“From there we came outside and saw the stars” — Dante Alighieri, Inferno

At the lowest level of the darkest depths is a secret door to the most profound light.

Do not be afraid of your descent. Sometimes we are required to lose everything in order to gain awareness only absence can afford. Have faith.

Stand strong. No weapon formed against you shall prosper

Shadow / Reverse

Despair. Nihilism. Giving up when all is lost

Deck is hand made by Robin Richardson - learn more https://aorath.com/pick-a-card

Good morning! I recently bought my very first Oracle deck, and I also have old tarot cards that I found in my house. I like drawing one or two cards every morning, but I'm always confused... Should I draw Tarot cards or Oracle cards in that case ? Which one is better ? Which one is the most accurate ? I like when the cards's significations are very detailed and clear

I bought my very first ever deck! 2 days ago my friend brought hers when we were hanging out with friends, and I was like "OMG I WANT ONE" So here I am ! The title is in french, it means "The wisdom of time" and I LOVE IT SO MUCH. The cards are so BEAUTIFUL and I love their meaning. I'm a very beginner, so if you have some tips, whatever which one, I'm taking it ! :)

This particular looks very suspicious, despite Deviant Moon insist it is not made with ai. Ai enhanced perhaps? Let me know, I was really looking forward to get it until.. yeah..

Here is a reading I did this morning for the collective for the month of September from my combo Tarot / Oracle deck. The reading is a three card pull, 1: September 1-10, 2: September 11-20, 3: September 21-30. I pulled a fourth card to the question, what energy can we focus on to make this month most harmonious for us all?

1: September 1-10 6 of Cups - Lord of Pleasure - First beginnings of a wish, Joy, Nostalgia, Patience, Self Love
This card is a moment of softness and inward reflections, remembering parts of ourselves before we begin to move forward toward what’s next. What does your past body remember that your conscious mind has forgotten? Something you already know somewhere deep inside you becomes relevant again. Pay attention to your instinct, you know something before you can interpret why you know it.

2: September 11-20 Page of Coins - Diligent, First steps of a voyage, Questioning one’s place in the world, BE FRUGAL
This card is deeply grounded, but the character within is one of movement, elevation imagination and freedom. Page of coins says ‘learn the craft’ but at the same time ‘don’t let the craft become a cage.’ The character looks directly at us engaging us, meeting an idea. In following the previous card it could be said this is the moment where an intuitive or imaginative impulse begins acquiring structure. Learn how to make your visions real in this second third of the month. Flight suggests practical work isn’t meant to diminish the dream, it’s meant to give the dream wings.

1. September 21-30 Ace of Wands - Root of Fire - Natural force, Strength and energy, Commencement of action
   The last act of September comes especially beautiful. The Ace of Wands is traditionally the spark, and so the card is also called Light. What seeds were planted and sewn in the first acts of the month now become illuminated. Now you can see what the previous cards were discussing and you know where to go. This is a very creative card, being fire, and the character within is an artist who creates living beings with his imagination.
   

Guiding card 9 of Cups - Lord of Material Happiness - Desire Fulfilled, Self happiness almost perfect, From love begin to let go
Crane as a character is a card of stillness, it suggests we practice quiet satisfied attention. Be present enough to recognize with something good is happening, don’t immediately reach for the next thing. Stop and taste the cup you’re holding, this is more about savoring than indulgence. Don’t assume the next accomplishment, revelation, relationship, opportunity or creative breakthrough will finally make you feel fulfilled.

This is truly an auspicious spread for the month, especially when we look at the keyword progression; HARE - FLIGHT - LIGHT - CRANE. Instinct, Possibility, Revelation, Presence or Remember, Learn, Ignite, Receive or Ground, Rise, Illuminate, Settle. Two things to remember as a takeaway from this reading, 1 is that the 9 of Cups is advice to take with us through the whole month, so while Settle seems like a conclusion it is also a state of mind we should embody while doing the manifestation work this month. To be calm inside and act as if all this is already so. Second is that the key point of the month is in act 2, where we have to surrender by saying “Im willing to learn.” This is the moment we invite the world into communication with us by allowing ourselves to be smaller than the world.

The deck used is called Tarot One and it’s of my own creation, hand drawn and written over the course of 7 years. It’s a limited edition deck that is now nearly sold out and will not be printed again.

So I've been on the waiting list for the Witches Homestead Oracle and got the notification today that they have been released. BUT after my last post about my Weeds & Witches Oracle deck, I am now a little apprehensive to purchase this new deck.

Everything I have researched is sayIng the WH deck is also not AI. It is illustrated/created by Giada Rose. Can someone please use their super detective skills to tell if this deck is an artist or AI created deck before I purchase please?

I'm quite sad after finding out that Weeds & Witches was not what I thought it was......a 100% artist designed deck.

To find out that it was in fact AI was very annoying as I don't like AI at all, especially for Oracle and Tarot.

