Tao Oracle: An Illuminated New Approach to the I Ching

Beautiful deck. Has always been my go to

I am not familiar with I Ching or the Tao. But I loved the Osho zen tarot kit by the same author & artist. My hope is to learn more of another’s culture as we live on a small rock. 64 cards with good non glossy stock. No gilded edges. Keywords, symbols and I Ching with beautiful art all on the cards. They are meant to be read upright. The guidebook is massive as these books go. Small images of each card and font is normal size. The details of the symbols are Yin & Yang and will require some study. How the hexagrams are formed and can become a separate workbook each of us can fashion to our tastes. Really a great adventure into hexagrams & I Ching philosophy.

This oracle deck is a complete system. If you are one who doesn't usually like oracle decks because they don't offer as much of a balanced system as say, a Tarot deck, then this is the deck for you. This deck can be used for most types of readings as it features a balanced system of both light and dark cards, and it gives you so much to work with. I mean, you have a beautiful image that is great to read intuitively, and then you have a title and multiple different keywords to go off of. I will say, that I don't have much knowledge on the I-ching, which is what this deck is based off of, so I can't say much on that regard. However, if you are like me and you are in the market for a balanced oracle deck to use for many types of readings, then this is the deck for you. You can literally use this deck right off the box with no previous knowledge of the cards due to the many keywords featured on the cards. It does also come with a big book, I haven't read too much of it at this point, but it does feature a good amount of information on the I-ching system if that interests you. I can't leave this review without mentioning the buttery-silky smooth matte cardstock. I have over 60 Tarot & Oracle decks, and this card stock is hands down in my top 3. I mean, it's truly a delight to touch and shuffle. 9.5/10. Highly recommend.

I have been a professional Tarot Card reader for over 40 years, and a student of the I Ching for just about as long. This is as beautiful and useful a deck as I have ever seen. I use it as my primary deck in my own readings.It never fails to share love, wisdom, guidance, and inspiration.Regarding the chief criticsm on this site: yes, there may be other more profund books on the I Ching, including of course the ancient texts themselves, but that is not the point. The little book that comes with the cards is just a helpful additional tool. These amazing cards themselves are the point.They are pure, accurate, useful, and inspiring. If a picture is worth a thousand words, these beautifully and profoundly rendered card illustrations -- with perfect use of shape, form, subject, and color -- are priceless in helping to reveal the inner nature of the I Ching and make them thus more accessible to all who would benefit from this ancient oracular device. They also enable one to learn from the I Ching in a faster and more comprehensive manner than is available solely through the coins or yarrow sticks.They are not just Tarot cards, they are fine art.This is why I use them -- and am grateful that they are in my life.Thank you, Ma Deva Padma. Your work is extraordinary skillful -- and extraordinarily divine!(By the way, I would love to know if you have posters available? I will have to check online -- I particularly love your card of Peace, finding it as soothing as anything I have ever seen!)

OMG These cards are so beautiful. I plan to use them as Oracle cards as I know nothing about I Ching. The meanings are on the cards. The images are stunning. I love the card stock too. It's not thick cardboard like many oracle decks. The cards are good stock with some type of coating on them so they should last a long time. The cards are larger than tarot. I have small hands & traditional shuffling is difficult for me (even with tarot size cards).. I do a vertical overhand shuffle which works for me. If you are on the fence, these are fabulous cards. I don't think you will be disappointed.5/29/17 Update: I am sending these beauties back. 2 of the cards have large white spots on the back like they were stuck together from the printer. I didn't notice it in the beginning as I was so intrigued with the beautiful pictures on the front of the cards. Also these cards sort of clump together & are really difficult to shuffle. They may need some fanning powder or something on them to make them shuffle better. The book & cards are so beautiful, I hated to send them back.

I use this oracle to give help in my emotional/spiritual life . I use Brian walkers book on the l ching and Carol Anthony's book also to find the correct hexagram and read their interpretation for that hexagram. The hexagram is the advice given for that day. The hexagram is found by tossing 3coins six times. The hexagam card or cards are then found in the tao oracle cards. I then read the words on the card and meditate a few minutes on the picture on the card. The description in the tao oracle of the hexagram in it's book also gives clues to the reading of the hexagram. I display the card on my chest of drawers for easy viewing during the day. The artwork on the cards are worth the cost of the entire oracle. Highly recommend the tao oracle and the I ching book by Brian walker. Many blessings Have fun and help with the I Ching.