Deck of The Week: Sign-up Thread: Week 231 : December 11 -December 17

[VGimlet]

This thread is for those who would like to work through their collection of decks.  Each week we will be picking a deck (or decks) to work with for the week.

 

All are welcome. Please join us!      The only rules we have are the Tarot Tea & Me rules; be respectful to each other.    

 

You can drop in and out anytime,   time and real life permitting.   New to tarot?  Long time reader?   Come on in.  

 

1. Please post with your chosen deck for the week. 

 

2. Chat away about your deck, how you're finding it etc., or not - it's all up to you.  

 

Participants:

 

1. VGimlet - Creepy Kawaii Tarot

2. Bodhiseed - Waking the Wild Spirit Tarot and the Saltwater Cards

3. Amberjune - Witches Wisdom Tarot and the Spirit Cats Cards

4. vulprix - Mythic Tarot, & Otherkin Tarot

5. AJ-ish/Sharyn - Margarete Petersen Tarot

 

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Edited December 11, 2021 by VGimlet

[VGimlet]

Still using the Creepy Kawaii - didn't quite spend enough time with it.   Hopefully everyone is enjoying the season no matter if you celebrate holidays or not.    🙂 

 

 

[Bodhiseed]

I'm in this week with Waking the Wild Spirit Tarot and the Saltwater Cards. Thank you, VGimlet.💓

I'm enjoying the change of seasons. We have a family of raccoons who live nearby - a mom and her three roly-poly babies. They scout the neighborhood every night, checking for pet food left out on porches. Kind of like raccoon trick-or-treating. 😄🦝  

[Amberjune]

Witches Wisdom Tarot and the Spirit Cats Cards for me.

 

It's snow/raining here all weekend , I am huddled in and ready for a reading marathon 🙂.

 

@Bodhiseed The Waking the Wild Spirit is one that got away, always wanted it, but am content I have her new deck instead.

 

[vulprix]

I love hearing from everyone about the coziness of the season 🦝 📚

 

VGimlet, that Creepy Kawaii Tarot is actually quite awesome!  I love unassuming, quirky, simple decks that provoke thought in their interpretations of the tarot.

 

This coming week I plan on using the Mythic Tarot, but when I am out and about, I'll probably be using my Otherkin Tarot.  (The Mythic Tarot is a preciousss... darn that scarcity!)

[Bodhiseed]

7 hours ago, Amberjune said:

 

@Bodhiseed The Waking the Wild Spirit is one that got away, always wanted it, but am content I have her new deck instead.

 

I had it, gave it away, then bought another directly from Poppy. Although I do use it as a tarot, I can see why she originally told the publishers she didn't want to label it as such. I love her newest deck too!

[AJ-ish/Sharyn]

Margarete Petersen Tarot for me, thank you VG!

[vulprix]

3 hours ago, AJ-ish/Sharyn said:

Margarete Petersen Tarot for me, thank you VG!

@AJ-ish/Sharyn I love your wintertime picture 🐰

[Bodhiseed]

This week I'll be using Poppy Palin's Waking the Wild Spirit Tarot, published by Llewellyn, along with the 2nd edition of her companion book, Stories of the Wild Spirit, published by Slippery Jacks Press. I'll also be drawing from the Saltwater Reading Cards, created by Laura Bowen and published by Rockpool Publishing. Today's cards are Spark/Ace of Fire (Wands) and Crocodile:

 

As a mother and child gather dried branches, a father attempts to produce a spark by striking flint rocks. The Ace of Fire brings passionate inspiration that can motivate us to start something new. But - as anyone who's attempted primitive fire-making knows - it can take some tenacity to build a useful fire, no matter how much enthusiasm you have. It helps not to wait too long to begin, or our eagerness will fade and fail to supply the energy to persevere. Yet Crocodile appears to warn that there may be a hidden obstacle we need to be aware of, so we shouldn't jump in without being alert or prepared. As a teen, I shared a junker car with four step-siblings that we all used for work. I learned the hard way to always check the gas gauge before I took off anywhere. In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, "It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near one."

