The Green Man Tree Oracle: Ancient wisdom from the greenwood

The Green Man Tree Oracle: Ancient Wisdom from the Greenwood, by John Matthews with illustrations by Will Worthington, published by Barnes & Noble Books in 2003. This boxed set brings together the Celtic Ogam tree alphabet and the figure of the Green Man, pairing a 128-page illustrated book with a deck of twenty-five cards, each depicting a tree such as holly, apple, birch, rowan and oak. The set is housed in a sturdy green slipcase with colour artwork of the cards arranged on the front and back. The book itself has a green cover with gilt lettering and matches the slipcase design on the spine. The card deck is present, with gilt corner motifs on the reverse and detailed colour illustrations on the front, including the Apple and Quert cards shown separately. Printing number line reads 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. The interior pages are clean and pale, with decorative border illustrations visible on the sample pages shown.