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4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful art for self-awareness, Dec 5 2008
By J. Hilton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Oracle Of The Grail Code (Hardcover)
It is more than fair to say that the artwork in the "Oracle of the Grail Code" is stunning. It features Pre-Raphaelite style artists such as Dante Gabriel Rosetti, Frank Dicksee, Edward Burne-Jones, and John William Waterhouse, and classic works such as "The Birth of Venus" by Botticelli and the "Madonna Litta" by Da Vinci.
The oracle is similar to Tarot in that it uses cards as a form of divination, and the companion book (included) offers a few basic spreads or layouts. But that is where the similarity ends. There are only 33 cards (not the 78 of a typical Tarot deck), and there are no suits (pentacles, cups, etc) and no Major Arcana.
From the introduction of the book by Amy Sophia Marashinsky: The Oracle "serves women: to awaken and assist them in restoring the sacredness of their femininity that is unique to women. The Grail Code is life affirming. It is a road map for how to live your life in a way that will restore the sterile, polluted twenty-first century wasteland of modern life in a way that is filled with meaning, love, true liberty, and grace."
That's a bit of a tall order, and I'm not sure the Oracle lives up to it, but it is still a pleasant deck, nonetheless. And it doesn't have to be just for women. I tried this with a group of both men and women -- we each drew one card, and then read the associated descriptions in the book. The meanings were very poignant for each of us.
Let's be honest, this was published at the height of the "Da Vinci Code" craze in 2006. But it still stands up well on its own. Bringing together beautiful, classic works of art depicting the magical archetypes of womanhood -- nursing mothers, powerful queens, angels, warriors, princesses, goddesses -- and exploring the expressions of the self through such aspects of Charity, Love, Forgiveness, Peace, Play, Pleasure -- this is a unique and compelling tool for self-awareness.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Beautiful and Accurate Oracle cards!, Mar 8 2009
By Creative Lady - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Oracle Of The Grail Code (Hardcover)
This oracle deck is just beautiful! I have found it to be quite accurate. The book is very informative and includes meditations that you can do with each card, as well as the meanings of each card. This is a very high quality deck, the book is hardcover and the box the set comes in is first class.