Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Clockwork Ghost
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 1502
Joined: Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:10 pm

Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Clockwork Ghost »

Hi guys,

Which Tarot deck do you prefer to use? I myself find the Deviant Moon to be my most favourite, as it gives me the best readings, plus I feel very deeply moved by the amazing art and depth of character in the cards. Ive owned a huge number of decks over the years, but the Deviant Moon deck has really struck a chord and I cant see myself giving it away any time soon...

User avatar
Madavascus
Benefactor
Benefactor
Posts: 233
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:28 am
Location: New-Brunswick, Canada
Contact:

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Madavascus »

Like most things in life, I like to stick to the classics. Thus, I own and regularly use a Rider-Waite Tarot deck. Though I have problems with A. E. Waite himself and his particular brand of occult philosophy, (cf. "The Pictorial Key to the Tarot") I generally find his symbolism to resonate with the general vein of traditional Western esotericism.
Incipit Chaos!

biguns
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 101
Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:19 pm

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by biguns »

Thoth or Thoth based, IMO the Thoth leaves more room for free associations, has more depth and more angles to encompass the interpretation (which can also be a downside though).

It's also more loaded :)

User avatar
johnnathan
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 33
Joined: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:52 pm

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by johnnathan »

My favorite are Thoth, deviant moon and raider white.

User avatar
Rin
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 1198
Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:21 pm

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Rin »

I picked up a copy of the Rider-Waite deck on a whim the other day, since it was the only one of the lot that I recognized (other than the Thoth deck, which I've read is a bit more advanced). Did a reading with it earlier today and was fairly surprised at the advice that came up :)
"The path of the Sage is called
'The Path of Illumination'
he who gives himself to this path
is like a block of wood
that gives itself to the chisel-
cut by cut it is honed to perfection"

- DDJ, Verse 27

"It's still magic even if you know how it's done." - Terry Pratchett

Clockwork Ghost
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 1502
Joined: Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:10 pm

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Clockwork Ghost »

Rin wrote:I picked up a copy of the Rider-Waite deck on a whim the other day, since it was the only one of the lot that I recognized (other than the Thoth deck, which I've read is a bit more advanced). Did a reading with it earlier today and was fairly surprised at the advice that came up :)
Thats a pretty awesome start. What did it advise you to do? Or is it personal?

User avatar
Rin
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 1198
Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:21 pm

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Rin »

I posted them after some pondering, then decided I'd be derailing the thread too much so I saved Nahemah the trouble and move it to a new thread:

http://www.occultforum.org/forum/viewto ... 10&t=33184

Any input would be great.
"The path of the Sage is called
'The Path of Illumination'
he who gives himself to this path
is like a block of wood
that gives itself to the chisel-
cut by cut it is honed to perfection"

- DDJ, Verse 27

"It's still magic even if you know how it's done." - Terry Pratchett

User avatar
ΙΟΛΗ7
Benefactor
Benefactor
Posts: 468
Joined: Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:23 pm
Location: Greece / 7 seas
Contact:

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by ΙΟΛΗ7 »

i'm a fan of the deste deck in order t get some answers...but if i need to meditate,i use the chakra decks.In my hands they seem to come alive...or maybe it's just a feeling...i just appreciate them too much.
Most people fight for the possible.
I fight for the impossible!

flame93
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 10
Joined: Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:12 pm

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by flame93 »

Thoth tarot, Rider-Waite and Marseilles. Besides Thoth which I prefer most, I find Rider-Waite very interesting, because they have human illustrations even on minor arcana.
http://www.magick4life.com/ all about Magick, Aleister Crowley, Wicca, Thelema, Necronomicon, Tarot and much more.

User avatar
Nahemah
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 5077
Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:49 pm
Location: Sunny Glasgow by the Clutha's side

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Nahemah »

My fave deck is the Shakespearean.It's small in size,so it's ideal for wee hands like mine to manipulate.

@flame 93,my deck is like that too.I just went and checked,lol.
"He lived his words, spoke his own actions and his story and the story of the world ran parallel."

Sartre speaking of Che Guevara.

flame93
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 10
Joined: Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:12 pm

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by flame93 »

@Nahemah, is there some example of that deck online? I'm interested to see it.
http://www.magick4life.com/ all about Magick, Aleister Crowley, Wicca, Thelema, Necronomicon, Tarot and much more.

User avatar
Nahemah
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 5077
Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:49 pm
Location: Sunny Glasgow by the Clutha's side

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Nahemah »

Yep.Aeclectic Tarot...

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/shakespearian/

It's a decent site with lots of decks archived and reviews,articles etc.
"He lived his words, spoke his own actions and his story and the story of the world ran parallel."

Sartre speaking of Che Guevara.

User avatar
Bohemian Alchemist
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 8
Joined: Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:07 am

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Bohemian Alchemist »

It really does depend. The artistry of the Thoth deck is excellent but think its correspondences conform only to a Thelemic paradigm which means that it can confuse the newcomer and be of less use to the experienced non-Thelemite. The traditionalist in me likes de Marseilles which aside from being free of later revisions to their correspondences, have a wonderfully rustic feel. By reading them the practitioner is partaking of the same system used throughout the European Tradition which adds a very powerful aspect to their use. I also quite like the Botticelli deck which works well with any system drawing on Hermetism and Neoplatonism.

