Pip Decks

[Winterchild]

Originally Posted by Bhavana

They may not be printing it anymore, but there are still some left of the most recent printing (there is a first edition that has been oop for a few years - you'll know it by the much higher price!! also, the most recent one comes in red box). Try your local discount section of Barnes n Noble or the B&N website. I love this deck too.

Here are a few of my favorites-

Piatnik Wien
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/piatnik-wien/

I have a Piatnik Wien on the way Bhavana.... unbelievably found as a rare boxed set on ebay.... I got it a while ago, hope it comes soon, so this is great!! I totally forgot it was a pips deck, loved it for years!

[Winterchild]

Ok thank you all of you.. you have been amazingly helpful.... I now am settled with some very neat playing cards decks, (will post pics when I dig them out) and my old Wien is on its way I hope. I have a couple new additions to my wishlist too!

Ok... info.... forum? Books? Youtube video recommendations?

I have studied Numerology but mainly through Dan Millmans system... (I am a 29-11)does this apply? Silly question, I guess all knowledge and insight applies.

Excited....

[Bhavana]

Originally Posted by LRichard

The art work of the GD deck is crude. Presumably it was painted by Robert Wang himself, who is incredibly knowledgeable about Tarot and the occult, but he is not an artist. The Magician looks like a wild-west cowpoke except for the leather-like shortsleeve shirt and miniskirt. The Hanged Man looks like someone at the beach in a Charlie Chaplin movie, wearing a very old-fashioned men's bathing suit. In The Lovers, Perseus looks as if the lower half of his body has been amputated, and the sea monster is anything but scary-looking. The compensation for bearing with the "art" is that the images are intended to be 100% true to the GD Tarot, and we can trust the integrity of both Regardie and Wang in this regard. I treasure my deck and would not part with it for anything (within reason), but for me, reading with it is out of the question.

you've got no argument from me here! It's pretty bad =)....but I still like it!

[Moonbow]

Originally Posted by Winterchild

Right...this is great... I have some gorgeous playing card decks in my collection, one I love that I bought in Venice and a couple of Artists decks... this is a great idea... is there a dedicated study group or forum on AT for playing cards?

Thanks Moonbow and Pamuya

Cartomancy is studied in the Oracles forums so have a look around there. Some of the studies go back a few years so don't be put off by the age of the threads. As for the Marseilles deck, that also has a forum dedicated to one deck so I suggest having a look at the contents index and doing some reading of those threads. There is a section on reading methods which is a great starting point.