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Предсказания древнего Авалона
Этот набор из 52 карт, предсказывающих будущее, — прекрасный инструмент, чтобы перекинуть мост между невидимым духовным миром и нашим обычным физическим миром. Карты созданы на основе легенд и мифов о старинном острове Авалон, некогда возвышавшемся из моря у берегов древней Британии, и на учениях его жриц, полных мудрости и проницательности. Они помогут вам понять многие важные истины, составить карту жизненного пути, открыть для себя сокровенные таинства своей судьбы и использовать эти знания, чтобы изменить жизнь к лучшему.
Карты прольют свет на то, что было в прошлом, что нужно осознать в настоящем и что следует вплести в полотно будущего. С их помощью вы откроете потенциал собственной интуиции, если будете следовать подсказкам, посылаемым в виде разных знаков и символов обитателями магического острова Авалон.
Инструкция содержит всю информацию, которая потребуется вам для того, чтобы раскрыть свою главную цель в жизни, осуществить заветные желания и подняться на более высокий уровень самопознания. Вы найдете здесь толкования карт, а прекрасная молитва-заклинание положит начало вашему путешествию в царство магии.
Карты прольют свет на то, что было в прошлом, что нужно осознать в настоящем и что следует вплести в полотно будущего. С их помощью вы откроете потенциал собственной интуиции, если будете следовать подсказкам, посылаемым в виде разных знаков и символов обитателями магического острова Авалон.
Инструкция содержит всю информацию, которая потребуется вам для того, чтобы раскрыть свою главную цель в жизни, осуществить заветные желания и подняться на более высокий уровень самопознания. Вы найдете здесь толкования карт, а прекрасная молитва-заклинание положит начало вашему путешествию в царство магии.
- GenresTarot
180 pages, Cards + Guidebook
First published September 1, 2007
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Colette Baron-Reid
73 books141 followersColette Baron-Reid is an internationally renowned intuitive counselor, educator and best selling Hay House author who helps others recognize and connect with their own intuition, potential and purpose. Powerful motivational speaker, charismatic broadcast personality, and acclaimed performer, storyteller and recording artist, Colette uses her extraordinary spiritual gifts to empower her clients to live a life that is ‘awake and authentic’ and to create a reality that is spiritual, deliberate and meaningful.
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July 22, 2014
Inspired by Arthurian mythology, specifically the lore surrounding the mysterious isle of Avalon, The Wisdom of Avalon Oracle Card Deck is a newly developed divination tool by Colette Baron-Reid, somewhat of a name in the spiritual world of self-development. Consisting of fifty-two cards total with illustrations by Gary A. Lippincott, and accompanied by a small booklet explaining the meaning of the cards, this oracle deck certainly looks fantastic.
The fifty-two cards are divided into four separate groups: the Messengers of Avalon (eight cards), the Animal Guides of Avalon (eighteen cards), the Guides of Faery (five cards), and the Sacred Journey Markers (twenty-one cards). The first three groups are all most excellently illustrated by the aforementioned Lippincott, with flowing watercolour in soft lines and colours. The Scared Journey Markers consist mostly of photoshopped and/or manipulated nature shots, all containing a hidden Marker somewhere in the picture – though these still paint an adequate picture, they are considerably less inspiring than the illustrated cards.
The cards themselves are relatively thick, which makes them sturdy but difficult to shuffle, and are all trimmed with gold. This gives them something special, though be warned – if used often and shuffled often, the gold trim may fleck a bit. The backs of the cards definitely got my interest as well, painted with interlacing Celtic patterns and adorned with a chalice and a crescent moon in blue hues.
The booklet accompanying the cards gives a short description and explanation of each card, as well as a few very rudimentary spreads, mostly aimed towards beginners. It’s simple and clear-cut, and offers little extra than a few sentences of meaning (don’t expect any full-depth analyses of symbology). It is still enough for an accurate understanding of the cards, though.
All in all, it is an interesting and straight-forward oracle card deck, fit especially well for those who have an interest in Arthurian mythology. The only thing I could say I was a little disappointed by was the fact that it didn’t seem particularly well-researched. Anyone with even a small taste for Avalon could probably have conjured up the markers, the archetypes, and the animals – combined with the booklet that didn’t go too deep into meaning, either, there might be better decks out there for the hardcore Arthurian zealots.
Even so, the art of the first thirty-one cards is beautiful, it reads very straight-forwardly, and it still has an Avalon and/or faefolk vibe despite coming across as not as well-researched. It has become one of my personal favourites.
The fifty-two cards are divided into four separate groups: the Messengers of Avalon (eight cards), the Animal Guides of Avalon (eighteen cards), the Guides of Faery (five cards), and the Sacred Journey Markers (twenty-one cards). The first three groups are all most excellently illustrated by the aforementioned Lippincott, with flowing watercolour in soft lines and colours. The Scared Journey Markers consist mostly of photoshopped and/or manipulated nature shots, all containing a hidden Marker somewhere in the picture – though these still paint an adequate picture, they are considerably less inspiring than the illustrated cards.
