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Kat,
I want to publicly thank you for "convincing" me to join the IDS. I was one of the first to respond to your initial "reviving the ODW" thread saying that the ODW wasn't for me. I listed all the reasons why it wasn't for me but said that I would happily support anyone who chose to do the ODW.
Not quite sure how you convinced me to join, but I'm glad you did. (That's my story and I'm sticking with it. ) Starting my second week of the IDS, I see now that the scattering of my focus on various decks and areas of study really wasn't getting me anywhere. While I still prefer to read what the creator intended for the cards in their deck, I've already made some discoveries about cards that I wasn't even questioning. I've rediscovered the joy of researching details about a card and using that knowledge to make connections that weren't spelled out by the creator (and may not even have been intended!). I've actually changed the way I study decks and how I take notes from companion materials. I actually look forward to my tarot study time.
It's a little hard for me not to fully utilize the incredible resource (400+ decks, 300+ tarot books) that I have right at my hands both for my own edification and to help others here at AT, but I now understand why that's necessary. I realized today that I'm not going to be able to follow some of the deck creation threads that I've been following. Sure, I can read the postings, but I won't be able to look at the pictures. But that's small picture kinda stuff and I'm focusing on the big picture. My Tarot of the Masters should be here by the end of the week. If it's as beautiful in person as it was on the website, I'll be hard pressed to put it away. But again, that's little picture stuff. I'll check the cards to make sure they're complete and OK, but then away they go.
I originally didn't set myself any kind of reward if I completed the IDS. But the more I think about it, the more I'm leaning toward getting a signed copy of my deck from the author. The copy I'm using is actually second hand. I can think of no better way to celebrate my completion of the IDS and (hopeful) bonding with my IDS deck than to get a brand spanking new signed copy.
I can't find any rose smilies in this site and I don't remember how to create them the old-fashioned way, but here's a dozen virtual roses for being our fearless leader and for convincing me to join the IDS. (Again, that's my story and I'm sticking with it.) After only a week, it's already been more successful than I could've dared hope.
Rodney
I want to publicly thank you for "convincing" me to join the IDS. I was one of the first to respond to your initial "reviving the ODW" thread saying that the ODW wasn't for me. I listed all the reasons why it wasn't for me but said that I would happily support anyone who chose to do the ODW.
Not quite sure how you convinced me to join, but I'm glad you did. (That's my story and I'm sticking with it. ) Starting my second week of the IDS, I see now that the scattering of my focus on various decks and areas of study really wasn't getting me anywhere. While I still prefer to read what the creator intended for the cards in their deck, I've already made some discoveries about cards that I wasn't even questioning. I've rediscovered the joy of researching details about a card and using that knowledge to make connections that weren't spelled out by the creator (and may not even have been intended!). I've actually changed the way I study decks and how I take notes from companion materials. I actually look forward to my tarot study time.
It's a little hard for me not to fully utilize the incredible resource (400+ decks, 300+ tarot books) that I have right at my hands both for my own edification and to help others here at AT, but I now understand why that's necessary. I realized today that I'm not going to be able to follow some of the deck creation threads that I've been following. Sure, I can read the postings, but I won't be able to look at the pictures. But that's small picture kinda stuff and I'm focusing on the big picture. My Tarot of the Masters should be here by the end of the week. If it's as beautiful in person as it was on the website, I'll be hard pressed to put it away. But again, that's little picture stuff. I'll check the cards to make sure they're complete and OK, but then away they go.
I originally didn't set myself any kind of reward if I completed the IDS. But the more I think about it, the more I'm leaning toward getting a signed copy of my deck from the author. The copy I'm using is actually second hand. I can think of no better way to celebrate my completion of the IDS and (hopeful) bonding with my IDS deck than to get a brand spanking new signed copy.
I can't find any rose smilies in this site and I don't remember how to create them the old-fashioned way, but here's a dozen virtual roses for being our fearless leader and for convincing me to join the IDS. (Again, that's my story and I'm sticking with it.) After only a week, it's already been more successful than I could've dared hope.
Rodney