{"id":14747,"date":"2017-09-01T01:10:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T06:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=15276"},"modified":"2017-09-25T15:28:36","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T20:28:36","slug":"seeing-the-signs-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2017\/09\/01\/seeing-the-signs-33\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing the Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spirit Cats Inspirational Cards by artist Nicole Piar<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

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Just recently, I received promotional copy of \u201cSpirit Cats\u201d \u2013 an \u201cInspirational\u201d 48-Card Oracle deck created, written and illustrated by artist Nicole Piar. These past few weeks, I have been using the cards \u2013 looking at the lush artwork on the one side and reading the meditative prose on the other \u2013 as well as researching everything I could find on Nicole Piar herself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(“Flow”)<\/em><\/p>\n

I also looked up tarot and oracle cards featuring cats. I thought \u2013 why cats? Why not dogs? Or horses? Or any other animal?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One of the websites I visit regularly \u2013 at least once a week, if not more often \u2013 is Aeclectic Tarot, at www.aeclectic.net\/<\/a>. This site has literally information on hundreds of tarot decks, oracle cards and Lenormand decks, as well as reviews and forums for discussion. If you want, you can sign up for their monthly newsletter and receive email notification of the newest tarot and oracle decks to hit the divination market. I look forward to these emails every month!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to Aeclectic Tarot, there are at least 19 tarot and\/or oracle decks featuring cats. There are only 8 decks with dogs. You dog lovers really need to catch up! There were 25 tarot and\/or oracle decks with other kinds of animals, usually some kind of \u201ctotem\u201d animal or \u201cspirit\u201d animal, although there is a \u201cHappy Squirrel\u201d tarot (I kid you not). There are also plant-based tarot and oracle decks \u2013 well, I don\u2019t have to tell you that there are tarot and oracle decks for almost every subject under the sun!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Although not yet featured on Aeclectic Tarot \u2013 but very soon, I am sure! Maybe next month! \u2013 \u201cSpirit Cats\u201d is the newest cat deck to join this illustrious group of cat-based tarot and oracle decks. Perhaps they are what you are looking for.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole Piar writes on her website, www.nicolepiar.com<\/a>, that the \u201cSpirit Cats come straight from my heart and imagination.\u201d \u00a0The Sprit Cat<\/a> page includes instructions on how to use the cards and testimonials from happy customers, as well as interviews of Piar and reviews of the deck on various independent blogs. These are <\/span><\/span>all <\/i><\/span><\/span>worth reading and very informative. The entire site has lots of information on Piar \u2013 her education, her artwork, how to commission her, even essays she has written. Anyone interested in either Spirit Cats or its creator should spend some time there.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I liked how the cards had the picture on one side and the writing on the other side. For a beginner reader, that is really helpful. No book to refer to \u2013 no memorization \u2013 just meditate on your question or attitude for the day, pull a card and then read what it says. Very simple and easy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I must admit that these cards really grew on me. I showed the cards to numerous friends and some of my family \u2013 cats lovers and card lovers \u2013 and it seemed to me that these Spirit Cards really hit it off best with the younger crowd. My ten-year-old friend who lives down the street adores them and wants a poster of \u201cGenerosity\u201d for her bedroom wall:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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My favorite is \u201cFreedom\u201d:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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But \u201cSeeker\u201d is also nice:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I love Piar\u2019s use of color. Nothing I have read on her blog or in any of the interviews or reviews tells me what she used to create these cards, but it looks very much like watercolors \u2013 if not watercolors, I love how she created that affect! Very flowing and dreamy. Each cat comes to us as from the dream world \u2013 with sparkles and stars \u2013 each one with a theme and a name \u2013 to tell us what we need to know.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So, seek out these cards. You can buy them off Piar\u2019s website<\/a>. I am not sure if they are available anywhere else, but they are <\/span>definitely <\/i><\/span>available there. At the very least, check out her website \u2013 there\u2019s a lot to hold your attention. I know I was there for quite a long time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Coming Soon<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 an interview with Nicole Piar! Be sure to check back!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brightest Blessings!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

