top 3 decks you USE the most??

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 17 Nov 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

faunabay	17 Nov 2002
We seem to be doing quite a few lists lately. So I have one more to think about!! :D What are the top 3 decks - tarot or oracle - (plus or minus a few) that you actually USE the most - not just look at and drool??? ROFL Here are mine: 1. Faeries Oracle 2. Camion Marseilles 3. Healing with the Angels/Faires (this is really two, but I always use them together ROFL) There are others I use off and on but these are the ones I use most frequently. These are the ones I can fall back on - one of these will always work for me no matter what. My buddies!! :D

MystiqueMoonlight	17 Nov 2002
The three I use the most:- 1. Thoth 2. Thoth (maybe Tarot of Sephiroth, we'll talk more about that later Faunabay :) ) 3. Thoth (maybe Robin Wood when I get it thank you Meewah) I have so many decks in the drawer of my altar, but the only one I actually use is ..... you guessed it....Thoth. Hhmmm maybe it's time to do a clear away.....

faunabay	17 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by MystiqueMoonlight [b] The three I use the most:- 1. Thoth 2. Thoth (maybe Tarot of Sephiroth, we'll talk more about that later Faunabay :) ) 3. Thoth (maybe Robin Wood when I get it thank you Meewah) How did I know this was going to be your answer MystiqueMoonlight??? **ROFLMAO**

faunabay	17 Nov 2002
AND I can guess a couple more people's first choice. Let's see......hmmmmmmmm Jewel - COSMIC TRIBE :) Pollux - GILL, AQUARIAN truthsayer - NEFERTARI (no wait a minute she doesn't use this to read with :D ) Diana and/or jmd - ANY MARSEILLES DECK Talisman - WORLD SPIRIT Oh yeah and Maan - PHANTASMAGORIC And Major Tom - SPIRAL **ROFLMAO** This is so much fun!! (giggle)

MystiqueMoonlight	17 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by faunabay AND I can guess a couple more people's first choice. Let's see......hmmmmmmmm Jewel - COSMIC TRIBE :) Pollux - GILL truthsayer - NEFERTARI (no wait a minute she doesn't use this to read with :D ) Diana and/or jmd - ANY MARSEILLES DECK **ROFLMAO** This is so much fun!! (giggle) You must be one of them there psychic dudes. Before you know it you'll have you're own TV show....... :)

faunabay	17 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by MystiqueMoonlight You must be one of them there psychic dudes. Before you know it you'll have you're own TV show....... :) OF COURSE I AM!!! :D And yes, I do deserve my own show!! LOL Actually I had to add a couple more I remembered!! ROFL

Keslynn	17 Nov 2002
Hmmm. This is a hard one for me since I acquire lovely new decks at great rates of speed. However, there are a few old faithfuls that I love and will go back to again and again. 1. World Spirit 2. Nigel Jackson 3. Sacred Circle (oddly enough. I have some trouble reading with it, but I find myself using it a lot for one card draws) That's it for now, though I'll probably have to come and change my listing. *lol* I have many other decks that I want to give some love to. :) Kes

jmd	17 Nov 2002
The Marseille - for me? Whatever gave anyone that impression - am I that predictable:):):)? Quote: 1 - Schaffhouse (published as 'Classic' by US Games); 2 - various Marseilles decks , but especially: a - by Conver ; b - by Camoin ; and now also c - by Hadar ; 3 - Waite/Colman-Smith (usually with BOTA concurrently). I suppose it is a somewhat difficult question to answer with regards to 'usage', for I presume this includes not only divinatory uses, but also meditative and study usage. But seriously, I suppose I still read more with the Schaffhouse than any other deck, but I study and handle the various Marseilles decks more than any other. I should point out, for those who do not have the pleasure of owning one, that the Schaffhouse is, in the eyes of many, but a variation on the Marseille.

ihcoyc	18 Nov 2002
Decks I use most often would be:      --- Ancient Italian Tarot      --- Fournier Marseilles      --- Ancient Tarots of Lombardy

Diana	18 Nov 2002
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Faerie Lin	18 Nov 2002
1. Phantasmagoric Theater 2. Tarot of the Imagination 3. Faeries' Oracle lol I sat here for a few minutes trying to figure out which deck to exchange with the Vertigo Tarot... since I already listed 3! I guess I kind of slid it in anyway though huh?!? lol lin

WolfSpirit	18 Nov 2002
First two are easy: Halloween tarot and Robin Wood. I don't have a fixed number three, sometimes I use the shapeshifter, sometimes the arthurian or the greenwood, or an oracle deck even. Think I used the druid animal oracle most lately... but number three could just be anything that takes my fancy at the moment.

finn	18 Nov 2002
1. classical tarot (lo scarebo) 2. medieval scapini don't have a 3rd one.

