Mini Review
I received my Oracle Gé deck, and it was love at first sight! This deck is beautiful. Unfortunately the online pictures don't do the cards justice at all. The images were done in vibrant colored pencil, and the cards are taller and narrower than I expected. They're made of good quality, plastic-coated card stock, and the deck includes an instruction booklet in French, English and German, outlining the individual card meanings and several different layouts.
If you're familiar with Oracle Belline, the transition to Oracle Gé would be relatively easy since there are many similarities between the two decks. Although the symbolism of the Oracle Gé is unique, the meanings of those symbols will seem very familiar. The Belline is said to have been derived from the Lenormand Oracle, so it is not surprising that there are many similarities to that earlier deck as well. The cards of the Oracle Gé are read together in combinations much like the Lenormand and Belline.
What makes the Oracle Gé truly unique are the four cards corresponding to the four seasons of the year. The cards of the seasons are used to predict timing and duration, and can be read symbolically to denote weather, temperature, etc. Also the Gé features eight character cards to represent the various people in the querent's life. There are the male and female consultant cards (as in the Lenormand), cards to represent a young man and young girl, cards to represent an adult man and adult woman, and finally, two cards to represent an elderly man and elderly woman.
There are 61 cards in total. A few of the cards are designed to be read both upright and reversed with modified meanings, although most of the cards are read upright only.
I have not had a chance yet to practice much with these cards, but after I do, I'll post my impressions of how well they work for me doing actual readings.
