I Became An Oracle Card Decks Enthusiast In 2022.
And It Has Made Me Hopeful.
September 2018.
It was late into the first year of mourning the sudden death of my cousin brother when I found Oracle Cards.
I don't remember what I was scavenging for on YouTube and Google searches. However, somehow I found the intuitive, spiritual and oracle expert, Colette Baron-Reid. After watching a couple of her videos, I was attracted to and interested in what she was explaining. I also signed up for the 3-day email workshop about her new deck - Wisdom of the Oracle. As I watched the videos and tried out the exercises, I was surprised to see how the cards were telling me exactly what was happening in my life at that moment. It was such an eye-opener that I knew I couldn't doubt that there's a Higher Power at play here.
I never denied the existence of Higher Power. I always knew there was something more powerful than us mortals. For some, it's a God or Goddess; for some, it's Nature; for some, it's the stars; for some, it's the spirits; and for some, it's simply called Universe. It doesn't matter what shape, form, face or name you give it - there is Higher Power around us. And since I was raised in a Roman Catholic environment for a long time, this Higher Power took shape and the name of Jesus and Mother Mary for me.
I spent a year finding out more about this spiritual side of life. Oracle, Numerology, Astrology, Yoga, Meditation - I read books, watched videos, and attended free online workshops. I believe Universe liked my new interest in it because it started sending me more things and people to check out. Suddenly, I come to know that my best friend of then nine years has a granny-aunt who's an astrologer. I travelled to the other side of the city I had never been to and got my mind blown again. What she told me about me made absolute sense.
In December 2019, I decided that instead of watching and reading about Oracle Cards, I'll invest in a deck of mine. And what better way to start that journey other than with the deck that started it all? So I hopped on Amazon and bought my first deck - Wisdom of the Oracle by Colette Baron-Reid.
Ever since then, I have been pulling out cards for myself regularly. Over the years, my process has evolved, but the core is the same. Whenever I have a question or a problem or feel like having a conversation, I sit down with my decks. Earlier, I used to imagine the Higher Power as Universe. However, later I realised that it would be more personal if I gave it the name and face of my lost loved ones. So I gave the name and face of my cousin and my grandfather.
Last year, I learned about the existence of Tarot Card readings on YouTube. That opened up a completely different and more significant treasure box for me. And seeing me this interested in Cards, sometimes my friend and my mother come to me to ask the Universe what's up with their lives.
There also came a time when my logical side had some queries. "Aren't you doing cards a bit too much?" I'd hear it say, and I replied, "Valid question." Because it is valid, the extreme of anything, even the good stuff, can turn poisonous. And we don't want that. So I sat with that question for some time and got an answer.
No, I am not doing cards too much, nor am I too dependent on them. I only do cards (or watch a card video) when I intuitively feel like doing so. I realise that these cards are helping me receive messages from Higher Power, Higher Self and Inner Child, and they are guiding me. But their guidance will only work when I take the necessary action. I don't do cards and leave the experience there. I try my best to work on the advice given to me.
Another point that my logical side brings up is - "Isn't this too hippy and woo-woo?" Maybe it is, maybe it is not. But here's what the cards are doing for me.
Before I knew about the cards, I was lost, anxious and scared. I didn't know where I was and where I was heading. I had trouble accepting and embracing my past, and I was worrying myself physically sick about the future.
After I started reading the cards, I became much calmer. I am sure about myself, and I know that whatever the future holds, I'll be able to take care of it. Every day, I am accepting and embracing my past and working towards a better future without stressing out about it. I am rekindling my relationship with myself and my inner child while building a loving and respectful relationship with my future self.
And if I had to use only three words to describe what the Oracle Cards are doing for me, it has given me hope.
In a day and age where it feels like hope and love are dying a slow death, if something makes me keep believing in the positive, I'll keep at it.
