Back to basics, Oracle-X is an Intuitive tool and can be compared to going into Walmart or B&Q and buying a drill. When one buys a drill and takes it home, you normally use it exactly how you want to..... it is your drill and up to you which way you use it.
Oracle-X is a tool, that can be used in the fashion its owner prefers (unlike some more prescriptive decks). Taking the 'Signal' card, this could mean different things to different owners...... where an owner needs a little more help, the secondary keywords attempt to kick start the intuition by offering some other streams of thought/inspiration. If a secondary keyword 'jumps out' at you - then easy, your closer....... but the context of the adjoining cards are to be taken into account.
The railway signal was chosen simply because everyone is aware of what happens if you pass it..... unlike a red traffic light (where an increasing number of folks seem to jump it).
The secondary keywords expand the meanings out to a far wider context. However, if an owner feels an entirely different meaning to this card....... then not a problem, there is a space on the instruction leaflet to add your own word(s) i.e. to customise it to you personally.
To some owners, certain cards might appear to overlap, actually they are designed to work together to reinforce a point, or to expand a point outwards. Sometimes there is more information to be 'gathered' at these points...... focusing on your intuition will help to bring out the finer detail.
'Nest' and 'Family' are very different..... yet do have a connection, and rightfully so.
With 'nest' being more focused to living accommodation (which might include family), and 'family' more focused on the members of the family (who might or might not live at home). If you carefully think about those two cards you will see that there is a distinct, yet subtle difference.
Moving to 'Luggage' and 'Escape' these follow similar logic [yes, a left brain bit!]. Holiday features on both, for obvious reasons, if both cards are drawn, then that is a good place to start. Escape is very much about getting out of something, temporary, or more permanent, and also covers off narrow escapes, near misses, and much more. Luggage is a more emotional card, including a wealth of personal baggage and deeply held feelings to be dealt with........ 'escape' runs away, but does not dealt with the underlying issues.
Turning to look at 'Cliff' and 'Signal', the big difference here is that 'signal' has a time element (yellow runes), it is about being part of something outside your control. 'Cliff' is totally within your control, it is about rethinking and evaluating and doing something about it...... rather than something/one else doing this on your behalf (whether you want it or not).
O-X never uses an exact primary/secondary keyword more than twice, i.e. 'family' and 'holiday' never appear again!
For those owners that find a particular card a 'duplicate' (even though it is most certainly not), they can discuss with me within this study group..... or take the card out of the deck (O-X hold no such concept of 'breaking the deck'). All I would say is before you do this, ask the question to yourself..... if the card means the same to me, what does it mean for others?
From my perspective, Oracle-X cards are neutral.... they are designed to respond to those inner thoughts a reader may not always wish to face. A deck that has its designer/author and its primary artist both Sagittarian will tend to be direct and maybe tactless at times....... however often in life you need someone to take this role, to tell it as it is.
I designed the all the cards to work together, to compliment each other, to assist a readers intuition to focus on a particular point...... this will allow very accurate readings with practice. All future cards work exactly the same way...... and more importantly you only purchase the cards that you feel intuitively belong part of YOUR personal O-X deck. This way your deck is as pure/useful/comprehensive as you require it to be......
Feel free to ask whatever you need to know