Light, bright, whimsy and simple.
Hello there
I was just wondering if anyone has found a particular tarot deck that seems to be a 'friendly' or easy to work with deck. Not easy as in simple, but easy as in just a nice-guy deck. I currently use the Gilded, and it just seems so aloof to me! Yes it answers my questions, but certainly not without a bit of trouble!
For me, the light and bright kind of decks seem the friendliest, and i don't mean the deck itself has to be light and bright (usually it is, but...ehh, it's hard to explain, it's a feeling, not how it looks.) like for me, the universal RWS is light and bright, i feel it in my heart that it is and that's a good thing, it makes me feel like it's soft and kind.
Whimsy - Paulina Tarot/Joie De Vivre/Shadowscapes and I guess Crystal Visions. It has that whimsical, fairy tale-ish and supernatural look to it, i guess.
Simple: now these are decks that follow the RWS or whatever system you use, tradition and/or they have simple symbology, like the dreaming way tarot is quite simple in terms of artwork (but for others, it just means it's less, LESS busy than other decks.)
For me, those are the fundamentals in what makes a deck "Friendly"
but it all comes down to each individual, some like gothic, some like darkness, some like lots/less symbols, themes like fairies, cats, angels, mermaids, animals, gods, goddesses and what have you.