Ancestral Path tarot looks intriguing -- does anyone have opinions?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 05 May 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

lunar_rabbit	05 May 2002
I was at a Beltane ritual this weekend, and a girl there was proudly showing her new Ancestral Path tarot. It was her very first deck, and she was excited about it. From the little I saw of it, I found it very intriguing and quite beautiful. I looked it up here at aeclectic, but didn't get a ton of info on it. Does anyone here have it? What do you think of it? I'm very tempted to buy yet another deck..... LOL

Phoenix	05 May 2002
I want this one too. If you like this one, check out the Tarot of the Ages here at Aeclectic. That one is amazing too!

Marie	06 May 2002
I have this deck and love it! I would totally recomend this deck to anyone. I wouldn't consider my small collection complete without it. The art is excellent. The cards are rich and beautiful. It has a wonderful vibe. Very feminine, nurturing and powerful. Marie:)

Maan	06 May 2002
I had this deck but i gave it away 'cause i couldn't read with it. Its beautiful and her vision of the hanged man is the best i have ever come accros. But the different cultures mixed in the suits did't work for me. I'm hoping that i can work with here new Maat tarot!!!! Its just as beautiful as the Ancestral Path.

jema	06 May 2002
i have the ancestral deck and have given plenty of readings with it. despite the diverse culturs depicted and that i really don't know very much about native american cultur for example - i found that the cards could speak to me. the ancestral path is one of those decks that gave me several "aha" experiences. just take the 3 of swords. it is always depicted as heartache and unrequited love etc. here we see it in a much more positive, but still harsh, way. a young man is leaving his home and his family and all his toys behind to find his own path. this is a vital step to development, yet it hurts to leave those you love - and to let someone you love go away. i am also fascinated by the judgment card. the fluidity and dreamlike quality of it. i think the sacred circles/pentacles are the suit hardest to dechiffer. they are very pretty but will take some time to understand fully.

catlin	06 May 2002
I got this one but traded it. I have re-ordered it twice: one for Kiama and another copy for me again. My collection looked somehow "naked" without this deck. I also got the Tarot of the Ages but I prefer the "Ancestral Path" .

Jewel	06 May 2002
This deck is very beautiful. I would not trade mine for the world. I admit that I have not tried to read with it (an experience waiting for the right moment), but it appears quite straightforward to me. I love the varied cultures depicted, which is the reason I got it in the first place. Tarot of the Ages is also nice, but personally I like the artwork of the Tarot of the Ancestral Path better. If I had to choose between the 2 (which thank Goddess I do not) I would choose the Ancestral Path.

faunabay	06 May 2002
Both the ancestral path and tarot of the ages are on my wishlist, but I haven't gotten either yet. There's always that one other deck I have to get first. :) The artwork on both is very interesting, but I have to agree that the ancestral path is more striking.

HudsonGray	06 May 2002
I got it 2 years ago & had some trouble reading with it, but found the BOOK at a second hand shop & that helped immeasurably! Get the book with it if you can, it does help with the various suits & the expanded meanings per card. That little booklet is very slim on information. You'll need it with the swords especially--very few of us have any kind of historical knowledge about Chinese/Japanese background. You miss most of the meaning without the knowledge on that suit. The Hanged Man sort of threw me for a loop.....other decks have used the same idea of a fetus. I'm not sure how I feel about that image. Oh, one extra bonus--this deck has a timeline that you can use for each of the cards. The artist/author intend each card to represent a date or days, so the entire deck takes you through the entire year (most cards have a 4 to 6 day span). The book has the entire list in the back. If you need to do a timed reading, this is one deck that can give you dates narrowed down to specifics.

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