Oracle of Visions - digital art without a fixed system
Not every oracle deck works with a fixed system. This deck by Ciro Marchetti deliberately leaves structures like tarot or Lenormand to one side. Instead you get 52 images that operate as standalone stories, each with its own dramaturgy.
The style is digital and theatrical. Victorian costumes, carnival props, dreamlike sets. Marchetti builds scenes as if they are stage plays, complete with masks, mirrors and characters who look directly at you. The imagery is lush, sometimes even overloaded, but that is exactly the point.
What you see on the cards
Each image tells a story without words. A woman with a birdcage. A man looking through a magnifying glass. A figure caught in a web of ropes. The cards show archetypal situations, roles we play, patterns we recognise from our own lives.
The colours are saturated, often gold, red, blue and sepia. The compositions are symmetrical and frontal, which strengthens the theatrical impression. There is no text on the cards themselves, only a title at the bottom. The images have to do the work.
The 140-page guidebook offers an interpretation for each card, but Marchetti encourages you to look for yourself first. What is happening on the card? How do the characters relate to each other? What emotion does the image evoke? Those questions often lead to insight faster than looking up a fixed meaning.
How you work with it
This deck is built for free interpretation. No positions, no fixed spreads, no hierarchy between cards. You draw a card and look at what you see. That makes it accessible for beginners who do not yet know tarot or Lenormand, but it also works for experienced readers who seek that very freedom.
Many people use it for daily draws, journaling or meditation. The images are rich enough to keep looking at for a long time. One card can reveal new layers for a week.
Lay a card in front of you and describe out loud what you see, as if you are narrating a scene from a film. That description is often more relevant than the meaning in the booklet.
About Ciro Marchetti
Ciro Marchetti is a digital artist with a background in graphic design. He works from the United Kingdom and has several bestselling decks to his name, including the Gilded Reverie Lenormand and the Tarot of Dreams.
His style is recognisable: hyperrealistic, rich in detail, with a fondness for 19th-century symbolism. He combines classical themes with digital techniques, which makes his work feel both old and contemporary.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 52
- Card size: 89 x 127 mm
- Language: English
- Guidebook: 140 pages
- Finish: Heavy cardstock with smooth finish
- Packaging: Sturdy storage box
- Weight: 530 g
- Publisher: U.S. Games Systems Inc.
- Artist: Ciro Marchetti
Questions we often get
Do I need to know tarot or Lenormand to use this deck?
No. This deck has no fixed system and requires no prior knowledge. You work with what you see on the card, not with learned meanings.
How does this differ from a tarot deck?
Tarot has a fixed structure with 78 cards divided into Major and Minor Arcana. This oracle deck has 52 cards without hierarchy or fixed order. The emphasis is on visual storytelling rather than symbolic systems.
