Congrats! I don’t know much about this deck to be able to discuss it, but I do know how nice it is when you get to work with a deck you love. 🤩

@fire cat pickles Thank you for sharing your reading. I can relate to the health scare — I had a similar scenario last year. I’m glad you are ok! You are lucky to have your mother so close to you. Wishing you all the best with the move! In other news, I did my first reading with the Tattoo Tarot. When I read with a deck for the first time, I always let the deck tell me what it wants me to know. I drew the attached cards, with the Ace of Swords as base card. Until I started researching the symbols in the cards, I had no idea that tattoo has its own iconography. The hand issuing a letter with a rose bud underneath is, apparently, a standard theme, often associated with sailors, perhaps receiving or keeping a secret message of love (this is very strange because last night, two days after this draw, I had a dream in which a message of love was clearly relayed to me). The 3 of Coins shows the guild symbols of roofers and stonemasons - makes sense for the traditional RWS meaning of the card (here the deck cleverly combines the visuals of the Marseilles with the meaning of the RWS). The Ace emphasises the aspect of communication and messages. I will get recognition for my work, my dedication, my commitment. Funnily, the setting of the dream I just mentioned was my work place, but its atmosphere was much lighter and I was very happy (not always the case there in waking life) and in the company of the person who relayed the love message.

I absolutely love this deck even more in person than when I coveted it for nearly a year, perusing online. Finally landed this Italian printing from a reader in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. She rounded the corners, but that is fine by me. I would never sell it. The entire pack is dark and thoroughly captivating. Share your thoughts.