Lord of the Rings Oracle Gift Set

This box set is well... unique? While the images are obviously inspired by the LOTR stories, the execution of the whole project has a "knock off" feel... ESPECIALLY with the addition of "the Ring" which is like a clay washer with RUNES imprinted into it??? NOT the beautiful Elven script. Anyway, I wouldn't recommend this set for any other reason than to collect LOTR merch.You can see a full flip through of this deck on my YT channel

I must confess that I have not read the oracle book that comes with this set, so I can't comment on it. Didn't even bother to unfold the map. I got stopped dead by the cards themselves; terrible, terrible artwork. I am appalled that this set was even published and feel foolish for having purchased it. The cards themselves are nothing but amateur, unfinished sketches. As sketches they look like they show some little bit of promise, but the artist never went beyond the sketches to come up with a finished product. It literally looks like the publisher figured they had a week to put out a product that might possibly ride the coattails of the movies' success. Unfortunately, this product is only suitable for the roundfile.

Forget about using it as a game. Very lame in that regard. But I do like the cards, which I use for divination, and the guidebook for the cards. All the rest is useless trappings.

The book looks great however I ordered a GIFT SET not a book and paid too much for just this 😪 hopefully I can get something comparable by Christmas time.

Glad I got it, but I like LOTR. A lot.

This item was suppose to be used very good. I would say it was used like new. I'm very pleased.

This set is a very unique way to combine both metaphysics and fantasy. With gorgeous illustrations and offering several ways to use this placement "Lord of the Rings Oracle" allows you to gain a richer perspective on you and Middle Earth. The set contains a deck of cards which allows you to use them as a tarot, or may be used in conjunction with the map and ring. The ring is an interesting idea, used like a pendulum it may draw your attention to a particular card, or my favorite, a place on the map. Ask the ring what is yes for you and what is no, once you receive your answers, hover the ring over each of the places on the map and it will let you know where your journey needs to begin. It is a wonderful idea and for those who love Lord of the Rings for more than entertainment it allows you to gain an insight of how you fit with the story. While I agree the map is a little awkward for lying flat and the meanings of the cards are not as full of content as I prefer you'll end your session and adventure with a newer respect for both you and the realm. Simple but Magical.

This oracle set is packaged so lavishly, in my opinion, to trick one into buying what is a poorly executed deck of 40 cards, a cheesy plaster of Paris "ring", a stiff and inaccurate map, and a little, awkward hardcover book. The book gives directions for using the ring on its own, the ring with the map, and the ring with the cards...kinda like a pendulum or Ouija board type of thing. Why would you want to use the very symbol of evil to ascertain the mysteries? The book also gives three different meanings for each card, Esoteric, Personal, and Reversed. The esoteric meaning for the Mirror Of Galadriel card has a few disjointed phrases about the Kabbala and some psycho-babble about unresolved personality/sexuality...... The art on the cards is just plain awful and if you love The Lord of the Rings they may actually make you wince with pain as they did me. Gollum, subtitled The Unloved Child looks vaguely like the figure in the famous painting called The Scream. The White Tree looks like a spindly birch that has been crookedly planted. Saruman looks like Sir Walter Raleigh while Gandalf looks like John Malkovich with a bad hangover. There is a card inexplicably titled The Mothers that shows two really ugly beings supposed to be Rose Gamgee and Belladonna Took holding infants. Mount Doom looks utterly unthreatening. The Black Riders look like really tired people, some quite feminine, none malefic, with the red-eyed leader sporting a huge pair of Longhorn steer horns. The elves are depicted as ladies in pastel dresses and men in cutaway coats and lacey cravats with Vandyke beards. Treating the great work and artistry of J.R.R.Tolkien in such a fashion is just bad karma. Stay away from this.

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"The Lord of the rings :Tarot Deck & Card Game"と同じ著者によるものですが、画家が違うので受ける印象も異なります。解説本と地図とカード４０枚のセットですが、「指輪（扁平なのではめられません）にキルス文字が彫られている」「地図上のロリエン（ロリアン）がアンデュインの東にある」「狼に追われるガンダルフが白い！」等々「トールキンならおたくと呼ばれたい」人には突っ込みどころ満載です。絵はパステル調でこれは好きずきでしょうが、ガラドリエルの奥方がゴールドベリーのような姿に描かれているのは許せません。占いの方は「指輪を使うコックリさん」。通俗心理学とオカルトのごちゃまぜ、ニューエイジってやつです。『指輪物語』何にでもつかえます、ということで（笑）コレクターズ・アイテムとしての価値はあると思います。