Oracle Reading for April

For April, I have chosen the colour Amber as it reflects the gold of the sun which we anticipate is arriving in greater strength as the springtime progresses. This card is from Liquid Crystal Oracle by Justin Moikeha Asar and it carries the angel, Merbayel, and the anchor of laughter. Amber is fossilised pine tree resin and it often contains plant or insect material buried within its luminosity. If you feel trapped in life, the sunlight reflected within the amber will lift your spirits and will show you new paths, and give you the strength of endurance to remove yourself from any sticky situation. Amber is a link to the Egyptian God, Bes and also the Lord Buddha, both in their roles as laughing deities. Use the affirmation: I laugh; it is the voice of my true spirit!  

Next is from Ancient Feminine Wisdom of Goddesses and Heroines by Kay Steventon and is titled Hygieia, a nature goddess who honours the union between the natural and the supernatural worlds. This card is for Health and she is adorned in green cloth and her symbol is the snake, symbol of regeneration and divination. The ancients believed that a snake like energy inhabited the body and provided vitality, illumination and wellbeing. She is balanced and her body and soul, heart and mind are aligned for maximum health. She requests that we attend to the soul's deeper meaning and that this heralds greater wellbeing. When our soul is without nourishment, illness will follow. 

Lastly, I have chosen from Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup, a card of Fertility and Creativity which is subtitled, Hierarchy-v-Partnership. We are asked to look at the relationships we attract and whether we can share power with others in an equal way or is one person making the bulk of important decisions. A true partnership has equal value and equal power. Is there one person who always leads or who always follows? Working effectively together with others involves knowing when to give way, and when to be proactive. The person who assumes most responsibility also takes the most risks and makes the rules. Do we have power without responsibility, or responsibility without power? Mutuality is the best way forward.  Offer and seek out true equality. 

Readings by Wendy Stokes www.wendystokes.co.uk 

Get Your Oracle Cards Published

These are the key points of the Get Your Oracle Cards Published workshop :-

Sending your proposal to a publisher:  

If you have a name, a pen name, a website name, a Facebook name, an unregistered business name, etc. etc., I suggest you use one professional name only, and the best name is your real name as this is the only one you want on your royalty cheques. Put all your eggs in one basket under your real name where publishers and others can quickly find you! Publishers invest in their clients, and will research you! I heard of one case where a very good deck was turned down because the person had been working as a telephone line card reader at the same time as working the sex lines! 

Creating an Oracle Deck

A question often asked is about whether to publish in a pen name, but publishers prefer real names because there is less confusion with royalty payments, and tax offices also prefer it.

      A proposal to a publisher requires information on what qualifies you to write the deck (your journey), and why you have chosen your illustrator and what media the illustrator works in.

     Who is a typical purchaser or seeker for this deck? Why did you chose your particular theme? In what way will the cards help with life’s problems, what type of guidance is described, what type of direction or life path does your deck offer?