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Favorite Intuitive Card Decks

Tarot Cards and More

By , About.com Guide

Holistic Shopping: Over the years I have accumulated a sizable collection of insightful card decks. Many of the decks in my collection are of Tarot cards, but not all. Listed here are a few of my favorite divination decks. I have created pictorials for some of the decks to give you a sampling of the cards and how they are used.

If you are the artist or publisher of a deck of Tarot or other divination cards and would like to have me write a review or create a tutorial for your cards please contact me at healing.guide@about.com

Crystal Oversoul Attunements Healing Cards

Oversoul Crystal Attunements Healing Cards
This beautiful card deck and book set created by Michael Eastwood consists of 44 cards depicting crystal mandalas. These mandala images are kaleidoscope-like in appearance. They look like slices of light. The crystal images will assist inward journey work, attune you to crystal energies, and awaken the light within your soul.

Angels of Atlantis Oracle Cards

photo (c) Findhorn Press
Twelve archangels are depicted as beautiful light orbs throughout the 44-card deck. Stewart Pierce, the creator of this inspiration deck, explains that the role of the Atlantis archangels is "to inspire and uplift us, to bring forth a Divine Song that we may speak and chant." Meet the Archangels of Atlantis and learn more about this intuitive deck.

Sacred Geometry Oracle Decks

(c) Phylameana lila Desy

Sacred geometry is a fascinating subject and this deck of 64 colorful cards will draw you into a world of spirals, circles, labyrinth, stars, and more spiritual shapes and pathways. My tutorial reviewing the Sacred Geometry Oracle Deck will give you a peek at the cards andshow you how to use them for self discovery.

Aquarian Tarot Cards

© U S Games Systems

Perhaps it is because my rising is Aquarius, but I find the images in this deck quite alluring. The artwork is simple and clean cut with a white background that allows me to quickly pick up on the meanings. The characters depicted in the deck seem to literally jump off the cards and speak to you. It feels as if they are standing in the living room right next to me whispering into my ear.

Russian Gypsy Fortune Teller Deck

© Harpercollins
I LOVE this set of cards. The deck is fun to use by yourself for enlightenment purposes. Or bring the cards out to play with among your family/friends to spark some conversation. The layout of these puzzle cards will reveal images that tell a story. The artwork is fabulous as well.
Sample layout of a reading

Beautiful Tarot

Beautiful Tarot

The design of this Apple Tarot App is really delightful. You can "almost" forget that you are not handling a real deck of cards when you're interacting with this program. The primary Tarot deck used in the App is the classic Rider-Waite Deck, but you can also choose to do a life lesson reading with only the Major Arcana from either of two alternate decks, Tarot de Marseilles or Charles VI or Le Gringonneur.

The Bach Flower Oracle

© Amber Lotus
The 38 cards in this deck represent the original Bach flower remedies. This is a fun deck to use as a quick shuffle and draw out 1 to 3 cards to divine which essences that are suitable for your current condition/situation These would also be excellent study flash cards for the student wanting to memorize the meanings and remedies associated with each flower.
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The Celtic Tree Oracle

© St Martin's Press
The 25 cards from this deck represents the Celtic tree alphabet called Ogham. Each letter/card represents the spirit of a tree or plant. This dark green card/book set is neatly housed inside a wooden box.
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Medicine Woman Tarot Cards

© U S Games Systems
Blend of Native American Culture and the Tarot created in honor of Earth Mother, Creator. The four suits depicted in this card deck are arrows, pipes, bowls, and stones. There is also a companion study book, The Medicine Woman Inner Guidebook.
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Reiki Techniques Card Deck

© O Books
I fell in love with these cards instantly. Each card has a purpose along with a healing technique that you can apply to achieve that purpose. For example, the Listening Card offers a technique to help you communicate with your higher self. The Freshen Up Card offers a combination exercise/breath/sound technique that purifies the body and revives your energy at the end of an exhaustive day.
Sampling of twelve cards from this deck.

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