About this episode
Susanna Salo was looking for a deck of Tarot cards inspired by Finnish mythology, but could not find one. So she decided to make one herself. More than a decade later, close to the global relaunch of the English version of her mesmerizing and dreamlike deck, we were lucky enough to get to speak to her In the Borderlands. About the creative process, being inspired by dreams, following the inner voice, how the mythology of Kalevala blended with the Tarot system to create something entirely new, and of deep listening. We even get to draw a few cards! Ukon Pakka Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ukonpakkatarot/ Ukon Pakka Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@mythologiafennicatarot1027 Buy Ukon Pakka deck in Finnish https://www.salakirjat.net/product/320/ukon-pakka---kalevalainen-tarot PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL contact@intheborderlands.com TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCES Kalevala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala Iku-Turso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iku-Turso_(creature) Four of Cups Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_of_Cups Smith-Rider-Waite Tarot deck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider%E2%80%93Waite_Tarot Death Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(tarot_card) Finnish Literature Society Archives https://www.finlit.fi/en/archives/ Väinämöinen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4in%C3%A4m%C3%B6inen Louhi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louhi Kantele https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantele King of Cups Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Cups Elias Lönnrot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_L%C3%B6nnrot Shadow work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(psychology) Joukahainen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joukahainen Lemminkäinen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmink%C3%A4inen Tuonela https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuonela The Fool Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fool_(tarot_card) Metsänpeitto – forest's cover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mets%C3%A4npeitto Aino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aino_(mythology) The Moon Tarot card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_(tarot_card) Noah's Ark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark