Water Crystal Oracle

[patr1c1a]

I've recently bought this new oracle, and I'm finding it a bit weird or difficult to read.
It seems the original language is German, but my copy is translated into Spanish. But I found this website with details about the English translated version: http://es.bookmooch.com/detail/1571781773 and from what it says there, the cards are different.
The cards are divided into 4 groups. In my version, these groups are (and I'm translating it from Spanish): Wisdom, Relationship, Health, Answer.
According to this website, the English version has these 4 groups: Healing Cards · Wisdom Cards · Power Cards · Earth Cards
Now I'm starting to doubt if my version is a correct translation, because they seem to mean nothing to me.
Does anyone have the original, or the English translated version?

 

[Horace]

Hi pat1c1a...


I have this oracle. My cards are Healing, Power, Wisdom and Earth. I didn't know it was printed in different languages, but in the back of the book with the cards are several websites with more information. masaru-emoto.net would be a great start. also hado.net was pretty interesting. Council Oak Books is the publisher. They're in Oklahoma,USA. website's the same name. Try this..put a glass of water over the card you pull, meditate on the word, let it set awhile and then drink the water.

I once saw a University art exhibit of Dr. Emoto's crystals. He wrote the different words on paper and stuck them under the jars of water. Then he projected the water molecules under a microscope onto the screen. Harsh words were all jagged and sharp-edged and the words like inspire and even healthy were intricate designs like on the cards. I've never really used it much, but did try them for scrying. Hope that helps. Hh

 

[patr1c1a]

Hi Horace. Thanks a lot for your input. That really sounds interesting!
I've been doing some more research and found out there's a review on Aeclectic (http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/water-crystal-oracle/). And from the images of some of the cards, I can tell they're different from mine. Now I don't know if I own a different version or a lousy translation
If anyone's interested, I'll take some pictures of my cards and post them here.
I guess I'll have to stick to the words/meanings in my deck, and try to get the best out of them.
I will try the glass of water "experiment", and see how it works for me. I've heard it worked for other people.

Thanks again!

 

[Horace]

You're welcome. and I'd like to see what you've got. post 'em! Hh

 

[patr1c1a]

I had to take pictures, as my scanner is not working.
I took one from each group of cards, and I'll try to translate the text on them:

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3751/img2067rn3.jpg
Group: Health
Keyword: "the old song"
Text: "Harmonious melodies have a healing effect. Sing a traditional song -even if it's just in your mind. You'll feel relief and protection!"


http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6356/img2068xx6.jpg
Group: Wisdom
Keyword: "Goddess of the Sun"
Text: "Sense the sun in you and irradiate its light. The heart opens with warmth."


http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/469/img2069ol7.jpg
Group: Relationship
Keyword: "Happiness"
Text: "Harmony is the halo of happiness. Does what I do, feel and think contribute to pleasing us?"


http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/562/img2070sh9.jpg
Group: Answer
Keyword: "Competition"
Text: "Do you wish to win? Others wish it too. Enjoy using your strenght! Decent opponents offer good fights. Have fun!"


Like I said, they are weird

 

[motsa]

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/water-crystal-oracle/ is the one I have. The glass of water thing definitely worked for me. Be careful, though -- I ended up accidentally warping the cards I used by placing them under a glass of water that sweated a little.

I've never seen your deck before. Is there any publisher name or other information on the packaging of the deck or anywhere else?

 

[patr1c1a]

Well, my version comes from a Spanish editor, "Ediciones Obelisco" (edicionesobelisco.com), and they have an office in Argentina, from what the booklet says. It doesn't have much more information than that.
But I looked up the original title on google, and found out that my cards are more similar to the original ones in German (although the box is different): http://cgi.ebay.es/Masaru-Emoto-WAS...51352QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

And also the 4 cards groups are like the original version (I don't speak German but thanks to good ol' WordReference I could translate the groups names):
"Weisheit - Beziehung - Gesundheit - Antwort"


Anyway, do you know of any good methods to use this deck for divination? Since I'm finding it a bit hard to use. I know it's very suitable for meditation and healing, but I refuse to believe it's impossible to read

I guess there are no study groups for this one, as far as I could see. So if anyone could guide me a bit, that would be great.
I could photograph the whole deck if anyone's interested. The only problem is that they're written in Spanish. But since it's the only "real" deck I own (the other ones are just computer prints, since decks are so expensive here!!), I'm willing to share as much as I can.