Wisdom From Lived Experience
I dreamt of creating my own heart-centred guidance deck ten years ago. I had no idea how to start and every time I tried to find support I would come to a dead end. Eventually I found Laura Bowen, an Aboriginal artist who had created three of her own decks and was keen to share her knowledge with people.
So in late 2020, I began planning and painting. The first words I wrote in my art journal were "Grandmother Wisdom." I realised whilst I was not a grandmother I certainly had lots of wisdom to draw on from my own lived experience. So this deck is a memoir of sorts, grounded in real life making it highly relatable and easy to use.
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Within the deck you will find 37 cards with original artworks, all unique and painted by me. They are mostly external places I have visited. Some express a more internal landscape. There are two extra cards which offer shorter meanings for each card.
The deck also comes with a glossy 88 page guidebook that explains how to use the deck with a description of the relevant lived experience and guidance offered from the wisdom I have gained.
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Each card offers an opportunity to reflect on your own lived experience to reveal insights for decision making on your path ahead.
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The entire deck has been created, typeset, printed and bound in Australia. The cards are 127mm by 90mm, and are easy to handle and come in a colourful tuck box with all the card images.
Over the last twenty years I have been tuning in and connecting to different card decks. They have soothed, comforted and reassured me when I have felt isolated, confused and scared. My intention is that my deck offer the same to everyone who connects with them.
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Every full and new moon I pull a card for the collective on Instagram.
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