I have two Lucy Cavendish oracle decks: Oracle of Shadows and Light and Wild Wisdom of the Faery
I used to own the Oracle of the Dragonfae (second/revised edition) but I never clicked with that one as well as the others. I just didn't use it very much. I appreciated the deck's essential energy/meanings, but the artwork felt off to me, like it didn't translate the messages as well. I don't have any proof but I just get the hunch that Blue Angel probably butted in with that deck and made those changes rather than Lucy herself. One of the card images in the second edition, for example, "Queen Oonagh" is also featured in another deck by Blue Angel (not by Lucy Cavendish). I just can't imagine that any deck creator would ever want that themselves. But who knows? I can't say... Anyway, the deck still "worked" but since I hardly ever used it, I let it go. I do admit that I think it would be really nice to have the first edition though.
The Oracle of Shadows and Light is my one of my favorites!
Wild Wisdom of the Faery is a great deck but I actually don't use it as often as some of my other decks. Sometimes I feel like it isn't as practical of a deck because some of the cards are very... I don't know what to call it... mystical? And yet, it's also been very stirring and very spot on at times. I wouldn't say it's too fluffy. I think it's a very empowering deck that encourages a lot of self-care and optimism but without being imbalanced, head-in-the-clouds-with-no-feet-on-the-ground about it (it is a faery deck after all.. think grounding, connecting to physicality, the earth, etc.) In some ways, it's also fun to pick up a more whimsical deck to reconnect with the magical view of life, also when you're looking to really tap into your creativity. Sometimes though, I've gotten cards that have felt somewhat irrelevant at the time.. or, not necessarily irrelevant, but just vague and hard to really dive into and get the depth of the message in a clear way. I don't blame the deck though. Perhaps I just didn't connect well enough to it at the time of those readings. Especially since when I look through all the cards at once, I think, "Wow, this deck seems to just cover so many different topics, like it should work great since it's so well-rounded. Why does it feel difficult to get the 'right' card?" I really like the deck, but I don't love it just yet. I think this deck requires more effort; like you really have to connect to it through your heart and really listen closely. It's a very intriguing deck and I sense that a LOT of love and thought went into it.
**EDIT: I just wanted to add that since my post, I pulled out the Wild Wisdom of the Faery deck to try working with and it's actually blown me away all of the sudden! I've noticed that I get more out of it when I use the deck to ask direct questions. I also never mentioned how wonderful the book is for this deck. Really inspiring, in-depth and full of many different possible meanings. I feel as though I've been overlooking this deck in my collection, and I feel happy to reconnect with it.
