Oracle Dessuart

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The modern imagery, 80's clothing and strange format of this deck might throw people off, but I want to discuss why I really enjoy using these cards. The first thing you might notice is the desert landscape on the backs of the cards which is also the backdrop for every card in the deck (with minor changes.) Another strange feature is the landscape-style or length-wise cards. Most decks are portrait-style with upright images. And then of course there are the subjects of the cards; mostly of people, vehicles, and buildings, with some exceptions including an insect, a flower, a road block, a volcano, and other random things. Certainly the images are meant to portray a story more than wow you with beautiful design, though the pictures are brightly colored and well-drawn. Everything about this deck confused me--at best I found it novel--until I read the small accompanying booklet. It explained the cards are meant to be read side-to-side and play out like a movie. Now the repeating backdrop (is life not but a stage?) the characters, and the landscape format all suddenly make sense! The desert is the setting and the foreground images are all the things that happen in that setting. The sur

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