magpie9 said:
Ah, the parrot.
I know the people who produced the parrot. Some years later the creator of the parrot was still mad at the artist (very loose term) of the parrot. It was certainly not what he had in mind, but how do you derail your own dear 90 year old mother who thinks she can draw, and doesn't understand esoteric tarot or the symbolism thereof? And how do you write a companion book for a deck that wasn't what you had in mind, and you're really not certain why she stuck a parrot on every card (let alone most of the other random stuff) except that your mutual last name is parrot. Maybe it's her signature? Maybe she's not firing on all 8 any more? Whattaya gonna say? Mostly you're going to be silently, steaming mad.
Last time I saw him, he still was. And he hated his name being on it. I don't think he ever took it up with her.
So, children, the thing about this deck is really not the bad art and strange additions and mentor cards, those are just extra added non-attractions....the bottom line is that it's a monument to bad communication and suffering in silence.
You wanna read with that?
Oh my good god!!!!!
i woke up this morning all fresh and pasty, thinking to have another quick look before deciding whether or not to get the parrot (it doesnt get a capital anymore),,,, i read all the other de-enabling about it,,( was glad i went to bed and avoided gregory's noodles)
and then i get to this!~!!
, is it really true?
i had in mind a lovely collaboration between husband and wife, and so what if i can draw better than her, and its all a bit cheesy, its still lovely and meaningful......right???
well, thats it, i dont want it anymore. i would NEVER let my mother ruin a perfectly good tarot. i think its shameful.
i have noticed , magpie, that it is generally you that comes up with the most incisive and positively nasty de-enabling, and i am very grateful to you on this one!!!!
[i still cant believe it....... (goes off muttering about damm insane 90-year-old-mothers....ruining all my fun....blah blah....)]