Portal Tarot

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 09 Jan 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

bangbang	09 Jan 2004
I just received the Portal deck and I was overwhelmed of the care taken in producing this fantastic piece of art. For those like me , who use Tarot decks as meditative tools, this deck is fantastic. I feel so lucky by getting it. I won`t hesitate one second to get another one when the Minors were done. I know this is a no ordinary deck, so maybe it`s not for a massive market and it`s not cheap, but it`s worth every penny it costs.

baba-prague	09 Jan 2004
Oh - is it available again? I know there was a gap in production due to various other pressures on the artists. If they are producing again that's really good news. I'm very pleased to hear it, and all good wishes to them. I have just one card that I was sent (kindly - many thanks) and it IS very well made. Couldn't agree more. You can feel the care taken.

skytwig	09 Jan 2004
Bangbang, there is a wonderful series of threads that Khatruman wrote, utilizing the Portal Tarot.... You may like to read them, they are fantastic!! I will see if I can find the threads and will post them for you..... :)

skytwig	09 Jan 2004
Quote: Khatruman, From Fear to Fool Tarotists often turn the sequence of the Major Arcana into the story of as the Journey of the Fool. Yet, why not relate the journey of other trumps? Being myself a storyteller, I was intrigued when I was suggested the possibility of other journeys through the Trumps by Rachel Pollack’s Forest of Souls. Why not tell stories of other journeys? After all, in some of the earliest known tarot decks, the trumps weren’t assigned numbers anyway. What if the order were mixed in a different sequence? What then would the journey be? I decided to see what journey would unfold to me. One night on a whim, I chose to use the Portal Tarot to create a new journey and mixed the cards on my table and drew. Here's the first installment: The Moon's Journey Stage One: From Fear to Fool

skytwig	09 Jan 2004
The Moon's Journey Stage Two--The Golden Path Inward

skytwig	09 Jan 2004
The Moon's Journey Stage Three--Walking the Hot Coals

bangbang	09 Jan 2004
Great post Skytwig. Thanks a lot. It sure deserves to be studied.

Khatruman	11 Jan 2004
Thanks, skytwig, for resurrecting my meditative study. Doing that study really taught me much about the symbolism incorporated in the deck. bangbang, best of luck with the deck. Did you get the larger or smaller deck? It is great for meditative work. I am also looking forward to the completion of the minors. It is a great treasure in my collection.

skytwig	12 Jan 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Khatruman Thanks, skytwig, for resurrecting my meditative study. Doing that study really taught me much about the symbolism incorporated in the deck. And you taught us so much, Khat!!!! :) Wish we could see you here more often..... :(

bangbang	13 Jan 2004
Hi Kathruman. I got the standard size deck and I think that when the Minors come (Traci just told me they are working on them) I think it will be one of my top 5. I love my collection already, I think it only needs The Illuminated deck, Morgan Greer and Universal Rider. I`m already waiting for the Hudes, a Barret and a Quest. This was a great Christmas Tarotwise.

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