The NHNE VisionQuest Game:
Decks
By David Sunfellow

If you look carefully at this picture, you will see how I have put together the current "NHNE VisionQuest Game". The upper left hand corner of the picture contains a storage box that houses all the homemade decks. Each deck begins with blank, white, 4 x 6 inch index cards. On one side of the card, I have written (or printed) the name of a deck, while the other side of the card contains information and/or pictures. For instance, the Headline Deck has "Headlines" written on one side, while the other side has an interesting headline pasted on it.

The upper right hand corner of this picture contains the decks and information I couldn't squeeze in the index card box. There is a three-ring binder that contains quotes from the Pathwork Lectures of Eva Pierrakos, and also a collection a meaningful short stories. Both the quotes from the lectures, and the stories are numbered. When someone draws a card from the "Myths, Legends & Stories" Deck with a number on it, the player simply flips open the notebook and reads the story the number belongs to. The same thing with the Pathwork quotes. There is a Medicine Wheel Book, a deck of Rune Cards, and a small I-Ching book sitting on top of the notebook. Each of these also has decks in the game.

Now that we've got that out of the way, let's take a look at some of the decks I currently use -- and a few that you can buy in your local bookstore.

Headline Deck
This is one of my favorite decks. In order to make this deck, all you have to do is go through newspapers and magazines looking for headlines that are especially interesting. Be sure to pick out headlines that have clear messages. Then cut them out and paste them on your deck of cards.

Myths, Legends & Stories Deck
This is another one of my favorite decks. On some cards, you simply write the title of famous myths, legends and stories. You might, for instance, write "The Trojan Horse," and "David and Goliath." Generally, it is a good idea to stick with stories that are familiar to everyone, but, if you want to, you can also sneak in stories that only you know (if you do sneak in obscure stories, you will need to be sure you are playing the game so you can explain what these stories mean). You may also come across some fabulous short stories and want to stick them in a notebook. I have many stories like this. I have typed them out, and numbered them. They are all stories that have very strong, clear messages. I also have all of these stories on my computer, so I can print out copies for people who happen to pick them.

Famous People Deck
This is a deck of famous people. Whenever possible, I have tracked down pictures and pasted them on the decks. Pictures aren't always easy to find though, so many of these cards simply have the name of a famous person written on it.

Quotables Deck
This is a deck of quotes I have gathered from all over. Earlier versions of this deck included quotes I took from old calendars. Click here if you would like to see these quotes and/or copy them for your own deck. (Kathleen Frankel helped me gather many of the quotes in this deck.)

Bible Quotes Deck
A Bible lover, James went through both the Old and New Testament and made a deck of many of the Bible's most interesting and meaningful quotes. (A complete copy of this deck will be available on the VQ Game Web site in the near future.)

Picture Deck
This deck consists of thought-provoking pictures.

 

I-Ching Deck
I found a great pocket-size I-Ching book that lists all 64 hexagrams, including the change lines, and condenses the typically long commentary to short sentences. This little pocket-size book is called "I Ching: Discover the Ancient Art of Prophecy," by Lauren David Pedan. A regular size I-Ching book will also work fine (although the commentary is quite a bit longer). I use this small book by creating a deck of cards with all 64 hexagrams written on them. Once a person has chosen this deck, and pulled a particular hexegram, I have another deck of 6 cards that they pull from to draw a change line. Here's a picture of what my current I-Ching deck looks like:

Virtues & Vices Deck
This is a deck of virtues and vices and their dictionary definitions. Click here if you would like to see these quotes and/or copy them for your own deck.

Cartoon Deck
I don't have this deck in the current "NHNE VisionQuest Game", but I made one for "The Guidance Game". It consists of cartoons I cut or photocopied from OMNI and other magazines and newspapers. This was a fairly time-consuming deck to create, since cartoons are often in short supply. A deck made out of some of the FAR SIDE cartoons might be really good!

Spiritual Path Decks
There are a growing number of inspirational decks published by various spiritual teachers and organizations. "The VisionQuest Game" contains decks I created from the Pathwork lectures and the Abraham material. "The Guidance Game" includes store-bought decks from the psychic readings of Edgar Cayce and "A Course in Miracles".

Store-Bought Decks
Finally, there are a growing number of fabulous cards apearing in bookstores and catalogs these days. Here are a few I've seen and sometimes use:

Medicine Wheel Cards
Rune Decks and/or Stones
Findhorn Angel Cards
Tarot Decks
Angel Sayings Decks
Prosperity Affirmation Decks
Cards of Destiny Decks
Gems & Stones Decks

 

 

 

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