Not a deck but......

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 12 Aug 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

MystiqueMoonlight	12 Aug 2003
Ok I'm not sure if this belongs here or in the divination thread, but take a look at these Tarot dice :confused: http://www.tarotocy.com/ I think this could be a good tool for beginners :rolleyes:

oceanpoetry	12 Aug 2003
many beginners express a frustration with initializing their Tarot ambitions I don't understand what they're trying to say...this is a confusing statement. on edit: sorry MystiqueMoonlight, I didn't look at the site, couldn't get past this frightful use of the English language. Can you tell I have lots of Virgo in my chart?! LOL!

Macavity	12 Aug 2003
>> many beginners express a frustration with initializing their Tarot ambitions Heheh. Uhm... STARTING (out) - Maybe? :D I think the point about not having all combinations available (made in the Aeclectic review) is indeed a valid one. The perennial problem seems to be simplifying (or facilitating) the mechanism of drawing cards. (Hmm... "Buckyball" dice maybe?) And reflects indeed a (my own) problem with a disciplined approach to the learning process? But handling 13 dice doesn't seem much easier than shuffling and dealing from a 78 card deck. Use a computer maybe? ;) Aside: For a "daily card", I'm really seriously thinking of... Runes! }) Macavity

Mimers	12 Aug 2003
There is a review of it at Tarotpassages http://www.tarotpassages.com/tarotdice-ga.htm They sound interesting.

Demonesse	12 Aug 2003
Hi there, I moved this to Talking Tarot. :)

MystiqueMoonlight	13 Aug 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Macavity >> many beginners express a frustration with initializing their Tarot ambitions Heheh. Uhm... STARTING (out) - Maybe? :D But handling 13 dice doesn't seem much easier than shuffling and dealing from a 78 card deck. Use a computer maybe? ;) Aside: For a "daily card", I'm really seriously thinking of... Runes! }) Macavity Yes I was thinking the same thing actually. 13 dice??

jog1118	13 Aug 2003
the dice are cool... but if i use these, i'm really gonna miss the beautiful pictures on cards... :smoker:

Diana	13 Aug 2003
Intriguing. A bit expensive for my pocket right now.... but one day I would really like a set of these. Thanks for that link, MM.

Solandia	13 Aug 2003
There's a review of the Tarot Dice on Aeclectic Tarot also. http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/dice/ ~ Solandia

Astraea	13 Aug 2003
I ordered these a couple of days ago. They look very interesting, and I think that they might have the effect of honing the intuition (provided one is already familiar with tarot) because the dice can only suggest the meanings of the cards. The company is very responsive -- within minutes of ordering through PayPal, I received e-confirmation of my order from Tarotocy, with a very nice message. It will be interesting to see how the dice work.

MystiqueMoonlight	13 Aug 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Astraea I ordered these a couple of days ago. They look very interesting, and I think that they might have the effect of honing the intuition (provided one is already familiar with tarot) because the dice can only suggest the meanings of the cards. ... It will be interesting to see how the dice work. Yes do tell us what you think about them please :)

Voodoo_Shaman	16 Aug 2003
They seem a bit pricy, and as the reviews state, one would need to sets to get complete readings, because if you have one set, the dic has 6 sides, so lets say one dice has 1 through 6 of swords. Well you would never get these combinations in any given reading unless of course one has two sets. And 60.00 plus 10.00 shipping, really is alot. Es[pecially when there are so many new and more desirable tarot decks being published frequently. Voodoo Shaman

Astraea	11 Sep 2003
The tarot dice arrived two days ago and I've been experimenting with them. They are nicely produced and packaged (though the tube is large in order to accommodate the reading mat). They are interesting and fun, but will never take the place of cards, for all of the reasons people have mentioned above -- and, indeed, the booklet accompanying the dice advises newcomers to tarot to learn how to read the cards, themselves. But the dice are not merely gimmicks, in my view, as they are well made, with nice materials, and there is an overall sense of integrity about them. Tarotocy is a small company and I think that the price reflects production costs plus the need to make a profit -- a larger company could have produced and sold the dice for less. I think that $30 might be on the high side, and that $16-20 would have been more appropriate, but considering that this is a genuinely creative effort on the parts of only a few people, I don't mind having paid $30.

lunaperse	15 Sep 2003
um... would it be that hard to make your own if they appeal? and if they appeal why not take a look at divination through dicing? (im sure theres divination through dicing what was the comment about all gambling growing from divination? (not sure if i totally agree with that quote but nonetheless interesting)

Astraea	15 Sep 2003
Hi, Lunaperse. Certainly, you could make your own tarot dice if you had durable materials and were able to configure the shapes evenly, with equal weight distribution. I have heard about people divining with regular dice, though I don't know anything about how it's done. As others have pointed out, the thirteen tarot dice do not allow for every combination that a deck does, so for regular use the cards would be my tarot method of choice.

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