Splurging

And by that I mean... I may have bought a fourth oracle deck. Hahaha. But I had to! It was cheap and it's something else I resonate very well with: Greek mythology. 

And of course... the artwork is lovely. Apollo - one of the Greek deities I resonate most with - is rendered very beautifully, although I was a little disappointed with how the artist chose to depict Hades, who is also one I resonate well with (a cloaked guy with a cane? Come on...). I was also happy to find Orpheus in there, and Thanatos (although I'm not a huge fan of his depiction either). 

My first self-made deck was a Greek myth one, but as my truth shifted and changed, I began resonating more with another deck. It'll be nice to have actual faces to look at now.

Which brings me to my next point: my Gita deck arrived today! I like to think that I manifested this... because I did apply the effort. I sat and visualized it in the mail, and the intense joy of having it... and it was there when I got home. Funny, because when I got back from seeing Argo (which was a pretty good film), my mom asked me to check the mail because she didn't want the people across the street to stare at her again (our neighbors are having their siding replaced). So it was even more of a gift to open my mailbox and see that lovely package in there. 

And oh my Adonai. It's freaking beautiful. I wasn't expecting such a high-quality deck. I mean, I knew I would love it anyway, because I adore Hindu art and deities, but I figured that, because they were $11.50, they would be cheaply made. There are 68 cards in this deck. The Mythic/Greek Oracle I just bought was $13 for 45 cards that aren't as beautifully illustrated (the illustrations themselves are fine, but the rest of the card design is mediocre). But no. I open up my Gita deck and wow. Stunning. The cards aren't as thick as the Psychic Tarot, but I like that because it makes them easier to handle... and they're made with good material. The printing is fabulous, too. I can't believe I paid just over $10 for this. 

I only have two minor complaints for this deck: 1.) that they are front and back; one side features the illustration and the title/motto, and the back features the matching verse in original Sanskrit, romanized Sanskrit (I believe) and English; and 2.) some of the featured verses are very Bible-esque. Most of them aren't, though... just wise snippets. But others basically have Krishna behaving as the Bible depicts Jesus - saying things like "make everything you do a sacrifice to me," or "turn away from everything else and focus only on me." Now, I haven't read the Bhagavad Gita (obviously), so I'm not sure how this whole conversation between Krishna and Arjuna works out. Despite the symbolism that Krishna may stand for, I'm still not entirely happy about the message of "put your faith and trust in a specific identity/character that is beyond you." But once again, I know very little about Hinduism and its branches, so there's probably a lot I'm missing. 

My complaint regarding #1 only bothers me because I like to keep the card a "secret" until I finish drawing all the others. I keep them face-down like everyone else. But the backs of these have the verse AND the title/motto on them, so if I set them face-down, I'll still know the content of the card. This isn't a huge deal, because I don't look at the cards as I draw them. I'm only complaining about this mildly because I like to keep the reading as full of suspense as possible. Lol.

There's a big reason - or even a couple of reasons - why I've been so intensely drawn to oracle cards again. In fact, now that I think about it, the urge to get into them again came out of freaking nowhere, which is my indicator that it's significant. Before, I used to treat the cards as a mere tool or medium through which my higher guidance could give me information, but now I see them as their own "conscious entity." I feel drawn to develop an actual relationship with my cards this time. Maybe that's why my self-made ones feel dull. It's amazing.. the cards have been talking to me. They tell me more specific details and seem to have a mind of their own. Really cool stuff.

I am a happy duck. And I'm very grateful for what I have. I am abundant... 

Finny