A few days ago Chloe from Inner whispers posted a video on Youtube which was called: Divination 3x3x3 Tag. In this video she shared
with us her three favorite Tarot decks, Oracle decks and other forms of divination.
At first I thought this is not for me, since I don’t like to talk in English and
especially not on YouTube. Writing on my blog feels entirely different, much
less vulnerable. So then I thought why not make
some pictures of my favorite decks and share them here:
Because it
was already extremely difficult to pick three decks from each category, the
decks I will show you are in random order.
My 3 favorite Tarot decks:
The Original Rider Waite Tarot by A. E. Waite, Pamela Colman-Smith
I had to
pick an RW because it has the imagery I can
always fall back to. It is the system with which I’ve start out my tarot journey. This
version appeals to me the most. Not only for its color scheme but also for the
feel and smell of the cardstock.
The Druidcraft tarot by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm and artist Will Worthington
After a
long period without tarot this is the deck that brought me back to this deep
felt passion of mine. I love the West European feel of it. It feels close to
home for me. And of course the art is amazing, as all will’s art is.
The Wild Unknown Tarot by Kim Krans.
Although I own this deck for only about fourteen I
already am so in love with this deck. It reads very intuitively and I am sure we
will bond perfectly together
My 3 favorite Oracle decks:
The Tao Oracle by by Ma Deva Padma
I’ve bought
this oracle because I was already in love with the Osho Zen tarot but these
cards exceeded my expectations. The images are so beautiful and diverse. The deck
covers every aspect of life; the dark and light. For now I use it only as an oracle
but you can also chose to read it according to the I Ching system which I am
not familiar with (yet).
The Sacred Rebels Oracle by Alana Fairchild, Autumn Sky Morrison
This is my favorite
Oracle deck ever. It somehow makes me feel as if this deck is made especially for
me. It came to me in a period I needed this deck very much and it has given me
already so many wonderful messages
The Goddess Inspiration Oracle by Kris Waldherr
I love the
fact this deck has 80 cards: so many aspects of the Divine Feminine in one deck.
It is an easy deck to work with: just pull a card and you will get an
empowering affirmation from one of the many goddesses from all over the world. I use this deck very often.
My 3 favorite other forms of divination
My DIY runes
These 24
pebbles are my doorway to the realm of divination. They have opened doors for
me I never knew existed. Recently I’ve start using them again and I love the honest and raw energy they have.
The Celtic Lenormand by Chloe McCracken, Will Worthington
I’ve waited
so long for this deck to be published and now I am so happy it is finally home with me.
Besides using it for divination it has already become my main deck for creating
magic. I love it how the images, as small as they are, really draw you in.
The Enchanted Lenormand Oracle by Caitlin Matthews, Virginia Lee
While waiting for the Celtic Lenormand this lovely deck came to my attention and it has become one of my favorites to. The images are lovely and solely based on the symbol. So a good counterpart for the more intuitive Celtic Lenormand.
I hoped you enjoyed my take on this 3x3x3 tag.
What are you favorite decks? Please share or leave the link to your participation to this tag in the comments.
Lovely, thanks for sharing Ellen! I love that you made your own runes. I've only ever made one set and ended up giving it to my daughter :)
ReplyDeleteThanks lisa! It was fun to do but rather difficult too when there are so many decks to chose from. :)
DeleteI have a favorite in each of your groups that is the same as yours: Druidcraft, Tao Oracle and Celtic Lenormand. I'm enjoying seeing the wide diversity of everyone's favorites on the 3x3x3 challenge. :) The only drawback is finding new decks that I don't have and want to buy!
ReplyDeleteGreat that we have some favorites in common. Who wouldn't fall for the art of Will Worthington?
DeleteLuckily I haven't seen any new wishlist candidates yet:D
This was fun, Ellen. And, as always, beautifully presented.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rose. :)
DeleteI'm going to have to further explore this 3x3x3 tag. I enjoy reading/hearing about people's favorites. I love the Wild Unknown deck as well. It was the first deck that drew me into buying them. I bought it and the Shadowscapes on the same day...and now I can't stop adding decks to my wishlist. ha ha ha.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had the Sacred Rebels deck for long, but I think I can safely say it would always be in my Top 3 oracle decks. I loved it the moment I discovered it...and even more so once I had it in my hands.
