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Moonology Oracle Cards by Yasmin Boland & Nyx Rowan

, 15 Oct 2021

Moonology is a book, deck and companion website  by astrologer Yasmin Boland that delves into the influence of the phases of the moon in our daily lives. This is a very popular deck, one that you'll find used in many  YouTube Tarot reading channels. 
 
Honestly, I was never a fan of the images I saw on the screen. I purchased the deck as it was heavily discounted but, to my surprise, the deck is, in real life, beautiful.
 
GOOD STUFF
> Moonology is a highly intuitive deck, and this is something that, for me, makes an oracle, an oracle.
> Nyx Rowan's paintings and deck design are really beautiful and hypnotizing.  
> The deck can be used as a normal oracle, i.e., you shuffle the cards, get one and get an answer to your question. Secondly, you can use the booklet as stand-alone guide to check specific phases of the moon, and events/circumstances associated to that phase.  
> Good quality card stock with mate coating, so the cards shuffle well and let the painted  artwork shine. Mate suits the night/moon theme, as well.
> Beautiful sturdy keepsake box.
> The card back is really pretty despite its simplicity or because of its simplicity. 
> The booklet is very good regarding texts and also nicely bound, so you can fully open it and read it comfortably. 

SO-SO
> I have had a mix of results with the deck, as I haven't had for for long and I am getting to start to understand it. 
> I think if you are into Astrology and familiar with astrological charts, this deck might be a bit difficult to understand. 
> For the same reason, unless you are really familiar with the cycles of the moon,the structure of the booklet is going to be challenge. Don't take me wrong, it's totally congruent and something that you can expect from a Moonology deck, yet, impractical for many people. I'd rather have the cards  numbered so the user can look up them straight away, still keeping the current booklet structure. 
> The keepsake box coating doesn't allow the lid to glide as easily as other decks.