Raven’s Wand Oracle

Mind, Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: Raven’s Wand Oracle by Steven Hutton, published by US Games Systems Inc. £20.45 Boxed set of 44 cards and guidebook. Card size: 4” x 6”. 

A deck based on The Dark Raven Chronicles Trilogy storyline of witchcraft that imparts the Wisdom of the Ages. Valonia, an old sage, is head of the Wildwood Coven that hides from the Illuminati Knights in the hills of Northern England in the eighteenth century. Valonia is Keeper of the Wand - as black as a raven’s feather! Many in the Coven have specific duties and powers: Sunday Flowers for forgiveness and atonement, Evelyn Ashe for acceptance. The characters are wise yet humble, profound yet practical. There are twin dragons, Hethra Oak of Summer and Rilla Baldragon of Winter. They sleep and dream, and their dream creates the patterns of life. The witches kneel each day and touch the earth to listen to the heartbeat of the dragons. They send their hopes for love and peace within the dreams of The Twins. 

Each card has 120 words of upright and 100 words of reversed meaning. There are 4 layouts: Way-Beware, a one-card choice; Earth & Thunder, a 7-card spread; Dark Ravens Spread, a 3-card spread, and The Four Seasons Spread, 4 card spread. 

The artwork has style and elegance, and lends itself to the creativity of excellent readings. I would think for a more experienced reader, though with such magical artwork, and with a little instruction, even a beginner could receive interesting readings from this deck. You needn’t know the storyline - make them up using your inspiration and intuition and in doing that, you will access your psychic abilities!

Winter’s Throne: Before returning as Blackwand, Sunday Flowers was solstice queen, a high ranking ambassador for magic. Understanding that she represented a living figurehead for witchcraft, she weirded splendours and majesty and conducted herself with total dedication. Although proud (and even a little arrogant), she accepted that she was merely magic’s servant. It takes a strong will to bask in glory and know that it isn’t yours personally. Ego tempts us to believe credit should always belong to us, when in truth satisfaction in a job well done is reward enough. 

Reviewer: Wendy Stokes.   https://wendystokes.co.uk