Tao Oracle: An Illuminated New Approach to the I Ching

This oracle deck is a complete system. If you are one who doesn't usually like oracle decks because they don't offer as much of a balanced system as say, a Tarot deck, then this is the deck for you. This deck can be used for most types of readings as it features a balanced system of both light and dark cards, and it gives you so much to work with. I mean, you have a beautiful image that is great to read intuitively, and then you have a title and multiple different keywords to go off of. I will say, that I don't have much knowledge on the I-ching, which is what this deck is based off of, so I can't say much on that regard. However, if you are like me and you are in the market for a balanced oracle deck to use for many types of readings, then this is the deck for you. You can literally use this deck right off the box with no previous knowledge of the cards due to the many keywords featured on the cards. It does also come with a big book, I haven't read too much of it at this point, but it does feature a good amount of information on the I-ching system if that interests you. I can't leave this review without mentioning the buttery-silky smooth matte cardstock. I have over 60 Tarot & Oracle decks, and this card stock is hands down in my top 3. I mean, it's truly a delight to touch and shuffle. 9.5/10. Highly recommend.

I am not familiar with I Ching or the Tao. But I loved the Osho zen tarot kit by the same author & artist. My hope is to learn more of another’s culture as we live on a small rock. 64 cards with good non glossy stock. No gilded edges. Keywords, symbols and I Ching with beautiful art all on the cards. They are meant to be read upright. The guidebook is massive as these books go. Small images of each card and font is normal size. The details of the symbols are Yin & Yang and will require some study. How the hexagrams are formed and can become a separate workbook each of us can fashion to our tastes. Really a great adventure into hexagrams & I Ching philosophy.

I have been a professional Tarot Card reader for over 40 years, and a student of the I Ching for just about as long. This is as beautiful and useful a deck as I have ever seen. I use it as my primary deck in my own readings.It never fails to share love, wisdom, guidance, and inspiration.Regarding the chief criticsm on this site: yes, there may be other more profund books on the I Ching, including of course the ancient texts themselves, but that is not the point. The little book that comes with the cards is just a helpful additional tool. These amazing cards themselves are the point.They are pure, accurate, useful, and inspiring. If a picture is worth a thousand words, these beautifully and profoundly rendered card illustrations -- with perfect use of shape, form, subject, and color -- are priceless in helping to reveal the inner nature of the I Ching and make them thus more accessible to all who would benefit from this ancient oracular device. They also enable one to learn from the I Ching in a faster and more comprehensive manner than is available solely through the coins or yarrow sticks.They are not just Tarot cards, they are fine art.This is why I use them -- and am grateful that they are in my life.Thank you, Ma Deva Padma. Your work is extraordinary skillful -- and extraordinarily divine!(By the way, I would love to know if you have posters available? I will have to check online -- I particularly love your card of Peace, finding it as soothing as anything I have ever seen!)

I use this along with Carol Anthony's Guide to the I-Ching. I like to sometimes pick a card from the box of the Tao Oracle and then read what the Tao Oracle book says as well as Anthony's book. (Sometimes I just use Anthony's book.) The reason I use both is that I feel that the Tao Oracle is different in the way it explains things, and without Anthony's book, I would misunderstand the message relative to what I am asking. In that respect I may have given these cards a 4 stars rating, but that could be bec I got so used to working with Anthony's guide which is based on much more writing, so I will give it 5 stars esp for the artwork and how easy it is to use this system. I am very glad I purchased the Tao Oracle, especially for the beautifully designed cards which make for a more pleasant and meaningful experience while doing I-Ching work. If I did not have this, I would buy it again. Then again, part of the reason is that I have not seen any other oracle cards, and even if there were others, i like that this one has a book.

OMG These cards are so beautiful. I plan to use them as Oracle cards as I know nothing about I Ching. The meanings are on the cards. The images are stunning. I love the card stock too. It's not thick cardboard like many oracle decks. The cards are good stock with some type of coating on them so they should last a long time. The cards are larger than tarot. I have small hands & traditional shuffling is difficult for me (even with tarot size cards).. I do a vertical overhand shuffle which works for me. If you are on the fence, these are fabulous cards. I don't think you will be disappointed.5/29/17 Update: I am sending these beauties back. 2 of the cards have large white spots on the back like they were stuck together from the printer. I didn't notice it in the beginning as I was so intrigued with the beautiful pictures on the front of the cards. Also these cards sort of clump together & are really difficult to shuffle. They may need some fanning powder or something on them to make them shuffle better. The book & cards are so beautiful, I hated to send them back.

As cartas são bem coloridas e possuem mensagens o que pode ajudar na interpretação de cada carta. O livro que acompanha o oráculo é muito bom. Recomendo a todos que gostam de I Ching.

Llegó en perfectas condiciones y es una baraja con peso, muy buen precio y una calidad que supera lo que se esperaba. Bien currada las cartas y caja dura, resistente. Edición en inglés a un precio que es regalado practicamente. Algunas cartas no me gustan por el simbolismo que han usado para expresar el concepto de la carta pero en general son bellas en si mismas. Me encantan.

Thanks for selling this beautiful tarot card deck ❤️

Magnifique Oracle !Les cartes sont sublimes, les illustrations sont magnifiques et la finition des cartes effet mate est super. Le livret accompagnant est très conséquent et fourni.

El empaque es bueno donde está a la mano el libro y las cartas, el material de las cartas es muy bueno se barajea sin problema,con un acabado mate y el arte es hermoso.Una buena inversión .