Artwork Description
Swoon – Oracle Deck: Priestess Staff-Archetypal Assistance
Dimensions: 17 x 11″
Year: 2024
Medium: archival digital print on Moab Entrada 300 gsm
Edition: ed. 1/20
Sibylant Sisters believe that archetypes and stories are the bearers of powerful energies which can come to your assistance in mysterious ways.
When Caelum found the Sibyls, also known as the Oracles of Delphi, she was downright smitten. From the minute she laid eyes on them she knew these potent archetypal figures had something she needed.
See now Caelum was at odds with her own dreams and visions, and the Wee Witch Katarina fussed about them in way that made it seem like there was something wrong with Caelum. Yet, here in ancient Priestess Staff history were a group of women who were revered for their ability to tune in to just such visions. With no encouragement from her family, Caelum decided she could at least dress up like the Oracle of Delphi for
Halloween, and maybe, just maybe call in a little bit of that spirit.
Her snazzy wooden staff sports a snake she drew on it in sharpie, a nod to the Pythoness, another name for the oracles, and one of many links between the ancient wise woman archetypes and that of the serpent.
Like Caelum’s staff, we can lean on the archetypes. They steady us on our journey by showing us what kind of story we’re in, and by illuminating some paths through it.
Caelum’s staff invites you to identify your archetypal allies. What potency can they bring in to your life, and what little rituals, like dressing up as them for Halloween, might you perform to call them in?
–Swoon