Kiama	18 Nov 2002
1: Robin Wood 2: Cosmic Tribe (Use this for a friend who really likes it!) No others! I'm a Robin Wood fan through and through! Kiama

Bings	18 Nov 2002
Kind of hard to list your 3 most used decks when you only have 4! LOL So in order of usage... 1. Legend; Arthurian Tarot (This is my favorite, the one I use for most readings, the one I'm connected to.) 2. Sacred Circle (I love this deck but I'm finding I read better with more detailed cards.) 3. Universal Waite (I bought this deck for my daughter and now I use it as a learning tool.) 4. Wild Spirit (I just got this deck two days ago. Given time it will probably move up to the number 2 position.) Dianne :-)

Trogon	18 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by faunabay AND I can guess a couple more people's first choice. Let's see......hmmmmmmmm Jewel - COSMIC TRIBE :) Pollux - GILL, AQUARIAN truthsayer - NEFERTARI (no wait a minute she doesn't use this to read with :D ) Diana and/or jmd - ANY MARSEILLES DECK Talisman - WORLD SPIRIT Oh yeah and Maan - PHANTASMAGORIC And Major Tom - SPIRAL **ROFLMAO** This is so much fun!! (giggle) I feel soooo left out! :D I would think I had shouted [/i] often enough to be somewhat predictable... LOL }) (I know I've typed it enough to know how to get the "ö" character without having to bring up the windows character map anyway... ;) ) The decks I use the most... 1) The Röhrig Tarot :eek: 2) Rider-Waite 3) - this is kind of a toss-up right now between The Dragon Tarot (recently received from MattDouglas - thanks!) and The Unicorn Tarot. Quote: Originally posted by Diana As I am planning to order the Ananda at some stage, it may slip into this ranking. Only time will tell. Looked this one up on Tarot Garden. I believe this would be a Thoth bathed (er... BASED) deck? I especially like the Knight of Flames (I think that's what "Ritter der Flammen" would be)... he looks like Jim Morrison (The Doors). Thanks for mentioning the Ananda Tarot Diana.

divinerguy	18 Nov 2002
I still use my original beat up 1. Rider Waite Pocket Size Deck, then its the 2. Rohrig Tarot (aka Disembodied Boob Tarot) 3. Cosmic and Voyager Tarot (toss up)

Pollux	18 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by faunabay What are the top 3 decks - tarot or oracle - (plus or minus a few) that you actually USE the most - not just look at and drool??? Plur or minus a few... And I am starting to control drooling, so lately I just sigh... *ROFLMAO* Quote: Originally posted by faunabay AND I can guess a couple more people's first choice. Let's see......hmmmmmmmm Jewel - COSMIC TRIBE :) Pollux - GILL, AQUARIAN truthsayer - NEFERTARI (no wait a minute she doesn't use this to read with :D ) Diana and/or jmd - ANY MARSEILLES DECK Talisman - WORLD SPIRIT Oh yeah and Maan - PHANTASMAGORIC And Major Tom - SPIRAL **ROFLMAO** This is so much fun!! (giggle) Oh Wow! We are all getting very skilled as psychics! ;) *ROFLOL* I DID notice you had to add the Aquarian later... ;) *LOL* My list in order of preference: 1) Spiral (love stuff, boooooooohhhhh) 2) Aquarian (general, anything...) 3) Gill (mostly personal readings) Quote: Originally posted by Diana As I am planning to order the Ananda at some stage, it may slip into this ranking. Only time will tell. Mh... Hey people, guess who got her wanting to order an Ananda? }) Me, THE ENABLER! :D *LOL*

Liliana	18 Nov 2002
What? No one predcted mine? Come on I only made half of the board buy it hehe 1Rohrig 2Osho Zen 3MerryDay For now at least, i have soultidings truthcards and Tarot of the Saints now, one of those may slip up into the MerryDay spot, or perhaps both will bump out Osho Zen and MerryDay, have to read both of their Big books first Of course Im sure Pollux is saying, whati til she gets Gill, it will bump something for sure lol :THP

Xarokys	18 Nov 2002
1. Spiral 2. Phantasmagoric Theater 3. Halloween This list can change daily, however.

