The Herbcrafter’s Tarot

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The center card is another court– Curandera of Water, or King of Cups. This is the healer archetype. This card is encouraging you to leave the shallows and move into the depths. Flow with the ebbs of life, yielding to it rather than fighting it. Navigate the changes of life with grace. You possess the qualities and powers of a Healer through your open heart and your incredible gift for comforting others.

It is not solely about the properties of specific plants, but our human connection to them. We focus on the craft instead of the clinical and the art instead of the astrological. Others cards in The Herbcrafter’s Tarot just invoke thoughts that make sense to me. Take the Eight of Air Licorice as an example. My first thought was, some people love licorice, others don’t. And, sometimes what we like changes. When I saw this card it served as a reminder to embrace our right to choose. Often times when we are feeling trapped it is because we feel we do not have a choice. Rarely is that the case. Sometimes it is purely because we are scared to speak our truth. The four suits of the Minor Arcana are named after the four elements–Wands renamed to Fire, Cups renamed to Water, Swords renamed to Air, and Pentacles renamed to Earth. Then you’ve got the herbcrafter’s tools–mortar and pestle in the suit of Fire, kettles in the suit of Water, bolines in the suit of Air, and baskets in the suit of Earth. You’ve also got the skills of the herbcrafter: creating is Fire, nourishing is Water, learning is Air, and giving is Earth. If you chose the left card, you pulled one of the courts– Adelita of Earth (Knight of Pentacles). Here is someone who creates a bridge between herself and her ancestors. This is also the power of place, of honoring an earth-based spiritual path. You are realistic, hard-working and in service of nature without ego.Each card of The Herbcrafter’s Tarot captures an encounter between humans and plants that highlights the ways our stories are inextricably linked.

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HT: I bring ancient wisdom into the world, so that the Seeker may reconnect to the natural world and find replenishment. (Ten of Air – ALFALFA) The People cards are also the only ones with humans in them, though we only see their hands. It’s an intentional choice and I adore the differences in the hands rendered: brown hands, young hands, lone hands, withered hands, tattooed hands- there’s a fullness of range here that is delightful and it’s not hard to imagine my small hands with their slight tremor hovering over an herbcrafting project; it’s not hard to imagine yours, if available to you.

For 3 The Empress, the message ‘Be vulnerable, yet strong’ is the first line printed under the title. That is what I try and do every time I sit down at my desk to write or to work with my cards. With the Five of Air White Sage it is not so much about the idea of smudging my space to clear away negative energy. Nothing on its own can do that. It is all about intention. The artwork is absolutely stunning. Look at Key 8: Strength, featuring garlic. I love the inclusion of garlic snapes and the detailing of honey-preserved garlic (one of my favorite recipes, by the way). Mum was into herbal medicines and the idea of food to heal before these ideas were fashionable. Cold or compromised immune system? In August it will be twenty five years since she passed, yet I can still hear her so clearly telling me to “Take some echinacea Lissa”. Mum was my first thought when I saw the echinacea. That was even before I registered it was on the Three of Swords.There is an interesting structure for the pips and they arrive sorted and grouped by number to reflect this: So who is the herbcrafter? Powell describes the herbcrafter as “an aficionada of the botanical realm. She is in love with plants and longs to know them more deeply. . . The herbcrafter embraces the plant world as her teacher and friend through observation and botany, gardening and wildcrafting, medicine and kitchen crafts, fiber arts and weaving, art and magic. She recognizes herself as part of nature.” Hands were humans’ first magical tool. Hands give. Hands receive. Your ancestors live in your hands. Hands are symbols of initiation. They have the power to love, create, move, and change. They are associated with giving, receiving, and serving. They teach us about reciprocity. Hands bridge the profane and sacred worlds. Angeles Arrien

HT:By showing that even the deepest, oldest wounds can heal and there are always resources for the process of healing for those with eyes to see. (Five of Earth – SLIPPERY ELM) The Majors show altars or mandalas which I feel really help me connect to the essence of each plant. All the Majors are breathtakingly beautiful and will serve well as focal points for meditation. HT:I help you support and nourish those in need of healing. I contribute to community building. (Madre of Earth – CREOSOTE BUSH) The Herbcrafter’s Tarot is a masterpiece, but it’s more than that. It’s a beautifully compiled trove of knowledge. Its companion book, written by Latisha Guthrie, is going to be one of your favorite go-to grimoires. The artwork by Joanna Powell Colbert is just perfection. She’s like a modern-day Pliny the Elder.For each of the cards, the companion book provides information on how the plant medicine ties in with the the traditional card meanings. There is also a section on how to use each herb listed for herbcrafting.