This thread is for those who would like to work through their collection of decks.  Each week we will be picking a new deck to work with exclusively for the week.

Anyone is welcome. Please join us!

 

1. Please post with your chosen deck for the week.

 

2. Chat away about your deck, how you're finding it etc.

 

Participants:

 

1. VGimlet - Universal Celtic Tarot

2. RavenOfSummer - Forest of Enchantment Tarot & Moon Phases Oracle

3. Bodhiseed - Roots of Asia Tarot & Mah Jong Cards

4. Madame Squee - Brady Tarot

5. Francis - Golden Botticelli Tarot

 

 

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Edited October 10, 20196 yr by VGimlet

As much as I wouldn't mind another week with the Light Seers Tarot  I'll be changing over the the Universal Celtic Tarot.   Honestly, I can't even remember ordering it, but it came last week, so here it is.   😛 

 

 

Hello @VGimlet and fellow travelers! It's been a while, but I'd love to join you all this week. I received my Forest of Enchantment Tarot so I will be working with that, and I think I will pair it with my Moon Phases Oracle which just feels like the right oracle deck for me this week.

I'll be using Roots of Asia Tarot paired with Mah Jong Cards.

 

Welcome back @RavenOfSummer! Look forward to hearing about your week with your decks. 🙂

This week I'll be using the Roots of Asia Tarot, created by Amnart Klanprachar with Thaworn Boonyawan and published by AGM Müller. I'll also be using the Mah Jongg Oracle, created by Derek Walters and published by Thunder Bay Press. Today's cards are the Nine of Pentacles and Peacock:

          This particular Nine of Pentacles has been given the name 'The Ripening of the Fruit of Life.' The elephants with the coins held in their trunks reminded me of something Eknath Easwaran wrote in his Mantram Handbook: "In the Hindu tradition, we often compare the mind to the trunk of an elephant - restless, inquisitive and always straying. But the wise mahout, if he knows his elephant well, will just give that trunk a short bamboo stick to hold on to before the procession starts." Any kind of success begins with the discipline of the mind to prevent distraction from what is important. Mah Jongg Peacock represents success, but there is also a seed of pride that can lead to vanity and arrogance. The woman in the card holds a mirror, a symbol of reflection and contemplation. If she is wise, she will recognize that having one's basic needs met and being able to live comfortably are reasons for gratitude rather than preening.

 

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.

~William Makepeace Thackeray

 

 

Welcome Back RavenOfSummer!  

 

Thank you for the thread, VG. 🎃

 

I'm in with the Brady Tarot. It was a gift -- out of the blue -- from my oldest son. He ran across Emi Brady's booth at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo in Denver yesterday.

 

My goodness, these are gorgeous cards! I've never seen this deck before. It comes in a large laser-etched bamboo box, signed by Emi, along with a companion book, written by Rachel Pollack. Apparently, the 2nd edition will be out soon, but this is the 1st edition. 

 

 I've just started looking through the cards. They are nice and thick, gilded with dull gold. The card finish is totally matte; there is no glare whatsoever. The finish feels soft, not slick, but the cards slide easily against one another. The art is hand-colored linocut -- my favorite. I'm going to love this deck. 

 

https://bradytarot.com/pages/the-art-of-the-brady-tarot

 

 

Edited October 7, 20196 yr by Madame Squee

@Madame Squee, I was given the Brady Tarot as a gift last year, and it really is gorgeous. I'm also a huge fan of linocut.

The Golden Botticelli Tarot by Lo Scarabeo, a spectacular deck combining the Renaissance art of Botticelli with magnificent, metallic-gold filigree.  Gorgeous.

 

Edited October 9, 20196 yr by Francis

Welcome Francis!    Golden Botticelli is a beauty.