Rediscovering the International Icon Tarot - Page 2

**karen0205** · 11-03-2010

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Originally Posted by Lee

Resurrecting this old thread -- I have a recently-rediscovered appreciation for this deck. I've had it set as my screensaver (through Window's screensaver function) for a few months now, and what really draws me to this deck is something which I don't see a lot of people mention -- the sheer beauty of the cards. I find them extremely aesthetically appealing. The way color is used takes it into a whole dimension beyond RWS. Many of the cards have an early '60s vibe which I like.

I agree! I love this deck and the Ator tarot. They are among my favorites.

faunabay · 11-03-2010

It's interesting you should bump this thread Lee. I've got one coming in the mail right now.

Can't wait to get it and see how I like it.

Satori · 12-03-2010

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**Lee** · 12-03-2010

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Originally Posted by faunabay

It's interesting you should bump this thread Lee. I've got one coming in the mail right now.

Can't wait to get it and see how I like it.

Great minds think alike!

faunabay · 16-03-2010

I received my deck today. And have to say on first glance I like it even more than I thought I would! The colors are less garish, more subtle, than I thought they'd be.

Having less "clutter" on each card lets my mind go in all directions. So I really feel I'll beable to give wonderfully intuitive readings with this deck.

Lee I'm thinking about bringing it to RS10! LOL

**Lee** · 16-03-2010

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Originally Posted by faunabay

Lee I'm thinking about bringing it to RS10! LOL

That's cool 'cause I'm bringing mine too!

I really like how the colors chosen for the main figures are indicators of the figures' mood/function.

faunabay · 16-03-2010

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Originally Posted by Lee

That's cool 'cause I'm bringing mine too!

I really like how the colors chosen for the main figures are indicators of the figures' mood/function.

Oh now see. I hadn't even realized that yet!

I've only had it for a couple of hours but I'm already liking it more and more each time I flip through it.

**Lee** · 16-03-2010

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Originally Posted by faunabay

Oh now see. I hadn't even realized that yet!

Well, don't feel bad, I've had this deck for six years and I didn't notice that until yesterday, as I was watching the cards float across my computer screen (love that Windows screensaver function!).

**Le Fanu** · 20-04-2012

Ok, bumping a thread from two years past. I got this deck recently. It had been on my wishlist and I seized the opportunity to get myself a copy and I felt - have been feeling - so underwhelmed. I thought I'd find something in this deck as so many people seem to rate it and find it innovative and that it breathes new light into the RWS and... and..

But I have been looking at it on and off for the last few weeks trying to *get* it. It feels so flat and uninteresting. Do people still like it or was it just a fad? I really can't imagine reading for others with this. I have tried reading for myself and it's like "Ok, right. RWS silhouettes in whacky colours" but what else?

**Morwenna** · 20-04-2012

I don't have it, but I like it. (Maybe I should put it on my wish list!) I find it nice and clean and diagrammatic, and unquestionably RWS (which is the way I read anyway). And without the black outlines, it seems fresher and newer and sunnier and I don't know what else to call it.

faunabay Citizen Join Date: 28 Aug 2001 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 8,216	It's interesting you should bump this thread Lee. I've got one coming in the mail right now. Can't wait to get it and see how I like it. __________________ aeclectic name: faunabay fairy name: Pithia Feedle Blackthorn Silvenslipper

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faunabay Citizen Join Date: 28 Aug 2001 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 8,216	I received my deck today. And have to say on first glance I like it even more than I thought I would! The colors are less garish, more subtle, than I thought they'd be. Having less "clutter" on each card lets my mind go in all directions. So I really feel I'll beable to give wonderfully intuitive readings with this deck. Lee I'm thinking about bringing it to RS10! LOL __________________ aeclectic name: faunabay fairy name: Pithia Feedle Blackthorn Silvenslipper

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Le Fanu Citizen Join Date: 10 Feb 2008 Location: Somewhere Spooky Posts: 13,945	Ok, bumping a thread from two years past. I got this deck recently. It had been on my wishlist and I seized the opportunity to get myself a copy and I felt - have been feeling - so underwhelmed. I thought I'd find something in this deck as so many people seem to rate it and find it innovative and that it breathes new light into the RWS and... and.. But I have been looking at it on and off for the last few weeks trying to get it. It feels so flat and uninteresting. Do people still like it or was it just a fad? I really can't imagine reading for others with this. I have tried reading for myself and it's like "Ok, right. RWS silhouettes in whacky colours" but what else?

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Morwenna Think I'll keep my mushroom... Join Date: 04 May 2008 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 2,420	I don't have it, but I like it. (Maybe I should put it on my wish list!) I find it nice and clean and diagrammatic, and unquestionably RWS (which is the way I read anyway). And without the black outlines, it seems fresher and newer and sunnier and I don't know what else to call it.

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