Fantome Oracle Deck by La Muci Design

Happy October, dear readers! I had a torrid time figuring out what to review to kick off the month, but what better choice than another amazing deck from La Muci Design! I’ve actually had this in my possession for quite a while, but only got around to opening the package I’d backed via Kickstarter last week, because the harvest moon and, sigh, football, reminded me that it was time to reset my energies and intentions after a summer of, perhaps counterintuitively, metaphysical rest and dormancy.

Some delulu background first: this past January, I semi-jokingly did a spell to help improve the scoring prowess of Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres. There were a lot of components, ofc, involving flame, crystal, metal, winter ice and moonlight, among others, but at the end, I kept the ice melt in a small container on my windowsill, to be deployed at some later determined time. Anyway, he turned into our most prolific scorer and was a significant part of Arsenal winning the English Premier League last season.

Perhaps coincidentally, I started getting a lot more tired than usual. By the end of the season, I was so exhausted that I told my Arsenal friends that I was done with spellwork for him. I’d been directing energy into our connection since that initial spell in January, and while I couldn’t say for sure that that had been draining me, it did seem like one thing I could finally cross off my to-do list. We’d won the league and he’d acquitted himself well for both club and country. “He’s a big boy,” I told my friends, “He doesn’t need me any more!”

Then the ’26-27 season started. Viktor was on the bench a lot and did not score for us when he did eventually come on the pitch. My friends were starting to look at me askance, but I was adamant about not channeling more energy into him… until he showed up in my dreams three nights in a row. And look, that never happens to me, even when I want it to. In an attempt to get him out of my subconscious and to hopefully sever the quantum bond between us (why, yes, I use a lot of crystals in my “magic”, which is energy-based and will likely be fully explained by science some hundred years in the future, lol,) I decided to do a cleansing ritual between the Autumn equinox and the harvest moon, using the ice melt I’d saved, an amethyst I hadn’t yet cleansed and various other witchy accoutrements.

Unfortunately, my ritual backfired hard. Sure, Viktor promptly disappeared from my dreams, but then his biggest rival for a starting position on the Arsenal squad suffered an injury. “Hahaha,” I thought, “what a weird coincidence.” And then Viktor himself started scoring consistently for Sweden over the international break. Insert Ralph Wiggum “I’m in danger” meme here.

It was around this time that I thought “hey, maybe I should get back into my weekly Tarot draws” after two months of letting that lie fallow. I picked out La Muci’s Dreamscapes deck to help resolve any lingering issues with Viktor, and realized that I still hadn’t opened the Fantome Oracle Deck I’d backed on Kickstarter. What better way to celebrate finally finding enough time and energy to get back into a regular metaphysical practice than by opening a deck from one of my favorite designers?

This gorgeous 25-card Oracle deck has more straightforward imagery than the Tarot, whether of the accompanying Fantome or otherwise. Broadly, the cards are encouraging of a healthy interior life that will eventually translate to manifestation and action. These Oracle cards are slightly larger than your standard Tarot size, which is a very good thing: if you’re working with both, it means you can’t accidentally shuffle them into each other’s decks. While the gorgeous foiled art on the back of the Fantome Oracle is not identical to either the Fantome and Dreamscapes Tarot decks, it’s still complementary enough to cause confusion were these cards smaller and accidentally mixed up with either Tarot deck. The size choice is just another thoughtful touch from designer Esra Dagtekin Mirt, who is the creative force behind La Muci.

The basic version of the Oracle deck that I have comes in a cardboard tuck box, as shown at top. The accompanying guidebook is beautifully illustrated in full-color and discusses each card in alphabetical order. My favorite part of the guidebook is the section on suggested readings. At only 25 cards, the deck does feel a little sparse for standalone usage, so it’s not surprising that Esra (lol, I call her by her first name because she feels like a genuine friend, even tho we’ve never met) highly recommends integrating it with Tarot. And while she does, ofc, suggest using the Fantome Tarot deck that this was built as a companion for, she does say you can use any deck you love. I decided to work with both the Fantome and Dreamscapes Tarot for this review.

Above right, you can see where I tried out The Mirror & The Flame spread suggested by the guidebook. Despite having brought out the Dreamscapes deck to banish any remnants of Viktor from that part of my subconscious, I used this spread not to think about him, but to get a better gage on my own emotional landscape. The Oracle and Tarot worked well together to assure me that I’m still doing the necessary work of healing and learning to trust myself again.

For this review, I brought out my Fantome Tarot. I had trouble pushing Viktor out of my mind as I was shuffling (he plays again tomorrow, and my energy fluctuations have been wild in the lead-up,) so decided to just go with it and let the cards tell me what to do. I both loled at the message of the cards and felt quietly comforted by it. That’s entirely unsurprising, given my experience with the Fantome deck as a generous metaphysical hug from its creator. Esra has imbued her art with both humanity and wonder, making it a perfect deck for both guidance and introspection.

Interestingly, I did feel as if the physical construction of the Fantome Oracle more closely aligned with the Dreamscape Tarot than with its namesake. In both of the former decks, the card fronts are matte, and the foiling on the back has a warmer tone than the ice blue of the last. The Fantome Tarot also has a glossy front, tho this may have changed after the first printing, which is the edition I own.

Regardless, the Fantome Oracle is a fabulous companion deck to any Tarot. Since I generally prefer to use Oracle decks with Tarot instead of on their own, I thought this was a great supplement to my practice. I can also see how it would be a perfect Oracle deck for beginners, as the relatively low number of cards and accessibility of both art and meaning make it easy to learn and comprehend. It’s a terrific stepping stone for readers looking to integrate Oracle decks into Tarot work, whether using other La Muci creations or otherwise.

Fantome Oracle Deck by La Muci Design was published December 2025 and is available here.