Shamanic Crystals Oracle - crystals paired with animal guides
Not every oracle works with one symbol per card. This deck combines two: each crystal is paired with a specific animal. Amethyst with wolf, rose quartz with eagle, tiger's eye with bear. Barbara Marchi has created 45 combinations that work together as mirrors for what is happening in your life.
The deck is published by Rockpool Publishing. The illustrations are clear and quiet in style. Each crystal is recognisably depicted, each animal too. There is no decoration that distracts from the two symbols that form the message.
What you see on the cards
Each card shows a crystal together with an animal. The combination is always deliberately chosen: the crystal and the animal strengthen each other's message. The 160-page guidebook explains what that strengthening means for each card.
The themes that recur are protection, courage, intuition, healing. Not abstract concepts, but concrete qualities you can recognise in your daily life. The texts in the guidebook are practical: they point to situations you can fill in yourself.
How to work with it
Pull one card and read the corresponding text in the guidebook. Look first at the crystal, then at the animal, and only then read what the combination means. The guidebook also contains spreads for those who want to use multiple cards at once.
This deck does not require prior knowledge of crystals or animal symbolism. Everything you need is in the guidebook. It does help if you are already somewhat used to oracle cards, because the texts are not about listing meanings but about how you can relate the symbols to yourself.
Hold the crystal shown on the card in your hand while you read the text. This connects the visual message with a tangible object.
About Barbara Marchi
Barbara Marchi works with crystals and symbolism. For this deck she selected 45 crystals and paired each with an animal that reflects or complements the energy of that crystal.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 45
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781922574213
- Publisher: Rockpool Publishing
- Weight: 460 g
- Dimensions: 125 x 170 x 35 mm
- Contents: 45 cards, 160-page full-colour guidebook, hardcover box
- Author: Barbara Marchi
Questions we often get
Do I need to know anything about crystals before I can use this deck?
No. The 160-page guidebook explains what each crystal means and how to use that information. You read what is there and apply it to your own situation.
What is the difference from an oracle that has only one symbol per card?
You get two layers of information per card: what the crystal radiates and what the animal says. The guidebook explains how the two form a message together. That gives more points of connection than a single symbol.
