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When I was working on this Tarot Decoratif, I approached various renowned TdM persons in the community for feedback and advice. Some didn't bother to respond, but fortunately several others did, including the late Yoav Ben Dov, who provided much insight suggestions, and more importantly encouragement on a regular basis.
I chose to describe the deck as "inspired by" the Tarot de Marseilles, and so it was for many reasons. So I was trying to honest, but also i have to admit the use of that terms was also trying to provide myself with a safety net against any TdM purists who may have foamed at the mouth at this twist on their cherished tradition.
So admittedly its a hybrid, one that may well be perceived as not one thing or another, a mix that both falls short and falls in between the cracks of the more established systems. If so i accept that and presumably such people are not likely to be potential customers of it anyway. Nevertheless I prefer to describe it as a transitionary deck between the TdM and WCS. The numerical order, structure and overall concept of the images, certainly in the majors, is pretty close to the TdM. The obvious departure is in the minors, where i have incorporated small pictoral inserts in the otherwise "less illustrated" pips.
These serve as visual connections to the corresponding cards of the WCS, and as such might serve as training wheels for those using this deck but who might not be familiar with or had previously found the TdM imagery less appealing.
But equally i believe an experienced TdM reader could easily look beyond these visual additions should they choose to.
Ultimately it is what it is, and hopefully it can be assessed and used in its own right independently of obligations for it to be comply and be compared for accuracy to other systems.
I chose to describe the deck as "inspired by" the Tarot de Marseilles, and so it was for many reasons. So I was trying to honest, but also i have to admit the use of that terms was also trying to provide myself with a safety net against any TdM purists who may have foamed at the mouth at this twist on their cherished tradition.
So admittedly its a hybrid, one that may well be perceived as not one thing or another, a mix that both falls short and falls in between the cracks of the more established systems. If so i accept that and presumably such people are not likely to be potential customers of it anyway. Nevertheless I prefer to describe it as a transitionary deck between the TdM and WCS. The numerical order, structure and overall concept of the images, certainly in the majors, is pretty close to the TdM. The obvious departure is in the minors, where i have incorporated small pictoral inserts in the otherwise "less illustrated" pips.
These serve as visual connections to the corresponding cards of the WCS, and as such might serve as training wheels for those using this deck but who might not be familiar with or had previously found the TdM imagery less appealing.
But equally i believe an experienced TdM reader could easily look beyond these visual additions should they choose to.
Ultimately it is what it is, and hopefully it can be assessed and used in its own right independently of obligations for it to be comply and be compared for accuracy to other systems.
