I’m excited to announce that The Omer Project Meditation Card Decks are FINALLY here!
This is an initial run of only 250 card decks. If there is more interest, I will create a second run well in advance of the Omer count next year!
Also, I plan to keep sending the daily card image and message via the MailChimp email list for the Omer count this year.
Thank you so much for joining me on this journey!
Hello Friends!
Thank you for your your interest and patience! I am finally writing with an update on The Omer Project Meditation Card Deck.
The Omer Project Meditation Card Decks are finally in the queue at the printers! Yayyy! Unfortunately, they are currently scheduled to ship on April 20th, which is a little late to arrive for the beginning of the Omer count this year.
I am told that date is the latest they will ship and that it’s entirely possible they will be available sooner. Once they enter production, I’ll be able to give you an order link and the card decks will be shipped directly to you at the same time they’ll be shipped to me. You may get to see them before I do!
This is a limited initial run of only 250 card decks. The cost is expected to be around $36 per card deck plus shipping in the United States.
If you are local to me in Northern Virginia and want to save the shipping cost I’ll have a different order link for you and we’ll make arrangements for pick-up or drop off or a coffee date.
If you’re international, we’ll make other arrangements as I’ll need to work out specific shipping costs. When the links become available, please message me and we’ll figure it out. I am very sorry that international shipments will not arrive in time for the start of the Omer count this year.
Stay tuned for the purchase links. I’ll let you know as soon as I have them!
Additionally for the Omer count this year, I plan to send the daily card image and message via MailChimp mailing list.
Hopefully this will make up for the card decks arriving a little late. Though the printer says, you never know, they could finish sooner.
And, again, thank you so much for your patience! This is the first time I’ve done a project like this and I’m working hard to try and get it right!
Sincerely,
Mishka Jaeger
Omer was a biblical unit of measurement, sometimes translated as “sheaves.” Beginning on the second night of Passover, Jews count the 49 days (7 weeks) between Passover and Shavuot on the 50th day. This is called Sefirat HaOmer, counting the Omer.
In 2021, Sefirat HaOmer begins on the second evening of Passover, Sunday, March 28 and ends on Shavuot Sunday, May 16.
The Omer project will be a deck of meditation cards based on the Kabalistic journey of the soul through the 7 weeks days ending on Shavuot.
Here’s a fun video from BimBam with more information about Sefirat HaOmer which gives some context for what I’m doing as well.
The seven sefirot (attributes) are assigned to each of the seven weeks. We contemplate how they interact with each other and manifest in ourselves and the way we address the world around us.
The approach I’m using for the art of my card deck was originally inspired by Pamela Colman Smith’s work for the Arthur Waite’s Tarot deck.
I assigned a primary image for each of the sefirot, as well as a secondary gesture to indicate the action within another’s week. The final week, Malchut, is a little special so it’s backwards in that the primary is the gesture and the secondary is the image. I will leave you to contemplate the gestures.
Week 1 – Chesed – Loving-kindness
Symbolized by the cups and water
Week 2 – Gevurah – Discipline, Strength
Symbolized by the standing stones
Week 3 – Tiferet – Harmony, balance
Symbolized by flowering trees
Week 4 – Netzach – Endurance, Perseverance
Symbolized by fireballs
Week 5 – Hod – Humility, Splendor
Symbolized by crates defining the space inside them and out.
Week 6 – Yesod – Bonding, Foundation
Symbolized by rings and links
Week 7 – Malchut – Sovereignty
Represented in the letter, shin, as crowns, influenced by Sefer Yetzirah
I’ll be posting each card image on my Instagram feed this year. Follow the Instagram Hashtag, #omercountcards2021 for my daily posts. You don’t need an Instagram account to see the posts but you probably will need an account to follow the tag.
Each day we count, we recite the blessing:
Baruch atah A-donai E-loheinu Melekh Ha-olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al S’firat Ha-omer
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe, Who has sanctified us with Your commandments and commanded us to count the Omer.
And then we give the number for the day.
The Omer Mediation Card Deck will be available for purchase at some point after Shavuot. I’m still working on finding a printer, so I’m also not sure about the cost. Initially, I expect to make to make a small print run so the cards will likely be digitally printed rather than offset, but that can change depending on interest.
Please click here to leave your name and email address with MailChimp so I can let you know about ordering a card deck when they become available. I promise I will only use your contact information for that purpose unless you’re a long lost relation I’ve been trying to track down.
Today is the first day of #the100dayproject 2021. My plan is to use this challenge for daily accountability to work on my Omer project using the hashtag, #100DaysOfOmer. I started the Omer project last spring but my available time got crushed by everything 2020, starting with the Covid lockdown and having elementary school-aged kids who demanded more of my time. I need the accountability because I tend to put my personal projects last, and because of that I have a lot of unfinished projects. I’m going to finish this one!
What is an Omer and what is my Omer Project?
Omer was a biblical unit of measurement, sometimes translated as “sheaves.” Beginning on the second night of Passover, Jews count the 49 days (7 weeks) between Passover and Shavuot on the 50th day. This is called Sefirat HaOmer, counting the Omer.Â
My Omer project will be a deck of meditation cards based on the Kabalistic journey of the soul through the 7 weeks days ending on Shavuot. The approach I’m using for the art was originally inspired by Pamela Colman Smith’s work for the Arthur Waite’s Tarot deck.
Coincidentally, Sefirat HaOmer begins partway through the 100 Days project (Sunday, March 28) and ends one week after it ends (Sunday, May 16), so this was a great time for me to reboot. I’ll post more about the Omer, the Kabalistic attributes, and the journey as this project comes along.
Meanwhile, here’s a fun video from BimBam with more information about Sefirat HaOmer: