Deck Review: Green Oracle Cards

Riccardo Minetti, Franco Rivolli, and Barbara Moore, Green Oracle. Torino, Italy: Lo Scarabeo, 2016. ISBN: 978-8865274408. (Link to U.S. distributor Llewellyn).

Genre: oracle decks

Subgenre: nature, environment

Format: boxed kit with 36 cards on the deck plus small guidebook

Source: I own this one

 

Environment-2 card

This deck includes 36 cards and a small companion book. This is a deck with an environment and green theme. For readers interested in a nature themed deck, this deck may be a good choice. The cards invite readers to consider their connection to nature and spirituality, realize potential for growth, and how we are all connected. 

The small companion book is arranged as follows: 

• Welcome message.
• How to use the cards.
• About the cards. Here are the card meanings and interpretations. 

The book has 128 pages. However, this is a Lo Scarabeo deck, which means the book is in multiple languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, and Russian. The English content is actually 48 pages. The book suggests three ways to use the deck. First, you can use the cards for inspirational messages. Second, you can use the cards for divination, as an oracle deck. Third, you can use the cards as an educational tool. In educational terms, the book suggests you can use the cards with children to start talking and learning about nature and the environment. 

Company-12 card

The book overall is very basic. You get some basic instructions then move to the card entries. Each card entry features card number and name, concept, image, interpretation, and divination meaning. Entry length can go from one to two pages; some entries are shorter than others. Entries give you enough to provide some inspiration and a bit for divination in the form of a sentence or two. You pretty much get the basics, and that's it. Entries do not include images of the cards. The book does not include any card spreads nor any additional references. It's pretty easy to read and use, and it provides the minimum to accompany the deck. 

The deck includes 36 cards. The art is bright and very colorful. The art is also very family friendly, so it is a deck you can use with children. The images are easy to look at and are expressive so can work well for intuitive readers. Images are pretty straightforward, in other words, there are no deep symbols nor esoteric elements. We get some nice art looking at nature and people in nature. I would the describe the art as simple and plain, plain the sense of plain living. Each card is numbered and has a name. Cards are borderless. Cards measure about 4 3/4 inches by 3 1/4 inches. The card stock feels flexible and durable, and it has a soft glossy coating. 

Water-15 card

Overall, I do like the deck. You can use it year round, but it may work well for spring and summer seasons. Works well also for folks interested in a nature themed deck and/or a family friendly deck. 

3 out of 5 stars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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