Graven Images Oracle is the concept and photographic art of Natalie Zaman. Her memorial photography has appeared in international juried shows, private collections and magazines. Natalie writes a regular feature for newWitch magazine, The Wandering Witch and has also authored articles for Fate, newWitch, Sage Woman, Fun for Kids and Spider magazines. A member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Natalie co-publishes Broomstix, an ezine for pagan children with Kat Clark and Charlotte Bennardo.

The layout and interpretations of Graven Images Oracle are the work of Kat Clark. She is the author of An Irish Book of Shadows (Galde Press, 2001), and her work has appeared in Dan and Pauline Campanelli’s Circles, Groves and Sanctuaries. Her work has also been featured in Pan Gaia and Fate magazines. An award winning poet, Kat has lectured at college, taught in high and middle schools, and led workshops for the National Endowment for the Arts.

For over 30 years, Kat has been Elder of the Tuatha De Dannan Wiccan tradition as well as a Tarot instructor and reader. She has appeared in various live and print media regarding the Craft and has served as an expert on the Occult for local police departments. Kat is a member of the DAR, North Brunswick Historical Society and the Association of Gravestone Studies. Her new book, Things Your Elders Never Told You: Wisdom from A Wicc'ed Life is being published by Galde Press in 2009.

Graven Images Oracle is a unique system of prediction comprised of 71 cards depicting cemetery imagery. This is not the Tarot, nor a reworking of the traditional Rider-Waite deck—Graven Images departs from the usual Tarot in suites, layout and interpretation. The images in the cards have not been altered or enhanced, but reflect the symbols and statuary as they appear in their natural condition, and are used for prediction and meditation based on their own symbolic merit.

One particular feature unique to Graven Images is the card numbered 0–“The Wall." This card appears when the reading in progress is tainted by lack of focus when shuffling, a confused or jumbled question, or any outside forces. It alerts the reader to end the session and begin again.

Using a pentacle and its 5 points, the layout draws upon the aspects of human existence:

The deck can also be used for simpler or more elaborate readings, as well as a tool for daily meditation.

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