fire cat pickles Posted July 8, 2022 Posted July 8, 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: fire cat pickles: Fantastic Menagerie Wyrdkiss: Darkness of Light Tarot and the Deck of the Bastard vulprix: Noblet Trumps by Artisan Tarot and the Trionfi della Luna with scenic pips Mi-Shell: Flora and Fauna of Africa Bodhiseed: Prisma Visions Tarot and the Language of Color Cards Rachelcat: Little Prisma Visions and Little Light Visions Tarots Click here for DoW 260 (7/2 - 7/8) Click here for DoW 262 (7/16 - 7/22) Edited December 17, 2022 by fire cat pickles
Wyrdkiss Posted July 8, 2022 Posted July 8, 2022 This week I am going to compare the Darkness of Light Tarot to my Deck of the Bastard. I'm excited, as I am preparing to read at a large craft fair / festival here in my area in November. Happy Friday everyone.
vulprix Posted July 8, 2022 Posted July 8, 2022 Hi friends, happy new week! My decks this coming week will be the Noblet Trumps by Artisan Tarot and the Trionfi della Luna with scenic pips.
Mi-Shell Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 Hi Guys! I will enjoy another week with the Flora and Fauna of Africa 🙂 I can however report, that this affirmation deck has not only African Animals but also quite a few from other continents! The Komodo Dragon for example and a beautiful Cassowary for example. Also the Plants are from everywhere, not only Africa. So I also have the Red Headed Vulture paired with a Scotch Thistle!?
Bodhiseed Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 Happy Weekend DoWers! Thank you for the new thread, fire cat pickles. ❤️ I'm in this week with the Prisma Visions Tarot paired with the Language of Color Cards.
fire cat pickles Posted July 9, 2022 Author Posted July 9, 2022 Hello @Mi-Shell and @Bodhiseed, welcome back!
fire cat pickles Posted July 9, 2022 Author Posted July 9, 2022 Inspired by @Rachelcat to use spread this week that is in the order of the days of the week in planetary order, I did a little research and found a similar spread. I'll begin today.
Bodhiseed Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 12 hours ago, Mi-Shell said: Hi Guys! I will enjoy another week with the Flora and Fauna of Africa 🙂 I can however report, that this affirmation deck has not only African Animals but also quite a few from other continents! The Komodo Dragon for example and a beautiful Cassowary for example. Also the Plants are from everywhere, not only Africa. So I also have the Red Headed Vulture paired with a Scotch Thistle!? Sounds like they are including non-natives that have escaped their native land. 🙂
fire cat pickles Posted July 9, 2022 Author Posted July 9, 2022 My daily reading, and the first card of the PLANETARY SEPTAGRAM, is up: I'll be posting my next card early since I am working tomorrow and won't have time to do it tomorrow...
Wyrdkiss Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 31 minutes ago, fire cat pickles said: My daily reading, and the first card of the PLANETARY SEPTAGRAM, is up: I'll be posting my next card early since I am working tomorrow and won't have time to do it tomorrow... oh damn that High Priestess is epic! I'm eyeing that deck now I simply love the victorian whimsical feel while still being deep.
fire cat pickles Posted July 9, 2022 Author Posted July 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Wyrdkiss said: oh damn that High Priestess is epic! I'm eyeing that deck now I simply love the victorian whimsical feel while still being deep. This is absolutely my favorite deck! Highly recommend! @Emilija has one for sale US only if you can afford it:
Wyrdkiss Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 2 hours ago, fire cat pickles said: This is absolutely my favorite deck! Highly recommend! @Emilija has one for sale US only if you can afford it: I don't have permissions to view -- I need to renew my subscription here. I forgot the deck is OOP. I had better not write her, might get me into trouble. Thanks tho!