References<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nicolepiar.com<\/a>1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spirit Cats Inspirational Cards by artist Nicole Piar     Just recently, I received promotional copy of \u201cSpirit Cats\u201d \u2013 an \u201cInspirational\u201d 48-Card Oracle deck created, written and illustrated by artist Nicole Piar. These past few weeks, I have been using the cards \u2013 looking at the lush artwork on the one side and reading the meditative prose on the other \u2013 as well as researching everything I could find on Nicole Piar herself. (“Flow”) I also looked up tarot and oracle cards featuring cats. I thought \u2013 why cats? Why not dogs? Or horses? Or any other animal? One of the websites I visit regularly \u2013 at least once a week, if not more often \u2013 is Aeclectic Tarot, at www.aeclectic.net\/. This site has literally information on hundreds of tarot decks, oracle cards and Lenormand decks, as well as reviews and forums for discussion. If you want, you can sign up for their monthly newsletter and receive email notification of the newest tarot and oracle decks to hit the divination market. I look forward to these emails every month! According to Aeclectic Tarot, there are at least 19 tarot and\/or oracle decks featuring cats. There are only 8 decks with dogs. You dog lovers really need to catch up! There were 25 tarot and\/or oracle decks with other kinds of animals, usually some kind of \u201ctotem\u201d animal or \u201cspirit\u201d animal, although there is a \u201cHappy Squirrel\u201d tarot (I kid you not). There are also plant-based tarot and oracle decks \u2013 well, I don\u2019t have to tell you that there are tarot and oracle decks for almost every subject under the sun! Although not yet featured on Aeclectic Tarot \u2013 but very soon, I am sure! Maybe next month! \u2013 \u201cSpirit Cats\u201d is the newest cat deck to join this illustrious group of cat-based tarot and oracle decks. Perhaps they are what you are looking for. Nicole Piar writes on her website, www.nicolepiar.com, that the \u201cSpirit Cats come straight from my heart and imagination.\u201d \u00a0The Sprit Cat page includes instructions on how to use the cards and testimonials from happy customers, as well as interviews of Piar and reviews of the deck on various independent blogs. These are all worth reading and very informative. The entire site has lots of information on Piar \u2013 her education, her artwork, how to commission her, even essays she has written. Anyone interested in either Spirit Cats or its creator should spend some time there. I liked how the cards had the picture on one side and the writing on the other side. For a beginner reader, that is really helpful. No book to refer to \u2013 no memorization \u2013 just meditate on your question or attitude for the day, pull a card and then read what it says. Very simple and easy! I must admit that these cards really grew on me. I showed the cards to numerous friends and some of my family \u2013 cats lovers and card lovers \u2013 and it seemed to me that these Spirit Cards really hit it off best with the younger crowd. My ten-year-old friend who lives down the street adores them and wants a poster of \u201cGenerosity\u201d for her bedroom wall: My favorite is \u201cFreedom\u201d: But \u201cSeeker\u201d is also nice: I love Piar\u2019s use of color. Nothing I have read on her blog or in any of the interviews or reviews tells me what she used to create these cards, but it looks very much like watercolors \u2013 if not watercolors, I love how she created that affect! Very flowing and dreamy. Each cat comes to us as from the dream world \u2013 with sparkles and stars \u2013 each one with a theme and a name \u2013 to tell us what we need to know. So, seek out these cards. You can buy them off Piar\u2019s website. I am not sure if they are available anywhere else, but they are definitely available there. At the very least, check out her website \u2013 there\u2019s a lot to hold your attention. I know I was there for quite a long time. Coming Soon\u00a0\u2013 an interview with Nicole Piar! Be sure to check back! Brightest Blessings! References http:\/\/www.nicolepiar.com1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14747\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}