Keepers of the Light Oracle by Kyle Gray and Lily Moses

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Here’s a Hay House deck from 2016 that I’m about to give away, and before I do, I figure I’d take a final set of photos of the cards and post it here on this site as a walk-through. I no longer have any recollection of how I acquired this deck, whether it was gifted to me or sent to me by the publisher, so am unable to give an accurate disclosure. I’m fairly certain I didn’t buy it though.

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The Keepers of the Light Oracle is positioned as “a powerful congregation of ascended and enlightened beings who are dedicated to the nurturing of the world.” This deck is like a rolodex through which you can call upon these spiritual intelligences.

This deck’s draw is its creator, Kyle Gray, a spiritual teacher, bestselling author, and angel communicator. Gray does really cool work and this deck is reflective of his eclectic, integrative spirituality that’s a fun blend of Christian mysticism and angelic communication with Eastern spirituality and an interest in a global pantheon. This is one of those accessible, uplifting decks depicting angels, ascended masters, gods and goddesses from diverse world traditions. And the art is really pretty.

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Precious Possum Lenormand by Logan Townsend

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The Precious Possum Lenormand is one of my favorite little decks to tuck into my handbag and take with me on the go. I’ve taken it out to do fun readings for children and it has always garnered a positive reception. Heck, every seasoned card reader who sees these cards just gushes and squeals with delight.

With the Lenormand, there tends to be two schools of thought– there are fixed, assigned meanings to each card, because each card is only designated by a singular idea vs. of course you can read it intuitively, creatively, without limitation. The Precious Possum Lenormand encourages you to read the cards in a way that “honors your inner knowing.”

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2022 Metaphysician’s Day Planner & Guidebook

On By benebellIn Magical in the Mundane, personal spirituality, promotional44 Comments

The 2022 Metaphysician’s Day Planner is now open for pre-orders.

As it is with every year, you’ll get a portfolio of different cover designs to choose from, so you can fully customize and personalize your Day Planner.

The above are the selected covers for the Guidebooks to 2022, complimentary books that come with every order of the Day Planner.

Delivery Time:

Mid-December, 2021

$25

  • PDF of the Metaphysician’s Day Planner for 2022, with your birth chart (in Whole Signs) and 2022 solar returns chart in the front pages
  • JPG of your birth chart
  • JPG of your 2022 solar returns chart (set to the day, not to sun degree)
  • See below for all features in the Day Planner
  • PDF of the Guidebook to the Day Planner (this e-book stays the same from year to year)
  • PDF of the Metaphysician’s Guide to 2022 (this e-book contains astrological forecasts for 2022 and workbook prompts for you to cast your own 2022 projections)

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SKT Ongoing Packing & Deliveries: Quick Update

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Just a quick update, and then I’ll be out, because lots of work. =) If you want to see progress photos, check out the Instagram account @bellwen. It’s much easier and faster for me to just snap some pics of what I’m doing while I’m doing it, peck out a caption, and boom, post.

As of this writing, we have about 500 decks left, give or take.

We also removed the “Standard Package” and “Premium Package” distinction. Now the only option is the deck + Book of Maps e-book (formerly the “Premium Package”). Shipping costs have also gone up.

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Cosmos Tarot and Oracle

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This is an oldie but goodie, and I thought I’d share a walk-through of the deck now that collaborative tarot deck projects are gaining in popularity. I mean, like, every third deck launched on Kickstarter or through a crowd-funding campaign these days has been a collaborative deck. Which is very cool!

The Cosmos Tarot and Oracle is per the namesake– a two deck and book set, one deck being tarot and the other an astronomy-based oracle deck– that comes in a slim, handsome keepsake box.

The deck showcases modern constellations and celestial bodies in our universe, with many of those astronomical phenomena personified through classical mythology. These representations of our skies, in picture form, illustrated by over 100 different artists, produces a work of oracular potential.

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Tabula Mortem: A Modern Spirit Board by U.S. Games

On By benebellIn divination, Magical in the Mundane, personal spirituality10 Comments

The concept of spirit boards for communicating with the dead are older than Jesus. Today, we’re most familiar with the Ouija board iteration of this occult tool, popularized by junior high and high school slumber parties.

The Tabula Mortem, a modern spirit board produced by U.S. Games, is both that traditional Ouija layout, plus inspirations from the 22 Majors of the tarot converted into rune-like symbols, and pendulum divination.

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The Ostinato Oracle: A Music-Inspired Deck

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The Ostinato Oracle by Mellie Parkway is a lot more profound than it first appears. It combines cartomancy with musical terms, on the premise that these symbols we use in the music world connect to the collective unconscious. Archetypes in the music we create, like archetypes found in mythology, can reveal insightful aspects of our inner selves.

In its own words, the Ostinato Oracle guides you through the harmonious and cacophonous elements of existence so that you might live a gorgeous masterpiece. Come to think of it, there’s a lenormand vibe here!

This is a beautiful 43-card deck that comes in a matte finish box. The cards are gilded and there’s a bi-fold Quick Reference Guide that tucks inside the box. You can also get the full-size companion guidebook, as you see above, that gets into the musical indication of each glyph and its divinatory meaning when these musical instruction symbols are used in this way, via cartomancy.

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English Magic Tarot (Weiser Books)

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The English Magic Tarot was first published in 2015 by Weiser Books. According to its tagline, this deck is “rumoured to be the very key to the English Hermetic tradition . . . here restored in full.” Okay, you have my attention. Keep going.

This deck places you in that heyday of English magic, between the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Early Modern period. These cards are set in the turbulent times of King Henry VIII and onward for about a century. The courtier on The Sun card is wearing clothing in the style of the mid-1500s, which the guidebook likens to Sir Francis Drake. Judgement features a giant Wicker Man going up in flames.

How would I describe the art style? Dramatic, hardboiled pulp fiction featuring swashbuckler protagonists set in 17th century England. Think John Constantine meets Three Musketeers with lots of mystery and mysticism. Also, with the mannerisms of 1950s comic book illustration.

Now let’s get into the depths of the tarot deck’s premise.

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Tarot Court Cards Reimagined in the Spirit Keeper’s Tarot (Revelation Ed.)

On By benebellIn Spirit Keeper's Tarot, tarot, tarot card meanings2 Comments

Here’s a dedicated video in the 10-part orientation series just on the Empyrean Court. That video shares my intentions behind the renderings of the court cards in the Spirit Keeper’s Tarot and how I approach them, or at least quick, snapshot points on each card so that the video doesn’t get interminably long. =P

Or…

I am hopeful that you can simply transplant the way you currently read tarot court cards into the Revelation Edition, but for a few minor mental adjustments. Like just remember:

  • magic squares = Kings
  • shields = Queens
  • septagon elementals + horses = Knights
  • scrolls = Pages

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