grounded and visually accessible.
Do I need to know the Kabbalah to work with this deck?
No. The four elements are usable independently of the Kabbalah. The guidebook gives enough context to begin. If you want to bring in the Tree of Life later, you can build that up step by step.
Are the cards based on the Rider-Waite tradition?
No. The structure is esoteric, but the imagery is more abstract. You see more symbols and elemental representations than narrative scenes. That asks for a different way of interpreting.
| Auteur | Pamela Eakins |
| ISBN | 9780880795449 |
| Taal | |
| Uitgeverij | |
| SKU | 0217-627 |
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Super mooie tarot. Ik moet me er wel in verdiepen als ik alle Thoth, Kabala, astro, en andere betekenissen wil begrijpen, maar los daarvan is dit echt een kunstwerk.
- Emily
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