Oracle Cards
Oracle Cards are a form of cartomancy used in fortune-telling or divination. They are a deck of cards. Unlike traditional tarot cards such as the Rider-Waite tarot deck which has set cards and 78 cards[1] in the deck, oracle cards do not have a set size, number of cards or type of cards within them. There are no court cards or major arcana cards or minor arcana cards like in the Rider-Waite tarot deck. This has meant that oracle decks range from many different sizes and types of cards inside them.
Oracle cards and Oracle decks often have themes such as fairies, romance, yoga or crystals, or many others. It is common in oracle decks to have a theme throughout the deck that ties into a story that plays out through the oracle deck.
Commonly, but not always, Oracle cards have a picture followed by the name of the card or a short description of the deck. This is often seen in popular oracle decks such as the romance angel’s deck from Doreen Virtue, where there is a large picture predominantly on the deck and a small title followed by a description of the card.
History of Oracle Decks
The exact date of when oracle decks first came about is unclear. Many believe that the Lenormand deck was the first example of an oracle deck. Since the petit Lenormand was believed to be derived from the card game, Das Spiel Der Hoffnung (“The Game of Hope”) in 1799 and later published as the ‘petit Lenormand’ in 1972, which evolved later into the modern Lenormand deck.
Since then, The Burning Serpent Oracle has come to light, published in 1775, which dates oracle cards much earlier than first believed. Though the exact date of the very first oracle deck is unclear.
“The Burning Serpent Oracle” S. Hooper’s Conversational Cards published in England on October 2, 1775[2]
“Das Spiel der Hoffnung (The Game of Hope)” Johann Kaspar Hechtel, published in Nuremberg 1799
‘petit Lenormand’ Prof. Detlef Hoffmann and Erika Kroppenstedt published in 1972[3]
How Oracle cards are used Oracle cards are used similarly to tarot cards and often are used together with tarot cards in tarot spreads. They can be drawn as one oracle card or using traditional tarot spreads.
References
- ↑ "What's The Difference Between Tarot And Oracle Cards?". Biddy Tarot. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ↑ "A History of Oracle Cards in Relation to The Burning Serpent Oracle and a New Revelation About the Origin of the Lenormand". Robert M. Place Tarot. Robert M. Place. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ↑ "what are oracle cards". Violetann tarot. Violetann Tarot. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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