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By: doctorslime
If you like Tolkien, and you are a devot Evangelical Christian this is not for you. If you Love Tolkien, and can seperate reality from Fantasy then you might like this very Much. If you are a Tolkien collector this is a must have, I originally paid a ton for this when I had more money than Brains. I\'m now simplifing my life and shedding my extra stuff, This is a Excellent addition to a Complete Tolkien Collection, and Calling it a Travesty is a Joke, Because it was an officially Licensed Product, and Carries the Tolkien Family approval ( for what that is worth ). Its a very interesting Take on Tarot & Tolkien, so if you collect Tarot cards its for you. Save the Flaming comments for the Forums.
A good laugh, a terrible "oracle"
I have the version of this oracle with the gold ring pendulum, map, cards and book. The ring is covered with Norse futhark runes - not the dwarven runes from LOTR. OK, so the dwarven runes may have been based on the futhark, but isn't the ring supposed to have elven writing, anyway? As for the map and cards, I've seen better illustrating in junior high art exhibitions. But the book is a great laugh. New Age babble such as "what you are now doing is 'downloading' from the universal mind" and the comparison of journalists, researchers, economists and statisticians to oracles such as entrail reading and astrology are just a hoot. As is the liberal misuse of "quotation marks" around every other "word." The author - and the editor - apparently don't know that quotes should be used only for quoting speech, otherwise for creating the effect of irony. These are just a few of the words "quoted" throughout the instruction book: "knowing," "unknowing," "yes," "no," "identities," "see," "gifts," "invisible," "dies," "right" and "mysteries." If one didn't know that Donaldson claims an extensive background in druidry and metaphysical studies (and can be assumed to take this stuff seriously), one would think it was a terrific parody.I attempted an Elven Spread (as described on pages 62-63) with the card deck and the card meanings given in the instruction book. It made no sense at all.
Not Bad, but not great
I would first off, like to start by saying I am a huge Tolkien fan as well as tarot card collector. When I came by this deck on sale at a book store, I new I had to buy it because I love The Lord of The Rings as well as divination. This deck is relatively good, especially for the small price I paid for it. It provides an interesting look into middle earth. The artwork on the cards are okay, not exactly breath taking, but even so it works fine.
The book provides pretty good describtions of the cards meanings, and works just fine for an orcale reading.Some people say that Tolkien would not have approved of an orcale deck, being that he was a Catholic. Well I believe that is rubbish. If Tolkien wrote stories containing things such as wizardy and elf magic, I highly doubt he would be so intolerant of sometime like this. He wanted to create a legend, and this deck farther proves how influential Lord of the Rings is. I do not recommand this to divination practicers who have not read or seen 'The Lord of The Rings'. Nor do I recommanded it to narrowminded people. If you are a Tolkien fan and you like orcale cards, this is a great set for you.
A travesty
Tolkien would have loathed this and everything it stands for. He was a Christian, not a gulliable New Age dimwit. An indefensible rip-off and travesty of the work of a great genius
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