 

[vulprix]

11 hours ago, Bodhiseed said:

This week I'll be using Poppy Palin's Waking the Wild Spirit Tarot, published by Llewellyn, along with the 2nd edition of her companion book, Stories of the Wild Spirit, published by Slippery Jacks Press. I'll also be drawing from the Saltwater Reading Cards, created by Laura Bowen and published by Rockpool Publishing. Today's cards are Spark/Ace of Fire (Wands) and Crocodile:

As a mother and child gather dried branches, a father attempts to produce a spark by striking flint rocks. The Ace of Fire brings passionate inspiration that can motivate us to start something new. But - as anyone who's attempted primitive fire-making knows - it can take some tenacity to build a useful fire, no matter how much enthusiasm you have. It helps not to wait too long to begin, or our eagerness will fade and fail to supply the energy to persevere. Yet Crocodile appears to warn that there may be a hidden obstacle we need to be aware of, so we shouldn't jump in without being alert or prepared. As a teen, I shared a junker car with four step-siblings that we all used for work. I learned the hard way to always check the gas gauge before I took off anywhere. In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, "It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near one."

 

This is quite an unusual reading! A very dynamic and interesting pair of cards. The Saltwater Reading Cards are so beautiful.

 

I have been an emotional wreck about whether to move or not. I really don’t want to, but I know it is an eventuality—either next year, or the year after. At least I have the beauty of the Mythic Tarot in this moment. The cards seem to be telling me to embrace change (Hades in the Death card), but Penelope (the Queen of Wands) is an intriguing model of constancy and loyalty—maybe I can sufficiently change while staying constant, in the same place. Master of my hearth.

Edited December 13, 2021 by vulprix

[Bodhiseed]

@vulprix, I always saw the Queen of Wands as a cheerleader and encourager. 😊 Here's hoping you receive the gentle nudge you need to make that decision of whether to go or stay. 

[Mi-Shell]

After my described fiasco with the Shining Tribe last week, I will nurse myself back with the Otherkin Tarot.

[Aeona]

On 12/12/2021 at 7:34 PM, vulprix said:

This is quite an unusual reading! A very dynamic and interesting pair of cards. The Saltwater Reading Cards are so beautiful.

 

I have been an emotional wreck about whether to move or not. I really don’t want to, but I know it is an eventuality—either next year, or the year after. At least I have the beauty of the Mythic Tarot in this moment. The cards seem to be telling me to embrace change (Hades in the Death card), but Penelope (the Queen of Wands) is an intriguing model of constancy and loyalty—maybe I can sufficiently change while staying constant, in the same place. Master of my hearth.

I believe you've just solved a mystery for me, i.e. What the Heck is this Deck...  These packets are thin though, and I wonder if I'm missing one third of the deck.  Are your cards thin?

[vulprix]

Hi @Aeona! They are not that thin, but they did come in two stacks in a box so that part checks out!

 

if your copy is legitimate, you should know that the original Mythic Tarot is out of print, hard to find, and valuable! (And beautiful, too!)

[Aeona]

@vulprix That's interesting, and good to know, thanks!  I have a somewhat extensive collection of about 100 decks, and some were purchased in small lots of used decks back in the early 2000s.  I assume this is one of those.  I don't believe I have a book or box to go with them.  I appreciate your knowledge on this!

[vulprix]

19 hours ago, Aeona said:

@vulprix That's interesting, and good to know, thanks!  I have a somewhat extensive collection of about 100 decks, and some were purchased in small lots of used decks back in the early 2000s.  I assume this is one of those.  I don't believe I have a book or box to go with them.  I appreciate your knowledge on this!

There is a Fool’s Dog mobile app for the Mythic Tarot that goes with this deck if you wanted easy (electronic) access to the full guidebook! The app even includes all original artwork.

[Aeona]

@vulprix thank you!  I'll probably just keep the deck wrapped and not open it, I've seen it now on some videos about it, and I'm not in love with it.  Especially if it has collector value, I may look into selling it someday.