Using an angel oracle pack is a great way to start to communicate with your angels. In using them you are signalling to your angels that you are open to guidance. At a recent angel workshop we had access to an abundance of angel oracles. Here I present a selection of my tried and trusted decks and a few that I saw on that day.

Say ‘angel cards’ to most ‘New Agey’ people and they will think of decks by Doreen Virtue. She has certainly been prolific in her writing about angels and in producing oracles to work with. A pack of Doreen’s cards are probably the most accessible place for a beginner to start. Her messages are universally reassuring and uplifting. The pack I have used for some years is ‘Healing with the Angels’. I find it is supportive when I feel I need a ‘kind word in my ear’ and I also use it at times with my therapy clients when they need comfort.


My favourite angel cards at the moment are ‘The Angels’ Script’ by Theolyn Cortens. These are unusual cards in that over half of the pack is made up of symbols, claimed to be of ancient angelic origin. Certainly these symbols feel full of power and Theolyn describes them as ‘cosmic runes’. The rest of the deck is of Archangels who are guardians of the Sephiroth of the Tree of Life. These are not ‘fluffy’ angel cards, but serious tools for spiritual guidance. The messages that Theolyn has channelled are powerful and I find I trust the wisdom within them.


I have used Angela McGerr’s ‘Harmony Angel Cards’ for several years. The artwork on these is very beautiful, though symbolic rather than actual representations of angels. The deck is split into four suits each with a different design on the back, which can be slightly distracting when you are using them for a reading. I have found that the symbolic imagery is useful for guidance and often an intuitive reading of the symbols is far more pertinent than the description given in the accompanying book.


Staying at Berachah B&B in Glastonbury a couple of years ago I was charmed by the idea of having little angel cards at breakfast. These were little slips of card with one word guidance and a little picture. Since then I bought a set of these ‘Angel Cards’ by Kathy Tyles and I leave these out in a dish for visitors, students and my children to pick. They are very popular! On my retreat holiday in Crete this year we picked one of these cards each day & read the accompanying lines from Kathy’s seperately available 'The Angel Cards Book'. If you like just a quick daily prompt this is a lovely little set to use. I think they should be compulsory in dentists’ waiting rooms!


Our British ‘Doreen Virtue’ is Diana Cooper. Her ‘Angels of Light’ cards are not as attractive as the others reviewed as they have no illustrations other than the one on the back of the deck. For me this makes them less helpful in a reading as my intuition is fired by images. This is a set that I’ve been aware of for some time, but never invested in, however others at the angel workshop were very impressed with the quality of guidance and how accurate the messages were for them, so I may take another look!


Ambika Wauters has produced her 'Angel Oracle Deck' with the most traditional angel illustrations. They are very lovely & the preponderance of warm colours, golds and reds, makes these cards very attractive. I haven’t found that they have called to me for reading as such, the pictures are all a bit too similar for that, however each one has an affirmation at the bottom that is helpful. My inclination is to use these cards for their affirmations. They would look rather lovely stuck up on mirrors, cupboard doors and taped to your computer monitor as a reminder of your positive thought for the day.


Which are your favourite angel oracle decks? Drop by the forum to share with us.