VGimlet Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 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. vulprix - Lua Tarot 2. Amberjune - New Zealand Naturally Tarot and the Oracle of Mystical Moments 3. Bodhiseed - Sheridan Douglas Tarot paired with the Pages of Shustah 4, Mi-Shell - Winterseer Oracle 5. AJ-ish/Sharyn - Trevisan's Crystal Tarot 6. Madame Squee - Serpent and the Peacock Tarot 7. Wyrdkiss - Sola Busca Revisited 8. Cthulhu2024 - Tarot of Magical Correspondences 9. Rachelcat - Standard Play Card Tarot 10. Disa - Tarot of the Abyss 11. VGimlet - Tarot Goetia (547) Edited January 23, 2022 by VGimlet
vulprix Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Thank you so much, VG! I purchased the Lua Tarot last week, and will be using it this week 🙂
Amberjune Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 I really like the Lua Tarot, have fun with it, @vulprix! My decks for the week are the New Zealand Naturally Tarot and the Oracle of Mystical Moments.
Bodhiseed Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Some interesting decks in use this coming week! Look forward to hearing about them, @vulprix and @Amberjune. I'm going to be using the Sheridan Douglas Tarot paired with the Pages of Shustah.
Mi-Shell Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Brrrrr!it - 32 C this morning As the name suggests, my deck of the week will tolerate a little cooooold: Winterseer Oracle a new one for me!
AJ-ish/Sharyn Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Our grass is starting to grow again, I guess our 7 days of winter are over 🙂 Trevisan's Crystal Tarot for me, thanks VG
Madame Squee Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Thank you for the thread, VG. 🐍🦚 I'm in with the Serpent and the Peacock Tarot.
Wyrdkiss Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) I'll do a bit with the True Black Tarot. I changed my mind. Think I'll do another round with the Sola Busca revisited. Edited January 22, 2022 by Wyrdkiss
Cthulhu2024 Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 I am new to the forum (if I misstep, correct me), but most of my tarot collection is building at the moment. Due to the confines of our apartment, I don’t have a place that is a sanctuary where I can create my shrine in order to really deeply study or get into a deck. Then again, maybe it just me unwilling to do the work. Latest deck is Tarot of Magical Correspondence by Eugene Vinitski.
Bodhiseed Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 Welcome to the the DoW group @Cthulhu2024! The Tarot of Magical Correspondences is a deck I've been on the fence about. I will be interested in seeing how it reads for you!
Rachelcat Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Hi, everyone! Yes, looks like some interesting decks this week! I'll be lurking to see more! In the meantime, here's mine, Standard Playing Card Tarot, a Kickstarter. From info in the booklet, it seems the creator was unaware that there are tarot decks in the world designed for game play. He says he was playing a game that uses a tarot deck and was hampered that the indexes were not clear, there were scenes on all cards, and cardstock issues. So he created a tarot deck based on the art style of French-suited cards (mostly double-ended) in poker size with linen stock. There are 2 joker cards. The booklet has brief meanings and rules for two games. It came with a nice bag and regular tuck box. It takes the concept of the Rare Triumphs Tarot Cards, which I really enjoyed working with, a step farther. I was interested in the illustrations, and it seems pretty creative, even though based on a misunderstanding. And I’m not afraid of reading pips. So I thought I’d give it a try. Let’s give it a wash and shuffle and see what we come up with! I have to re-learn riffle shuffling with smaller cards! Ok, no trumps! Let’s see what I can do with this. Most important characteristic: Jack of Clubs This is a strong effort of someone who’s a newbie to tarot but not afraid to put himself out there! Strength: 3 Spades The deck is a manifestation (3) of an intellectual concept (spades). It is laudable that it made it from an idea to a deck. Weakness: 9 Spades As I’ve pointed out, the weakness is that you don’t know what you don’t know. It’s a very individual (9) concept (spades). Which might make some dismiss it out of hand. What can it teach me? 5 Clubs It can teach me about game play! I found a simplified version of the game of tarot, which we tried out a while back, but this booklet offers another, which I should give a try! How can I learn it? 3 Diamonds I can only learn a game by playing it. And by using the deck like a regular deck of playing cards. Outcome of our work together: Cavalier of Hearts I’ll fall in love with the deck! (I don’t really see that happening, but hey, the cards don’t lie!) Working with it will reinforce my love of reading pips, after flirting with reading illustrations the last few weeks. Since there weren’t any trumps in the reading, here are some samples for you. To see more, check out my journal over the week! Edited January 23, 2022 by Rachelcat
Wyrdkiss Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 The Sola Busca Revisited from Tarot by Seven. It is ... very direct. This was a reading about feeling unmotivated and tired at work. The center card was the reflection (laziness, not working with full integrity, a deceptive feel), the card on the left was likely outcome (ouch -- it will catch up with me, the workload) and the right was benefits of changing my tune. Pretty damn straightforward; mess around and find out. Cardstock is average, which is always the case for TB7. Not bad, not at all, but not True Black or others. I was able to choose my laminate style, which I like, and backing. Wish I would of found a different backing. But that is ok. I did not like the default one it comes with, so nice of her to accommodate. me. Image for reference.
