Dark, but NOT disturbing?

[Masa]

I'm so glad I posted this question! These are amazing, guys, thank you. There are some here I had looked at before but forgotten about or otherwise not considered, and there are quite a few I'd never seen at all. So cool.

Dang. I wish there was some kind of tarot library where I could go get decks off a shelf and play with them a while. (Doooooooooooon't we allllllllllllllllllllll)

[Masa]

I like the Solleone a lot. This one is pretty awesome, too, but I bet it's impossible to find:

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/nusantara/

Man. That really works for me. I'll have to dig some more....

Edit: On first googling, I found the artist's deviantart page.

[caridwen]

I second whomever said the Archeon, Bohemian Gothic and I am a big fan of the Vargo and the Vertigo. There are lots of suggestions here:

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/dark-gothic.shtml

It goes to show how subjective definitions of decks are. As a feminist I find the Mary El offensive and I don't think the Nusantara is a dark deck.

I would also say that the Deviant Moon is dark but I find it too repulsive

[vee]

Originally Posted by caridwen

It goes to show how subjective definitions of decks are. As a feminist I find the Mary El offensive and I don't think the Nusantara is a dark deck.

Have you expounded on this elsewhere? Don't want to derail this thread, but I'm a feminist and don't find the Mary El offensive, so I'd love to hear your analysis.

[caridwen]

Originally Posted by vee

Have you expounded on this elsewhere? Don't want to derail this thread, but I'm a feminist and don't find the Mary El offensive, so I'd love to hear your analysis.

Sure will start a thread it would be good to discuss

[aurarcana]

Originally Posted by Wendywu

Pops up in Trading regularly. I think Aurarcana has one for sale right now - ETA ah, just checked - sold already.

Originally Posted by Wendywu

The Solleone is dark in "feel" although the images themselves are colourful. I don't find it disturbing - just excellent. It certainly doesn't objectify women at all, everyone is treated equally, and (hastily flips through her copy) I can't see any nudity at all. Or any hot men, or women.

A great dark deck

Originally Posted by Carla

Blast!

I ended up keeping it in the end due to it being overly expensive to ship internationally with insurance and do to some annoying flat rate shipping details. When things like this happen, I see it as a sign to hold onto said deck or decks.

I'm going to use it in April's DEC .

Originally Posted by Masa

This one is pretty awesome, too, but I bet it's impossible to find:

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/nusantara/

Man. That really works for me. I'll have to dig some more....

Edit: On first googling, I found the artist's deviantart page.

Hmm, I don't see the Nusantara as dark; it's just an Indonesian RWS-clone. It's one of my favorite decks.

Adding to the list:

Cruel Thing, also one of my favorite "dark" decks that I don't find too disturbing.

[Glitterbird]

Wormwood is a dark deck that I find to be a fun sorta, campy victorian style deck. I don't find it disturbing at all.
It reminds me of the b-horror movies.

[Masa]

Originally Posted by caridwen

As a feminist I find the Mary El offensive and I don't think the Nusantara is a dark deck.

I'll check out your other thread.

As for Nusantara being dark, yeah, it's not gothic or negative or anything like that. But it's got a serious tone I like--a neutral sort of vibe. And the coloration is darker than all the very pastel decks I usually work with, so I guess it's an unusually literal answer to the original question.

[iAmRiotEyes]

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