Pros and Cons Thread #2 - Enabling and De-Enabling

EarthAngel2911 said:

Chimera, I used the Ceccoli Tarot last month and really clicked with it. My first impression was that it had a similar energy to the Deviant Moon, but much softer and dreamier.

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Placebo Scotsman said:

I have it

The cards are on the small side, the pictures even smaller as it is one those art styles that is supposed to include the frame which does take an inordinate amount of space

The cardstock of fournier is like the kind most commonly used by scarabeo, thin and easy to shuffle but you dont expect to last like a family heirloom

I like the pips actually. This deck is very much a continuation of the European trads based on TDM

The little occultic sybols worked in to the cards are not consistent with GD material, I think they may derive from Papus

Nudity is the sort of thing I brush off, compared to Royo's other work including the Dark Tarot it can be described as subdued. OTOH Royo is normally rather OTT

I have a good rapport with mine, it's the only contemporary deck I use

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cardwitch said:

It's super cute, but I don't like the fact that the pips apparently incorporate RWS meanings. Does anybody use this deck? Do you find it an issue?

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mah jong said:

I'm still on the fence about the Deck of the Dead borders but please accept my belated thanks, Dark Victory '39, for your enabling. I'm sooooo tempted.

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Pam O said:

Cat Marseille
I got it as part of a trade deal. I thought it was cute at first. And it seemed clever to incorporate TdM with RWS. Now that I have been reading some of the big TdM authors, some of my favorite guidance is to ask 2 questions:
What is happening? How does it feel?

Now I look at the Cat Marseille and it feels pushed into the RWS. I know the RWS images by heart. I actually started exploring the TdM because I am tired of the RWS negatively illustrated views of the 5s, etc. I want to explore the dynamics of the 5s, which includes 'change', etc.

I have not used it yet. I do still want to try it. Maybe I will see whole new angles using: "What is happening? How does it feel?"

Anyone else have the Cat Marseille? Anyone read with it? Any TdM Newbies?What about strong TdM readers? Does this deck have an aversion, or an appeal?

ETA: I see AT info on this deck does not show the PIPs. Here is Lo Scarebo's listing with a couple included.
http://www.loscarabeo.com/lang-en/tarocchi-culturali/624-marseille-cat-tarot.html

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mah jong said:

My aging eyes is one of the reasons why I'm tempted by the large Deck of the Dead, but I'm not so far gone that I need an intensely colorful deck. I also semi-regularly read for a friend who has vision difficulties.

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cardwitch said:

Thanks, Pam O. I'm still on the fence about this one. A friend on Tumblr recently got this deck, so I'll see how she likes it. My feeling right now is that someday I might pick this deck up just for fun, but I have no urgent need for it right now. Thanks again!

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