I bought this deck to express my own inner cheap nature; no workshop necessary. I found out that one third of the deck is sideways, providing one oracle deck, the remaining upright cards are another deck, and combined they are a third deck. For the price, to have 3 oracle decks whose messaging is great, i am sooo happy.

<p>I purchased this deck because I was drawn to colorful artwork and I was not disappointed when I received the deck. It is absolutely stunning. I did three reviews of the deck the first day I received it. The first walk through I was reviewing the images and the key words and picking out my favorite cards. I put them aside for a while and then reviewed each card again, reading some of the "meaning" information on the back of the cards. During both reviews, I was really drawn into the images. I think they would make great meditation tools. The third review, I focused on my intuitive impressions and then read the meaning on each card. Sometimes my intuitive interpretation differed, but that is ok. This is a mesmerizing deck. </p><p>During the third walk through, one card sent energy into my hand and arm and I had not felt that before, so I set it aside to meditate on it. It was "Tara's Midnight Visitation" and focusing on it for a few minutes, I became aware of what the message was about and worked on healing an issue with my grandmother. This issue came from out of the blue and wasn't on my radar. </p><p>Look and feel of the cards...</p><p>This is the largest oracle deck I have. The cards measure 5X6. I wouldn't attempt to ripple shuffle these cards. I don't think the artist intended for them to be ripple shuffled. I would using a tossing shuffle or fan the cards and choose from the deck. I don't know the paper weight, but I would define it as medium grade. I'm good with all of those qualities. </p><p>The cards do have a border. For this deck, it feels and looks right to have a border. Each card is an individual framed artwork and for me, I think the border pulls me into the image and helps me focus on what I'm seeing and feeling. I don't' think the images would be as powerful if they didn't have a border. </p><p>I'm going to buy a small folding stand so I can display the card I'm working with on my desk so I can revisit it throughout the day or week.</p>