Wisdom of the Wild Things Oracle - archetypal guides for your shadow side
Not all oracle cards are soft and gentle. This deck pulls you into the woods, toward the unpolished parts of yourself you might prefer to avoid.
Angi Sullins wrote the texts, Evaboneva illustrated the cards. The imagery is surrealist: figures that are both vulnerable and dark, sweet and unsettling at the same time. That is not accidental. The cards are about duality, about what you see and what you would rather hide.
What you see on the cards
The illustrations are painted in soft tones with plenty of mist, water and forest. The beings themselves are hard to place: half animal, half human, sometimes unrecognisable. They look at you or look away, some are transparent, others solid.
Each figure carries a message about an archetypal quality: fear, longing, resistance, surrender. The cards have silver edges, which gives them a shimmer that stands out when you shuffle.
The 112-page guidebook is in full colour and goes deeper into the symbolism. Sullins writes poetically, but also concretely. You do not get fixed meanings, but descriptions that help you understand the being as a mirror.
How you work with it
This deck works well for daily card pulls and for deeper shadow work. The cards are sturdy enough for intensive use. The included organza bag makes it easy to take the deck with you.
Many people draw one card per day and let it work for a few hours or a full day. The messages are not always comfortable, but they are clear if you give them space.
Draw a card and ask: 'Which wild aspect of myself do I want to see today?' Read the text from the guidebook before bed and notice what stays with you the next morning.
About Angi Sullins and Evaboneva
Angi Sullins lives in Taos, New Mexico, and is known as 'The Muse'. She writes about creativity, freedom and personal growth. Her texts combine humour with depth, always focused on what you would rather not see but need to feel.
Evaboneva illustrates with a dreamlike, surrealist style. Her figures are not beautiful in the traditional sense, but they linger. She paints beings you recognise without knowing from where.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 45
- Card size: 76 x 127 mm
- Finish: silver edges
- Guidebook: 112 pages, full colour
- Extra: organza storage bag
- Box size: 108 x 159 x 35 mm
- Weight: 453 g
- Language: English
- Publisher: U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
- Author: Angi Sullins
- Illustrator: Evaboneva
Questions we often get
Are these cards suitable for beginners?
Yes. The guidebook gives clear descriptions for each card and you do not need prior knowledge to work with them. It is, however, a deck that challenges you, not one that reassures.
What kind of spreads can you do with this deck?
Single card pulls work well. The deck also lends itself to deeper questions about blockages and shadow aspects. The guidebook does not include fixed spreads, you decide how to use the cards.