Rachelcat Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Bodhiseed said: Happy Weekend DoWers! Thank you for the new thread, fire cat pickles. ❤️ I'm in this week with the Prisma Visions Tarot paired with the Language of Color Cards. Prisma Visions for me too! The mini version, along with the Light Visions! We will definitely need to compare notes! I’ll be using Little Prisma Visions Tarot and Little Light Visions this week. They’re the rest of the Triple Little Visions set by James R. Eads. I’m doing them together because they’re the same illustrations, one with vibrant color (and silver edges), one in muted purple and white (with gold edges). (I never mentioned, Cosma Visions has shiny black edges.) Because they’re minis, and because of the illustration style, I think they’ll clarify each other if there are items that are hard for me to see. These decks have panorama suits, like Cosma Visions, but with the panoramas including the courts. They have fewer birds than Cosma Visions, but some very large and scary birds! We’ll see how I handle them if they come up this week. Enough from me. On to the interview! Most important characteristic: Two of Swords I’ll either love it or hate it. Or I’ll have to choose either the color or monotone. Interesting that the illustrations are not exactly the same. Very, very much the same, but I can see minor differences when not that they’re side by side. Strength: Four of Swords The decks are a refreshing (wintry!) break from very RWS and very individual interpretations. They’re both! Weakness: Two of Chalices Same as the Two of Swords, you can’t like both? Or it’s not good for relationship readings? What I can learn from decks: Ten of Chalices This is a pair that the monochrome is easier to see, specifically the children in the tree and the glasses they hung up for wind chimes. I can learn that readings about relationships are about more than romantic relationships. Emotion and creativity and companionship all work together. How can I learn it? Ten of Pentacles In the context of family. And abundance. Money can’t buy love or happiness but it can make them easier to fine. Outcome of our work together: Six of Swords A bridge of swords. The decks will lead me to cross over to new ideas and concepts. Well, I struggled with this reading. Hopefully, I’ll do better this week. Observations: Swords have butterflies on them. The seasons work for me; it looks like they’re fixed signs: spring for pentacles (Taurus), summer for wands (Leo). autumn for cups (Scorpio), winter for swords (Aquarius). (I get so indignant when there’s a confused mix of seasons for suits, like many witchy decks.) See you tomorrow!
vulprix Posted July 10, 2022 Posted July 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Rachelcat said: Prisma Visions for me too! The mini version, along with the Light Visions! We will definitely need to compare notes! I’ll be using Little Prisma Visions Tarot and Little Light Visions this week. They’re the rest of the Triple Little Visions set by James R. Eads. I’m doing them together because they’re the same illustrations, one with vibrant color (and silver edges), one in muted purple and white (with gold edges). (I never mentioned, Cosma Visions has shiny black edges.) Because they’re minis, and because of the illustration style, I think they’ll clarify each other if there are items that are hard for me to see. These decks have panorama suits, like Cosma Visions, but with the panoramas including the courts. They have fewer birds than Cosma Visions, but some very large and scary birds! We’ll see how I handle them if they come up this week. Enough from me. On to the interview! […] The seasons work for me; it looks like they’re fixed signs: spring for pentacles (Taurus), summer for wands (Leo). autumn for cups (Scorpio), winter for swords (Aquarius). (I get so indignant when there’s a confused mix of seasons for suits, like many witchy decks.) See you tomorrow! Rachelcat, I am utterly disappointed in myself that I have never in my years put these seasonal correspondences together 🙈 Oh my gosh. Maybe because so many decks just ignore distinctive four seasons altogether? Thank you very much for this!! I also have never had the inkling to get the Light Visions or Prisma Visions for myself but SO LOVE seeing them in use. This will be a treat of a week. And thank you @fire cat pickles for the warm welcome once again, I am glad to be here 🙂
