Seasons of the Witch: Yule Oracle (walkthrough & pairings)

[@lunaeaweatherstone7906]

This deck has such a deepening energy of the season, and I've been enjoying drawing daily cards and listening for any questions they might inspire. I don't modify many decks, but this one is definitely getting a trim to get rid of the text. I know a lot of people like that quick hit of meaning right on the cards, but for me it's a needle-scratch moment -- whatever I was getting from the art and the card's name is interrupted. But I do love this oracle's art -- and I'm on Team Gilding! The shinier the better!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It is a beautiful deck for this season. I think it would be beautiful trimmed down, I've considered that myself. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@lunaeaweatherstone7906]

@@DawnMichelleTarot Thank YOU, Dawn Michelle, for doing the side-by-side with my Forest of Enchantment deck! I love seeing how people play and work with the cards.

[@SabrinaDawn444]

Yay! I also love that they included Mother Mary! I've worked with her closely for nearly 25 years. Beautiful deck!♡

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It such a beautiful card too. I was so happy to see it. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@TempestGetchell]

It pairs perfectly with the Witches Wisdom Tarot

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

That's a good one! 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@valeriegayentrancer]

Hi there. Great review of the Yule Oracle. It really is a super deck. A realisation came to me as I was watching your channel from here in the Southern Hemisphere. I mused on the idea of including the cards of the opposite sign on the Wheel of the Year. I think we need to bridge the "them and us" concept and appreciate the pendulum swing of the seasons that others are experiencing. I would love to hear your comments on another sort of pairing..

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I think that would be a really interesting practice to do with this series of decks! 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@AzkabanGang765]

Looks good 😊

[@NiamhCreates]

I'm a bit bummed that the next deck will be spelled Beltane and not Bealtaine... but that's my own personal hang-up with the appropriation and Anglicization of Irish holidays. I also don't quite understand why the Pagan community does such a good job saying Samhain correctly, but not Bealtaine... and why the spelling gets Anglicized so much... especially with the history of colonization and forced Anglicization of the Irish people and their language. I think at this point though, "Beltane" and the common Anglicized pronunciation is too ingrained in the Pagan community at large, and it would be difficult to change minds on this en masse. That all said, this is a nice deck. I appreciate what they are going for with these decks.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It is interesting how sometimes we (as a culture) pick up one some changes and not others. That's a very good point! 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@tarotwithjae6426]

fa-la-la-la-la-fa-la-la-la...well..i pre-ordered this deck in August, it showed up in Oct/Nov..., and i got to unwrap it today! and finally watch your walk-through! merry christmas to me! the deck is a joy, and i paired it with all of my winter season favorites. It was lovely, deep and visual with: Kat Black's "Golden Tarot", "Radiant Wise Tarot mini", and the "Mystic Sisters Oracle". Thanks for all of the insight and inspiration. Happy Yuletide.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

How wonderful, I am so glad you are enjoying your deck! 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@Realmisskrose]

I've been working with this deck and The Sasuraibito this week and I just love it

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Great pairing! I bet they work beautifully together. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@lauriemadsen9051]

While the Samhain Seasons of the Witch was a pretty clear "no" for me, I'm still so on the fence with this one! I like the art much more in this Yule one, largely because it feels more diverse, and it's also true that there are fewer Yule-specific decks to choose from. Overall, I really like the concept and keywords, but some of the art, particularly of people, is a miss for me. I think that would be made up for if I really liked the prayers/poetry, but many of them are also a miss for me (and I generally love poetry). I think I'll wait until next December and see how I'm feeling then or if any other Yule specific decks are released. Really enjoyed seeing it paired with Forest of Enchantment and Influence of Angels; it paired really well with them (two decks I already own) which is another point in its favor! As always, thanks for the lovely tarot content!

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed the video. They have been working on making the decks more diverse so that's wonderful see. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@truthinshadowdeed925]

Thank you for another great walkthrough!!! Waiting for my copy to arrive Thursday I'm thinking of pairing this with Anna K and the Star Tarot.You gave me some wonderful ideas on pairings I'm curious to see how it works with Scorpio sea tarot💖🕯️

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

That will make for some beautiful pairings! I'm really enjoying working with it this season. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@JENNY-kh3to]

THE YULE AND THE SAMHAIN DECKS ARE SUPER !! I M NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THE BELTANE ONE, I HOPE NEXT DECKS WILL BE BETTER 💜🙂🙃

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I haven't checked that one out yet, but I'm excited to see what they do with all of them. Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@amberglenaman397]

I love the entire packaging/publication of these decks too. I don't have many decks dedicated to different seasons. For me, that makes these decks all the more sweetier. Thanks for another great video! Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday! All my best, Amber

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it. It was such a fun one to create and share. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@Leroyish]

I was just thinking of this deck today ☺️

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It's a wonderful one! 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@AmethystAscensionTarot]

This is really a very cool deck. I am late to this series. I do eventually want to get the entire collection. I love the decks that you chose to pair it with. Beautiful video as always. Thank you for sharing sweet lady. I love this. I have thought of also pairing these decks with the Wildwood Tarot. 💖💖💖

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I can't wait to have the whole series, I think it's going to be a really cool addition to my collection. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@The-Full-Lushness-Of-My-Heart]

Love these Decks! I've preordered the next in the series!💛

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It's a great series, I can't wait to see them all completed. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@miriammateos3508]