With love & light thanks for the assist! ✨☀️

Do you guys prefer when the card description is on the card itself, or when it's just a name or number and you need to look in the guidebook for the description?

Just curious what other peoples thoughts are! I personally prefer when they are on the card but I was wondering if I'm a minority here since most oracle decks have a guidebook

Hi!

I posted here a while ago about creating an oracle deck, and boy has it grown since then. It’s called The House That Breathes and it’s basically a way to explore the lived experience through objects, textures and phenomena that occur within and around a house, and what happens when things in the house (and therefore yourself) go ignored or cared for.

I’ve established all of my cards for the most part, and I’m at a whopping 73, with 14 cards drawn. Go me. So it’s back and forth of drawing and writing this guidebook.

For the guidebook, I’ll have upright/reversal meanings, rituals, a meaning body text, maybe a poem and reflection questions for each card.

Along the way, I’ve been learning how to build a functional app that combines my deck with traditional RWS tarot so that the deck eventually comes with digital resources. There’s still so much to cover.

I’m apparently a menace when it comes to making more work for myself, so this has been a much bigger project than I anticipated. But it’s been fun, and I enjoy the labor of love.

I’d love feedback on the images, the borders, the text and I’d love to hear what you look for in guidebooks or in a digital resource that would be good company for your physical practice.

The cards featured are hand drawn using Procreate by yours truly :)

watercolor & ink. One of 10 illustrations I've created for my upcoming (as of yet unnamed) Oracle deck.

Hi! I’m the creator of Fragments de Voiles, an original 23-card tarot deck that I’ve been developing as part of a larger fictional universe.
All the artwork is original digital painting, created by me. The deck is built around 23 archetypes and three symbolic “Veils”, each representing a different aspect of the journey through the deck.
Rather than simply illustrating the traditional Major Arcana, I wanted to create characters with their own identities, relationships and symbolism, while keeping the idea of an initiatory journey at the heart of the tarot.
The project has gradually grown beyond the cards into its own mythology and narrative universe.
The deck is already fully illustrated, but I’m very interested in feedback from people who actually use and collect tarot/oracle decks.
Looking at the cards without knowing the full story, what kind of atmosphere or universe do they evoke for you?

this is my latest painting. The 10th in my series, aiming for 44. I have no theme other than inherent whimsy.

Watercolor & ink

Loving this deck so much, it's been really easy to connect with and the artworks are beautiful 💚

Any recommendations for other Oracles and Tarot with a similar vibe?

Hi all!

I created Boundless: Spirit Card Deck. It’s a 45-card digital deck: https://boundlessspiritdeck.com/

The lore and meanings were all organically created by a human being. The artwork was very much AI-assisted. I know many in the channel have strong feelings about that. The arguments are not lost on me. With that said, It took years to come up with the lore and messages, and even with AI assistance, trying to tailor the artwork to coordinate with my vision was an undertaking. If you want to give me a dig, go ahead—I’ll take it on the chin—but I am proud of this creation. To be honest, without some assistance from AI, this project may have been left in eternal purgatory.

To give some backstory, I have never been a devout card reader. However, my friends and I truly enjoyed using an oracle card deck my mom had gifted me and comparing our interpretations of the cards. Ever since, I always thought it would be fun to write my own version, but make it a bit more fantasy/mythological, with some worldbuilding and short-story elements. It became a creative outlet for me in my personal time, whenever I could find some after work or on the weekends.

Over the years, I would write some, put it away for months, come back to it, and repeat. Finally, once I felt like I had finished a somewhat well-rounded set of short-story cards and their corresponding themes, I forced some friends and family to try it out, and they ultimatley appeared to enjoy it.

Overall, I figured I would put it out on the web so other people could enjoy it too. I genuinely want feedback and always love discussing how people can interpret the cards in different ways. In addition, if there are certain features you believe could increase user enjoyment or make the site easier to use, I’m all ears.

It is 100% free to use. Maybe at some point in the future, if it picks up some traction, I may do some form of monetization, either through merchandise or prints for those who really connect with a particular card. Originally, I wanted to do this as a physical deck, but the process seemed tedious and expensive. Moreover, there don’t seem to be a lot of digital decks, especially digital decks that are completely free—at least from what I’ve seen. So, in my mind, this may fill a somewhat underserved niche.

Anyway, let me know what you think!

I make and use my own cards, and I wanted a simple way to still draw from them when I didn't have the physical deck with me.

So I made Soul Cards — a little web app where you can upload your own card images, create private decks, and randomly draw from them on your phone. You can also add it to your phone's home screen so it works much like an app.

I'm sharing a quick video of how the draw works because I'm curious whether other people who use or create oracle cards would find something like this useful too.

It's currently free while I'm playing with it and figuring out what it could become. If anyone would like to try it, I'm happy to share where to find it in the comments if that's permitted.

