It's the all singing, all dancing enabling Thread #3

[VampTarot23]

Please help me with Jolanda. Thanks

[rylla]

Originally Posted by VampTarot23

Please help me with Jolanda. Thanks

Any time. It's one of my all time favorites. There is something witchy about it (I'm not a witch but I just love that feel about the deck). But it's not the easiest to read with it though; at least for me; I still don't get the meaning of all the symbols used. (one day I plan to buy the book in Sweedish and translate it with Omnipage)

There was a post by Le Fanu somewhere (unfortunatelly I can't find it; maybe he'll post it for you). He captured the essence of the deck there.

[Cocobird55]

Go for it -- sounds like a real find and well worth collecting.

Originally Posted by tarotbear

It is NOT Frank Sinatra!

It's a rare pic of Zero Mostel in his apartment with some of his paintings. While he was blacklisted for 10 years (and before and after) he estimated he painted somewhere close to 10,000 paintings. Most are in private collections.

I, of course, am obsessed with Mostel at the moment.

[Daemon Lover]

I need some convincing with the Seven-Fold Mystery Tarot Majors.

Because the shipping to Australia is VERY high, I need abit of an extra push....

[astronautica]

Originally Posted by VampTarot23

Please help me with Jolanda. Thanks

It is beautiful - the colours are so rich and lush, and while the cards are quite sweet and cartoonish they also hold a lot of detail and symbolism. I do get the feeling it's a deck you need to work for though - some of the symbolism is a little bit obscure and needs some thinking about for it to make sense. It is truly lovely though, and the cardstock is lovely and silky

[gregory]

Originally Posted by Daemon Lover

I need some convincing with the Seven-Fold Mystery Tarot Majors.

Because the shipping to Australia is VERY high, I need abit of an extra push....

I don't have it. But ask Alta - she has strong views.

[Alta]

Originally Posted by Daemon Lover

I need some convincing with the Seven-Fold Mystery Tarot Majors.

Because the shipping to Australia is VERY high, I need abit of an extra push....

I suggest that you wait until he finishes the deck. I follow his blog and facebook page and the deck is coming along beautifully.

The "Con" about the Majors-only is that there is writing all over them. And they are not a 'deck' but rather printed out about the size of those premium paperbacks (5.5 X 8") and are really only useful for admiring.

"Pro": The art is lovely and I am looking forward to having the completed deck.

[Daemon Lover]

The art IS lovely...but I think that I will wait for the completed deck.

Thanks Gregory and Alta xxx

[Miss_Ophelia]

So tempted to get the Rider-Waite (which I *still* don't have a copy of!) and the Shadowscapes tarot. My student loan just came in and the rent's been paid... can I justify buying another couple of decks after I just bought the Favole tarot?

[Est]

Originally Posted by Miss_Ophelia

So tempted to get the Rider-Waite (which I *still* don't have a copy of!) and the Shadowscapes tarot. My student loan just came in and the rent's been paid... can I justify buying another couple of decks after I just bought the Favole tarot?

This is the enabling thread... so YES! Yes you can

Edit: I've raved at length about Shadowscapes a few pages back, and I love the RWS too. The Radiant is particularly nice colouring IMO!