• A tarot card from The Witch's Familiar Runic Oracle features a black cat perched on a deer skull, surrounded by pink flowers, rays of light, a crescent moon, and rune above. Eihwaz is at the bottom. Top text: Deck Review.
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    The Witch’s Familiar Runic Oracle

    Introduction Three things drew me to The Witch’s Familiar Runic Oracle: I wanted to learn more about runes, I liked the concept of combining animal familiars with runes, and I liked working with The Unfolding Path Tarot which is also by Athene Noctua. These three things combined led to me pre-ordering the mass market edition as soon as I saw it listed. Unfortunately it arrived a week before my daughter’s wedding. So with all the last minute rushing around associated with that, I put The Witch’s Familiar Runic Oracle on the shelf and largely forgot about it until recently. Don’t get me wrong, I had flicked through it and on…

  • A Runic Tarot card labeled Wheel of Fortune features three mystical women in flowing robes before a large wheel; one stands with upraised arms, another holds the wheel, and the third sits below with a floral crown.
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    Runic Tarot

    As the name suggests, the Runic Tarot combines runes with tarot. Whilst it’s true that many decks incorporate runes, (Haindl Tarot, Pearls of Wisdom, and Light Seers Tarot to name just a few), the Runic Tarot is different in that it incorporates various rune systems. Thus the runes are a focal part of the cards. I pre-ordered this deck because I’ve wanted to increase my knowledge about runes for a while and this seemed a great way to do so. Now that it’s arrived, I look forward to letting the learning begin. The Runic Tarot Deck These cards are very dark in colouring and so at first they didn’t draw…

  • A tarot card from the Light Seers Tarot titled 2. The High Priestess shows a red-haired woman with closed eyes, adorned with jewelry and a crescent moon crown, against a mystical pink and teal background. Deck Review is written above the card.
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    Light Seers Tarot

    The Light Seers Tarot is a popular deck for good reason. The strength of this deck is its ability to bring messages through in an accessible way that feels relevant to today. Even though it is a modern interpretation of the tarot, the messages still follow the Rider Waite interpretations fairly closely. For those approaching tarot for the first time, The Light Seers Tarot is a wonderful introduction. It easily connects you with the messages your subconscious is trying to share with you. I have quite an extensive collection of decks, but it is this one that drew my daughter in instantly. When I do readings, I offer my clients…