Sitting in Sacred Circles: How the Spirit Oracle Deck Awakens Your Chakra Energy
An Interview with Artist & Oracle Creator Nicole Buffett at Aura Sanctuary
There's something profoundly transformative that happens when we sit in a circle. When we create sacred space. When we allow ourselves to be truly present with our energy and the energy around us.
This is exactly what artist Nicole Buffett discovered when she began her journey creating The Spirit Oracle deck—a stunning 88-card oracle system that has become a powerful tool for chakra alignment, spiritual growth, and energetic healing.
The Sacred Circle: Where Chakra Healing Begins
During our recent conversation at Aura Sanctuary in New York City, Nicole shared the beautiful origin story of her Spirit Oracle deck. It began with a simple yet profound practice: sitting in a circle and passing a talking stick, allowing each person to share and be heard.
While our NYC pop-up has concluded, we're excited to be building our permanent sanctuary home in Asheville, North Carolina. You can experience Nicole's transformative oracle work firsthand by booking a virtual Art & Oracle Experience with her directly.
"I was really profound to see how that simple act of sharing and being heard could transform not just the group's experience, but also the individual's experience of being validated and being appreciated," Nicole explained.
This practice mirrors the very essence of chakra work. When we create space to be seen, heard, and validated, we're actually opening and balancing our throat chakra—the energy center of communication and authentic expression. But Nicole's work goes much deeper, touching all seven chakras through her intuitive artistic process.
The Root of Creation: Grounding Sacred Energy
Nicole's approach to creating the Spirit Oracle deck was deeply intentional. She described finding "a piece of paper that had an embossed circle on it" and recognizing its perfection. "It reflects the way we orientate and sit," she noted, explaining how each mark was made with the brush laid down on the paper—the artist sharing that singular space of presence that each person occupies in the sacred circle.
This grounding in physical presence and intentionality connects directly to our root chakra (Muladhara)—our foundation, our sense of safety and belonging. The circular format of each card creates a container, a sacred boundary that says: this space is yours, you are safe here, you belong.
Chakra Alignment Through Visual Medicine
As Nicole began creating these mandalas with the intention of "fundraising for a show," something magical happened. She realized she could articulate a felt experience in visual form. Each card became a portal to understanding and balancing different aspects of our energetic body.
The Spirit Oracle deck works with your chakra system in several powerful ways:
Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura): Personal Power & Transformation
Nicole speaks about creating work that facilitates "personal growth, financial freedom and interpersonal transformation." This is the realm of the solar plexus chakra—our center of personal power, confidence, and manifestation. Each card in the deck serves as a mirror, reflecting back your own power and potential.
Heart Chakra (Anahata): Compassion & Connection
The deck was designed to "evoke abundance, compassion and a daily connection to the source of spirit." This heart-centered approach means that working with these cards opens your heart chakra, allowing you to give and receive love more freely, to connect more deeply with yourself and others.
Third Eye Chakra (Ajna): Intuition & Insight
The visual nature of the Spirit Oracle deck specifically activates your third eye chakra—your center of intuition, insight, and inner vision. Each mandala is a focal point for meditation, helping you develop your intuitive abilities and trust your inner guidance.
Crown Chakra (Sahasrara): Spiritual Connection
Nicole's intention for each card to create "new doors and pathways towards joy, love and fulfillment" speaks to crown chakra activation—our connection to divine wisdom, spiritual understanding, and universal consciousness.
Using the Spirit Oracle Deck for Chakra Work
Here are some ways to incorporate the Spirit Oracle deck into your chakra healing practice:
Morning Chakra Check-In: Pull a card each morning and notice which chakra it speaks to most strongly. Let this guide your intention for the day.
Chakra Meditation: Select cards intuitively and use them as focal points for chakra meditation. Gaze at the mandala while visualizing the corresponding chakra opening and balancing. Enhance your practice by lighting one of our chakra candles to deepen the energetic alignment.
Sacred Circle Practice: Following Nicole's inspiration, gather with friends or your spiritual community. Pass the deck, allow each person to draw a card, and create space for sharing what the imagery reveals about their current energetic state. Create sacred space by using our aura sprays to cleanse and prepare the energy of the room.
Energetic Alignment: Lay out seven cards in a line representing your seven chakras. Notice the imagery, colors, and feelings that arise. This becomes a visual map of your current energetic state.
