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Systems Oracle and Guide Book

Systems Oracle and Guide Book

$85.00 USD
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The System  Oracle's 150-page full-color guidebook is an essential companion, offering an introductory overview and detailed explanations of each card's upright and reversed meanings. This comprehensive resource empowers users to embark on a profound journey of divination and self-discovery, unlocking the deck's full potential and deepening their understanding of its wisdom.


About:

The System Oracle is a 62-card deck by visionary artist Daniel Martin Diaz. Diaz's unique artistic perspective encompasses biological and digital systems, making this deck a profound divination tool that blends science, philosophy, and symbolic imagery. Each card features hand-drawn illustrations as metaphors for intricate concepts designed to enhance personal insights and forecast potential futures. It's an artistic gateway to exploring our cosmic roles and the hidden systems shaping our lives.

The artwork of the System Oracle, with its natural colors and organic textures integrated with technological designs, is not just visually captivating but also a catalyst for curiosity, encouraging deeper exploration into life's mysteries. The System Oracle is a valuable tool for those at life's crossroads or seeking clarity. It provides strategic foresight, empowering users to make informed decisions with confidence.

System Oracle Deck
•Created by Daniel Martin Diaz

•60 Linen Cards, Black Core 330gsm, Size 4.25″x4.25″ / 2 AD Cards
•Custom Tuckbox with Stamp Seal / First printing Summer of 2024
•62 Cards total
•150 Page Guide Book Size 4.25″x4.25″ (Oracle Deck and Guide Book ship together)

About the Artist:

Based in Tucson, Arizona, Daniel Martin Diaz is a fine artist with an insatiable curiosity to explore the mysteries of life and science. His work has been exhibited worldwide and has been published in LA times, NY Times, Juxtapoz, High Fructose, and Low Rider Magazine, and four personal art books. Diaz has designed artwork for large public art projects in the US and has won many awards such as a gold and platinum record designed for Atlantic Records.   

"Art is a reflection of ourselves, the story of humanity, and a quest to understand the physical and metaphysical world. As we try to understand our place in the universe, art can be an important part of the dialogue we can create and share with each other. In my work, I seek to reveal the mysterious with arcane imagery and techniques that make sense to me on a deep level that words cannot quantify. There is an underlying dichotomy of the power of technology and our quantum connection to our Universe. How might our use or misuse of technology permanently alter the future of humanity, and what is our personal responsibility for our effect on the world and on each other? It is my attempt to capture the complexity and beauty of the underlying mechanisms that bind us in an emotion."

"Over the past few years, I have become immersed in scientific and philosophical concepts, such as Anatomy, Computer Science, Math, Cosmology, Biology, Quantum Physics, and Consciousness. I have been particularly fascinated with scientific diagrams, which explain theories and properties through imagery. Although these rudimentary images are without any leanings toward aesthetics, I find them to be beautiful, though that is not the intention. All of the projects I have created begin as drawings, which I feel have a beauty and intimacy that painting cannot capture. The subtle lines that graphite creates, and the quickness in which one can capture an idea makes this medium alluring."

 

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