first ever deck.....
i asked for a tarot deck for xmas some years ago, (i.m 35 now!).
my mum and dad got me a copy of "the celtic tarot" set by courtney davis.
whilst i loved the majors and her style of artwork, i couldn't get to grips with the unillustrated pips so i didn't use it much.
i must have been about 22 when i got it and loaned it to a friend. she had it for months. when i eventually got it back my friend and i fell out and somehow the energy of the cards seemed to change.
despite doing a very positive reading the night before my driving test (the cards were very encouraging and i passed first time!), i just felt that bad vibes had been transferred from this girl, (we never made up) into the cards.
one night, after lots of alcohol (!), my partner and i decided that we'd have to take action and burnt the cards in the back garden!
i know people may think this drastic but i felt much better afterwards. having not been a particularly serious student of tarot at that time, i never felt the need to replace them until last august when i decided to choose a deck myself and start my tarot studies.
i chose the robin wood (which i adore!) having spent HOURS trawling the decks here at aeclectic before i made my decision.
i'd like to replace my copy of the celtic tarot one day as it was never the decks fault it was burned..........maybe one day i'll give a new copy a good home!!!
tink x