Celtic Lenormand is on my wishlist for whenever I feel the pull to learn about Lenormand.
Isn't it a miracle that the same oracle deck was written both for you and me at the same time???? :D
DeleteCollecting decks can be very,very addictive. I am glad to say I am in calmer waters at the moment but a few months back it was quite a different story!
It's really easy to get addicted...there are so many to collect. I'm glad to be so picky about artwork and the like or my collection would be so much bigger! I'm at a generally calm point now as well. The wishlist is currently nice and short. :)
DeleteMine too! Just one deck which I am not sure about: Deviant moon Tarot....???? I will look in to that one around September I think
DeleteYes...the Deviant Moon is a popular one. Not sure it is my style, but I can see why so many people would like it (I do love the card backs).
DeleteYou picked some wonderful decks. The Wild Unknown is a favorite, as well. You are right, Will Worthington's artwork is stunning. Thank you for sharing your top picks with us.
ReplyDeleteYour welcome Beth Yes the Wildwood is something special too. Choosing only three tarot decks was soooo hard It is nice to meet you here :)
DeleteI love this idea and I love your 3X3X3 choices although, how do you choose from so many gorgeous decks.
ReplyDeleteI have had the Tao Oracle on my wish list for a while now and I'm very tempted as I've only heard good things about it. You may have enabled me here :)
Haha I think that is what this tag is secretly all about: enabling eachother!
DeleteI really enjoyed hearing about your favourites! It's inspired me to look out my DIY rune set, it has been neglected for a while... That Celtic Lenormand deck looks tempting...? My top 3 (at least for now) tarot decks would include: The Gaian Tarot - The Ostara Tarot (a new one for me) and The Wildwood Tarot ( I love the shamanic feel to this one). For Oracle decks I would choose: Sacred Rebels (another vote for it - I've been surprised at the depth of it) - Earth Magic (an older one, still a favourite) and The Messenger Cards ( a deck of Raven artwork by Sandra Kunz - I "love" Ravens : ) The Tao Oracle is wonderful also, I haven't used it for a while, and may reconnect with it tonight : )
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your favorites here Carol. The Gaian Tarot almost made it to my top three too. I will have to google the Ostara tarot; I've never heard of it before.:)
DeleteHopefully you will love the reconnect with your runes again:)
I love reading about your favorite decks! I know it's hard to choose three of anything. I'm still trying to figure out my own, and it's taking time! The Sacred Rebels oracle looks really interesting, I'll have to check that one out....
ReplyDeleteYou will love that deck Olivia! it is such and in depth deck for inner work and healing
DeleteMaybe you can post you favorites too when you have made you pick.:)
And it is only a temporal thing. Perhaps in thee months time our favorites will all be different! :)
Really glad you joined in this tag, Ellen! And yes, we might well come up with different favourites next month. I still enjoy seeing what people choose and why :)
ReplyDeleteMe too! I think we get to know eachother a bit better by looking at each others favorite decks.
DeleteI love you choices! The only danger in reading this post, is my wish list keeps growing! I've been eyeing The Sacred Rebels and Wild Unknown tarot for awhile. This is a tag I can see doing yearly to see how I change :-)
ReplyDeleteBright Blessings!
It is a snapshot in time. If I would have written this it a month ago the Wild unknown would be in it.
DeleteAnd yes these kind of tags can be very tempting and enabling :D
I'm so enjoying reading these tags, and this is lovely, Ellen! I share some of the same favourites as you, particularly the DruidCraft, Wild Unknown and Celtic Lenormand. I love your DIY Runes :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Margo I am so happy I've discovered my runes again. They have been sitting in their pouch for too long.
DeleteI love every deck with Will Worthington's art. But that would have made this post a bit boring:D
The Wild Unknown has jumped into my heart the same moment I held it in my hands: love at first sight :D
Sacred Rebels is turning up a lot on these tags. I guess I'm going to be forced to go and have a look at it. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Carla! Yes it is a relatively new deck but it has already earned its worth for a lot of people. It is very thought provoking.
DeleteI love that you took a YouTube tag and turned it into such a wonderful blog post. And your rubes are awesome! Thanks for sharing, you have a lovely selection of decks :) xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Kate. it was fun to do and I love watching or reading about everybody favorites too. It was very difficult to pick mine because I do love all my decks (with a few exceptions :))
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