MoonGypsy Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 Hello all, Still recovering from a very intense week, but on a lighter note... i am curious what decks you are drawn to use during this Autumn/Samhain Season? i am planning on pulling out some of mine this morning...
RavenOfSummer Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 Seasonal decks...one of my favorite topics ;D I really like my Llewellyn Tarot for autumn. It has that golden, harvest feel to me. The Arthurian has an autumn feel to me as well. Celtic Wisdom and Vision Quest for me are late summer/early fall. I also got the Dracula Tarot by Vicky Vladic earlier this year, and am looking forward to working with that in October. The creator did a really good job of relating each card to themes and characters in the book. For oracles, definitely my Halloween Oracle, one of my favorites :D Also Earthly Souls and Spirits. I love the Moon Phases Oracle for all times of year, but I do think it's very nice for autumn. Looking forward to reading everyone's posts in this thread :)
DaughterofDanu Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 I love this time of year and a lot of my favorite decks I consider Autumn-friendly. The Green Witch Tarot is my go-to this time of year. It's a great year around deck, but the softer earth tones in it give me a very fall vibe. I also work with the Tarot of the Hidden Realm, and of course all the halloween and darker themed decks that I have in my collection. Oddly enough the Steampunk Tarot is very appealing to me during the fall and early winter too. I think it's because there's a ton of brown in the artwork and the "Vintage"/Victorian style.
MoonGypsy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Posted September 18, 2017 Wonderful decks you have both mentioned, my friends! Although, i am not aware of that particular Dracula Deck, Raven! Is it still available? i just went through my decks and i have an embarrassingly long list...Obviously, i most likely won't be using all of these...but perhaps by my listing them, they might inspire ideas and/or questions, if there are any you are curious about... Here it is: Antiquarian Tarot Anna K Tarot Antique Anatomy Tarot Bohemian Gothic Tarot Dark Goddess Tarot Deck of the Bastard Tarot--Samhain Editions Deviant Moon Tarot Dracula Tarot by Vicky Vladic--since i have just ordered it! :o :D Everyday Witch Tarot Green Witch Tarot Halloween Tarot Hekate Tarot Hidden Realm Tarot Ravens Prophecy Tarot Stretch Tarot Tarot of the Crone Tarot of Vampyres Tarot of the Wyrd Vampire [Dracula] Tarot [Robert Place's] Wicca Moon Tarot ORACLES AND LENORMAND Crow Stones--Autumn Colors set Earthly Souls and Spirits Faerie Enchantments oracle Graven Images Oracle Heart of Faerie oracle Moon Phases Oracle Oracle of Oddities Oracle of the Bones Weavers Oracle Well Worn Path and Hidden Path combined Wiccan Cards Oracle [more like a Lenormand deck] Wicca Pack Antiquarian Lenormand Chronata's Haunted lenormand Clair de Lune Lenormand Dia de los Muertos Lenormand and stones Full Moon Lenormand Samhain Lenormand Victorian Gothic Lenormand Tea Bats Lenormand Spooktacular Halloween Lenormand Any of the Tarot decks i end up using, i will pair with an oracle and/or a Lenormand deck. :) i also backed The Trick or Tarot Deck by Duck Soup [Freder/Doug Thornsjo] And it originally was supposed to be delivered in Oct. i was soooooooo looking forward to using that this Samhain, but it looks like it won't be delivered until sometime in November at the earliest. It will be my Nightmare just before Christmas deck. :P ;D
RavenOfSummer Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 Wonderful decks you have both mentioned, my friends! Although, i am not aware of that particular Dracula Deck, Raven! Is it still available? It IS still available! But I believe the only way to get it is direct from the creator, based in Australia. You can visit her web store here: http://www.vsomethingesoterics.com/apps/webstore/. I emailed her, paid via Paypal, and she shipped the deck off to the US for me. It arrived remarkably quickly given how far it had to travel! I've been sitting on the fence about some of the other vampire decks for ages. Lately I've been more drawn to the Daniels' Tarot of Vampyres, but some of the other vampire decks pique my interest as well. I also have the Archeon which is a darker deck but I've never been able to get into it for whatever reason. I'm actually hoping to trade that one. Love seeing these favorites so far! MG, what are the Crow Stones?
