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Welcome to the home of the Xultun Tarot published by Kahurangi Press.

We are an independent publisher in Aotearoa/New Zealand, the Land of the Long White Cloud.
We bring together indigenous wisdom and the analytical psychology of C G Jung.


Created in 1976, the Xultun Tarot was the original cultural/indigenous tarot.

It remains the only tarot where the major arcana form a complete picture.

Available only from Kahurangi Press

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A facsimile of the original 1976 painting by Peter Balin, creator of the Xultun Tarot.

The Xultun Tarot (Classic Edition)

The 2011 Classic Edition is a faithful reproduction of Peter Balin's landmark 1976 edition (now a collectors item) true to its larger size and vibrant colours with a comprehensive guidebook. For the full story of how the deck and its size came to be see here. For a full description of the alchemy of the major arcana see Jung and the Xultun Tarot: Lovesongs of Spirit and Earth , or for a preview see here.


In the European tarot (such as the Rider-Waite or the Marseilles) each card stands by itself. However, each of majors of the Xultun Tarot relates to and connects with every other card. They are an interrelated community. This matrix of meaning adds depth and colour to any reading where the index card can be enriched by the understanding that it dreams, awakens, makes love with, marries, separates from, and completes each of the other cards.


This web of connections reveals an unbroken story about the archetypal patterns, teachings and symbolism of the cards. The 22 archetypes tell the story of the alchemical marriage of spirit and matter and what C G Jung called the individuation process. The comprehensive guidebook to the major arcana Jung and the Xultun Tarot: Lovesongs of Spirit and Earth offers a bridge between indigenous wisdom and modern analytical psychology including:

  • The Four Stages of Individuation

  • The Three Paths of psychological and spiritual development

  • The Four Archetypal Movements of the Book of Life

  • How each card dreams, awakens, makes love with, marries, separates from, and completes each of the other cards

  • All woven on the Loom of Time with the beauty of Maya culture and history

Please note: This is NOT the "Xultun (Mayan) Tarot Deck" that is available on Amazon and published by Lotus Press in 1978/1982. This is a smaller playing card size and has degraded, muddy colours.

Only available from Kahurangi Press $39.99 free shipping

Kahurangi Press 2010, 80 cards, major and minor arcana

89 x 136 mm, 3.5 x 5.3 ins, 0.37 kgs, 0.82 lbs