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Originally Posted by Pam O
Just curious if anyone has both the "Tarot the Open Reading” by Yova Ben-Dov & Fool Dog "The ISIS Tarot de Marseille" by Nicolas Conver?
The Ben-Dov has been intriguing me and I've been wanting the cards & book. I've never bought a Tarot app before now.
Curious as to feedback, or recommendations from you ATers? Is Ben-Dov worth trying? Or is the Fool Dog just the way to go? Or does anyone have advantages to buying both?
THANKS!
ETA: I don't have any Marseille decks at this moment...
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I don't think it's an either/or scenario, unless I'm misunderstanding your question!
Tarot the Open Reading is a book about reading the Marseille decks, and while he uses his own lovely CBD TdM to illustrate it, his approach would apply to all of them, including the ISIS. Since you're thinking of getting the ISIS app you must have an Apple device, so the great CBD TdM app, which includes some text by Yoav, isn't an option for you.
I don't personally have the ISIS TdM app by Fool's Dog because it's not available for Android, but since all of their apps are designed with the same excellent usability and functionality, I'll heartily recommend it. While I'm sure there is some interpretive text included, if you'd prefer to read the cards using another method, such as Yoav's, there's nothing stopping you from interpreting them yourself.
So basically, you should get yourself the ISIS app, and then buy Yoav's book to learn his approach to reading the TdM decks. It would be a great combination!