Faery Wicca Tarot Kit: Ancient Faery Tradition of Ireland [Paperback]

Kisma K. Stepanich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 8, 1998

"... literally mesmerizing". -- Edain McCoy author of Celtic Women's Spirituality

The 83-card Faery Wicca Tarot is a unique system that blends traditional tarot images with the mystical symbology of modern Faery Wicca. It is based on the ancient Bardic system of understanding the universe, which is considered to be the shamanic roots of the Irish Faery-Faith, a pre-Christian, pre-Celtic spiritual tradition. This ancient wisdom is made accessible by integrating shamanic skills with meditative practices, and bringing the knowledge gained from the Otherworld into the light of everyday living.

The cards take you deeper into your spiritual evolution through magickal archetypes, mystical symbols, and the wisdom of the ancients. Each card contains a Bardic teaching designed to awaken greater psychic perception.

The book outlines the card descriptions, meanings, symbol interpretations, and Faery lore and myths. Powerful tarot spreads reflect the ancient mystery teachings.

The Faery Wicca Tarot kit gives you:
-- 83 full-color tarot cards
-- Faery-faith theory, lore and myth
-- The Irish pantheon
-- A Bardic system of study
-- 14 new tarot spreads
-- Never-before-printed lessons in Faery Wicca
-- The Dragon's Eye
-- Irish oghams, celtic symbols and gaelic alphabets

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About the Author

Kisma K. Stepanich was born July 4, 1958, in Southern California. She has been actively involved in the Goddess community since the early 1980s. Kisma founded Women Spirit Rising of Costa Mesa, a woman's organization that provides ongoing New and Full Moon ceremonies, monthly Goddess mythology circles, seasonal celebrations and women's spirituality workshops. Of Irish and Romanian descent, Kisma Proudly claims her European heritage. Having studied and undergone initiation in the Celtic and Faery traditions, she turned her focus to the native traditions of America and has studied and undergone initiation with several Shamans of Native American traditions. Kisma works toward integrating all indigenous traditions and worldwide Goddess cultures into one unified Earth tradition which she calls the Gaia Tradition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (October 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567186963
• ISBN-13: 978-1567186963
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Critics beware!, August 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Faery Wicca Tarot Kit: Ancient Faery Tradition of Ireland (Paperback)

I have to laugh at the critics of this deck and the books by Kisma Stepanich,. I happen to own them all and their claims of not giving credit to other authors is a bald faced lie! Look you will see them listed! As for pronounication and spelling, anyone who has ever been to Ireland knows that there are different dialects and ways to spell the same thing. As for those Americans telling us what the real Ancient Irish Faith is, come on, be for real! How do you know? You are modern Americans, not Ancient Irish!THe critics are only self-serving detractors with a personal axe to grind! I own all of these books and the deck and they are truly the best ones I've ever worked with! Those who criticize would be better off learning how to walk their talk instead of detracting others! Walking in perfect love and perfect trust is one of the beautiful lessons this series teaches us. The detractors could sure use this lesson. A question; do the detractors consider themselves Pagan or Wiccan? If they do, perhaps they had better examine their motives and open their minds and see this series for what it is.; teaching the real thrust of the Pagan and Wiccan religions, to do all in love while walking the path of beauty in oneness with all of creation. Are they doing so? Look at their reviews, I think not! Who is real then? Buy it, you will not be sorry! A must have for anyone who wants to walk in the Love of the Faery!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good tarot deck and system, but very complicated., December 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Faery Wicca Tarot Kit: Ancient Faery Tradition of Ireland (Paperback)

i found the faery wicca tarot deck and book an incredible deck. the art work is delightful and thought provoking, although the white blazes containing names of various characters portrayed therein are disturbing to the entire setting of the cards. i do not feel i could use these cards for doing readings for myself or others as the system is specific to the irish mythological cycles, and there does not seem to be a clear way to correlate the various cards with one another. however, i find that they are an excellent tool for studying and understanding the celtic myths, and for pathwork, meditation etc.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate tarot deck for those attracted to a Celtic path, August 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Faery Wicca Tarot Kit: Ancient Faery Tradition of Ireland (Paperback)

For those who are drawn to Celtic myth this is the Tarot deck for you. The images are breathtaking and draw you virtually into the cards themselves. Excellent ques for meditations. The book that comes with this deck, will become an indispensable resource for anyone who is drawn to Celtic Goddesses and Gods and the myths surrounding them. The best value I have ever recieved from any tarot deck, and I have owned about 15 decks so far.