The Ancient Stones Oracle: A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook

Rebecca Campbell is a creative genius. Her oracle decks are absolutely divine, and this one is my favorite so far. The emphasis on ancestors makes me feel closer to mine, and creates a connection I cannot even begin to explain. Highly recommend this deck, as it is healing and just a pleasure to look at. The colors are gorgeous and the pictures are so creative and unlock hidden memories. The cards are the perfect size, and the cardstock used is quality and great for shuffling. I am excited to work with this deck and heal.

I absolutely love these cards. I bought Rebecca's whole library of Oracle cards after these were delivered. You will be very happy with these Oracle cards. Beautiful art work and the meanings are amazing. I love that she links her music in Spotify also! It's just a wonderful experience! ❤️

I have all of the other oracles decks by this author, and was very excited to add this one to my vast deck collection! In comparison to her other decks, I find the artwork lacking. Much of it is still pretty good, but it just lacks that delicate ethereal beauty found in the other decks. I got the impression the art might have been a rush job, with this deck jumping on the recent trend of crystal themed oracle decks! The art looks like those 1990s rough digital collage tarots with the addition of lens flares and light effect overlays, many of which I recognize from the PicsArt app. It just doesn't have the sense of inspiration and awe that the art from her other decks evoke, but it's still better than many mass market oracle decks. The guidebook is excellent, as is the meaning assigned to each card. The guidebook fits into the box with the cards, and is at least a half inch thick. Plenty of good inspiration to be found in the book! It includes some biographical info on the author that is pertinent to the theme of the deck, as well as suggested spreads, and detailed meanings for each of the cards. There are no reversed meanings given. There is a focus on the ancient nature of stones, megalithic sites, and connection to ancestry. The format is very similar to the Healing Waters oracle in the way in which information is presented, but Healing Waters has excellent art, and seems to adhere better to its overall theme. Her other previous decks (Starseed, Work Your Light, and the Rose Oracles) all have much more beautiful art than this Ancient Stones deck, but I notice a lot of subconscious activation (a.k.a. hypnotic) materials in those three decks, so much so that it naturally makes me uncomfortable. I don't perceive as much of that with the more recent Healing Waters or Ancient Stones. Work Your Light is arguably her best deck, and it's the one I turn to the most often, but I use it it with much discretion, and with hope that the subconscious activation stuff was included with best intentions for the consumer! Still, I don't like it when authors seem to be trying to brainwash or manipulate me, be it for the greater good or not. For that reason alone, I would recommend Healing Waters if you're wanting a first deck by this author for yourself or as a gift. The Ancient Stones Oracle meets expections with packaging, large card size, and overall presentation. Like the past decks, it features a special, triangular box made of thick cardboard. The lid can be used to hold cards in formation for the spreads. The packaging and presentation of Campbell's decks are always fantastic, and superior to almost any other mass market tarot or oracle decks. Overall, I am pleased with this deck; everything meets or exceeds expections except for the artwork. That might be an issue for many potential consumers, because art is perhaps more important than the written word for all but the most cerebral cartomancers. I tried to take some photos of my deck, and had written a very long review, only to have it all crash and go away! So I won't try taking any more photos. Of course, if you're a collector, or a fan of the author, you'll buy this deck regardless, like I did. For others who are on the fence about this deck, I would recommend trying to see previews of as many of these cards as possible, maybe do an image search online. See if the art speaks to you, and if you feel comfortable meditating with these specific images (a good idea to do that before investing in any tarot or oracle). Lastly, if you've found this deck because you're looking for a healing crystal/ gemstone themed oracle, this deck might be helpful, but there are several others that would probably better fit your needs. This deck is about Ancient Stones and related subject matter. There's a little bit about working with stones, but if you're looking for a deck that aligns with your tumbled stones, crystal grids, chakras etc, this isn't that deck (there's a couple decks I recommend if that's what you're looking for: Astral Realms, which has very etherial, aesthetic art, or Crystal Grid Oracle, which has mediocre art but a wealth of info). Bottom line: I will rate this 5 stars for its overall excellence, but I personally prefer the art work from any of her other decks.

I feel like every Rebecca Campbell deck is better than the last, but they are all amazing. If you are not familiar with her oracle decks, they all come in a high quality box that fits the deck and book perfectly without any wasted space. The cardstock is pretty thin enough that the cards shuffle very easily, but definitely a lot thicker and more durable than what you would get from Llewellyn decks and similar. The finish is what I would call satin or "rose petal", so it has a very silky feel to it, has a little bit of shine, but not enough to cause glare. Her guidebooks tend to have a sizable into section, which includes a few unique spreads each, and then two or three pages of text per card, with a small image of the cards. Her decks and guidebooks tend to lean towards positive messages, but not to the extent that they are useless for introspection, shadow work, reflection, or discovering some sort of blockage how some other decks can be. Her art style may or may not be for you, but I happen to love it. If you are drawn to art with sacred geometric patterns, or like the gentle, pastel shades of realistic figures and landscapes paired with magical magical elements, I'd give her decks a shot. This deck really blew me away. I have come to expect great things from her, but even still, I was surprised at just how powerful of a reaction I had to flipping through this deck for the first time. Many of the cards spoke to me, not in the sense of hearing voices, but that they brought forward a feeling, memory, or energy. Some of them it was a very happy feeling, like being overwhelmed with joy. Others, it was more like a nagging feeling, reminding me of some things I need to take more time in silence to step into my wholeness and heal. It was balanced very well to create a deck that should operate well as a stand alone for reading, or could play well with other decks. I have a hard time believing that anyone who appreciates her art style would be at all disappointed with this deck. If there is a misunderstanding about the theme, perhaps there might be some mild disappointment that not every card has a man-made ancient stone structure pictured, as some just show natural stone formations; it's a bit of both. Absolutely worth the price. This deck and her others are a huge step up from the most common mass market deck publishers in terms of the physical properties, and Rebecca's art and guidebooks are up there with some of the best on the market. If you are really into occult symbolism, that isn't something you will find a ton of, but instead, she just has a touch for showing off natural, magical beauty that just about anybody can understand on some level. You do not have to have years of study to make sense of what's going on in these cards. Just trust what you intuitively feel from the cards, consult the guidebook if there is any confusion or argument between your mind and heart. That should help the meaning come through clearly.

Another lovely deck by Rebecca. As usual, stunning artwork and an insightful book to expand on the messages you receive

I have had all of Rebecca Campbell's gorgeous decks, and they are all beautiful. I go back and forth and connecting with them, because I really do tend to gravitate towards "Earthy" decks....and I don't think you can get much more earthy than Rocks! The deck is absolutely gorgeous, chalked full of Wisdom, Beautiful Energy, and Beauty! I instantly connected with the deck!!! The only issue I've had with her last few decks is, I actually don't care for the box style (perhaps because the lid was too loose on my first Starseed Oracle. However, after receiving the Rose Pocket Oracle in the tin (and absolutely falling in love with that size and the tin) I decided to just purchase some tins for the full size decks (rather than be unhappy with the boxes). Anyway, I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this deck and instantly connected with it!

Je suis une grande fan et j’ai tous ses oracles, celui là est vite devenu un de mes préférés

Beautifully illustrated cards Lovely deck

Very excited to use them. ♥️

Stunning card deck. The artwork is beautiful. I will be purchasing her other decks now. They are amazing

As cartas são bem bonitas e intuitivas. O livro traz boas mensagens. Recomendo!