barefootlife
However, I honestly think that if you reject the Rider Waite Smith - and I shall cool-y overlook the use of words such as "hype" and "boring" - be aware that your tarot knowledge will be missing something.
I find this perspective interesting, since many, many popular decks are pretty darn reflective of the RWS - practically re-illustrations of the same picture. So what, in particular, makes working with the specific RWS deck so special for you? As I see it, a lot of popular decks are sort of the DiCaprio movie Romeo+Juliet vs reading the the play, and to get the most out of reading the play, one often requires copious footnotes, which are visually presented in the movie. This is a weird metaphor, but what I'm saying is that I've studied the RWS meanings and use them in reading other decks. I just find the traditional deck stiff and unyielding in meaning (possibly because of their Shakespearian weight), where I can use the RWS meanings as part of my collective knowledge while reading other decks.