Bodhiseed Posted July 10, 2022 Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) This week I'll be using the Prisma Visions Tarot, created and self-published by James R. Eads; the companion booklet was written by Katherine Tombs. The oracle I'll be using alongside it is the Secret Language of Color Cards, created by Inna Segal and published by Beyond Worlds. Today's draws are Justice and Auburn: As we move through this beautiful and troubled world, may we vow to be a beacon of peace, a fearless carrier of respect and lovingkindness for all life, a teller of truth , a voice for justice, a protector of those who are vulnerable or targeted. May the power of wisdom, integrity and compassion be our guide. ~Jack Kornfield Katherine Tombs writes, "The sharper the bite, the sharper the sword." This card brings home to me what Thich Nhat Hanh emphasized over and over - peace and justice begin in my own heart and move outward. There is no way I can carry a boiling cauldron of hatred in my heart and make wise choices or choose skillful actions. If I attempt to, I'll only create a cycle of perpetual problems and destructive chaos. Auburn reminds me to place all my senses in the here and now; doing so allows me to be an objective observer of my body and mind. I can catch the tension in my body and those rage-filled thoughts before they goad me into action. Calmness can bring clarity, and clarity can produce choices that heal and help. Edited July 10, 2022 by Bodhiseed
Wyrdkiss Posted July 10, 2022 Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) @Rachelcat that Prisma Visions complete view of the Sword is absolutely amazing. What a work of art. Added to my wish list for my collection just to geek out and show people this. OK, on to my comparisons of these two packs. I did a reading today about my creative pursuits. I have a YouTube channel (non-tarot related) and occasionally read for cards for clients. I asked for guidance as I am conflicted about where to put the most energy, or if to balance them at all. THere is a significant reading opportunity approaching, but I vowed at the beginning of the year to give the channel 12 months of focus. results: Queen of Cups ( Deck of the Bastard). Right Result: Four of Wands ( Darkness of Light Tarot) Query: What should I know about my conflict, what is next step? Query: Should I read at the Festival / Fair The cards are juxtaposed below for your viewing pleasure. I've journaled the results. I still have not determined my focus for these Deck of the Week threads. Do I want to highlight the cards, or use them to contemplate and share readigns. Hard to do both with time often pressing. I truly love the 4 of Wands in the Darkness of Light. Instead of a tent with the words, "Homecoming" like the DoB, it shows a beautiful home. Still working on what to make of that. The excellent Tarot App Galaxy Tarot suggests of the Queen of Cups: "She is an empathic, soothing and kind listener. She helps others to understand their emotions." Sounds like a proper tarot reading, yes? Images enclosed, I look forward to any feedback Edited July 10, 2022 by Wyrdkiss
euripides Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, Bodhiseed said: Katherine Tombs writes, "The sharper the bite, the sharper the sword." This card brings home to me what Thich Nhat Hanh emphasized over and over - peace and justice begin in my own heart and move outward. There is no way I can carry a boiling cauldron of hatred in my heart and make wise choices or choose skillful actions. If I attempt to, I'll only create a cycle of perpetual problems and destructive chaos. Auburn reminds me to place all my senses in the here and now; doing so allows me to be an objective observer of my body and mind. I can catch the tension in my body and those rage-filled thoughts before they goad me into action. Calmness can bring clarity, and clarity can produce choices that heal and help. What a beautiful, thoughtful reading. I love the Prisma Visions, and it goes so beautifully with the Secret Language of Colour - I look forward to seeing more of this deck. (I'm otherwise lurking this week. *sigh*) Edited July 11, 2022 by euripides
Bodhiseed Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Thank you, @euripides.❤️ I love these two decks paired together too. I hope you find some time to do the things you enjoy soon!
fire cat pickles Posted July 11, 2022 Author Posted July 11, 2022 I have updated my Weekly Reading here: And my daily reading here:
Rachelcat Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 12:44 PM, Wyrdkiss said: @Rachelcat that Prisma Visions complete view of the Sword is absolutely amazing. What a work of art. Added to my wish list for my collection just to geek out and show people this. Definitely geek-worthy! I don't know if it's helpful in readings, but it's a real contribution to tarot art! Here's my catch-up for yesterday. I'll be back with today's reading sometime!
fire cat pickles Posted July 12, 2022 Author Posted July 12, 2022 My daily card is up and running, but a work in progress:
Wyrdkiss Posted July 12, 2022 Posted July 12, 2022 I need time to think at work to tackle the tasks at hand, and the time is often not there. A gentle nudge this a.m.
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