Sooo....what happened to my One Deck Wonder?
I love the Wild Unknown and was enjoying the daily draws. I found it to be a reliable deck for everyday, ordinary sort of questions, you know? Stuff about work, about people...it worked very well.
I use tarot as a poor-man's therapist, though, and when I came to do a digging deeper sort of a spread, I came across the problem I have with all RWS-variants. Although I know they have the RWS meanings, I feel more free to interpret them intuitively. Which is great, except I know that what I'm really doing is projecting. It's a good way to find out what I'm really thinking, but isn't helpful when I actually need advice.
So the reading I did was useful, but felt like it hadn't even touched the surface.
I love the Wild Unknown, I truly do. It's my absolute favorite of all the RWS type decks, and I just need to pull a card to feel a sense of deep calm and connection.
But if I need to have a reading which isn't just my projections, I need to use a different deck. I need a different system.
Enter the Thoth. I've been looking at it for a while, especially in its Rosetta variant.
I'm wary of committing to a ODW with it - the minute I make a public proclamation of any kind of commitment I become disgusted with the very idea. But I am going to study Thoth from now until Midsummer.
So, my version of the ODW this time around is:
a) Use the Thoth or the Rosetta for the majority of my draws and spreads. This includes using my Rosetta app when I'm out and about. I'll do comparisons of the two decks when studying a particular card.
b) Use the Wild Unknown when I'm in the mood for something gentle and agreeable.
c) If I'm really in the mood for something completely different, it's okay to pull out any other deck and pull a card. I need that visual stimulation to stay interested.
In other words, I'm taking a leaf from Chiriku's rules and giving myself wiggle room. I want to figure out this Thoth business, but I don't want to feel like I've chained myself to something.
