Das Baum Tarot
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 06 Jan 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| bodhran |
06 Jan 2005 |
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Just received the Das Baum Tarot (the German Tree Tarot). It is a lovely major arcana deck, with each card connected to plants/trees. Does anyone else have this deck? What do you think of it? Have you figured out all the trees or plants associated with each card?
Thanks,
Bodhran
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| FantasyWorld |
06 Jan 2005 |
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I have this deck but have never opened it as I planned on selling or trading it at some point...
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| Fulgour |
06 Jan 2005 |
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Tree Tarot (Das Baum) Review : Aeclectic Tarot
Review by Solandia
The Tree Tarot (or das Baum-Tarot) is a 22 card major arcana only deck. Based on a German book that translates to 'Madru - of the Great Forest', the creators of this deck have assigned a particular Northern European tree to each card, representing certain situations in human life - hopes, fears, desires, conflict, wishes.
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/tree/review.shtml
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| Gerbear |
06 Jan 2005 |
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The namess of the trees and plants are printed on the cards in German. My German is rusty but the ones I think I know are;
0 Birke - Birch
I Buche - Beech
II Erle -
III Linde - Linden
IV Tanne - Cedar?
V Pappel -
VI Heckenrose - Wild Rose
VII Nainbuche -
VIII Eiche - Oak
IX Haselnuss - Hazel Nut
X Walnuss - Walnut
XI Wacholder - Juniper
XII Larche - Larch
XIII Efeu - Ivy
XIV Kiefer -
XV Eberesche -
XVI Birnbaum -
XVII Kirschbaum - Cherry Tree
XVIII Holunder - Gorse
XIX Ginster - Locust
XX Weissdorn - Hawthorne
XXI Apfelbaum - Apple Tree
Perhaps, some native German speakers could fill in the rest.
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| WolfSpirit |
07 Jan 2005 |
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I too have this cute deck, I bought it from the German amazon, where it can be bought very cheaply - so I bought the whole set book + deck for € 9,95.
A little extra - this set comes with a sachet of tree seeds too :)
The book tells the story of Madru's journey through the big forest, and the tarot helps him on his journey, and he has to protect the forest against the greedy king.
I haven't read the whole book yet (it is in German, after all ;) ) but if you want I can keep you updated on how the story relates to the different cards, but I need a bit more time to delve into it.
I am not a native German either but I found the following trees:
II Erle - alder
IV Tanne - (I thought) spruce
V Pappel - poplar
XIV Kiefer - pine
XVI Birnbaum - pear tree
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| FantasyWorld |
07 Jan 2005 |
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I too have this cute deck, I bought it from the German amazon, where it can be bought very cheaply - so I bought the whole set book + deck for € 9,95.
A little extra - this set comes with a sachet of tree seeds too :)
I got mine from the German Amazon too but don't remember it being so cheap to the US. I don't recall getting seeds with mine either.
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| bodhran |
07 Jan 2005 |
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Gerbear and Wolfspirit, thanks so much for the "German to English" translations! Wolfspirit I would love to hear all about Madru's journey when you have the chance!
Bodhran
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| bodhran |
25 Apr 2005 |
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For anyone who has or is interested in the Das Baum (German Tree Tarot), here are the names of the trees for each of the major arcana:
0 - Birke - Birch
1 - Buche - Beech
2 - Erle - Alder
3 - Linde - Linden (Lime in the U.K.)
4 - Tanne - Fir
5 - Pappel - Poplar
6 - Hainbuche - European Hornbeam
7 - Heckenrose - Dog Rose
8 - Eiche - Oak
9 - Haselnuss - Hazelnut
10 - Walnuss - Walnut
11 - Wacholder - Juniper
12 - Larche - European Larch
13 - Efeu - Ivy
14 - Kiefer - Pine
15 - Eberesche - Rowan
16 - Birnbaum - Pear Tree
17 - Kirschbaum - Cherry Tree
18 - Holunder - Elderberry
19 - Ginster - Broom
20 - Weissdorn - Hawthorn
21 - Apfelbaum - Apple Tree
I used the Wikepedia website to type in the name and then switched to the English translation.
Blessings,
Bodhran
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| mythos |
14 May 2005 |
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A friend of mine brought this for me from germany when he visited a couple of years ago. I love it ... especially the Hanged Man. Although my friend translated the information with the deck - verbally - unfortunately, I have forgotten it. He'll be visiting again in a year or two ... this time I'll ask him to write it out.... and post it here. My high school German (1960's vintage) is not up to the task, unfortunately.
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