Hwaet! Listen up! So begins the tale of Beowulf and what the Scandinavian tribes believed was the journey each of us takes to achieve immortality. The ancient energy that inspired the magical world and adventurous spirit of the poem now inspires this first deck based on the epic story, providing guides and symbols for the seeker. Use this oracle as a tool to reveal where you are on your path, as well as what or who is influencing your journey. The voice of the skald, the poet of the Viking Age, coming through this oracle, leads you to an inner, spiritual place and provides you with a Seeing of what the Gods have chosen to reveal and a Knowing of what is to come. Connecting with the adventures and heroic deeds of the warriors and the adversaries they encounter, both human and magical, makes their universal paths ones that affect all who read about them. Courage then, seeker, in your quest! AUTHORS: John Matthews is an independent writer, researcher, and New York Times bestselling author who has devoted much of the past 40 years to the study of Arthurian traditions, the Grail, and myth in general. Virginia Chandler specializes in Anglo-Saxon literature and mythology and is the author of books on Arthurian and dragon magic. Joe Machine is a world-renowned artist and founding member of the Stuckist movement, an international art movement founded in 1999 to promote figurative painting. SELLING POINTS: . Embark on a hero’s journey to find new pathways to truth and answers to life’s questions with this first oracle inspired by the Scandinavian epic . For anyone interested in timeless wisdom, divination, and historical literature . Learn how the ancient way of words of the Viking skalds transformed language into energy 23 art cards