Trogon
So .... since we've been having a spot of trouble getting down to Sedona, AZ over the past couple of weekends ... I decided to stop in to one of my favorite New Age shops here yesterday. Since I was on the way in to work, I didn't have as much time to browse through the shop as I would have liked. But it is always good to go in there as the energy is so positive.
Aannyyy way. I went straight to the Tarot Decks and started perusing them. I was thinking I would just pick up one new deck for the Deck of the Week next week. Alas, I could not buy just one!
The Hermetic Tarot by Dowson was the first to grab me. I like black and white decks like this, there's something so ... crisp feeling with them. And the Hermetic Tarot really encompasses that feeling. The Numbered cards of the Minors are illustrated with the correct number of given items, then decorated with a few other details, but not illustrated with scenes as you'd see on the RWS. The Court cards are quite beautiful as are the Majors. Strength (Fortitude) is at VIII and Justice at XI. I'm really liking it so far.
The second deck I got is the Tarot Illuminati. This is a straight-up RWS "clone" ... but I like RWS clones (when they're well done), so that's a good thing. This deck uses, not exactly collages I guess, but certainly the people that appear in the cards are photographs, the other elements seem to mostly be as well. So, maybe "collage" would be right. The colors and details on these cards are amazing. Some cards have some added details that I think may alter interpretations for me, but for the most part, this should be pretty easy to use. The cards are a nice thick stock with gilt edges.
Who else has these decks? And, how do you like them?
I'll be doing New Deck readings on both of these in the next couple of days and will post those in the Your Readings forum. I'm really looking forward to trying these out.
Aannyyy way. I went straight to the Tarot Decks and started perusing them. I was thinking I would just pick up one new deck for the Deck of the Week next week. Alas, I could not buy just one!
The Hermetic Tarot by Dowson was the first to grab me. I like black and white decks like this, there's something so ... crisp feeling with them. And the Hermetic Tarot really encompasses that feeling. The Numbered cards of the Minors are illustrated with the correct number of given items, then decorated with a few other details, but not illustrated with scenes as you'd see on the RWS. The Court cards are quite beautiful as are the Majors. Strength (Fortitude) is at VIII and Justice at XI. I'm really liking it so far.
The second deck I got is the Tarot Illuminati. This is a straight-up RWS "clone" ... but I like RWS clones (when they're well done), so that's a good thing. This deck uses, not exactly collages I guess, but certainly the people that appear in the cards are photographs, the other elements seem to mostly be as well. So, maybe "collage" would be right. The colors and details on these cards are amazing. Some cards have some added details that I think may alter interpretations for me, but for the most part, this should be pretty easy to use. The cards are a nice thick stock with gilt edges.
Who else has these decks? And, how do you like them?
I'll be doing New Deck readings on both of these in the next couple of days and will post those in the Your Readings forum. I'm really looking forward to trying these out.