The Cerulean Sequence Oracle, Animal & Food Tarot, Forest Spirit Imprint, The Craft Felt Tarot, Unicorn’s Journey Tarot
I had some serious plans this year for mixing up my deck choices for something totally new and unexpected, but I’ll start that next month because I wanted (and lets face it, needed) to find some sweet escapism through some colorful, cute, child-like decks.
So, I will admit, I’m not a huge fan of cute decks. Anyone whose been here a while knows this. But for some reason, this past year in particular (I wonder why) a handful of cutesy decks really spoke to me. Lets dive right on in!
It is interesting to see all the cards this month have center embalm motifs!
From the Animal & Food Tarot I drew the very charming knight of cups, which looks like an Afghan Hound on a cute little pony! This deck is not only cute, but it is an absolute fantastic take on the RWS that still holds traditional meanings but with the most playful twists! Of course, the knight of cups is the daydreamer, the die-hard romantic of the knights, the classic “knight in shining armor” who always comes with a gift. It’s also typically a knight I associate with the one who is in search of “the holy grail.” This one has some serious faith in their horse, as they are carrying a glass with a fancy beverage and asking the horse to walk over a blue tarp. I can attest, this is no easy feat!
Then from Unicorn’s Journey Tarot I drew the lovely Page of Cups! I have to admit, while there are things about this deck that kinda bug me, there is just so much heart and soul to it that I’m adoring using it this month. This page looks on at other’s relationships and learns from good and bad behavior what does and does not work. This particular Page seems to be frolicking for the success of its friends!
Hmm, with both the Knight of Cups and the Page of Cups there seems to be a call to go forth boldly with your romantic view of the world, not to be jaded. Be not only your authentic self, but be willing to take chances, make mistakes and learn. Be observant! There’s also a gentleness here with the cups.
From The Craft Felt Tarot I pulled a classic Ace of Wands! Grab your passion(s) and run with them! What a fiery card! This is another deck that is RWS but many of the cards take a very interesting twist on the meanings, this card being a bit of an exception. The whole felt images, usually in bright bold colors really give it an interesting look that is growing on me. Of course, this card being the only red card really stands out!
From Forest Spirit Imprint, a deck I almost didn’t back and now I’m so, so happy I did because I love it’s story, I kept getting XIV Temperance and 4 of Swords together, so I’m keeping the two for this draw. This dark-horse deck follows the story of a young girl who enters a land where she is Thumbelina-small and with her trusty bird friend follow the fools journey. We see an interesting take on Temperance by asking nicely for our needs, and also taking only what we need. The Four of Swords has some sweet metaphor of instilling boundaries to keep our self safe so we can literally find rest. This seems particularly on the nose with the absolute wild things happening in the world at large and this may be my favorite take on the 4 of Swords.
With the Ace, Temperance, and the Four of Swords, I get the feeling of aggressive self-care, and balance. You have to place your health as a priority; no one else is! There’s also the feeling of taking what you need, but not more than that.
So, with the Tarot, we have the Ace of Wands directly under the Knight of Cups–this is definitely a “go boldly and unapologetically to your fancy!” which is fitting as I write this Valentines is arriving at the end of the week. This can also be taken as following your dream or wish or hearts desire.
The Page of Water tops Temperance (who appear to be watching the Page, and the Page watching Temperance) and the 4 of Swords. Due to the character orientation, I’d say this is card combo is definitely calling to watch yourself and your health, especially mental health and assuring that you unplug and decompress in your personal safe spot. Take in the world, but not so much you are overwhelmed. Maintaining a healthy distance is key to managing your self.
All together, the Tarot have a very gentle feeling (except the blazing Ace of Wands!) and with the two court cards in the cups, I get the feeling of strength in gentleness–don’t let anyone tell you being gentle is a weakness!
On to the oracle then!
Okay, I won’t lie, The Cerulean Sequence oracle is a much. This is definitely like a deck I might have imagined as a kid, with its weird complexities and quirks and all. The deck comprises of 60 cards, labeled 0-9, accompanied by images that build and progress. It has it’s own secrete language, numerology, absolutely rad guide book (that has very little writing at all) and is really archetypal without being typical at all. And, I’m not at all confident at using it yet though I really really wish to be! So, as I learn and use this deck, you’re going to have to settle for basic key words.
