Jasmine Becket-Griffith is by far my favorite artist. Since I was in highschool I'd fallen in love with her artwork filled with mermaids, fae, and even everyday women. Her Oracle of Shadows and Light is my all time favorite divination deck in my entire collection.
So needless to say I think I own every one of her decks she's published. (There's a tarot out in December and a mermaid themed one coming out not much long after!!)
Keeping with this week's theme of vampires I've decided to review this lovely deck.
To me, it has a very Victorian feel. Which I LOVE! And of course all the art is done by Becket-Griffith, so no surprises there. Just a continuation of her amazing talent. There isn't just vampires in this deck. We find dark Fae, darker nature spirits, and even spirits. All with the continued message of looking inward towards our shadow selves and learning about that side of us.
This deck is very easy to read with, a small note of what the card means is underneath it's title. It's not hard at all to use your intuitive reading skills to pick up things pictorally from the artwork. This gives multiple layers to a reading.
Unlike quite a few oracles this deck is very well balanced between cards that focus around both positive and negative aspects of everyday life. Not to mention the numerous cards that urge one to be confident and stick to who they are. I've noticed this before in her decks-- while they are not all love and light they definitely will tell you to stand up for yourself and be proud of who you are.
I would recommend this deck to anyone who loves a more gothic style of artwork, who is looking for a deck that can be used to better yourself.
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