Walking with the trees card deck
Walking with the trees
the Low Countries tree oracle
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What if trees could talk? What if they could tell stories and give counsel? Would the oak share the same account as the linden, would the ash advise the same as the elm? This deck of cards helps you to look at trees in a different manner. See trees as extraordinary storytellers and councillors, who invite you to investigate the universal wisdom contained in their words and images.
There is nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend
The Walking with the trees (Dutch: Op stap met de bomen) card deck is meant to bring the trees, their wisdom, humour and power closer to you. This deck features twenty-nine indigenous trees, that one can meet in the Low Countries for over many centuries. The thirtiest card is a unique your tree card and there are three blank cards, so you can add specific trees to your deck as well.
The dryad cards show a tree-photo that captures the imagination. One that raises interest to go out and get acquainted to this tree yourself. I listened, felt, tasted which words the dryads wanted to share. Each card, every tree, brings a message that inspires, gives power, offers consolation, reminds you of calmness or encourages to get moving.
The booklet contains a plain introduction, a clear explanation of why and how to draw inspirational cards, and of course it contains all dryad counsels. It is a great starting point to forge your own connection with the trees and to receive their messages in your own manner.
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English booklet
The deck you order is in Dutch: the cards, the booklet, the box. However! For my English-speaking tree friends I have translated the booklet in English. For a small extra fee you can order an extra English booklet to go with your Dutch deck of cards. This will give you easy English access to the dryad counsels ánd you can learn Dutch tree names at the same time. How cool is that! C-;
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Northwestern-European oracle deck
As this deck is rooted in my own area in the south of the Netherlands, I named it the tree oracle of the Low Countries. However, one may encounter most of these tree friends in many if not all (northern hemisphere) countries with a temperate climate. So, please use this deck to get acquainted to the trees near you.
During five days in the New Forest, in Hampshire UK, I found 26 of the 29 trees in the deck. A week spent in the Austrian Alps (quite a different climate to the seaclimate in the Netherlands) even got me 24 of the 29 trees. So, maybe I should better change the international deck to be called the Northwestern-European oracle deck!
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What the back cover tells you
Trees offer us protection, fuel, resources, food and medicin. No wonder that they have been present in our stories and legends for thousands of years. Once you enter into those stories, a whole world will open up to you. You can see the trees as guardian angels who are always there for you. These dryads take you outside, and you can take them inside. Make your own connection with trees and invite them into your daily life. Fall under the spell of trees and draw a dryad card.
This Low Countries tree oracle contains twenty-nine trees from our own soil, a unique thirtiest card and three blank cards to be used for your own trees. Use the dryad cards to your heart's content to discover and strenghten your own bond with the trees, both inside and outside.
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General information
- Titel: Op stap met de bomen, het Laaglandse bomenorakel; Walking with the trees, the Low Countries tree oracle
- Author & photographer: Carin Wennink
- Design: Jet Westbroek, Idee & Ontwerp
- Self-published, September 2024
- Realisation: 33 cards, booklet 64 pages, in sturdy box
- ISBN 978-90-833253-4-7
- Price of a Dutch deck: €28,50, the separate English booklet €9,-
How to order your deck:
- Walking with the trees, the Low Countries tree oracle (cards, booklet and box, all in Dutch) costs €28,50
- The English booklet costs €9,-
- Receive your deck with your first tree friend! On behalf of the dryads I will pick a personal tree card for you. I will write who that is in your booklet. Your contribution €9,-
- Tip: order your deck with a kaartpin with Cawen wereldboom (world tree).
- Shipment costs within the Netherlands: €4,25 for 1 or 2 decks. Price for shipments abroad or larger orders upon request.
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