The first card, a 4, is very chemical looking isn’t it? We see what looks like a process of reactions, a sphere coming apart, the moon phases, vials of liquid, oscillating waves. The key words we have here are Stabilizing, Solidifying, Forming. The 6 card is much more scene-like, with a watering can watering the whole forest and ecosystem. We have repeat images of water drops along with a seed grow chart. Words associated with this card are Temperance (again!) Philanthropy, Reserve Love, “Soft Like Water”. Our final card is a 2, with multiple moon images and keys (I won’t lie, I’m getting some serious High Priestess vibes from this one). Key words are Feminine Phase, Moon, Subconscious and Love.
These three together are, for me at least, the foundation for self love and self care: creating a stable foundation/environment, giving love outward (but maintaining healthy distance) and receiving love and care inward.
There definitely is a strong feeling of self love, self care, balance, rest, and gentleness in this draw! I think we could all use these tools this month ahead.
What did your decks say February looks like for you?
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5 responses to “February 2025 Decks”
That afgan hound knight is so cute !! also youbhave the Unicorn’s Journey Tarot ? How is it ? Do you have a full review ? I was looking at it on the creator’s kickstarter page and etsy.
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Thank you for reading my blog, as always! You are so kind. The Unicorn’s Journey: I have not done a full review–I like to wait until I know a deck inside and out to write a full blown review (so, I use it more than 50+ full readings), and I’m by no means there yet as this is a recent deck. But, seeing as you asked, the deck follows a story of the Unicorn and their journey of self discovery (its a very sweet, retelling of the Ugly Duckling story, but with modern sensibilities). It is somewhat RWS, but really is story-focused in the majors and minors. There’s a little novella/zine that goes along with it I think you can purchase as well. The cardstock quality and design is top-notch and it has a lovely hand-feel. The art is a love it or hate it sort of style. I personally backed this deck on kickstarter not because I’m a huge fan of Lisa Papez (though I do watch their content and enjoy it), but rather I really liked the storied aspect of the deck, and it does deliver on that. Again, I haven’t used this deck much, but my immediate gripes are this deck does feel very sweetly childish without having the depth that childhood fears also illicit. This isn’t to say there isn’t conflict, but it is a little too neutered for my tastes as I really like very balanced decks over all. My friend didn’t back the deck because there are some art inconsistencies of the MCs in the deck and she cannot unsee the slight changes (and the unintentional saga of the missing/lost/re-found necklace/gem), but this doesn’t personally bother me. I will say, for a cute yet very balanced feeling deck Animal & Food Tarot has really taken me by surprise! That is a very well done RWS deck that keeps is fresh, right out of the oven.
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I did like some of the art for the Unicorn Journey deck as it reminded me of a Unicorn book I read as a kid . Not the same exact style but very similar . And thanks for the nice little mini review too .
I was considering it but I’ve also got a very cute Kuromi deck ( sanrio licensed like Hello Kitty ) and it’s a bit childish and sassy too . I’ve recently been drawn to alot of cute aesthetic decks , the Aibo dog deck comes to mind but I feel bad for not using my Kuromi one more . So I think I’ll try to bond with that deck more as it’s still fairly new and it also satisfies my need for cuteness . Also if I may ask what is a good way to get new cards to kind of stop sticking to each other ? My Kuromi deck is still so stiff and it can be hard to shuffle and seperate cards .
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Ah, sticky cards! The best thing I have found to do is just use and shuffle and riffle them as much as you can without damaging the cards. I tend to over/under hand shuffle my cards because I have fumble fingers, but I will fan/riffle sticky card edges, both sides, several times prior to a reading to loosen them up. Sometimes adding an edging color will help lift the edges up from the rest of the card and bring a little air between the cards. In general, cards stick for one of two reasons; the most common is they have a sticky varnish finish, and honestly these cards will forever be a little tacky. One thing I have done with some of my older decks that have that old school über sticky varnish is prior to using them I take a little silicone makeup setting powder (makeupforever used to have a very nice fine setting powder that was only silicone which comes in handy for arts and crafts) and barely dust my fingers before handling the cards. It does mark up the cards a little but it also allows them to not cling either. Trade off. The second reason cards might stick is the edges are gilded, but the gilding has a lip on it and thus the edges of the cards will lock to one another. This is especially tedious. My friend, who is infinitely more patient than me, sands the lip off of her less than ideal gilded cards with a fine grit sand paper. The end effect is actually really neat looking as it looks legit antiqued, but I do not have 78 effs to spare to bring myself to do that.
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Wow thanks for your techniques ! I’ll try the shuffling you described first . And yes I do think it’s the finish on the cards , so my best bet may just to use them more often . The powder sounds interesting but I don’t want to mark them up too much , but does it does seem like a good last option.
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