About the Book
The Anubis Oracleis a shamanic guide to inner Egypt, a place of mystery, ancestral wisdom, and abiding love that resides within each of us. It is a place where the neteru--the archetypal deities and elemental spirits from the Egyptian pantheon--lead us on our journey of transformation, a journey designed to open our hearts and teach us the inner workings of the soul. The full-color deck contains a Key Card, a card for each of the 22 deities and 4 elements, and 8 composite cards that portray several deities together. These composites represent 8 major portals of initiation and complex archetypal relationships. The accompanying book provides detailed interpretations for each card and instructions for 8 divinatory spreads that include entering into the mystery, achieving higher love and wisdom, and identifying our sacred purpose. By divining with the neteru, the shaman within awakens. This allows the neteru to reveal the answers we seek in our personal lives and in our interactions with the world by connecting us with the wisdom, guidance, and shamanic mysteries of Egypt that live within us.
Table of Contents:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
HOW TO USE THE ANUBIS ORACLE DECK
PART 1 • THE ANUBIS ORACLE DECK
The Twenty-Two Sacred Neteru Cards
Key Card ANUBIS-OPENER OF THE WAY
0 THE DOVE-INITIATE
1 NEKHBET-MOTHER-MUT–ALCHEMIST
2 NEPHTHYS-THE HIGH PRIESTESS
3 ISIS-HOLY QUEEN-MOTHER OF US ALL
4 KHNUM-MASTER CRAFTSMAN
5 THE SPHINX-DIVINE MESSENGER
6 SOBEK AND HORUS-RECONCILIATION OF OPPOSITES
7 SEKHMET-TRANSFORMATION
8 MA’AT-TRUTH
9 THOTH-ILLUMINATION
10 KHEPERA-CYCLES OF CHANGE
11 BAST-HOLY LONGING (DESIRE)
12 ANUBIS-SURRENDER
13 OSIRIS-REGENERATION
14 HATHOR-MAGIC
15 SET-SHADOW
16 WADJET-LIFE-FORCE ENERGY
17 SOTHIS-STAR CONSCIOUSNESS
18 KHONSU-LUNAR ENERGIES
19 AMUN-RA-SOLAR ENERGIES
20 PTAH-THE NEW AEON
21 NUT AND GEB-WHOLENESS
The Four Suit Cards of the Elements
22 THE NILE-SACRED ARCHETYPAL ELEMENT OF WATER
23 THE PYRAMID-SACRED ARCHETYPAL ELEMENT OF EARTH
24 THE DESERT-SACRED ARCHETYPAL ELEMENT OF FIRE
25 THE CRESTED IBIS-SACRED ARCHETYPAL ELEMENT OF AIR
The Composite Cards
I ENTERING THE MYSTERY
Dove, Nekhbet-Mother-Mut, Nephthys, and Isis
II SACRED RELATIONSHIP
Khnum, Sobek, Horus, Sekhmet, and the Sphinx
III COSMIC INFLUENCES
Ma’at, Thoth, and Khepera
IV TREE OF LIFE
Bast, Anubis, and Osiris
V HIGHER LOVE AND WISDOM
Hathor, Set, and Wadjet
VI RIGHT TIMING AND DIRECTION
Sothis, Khonsu, and Amun-Ra
VII SACRED PURPOSE
Ptah, Nut, Geb, and Anubis
VIII ALCHEMY
The Five Sacred Elements
PART 2 • LAYOUTS AND SAMPLE READINGS
Layouts
LAYOUT 1-ENTERING THE MYSTERY
LAYOUT 2-SACRED RELATIONSHIP
LAYOUT 3-COSMIC INFLUENCES
LAYOUT 4-TREE OF LIFE
LAYOUT 5-HIGHER LOVE AND WISDOM
LAYOUT 6-RIGHT TIMING AND DIRECTION
LAYOUT 7-SACRED PURPOSE
LAYOUT 8-ALCHEMY
READING FOR OTHERS
Some Sample Readings
INTO THE FIRE
An Entering the Mystery Reading
A RELATIONSHIP IN GESTATION
A Sacred Relationship Reading
THE GODS SMILE UPON US
A Cosmic Influences Reading
BACK TO THE VALLEY
A Right Timing and Direction Reading
ALIGNING WITH LIFE’S PURPOSE
A Sacred Purpose Reading
ABOUT THE ARTIST AND THE ARTWORK
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
About the Author :
Nicki Scully, who has taught Egyptian mysteries since 1983, lectures worldwide and specializes in spiritual tours to sacred sites. The author of Power Animal Meditations and Alchemical Healing, she lives in Oregon. Linda Star Wolf, founder of Venus Rising Institute for Shamanic Healing Arts, has led transformational workshops worldwide since 1984. She lives in North Carolina. Scully and Star Wolf are co-authors of Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt. Kris Waldherr is an illustrator, author, and creator of several oracle sets, including The Goddess Tarot, The Lover’s Path Tarot, and The Goddess Inspiration Oracle. She lives in New York.
