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Birth - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BIRTH Expelled into the dawn sky from a desert canyon, a phantasmic baby. Its umbilical cord is still attached to the earth, and its face is screwed up in misery. The baby’s flesh is blue, as if starved of oxygen. Whenever something takes on an independent existence, there will be pain,…

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Becoming - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BECOMING A pregnant woman, approaching full term, is clothed in a long, dark dress, as if in mourning. She holds her belly and stands before the luminous full moon, resting for a moment from her uphill journey. Hers is probably a long and complicated story, which, although far from over,…

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Death - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE DEATH DEATH A corpse on a gurney, abandoned and alone in the desert, whilst the phantasmic image of a skull looms and grins down from the night sky. Death is mysterious, yet mundane and personal. We encounter loneliness, silence, and darkness on contemplating death. Divinatory…

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Grasping - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE GRASPING A girl, by the light of the full moon, stretches upwards to pluck from a tree a solitary, ripe, and luscious fruit. She is absorbed in the act of obtaining what she has set her sights upon. Divinatory meanings Motivation. Lust for life. Assertiveness. Entrepreneurship. Survival…

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Sensation - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE   SENSATION Unknowingly, a barefoot runner is about to step down hard onto a sharp rock. Imagining the resulting pain is likely to make us flinch. Divinatory meanings Emotional intelligence. Refined sensibilities. A connoisseur. Insight into feelings, reactions, and habits. Pain…

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Craving - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE CRAVING A man in a smoking jacket and dark glasses, middle-aged and jaded-looking, smokes with relish a cigarette. The smoke billows up into the desert sky. His pleasure is palpable. There is an air of defiance in his open indulgence. Divinatory meanings Temptation. Attachments based on…

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Contact - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE CONTACT A couple kissing, their naked bodies immersed in a pool, both absorbed in the giving and receiving of pleasurable sensations. Divinatory meaning Connection. Partnership. Exchange. Synergy. Co-creation of something greater than the sum of its parts. Alterity. New worlds. Fresh…

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Six Senses - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE SIX SENSES Six identical windowpanes, looking out onto the desert. Each reveals a different portion of the landscape, but there is nothing to distinguish any pane from the rest. Divinatory meaning Perceptiveness. Clarity. Objectivity. The ability to remain unaffected by prejudice (or a…

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Name & Form - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE   NAME & FORM A father and his daughter push a rowing boat through desert sand, towards the top of a dune. How do they imagine they can find their way through the vast and empty desert by this means? Divinatory meaning Discovering one’s bearings. Escape or recovery from feeling adrift.…

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Body - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BODY A young man rises into the air and proudly gazes down at us, a human being with special capabilities. Every human body is like this: ordinary yet imbued with extraordinary powers. Divinatory meaning Physicality. Fitness. Health. The discovery of means for specific ends. Dexterity.…

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Psyche - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE PSYCHE A human bust floats above an outcrop, thunderclouds at its lower extremities, a dazzling radiance from the crown of its skull. The eyes of this surreal figure are obscured by cloud, suggesting how the abstract becomes “visible” only by looking inwards. Divinatory meaning Soul.…

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Consciousness - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE CONSCIOUSNESS An ape sits atop a tree trunk, turned toward us and meeting our gaze squarely and calmly. This is clearly a sentient creature, overlooking and precisely understanding everything that is happening. Divinatory meaning Wise neutrality. An expanded or expansive awareness.…

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Formations - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE FORMATIONS Formed from a single line, a bizarre figure of a meditator is taking shape. It doesn’t have the full or lifelike appearance of a person, but it is obvious that this is what it will become. Divinatory meaning Construction, Shaping, making, the realisation of intentions.…

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Ignorance - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE   IGNORANCE An old woman, blindfolded, stands alone in the desert in the darkness of a solar eclipse. Divinatory meaning Illusion. Vanity. Folly. Misperception. Confronting the limits of one’s knowledge and understanding. Glimpsing the extent of our delusions. Blind habits that seem…

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Suffering - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE   SUFFERING A boy, lost and cold, with only a thin white blanket to protect him from the desert night. He is so preoccupied with his distress that he does not notice what seems too good to be true: an exit. Divinatory meaning Dissatisfaction, discontent, restlessness, unease – but of a…

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Faith - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE   FAITH An old woman prays whilst meteors rain down from a night sky. It is a time of fear and uncertainty, but the act of prayer provides her with something she can turn towards. Divinatory meaning Steadfastness. Commitment. A positive attitude. Unflinching willpower. Sincerity. The…

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Gladness - The Nidana Cards

WHAT ARE THE NIDANA CARDS? BUY THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE DECK HERE BUY THE DELUXE VERSION OF THE DECK HERE   GLADNESS A solitary flower grows from the desert soil. Divinatory meaning Optimism. Positivity. Cheerfulness. Self-reliance. A change of attitude for the better. Skilfully seeing the best in a situation. Reversed Unfounded optimism. A cheerfulness that is insincere, forced, or…