It was a curious discovery that I made while surfing on amazon.co.jp while I lived in Japan last year: an oracle deck not of Japanese legends or gods (of which there were some) but one about the Little Prince.
Everyone (or at least: everyone I know) has read or at least has heard of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's famous masterpiece "Le Petit Prince". First released in France, this children's book for adults centers on the self-discovery of a lonely prince who lives alone on a planet with a jealous flower for a mother/lover/friend.
Even though I was quite familiar with the tale, it never occured to me how absolutely perfect it is as material for an oracle deck. And apparently, the only ones it occured to is a Japanese book publisher that also publishes tons of popular manga (japanese graphic novels). Strange much?!
The set consists of a solid two-piece box, 44 beautiful, large and glossy oracle cards, and a tiny, black and white little white book (LWB) completely in Japanese.
The cards, suffice it to say, are absolutely stunning. I love Saint-Exupéry's art style, it's so evocative, lonely and dreamy. Simply marvelous.
(from left) Le Petit Prince (the little prince), Baobab and Maison (Home/House)
(from left) Vérité (Truth), Imagination and Inspiration
Numbers 13 through 15 build a curious series as seen in the book: what first appears to be a boring brown hat (13) is transformed through Imagination (14) into the Inspiration (15): an elephant having been swallowed by a snake. Genius!
These two cards are my favorites! The unknown place, showing some dunes and a flower in the raging desert sun, and the best card of all, the "Important Place": the simple intersection of two dunes by night. This card is so special to me, because it is so personal. Its emptiness gives freedom to the mind to picture any place in the world as your own important place. But at the same time, it stresses the importance of having this "Endroit Important" inside your mind; which is empty, but starlit and clear. A personal, safe place, of your own.
I really hope this deck will be published in English in the future, because it is so beautiful to work with. If you want to own it already (the meanings are pretty intuitive even without understanding of the explanations in the LWB) you can find it here: Le petit prince Oracle
Blessings and balance ~
Peachess
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