What's The Postman Bringing? Part 2

[RunningWild]

Today the Tarot of Oppositions will arrive.  It sat in my cart for over a month and I kept on revisiting it so it must be time to have it.  I can thank the forum for yet another deck.  😅

[Toreador]

I espied the Trionfi Della Luna among the wares of a local dealer. I was surprised that I can get one this early. And yes, it's the genuine article

 

 

I also came across the Good Fortune Tarot in my favorite bookstore, and I did not know that Llewellyn now offers a linen treatment among its newer selection. Even the box is linen.

 

[Tom]

I preorder the Dela Luna also, I'm looking forward to getting it.

[Natural Mystic Guide]

I await some Kickstarter decks:

 

Whispers of Tao de Jing is on it's way.  According to tracking it has reached customs.  I'm in Indonesia.  That means that it may arrive shortly; it may take a long time for them to notify me and to receive my funds for customs; it may be seized as 'witchy' and counter to Islamic moral values and never arrive here.

 

Tarot of Oxalia was sent to Indonesia counter to my revised instructions.  Deck creators have been unable to provide me with a tracking number.  So who knows where it is and what may happen to it.

 

Myth Weaver Tarot, Symbolica Tarot, Fantome Tarot, and the Gentle Tarot Dream Deck are all in various stages of the Kickstarter pipeline.

 

Then the Goliath Tarot is en route from Australia to Oregon to my girlfriend who will hand carry it to me here in Bali.  The Connolly Tarot is also on its way to Oregon.

 

When are YOU coming to Bali?  I am so grateful when someone can bring me a little package!

[Croat]

Thanks be to Grizabella, I just ordered The Neuroscience of Tarot by Siddharth Ramakrishnan.  I love the ideal of associating Tarot with neuroscience so appreciate learning about this new book.

[FindYourSovereignty]

EDIT: please see my post below noting that the deck is beyond beautiful and it was made exactly as the artist desired and exactly as she described. 

My share is about my ability to use the deck. Nothing more. I have little experience with historical deck card stock. Now I know. 
 

I’ve edited my post below. Thank you to everyone providing reasonable solutions to my shuffling issue. 
 

I received this today in the mail. I wasn’t expecting it to arrive so quickly. The art is lovely, but I am going to be challenged with shuffling. A lovely campaign by far better than most, and a very talented artist. Definitely little pieces of art.
 

Edited August 3 by FindYourSovereignty

[Natural Mystic Guide]

56 minutes ago, FindYourSovereignty said:

It is on art paper or cardboard like stock that cannot be shuffled

In my exploration of a deck like this I would think... How about the method where you shuffle them on a table surface?  Once well mixed, I could just form them into a big pile.

[Natural Mystic Guide]

On 7/23/2025 at 12:23 PM, Natural Mystic Guide said:

Tarot of Oxalia was sent to Indonesia counter to my revised instructions.

Update:

 

On 7/23/2025 at 12:23 PM, Natural Mystic Guide said:

Then the Goliath Tarot is en route from Australia to Oregon to my girlfriend who will hand carry it to me here in Bali.  The Connolly Tarot is also on its way to Oregon.

 

On 7/23/2025 at 12:23 PM, Natural Mystic Guide said:

 

Both have just arrived in Oregon and will be hand carried to me here in Bali.  I should have them in hand in a month.

[FindYourSovereignty]

On 7/30/2025 at 10:16 PM, Natural Mystic Guide said:

In my exploration of a deck like this I would think... How about the method where you shuffle them on a table surface?  Once well mixed, I could just form them into a big pile.

 

Maybe, but they have no coating, or appear not to, and damaging or scratching the image feels likely to happen. Not to mention the very pointy corners. I'll need to think on this. Thank you for the suggestion. 