MoonGypsy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Posted September 18, 2017 RE: Vladic's Dracula Tarot: Thanks, Raven...i couldn't resist it! i just took a deep breath and pushed the Paypal button... i am really quite excited to see it in person. What is the cardstock like, etc? i wonder if VLADic is her real last name or just her "nom de plume"... ;D i also noticed she has a print on demand book on Amazon...Do you have that? Oh, i have been looking at some of the paintings/images of the deck...i just love it! It has so much ambiance, and so tastefully done. It really does capture the essence... https://vsomethingspeaks.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/hermit.jpg I love, love, love the Hermit card!
Lantana Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 My big one is the Wooden Tarot. It feels weird to use in spring and summer, but once the leaves start to fall we click again. Which isn't totally fair since the entire Cups suit is full of flowers (Blooms) but hey. An obvious choice is the Raven's Prophecy. The orange borders make that obvious, but even if you've trimmed them the deck is still full of shadows, fire, and of course ravens.
RavenOfSummer Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 RE: Vladic's Dracula Tarot: Thanks, Raven...i couldn't resist it! i just took a deep breath and pushed the Paypal button... i am really quite excited to see it in person. What is the cardstock like, etc? i wonder if VLADic is her real last name or just her "nom de plume"... ;D i also noticed she has a print on demand book on Amazon...Do you have that? Oh, i have been looking at some of the paintings/images of the deck...i just love it! It has so much ambiance, and so tastefully done. It really does capture the essence... https://vsomethingspeaks.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/hermit.jpg I love, love, love the Hermit card! Oh yay! I just love the deck, it really is superbly done. The card stock is good as well. It's a small deck, about the size of Tarot of Trees if you're familiar with that, so my only wish is that the cards were a little bigger to show off the great artwork, but it's very nice as it is. I did read in one of her blog posts that she changed her last name to Vladic, part of a overall life transformation she intended for herself. I don't have the hard copy book (although I think I read about some people who had the book and NOT the deck...and still felt they got something out of the book!), but there is a PDF equivalent of kind of an LWB for the deck. Go to this page: http://www.vsomethingesoterics.com/thedraculatarot.htm. Scroll all the way to the bottom, there is a link there to download the PDF :)
Page of Ghosts Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 My Halloween Tarot, the fun USGS deck, will have to come out and play soon. Probably also Ostara, despite the name I think it could be an autumn/wintery deck! And Wild Unknown as well. The sparseness and naked branches for the wands suit remind me a lot of winter.
MoonGypsy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Posted September 18, 2017 RE: Vladic's Dracula Tarot: Thanks, Raven...i couldn't resist it! i just took a deep breath and pushed the Paypal button... i am really quite excited to see it in person. What is the cardstock like, etc? i wonder if VLADic is her real last name or just her "nom de plume"... ;D i also noticed she has a print on demand book on Amazon...Do you have that? Oh, i have been looking at some of the paintings/images of the deck...i just love it! It has so much ambiance, and so tastefully done. It really does capture the essence... https://vsomethingspeaks.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/hermit.jpg I love, love, love the Hermit card! Oh yay! I just love the deck, it really is superbly done. The card stock is good as well. It's a small deck, about the size of Tarot of Trees if you're familiar with that, so my only wish is that the cards were a little bigger to show off the great artwork, but it's very nice as it is. I did read in one of her blog posts that she changed her last name to Vladic, part of a overall life transformation she intended for herself. I don't have the hard copy book (although I think I read about some people who had the book and NOT the deck...and still felt they got something out of the book!), but there is a PDF equivalent of kind of an LWB for the deck. Go to this page: http://www.vsomethingesoterics.com/thedraculatarot.htm. Scroll all the way to the bottom, there is a link there to download the PDF :) Beat ya to it! i already downloaded the PDF! ;D i used to have the Tarot of Trees, and that is pretty small. About Poker or playing card size...so i am a wee bit disappointed about that, admittedly. But if the details still show up, i will be very happy... It is just that i need reading glasses as it is... i still would have ordered it... i think it is pretty reasonably priced, considering it is a self published deck coming all the way from Oz It was just under $45 USD including the International shipping. i am sooooo happy you mentioned it, Raven, and glad i started this thread! Timing is everything. Have you seen the Trick or Tarot Deck? He is also working on a Halloween Themed Lenormand deck, that might be available sooner... i can send you link to see the Tarot cards, if you don't know about it. It is beyond fabulous!
