Published and released by Red Feather (part of Schiffer Publishing) in October 2021, The Wild Harmonic Oracle is an oracle deck aimed to aid readers and subjects to grasp the subtle realms of energy in our everyday lives, and to cultivate what is often referred to as ‘dreaming awareness’.
Gabriel J Marihugh
Gabe Marihugh is an artist, musician, and teacher of meditation, subtle energy, and sacred ritual. Gabe has studied and practised meditation and myriad esoteric teachings for over thirty years, he now teaches regular classes on meditation and magic, as well as hosting weekly tea ceremonies.
Pretty Packaging
The Wild Harmonic Oracle arrives in a sturdy, hexagonal shaped, brightly coloured, cardboard box featuring turquoise and purple artwork. Upon opening the packaging, the cards themselves are housed within a purple cardboard frame ideal for storage and display purposes.
The Guidebook
The Wild Harmonic Oracles comes with a 176 page, colour printed, guidebook which includes a dedication, a lengthy Table of Contents, a Foreward, information upon playing with the cards, getting elemental, the differing energy centres, card rotation, card colour coordination, how to read with the cards, a note upon the author, and a double-page spread upon each of the cards explaining their meaning, an inquiry, and a meditational suggestion for the cards.
The Cards
This quirky, circular divination deck consists of sixty-five, high-quality, matt-finish cards featuring a beautiful, mandala style logo backing purple and turquoise with plain white edging. This deck is based upon a series of elemental relationships and has been split into the following categories: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Spirit, Celestial, and Dimensional.
Taking A Closer Look At The Wild Harmonic Oracle
In order to further illustrate and explain the Wild Harmonic Oracle, I have put together a detailed walkthrough of both the guidebook and each of the cards within the deck.
Reading With The Wild Harmonic Oracle
Whilst the Wild Harmonic Oracle may be used independently, I have spent the past week or so using these cards to compliment daily divination readings alongside Tarot and Rune cards. Though I once joked that circular shaped cards are much like coffee coasters, I actually rather like working with alternative shaped and styled cards, especially this deck as I have quite small hands and these smooth, matt-printed, cards aren’t all that big thus are super easy to shuffle.
I love it when divination decks use colour to convey messages and themes as it makes things simpler to read intuitively. That, and I’m quite the organised type so do so love it when things have been categorised into a certain order – these little details tend to appeal to my OCD tendencies!
Whilst there are sixty-five cards within the Wild Harmonic Oracle, elements (such as shadow readings) may be added or removed according to the reader’s personal preferences and requirements.
Though the cards are clearly labelled and titled, the deck is simple to shuffle and the imagery features fabulous colours and artwork, this deck sadly lacks numbers upon the cards. Though the imagery and title of the card convey part of the message to the readers, it’s always worth looking up further information from the guidebook especially if you are wishing to carry out the meditational guidance included. I personally would have found this deck easier to work with had the cards themselves been numbered in relation to the table of contents. However, I did find by flicking through the guidebook I was eventually able to locate cards by their imagery and gain further information when required.
Purchasing & Pricing Information
The Wild Harmonic Oracle is available to purchase online via Red Feather for $26.99, or within the UK via Gazelle Book Services for £24.99. This deck is also available via Amazon for only £24.16 (as of November 2021).
To Summarise
The Wild Harmonic Oracle is a cute, quirky, circular deck with a lengthy, informative guidebook suitable for all levels and abilities of readers. This bright, bold, and beautiful deck is the ideal tool for meditative exploration and may be used independently or alongside alternative divination tools.
For further information upon the Wild Harmonic Oracle visit www.wildharmonic.com or for alternative Red Feather publications visit https://redfeathermbs.com
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Product Rating
Disclosure: I was sent the above product for the purpose of this post however all opinions are my own.