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This is your invitation to awaken to a place of sacred sanctuary.
The harmony of the natural world is available to us in our own backyard through the powerful healing energy of traditional plant wisdom. Nurture your body, mind, and soul through a lavishly photographed and illustrated oracle deck that will help you discover how medicinal plants can provide deep guidance, inspiration, and wellness. This deck contains 62 commonly found sacred plants and is perfect for anyone that loves nature; from the newly curious to seasoned botanical aficionados. Enter into this world of natural magic, embrace the beauty that surrounds you, and experience these incredible plants through new eyes.
Links to order decks:
Amazon Barnes&Noble BOOKS-A-MILLION Beyond Words BOOKSHOP
About The Project
In 2018, I was spending a season in the small beach town of San Pancho, Mexico, with my husband and young son. I started collecting seeds, unusual found objects, bones, searching for inspiration as I could feel my desire for a project arising. I remember singing to my son when I put him to bed at night about our earth, thanking all the plants, the landscapes, the animals... everything surrounding us. I had recently taken a class on herbal medicine with Alison Bastien and had become increasingly aware of the deep wisdom in the nature surrounding me. And so this project slowly awakened first in the form of simple necklaces I put on children, made from the seeds and plants I was collecting.
I am delighted to share that I have been collaborating and working together with Beyond Words Publishing on Sacred Nature Oracle Deck, which is scheduled to be released November 1st, 2022. You can pre-order through the links shared on this page.
As I photographed more images I could see the sacred dance of the project opening and evolving.
When I returned to my home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, I started imagining not just necklaces, but larger pieces covering bodies, the way the jacaranda covers the town in soft lilac when it’s in season. I soon realized that I wanted to portray the deep connection between the nature surrounding me and our human nature. A team was slowly brought together with the vision of creating an oracle deck. This group is passionate about botany, ecology, art, mythology, symbolism, sustainability, and working in the spirit of reciprocity with nature.
This project is a collaborative effort; a combination of fine art photography, botanical illustration, practical application, and inspirational wisdom.
I didn’t go out of my way to discover or come across any of the plants, trees, and flowers featured in the oracle deck. On the contrary, all of them are very common and can be found in our gardens, on walks, on the side of roads, in empty lots.
Project Contributors:
Holly Wilmeth
Photographer & Author
Alison Bastien
Herbalist & Holistic Medicine Practitioner
Casandra Jones
Illustrator and in-print designer
About the deck:
62 card deck on 350gsm cardstock.
3.75x5.5 with rounded corners (this is a little larger than usual but the images will look gorgeous).
Satin UV coated for durability.
A small booklet.
Beautifully designed tuck-box.
Guidebook and words:
Along with the deck comes a beautiful guidebook which includes:
Softcover
The pages are 120 gsm, and contain all the cards explanations
In the book you will find all the botanical illustrations of the cards by Casandra Jones
An affirmation written by me and my husband and an interpretation of "when you pull this card" by Alison Bastien.
