My Old English Tarot came today!

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 11 Jul 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Starfish	11 Jul 2002
Wow - I love it! The colors are beautifully muted and the size is wonderful for small hands (I swear mine are kid sized!). I can't wait to try it out. I've opened it and done a couple of readings to see how it handled, and I'm very pleased. I did a "deck relationship" spread to see how we would get along and up came 2 of Cups :T2C - awesome, a loving partnership. Thanks to those of you that mentioned it (I think I read about it in a thread at the end of June). :THERM Starfish

Dark Inquisitor	11 Jul 2002
This is spooky Starfish, because MY Old English Tarot came today too! Let's put our boxes in the ME cookie jar... Tarotphelia

Starfish	11 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Tarotphelia This is spooky Starfish, because MY Old English Tarot came today too! Let's put our boxes in the ME cookie jar... Tarotphelia We are soul-tarot sisters! :) What do you think of your new deck? :THERM Starfish

Dark Inquisitor	12 Jul 2002
I tried it out this morning - I am getting into 4 am as a good reading time. It really has wonderful energy and the cards are just great for shuffling. I love the colors too. But I wish the depictions on the minor arcana were closer to the RW , they're very small anyway and now I just have to try to remember the original meanings by number because some of these don't make sense to me. That devil card is really cool- so creative. I like the backs too.The whole deck is very warm and lays out beautifully. I know what you mean about having problems shuffling big cards. I think my hands are average size, and I have to look carefully now at card sizes to make sure they will work for me. So frustrating to have a great deck, and all you can do is look at it or try to riffle it somehow. I need to do a lot of regular old shuffling when I'm reading. I have the Sacred Circle on order, and I hope it won't be unshuffle-able. I actually cut down my Medieval Scapini deck. I took a quarter inch off the top & bottom with a paper cutter and then had to round all the corners by hand! I couldn't shuffle them at all because they were just a bit too long. I felt bad guillotining them like that. But I couldn't stop thinking about it once I got the idea !They look fine, and I can use them now, though I suppose they are very sore. I really want the Golden Tarot when it's published - it uses real medieval art images. I wonder when USG will be ready? Anyway, will await more synchronicities... Tarotphelia

Faerie Lin	15 Jul 2002
Mine finally came today! along with Aquarian and I-Ching (bought off ebay). Old English is soooo beautiful, reminds me of a storybook. For some reason they also remind me of Germany. Lin

Starfish	15 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Faerie Lin Mine finally came today! along with Aquarian and I-Ching (bought off ebay). Old English is soooo beautiful, reminds me of a storybook. Great comparison! I agree that they remind me of a storybook too!! And I agree with Tarotphelia that this deck has great energy. It's so gentle and warm colored - it gives me the warm and fuzzies just looking at it! This will definitely be my soothing deck... :T3C Starfish

Dark Inquisitor	16 Jul 2002
I am starting to get the feeling that my Old English Tarot wants a nice red velvet bag the same color as the Fool's cap - maybe with some English medieval-style embroidery on it.... Uh-oh, this could start a study of Renaissance pouches & bags at my house! Tarotphelia

Starfish	16 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Tarotphelia I am starting to get the feeling that my Old English Tarot wants a nice red velvet bag the same color as the Fool's cap - maybe with some English medieval-style embroidery on it.... Uh-oh, this could start a study of Renaissance pouches & bags at my house! Tarotphelia Oooohhhhh.... How lovely that sounds! And it would definitely be a wonderful home for your deck. I wish I could sew the bags - I do needlework and have quite a few medieval style needleworks hanging on my walls. My Old English is currently housed in a red bag with swirly teeny gold stars and a matching gold cord that I got from Tarot Totes. The deck seems very happy in it's home. :T4S Starfish

wavebreaker	16 Jul 2002
Mine is also in a Tarot Totes bag. It's yellow with the same pattern as the background of the Majors. I haven't had any complaints from the deck about it... ;) With all this talk about the Old English, I think I should really try reading with it again. I only tried once, and it didn't really work for me then.

Starfish	16 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by tarotlady Mine is also in a Tarot Totes bag. It's yellow with the same pattern as the background of the Majors. I haven't had any complaints from the deck about it... ;) With all this talk about the Old English, I think I should really try reading with it again. I only tried once, and it didn't really work for me then. That's a beautiful bag - I ordered it also; it's currently empty. But not (I'm sure) for long. ;) As for trying your Old English again, yes do! And let us know how it goes. :T4S Starfish

Dark Inquisitor	16 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Starfish Oooohhhhh.... How lovely that sounds! And it would definitely be a wonderful home for your deck. I wish I could sew the bags - I do needlework and have quite a few medieval style needleworks hanging on my walls. :T4S Starfish What type of needlework do you do Starfish? I have taken up embroidery this year, and I am fond of traditional crewel patterns. Sewing the bags themselves seems like it could really be easy for you, compared to doing needlework. Anyway, I have been looking thru period costume books, and sketching new pouch designs this morning - very naughty. (I should be doing awful work!) Tassels may be involved- Tarotphelia

Starfish	16 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Tarotphelia What type of needlework do you do Starfish? **snip** Tassels may be involved- I do crewel, ribbon embrodiery, counted cross stitch, you name it. BTW - I love the "Tassels may be involved" line - it just made me smile upon reading it. :T4S Starfish

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