Oracle Rhô - 2nd Edition - French oracle built around everyday life
Most oracle cards work in timeless imagery. The Oracle Rhô does that too, but it also includes a card for social media, a card for transport, a card for the small irritation that keeps coming back. Roselyne Joulé designed this deck from her own practice as a clairvoyant and card reader, and that shows.
The name Rhô refers to the Greek letter, and also carries her own first name. The deck is published by Ours bipolaire, the company run by her partner Jean-Baptiste Joulé. The second edition came about after a successful crowdfunding campaign on the French platform Ulule.
How the deck is structured
The 80 cards are divided into four families: characters, time, places and actions. Actions make up the largest group, which makes sense. This is primarily an answer deck. Concrete situations, concrete outcomes.
The corner symbol system is the most distinctive feature. Every card carries a symbol in the top right corner and a symbol in the bottom left corner. Draw a card upright and the top right symbol adds a layer of nuance to the meaning. Draw it reversed and you look to the bottom left. Cards with no symbols carry the same meaning regardless of orientation.
Character cards also carry a Fair or Dark marker. This has nothing to do with good or bad. It distinguishes a dreamy, idealistic type from a pragmatic, goal-oriented one. A small distinction that sharpens a reading considerably.
What the guidebook contains
The guidebook is bilingual: French and English, 12 pages each. Every card has a described meaning, and spreads are included, among them the Cross of Rhô. That is Roselyne's own spread, not based on the Celtic Cross but developed from family and oral traditions.
The card numbering was determined by numerologist Laetitia Lê-Defontaine. That is unusual in an oracle deck, and gives the sequence of cards a layer of meaning that most readers will not see at first glance.
If you have a practical question about a day-to-day situation, this deck rarely gives a vague answer. The imagery is direct, and the corner symbol system asks you to pay attention to how the card lands.
About Roselyne Joulé
Roselyne Joulé is a French clairvoyant and card reader. The Oracle Rhô is her own deck, and the name carries her first name within it. She designed both the imagery and the Cross of Rhô spread, which grew out of her own working method.
Production is handled by Jean-Baptiste Joulé through his publishing company Ours bipolaire. The deck is printed entirely in France.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 80
- Card size: 63 x 123 mm
- Language: French and English
- Guidebook: Bilingual, 12 pages per language, with card meanings and spreads
- Packaging: Rigid two-part cloche box
- Print: Printed in France
- Edition: 2nd edition
- Publisher: Ours bipolaire
- Designer: Roselyne Joulé
Questions we often get
What changed between the first and second edition?
The second edition corrects errors found in the first printing. The guidebook is now fully bilingual in French and English. The packaging has also been upgraded to a rigid two-part cloche box.
How exactly does the corner symbol system work?
Each card has a symbol in the top right corner and a symbol in the bottom left. Draw the card upright and the top right symbol adds extra nuance to the reading. Draw it reversed and the bottom left symbol is the relevant one. Some cards carry no symbols at all and read the same in either direction.
