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DevilishAngel
05-07-2009, 17:51
I'm torn between these two
DragonFae's Oracle
and
Hawaiian Oracle
Anything to say about either deck?
Golden Moon
05-07-2009, 19:24
I'd go with the DragonFae's Oracle. The images are really nice and the quantity of cards are fair enough. But thats just my own opinion. :)
BodhiSeed
05-07-2009, 22:15
I had the Hawaiian Oracle and traded it away soon after I got it. The card quality and pictures were not what I had expected after seeing the scans online. On the other hand, though I don't have it myself, I hear lots of people saying nice things about the Dragonfae!
The Dragonfae is pretty but their red dragon ('ddraig goch') is green! Being sloppy about things like that really puts me off.
But it is really pretty :D
souljourney
06-07-2009, 13:20
I have both...
VERY different decks... in every way they are different.
If you like them both, I'd say get both.
I probably connect more with the images in the Dragonfae deck, and generally like it better.
The Hawaiian deck is very rooted in Hawaiian meaning, etc. So in my opinion requires more "study" than Dragonfae for me. But I'm more into the dragon, celtic, fae stuff so it's "easier" to understand, etc.
I also like the artwork in the Dragonfae better, but they are so different. Really this is comparing apples to broccoli...
Miss Divine
06-07-2009, 20:38
I don't have the Hawaiian Oracle, but I do have the Dragonfae.
From all the oracles I own, it's only the Dragonfae & Lenormand that I use everyday.
The Dragonfae cards are gorgeous, but what they have to offer is what really makes this deck a must have for me.
I have plenty of other oracles, yeah they're pretty, but that's mostly all they've been doing...sittin' pretty on a shelf!
DevilishAngel
09-07-2009, 08:33
The Hawaiian deck is very rooted in Hawaiian meaning, etc. So in my opinion requires more "study" than Dragonfae for me.
I've heard this. So would you think it's hard for someone who has no background on it to read/interpret them.
faunabay
09-07-2009, 08:41
Like souljourney I have both as well. I love both of them. I also agree with her that it's like comparing apples to broccoli - they are that different. About the only thing they have in common is they're both oracles. LOL
But unlike what some of the other people (bodhran :P) have said I LOVE the artwork for the Hawaiian! I think it's beautiful, extremely dreamy looking and feeling. It's supposed to draw from the Lemurian spiritual energies (similar to Atlantis).
But the Hawaiian does take more study and to tell the truth I have to use the book everytime I draw a card. It is interesting learning, but I can't use it intuitively.
Now the Dragonfae, right out of the box, talked to me!! And talked. And talked! }) It's similar to the Froud Faeries deck in that they have become more than cards to me. They're my friends. :* I adore my dragonfae deck and would never be without it.
Like I said before I really like both of these decks, but if I HAD to just choose one it would be the dragonfae, hands down.
Rev_Vesta
09-07-2009, 09:24
Hi...
I have Oracle of the Dragonfae....... and found it very easy to work with as soon as I got it out of the box.......
I do not have The Hawaiian Orcale Deck...... but if you are totally drawn to it.......and love the imagery and find that you are totally connected to the Mystery of it and the Hawaiian Teachings......then why not also work with it.........You might find different clients suit different decks... but also you might yourself work with different decks for personal journey...
Vesta
.traveller.
09-07-2009, 10:51
The Hawaiian Oracle has a puffin on one of the cards!!!! :bugeyed: :heart:
This is what happens when I randomly click on threads... just another victim of a drive-by enabling.
DevilishAngel
09-07-2009, 11:55
Could anyone tell my how the faerie oracle, Hawaiian and Dragonfae differentiate in meanings of the cards and how they would be used (daily, guidance, readings etc.)
faunabay
09-07-2009, 12:25
Could anyone tell my how the faerie oracle, Hawaiian and Dragonfae differentiate in meanings of the cards and how they would be used (daily, guidance, readings etc.)
OK, well this is partially a personal thing. It's going to depend on how you would work with them. And I"m not quite sure what you mean by "differentiate in meanings of the cards"???? Here's my take on the other stuff though. :)
My opinion and how I use them myself......
the faeries oracle and the dragonfae work extremely well hand in hand. Froud Faeries are very mischeivious and playful, while the dragonfae are a bit more serious - still playful but not quite so childlike as the froud faeries are. Actually my Froud Faeries kind of look up to the Dragonfae! :P I do readings, journaling, just plain talk to both of these decks. And yes, they do talk back!! })
The Hawaiian Oracle I use more as a meditative deck. I will pick a card to see what energies I can use throughout the day.
DevilishAngel
09-07-2009, 12:28
OK, well this is partially a personal thing. It's going to depend on how you would work with them. And I"m not quite sure what you mean by "differentiate in meanings of the cards"???? Here's my take on the other stuff though. :)
My opinion and how I use them myself......
the faeries oracle and the dragonfae work extremely well hand in hand. Froud Faeries are very mischeivious and playful, while the dragonfae are a bit more serious - still playful but not quite so childlike as the froud faeries are. Actually my Froud Faeries kind of look up to the Dragonfae! :P I do readings, journaling, just plain talk to both of these decks. And yes, they do talk back!! })
The Hawaiian Oracle I use more as a meditative deck. I will pick a card to see what energies I can use throughout the day.
Yeah I wasn't really sure how to word it ;)
Thanks that's wanted I wanted to know. I have a hard time on deciding things to buy because I'm tight with $
But of course there is always the tarot trading if they don't work out :D
faunabay
09-07-2009, 12:33
Yeah I wasn't really sure how to word it ;)
Thanks that's wanted I wanted to know. I have a hard time on deciding things to buy because I'm tight with $
But of course there is always the tarot trading if they don't work out :D
Oh yes!!! The trading section is wonderful!!!!
You do need to keep in mind though that how ever many opinions you get that's all they are.....opinions. You may react completely different than me or anyone else to any of these decks. :) And that's what the trading section is for. :D
DevilishAngel
09-07-2009, 12:43
Yep everyone is drawn to different decks and connects with some and not with others. Guess I'll just figure out which one I feel more drawn to and see how that works :)
Like souljourney I have both as well. I love both of them. I also agree with her that it's like comparing apples to broccoli - they are that different.
I also agree with Souljurney on this.
But unlike what some of the other people (bodhran :P) have said I LOVE the artwork for the Hawaiian! I think it's beautiful, extremely dreamy looking and feeling. It's supposed to draw from the Lemurian spiritual energies (similar to Atlantis).
I also love the way the Hawaiian is done. Having been there a couple of times I can tell you that art is trying to capture not only the creatures but he mana (energy) of the Hawaiian isles (and does a good job).
The Dragonfae have manifested to me as teachers, and have been teaching me so much it is almost overwhelming. Like Fauanabay I can feel and hear them, and the experiences I have had working with this deck have simply been amazing and hard to describe.
I have not really worked much with my Hawaiian Oracle (been too busy with the Dragonfae and 5th Tarot this year), but I am looking forward to working with it.
So even though these two decks are both oracles, I do not think they have anything similar of that can be compared between them. Like Fauanbay though if I could only have one of the two I would pick the Dragonfae ... thank goodness I do not have to make that choice *LOL*