SHAMAN Playing Cards, a new deck by the amazing Bruno Tarnecci, international magician winner of the top magic contests around the world.
The Design:
Inspired in an
ancient mythologic symbol, the
"CHAKANA," represents the path from the terrenal world
"Kay Pacha" to the celestial world where the god lives. This is called
"Hanan Pacha." These words are in Quechua, usually called
Runasimi (the people's languages). It's an indigenous language spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the
Peruvian Andes and
highlands of South America.
The Shaman is a healer who moves into an
altered state of consciousness to access a
hidden reality in the
spirit world for purposes of bringing back healing, power, and information.
The word
"Shaman" means
"one who sees in the dark" (
the hidden realities), and widely refers to those who are medicine women/men, healers, and seers. Shamans believe that all problems -- physical, emotional or mental -- have their root cause in a spiritual imbalance.
A Shaman works to
restore balance and wholeness by addressing the root cause of the problem. Many methods are used in
shamanic healing. They use the
Chakana for this purpose, including soul retrieval, retrieval of a spiritual ally, removal of unwanted energies, soul remembering, ancestral work and
hands on healing.
The Back:The
back design of the
Shaman Playing Cards is represented by the
Chakana ancient symbol surrounded by the four elements,
fire, water, earth and air, the Gods of the Sun "Inti", the Mother Earth "Pachamama" and the Moon "Killa". There are two powerful words in "Quechua" (the people's languages) -- "Kay Pacha," the terrenal world of here and now, and "Hanan Pacha," the celestial world where the Gods live. In the center is the
Shaman's inner eye, seeking all the wisdom of the
past, present and future using the mystic power of the
Andean Cross, "The Chakana."
Custom Pips:We are maintaining for
the pips the
traditional classic design with a
minimal change representing the
power of the 4 elements of creation -- the
Fire Element represented by the Hearts, the
Water Element represented by the Spades, the
Air Element represented by the Diamonds, and the
Earth Element represented by the Clubs. All the element symbols are slightly transparent.
Custom Court Cards:The Court Cards of the
Shaman Playing Cards are
classic, the same
traditional playing card design with their original forms and expressions but with a
sophisticated mix. A nice detail is the
symbols of the Andean Culture within the traditional playing card design.
The Shaman indumentary uses a lot of bright and primary colors, but for this
luxury touch of the cards we chose only 3 colors:
the black that represents
wealth, luxury, status, high class;
the magenta, a color that has
spiritual character, magic, and
vitality. It also represents
high energy vibrations and emanations, sometimes called the
stars of the soul. The last color is
the violet with minimal use inside the design that looks awesome. Combined with the black and magenta, this color represents
wisdom, magical and mystic powers , creativity and peaceful state of the mind.
Custom Tuck Case:The Shaman Tuck Case will be printed by the USPCC with their top standard quality. Therefore, if we reach the stretch goal, we will upgrade the deck to be printed in
matte premium black paper with soft texture, bringing this deck to the next level.