{"product_id":"celtic-book-of-the-dead","title":"Celtic Book of the Dead","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNavigate your way through the shoals of life and divine how the soul can voyage onward!\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Celtic Book of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e is a 42-card oracle based on the ancient Irish story of the \u003cem\u003eVoyage of Maelduin\u003c\/em\u003e, given here in a new translation by Caitlín Matthews. The locations of Maelduin’s voyage form the route toward the Blessed Isles that lie west of Ireland; for him, and for the reader, each island reveals the wonders and challenges as he sails nearer to the heart of the Celtic Otherworld. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eAs with the Egyptian \u003cem\u003eBook of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, this oracle gives the soul opportunities to purify, clarify, and refocus.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eFilled with wonders, terrors, and transformational experiences, each island represents a staging post on the reader’s own voyage to self-discovery. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eAs the islands reveal gifts that can be resources for the human condition, so too, solutions and strategies for unknotting life’s tangles may be found. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eThe cards have three uses: to divine the path ahead as a guide to the soul's direction, as a way of meditation for personal and environmental healing, and as a Book of the Dead for the dying. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis oracle offers a grown-up method of divination and meditation, based on an ancient northwestern European tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCard dimensions: 2 1\/2\" x 3  3\/4\"[AuthorName]By Caitlín Matthews and Illustrated by Danuta Mayer[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]\u003cstrong\u003eCaitlín Matthews\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of over 80\r\nbooks, including \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Celtic Seership\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Book of the Grail\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAncestral Oracle of the Celts\u003c\/em\u003e. She is an authority on Celtic wisdom and spirituality, teaching internationally as well as an experienced shamanic healer who has worked with the dying. She has a shamanic healing practice in Oxford, UK.    www.hallowquest.org.uk\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDanuta Mayer’s\u003c\/strong\u003e work has been widely published, and her paintings and miniatures can be found in private collections around the world. Her books include \u003cem\u003eThe Yellow Fairy Book\u003c\/em\u003e, published by the Folio Society, and the award-winning \u003cem\u003eTenzin’s Deer\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Barefoot Books. She has also illustrated a number of divinatory decks and zodiac series. She lives in London with an array of animals whom she fosters or rehabilitates for rehoming, and has been a committed animal-rights and environmental advocate for many years.\u003cbr\u003e[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]42 art cards[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle]An Oracle to Steer Your Life Journey (Oracle Kit Box Set with 42 Cards and Guide Book)[\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]42 art cards[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Box Set","offer_id":68384013418719,"sku":"9780764364921","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/9780764364921.jpg?v=1793920162","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/celtic-book-of-the-dead","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}