Nan said:
could someone help to clerify some things.
I know oracles have different number of cards, I don't know why?
I am thinking oracles are read in a more intuitive ?? not sure if this is right.
if that is not the difference, what is?
any other major differences?
Is there a list of most popular like in the tarot decks?
thanks
The term oracle is debatable. Tarot is an oracle deck too but on this site non-Tarot decks are called oracles to differentiate them from Tarot decks.
Most Tarot decks have 22 or 22+56=78 cards and a standard structure of suits and card meanings just different artwork.
Non-Tarot oracle decks can take any format, some are also derived from playing cards like Tarot (e.g. Lenormand, Kipper, Sibilla) and some have no structure whatsoever just x number of cards with different meanings.
I would not say they are more intuitively read, probably the opposite. Lenormand and Sibilla cards are probably more straightforward to read than Tarot in general as they have quite specific meanings.
You also get angel cards and inspirational oracles (e.g. by Doreen Virture, Sonia Choquette, Louise Hay).
Using non-Tarot decks just adds variety to your card readings and gives you more divination tools to work with. Tarot seems to be more suited to life path/spiritual issues whereas non-Tarot seems more suited to nitty-gritty everyday stuff (in general).
You can look at my list in my profile to see what I like
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