It's here. I love it! What a wonderful kit. It has really made an impression on me. Excellently packaged - hugely informative book and gorgeous cards. It really is exactly what it sets out to be. The nearest thing on the market of this nature is the Fallen Angels Oracle but I now realise how much more intutive and coherent this set is since the tombstones and collaging in the other set often gave few clues to meanings. I know I wouldn't normally like cards that have text printed on them but these clues printed at the bottom of each card mean that it really is useable - unlike other oracle deck sets where you have to immediately assimilate a completely new system. This one is ready to go straight out of the box. I feel that the priority is producing an oracle deck that is first and foremost
readable.
I love the layout in the book - the cards don't seem to have any particular order but the demons are all listed in the front in alphabetical order so you can orient yourself very easily - look up Mammon for example and you're directed to page 89. The cards are not numbered, which is actually quite refreshing so you really feel there is no
specific order.
And the meanings are new and fresh and, despite the name, are not taroty. I like that - "beware of charmers", "beware of lusting to excess", "focus on physical or metaphorical structures". It feels like an oracle that ventures into new ground, gives meaning in directions so few other oracles reach. I'm very impressed. I love the tone of the book, very accessible, fun but erudite.. I think the creator/author has done a superb job. Lovely graphics in the book too.
I think I shall go far with this deck. "The next best thing to dragging a daemon into your living room to answer all your questions" it says on the box.
Isn't that fabulous? And I believe that if you hang the box lid behind the door, it keeps Doreen Virtue decks at bay.