Thank you to the creator, this is an amazing deck!
I have owned my copy for almost four years. This deck has the power to change your life path, if you care to utilize that power. The core philosophy of the deck is something that must be absorbed rather than studied, as you might soon learn when you obtain your own copy.
The deck philosophy is conceptual and explained as almost a prose novella. I do not yet own any other oracle deck by the creator but I would have enjoyed more world building of the character(s) in their respective text explanations.
That said, the text is immersive in itself with western philosophy and moral sense grounded in the here and now. The deck can help one to come to grips with the blockages and shadowy aspects of the self and how to go about working with these energies to make real progress in your life journey.
The basic execution and effectiveness of the deck as a whole functions solely on the amazing skills of the artist herself. The artwork is immersive and theatrical, the line work and tones very comic book like and have held up well since the deck's inception. This is strong fantasy art mixed with occult themes and eastern wisdom.
The artwork has strong symbolism throughout, complimenting the unique deck structure which boldly and effectively pushes the boundaries of typical divination systems (Tarot, Lenormand, Oracle). As a whole, in my experience, the deck gave greater and deeper readings the more cards I drew.
I believe I own a copy of the second printing; my copy features a beautiful, sturdy box by Blue Angel Publishing and the quality of the book is excellent.
The cards feature exquisite artwork and an awesome, mystical backing graphic. However, they are washed in a very strange poly-veneer finish that causes them to stick together. They also permanently warp over time after rigorous rifle shuffling. If the newer printings are any better, I'd love to know. I want to obtain a second copy and see if the card quality has been improved.
The cards are shuffle-able but do so with extreme ease and gentleness of hand; they do not stand up well to strong shuffling at all. Worse, on the shuffle, the sticky poly finish likes to catch cards. Again, I've developed a very soft, light shuffle technique to work with the deck. Perhaps a bit of soft talc powder on a cloth may help the problem; I know there exists small hacks for this very conundrum.
So, the card quality is a huge hit to the deck. It is sticky and slick at the same time and being whatever material is used, it conducts static electricity so the deck sticks together. It's strange to explain. However, it did not render shuffling impossible so I did not reduce a star. If I could, I'd knock off a 0.25 from a star for the strange card finish.
I've used this deck for four years. From shadowy readings to breaks between chores, this deck is fun and intense. The book features a lot of text. It also features keywords for each card along with small statements. So one can sort of learn and memorize these associations over time or simply use them as a jumping board for a subsequent line of thinking, the choice is yours.
The text explanations for each card are very in depth, thorough and explore a surprisingly wide range of topics. You'll be amazed at the amount of work that went into this deck; it's about the same amount of work usually assigned to a small team of creatives. Some users complained about the text length? Apparently, no one informed them that they can stop reading blocks of text in mid sentence and the world will go on just fine. I love that there is a lot to chew on if I choose to dive deep. I'm fine when there isn't. In this case, I'm just thankful the creator took the time to do an awesome job.
I feel this deck really can help you see choices where you may not have before. It can help you understand what sort of contemplation you might hope to achieve as you develop your meditation practice. It can provide a wonderful teaching tool for those learning divination.
I like decks that take the old and change things up. Innovation is the only way forward and often times, the way forward is also the way back. Back to things you knew but forgot or gave up on. This deck can help you search those depths and to gain a better understanding of what it all means, your experience as a whole.
For those contemplating this deck: buy it, you'll be so glad you did. Thank you to the creator.
PS To the creator: would you please create some art for Wizards of the Coast? Their online tcg Magic: The Gathering Arena would really benefit from your work. Just saying.
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