MoonGypsy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Posted September 18, 2017 Happy to see the Halloween themed Avatars coming out to play!
Queen of Nothing Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 I'm gonna pull out the Ritual Abuse deck soon. ITS SPOOPY TIME!! I'm probably also going to pull out the Wild Unknown, and maybe buy certain decks from my wishlist, like Raven's Prophecy, Antique Anatomy, maybe a vampire deck....
Page of Ghosts Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 Happy to see the Halloween themed Avatars coming out to play! My avatar might be celebrating Halloween every day ;D
MoonGypsy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Posted September 18, 2017 Wonderful decks you have both mentioned, my friends! Although, i am not aware of that particular Dracula Deck, Raven! Is it still available? I've been sitting on the fence about some of the other vampire decks for ages. Lately I've been more drawn to the Daniels' Tarot of Vampyres, but some of the other vampire decks pique my interest as well. I also have the Archeon which is a darker deck but I've never been able to get into it for whatever reason. I'm actually hoping to trade that one. Love seeing these favorites so far! MG, what are the Crow Stones? Robert Places's Vampire is another super vampire themed deck, but unfortunately it is OOP...but they pop up every now and again for an affordable price. i trimmed mine and edged it in black. This deck is also based on Bram Stoker's Dracula.
MoonGypsy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Posted September 18, 2017 Happy to see the Halloween themed Avatars coming out to play! My avatar might be celebrating Halloween every day ;D Yep, me too! ;D i have used this same avatar [and similar through out the year, when i am in the mood].
Bodhiseed Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 The two from my collection that I think of is the Llewellyn and Badgers Forest.
EmpyreanKnight Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 The Barbara Walker Tarot strikes me as a really apt autumn deck. But whew at the Dracula Tarot. I want it!
Onaorkal Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 I love the idea of using decks according to the season, but I don't know if I have enough to do that yet! Especially when talking about Autumn, which is my favorite season by far, I don't know if I have anything fitting the bill... The Wild Unknown feels Samhain/Halloweeny enough, but truthfully, I think I don't have any deck with an Autumn feel or colors. For oracles, I guess the Green Man Tree Oracle could work well and also the Druid Animal Oracle maybe, even though all seasons are pictured in the images.
EmpyreanKnight Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 This is really a nice coincidence. I just found the perfect Tarot deck I can work with this autumn, and it's even available locally! I hope the Modern Spellcaster's gets here before the weekend. :D
greycats Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 I love the Hallows, but they mostly last a week. What about the rest of the time? I look forward to fall: all the cool nights, the clear skies. For those I like Ukiyoi and Hallowquest. As the weather gets cooler, I like Animals Divine and Shapeshifter.
katrinka Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 It's a gaffed deck intended for mentalism rather than reading, but if you're going for good old Halloween creepiness, there's nothing like the Dark Dawn. (You can still use regular Majors meanings.) Alas, it's OOP, but there are others here http://www.outlaw-effects.com/store/the-arsenal/specialities.html Bonus - the stock is thick and weird and incredible. :D
EmpyreanKnight Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 That looks neat Katrinka. I like it! But in the link you gave, it seems that the list (up to the second page) does not display any link to the Dark Dawn deck? Is it still available?
katrinka Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 It was a LE of 150 copies, but he *might* be persuaded to send you an unnumbered one if you email him. ;)
EmpyreanKnight Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 It was a LE of 150 copies, but he *might* be persuaded to send you an unnumbered one if you email him. ;) It's this one, right? http://www.outlaw-effects.com/store/golden-gun/the-dark-dawn-tarot.html It does look clever and whimsical, tho it's majors only. Thanks for the tip, katrinka. :D
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