莲花开 · the lotus oracle
The oracle cards
Beyond the seventy-eight, the Lotus deck carries its own oracle cards, the five elements of Wu Xing, the twelve animals of the zodiac, the five directions and their guardians, and the seeing cards of the old beasts, all painted in ancient ink. Draw the Lotus deck and these come into the pool with the rest.
五行 · wu xing
The Five Elements
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, the five phases, each a season and a way the year asks you to move.
十二生肖 · the twelve
The Twelve Animals
Rat to Pig, the sixty-year cycle's twelve faces, each carrying its own gift and shadow into a reading.
五方 · the five directions
The Directions & Their Guardians
East, South, West, North and the Center, each a season and an element, each watched by one of the celestial beasts; and Spirit, the breath the compass cannot place.
瑞獸 · the auspicious beasts
The Seeing Cards
The old creatures that see further than we do, the three dragons, the phoenix and the qilin, the crane and the koi, and the gentle panda. When a seeing card lands, something larger is watching the matter with you.
The oracle cards are unique to the Lotus deck. Switch decks anywhere with the deck picker; the elements and animals only appear when the Lotus deck is in your hands.