Winter is a season I really enjoy and the energy this brings takes me to deeper places of the season. Will look forward to the next one but totally appreciating and sinking in to this one. Lovely walkthrough. Thank you! ✨

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Same here, I am also really enjoying deepening my connection to the season with this deck. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@alternativewitchyunicorn]

Such a pretty deck. I want this and the samhain deck. This was so poetic lol

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@carriesmysticalmusings]

I am loving these seasons of the witch oracles and look forward to getting the others they come out with.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am enjoying them as well, it's going to be really cool when they are all out. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@FirestyledSamaurai]

I love all these ideas. This would make a great book

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@fortune_roses]

Love this deck ♡ it's on my future wish list

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It is a good one, I recommend it! 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@darkfaetarot]

I loved watching this even thought I haven’t bought this specific oracle deck yet… I will for sure get it for next year. But I think this series is lovely and a great addition to a collection. Thank you ☃️

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I'm looking forward to having the complete set, I think that's going to be really cool. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@sherylcohen1679]

Love this deck! Have you tried pairing it with the Murder of Crows Tarot, Dark Wood Tarot or the Sasuraibito Tarot? I’d be interested in your thoughts.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I don't have Murder of Crows but I've seen it paired with the two others and it works beautifully. In particular I think the pairing with the Sasuraibito is lovely. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@BryanEllicott]

I got this deck before the season started thankfully, I need to get the green gilding off its chipping but I am too scared too. So I am trying to not pay attention to it.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I'm sorry you're having an issue with your gilding, have you thought about just cutting or filing it off? 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@BryanEllicott]

@@DawnMichelleTarot I lack a paper trimmer or decent pair of scissors to feel good about doing that. Filing doesn’t seem like an option because it’s paper not wood.

[@Marizeye]

I would love it if it wasn't for that sometimes the English doesn't make sense to me... and I think there are a few muddled Thees and Thy's in there... eg "turn to the spirits within thy"?! ;-) I wish I could overlook that, but I know it would bug me. Other than that it's great

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I know exactly what you mean, sometimes it trips me up too. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@laurainflorida9544]

I enjoyed Dawn Michelle's walkthrough & pairings but I can relate to your comment SpiritWing. I wanted to purchase a winter deck and I love the artwork in this oracle, I love Yule and witches, but I cannot get past the phrases on the cards. I'm heartbroken, the cards are so pretty. For my winter fix I ended up buying Prisma Visions Tarot particularly for the snowy scenes in the suit of swords.

[@lunaeaweatherstone7906]

That's the other reason (besides just general preference) why I'm trimming this deck. The editor/writer in me can't stop fretting.

[@hi_on4071]

初めまして、メンバーにいま登録しましたが、メンバー特典のKZbinの動画が視聴出来ません、どのようにしたらみれますか？

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

As member, you should get updates via your main youtube feed whenever a member post or video is shared. If you go to my channel homepage, you'll also see a playlist for all the Weaver level member videos that you can access any time if you are joined at that level. I hope that helps! ❤️

[@katearcher8881]

Beautiful deck, but isn’t it supposed to be pagan? Then why some Christian cards in there?

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I think they intend for their decks to represent a variety of traditions but I'd have to read the guidebook again to see if they state anything about it. I'll definitely take a look! 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@BryanEllicott]

Considering many “Christmas” traditions were stolen from Paganism there’s nothing in the deck that isn’t pagan if you go back further and see how Yule was celebrated pre-Christian take over.

[@joanb.]

@@BryanEllicott there is a Christian art image of "Mother Mary" in the deck. What pagan root could that have?

[@BryanEllicott]

@@joanb. another representation of the goddess in the Christian world of mythology…because in order for the wheel to turn once again something new must be born and in Christianity they used a human which has to be born by someone.

[@caitrose1770]

does spirituality outdate religion?

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

In my opinion, spirituality is innately human whereas religion is the process by which humanity attempts to define their spirituality. I don't actually see them as being the same thing, but that's just my thoughts on it. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@niceandgloomy]

I really like the idea of this deck but the "take with thy" kinds of inaccuracies and the inconsistencies of language bother me. These are things the publisher should have caught and it's a shame.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

It does trip me up a bit too, I tend to just change the words in my head to verbiage that makes more sense to me. 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️

[@joanb.]

The writing should have definitely been sent to an editor/proofreader. The errors and misuse of "thy" on nearly every card is just too much for me. All the people giving this deck good reviews and saying good things about the "poems" are really making me realize I can't trust reviews of oracle decks on KZbin

[@hi_on4071]

初めまして、いつも本当に素晴らしい参考になり、楽しく拝見させて貰っています❤️🤩取り敢えずメンバー登録を解除しましたが、メンバー限定の動画を視聴したいです！290円のメンバーでは見れないのでしょうか？教えて頂けると嬉しいです、宜しくお願い致します🙏😇

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

Thank you for watching, I am glad you enjoy the videos! The membership pricing is set to certain fixed amounts by youtube. I do understand if that's not something that works for you right now, there is still lots of great weekly content available for free on my channel. 🙂

[@DebraDarkandTwisty]

I love these decks a lot & really enjoyed this video =) They are such excellent quality - everything about them is beautiful 🤍🤍

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 Thank you for watching. ❤️