What is Your Personal Top Ten Tarot?

[Esclarmonde]

My top ten (also subject to change):

 

Alchemy England 1977

Norse

Pre-Raphaelite

Cats

Mystical

Grimaud Tarot de Marseilles

Legacy of the Divine

Tarot Familiars

Cathar

Golden Wheel of Life Slavic Tarot

 

[Misterei]

@Esclarmonde we have similar tastes. I also included Legacy of the Divine. I adore Golden Wheel. I have Pre-raphaelite … but it’s in my purgatory area. Not sure if I’ll keep it. LOVE the deck and the LWB … but found I just don’t read with it. I have the Mucha deck and actually read with that one alot … so idk why Mucha was a hit and PRT was a miss vis a vis actually reading.

[Karrma]

My Top Ten Tarot Decks are not exactly in order as I reach for them depending on the need.

1. The Rosetta Tarot

2. The Gaian Tarot

3. The Wild Unknown (my intuitive deck)

4  The Greenwood Tarot

5.  The Dark Goddess Tarot

6.  Mythologia Fennica Tarot

7.  Deviant Moon Tarot

8.  The Halloween Tarot (love the cat)

9.  Herbcrafters Tarot

10. Quantum Tarot

[Karrma]

On 1/29/2023 at 9:18 AM, Esclarmonde said:

My top ten (also subject to change):

 

Alchemy England 1977

Norse

Pre-Raphaelite

Cats

Mystical

Grimaud Tarot de Marseilles

Legacy of the Divine

Tarot Familiars

Cathar

Golden Wheel of Life Slavic Tarot

 

Looks like my pocketbook lucked out,  but may have just missed purchasing a Norse Tarot.  Is that the one by Clive Barrett?  Would love to see some of it after I have a few more posts.  I remember from the old Eclectic Tarot wondering why I could not post, and took a while to learn I had to post in other areas before readings.  

[rylla]

On 1/25/2023 at 2:55 AM, Misterei said:

which Daniloff? His first one? I've got his Oriental which I love ... but not his original.

Yes, the first one. I like it much better then the Oriental (which l only saw online).

Edited February 8, 2023 by rylla

[Esclarmonde]

On 2/5/2023 at 10:00 PM, Karrma said:

Looks like my pocketbook lucked out,  but may have just missed purchasing a Norse Tarot.  Is that the one by Clive Barrett?  Would love to see some of it after I have a few more posts.  I remember from the old Eclectic Tarot wondering why I could not post, and took a while to learn I had to post in other areas before readings.  

Yes, it's the one by Clive Barrett. According to the deck list on the Aeclectic website, it's out of print now. I bought it a long time ago from a website that I can't recall the name of, other than that it started with Green Man and the... . 

[Misterei]

19 hours ago, rylla said:

Yes, the first one. I like it much better then the Oriental (which l only saw online).

I'm on the fence about the first one. It's compelling ... but not sure I would use it.

 

I have a strong connection to Persian culture ... so I like Oriental WAAAAY more than most people.

Prolly only a Persian person could like that deck more than I do };>

[kkaravaggio]

I am new to tarot so I only have about 2 tarot decks and 2 oracle decks. My forever number 1 is my golden Botticelli deck, it was my first one and the connection we have is out fo this world. I also have the Smith-Waite deck with key words, phrases, and numerology that I got from esty but I down have the came connection to it. 

[fire cat pickles]

I updated my list to add the Adrian Tarot. I totally forgot about this one. I normally don't like digital decks, but this one is in a league of its own. It's from 1997 and is one of the first of its kind. It isn't for everyone.

[fire cat pickles]

I've updated again, this time with the Universal Fantasy and links 🙂 (I had forgotten about my Universal Fantasy!)

 

It also reminds me the I have rather "aeclectic" taste when it comes to tarot!)

