Description
Created by Magda Weck Gonzalez, of Shawnee heritage, and illustrated by her husband, J. A. Gonzalez, the 78 cards feature Native American history, symbolism and folklore including material related by a Blackfoot medicine man, Harry Sparrowhawk. The cards depict different aspects of daily life from a variety of Native American tribes including Apache, Arapaho, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Comanche, Hopi, Huron, Innuit, Iroquois, Kiowa, Navajo, Papago, Pima, Pueblo, Shawnee, Sioux, etc.
Complete with Star-Spider Speaks: The Teachings of the Native American Tarot, illustrated, 224 pages.
Magda Weck Gonzalez (Star-Spider Woman) and J. A. Gonzalez (Rattling Bear) describe in detail the spiritual and artist riches of Native America, as they are reflected on the cards of the Native American Tarot deck. The lore and symbolism of each card is explored on an historical, artistic and spiritual level. The path of the shaman is described from its start with 0 The Fool to its triumphal finish at 21 The World. Star-Spider Speaks both immerses the reader in Native American ways and expands traditional interpretations of the tarot. It shows that the Native American Way is not a matter of blood or race, but of Vision.
Set includes spread sheet for performing ancient ten-card readings of the past, present, and future. Folds flat, spreads to 18″ x 20 1/2″
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