Mi-Shell Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Winterseer: In the book Siolo Thompson gives the advice to take the deck outside , lay the cards out on the bare ground - with the breeze rustling the leaves.... well, that is not possible right now with 2 foot of snow on the ground and our freezing temperatures 😞 On a very auspicious note, the very first card from the deck I drew is Wolf! My Siberian Clan Guardian from my father's Clan! Next card: Owl!! ♥ Well, you all know, that the Ural Owl is my personal Guardian, the one I inherited from my my gran! Third for the day: Raccoon ♥ We always raise and release orphaned Raccoons, that then drift off into our large wild forest and come back occasionally for a snack - or when they themselves are raising young - often in our wood pile. So, I will not boor you with a very personal reading of this layout, but also show off the little pouch I crafted for the deck. There is no Butterfly card in the deck, so a Butterfly and a Moth carved from bone are going on the boar leather. 🙂 Edited January 23, 2022 by Mi-Shell Crafted - not crated!! spppeahlink!
Madame Squee Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 @Mi-Shell I love that you received such a significant reading from these beautiful cards. Your gorgeous pouch is perfect for them.
Wyrdkiss Posted January 22, 2022 Posted January 22, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 8:46 PM, Amberjune said: I really like the Lua Tarot, have fun with it, @vulprix! My decks for the week are the New Zealand Naturally Tarot and the Oracle of Mystical Moments. @Amberjune I love the Oracle of Mystical Moments on occasion. I'm immensely curious to know what you think of yours. PS watch the dark print! It's treacherous to read.
Disa Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 Such a variety of decks you all have. It's nice to get a peek at them all. I would like to join in with Tarot of the Abyss again. I've hardly had time to look at it.
Mi-Shell Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Madame Squee said: @Mi-Shell I love that you received such a significant reading from these beautiful cards. Your gorgeous pouch is perfect for them. Thank you, @Madame Squee!💚 I have a feeling, I will have fun with this deck! I also just checked out your DotW - very interesting! 🙂
Wyrdkiss Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Bodhiseed said: Welcome to the the DoW group @Cthulhu2024! The Tarot of Magical Correspondences is a deck I've been on the fence about. I will be interested in seeing how it reads for you! Agreed. Hoping for some good pics of the deck as well @Cthulhu2024. Welcome.
VGimlet Posted January 23, 2022 Author Posted January 23, 2022 Welcome to the DOTW @Cthulhu2024, nice to have you. Because I couldn't decide what to do, it looks like I'm sticking with the Tarot Goetia for another week. Too much pressure....lol.
vulprix Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 16 hours ago, Rachelcat said: Hi, everyone! Yes, looks like some interesting decks this week! I'll be lurking to see more! In the meantime, here's mine, Standard Play Card Tarot, a Kickstarter. From info in the booklet, it seems the creator was unaware that there are tarot decks in the world designed for game play. He says he was playing a game that uses a tarot deck and was hampered that the indexes were not clear, there were scenes on all cards, and cardstock issues. So he created a tarot deck based on the art style of French-suited cards (mostly double-ended) in poker size with linen stock. There are 2 joker cards. The booklet has brief meanings and rules for two games. It came with a nice bag and regular tuck box. It takes the concept of the Rare Triumphs Tarot Cards, which I really enjoyed working with, a step farther. I was interested in the illustrations, and it seems pretty creative, even though based on a misunderstanding. And I’m not afraid of reading pips. So I thought I’d give it a try. Let’s give it a wash and shuffle and see what we come up with! I have to re-learn riffle shuffling with smaller cards! Ok, no trumps! Let’s see what I can do with this. Most important characteristic: Jack of Clubs This is a strong effort of someone who’s a newbie to tarot but not afraid to put himself out there! Strength: 3 Spades The deck is a manifestation (3) of an intellectual concept (spades). It is laudable that it made it from an idea to a deck. Weakness: 9 Spades As I’ve pointed out, the weakness is that you don’t know what you don’t know. It’s a very individual (9) concept (spades). Which might make some dismiss it out of hand. What can it teach me? 5 Clubs It can teach me about game play! I found a simplified version of the game of tarot, which we tried out a while back, but this booklet offers another, which I should give a try! How can I learn it? 3 Diamonds I can only learn a game by playing it. And by using the deck like a regular deck of playing cards. Outcome of our work together: Cavalier of Hearts I’ll fall in love with the deck! (I don’t really see that happening, but hey, the cards don’t lie!) Working with it will reinforce my love of reading pips, after flirting with reading illustrations the last few weeks. Since there weren’t any trumps in the reading, here are some samples for you. To see more, check out my journal over the week! This deck is really, really cool. I certainly would fall in love with it 😆 I will check out your journal! @Bodhiseed, the Sheridan Douglas looks like a beautiful and fantastic vintage deck! And I do love that Sola Busca, @Wyrdkiss. It actually does look like it would offer some cutting readings indeed! A lot of passion in the artwork.
