The Shaman's Hand-print: Exploring The Caves

Decks Used: The Shaman’s Oracle by John Matthews and Wil Kinghan

So this is going to be a bit of a glance away from the content for this month, however, I genuinely forgot to make a post for today for some bizarre reason, and I don’t have the original hand-drafted version for this post anymore. So I’ve decided to redo the post for today with a new deck and see what comes of this. I’m not well versed with this deck so we’ll have to see how well things work out. Hang in there with this, I'm planning on getting better with this deck. Because I’m using a new deck, I suppose I want to know what this is going to show me right off the bat. What energy does this deck have in store for me and what can I glean from it as I use it more and more? Let’s get to it shall we?

cards pulled from the Shaman's Oracle

The Cards

• The Journeyer: represents you and the journey you’re on at this time

• The Companion: a guide, ally, and supporter. This is an energy that forms a bridge between the Spirit world and the Human world.

• Cave of Earth- Hunter of Conflict: struggle, determination, resolution

• Cave of Rivers: Hunter of Dreams: realization, wisdom, the discovery of truths

• Cave of Hearthfires: Hunter of Death: change, awakening, restoration, and renewal

• Cave of Winds: Hunter of Honor: appropriate behavior, honoring the world around you, celebrating differences

• Cave of Ice: Spirit of Family: resolution in times of conflict, supporters, relatives, and community

• The ancestor of Tribes: support and help, recognition, unity, acknowledging family

• The ancestor of protection: strength, guardianship, fearlessness

• Hunter of Vision: Insight, foresight, hindsight, clarity

To explain a bit about what I did here, I used the spread provided in the guidebook to see where things go What I’m seeing from this is that there has been much conflict in my space recently and it’s been a lot to get through. It’s left me in a state of fear and discomfort but with that has come to a lot of clarity about the situation. I’ve come to understand that there will be peace and renewal and endless amounts of support and guidance from my spiritual and physical family. I need to understand that I am spiritual energy in human form and that each struggle I have will come and go. I need to honor what I have, who I am, and be fearless in pursuing my dreams. I am strong enough to do just this.