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Medicine Cards: The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals (Hardcover)

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"Since the publication of the Navaho novel, Seven Arrows, over twenty years ago, I haven't seen anything so adventurous or beautifully executed as Medicine Cards...this handsome and inviting package has much to teach us all." --Patricia Holt, San Francisco Chronicle

"A potent yet refreshingly simple divination tool that can help up reconnect to the sources of life's natural guidance...extraordinarily well crafted. This work is plentiful, overflowing with the richness of the Native American way of life." --Yoga Journal
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"Since the publication of the Navaho novel, Seven Arrows, over twenty years ago, I haven't seen anything so adventurous or beautifully executed as Medicine Cards...this handsome and inviting package has much to teach us all." --Patricia Holt, San Francisco Chronicle

"A potent yet refreshingly simple divination tool that can help up reconnect to the sources of life's natural guidance...extraordinarily well crafted. This work is plentiful, overflowing with the richness of the Native American way of life." --Yoga Journal

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Revised Edition edition (July 30, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312204914
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312204914
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 1.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,134 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A pivotal deck for those who love animals., August 6, 2000
By seeker "tink-im" (cincinnati, ohio United States) - See all my reviews
I have so enjoyed this deck over the years. When I first recieved it, following the easy directions for use, I was able to determine my entire totom (all the animals that influence me). I found it to be amazingly accurate. The system allows the user to understand the symbolic meaning of the animals which appear to us, in dreams, in person, or I even count the ones on TV. Thier messages are always timely and useful. The cards are lovely, the book is complete, easy to use, with just wonderful stories that make it very easy to remember and use the system quickly. I love it. Thanks to the creators.
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Alternative Tarot, July 9, 2003
The thing that initally drew me to this deck was the fact that is based on teaching for Native American tribes. Among them ar the Cherokee and Chickasaw, which I have ancestry in. I'd tried working with several different types of decks, but never found one that spoke to me until I held this one in my hand.

This deck does not function in the way that most tarot decks do. Instead of dividing the deck into minor and major arcana and using suites (pentacles, cups, ect), this deck is meant to be read a whole.

You will find nothing but animals in this deck, everything from the ant to the dolphin. Each animal has a lesson. It may be leadership, stamina, self-reflection or innocence to name a few. This lesson is referred to as that particular animal's medicine. The medicine referred to throughout this deck is anything that will strengthen the reader's connection to the Great Spirit and to all life. By incorporating these lessons into your own life you will learn about yourself as well as those around you.

There are also blank shields for you to add any animals that you feel a connection to that are left out of the deck, or if you wish to design your own personal medicine shield they can be used for that.

The book contains spread for finding your nine totem animals, and various spreads that are influenced by the teachings of the Native American tribes (the Sun Lodge spread for example is for how others see you, while the Moon Lodge spread is a mirror of you.

I have used this deck for well over a year now and find its medicine has helped me along my path. If you're interested in Shamanism I would definately suggest this deck. It would work well for those interested in animal guides, totem animals or the teaching of Native American tribes.

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86 of 102 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A deck to be approached with great, great respect., January 8, 2001
By R. Byrd "byrdie" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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My first introduction to totemism was a group of pagans I hung around with in college. Some of them were really, really enthusiastic about this deck, but I only picked one up for myself within the last few years. I even did my senior thesis on the idea of personal, urban totemism. And even with all that, "Medicine Cards" scare the heck out of me.

Unless you believe that the only important totem animals are the ones that you can find on belt buckles (Eagle, Bear, Random Big Cat, etc.), there's no real Major Arcana/Minor Arcana distinction here. Every single card in this deck is big ju-ju. My first two readings kinda freaked me out, really. If archetypes, animal mythos and anthropomorphism are pretty much second-nature to you, just give up and get this deck. You will probably understand the cards without needing to check the book all that often.

Unless there was a slip-up at the publisher's, the standard deck does not come with a little reference pamphlet like most tarot decks do. It comes with a medium-sized hard back book (A nice treat, but not convenient for lugging around spontaneously -- this could be why they made the "Just for Today" deck) that explains each card, including an occasional story, and some spreads and an exercise to figure out which totem animals represent you in this spread. Two of three totems that I'd already figured out for myself showed up in the exercise, and the third was kinda iffy for me at that point anyway.

The cards are 5.5" by 3" and have an alarmingly boring back -- government blue with a single yellow lightening bolt. They're coated with something incredibly shiny, but aren't particularly slippery. There are 52 cards in the deck, plus 9 blanks so that you can fill it in with any animals that you think are missing. They're almost a little too large for me to shuffle them easily (and I've been told that I have large hands for my gender). The book's table of contents tells you what animals are included.

The artwork works inwards from a white boarder to a thinner red boarder that also bisects the interior design. The top half of the inside is sky-blue, and the bottom is an earth-tone green. In the middle is a Medicine Shield inside which is a picture of the featured animal spirit. Above, in the blue, along with the number of the card, is the aniamls name in a black script font.

The artwork is good. It's not cute, and it's not dazzlingly beautiful in a way that draws me, but I'm still impressed with this deck for all my nitpicky comments. If you think you're up for the challenge, I recommend "Medicine Cards."

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4.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTY & the BEAST - amazing cards!
the cards have beautiful animal images painted in a First Nations 'style' & the art work is very high quality. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Gordon Roy Begg

5.0 out of 5 stars Medicine Cards
I was gifted a set 18 years ago and gifted them in turn to my Heart's Sister,
getting this expanded(5 more Animals-including Raccoon) set for myself. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Ann M. Olson

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC! CARDS AND BOOK
I bought Medicine cards on Amazon by Amazon(no other users) and
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
I bought the medicine cards as a gift for someone who does tarot reading. He enjoyed them immensely, he is also native american so it "spoke" to him. Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. Pimental

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The cards were on back order; I have just received so I really have not had time to review.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams Are Life Changing
The cards and book are life changing. I have used them every day since I received them. It is amazing how accurate the lessons are from the cards.
Published 4 months ago by Beverly A. Owens

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazingly simple and powerful set of tools
I had this deck when it first came out and did many readings for family & friends-- i just like the ideas presented and the simple but powerful symbols. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. Ellison

5.0 out of 5 stars book
This book is so amazing and
everything I needed

and the delivery service was awesome
Published 5 months ago by Debby A. Weber

5.0 out of 5 stars Animal Behavior
Very useful tool for understanding of ones behavior. These cards are similar to zodiological predictions, bringing the healing medicine of the behaviors of the animals. Excellent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Creator Heals All
Jamie Sams is very intuitive. The Medicine Cards really are profound. We've been using them in Ceremony for decades. Read more
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