Strange decks; which are the ones that tempt you?

[Myrrha]

Originally Posted by Girl Archer

I know! For me, the 2/cups just comes off real kinky. I can't sense any love between the two like you said, not the RWS kind love at least.. Somehow, hippie chick Justice just does not do it for me.. That one, and the Deviant Moon Justice... The latter troubles me with the implication about the corrupt judge.. Does he look corrupt to you as well?

He looks like the kind of judge who has a briefcase full of collapsable prickers for finding the "Devil's Marks" on the accused. Total Witchfinder. The villagers probably pay him with fish. I hadn't noticed that before, Girl Archer thanks for pointing it out. Maybe I will give the Deviant Moon another try, but there are so many other cards that don't work for me in that deck like the Star, Queen of Pentacles...maybe I should head over to the study forum to see what other people have made of them.

On the topic of strange decks, one that appeals to me lately is the Black Fantasy Tarot, a small black and white deck drawn in ball point pen and largely consisting of portraits of animals, animal hybrids and made-up animals. For example the Wheel card is a ferret/bat surrounded by the hexagrams from the Book of Changes. The imagery is sparse but very expressive. I'm drawn to simpler imagery lately and this one has simple pictures that manage to convey more complex ideas and emotions.

[magpie9]

Thanks to this thread I got curious about the Silicone Dawn and am now completely fascinated by it....it seems like lately a deck has to be distinctly strange for me to be really interested in it...ATF has led me around yet another unexpected corner. Is this happening to anyone else?

[Wendywu]

Originally Posted by magpie9

How about the Karma, for a weird Hippie deck? It's a bad sign when the fool is the sanest card in the pack...

I love that deck . I trimmed mine - to the bone - and it's just gorgeous.

And yep - all of the cards tend to the unusual. I think that's why I like it - there's a lot of room for self expression given.

[silver_rain]

Originally Posted by Wendywu

I love that deck . I trimmed mine - to the bone - and it's just gorgeous.

And yep - all of the cards tend to the unusual. I think that's why I like it - there's a lot of room for self expression given.

I traded away a Karma deck and now regret having given it up. I have actually gotten some meaningful readings with it and it had some sentimental value to it.

Another tempting but weird, unusal and completely unreadable deck; the Tapestry tarot. Same story; had one, traded it away and am now years later eyeing it up again. Sigh.

[magpie9]

Originally Posted by silver_rain

I traded away a Karma deck and now regret having given it up. I have actually gotten some meaningful readings with it and it had some sentimental value to it.

Another tempting but weird, unusal and completely unreadable deck; the Tapestry tarot. Same story; had one, traded it away and am now years later eyeing it up again. Sigh.

I have that one. I think it's the ugliest deck ever born, but for some reason can't seem to give it up. I don't read with it...can it be read with? And yet I continue to give it shelf space. I just don't understand myself sometimes. Poor little orphan deck, nobody has ever loved it...

[Le Fanu]

Originally Posted by magpie9

I have that one. I think it's the ugliest deck ever born, but for some reason can't seem to give it up. I don't read with it...can it be read with? And yet I continue to give it shelf space. I just don't understand myself sometimes. Poor little orphan deck, nobody has ever loved it...

Didn't you try and give this away once? I thought you'd had a taker. Hideous deck. Like regurgitated macramé. What were they thinking of publishing that deck? But maybe, maybe one day it will acquire cult status... I had the opportunity to pick one up recently and despite it being OOP and such a curio, I still couldn't bring myself to buy it.

[magpie9]

I did have a taker...and then I backed out of the deal, just couldn't bear to part with the wretched thing. I have no idea why....it is truly hideous. I think I felt sorry for it. Or perhaps some compassion for the soon to be proud owner? I have no explanation for my insanity!

[Tiddles]

The Golden Dawn Enochian Skrying Tarot. I like the images, and the overall look is futuristic, but it seems to be more about Enochian magick and rituals, and i'm not into any of that. Interesting that the cards are double sided, but this looks like a very complicated system.

[Freddie]

'Mona Lisa' by Lo Scarabeo. I like the colouring and cool backs, but I dunno the theme is just odd. It looks like a lovely deck though.



Freddie

[magpie9]

They were going to do a real companion book for the mona lisa, with a storyline and everything, but for some reason didn't. Which leaves the deck pretty impenetrable for me. And it looked so interesting, too. On it's own, it's not really quite the right kind of strange enough for me. Pity. It had potential.