• Echoes of the Wild Souls box showing a stylized wolf face rendered in blue with intricate ornamental red and turquoise patterns overlaid, subtitle in German reading Krafttiere aus slawischen Wäldern und nordischen Weiten.
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Echoes of the Wild Souls by Martyna Szczykutowicz — Slavic and Nordic Power Animal Oracle

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Echoes of the Wild Souls. A 31-card power animal oracle by Polish artist Martyna Szczykutowicz, drawn from Slavic and Nordic folk traditions with a 128-page full-color booklet and silver metallic-edged cards.

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Quick Specs


  • Type: Power animal oracle deck
  • Cards: 31 hand-drawn cards with silver metallic edging
  • Booklet: 128 pages, full-color
  • Author and Artist: Martyna Szczykutowicz
  • Publisher: Cartomancie Dusserre
  • Aesthetic: Vibrant ornamental animal portraits, Slavic and Nordic motifs
  • Tradition: Slavic and Nordic power animals; author sourced from Polish shamanic and folk lineages


A Power Animal Oracle from Slavic and Nordic Folk Traditions


The Echoes of the Wild Souls oracle draws on the power animal traditions of Slavic forests and Nordic landscapes, presented through 31 hand-drawn portraits by Polish artist Martyna Szczykutowicz. Each animal is rendered in vibrant color with ornamental patterns overlaid on the fur, feathers, and features, which reads as a stylistic bridge between traditional Slavic folk art and contemporary illustration. The deck is not a general spirit-animal deck aggregated from many world traditions; it is anchored specifically in the Slavic and Nordic bioregions and lineages, which is a narrower and more respectful scope. The 128-page full-color booklet is the substantial reference companion, and the silver metallic edging on the cards places this in the premium production tier. The deck ships in a premium box.


Power animal work in Slavic and Nordic contexts is a living folk practice with roots in pre-Christian animism and later shamanic traditions across the Baltic, Polish, and Scandinavian regions. Szczykutowicz treats the tradition as living rather than historical, which shows in the reflective and reciprocal framing of the booklet entries. The 31 animals cover both familiar figures (wolf, bear, raven, deer, owl, hare) and animals more specific to the region's folk cosmology. This deck is a first orientation for readers curious about Slavic and Nordic animism, not a substitute for the deeper study, community, and reciprocity work that a serious relationship with these traditions requires. Read it as a doorway, not a destination.


How Echoes of the Wild Souls Fits in Your Practice


Use the deck as a daily card pull when you want to consult a specific animal correspondence, as a monthly spread mapped to lunar cycles, or as a companion reference alongside broader reading on Slavic and Nordic folk cosmology. The 128-page booklet is thorough enough to serve as a reference on its own between readings. If you already work with animal correspondences in another tradition, use the deck to introduce the Slavic and Nordic lens without replacing your existing practice. Browse my Oracle Decks and Reading Cards collection for oracle decks that pair with this one thematically.


How to Read Echoes of the Wild Souls


The deck is a first orientation to a living folk tradition; approach it with the respect you would give to any tradition tied to place and community.

  1. Start with the Booklet

    Read Szczykutowicz's introduction and skim the animal list before drawing a card. The 128-page booklet frames the cultural and cosmological context that makes the individual card entries readable. Reading the introduction first prevents you from applying a generic spirit-animal frame to what is a specific regional tradition.

  2. Pull One Card and Sit With the Animal

    For a first reading, shuffle briefly, cut with your non-dominant hand, and pull one card. Look at the image before you consult the booklet. Note what you already know or associate with the animal, then read Szczykutowicz's entry. Notice where your instincts match the tradition and where they differ; the difference is the teaching.

  3. Read Slowly and Follow the Trail Outward

    When an animal draws you repeatedly across multiple readings, treat it as a reading question to bring to further study rather than as a claim of relationship. Look up primary sources on Slavic or Nordic folk cosmology, seek out practitioners who work within the tradition, or read broader ethnographic material. The deck opens the door; the tradition asks you to walk through it slowly.


The Tarot Fellow Standard


I brought Echoes of the Wild Souls into the shop because oracle decks anchored in a specific regional folk tradition are rare and worth stocking. Most general spirit-animal decks aggregate from many world traditions in ways that flatten each of them. Szczykutowicz stays with Slavic and Nordic sources, treats the animals with the ornamental care they deserve in the source aesthetic, and writes a booklet that respects both the tradition and the reader. Browse my Celtic, Druidry and Nature collection for adjacent regional folk traditions.


Frequently Asked Questions


How many cards are in the deck, and what do they represent?

The deck contains 34 cards, each showing a power animal drawn from Slavic and Nordic folk traditions rather than an aggregated world spirit-animal framework. Martyna Szczykutowicz illustrated the cards in a vibrant ornamental register that pulls from Polish folk art. The 128-page full-color booklet gives each animal its own entry, and the silver metallic-edged cards ship in a premium box.

Is this deck rooted in a specific shamanic tradition, and how should I approach it respectfully?

Yes. The deck draws on the specific power animal traditions of Slavic forests and Nordic landscapes, which are living folk cosmologies with roots in pre-Christian animism and later shamanic traditions across the Baltic, Polish, and Scandinavian regions. Approach the deck as a first orientation to a living tradition, read the booklet's introduction carefully, and if the tradition draws you deeply, seek out practitioners and primary sources within Slavic or Nordic folk cosmology rather than treating the deck alone as a complete guide.

Do I need to be of Slavic or Nordic heritage to use this deck?

No, but respect matters. Szczykutowicz treats the deck as accessible to outside readers while keeping the Slavic and Nordic sources visible. Use it as a doorway rather than a claim, and if you engage further with the tradition, do so in conversation with practitioners and communities inside it rather than treating a general oracle deck as a complete introduction to a living folk religion.
Echoes of the Wild Souls box showing a stylized wolf face rendered in blue with intricate ornamental red and turquoise patterns overlaid, subtitle in German reading Krafttiere aus slawischen Wäldern und nordischen Weiten.