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CARD DECK REVIEW:
Inspirational & Affirmation
Card Decks
Reviewed by Marie T. Russell
With the many
challenges that life presents to us, we need all the help we can get (at
least I do). Inspirational cards are just that -- they inspire,
strengthen, and often give us that little bit of wisdom and encouragement
we need just at the right time.
You can use
them "one a day" as a focus for the day, one a week, or just pick one
randomly from the pack when you need inspiration or a question answered.
They can also be placed around your house in places where you'll see them
as reminders to maintain your awareness.
These are
great tools to start off the year, and then assist us.
-
The Voice of Intuition
by Shakti Gawain
 I
just can't decide with this set of 52 cards whether I like the
photography or the inspiring quotations best. The photos by Dean
Campbell are breathtaking... a close-up of a rose petal with dew
drops, an autumn leaf in radiant colors, a single frond from a fern...
The photos remind us of the beauty in nature.
The quotes support our intuition and our willingness to "go within"
for answers. "As I follow my inner wisdom, life is creative and
transformational. I make a contribution to the world just by being
myself in every moment."
These cards are great! Beautiful and bountiful.
Publisher: New World Library,
www.newworldlibrary.com &
Brush Dance
www.brushdance.com
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here for info or
to purchase deck.
 Well-known
psychic and author Sylvia Browne brings us
50 cards that each focus on a different "real life" topic such as
dreams, joy, grace, psychic ability, living with grief, handling
divorce, releasing guilt, working through mental pain, nutrition,
risking failure, etc.
Each card has a lovely illustration by Kristin Dempsey, Francis
Livingston, and Elizabeth Wolf. The artwork reminds me of the scenes in
the movie
What Dreams May Come which depict Robin Williams's character's
imagination of heaven -- the vibrant colors, lush paint strokes. You
feel like you could walk into the artwork and be in the heaven depicted
in the movie.
An example of one card's quote: "Milton said that within everyone, there
is heaven and there is hell. Choose heaven -- release the regret and the
guilt. Remember that through love, God will ease your pain and cement
you back together."
A beautiful card deck and a great tool for those challenging times in
life.
Publisher: Hay House, Inc. www.hayhouse.com
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here for info or
to purchase deck.
 Cheryl
Richardson, author of "Take
Time for Your Life" and "Life
Makeovers" brings us this
"to do" deck. Each card has an action that it proposes, such as: Listen
to your wise self; Release your ties to the past; Take a mini-retreat;
Speak gently to yourself; Take a walk; Do something just for fun...
52 cards with a recommended "action" and an affirmation to support it.
Jean-Paul Avisse's
artwork graces 35 of the cards;
Corey Wolfe and
Shirley Ann's artwork are featured on the other cards.
This is a beautiful deck -- another one where the artwork is so
captivating that you almost don't want to turn to the other side,
however, the inspiration side also has the artwork in the background in
a "shadowed" format. Truly lovely and supportive cards.
These can be used as a "lesson for the day" or simply pick a card
randomly and let the Universe give you the appropriate message each
time.
Publisher: Hay House, Inc. www.hayhouse.com
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here for info or
to purchase deck.
 What
a creative thought! These cards are "sticky" so you can paste them up
anywhere and just peel them off when you want to move them or replace
them. This is great for those of us who like to put affirmation cards
where we can see them... on the kitchen cupboard door, on the mirror,
next to the computer, etc... And, technology being what it is, these
cards don't lose their "stickyness". If they do, you just wash the card
with water, and, voilą, the card is sticky again.
The drawings on these cards are very "childlike" encouraging us to
return to simplicity and our "original self".
The affirmations are by Louise Hay, so nothing more needs to be said.
(For those of you not familiar with Louise's work with affirmations, she
is "the" authority on affirmations.) Great cards!
Publisher: Hay House, Inc. www.hayhouse.com
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here for info or
to purchase deck.
 These
cards are like a prosperity course in 50 lessons. Suze Orman is the
bestselling author of
9 Steps to Financial Freedom and
The Courage to be Rich and in these cards she presents lessons,
information, and inspiration to help you create prosperity and abundance
in your life. These affirmative cards will help you change the way you
think about money, thus changing the way money comes into your life.
From one of the cards: "Financial freedom is your birthright. Each
and every one of you has what it takes to be the master of your own
financial destiny. But you must think it, say it, and then take the
actions to make it true."
These cards will help you make prosperity a reality in your life.
Publisher: Hay House, Inc. www.hayhouse.com
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here for info or
to purchase deck.
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