Guidebook vs Poems vs Tarot Stories - which one do you prefer / what are you going for for your own decks?

[Wichura]

Self-explanatory topic title!

How important would you say that this is? Creating a narrative to go with your deck? 

Or do you prefer "letting the images speak for themselves" when you do your tarot?

 

I think I want to include all these type of writings to my Tarot deck 😄

Like... A fairytale that runs through the Major Arcana archetypes... then some short poems / short stories for the Minor cards.

Some personal anecdotes disguised as a guide book? 😄

I'm being really serious however, I find the accompanying stories like the ones in Shadowscapes or Aeclectics Tarot stories really inspiring!

[and_it_spoke]

I just want to say that I love the approach to thinking about decks. I've never made a deck, but seeing one as poem is such a head-spinning rush. Thanks for the new thought!

[gregory]

You needed this (but it's OOP)

 

http://www.gatehousepress.com/2015/12/fools-world-a-tarot-helen-ivory-tom-de-freston/ 

https://www.tomdefreston.co.uk/artist/5783/tarot-cards-helen-ivory

http://www.helenivory.co.uk/tarot-and-tom-de-freston/

 

 

[and_it_spoke]

Very, very cool!

[gregory]

It is. I got one of the last 2 copies, by sheer luck.

[reall]

I like story aspect! adding you to my watch!;)