Hidden Folk Tarot

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 22 Jul 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

hyatt	22 Jul 2004
Does anyone use the tarot of the Hidden Folk as their primary deck? I just bought because I love the queen of cups! But there are some crazy cards - like the fool! What a weirdo! Anyway I was just wondering who uses it?

inanna_tarot	22 Jul 2004
Cant say i've heard of it, any scans you could show me? Blessings, Sezo x

13thFaeChylde	22 Jul 2004
That Fool is bizarre. I have this deck, but haven't used it yet. I'm not so crazy about the minors. The Queens are gorgeous, though. I bought this deck for the Temperance card....wowie!

zorya	22 Jul 2004
just got this deck last night and was laughing and laughing at the wonderful characters! the deck i got was in its early incarnation and called " the tarots of the golden dawn" (by gaudenzi). later it was called " the enchanted tarot" and now, not to be confused with the other enchanted tarot, has been renamed"the tarot of the hidden folk" http://www.tarotgarden.com/database/dbsearchengine.php?view_title=hidden

Eco74	22 Jul 2004
This is now on my wishlist as a serious contender with the Tarot of the Gnomes. *grins*

lunalafey	22 Jul 2004
There seems to be a wave of these decks landing in out hands- I too got just got this deck and absolutly love it. But- I was noticing that astrological symbols on the courts- the Queen of Cups has Gemini, I think Aries is on the King of Pentacles. I wonder what the intended connection is supposed to be.

SilverWing	22 Jul 2004
I don't have this one, but it's on my wish list. With so many others. hehe

hyatt	22 Jul 2004
My deck has given me incredible readings but I really must trash the LWB I don't think that it has anything to do with the meanings. The meanings in that stupid LWB are so far off the map from the traditional meanings. For example in my reading last night I had the 7 of pentacles, which is a card I really like being a gardener. And I have always interpreted it positivly but to them it is incomplete sucess.

Eco74	22 Jul 2004
Indeed a confusing card. The Swedish Witch Tarot says it's financial loss, failiure, ventures gone wrong (the image is a withering tree with bare branches except for the pentacles, of which the top one is crying). Other decks say that while it can be a challenge, if you are prepared to do the work it will pay off, which rhymes better with the general meaning of the 7:th card. (Basically taking a stand, stealing away what you can salvage to regain strength aka "the strategy card" and wishful thinking, dreaming up and making plans.)

Kittaine	22 Jul 2004
Quote: Originally posted by lunalafey There seems to be a wave of these decks landing in out hands- I too got just got this deck and absolutly love it. But- I was noticing that astrological symbols on the courts- the Queen of Cups has Gemini, I think Aries is on the King of Pentacles. I wonder what the intended connection is supposed to be. This is the deck I learned with, and yet I never noticed the astrological symbols! LOL! Thanks for pointing them out!

Kittaine	22 Jul 2004
I saw the scans on Tarot Garden, and I noticed that the 4 of Pentacles there is way different from the 4 of Pentacles in my deck. In the Tarot Garden version, there's a little elf hiding in a sack. In mine, there's a dwarf ironing the clothes...O_o

Cerulean	22 Jul 2004
This was discussed in earlier threads so I'll link to at least one below...in that thread there's a link to the full deck scans for the Italian version. My Hidden Folk is the English language version with English booklet from my local Borders. The Italian version is Alba Dorata, which I ordered from an online source and is smaller--has a prettier Chariot card, in my opinion and only two of the minors are decorated, I think, the aces and fours? Here's the first thread on this that I added to recently: http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24656&perpage=10&highlight=alba%20dorata&pagenumber=1 I like both decks, but prefer the Italian one. Regards, Cerulean

hyatt	23 Jul 2004
I searched for a hidden folk thread before I posted and didn't see that one. What great information. I was just thinking about how much I really have fallen for this deck...BUT I do not like my illustrated pips.NOW I HAVE THE ANSWER! yippie! excelent. I hope I can still get my hands on an italian copy. Oh, thanks so much!

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