Review :
“Experiencing the archetypes of the alternate reality is a way to become a fully realized human being. The alternate reality is a parallel world filled with wise spirits, in this case the Egyptian neteru. They love us and long for us to seek their knowledge and are deeply involved in our lives whether we know it or not. The Anubis Oracle offers many easy and fun ways to play with the spirits so they can gently guide you to greater wisdom. The spreads created by the authors open uncanny doors into the alternate reality, the mysterious world of the neteru. This is a critical tool for all students of divination, a significant exploration of the pre-tarot divination tradition.”
“In this remarkable text and its accompanying deck, the authors and illustrator have given us keys that can unlock the mysteries of consciousness. They offer us a luminous understanding of the great archetypal principles that formed and informed ancient Egypt and that are part of the organizing patterns of the cosmos.”
“A work rich in tarot resonances--cosmological, psychological, spiritual, emotional, and symbolic--focused directly on the sacred science of Egypt where tarot almost certainly has its roots. In a sense, The Anubis Oracle is more original than the original. An intriguing and convincing concept.”
“Nicki Scully and Linda Star Wolf are modern mystics who have gifted us with access to the deities of ancient Egypt whose archetypal force is expressed through this Anubis Oracle and card deck. As one who walks the shaman’s path and who is also loved by the neteru, I recommend it most highly.”
“The in-depth concepts and provocative images embedded within The Anubis Oracle will touch the hearts and souls of all those who earnestly engage it. Meditate upon these unveiled mysteries and benefit.”
“An enchanting way for you to enter the realm of the Egyptian neteru and the archetypes of nature. With Anubis as your pathfinder and these cards as your map, you will chart the course of your own creation. Let The Anubis Oracle guide you to an awareness of the interdependency of all creation through the accumulated wisdom of the ages.”
“With The Anubis Oracle we have been given eons of ancient wisdom unfolding through the bodies of the divine.”
“If you resonate as I do with the pantheon of the ancient Nile valley, then the beautifully rendered images of this innovative oracle will surely speak to you and avail you inner guidance and meaning from the archetypal world.”
“This oracle pack provides an excellent introduction to the timeless practice of self-initiation through the empowered image. The gemstone-colored emblems seem to be drawn directly from the dreamtime of the immortals. Meditation with the text accompanying the cards opens doorways to deep communication with the neteru, initiating the reader into a realm of higher awareness and spiritual vision.”
“This book and its imagery is a gift to our limited ego. I applaud the authors for giving us a way to seek answers to our deeper questions.”
“The Anubis Oracle is a significant tool for the modern shaman that taps in to ancient and current wisdom, guidance, and insights.”
“The Anubis Oracle is a visionary immersion into the experience of Egyptian wisdom and points us toward the living and timeless mysteries of Christ Consciousness. The reappearance of Anubis as the guide through the darkness of today’s world is something we have all been waiting for and can help us return to our hearts, in peace.”
" . . . anyone with an interest in the Gods and Goddesses of Egypt will probably feel an extra special draw . . .
"What's really fun and interesting about this deck is that it is based on the mysteries and knowledge of Egypt, so if one is not familiar with these, this is a chance to learn something new."
"As a big fan of Nicki Scully's books on journeying with animal spirits, I eargerly embraced this deck, created with her clairvoyant colleague in shamanism, Linda Star Wolf, and artist Kris Walkherr. Its are has all the soft, open color and popular appeal we've come to expect from Walkherr, known especially for her Goddess Tarot. This is a lovable oracle."
"A lush journey into the mysteries of ancient Egypt, this deck takes the reader on a quest of self-knowledge. The advanced user will enjoy the rich imagery and the depth of care and understanding utilized to create each fully realized aspect of the deck, while the beginner can use the images to advance her own understanding of greater mysteries."
