The first tarot to celebrate African-American culture, this set captures the spirit and the imagery of Voodoo's African, West Indian, and Catholic influences. Ancient and earth-honoring, Voodoo's practices take on different forms specific to time and place, but its essence remains focused on the loa - the potent spiritual forces of Voodoo that are manifested directly through human beings and their actions.The authors draw parallels between the Waite and Thoth Tarots, the Kabalistic Tree of Life, and the Voodoo tradition as it is practiced in New Orleans. Just as the major and minor arcana of the Tarot represent the archetypes of the human psyche and the natural forces of our world, so do the loa of Voodoo embody the primal energies of the universe. With a variety of spreads and readings, the authors show how the Tarot can be an ideal channel through which the loa exercise their powers to teach, advise and initiate the serious student into their mysteries.
Contains 79 card deck and 288 page full sized book with 175 black and white illustrations. Created by Louis Martinie and Sallie Ann Glassman.