Tarot & Oracle
The Tarot is at its tabletop practical basis a deck of decorated cards. Its order and appearance began to be somewhat uniform in the Renaissance, roughly the 15th Century. More complex meanings and purposes of this tool of gamesmanship seem to have begun early in the 18th Century, eventually growing and roaming into the wide spectrum of entertainment, interrogation, divination, and cartomancy that we know today.
A friend introduced me to the I Ching in college, and I quickly understood it to be an effective and enjoyable method of psychological investigation. After years of being put off by some of the more arcane and ambitious claims of tarot enthusiasts, I finally saw the analogy to the I Ching. After many years of resisting carrying the tarot in the store, I now stock it in the simple and inquiring spirit of my understanding. I am attracted to eye-catching art, of course, and I like the idea of cats being involved, of course, although I suspect cats may be more interested in pushing the cards off the table than in being supportive familiars. I respect the tarot’s history, and I will seek out books that place in the context of its origin and survival.
I am aware that the supply and diversity of decks is enormous, but I begin simply and humbly, alert to what my customers like.
Mystic Sisters Oracle Deck
Mystic Sisters Oracle Deck
Mystic Sisters Oracle Deck invites you to join the mystic sisterhood of goddesses and mythological archetypes. Call on them to reveal their powerful feminine wisdom through Emily Balivet’s resplendent artwork.
Created out of her inner spiritual journey, Balivet encourages oracle readers to develop their own personal relationships with the deck by responding to the vibrations of the individual card images. Your emotional impressions of the cards’ energy are at the heart of the oracle reading experience. Walk with the Mystic Sisters. Meditate with them. Sing with them. Accept their gifts.
Set includes 51 cards and 40-page booklet.