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The Everyday Witch Oracle: A Deck To Die For!


Hello, hello! We are back with another tarot deck review this week! Today, we are taking a look at ~le gasp~ The Everyday Witch Oracle deck!

Now, if you are unfamiliar with this particular deck, don’t be too hard on yourself. The oracle deck itself only came out in September of 2019, while it’s companion deck, the Everyday Witch Tarot, released in January of 2017. Both are written by Deborah Blake and the art is designed by Elizabeth Alba. The wonderful Llewellyn published both decks as well.

A terrific trio of a team for this tantalizing tarot!

Now say that shit five times fast!

This deck is full to bursting with its diversity! Unlike the Everyday Witch Tarot which features primarily women and cats, this Oracle deck features witches of different genders, ages, races, and orientations.

I’m talking about you, Love Card, with your handfasting between two lady witches! Such a beautiful card!

Speaking practically, I like that while the cards in this deck are larger than in their tarot companion, the guidebook is actually smaller and practically pocket size! It makes it much easier to carry around for on the go readings and study, something that I found quite handy.

The EWO is divided into four groups based on element (with the first three of each “suit”) as follows:

*Earth (for grounding and practical action)-
              – Earth Magic
              -Connect With Gaia
              -Hibernation and Regeneration
*Air (for thought and communication)-
              – Air Magic
              – Imagination and Envision
              – Listening to Wisdom
*Fire (creativity and passion)-
              – Fire Magic
              – Sun and Stars
              – Accept Love
*Water (change and movement)-
              – Water Magic
              – Healing Waters
              – Cleansing Body and Spirit

And so on. You’ll have to buy the deck to know the rest of the cards but I can assure you, it’s worth it!

If you are trying to sort through your deck and put each elemental group in order of progression, then using the chapter 3 ‘How the cards progress’ section of the book may be a little confusing. I read through this book from the beginning, naturally, and got horribly confused reading chapter 3. Worry not dear adventurer! Simply skip ahead to chapter 5 and you’ll find not only a concise order for each grouping but what each of the cards meanings are!

I’m in love with the concept of a Maiden, Mother, Crone three card spread! Deborah Blake shares this gem of a spread on page 20 so check it out! She also shares several other ways that you can read with this deck that were marvelous additions to my card spread know-how.

I was over the moon when, in chapter 6, the author shares ways that you can incorporate the Everyday Witch Oracle deck with the Everyday Witch Tarot deck, it’s companion deck. Of course both can be used separately but I love the idea of using them together! Especially since the Everyday Witch deck is my tarot OTP. It is legitimately my jam. In fact, I’ve started pulling a card from each deck every morning as a sort of ritual to start my day.

So whether you use oracle decks already or are simply wanting to get a fun and interesting feel for them, I cannot recommend the Everyday Witch Oracle enough. It’s set up is interesting, it’s illustrations are beautiful, and it features cards with people and animals of all kinds.

I would love to see more wonderful Everyday Witch wares from this team in the future!

With Peace and Passion.

Ta! ❤

The Everyday Witch Oracle can be purchased at Amazon, Llewellyn.com, and Barnes and Noble. Don’t forget to check your local metaphysical shops as well! #shoplocal!

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The Tattoo Tarot by Megamunden

The Tattoo Tarot was a Christmas gift from Daddy Maxwell, one that I had spotted several weeks prior on a shelf in, of all places, Spencer’s Gifts. Immediately, I fell under its spell.

It is illustrated by Megamunden, a UK-based illustrator according to the booklet text. The booklet itself was written by Diana McMahon Collis, tarot reader for 30 years and co-founder of the Tarot Association of the British Isles. She also offers professional readings through the Circle of Professional Clairvoyants and through her website http://mindbliss.co.uk. They co-developed the Tattoo Tarot and it hit shelves in 2018.

Megamunden certainly threw his weight behind the illustrations in this deck! Every card is singularly visually captivating with its tattooed subjects and modern aesthetic. The colors and some of the visuals that the deck uses bring traditional Native American artwork heavily to my mind. Prime examples would be many of the Major Arcana, especially the Hermit, Temperance, Magician, and Justice cards.

The cards themselves are made of cardstock thicker than I’m used to seeing from a tarot or oracle deck. This makes it a little bit more difficult to shuffle for me personally because I have smaller hands. That’s not going to be an issue for everyone but it is something to keep in mind. However, even for me, it’s certainly not a deal breaker for this beautifully illustrated deck.

The way I got around it was I cut the deck in half, shuffled it then swapped it out with a half from the other half-deck stack, shuffled again, swapped it out for another half, and so on until I felt that it was shuffled well. So for you who are similarly dexterously handicapped this is one way you could go about it.

One thing I noticed rather quickly, not with the deck itself, but with the booklet that accompanied it, was that unlike other tarot sets, this one features the Minor Arcana first. And why not? There are far more of them than there are the majors. Something that this one does that many others don’t is that it goes into a general meaning for not only the suits but the numbers as well so you’re learning very general tarot information as well as deck specific information.

I feel good and solid about how my reading went with this deck. I didn’t get that immediately put off feeling that I’ve had with decks that just would not work with me (as has happened with two others in the past). Rather, my feelings with this deck were more along the lines of amused curiosity. Overall I would say as a deck for reading, this one is a sturdy and reliable companion. Of course that IS going to vary from person-to-person, as most of us well know by now. The Hermetic deck that bonded so beautifully with a good friend of mine, nearly makes my hands crawl off of my body.

Fortunately, tarot decks are just as variable as cities and countries. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing where the future takes me with this one!

With Peace and Passion!

Ta!

The Tattoo Tarot can be purchased at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-Tarot-Intuition-Diana-McMahon-Collins/dp/1786272059/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tattoo+tarot&qid=1578609293&sr=8-1

At Barnes and Noble here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tattoo-tarot-diana-mcmahon-collins/1130000713?ean=9781786272058

And is also available at Spencer’s Gifts!

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Zen As F*ck: A Journal For Practicing The Mindful Art of Not Giving A Sh*t

Today, I’m diving into Zen As F*ck, a mindfulness journal by Monica Sweeney! So let’s pull out some deep breathing exercising that you use with your screeching tots and finding our f*cking center.

The first thing you notice, and that I have to say about this journal, is that it is absolutely f*cking beautiful. Every page is ornamented with watercolors in a stunning array of color that makes even the staunchest of grouches pull out their phone to snap a quick new background pic.

The second thing? The gratuitous swears and “happy-ass vibes” that fill every page to bursting like a rain cloud exploding into a rainbows raining multicolored candies down from the heavens!

What is the maximum velocity of a Skittle anyways?

The point of all of this is, go buy this f*cking book. It’s beautiful, packed with moments for your happiest and most frustrating moments, and a hilarious way to get all of that bullsh*t off of your chest!

I wouldn’t recommend it for, say, your eleven year old but for you? Most defi-f*cking-lutely! Get your own copy here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250147700/ref=x_gr_mw_bb_sin?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_mw_bb_sin-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1250147700&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2

Now peace out Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Non-binary Scouts, and Sailor Scouts! I’m going to get my sun salutation game on!

With Peace and Passion.

Ta!

*All images intellectual property of Monica Sweeney. Images taken from the official Amazon page.