PLEASE NOTE: We are only shipping this PRIORITY MAIL, as we have had several decks lost by the USPS and cannot be monetarily responsible for this and still offer these decks. Only Priority Mail has insurance to protect you against loss. Also, if a package is lost by the USPS (this includes the Post Office saying it was delivered but it wasn't), we cannot refund you, but you should be able to get your money back from the USPS if you file a claim. We're so sorry to have to be strict about this, but we wouldn't be able to offer these decks otherwise. ALSO -- If you want BOTH decks, it's only the one flat rate shipping fee. Etsy is not the best about combining orders (it's not our fault!) so if it looks like it's charging you for shipping twice, you can either trust that we'll refund you, or contact us to make a special order for you (even though we usually respond quickly, I can't promise they won't sell out in the meantime). WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE A NEW PRINTING OF THIS DECK! Your deck will be in a box, shrink-wrapped, not wrapped in black. Jessica, the creator of this deck, has found a new printer, and now the deck comes shrink-wrapped in a box. The deck is now printed by a company who prints playing cards for casinos, so the deck shuffles like a dream. The cardstock is slightly thicker than 350gsm and has a satin powder coating to help it shuffle nicely. It feels a little thinner than the previous version, but in a good way; it feels sturdier and more bendable and less likely to be damaged if you have a catastrophic shuffling accident :-) The booklet is also printed on improved paper stock. Do note, that this is quality playing card stock, which will feel thinner than the chunky indie deck stock that is very popular. This does NOT mean it is low-quality! As I mentioned, it's playing card stock, not paper. It has the same feel as standard current Llewellyn stock. We are very excited to be offering these through our shop! I bought one a few years ago, and getting it from New Zealand was a bit of a cost and effort; but this deck is SO beautiful, and we contacted the creator to see if we could get them wholesale because it's so wonderful that other people need to have it. I have a lot of oracle decks, and this is one of the few that I couldn't live without. It has cards representing the archetypes of the major arcana of the tarot, but also cards for the elements, the moon phases, and the planets. It's really a great all-purpose magical deck, and it's phenomenally beautiful. Many of the pictures in our Etsy store feature this deck. Jessica is no longer printing this deck except for us. The arcana are: Vasilisa, Circe, Morgan le Fay, Isis, Ares, Odin, Sol & Luna, Baba Yaga, Sekhmet, Hecate, The Norns, Skadi, Inanna, Ereshkigal, Hephaestus, Veles, kali, Persephone, Diana, Helios, The Sphinx, and Aradia. Note: Do not confuse this deck with the Dark Mirror Oracle--they're different things. What you get: • 40 4x6inch (10cm x 15cm) full colour Oracle Cards. The cards are sturdy, though not really thick, and they are matte, not glossy. I suggest edging them with a black permanent marker to protect them--besides, this deck looks absolutely gorgeous with black edging, and since the cards are bordered black, there's no worry about the ink bleeding on either side. • A comprehensive black and white guidebook of over 80,000 words. The book is 5 3/4 x 8 1/4, folded and stapled, and is chock full of information. It's printed in relatively small type, but it *is* readable, unlike some other small-typed guidebooks which I've seen. It gives keywords, correspondences, rituals, a general message, light and shadow info, an overview of the figure on the card, and what it signifies in a reading. There are also example spreads. There is so much information in this book that it's worth reading just on its own; I'm hoping that someday it might be available in a larger, "real" book format. We will be ordering more of these and stocking them consistently, so don't worry if it's sold out. This deck was printed locally in New Zealand, rather than sent out to China, so that is part of what the price reflects. Here's the copy from the back of the book: "THE BLACK MIRROR ORACLE offers a key to an occulted door within the Aether, accessed only through the Self. It leads to a gateway that houses a vibrant gallery of Muses and Entities; all of whom possess unique stories, wisdom and spiritual gifts. These numinous Archetypes and Powers exist both inside of us and simultaneously outside of time and logic. Their subtle energies must be cultured, revealed. They are the voices and images of the Infinite, which profoundly resound; endlessly reverberating, softly vibrating in the internal Palace of the Psyche. The Black Mirror Oracle Cards are a tool that can be used to define the direction and increase dedication to your spiritual path; to divine the past, present and future; and to formulate rituals to supplement your intentions. Enter the shimmering realm of the imagination that holds the jewels of inspiration and transformation.” – Jessica Shaw
