The Power Deck: The Cards of Wisdom/Book and Cards

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Summary: cards that will guide you through life
Review: For years this deck of cards has been my personal teacher, I take them with me wherever I go. Especially in times of great need, when you feel lost or hurt, the advice from the cards can turn your life around. I find that they are best understood after reading Lynn V. Andrews' books, as the information on the cards is quite condense. Beautiful pictures on the back !

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Summary: Be prepared to learn something about yourself!
Review: Lynn Andrews has been a teacher of mine for many years. Although I've never met her, she has taught me more about myself than any other author I've come across. These cards are based on cards used in one of her books, and each one has meaning based on teachings of the different directions. Even if you have no experience with her books or native american shamanism, these cards' images and beautiful words will touch your soul.

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Summary: Be prepared to learn something about yourself!
Review: Lynn Andrews has been a teacher of mine for many years. Although I've never met her, she has taught me more about myself than any other author I've come across. These cards are based on cards used in one of her books, and each one has meaning based on teachings of the different directions. Even if you have no experience with her books or native american shamanism, these cards' images and beautiful words will touch your soul.

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Summary: Wonderful source for self discovery
Review: My cousin bought me this deck and book and since then I have used it in many ways and for many reasons. I feel a real connection to this deck. It can tell me more about myself and others than any set of tarot I have worked with. This is a wonderful way to learn about yourself. It is a great way for self improvement and even my great friend who reads tarot at fairs has started coming to me in times of need because he feels it is more accurate. Wonderful book! Wonderfully written!

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Summary: Short summary: New Age pap illustrated by surreal cliches.
Review: This deck of 45 cards purports to reveal the secret wisdom of the universe, but the "secrets" turn out to be the usual stuff. Destiny, centering, creativity, balance, courage-- these truths have been around for a very long time. The pictures are beautiful, but there is a certain sameness and repetition to them. Floating globes, the planet Earth, sky where the ground should be, bursts of light, waterfalls, a lot of trees, flowers, rocks and birds: it's as though the artist was working with a small pile of artistic concepts which he combined in random and different ways for each picture.

Each illustration has an explanation on the back, but I don't think it would make much difference which words went with which picture. The Zen Garden with Floating Earth, the Buddha with Orchid and Flying Eagle, Stonehenge in Space, the Boat and Heron with Floating Globes: these could be combined with Magic, Truth, Essence, Virtue, Innocence, or any one of the 45 descriptions.

The wisdom of the cards is the standard New Age stuff. "Know that the powers of the universe are within you." "Your being is like a spirit lodge." "We are all in need of world harmony." "Awaken the power of your will, and find your joy and your laughter."

I was disappointed in this deck.

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Summary: Short summary: New Age pap illustrated by surreal cliches.
Review: This deck of 45 cards purports to reveal the secret wisdom of the universe, but the "secrets" turn out to be the usual stuff. Destiny, centering, creativity, balance, courage-- these truths have been around for a very long time. The pictures are beautiful, but there is a certain sameness and repetition to them. Floating globes, the planet Earth, sky where the ground should be, bursts of light, waterfalls, a lot of trees, flowers, rocks and birds: it's as though the artist was working with a small pile of artistic concepts which he combined in random and different ways for each picture.

Each illustration has an explanation on the back, but I don't think it would make much difference which words went with which picture. The Zen Garden with Floating Earth, the Buddha with Orchid and Flying Eagle, Stonehenge in Space, the Boat and Heron with Floating Globes: these could be combined with Magic, Truth, Essence, Virtue, Innocence, or any one of the 45 descriptions.

The wisdom of the cards is the standard New Age stuff. "Know that the powers of the universe are within you." "Your being is like a spirit lodge." "We are all in need of world harmony." "Awaken the power of your will, and find your joy and your laughter."

I was disappointed in this deck.