Your very first type of deck?

[Karrma]

My friend drew me into Reiki and other spiritual practices for years, and was my Reiki Master.  She also wanted me to learn Tarot and I was repelled by the RSW sword cards and could never use them.  Then I had a couple of strong dreams that I needed to learn tarot, about the time that the Borders bookstore was closing.  So I went in, but could only purchase the Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams as I was scared? of the real tarot cards.  After my first reading with them, that was very strong, I researched other cards.(99 words)

[Karrma]

Just now, Karrma said:

My friend drew me into Reiki and other spiritual practices for years, and was my Reiki Master.  She also wanted me to learn Tarot and I was repelled by the RSW sword cards and could never use them.  Then I had a couple of strong dreams that I needed to learn tarot, about the time that the Borders bookstore was closing.  So I went in, but could only purchase the Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams as I was scared? of the real tarot cards.  After my first reading with them, that was very strong, I researched other cards.(99 words)

So I quoted to be able to add more words, and then found the Eclectic Tarot, where I found a lot of tarot decks I could read with, but all were out of print, until I found the Rosetta Tarot, which was my first true Tarot Deck.  Little did I know then that I would be studying astrology and Kabbalah as well as tarot for the next few years just to learn Thoth style decks.  

[Guest]

My first deck was The Witches Tarot Deck by Ellen Cannon Reed. It was accidentally gifted to me by a friend who read Tarot. She had just bought the deck a month before and was showing it to me. After I had handled it for awhile I gave it back to her and she immediately says, "I can't use this one anymore. You're all over it. It's yours now." I did buy her another copy of the deck to replace it. (It was a rather expensive deck for the time and I felt bad.) I started with that one and then moved on to other decks down the line. Eventually, I found reading playing cards came more naturally to me but I still love the beauty of a well done Tarot deck. Unfortunately, I no longer have that first deck. IIRC, I gifted it to someone else who was just starting out reading Tarot. It's out of print now and used copies are selling for stupid prices.

[Jewel]

My first was a RWS (also before internet was a thing), I just could not connect with that deck on any level but was so intrigued by Tarot within a month I ran out and purchased Robin Wood and Tarot of the Old Path and never looked back.  I read with those two decks for years and still have them 😊