Oracle Cards & Fortune-Telling Sets

Oracle cards are non-standard packs for divination or self-reflection, distinct from tarot’s fixed structure. Formats range from early 19th-century oracles and Lenormand-type sets to Art Deco picture packs and contemporary themes; meanings are given by captions, verses or guidebooks, and imagery runs from allegory to pop culture. Examples include Le Petit Oracle des Dames (1807), Dondorf’s Wahrsage-Karten, Art Nouveau Oracle, OSHO Transformation Tarot in an oracle format, Oracle Rock, and modern celebrity issues. See also: Cartomancy & Divination, Tarot, Lenormand.