The Synchronicity Oracle is the first of its kind. Noticing synchronicity – or random coincidences that strike us as meaningful – allows us to align our life path with the flow of the universe. This is the first-ever oracle to draw on the power of synchronicity to give you insight into your problems, answer your questions and highlight previously unconsidered patterns and potential pathways in your life.
There are 57 hexagonal cards in the deck, each with 8 symbols, plus an 80 page booklet profiling each of the 57 symbols and giving instructions on how to use the cards. For instant insight, choose two cards at random and find the symbol that matches – there will only be one. Information about the meaning of the symbolism is given in the booklet, but ultimately it’s up to you to interpret the symbol based on what it means for you. For a more in-depth answer to your problem, choose two cards for each of these three questions: Where are you coming from? Where are you now? Where are you going? Note the matching symbol in each case and see what it mean to you and what insights it throws up for the past, present and future of your situation. Then arrange the chosen cards in a circle, pull the final card – the intuition card – and place it in the centre. Which symbols match? Which ones predominate? What does it mean to you? The booklet offers a contemplation and a meditation for each symbol to help you interpret the symbols.
The deck uses a wide range of symbols, including Jungian archetypes, contemporary icons, and images from alchemy, science and mysticism – from the Kabbalah’s tree of life and the yin yang symbol to images of an anchor, a wave, a spider’s web, and a mirror. As you search for the synchronicity and enjoy the magic of finding it through this deck, you will find that synchronicity comes up more and more in your everyday life. What can The Synchronicity Oracle tell you?
Unusually for me, when I opened this package I started with the cards, not the LWB. The cards are so cool and unusual that they really caught my eye, and I had a good poke through before going back to the book. As I was looking through, I was thinking "This is like Dobble!" (Disclaimer: I own one Dobble set, which I have been beaten soundly at every time I've played it.) Then I came back to the book and realised that was entirely deliberate. This deck was developed using the same algorithm as that game, so that any random two cards will share exactly one symbol. The symbols have been very carefully chosen for this deck, and even without the book there's a lot of meaning in them.
But let's start with the book! (apologies for the lighting in my pictures, they looked fine when I took them!) There's a brief introduction to the deck, some spreads - the cards are hexagonal so that they can be laid out in particular patterns, and the spreads take full advantage, but they can also be used for any standard Tarot spread.
The majority of the book is taken up with the card descriptions. Each image gets a full page, with a reproduction of the image, keywords, an explanation, a reflection and a meditation.
At the back is a cheat sheet for the images with just the keywords. The keywords have all made sense to me, and the explanations expand on them really well.
The back features this design:
It's not really reversible, but reversible isn't a concept in this deck, so it doesn't matter.
And here are a couple of samples of the cards, to give you an idea how they look:
The matching symbol, as you can see, is the Buddha, which stands for enlightenment and wisdom - I genuinely chose these cards at random, but I think it's a good sign!
I do have one very tiny issue with this deck, which probably won't bother most people, but I am going to put it here as I always strive for full honesty; because these cards are cut with straight edges and corners, I personally find it hard to shuffle as the corners keep digging into my fingers. However, the 'put them on the table and mix them around' style works really well for me!
This would be a great introduction to oracles for someone who isn't sure, as this is just a card game - not scary at all! I'm enjoying flicking through and training myself to spot the matching symbols. It's vaguely possible I might win next time I play!
The Synchronicity Oracle is available now. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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