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Madame Endora's Fortune Cards

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This is a visually stunning Oracle deck created by Christine Filipak and Joseph Vargo of Monolith Graphics. The dramatic artwork is done in a beautifully detailed Art Nouveau style, and combines Egyptian, Greek and Celtic mythologies with Norse, Alchemical, Astrological, and Pagan symbolism. Each card contains a key phrase giving a hint to the meaning, and are easily read upright or reversed. The 48 cards are divided into 5 different categories:

I. The Royal Court - these cards represent powerful influences in the life of the querent, or person asking the question. Here we find The King, The Queen, The Wizard, The Seer, The Knight, The Maiden, The Minstrel and The Harlequin.

2. The Realm of Fable - these cards represent the outside forces that guide and influence the querent. In this category, we have The Golem, The Greenman, Hindrance, Medusa, The Satyr, Seduction, Serendipity, The Siren, The Sphinx, and The Spirit.

3. The Bestiary houses creatures both real and imagined. In this section you will find The Black Cat, The Chimera, The Dragon, The Gryphon, The Raven, The Serpent, The Spider, The Unicorn, The Wolf, and The Wyvern.

4. The Treasury contains the tools that will assist the querent in attaining their goals. In this section is The Caduceus, The Chalice, The Dagger, The Gate, The Hand of Fate, The Hourglass, The Key, Love, The Mystic Circle, The Oracle, The Shield, and The Talisman.

5. The fifth category is entitled The Elements, and are responsible for exerting specific energies on the reading. This group is comprised of The Sun, The Moon, The Stars, Air, Earth, Fire, Water, and The Winds of Change.

The LWB (Little White Book) was very informative, but short. We would have like to read more in depth about each card. Many of the card titles, however, are self explanatory. For example, The Spider represents patience, while The Raven is a harbinger of doom. The Gate tells you that there is an obstacle in your path, while The Hourglass reminds you that time is of the essence. There are 4 Oracle spreads included in the LWB, but in truth, any of the traditional Tarot spreads would work as well. Although not a Tarot deck, Tarot readers will find much that is familiar. The Magician becomes the Wizard, the High Priestess is found as The Seer, and The Chimera is very reminiscent of the 7 of Cups. The Sun and Moon are also similar in meaning to those found in Tarot.

The cards are slightly oversized, but shuffle easily, and appear to be made of relatively sturdy card stock. We would have preferred a slicker finish, however, to ensure their longevity.

As a general rule, we have not used Oracle type decks in past readings, but considering the striking quality of this beautiful deck it will be hard to resist working with it on a regular basis.

I finally ordered this set of cards through Amazon and was not disappointed. This is NOT tarot, but work much the same way. It is a great way to introduce fortune telling into your life. The art is very nice. The images are easy to memorize, this is not really required, the cards speak for themselves.(literally, the meanings are written on the cards)

I really admire the deck's artistry, especially the backs. It is as if the cards came from some time forgotten cabinet of curiousities. The feel is geared toward gothic style interpretation without totally leaning on the dark side. The deck's big brother Gothic Tarot is much more serious, as this deals with the classical archetypes directly. Madame Endora could almost be consided a new ager. There is nothing wrong with this at all!

This deck could be easily used by children at a sleep overs and not cause too many nightmares. It is a great place to begin for the amature to turn professional.

I've used these cards a few time now and like them very much. Madame Endora's Fortune Cards have a mystical feeling to them like Tarot but are much easier to read. The little book that comes with the deck gives a few layouts that work quite well and it is easy to come up with your own,too. The cards have nice art work that matches the meaning of the card - the meaning is printed on the card face and a more in-depth meaning is included in the book. I find it very easy to use my intuition to know what each card means in its position in the layout. The messages these cards give are very up-beat and positive. If you would like to try your hand at fortune telling and don't want to spend months or years learing the Tarot these are an excellent choice.

Many times a tarot card beginner is put off with having to "memorize" 78 meanings for 78 different cards, or twice that many if you use reversals. I've owned hundreds of tarot card decks, divination decks, etc. over the years and really go for the K.I.S.S. method!

Simple doesn't mean not effective, though. There are 48 cards and each one has the title of the card and a short, to-the-point definition. I've found them to work very well when reading for myself and others.

Rich in symbolism and color! I love this deck of cards!

These were the first oracle cards I had ever used so I was excited to get them, but not really sure what I was getting. Basically, they're very beautiful cards with clear messages on them. A small booklet comes with it that provides a brief message about each card; however, what is written on the cards pretty much sums it up.

If you like art, simple and to-the-point answers to your questions, these oracle cards are good for that. I don't find as in-depth of a reading as one does with tarot cards so make sure you are aware that that is what you want.

One of the most beautiful decks I have ever seen. Easy to learn, easy to use.

I first bought this deck back in late Novemeber and now it is January. I was first attracted to this deck because it is the same publisher of the Gothic Tarot(Joseph Vargo). Before I bought this deck, I did research about it, and went to the publisher's webstie and it shows pictures of the cards. They were absolutely beautiful! This deck is a must have. The readings are freaking accurate that it might scare you. I did my first reading on the deck last night, and I got 3 cards more than 1 time, one card I got 5 times, second card 3 times, and the last one 2 times. I am not kidding, I shuffled like crazy and yet, I got the those three cards still.

I can assure you that you won't regret buying this deck because I haven't! It has become one of my favorite deck in my collections.

This deck is easy to read and use. Its art is beautiful drawing on several cultural traditions. When you read from this deck, you feel like you are the country/town fair and the local psychic is reading for you! It's cute in that sense. This is easier than tarot and has an equal mix of negative and positive messages in the deck. One card in particular is useful-imagination clouds your judgment. Someone I know kept getting this and ironically I felt this person read too much into certain situations. Another card was your secrets are safe. Useful.
My only concern is the paperstock is a little thin. One of my cards already are torn on the backside and I haven't used this deck that much to warrant that.

After sinking a small fortune into purchasing four other decks that just could not seem to give me relevant cards, I have finally found THE ONE. Beautiful pictures that speak to me and magically seem to have an accurate answer when I have a question. The booklet is helpful to give you additional words for thought, but the pictures seem to evoke many meanings without the added help. I asked for these cards at several new age stores and they looked at me like I had grown a third eye. They have no idea what they are missing. These cards are a third eye OPENER. Madame Endora- you rock- now if you would print these on a bit thicker card stock they would be flawless!

I Recently Bought This Deck And The First Reading I Did Was GOOD! Now I Just Have To Be Patient And Wait For The Cards To Prove Accurate. I Believe This Deck To Be One of My Favorites, It's Very Crystal Clear To Understand, I Love The Egyptian Artwork. This Is One Bad Deck of Cards And I Mean That In The Best Way! I Think These Cards May Very Well End Up Being My Favorites! Thanks Madame Endora! Your Fortune Cards Are The Bomb!