Decks with a sense of humour?

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

wavebreaker	23 May 2002
I think my Osho Zen deck definitely has a sense of humour ;). There's a sense of humour in the cards themselves, for example the No-Thingness card, which is... black! But it's also sometimes in the readings I do with it. Yesterday I did a relationship spread on a guy I had this vague relationship with a few months ago and who simply "vanished" from my life, without explaining why. In an attempt to try and understand what had happened, I did a relationship spread and the first card I drew, which represented the core situation, was... No-Thingness. I thought that was really funny... :D But then maybe that's just my sense of humour... ;) Does anyone else feel that one or more of their decks has a sense of humour?

Liliana	23 May 2002
Yeah my Connolley does, when I got it I did a new deck spread. Ive always hated some things the did with it, especially the Judgement card. So, in the relationship position I got the World reversed. Connolleys LWB is crap, but for that card the LWB says "Beause of my reluctance to try new ideas fear will cause stagation" Ad its right, I dont like it and havet used it again lol. Then when I threatened to trade it and another deck, it they his themselves for a month. I took it to mean I should keep them for now :) :THP

lunalafey	23 May 2002
Proof that it's not hocus-pocus... I have not thought of a deck as having a sense of humor. Yet they have made me laugh at times. My nature is a serious one, thus the cards take on that approach. Not to say I don't have a sense of humor, because mine is somewhat developed.

wavebreaker	23 May 2002
I like that idea: that the decks take on the reader's character. Or mood, maybe. I always feel that the Osho Zen is sort of making fun of me, as if to say: "hey, grow up, get a life!". It's honest, tells me the truth, but it also pokes fun at me. However, that's the way I talk to myself too, so I know where it's coming from! ;) My Glastonbury though seems to have a much more gentle character. It too tells me the truth, but much more gently. I'm not always in the mood to hear the "harsh" truth, so I guess that whenever I want my cards to go easy on me, I grab the Glastonbury... ;)

Kaz	23 May 2002
tarotlady, you are right about the zen deck, it sometimes laughs you right in the face. i like that about this deck. don't take yourself so serious is the message usually ;) kaz

Violet Gargoyle	23 May 2002
I think I posted this elsewhere, but my Gypsy Cards seems to read like a smart alec. I don't do readings for myself unless I am trying to get used to the feel of the cards. However, one time the Gypsy deck told me that a major upheaval would be coming up. I knew I was pregnant at the time, but I hadn't had any of the classic symptoms at that point. The day after I got that card I had my first major upheaval- morning sickness. From that point, the card turning up in that direction always meant morning sickness, the flu, or a hangover effect, all causing the nod to the porcelian gods.....

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