 

Update: My feelings here are no reflection on the artist and creator or the project. She provided the card details in the campaign: no coating, 350 gsm art paper to reflect another time, size, etc. However, this is art to me; not a useable tarot deck in my world. I riffle-shuffle and overhand shuffle as a big part of my experience and connection with my cards before each reading. It is a big part of my process and getting centered for the reading. I am simply not able to do that with this deck. That doesn't mean I don't absolutely love it! It just means I have to be creative about how to use it.

 

 

Edited August 9 by FindYourSovereignty

[Troll]

15 hours ago, FindYourSovereignty said:

I received this today in the mail. I wasn’t expecting it to arrive so quickly. The art is lovely, but this is not a reading card deck that works for me. It is on art paper or cardboard like stock that cannot be shuffled - even if the cards were not oversized, which they are and I couldn’t shuffle them anyway. A lovely campaign by far better than most, and a very talented artist, but I don’t know that I will ever be able to actually use this as a reading deck. 😞 I was so excited about getting it. I am also not a fan of the square corners. Definitely little pieces of art.
 

killer set one of the best decks of New school Marseille comparable only with  M Places Alchemical Marseille tarot 

[Tom]

I received this deck recently and I like its art style and blend of different types of Tarot Decks into modern looking cards.  Does anyone here read with them?

[geoxena]

9 hours ago, FindYourSovereignty said:

Update: My feelings here are no reflection on the artist and creator or the project. She provided the card details in the campaign: no coating, 350 gsm art paper to reflect another time, size, etc. However, this is art to me; not a useable tarot deck in my world. I riffle-shuffle and overhand shuffle as a big part of my experience and connection with my cards before each reading. It is a big part of my process and getting centered for the reading. I am simply not able to do that with this deck.

 

Perhaps you can have them laminated and use a corner clipper to round the corners.

[FindYourSovereignty]

43 minutes ago, geoxena said:

 

Perhaps you can have them laminated and use a corner clipper to round the corners.

 

Pondering this possibility. Thank you.

 

 

I am anticipating the Verdance Tarot  - anyone else preorder this one?

 

https://www.verdancetarot.com/index.php

 

[gregory]

2 hours ago, geoxena said:

 

Perhaps you can have them laminated and use a corner clipper to round the corners.

 

I just got mine. It would be a crime. The creator was deliberately creating a deck in the same way the old Gumppenberg decks etc were made, hand drawing and painting and the rest. It is a quite incredible piece of work (and it CAN be shuffled overhand....).

[Rose Lalonde]

12 hours ago, FindYourSovereignty said:

I riffle-shuffle and overhand shuffle as a big part of my experience and connection with my cards before each reading.

I know this won't work for many, but I use the same mini-deck to shuffle pretty much every time, and then I pull the corresponding cards from the deck I'd previously decided to read with. My shuffle deck has a nice, worn-in feeling, and is a part of my process now. (But again, that may not work for you at all. Just throwing it out there.)

 

Beautiful card in your photo. 🙂 

[FindYourSovereignty]

2 hours ago, Rose Lalonde said:

I know this won't work for many, but I use the same mini-deck to shuffle pretty much every time, and then I pull the corresponding cards from the deck I'd previously decided to read with. My shuffle deck has a nice, worn-in feeling, and is a part of my process now. (But again, that may not work for you at all. Just throwing it out there.)

 

Beautiful card in your photo. 🙂 

 

Thank you. I believe you may have shared this before as it rings a bell. I think it is definitely worth a try. The deck is truly beautiful. Every card is stunning and her stories about the creation are just as lovely.

 

[Natural Mystic Guide]

3 hours ago, Rose Lalonde said:

I know this won't work for many, but I use the same mini-deck to shuffle pretty much every time, and then I pull the corresponding cards from the deck I'd previously decided to read with.

I do the same thing!  A deck creator graciously provided me with a matching mini-deck for an extremely expensive hand-painted deck to use in this way.  I have ended up using it for other special decks, too.  I'm very comfortable with this technique.

