Magickal Botanical Oracle

[Guest]

In the last four years I've bought exactly one oracle deck so yes, I'm not exactly a fan of them. While I love plants, prior to today all the horticultural decks I've encountered - Tarot or otherwise - have left me cold. While some are competently illustrated, they all just seem so uninspired. 

 

Until I came upon the Magickal Botanical Oracle. Insta-deck lust so yeah I ordered it. Will most probably reach our shores next month - I can't wait!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Has anybody worked with this deck though? I'm especially curious about the Journal. I haven't ordered that one since I haven't found any review yet. No idea what the contents are. 

 

If you're curious, I found more of Madeline Miller's art on this oracle on HER SITE. The Rose card looks so lit!

[Mi-Shell]

Oh, what an interesting Oracle!

As of late I have slipped into collecting botanical/ plant related oracles and this one would be a nice addition to that collection.

However, I am not so sure how much I like / not like the very prevalent human element in the images..... 

Thank you for the food for thought♥

[Guest]

Oh wow, I think you hit the nail right on the head @Mi-Shell. Aside from its Gothic aesthetic and overt occultism, it might be the presence of humans and humanoid/mythical creatures that made this horticultural deck exceptional to me. If you remove all of them, I might not have given it a second glance. 😅

[Mi-Shell]

Ha ha, then we just may have quite opposite tastes in that matter!? 🙂

I do prefer the decks, that have the image of the plant prominently on the image - no humans.... or as a very distinctly secondary embellishment of the plant.

That is probably so, because I use many herbs and healing plants / Plant Medicine in my shamanic practice with my clients.

I do love the botanically exact drawings out of old apothecary books for example, but also do have a couple decks with photographic images and also some with collages 🙂

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Mi-Shell said:

I use many herbs and healing plants / Plant Medicine in my shamanic practice with my clients.

 

Much, much respect on this. I've always been interested in pharmacobotany, but I've never fully explored it. Don't want to sound like a dilettante so I'll zip it lol. 

[Mi-Shell]

♥ Please do not "zip it" ♥

 Pharmacobotany is a lifelong journey of learning from others, discovery and very personal intuitions about certain Plants - and YOU are a fellow traveler on this path.

It was trodden upon by the Ancients - even our Neanderthal brothers and sisters, and it will lead into the mists of future.......