Merry Meet KFDugong,Originally posted by KFDugong:i used to have a crappy deck.... learnt already to wait and buy the right deck for me
Merry Meet Alexkusu,Originally posted by alexkusu:I used to have a tarot deck for a brief momment years ago. I gave it away to my brother but due to my family conservative nature, it was locked up. I just remember faintly that my tarrot deck is coated with a light blue colour. Are tarot decks special? What do you mean tarot decks are alive? Will any tarot decks do? even the tarot decks that they give out free with mystic books.
Originally posted by OCEANOS:believe me oceanos it was... it came with one of those learn how to read the tarot kind of thing.. din even have a type attached to it, so i dun suppose it falls under any of these categories..
[b]Merry Meet KFDugong,
No Deck is crappy, so which deck is yours? Want to share?
Blessed Be,
Oceanos[/b]
Merry Meet KFDugong,Originally posted by KFDugong:believe me oceanos it was... it came with one of those learn how to read the tarot kind of thing.. din even have a type attached to it, so i dun suppose it falls under any of these categories..
Originally posted by OCEANOS:hahah imay have overreacted... but i look back at that time and see a lot of stupidity.. hahah wasted potential...
[b]Merry Meet KFDugong,
I see, i never implied in any ways that i don't believe you. hehehe
Blessed Be,
Oceanos[/b]
Couldn't agree more...Originally posted by DriftingGuy:How many of you here own a Tarot deck at home? Thinking of collecting them since some of them consists of really beautiful artwork..
Anyway I bought my first and only Tarot deck which is the "Rider-Waite" Tarot deck. I believe its the very first and contains the highest esoteric value right?
maybe u can explain why its a good deck for beginners??Originally posted by En':Couldn't agree more...
One of me personal fav is the Dali deck by artist Salvador Dali (supposedly) made for his wife.... Just for my eye-candy purposes...
Started with Rider-waite too Good deck for beginners and most trusted to the very end.
ya lor ,ya lor....Originally posted by KFDugong:maybe u can explain why its a good deck for beginners??
Originally posted by KFDugong:maybe u can explain why its a good deck for beginners??
I could try... Though, pls do note that I am just an amateur tarot reader with huge interest... and that's allOriginally posted by harryryan:ya lor ,ya lor....
Power!!!!Originally posted by En':I could try... Though, pls do note that I am just an amateur tarot reader with huge interest... and that's all
Well, the Rider-waite deck comes very highly recommended for beginners because of the pictures
The deck is filled with symbolisms that are easy to inteprete and understand. Which does help one to remember what is on the card. However, upon futher inspection, one can find and it had often been repeated that every thing present in the card actually have a deeper meaning. The hand positions, the colors, the facial expressions, etc. are now not as superficial as it may have seemed. Also, most importantly- to me at least, the minor arcana is fully illustrated, unlike the Thoth or Marseilles deck.
Most of the tarot books available in the market makes use of the symbols in the Rider-waite deck. Let's not talk about the guide books for specific tarots, but in general. Usually one could find books using pictures of either a few decks-which would include the Rider-waite deck, or plainly of that deck only.
Faced with the variety of choices present on the market these days, it's hard to make yourself buy the Rider-waite deck as it is somewhat more... dull and... well, I don't know... not that appealing? However, it is worthwhile to note that most of the decks out there have taken their symbolism, and/or inspiration from the Rider deck. Which means that some of the symbols have been tempered/changed and the meaning will be different from what it is supposed to mean in the first place.
However, I strongly believe that one should get the deck that speaks to them. As that deck would usually prove to be more personal, and much more valuable than just any other deck would. Although if you are like me and simply can't decide (and also being too broke to buy all that speaks to you... or too impatient to wait any longer), the Rider-waite's the best way to go... for now. Either that or you want to have a deck of tarot on hand whilst you delve into western esoteric studies... Rider-waite, Thoth or Marseilles is the one you'll be wanting...
Hope that helps
Merry Meet En' Sweetie,Originally posted by En':Couldn't agree more...
One of me personal fav is the Dali deck by artist Salvador Dali (supposedly) made for his wife.... Just for my eye-candy purposes...
Started with Rider-waite too Good deck for beginners and most trusted to the very end.
Somehow, I find it hard to believe that you actually read through the whole postOriginally posted by harryryan:Power!!!!
Originally posted by KFDugong:'En that was an excellent reply! yeah it is true that for beginners can be hard to try and remember all the symbolism..
me wants to get a new deck soon methinks.