I love Oracle Cards and recently saw this deck, which I just had to get and tuck away for my granddaughter, who loves all things dragon!
In creating the Dragon Wisdom Oracle
Cards, Christine Arana Fader has written a mystical book about magical beings
that can support you on your spiritual journey.
She worked closely with Anja Kostka to create artwork that captures 38
dragons, 4 elements and one elf. In 2000, Christine Arana
Fader was introduced to the dragon’s energy by the spirit world and came to
work with this energy to introduce people to its power and the energy of
Avalon.
Also known as the
“Dragon Woman,” Fader has met many teachers on her spiritual journey—angels,
power animals, ascended masters, Merlin, and especially dragons. Since 2010 she
has led dragon workshops and trance journeys. The author of different
publications on mystical beings like dragons and elves, she lives in Germany.
Anja Kostka attended Fachoberschule für
Gestaltung in Munich. In addition to the traditional painting and the usual
drawing techniques, she also learned to work with many different materials,
such as glass, felt, wood, metal and clay. She also got to know the technical
world of computers. After excessive self-study she was accepted by Qantm
Institute to study game design and earned her Bachelor of Arts in 2010.
After enjoying Game of Thrones, King
Arthur and other such books and movies, I was interested in learning more about
dragon energy and how these magical beings might support me on my spiritual
journey.
Since I host a weekly “Coffee and Cards”
group for my community, I was excited to open the Dragon Wisdom deck and do a
reading for myself. I asked a question
about a situation at work that I am currently experiencing and drew the card
entitled “Avalon.” I learned “a powerful,
magical energy wants to rise within you. The moon dragon wants to wake the priestess or
sorcerer within you.” (pg 14) Furthermore, I learned that the beautiful dragon
will travel with me to the world of my ancestors and show me the way to solve
my current dilemma. I very clearly
connected with the energy of my grandmother on this journey and heard the word
“compassion.” I was reminded that we
never know everything that someone is dealing with. I felt guided to act with compassion
regarding the person at my office.
Then, I drew a card for the group and
drew the card “Decision.” The key
concepts included the importance of making a decision in a timely fashion. We can ask the brown dragon for support if
the decision seems like too great a burden. Fader also included an easy energy
clearing tool with this card. (pg 25)
I love to pull a card for the group and
allow people to read the message on FaceBook and receive the guidance if the
message speaks to their heart. I’ve already heard from one woman who said that
the message clearly spoke to her and she expressed her thanks.
I absolutely love
these cards. The dragon artwork is
stunning and quite varied. Some of the
designs are very simple and others are multi-layered with lots of shading and
color variations. Along with the guidance shared, she includes a visualization
or exercise to further connect with the dragon energy and these are very well
written. As I also shared, I really
enjoyed the exercises or energy clearing tools. The cards are a great quality,
with a very nice varnish on both sides and rounded corners. The cards are a
good weight for shuffling.
My favorite card
is the one entitled “Peace.” The dragon
is created in shade of blue, from cobalt blue to the light blue of a spring
sky. He looks formidable, yet there is kindness in his eyes. It is a beautiful card for meditation and
Fader includes a beautiful suggestion with blue candles and soft music. She
begins with “Peace in this world begins within you.” (pg 72)
She also includes
this affirmation:
“I am the
expression of divine peace, peace is within me.” (pg 74)
I also enjoyed the elemental cards, such as the one entitled “Fire Chalice.” This card features a ritual from Alba, the queen of all dragons, who invites you to do a ritual she calls “baptism in the element of fire.” She explains that “The baptism is a rite, a rebirth, a ritual cleansing. Baptism is the threshold from the old to a new way of being. (pg 39)
At the end of the
book is a trance meditation that you can record and then utilize to meet YOUR
dragon. (pg 101-107)
The Dragon
Wisdom Oracle deck gives you a hands-on way to
connect with the wisdom, love, and magic of dragons. The artwork is created in
brilliant full-color and the guidebook includes a black and white photo of each
drawing, so you can match the card to the guidance. Note that the cards are not numbered. However,
the guidebook is arranged in alphabetical order, to make it easy to find the
information for each card.
The dragon artwork is really stunning and makes
it easy to connect with the images, so that you can experience and activate the
dragon energies and interact on an intuitive level. These cards would be good
for seekers of all ages. You can use the
cards for daily messages and take the experience even deeper by using the
visualizations or energy clearing tools. Pre-teens or teens would also enjoy
the cards, due to the beautiful artwork.
From the introduction: “You hold a set of
cards full of magic and wisdom in your hands. It is an enchanting mixture of exercises
and messages, created from the wisdom and power of Dragons.” (pg 6)
I really enjoyed this deck.
The artwork is matched only by the beautiful prose of Fader’s mystical
work with her dragon guides. I can’t
wait to share this deck with my granddaughter, who is 10 and loves Harry Potter
and all things magical! I particularly love the script Fader included for a
dragon journey, where you can meet your own mystical guide for your daily life.
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