Your favorite crystal-themed decks to work with?

[midrena]

I've been thinking of exploring crystals by way of cards -- to learn more about them and their properties. I saw a couple interesting ones (Crystal Reading Cards, Crystal Wisdom Healing Oracle), but I'm still looking at options and so was wondering what crystal deck (oracle or tarot) that you like to use? 🙂

 

 

[legendaryelement]

Hello, midrena! Crystal/gemstones & Cards are my two favorite things to collect! I like to research which stones are included in a deck/set along with the art or "feel" to the deck. I have browsed both of the decks you mentioned, but have not purchased them yet.

https://www.rockpoolpublishing.com.au/crystal-reading-cards

https://crystalguidance.com/decks/crystalwisdomhealingoracle.html

 

I am also looking into

 

Eternal Crystal Oracle Cards by Jade Sky

https://lahennaboheme.com/item/eternal-crystal-oracle-cards

 

Precious Gems Oracle ~ the mask/faces call to me around Mardi Gras & Halloween

http://www.crystalguidance.com/review-precious-gems-oracle/

 

Crystal Grid Oracle cards by Ashley Leavy

https://www.mimosaspirit.com/products/https-mimosaspirit-com-products-crystal-grid-oracle-cards

 

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This info is from an archived webpage of Peggy Jentoft's. Many of them may be out of print, but at least you can see the listings to compare with available decks.

 

Crystal Journey Cards (JaneAnn Dow)   *specimen photo
amazonite   amber   amethyst   clear apophyllite   green apophyllite aquamarine
aventurine  azurite   azurite-malachite   amber calcite   orange calcite   carnelian
celestite   charoite   chrysocolla   chrysoprase   citrine   dioptase green fluorite
violet/gold fluorite   hawk's eye   hematite   kunzite   lapis larimar   lepidolite
malachite   moonstone   obsidian   onyx   peridot   rhodochrosite   rose quartz
scolecite   sodalite   sugilite   sulfur   tempest stone   black tourmaline watermelon tourmaline

turquoise   vanadinite   wulfenite   Dow crystal quartz cluster   quartz points   double-terminated quartz

laser quartz   seed quartz (4)    skeletal quartz   tabular quartz   tourmalinated quartz

 

http://web.archive.org/web/20010202170200/janeanndow.com/crystal_grid.htm

 

Crystal Deva Cards (Cindy Watlington)   *specimen photo
amber   amethyst   angelite   apophyllite   azurite   black tourmaline bloodstone   Boji stones   celestite   charoite   chlorite(in quartz)

chrysocolla   clear quartz   coral   dioptase   fluorite   golden calcite green tourmaline   hematite   kunzite   kyanite   labradorite   lapis
lazuli  larimar   lepidolite   malachite   moldavite   moonstone   obsidian ojo caliente timekeepers   orange calcite   rhodochrosite 

river rock rose quartz   rutilated quartz   selenite   septarian nodules   smoky quartz sugilite  sunstone   tiger's eye   turquoise 

watermelon tourmaline   zincite

 

http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2792187&postcount=4

 

The Crystal Ally Cards the crystal path to self knowledge   by Naisha Ahsian

For divination  meditation and healing, 285 page booklet; 55 very large cards in five elemental suites  including five Element cards.
The book has some layouts  each card  entry includes an affirmation.
Each card has a graphic which includes and image of the stone. The name of the featured stone and a  defining word,  Moonstone -Cycles for example. The artwork is expressive of the essential meaning of the card. Some photographic elements and textures are used but they are not obvious. very nice  attractive cards. Large  size makes them a bit challenging to shuffle. The book is quite  informative. I have not had much chance to work with these yet  but the images are very easy to  enter a meditation with and It is a very pleasant  deck  and easy and enjoyable. The text has a simple straightforward style.

amazonite   amethyst   aquamarine   aventurine   azeztulite    azurite black tourmaline   bloodstone   calcite    carnelian   charoite chrysocolla citrine   clear quartz   cuprite    danburite    dioptase    fluorite  fulgurite  garnet  golden topaz   hematite   herderite    hiddenite/kunzite

kyanite  labradorite   lapis lazuli   larimar    lepidolite    malachite
moldavite  moonstone   obsidian   petrified wood    phenacite    pyrite  rhodochrosite
rhodonite    rose quartz   ruby   selenite   seraphinite    smoky quartz  sodalite  sugilite   sunstone    tiger's eye   tourmaline   turquoise  zincite

 

*cards added to the Evolution Edition*
Crystal Ally Cards ~ Samaya K. Aster [name change]

Earth:
peridot - increase
amber - ancient wisdom
shungite - structure
staurolite - support

Fire:
vanadinite - power
fire agate - passion
aegirine - integration
wulfenite - creativity

Water:
eudialyte - compassion)
blue lace agate - innocence
spinel - hope
chrysoprase - giving

Wind:
celestite - convergence
petalite - mindfulness
apophyllite - wisdom
howlite - reason

Storm:
chiastolite - convergence
baryite (barite) - revelation
cerussite - illumination
nuumite - reunion
diamond - transcendence

> note: the earlier version of the deck had (Storm element)
azeztulite - alternate realities

 

Aora Gemstone Oracle cards to explore the crystal realms   by  James Mc Keon and Roberta Carothers

44 oversize gemstone cards 1 oracle card  102 page booklet  computer generated graphics  with gemstone textures incorporated  in evocative symbolic imagery
The book gives  several very interesting classifications of stone qualities  ( Heart stones, Sun stones etc)  a number of layouts for different kinds of reading. Again I have not had much chance to work with these  but  my initial impression is that this will be a very valuable deck for communing with crystals and receiving guidance on a spiritual; journey.  Some of the text is quite poetic and inspirational.

