Top Ten Decks

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 08 Mar 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

kayne	08 Mar 2002
In 2001 we voted for our top tarot deck. I wonder, with all the new people here, and all the new decks we have been collecting... if that top ten list would still look the same? So - of these top ten decks, which is your favourite? (They are listed alphabetically to prevent bias...)

truthsayer	08 Mar 2002
of the top 10 decks, i only like 4. guess i'm just picky. these are #1 legend arthurian, thoth, robin wood, and rider-waite.

nexyjo	08 Mar 2002
my first choice is still the robin wood deck. the legend arthurian is a close second though. luv and light, nexy

Razz	08 Mar 2002
I have used the Rider-Waite one of those listed. The rest I've seen but never used. Now I feel like I'm missing something. Razz

Geenius at Wrok	09 Mar 2002
I don't like any of them all that much. I picked Rider-Waite by default.

Pollux	09 Mar 2002
Well, I actually have none of the above apart form an old strained Rider-Waite, forgotten in my drawers... that I didn't want to pick up... not even for the Poll! So I chose Cosmic Tribe, because it is the one I would buy first among them all :) HEY GUYS I ONLY REALISED IT NOW: NEXY IS BACK!!! [font="Century Gothic"]HI NEXYJO!!![/font]

Kiama	09 Mar 2002
Wow, just realised I have 9 out of the 10 of those Top 10 Decks! I voted Robin Wood, of course! But I love nearly all of them. Kiama

nexyjo	09 Mar 2002
thanks pollux, it's good to be back :) and i love the new forums, nice and speedy - no more waiting for pages to load. woohoo! luv and light, nexy

Emily	09 Mar 2002
I've voted Rider Waite in this poll because it is my favourite study deck :) (My favourite reading deck is still the Spiral though)

fairyhedgehog	10 Mar 2002
I don't have any of these decks. The nearest I have is Universal Waite, which I find a nice calm deck - a study deck I suppose. My favourite deck is the Whimsical Tarot. It is a gentle deck. For example, the Tower is a picture of the Big Bad Wolf blowing down the little piggy's house of straw. In the background the other two little pigs are waiting in the brick house for their brother to run for safety to them. It feels much less threatening than most Tower cards I've seen. I don't like the Death card though. It is Sleeping Beauty, and I really feel that misses out on the theme of transformation that is part of the Death card for me. Anyway, no votes for any of the above for me. All the best, FH

Diana	10 Mar 2002
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Geenius at Wrok	10 Mar 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Diana FH : I don't use the Whimsical Tarot, but I know it and you know, I always thought the Sleeping Beaty was a great card. 'Cos when she wakes up, her life will be transformed. The past will definitely be over, for she'll go off to live with her Prince Charming, saying good-bye to her life with her dwarf-friends. Ah, that'd be Snow White you're thinking of.

Jewel	11 Mar 2002
Hi gang! Although my 2 favorite decks were on this list, I think that if we are going to try to make a fair pole of favorite decks we should make a longer list. The Marseilles deck is a favorite of some here at the Forum, as is the Shapeshifter, the Universal Waite, and I think we could add a few more. I know we are just making a summary but I think we should reflect at 25-30 choices, if not we probably will get a very similar list as to last year. Just my two pearls with, please not I am not complaining just making a suggestion. ;) Love & Light,

kayne	12 Mar 2002
Great idea Jewel... if it were possible :) Unfortunately we are only able to put a max of ten items in a poll, hence the reason I chose them from last years, just to see if the same results were still in. I know have four of the decks in this top ten and only one last year... I figured if my number one was different, others might be too...

jema	12 Mar 2002
1, gill 2, osho zen 3, spirit 4, spiral tarot 5, cosmic tribe 6, vision quest 7, ancestral path 8, chinese 9, scapini 10, ibis but i still haven't got the thoth - i think i would like that one a lot

Briarfoote	12 Mar 2002
Hmm... mayhaps I will have to take a closer look at the Osho Zen Tarot. I have shied away from the Thoth deck, but mostly because of my opinion of Crowley, or maybe because of the tendrils and wisps that rise off the deck when I get near one. I have looked at a lot of decks, but so far am a two deck person.

arizonagirl	13 Mar 2002
I used the Robin Wood Tarot most, but the Buckland Romani deck is fast approaching a close second. It's an amazingly intuitive deck, tho vastly different from the standard Rider Waite tradition.

jade	13 Mar 2002
voyager!!! medicine woman!!! jade

Jewel	15 Mar 2002
Quote: Originally posted by kayne Great idea Jewel... if it were possible :) Unfortunately we are only able to put a max of ten items in a poll, hence the reason I chose them from last years, just to see if the same results were still in. I know have four of the decks in this top ten and only one last year... I figured if my number one was different, others might be too... Hmmmmmm .... well that is too bad! How about making another pole of 10 other decks and then combine the highest ranking decks from both lists ... just a thought. I would not vote again as my favorite deck was on this list, but for those whose decks were not on there it would be great! Thanks for your reply Kayne! :)

Luwana	16 Mar 2002
'fraid i have only used one of them, and that is rider waite. didnt even like it mucg either :( my fav decks are celtic tarot, and ancient egyptian, just for the record:) Luwana

Greenman	19 Mar 2002
i don't understand the question. is there any other 'real' deck besides the Thoth?

