And my first-ever reading before I'd heard of Tarot was done by a ten-year-old with a mini Rider-Waite (blue tartan an' all). I don't remember the reading except that she solemnly told me I was going to die (I wasn't worried), but I *do* know it was a gateway-experience. Perhaps it wouldn't have been if it was a pastel-coloured deck full of barbies or people-shaped lollies.
Thank you for sharing that!!!! I'm still giggling..... Not at your gateway experience..... but the reading..... How lovely it is that it was such a young girl that opened your eyes to tarot... I'm glad she did, I have benefitted from your insights many times...
And.. sheesh.... what beautiful options you all have presented to me... I want to start her off with one that we both like. Two reasons, I am quite sure she will have moms hard & fast rule about NO ONE touching her tarot cards, lol. And I'd like for us to have a deck that we can study together, I love all of you guys on here, but... it'd be great to have a real live study buddy : )..
I'm going to take my cue from her... she knows quite a bit (for her age) about tarot... the elements associated with each suit, difference between majors and minors...and some numerology... she loves numbers....
Soooo... I wanted to surprise her, but I'm going to have her look at some of these decks and then ask her what her favorite is.... & go from there...
xoxoxoxoxo