violetvoice
I saw a couple of threads about this in the tarot subforums & wondered whether any of you have done this for your oracle decks too?
I'm asking particularly because, I adore the oracle deck I have, except for one particular card-- the Coffin card. I don't have any problems with the symbol itself, I know it is a powerful symbol for transformation, and I know that life and death are 2 sides of the same coin, and that troubles and upheavals are part of living. It's really just a problem with the image itself. The coffin itself is okay. But below it is a ghoulish, diabolical face engulfed in hellish flames. !!! It's really very disturbing to me and also seems out of place with the energy of the other cards. It also makes it difficult for me to read the card as anything but trouble and discord, even if I know that it can also symbolize transformation and new beginnings.
I've given it some thought and decided I'll probably leave it out from now on, unless I feel I need to use it for a reading. The idea of marking or coloring over the part that bothers me, I thought about that too but I really don't want to draw on the card-- partly because I don't know where I can buy another one of this deck locally, and partly because I can't think of a way to mark it that won't just sit on top of the card's surface and get faded / rubbed off over time and also make the other cards dirtier in that way (literally).
I don't want to leave the 'death' symbol out of the deck, so from now on I plan to just add the 'death' symbol and meanings to the Cross or Scythe cards.
So I'm wondering what you guys think about that-- I'm very new to cartomancy (only started last Sunday - Easter Sunday) and have zero experience prior to that.
You can check out the card images here:
http://stregalamia.multiply.com/photos/album/148/
Perhaps also let me know what you think of that coffin card?
I'm asking particularly because, I adore the oracle deck I have, except for one particular card-- the Coffin card. I don't have any problems with the symbol itself, I know it is a powerful symbol for transformation, and I know that life and death are 2 sides of the same coin, and that troubles and upheavals are part of living. It's really just a problem with the image itself. The coffin itself is okay. But below it is a ghoulish, diabolical face engulfed in hellish flames. !!! It's really very disturbing to me and also seems out of place with the energy of the other cards. It also makes it difficult for me to read the card as anything but trouble and discord, even if I know that it can also symbolize transformation and new beginnings.
I've given it some thought and decided I'll probably leave it out from now on, unless I feel I need to use it for a reading. The idea of marking or coloring over the part that bothers me, I thought about that too but I really don't want to draw on the card-- partly because I don't know where I can buy another one of this deck locally, and partly because I can't think of a way to mark it that won't just sit on top of the card's surface and get faded / rubbed off over time and also make the other cards dirtier in that way (literally).
I don't want to leave the 'death' symbol out of the deck, so from now on I plan to just add the 'death' symbol and meanings to the Cross or Scythe cards.
So I'm wondering what you guys think about that-- I'm very new to cartomancy (only started last Sunday - Easter Sunday) and have zero experience prior to that.
You can check out the card images here:
http://stregalamia.multiply.com/photos/album/148/
Perhaps also let me know what you think of that coffin card?