*incorporates symbolic artwork
agate    amazonite   amber    amethyst   aquamarine   aventurine  azurite  bloodstone   carnelian   chrysocolla   citrine   crystal quartz  diamond  emerald    fire agate    fluorite   garnet   green tourmaline   hematite  herkimer quartz    jade    jasper (picture)    labradorite   lapis lazuli   malachite  moldavite   moonstone   obsidian   opal (black)    pearl    red coral  rhodochrosite   rose quartz   ruby   sapphire    selenite   smoky quartz   sodalite  sugilite   tiger's eye   topaz   turquoise   unakite    watermelon tourmaline

 

Jewels Of the Lotus  Tibetan Gemstone Oracle  by Dawn Silver,  Pat Gullet

224 page spiral-bound booklet  45 cards in 7 chakra suits  with 5 Skandha cards The skandhas are from sacred geometry: cube, icosahedron, (merkabah) star tetrahedron, octahedron & dodecahedron. The lotus blossom on each of the cards in an elemental suit are that chakra's color: red, orange, yellow, *emerald, *rose, blue, indigo, purple. {note: the heart chakra uses these 2*}

There are 10 readings/layouts. This deck is based somewhat  on Tibetan Buddhist principles  and is very different from other  gemstone decks. 

The text explains a number of Tibetan Buddhist concepts and has guidance for healing as well as meditation and divination. The over sized cards are rainbow colored.  Each has a photo based image of the stone and a lotus flower in the suite color.  Each card also has graphic decorative elements  relating to the element of the suit,  dolphins on Water, dragons on Fire etc.  This deck but it is quite lovely.  Daily cards have been appropriate and inspirational. The stone assignment to elements are often very different than Western Correspondences.  This is a useful and inspirational  deck with a lot of solid information in the book.

http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2167974&postcount=6

 

The Tarot of Gemstones and crystals  from AGM Agmuller  Printed in Germany

This is a Tarot deck.  Cards are  a normal size.  Each image is a photograph of  a stone or crystal,  with the traditional tarot name or number  on it.  Very good photographs,  Some of the stone names are European such as Olivine for peridot , Silex (red jasper)  etc. This might not be the easiest deck to do standard Tarot readings with  unless you have all the minor arcana meanings memorized well enough to do readings without graphic clues.  This is very nice and  quite usable as a  crystal deck.   You can use as an oracle  for selecting stones for meditation or healing and to facilitate connecting with the crystal spirits and energies etc..
There is no book  just the little pamphlet most Tarot decks come with but it has good brief explanations for both the stones and the Tarot .
I would have liked it better if the Major Arcana had the numbers on them  I penciled the number on the cards.  This one has the best photographs.   (This is not the same as the Crystal Tarot (Trevisan) which is an Italian deck with mosaic-y stained glass style images  and has nothing relating to crystals in the content)

http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2083596&postcount=5

 

Edited July 16, 2021 by legendaryelement
updated new edition of deck

[midrena]

Oh @legendaryelement, thank you so much for all the information! I really appreciate it.

 

I'll have to do a more thorough comparison but I've done a quick glance at the decks to see which stands out to me, and the Eternal Crystals Oracle are so bold and vivid, wow!

[legendaryelement]

I found a walkthrough video for the Mystic Mondays The Crystal Grid Deck

https://thestoictarot.com/mystic-mondays-crystal-grid-deck-walkthrough/

 

and an upload of the accompanying poster

 

agate, black tourmaline, cat's eye, desert rose, hematite, labradorite, obsidian, onyx, tiger's eye, wulfenite

blue aragonite, blue lace agate, blue obsidian, blue spinel, blue topaz. kyanite, lapis lazuli, lazulite, sapphire, sodalite

amazonite, chrysocolla, emerald, green aventurine, green calcite, jade, malachite, tree agate, turquoise, waveliite

cobalto calcite, kunzite, morganite, pink fluorite, pink halite, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, rose aura quartz, rose quartz, watermelon tourmaline

amethyst, amethyst phantom quartz, ametrine, auralite 23, charoite, lepidolite, purple tourmaline, sugilite, tanzanite, tanzine quartz

bixbite, carnelian, cinnabar, cuprite, garnet, lepidocrocite, red jade, red jasper, angel phantom quartz, sunstone

amber, bumblebee jasper, cacoxenite, citrine, citrine spirit quartz, golden enhydro herkimer, golden healer, septarian, snakeskin agate, sulfur

calcite, Ethiopian opal, fluorite, moonstone, pyrite, quartz, rainbow aura quartz, rainbow mayanite, rainbow obsidian, selenite

 

I have not heard of these before:

golden healer

rainbow mayanite

Edited March 27, 2021 by legendaryelement

[legendaryelement]

This looks to be a great resource to bookmark as the author plans to review all the decks in her collection list!

https://www.crystalguidance.com/oracle-deck-reviews/

 

[AJ-ish/Sharyn]

they wrote that coming soon post in March 2019. Nothing yet, more of a site sales promotion perhaps? 

[Ncharge]

The Secret World of Crystals is my favorite deck. It gives great readings, too!

[mdawn]

I have The Crystal Wisdom Healing Oracle deck. I've enjoyed working with it and love that I can use the cards in place of the crystals for meditations. Having said that I went from not really having much in the way of crystals to a smalllllish collection now. 😁