Intro and Acknowledgements

This oracle is dedicated to David Bowie. It was never intended to be created for profit, but as a spirit-offering. It was compiled as a ritual-art project in the early '90's.

I created the first collage, The Master, in 1994. I had a need to begin to integrate some of my dreams, psychologically, and found collage to be the best medium. I felt the dreams were intensely private and powerful, and sat with them for several years before completing the rest of the deck in one week's work. That was in 1996. The original designs were downloaded, thanks to Mike Harvey, in the year 2000. These can be found at: http://www.5years.com/omarie.htm.

The current designs on this blog were redone in the fall of 2007. For these, I took the scanned images into PhotoShopCS, making the adjustments you find here.

Collages: The collages are originally done by hand with scrap-papers, using photos from National Geographic, and various bios and magazines featuring photos of Bowie. I "allowed" the images of Bowie to tell me how he wanted to be placed, and the work took on a life of its own. My writings are laced with phrases and titles from Bowie's songs to get certain points through. Sometimes I heard his songs while the images appeared to me in sleep. The topic matter will only resonate with certain people at certain times. Oracles are meant to be used sparingly.

Writing: Writing for these collages is derived from years of personal studies in the paranormal, Tibetan Buddhism, Qabala, meditation and chakras. At the time these images were created I was heavily into the teachings of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, a.k.a. Osho (See osho.com), and Chogyam Trungpa Rimpoche's "Transcending Madness", his discourses on the Tibetan Book of the Dead and "Dharma Art", a Zen approach to art and design. I also studied "Starseed: The Third Millennium" by Ken Carey; Chris Griscom's, "The Healing of Emotion", "Ecstasy is a New Frequency", and Barbara Marciniak, "The Bringers of the Dawn: Teachings from the Pleiadians". Other writers and teachers affecting the current revisions here are Dr. Wayne Dyer's discourses on the Tao, "Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life", "Ethics for a New Millennium" by His Holiness the Dali Lama... And "Diamond In Your Pocket", by Gangaji.

I sometimes look at this oracle and wonder if it has anything to do with who I am. It's gratifying to realize - this is how I am living my life! I'm grateful to my teachers. They are: Dr. Lauren Bays, Nicki Scully, Norma Joyce, Z. Budapest and Starhawk; David Bowie, Leon Reed; Honorable Gen-la Kelsang Jangsem, Honorable Lama Gelong Lobsang Choephel, Sifu Benjamin Noma, and David & Catherine Garrigues. Thank you all, for the personal time and energy you gave me, and many others like me. Namaste'! And Thank You to all friends and family who were involved with this project; you know who you are. This is a project that represents sacred giveaway, and kindred spirits. If you are reading this, you are meant to be here!

Bowie's influence in my life, has in many ways helped me reclaim my life. Thank you, David Bowie, for you understand how people love you one day and the next they won't. Thank you for never compromising your truth, but for always standing on it, and following your heart. You taught me how to do the same. Namaste'!

To my readers, and to the children of the future: I honor the spirit in you. Thank you for visiting my blog! Please take a few moments to go to the link showing how to use this oracle. May it guide, bless and align you in the light!

Orandon Marie
December, 2007
Seattle, WA