[Ferrea]

8 hours ago, gregory said:

 

I just got mine. It would be a crime. The creator was deliberately creating a deck in the same way the old Gumppenberg decks etc were made, hand drawing and painting and the rest. It is a quite incredible piece of work (and it CAN be shuffled overhand....).

 

Gosh! I'd love to shuffle that beauty! 

 

[gregory]

9 hours ago, Rose Lalonde said:

I know this won't work for many, but I use the same mini-deck to shuffle pretty much every time, and then I pull the corresponding cards from the deck I'd previously decided to read with. My shuffle deck has a nice, worn-in feeling, and is a part of my process now. (But again, that may not work for you at all. Just throwing it out there.)

 

Beautiful card in your photo. 🙂 

 

I do that !

 

2 hours ago, Ferrea said:

 

Gosh! I'd love to shuffle that beauty! 

 

 

Buy a copy ! It's fab. there are a few late pledges open, and for what you get it's DIRT cheap.

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matronuatarot/the-matronua-tarot/description#

[FindYourSovereignty]

12 hours ago, gregory said:

 

I just got mine. It would be a crime. The creator was deliberately creating a deck in the same way the old Gumppenberg decks etc were made, hand drawing and painting and the rest. It is a quite incredible piece of work (and it CAN be shuffled overhand....).

 

This is how I feel. It would be a crime. The entire deck is truly a work of art in all ways. 

 

I'll try the shuffling of a smaller deck and pulling the duplicate cards approach. I don't want to damage the crisp corners, but I do want to read eith it. 

3 hours ago, Ferrea said:

 

Gosh! I'd love to shuffle that beauty! 

 

 

I agree with gregory: do it. She is a remarkable creator. My small hands and shuffle technique are my issue. The deck itself is magnificent. I look forward to seeing more of her creations in the future.

[Ferrea]

I deliberately decided not to back this one. I think it's beautiful, but I'm not fond of the colourway—there's too much sepia in the mix. For the same reason, I don't own the Pagan Otherworlds or Le Tarot Noir (or why I sold the Ansata again); I just don't enjoy taking in those colours. 

However, I think it's a gem in every tarot enthusiast's collection. Enjoy! 

[geoxena]

I knew my suggestion might be considered a desecration but it was the only solution I could think of.  I'm not a collector and knew nothing about the deck, so please forgive me and my heretical ignorance!  I am The Fool, what do I know?!   🤪   Actually, on a more serious note, I have only ever trimmed/altered one deck myself, and still feel a little guilty about it, so I'm not even the type of person who regularly does things like that!  But using a separate deck for shuffling sounds like a good way to deal with a beautiful deck one wishes to preserve.  It's a great idea and I've never heard of doing that before.

Edited August 2 by geoxena

[gregory]

Hey no worries - I have no doubt many disagree with me and would trim away. I just - couldn't 1

[Troll]

10 hours ago, gregory said:

 

I do that !

 

 

Buy a copy ! It's fab. there are a few late pledges open, and for what you get it's DIRT cheap.

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matronuatarot/the-matronua-tarot/description#

i missed that /That`s my luck...

[Raggydoll]

5 hours ago, geoxena said:

I knew my suggestion might be considered a desecration but it was the only solution I could think of.  I'm not a collector and knew nothing about the deck, so please forgive me and my heretical ignorance!  I am The Fool, what do I know?!   🤪   Actually, on a more serious note, I have only ever trimmed/altered one deck myself, and still feel a little guilty about it, so I'm not even the type of person who regularly does things like that!  But using a separate deck for shuffling sounds like a good way to deal with a beautiful deck one wishes to preserve.  It's a great idea and I've never heard of doing that before.

I have altered many decks, even limited editions and OOP ones. And I have also rounded pointy corners on historical reproductions. I personally want to be able to use every single deck that I own, and I will consider altering any deck if necessary. I recently trimmed a deck that is a OOP limited edition (150 signed copies) because I could not shuffle the cards the way they were. Now I am able to use the deck and I am happy about that. I understand that everyone is different, this is just what makes sense to me 🙂