autumn star said:
Thanks for the scans Mellifluous
I really like the Shaman and Lotus Flower cards, they are really well done. The imagery on the Island and Summer Solstic Cards seem quite simple. They do remind me of Doreen Virtue & Wisdom of the Hidden Realms decks too. Overall, though it seems like a really pretty deck
You're welcome. They are really well done, aren't they? Some of the nature scenes have a photorealistic quality to them... but others don't. The Island card is quite beautiful in person. And I love lotus flowers. I'm always happy when they're depicted in decks, and this one devotes a whole card to it, on its own!
Did you decide whether you're ordering it or not? If you are, I look forward to hearing what you think when you get it in your hands.
dvorah ophir said:
that was realy interesting- what you wrote about the reading to find lost things- not just how you went about it but mostly the way you came to the conclusion that the penceil was inside something folded out of the lotus card.
that is what i like about this site- that we learn all the time new things, and share our love for the cards.
i used to think that i was nuts and be ashamd about buying card decks all the time but find that there are many more like me that i have this shared intrest with...
hope you can share with us more details about this new cards and some reading that you did.
thanks dvorah
Hi, dvorah!
Yeah... fortunately, I don't lose things that often, but for readings like that I go off the card itself - the images and any words on it. I find booklet meanings can derail things a bit. For example, the entry about that card describes how lotuses grow up from the mud at the bottom of the body of water - which might make you think the lost item is near water or even outside. On the other hand, though, it also talks about them coming up to and blooming in the light (the object being found), and actually submerging themselves under the water each night, and then blooming again in the daytime (which does kind of fit with the theme of sleeping --> bed). lol I just think it's better to stick with first impressions for little, mundane questions like that.
Another cool thing about that card/entry is that it mentions the sun is in the hand of god, in the image. I didn't even notice that when I first looked. Then on closer inspection, I saw that the hand on the card is a female hand, which I love - that it's depicting god in female form.
(And that also made me think yes, I'd have the object back in my hand sooner or later.)
The other readings were more personal, but what I'm noticing is that the readings so far manage to reflect very literal reality and also almost fleeting moments of a spiritual or thoughtful (really personal, internal) nature. Like... if you had a moment of insight or of some intense emotion during the day, the booklet entry is all about what you were thinking or feeling, yet the image also seems to reflect what was literally, physically going on at the time... It's striking. Seems like a difficult thing to achieve simultaneously - and kind of rare with other decks - but somehow it's doing it repeatedly, right out of the box.
(For example, I drew the Eagle card today while sitting on boulders by a lake, watching the birds when I wasn't shuffling the cards. Once people get their decks, they'll see why I'm impressed by that, even without knowing what my question was. lol)
I'll be curious to read whether other people find the same thing happening.
Yes, I think I know what you mean. It's really nice to be able to interact with other people who use cards, and not have to keep it to yourself for fear of being thought weird or hearing negative comments about why you shouldn't do it or believe in it or whatever.
Hope your deck arrives soon and that you love it! My birthday was this month, so I consider it a well chosen birthday present to myself. Hope you do, too.