The Journey of the Deck
The 58 cards in the deck are organized into sets that lead you on the unique and sacred journey of the Power of the Yin.
This journey is not linear, but cyclical, spiralic and even chaotic.
And while they are grouped in sets, there is no true order to the cards. There is, however, the inherent natural rhythm between yang and yin, expansion and contraction, light and dark, expressive and intrinsic.
As you follow the path weaving between polarities, each return takes you deeper, asks for continual refinement and presence, and ultimately brings you home to your Essence—and the Power of Your Yin.
The Sets
Grounding
Grounding
Presence
Stillness
Coherence
Subtlety
The Portals
The pain and pleasure of life in the body, and the longing of the soul that pushes us out of our comfort zone: these are the portals. Your journey into the power of your yin has begun.
The Body
Longing
Cultivation
Self-cultivation
Self-knowledge
Self-reverence
Intuition
Sensitivity
Guidance
Guidance
Attraction
Surrender
Receptivity
Listening
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard
〰
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard 〰
Embodiment
Embodiment
Desire
The Language of the Body
Your Sacred Geometry
Pleasure
Your Sexual Soul
Sensuality
Manifestation
Manifestation
Risk
The Courage of Your Heart
Your Gifts
True yang
Your Most Precious Resources
In your knapsack, you carry three tools:
Your Attention
Your Energy
Your Practice
These are the keys to developing your proficiency in the ways and practices of the yin. Protect, support and expand these resources with tremendous care and love as you would the great natural resources of water, air and the wildlife of the planet.
As you journey, you become proficient in the ways and practices of the Yin through these five sets of cards. These practices bring healing, expand your sensitivity, enliven your desire and capacity for pleasure, and move you into right action from a place of fullness and guided support.
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard
〰
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard 〰
The Guardians of Your Yin Power
The yin is a powerful energy. And there is an incredible vulnerability and at times even a fragility to what is trying to emerge from the yin. It needs protection so it can unfurl and ultimately flourish.
Non-Negotiables
Your Integrity
Your Voice
Your Vow
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard
〰
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard 〰
Harmonizing Your Yin Power
The yin does not exist alone. It can only feel itself in relation to its polarity, the yang. And the state of this relationship determines the health of both your yin and and your yang energies. This set offers the “remedy” of the opposite medicine, to keep both your yin and your yang healthy, thriving and fully resourced.
Harmony
The Divine Masculine
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard
〰
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard 〰
The Realms of the Yin
The realms of the yin are unquantifiable, subtle and ineffable. They are mysterious, murky, often uncomfortable. They don’t follow rules of logic and the mind. They are also places of growth, transition, transformation and creativity. As we learn to trust them, we can navigate their depths from a grounded place and with an expansive perspective. Then they become sources of power rather than destabilization.
The Imaginal
The Invisible World
Eternity
The Shadow
The Veils part
Chthonic
The Liminal
Mystery
Absolutes
There are absolutes to life here on earth: no one is spared from experiencing them. Embrace them, receive their gifts, and surrender to their yin power.
Birth
Cycles
Healing
Love
Truth
Devotion
Abundance
Beauty
Death
Grief
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard
〰
Illustrations ©D. Yael Bernhard 〰
Home
This circuitous and spiralic journey leads ever back to home; a sense of self, union with the Divine, and the wholeness that has been here all along.
Home
The Priestess of the Yin
I Am the Divine