Decks for children

[ajoite]

This was not supposed to be a new thread. I was replying to another’s thread and by mistake pressed the wrong button. I have not figured out a way of deleting this thread.

I know what you mean by the size of the cards, and I was also surprised by his choice, but he seems to love sprawling them out on the floor and give readings

[Lee]

Hi folks, I've merged the "11-year-old" thread into this one, pursuant to ajoite's last post in that thread.

-- Lee

[Wildchild]

Great suggestions! My 13 year old has expressed interest in tarot & we're going to look into some of these suggestions. He seems partial to the Dragon Tarot & didn't care for the Celtic Dragon. We'll check into the other suggestions as well.

[azuremariposa]

i don't know if this helps anyone or not...but i recently got The Fey...and both me and my son have totally fallen in love...
of course, he's only going on 3...but when i teach him (if he's still interested in the cards, of course), it will most likely be with this deck...
i spread them out for him to look through (on the floor) and it was just one exclamation after the other...he kept picking up 'favourites' and putting them aside! lol...i said, 'no, no...these are mama's...i'll get you your own if you want, but these are MINE!' LMAO!!
so, it's a suggestion...i've flipped through the accompanying book, and it's fairly decent too...

many blessings...

~azure

[SnorkMaiden]

As a total newbie (only bought my first pack two weeks ago!) I don't reckon I can offer any constructive advice, but I can say that I think the artwork of the Fey Tarot is fab and if I was an 11 year old boy I would like it.

[Little Baron]

I wish someone had bought me a tarot deck when I was a child. What a wonderful and personal gift to be given - especially from a parent or loved one.

I think it must be great to start so young. Like playing the piano or something like that. I think I would be too old to play the piano now. Children are so much more fearful and as someone here said, don't have the cluttered brains of adults.

Someone here mentioned the Morgan Greer. Yes, I think that would be a good one, even though I havnt connected with my deck in a while. The colours are lavish and not gender specific in any way, in terms of the reader. No nudity, to my knowlege, aside from The Lovers, which is as near to any Adam and Eve illustration they have already seen. The Russian Tarot of St Petersberg is another one in this vein.

I have been really into the Buckland Romani recently and am waiting for a copy (donated from a new and very thoughtful friend who does not bond with her deck). Would this be such a bad option for a child? Yes, there is a bit of blood and those lovers look a bit racy but ... what the heck. As someone on here already said, there are so many violent and sexual images out there in the media. Have you seen any video games recently (are they called that anymore?)? I don't have much to do with them but looked at one recently and was actually shocked by how violent and sexual they were.
Besides, as a 31 year old, I grew up with Madonna - a woman who started her career by rolling around on the floor in a wedding dress and flashing her knickers while sitting on top of a huge cake. It never did me any harm. I don't think that you can shield children these days from much so if you are going to give them a little nudity, for example, why not portray it in it's most beautiful form, which a lot of decks do.

There is also The Phantasmagoric and The Halloween. I don't remember the name but there is the deck with the wolf in it - the one which has the descriptions underneath and is available in black and white and also in colour. I always find those images so calming when looking at them on the net. A lot of the Native American decks are also a possibility. from what I have seen, they are a safe option and also may fit in with school studies.

Apologies if I have suggested any bad options out of ignorance.

Good luck with your searches. When older, these decks are going to be so appreciated by the younger people that have received them.

Best wishes

Yaboot

[Hedera]

I don't remember the name but there is the deck with the wolf in it - the one which has the descriptions underneath and is available in black and white and also in colour.

Yaboot, if you do remember what this deck is called, could you please let me know? It sounds absolutely fascinating, but I don't think I've ever heard of it before!

[LadyMedusa]

Hedra,
I belive it is The Wolf Pack Cards. It was recently expanded to the full 78. I remember looking at it. It has keywords and/or brief description on the cards themselves, but I don't remember if it follows the RWS meanings.

Lady Medusa

edited to add: If I remember right the B/W version is not the full 78. I will look for the link and post it here.

Try here: http://www.robertpetro.com/tarot_color.asp

[Hedera]

Thank you LadyMedusa!

They look interesting, but completely unlike the dark-fairytale deck (think The Company of Wolves) I was imagining....

[Little Baron]

A 'company of wolves' deck. Can you imagine how great that would be???

Sorry for getting your hopes up Hedera. Even though it doesn't have that fark fairytale twist, there is something very calming and soothing about it, which is why I thought it would be good for children.

It is not really the kind of deck that I usually go for but there is something about that wolf that I relate to. Maybe I watched too many episodes of 'Benjy' when I was younger! I would like to add it to my collection - when the Rohrig is to deep, I have had enough of The Waite and The Thoth and Cosmic Tribe are too manic. I can see myself in my parents garden with this one. I see it as one for personal reflection, rather than to read for others - unless they have a mild spirit of the wolf in them (one of my friends has!).

Oh dear, it looks like another deck to be added to my wish list.

Best wishes


Yaboot