MoonRaven Tarot

Anubis Oracle

Author Kris Wahlderr & Nicki Scully

Illustrated by Linda Star Wolf

Publisher – Bear & Co. 2008

Card Size/Feel – 3 ¼ x 5 ½ - Cards not too slick, but are glossy.  Surprisingly thin yet sturdy. 

Extremely spiritual deck in which the Authors/Creators poured their hearts and spiritual selves into.  Deck was created while smudging, using ritual and more.  This set contains 35 cards.  It is a guide to the inner mysteries of Egypt.  This includes ancient Egyptian Pantheon and Mythology.  Cards are represent well known and comfortable Egyptian Deities/Gods/Goddesses such as Isis, Osiris, Bast and Anubis.  Cards have beautiful vibrant coloration and clear pictures that offer insightful readings that will surprise you with their depth.

AORA Gemstone Oracle 

Author James McKeon & Roberta Carothers

Illustrated by Noreen Levi & James McKeon

Publisher – Viktara Inc., 1998

Card Size/Feel – 4” x 6” – Cards have a nice sheen but are not glossy.  They have a light, flexible feel that is pleasing.  Size of course makes it hard for a traditional shuffle but images are well worth it. 

AORA meaning Golden Light and the origin of the word Aura was a healer in Egypt as well as other realms of mythology including Greece.  These cards came to the author through lucid dreaming.  The deck is a little more expensive then tarot cards but these large gorgeous and intuitive cards are well worth it.  The imagery and coloration leaves you wanting to stare at the cards for hours.  The Oracle is based on the healing properties and energies that come from gemstones.  This deck gives great readings and is a must for anyone who enjoys working with crystals and gemstones.

Bird Cards: The healing power of the bird Kingdom

Creator: Jane Toerian and Joyce van Dobben

Publisher: Altamira-Becht, 2007

Review coming soon!

Chakra Tarot

Creator/Illustrator: Carol Hertzer

Publisher: Self Published

Review coming soon!

The Druid Plant Oracle                    

Author – Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm

Illustrated by Will Worthington - See his site! www.willworthingtonart.co.uk

Publisher – St. Martins Press

Card Size/Feel – 5 ¾” L X 4” W – Huge cards…easy to shuffle by laying them down and just gently mixing them.  Cards are strong but flexible with a nice sheen.  Not glossy.  Backs are forest green with a silver stamp, reversal friendly. 

Herbalists go back to the beginning of time using plants to heal.  This deck is based on the healing and divinatory meaning of plants that are in Druid Culture.  Used as an Oracle we can gain powerful insight to influences that can be drawn from in our daily lives.

The Druid Animal Oracle

Author – Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm

Illustrated by Will Worthington www.willworthingtonart.co.uk

Publisher Simon & Schuster

Card Size/Feel – 5 ¾” L X 4” W – Huge cards…easy to shuffle by laying them down and just gently mixing them.  Cards are strong but flexible with a nice sheen.  Not glossy.  Backs are forest green with a silver stamp, reversal friendly. 

Animal Totems are used by Druids, Wiccan's, American Indians and other cultures and religions throughout the world.  Delve into this deck with its Animal meanings and what certain animal energies can mean to us to use and carry throughout our daily lives.

The Faeries Oracle

Author –Jessica Macbeth

Illustrator – Brian Froud

Publisher – Simon & Schuster 2000

Card Size/Feel – 3”x5” – Cards are shiny but not too slippery.  They are thin but feel sturdy making them flexible and easy to shuffle.  The backs of each card have an illustration of “The Topsie Turvets” which are cute faces in the knots of trees.  Backs are reversible.

This Oracle takes us into the Fae Land of the forest.  It was illustrated by the same talented Brian Froud who also brought us Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.  Many of the cards are very atmospheric and have a glow to them.  The card is meant to work with the readers intuitions and the creators strongly urge the reader to first sit back and write down what the card means prior to reading the book.  These cards do have a tendency to talk to you and the book is not really needed.  Strong color work with the addition of fairies, elves, pixies and all kinds of woodland creatures makes this deck loveable for nearly everyone.    

Greenman Tree Oracle

Creator: John Matthews

Illustrator: Will Worthington

Publisher: Barnes and Noble Books, 2003

Review coming soon!

Fairy Ring Oracle

Creator: Anna Franklin

Illustrator: Paul Mason

Published: Llewelyn, 2006

 Review coming soon!

Symbolon Deck

Author/Illustrators: Ingrid Zinnel & Peter Orban & Thea Weller 

Published:AGM Muller, 1993 (out of print)

Card Size/Feel: 3 ¼” x 5” Cards do have a shine to them and a nice slip.  They are a little bigger but are flexible and I didn’t have much trouble with shuffling them

NO LONGER OWN THIS DECK

It was tough for me to give up this deck.  I owned this deck a little over a year and the artwork is vivid and stunningly beautiful.  There is a lovely use of color and scenery.  The deck was created as a tool to use for yourself to restore memories of past lives.  By learning about past lives and what karmic issues and what lessons we should have learned it is thought we can live a better life now.  This is not a divination deck.  It is based heavily in astrology.  I had a tough time with the deck because I could not seem to even figure out which cards were which.  Also the deck was too “white” for me.  There was no variety to me of various cultures that I feel would be useful when exploring past lives.  However again this is a lovely deck and has lovely gold edging and pretty artwork.  However after a year of taking it out and not really wanting to do anything with it I finally sent it off to a better home where it will be used and loved.

 Wolf Song Cards

Creator Illustrator: Lew Hartman

Published: US Games