Sulis	18 Nov 2002
Hi Haven`t got a top 3 but my top 2 are: 1. World Spirit 2. Gill _ Thanks to Pollux THE ENABLER (lol) Love and light Crystalmynx xx

Maan	18 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by faunabay Oh yeah and Maan - PHANTASMAGORIC And Major Tom - SPIRAL **ROFLMAO** This is so much fun!! (giggle) LOL Faunabay your so right:) :) :) I'm trying to promote the phantasmagoric as much as possible ;) 1 Phantasmagoric 2 Spiral 3 Robin wood

Jewel	18 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by faunabay AND I can guess a couple more people's first choice. Let's see......hmmmmmmmm Jewel - COSMIC TRIBE :) **ROFLMAO** This is so much fun!! (giggle) Yeah Yeah Yeah!!!! I am shocked you did not just go ahead and list my 3 decks and save me the time ~giggles~ ... 1. Faeries Oracle (I use this one every day) 2. Fairy Ring Oracle 3. Cosmic Tribe Due to time constraints my free time has been severly limited so I have been mainly working with the Faeries (both oracles) ... but this week I think the CT and 78 Degrees of wisdom and I will be spending some quality time together. I owe some major homework to the 78 Degegrees of Wisdom Study Group so it is time to catch up. Okies I was feeling guilty and had to come edit this post ... I feel that like listing the oracles is cheating since this is a tarot deck forum so, oracles aside, here are the top 3 tarot decks I use ~giggles~ (I knew I'd find a way around the 3 deck restriction ;)) 1. COSMIC TRIBE :D (rules!!!) 2. The Healing Tarot (good for Shadow Work & Self Discovery) 3. Shining Tribe (ugly, but I am really enjoying working with it as I read Forest of Souls ... I am getting all interested in the symbolism of the deck at this time)

faunabay	18 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Trogon I feel soooo left out! :D I would think I had shouted [/i] often enough to be somewhat predictable... LOL }) Trogon or anyone else I didn't list.........don't feel left out! Everytime I left this post I thought of someone else and their decks and would come back. I finally just had to stop!! ROFL And Jewel I didn't want to seem toooooo forward and list ALL three of your decks!! :D

Jewel	18 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by faunabay And Jewel I didn't want to seem toooooo forward and list ALL three of your decks!! :D Why not? you know me well enough! Silly girl ~giggles~ ... now question for you ... would you have guessed ALL 3 of the TAROT decks I listed? (be honest *LOL*)

Kirali	18 Nov 2002
Top 3 I use the most, hrmmm 1. Nigel Jackson 2. Legend: Arthurian 3. Faeries Oracle ~Honorable Mention~ Just got the World Spirit and it's growing on me so it could take over them all! hehe

Lee	18 Nov 2002
This is such a difficult question because my preferences are so fluid! Here's the best I can do (and I'll still have to cheat a little): 1. Various non-illustrated decks (I like to switch between Camoin Marseilles, Prediction Tarot, and Ancient Italian Tarot) 2. World Spirit (I've had this for a while and only just today am becoming enamored of it) 3. Illuminated Tarot -- Lee

Diana	18 Nov 2002
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Kaz	18 Nov 2002
1) thoth 2) marseille 3) osho zen that implies to get rid of a lot of decks kaz

Liliana	18 Nov 2002
Promise me you wont get rid of Book of Chaos Kaz, but anything else, well, Christiams is coming ......... hehe :THP

truthsayer	18 Nov 2002
okay, faunabay! here's my list... 1. hanson-roberts 2. nefertari --you were right about this one. 3. inner child b/c one of the cats likes to munch on my cards i only read nefertari with doors closed. i'm liking the animal wisdom cards enough that they might be in the top 3 one day. just got to figure out how to get around the cards with cat teeth marks. same with the tarot classic. i use the fairy oracle a lot, too.

