Eternal Seeker Oracle: This Week's Deck
Posted: 04 Aug 2021, 14:47
I'm trying something a little different.
I have a couple of decks that I promised to review and I've decided that instead of a traditional review, I would spend a week with a deck and kind of review it in progress as I use it. I think that might be a bit of a twist that may bring out something a bit different in how I experience the decks. SO many people are writing reviews so well these days, that I don't feel I can bring much more to the party. But doing it this way feels right to me.
I hope the deck creators and their publishers agree!
The first one I want to try this out with is Pamela Steele's newest deck, Eternal Seeker Oracle.
This is not Pamela's first deck. Her Steele Wizard Tarot and The Wizard's Pets Tarot can both be seen in our Library of decks. These decks really demonstrate how Pamela's sense of whimsy, her knowledge of Tarot and her deeply spiritual nature come together in her work.
Now Pamela has brought all this to an Oracle deck. These 33 cards of the Eternal Seeker Oracle are a reflection of a lifetime of learning and esoteric study.
The deck comes in a large box with a magnetic closure. Her publisher, Schiffer/Red Feather did a great job with it. For my own decks I have steered away from magnetic closures because they sometimes come out a little wonky or just not really nicely finished, but this one is really lovely.
And who doesn't love that satisfying "click" of the magnet?
The deck comes with a large format book, 128 pages, written by Pamela with a lovely forward by Benebell Wen.
In the booklet Pamela offers a lot of great sage advice and instruction on how to use the deck. Beginners and experienced readers will both appreciate the insight she offers.
So, let's get to using the deck. Today is day one and I have drawn.
In the guidebook Pamela says this card is inspired by the Sun card from tarot.
You see the familiar red scarf, the sunflowers and the magical horse accompanying a dancing child.
There is a sense of joy and abandon here. I get the feeling of someone who is all in for enjoying the magic of the day, seeing magic in everything and enthralled in the sense of wonder of it all.
Life is meant to be enjoyed. As adults we forget that. We even forget to enjoy things we chose to surround ourselves with.
This card is a reminder of the child-like spirit that we came into this world with, that we built our lives with. It reminds us that we set our intentions a long time ago and with the right kind of eyes, we can recall those intentions and see how we have made our dreams come true.
It can also be a call to make the adjustments needed when those dreams got lost along the way.
See you tomorrow!
I have a couple of decks that I promised to review and I've decided that instead of a traditional review, I would spend a week with a deck and kind of review it in progress as I use it. I think that might be a bit of a twist that may bring out something a bit different in how I experience the decks. SO many people are writing reviews so well these days, that I don't feel I can bring much more to the party. But doing it this way feels right to me.
I hope the deck creators and their publishers agree!
The first one I want to try this out with is Pamela Steele's newest deck, Eternal Seeker Oracle.
This is not Pamela's first deck. Her Steele Wizard Tarot and The Wizard's Pets Tarot can both be seen in our Library of decks. These decks really demonstrate how Pamela's sense of whimsy, her knowledge of Tarot and her deeply spiritual nature come together in her work.
Now Pamela has brought all this to an Oracle deck. These 33 cards of the Eternal Seeker Oracle are a reflection of a lifetime of learning and esoteric study.
The deck comes in a large box with a magnetic closure. Her publisher, Schiffer/Red Feather did a great job with it. For my own decks I have steered away from magnetic closures because they sometimes come out a little wonky or just not really nicely finished, but this one is really lovely.
And who doesn't love that satisfying "click" of the magnet?
The deck comes with a large format book, 128 pages, written by Pamela with a lovely forward by Benebell Wen.
In the booklet Pamela offers a lot of great sage advice and instruction on how to use the deck. Beginners and experienced readers will both appreciate the insight she offers.
So, let's get to using the deck. Today is day one and I have drawn.
In the guidebook Pamela says this card is inspired by the Sun card from tarot.
You see the familiar red scarf, the sunflowers and the magical horse accompanying a dancing child.
There is a sense of joy and abandon here. I get the feeling of someone who is all in for enjoying the magic of the day, seeing magic in everything and enthralled in the sense of wonder of it all.
Life is meant to be enjoyed. As adults we forget that. We even forget to enjoy things we chose to surround ourselves with.
This card is a reminder of the child-like spirit that we came into this world with, that we built our lives with. It reminds us that we set our intentions a long time ago and with the right kind of eyes, we can recall those intentions and see how we have made our dreams come true.
It can also be a call to make the adjustments needed when those dreams got lost along the way.
See you tomorrow!