Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #556449 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Cards

Customer Reviews

Gorgeously Bright Fractal Art Oracle
At first glance, the Dreaming In Color Luman Deck(tm) appears to be a straightforward--albeit ethereal--divination deck. But once you start working with the cards, you realize this deck is something far more than just another pretty oracle.

Created by Mindy Sommers, The Dreaming in Color Luman Deck(tm) is divinely channeled in both art and meaning--specifically designed to develop the user's intuition. The color-soaked imagery evokes a feeling of both depth and expansiveness--almost as if you're falling into a dreamscape of the subconscious.

This unusual oracle can not only be used for divination, but also for healing and meditation. In fact, I don't think I've ever come across a deck--either Tarot or oracle--which seems to work like a Rorschach. That is, the vibrant images are not cluttered with iconographic litter which tries to dictate the card meaning; rather, this 60-card deck serves as a multi-dimensional tool that provides immediate information. Like a pebble thrown into a cosmic pond, these cards ripples through the ego's layered defenses and brings forth vital guidance to the surface.

Inscribed on each card is a word that helps the user absorb the energy of its meaning, as well as provide a focus to receive insight on questions about the past, present, and future. I feel that this deck is especially helpful for those wanting to transcend negative personality patterns or to understand repeating relationship themes that have proved frustrating.

Using vibrant colors spanning a palette of greens, purples, reds, oranges, yellows, pinks--and even a few in black and white--these cards are gorgeous to look at just from an aesthetic perspective. In fact, my husband (who has little interest in Tarot or oracle decks), could not stop looking at the card images. He's a huge fan of fractals, and thought they were stunning in their intricacy and coloration. Many images are floral in nature, but they appear to be much more than just flowers. Also included with this deck is a pamphlet with the channeled card meanings.

Personal Notes

I did a 3-card spread with this deck, and it was insightful. Yet, I feel that these cards are better served by reading them organically--as an intuitive story board that's not beholden to rigid spread positions.

I feel these cards are best used for serious interior healing and consciousness work, perhaps in conjunction with spiritual practice such as meditating and journaling. If you want quick fixes and answers, I feel the profundity of this deck may be lost on you. Its use as a healing and meditation deck is unsurpassed in my opinion. Somehow, Mindy Sommers takes problematic emotions such as avarice, resentment, and pettiness and provides a visual and spiritual portal with which to see these issues clearly--yet without any shaming or disturbing imagery. This is a delicate balance that's not easy to pull off, in my estimation.

(To see 6 images from this deck, go to the Reviews--Decks section at JanetBoyer.com)

Janet Boyer, author of The Back in Time Tarot Book: Picture the Past, Experience the Cards, Understand the Present (coming Fall 2008 from Hampton Roads Publishing)

The Dreaming In Color Deck
The Dreaming In Color Deck, is a lovely intuitive backdrop for the subconscious mind to step forward ands speak to the reader or sitter and open the doors to the real issues at hand, these cards are uncluttered and free of pre formatting ideology, these beautiful fluid cards allow you to follow more then one strand or thought to reach the intuitive high point for profound knowledge and information regardless of your question or age. This deck can be used to explore the world you live in and expand on what your mind is trying to tap into to bring about productive change. On a very personal level these cards are eloquently connected to the physical colors and vibrations on the ethereal level that they can't help but bring about incredible insight. I highly, highly recommend this deck of cards and the creator is an incredible sensitive and intuitive woman who's artistic gifts and abilities blow me away... I LOVE this deck and carry it with me every where I go!
Thank You
Sloan Bella- Celebrity Psychic Medium.
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Transcendly beautiful deck
This is hands down one of the most stunningly beautiful decks you will ever find. The artwork is so luminous, so beautiful, so other worldly, it will transport you to a place in your imagination that you never want to leave. It is in this part of the imagination that you can truly access those deep intuitive aspects of yourself, and connect with something transcendent. Each card has a stunning other-worldy type floral impression or landscape with an emotion or quality as the keyword of the card such as "Joy", "Envy", "Nurturing" or "Forgiveness". Mind you, these are not paintings or pictures. These are impressionistic images that are dreamy and etherial. But make no mistake, these are not just froofie, nice-to-look at images. The spreads I have done using this deck are extremely accurate. My favorite way to use this deck is for couples readings. If someone is inquiring about their relationship, romantic or otherwise, I will have one person draw a card for themselves, and one card for the other person. Every single time, without fail, the card represents the essence of the person to a tee. The reaction of the person receiving in the reading from this has always been profound and powerful.

Since it is so hard to describe this deck, I encourage you to go online, to websites such as Aeclectic Tarot where I discovered the cards, to see them yourself. Either you love them, or they do not speak to you. I remember when I first saw these images online several years ago, I just had to have them, and I waited weeks until I bought them because my intuition would not rest until I had these in my collection (there is absolutely nothing like them!). I have since been a frequent customer of the author's other products on her website which are all breathtakingly beautiful.

One other note about the customer service. I have found the proprietors of these cards and their other products to be warm, generous, and all around terrific people. I encourage you to add these brilliant cards to your collection. Your imagination will thank you.