Most "free" PDFs floating around on forums or torrent sites are poorly scanned, missing cards, or incorrectly labeled. A common complaint about rogue Tarot of the Orishas PDFs is that they jumble the order of the Minor Arcana or omit the esoteric keywords required for interpretation. You are not getting the full system; you are getting a ghost of it.
In Yoruba mythology, the Orishas are a pantheon of deities or spirits that embody various aspects of nature, human experience, and the cosmos. There are 401 Orishas in total, each with their own distinct energy, characteristics, and domain. The Orishas are revered and worshipped in various forms of Yoruba spirituality, including Santeria, Ifa, and Candomblé.
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The deck is typically accompanied by a companion booklet, often written by Isabel Biedermann . This booklet provides keywords and the specific divinatory meanings unique to this deck.