Deck Review: The Tarot of Oneness

The Tarot of Oneness by Robyn Voisey arrived when I was going through a rough time due to a bereavement, and I really appreciated its gentle, healing energy. I um-ed and ahh-ed over backing it on Kickstarter when I first saw it, as it’s not my usual bag of tea. Too kitschy, too twee, too happy-clappy; the images too hyper-realistic. But I am so glad I did, because it reads like a freakin’ dream. SO intuitive. It doesn’t so much speak to me, as sing me a personalised love song.

It really is such a bright, joyous deck (look at those colours!). It’s all drawn from a first person POV which I like, and it adds a really fresh take to some of the traditional symbolism. It reminds me of a travel vlog or something, the whole deck is like a fresh, modern take on the Fool’s journey. You’re the Fool, seeing through their eyes, and these are the carefully curated snaps you post of your journey onto your Instagram.

The deck comes with a super cute colour guidebook, and a beautifully designed clamshell box. The card stock is thick but pretty slippery, so shuffles well. I wasn’t sure about the peach edging on the Kickstarter photos, but in the flesh it’s really soft and beautiful – adds to the gentle vibe of the deck. Again, I was worried the backs might be too harsh/psychedelic, but in person they’re dreamy. Certainly quite florescent tones, but with a real softness to them. A cross between aurora borealis and pressing down on your closed eyelids.

All the knights (or “actions” as Voisey has named them) are shown as silhouettes of riders casting shadows on various backdrops – such a clever way of including the traditional knightly imagery but keeping the first person POV artwork! The Knight of Swords is my favourite, I think – the barely controlled energy of the rearing horse, the blurring of the mountain with the laser focus on the goal of reaching the peak – love it.

The Four of Wands here depicts Holi, the Hindu festival of love. Love the bright colours, the dreamy quality of the image, and the way it conveys that ecstatic joy you feel just lost in the moment dancing with friends. Pretty traditional imagery again for The Sun, but I like that we are the rider, the wind in our hair, looking out at the tranquil sunny beach and the childlike joy of a finished sandcastle. The Six of Wands does a great job of showing both the glory and the drawbacks of public victories and successes.

The Six of Cups is such a beautiful rendition of youthful nostalgia. I have old memory shoeboxes filled with exactly this kind of stuff: photos, notes passed to me by besties in class, friendship bracelets, a rose from my first boyfriend – so this image really spoke to me! (Drives my husband mad to lug all this stuff around every time we move 😂). Seven of Cups here captures the essence of lazy daydreams – will they ever amount to anything in reality or remain fruitless fantasies? I like this depiction of the Eight of Cups, and as soon as I saw it I was surprised that more creators haven’t shown this card as a representation of the cutting of ties. It really works for me.

How stunning is this Judgement (“Awakening”) card? And the Eight of Wands does such a great job of conveying the thrilling speed of this card. Forward! Travel! Now! The little callbacks to the RWS original (the kitty! The sunflowers!) in the Spirit (Queen) of Wands are brilliant.

Deck Interview with the Tarot of Oneness

1. Tell me about yourself? What is your most important characteristic as a deck?

Six of Cups: This deck will help me make peace with the past, and reconnect with my inner child. The fact that this deck turned up the week I lost my stepmother (who’s raised me since I was 7) meant this message really resonated with me.

2. What are your strengths as a deck?

Synchronicity: Love that I got a special card in the interview! Voisey writes “calm your rational, over-thinking mind and open yourself up to the concepts of synchronicity and divine timing. Ask for signs and symbols to be placed in your path when you are in need of guidance or reassurance that you are not alone”. The deck really is here to gently support me through some tough stuff. It turned up when it was most needed.

3. What are your limits as a deck?

Seven of Cups: Sometimes I am paralysed with indecision or too caught up in my head/the past, and this deck can’t help so much with that. It’s about helping me reignite my passion and emotional robustness, not necessarily about making tough choices.

4. What do you require from me in return? How can I best collaborate with you?

Three of Pents: I have to be willing to work alongside this deck and not fight against it’s (fairly woo!) energy, bitter old sceptic that I am 😂

5. What is the potential quality of our relationship?

Ace of Swords: Coupled with the Queen of Wands I think this deck is really going to urge me to seize opportunities with both hands. When the universe offers me synchronicity I shouldn’t reject it, dismiss it, or ignore it, but see the potential of the challenge and rise to the occasion.

6. In what space / with what type of query will you best communicate?

Queen of Wands: When I’m feeling confident and ready to accept my own passion and potential

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You can buy the deck from the creator’s Etsy shop here.

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