5-cent Oracle

A companion to the 5-cent tarot celebrating the principles of Phrenology. This is the authentic Madam Clara deck, straight from the creator! Your purchase will also come with a free velvet bag in a random color to hold your deck.

Dating back to the 1700s and now classified as a defunct pseudoscience, Phrenology was the study of the shape of the skull as indicative of mental faculties and traits of character. Not only did Phrenology enjoy great popularity well into the 20th century, but also found a beloved place in the mysterious world of boardwalk Fortune Telling and divination.

Why Phrenology in an oracle deck?
Aside from rich visual appeal and my fascination with the realm of vintage fortune telling, Phrenology offers a truly comprehensive division of mental faculties that align beautifully with an oracle system of guide words. With the Two Penny Oracle, the idea is to see these words as tools — not to measure our propensities — but rather to suggest what perspectives we may call upon for a given question or scenario.