Emily	18 Nov 2002
My most used decks would have to be:- Spiral Robin Wood Ancient Egyptian Tarot The Ancient Egyptian, I'm still getting to know better :)

Temperance413	18 Nov 2002
The three I use are; 1) Hanson-Roberts (for other people) 2) Aquarian (meditation, inner work) 3) Sacred Rose, or was in Cosmic Tribe, or it might be Rohrig? Maybe it was Scapini. I know, the third one is Sacred Rose, for now! 413

Myrrha	18 Nov 2002
The decks I use most for reading are: 1. My filthy old Rider-Waite-Smith, it is the non-coated one and many years old. Time to replace this, maybe with the Universal Waite. 2. Silver Mantegna. I haven't learned what every symbol in the deck is supposed to mean, but somehow it works. I sometimes have cards from the Deva deck or the Aquarian out where I can see them, to bring in the energy of the card, but the RWS is the only one I use for meditation. Thoth stays in the box. Myrrha

Dee	18 Nov 2002
My 3 top decks are: 1.) Robin Wood 2.) Morgan Greer 3.) Nigel Jackson

Phoenix	18 Nov 2002
1. Robin Wood 2. RWS(mostly Universal Waite or Halloween) 3. Grimaud Marseille

Silverlotus	18 Nov 2002
I tend to stick to one deck at a time, but I may change that habit if/when I pick up another deck or two. So... 1. Robin Wood Tarot I am using the Tiny Tarot (Universal Waite) along with the Robin Wood Tarot for some studying I am doing right now though.

zander770	18 Nov 2002
new ritual golden dawn tarot deck, golden dawn tarot deck (for reading), builder's of the adytem tarot deck (meditation). i haven't bought a new deck in over five yrs, alas! however, i WILL purchase a new deck, this very wkend: either the faerie ring oracle deck or the osha zen deck (i'm going to order the robin wood and william blake tarot decks, as well, thru their author's). ~Z~770 }) :T2P

Marion	18 Nov 2002
My most used decks are: 1. Spiral tarot (and has been almost since I bought it) 2. Tarot for Cats (I don't understand why I bonded with this deck... I don't have cats and it is majors only but I always pull it out) 3. Robin Wood Oracle: All three Doreen Virtue decks I just stumbled across a Lenormand deck in a very unlikely store (darts and pool) and I have really enjoyed my first couple of forays. Time will tell.

juice	19 Nov 2002
Tiny Universal Waite since it is with me. Mythic is well bonded. Medicine Woman is my most recent study deck. However I have been feeling the need to make friends with another deck I have picked up recently but don't know which one yet.

anjocoxo	19 Nov 2002
I only have three decks anyway so it won't be very difficult to do my list... 1- goddess 2- rider-waite 3- toth and that's it; I already had the marseille, but it didn't work for me (spec. the minor arcana, major confusion with that) Anjo

la_huesera	19 Nov 2002
Difficult question... But I give it a go: 1) Robin Wood 2) Rider Wait 3) Faeries Oracle or Tarot Nova or Golden Dawn magical or Herbal Tarot .......... Hmm, the Oswald Wirth Deck has strong potential to get into place 2 or 3 as soon as I get the book 'Tarot of the Magicians'. Uuuhh, and the Brotherhood of Light will be on the way to me soon - so that has a very good chance to get into at least positon 3. Hehehe - You should never ask a Gemini such a question.... *Mareike*

rostie	19 Nov 2002
my three decks: 1. faeries oracle (froud) 2. phantasmagoric theater tarot 3. osho zen tarot the faeries: i use them on a daily base, i just adore them the other two on a regulary base...the phantasmagoric was 'the one'-tarot deck that finally clicked with me after a long search, it works so well, and my osho: it's so clear and always dead on ;) it gives me an other perspective... love all three of them, they are my little treasures :) (...the only one that i really really want next to them is the mary-el tarot...) with love, sara.

Strange2	19 Nov 2002
The list of decks I use the most changes as I get to know my collection (I rotate primary reading decks every month or so). My current top 3 decks are: 1. Tarot of the Sephiroth 2. Thoth 3. El Gran Tarot Esoterico Beckoning close by are: Eclectic Tarot Tarot of the Spirit Camoin Marseilles Visconti Gold

Sea Sprite	19 Nov 2002
Rider-Waite Russian Tarot of St Petersburg Whimsical

Kitty	19 Nov 2002
Then it would be Thoth and then Nigel Jackson

EveryDayAngel	20 Nov 2002
fantastical tarot the goddess tarot tarot of the old path

RedWood	20 Nov 2002
These change periodically... 1-Feng Shui 2-Star+Gate Oracle 3-Fantastical

purplelady	20 Nov 2002
hmmmm........... Daughter's of the moon Halloween Robin Wood (And Nigel Jackson , but for meditations, not for readings) From reading this thread, Robin Wood seems to be the most Used deck!

