First Impressions: Illuminated Earth Oracle

[@thetarotdreamwalker8117]

I thought I would make a comment about the disclaimer, LOL!!! I for one LOVE these reviews. Yes, they take time, but that's what we love about it. I have watched the "Kelly Reviews" for decks I already own to gain insight, and they are more than worth the time to watch. I want to thank her for putting the time and energy she does into her channel. Much love!!

[@TheTruthinStory]

Aw thank you so much! Sometimes I get a little gun shy about it but I need to let that go and know that really no one looking for a quick walkthrough will likely stay long on my channel LOL ::HUGS::

[@codcj]

You have the best walkthroughs and first impressions. Your thought process is so thorough that your discussion is about the deck's ACTUAL USE and not just a gushing over the beautiful artwork. I do want this deck for it's beauty, but I'm not sure if they keywords will make sense right off the bat. I will have to sit with each card and make connections, one by one, from my own experience of these energies. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@Marizeye]

We are so lucky to have your wonderful reviews and any length or rambliness only add to the charm 😉💖 thanks for this!

[@TheTruthinStory]

Aw thank you so much for saying so, that means a lot to me!! ::HUGS::

[@ashleyanderson3900]

I know this video is old but I don't care! Haha! AGREEEED!!! SO GLAD I FOUND YOU! I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THESE IN DEPTH REVIEWS FOR US! I Just got this deck and opened it up and cleansed it today. Attempted a self reading. So glad you did this deck!

[@herkimerblue3772]

Your walkthroughs are the best! No need to explain what you do in my opinion:) I wish more walkthroughs went into the detail that yours do.

[@ModernMetaphysicae]

Illuminated Earth is one of my all time faves. I just simply connect to it on such a deep level. Your first impressions were very interesting. Thank you for sharing!

[@lricci007]

I love, love, love your long reviews and it's hard for me to imagine anyone complaining because your vids make me think about concepts that I might not have thought about in the same way regarding the deck or topic your talking about.

[@purpleturtle7477]

The figure is holding barnacles, which "attach" themselves to everything in the salt water/sea, including living creatures.

[@FallingStar44]

Your space is so beautiful.

[@NorsePaganTarotWitch]

Looks like an amazing deck. Loved hearing your in-depth thoughts on this deck.

[@TheTruthinStory]

Aw thank you so much for taking the time to watch, Soren!! ::HUGS::

[@LucyLu_meztli]

Hi Kelly! I recently got this deck a little while ago and I'm definitely loving it! The card stock, the finish, the shuffability, the artwork, and the overall composition of the deck. The overall tactile, visual, and overall feeling experience has been amazing :D Little note: There is another video you did on this deck showing on your Home tab, but the video is "Unlisted", just mentioning this in case you want to remove it from there ;)

[@aquamarine18]

This deck is so beautiful. I'm a bit torn on it because I do wish there were no people in it (and suspect if I had this deck, I would leave them in the box). But - the colours, selection of cards/keywords, balance, overall feel... love love love.

[@TheTruthinStory]

When I initially saw it I thought the same thing, and as there are 12 out of 63 I think you could easily leave them out if you chose to as you'd still have 51 cards which is a nice size oracle deck!

[@aquamarine18]

@@TheTruthinStory Well... I ordered it. The creator very graciously gave me the Kickstarter early bird price via Etsy to cut down on international shipping a bit. I know there will be some cards I'll remove, but that's okay. I don't know what's up with me finding many more oracle decks that appeal to me than tarot lately... it is *very* unusual but my oracle collection's grown more than my tarot the past few months.

[@oyasgirl7777]

I acquired this deck after watching Kim of Abundant Life use it for awhile. I agree that with some tweaks it would be pretty darn perfect. The Illuminated Earth and Healers of the Earth are my current favs. Great walk through, as usual.

[@CardsnColors]

As soon as I saw your picture(s) of this Deck on FB and IG, I was hoping for a walkthrough from you! ☺️ So, here we are! 😉 Unfortunately the shipping costs half the price of the deck itself (to Germany). 😲 But they are beautiful! 👍 Like some of your Shaman decks with a touch of Haindl, Mary-El, and Margarete Petersen (art-/style-wise). 😍 Thank you for creating this video, Kelly. ❤️

[@TheTruthinStory]

OUCH on the shipping cost, it's just such a shame that shipping is the way it is :( I hope eventually maybe someone will carry it over seas and cut down on that cost for you, thank you so much for watching though!! And I agree, they do have that art/style, I guess it's not surprising that I was drawn to these!

[@lindalavid]

`After watching I ordered the deck. Got it today. It's A M A Z I N G. I ordered on Etsy from the artist. There were a few decks left at the time.

[@sherriew36]

Great review. I have this deck and love it. It enhances tarot spreads but can hold its own alone.

[@TheTruthinStory]

I am definitely seeing that, I went through the deck to check on it's balance and I really think it has all it needs to hit all the points!

[@thefoolsjournal]

Wow! You know I often have mixed feelings about oracle decks, but I quite like this one.

[@TheTruthinStory]

I just made another video going through it to see if it's balanced as a few people had messaged me about that, of course everyone's idea of balanced is different!

[@gina4323]

I love your reviews! I am looking for an earthy oracle deck and also just watched your review of the The Sacred Earth Oracle which I also loved! How do you compare the two? Do you prefer one more than the other? Thanks!

[@GingerOMG]

Actually gold comes from space :D from supernovas. Thank you for all of your walk throughs, really great

[@jasonbrown9657]

Have you come across the Animal Kin Oracle by Sarah Wilder? I'd love for you to review that deck if you haven't already. Thank you for all you do!

[@TheTruthinStory]

Hey there, I have recently picked that up so I'm happy to do a review of it!

[@rava6781]

Isn't this deck stunning?! Might have to add it to my wish list to buy for later. Just wondering, since you're the queen of decks, would you happen to know of any Norse pagan specific decks (that follow Norse legends e.g. giants, god/desses)? I've been after one for so long but have only ever came across one which I wasn't fond of the artistic style too much (found it hard to connect to). Could you keep a look out for one or let me know of any that you know of (or down reviews of)? Thanks, much love!

[@TheTruthinStory]

I WISH I had a Norse deck to recommend but I haven't found one yet, I am on the lookout as well and I will definitely post a video if I find one!!

[@malastarot]

I wonder if it's meant to be positive and negative depending on how the image is viewed. upright / reversed.. did you ever make sense out of it? 🤗

[@TheTruthinStory]

Hm, you know I use this deck ALL the time and I don’t really read them positive or negative but neutral, larger, earth energy that we either utilize or get out of the way of :D so I haven’t found it to be an issue!

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

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