Bodhiseed Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 This week I'll be using the Sheridan-Douglas Tarot, created by David Sheridan and Alfred Douglas and published by Sheridan Douglas Press. The oracle deck I'll be using is Pages of Shustah, created by Ann Manser and Cecil North and published by Shustah Inc. Today's draws are the King of Swords and the Pale Horse: This King is not some youngster with bulging biceps, but an older gentleman who has seen and experienced much. Based on that long sword he holds, he's had to make a lot of hard decisions in his life. He seeks to objectively uncover the truth, find solutions, render justice and restore harmony. His judgments likely won't be met with cheers and hugs all around; the King recognizes his purpose is to look for what benefits the whole, not a select few. The Pale Horse symbolizes that moment of fear and panic when we run headlong into reality. Whether it is the truth we've been hiding from or the results we didn't want to hear, we buck and bolt, trying to outrun it. The problem with fear is that it projects a vision of the future. In the words of Norman Fischer, "the fear I experience now is not really present-moment based: I am afraid of what is going to happen." In reality, we just don't know what the future holds, and if we can keep reminding ourselves of this, we might find some space to breathe and the ability to live without constantly being in a fight or flight state.
Disa Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Since I have such a wide array of issues going on at this time, I thought I might do a self reading with this deck, Tarot of the Abyss. Hopefully it will show me where my focus should be placed. So many situations, not sure where to start. I thought this spread would just sort it for me? Situation/Obstacle/Advice 7 of Cups/King of Pentacles, reversed/The Star Well, so much for sorting things. It's showing me the exact issue. Ha- the cards kill me sometimes with their literal(ness) Situation: 7 of Cups- yes, I know I have sooo many choices and things to sort out. Thank you very much for nothing. 😛 My head feels very much like this woman in the card, all muddled and clouded as I float through life with uncertainty. I was hoping for a more concrete card to focus on ONE aspect of trouble or concern. Clearly I have to be more precise and do each situation one by one with their own reading- ugh. I don't love reading for myself. Usually I don't need to do it. Today and lately I do need to do it. I wanted a quick answer. Not getting what I want. There's no easy way out. Obstacle: King of Pentacles, reversed- The obstacle is that no one, including myself is taking a lead in anything right now. I got my finances all in order for the year, so there's that. On a more physical or mundane level, which is what I often relate the pentacles to, there is no structure, no goal, nothing to look forward to atm. Covid has stalled all of my hopes and aspirations, put me in this limbo and given me the attitude that this year I will go with the flow and see where things take me. I don't like it, but here we are. Advice: The Star- Do not give up hope!!! I needed to see this, though I truly never do give up hope. I always have hope that the wheel will turn and a new day will dawn. We never know what wonderful thing CAN happen, and I always do hope for that wonderful thing. This card is saying to me to keep reaching for the stars. Do not give up on dreams and aspirations that have been put on hold. It's temporary and there's no need to throw in the towel just yet. I've worked hard and for many years to try to build something and it's just NOT happening. I've still gained useful things from the journey, and the journey is not over. Keep going. That helps. I love these cards soooo much, but I didn't mean for the image to be so big. Edited January 23, 2022 by Disa Adding pic of spread.
Bodhiseed Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 @Disa, the Abyss is definitely one of my most pleasurable purchases of 2021. I simply love her take on so many of the cards.
Disa Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bodhiseed said: @Disa, the Abyss is definitely one of my most pleasurable purchases of 2021. I simply love her take on so many of the cards. I agree. I’ve only had it a couple of months and I can’t stop looking at it. It’s def going into my top 5.
vulprix Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 @Bodhiseed, I love your interpretation of the Pale Horse 🙂 I find a lot of importance in its message. The Tarot of the Abyss does looks beautiful! I just read with my Lua Tarot for the first time. I wanted this deck since its reprint last year, but kept saying how I didn’t need it, wouldn’t use it. Well… I certainly feel like I was wrong now! It is sending me a message to focus on diplomacy and radiance. I really love the Queen of Wands in this deck—her easy pose, confident smile, and that large cat companion! Such a bastion of feminine power 🖤 The Devil is cautioning me against physical materialism, over-attachment, and vices. I love his cluttered filigree background, as opposed to the cool, simple designs of the Queen of Wands background and the natural beauty of the ocean in the Three of Cups. Love the thread of connection in the joyous and free Three of Cups!
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