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- Hi, my name's Olivia
and today I'm reviewing the Pythia Botanica Oracle Deck,
specifically the volume two.
If you're interested because you know that
I love tea on this channel.
I'm drinking the Enchanted Forest by Ku Cha Tea,
I'll link it down below.
I think it's a green tea.
By the way, it's delicious,
it's a great Spring tea.
Check it out if you like tea.
So I'm going to talk a little bit
but I'll make sure to do timestamps
just in case you're just here for the flip through.
This specific Oracle deck is made by,
I would probably say one of my top favorite artists.
So a little bit of a back story.
My first ever tarot deck that I bought
was from this artist, was from this shop, Leila and Olive.
And I had been so picky about getting a tarot deck
or getting some kind of deck
that I would really connect with.
I didn't want to start with a deck
that I didn't want to read with,
that I didn't like the art, that I didn't connect with,
'cause that just doesn't make any sense to me.
And if you know my channel
or just anything about my content,
I'm really, really particular about my aesthetics.
When I saw this tarot deck,
which is the Ophidia Rosa Tarot deck,
it was like love at first sight.
I only saw photos of it.
I couldn't find the name of the deck, the maker.
So I reversed Google searched or something,
like I just, I tried to figure it out.
And when I found it, I immediately purchased it
and this was back in 2016.
I ordered it, but this was at a time
that I still wasn't really that open about my practice.
And the people living with me were pretty uncomfortable
with the idea of divination, witchcraft,
anything really spiritual or a cult related.
It made them uncomfortable.
And I didn't, I wasn't ready to talk about it.
So I ordered this tarot deck
and I emailed the artist, Nicole.
And I said, "Hey I just ordered this deck
"and here's my information.
"But I'm worried about my roommates finding
"the box beforehand and seeing the word tarot on it.
"So I don't know if there's,
"like if it has a description or whatever on the box.
"But if there's any way that you could cover that up."
And she was so sweet and responded immediately
and just said, "Yeah, of course."
And when the box arrived, she had taken a sharpie
and scribbled out the word tarot
or just like anything that could have been related to that.
And that was just the sweetest thing ever.
So the fact that she took the time to do that
just stuck with me.
It's the only tarot deck that lives on my working altar
and that continues to be one
of my favorite divination companions.
So of course this video isn't about the tarot deck,
it's about the Oracle deck.
So you can imagine my excitement
when Nicole reached out to me
and asked me to review her Oracle deck.
Let's go through the flip through.
I'll be showing both the first Oracle deck
and the second volume and put on some music
and flip through.
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Well, I hope that you enjoyed that flip through
as much as I did.
I know that by the time this video comes out,
my Patrons will have already had at least one
or two weekly readings using the Oracle decks.
And if you haven't checked out the shop yet,
there are also bandanas that they offer.
If you haven't guessed, this is one of them.
They are limited editions.
So if you see one that you like, get them.
I didn't realize that the first time
and I missed out on two or three
that I'm so sad that I missed out on.
But it's fine, I always keep my eye out for them.
Thank you so much again, Nicole, for sending me these.
I adore your art and the aesthetic and just everything.
That is all for this video,
thanks so much for watching.
As always, I will see you in the next one, best of luck.
Be kind to each other and may your gods treat you
as you've treated others, bye.
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