The cards themselves are relatively thick, which makes them sturdy but difficult to shuffle, and are all trimmed with gold. This gives them something special, though be warned – if used often and shuffled often, the gold trim may fleck a bit. The backs of the cards definitely got my interest as well, painted with interlacing Celtic patterns and adorned with a chalice and a crescent moon in blue hues.
The booklet accompanying the cards gives a short description and explanation of each card, as well as a few very rudimentary spreads, mostly aimed towards beginners. It’s simple and clear-cut, and offers little extra than a few sentences of meaning (don’t expect any full-depth analyses of symbology). It is still enough for an accurate understanding of the cards, though.
All in all, it is an interesting and straight-forward oracle card deck, fit especially well for those who have an interest in Arthurian mythology. The only thing I could say I was a little disappointed by was the fact that it didn’t seem particularly well-researched. Anyone with even a small taste for Avalon could probably have conjured up the markers, the archetypes, and the animals – combined with the booklet that didn’t go too deep into meaning, either, there might be better decks out there for the hardcore Arthurian zealots.
Even so, the art of the first thirty-one cards is beautiful, it reads very straight-forwardly, and it still has an Avalon and/or faefolk vibe despite coming across as not as well-researched. It has become one of my personal favourites.
February 9, 2015
The Wisdom of Avolon takes you in a land and a time where still a purity was accesible to connect with.
Reading in 3 or 5 or 7 cards will bring you many ideas and answers very different that many oracles, for me at least. I like a lot that they seem to remind you, again and again, that we are spiritual beings on a human jurney, and not the other way around.
There are 4 groups of cards The Messengers, The Animal Guides, The Guides of Faery and The Sacred Journey Markers. As we walk Our Path in the World we meet all kind of guides and messengers and all sorts of markers that can help or challenge us, and if you realy ask, and I mean realy ask for guidance it will come and show you the next step. Sometimes it is just about enough.
Reading in 3 or 5 or 7 cards will bring you many ideas and answers very different that many oracles, for me at least. I like a lot that they seem to remind you, again and again, that we are spiritual beings on a human jurney, and not the other way around.
There are 4 groups of cards The Messengers, The Animal Guides, The Guides of Faery and The Sacred Journey Markers. As we walk Our Path in the World we meet all kind of guides and messengers and all sorts of markers that can help or challenge us, and if you realy ask, and I mean realy ask for guidance it will come and show you the next step. Sometimes it is just about enough.
January 17, 2017
This deck is one of my favorite, go to oracle decks. I am a Sister of Avalon and am studying extensively the Arthurian traditions and the Avalonian way and this deck fits in nicely with my daily reads and more extensive readings with clients. The artwork is detailed and helpful in interpretation and the card stock is very good. It's a great size and glossy finish. Definitely recommended!
September 12, 2018
Book and Deck
December 3, 2020
I enjoy this Oracle and like the artwork, I love that it is Celtic and Avalon inspired, too. It is easy enough to read with the guidebook. I however, don’t find myself going to use it as often as I do over other oracles.
November 10, 2018
Some cool art in here, but also some problems. The largest suit (the 'sacred journey markers') was clearly made by feeding generic forest photos through an automatic vectorizing program, and these forest vectors don't seem to relate meaningfully to the card titles in their suit. I can see why there aren't any examples of this suit on the back of the box! Also, the four elemental faeries don't look like they belong in the deck: they're decidedly not Celtic, they're of whole other continents, and they don't represent their elements very well, choosing instead to blankly hug themselves. Some of the other cards correspond directly to the Tarot's Major Arcana, which is thematically appropriate but uninteresting. The gilding is flaking off the card edges and there is some peeling. The card backs make it very clear whether a card is reversed, so reversals are out unless you close your eyes while choosing cards. The guidebook content is concise but psychologically limiting, written mostly in second-person, as if the only thing a symbol can do is give personal advice. All in all, this deck will probably be useful once I remove the faeries and develop proper meanings for the cards -- which shouldn't be hard, as they all refer to already-familiar types and concepts.
December 24, 2023
I got the cards this week and just read the guidebook while looking at each card. The messages in the book are pretty clear. I still have to see how the cards work for me though. The illustrations are beautiful, although for some cards I could not see the connection between the picture and the meaning of the card.
March 6, 2018
Another amazing deck from Colette Baron Reid. I love it and use it a lot.
April 24, 2021
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Click the above link to see a walkthrough of this deck.
Click the above link to see a walkthrough of this deck.
February 21, 2023
Quick impressions: I did enjoy using this deck, and it is one I would keep using. In the end, I really like it, and I am glad I have it.
(Full review available on my blog.)
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September 9, 2013These are Oracle cards and very good to work with. The Pictures are very in depth and tell a story just on their own without needing another card so recommend for a daily card reading.
March 26, 2023
This is one of my, favorite oracle decks to use! I adore anything related to Avalon and found the symbolism presented to be easy to relate to. Great deck to work with! Love it!
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