MerryDay Tarot Book - your opinions?

[marichan]

Happy friday or saturday! (depends where you are ;) )

Here's my question in more detail:

I wasn't overly enamored of the MerryDay tarot when I first bought it, but lately it's been my deck of choice. Upon visiting the site today, I notice the author now offers a deck-specific book (MerryDay Tarot, Numerology, and the Invisible Kingdom). I'd like very much to get a copy, but with a $25 (+$3.50 s/h) price tag, I'm hesitant.

If anyone owns a copy, could you please let me know what your opinion is?

Thank you!
-Mari

[jade]

a little bump to get this question answered by someone....anyone?

in light,
your moderator

[Lee]

Here is a review of both deck and book:

http://www.tarotpassages.com/merrydayset.htm

-- Lee

[deso]

OMG - I didn't realize how beautiful the cards were. The book sounds intriguing as well - Darn it.........I'm still trying to pay off my other purchases.

[jade]

the star is sooo beautiful!

jade

[faunabay]

Here's the author/artists website where you can see all the cards if you wait longer enough for them to load :) They're all absolutely beautiful!!

http://www.merrydaytarot.com

After everyone's been talking and asking about it today I just had to breakdown and order the set. I'll let you know what I think when it gets here. I can't wait!!!!

[GeminiLady]

I have this deck, and although the artwork is beautiful, I haven't really connected with it.
I've considered trading it, but I have held back because the cards have not worn as well as they should. I have only used the deck a few times, but the cards are made fairly thin, and I think that's the reason for the wear on the deck..I do have the LWB, but no box.

Even so, it is a beautiful deck, and if anyone is interested in a trade, give me a yell. *S*

Love and Light,
Gem

[Jewel]

I have this deck, and it really is lovely. I do not use it for readings ... then again I have been deeply into study mode these past few months so I have been working hard with a couple of decks only. But I will one day get to this one *LOL*. I find it quite evocative and the color scheme really speaks to me. I like the way they have hinted at the shadow card in the majors, and would be very interested in reading the book as the deck is quite tied to numerology. But $25.00 for a 150 page on a tarot deck? ... hmmmmmmm hopefully some day I can trade with someone to get the book, or the cost comes down ... how sad it is so expensive, I would have enjoyed having the book.

[devilled egg]

perhaps no one care about this opinion as these posts were written nearly 6 years ago, but I love this.
It was first brought to my attention by Mary Greer and really has the ability to bring the reader and querent to otherworlds-I find it to be quite magical.
Elizabeth Owen

[WolfSpirit]

It's always fun to see these old threads re-surface.
Although...everyone seems to talk about the deck, and not if the book is worth getting for $ 25, lol (which was the original question).

I have the deck and have always intended to get the book one day...I have very little left on my wishlist now so maybe this year I'll get round to buying the book ;)

[avalonian]

I already had the deck but recently purchased the set (deck and book) as it was better value and it then sort of works out cheaper (I can talk myself into anything if I try hard enough!). Now that I have the book I haven't regretted the purchase for a moment, it's excellent and gives a real insight into the deck (the numerology bit at the beginning is fascinating), and I'm now no longer worried about using the deck as I have a spare.

[WolfSpirit]

I think I can talk myself into getting an extra copy of the deck too, lol.
I trimmed the deck I have (off with those big black borders) and I don't regret it, it looks nice and I quite like to have a small deck, but as is often when I trim the borders off - I don't regret the trimming, but I would still love a copy with the borders intact as well !
So I will probably get myself the book+deck deal as well.

[thorhammer]

I already had the deck but recently purchased the set (deck and book) as it was better value and it then sort of works out cheaper (I can talk myself into anything if I try hard enough!). Now that I have the book I haven't regretted the purchase for a moment, it's excellent and gives a real insight into the deck (the numerology bit at the beginning is fascinating), and I'm now no longer worried about using the deck as I have a spare.
avalonian, this is exactly how I felt when I got it! I got the second copy of the deck too . . . for the same reason . . . and haven't opened that one yet. The deck does indeed wear badly, but I think part of that is the impression of age and antiquity given by the black and white backs.

But on topic. The book is wonderful. I've skimmed the Numerology section, but it's something that will never permeate my brain and so I'll have to have that one to hand if I want to use numbers in readings with this deck. But the section that has all the cross-referenced symbols is just fantastic!!! I wish every deck had this! It brings out the links between cards, it makes me notice things that I wouldn't have otherwise, and also it's taught me about symbols that I didn't know about before. I had been so curious about the many and varied symbols scattered throughout the artwork, and it frustrated me that I had no idea what some of them were (the alchemical ones especially escaped me). But now I have so much more depth to work with in this deck.

The book is huge, people. It's printed on A4 paper, not usual book size, and, yes, it's 151 pages. Trust me, it's more than you'll want, and when you get the book, you'll look at it, thinking, "How am I ever going to read this???" It's worth it.

\m/ Kat

[Pook]

I fell in love with this deck a long while ago and had to have it. Then I realized that I really wanted the book, adn cant find it anywhere except the authors website. I too have been hesiataing, so if someone gets one and they have an opinion, I'd like to hear it too.