Tarot des Femmes (Tarot de Mujeres) -- the effrontery

[Morwenna]

Oy! And I thought the replicated courts in the Witches' Tarot were bad!

 

[Myrrha]

UGH!!
Sometime ago there was a thread about which tarot deck would await you in your cell in Hell. Which tarot deck would be complete torture because you have a deck but it is an awful one so it is even more agonizing than not having a deck at all. I think this qualifies.

 

[Chiriku]

The laziness of the Artist/designer is appalling. It's a one-trick pony, only worse.

Far be it from me to underestimate the work an artist has to put into 78 pieces of art.

But this isn't laziness on this artist's/designer's part. This is cheek. The reason I know this is so is because it takes more effort, not less, to copy and paste the same pieces of art on numerous cards throughout the deck. Far less work to design the plain pips cards--six swords, lined up in a nice row--and call it a day.

They'd make ok bookmarks if they didn't enrage you. Possibly good for dull textbook use....your adrenalin would keep you awake?

I see you know me pretty well.

if you know any artists, stiff cards like this make great glue spreaders when you need a thin layer on a flat surface. They could also be painted over with gesso, and cut down to ATC (artist trading card) size for artists that are into that....they paint little works of art on small cards and then trade them online with other artists who have done the same. I do that, and it's a pain to have to cut out the little cards, or buy them precut - better to recycle an old card deck.

If I decide I can't make personal quirky use of them, I'll send them right off to you.

A perfect deck to use for either pimping or testing out your pimping technique before doing it in a deck you really care about!

No, Rodney. You see, pimping requires a great expenditure of effort, the likes of which shall not be squandered on the undeserving among us.

OR - to practise shuffling with if you are as BAD at it as I am.

Which is very very bad, and not good for the cards either

I am very bad at casino shuffling. Hand-eye coordination, again.

AGM cardstock feels so decadently smooth yet substantial to the touch that it seems a sin to press it into such service.

seems like someone had to know someone to get that published by a company that knows tarot.

This, I believe. I like to imagine that all German esotericists know one another, that it's a large but intimate club. It's not a huge leap to Swiss esotericists having a club, too. I'll bet it's the same club for both of them. I like to imagine the Germans having a kookier--and kinkier--reputation within the club.

I don't know. They also published Power Animal and the rather awful Angel one....

Ah. Any relation to the angel-themed blank/advertising card that came along with my Tarot des Femmes? If there's a theme I like less than fairies, it's angels.

I ranted about it here back in 2009.

Based on that thread and my own Tarot des Femmes, it seems that the trouble lies with the Urania imprint of AGM. Good to know. I wonder what branding theme their marketers were aiming for when they created that imprint. "Urania--the detritus of the tarot world."

Oy! And I thought the replicated courts in the Witches' Tarot were bad!

Compared to the T de F, the Cannon Reed Witches Tarot displays more creativity than both Coen brothers combined.

UGH!!
Sometime ago there was a thread about which tarot deck would await you in your cell in Hell. Which tarot deck would be complete torture because you have a deck but it is an awful one so it is even more agonizing than not having a deck at all. I think this qualifies.

This is wildly amusing. And, yes.

Yet still, I can't forsake it. I don't often sell or trade decks, but I've gotten rid of a couple of decks, far less reprehensible than this one.

Maybe the cardstock was dipped in an illegal stimulant.


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[rwcarter]

No, Rodney. You see, pimping requires a great expenditure of effort, the likes of which shall not be squandered on the undeserving among us.

Not even as a throwaway for pimping mistakes? IIRC, AJ used a deck of cheap playing cards to test out her pimping techniques. Instead of wasting a good deck of playing cards, use this deck instead. Now, I wouldn't go out and BUY the deck to use it for pimping practice (or heaven forbid the real thing), but as I already have it and it's just sitting there taking up space, pimping can only improve the deck even if I do a horrible job of it!

Based on that thread and my own Tarot des Femmes, it seems that the trouble lies with the Urania imprint of AGM. Good to know. I wonder what branding theme their marketers were aiming for when they created that imprint. "Urania--the detritus of the tarot world."

SNORT!

 

[Chiriku]

pimping can only improve the deck even if I do a horrible job of it!

This surprises me; I had you pegged as a meticulous collector-completionist who would never deface a deck he didn't already have a backup of.

Which leads me to the fatal question: *Do* you have a backup of the Tarot des Femmes?

If I never hear back from you on that point, I'll understand why.

 

[HighPriestess]

I could've sworn I've seen a positive review of this deck somewhere. I think someone said it was "women-centered" and "gentle" or something.

I looked it up and was like: "These cards--they tell me nothing!"

 

[rwcarter]

This surprises me; I had you pegged as a meticulous collector-completionist who would never deface a deck he didn't already have a backup of.

Which leads me to the fatal question: *Do* you have a backup of the Tarot des Femmes?

If I never hear back from you on that point, I'll understand why.

I own the Tapestry Tarot, which at least I can claim came in a lot of decks I won off eBay. I bought the Tarot des Femmes at BATS off the sale table after only looking at the Majors. Was quite surprised (and disappointed!) when I took a look at the entire deck. So, no, no backups of this deck (or the Tapestry!), but if I happened to ruin it trying to improve it, my heart wouldn't be broken if I had to throw it in the trash.

 

[Chiriku]

I could've sworn I've seen a positive review of this deck somewhere.

I demand to see it.

As for "woman-centered," I'm not sure how a dozen images of the same androgynous Buddha-face qualifies as such.

So, no, no backups of this deck (or the Tapestry!), but if I happened to ruin it trying to improve it, my heart wouldn't be broken if I had to throw it in the trash.

You've thrown all caution to the wind! I can only presume it is the T des F that has sparked this defiance and devil-may-careness in you.

I've only seen a few of the Tapestry's minors, but they run rings around Tarot des Femmes'.

 

[Masa]

I demand to see it.

As for "woman-centered," I'm not sure how a dozen images of the same androgynous Buddha-face qualifies as such.

This thread is making me laugh so much.

(Reminds me of how Roger Ebert turns into my favorite comedy writer in the world when he gives zero star reviews.)

 

[Chiriku]

Ebert and I often part ways, but he can indeed be an unintentional laugh riot. I have a sister who has books filled with only his bad/low-rated reviews, for that very reason.

Aeclectic Tarot Forum should make its own corresponding book of bad/low deck reviews.

I'll be happy to write the entry for the Tarot des Femmes.