NEWSLETTER: July 2026 Updates - Free Baba Jaga-Zine, YouTube-Video and Patreon Article
Dear friends,
July has been an interesting month to say the least. I’ve been working on my upcoming Baba Jaga-oracle. The artworks for the cards are almost done, and I’m showing a big chunk of them in my latest YouTube video (linked below).
In August I will focus most of my creative energy on the finishing and refinement of the guidebook.
FREE DOWNLOAD: MEETING THE BABA JAGA-ZINE
My upcoming deck “Meeting the Baba Jaga-Oracle” is heavily based in folklore and tales about the infamous Slavic witch. As a precursor for the cards, I have created a free Baba Jaga-zine that is both a basis for my upcoming deck, as well as a standalone offering.
The zine contains three hand-picked folk tales featuring the Baba Jaga. There are countless versions of these tales, so I’ve chosen the ones that resonated the most, and edited them for better readability. You can find the original text sources in the bibliography at the end.
You can download the zine for free. There is both a print-ready, as well as a digital-version attached on Patreon linked down below:
VIDEO: CREATING MY SECOND INDIE DECK
There is a new video up on my YouTube-channel: I’m talking about my upcoming Baba Jaga-Oracle, folklore, and the motivation behind this project. I’m also sharing a lot of card artworks and previews of the deck for the first time.
PATREON ARTICLE: WRITING THE BABA JAGA-ORACLE
If you’re familiar with my work, you probably know that doing proper research and providing source-based information (where possible) is very important to me.
For my first deck “The European Goddesses and Spirits Oracle” I researched a lot, created an elaborate archetype-system to tie all of the research together, and to make it work in the context of a card deck.
While I am proud of the deck, and especially the companion book I published alongside it, I felt that this approach to writing has been too restrictive in regards to my upcoming deck. So for the Baba Jaga-Oracle I took a different route…
MEETING THE BABA JAGA-ORACLE
Venture deep into the birch forest, stand before the Baba Jaga, and answer her question: Are you here by choice, or by chance?
The Baba Jaga survived through centuries in folk tales - sometimes aiding the heroes, sometimes hindering them, but always facilitating change. She may be a single entity, a type of local spirit, an archetype, or everything at once. The Baba Jaga can not be defined.
Stories and folktales are at the heart of what it means to be human, and maybe today we need their medicine more than ever. Based in Slavic folklore, the Baba Jaga-Oracle explores the topic of transformation, and serves as a tool to guide you through the different stages of change.
The Baba Jaga-Oracle contains 40 cards with hand-drawn artworks and a guidebook with divination messages rooted in scholarly sources. The project will come to Kickstarter in late Autumn 2026.
The Baba Jaga-Oracle is 100% human-made with lots of love and care. All artworks and texts are dreamed up by human imagination and created by human hands. No generative A.I. is used in the making of this deck.
CARD OF THE MONTH
BADUHENNA - ACTION
Baduhenna is a powerful warrior goddess who reminds us that actions speak louder than words. She signals you that immediate action is needed. Nothing changes if you don't take action.
Repeated actions shape our character and reputation. If a person claims to be trustworthy, but repeatedly lies, their actions show they may not be reliable after all.
You are what you do, not what you say you will do. Words and actions are two separate things. When they are combined and aligned, they are a powerful display of character.
The above text is an excerpt from European Goddesses and Spirits Oracle Deck. You can purchase the deck and the companion book on my website or learn more about the oracle here.
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Until next time!
