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Sulis the finish is very much like the Morgan Greer deck finish.Sulis said:I'm so tempted to do this too.
Elf, I've been eying the II for ages now but it's quite expensive - what's the lamination like? Very shiny lamination is a definate no-no for me.
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Sulis xx
There is a slight shine but it leans much more towards the matte finish.
For my part in this "big scheme" elf asked me if I had even done this and what I thought of the idea.
Well I have done this with a few decks, my first experience was with the Robin Wood.
Except for a little comparison work I did with the Robin Wood and the Universal Waite I used the Robin Wood exclusively for 3 years.
"Freeing the mind allows us to focus upon the sitter, and the Process of reading." A quote from Umbrae.
The above quote is exactly what I learned from the experience.
I didn't know at the time what I was doing, or if it was a good thing or a bad thing, I just knew that looking at and using so many different decks was making my readings feel muddy.
And I was so stressed out trying to unlock the unfamilar decks meaning my client was only a distance second thought.
So I decided to learn one deck really well.
I still collected during this time, but I would look through the cards and put them away.
Never reading with them.
I just didn't want too.
I am going to try and put into words what happens when you stay with one deck for a long period of time.
I don't know if I can explain it right but I'm going to try.
When I lay a spread out with Robin Wood I can instantly see the essence of the reading in those very familar cards.
I understand the colors the symbols.
I don't have to lean forward and see if I'm looking at the Page of Wands or the Knight of Wands, I know them instantly, and what they have to say to me...it's in our history, our long time spent together.
And because my mind is so free and comfortable with the cards I can with confidence lean back and focus on my client and the process of connecting with them.
It's not about "me" deciphering a foreign deck and getting a coherent reading out of it...it's about the "client" their involvement and the connection we are making in the reading.
When I read at the fairs the decks that go along with me each week are decks that have been through an extensive period of being an "only deck."
Robin Wood
Golden
Gilded
Morgan Greer
Universal Waite
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These are just my personal choices ....everyone's will be different.
When my client choses anyone of these decks I feel very comfortable that the reading will be for them and not for me.
So that is what I learned from my "only deck" experiences.
I am so excited for all of you who are going to try this!!!!
And elfie you are very welcome!