Misplaced decks

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 22 Apr 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Liliana	22 Apr 2002
Its the strangest thing, 3 of my (well 2 of mine and 1 of my husbands) decks have misplaced themselves. The interesting part is my 2 are the 2 decks Ive considered trading, and my husbands is the one I dont like lol. Are they trying to tell me not to trade them yet, that I'll need them in the future or Ill grow to like them? Who knows. They are Spiral, Conely, and Thoth by the way :THP

Zhritza	22 Apr 2002
Actually, it's funny you mention this, because I'm going batty trying to find my Marseilles, and when I think it over I realize it's probably good that I can't find it. My mother bought it in France in the 1960s, and I've thought numerous times since discovering these forums, "Hmmmm... I wonder how many decks I could get on the trading forums in exchange for a vintage Marseilles from France?" And I *know* that if I trade it away I will be very, very irritated with myself later, because as impossible as it is to read with that damn thing, it's a 30-year-old Marseilles from France . So yeah, maybe your decks are protecting themselves. Or maybe your subconscious is denying its knowledge of where they are because on some level you still want them. :)

truthsayer	22 Apr 2002
i don't know how long you've had them, liliana, but i know thoth and spiral are quite popular here. christians readers here are probably more comfortable w/ the connally. maybe you need to give them a little more time. i've known mine to disappear if they didn't want me to read w/ them. then they'll mysteriously reappear later when i have nothing to ask of them. i don't particularly like the spiral either but something about it makes me keep hanging on. maybe for the right trade!! LOL i'm not particularly comfortable w/ my thoth either but it's such a classic that i wouldn't trade it b/c there's so much i can learn from it. hajo banzhaf wrote a really good book on the thoth. who knows? i may feel like reading w/ it again after i finish the book. many ppl have criticized the connally deck b/c it lacks negative symbols. i can't say i'm a major connally fan but occasionally i need a deck that has an extremely light touch. that's my 2 cents worth!!

Diana	23 Apr 2002
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Sorceress_Jade	24 Apr 2002
I just recently lost my rider deck. I was frantic when I realized I didn't have it and searched all over. I felt like a bad mother or something, it was awful. Finally I tracked down what must have happened and was able to get someone to return it to me. I'm so thankful to have it back. But this is sort of the opposite of the others. I wouldn't dream of getting rid of my deck. I coudn't imagine replacing it with another rider... that's like getting a new dog when you lose one. Yeah, it's a dog, but it's not the same dog... and i love /that/ deck. So any thought on what may have happened here, or am i just a 'bad mother' and too careless? -Jade-

phirefly	26 Apr 2002
a friend of mine once said to me when i asked him for a reading and he couldn't find his deck that decks lose themselves for reasons, and generally, i've found this to be true :}

lunalafey	26 Apr 2002
About 6 years ago I moved away from this beautiful place in the mountains, all because of a relationship. I found a place to live and got comfortable, then brought the cards out. I only got to do the one reading, they dissapeared. I looked everywhere. I was sure they where behind my bookshelf. It wasn't until a year later when Iwas moving did I find them....behind the bookshelf. I only had the one deck at the time, maybe with my state of mind, leaning on the cards would not have been good.

Kiama	26 Apr 2002
*Kiama bolts and chains and locks the drawers that she keeps her Tarot collection in* None of you are getting away! None of you! Y'hear me?! NONE OF YOU!!!!! *She spends the rest of the night with her back pressed firmly against the chest of drawers, just in case.... Kiama

Liliana	26 Apr 2002
Lol Kiama, where they have to be is hiding in boxes I packed floor to ceiling in a closet. It took forever and theres no way Im digging through all of that, so I guess they are staying there til I move i na year or two, or until they decide to resurface themselves. Frankly I thik Thoth is pissed cause I bought it six months ago and no one has used it, Thoth decks are always very stuck on how importantant they are hehe :THP

Sorceress_Jade	26 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Liliana Thoth decks are always very stuck on how importantant they are hehe :THP No kidding. I knew that before I even bought mine, but goodness! It's like a stubborn little kid! -Jade-

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