Tarot of the Orishas Book (Paperback)

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Now you can understand the most complete, unique, and unusual divinatory deck ever, one that taps into the spirituality of the ancient Yoruba people of Africa, when you get The Tarot of the Orishas by Zolrak with art by Durkon.

The Tarot of the Orishas is the book that explains the first authentic Tarot deck of Yoruba origins to employ the powerful energies of Brazilian Candomble, a religion that originated with the Yoruba people of western Africa. This book acts as a transformative aid that will open the door to the meaning and origin of each card of this new deck.  Completely bilingual, The Tarot of the Orishas can be enjoyed in English or in Spanish. It uses a unique Tarot deck design with 77 cards, including:

·Thirteen cards showing the supernatural beings, or "Orishas," which represent archetypes of sacred, intense energy
·Twelve cards with meaningful symbols such as Karma, the Earth, and the Custodian Angel
·Fifty-two cards divided into four groups representing the four elements
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The rich and compelling Tarot symbols, which are fully illustrated in this book, incorporate the imagery of Candomble, numerology, astrology, and other aspects of metaphysics. They portray archetypes through which spiritual forces can be brought to bear on mundane concerns. The cards described in The Tarot of the Orishas, created by an initiate and high priest of Candomble, can be used for divination, magic, or meditation. To that purpose, this book describes four different ways that you can "throw the cards." You will learn to use them to divine answers to your questions and to gain powerful lessons for your day-to-day life. The information here goes beyond the material world. It gets to the essence of all things: the spirit.

Considered by many to be a far more potent tool for magic and divination than the traditional Tarot, The Tarot of the Orishas will bring your own inner mysteries to light through images and stories that become richer over time. Get The Tarot of the Orishas today.

(Note: the deck based on this book is available separately or in a kit combined with this book.)

Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish

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Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Espanol; Bilingual edition (January 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567188443
• ISBN-13: 978-1567188448
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #831,152 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Where are the Wisdom, Knowledge and Mystism of Yoruba Religi, September 29, 2002

By	El Brujo "Brujo Hechisero" (Lowell, Ma) - See all my reviews

When this deck and book set first came out, way back in the 90's, I was very happy and anxious to own the deck. Finally a tarot deck in homage of the African Orishas. Boy was I disappointed when I got this deck. Let me begin with the book, which infect I enjoyed immensely, the book is good, and an excellent introduction to Santeria and Candomble. It also has a section with prayers. Which are not traditional Orisha prayers, but more a modern "New Age" style prayers, not commonly used in Casa de Santos, or Ile Houses. But they are good enough for the beginners to get a jist at various ways to pray and communicate with the Orishas.

know it is not the book that is the problem, it is the deck. It is titled The Orisha Tarot, but I have to completely disagree with this title. Okay first of all what do Gnomes, mermaids and fairies have to do with the wisdom of Orisha and African Spirituality. NOTHING!! Yet these images are portrayed abundantly throught the deck. Also what does Lucifer El Diable have to do with Yoruba wisdom. Again, nothing, this is a Christian Concept, not an Orisha concept. In fact their is no spirit of complete evil in our religious philosophies. Then their is the Karma card. This has to do with Indian Hindu, not African Yoruba. This card does not belong their.

Also another thing that I found enoying was how the most of the Orishas where portrayed as having white skin. Obatala is white, this is fine, but!! Yemaya, Oya, Oba, Pombagira, are all white. Eshu is chalk white. And Ochun and Chango are mulattos. None of the Orisha are black. The Babalawo is white. Also notice how every one who is black seams to be punished or in trouble, such as. The Outcast, The Enslaved prisoner, and 5 of water. And also what does a cruise Liner, 8 of water or a Greek building 2 of fire, have to do with Yoruba orisha Spirituality. NOTHING!!

I was so disappointed with this deck. It had potential, but all of the wisdom and knowledge of Candomble, and Lucumi, is missing. The Minor Arcana should be dedicated to the ancient paikis of the religion, while the Major to the Orishas, Orixas ect. As for El karma card, which really anoied me, this should have been Ori. and the...... Oh why bother torturing my self. Who am I kidding, this deck needs a complete makeover from beginning to end.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cards are not included., March 17, 1999

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This is a book without cards

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb usage of candomble Religion for divination, April 3, 2000

By	Ronen (Miami) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tarot of the Orishas/El tarot de los orishas (Spanish and English Edition) (Cards)

This amazing book and deck allow for a truly supernatural experience in Tarot reading. Not only was I impressed with the results of the reading with this deck but it's consistent accuracy is a thing of wonder!

The authors bring to vivid reality the Candomble religion and it's symbolism, and the Tarot's depictions of the Orishas are nothing short of breathtaking....

It has changed my life....