Created by Jungian and Buddhist teacher Earthlyn Manuel as a personal growth tool for the growing African American women’s market, The Black Angels is based on her original concept of Shoke Wisdom, which has to do with recalling women to their power. The images, which came to Manuel in a dream, constitute a powerful new set of archetypes for African women.
Great set of cards. I have been into/learning about/studying/practicing different types of introspective divination through cards, and I must say that this deck is wonderful. The images are really bold, bright, and colorful, and simple enough to give a concrete idea while leaving room for further interpretation. Among my dozen or so decks of tarot and non-tarot cards of this nature is the Giant Rider Waite Deck. For those of you who know about the GRW deck, you might recall its immense size, but the Black Angel Cards are even larger. Honestly, they’re about the size of a 5×8 inch index cards. They’re lovely to hold, touch, see, and use to interpret your life.
All Women-All Colors-Enter here! The wit and wisdom of Whoopi Goldgerg is here. The courage, grace and dignity of Maya Angelou is here. The vunerability and open guidance of personal conviction which Opra, shows us all, is here. Thank YOU, Earthlyn, for providing a simple but vibrant text for us all, Black, White, Hispanic,Native American, Asian, and any other combination of the above. We needed you. We need this. The vibrance of the cards key to the message from the text and remain a reassuring guide for our growth.