Gentle decks ?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 23 Feb 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Kissa	23 Feb 2002
Hi again! What are your favourite "gentle" decks, the ones full of "sweetness and light" you use when you want to be handled with care or search for "comfort" ? I think that the Vision Quest Tarot (Native American) might definitely be one of them. Other suggestions ? Thanks very much, see this is sometimes difficult to get an idea of a complete deck even thru Aeclectic's pages and numerous pictures. I think my fellow human beings' experiences are just as valuable (if not more) as the impression I can get from a few pictures on the net. Take care, Kissa

Liliana	23 Feb 2002
Well, frankly, I never do want all sweetness and light lol, but I suppose the best would be theConnolly, not even a smidgen of negativity anywhere in it :O===

Bella	23 Feb 2002
If you like Vision Quest, you could also try the Medicine Woman Tarot. Very, very gentle, I find it good for meditation or reading for myself when I'm feeling like need some comforting... However, it does not have traditional card titles (although on the majors it is written in small letters on the top..e.g., Vision = Hanged Man), so it takes a little getting used to. I don't use it to read for others though. I actually think that if the cards are too gentle, they're not really accurate in divination, since life is full of both "good" and "bad", yes? But that's just me, maybe others can get accurate readings. I imagine Connolly might work though, and Gill, while not gentle, is not as "scary" as some other decks may seem.

faunabay	23 Feb 2002
The deck I use when I want to be coddled is the hanson roberts. It's not all sweetness and light but it's pretty close. lol :D

Emily	23 Feb 2002
My comfort deck is also the Hanson-Roberts, the cards are visually soothing lol (well most of them) :)

Original Destiny	23 Feb 2002
HI Kissa, the Sacred Rose deck does it for me ,I love the stained glass effect of the cards . Classical and nice

Melvis	23 Feb 2002
I like the Whimisical Tarot, which was also created by Mary Hanson-Roberts. While the original fairy tales it's based on are not always sweetness and light, the nostalgia factor of looking at pictures of fairy tales usually gives me that 'warm fuzzy' feeling! Peace, Melvis

wigwag	24 Feb 2002
As above the gentlest deck I have for nervous readees is the Connolly deck. The death card is called Transition. The Devil is called materialism and the 10 swords does not look in the least bit menacing.

Lee	24 Feb 2002
There's a self-published deck which I found on the tarotpassages.com website. It's got really beautiful artwork. It's called the FaeTarot. It's a standard Tarot deck, but the disturbing Majors have been changed to be positive images. Death is changed to Night; the Devil is changed to Love(!); and the Tower is changed to the Tree. The characters are all angels and fairies. The artwork looked so striking, I couldn't resist ordering it, and now I'm waiting for it to arrive. It's also a pretty good deal for a self-published deck, $25 for the deck and $30 for the deck with a carved wooden box. Here's the website: http://www.hoose.com/tarot.html -- Lee

magdalene	24 Feb 2002
my comfort deck is Cosmic Tarot magdalene

faunabay	24 Feb 2002
Lee, I just found that deck today too! I really liked it. The $25 price for a self published is good. It's been put on my wishlist (along with the Blue Rose I might add!!! LOL)

HearthCricket	26 Feb 2002
Here is my list of comfort decks: Sacred Rose Hanson Roberts Gendron Whimsical Goddess Connely (sp?) And this basically sums up a large part of my collection!!

Kissa	27 Feb 2002
Thank you all very much ! I appreciate very much that you answered to my question and gave me the names of your comfort decks. I added some lines to my "already too long deck-wishlist" !!! Thanks again ! Take care and enjoy the winter wherever you are, even on a sunny beach (yeah, I know, life is hard sometimes ...) Kissa (from Finland)

Kellinator	27 Feb 2002
If you like oracle cards as well as tarot, definitely check out Doreen Virtue's decks -- Healing with the Angels and Healing with the Fairies. There are no negative cards in these "because angels always speak from a place of love." I was skeptical at first, but I've found them to be highly accurate as well as beautiful and soothing. I'd recommend them to anyone.

Kissa	08 Mar 2002
Hi all, I got it ! I received my german copy of the Vision Quest tarot yesterday and I am sooo pleased with it !! Kissa

Kissa	12 Apr 2002
here is the thread I promised to bump for you, Kissa

Zhritza	12 Apr 2002
You want us all to run with this? OK... My first inclination was to say, "Robin Wood, what else?" But now that I think about it, the deck that makes me feel the most warm and fuzzy, and makes me break out in grins, is the Halloween. I know this deck seems silly and gimmicky to some of you'uns (can't...stop the...inner redneck, ack!), but, uh... pooey on you, 'cause it isn't. :p See, it brings out my inner child just to discuss it. :T6C :)

Umbrae	04 Sep 2002
Old English.

napaea	04 Sep 2002
hmmm, i might say my Osho Zen Tarot, but it is also my primary deck. but i have a Goddess Pack oracle that i just love, and this is definately a gentle feeler for me!

Logiatrix	04 Sep 2002
i have to second the doreen virtue vote...i love the healing angel cards! this is the deck i turn to for gentle guidance and comfort. it's also great for querents who are intimidated by traditional tarot for whatever reasons, and on those rare occasions when i've read for children. my decks are just like my good friends--some i turn to for answers, and some i turn to for a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on. i don't generally want answers when i seek comfort, so my tarot deck is not my choice in those situations. it's my angel cards that gently listen. also, my deck came with an extra guardian angel, so it's extra special to me...

Phoenix	04 Sep 2002
I will also vote for the Halloween Tarot!! It is so cute!!!

Starfish	04 Sep 2002
My top three gentle decks: Whimsical Hanson-Roberts Old English :TSUN Starfish

Strega	05 Sep 2002
I (too) vote for the Vision Quest Tarot. :)

WolfSpirit	05 Sep 2002
Vision Quest for me too. It's a gentle deck but not too sugary, well not for me anyway. I haven't got the Halloween yet but I really want it. I downloaded all the images and it's so much fun to discover the elements of the rider-waite (images of the rider-waite are in my memory and will never get out) in this deck and turned into soemthing halloween-esque.

Fiona Blackwolf	05 Sep 2002
Thats interesting... the Vision quest for me is very tell it like it is. I can't even use it to draw a card for someones birthday because it is too honest. lol I would have to say mine is the Connolly (ugh I can never spell that right)

wavebreaker	05 Sep 2002
For me it's the Glastonbury.

Maan	05 Sep 2002
Hmmm glastonbury, hanson roberts, whimsical :)

Laurel	05 Sep 2002
Hanson Roberts is my only comfort deck, but comfort me it does :) Laurel

Jewel	05 Sep 2002
Faries Oracle by Brian Froud ... I find it gentle, honest and inspiring.

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