Aerin
Tarot of Mermaids
I can't help with the Atlantis but I can with the mermaids.
I bought the mermaids because I love mermaids and underwater and etc. But all the mermaids, they look the same to me! They swim around preening themselves on every card in a Doreen Virtue like way and they are very pretty. If they were on land fluffy bunnies and cute little deer would accompany them and they would sing pretty songs and giggle girlishly and oooh and aaaah over anyhing pink. (Before possibly being persuaded to do a soft porn video.) I can't read with the thing, the only way I can do it is to bring up a picture of the RWS card in my head and go from that. Oh, and all those naked female torsos don't help matters: the only courts that actually feature blokes are the Kings. Where are all the mermen? Eh? Think underwater topless volleyball with surgically enhanced females. There seems to be no or little connection to any actual folklore about mermaids, which might have helped.
There is also loads of clutter on the cards what with the borders and the different languages and everything.
It is very pretty to look at though as long as all the breasts don't put you off. But if you want a deck that'll really challenge and expand your reading vocabulary, I'd suggest that this isn't it.
Aerin
ps Has anyone got the Sol Invictus? It calls to me mainly because Kiama designed it and also because it is a relative bargain if imported from the States at the moment. Because of the $/£ exchange rate.
berrieh said:I've already bought my allowed decks through March. (Got November's late and January's early, so recently started with the Vanessa and still waiting on the Druidcraft to arrive, and I only buy them every 2 months.) But I really really really really all of the sudden want an aquatic deck. Tarot of Atlantis or Tarot of Mermaids are both calling to me.
I can't help with the Atlantis but I can with the mermaids.
I bought the mermaids because I love mermaids and underwater and etc. But all the mermaids, they look the same to me! They swim around preening themselves on every card in a Doreen Virtue like way and they are very pretty. If they were on land fluffy bunnies and cute little deer would accompany them and they would sing pretty songs and giggle girlishly and oooh and aaaah over anyhing pink. (Before possibly being persuaded to do a soft porn video.) I can't read with the thing, the only way I can do it is to bring up a picture of the RWS card in my head and go from that. Oh, and all those naked female torsos don't help matters: the only courts that actually feature blokes are the Kings. Where are all the mermen? Eh? Think underwater topless volleyball with surgically enhanced females. There seems to be no or little connection to any actual folklore about mermaids, which might have helped.
There is also loads of clutter on the cards what with the borders and the different languages and everything.
It is very pretty to look at though as long as all the breasts don't put you off. But if you want a deck that'll really challenge and expand your reading vocabulary, I'd suggest that this isn't it.
Aerin
ps Has anyone got the Sol Invictus? It calls to me mainly because Kiama designed it and also because it is a relative bargain if imported from the States at the moment. Because of the $/£ exchange rate.