{"product_id":"the-true-oracle-of-nostradamus","title":"The True Oracle of Nostradamus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA 58-card oracle deck using the prophecies of Nostradamus. Based on the 1911 Tarot de la Reyne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe True Oracle of Nostradamus\u003c\/span\u003e tells the story of Nostradamus' predictions for Catherine de Medici, the notorious Queen of France who has been called “a sinister Queen noted for her interest in the occult arts.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis oracle deck contains the revealed wisdom of Nostradamus through new translations of his 1555 work \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eLes Prophéties\u003c\/span\u003e undertaken by occultist Travis McHenry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis deck was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eoriginally published in France in 1911 as the Tarot de la Reyne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e featuring beautiful illustrations by Henry Steimer. However, the deck suffered from poor design, too many cards, and terrible cardstock. As a result, it was only printed once and was quickly forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough this is an oracle deck, \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003ethe 58 cards are divided into a Major and Minor Arcana like the traditional Tarot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 22 Major Arcana cards will be familiar to any fan of Tarot cards, and the remaining 36 Minor Arcana cards fit very neatly into the meanings and imagery of the Rider-Waite-Smith Minor Arcana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the original illustrations were created in the wake of the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, there are many similarities between the two decks which will make The True Oracle of Nostradamus feel like an old friend in new clothes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 36 Minor Arcana cards are numbered 1 - 36 and follow the sequence of the standard Minor Arcana:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCards 1 - 9 = Cups 2 - 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCards 10 - 18 = Wands 2 - 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCards 19 - 27 = Swords 2 - 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCards 28 - 36 = Pentacles 2 - 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the coolest aspects of this deck is the way the \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003emeanings of each card are printed on the top and bottom.\u003c\/span\u003e The upright meanings and the reversed meanings are easy to grasp as you're reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the cards, such as The Star and The Zodiac, even have different images to depict their upright or reversed meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**This is a gently used deck and book. All the cards are accounted for and we have done an energetic cleansing on it--we encourage you to do your own, like you'd do with any deck you bring home!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"social-sharing\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Future Mpls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50126864384155,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1913\/2769\/files\/16.avif?v=1794273210","url":"https:\/\/thefuturempls.com\/products\/the-true-oracle-of-nostradamus","provider":"The Future Mpls","version":"1.0","type":"link"}