I remember, in my early days of trying to make sense of "the occult" I had a pack of "goddess oracle cards" which had images of various goddesses with affirmations beneath. In readings they acted as symbols of forces. Although I look back at them now as being fluffy silliness they do still appeal to me. Perhaps because they remind me of a more naive version of myself.

User avatar
SharnNZ
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 6
Joined: Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:01 am

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by SharnNZ »

I have a Rider, and I feel it more chose me, I handled many different types, even other Riders, but this one I came across in a small second hand bookshop, I second guessed getting it but even as I did this, I found myself removing it from the shelf and taking it directly to the counter, I have thought it was never a good idea buying a deck that had been handled before, so was surprised when I went through with it, but I must admit on opening it, you could swear it may have never been touched, and I have had great readings from it. I am protective over it, unless in a reading no one else is to pick it up and handle it, same goes for my pendulum, which is only ever held by me. Anyway, that's my 2 cents.

captain_trousers
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 5
Joined: Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:28 am

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by captain_trousers »

I use the RWS a lot, but my favourite is probably the Robin Wood- it's a varient of the RWS that takes out a lot of the christian symbolism and replaces it with british pagan stuff. Plus the cards are absolutely beautiful...

Image
this is a good example of why I love it.

User avatar
Patrikevna
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 8
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:27 am
Location: Other side of a World

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Patrikevna »

captain_trousers it's a beautiful card! Very positive and good-humored.

I prefer to work with Ibis, Manga, and Tarot delSegreti. They are very informative and talkative? despite their simplicity.
I began with Marseilles and Rider, but their energy is not for me. These deck seemed to me like chains on my mind...
I am Wonderphrenic

SchemeliaC
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:23 am

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by SchemeliaC »

My first deck was rider-waite, ever since I got a Thoth deck it has become my deck of choice. Once you get good with tarot you should be able to pick up almost any real deck and get a fair result, but I get the best results from the Thoth deck

User avatar
Patrikevna
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 8
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:27 am
Location: Other side of a World

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Patrikevna »

Thoth Tarot is a very interesting deck, indeed...
bit for me its too heavyю But I like to look it over.
I am Wonderphrenic

User avatar
Moth
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 135
Joined: Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:51 am
Location: Reading
Contact:

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Moth »

Mine is the "Sacred Rose Tarot" deck. I was told that it was "unlucky" to buy my own so they were a gift.

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/sacred-rose/

Although I learned about the Tarot from the Alfred Douglas book. Never got a pack of the Tarot from it, though.

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/sheridan-douglas/
"The world is made of many pages
And every page contains a world
We flicker through them in the daytime
But in the night become unfurled."

SchemeliaC
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:23 am

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by SchemeliaC »

I hear a lot of people think a Tarot should be gifted, most who are wiccan, why do you think that is? Everything else you use it is always said you should be drawn to it, but not the cards? and how do you feel about other people looking at or touching your deck?

User avatar
TheSeeker
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 487
Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:55 pm

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by TheSeeker »

I have a Rider-Waite deck and a Thoth deck, but I work with Runes. [greensmile]

entropic

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by entropic »

SchemeliaC wrote:I hear a lot of people think a Tarot should be gifted, most who are wiccan, why do you think that is? Everything else you use it is always said you should be drawn to it, but not the cards? and how do you feel about other people looking at or touching your deck?
Because they think it makes it more 'special' than if its bought as anything else, the other version I have heard is 'should be stolen'. I didnt hear many that agreed to either version, though. I never got the idea with those cards I guess, I got a Thoth deck but ppl could play poker with it for all I cared. Now and then I draw a card or three and then look up meaning. If I get same meaning several days in a row I might start paying attention to it.

User avatar
Moth
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 135
Joined: Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:51 am
Location: Reading
Contact:

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Moth »

My feeling now is that it doesn't matter where it comes from as long as your link to it is maximised. You must have a good relationship to the cards, whichever they are.

The only problem I have now is that my research leads me to the conclusion that the act of divination, aside from being a snapshot of the future possibilities branching out from the current moment, can also lead to some of those possibilities becoming self-fulfilling prophecies :-)

The line between divination and enchantment can get very blurry indeed...
"The world is made of many pages
And every page contains a world
We flicker through them in the daytime
But in the night become unfurled."

SchemeliaC
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 11
Joined: Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:23 am

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by SchemeliaC »

Moth- It is true that you can force your out come after a reading, but you can also answer questions about the present that are already unchangable.
the seaker- I tryed working with runes for a while but it seemed like the tarot was much more detailed, do you think that is only because I was new at the runes or do you think the runes take a lot more interpretaion by the user.... I find If you are tuned you can get the same outcome from anything, buy as a tool I felt the tarot was more able to be detailed.

User avatar
Moth
Forum Member
Forum Member
Posts: 135
Joined: Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:51 am
Location: Reading
Contact:

Re: Which is your favourite Tarot deck?

Post by Moth »

Moth- It is true that you can force your out come after a reading, but you can also answer questions about the present that are already unchangable.

Good point! - "Divine short and enchant long" as they say...
"The world is made of many pages
And every page contains a world
We flicker through them in the daytime
But in the night become unfurled."

Post Reply

Return to “Divination and Mantic Arts”