"You might say that the fairies are micro-managers and the angels are macro-managers, as the former are involved in our personal day-to-day matters, while the latter are concerned with more global, worldly matters." - From the booklet

Healing with the Fairies Oracle Cards is a 44-card deck featuring whimsical artwork and focused themes. Each card is unique, with colorful borders gracing every one. The back of the cards depict fairy wings suspended in the sky, surrounded by sparkling stars, white fluffy clouds, and a vista of blue and violet.

Some of the themes featured in this deck include:

* Inner Power
* Creative Expression
* Quiet Time
* Happily Ever After
* Kick Up Your Heels
* Kindness
* Trust Your Intuition
* Raising Your Standards
* Honoring Your True Feelings
* New Location
* Letting Go
* Detoxification

The 69-page booklet that accompanies the Healing with the Fairies Oracle Cards arranges these themes alphabetically. Card meaning, elaboration on the theme, and an affirmation are included for each card. Dr. Virtue explains how to work with the cards-including shuffling, selecting, phrasing questions, and performing layouts. An interesting element to this guidebook is that it addresses reversals and working with multiple decks-including a how-to for interpreting a multi-deck spread.

I've received solid messages from this deck and most of the illustrations are quite lovely. However, a few cards are very dark - black backgrounds with barely-there gossamer fairies in the background. This brooding color scheme doesn't go well with the "lighten up" purposes of fairies in my opinion, and the cards that show this coloration are (of all things!) "Positive Expectations" and "Parenting and Children". They seem very out of place in this deck-enough to affect the experience. And the Beauty card? It looks like a female version of Marilyn Manson combing her long, straight black tresses as they cascade over her white body. Ugh.

I just don't resonate with the Healing with the Fairies Oracle Cards as I do with other Virtue decks such as the Magical Mermaids and Dolphins Oracle, Archangel Oracle and the Goddess Guidance Oracle. However, if you resonate with the fairy realm and nature's resplendence, you'll like find this deck of value. The messages are solid, but I've found other decks to be more relevant to my questions and personal path. If you're interested in "lightening up", I recommend Virtue's Magical Unicorns Oracle which is fantastic-perfect for both children and the "inner child" in us all.

(To see 6 card images from this deck, visit the Reviews--Decks section at JanetBoyer.com)

This is one of my favorite decks. When I feel down and confused about my life purpose this deck always finds a way to deliver messages to me that I can easily understand. I think the fairies want to help and talk to everyone and this deck is a great way to get answers without having to pay someone...You can do it yourself! Great deck for beginners and advanced oracle card readers!

This card deck is so cool! This card deck has great art. Fairies were my inspiration to get more into the elemental kingdom, I used to ask myself "are fairies real?" probably if you were high but there was always doubt that they are real, but now they are real to me as God. Fairies are great sidekicks and try picking up trash everytime you see it. Also recommended Healing with The Fairies (book) by Doreen Virtue and The Witches Guide To Faery Folk by Edain McCoy. ^_^

Out of all of Doreen's Oracle cards these are my favorite! All the cards are beutifull and suitable for all ages. These cards were my very first Oracle cards, and I am glad they were. They are easy to work with, and after a while I knew what each card ment by heart. And for those of you who are wondering, you do not need the 'Healing with the Fairies' book to use this deck.(The deck comes with its own little booklet inside.) In fact, the 'Healing with the Fairies' book does not really have any thing to do with the Oracle cards, it is more about the auther, Dr. Doreen Virtue, and how she discovered that there really are fairies. It is very interesting. But any way, I conect with the Fairies (or Faeries, as I like to spell it) better than I do with the Angles, Archangles, ect., so that is why I prefer this deck, rather than the others. Although, the other cards are equally beutiful. Here is a list of her Oracle cards:
'Healing with the Angles oracle cards'
'Healing with the fearies oracle cards'
'Messages from your Angles oracle cards'
'Magical Mermaids and Dolphins oracle cards'
'Archangle oracle cards'
'Goddess Guidance oracle cards'
'Magical Unicorns oracle cards' and
'Saints and Angles oracle cards'. (ALL include a booklet.)

I hope my reveiw has in any way helped you =)

~Donna~

I have these, and the book that goes with them,definately a plus. these are positive cards,no frightening or negative images,great for readings with friends and loved ones. These are not tarot cards,tho similiar, they are Oracle cards. The book is essential for understanding where the author is coming from. Not that I agree with everything she says about fairies, as I have my own experience and perceptions. I feel the fairies will reveal things to you as you need to see them for where you are at in your present situation. She reviews alot in her book about how she came about to make these cards..a must read companion. I think these would be appropiate for any age.