Mystica	21 Nov 2002
No one has mentioned Mythic! I love this deck. My only problem is the quality is not great, they are kind of flimsy. My three are: Universal Waite Mythic Sacred Circle

MattDouglas	21 Nov 2002
I use Mythic, too. Plus: Thoth Black Cosmic and others.

the_querent	21 Nov 2002
- Legend: Arthurian Tarot - El Gran Tarot Esoterico - Old English Tarot

Cerulean	21 Nov 2002
Sorry, cannot leave it at an odd number... Visconti Gold book and new deck, 2002 & Romeo and Juliet ( 2002 small size, Scapini) for humor and romantic reference with Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino and other Italian poetry... Amano Tarot for curious poetic comparisons with manga, women Japanese poets and Tamura Ryuichi's postwar poetry Journey to the Orient for Marco Polo (and Invisible Cities by Calvino) and personal readings.

Pollux	21 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Mari_Hoshizaki ...with "Crossed Destinies" by Italo Calvino (...) and "Invisible Cities" by Calvino... Oh Mari!!! :D You just hit me strong with the latter... Never ever occurred to me. What a great idea! As it was such a special and extra-ordibary reading in Italian, I can't but wonder what it must be like in English. Let's see if I could use one of my decks for that too... Mh... maybe I must get the Journey to the Orient deck as well! :D *LOL* Mpfh, a bit off topic but blah... :P

Melvis	21 Nov 2002
I am a very fickle reader...p'raps the reason I have more than 90 decks? :D But this is my list as of today: 1. World Spirit (I keep going back to this one...it's just so easy to work with.) 2. Light and Shadow (This is a recent acquisition and I'm rather fatuated with it right now.) 3. Cosmic Tribe (Another easy one for me...all those nekkid people are like my old friends giving me advice! :D ) Peace, Melvis :TSTRE

Shade	22 Nov 2002
#1 Secret Tarots - it really speaks to me and I can intuit quite a bit from the images. I know a lot of folks think that the Lo Scarabeo decks are shallow but I feel this one is an exception #2 The New Palladini - I use this one when I want something a little more traditional but don't want to hit the Waite. I love teh jewel-like colors. #3 The Faerie's Oracle (Froud) Ok it's not a tarot deck but I use it as the second opinion reading after I do a Tarot reading.

paradoxx	25 Nov 2002
Cosmic Tarot---teh prince of pentacle and the prince of cups both look like me. Shapeshifter Tarot---the Lovers card has the firebird of russia and the phoenix rising, both are symbolic of my universal ancestory and birthdate (June20 was when teh Great Seal of America was approved, the phoenix was an archetype for eagle, and the duality is Gemini), the sun card looks like one of my friends. Osho Zen---i love to make sentences out of this deck, very direct and powerful. the extra card makes the deck unusual in many ways, the power of zen is infused with the meanings. Tarot Nova--=Just have to say that Justice is balancing apples and oranges and the 5 of swords is reminicent of teh book "Of Mice and Men" The faeries oracle is fun and the art is beautiful.

Shadow Wolf	27 Nov 2002
For me it would be : Witch's Tarot Ibis Tarot Celtic Dragon Tarot ( I love the pictures in this deck, I seem to have a natural affinity with dragons.) Another great big spiritual no-no as far as the Catholic Church is concerned, too many blasted rules for my taste lately !!!!

jlbvt	27 Nov 2002
I use the Tarot of a Moon Garden for quick 3-card readings . I like the small Thoth deck (in the purple box) for serious in-depth readings. I like the large swiss Thoth deck for most of my meditation and spell work. :THP

LeaRay	27 Nov 2002
Well, since I only have 3 decks I will list them all! lol Celtic Dragon Tarot Celtic Tree Oracle and one the does not have a speical name but was the first deck I owned. Out of the 3 the Celtic Dragon is the one I use the most. I use the Celtic Tree for more spiritually focused questions. Blessings! LeaRay

jema	30 Nov 2002
* spiral for readings * transformational for shadow work * exchangable deck i pick one new deck each month for daily cards etc. last few months it has been the motherpeace but i will change to something else tomorrow. perhaps my brand new tarot of the sepiroth deck. although i still don't got a book to that one and it would be nice to have so i could read up on the different paths while i work with it.

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