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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Not just for the Low Countries
The trees in this deck of cards are indigenous not only to the Low Countries. One may encounter most of these tree friends in all (northern hemisphere) countries with a temperate climate. So, please use this deck to get acquainted to the trees near you.
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Selection of the dryad cards
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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 Levensboom (tree of life).
- 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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Interview / podcast for Dryade
In December 2024 I was interviewed by Renske Wesseling for the Dryade magazine, OBOD Netherlands. In the interview I talk about the origin of my bond with trees, about the four layers of looking at a tree, about trees the way my teacher Dusty Miller talks about them, where the idea for this tree oracle originates, my goal or wish for people working with this deck, we talked about the Your Tree card and the blank cards, why one would wish to use an inspirational card, about the photographs and the design, and Renske's last question was what was the most difficult and the most fun of making the deck. In the closing words I give tell you my wish what the cards will bring you.
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First reactions
"Guys, really: hurray! The lovely cards are down to earth, short and powerfully written, capturing the core. With lots of room for your own interpretations and additions. That feels so nice, it inspires and motivates to make and enhance my own connections. Excellent job Carin, I will enjoy this immensely!" - Rebecca van den Broek
"Your cards are little pearls, each and every one of them. So beautiful!"- Bénédicte
"What a beautiful deck of cards you've made! The first card was immediately spot on! Very well cared for, the cards themselves, the box, the booklet. All perfect! It is so lovely to find the 'ordinary' local trees in the deck. I am thrilled with it and will use the deck in my coaching and in the labyrinth, of course 🙏" - BW
"I received a joyful box and in it a happy book cover just as joyful! After that exuberant encounter the booklet and the cards exude the benign serenity that trees can give you. Very beautiful in simplicity, with short and strong texts, and the cards so round and soft. That this deck may find its way to many tree lovers and may it send the 'regular' inspirational card deck lovers into to woods. Literally! 😁" - Kitty
"What a beautiful and powerful tree guide. A magnificent inspiration for everyone who is involved already and a gain for every curious nature lover. With a sense of the healing power of nature, the power of trees." - Paulien
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Dusty Miller 13 & voordekunst crowdfunding
This deck is rooted in the tradition and stories of tree shaman Dusty Miller 13 and other tree lovers. The tree cards themselves have been planted with help from a successful crowdfunding campaign at voordekunst. You can read the stories and enjoy the videos via voordekunst.nl
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Keep exploring
- Take your deck of cards with you and discover the trees in your own neighbourhood. It is was called the Low Countries tree oracle for a reason! (Can also be used elsewhere on the northern hemisphere, by the way) Only for juniper I have to travel in the Netherlands. The other trees I can find in my own area: my garden, my neighbourhood, the park, or the local nature reserve the Maashorst. How many trees can you find near you?
- Follow the trail of the tree cards via Cawen inspires newsletter. I regularly share beauty and On social media, instagram and facebook, I regularly share beauty and details about trees.
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 Levensboom (tree of life).
- Shipment costs within the Netherlands: €4,25 for 1 or 2 decks. Price for shipments abroad or larger orders upon request.
Send your order or question to
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