The Heart of Faerie Oracle (Book & Cards) Hardcover – March 1, 2010

I just received this deck today, though I ordered it quite a while ago. Not the fault of anyone other than the US Postal Service. In fact, the day I got the deck in the mail, I went to a local bookstore and bought the deck, thinking I would return the other deck if it ever showed up. My town's post office told me it was lost. When I got home from the bookstore with the new deck, there was the one I ordered from Amazon! I now have two. So I can't help but think that the Faeries are messing with me and having quite a laugh over this and my incredible impatience. I decided to find a friend to take the other deck because it's just too good to return. This deck is beautiful, magikal, and right on. I took them out of the box and did a reading for someone and it was perfect for her question. It was very easy for me to connect with the cards. This deck is a little simpler to use than their first deck, though that one has been my favorite oracle type deck. Since I read professionally, I'm going to study these cards, because as the previous review says, reading what is written in the book really does take it much deeper, though you don't necessarily have to memorize the definitions. I hope to bring this amazing wisdom to my clients. This deck fills in where traditional Tarot stops...and it also encourages your own connection with the Faeries and your own inner guidance. A great deck, highly recommended. Oh, I should also point out that the art is amazing, though that is a given!

Ever since 1981, I have always believed in the faeries and their unseen world after reading Brian Froud's original Faeries. This oracle brings me full circle to the real "magic kingdom". This deck lets one experience a reading from faerieland. The art is stunning! The backs are strong offering reversals if preferred.The organization of the deck is not based on tarot. Its quite original, with a few wild cards thrown in for you, the reader to deal with. The deck is playful and welcoming. The meanings are for you to interpret. If you need a solid reference, there is the handy hardcover book, carefully written by Wendy Froud. Each card get the rational meaning for those who need it. She handles it skillfully, without giving credit to the otherwordly inspirations. Yes, some of the meanings are harsh. The faeries arent always kind and gentle, often times mischievious and troublesome. I like her writing and have little doubt that a good reader would have a problem with the set.It works for beginners, simply for the fact that anyone using this deck is beginning, myself included. I love learning this new system, which challenges and teaches me about someplace I have never considered before-my own heart, where the faeries have always lived!

Quite honestly, I've not had a lot of time, yet, to really explore this book or the deck of cards. However, from what I've read and from flipping through the deck, I'm pleased.The text is much simplified from the previous 'The Faery Oracle Cards', which may be good or bad, I don't know yet. However, the cards are even more gorgeous, if that's possible. I really loved reading the large book 'The Heart of Faerie', which I found to be lush and informative.I actually bought this current book/deck for a friend's birthday (since she has no Froud products but has enjoyed all of mine). The box arrived unsealed and slightly squashed and I hesitated to give it to her in that condition. Was it truly new? It was supposed to be. So, I ordered a second deck so that I would have one. The second deck also arrived unsealed (no celophane) but unsquashed (which is the version I'll give her). Why no celophane?Notwithstanding, I expect I'll enjoy this deck and that my friend and I will have great fun exploring our decks when we go on retreat next month, to the place where we first got turned on to the world of Froud. A place filled with spirits of nature: Breitenbush Hot Springs.

Oh I love this so much! I am a huge fan of Brian and Wend Froud and try and collect as much stuff as I can of their. I just love the everything ( except one thing) about this! The cards are beautiful, the price was amazing, the book is perfect and very much like the Fairy Oracle. My only complaint it the same as the other reviews- the card quality is very disappointing. I guess they took a shortcut to keep the price down, but the cards are pretty thin and flimsy. They are about have the thickness of the Fairy Oracle set if you have that for comparison. Everything else about it is so perfect I would feel bad giving it 5 start. I also knew the card would be thin when purchasing so I am still very satisfied. There are a lot of cards in here that relate/ remind me of his Labyrinth characters- so that was really fun. This is a great addition to any collection- I highly recommend!

I knew the artist's work and liked it, which was the main reason I purchased this. The other reason is because earlier this year, I had a reading with a psychic, and at one point in the reading, she giggled and told me that I have a lot of fairies around me. I asked her about that and she assured me they meant me no harm, but that they just enjoyed being around me. I was surprised, but I liked the idea. I'm an artist, so I thought maybe that was why.The first time I chose a card, I was surprised at the wisdom in the book, and more surprised at the appropriateness of the cards matching my current mood. I like to sit quietly and gently shuffle them until I feel drawn to a particular card. I do this until I have chosen three, then I read the meaning of each card in the order drawn, and I find it helps me to understand where I'm at and it makes me feel better. I find these to be magical, and the artwork is wonderful! I highly recommend them if you are into this sort of thing.