[Jewel]

Hmmmmmm .... only 10 ..... LOL .... OK I'll give it a go:

 

1. Alice Tarot (MRP/Baba Studios) - my grail deck will never change

2. Fantastic Menagerie (MRP/Baba Studios)

3. Victorian Fairy Tarot

4. Tarot of the Sidhe

5. Cosmic Tribe

6. Deviant Moon

7. Fey Tarot (LoScarabeo)

8. Tarot of the Sweet Twilight

9. Green Witch Tarot

10. Joie de Vivre

 

Honorable mention:  Magical Dogs Tarot

Edited March 8, 2023 by Jewel

[fire cat pickles]

@Jewel I like that your second listed is the FMT (it's my first 🙂) There's just something about this deck... 

[Jewel]

16 hours ago, fire cat pickles said:

@Jewel I like that your second listed is the FMT (it's my first 🙂) There's just something about this deck... 

When I got the deck I wanted to love it, but did not.  I liked it but really did not connect with it so I decided to do 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card with the deck to really get to know it.  I spent a little over a year working with that deck with that book and by the end of it I was totally in love with the deck (and very happy about it).   I call it my social commentary deck.  I love how it can be so matter of fact, sometimes sarcastic, humorous, and very in your face.  Just a fabulous deck.

[Scandinavianhermit]

My top 10 list changed into a Top 15 list, and it includes several decks I haven't been able to buy, but here goes:

 

1. Dame Fortune's Wheel Tarot
2. CBD Tarot de Marseille
3. Oswald Wirth Tarot 1889 (22 cards only.)
4. Knapp-Hall Tarot
5. Pierre Lasenic Tarot
6. The Marseille deck by Jean Noblet 1659 
7. Piedmontese tarot by Vergnano 1830
8. The Aluette deck
9. Grand Etteilla
10. Rose Tarot
11. The First Occult Tarot
12. Ancien Tarot de Marseille (by Paul Marteau) 1930, not the post-war editions with strange colours and a tulip
13. Soprafino
14. 1JJ Swiss Tarot

15. Tarot Egyptien: Grand Jeu du Oracle des Dames, today reprinted under the name Book of Thoth Etteilla Tarot

[Mi-Shell]

Hi folks! Has anyone here adjusted their list?

I had to switch out my "pandemic deck" to what I am quite fond of these days!

 

[Raggydoll]

42 minutes ago, Mi-Shell said:

Hi folks! Has anyone here adjusted their list?

I had to switch out my "pandemic deck" to what I am quite fond of these days!

 

How did your list change? And I’m curious about your ‘pandemic’ deck. Which deck was that?! 😊

 

I don’t think I ever made a list in this thread! Not sure if I have ten current tarot favorites, it might be a shorter list than that. 

[fire cat pickles]

4 hours ago, Mi-Shell said:

Hi folks! Has anyone here adjusted their list?

I had to switch out my "pandemic deck" to what I am quite fond of these days!

 

I think I may have, and I'm mulling over some new purchases. Glad to see this thread revived @Scandinavianhermit!

[Misterei]

5 hours ago, Mi-Shell said:

Hi folks! Has anyone here adjusted their list?

I had to switch out my "pandemic deck" to what I am quite fond of these days!

Your post made me think about it! Yes, it changed a bit. 2024 Faves and I'm including 1 Lenormand since I've been using LN so much!:

1. Ciro Marchetti's Legacy of the Divine
2. Radiant Wise Spirit (LoScarabeo RWS)
3. RWS centennial mini (US Games)
4. Pam's Vintage mini (indy RWS)
5. Eduordo Dotti (reprint by Valenza)
6. Devine Deco
7. Tarocchi Piacentini
8. Golden Wheel
9. Morgan Greer mini tin
10. Horeus Lenormand [not tarot]

[Chariot]

Hmm.  My go-to, useful tarot/oracle/Lenormand decks at the moment are:

1 - Smith-Waite Tarot Deck - Centennial Edition (in a tin)

2 - Anna K Tarot

3 - Ciro Marchetti's Tarot Grand Luxe

4 - The Druidcraft Tarot (Phillip Carr and Stephanie Gomm) - trimmed HEAVILY for size!
5 - Poppy Palin's The Everyday Enchantment Tarot - also trimmed for size

6 - Hanson-Roberts Tarot

7 - The Druid Plant Oracle deck (Phillip Carr and Stephanie Gomm) 

8 - The Majick Cottage oracle (Phil and Jacqui Lovesey)

9 - Ciro Marchetti's Gilded Reverie Lenormand

10 - The Spiral Tarot (Kay Steventon) with purple border trimmed off

 

 

 
 

[fire cat pickles]

I removed the Olympus Tarot and added the Brady Tarot to my list. I'm not sure if my list is in any particular order anymore though 😉 I'm on the fence about adding the Infernal Tarot. I'm growing to like it!

