Rock-bottom decks for Aeclectic literacy?
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 23 Mar 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| renard |
23 Mar 2003 |
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Hey, all
I'm a hooked Tarot dabbler and a pretty steady dipper-into the forum, but the only deck I really know (insofar as I do know it) is RWS. I feel as if I still haven't really digested RWS and I'm not a collector by nature, but I want to be able to follow the fine points of the discussions here. So. For somebody with a limited amount of time and money to spend, what are the stone essential decks? Thoth, I've got. What else?
Love, Renard
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| HudsonGray |
23 Mar 2003 |
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Hmm, the big three are RW, Thoth & a Marsailles of some sort. Then there's the oracle decks like the Froud Fairy deck, or an Oriental Osho Zen (sp?), or ones that blend RW and Thoth like the Haindl, and all the variants in between...........too many to count. Even the RW clones can have distinct differences that take 'relearning' on some of the cards.
Use your money for decks that speak to you, and learn those, that's the best advice I can give. If you get a deck just to talk about, but can't connect with it as a learning tool, it won't do you much good. Unless you fall into big money & can start collecting on a mass scale?
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| Phoenix |
23 Mar 2003 |
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Definately a Rider-Waite(any one will do), a Thoth, and a Marseille(the Conver deck, it is published by Heron, Camoin, or Lo Scarabeo). Lo Scarabeo publishes two Marseille decks. The one you want to look for(that is if you buy their version) is the one titled Ancien Tarot De Marseille. Tarot Garden (www.tarotgarden.com) carries the Conver Marseille that is published by both Heron, and Camoin.
Hope this helps!
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| Cerulean |
23 Mar 2003 |
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If the Rider Waite is your classic, that's great.
...if you want to try a historical deck that has unillustrated pips, there are French and Italian ones.
On the ancient Italian side, the great-uncle of them all seem to be Visconti Sforza or the Pierpont Morgan Visconti, or a gilded version with the art restored, called Visconti Gold. Some people find the medieval-to-middle ages symbology not to their taste. If you like the history, the Visconti Gold kit is my recommendation, with a book by Giordarno Berti and Tiberio Gonard, art by a gentleman with two A's in his name. You might find the kit a bit too expensive if the history doesn't appeal to you.
If you go to Joan Bunning's Learning the Tarot website, she has a good selection under decks to choose from grouped under themes...that way it's not confusing.
But truly, your choice in art is what counts. What appeals to you, written story themes, something easy on your eyes and what tastes good to your mental palette. I'd browse the decks a little at a time, because there's just too many to be called 'must-haves'.
Mari who hopes she never stops being amazed by tarots out there...
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| Trogon |
24 Mar 2003 |
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Hmmmm... well, it's difficult to suggest a deck to someone with limited pentacles. ;) However... I can mention that the deck which really made things click for me was the Röhrig Tarot. It is Thoth based, but has very detailed and modern artwork, including in the Minor Arcana. After I got this deck and started doing a comparitive study of it with the RWS, I was amazed at the insight the two together seemed to give me. The only drawback is that the Röhrig Tarot costs about $25 (U.S.) as opposed to $15 or $16 for the Rider-Waite or Universal Waite.
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