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S'ok...I bought this "Hungarian Tarot Deck" on eBay a while back...very cheap...and...I mean cheap. Not just the cost...the stock is as thin as it could be and still call it card stock.
http://www.secret-guardians.com/popular-gypsy-tarot.htm
Here's my question...
What would you CALL this deck? It has only 36 cards...no majors...no suits...but I love to pull it out and do a 'different' reading with it. It's more like an Oracle deck than tarot.
I'd love to replace it with something similar...but with better card stock...any suggestions?
Dusk Till Dawn
15-03-2011, 02:51
It is not a Tarot Deck , it is an Oracle. Similar to the Lenormand, has only 36 cards. I have the same one, and I have never used it.
It's a bit Lenormand, isn't it - and they have 36 cards too... Do the titles compare with those at all ? (cross posted !)
cardlady22
15-03-2011, 03:17
Is this Piatnik deck the same images?
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=114563
http://www.carte-karuta.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5
Still confused...isn't Lenormand a tarot deck?
Is the concensus of opinion that this is an oracle?
cardlady22
15-03-2011, 03:38
Yes, the Gypsy/Zigeuner is an oracle, but it's different than the Lenormand.
In Europe there are many areas that use the words tarot/oracle interchangeably. But for most purposes, tarot is the 78 card deck with 4 suits of 14 cards and 22 (occasionally more) Major Arcana.
Yes, the Gypsy/Zigeuner is an oracle, but it different than the Lenormand.
In Europe there are many areas that use the words tarot/oracle interchangeably. But for most purposes, tarot is the 78 card deck with 4 suits of 14 cards and 22 (occasionally more) Major Arcana.
DUH! Of course you're correct...I am so mired in images and whatnot that this never occured to me! Thank you!
cardlady22
15-03-2011, 04:01
You might like to read what Rosanne (and others) posted in this thread:
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=81088&highlight=zigeuner
(((Gia)))
Thank you ALL so much for unraveling the mystery! I found a terrific version of this deck that's BOUND to be better quality...I love the artwork!