Ruby7
Thanks to everyone for their input. I went and had another look at The Tarot of Gemstones and Crystals and I liked the simple photographs this time. So I whipped out my credit card and took the deck home (really should not have been spending money).
Of course I worried all the way home that I would be disappointed when I took out all the cards and looked at them again (I have been disappointed with a few decks and felt the guilt at wasting money). I am happy to say that I absolutely love these cards in their simplicity, and that I actually made the right choice for me at this moment.
These cards are not works of art and I am not recommending them as an amazing deck, especially not for anyone new to the tarot. I like Helmut Hofmann's choices for most of the cards (it is a deck of 78 cards), and each card has a nice simple photograph of a gemstone or crystal on it. Anyway it works for me ( I like the tarot system as opposed to oracle cards), and I am happy.
Of course I worried all the way home that I would be disappointed when I took out all the cards and looked at them again (I have been disappointed with a few decks and felt the guilt at wasting money). I am happy to say that I absolutely love these cards in their simplicity, and that I actually made the right choice for me at this moment.
These cards are not works of art and I am not recommending them as an amazing deck, especially not for anyone new to the tarot. I like Helmut Hofmann's choices for most of the cards (it is a deck of 78 cards), and each card has a nice simple photograph of a gemstone or crystal on it. Anyway it works for me ( I like the tarot system as opposed to oracle cards), and I am happy.