 

 

Edited August 7, 2024 by fire cat pickles

[Natural Mystic Guide]

Top Ten Decks in My Collection

 

Not necessarily in order except for the top 2.  See Star cards for each.                 

 

Illuminated Tarot, original colors, hand painted & glittered by Carol Herzer

Illuminated Tarot, Starlight Rainbow, hand painted & glittered by Carol Herzer

Playful Heart Tarot by Kitten Chops

The Sacred Circle Tarot by Anna Franklin and Paul Mason

The New Aura-Soma New Aeon Tarot by Pamela Matthews and Mike Booth

The St. Croix Tarot by Lisa de St. Croix

Guardians of the Night by M.J. Cullinane

The Maat Tarot by Julia Cuccia-Watts

Shining Tribe by Rachel Pollack

The Star Tarot by Cathy McClelland

Daughters of the Moon by Ffiona Morgan

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 8, 2024 by Natural Mystic Guide

[Raggydoll]

So these are the tarot decks that I use the most and/or love the most. Most of my divination is done with non-tarot systems, so that is why my selection is slim. 
 

I’d say that Stella’s tarot, ‘Blushing fool’ RWS, Pierre Madenie, Roots of Asia and Tarot of the Crone are my most loved decks. Sasuraibito, Stretch tarot and Herbcrafters decks are decks that I love to use for specific purposes. 
 

 

[Mi-Shell]

On 8/6/2024 at 8:41 AM, Raggydoll said:

How did your list change? And I’m curious about your ‘pandemic’ deck. Which deck was that?! 😊

 

 

Oh well, for some reason it was the Light Seer's Tarot.

I liked that the cards are sturdy, the images have no white or otherwise frame, the modern feel, the fond used - and that I found it quite uplifting in trying times, when we were totally isolated on our 160 acres homestead in the middle of the bush. 

But post pandemic - I have not touched this deck!

 All in all right now I am quite enamored with decks without humans in the images = several Animals in natural scenery only and also decks with only Plants - no 5 cups or 3 swords etc. in the image. 

Examples for these are the Guardian of the Night, an Animal only deck, which still has the suit symbols on the images and the Alchemist's Garden, with only the plants depicted.

 

 

[Ferrea]

My current top ten tarot decks, strictly ordered by frequency of use (I use other cartomancy decks as well). 

Morgen Greer Tarot
Ferenc Pinter Tarot (2nd edition)
Tarot Neoclassique (Fabbri)

The Light and Shadow Tarot
Le Psycho Tarot
Dreaming Way Tarot
Druid Craft Tarot
English Magic Tarot
Durer Tarot (Lo Scarabeo) 
Mary-El Tarot (2nd edition)

Honorary mention: The Philosopher's Tarot by Sereptie. I consult this deck when I need it more meta than tarot. I tend to approach this deck with a kind of "OK, now you tell me!" attitude. It's fun and it really broadens my understanding of the cards and even their concept (thanks to its concise, little black book).

Going for beauty alone, my ten favourites would look different. And the selection would probably change again if I'd choose based on how much I love a deck.
Anyhow, the Morgan Greer would always be on one of the lists.

[Natural Mystic Guide]

1 hour ago, Ferrea said:

My current top ten tarot decks, strictly ordered by frequency of use

 

I find it interesting that your criterium of frequency of use differs from 'beauty alone' and on 'how much I love a deck.  Aesthetics trumps all for me, although when I look at my list of top ten, see above, there are several that I do not love aesthetically.  Generally though, the beauty of a deck is the first criterium by which I choose to consider evaluating using a deck and adding it to my collection.  Sometimes, if it's not too much trouble I and maybe others would love to see your top ten for your other 2 categories, namely 'beauty alone' and 'how much I love a deck'.