tarots of the origins

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 20 Mar 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

jade	20 Mar 2002
i just got this deck and i already wrote a review for it. i thought i would share it with you all since i asked you for your advice regarding getting this deck in the first place. i can't find the original thread about this deck, so i've started another one. in light, jade LS Tarots of the Origins 0-7387-0025-8 This deck started speaking to me before I even got it out of its packaging. I could hear a deep male voice speaking in an ancient voice telling me that a journey was about to begin. I had no idea how true these words were! I took my new treasure, snuck into my room, closed the door and opened my ‘Tarot of the Origins’. I slowly looked at each card, one by one, allowing the enormity and depth of each drawing to imprint itself into my very being. I felt like a magical rite was taking place....I could feel my breath, I was almost hypersensitive as I soaked up these intricate works of art. After I went through all 78 cards, I began to shuffle the deck. As I did this I read through the meanings that came in the LWB. I liked the short explanations that were given....just enough for direction but not a spoon-fed definition. The cards began to jump out of the deck. I gently placed them into the monolithic circle with a man in the center as recommended in the LWB. I was not surprised to see the depth and piercing accuracy of the layout. They spoke truth, honesty and with such ‘pull back the curtains and see the light’ clarity. Then I picked up the cards and shuffled again. This time allowing the cards to jump out and placing them in my usual layout, the ‘tree of life’. Again, no surprise when the accuracy was chilling. The honesty of these cards and a pleasant perk. I love it when a deck doesn’t let you bull sh** your way through the reading. Pulling your face up to the mirror and forcing you to look at the truth is refreshing. I love these cards. Using these cards when true clarity is needed in a situation is a perfect venue for this deck. I would not recommend them to someone who wants to mold cards to read as they wish because these cards don’t work in that way. The images on the cards are a little disturbing when you first look at them, but after a quick read of the LWB, any fear is dissipated and replaced with respect. At first I was afraid that the lack of a multitude of colour would be limiting and I was very pleased to find that it isn’t. The drawings create the depth that many other decks use colour to achieve. I love the artwork on these cards. Specifically, my top 13 favorites are (sorry couldn’t get it down to ten): Major Arcanas - 0 - The Fool, I - The Magician, V - The Shaman, IX - The Hermit, XIV - The Source. Souls - 2 - 3 - 4 - and 14. Jewels - 3 - 13. Nature - 10. Blood - 6 - 10. My least favorite card is Blood - 12 - I don’t like the eyes of the bear although I understand that the ‘desire to do’ is in both the hunter and the hunted! I love the way the faces in this deck are all so varied and different. No two are the same and they all speak something different to the querent. The recommendation that I would like to make to everyone is, - Please take the time to experience this deck. Don’t just look at the images and decide that some of them are too dark, or the 4 colours are too narrow to give any true depth to your readings. I believe that you will be as pleasantly surprised as I was that these are cards are very perceptive and deep.......even without all the colours of the rainbow to assist them.

jade	20 Mar 2002
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/origins/index.html

kayne	20 Mar 2002
It's on the wishlist! Thanks Jade :) I really like the style of the illustrations... would make a great addition to my collection (and I saw it in a shop recently... hmm... which shop was it???)

Pollux	20 Mar 2002
Mh... This deck doesn't attract me much. Strangely, it has been persecuting me, I used to see it in every tobacco shop (where they sell cigarettes and playing cards, at least this is so in Italy) I happened to pass by. And the images are rather... I don't know... maybe too primeval, I am not ready yet probably, I have to dig more in myself till I can align to these artworks... Actually I never bothered to go through the cards... But WHAT I REALLY CAN'T STAND ABOUT LO SCARABEO IS THAT MONOTONOUS, UNFEELING LAYOUT THEY KEEP FOR EVERY SINGLE DECK!!! And this keeps me from looking any longer... Every deck they publish has this layout of names on the upper and lower border, and the number in the middle up... I think it is really irritating, especially when it is shown in EVERY DECK!!! I only bought Visconti-Gold because it wasn't like this... luckily! :) This of course is a general thing... but it also affects in this deck! :(

rostie	20 Mar 2002
this one attracts me very strong, when i see the pictures it takes my breath away, it looks very powerfull and beautifull, it really speaks to me. i also have seen it in a shop lately, maybe i buy it?! i don't know maybe it's not yet the right time. but definatly one day it will be (mine). thanks for enjoying us with your buy. lately many people here speak about decks that i liked but was forgotten (this one, greenwood, wolf pack, ...), not good because now i want them, lol. and! tomorow i get my fairies oracle of brian froud! oooh, i'm so excited. i had to wait more than a month now, just too long, but now it is just there, ooooooooh, lol. i don't know, i feel so happy, i'm a little silly know, crazy, but i love it!

rostie	25 Mar 2002
i finally bought it! it was a difficult decission but i don't regret it, it's really powerfull, beautifull. it just feels right for me so thanks for recommending it jade!

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