Wild Magic: The Wildwood Tarot Workbook

Description

Invoke the power of the Wildwood, of the Green Man and Green Woman, and of the living archetypes of the forest such as Robin-in-the-Hood, with this new companion to the bestselling Wildwood Tarot. Authors Mark Ryan and John Matthews take us across time, to the pre-Celtic world of the forest that once cloaked much of the world, where primal forces roamed free and opened doorways into the otherworld of the Ancestors. With chapters on the Lore of the Wild, ways to work around the archetypal Wheel of the Year, shamanic methods of exploring the inner reaches, and meditations designed to enable powerful, personal encounters with Wildwood archetypes, as well as newly crafted rituals enabling the reader to celebrate festivals such as the Midsummer and Midwinter Solstices, the book takes a new and informed look at a set of ancient traditions and applies them to our lives today.

Mark Ryan has enjoyed an eclectic entertainment career, working in international film, television and theatre for forty years, including the cult classic Robin of Sherwood, Black Sails and the hugely successful Transformers film franchise with Michael Bay. Also an accomplished author, he was one of the original creators of the groundbreaking Greenwood Tarot. John Matthews is a leading authority on the tarot and Grail and Arthurian legends, and has acted as advisor on several motion pictures, including Jerry Bruckheimer's King Arthur. A prolific author, he has created a number of successful divinatory systems based on early spiritual beliefs.