The Archeo Personal Archetype Cards
Nick Bantock, Creator of Griffin & SabinePublished by Llewellyn
This Oracle deck is unlike most decks. Rather than providing a simple message, these cards encourage you to build an entire personal mythology. You can create an inner story about yourself now or in a past life, using the character cards provided. The guidebook is in color and provides information about each "character" card, as well as a detailed story or "tale" about their journey.
I like the level of cardstock being used. They are very glossy so they'll be rather slippery when shuffling. They included two blank cards so you can add your own archetype, though to be honest, that would be rather difficult given the amount of gloss on each card. Perhaps a permanent marker might work for it, but it will likely cause some color transfer to the other cards. If you are an art enthusiast and you have any recommendations for how to create these cards, I would love to hear about it!
Some uses for this deck might be to experiment with shadow work and past lives discovery, for those who enjoy that area of tarot. I'm not very familiar with it but I feel like it may even have uses in the Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) world, so if you're familiar with that then please let me know because I would love to find out! Perhaps it could help when building a character? I'm very curious.
This deck is not really a beginners deck, in regard to Oracle cards, but it is a unique way to build your card reading practice. These cards allow you to really embrace your intuition and elaborate on the images shown. That alone is a valuable asset to your ability to read tarot and oracle cards. They will take a bit of study and practice, but what a way to flex on your abilities once you do!
Happy Reading!
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