learning to trust my intuition with oracle cards 🔮

Feeling disconnected from oracle decks? You’re not alone. In today's video, I'm sharing my own discomfort with oracle systems, why structure matters to me, and how I'm experimenting with oracle without abandoning what makes tarot so effective.

👉 This is for you if:
You struggle to read with 'pure intuition'.
Oracle decks feel too vague or fluffy.
You want to integrate oracle into tarot without diluting either.

🔮 In this video:
Why tarot's structure feels more generative than oracle.
Critique of cultural appropriation in new age publishing.
Failed oracle experiments, and some ways I actually work with oracle cards.
Building an intuitive practice with a scientific mind.

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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Why oracle decks intimidate me
02:35 – Tarot’s framework vs. oracle’s fluidity
05:14 – Are oracle decks too arbitrary?
08:03 – The problem with relying on intuition
10:25 – A deck that Did Not Work (Earth Alchemy Oracle)
14:50 – Appropriation, mythologising & new age language
18:40 – The Reclaim Oracle: feeling my feelings (reluctantly)
22:00 – How I use oracle practically
24:17 – Outgrow Yourself: Thoth links and integration
27:40 – Visuals, appropriative aesthetics + final reflections

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Earth Alchemy Oracle: https://amzn.to/3SEs3FY
Reclaim Oracle 2022 edition: OOP
Outgrow Yourself: https://outgrowyourself.aktaspaman.nu

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