Which deck?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 14 Apr 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Spasticgirlie	14 Apr 2002
I am stuck between Osho Zen and Dragon. I dont know which I want more. I know I will get both eventually (more than likely) but I dont know which I should get first. Please give me your suggestions. I will appreciate it very much.

Andryh	14 Apr 2002
I would definitely go for the Osho Zen. I have never owned the Dragon tarot, but I have seen it. For overall beauty, symbolism and readability, the Osho Zen seems the superior deck. Of course, a lot of this is personal opinion, but I think that the art of the Osho Zen is executed with a lot more skill. The book that accompanies this deck is great too. I don't know if there is a proper book available for the Dragon deck. Of course, it just comes down to personal taste, but these are my impressions. Happy readings.

Liliana	15 Apr 2002
If you are a beginner Id say Dragon Tarot, simply because it follows the traditional tarot order so you should be able to use most any tarot book with it.The Osho Zen is lovely, but it is entirely nontraditional (none of the Majors are the same traditional names) but its up to you :)

Jewel	15 Apr 2002
I have both of these decks, and I love them both. As noted above, the Osho Zen is a non-traditional deck, however I have found that it is not so very different afterall. My impressions of the cards are a Zen take on the traditional cards. Hard to explain, but for example the strength card shows a flower growing out of a rock. Think about the strength of will that seedling demonstrated in succeeding to grown under those conditions ... I highly recommend the Osho Zen. The Dragon tarot I have, but have not really used much. I love the death card in this deck. And I believe the deck comes available as a deck/book set or you can buy the deck and book separately as well, but it definetly has a book. I love dragons so I had to have this deck *LOL*. I have not worked enough with this deck to recommend or not recommend it.

rostie	15 Apr 2002
i have the osho zen but not the dragon tarot. i love my osho zen it's one of my favorites. it can say the things so clear. for a beginner it's definatly easy to learn but like said it is nontrad. but like jewel said it says everything like tarot but from a different view, a zenview. i personal would highly recommend it. if you can't make up your mind there have been several thread in the past about osho zen, so. hope you can get out your mind, good luck with it.

Emily	15 Apr 2002
Which Dragon tarot are you thinking of buying? Is it the Dragon tarot or the Celtic Dragon tarot - I have the Celtic Dragon tarot, you can check it out on this site if you've not seen it, it's an unusual deck features dragons and human companions, not just dragons on each card, the dragons are lovely to look at and the whole deck is amazing. :) The Dragon tarot is another I looked at and its a nice deck the dragons are very beautifully drawn but the Celtic Dragon won lol :)

truthsayer	15 Apr 2002
as far as dragon decks go, i think the celtic dragon is lighter and prettier. the main problem w/ it is that it switches swords to fire and wands to air. this might confuse a beginner since many decks do sowrds air and wands fire. it might not throw you but i thought it worth mentioning. the dragon deck is a much darker deck. i don't own it. i think osho zen is a good deck. my main complaint has always been i shudder to look at the master card. i've taken the master card out of the deck. the author's devotion to her now deceased master, well, frankly bothers me a lot. i think the bhagwan had questionable spiritual ethics. but that's not the deck's fault. i think the author means well. eventually, i hope to give this deck another chance b/c the imagery is powerful and beautiful. if you can make yourself a reference chart as to what's what between traditional decks and this deck then you shouldn't have a problem.

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