Echoside: Phoenix Rose

Today's blog will be showcasing The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck by Kim Krans.  This is a beautifully illustrated oracle deck.  On the surface the meanings behind the cards are simplistic, however these simple reflections to ask oneself can have you diving quite deep into yourself. New Deck Interview ...5…...6… ……4…… ...3…...2… …...1……. 1. Tell me more about yourself; What is your most important characteristic? **Hummingbird** Positive, Enthusiastic, Spiritually Resourceful Inside the tiny hummingbird resides in endless well of energy and positivity. The hummingbird's secret is that it has learned where to gather nectar, and it returns to these sources daily for nourishment and rejuvenation. The secret elixir springs from many sources, but usually involves nature, creativity, and exploring spirituality. Follow the way of the hummingbird and you cannot go wrong. Every drop of life becomes sweet, every moment worth savouring. 2. What are your strengths a...

It's been almost a year since focusing on the blog.  In my tarot studies whenever I get a new deck I always do an interview spread.  It just dawned on me I should post them to the blog.  Over the next few weeks / months / whenever I have time I will be uploading the interviews. This week I'm going to start with my newest deck: Tranquil Willows by Rowan Saille and Tranquility Fearn New Deck Interview ...5…...6… ……4…… ...3…...2… …...1……. 1. Tell me more about yourself; What is your most important characteristic? **The World - Capturing the essence of allness. This deck has its unique world. Can be used in many ways. 2. What are your strengths as a deck? **5 of Wands - Fairness, seeing both sides of conflict. Helping in making decisions. Learning to work with rather than against. 3. What are your limits as a deck? **4 of Discs - Relating this to the decluttering aspect, the workbook may be cluttered with too much options. Putting things in boxes. T...

Have you ever been really excited about a new tarot or oracle deck that you just received, but then you start working with it and you just don't seem to mesh well with it even though you really want to?  This has happened to me on a couple occasions until I learned what a deck interview was. It's important to learn how to best work with your decks. A deck interview is a spread that can help you determine the "personality" of your cards.  Instead of answering typical questions about you and your situation, you are asking the tarot cards questions about themselves. The point of doing this is to help you to work with the deck in a more meaningful way.  I learned the importance of this when I first started using Healing with the Angels oracle cards by Doreen Virtue.  I was new to working with angel decks and I thought I would use this to study the archangels.  For some reason all my readings and spreads were way off in left field, and I ended up feeling prog...