Diana	19 Mar 2002
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cjtarot	19 Mar 2002
Hi all, I picked Waite, Osho, Arthurian...and the one I use ..Sacred Circle.. I still don't have a copy of the Robin Wood you all rave about, but I cant' seem to pull myself away from the Sacred Circle..The pix talk to me..it's weird. still collecting... cj

Zhritza	02 Apr 2002
I'm surprised the Haindl isn't more popular around here. It's breathtaking and compelling and I feel like I could fall into it. 'Course, it's sorta hard to read...

blumoon	02 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Qolus I'm surprised the Haindl isn't more popular around here. It's breathtaking and compelling and I feel like I could fall into it. 'Course, it's sorta hard to read... the haindl is on my "to get" list...i love how runes are included on the cards :)

Lion-O	02 Apr 2002
Actually there are 2 favorites for me in that list... The deck for readings would be Rider Waite all the way but when it comes to artwork Osho-Zen looks very appealing to me. Although the artwork looks very impressive I can't really get used to the pictures as in a real reading. Oh well; perhaps I should simply order it someday and see / try for myself..

Diana	02 Apr 2002
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Umbrae	02 Apr 2002
1). Russian St. Pete's 2). Scapini Has anyone else used the Russian deck? I love it, very easy to bond/imprint with; and it is very easy to read.

Sam	18 Jun 2002
i voted for vampire, becuase it's the only deck i have that's on that list!:|

mooncat2	19 Jun 2002
Oh dear, can't vote. Haven't got any of these decks.

Starfish	19 Jun 2002
Robin Wood - my favorite so far... :TQC Starfish

catlin	19 Jun 2002
I still stick to my Legend, closely followed by Robin Wood and Wild Spirit.

Phoenix	06 Jul 2002
I like the Haindl the most so far. The symbolism in it is amazing!!! But everyone here seems to like the Robin Wood Tarot. I guess that I should get it! LOL!!

Maan	07 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Phoenix I like the Haindl the most so far. The symbolism in it is amazing!!! But everyone here seems to like the Robin Wood Tarot. I guess that I should get it! LOL!! GET IT!!! its my main deck. And since my copy is usseles because of a rain exident i now just how much i love this deck :( Who...i'm telling people to buy a deck....tarotholic?

Starfish	07 Jul 2002
I'm with Maan, Phoenix. You the Robin Wood deck! :TAW Starfish

Ravenswing	07 Jul 2002
i go for the robin wood, though thoth is a close second-- (actually third-- the thrid incarnation of the deck for me. but this time the coloring is marvelous; i had two drab icky ones before. ) a question for the cosmic tribe and thoth owners-- do you use all 80 cards? after all, there are the three magi and lover's triangles.... }) LVX steve

WolfSpirit	07 Jul 2002
I voted for the Robin Wood, it's the only one on the list I read with. If I could have chosen ANY deck I would have gone for the Shapeshifter. I own 4 decks of the list: Rider Waite (keep it for nostalgia, was my first deck), Sacred Circle (I love some of the major arcana, I use these cards for meditation sometimes) Arthurian (like it but not as much as expected. Am not really tempted to read with it at the moment), and the Robin Wood.

raeanne	07 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by stevepolsz a question for the cosmic tribe and thoth owners-- do you use all 80 cards? after all, there are the three magi and lover's triangles.... }) Steve, I have both the Cosmic Tribe deck with three Lovers cards and the Thoth deck with three Magus cards. I do use all the cards in both decks but usually not all at the same time. With the Cosmic Tribe deck, I let the person I’m reading for select the Lovers card they want and leave the other two Lovers cards out for that reading. The same thing happens with the Magus cards in the Thoth deck where I let the person I am reading for select the one they like the most. Now, there have been a couple of times when I felt it was appropriate to put more than one of the Lovers cards in the deck and shuffle but the funny thing was that none of the Lovers cards ever showed up in the spread!

Lightlike	11 Jul 2002
Voted Osho Zen I had to go with Osho Zen but then I don't have most of the decks listed--too darn picky :)

Jewel	12 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by stevepolsz a question for the cosmic tribe and thoth owners-- do you use all 80 cards? after all, there are the three magi and lover's triangles.... }) Hi Steve, I have both decks and to answer your question ... no, I do not use all 80 cards. I sometimes change out the extras depending on what I am up to and what my mood is. Not all Thoth decks come with the 3 Magi, the large swiss thoth only has one (I have both decks). Check out the Cosmic Tribe Study Group, one of our memebers told about her use of the three Lovers and I found it quite interesting. The thread is "Lovers card" if I am not mistaken.

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