The Power of Presence
What makes the Spirit Oracle deck so special for chakra work is the presence that Nicole brought to each card's creation. "The way we orientate and sit... is the brush being laid down on the paper," she shared. This means every card carries the energetic imprint of intentional presence—a frequency that supports your own journey into presence and alignment.
When you work with these cards, you're not just looking at beautiful art. You're engaging with visual medicine that was created in a state of sacred presence, designed to help you access that same state within yourself.
Bringing Spirit Oracle into Your Life
At Auratherapy, we believe in tools that support genuine transformation—not just pretty things, but functional sacred objects that facilitate real healing and growth. The Spirit Oracle deck is exactly this kind of tool.
Whether you're a seasoned energy worker or just beginning to explore your chakra system, these cards offer a gentle yet powerful way to:
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Deepen your meditation practice
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Access intuitive guidance
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Balance and align your chakras
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Create sacred ritual space
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Connect with your highest self
Each of the 88 cards in the deck holds Nicole's message from her own personal journey, designed to "illuminate, enable and facilitate personal growth, financial freedom and interpersonal transformation."
Creating Your Own Sacred Circle
As Nicole's story reminds us, transformation often begins simply—with presence, with intention, with creating space to be seen and heard. You don't need elaborate tools or complicated techniques. Sometimes, all you need is to sit in your own sacred circle, pull a card, and listen to what your energy body wants to tell you.
The Spirit Oracle deck invites you into that practice. It invites you to sit, to breathe, to look, and to feel. To let the visual language of sacred geometry and intuitive art speak directly to your chakras, bypassing the thinking mind and connecting straight to your soul's wisdom.
Nicole at Aura Sanctuary
Nicole's presence at our Aura Sanctuary Pop-Up in New York City was nothing short of magical. As part of our "Healers in Residence" series, Nicole offered intimate Art & Oracle experiences where guests received intuitive readings from her Spirit Oracle deck combined with live mandala paintings—what she calls "soul art you can take home."
"The Spirit Oracle experience is about reflection, healing, and creativity," Nicole shared. "Together, we create a visual code and cosmic mirror that reflects each person's energy and serves as a reminder of your connection to the cosmos."
During the pop-up, Nicole worked in our Sacral Chakra room—a space dedicated to creativity, sensuality, and emotional flow. The sacral chakra (Svadhisthana), located just below the navel, is our center of creative expression, pleasure, and authentic emotional connection. It's associated with the element of water, symbolizing fluidity, adaptability, and the natural ebb and flow of life force energy.
Having Nicole create her intuitive art in this energetically aligned space amplified the transformative power of each session. Guests left not only with a beautiful mandala painting but with a renewed connection to their creative essence and emotional authenticity—the very gifts of a balanced sacral chakra.
While our NYC pop-up has concluded, we're building our permanent Aura Sanctuary home in Asheville, where the magic of chakra-centered healing continues. Nicole's transformative work remains accessible through virtual Art & Oracle experiences, allowing you to connect with her intuitive gifts from anywhere in the world.
Want to learn more about Nicole's journey and philosophy? Read our full practitioner spotlight on Nicole Buffett and discover why she's become one of the People We Adore.
Ready to experience the Spirit Oracle deck for yourself?
Discover this powerful 88-card oracle system at Auratherapy. Whether you're drawn to chakra work, intuitive guidance, or simply the breathtaking beauty of Nicole's art, the Spirit Oracle deck is waiting to support your journey.
Want to experience a personal reading with Nicole? Book a virtual Art & Oracle Experience and receive intuitive guidance along with a custom painting created just for you.
Visit Nicole Buffett's website to learn more about her art and offerings.
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Continue Your Journey: Additional Reading
People We Adore: Nicole Buffett Discover more about Nicole's journey, her artistic vision, and why she's become one of our most beloved practitioners.
The Perfect Chakra Candle Meditation Learn how to combine candlelight and chakra work for powerful meditation sessions.
The Alchemy of Crystals and Essential Oils Explore the synergy between crystals and aromatherapy for holistic healing.
Laura is the CEO of Auratherapy, a sanctuary space dedicated to holistic healing, spiritual growth, and authentic wellness. She believes in the power of sacred tools to facilitate transformation and loves sharing practices that support people in coming home to themselves.
