Difference between Tarot and Oracle Cards

[spiritualmountain]

Hi Friends,

What is the difference between Tarot and Oracle Cards? Because they seem quite similar.

Also, how does reading differs when using each type of Cards?

Thank you.

[FairyCrystal]

Oracle cards typically have a theme, like Fairies, Angels, power animals etc. etc.
Apart from that they usually have no specific following order.

Tarot is divided in a Major Arcana, which are bigger life lessons, and the Minor Arcana, smaller lessons and issues. Also, the MA has a sequence although your journey through it doesn't have to follow that.

Furthermore the minors are divided in 4 suits like playing cards:
Swords - mental, thinking, information, the mind, communication etc. Element is Air.
Cups - Feelings & emotions etc. Element is Water.
Pentacles - finances, ego, personality etc. Element is Earth.
Wands - action, passion, drive etc. Element is Fire.

Each suit is also sequential, works through the area of the aspect (feelings, or mind etc.) to mastery (King) of it.
And also the suits can indicate certain things in a reading in the sense that when there are for instance many fiery Wand cards and Cups are not present.

I also feel reading Tarot requires far more practice and insight in a way than oracle cards. They're fun, can add great value and insight but less difficult to draw conclusion from than Tarot.
Even when a beginner you can usually make sense of Oracle cards, whereas working with Tarot as a beginner can leave you staring at the cards, not knowing how on earth they relate or make sense.

[Hologram8]

both kinds are magic

[Pagandell]

Originally Posted by Hologram8

both kinds are magic

I like the way you use the word magic that's how i would describe my tarot cards, I haven't used the oracle card's but I'm sure they would be the same.

[spiritualmountain]

Thank you for your replies friends :)