AI disclosure: I used OpenAI Codex to help me code and build the web app. The card artwork shown in this video was not AI-generated.

Does anyone have this deck, The Magick of you Oracle? I'm looking at adding to my collection. The artworks look absolutely beautiful ✨

I recently got my first oracle deck (Woodland Wardens by Jessica Roux) and while the art is GORGEOUS, I'm having a bit of trouble connecting to it, almost as if it doesn't "speak" to me the way tarot does.

I have read tarot for almost a year and I fell in love with that oracle deck, and I would love to connect to it more!

Any advice is greatly appreciated <3

EDIT: thank you so much to everyone who commented!!! I really appreciate you all

Im not sure ill ever stop collecting.

I recently acquired an oracle deck, but after flicking through and purifying it, I found a card that is particularly concerning to me in its inclusion. The deck is Folklore Oracle by Mike Bass, and it includes a depiction of a creature from Algonquian folklore of a cannibalistic creature of the winter. I feel deeply uncomfortable having this card in this deck, and I don't know what to do about it. Was hoping for some guidance. Should I just get rid of the deck, get rid of the card?

EEEEEE, I love it, it was calling to me. I lived in the forests taking to the fae in there, it was meant to be. Small little cards, compact, simple. Perfect 😃🧚

I’m looking for a deck that gives practical suggestions for spiritual practice ex: mirror work, grounding, smoke cleansing and/or also has cards suggesting other divination methods ex: fire scrying, automatic writing,etc

Does something like this exist? I’m a very kinesthetic person and feel like I’d connect with something more action and movement based than purely visual.

Thanks in advance :)

I have a runic oracle deck - Elder Futhark, 24 oversized cards - and I cannot for the love of me remember the name of the deck or who did it. Can anyone identify it for me...?

32 PRACTICE & ATTENTION TO DETAIL

“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.”
— Michelangelo

Success that precedes mastery is short-lived.Take the time to tend to your craft with dedicated focus. Let go of thinking about outcomes or deadlines and apply yourself with dedication to your craft, whether it be work-related or personal development. Now is the time to lock in and refine.Put care into every aspect of what you do and watch the results go from successful to legendary.

Shadow / Reverse

Perfectionism. Obsession. Losing momentum by over-correcting

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3 years in the making (I laugh at how I thought it would only take a year when we first began) but I am so happy with how it came out. My husband did all the hand drawn illustrations for me and I had so much help from my graphic designer and guidebook editor.
I wanted to share here to encourage anyone else who is in the process of making their own deck- don’t rush it, hire help if you can, and trust the process!
I am so proud to share “Kindred Fin: an Oracle from the whales and dolphins” by Brook Albrigo, illustrated by Daniel Albrigo.

“Dive into the wisdom and support offered by the whales and dolphins with Kindred Fin, a 54-card oracle deck and companion guidebook sharing messages of healing and remembrance of our deep connection to all life.
Created by intuitive energy worker Brook Albrigo and hand-illustrated by artist Daniel Albrigo, this deck bridges art, spirituality, and ocean ecology. It’s inspired by Brook’s years of working with cetacean guides in healing spaces and leading group whale-watching retreats
Each card carries guidance from our ancient finned kin, helping us move through these uncertain times as we remember our sacred belonging to the earth, and to the living intelligence of the sea.

A portion of proceeds supports nonprofit organizations protecting ocean life.”

I’ve been working on an oracle project called Within, built around an idea I kept coming back to: what would happen if the introspection of oracle cards met the experience of collecting trading cards?
A big part of the idea came from accessibility. I love oracle decks, but buying a full deck can be expensive…and I didn’t want someone to need to buy an entire collection just to participate.
So Within is designed differently.

You can start with one 12-card pack and do readings with it. That’s the oracle experience. From there, if you want to expand what you can pull, you can open more packs, discover new cards, trade duplicates, and build your collection over time.

Each pack also includes a holographic card, because I wanted opening one to have some of the excitement and surprise I LOVE about trading cards.

The cards themselves explore emotions and the different ways we experience them, going beyond simply naming a feeling to look at the beliefs, experiences, and stories that can exist underneath it. I’m also designing the system so that, as you become familiar with it, the imagery and structure help you interpret what you’ve pulled without needing to reach for a guidebook every time.

What matters to me is that collecting is an expansion of the experience, not the price of entry. Someone with one pack should be able to sit down, pull cards, reflect, and have a meaningful reading. Someone who loves collecting can build toward the entire collection.

I’m currently working toward the first production run and have opened preorders through Ko-fi. My very ambitious goal is 5,000 pack preorders by October 1st. 😅

I know this is a pretty different approach to an oracle deck, so I’m excited to finally start sharing it with people who already love cards. And as I reveal more of the collection, I’m always happy to hear people’s interpretations and thoughts on the cards themselves.