Black Angel Cards: A Soul Revival Guide for Black Women [Paperback]

Earthlyn M. Manuel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1999

Created by Jungian and Buddhist teacher Earthlyn Manuel as a personal growth tool for the growing African American women's market, The Black Angels is based on her original concept of Shoke Wisdom, which has to do with recalling women to their power. The images, which came to Manuel in a dream, constitute a powerful new set of archetypes for African women.

Editorial Reviews

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"A powerful tool for those who want to discover deeper truths and to move forward." -- -- Evelyn C. White, editor, The Black Women's Health Book

About the Author

Earthlyn Marselean Manuel is completing her doctorate at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Raised in the Creole/Haitian tradition, and now a practising Buddhist, Manuel has for the past year been holding workshops based on her wholly original Black Angels cards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062516124
• ISBN-13: 978-0062516121
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,638,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Women-All Colors-Enter here!, October 14, 2000

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"caledoniaskye" (Tacoma, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Angel Cards: A Soul Revival Guide for Black Women (Paperback)

The wit and wisdom of Whoopi Goldgerg is here. The courage, grace and dignity of Maya Angelou is here. The vunerability and open guidance of personal conviction which Opra, shows us all, is here. Thank YOU, Earthlyn, for providing a simple but vibrant text for us all, Black, White, Hispanic,Native American, Asian, and any other combination of the above. We needed you. We need this. The vibrance of the cards key to the message from the text and remain a reassuring guide for our growth.

Earthlyn Manuel, whose name signifies the spice of life, has written a gift for all women. Over the centuries, especially here, in the U.S.A., Black women have had to fight for their dignity, strength and individuality, in a way that few can undrestand. The author does. And with great courage, tenderness and intrinsic conviction, presents the truth about us all. She writes for the Black woman who has maintained through it all. She writes of her srengths and her challenges, her foibles and her flaws. But most of all, she writes of the courage and love and power of the goddess in each of us. Black women are strong women. They could not have survived if they weren't. Many are my heros.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great set of cards., March 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Black Angel Cards: A Soul Revival Guide for Black Women (Paperback)

I have been into/learning about/studying/practicing different types of introspective divination through cards, and I must say that this deck is wonderful. The images are really bold, bright, and colorful, and simple enough to give a concrete idea while leaving room for further interpretation. Among my dozen or so decks of tarot and non-tarot cards of this nature is the Giant Rider Waite Deck. For those of you who know about the GRW deck, you might recall its immense size, but the Black Angel Cards are even larger. Honestly, they're about the size of a 5x8 inch index cards. They're lovely to hold, touch, see, and use to interpret your life.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Black Women Loving and Finding Ourselves, August 17, 2001

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This review is from: Black Angel Cards: A Soul Revival Guide for Black Women (Paperback)

This book along with the cards is such the gift from Creator. It is a reminder for me as a Black Woman of my soul and how to take care of it/ ME. I am very grateful to Earthlyn for being open to receiving this information and her willingness to then pass the information on to sisters like me. I share this book and cards with all in my life regardless of race or gender.

The love in this book is for everyone!